tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post2628261199231226267..comments2024-03-29T07:26:22.640-04:00Comments on Horace and Frances discuss the New York Times Crossword Puzzle: Monday, June 27, 2022, Drew SchmennerHorace Fawleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-60461906932698461792022-06-27T22:43:35.165-04:002022-06-27T22:43:35.165-04:00Hey, this is the Internet! So why don't we en...Hey, this is the Internet! So why don't we engage in a vicious flame war over the sun rising vs. setting thing. One rule to make it interesting: no using the word "Nazi" until at least your third post :) :) :)<br />Philbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08043217968097552604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-50976672437625897772022-06-27T22:22:12.403-04:002022-06-27T22:22:12.403-04:00My first instinct was also to see the sun as risin...My first instinct was also to see the sun as rising, but there were enough answers and clues pointing to "the sun sets in the west" that I'm willing to buy it. Especially in the context of crossword blogs which talk about "the northwest corner", "the southeast corner" etc.Jim Kingdonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01857308320156877253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-72604215355124431402022-06-27T17:43:49.976-04:002022-06-27T17:43:49.976-04:00Yes, this is a nice one, but I'm with Philbo -...Yes, this is a nice one, but I'm with Philbo - it's hard to get past the reading left to right thing. <br /><br />I finished in a speedy (for me) 3:26, which is probably a minute slower than Philbo's time with the 30 second correction. Sheesh!<br /><br />Still, it really is elegant and lovely.<br /><br />And Colum - I'm glad you're ok! I would have texted if I hadn't seen this Monday review appear very soon after the Sunday was published. And thanks for taking next Sunday! :)Horace Fawleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-38691773136794690662022-06-27T16:24:04.962-04:002022-06-27T16:24:04.962-04:00Yes, this is a lovely, elegant Monday. I came in ...Yes, this is a lovely, elegant Monday. I came in at a relaxed 6:04, which is a quick Monday for me. I thought the same as Philbo at first: we are so conditioned to read from left to right. But, on maps left is west and right is east, of course, so a setting sun should be dropping from right to left. Is it a coincidence that Elvis shows up in a puzzle with SUN (Records)?? I think not.englishteacher59https://www.blogger.com/profile/16790678319090827125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-52419518492600430322022-06-27T14:07:29.615-04:002022-06-27T14:07:29.615-04:00A very gentle, sweet puzzle. I love that SUN is 3 ...A very gentle, sweet puzzle. I love that SUN is 3 letters, making nicely setting perfectly in the grid.Kelly Clarknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-90421432692707015212022-06-27T14:01:11.648-04:002022-06-27T14:01:11.648-04:00See my original comments for today's puzzle on...See my original comments for today's puzzle on last Saturday's page. Well, it makes sense that my hitherto undreamt of time of 10:34 was for today's puzzle and not for Sunday's. Still, I'm pretty happy that I made a couple of corrections before finishing: I had APEX before correcting it to ACME thanks to CHECKERS, and RUBON before correcting it to RUBIN thanks to SUNNIISLAM. As I mentioned before on the wrong comment thread, I enjoyed the beautiful symmetry of the shaded squares. Of course, being on the west coast of North America, I got SETTINGSUN without considering that RISINGSUN would also fit. Overall, it was a pleasing puzzle, period.DWLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16518626607164065860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-51094361034330568482022-06-27T10:18:16.915-04:002022-06-27T10:18:16.915-04:00Smooth indeed! I was very much flirting with a su...Smooth indeed! I was very much flirting with a sub-2-minute finish time, but alas, I entered ITISI instead of ITSME and the subsequent bug hunt cost me a full 30 seconds. Oh well! There's a perceptual aspect to today's theme - I can't help seeing it as RISINGSUN, not SETTINGSUN. Philbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08043217968097552604noreply@blogger.com