tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post6487068598329193878..comments2024-03-27T07:17:39.554-04:00Comments on Horace and Frances discuss the New York Times Crossword Puzzle: Monday, October 17, 2016, Damon GulczynskiHorace Fawleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-8933025014703133952016-10-18T16:20:32.887-04:002016-10-18T16:20:32.887-04:005:40
CSPOT is fine by me, especially since it cros...5:40<br />CSPOT is fine by me, especially since it crosses with CAAN (less so for the plural CPUS cross), and RATIO should be at least an A-, IMO. DEFRAY is a nice, meaty answer for a Monday, as is SENECA (surprised Horace didn't mention that one in his above list). TARTS could have been clued a bit more blue-ey, and I did not love FLUS (odd plural) crossing NFL (dumb sports). Nice little Monday.Huygenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14539030936919012404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-29459470421958965862016-10-17T21:23:13.430-04:002016-10-17T21:23:13.430-04:004:01 (dammit!)
Excellent review. I'm going to...4:01 (dammit!)<br /><br />Excellent review. I'm going to watch for this Gulczynski character from now on. I loved his 9/3 themeless, and this, as you say, is a fine Monday. I read his blog, too (found through XWORDINFO.COM) and loved this portion:<br /><br />"It depends on what solvers think. (And since it’s a Monday puzzle, many solvers probably won’t think anything, because they will speed-solve it and be done with it, before they even have a chance to process it.)<br /><br />But overall, I’m pretty pleased with this one. It’s nothing earth-shattering; it’s likely going to be forgotten a few days from now, but that’s fine. If solvers think, “Hey, nice little Monday,” and then get on with their days – that’s all I’m really going for."<br /><br />What's not to like? (Except maybe for the comma after "it" in the first paragraph.) With that humility and self-awareness, plus the Trump-bashing, he's quickly entered my top ten list of constructors! <br /><br />WALLOP, DEFRAY, ADDLE… it's all good. <br /><br />And he went on and on about how he's never heard "CSPOT" before, and yeah, it probably ought to have been c-note, but CSPOT is certainly understood. Horace Fawleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.com