tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post8419295412004515049..comments2024-03-27T07:17:39.554-04:00Comments on Horace and Frances discuss the New York Times Crossword Puzzle: Friday, July 7, 2017, Andy KravisHorace Fawleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-61613685715418158762017-07-08T07:32:17.065-04:002017-07-08T07:32:17.065-04:0022:09
Yes, outstanding puzzle. Luckily, I noticed ...22:09<br />Yes, outstanding puzzle. Luckily, I noticed the one "l" in 1A, so NAILSALON went right in. NIMES needed all of the crosses, as did RIENZI. I also didn't know of ADUE, but was happy to learn it, even though it's a French-derived musical direction and not the proper Italian.Huygenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14539030936919012404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-22383880654300403672017-07-07T20:12:17.108-04:002017-07-07T20:12:17.108-04:00BTW, INSTA is used with regularity around our hous...BTW, INSTA is used with regularity around our household, along with its relative, the "finsta", or a "fake" Instagram account where you can post things you don't want your parents seeing...Colum Amoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15026647589873845732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-51214589361231291432017-07-07T20:09:59.273-04:002017-07-07T20:09:59.273-04:007:47
Outstanding puzzle, for sure. NIMES was my en...7:47<br />Outstanding puzzle, for sure. NIMES was my entry point, followed by MOONLIGHT, which helped that whole section fall quickly. Love 38D: Part of a club (MAYO). Nice clue there. And we even get a mini-Wagner theme with RIENZI and ELSA! I knew the former, but like Mike, had to get the latter from crosses. NOFLYZONES is the best answer in the puzzle.Colum Amoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15026647589873845732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-60910051071276160152017-07-07T14:29:03.064-04:002017-07-07T14:29:03.064-04:0015:02
How nice it is to see two of the top indie c...15:02<br />How nice it is to see two of the top indie constructors on consecutive days in the old gray lady (and both of whom contributed puzzles at the recent Indie 500 tournament). Which is why we get fresh stuff like VAGUEBOOKS and ALLNBATEAM. I've done a lot of Andy Kravis puzzles, so maybe that is why I fared better today than yesterday.<br /><br />Very nice writeup! I don't have much to add, except that the whole MANSE/ELSA thing was a bit of a wild guess for me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com