tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post5406988607496942500..comments2024-03-19T07:51:11.869-04:00Comments on Horace and Frances discuss the New York Times Crossword Puzzle: Friday, November 15, 2013, David WoolfHorace Fawleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-40472256658264174972013-11-18T18:18:10.276-05:002013-11-18T18:18:10.276-05:00About an hour for me. I am very familiar, of cours...About an hour for me. I am very familiar, of course, with NIIHAU (Ni'ihau). We saw it directly from the SW coast of Kaua'i. Sue and I had the chance to go over there, but it was pricey and we wouldn't be allowed to move around too freely once on the island, so we opted against the side trip. I'd not heard of KARSTS. 29A Some are soft-shell (TACOS) had me stumped for a little bit since I was thinking of crabs, and I suspected that 27A Early-millennium year (MII) wouldn't be MMI, so I left it blank until I got the cross (SOCIETY). I also enjoyed 35D Drifting type (VAGABOND). I agree with everyone that this didn't seem too tough for a Friday.Huygenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14539030936919012404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-18926473514914090342013-11-16T13:14:30.669-05:002013-11-16T13:14:30.669-05:00My apologies, 16 minutes, not 11.My apologies, 16 minutes, not 11.Colum Amoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15026647589873845732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-70045652676507847782013-11-16T13:14:04.012-05:002013-11-16T13:14:04.012-05:00(around) 11 minutes (not timed because I did it on...(around) 11 minutes (not timed because I did it on Saturday). I enjoyed this one much more than the rest of the week. I knew OSCARWAO off the bat because Hope hated it and couldn't finish it. I misspelled SODIUMPENTOTHAL, even though I should have known better, but corrected myself when oLLIANCE didn't make sense. IDIOCY was good, as was STRUCK, although I'm used to that sort of clue by now. I wished that 17A had tied in with 8D and 24A to finish off the theme. Still overall a well-done puzzle.Colum Amoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15026647589873845732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-8874040614194363852013-11-15T20:52:00.743-05:002013-11-15T20:52:00.743-05:00Recently learned "karst" in a New Yorker...Recently learned "karst" in a New Yorker article about Florida sinkholes. And I think Homer says it more than Flanders, but several have, including Burns. Agree about PiLEUP, but I didn't hate ASONEMAN as much as you. Come on, it's not unheard of or anything.Horace Fawleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-70178721100030751942013-11-15T20:25:15.784-05:002013-11-15T20:25:15.784-05:00DNF because of "heft" instead of HAFT. ...DNF because of "heft" instead of HAFT. I am embarrassed to admit that I had never heard of OSCARWAO, but I read now on Wikipedia that it won the Pulitzer. So humbled, I believe I will pick it up next time I'm at a book store and read it over Thanksgiving break. I suppose I should have realized that "Oscar" would make more sense than "Oscer," but as I said, the whole thing was so foreign to me . . . and I did this on the can in about 20 minutes before bed last night (Welcome to the blog, Colm). But, yes, Horace, it was pretty good. I too had IDIOCY marked. Damn, ya gotta love the stooges. Well, if you're a dude, anyway. How can you not include ASONEMAN in your list of junk. Absolutely awful answer. And speaking of things you've never heard of, isn't KARSTS in there too. I suppose maybe you know it (and I suppose I should know it) since our Dad is a geo prof, and all. RANDR might be offensive to some, but I thought it was well clued. The clue for PILEUP was a little overstated, wasn't it? Plus, I don't like the editorializing of that one. Does Flanders say "Anyhoo"? I seem to remember that. Fun fact indeed about the wily SEAOTTER. Liked this one. Hate the DNF and maybe a tad too easy for a Friday, but I liked it.englishteacher59https://www.blogger.com/profile/16790678319090827125noreply@blogger.com