tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post2886704801601805065..comments2024-03-27T07:17:39.554-04:00Comments on Horace and Frances discuss the New York Times Crossword Puzzle: Saturday, May 8, 2021, David SteinbergHorace Fawleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-18632945178342305822021-05-09T09:55:36.920-04:002021-05-09T09:55:36.920-04:00I love The Expanse - great books, fun writing. I love The Expanse - great books, fun writing. Colum Amoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15026647589873845732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-48648327242260141872021-05-08T14:10:23.094-04:002021-05-08T14:10:23.094-04:00Quite respectable solve time, Philbo. My own was a...Quite respectable solve time, Philbo. My own was a fast-for-me 14:21, so I'd say it was a little on the easier side compared with other Saturday puzzles. Oddly, I knew EIGHTYEIGHT right away regarding Mercury's orbit (since it's the same number as keys on a piano and constellations in the night sky, it's easy to remember), and GREEDISGOOD came quickly, too, so that gave me a solid start right there. I see what they did there with EIGHTYEIGHT being symmetrical with NIGHTYNIGHT. IGETIT. SNARKY is excellent, as is BONHOMIE, which I don't see too often. I wanted "mushy peas" down at the bottom from the clue (which I love, having first had them at the pub in England (Epcot's England, that is)) along with fish 'n' chips and a Guinness BREW, but it was, alas, the incorrect number of letters.Huygenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14539030936919012404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-61129972488110599062021-05-08T12:30:21.415-04:002021-05-08T12:30:21.415-04:00This was fun. Not as hard as I think most Saturda...This was fun. Not as hard as I think most Saturdays are, or maybe I was just in a receptive frame of mind? I spent a full minute trying to figure out why REI was wrong for "Camper's gear chain," until the real culprit revealed itself - I had typo'ed NEGATE as NEGAUE for 1D. Argh! Still, 10:05 seems like a respectable solve time.Philbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08043217968097552604noreply@blogger.com