tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post4749752300181688990..comments2024-03-29T03:05:05.578-04:00Comments on Horace and Frances discuss the New York Times Crossword Puzzle: Saturday, September 7, 2013, Julian LimHorace Fawleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-30263538295714080872013-09-16T18:12:11.881-04:002013-09-16T18:12:11.881-04:00DNF (72:09)
I filled in a nice, thick swath from t...DNF (72:09)<br />I filled in a nice, thick swath from the NE to the SW, but had trouble in the NW and the SE. This filled in quickly (in around 25 minutes), but no amount of staring helped me with the trouble sections, so I TITT.Huygenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14539030936919012404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-64888232322268199122013-09-10T17:29:53.297-04:002013-09-10T17:29:53.297-04:00I did this one in about 55 minutes, with the NW ta...I did this one in about 55 minutes, with the NW taking up about a third of that. Loved it except maybe for Yeah ("Sweet!") PGTHIRTEEN was indeed a toughie. So much quality long stuff and very little crap. englishteacher59https://www.blogger.com/profile/16790678319090827125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-88164836554437096302013-09-08T20:03:36.346-04:002013-09-08T20:03:36.346-04:00Oh, and Happy Birthday to your mother!Oh, and Happy Birthday to your mother!Horace Fawleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-32164108043846398012013-09-08T19:57:39.221-04:002013-09-08T19:57:39.221-04:00How fortunate, and remarkable, that you should com...How fortunate, and remarkable, that you should comment when we specifically called you out! Yes, we decided a similar thing about trepanning, once we looked it up. Also got Helsinki quickly, but struggled more, as we mentioned, with 12D. Two heads are always better than one, and it was Frannie who put WISDOMTEETH in very early on, and who knew what they wanted for CRONYISM before we actually worked it out. She immediately thought "nepotism," but that, of course, did not work out.<br /><br />Anyway, thanks for checking in, and though it was you both times, it's nice to see photos of you both together here in the comments.Horace Fawleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-26264070129610705512013-09-08T19:03:52.692-04:002013-09-08T19:03:52.692-04:00Oops, that was from me, not Hope...Oops, that was from me, not Hope...Colum Amoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15026647589873845732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-28749237248681108662013-09-08T19:03:13.881-04:002013-09-08T19:03:13.881-04:00Strangely enough, my mother and I attacked this pu...Strangely enough, my mother and I attacked this puzzle yesterday while I was visiting her in NYC to celebrate her 75th birthday. The first clues answered were 12A (PIC) and 12D (PGTHIRTEEN), which leapt into my head immediately. HELSINKI seemed right for Sibelius, so CRANIA was an early get as well. I disagree with Frannie: trepanning is the act of boring a hole through the skull, so its immediate target is the cranium. If it had said "Trepanning goal", I would agree. Loved CRONYISM (Partial appointments, which had us scratching our CRANIA for a while). And WISDOMTEETH was great as well. A lot of fun, and two CRANIA were certainly better than one on this one.Hope Perlmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10599511890390199730noreply@blogger.com