tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post5367002029267204283..comments2024-03-27T07:17:39.554-04:00Comments on Horace and Frances discuss the New York Times Crossword Puzzle: Sunday, December 18, 2016, Derrick NiedermanHorace Fawleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-6518992920875877592016-12-20T20:24:51.558-05:002016-12-20T20:24:51.558-05:00Boy, I filled this in from the top down, and just ...Boy, I filled this in from the top down, and just before I got to the middle two answers I was all set to pan it. RETIP (Fix, as a pool cue), DETAG, OFFUN, REDAN (V-shaped fortification), SSATS (Exams required for some prep schools) (?), REHOIST, RADICLE... it was all too much. Sure, it's a cute conceit, and some of the pairs are quite impressive, but I'm not sure it was worth it. <br />ELUL KON TENOZ ELMISTI PASSANT TIPI ONYM...Horace Fawleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-43400031259576178642016-12-19T04:33:17.325-05:002016-12-19T04:33:17.325-05:0024:16
I found the puzzle a bit too easy, as one ca...24:16<br />I found the puzzle a bit too easy, as one can see from my time, but the theme, as Colum mentions, is impressive and nicely done. I, too, had SNL entered and threw NEFERTITI right in, and since the down MDCI was a gimme, CLEOPATRA followed suit in the mirror position. Is DATSUN still around? My brother had a B210 at one point (not any longer). A fun Sunday, despite DAZER, et al.Huygenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14539030936919012404noreply@blogger.com