tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post4393547552879996208..comments2024-03-29T07:26:22.640-04:00Comments on Horace and Frances discuss the New York Times Crossword Puzzle: Sunday, January 17, 2016, Jeff ChenHorace Fawleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-75495951141346126072016-01-19T20:44:37.052-05:002016-01-19T20:44:37.052-05:00Agreed on all counts. Some of the fill was quite l...Agreed on all counts. Some of the fill was quite lamentable, but the theme was great! <br />Shouldn't "Pooh-bah" be capitalized? And who says "DINNER pail?" And ARYL might be the toughest clue/answer I've seen all year. I hope that doesn't come up in April at the tournament!<br /><br />Horace Fawleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-14000881566613312052016-01-18T17:34:03.224-05:002016-01-18T17:34:03.224-05:0052:20 (FWTE)
That's getting to be a bad habit,...52:20 (FWTE)<br />That's getting to be a bad habit, finishing with two errors. In my defense, the first was at DEBI/BANHMI, and the second was at TZE/NEONDEION, where I'd guessed an "o" even though I've read that particular philosopher and should have known better (obviously I don't know the sports reference). I hated MUTTONY since that's not a word that anyone in the world has ever used...ever. But the theme itself was great (I, too, love this kind of thing). We're watching Supergirl now (don't judge me), and James (not "Jimmy") OLSEN is, of course, in it, but he looks nothing like the one that starred with George Reeves. OHSNAP is great, and it's nice to have a reference to SATANS army. THEMIKADO was entered by me immediately, of course, and I thought the clue for AIDA quite nice (52A The king of Egypt has a part in it). Fun Sunday offering, just like it should be and it falls squarely in my ideal 45-60 minute range for a perfect time spent puzzling.Huygenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14539030936919012404noreply@blogger.com