tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post145359385416528422..comments2024-03-29T07:26:22.640-04:00Comments on Horace and Frances discuss the New York Times Crossword Puzzle: Friday, February 7, 2014, Ned WhiteHorace Fawleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-84974394162266391322014-02-08T15:47:09.897-05:002014-02-08T15:47:09.897-05:00Huygens, SHELL would have been good, too. We'l...Huygens, SHELL would have been good, too. We'll have to file that idea away. And I, too, thought of "something ante-ish" for the kitty clue. Horace Fawleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-83375600576402807012014-02-07T22:43:03.771-05:002014-02-07T22:43:03.771-05:0018:50, with a major assist from Hope. Likes: KEBAB...18:50, with a major assist from Hope. Likes: KEBAB, REPULSE, EDITMENU, DISMAL. Dislikes: ASP crossed with GASPS. PRESENTARMS went in quickly; I wish the rest of the puzzle had followed likewise. I think HOGAUGE is really meant to be H0GAUGE; I've read elsewhere how this use of letters for numbers is not looked upon kindly. I thought the puzzle was fine overall, but I agree with you Horace: it's no yesterday.Colum Amoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15026647589873845732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-46974778452365120802014-02-07T13:32:14.010-05:002014-02-07T13:32:14.010-05:0057 mins.
UNTROD was, indeed, tricky, but after I h...57 mins.<br />UNTROD was, indeed, tricky, but after I had a few scattered letters for ARCTURUS, I was able to fill that right in. Thanks for the trivia about it. I starred 27A Littermates compete for them (TEATS) and 7D It helps produce a kitty (TOMCAT) because I thought that Frannie would have liked those, and because the latter was a surprise since one normally thinks of something ante-ish with that type of clue. Also, 42D Container for a round (STEIN) had me for a bit. At first I filled in ShEll, thinking of a bullet. Anyway, a good Friday since I finished it in under an hour.Huygenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14539030936919012404noreply@blogger.com