tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post335775397529124536..comments2024-03-27T07:17:39.554-04:00Comments on Horace and Frances discuss the New York Times Crossword Puzzle: Wednesday, July 26, 2017, Brian CoxHorace Fawleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-1853827930703834512017-07-27T16:51:58.579-04:002017-07-27T16:51:58.579-04:008:39
I really enjoyed this one. Took me just long ...8:39<br />I really enjoyed this one. Took me just long enough to figure out the theme that I had a nice aha moment. Also, it was just hard enough that you had to get the theme figured out to finish it. Nice work!<br /><br />I managed to avoid the INDIA/CHINA trap, since fortunately I already had IMIT filled in (31A: Not genuine Abbr.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-2364077140668834342017-07-27T03:44:21.981-04:002017-07-27T03:44:21.981-04:0013:08
Mr. Kingdon bested my time by a mere two sec...13:08<br />Mr. Kingdon bested my time by a mere two seconds, but this is a typical time for me for a Wednesday, too. Decent theme and very nice debut. I was thinking of a similar parsing of MANOHANDS as Colum outlined above - very funny. Any time I see an incarnation of MOORS I'm reminded of "Othello," so that is always welcome. The clue for ITCH (52D Hankering) is refreshing, too. ROSE could have been clued more blue, though, especially in the "Titanic" context.Huygenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14539030936919012404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-42111119944789453522017-07-26T22:15:19.469-04:002017-07-26T22:15:19.469-04:005:43
Ah, yes. Luke Man O' Hands. He used to sa...5:43<br />Ah, yes. Luke Man O' Hands. He used to sail on a British man o' war. Once upon a time, he asked if he could get a name-n. And he did. It was Man O' Hands. Colum Amoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15026647589873845732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-53181209194881412602017-07-26T21:36:55.847-04:002017-07-26T21:36:55.847-04:00My favorite thrmer was MANOHANDS maybe because it ...My favorite thrmer was MANOHANDS maybe because it took me a while to get it (with two unfamiliar crosses and one typo in a cross which took me a while to find). Either that or TOBEALONE. That's the winner for sheer punniness.<br /><br />I enjoyed some of the clues, like IRON, EXIT, PAWS and KILO. Not too far from the straightforward but found fun ways to reference common words.<br /><br />Time: 13:06, fairly typical for Wednesday for me.Jim Kingdonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01857308320156877253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-21160570180330096742017-07-26T20:50:28.090-04:002017-07-26T20:50:28.090-04:00It took me forever to get Ken ... IGETANAMEN. Trut...It took me forever to get Ken ... IGETANAMEN. Truth be told, tho, I didn't snap to the theme straight away. I put in WHOSTHERE at about 6:30AM and didn't get to the rest until about 8PM. Timing! Hutch who? is a great one. I can't believe it didn't make the cut. And, Horace, what about the near repetition of IMIT and FAKIR?Frances Pagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08474350868613802857noreply@blogger.com