tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post2914750430877532354..comments2024-03-27T07:17:39.554-04:00Comments on Horace and Frances discuss the New York Times Crossword Puzzle: Thursday, September 28, 2017, Joe KrozelHorace Fawleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-46482986270266447802017-09-30T06:45:16.404-04:002017-09-30T06:45:16.404-04:0034:03
I stared at that NW for a good eighteen (18:...34:03<br />I stared at that NW for a good eighteen (18:00) minutes before I finally entered MULTIPLEX on a whim and it fell. It didn't help that the downs were either clued so well or things of which I had no knowledge (QUO, TIMS, LELAND). I had no note on the Across Lite version of this puzzle, so didn't know anything of the missing C or Y (my real initials for those not in the know), but filling in 35A and 44D was no problem regardless. I had ___FRISBEE for a very long time before remembering the ULTIMATE___ part, having never played the game. Favorite: BLOTTO (7D Trashed). SOILED doesn't happen with my laundry too much, and ENTENTE is a nice word. Agree?Huygenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14539030936919012404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-66020579616998879462017-09-28T18:31:06.440-04:002017-09-28T18:31:06.440-04:005:58
I had CANDY well before I noticed there was a...5:58<br />I had CANDY well before I noticed there was a note. I would never have noticed that I wasn't using those letters in the remainder of the grid. I suppose some people will nitpick about GOJUMPINTHELAKE and GETGOING, but that sort of thing doesn't bother me. I too entered "ubi" immediately, but once I put ULTIMATEFRISBEE in, the EuU____ beginning to 1A seemed mighty suspect.<br /><br />I enjoyed GIJOE, ELMER, and the TONKAS as nostalgia for a long ago boyhood. <br /><br />And the least favorite should really be OEDS. There's only one, with many copies, and nobody owns more than one, so I don't see how you pluralize it.Colum Amoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15026647589873845732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-67671499438111135512017-09-28T10:33:55.889-04:002017-09-28T10:33:55.889-04:0011:11
Funny. I knew pretty quickly at the end of f...11:11<br />Funny. I knew pretty quickly at the end of filling the grid that C and Y were the two letters I didn't use, but, similarly, it wasn't making sense phonetically. I knew _AND_ had to be in the middle, so I just started typing. My personal aha moment came in the fraction of a second right after I had entered CAND_ and right before I typed "Y." Hah!<br /><br />But, yes, very enjoyable, if odd, and a little easy, puzzle. I started with GOODE and never looked back. Indeed, a lot of reminiscing here: KTEL, TONKAS, TRIVIAGAMES, GIJOE, and even Brooks Robinson, to go alone with the childhood birthday theme. <br /><br />I agree with everything in your review. I've similarly never heard anyone say GOJUMPIN'THE'LAKE. But how can you not love ULTIMATEFRISBEE spelled out and the trivia tidbit to go with it?!Icarusfobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01312667388878598706noreply@blogger.com