tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post6960237953672948939..comments2024-03-27T07:17:39.554-04:00Comments on Horace and Frances discuss the New York Times Crossword Puzzle: Thursday, December 3, 2015, Patrick MerrellHorace Fawleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-55739484930191585812015-12-04T11:26:30.271-05:002015-12-04T11:26:30.271-05:0026:34
Unusual that my time is between the two of y...26:34<br />Unusual that my time is between the two of your'ns. I also, of course, loved this puzzle. I figured it out when I had LIEN and IVS filled in (along with a few other crosses), then knew the answer had to be FLAGSOIVFATHERS. Across Lite had circles in the appropriate squares. I, like Colum, originally put hELP for the down, but luckily noticed prior to the end that an ORGh was nonsense. BTW, Horace, I wouldn't know whether I love an ORGY or not. I tend to think I probably wouldn't; after all, it seems very unsanitary. I'd never heard of a PLIE, but having seen a few ballets I'm sure that I've witnessed many. I loved the four Zs in the NE, and STRAP was, indeed a great start. I also agree that, although all of the theme answers were excellent, CAIIMAN was, by far and away, the best.Huygenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14539030936919012404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-79814600867440573632015-12-03T20:51:10.902-05:002015-12-03T20:51:10.902-05:0015:00 (FWOE) - because I left hELP in (YELP) and d...15:00 (FWOE) - because I left hELP in (YELP) and didn't notice it was wrong until the end. I love this theme. In fact, I went down the same path you did, with "one" in the place of the I. Then I tried using the arabic numerals, leaving me with REM1X. That looked strange, as did the "10" in DA10IGHT. Then I got it. Very nice. I particularly liked CBVIIINGNEWS. Excellent stuff.<br /><br />My favorite clue was your favorite too!Colum Amoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15026647589873845732noreply@blogger.com