tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post8076823986196513716..comments2024-03-19T00:45:58.521-04:00Comments on Horace and Frances discuss the New York Times Crossword Puzzle: Tuesday, September 19, 2107, Don Gagliardo and Zhouqin BurnikelHorace Fawleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-38429465743404072902017-09-20T16:48:02.371-04:002017-09-20T16:48:02.371-04:004:52
I liked the theme just fine, but starting wit...4:52<br />I liked the theme just fine, but starting with APACHES and DOGMEAT, not to mention taking out TONSILS, was rough. Mind you, I had it worse for a moment. I put in TONaILS, which would be even more painful to have removed. And the word itself might be pained by having its E removed, I don't know.Colum Amoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15026647589873845732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-74253385218452346892017-09-20T12:58:02.908-04:002017-09-20T12:58:02.908-04:009:27
Liked IRONAGE.
As foe what silent letters a...9:27<br /><br />Liked IRONAGE.<br /><br />As foe what silent letters are doing there or how they affect pronunciation, I'm no linguist but I gather they can show up for different reasons and there may or may not be much rhyme or reason. I totally missed the thing about each themer having two copies of the silent letter, so maybe the revealer clue could have been reworded (or maybe I just wasn't paying attention).Jim Kingdonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01857308320156877253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-9682633241352988172017-09-19T21:56:45.742-04:002017-09-19T21:56:45.742-04:00This puzzle lost me on the last clue: "Smokey...This puzzle lost me on the last clue: "Smokey Bear was in an early one, for short." Smokey Bear was not in any PSAs that I recall from my youth. Smokey THE Bear was in those commercials. "Smokey the Bear, Smokey the Bear, prowlin' and a-growlin' and a-sniffin' the air; he can find a fire before it starts to flame--that's why they call him Smokey, and that's how he got his name." My other beef is that SILENTPARTNERs are half of a pair in which the other partner ISN'T silent. Also, too many lame balls. SOANDSO was clever. englishteacher59https://www.blogger.com/profile/16790678319090827125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-15878228110844897342017-09-19T18:35:55.946-04:002017-09-19T18:35:55.946-04:009:26
The HAGGIS and DOGMEAT would certainly make m...9:26<br />The HAGGIS and DOGMEAT would certainly make me STARVES for as long as I could stand it, which would be many, many days. I'd rather some PASTA, ALGA and OAT go past my TONSILS. GORSE was unexpected, no? And I liked WRONGANSWER best of the themes, but I didn't know K.T. OSLIN, and was slightly slowed down with him or her because I'd never heard of an IDENTIKIT, but all-in-all I think the good outweighs the bad. Nice clue for HILO (55A U.S. city whose name looks oxymoronic).Huygenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14539030936919012404noreply@blogger.com