tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post3794700948613404437..comments2024-03-29T03:05:05.578-04:00Comments on Horace and Frances discuss the New York Times Crossword Puzzle: Monday, July 4, 2022, Bruce HaightHorace Fawleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-23795399334810678402022-07-07T19:11:26.217-04:002022-07-07T19:11:26.217-04:00I don't think TOWNANDGOWN was a thing when I w...I don't think TOWNANDGOWN was a thing when I was in Northfield. It was just Carls and Townies. (And, I suppose, Oles). A wonderful tribute to the Statue of Libertines. I mean Liberty. ASPIRINTABLET is poor, and kind of mocks what's in her left hand, don't you think? YESyouDO! englishteacher59https://www.blogger.com/profile/16790678319090827125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-29504994839154991622022-07-04T14:19:31.289-04:002022-07-04T14:19:31.289-04:00LILI! I liked the clue, just because the alternati...LILI! I liked the clue, just because the alternative -- at least long ago -- was "Leslie Caron title role" which, if 4 letters, had to be either LILI or GIGI...so I'd just put in the two Is and hope the cross words would help. Nice tribute to Lady LIBERTY and what she stands for.Kelly Clarknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-70131982032842090612022-07-04T12:52:02.043-04:002022-07-04T12:52:02.043-04:00I don't yet know anyone named LILI, but I doub...I don't yet know anyone named LILI, but I doubt that I'd freak out, or even hic, if you were to say yes, I do. Most of the clues were pretty easy, but I spent my last 3 minutes of 15:11 sorting out YESIDO, EDER, and COSI (not knowing the latter two). I also didn't know AGEE or ATTAR, but figured them out from the crosses. Fortunately, I needed neither aloe nor aspirin after this one. I'll save those salves for when I feel like a STOOGE later this week.DWLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16518626607164065860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-53722575989083659602022-07-04T12:42:25.098-04:002022-07-04T12:42:25.098-04:00Now now, let's hope for some metaphorical ALOE...Now now, let's hope for some metaphorical ALOEGEL to soothe that maybe -patriotic soul. Personally I try to focus on the "yearning to breathe free" and some of the other sentiments I can get behind, although I can see why that seems a bit tough at times.<br /><br />As for the puzzle, I too enjoyed it. Most interesting answer? Maybe LILI but that was just because for most of my solve I read the + in the clue as addition and was wondering how to turn CII into a four letter woman's name. Turns out it was concatenation but it took most of the crosses for that to sink in.Jim Kingdonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01857308320156877253noreply@blogger.com