tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post2514545881240065871..comments2024-03-27T07:17:39.554-04:00Comments on Horace and Frances discuss the New York Times Crossword Puzzle: Wednesday, December 4, 2013, Daniel RaymonHorace Fawleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-6997020574767986002013-12-05T17:57:46.509-05:002013-12-05T17:57:46.509-05:00Yeah, SQUIDMARKS was gross. This is the Times, not...Yeah, SQUIDMARKS was gross. This is the Times, not the Weekly Dig, where this week Brendan Emmett Quigley used "PEEONESPANTS" as fill. I can't remember how he clued it, but if I remember, I'll pick up another one tomorrow and comment again. Horace Fawleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-67663672226104371762013-12-04T19:09:48.955-05:002013-12-04T19:09:48.955-05:00I guess this one did skew a tiny bit harder than u...I guess this one did skew a tiny bit harder than usual for a Wednesday. I did it in one our LAVS, but I will admit that I was more than ready to stand up by the time I finished late last night. SQUIDMARKS was my favorite, even though it kind of grossed me out. How did Shortz let that through? I mean, I know skid marks can refer to the trail left by tire rubber, but no one really thinks about that definition, do they? You know, I used to try REUNE all the time in Scramble. It was never accepted. Hmmph. I liked this one a lot. The fill was average or slightly below--I like LANK, since it's the holiday season and all--but the theme was clever enough for a Wednesday for me to give the thing two thumbs up. But not way up.englishteacher59https://www.blogger.com/profile/16790678319090827125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-8329545836734581932013-12-04T17:55:50.985-05:002013-12-04T17:55:50.985-05:0023 mins.
I thought that the puzzle skewed hard als...23 mins.<br />I thought that the puzzle skewed hard also. I kept GEOM in, knowing that was correct, and realized what was happening with the theme early on, but I had to think long and hard about 45D Battle cry (ATTACK) for some reason. One of its crosses, 53A The last 30 seconds of many TV shows (TEASERS) had me fooled as I originally wrote in creditS, only one letter of which was correct. That screwed up Horace's favorite REUNE as well as ASPS, which I knew must be the answer to 54D Cobras of Egypt and SQIN (already mentioned by Horace). I thought the clue for APERS (39A Follow-the-leader sorts) was a good one for the often-seen answer. Other than the SE, the grid was pretty fast for me, and I enjoyed the theme, so a good Wednesday.Huygenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14539030936919012404noreply@blogger.com