tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post5870462979107202040..comments2024-03-19T00:45:58.521-04:00Comments on Horace and Frances discuss the New York Times Crossword Puzzle: Wednesday, April 23, 2014, David J. KahnHorace Fawleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-6706285409702925282014-04-23T20:39:39.493-04:002014-04-23T20:39:39.493-04:00I'd definitely go with ALOU.
And your Panthe...I'd definitely go with ALOU. <br /><br />And your Pantheon experience sounds great! We loved the space even when we were two in a throng. Being there alone must have been sublime - divine, even.Horace Fawleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-23890486339301605552014-04-23T20:01:29.779-04:002014-04-23T20:01:29.779-04:00Oh, also... do you think ALOU wins over OTT for th...Oh, also... do you think ALOU wins over OTT for the most common "baseball name" clue?Colum Amoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15026647589873845732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-80308150705202558532014-04-23T20:01:03.685-04:002014-04-23T20:01:03.685-04:0011:29. Not just all the theme answers, but the lov...11:29. Not just all the theme answers, but the lovely way they're entered symmetrically is well done. ATROPHIED was an outstanding answer, and it fits the theme from a physiologic perspective, given that muscles atrophy in zero-g. Also great to see LOESSER make it in the grid. "Guys And Dolls" is a wonderful musical. Never heard of KAON. I wanted NOTOn for "Improper", and tried neON for the subatomic particle, not recalling how Alan SHEPARD's name was spelled. DOODLER was well-clued also. The only sad thing is I have little WHEREON to hang a reference to Italy! Speaking of which, Phoebe and I managed to get to the Pantheon first thing in the morning, and were the only two visitors for about 5 minutes. That is a gorgeous space architecturally.Colum Amoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15026647589873845732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-71329527822994288092014-04-23T18:03:44.203-04:002014-04-23T18:03:44.203-04:0018:50
I thought that was the best OLLA clue I'...18:50<br />I thought that was the best OLLA clue I'd ever seen. I loved this theme, of course. I never heard of a SUPERC (48A Very high trumpet note), and I was flummoxed by the cross of NOTOK (37A Improper) and KAON (38D Unstable subatomic particle) until I realized that it's "not OK." Sometimes it's tough to separate the words mentally. I also never heard of MYST (14D Best-selling PC game of the 1990s), but that's not surprising. I wonder if ET59 liked seeing OKAPI (39A Animal with stripes) in the grid. For blue material, I guess we could include the answer, but not the clue for 42D Tease.Huygenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14539030936919012404noreply@blogger.com