tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post2997091238151401997..comments2024-03-27T07:17:39.554-04:00Comments on Horace and Frances discuss the New York Times Crossword Puzzle: Wednesday, July 6, 2016, David WoolfHorace Fawleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-19921670428456570002016-07-08T16:53:51.621-04:002016-07-08T16:53:51.621-04:00Oddly, and not in an icky way, that could help me ...Oddly, and not in an icky way, that could help me to remember that word the next time around.Huygenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14539030936919012404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-44370325069405235182016-07-07T03:46:53.986-04:002016-07-07T03:46:53.986-04:0022.45 (FWFE)
I'm giving this puzzle an enthusi...22.45 (FWFE)<br />I'm giving this puzzle an enthusiastic thumbs down. The theme was good, but ALLA/CLAVE, ALAIN/LETTS, RAMPAL/SHILLELAGH (even though I should have known the latter in that pair), and TRIAMORY/MIROS are terrible crosses, rife with Naticks. I figured out the theme after around fifteen minutes, but that couldn't save my opinion of the puzzle. HOTWAX is OK, and there is some other good fill, like the WINE/OAKED/DRUNK TRIAMORY, but things like the aforementioned crosses, MOOCOW and SINEWY do this puzzle in.Huygenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14539030936919012404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-76583987884475153012016-07-06T20:28:03.724-04:002016-07-06T20:28:03.724-04:00Oh. Yeah, TRIAMORY. That's me and my two broth...Oh. Yeah, TRIAMORY. That's me and my two brothers... literally, you understand. Not in the sense of the clue... I'll stop there.Colum Amoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15026647589873845732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-78310910170870830082016-07-06T20:25:56.032-04:002016-07-06T20:25:56.032-04:009:24
I too needed some time after finishing to und...9:24<br />I too needed some time after finishing to understand the theme, but I got it after a few minutes. Wow! I'm imagining that some in the crossword blogosphere will be like "meh," but I enjoy some technical wizardry. I wanted to know if all the states are represented! But no, there are only 18 4-letter words, not the 25 necessary. That would have been insane. I think on the whole the theme saves the puzzle from the INGLORIOUS nature of some of the fill. SNEAKERS is my favorite clue, for sure.Colum Amoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15026647589873845732noreply@blogger.com