tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post6763870389869078212..comments2024-03-27T07:17:39.554-04:00Comments on Horace and Frances discuss the New York Times Crossword Puzzle: Thursday, August 2, 2018, Xan VongsathornHorace Fawleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-63534834782482236112018-08-03T21:31:03.246-04:002018-08-03T21:31:03.246-04:005:35
Loved this puzzle. It's such a great them...5:35<br />Loved this puzzle. It's such a great theme, and the use of the circles to represent coins is great. I went with all Hs from the get go, because I couldn't see how the T worked in the T/HITLIST. "Tit list?" And how about "Teat ray?" Seemed juvenile. So when I went back after completing it and saw TITLIST and TEATRAY the way they were meant to be, I had a great "aha" feeling. Lovely.Colum Amoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15026647589873845732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-62432121695276328912018-08-03T03:06:16.486-04:002018-08-03T03:06:16.486-04:00This one was fun. I especially liked how so many o...This one was fun. I especially liked how so many of the themers had two different ways of interpreting the clue for the two answers.<br /><br />Fast for me: 15:33, and that's including the time to go through the grid and flip all the coins to "H" since that's what the correct answer checker seemed to want.Jim Kingdonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01857308320156877253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-46354892932524119502018-08-02T22:37:27.598-04:002018-08-02T22:37:27.598-04:007:58
I think you mean TAHA, which is what I ended ...7:58<br />I think you mean TAHA, which is what I ended up with, and which is why I was less than ebullient about this theme. After reading your review, however, I have come to a new appreciation. The HIP/HOP, TIP/TOP answer is downright genius. And really, the H/T standing for heads and tails, and the circle standing for the shape of a coin, well... it's pretty darn good.Horace Fawleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.com