tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post8311664883460181646..comments2024-03-27T07:17:39.554-04:00Comments on Horace and Frances discuss the New York Times Crossword Puzzle: Friday, September 19, 2014, Finn VigelandHorace Fawleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-84677903425566500402014-09-19T16:27:24.767-04:002014-09-19T16:27:24.767-04:0017:27. I liked the NW and the SE of this puzzle a ...17:27. I liked the NW and the SE of this puzzle a lot. I got in with BDAY, and then LENADUNHAM went in, but then I had to move elsewhere. I had bits and pieces here and there, until ONEPOTATO went in, which helped fill in the NE (the first corner to be completely filled for me - I had no idea about ELEA or LLANERO, and guessed NEO, but it all worked out through crosses). SATIE was nice, and POLLSTER was well-clued. I liked that the last across answer was FRESHSTART - pointing us to tomorrow, I guess.<br /><br />"Level" and "Not level" was a nice pairing (EQUAL and ATASLANT). "Make public" and "Public" were another good pairing (UNEARTH and ONRECORD). Cece gave me LAUTNER from the other room. Good to have a young one in the house. Last clue to be entered was ETVOILA!Colum Amoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15026647589873845732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-29975924641780110822014-09-19T16:24:15.773-04:002014-09-19T16:24:15.773-04:00Excellent news about Sue. I hope it continues!Excellent news about Sue. I hope it continues!Horace Fawleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-46349562992934858752014-09-19T13:42:45.650-04:002014-09-19T13:42:45.650-04:00Untimed (we took it with us when we got haircuts),...Untimed (we took it with us when we got haircuts), but <45 mins.<br />Sue helped! While I was getting my hair cut, I handed the puzzle to her and she actually looked it over, entering things like SEAFOOD, LIRAS, ONEPOTATO, ONRECORD, and NEO. Granted, I'd entered many of the crosses, but she saw through, for example, ONE_OT_TO and ON_ECO__, to get the answers, which was very helpful. I told her that if she can help on a Friday, a Monday or Tuesday puzzle shouldn't be beyond her solo attempts. Anyway, Horace pointed out the Huygens material. LENADUNHAM is, kinda, also, since she's often naked on "Girls," although I've never watched the show, and the fact that she's naked isn't really much of an incentive. Most of my hesitation was in the NE, also, because it took awhile to get 11A Story lines (ARCS), even though I had AR_S, 16A What marketers might follow (TELE) was tricky and I didn't know the "L" crossing RELLANO/ELEA. Sue helped with that, too. This was a nice Friday. Hopefully, Sue will take a look at tomorrow's offering with me.Huygenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14539030936919012404noreply@blogger.com