tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post3601120186013313876..comments2024-03-29T03:05:05.578-04:00Comments on Horace and Frances discuss the New York Times Crossword Puzzle: Thursday, October 2, 2014, David WoolfHorace Fawleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-41286107136075471162014-10-21T00:48:56.459-04:002014-10-21T00:48:56.459-04:00Every E in the puzzle is used in the same way. I&#...Every E in the puzzle is used in the same way. I'm guessing you missed either McLovin or McJob,, but whichever one it was, it should be easy to find now. Horace Fawleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-76123402871410107312014-10-19T23:04:23.848-04:002014-10-19T23:04:23.848-04:00The clue to the theme word, Einstein, says the fam...The clue to the theme word, Einstein, says the famous characteristic is embedded in 6 answers. I finished the puzzle but found only 5 EMCs. Is there a more subtle one I missed? Bill Perkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04087312448735616509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-11860921912881845582014-10-02T14:15:42.803-04:002014-10-02T14:15:42.803-04:00Yes, the "squared" problem you mention i...Yes, the "squared" problem you mention is addressed by the constructor on the XWord Info blog. He thought that since people generally say "M C squared" altogether, that having both in the "square" of the crossword would be good enough. Which indicates a desire on his part that such an entry should count... but I see your point about being specific. Maybe ol' Al wouldn't have liked it after all...<br /><br />The rest of the material you note was also appreciated here. I guess I've heard "TO[MC]ATS" before, but I don't use it much myself. I'd probably go with "rake," or, now that I know it through crosswords, "roué."Horace Fawleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-3835197927059940162014-10-02T13:52:33.136-04:002014-10-02T13:52:33.136-04:0047:49
It took me a little while to locate three of...47:49<br />It took me a little while to locate three of the rebus squares, but found they were. Love SCHULZ (42A Woodstock producer), and so soon after LINUS within the last couple of days. I starred 13A Lush (WINO) and 46A Promiscuous guys (TO[MC]ATS) for its greatness and it's huh?, respectively; I've not heard the latter before. Nice to see a mention of ROXY Music, and should I mention the would-be Huygens material at 54D? Maybe not. BIRCH (27D Kind of beer) had me for awhile, as I tried BusCH to no avail for awhile, but I don't wish to be a BADSPORT. I loved the EINSTEIN theme (I don't think he'd have liked the "equality" of substituting the E for the MC in the squares as suggested by Horace since the C isn't squared) and the inclusion of a LUAU, reminding me of Hawai'i.Huygenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14539030936919012404noreply@blogger.com