tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post999226336895472401..comments2024-03-29T07:26:22.640-04:00Comments on Horace and Frances discuss the New York Times Crossword Puzzle: Saturday, September 16, 2017, Natan Last, The J.A.S.A. Crossword Class, and Finn VigelandHorace Fawleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04676932991883111336noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-59486593804889156332017-09-18T14:21:54.277-04:002017-09-18T14:21:54.277-04:0049:46
This one was pretty tough for me, especially...49:46<br />This one was pretty tough for me, especially the SE corner. HOOHAS was surprising. MEEMAW is often said on "The Big Bang Theory" by Sheldon Cooper, who is supposed to be a Texan, so maybe that's a Texas dialect. I never heard of that gourd, either. Mostly fun puzzle, though.Huygenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14539030936919012404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-53555284730463023382017-09-16T17:17:43.121-04:002017-09-16T17:17:43.121-04:0036:06
Thought I was going to break a record when I...36:06<br />Thought I was going to break a record when I filled in the NW corner straight away. But then the agony began. Never heard of CHAYOTE and TRICE, with TRICE crossing TARA to boot.<br /><br />I agree that all of the long ones were very nice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-21494128540019420322017-09-16T16:17:33.628-04:002017-09-16T16:17:33.628-04:0021:54
Very nice indeed. SHELOVESME right above HES...21:54<br />Very nice indeed. SHELOVESME right above HESAKEEPER? Delightful. Tough clue for POTATORACE. It's not a competition that's fair, it's a competition at a fair. Also ONES is such a great clue. I had a tough time with 35A: Flaps. I had __OHAS and could think of nothing but "alohas". HOOHAS? Ouch. Fortunately I had just seen Merchant of Venice this summer (with Cece playing the title role of Antonio), so JESSICA wasn't too hard. My toughest section was the SW, broken finally by figuring out ATTORNEY. I can never remember the various amendments.Colum Amoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15026647589873845732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7869983234842507044.post-84088682180684110572017-09-16T15:53:40.154-04:002017-09-16T15:53:40.154-04:00Yes, this one was very enjoyable. Amazing about t...Yes, this one was very enjoyable. Amazing about the Sid Caesar coincidence. I thought it was quite something that i was looking for an SOS answer just a few days ago, and I got one today--with a great clue. "Kind of place for the summer" was easy for me, but I happened to have put in the NE and S before I read the clue. Love pretty much all the answers you have spotlighted. Fun to see SHARKTANK in there since we watch that show just about every week. I was surprised that "Something to watch" turned out to be THEGAP. I like it, but I thought that phrase was too British to be clued so simply. The plural of ERTES is fine, isn't it? Just like Picassos or Monets. I guess I'll have to look up CHAYOTE and TTY, but I never mind learning a thing or two from a puzzle. Lovely Saturday!englishteacher59https://www.blogger.com/profile/16790678319090827125noreply@blogger.com