tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post2515117130453636752..comments2024-03-27T07:17:39.554-04:00Comments on Horace and Frances discuss the New York Times Crossword Puzzle: Thursday, August 4, 2016, Jonathan M. KayeHorace Fawleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-47665299482448733102016-08-08T08:33:20.281-04:002016-08-08T08:33:20.281-04:0018:15
I'm really behind. I enjoyed the theme g...18:15<br />I'm really behind. I enjoyed the theme greatly, and the fact that the cars are American-made (although I drive a Hyundai). I also like the LEI/ELI pairing.Huygenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14539030936919012404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-3102853766049014562016-08-04T20:10:13.062-04:002016-08-04T20:10:13.062-04:0014:23
Boy, I can't get over how much I love t...14:23<br /><br />Boy, I can't get over how much I love this theme. It's so unusual! And to find four car names - all American, as you point out - with only one O in them, and then to think of making that look like a Denver Boot, well, it's just so great! The only slight weirdness theme-wise is that DENALI is also a make of car, but maybe we can just assume that some people actually do pay their parking tickets. Ha!<br /><br />As for the crosswordese, ARETE has never bothered me, because I was actually quite familiar with the word before I encountered it in a grid. It always makes me think of my dad - both because he is a geologist, and because he once walked "The Knife Edge" at Mount Katahdin, a classic example of an ARETE. <br /><br />The rest of it, ok, it's a lot, but today I don't care.Horace Fawleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.com