tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post3176831396996100668..comments2024-03-27T07:17:39.554-04:00Comments on Horace and Frances discuss the New York Times Crossword Puzzle: Thursday, January 19, 2017, Jacob StulbergHorace Fawleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-29634812362256506632017-01-20T10:29:21.359-05:002017-01-20T10:29:21.359-05:0028:09
Took me a bit longer than you two combined, ...28:09<br />Took me a bit longer than you two combined, as it turns out. Unfortunately, I didn't have enough of the answers for the P-A-S-T boxes to figure out the theme early on. OXTAILS is gross, but at least it crosses SEX, and I, too, got THECOMETS off of the clue. I got OLDAGE (44D "The most unexpected of all things that happen to a man," per Leon Trotsky) with only two crosses; hopefully I'll be surprised with it some day. TELEPORT is great, and I even liked YESLETS. Mmmm...ROMANO. As I write this, it's Friday morning and I look forward to seeing John Cleese tonight at the Hanover. Should be an interesting show.Huygenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14539030936919012404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-19427767725447348802017-01-19T23:55:01.408-05:002017-01-19T23:55:01.408-05:00Thanks, Colum. Thanks, Colum. Horace Fawleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-30247348608156972242017-01-19T21:48:23.210-05:002017-01-19T21:48:23.210-05:008:57
My thoughts are with you both. You know you c...8:57<br />My thoughts are with you both. You know you can always ask me to fill in.<br /><br />This is an odd puzzle! I like that the P-A-S-T rotates around the checkers in each spot. Weirdly, that makes the 5-letter words that connect each Purina symbol in the pattern A___S or S___A.<br /><br />I wouldn't have thought of R-rated movies as SMUTTY. Wouldn't that be more X-rated? Loved TOUPEES, and I'm proud I got THECOMETS quickly.Colum Amoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15026647589873845732noreply@blogger.com