tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post7790769418319293706..comments2024-03-29T07:26:22.640-04:00Comments on Horace and Frances discuss the New York Times Crossword Puzzle: Saturday, March 11, 2017, Natan LastHorace Fawleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-27662251704864211552017-03-11T17:52:35.605-05:002017-03-11T17:52:35.605-05:0018:11
Frannie has already hit the highlights of my...18:11<br />Frannie has already hit the highlights of my solve, but I'll just add that I, too, was surprised by the double E in WOOKIEES, and equally not surprised at all by GLORIASTEINEM, which was my first answer. I think MOES was second. <br /><br />There seems to be some debate online about the Durocher quote. Some say that when speaking of OTT, he said, "he always finishes in second," and was speaking of a team - with two separate clauses - when he said "Nice guys, finish last." It all happened before I was born, I'm pretty sure, so I'm no authority, but the distinction was interesting.Horace Fawleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-62428986076488543382017-03-11T17:34:05.994-05:002017-03-11T17:34:05.994-05:0012:43
Thought I would get through in under 10 when...12:43<br />Thought I would get through in under 10 when I entered GLORIASTEINEM off the A in OARSMAN (my first entry). But things got tougher. Love HOMEEC and OLDFLAME. VIRTUALREALITY didn't seem quite like a "field".Colum Amoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15026647589873845732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-24959545285838728022017-03-11T09:27:30.763-05:002017-03-11T09:27:30.763-05:0030:38
Sue's working today, so I, too, was up e...30:38<br />Sue's working today, so I, too, was up early. First of all, I suppose that I should have known that WOOKIEES is spelled like that, but would have guessed one "e." APHID...who knew? Should be a law against that sort of thing. SNOTS is excellent, and who doesn't love WHITEPRIVILEGE (IMSORRY - just joking - THENERVE!). I never heard of a KEGSTAND, and never tried SHAD roe, to my knowledge. I, of course, like "Tommy," and so SEEME is fine over here. GYRATE is a great way to end the puzzle, and could be considered to be Huygens Material, in a way.Huygenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14539030936919012404noreply@blogger.com