Comments on: Monday, 1/4/10 http://www.crosswordfiend.com/blog/2010/01/03/monday-1410/ The best crosswords in newspapers and online Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:05:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Amy Reynaldo http://www.crosswordfiend.com/blog/2010/01/03/monday-1410/#comment-1096 Amy Reynaldo Wed, 06 Jan 2010 18:45:37 +0000 http://www.crosswordfiend.com/blog/?p=2922#comment-1096 Redanman, don't be talking smack about my co-blogger! As for IMAN, Chanel Iman is a young model, and the Iman who's married to David Bowie was a supermodel a good 20 or so years ago. There was a Tribune Magazine feature about the ACPT a few years back, and my portrait was on p. 1 of the article. On the facing page before it? Iman. Why couldn't I be facing, say, Ernest Borgnine so as not to suffer in the comparison? (Although it must be ackonwledged that I am probably way better at crosswords than Iman is.) Redanman, don’t be talking smack about my co-blogger! As for IMAN, Chanel Iman is a young model, and the Iman who’s married to David Bowie was a supermodel a good 20 or so years ago. There was a Tribune Magazine feature about the ACPT a few years back, and my portrait was on p. 1 of the article. On the facing page before it? Iman. Why couldn’t I be facing, say, Ernest Borgnine so as not to suffer in the comparison? (Although it must be ackonwledged that I am probably way better at crosswords than Iman is.)

]]> By: redanman http://www.crosswordfiend.com/blog/2010/01/03/monday-1410/#comment-1092 redanman Wed, 06 Jan 2010 18:02:09 +0000 http://www.crosswordfiend.com/blog/?p=2922#comment-1092 Most notable fact on IMAN is probably being married to David Bowie and for a while, too, I think. I'm a novice to intermediate at best as/re serious puzzling, but I've seen it clued that way, so I guess she's fair. I really enjoy your insights at LAT site, you're "much less easily annoyed" than Rex Most notable fact on IMAN is probably being married to David Bowie and for a while, too, I think. I’m a novice to intermediate at best as/re serious puzzling, but I’ve seen it clued that way, so I guess she’s fair.

I really enjoy your insights at LAT site, you’re “much less easily annoyed” than Rex

]]> By: lit.doc http://www.crosswordfiend.com/blog/2010/01/03/monday-1410/#comment-1031 lit.doc Tue, 05 Jan 2010 01:08:39 +0000 http://www.crosswordfiend.com/blog/?p=2922#comment-1031 Amy, hi. Nice to see your take on Brendan's Monday. This one crushed my brain. Needed to Check repeatedly, and ended up with 4 googles. Besides noting the plural clue/singular answer problem with TESSERA and peeling skin v. spots problem with ECZEMA, there's also a problem (I think) with "Boeing craft" = SST. They never even finished the prototype. Not sure if that really puts it out of bounds or not. Other than the unusually high density of Words I've Never Heard Of (do constructors have any rules for that sort of thing?), enjoyed the workout, as I always do. Amy, hi. Nice to see your take on Brendan’s Monday. This one crushed my brain. Needed to Check repeatedly, and ended up with 4 googles.

Besides noting the plural clue/singular answer problem with TESSERA and peeling skin v. spots problem with ECZEMA, there’s also a problem (I think) with “Boeing craft” = SST. They never even finished the prototype. Not sure if that really puts it out of bounds or not.

Other than the unusually high density of Words I’ve Never Heard Of (do constructors have any rules for that sort of thing?), enjoyed the workout, as I always do.

]]> By: bruce n. morton http://www.crosswordfiend.com/blog/2010/01/03/monday-1410/#comment-1024 bruce n. morton Mon, 04 Jan 2010 15:45:53 +0000 http://www.crosswordfiend.com/blog/?p=2922#comment-1024 Amy, thanks. I meant "trousers", but I never heard of the slang phrase, so the light never would have come on. Bruce Amy, thanks. I meant “trousers”, but I never heard of the slang phrase, so the light never would have come on.

Bruce

]]> By: Amy Reynaldo http://www.crosswordfiend.com/blog/2010/01/03/monday-1410/#comment-1022 Amy Reynaldo Mon, 04 Jan 2010 14:47:14 +0000 http://www.crosswordfiend.com/blog/?p=2922#comment-1022 Bruce, when you moon someone, you "drop trou(sers)." No W. "Drop trou" is an established slang phrase. Bruce, when you moon someone, you “drop trou(sers).” No W. “Drop trou” is an established slang phrase.

]]> By: bruce n. morton http://www.crosswordfiend.com/blog/2010/01/03/monday-1410/#comment-1021 bruce n. morton Mon, 04 Jan 2010 14:43:20 +0000 http://www.crosswordfiend.com/blog/?p=2922#comment-1021 Re yesterday (Sunday)--Janie liked {Moon droppings) for TROU, but I don't remotely get it. I figured I must have a mistake. I know you drop your trowsers to moon someone, but is that what yields "trou"? "Trou" means "hole" in French, but is it even an English word? Total bafflement. Presumably as soon as I send this the light will come on. Bruce Re yesterday (Sunday)–Janie liked {Moon droppings) for TROU, but I don’t remotely get it. I figured I must have a mistake. I know you drop your trowsers to moon someone, but is that what yields “trou”? “Trou” means “hole” in French, but is it even an English word? Total bafflement. Presumably as soon as I send this the light will come on.

Bruce

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