tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post721519262602656053..comments2024-03-27T07:17:39.554-04:00Comments on Horace and Frances discuss the New York Times Crossword Puzzle: Tuesday, April 8, 2014, Ian LivengoodHorace Fawleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-54152048497471778632014-04-08T19:37:19.949-04:002014-04-08T19:37:19.949-04:00I did think to myself at one point "Did he ev...I did think to myself at one point "Did he even read the review?," but now I think it is kind of interesting to see what you chose to highlight on your own, and how it overlaps with the review. Also, nice about Tomei, although it doesn't seem quite right. Horace Fawleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-32578642977160598742014-04-08T16:04:25.577-04:002014-04-08T16:04:25.577-04:009:10
KEEPITDOWN (17A “That’s enough!,” to a hot do...9:10<br />KEEPITDOWN (17A “That’s enough!,” to a hot dog-eating contestant?) was both funny and somewhat gross. 21A Doofus (ASS) had me fooled for a bit. I’d originally entered “oaf,” but of course no crosses worked with that. I would have tried very hard to come up with a better clue for that, such as “21A ___MAN, NY license plate mistakenly assigned to Kramer” or even “21A Piece of ___,” but perhaps the latter is too crASS. Everyone loves a 27A Certain graph shape (PIE), and 40A Action verb that’s also a Roman numeral (MIX) was a vast improvement over the usual type of clue for that kind of answer. It was nice to see GOUDA (48A Dutch cheese) in there instead of the ever-present Edam. 25D Miscellaneous things (WHATNOT) gave me fond remembrances of the late Tim Yacino, who has yet to be replaced around here, and it’s always nice to think of Marisa TOMEI (33D - is that possibly an allusion to more than the placement in the puzzle?). There was some junk in here, but in all, a great deal of good, including the theme. (Note: This was written at work prior to reading the Horace and Frances review, so I apologize if I’ve covered any of the same ground.)Huygenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14539030936919012404noreply@blogger.com