tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post6981740665678445222..comments2024-03-27T07:17:39.554-04:00Comments on Horace and Frances discuss the New York Times Crossword Puzzle: Friday, November 11, 2016, Damon GulczynskiHorace Fawleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-53217102880083494632016-11-12T09:49:46.706-05:002016-11-12T09:49:46.706-05:0043:00
I put NEWT in off of the clue, and it was my...43:00<br />I put NEWT in off of the clue, and it was my first confident answer. But NOSEJOB took a long time, as did the rest of the NW. Had I known French (TROIS), it would have dropped more quickly; I knew NEWT was correct because I knew it would be the French "three" going down from the clue, which didn't fool me for a second. ROACH Motel is great, and I tried Aetna where AFLAC goes at first, but really, the puzzle went pretty quickly save for the aforementioned NW and the south middle, where I, too, fell for the JUSTDESERTS trouble. Colum probably knew SCLERA right away, but I needed most of the crosses for that one. The one that took a surprisingly long time for me was CHEESEPIZZA, even though it was so obvious that I wrote in _____PIZZA off of the clue. You'll recall that I erroneously entered Aetna at first, giving an "a" instead of the necessary "C" for the first letter. I should have finished this one in the 20s.Huygenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14539030936919012404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-43160499818009618562016-11-11T17:45:01.629-05:002016-11-11T17:45:01.629-05:0010:37 (FWOE)
I tried yRS at 48D: Yearbook div., an...10:37 (FWOE)<br />I tried yRS at 48D: Yearbook div., and justified OZy in my mind as being some kind of pharmaceutical prefix, even though the clue clearly asks for measures. All the long answers in this grid are really strong. I love BOOMMICS with its clue. That's a great looking answer. I had lASH for a while, and couldn't see MCRIB until I realized the Mc opening was the necessary bit. Excellent puzzle.Colum Amoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15026647589873845732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-30273083321675324212016-11-11T12:31:46.793-05:002016-11-11T12:31:46.793-05:00I was duped by "just deserts" as well. I...I was duped by "just deserts" as well. I'd never heard nor seen the expression used this way. Overall an enjoyable and a somewhat easy puzzle for a Friday. <br />Cheers!Jessica Nhttp://feffergeo.comnoreply@blogger.com