Thanks!
My Bellsouth email is dead and gone. I've emailed you from my working address.
― Rock Hardy, Wednesday, 30 January 2008 22:49 (5 years ago) Permalink
If it's a B3n Taus1g puzzle, you may be disappointed with a couple of the theme fills this week.
-- jaymc, Thursday, February 14, 2008 5:10 PM (18 minutes ago) Bookmark Link
oh yeah, what was the theme this week? i think i felt the same way, but i've been finishing up the book of tausig puzzles so it all blurs together.
― Jordan, Thursday, 14 February 2008 17:48 (5 years ago) Permalink
The title of the puzzle was "Duh!"
SPOILERS AHEAD
So one clue was "Murderer's graffiti?" and the fill was DEFACEOFAKILLER. Which doesn't make sense, since DEFACE isn't a noun.
Also, "Prohibited from buying cosmetics?" was DEBARREDOFAVON. Here, "from" would make a whole lot more sense than "of."
The other two were good, though: TURNOUTDELIGHTS and PUTSDECEITDOWN.
― jaymc, Thursday, 14 February 2008 18:09 (5 years ago) Permalink
Yeah, I hear you.
I was stuck on the bottom one for a little bit because I had RZA instead of GZA, lol.
― Jordan, Thursday, 14 February 2008 18:26 (5 years ago) Permalink
someone explain this clue/fill from an old Tausig puzzle, pls: "expensive game box = LOGE"
― Jordan, Saturday, 16 February 2008 15:42 (5 years ago) Permalink
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loge The last definition?
― Casuistry, Saturday, 16 February 2008 16:05 (5 years ago) Permalink
must be
― Jordan, Saturday, 16 February 2008 16:23 (5 years ago) Permalink
Chris and jaymc and anyone else interested in American cryptics should check out the current Harper's puzzle by Richard E. Maltby Jr., entitled "Score Sheet." In the March 2008 issue.
― James Redd and the Blecchs, Sunday, 17 February 2008 01:56 (5 years ago) Permalink
Will do. It just came yesterday, so.
― Casuistry, Sunday, 17 February 2008 02:39 (5 years ago) Permalink
Have you been doing it all along?
― James Redd and the Blecchs, Sunday, 17 February 2008 02:43 (5 years ago) Permalink
Well, looking at it, occasionally trying one of two, but not exactly finishing it...
― Casuistry, Sunday, 17 February 2008 21:25 (5 years ago) Permalink
― jaymc, Wednesday, 12 March 2008 18:16 (5 years ago) Permalink
I'm still making crosswords, btw, I just haven't put them online yet. I've been submitting themes to the New York Sun and getting only rejections so far, which makes me less motivated about finishing the cluing (even though I'm only submitting themes, I have to at least do the grid to make sure that it works). But hopefully there are some other venues that might be interested in those puzzles.
― jaymc, Wednesday, 12 March 2008 18:21 (5 years ago) Permalink
Submitting to the Sun? You think you can start at the top?
― James Redd and the Blecchs, Wednesday, 12 March 2008 18:38 (5 years ago) Permalink
I was advised to send stuff there because P3t3r G0rd0n responds very quickly (like within a few days), and it's true, he does, and usually he also explains why he's taking a pass. So that's helpful, and better than waiting for months to hear from W. Shortz. But I also don't really know where else to submit. My goal was to get printed in the AV Club until Ben T. told me that it's a rotating group of eight constructors and he doesn't take outside submissions.
― jaymc, Wednesday, 12 March 2008 18:44 (5 years ago) Permalink
The problem is I don't even do any puzzles besides Tausig and the AV Club and occasionally the Tribune, so I don't know where else my puzzles would fit. I think the Trib might be a little too conservative for me; their daily puzzles at least are always really boring.
― jaymc, Wednesday, 12 March 2008 18:48 (5 years ago) Permalink
I made a pretty good themeless one the other day, actually, with a stack of three seven-letter words in each of the four corners.
Maybe you should some of those Sun puzzle books and see what they're after.
― James Redd and the Blecchs, Wednesday, 12 March 2008 19:56 (5 years ago) Permalink
Maybe. I don't think I've seen a Sun puzzle book. In fact, I don't think I'd ever even heard of the Sun until a few months ago.
― jaymc, Wednesday, 12 March 2008 19:57 (5 years ago) Permalink
I have some and I like doing them. I think a lot of insiders think it's the best puzzle out there.
― James Redd and the Blecchs, Wednesday, 12 March 2008 20:03 (5 years ago) Permalink
do they have cryptic crosswords much in the U.S.? My understanding of the NYT one is that it's "quick", a enormous vocabulary are much more important than having a certain kind of mind and a lot of general knowledge.
― caek, Wednesday, 12 March 2008 20:11 (5 years ago) Permalink
OK, wow: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptic_crossword
― caek, Wednesday, 12 March 2008 20:17 (5 years ago) Permalink
Like it says in there, mainly Harper's and The Atlantic.
― James Redd and the Blecchs, Wednesday, 12 March 2008 20:30 (5 years ago) Permalink
Puzzle on page 13 of my New York Sun Crosswords #15 is by your man Tausig. First puzzle is by Trip Payne.
