tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post6017028052194811042..comments2024-03-29T03:05:05.578-04:00Comments on Horace and Frances discuss the New York Times Crossword Puzzle: Tuesday, October 29, 2013, Robert CirilloHorace Fawleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-85936205579714332402013-10-29T19:09:17.451-04:002013-10-29T19:09:17.451-04:00Did this one on the can before turning in last nig...Did this one on the can before turning in last night. Agree with the above sentiments: Nice Tuesday. Except for one minor point-- my old bete noir STN for "station." ASPERSE was indeed terrific. Absolutely loved the side-by-side IDIOT and DORK. My one cross-out was CAM over "cog." Careless haste to blame. OK, I lied; there are two more answers about which I was not crazy: AIS "for octopus," and PRETTY AWFUL for quite bad. Would have preferred the clue for DREAMON to have been "Early Aerosmith hit." I really did like this one, though. All of the theme answers seem so clean. That's not maybe the most descriptive way to describe them, but I don't know, there's something about them . . . All are what we used to call at Sylvan "multiple meaning words." I like that for some reason.englishteacher59https://www.blogger.com/profile/16790678319090827125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-1928495941756928942013-10-29T18:29:13.377-04:002013-10-29T18:29:13.377-04:00~15 minutes (I forgot to time it properly!)
I can ...~15 minutes (I forgot to time it properly!)<br />I can only comment on today's because I forgot the Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday puzzles in my desk drawer at work on Monday and can't get them until tomorrow! The only snag for me today was the ASPERSE/AGASP cross: two words that I don't use much. Other than that, Horace, you're right. It's a typical early week puzzle. But I don't know: is FIREHOUSE outdated? Most smaller communities still have them as far as I know. I did star the BIRTH/BERTH cross, but figured that you'd mention it, and I also starred 20A Sign of change at the Vatican (WHITESMOKE) because, easy as it was, I like a mention of my old friend, the Vatican.Huygenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14539030936919012404noreply@blogger.com