tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post5445791152074896217..comments2024-03-27T07:17:39.554-04:00Comments on Horace and Frances discuss the New York Times Crossword Puzzle: Saturday, September 14, 2013, Jeff ChenHorace Fawleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-10252361464333362092013-09-17T17:16:41.615-04:002013-09-17T17:16:41.615-04:00DNF (after 73:45)
Dilithium is used for general sh...DNF (after 73:45)<br />Dilithium is used for general ship power: lights, life support, gravity generation, impulse drives and other day-to-day needs. Warp drives are powered by antimatter...jeez! It's a good thing that Frannie is around there to set things straight. I got TIEONEON and THEDARKSIDE (23D Temptation for Luke Skywalker). There were a few others that I filled in, like ESSO. I agree with Horace: this is the best cluing that I've seen for that answer. I think that 13D was FACT, 16A is ALAS and 21A is KATO, but other than one or two more, that was it for me. Very difficult puzzle.Huygenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14539030936919012404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-59866203651461429052013-09-17T00:34:24.819-04:002013-09-17T00:34:24.819-04:00Agree with you completely, Horace. Fun and tough....Agree with you completely, Horace. Fun and tough. Actually, for me only the NW was tough, but that was very tough. It was also the most fun part. I thought of pizza pretty quickly, but then for some reason I rejected it. I too was thinking parlor, and since that didn't fit, i thought it might be something else altogether. Absolutely love cluing for PAWN and ZTILE. Two of my favorite games, but both stumped me for a good long stretch. Dilithium would have been, as Buddy likes to say, epic. One of my favorites that you didn't mention is "Temple imperfection." Wanted "lap" for "Zip around a field."englishteacher59https://www.blogger.com/profile/16790678319090827125noreply@blogger.com