tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post2343490465595398826..comments2024-03-07T21:45:59.348-07:00Comments on Madness...Crossword and Otherwise: Wednesday, February 13 - Elizabeth C. GorskiLinda Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15816794362786044423noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-35676565220663739972008-02-13T17:39:00.000-07:002008-02-13T17:39:00.000-07:00jimd, hope you all make it through this strange we...jimd, hope you all make it through this strange weather. When we first moved to western Colorado, they had just had a 6-inch snowfall. Coming from the mountains, we thought it was nothing. But this was the desert, and it hardly ever snowed...they had to bring in snowplows from somewhere else. Sand generally takes care of us.<BR/><BR/>Thanks, kratsman...always nice to have confirmation that I haven't imagined something ; )<BR/><BR/>annielee, you could always go back and download that one if you want a real challenge! As I recall, I didn't do it...just read about it.Linda Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15816794362786044423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-42821510832683937582008-02-13T16:08:00.000-07:002008-02-13T16:08:00.000-07:00Linda, I certainly remember the other word ladder ...Linda, I certainly remember the other word ladder puzzle you referred to. I recall it was quite tough. <BR/><BR/>I had to look up the details, tho.<BR/><BR/>Titled "Color Change" by Patrick Berry in the New York Sun on Friday, Sept. 14, 2007. <BR/><BR/>It was on the Puzzles of the Year list featured by Orange and Rex.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-45543632831109734152008-02-13T09:12:00.000-07:002008-02-13T09:12:00.000-07:00Fun puzzle. First word ladder puzzle I remember en...Fun puzzle. First word ladder puzzle I remember encountering, though I've been solving for years, just not the NYT. No real problems with this one. <BR/><BR/>At first wanted the cote calls to be baas instead of COOS; initially filled in flake for FLECK, which I knew was wrong as soon as I saw the clue for ERICA Jong; had not heard of a BETATRON, but it came easily from crosses; wanted genies instead of SODAS.<BR/><BR/>UNAPT is a word I don't recall ever seeing outside of a crossword puzzle.MBGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08315707409179428435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-21734199605188603162008-02-13T07:47:00.000-07:002008-02-13T07:47:00.000-07:00That was a tough puzzle for any day of the week, b...That was a tough puzzle for any day of the week, but really hard for Wednesday. Maybe I'm just bummed out that my streak of finishing puzzles ended at 10. Grumble grumble.<BR/><BR/>It is actually snowing here in Nashville Tennessee! Here in the south a 1/2 inch of snow can shut down the city!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-25790578043880314262008-02-13T07:07:00.000-07:002008-02-13T07:07:00.000-07:00I agree that UNAPT is an odd word, but UNFIT never...I agree that UNAPT is an odd word, but UNFIT never even occurred to me.<BR/><BR/>If I'm not mistaken, there was a word ladder puzzle some time ago...don't remember where it appeared...going from BLACK to WHITE. Does anyone else remember that one?<BR/><BR/>TOPE is the name of an elementary school here...not such a good idea, is it?Linda Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15816794362786044423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-22830827812761039122008-02-13T06:22:00.000-07:002008-02-13T06:22:00.000-07:00Wendy, like you I had no idea what a word ladder i...Wendy, like you I had no idea what a word ladder is...I did manage to get through the puzzle with help from Google...UNFIT is far better than UNAPT....and why is CORN SALAD only a Summer side dish?...what other parts of a curriculum are there....did not like this puzzle at all but the theme was very cleverAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-25980884297017371452008-02-13T06:15:00.000-07:002008-02-13T06:15:00.000-07:00I wouldn't know a word ladder if it hit me over th...I wouldn't know a word ladder if it hit me over the head, so I crashed and burned on this baby. It's the first Wednesday that I haven't finished in quite some time. Lots of nice stuff in it, regardless of my shortcomings. <BR/><BR/>I did get THE WHOLE SHEBANG on my own, which was fun, but not because of any epiphany related to the theme, I assure you.<BR/><BR/>I was amused by the fact that TOPE, which was an answer I guest blogged about here back in the fall (then unknown to me), continued to elude me, even though I knew it was *that* word. <BR/><BR/>Do people still wear ORLON socks? And I submit that Unfit is a far better word than UNAPT. <BR/><BR/>I also wanted the sprites in the bottles to be Geniis. Uh, non!wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06899889818724088564noreply@blogger.com