tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post699257342482727754..comments2024-03-29T07:26:22.640-04:00Comments on Horace and Frances discuss the New York Times Crossword Puzzle: Thursday, November 10, 2016, Jonathan M. Kaye and Jeff ChenHorace Fawleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-76644069558188202902016-11-11T08:59:10.326-05:002016-11-11T08:59:10.326-05:0022:27
Fun theme today, and I, too, figured it out ...22:27<br />Fun theme today, and I, too, figured it out early with DMAJOR and its theme crossing. Jockey ARCARO is not known to me, but the crosses were fine, even the aforementioned BEEFALO, for which there is no need. MAGNETO is nice, as was the great clue for TRIX, which took me a while to get, too. 16A Netflix activity (BINGE) took me by surprise (and it's something I've never done, since I have other things going on). ELEKTRA should have been clued with Strauss instead of the brand-name record label, but that's my only real complaint. Thumbs up here, too.Huygenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14539030936919012404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-83383564104930268902016-11-10T22:40:23.132-05:002016-11-10T22:40:23.132-05:00Ouch. Leonard Cohen. And thanks for the 1A rating,...Ouch. Leonard Cohen. And thanks for the 1A rating, which I totally forgot. I agree with your grade.Horace Fawleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-29636224837981798772016-11-10T22:05:31.786-05:002016-11-10T22:05:31.786-05:0010:05
The darned app thought using the rebus [HOOK...10:05<br />The darned app thought using the rebus [HOOK] was an error, so that pushed me to 10:27 by the time I replaced all of them. Silly. Although I see now with all of those Js in the black squares why the J was preferred in the answers as well.<br /><br />The SE corner was my ending as well. I had the ____KER and the ____KTRA in there from those answers and nothing else, until I finally broke RACY, and the rest came into place. Even then... ATOZ clued by "Covering the waterfront"? Boy, that's rough cluing, but fair for a Thursday.<br /><br />Is that a BEEFALO? Good Lord, it's frightening looking. I give 1A: Event with a kind and queen (PROM) a B+ for the fun clue. Also, watch The Crown on Netflix. It's pretty amazingly well done.<br /><br />Finally, sad news about Leonard Cohen today.Colum Amoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15026647589873845732noreply@blogger.com