tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post4896130595435440207..comments2024-03-27T07:17:39.554-04:00Comments on Horace and Frances discuss the New York Times Crossword Puzzle: Tuesday, January 26, 2015, Sam EzerskyHorace Fawleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-70752044167991888472016-01-28T09:43:42.608-05:002016-01-28T09:43:42.608-05:007:26
Yes, a very nice tribute puzzle today. I wond...7:26<br />Yes, a very nice tribute puzzle today. I wonder if this puzzle really was "standing by," or if Mr. Ezersky whipped this out in very short order. Perhaps I'll get to ask him myself at the ACPT in April. He was there last year.<br /><br />Loved "Colgate, but not Crest: Abbr" for SCH. And can we also count ACDC as theme material, given Bowie's sexual tendencies in the '70s?<br />Horace Fawleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-33650536934827511942016-01-27T10:53:50.193-05:002016-01-27T10:53:50.193-05:00"There a Starman waiting in the sky. He'd..."There a Starman waiting in the sky. He'd like to come and meet us, but he thinks he'd blow our MINDS." I'll count that as theme material, too, particularly with the same tune referenced in parallel formation there in the grid, and boast that, given the theme, I wasn't fooled by it a bit. Actually, this is one of those puzzles where the theme gave away a lot. I started in the NW and had GROUNDOUTS, CON, and BOW__ when I looked over at the clue for 35A and was able to immediately fill in GROUND, CONTROL, TO, MAJOR, TOM, and DAVID. Sometimes that's a letdown in a puzzle, but not here for me. I used to play STARMAN, among others, pretty loudly in my college dorm and sing pretty loudly to it with a guy down the hall... Like Colum, I forgive any issues given the nod to Mr. BOWIE. Icarusfobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01312667388878598706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-28769719593626666272016-01-27T04:38:27.406-05:002016-01-27T04:38:27.406-05:009:40
Great grid, and timely. (Does the NYT have th...9:40<br />Great grid, and timely. (Does the NYT have these standing by for others, too? Will we see an Abe Vigoda one now? Well, maybe he wasn't as influential as Bowie when it comes down to it.) Isn't ACDC and ANKA some crosswordese, too? I didn't like IMODIUM either, for the same reason as Colum. My least favorite theme answer was MAJORPROBLEM; it seemed a bit of a stretch since "snafu" usually indicates a more minor thing, no?Huygenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14539030936919012404noreply@blogger.com