tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post336596629820229879..comments2024-03-27T07:17:39.554-04:00Comments on Horace and Frances discuss the New York Times Crossword Puzzle: Sunday, May 1, 2016, Joel Fagliano and Byron WaldenHorace Fawleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-48328719626819772902016-05-02T15:33:02.633-04:002016-05-02T15:33:02.633-04:0042:11
Birthday puzzle, done on 5/2 since I turned ...42:11<br />Birthday puzzle, done on 5/2 since I turned my computer on zero times yesterday. Big gathering here on 4/30, so I've yet to go back and solve that day's puzzle. This, having the word stellar right in its title, was a winner in my book. I enjoyed the theme, and the puzzle in general, but it falls slightly short of my 45-60 minute sweet spot for a Sunday offering. I tried kElP where HEMP belongs, which slowed me down slightly in the SW, but other than that, no problems anywhere. DERRIERE was great. The stretches for me were OCEANMAP and the aforementioned (by Colum) TAKENPAINS. C'mon...C+ for FORAGE?? That's an A-/B+ candidate if I ever saw one.Huygenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14539030936919012404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-55960802288451130552016-05-02T04:10:43.663-04:002016-05-02T04:10:43.663-04:00I have to be sympathetic to your plight, because I...I have to be sympathetic to your plight, because I know it will come for me very soon. For now, though, I might as well mention that over the top of my laptop as I write I can seen nothing but the end of our front yard and jumbled granite boulders surrounded by blue water under a gray sky. <br /><br />We had a slow start on this one, too, and also didn't get the theme until quite late. At first it struck me as a little weak, but as you mention, it plays on the "asterisk means theme answer" standard, which makes it much more interesting.Horace Fawleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.com