tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post6785382897701004739..comments2024-03-29T07:26:22.640-04:00Comments on Horace and Frances discuss the New York Times Crossword Puzzle: Saturday, February 28, 2015, Barry C. SilkHorace Fawleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-52126786651439257192015-03-02T08:38:52.163-05:002015-03-02T08:38:52.163-05:0050:50
Of course, KALE is a slang term for money. I...50:50<br />Of course, KALE is a slang term for money. I, too, liked PONS and wrote it in quickly. ABAFT was another great one that I don't believe was mentioned. I didn't particularly love PARTB (10A Second installment), but I did like BAZOOKA, its cross, so that made it OK. As for the rest, it's been said, I guess, except for GETSAGRIP, which was enjoyable.Huygenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14539030936919012404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-76966533579140077052015-03-01T03:45:44.864-05:002015-03-01T03:45:44.864-05:00Or was it the "kale" part you weren'...Or was it the "kale" part you weren't familiar with? Horace Fawleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-74247660537319445432015-03-01T03:44:45.611-05:002015-03-01T03:44:45.611-05:00As Woody Guthrie said it - "california's ...As Woody Guthrie said it - "california's a Garden of Eden, a paradise to live in or see, but believe it or not, you won't find it so hot, if you ain't got that 'do-re-mi.'"Horace Fawleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-87662718579111869042015-02-28T22:52:16.903-05:002015-02-28T22:52:16.903-05:0048:36
What's so unusual about tying 5D: Last n...48:36<br />What's so unusual about tying 5D: Last name on a 40-Down (MCAN) to SHOEBOX? I liked it. Surely you had a pair, probably more than one, of Thom McAn shoes as a kid. No?<br /><br />But can anybody explain how you get KALE from 30D: Do-re-mi?Icarusfobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01312667388878598706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-87274386149327913412015-02-28T18:10:36.811-05:002015-02-28T18:10:36.811-05:00We were thinking along the same lines with the &qu...We were thinking along the same lines with the "fist in air," "raised arm" ideas. And you're right, I did overlook a lot of junk up there. I don't mind ARGOS, though, as I fancy myself something of a classicist. You take PONS and the mind, I'll take ancient Greece.<br /><br />And thanks for letting me know about tomorrow. I wrote to you, but my email seems to be sketchy over here, so I wasn't sure. Anyway, it's good news. Thanks.Horace Fawleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-83112812665450482952015-02-28T16:50:19.730-05:002015-02-28T16:50:19.730-05:00BTW, I'm planning on starting up again tomorro...BTW, I'm planning on starting up again tomorrow...Colum Amoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15026647589873845732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-41127110411797636262015-02-28T16:49:22.961-05:002015-02-28T16:49:22.961-05:00After reading Rex's blog post, I see that many...After reading Rex's blog post, I see that many people did not like PONS. Personally, I loved it, and entered it without a cross. The brain is awesome.Colum Amoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15026647589873845732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-5053493479343465302015-02-28T16:45:41.018-05:002015-02-28T16:45:41.018-05:0021:34. Somehow I always end the toughest puzzles i...21:34. Somehow I always end the toughest puzzles in the NW. I had "raised arm," which made no sense. IRONCROSS is not anywhere near the first ten things I would have thought of. PIGLETS is nice up there, but AREAMAP is a "huh?" I mean, year, a GPS shows that, but it's not its primary purpose at all. And then you have ANS, MCAN, and ARGOS. So, yeah. The rest of the puzzle was better.<br /><br />I really broke in the the NE, where OPERA (a gimme even without the linked clue) and DODO allowed everything to open up. BAZOOKA is nice. I knew DICKCLARK had to be right, but those two Cs at the beginning of CCLAMP confused me.<br /><br />SHOEBOX and SPYWARE are very nice. Don't like TITFER. SMEARER is worse. SMELTER is fine. The best was, as you said the SE trio of 9-letter answers, each of which is excellent.<br /><br />Overall, a mild thumbs up.Colum Amoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15026647589873845732noreply@blogger.com