tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post60150983222681057..comments2024-03-07T21:45:59.348-07:00Comments on Madness...Crossword and Otherwise: Thursday, May 29 - John FarmerLinda Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15816794362786044423noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-4043844826463304632008-07-10T13:57:00.000-06:002008-07-10T13:57:00.000-06:00On the down clues the rebus stands for down. on t...On the down clues the rebus stands for down. on the across clues, it stands for across. Chicago Sun Times just ran this puzzle today for the NYT puzzle section.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-62738946768423919702008-05-29T19:35:00.000-06:002008-05-29T19:35:00.000-06:00Tricky? Jim, that's putting it mildly! Seriously...Tricky? Jim, that's putting it mildly! Seriously, though, John Farmer is a genius to have pulled off a puzzle like this one. In retrospect, even if I'd fully grasped the theme, I'm not sure I could have worded it in a way that readers would have understood what I was saying.<BR/><BR/>Looking forward to Friday's puzzle ; )Linda Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15816794362786044423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-83169494727357715172008-05-29T13:00:00.000-06:002008-05-29T13:00:00.000-06:00Tricky puzzle. I'm sure Mr. Farmer is laughing wi...Tricky puzzle. I'm sure Mr. Farmer is laughing with glee at all the consternation he causes. Just sick, if you ask me :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-85330316562580017392008-05-29T11:57:00.000-06:002008-05-29T11:57:00.000-06:00Loved this puzzle. It took a while to get the tric...Loved this puzzle. It took a while to get the trick of the rebus, but I got there eventually. Very clever. I love it when a puzzle makes me work hard.<BR/><BR/>I got stuck for a bit trying to fit a Baldwin boy into 21D. Like you, Linda, I much prefer the PIANO, and 1D OLESTRA was the first word I filled in.MBGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08315707409179428435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-75292123526105314102008-05-29T09:32:00.000-06:002008-05-29T09:32:00.000-06:00Linda, I did the same with One Down. I loved the ...Linda, I did the same with One Down. I loved the process of getting the Rebus right...and it took some doing. I didn't know Narthex, and would have guessed it's in the throat or is some part of a complex insect.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-41226286025338672462008-05-29T05:42:00.000-06:002008-05-29T05:42:00.000-06:00Linda,35A Could work both ways with "across" and "...Linda,<BR/><BR/>35A Could work both ways with "across" and "down" since both words are dead center in the puzzle.<BR/><BR/>MOVE ACROSS TOWN vs. MOVE DOWN TOWN<BR/>NormanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-69226916104893661362008-05-29T05:39:00.000-06:002008-05-29T05:39:00.000-06:00Very tough puzzle...How can you be "too old" for D...Very tough puzzle...<BR/><BR/>How can you be "too old" for Disney movies? I'm in my 30s and still love going to see them!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com