tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post5443425633315419679..comments2024-03-27T07:17:39.554-04:00Comments on Horace and Frances discuss the New York Times Crossword Puzzle: Wednesday, April 1, 2015, Sharon DelormeHorace Fawleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-67930360115242095262015-04-01T18:08:23.531-04:002015-04-01T18:08:23.531-04:006:33
I was thrown for a bit by Edna Ferber's b...6:33<br />I was thrown for a bit by Edna Ferber's book. I recalled it as Big, but in fact, what I was thinking of was Giant, which was made into a movie with James Dean, Elizabeth Taylor, and Rock Hudson.<br /><br />The theme was right on, of course. I also appreciated that the grid is only an X short of a pangram, but the creator did not try to shove one in. I don't love REQS either, but I can see how it had to be there. OEN is hoary. I like 65A: Brother's keeper? (ABBOT). I would have loved a reference to 30 Rock for RURAL ("Rural Juror"...).<br /><br />Definitely want to try to get to the tournament next year.Colum Amoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15026647589873845732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-13355772051473526412015-04-01T08:52:32.749-04:002015-04-01T08:52:32.749-04:00I would love it if we went down en masse as "...I would love it if we went down en masse as "Team Horace & Frances." I was thinking of Colum, but ET59 has talked of going, and maybe Icarus could find the time, too. Who knows? You might enjoy it, but I'm not so sure Sue would be at home there. But there is a bar, so maybe she'd be all right...Horace Fawleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-64384763166568639462015-04-01T07:48:48.672-04:002015-04-01T07:48:48.672-04:0011:52
By "all three of us," are you refe...11:52<br />By "all three of us," are you referring to Horace, Frances and Colum or is Huygens somewhere in that mix? And what of Icarus Fob and Sanderson Eggo? Anyway, I figured out the theme after about eight minutes and I just filled it in quickly from there. I wasn't familiar with Edna Ferber's SOBIG, but the crosses were fair, mostly (STEIG?). mAmA went in at first at 16A, but was quickly changed to DADA. I don't know...not much too terrible in here. I liked 42D Kind of relationship (LOVEHATE) and 4D Well-heeled Marcos? (IMELDA), which was kind of an old reference that I was able to fill in right away.Huygenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14539030936919012404noreply@blogger.com