tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post2294574531055410690..comments2024-03-29T07:26:22.640-04:00Comments on Horace and Frances discuss the New York Times Crossword Puzzle: Wednesday, June 26, 2019, Zhouqin BurnikelHorace Fawleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-34292265911419395622019-06-30T18:54:09.670-04:002019-06-30T18:54:09.670-04:00I didn't spot the theme until I came here. Was...I didn't spot the theme until I came here. Was looking for anagrams or using the letters from the clue in the answer or something like that.Jim Kingdonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01857308320156877253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-31575638685175937292019-06-27T04:02:40.617-04:002019-06-27T04:02:40.617-04:0014:21
Like Horace, I figured the theme out at BEER...14:21<br />Like Horace, I figured the theme out at BEERMAKER, even though I didn't love the term itself since "beer brewer" is more common. And like Colum, I loved JAZZGUITARIST; definitely the best of the bunch. SNOOT is great, and I didn't find TRUEBELIEVER to be weak at all. I'm not sure that SUE reads the blog, but maybe she does, and it is nice to see her in the grid. Not much was too TIRED or SAD in the grid (except, maybe, REM). I dropped both COBB and SNEAD in off of the clues, and the same goes for NODOZ (BEENTHERE). A fine mid-week puzzle.Huygenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14539030936919012404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-52929966621474297532019-06-26T22:35:17.703-04:002019-06-26T22:35:17.703-04:008:44
I did not get the theme until I finished the ...8:44<br />I did not get the theme until I finished the puzzle. I had the hardest time getting going in the NW corner, and until I forced myself to put EVES in, got nowhere. In part, this was because I had convinced myself that 1A: Spanish newborn (BEBE) had to be "nino" or "nina," even though neither worked with the down clues. Sometimes you just can't get around a preconception. Meanwhile, I loved the theme. It made me laugh out loud, especially "Sheriffs." That's brilliant!Colum Amoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15026647589873845732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-64753338209793549722019-06-26T14:09:17.794-04:002019-06-26T14:09:17.794-04:00What a fun puzzle! I finally got the theme at SHE ...What a fun puzzle! I finally got the theme at SHE RIFFS, had the B at 17 Across, and found myself trying to elongate the word BARISTA to fit. (Duh!) BEER MAKER is such a snappy answer and the last one for me to fall into place.Kelly Clarkhttp://alnoreply@blogger.com