tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post4861275495174265637..comments2024-03-27T07:17:39.554-04:00Comments on Horace and Frances discuss the New York Times Crossword Puzzle: Wednesday, March 18, 2020, Ricky CruzHorace Fawleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-90410552338710773322020-03-21T01:53:54.194-04:002020-03-21T01:53:54.194-04:00I too needed the cross for F?NSI, and even that to...I too needed the cross for F?NSI, and even that took a guess of TOE over TeE or TiE (which are both words, one golf related even but hard to fit with this clue).<br /><br />The theme was nice and when I was up to ?????SHUCKS I figured that one was going to be good. But when I had PLAYFULDEAD I was thinking of some kind of pun on "Grateful Dead" and it took a while to find a better theory.<br /><br />Totally agreed that there's a lot of nice fill and long downs. Hard to pick just one or two, but I'll highlight PANSEARED and a nice clue for DANTE.Jim Kingdonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01857308320156877253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-20477646822593020122020-03-19T08:17:16.830-04:002020-03-19T08:17:16.830-04:009:43 (FWTE)
Count me among those who did not know ...9:43 (FWTE)<br />Count me among those who did not know FONSI, but DENMARK went in off the clue - well, after Switzerland didn't fit. <br /><br />My mistake in FONSI was the O, and I blame it all on my miss-spelling of GOLuM. Stupid Lord of the Rings!<br /><br />Horace Fawleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-88465519831779317722020-03-19T04:53:39.825-04:002020-03-19T04:53:39.825-04:0010:34
No wonder your time was so low. You had help...10:34<br />No wonder your time was so low. You had help. I, on the other hand, had to get all crosses for FONSI and DORA Maar. DENMARK took only a couple of crosses, then an educated guess. I tried EXCELin at first down in the SE, but ANKLE and TASER fixed that up. I don't love ATAT, but the rest is fine, as was the theme. Nice clue for DANTE, if a little obvious with the question mark.Huygenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14539030936919012404noreply@blogger.com