tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post5937059873705005826..comments2024-03-27T07:17:39.554-04:00Comments on Horace and Frances discuss the New York Times Crossword Puzzle: Tuesday, June 3, 2014, Susan GelfandHorace Fawleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-49804477424158817032014-06-03T17:45:09.561-04:002014-06-03T17:45:09.561-04:007:32. This was an odd one. I didn't love it, b...7:32. This was an odd one. I didn't love it, but there were parts I really liked. The long answers were all very good with the exception of SPINALCORD. Is it part of the back? Yes, I suppose so, although I really think the back is made up of the bones and muscles, while the spinal cord is its own special thing. Nitpicking from the NEUROlogist. I'm definitely going to quibble with YEA and AYE in the same puzzle, clued essentially identically. Not good enough for the NYT, IMO. And what's with 68A: Bub (KIDDO)? I think that's just wrong. So a lot of things I didn't like. Mixed bag for me.Colum Amoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15026647589873845732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-76120004806269591392014-06-03T17:19:10.260-04:002014-06-03T17:19:10.260-04:0012:05 I loved this Tuesday effort. The Thanksgiv...12:05 I loved this Tuesday effort. The Thanksgiving thing didn't bother me at all. What I like best is LUNATICFRINGE right across the middle. Great stuff. How many of you filled in PERCY with no crosses? I did. Love seeing the little green engine in there! Thought there were some seriously-hard-for-a-Tuesday answers in here, and of course I enjoy that: HELGA, ENSOR (I'm not a huge follower of "They . . . Giants), ALEXA, and, even though I nailed it, the aforementioned PERCY. CYBERPUNK and ENCRYPTED make a nice symmetrical pair. BURPS is interesting in that it is the transitive version of the verb. To me, that makes it a clever clue/answer. VIXEN's clue is indeed weak. That could well have been a Shortz edit to bring the difficulty down close to Tuesday standards. I toast the puzzle --but with a Pabst rather than a glass of '98 Leoville Poyferre.englishteacher59https://www.blogger.com/profile/16790678319090827125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-40446515882805908642014-06-03T11:02:22.620-04:002014-06-03T11:02:22.620-04:0013:59
Well, first of all, enjoy your trip. We (Sue...13:59<br />Well, first of all, enjoy your trip. We (Sue and I) just finished up our final trip of nine since late October, and we're looking forward to just staying at the YBH for awhile.<br />Second, I, too, was disheartened by NCR right at 1A. I could have come up with a better clue for VIXEN than 15A One of Santa's reindeer, an untimely effort. Strangely, I knew AINGE and CAGER pretty quickly. Sue and I recently rode by Mt. FUJI a couple of times, and I always like answers like SSTAR, although I needed some crosses for it, thinking it was probably a proper name as opposed to a type. Least favorites: KIDDO, BURPS and AHA. Blue: SCREW.Huygenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14539030936919012404noreply@blogger.com