tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post6707086159374517598..comments2024-03-07T21:45:59.348-07:00Comments on Madness...Crossword and Otherwise: Friday, October 26 - David QuarfootLinda Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15816794362786044423noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-79864685245917181132007-10-26T20:01:00.000-06:002007-10-26T20:01:00.000-06:00Paul, you say picky like it's a bad thing ; )Techn...Paul, you say picky like it's a bad thing ; )<BR/><BR/>Technically, you're right...but the clue wouldn't have been as ambiguous if it had been worded that way.Linda Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15816794362786044423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-84270141688469499652007-10-26T19:55:00.000-06:002007-10-26T19:55:00.000-06:00I liked the challenge but the clue for PGA Tour sh...I liked the challenge but the clue for PGA Tour should have been written ...driving distance is a concern "on" it not "in" it. No one says they play "in" the PGA .<BR/><BR/>am I being too picky?<BR/><BR/>Paul Courtney AtlantaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-89963954764934703112007-10-26T16:50:00.000-06:002007-10-26T16:50:00.000-06:00To me this was tough but not unsolvable. I did ha...To me this was tough but not unsolvable. I did have to google twice but really enjoyed the puzzle. <BR/><BR/>So many words to like and so little time (getting dinner ready)...<BR/><BR/>I had trouble with hivers too. Bleck to that : )Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-4164436933285066842007-10-26T11:42:00.000-06:002007-10-26T11:42:00.000-06:00Great puzzle. Amazingly, I did better on today's ...Great puzzle. Amazingly, I did better on today's than yesterday. I can't imagine Sinatra hosting the academy awards though. And thanks to all for the meaning of hiver. Hopefully, I'll remember the word in a few years when it pops up again...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-48733291279962591762007-10-26T10:54:00.000-06:002007-10-26T10:54:00.000-06:00"Hiver" is French for "Winter" and "Ete" is "summe..."Hiver" is French for "Winter" and "Ete" is "summer"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-54676385204107569012007-10-26T09:08:00.000-06:002007-10-26T09:08:00.000-06:00linda, if you knew how LONG it took me, you'd just...linda, if you knew how LONG it took me, you'd just call me stubborn.cornbread hellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04044619147561532271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-3741545842503184792007-10-26T08:54:00.000-06:002007-10-26T08:54:00.000-06:00Was cruising right along until 3 down - gaga means...Was cruising right along until 3 down - gaga means 'sweet on' if you're from the south...almost!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-62405137069799647372007-10-26T07:38:00.000-06:002007-10-26T07:38:00.000-06:00Thanks, kratsman, for the link. It really is a be...Thanks, kratsman, for the link. It really is a beautiful poem...that line was certainly taken out of context. Here's my favorite verse...my prayer for my daughter who had cheekbones at the age of seven.<BR/><BR/>May she be granted beauty and yet not <BR/>Beauty to make a stranger's eye distraught, <BR/>Or hers before a looking-glass, for such, <BR/>Being made beautiful overmuch, <BR/>Consider beauty a sufficient end, <BR/>Lose natural kindness and maybe <BR/>The heart-revealing intimacy <BR/>That chooses right, and never find a friend.<BR/><BR/>Thankfully, she also had (and still has) a heart of gold.Linda Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15816794362786044423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-45845285031979704422007-10-26T07:29:00.000-06:002007-10-26T07:29:00.000-06:00Googled the Yeats quote after the puzzle. It's fro...Googled the Yeats quote after the puzzle. It's from "A Prayer for My Daughter."<BR/><BR/>I agree it didn't sound very Yeatsy.<BR/><BR/>Here's a link to the poem: http://unix.cc.wmich.edu/~cooneys/poems/Yeats.prayer.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-24761750830669975392007-10-26T06:16:00.000-06:002007-10-26T06:16:00.000-06:00I just read the post and see that I left out a ver...I just read the post and see that I left out a very important fact. I Googled a few things during commercials. In the past, though, that hasn't been enough for me to crack a Quarfoot, so I was happy to finish this.<BR/><BR/>Annielee, thanks for clarifying ete/hiver...I'll remember them when I see them next ; )<BR/><BR/>Profphil, I kept trying phrases like that, but yours made more sense. Forgot to say that I originally had WARM (once I had the W in place) and HOT.<BR/><BR/>Cornbread, if you could do this without help, YOU'RE brilliant!<BR/><BR/>Coachjdc, SEUSS was too funny. I had the Y from ENEMY, and YEATS was the only poet I could think of...but it didn't sound very YEATS-y to me.Linda Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15816794362786044423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-19309536178193758972007-10-26T05:14:00.000-06:002007-10-26T05:14:00.000-06:00No doubt, a challenging puzzle. Had the hardest ti...No doubt, a challenging puzzle. Had the hardest time with the NE section. Had to google ODER-Neisse and SINATRA (can't believe I didn't see that with the crosses I had, but it's early & Friday) I originally had SEUSS instead of YEATS. Read the clue for 27D & tell me you can't picture that in a Dr Seuss book LOLcoachjdchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12046857982693520443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-35749384117954010562007-10-26T01:13:00.000-06:002007-10-26T01:13:00.000-06:00i'm gonna have to tell you. i think this puzzle is...i'm gonna have to tell you. i think this puzzle is BRILLIANT. rare, even.<BR/>(i'm sorry the petite offended you, though, linda.)<BR/><BR/>from my perspective there is no bad fill and so much good.<BR/>and there's something for everyone.<BR/><BR/>from sinatra/yoko ono, to k-ration/pop tart, to vcr/netflix, to st. denis/mr. slate, to origami/pga tour...from my favorite poet yeats all the way to the ricoculous, currently popular myspace... stop me! before i start listing all the 3 word phrases i enjoyed and every other bit of fill. omigosh malaise, smitten, love set, trounces...epitome. (shut up rick)<BR/><BR/>it was challenging, but totally doable without help. a MOST<BR/>satisfying puzzle.<BR/> <BR/>i say rock on! quarfoot.cornbread hellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04044619147561532271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-33743037369764249372007-10-26T00:09:00.000-06:002007-10-26T00:09:00.000-06:00Hi Linda,I was only able to get the bottom half of...Hi Linda,<BR/><BR/>I was only able to get the bottom half of the puzzle after much work. I checked out your blog for the top half. You did great and thanks for posting early.<BR/><BR/>As to not yet act: wait. Dont act yet, wait.<BR/><BR/>I too was confused with VCR for taper. I thougt candle? then thought tapering off? When I read your blog, I still didn't get it until I read it 3 times and then realized D'uh Vcr's tape shows so vcr is a show taper--ouch.<BR/><BR/>Fridays, are so hard for me and I've only been doing them for a few months now. I finished half which is more than I could have said a few months ago. I'm still not up for the Saturday challenge, it's Sunday through Friday for me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-77377870098034025742007-10-25T23:25:00.000-06:002007-10-25T23:25:00.000-06:00Wow, this one was super tough! I was slogging alon...Wow, this one was super tough! I was slogging along and decided to see if you had posted yet. Thank you! I got about three quarters of the puzzle without help but it took a couple of hours. Worst I've done in quite a long while.<BR/><BR/>I can help with ete and hiver ... they're French for summer and winter. <BR/><BR/>Very good game tonight. I'm happy the Sox won, but am betting it'll be a different story when they play in Denver. I'm not taking anything for granted, the Rockies are too good.MBGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08315707409179428435noreply@blogger.com