Was wondering why I never saw you on the math threads.
― 20 Preflyte Rock (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 28 May 2022 21:31 (two years ago) link
Tomorrow’s puzzle seems really boring.
― 20 Preflyte Rock (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 29 May 2022 00:33 (two years ago) link
Sez I as I peer into my 🔮
― 20 Preflyte Rock (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 29 May 2022 00:34 (two years ago) link
Natick today in the NW. :(
― Gianni Fursace (Leee), Thursday, 2 June 2022 17:31 (two years ago) link
Keith Hernandez just noted on tonight’s Mets broadcast there will a nyt xword themed around him this summer, right around the time his number is retired
― Michael F Gill, Tuesday, 7 June 2022 02:41 (two years ago) link
MEX
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 7 June 2022 02:49 (two years ago) link
Today (Tuesday) is scarily good. Not too difficult, but with a clever theme, good cluing, and some unusual words with crunchy consonant clusters. I particularly liked CMON, RXS, MRT, CBER, and ONSAFARI.
― Nutellanor Roosevelt (Ye Mad Puffin), Tuesday, 7 June 2022 11:39 (two years ago) link
Didn't like it as much as you did, but yeah, pretty substantial for a Tuesday.
― Double Elvis on the Dime (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 7 June 2022 16:13 (two years ago) link
Thurs 9D!
― Double Elvis on the Dime (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 9 June 2022 02:07 (two years ago) link
They must have seen my screenname.
― Double Elvis on the Dime (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 9 June 2022 12:07 (two years ago) link
I passed Ben ταυσίγ this morning and mentioned that but he hadn’t done it yet.
― Double Elvis on the Dime (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 9 June 2022 15:35 (two years ago) link
feel like several of today’s clues were slightly off
― mookieproof, Saturday, 11 June 2022 18:13 (two years ago) link
Yeah
― The Crazy World of Encyclopedia Brown (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 11 June 2022 19:40 (two years ago) link
It feels as if there are more factually or grammatically incorrect clues in the NYT nowadays than ever before, perhaps a side effect of the obsessive pursuit of counterintuitiveness and misdirection.
― Josefa, Saturday, 11 June 2022 19:53 (two years ago) link
Yes. This kind of thing in general is why I have mostly preferred cryptics for a long while.
― The Crazy World of Encyclopedia Brown (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 11 June 2022 20:09 (two years ago) link
23D where I had PINE instead of PITY nearly had me with a DNF.
― Antifa Lockhart (Leee), Saturday, 11 June 2022 20:14 (two years ago) link
I wish I could do cryptics. Some day I’ll get around to it.
― Josefa, Saturday, 11 June 2022 20:19 (two years ago) link
@Leee haha same
― KPH, Saturday, 11 June 2022 20:38 (two years ago) link
I had something else wrong there
― The Crazy World of Encyclopedia Brown (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 11 June 2022 21:23 (two years ago) link
Okay, Sunday’s is fun.
― The Crazy World of Encyclopedia Brown (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 12 June 2022 00:07 (two years ago) link
loved today’s, from 1A on. :)
― Roz, Thursday, 16 June 2022 12:21 (two years ago) link
otm
― mookieproof, Thursday, 16 June 2022 14:00 (two years ago) link
love to see 62D in the grid but let’s show some respect to the cornet
― mookieproof, Saturday, 18 June 2022 05:22 (two years ago) link
Yes
― Ride into the Sunship (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 18 June 2022 11:57 (two years ago) link
stumbled a bit on today’s mostly because I first filled in 60A with LETSTAKEOURTIME, which still has some shared letters with the right answer, and so led to some confusion on my part
― donna rouge, Saturday, 18 June 2022 18:35 (two years ago) link
I thought today was going to break my streak because I know nothing about comic books & never saw 12 Years a Slave and this stuff was all jammed in the top corner
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Saturday, 18 June 2022 18:45 (two years ago) link
yeah today’s was pretty name-heavy, also not a comics person and think i only vaguely knew about 1A from twitter
― donna rouge, Saturday, 18 June 2022 18:48 (two years ago) link
Sunday puzzle fine I guess.
― Ride into the Sunship (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 18 June 2022 23:23 (two years ago) link
liked friday's a lot
― symsymsym, Sunday, 19 June 2022 18:29 (one year ago) link
couple funny clues along with good fill
― flopson, Sunday, 19 June 2022 21:38 (one year ago) link
The conceit of the traffic lights was pretty cool. Very hard in places for a non North American, NW corner particularly
― assert (matttkkkk), Sunday, 19 June 2022 21:42 (one year ago) link
i liked it fine enough but 43D is bad
― mookieproof, Sunday, 19 June 2022 21:59 (one year ago) link
― Ride into the Sunship (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 19 June 2022 22:05 (one year ago) link
Enjoyed today’s.
― Ride into the Sunship (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 22 June 2022 11:05 (one year ago) link
How did people feel about today’s puzzle?
― Build My Gallows Hi Hi Hi (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 1 July 2022 00:34 (one year ago) link
nice concept once i got it but found some of the other fill kind of tricky/annoying
― donna rouge, Friday, 1 July 2022 00:35 (one year ago) link
I liked it after I figured out the gimmick, but yeah, my initial run through the grid also made me feel like I was wearing a helmet of needles.
― Antifa Lockhart (Leee), Friday, 1 July 2022 00:39 (one year ago) link
^thirdedwas that a reference to an episode of Married With Children?
― Build My Gallows Hi Hi Hi (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 1 July 2022 00:53 (one year ago) link
solid premise imo
33A is bullshit tho; hazards/traps are explicitly not on greens
― mookieproof, Friday, 1 July 2022 00:58 (one year ago) link
Tea kettles let off steam not teapots or am I crazy
― Josefa, Saturday, 2 July 2022 01:36 (one year ago) link
I did it too late at night and didn't understand the revealer correctly, drove me insane until I stared and it clicked. Clever tho. I'd no idea that word referred to a firework, either.
― assert (matttkkkk), Saturday, 2 July 2022 07:02 (one year ago) link
I like Sunday 65D
― Build My Gallows Hi Hi Hi (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 3 July 2022 01:40 (one year ago) link
Oof, today's is hard.
― Lionel Chutzpah (Leee), Friday, 8 July 2022 16:58 (one year ago) link
I did OK on it. Faster than the time on crossword fiend, anyway
― symsymsym, Saturday, 9 July 2022 02:48 (one year ago) link
can anyone here do diagramless crosswords? I think I lack the spatial intelligence to get anywhere
― symsymsym, Saturday, 9 July 2022 02:49 (one year ago) link
I used to do them, but didn't feel strongly about them either way. Are you looking for tips or something? I can't remember but they didn't seem particularly difficult, just potentially tedious.
― Mr. Art-I-Ficial (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 9 July 2022 03:19 (one year ago) link
either tips or commiseration I guess
― symsymsym, Saturday, 9 July 2022 03:21 (one year ago) link
I was just able to use the numbering and the symmetry along with the clues to fill in the grid I guess, don't remember any specifics unfortunately.
― Mr. Art-I-Ficial (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 9 July 2022 03:26 (one year ago) link
xps yeah it was a workout but managed not to irritate me, which is impressive
― assert (matttkkkk), Saturday, 9 July 2022 05:44 (one year ago) link