tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post4629597703966458205..comments2024-03-27T07:17:39.554-04:00Comments on Horace and Frances discuss the New York Times Crossword Puzzle: Monday, January 29, 2018, Lynn LempelHorace Fawleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-29076088742574763042018-01-30T19:52:33.100-05:002018-01-30T19:52:33.100-05:004:31
I love a vertical theme, and as has been said...4:31<br />I love a vertical theme, and as has been said already, this was fantastic. I, too, had REDiwhIP for a bit. I'm never ready for those corporate spellings. <br /><br />I'm shocked that you've never heard of the MODELUN. Horace Fawleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-47156776658862267922018-01-30T06:37:44.459-05:002018-01-30T06:37:44.459-05:008:40
Slow for a Monday for me, but part of the rea...8:40<br />Slow for a Monday for me, but part of the reason could be because it was on paper. I've never heard of MODELUN, but the crosses were fine. PRINTMEDIUM is almost never uttered, but it was nice to see VAMOOSE in there. OK theme.Huygenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14539030936919012404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-3320994341807386782018-01-29T23:00:08.111-05:002018-01-29T23:00:08.111-05:00Agreed, this was fun, and a great Monday theme.
O...Agreed, this was fun, and a great Monday theme.<br /><br />On the subject of desperation, the puzzle has not just ESSES but ELLS which are both pluralized letters. In a way I almost admire just jumping in with both feet into that particular.... kind of answer.<br /><br />I had EXaltS before EXTOLS and needed all the crosses for LAMARR (Hedy, that's one of those old movie stars, I wouldn't know without looking it up). Oh, and my most amusing correction, REDiwhIP before REDDIWIP (not a product I encounter especially often and as you can see, capable of multiple cutesy spellings).<br /><br />What did I like? Well, I guess I was in an OED mood because that brought a smile to my face, and MONO was a nice bit of historical trivia (I suppose for some it would be closer to "what's an LP?" but on the whole, not too obscure). MODELUN is again, I guess, dated, but brought a smile as well. Maybe it is okay if it is something about a bygone era which we can think of positively, rather than just something which was there? Google tells me model UN is still going strong, though (certainly outside the US), so I probably shouldn't write it off as just a period thing.<br /><br />Time: 7:47 (fast to normal for me).Jim Kingdonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01857308320156877253noreply@blogger.com