tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post8163704082822181011..comments2024-03-29T07:26:22.640-04:00Comments on Horace and Frances discuss the New York Times Crossword Puzzle: Wednesday, Jan 8, 2014, Sam Ezersky and Victor FlemingHorace Fawleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-5051273735081346722014-01-09T04:13:16.743-05:002014-01-09T04:13:16.743-05:0014 mins.
I liked this puzzle all right. I'd ne...14 mins.<br />I liked this puzzle all right. I'd never heard of TORII, of course, and thought that it must be wrong. At first I had THINGAMAjig instead of THINGAMABOB, but not for long. BATHSPONGE might be my least favorite. I enjoyed BYOB (1A Message indicating "adult beverages not supplied") and NEWISSUE since it has "SUE" in it and 62D Drag to court (SUE) for the same reason.Huygenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14539030936919012404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-53161664047138341882014-01-08T21:52:41.206-05:002014-01-08T21:52:41.206-05:0010:18. This was definitely an iffy puzzle. I had a...10:18. This was definitely an iffy puzzle. I had a good deal of difficulty in the NE. ETAIL is common enough usage nowadays in puzzleland, but I dislike it. ATOB took a lot of looking at to see how it works, and I still don't like it. TORII and ORWELL were nice to see. When I hit submit, I got the annoying message: turns out I'd typed NUTJuB. Ah well.Colum Amoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15026647589873845732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-1443935453231766662014-01-08T20:51:36.221-05:002014-01-08T20:51:36.221-05:00Tag doesn't have baseS, but it can have a home...Tag doesn't have baseS, but it can have a home base, a safety place, a place where you run to and touch in order to be safe from being tagged out, kind of a time out place. It's particularly used in Hide & Seek Tag, although ordinary tag can have a home base. I'm not saying I liked tag that way, just that it was a common feature of tag.<br /><br />You're right about Torii Hunter. I don't recall seeing him in a puzzle before either and can only conjecture that puzzle makers are, stereotypically, less sport-aware (at least modern sports) than the average person in our circle.<br /><br />And are you saying you don't like The Turtles Elenore or that you don't know it?? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeAtre3Bxg8<br /> Jeff Sauerhttp://jeff.dtvgroup.comnoreply@blogger.com