tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post2620797403170135541..comments2024-03-29T07:26:22.640-04:00Comments on Horace and Frances discuss the New York Times Crossword Puzzle: Wednesday, July 27, 2016, Natan Last, Finn Vigeland and J.A.S.A. Crossword ClassHorace Fawleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-6873500721850962372016-07-28T20:28:30.399-04:002016-07-28T20:28:30.399-04:007:18
I enjoyed this very much as well. I actually ...7:18<br />I enjoyed this very much as well. I actually think of VENNDIAGRAMs as having three circles, but I know that two circle diagrams are acceptable as well. AUDIDEALER is fine, although I wanted AUDIsymbol or some such as being more precise. How about CPSNOW for a tough get? All the crosses were fair, so not too bad. BTW, he wrote a biography of Anthony Trollope, which might interest Frannie, in any case.Colum Amoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15026647589873845732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-7558547067027486592016-07-27T18:43:14.925-04:002016-07-27T18:43:14.925-04:00Agree completely. Thanks for the comment!Agree completely. Thanks for the comment!Horace Fawleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-87016947716473170882016-07-27T18:21:57.573-04:002016-07-27T18:21:57.573-04:00Perhaps I was just in a good mood, but solving thi...Perhaps I was just in a good mood, but solving this was a delight for me. I mean, who can dislike OMNIA vincit amor or WHO’s on first?. A clue like “Mexican shekels” isn't all that different from what we usually get, but there's just a certain offbeat charm in combining two familiar concepts in a new way. SINEW, ROMAN (as clued), can't even list all the clues/answers that brought a smile to my face. Oh, and *this* is how to do theme-dense. Six long(ish) themers, but then you figure out how to work in a few more in the fill you would have written anyway: IDO, END. My time was very fast for a Wednesday, but I just take that to mean that a puzzle doesn't have to be hard (or easy, for that matter) to be enjoyable.Jim Kingdonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01857308320156877253noreply@blogger.com