tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post3612250198200984676..comments2024-03-29T03:05:05.578-04:00Comments on Horace and Frances discuss the New York Times Crossword Puzzle: Sunday, July 29, 2018, Will NedigerHorace Fawleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-90716856620503541812018-07-30T11:19:21.964-04:002018-07-30T11:19:21.964-04:00Interesting, I thought the complaint was going to ...Interesting, I thought the complaint was going to be about the obscurity of the word "pome". Maybe that one is established in crossword (as well as botanical) lore, though. For what it is worth, my sources put pomegranate in the Lythraceae (loosestrife family).Jim Kingdonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01857308320156877253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-51897603181488317572018-07-29T21:23:23.567-04:002018-07-29T21:23:23.567-04:00POMEGRANATE -- great word, great clue, not such a ...POMEGRANATE -- great word, great clue, not such a good entry, though, in my opinion. Why? Because no matter how you slice it, POMEGRANATE *is* in itself in the apple family. Otherwise? A very nice puzzle.Kelly Thatcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05208387893330590397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-67939654212937703002018-07-29T14:16:42.903-04:002018-07-29T14:16:42.903-04:0034:05
Slightly harder than a usual Sunday, as Hora...34:05<br />Slightly harder than a usual Sunday, as Horace mentions. YOINK is not something I'd say, and TABLEDHOTE is not known to me. The rest went along rather slowly, but steadily, with no trip-ups. I'd never heard of SCYLLA, Jonathan DEMME or Carol Ann DUFFY (so the "D" was a guess for the latter pair). The theme was great - really enjoyable - and excellent fill kept CROPPINGUP, like SEXYTIME, ROMATOMATO, FANDANGO, TRAVESTY and, for theme fill, POMEGRANATE (awesome!). ONASADNOTE was iffy stuff like FDA, ATON, DINO and CEL. However, ASS, TOW (102D Request to Triple A) and TRADES were all quite good.Huygenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14539030936919012404noreply@blogger.com