tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post4144350285362657521..comments2024-03-27T07:17:39.554-04:00Comments on Horace and Frances discuss the New York Times Crossword Puzzle: Monday, May 30, 2016, David WoolfHorace Fawleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-54979001182636108062016-06-02T07:45:20.342-04:002016-06-02T07:45:20.342-04:004:47
I'm not a huge fan of the "scramble...4:47<br /><br />I'm not a huge fan of the "scrambles" theme, to quote a controversial entry (at least in this house) from last week, but I don't dislike them either. It's a fine Monday offering. The anagrams are all couched, as you say, in perfectly solid answers. <br /><br />The only thing I'll add is that looking at it now, with the gray shaded squares showing the placement of the anagrams (which only happens after you finish), I keep seeing "Sal sad dancing" and it makes me think of the "wacky cluing" type of theme. Maybe this one could have been clued with "Old baseballer Bando alone on the dance floor during a slow song." Or, maybe not.Horace Fawleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-66035911819816013552016-06-01T03:46:57.698-04:002016-06-01T03:46:57.698-04:00A twist that I hadn't considered. Normally I d...A twist that I hadn't considered. Normally I deal in numbers!Huygenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14539030936919012404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-53267536075814145362016-05-30T20:20:49.367-04:002016-05-30T20:20:49.367-04:00You are correct that the permutation formula is x!...You are correct that the permutation formula is x!, but if two of the elements are the same, you have to divide by 2, thus 60 unique permutations.Colum Amoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15026647589873845732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-36060929256092510852016-05-30T16:50:03.049-04:002016-05-30T16:50:03.049-04:007:25
I believe the permutation formula is x!; in o...7:25<br />I believe the permutation formula is x!; in other words, for a five-letter word, the formula is simply 5!, or 5x4x3x2x1=120. Of course, I could be wrong. I, too, love this kind of puzzle, and DOUGLASADAMS. In addition to his books, he was also a writer for Doctor Who in the Tom Baker years. Not surprisingly, his episodes always had a humorous side to them. MEATAX: gross. But I loved SATYR, ISOLDE and TEAT. And it's always nice when SUE is in the grid.Huygenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14539030936919012404noreply@blogger.com