― James Redd and the Blecchs, Thursday, 13 March 2008 01:45 (5 years ago) Permalink
I'm doing this one here, Ease Out, i suppose it's Tausig? Anyway, I am completely boggled by one of the clues. I have the answer, because i have the crossing words, but the solution/clue make NO sense to me. Can anyone shed a light? 24 down.
― Will M., Thursday, 13 March 2008 18:25 (5 years ago) Permalink
Well, no, not if you don't tell us what the clue and answer are...
― Casuistry, Thursday, 13 March 2008 21:20 (5 years ago) Permalink
Yeah, I didn't get that one at all, either.
― jaymc, Thursday, 13 March 2008 21:22 (5 years ago) Permalink
"What L may stand for" = LGE
― jaymc, Thursday, 13 March 2008 21:23 (5 years ago) Permalink
I did that puzzle today, and also didn't understand the answer (after getting it w/crosses).
― Jordan, Thursday, 13 March 2008 21:24 (5 years ago) Permalink
I wasn't sure what the rules were for spoilers or whatnot, heh.
Now that I am looking at it again, lge = large = L stands for it on t-shirts, etc?
― Will M., Thursday, 13 March 2008 21:24 (5 years ago) Permalink
Yeah, that's the only thing I can think of, too -- except I've never seen "lge" as an abbreviation for "large" before.
― jaymc, Thursday, 13 March 2008 21:25 (5 years ago) Permalink
If that's it, it's a terrrrible clue.
― Casuistry, Thursday, 13 March 2008 21:26 (5 years ago) Permalink
Results 1 - 10 of about 615,000 for lge large.
i think i have seen it before on t-shirt order sites and such, sml med lge, but wheneveri see "lge" i think "lg electronics"
― Will M., Thursday, 13 March 2008 21:42 (5 years ago) Permalink
Google agrees with you.
― Casuistry, Thursday, 13 March 2008 22:22 (5 years ago) Permalink
aww @ this week's av club puzzle
― Jordan, Wednesday, 2 April 2008 17:04 (5 years ago) Permalink
Funny, too!
― nabisco, Friday, 4 April 2008 18:05 (5 years ago) Permalink
ugh, crossword pet peeve = "mikes" as a fill meaning "microphones". second time i've seen it.
― Jordan, Wednesday, 9 April 2008 16:34 (5 years ago) Permalink
better than "mics"?
it's always weird when ya do the puzzles in some random newspaper that only seems to feature puzzles made by a Computer, and both puzzles on the same page have the same stupid filler words on the same day
oh that gets my blood boiling, i tell ye
― dell, Wednesday, 9 April 2008 17:11 (5 years ago) Permalink
no, "mics" is correct.
― Jordan, Wednesday, 9 April 2008 17:14 (5 years ago) Permalink
I prefer "mics" myself, but as I once pointed out on some other, long-forgotten thread, "mike" predates "mic" in Webster's by almost 40 years (1924 vs. 1961).
― jaymc, Wednesday, 9 April 2008 17:39 (5 years ago) Permalink
huh. but no one writes "mikes" anymore except noobs, and i like my crosswords to be current!
― Jordan, Wednesday, 9 April 2008 17:40 (5 years ago) Permalink
"mics" should be reserved for talking about acid
― dell, Wednesday, 9 April 2008 17:43 (5 years ago) Permalink
Robbins Library (Arlington, MA) presents master crossword constructor Will Johnston on Thursday, April 24 at 7:00 p.m. He will provide a fascinating look at the craft and art behind the puzzles you see in newspapers and on the web every day. Johnston, a nationally published constructor and moderator of /The New York Times/ online crossword forum, will demonstrate and discuss creating puzzle themes, making diagrams, filling them with interesting words and phrases, and writing both tricky and straightforward clues.
You'll walk away from the event with new insights to enhance your own solving, and renewed appreciation of this addictive pastime.
The event is presented by the Cruicverbalists of Boston. For more information, visit http://www.bostoncru.org.
― zaxxon25, Wednesday, 9 April 2008 17:44 (5 years ago) Permalink
Two new-ish puzzles on Flickr (Casuistry has already done them):
Up All Nite Around the World (technically themeless, but a slight theme began to develop anyway, which explains the title)
If anyone wants them in Across Lite format, let me know and I can e-mail.
― jaymc, Thursday, 10 April 2008 16:32 (5 years ago) Permalink
"bro" was an answer in yesterday's NYTimes xword bros
― Mr. Que, Thursday, 10 April 2008 16:38 (5 years ago) Permalink
What was the clue?
― jaymc, Thursday, 10 April 2008 16:39 (5 years ago) Permalink
Pal
― Mr. Que, Thursday, 10 April 2008 16:41 (5 years ago) Permalink
I just sent a puzzle to Tribune Media Services. Hoping for a bite soon...
― jaymc, Thursday, 10 April 2008 17:00 (5 years ago) Permalink
The theme fills on Up All Nite are terrific (the second one in particular). (And the fourth one in particular.)
― nabisco, Thursday, 10 April 2008 18:15 (5 years ago) Permalink