tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post289653623982134863..comments2024-03-27T07:17:39.554-04:00Comments on Horace and Frances discuss the New York Times Crossword Puzzle: Friday, July 8, 2016, Barry C. SilkHorace Fawleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-66831640903982816252016-07-28T21:35:22.872-04:002016-07-28T21:35:22.872-04:00Thanks. Had no idea.Thanks. Had no idea.Horace Fawleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-25094004584262637932016-07-28T09:40:47.711-04:002016-07-28T09:40:47.711-04:0017:56 FWOE
The Liberty are the WNBA team from New ...17:56 FWOE<br />The Liberty are the WNBA team from New York and they play at Madison Square Garden.Icarusfobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01312667388878598706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-79580659249864148632016-07-09T12:08:47.206-04:002016-07-09T12:08:47.206-04:008:42
I broke in immediately with 1D (BTWO) and had...8:42<br />I broke in immediately with 1D (BTWO) and had the NW corner filled in pretty quickly. MANASSAS was a nice way to move into the SW, but RADARBLIPS eluded me, especially since I went with the obvious choice for World of Warcraft, namely "orc". The SE corner is lovely, all three answers in the stack being top quality. I loved WINESTEWARD, although I got caught up on thinking about "sommelier", which didn't fit at all. Love this puzzle.<br /><br />Interesting question about why some people like puzzles, or even more specifically, tough puzzles more than other people. My mother (who reads this blog) enjoys her double crostic puzzles more than any other kind, which I find impossible to get through!Colum Amoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15026647589873845732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-58480787766123807562016-07-08T20:10:38.140-04:002016-07-08T20:10:38.140-04:00~25 minutes (untimed)
I went through all of the ac...~25 minutes (untimed)<br />I went through all of the acrosses at first and didn't enter one thing, but, as Horace mentions, one answer after the other started to fall in good order. I agree that this puzzle had very little junk. How about TRANSEPTS making an appearance again so soon (although it was in a clue yesterday, not an answer)? Enjoyed the CAT/GATOS pairing, and SAWYER. The answer to 44A Dutch oven, e.g., could have been a bit grosser, but I'm glad it was POT. I thought that the BLACKFRIDAY/CYBERMONDAY pairing is a bit off, since it's JULY!, but that's OK. Fun Friday...what, you never heard of Mr. REESE's Pieces? Hasn't he been in puzzles before? And what of Mr. TASMAN's Devils?Huygenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14539030936919012404noreply@blogger.com