tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post7234738069990550607..comments2024-03-27T07:17:39.554-04:00Comments on Horace and Frances discuss the New York Times Crossword Puzzle: Sunday, July 12, 2015, Patrick BerryHorace Fawleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-62206568247244637602015-07-14T06:45:09.074-04:002015-07-14T06:45:09.074-04:00I starred FLASH as being clued particularly well a...I starred FLASH as being clued particularly well and 121A Study too much, say (OGLE) as the best clue I've seen for that crosswordese as yet. Decent puzzle and a good theme. The west had a couple of tricky spots for me, but nothing that wasn't overcome quickly. I'm sure that the puzzle was finished in well under an hour, but I didn't time it as I was outside by the lake solving.Huygenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14539030936919012404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-38292722758281524762015-07-13T23:01:58.650-04:002015-07-13T23:01:58.650-04:00I had a busy Sunday, so I hurriedly finished this ...I had a busy Sunday, so I hurriedly finished this before heading out for the day. It's never good when you feel you have to plow through a Sunday as fast as possible, especially when it's a Patrick Berry! Some fun stuff, pretty clean. PERFIDY, PLENITUDE, POCATELLO... and the interesting trivia of ALYDAR (basically a random assortment of letters saved by a clue). <br /><br />- HoraceHorace Fawleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-42701083197394398422015-07-13T01:58:05.355-04:002015-07-13T01:58:05.355-04:00Romp is a good word for this: very pleasant exerci...Romp is a good word for this: very pleasant exercise for a Sunday. Cute theme answers but nothing that really wowed. Nothing that elicited groans either. It's actually the kind of puzzle that makes me think, "I could come up with something like that!" I agree with you on ODEUM. I much prefer ODEON; in fact, the U and the M of the former were my only write-overs. PERFIDY was indeed a real treat to see in the grid. I'm a sucker for those somewhat higher level vocabulary words. "Flexible Flyer, e.g." brought a wave of nostalgia: there are still three of them--small, medium, and large-- up on the wall in the garage at Willard Ave.englishteacher59https://www.blogger.com/profile/16790678319090827125noreply@blogger.com