tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post8822465332445063918..comments2024-03-29T03:05:05.578-04:00Comments on Horace and Frances discuss the New York Times Crossword Puzzle: Thursday, July 16, 2020, Evan KalishHorace Fawleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-20797052730530776462020-07-19T22:17:30.988-04:002020-07-19T22:17:30.988-04:00I sensed a trick because I knew about Arthur Dent ...I sensed a trick because I knew about Arthur Dent and Article 2 and sort of assumed something involving poison somehow, but I was sort of thinking rebus or reworded versions of those answers or something else until relatively late.<br /><br />Favorite answer: definitely MATCHA. I guess we won't see that one often, with only two vowels. But very nice. And I just had some really nice green tea this morning, so it is thematic to my day.Jim Kingdonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01857308320156877253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-17574635946819523132020-07-16T17:37:59.242-04:002020-07-16T17:37:59.242-04:0014:09
Well, I thought my time was good until I saw...14:09<br />Well, I thought my time was good until I saw Horace's! Nice job. I got the trick quite early on without actually seeing the revealer until I got down to it. Of course, having read "Hitchhiker's" many times and seen the relevant TV series and movie many times, [ART]HURDENT is always with me. I actually broke into the theme at [ART]ICLEII (which I knew) because I already had a few of the crosses and could see that a rebus "arti" would in no way work for the down. Really a nicely-flowing puzzle today, and there's even some EROTICA in there, although Sue says I probably wouldn't enjoy the particular book referenced. OMAHA always reminds me of the ads during "Wild Kingdom" with Marlin Perkins.Huygenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14539030936919012404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-12987357114938747532020-07-16T15:36:38.853-04:002020-07-16T15:36:38.853-04:00"The revealer" is what we call the entry..."The revealer" is what we call the entry within the puzzle that explains the trick. In this case, it is 68-Across: "Witchcraft ... or what each block of three black squares in this puzzle represents?"<br /><br />In other words, every set of three black squares together represents the letters "A-R-T," as in the stack of three black squares between 7- and 8-Down, and to the left of 62-Down. If you imagine those black squares covering up the letters A-R-T, the nonsensical "IFICIALHE" becomes "artificial heart."<br /><br />It's the same whether you're on paper, the web, or in the app.Horace Fawleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-31372719240404447502020-07-16T09:53:48.270-04:002020-07-16T09:53:48.270-04:00So if you are working on a paper copy )yes, We act...So if you are working on a paper copy )yes, We actually get the paper) where is the revealerAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06711765205071454692noreply@blogger.com