tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post2583937516957118924..comments2024-03-27T07:17:39.554-04:00Comments on Horace and Frances discuss the New York Times Crossword Puzzle: Friday, January 16, 2015, Michael WiesenbergHorace Fawleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-60621336002200271832015-01-17T16:45:15.658-05:002015-01-17T16:45:15.658-05:00Yeah, that was a fast Friday for me... Yeah, that was a fast Friday for me... Colum Amoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15026647589873845732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-43463413684282392662015-01-17T14:59:04.488-05:002015-01-17T14:59:04.488-05:001:08:38
Yeah, that's one hell of a time, Colu...1:08:38<br /><br />Yeah, that's one hell of a time, Colum! I laughed out loud when I saw it. Not because I didn't believe it, of course, but because I delighted in your speed.<br /><br />Frannie wanted INTERROBANG from very early on, but didn't trust herself enough to enter it until it was substantially supported. That's the way it was today. Nothing came particularly easy. Well, I entered TARE and FATTEST without crosses, but later doubted myself and took them out again, only to soon reenter them. Ahh well. As you say, Colum, the long corner stacks are all quite good. And as Huygens said, the wild west was tricky. ROTTERS (5D: Heels) wasn't exactly the first thing we thought of, and RUPAUL (Male reality show host in heels) took way too long. The last thing we entered, though, was the S in SIGILS (40A: Symbols with supposed magic power). I wouldn't even have bothered checking the word if it appeared on my tray while playing online Scrabble, but luckily, it was able to be withdrawn from the deep recesses of Frannie's mind. <br /><br />It was a nice, tough, Friday. For some of us, at least.Horace Fawleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-9779004304784160422015-01-17T10:01:02.169-05:002015-01-17T10:01:02.169-05:0061:28
How is that 13:41 possible?! I finished most...61:28<br />How is that 13:41 possible?! I finished most of this in about twenty minutes, but that western portion was difficult. I had AtwIRL at first, but slowly figured out WINECOOLER, giving AWHIRL, leading to HAND..., but no bottom for that one as yet. NORELCO and ACCLAIMS took forever, as did TALLONE, which shouldn't have. Lots of good stuff in this solid puzzle, though, as Colum has deftly pointed out. But are we supposed to say FATTEST (24A Obesity superlative)?Huygenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14539030936919012404noreply@blogger.com