tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post2939449371611058657..comments2024-03-27T07:17:39.554-04:00Comments on Horace and Frances discuss the New York Times Crossword Puzzle: Sunday, March 19 2017, Grant ThackrayHorace Fawleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-8508088065224440492017-03-19T20:36:19.018-04:002017-03-19T20:36:19.018-04:00It was reasonably fun, although there was a ton of...It was reasonably fun, although there was a ton of crosswordese. But my complaint is that the various SPOILERALERTs were such a mishmash. Two movie titles (both with Charlton Heston, weirdly), one object in a movie, three characters in movies, one directly referenced by name, one by relation to another character, and a third by an action he performs in said movie/book. Probably there was no other way to do it, but it seemed a bit inelegant.Colum Amoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15026647589873845732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-61489647602601268962017-03-19T18:50:49.547-04:002017-03-19T18:50:49.547-04:0037:54 (FWOE)
HELIACAL is terrible. And PSYCHO is a...37:54 (FWOE)<br />HELIACAL is terrible. And PSYCHO is a classic. I never heard the term MARESNESTS, but the crosses were gettable, except for this Basil SPENCE fellow, but his name, with a few crosses, was relatively easy to guess. I didn't know this SNAPE who KILLSDUMBLEDORE, but knew all of the other SPOILERALERT clues and answers. Shout out to BALI at 14A. My error was at the HOYDEN/SOYLENTGREEN cross, where I'd entered an "i." I give the puzzle a thumbs-up, even though I finished 2:06 under the low limit of my preferred time range.Huygenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14539030936919012404noreply@blogger.com