tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post3350370971942755205..comments2024-03-27T07:17:39.554-04:00Comments on Horace and Frances discuss the New York Times Crossword Puzzle: Sunday, September 1, 2013, John FarmerHorace Fawleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-82809788504365921792013-09-03T17:45:41.594-04:002013-09-03T17:45:41.594-04:002:14:44 (or so)
This took a while for me, and I di...2:14:44 (or so)<br />This took a while for me, and I didn't notice the $ until it was mentioned above by Horace. I was most vexed by the W and NW. I never heard of HITITFAT and it took me a long time to come up with MATCHBOX[20]. Of course, you people probably knew BO[JACKSON] right away, unlike me. There was a great deal of extremely clever cluing. Sundays usually take me around 50 minutes or so, but not this time. I'll have to show this one to Sue when she's in a mood for it....Huygenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14539030936919012404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-76002833393745722762013-09-03T09:27:05.582-04:002013-09-03T09:27:05.582-04:00Yeah, we had never heard of Haircut 100. I said &q...Yeah, we had never heard of Haircut 100. I said "Winners all" but I meant the opposite. That whole quadrant was empty at the end. Frannie somehow finished it. MEDIABIAS was the best thing over there, that's for sure. <br /><br />And Colum, I meant to mention 50 Cent. I kind of thought (erroneously) that it was officially "Fiddy Cent," but no. <br /><br />Horace Fawleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-79931775446909673982013-09-03T00:46:21.491-04:002013-09-03T00:46:21.491-04:00Oh, wait. I see the dollar sign now. Nevermind.Oh, wait. I see the dollar sign now. Nevermind.englishteacher59https://www.blogger.com/profile/16790678319090827125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-60046329609126616682013-09-03T00:25:37.080-04:002013-09-03T00:25:37.080-04:00This was one of the most difficult Sundays I'v...This was one of the most difficult Sundays I've solved in a long time. I wasn't sure I'd finish that middle eastern section, but I finally thought of ORATORY for "big deliveries"--great cluing!--and the rest s-l-o-w-l-y came around. One problem was that I never knew or couldn't remember HAIRCUT100. How great a clue is "Story coloring" for MEDIABIAS?? I don't see any problem with the theme squares. It's pretty damned clever, really. Plus, the hint is just for the acrosses, and it warns not to take them at "face value," with value being the key word. Face value of the bills would be the amount, which is what the downs are. The acrosses are just the faces. Also, for eggs, large, extra large, etc., refers to the size. AA refers to the quality. I printed the puzzle and didn't get the dollar sign. Liked HITITFAT.englishteacher59https://www.blogger.com/profile/16790678319090827125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-45593557832926525842013-09-02T22:38:58.079-04:002013-09-02T22:38:58.079-04:00Delayed commentary: I saw the dollar sign first, b...Delayed commentary: I saw the dollar sign first, but for some reason thought I'd be filling in financiers. Weird thought. How many financiers can you think of? In any case, I was trying to figure out the first letter in 17D, having gotten that it would end in CENT. Fortunately, Hope knows The Mary Tyler Moore Show like nobody, so I knew I could get the across. When she said LOU[GRANT], I figured it all out. Fun! Let me say also that I liked the fact that there were 7 themed answers, and two other clues (parallel answers, too) with reference to septets.Colum Amoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15026647589873845732noreply@blogger.com