tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post2532015875587394448..comments2024-03-27T07:17:39.554-04:00Comments on Horace and Frances discuss the New York Times Crossword Puzzle: Tuesday, April 18, 2017, Bruce HaightHorace Fawleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-13787540357340340002017-04-19T17:22:12.369-04:002017-04-19T17:22:12.369-04:005:51
This may be my fastest Tuesday time ever. Bec...5:51<br />This may be my fastest Tuesday time ever. Because of the quickly sussed out theme, which is an amusing and somewhat impressive accomplishment, I knew to constrain my thoughts to those letters. I liked the longer answers the best, like STALEAIR, RARITIES, ALISTER, STILLER and SISSIES (my favorite). Lots of the small stuff was just OK, but REARS stands out, especially so close to the LASS. Strange that there was no need for "ass" somewhere as glue.Huygenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14539030936919012404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-12351419556649251722017-04-19T03:07:23.642-04:002017-04-19T03:07:23.642-04:00I'm usually suspicious of these kinds of const...I'm usually suspicious of these kinds of constraints, as they can lead to a lot of forced answers and the benefit can be abstract ("isn't that clever") rather than something which adds enjoyment while solving.<br /><br />So how does this one stack up? Better than usual I guess. The constrained letters and the theme (in which each of the letters appears exactly once) does narrow down the possible answers a lot. And more importantly, answers like RETAILS, ISRAEL, TILT, and LARIAT do get high marks.<br /><br />Still, not sure I can entirely forgive ELEA, ASSAI, and a larger than usual crop of crosswordese.Jim Kingdonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01857308320156877253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-60194828746868182752017-04-18T22:22:30.596-04:002017-04-18T22:22:30.596-04:004:47
It's certainly an accomplishment. I liked...4:47<br />It's certainly an accomplishment. I liked SALTIER the best, which may in fact describe the reviewers (using "salty" the way my daughters' generation does, rather than in the sense of "coarse"). At the same time, it's humorous to include these four anagrams, when virtually every answer in the puzzle is an anagram of another answer... ALTAIR and LARIAT, ALTER and LATER, etc. etc.Colum Amoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15026647589873845732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-35372299942865019232017-04-18T17:52:01.950-04:002017-04-18T17:52:01.950-04:00Hi Horace,
I realize some of your comments ar...Hi Horace, <br /> I realize some of your comments are tongue in cheek, but I really enjoyed your write-up. NO other reviewers had anything nice to say, not even Deb Amlen who gets paid to write nice things! Great seeing you at the ACPT - I need to buy you guys a drink next year! BruceBruce Haighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06931187212869563195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-88313761878360561972017-04-18T17:04:38.475-04:002017-04-18T17:04:38.475-04:00Real terse, still, "Stare at little letterset...Real terse, still, "Stare at little letterset" is stellar!Horace Fawleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-29192216236860487752017-04-18T16:43:39.817-04:002017-04-18T16:43:39.817-04:00I SIT LISTLESS, STARE AT LITTLE LETTERSET. IRATE, ...I SIT LISTLESS, STARE AT LITTLE LETTERSET. IRATE, I ERASE. RESTART. I TIRE. I IS ILLITERATE. AT LAST, I REALISE ALL LETTERS ARE EASIER.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com