tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post2279011904142581901..comments2024-03-27T07:17:39.554-04:00Comments on Horace and Frances discuss the New York Times Crossword Puzzle: Saturday, February 23, 2019, Sam EzerskyHorace Fawleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-52393512050194508772019-02-23T13:59:27.288-05:002019-02-23T13:59:27.288-05:005:14
I guess Mr. Ezersky and I are on the same wav...5:14<br />I guess Mr. Ezersky and I are on the same wavelength. I'm joking, because I had not chance at all in his fiendish ACPT final crossword puzzle last year. I started with AHA and MAVS, which gave me ZIKAVIRUS, and the rest of the NW fell into place quickly. RAINDELAY got me into the SE corner. The hardest for me was the NE, where I had to think for some seconds about which Nissan was the right one. But not for too long, I guess.Colum Amoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15026647589873845732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-62367799229203356722019-02-23T09:48:44.852-05:002019-02-23T09:48:44.852-05:0035:18
Since ARIEL was obvi, rabbiS was right out a...35:18<br />Since ARIEL was obvi, rabbiS was right out at 61A, so ALEPHS naturally went in (eLderS was a possibility, but it was too vague). BHUTANI required all of the crosses, and was slowed since I tried Med where MRI belongs. I was just in OAKLAND, and in fact, filled the tank of our rental there. WWIIVET is nice, and I tried both of the fictional peoples mentioned by Horace above before coming to IVAN. VENI, however, went right in, as did MODEM and, oddly, BAYTREES off of the "B" in BURL. I had ABC, so CASABA also was an easy fill for me. The long-ish time for me was solely due to the tricky SW. This sci-fi fan never heard of ORPHANBLACK and, therefore, wanted "Battlestar Galactica" in there, but 1) it's off by a decade and 2) it's too long an entry. RABAT saved me from a FWOE because I, too, wanted OeR at 45A. SEXTAPE is too soon, given the recent Kraft news.Huygenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14539030936919012404noreply@blogger.com