tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post76647550887287770..comments2024-03-27T07:17:39.554-04:00Comments on Horace and Frances discuss the New York Times Crossword Puzzle: Tuesday, September 30, 2014, Kyle T. DolanHorace Fawleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-12773922224296571982014-10-01T16:05:24.866-04:002014-10-01T16:05:24.866-04:0011:16
I got this one in just under Horace + Colum ...11:16<br />I got this one in just under Horace + Colum = 11:54. Once I had DREWCAREY I filled in SHOWCASESHOWDOWN in the circles (I had enough of the crosses to see where it started) and the other theme answers immediately. For some reason, though, some of the rest of the puzzle went a bit slowly, but there were no mysteries here. It was smooth, if not a bit slow for a Tuesday. Enjoyable puzzle.Huygenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14539030936919012404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-24029491195727415262014-09-30T22:00:46.161-04:002014-09-30T22:00:46.161-04:005:48. If it weren't for IDLEWILD and PGRATINGS...5:48. If it weren't for IDLEWILD and PGRATINGS, which both took a lot of crosses to figure out, it would have been faster yet. I blew through most of this just doing downs. I had Drew Carey in without even reading the clue, so I didn't zip through the other two long acrosses. What's with ONDVD and CDROM in the same puzzle? Ancient history, both of them, as far as I'm concerned. Welcome to the age of streaming!<br /><br />I liked POTUS, hated GASRING (is that really a term? I've never had any reason to use it). My first instinct on seeing "Blue circle on a range" was to try to enter "bullseye" but it didn't fit. Huygens might like LOVEBITES; I don't think I like either the entry or the idea of it. And we do have a fair amount of crosswordese, such as TORI, ARIL, SAC, TBSP. We also see the return of the unwelcome SES.<br /><br />But I did laugh at SLAIN.Colum Amoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15026647589873845732noreply@blogger.com