tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post1940332096909090772..comments2024-03-27T07:17:39.554-04:00Comments on Horace and Frances discuss the New York Times Crossword Puzzle: Saturday, December 31, 2016, Jeff ChenHorace Fawleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-10758440755987802142017-01-02T13:13:15.106-05:002017-01-02T13:13:15.106-05:0055:00 (FWOE)
This was a tough one, but I've ha...55:00 (FWOE)<br />This was a tough one, but I've had worse. My error came at the cross of HERD/SIRENIA. The latter I don't know, and the former I'd guessed HEaD, and SIaENIA seemed sufficiently Greek to me. MISCREANT (a word which I use often) and NERDCULTURE were my favorites, although UNOBTAINIUM and BACONBITS (probably the best clue) are close behind. HERBARIA was good, and ALSORANS went in for me off of the clue. As did VENICE, of course. I needed a few crosses for PERSIANS, and CADENCE, TARRED and STROVE are excellent. Fun end to the year.Huygenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14539030936919012404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-26971482211862057292017-01-02T09:29:16.713-05:002017-01-02T09:29:16.713-05:00I put SPOTWELD in off the clue, but the experience...I put SPOTWELD in off the clue, but the experience was completely the opposite of yesterday. Instead of taking a long time to get in and then finishing quickly, I got in immediately and finished some 175 miles away! But what a ride it was!<br /><br />MISCREANT, NERDCULTURE, UNOBTAINIUM, BACONBITS, ASCIIART, THEANDES, ANACONDA, HULAHOOP, GOGETTER... PERSIANS, SANCTION... It's NOWONDER Mr. Chen is considered one of the best in the business! This was a great puzzle, and a perfect way to close out the year. A sincere thank you to Mr. Chen, Mr. Shortz, and all the other puzzle constructors. And another thank you to you, Mr. Amory, for sharing with me the pleasure and the burden of pounding out a puzzle review every single day of the year. I don't know how long it will continue, but I'm still having fun and I hope you are too. And finally, thank you, our readers. We wish you continued fun, challenging, and satisfying puzzle-solving in 2017, on computer or on paper, and in real life!Horace Fawleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.com