tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post96369900938032611..comments2024-03-07T21:45:59.348-07:00Comments on Madness...Crossword and Otherwise: Friday, July 27 - John R. ConradLinda Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15816794362786044423noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-37536414292859432952007-09-07T15:33:00.000-06:002007-09-07T15:33:00.000-06:00I wonder why I wrote the "dust" in Stardust top to...<I>I wonder why I wrote the "dust" in Stardust top to bottom, when all the others were written bottom to top?</I><BR/><BR/>it's the only one without a number in the upper left corner...given the choice, you are evidently a top to bottomer. whatever that means.<BR/><BR/>favorite things besides the fun of figuring out the theme: filch for cop, hose for rip off, the new-to-me-word shako (which i will feature in my blog later tonight) and DUSTY SPRINGFIELD.cornbread hellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04044619147561532271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-37725184189659549392007-07-27T18:51:00.000-06:002007-07-27T18:51:00.000-06:00Jaya...that's a much nicer name than Anonymous at ...Jaya...that's a much nicer name than Anonymous at 12:58!<BR/><BR/>Now you can start solving the day before! And on Saturday and Sunday (for the Sunday and Monday puzzles), they publish at 6:00 EST.<BR/><BR/>Thanks again for the kind comments.Linda Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15816794362786044423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-23224676004874897722007-07-27T18:47:00.000-06:002007-07-27T18:47:00.000-06:00Thank you for the "plug" for the online version. I...Thank you for the "plug" for the online version. I actually do subscribe online, though wasn't aware it was available at 10 PM the night before. It's great to find someone like you who is so commited to improving the crossword puzzle skills as well as gaining more knowledge about different things in life.<BR/>Thanks again,<BR/>Jaya B (anonymous at 12:58)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-92043844722210667512007-07-27T18:12:00.000-06:002007-07-27T18:12:00.000-06:00Back home after a day away from the computer. So ...Back home after a day away from the computer. So nice to see comments from new readers. I hope you'll come back often ; )<BR/><BR/>Andy, shako and Bev were two I only got from crosses. Keep at it.<BR/><BR/>Steve, getting a few answers from a blog isn't cheating...neither is Googling (refer to my comment above). I consider both to be learning processes ; )<BR/><BR/>Fred, I really look like that. That's REALLY a joke. A rebus is a bit tougher, but the aha moments are so much more rewarding. <BR/><BR/>JD, I didn't go to last year's tournament but am looking forward to Brooklyn. If I end up 600 out of 700, I'll be happy. Rex and Robert are rightfully proud of their finishing spots...but I don't think ACPT was attended by solvers from any other planet, much less any other solar system, galaxy or parallel universe ; )<BR/><BR/>Anonymous (at 12:58), I subscribe to the New York Times online. The puzzle is available at 10:00 pm their time, which is 8:00 Mountain time (earlier on the weekends). A yearly subscription is around $38, but you can try it for a month for maybe $7. They don't pay bloggers to plug their service...but it's well worth it.Linda Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15816794362786044423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-21145933828347633672007-07-27T17:10:00.000-06:002007-07-27T17:10:00.000-06:00Thanks for that information. I'll try to make it t...Thanks for that information. I'll try to make it to Brooklyn; I was born there many years ago in Bensonhurst. JDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-54525653110841405292007-07-27T16:01:00.000-06:002007-07-27T16:01:00.000-06:00"I wonder why I wrote the "dust" in Stardust top t..."I wonder why I wrote the "dust" in Stardust top to bottom, when all the others were written bottom to top?"<BR/><BR/>That's easy because stardust has no place else to go but down.<BR/><BR/>And, Anonymous, Rex knows he's the 166th greatest crossword solver in the Universe because that was his ranking in the 2007 American Crossword Puzzle Tournament. Next year's tournament is in Brooklyn, you should come, it's a lot of fun, and you can find out where you rank in the crossword universe.<BR/><BR/>Robert Loy (the 148th greatest crossword solver in the universe.)Norrin2https://www.blogger.com/profile/08556797281238202366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-89132874067750637812007-07-27T12:58:00.000-06:002007-07-27T12:58:00.000-06:00Thanks for your effort and for posting the cwp gri...Thanks for your effort and for posting the cwp grid (with the right answers!)It does help a lot. <BR/>Got a question for you: When do you get the puzzle...I see your posting time says 10:28 PM(Last night?) Keep up the good work Linda G.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-1386416692503544532007-07-27T12:07:00.000-06:002007-07-27T12:07:00.000-06:00Linda: I really enjoy your blog very much. I foun...Linda: I really enjoy your blog very much. I found you through Rex, and I found him accidently. Do you have a ranking? Rex claims to be the 166th greatest. How did he arrive at that number? Maybe by now he's 165th or 65th.Although you admitted googling, I'm sure your rating is pretty high.<BR/><BR/>I didn't know White Lady of Soul answer. Dust buster put me on the right track. I should have remembered Article 1 from constitutional law, too long ago. <BR/><BR/>I enjoy your comments and observations. Thanks<BR/><BR/>JDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-10705790853860992862007-07-27T11:33:00.000-06:002007-07-27T11:33:00.000-06:00Very nice work Linda..and by the way, has anyone t...Very nice work Linda..and by the way, has anyone told you you look like Ava Gardner :-) (that's a joke)...Today's puzzle was really tough for me...I really don't like when they use multiple letters or words for a single space....<BR/><BR/>Fred M (calpoet)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-15004771062204700992007-07-27T09:12:00.000-06:002007-07-27T09:12:00.000-06:00Yep - I discovered you googling for "ENDUST". I do...Yep - I discovered you googling for "ENDUST". I do these things while taking the 22 Bus going down Clark Street in Chicago, and I truly hope my Blackberry can't access your blog for cheats along the way!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-91378571117917505812007-07-27T09:07:00.000-06:002007-07-27T09:07:00.000-06:00Thanks for filling in a few today...two that had m...Thanks for filling in a few today...two that had me stumped that you didn't mention were shako (8 down) and bev (23 across). Those were way obscure for me....<BR/><BR/>Andy GAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-81490609745189161912007-07-27T08:45:00.000-06:002007-07-27T08:45:00.000-06:00Not great...just determined. I still Google on so...Not great...just determined. I still Google on some Friday and Saturday puzzles to get past a roadblock.<BR/><BR/>When I first started doing the NYT last year, I found Rex Parker's blog (see link in sidebar) the same way you found this one. I'd start reading to get a couple of the theme answers in place, then go back to the puzzle. Pretty soon I wasn't looking him up until I'd finished. <BR/><BR/>Whatever works ; )Linda Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15816794362786044423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3305840857858959680.post-28081029530119094742007-07-27T07:51:00.000-06:002007-07-27T07:51:00.000-06:00You are great at this.I Googled one of these words...You are great at this.<BR/><BR/>I Googled one of these words and found you.<BR/><BR/>Now the puzzle is too easy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com