Comments on: MGWCC #83

By: John Farmer

John Farmer — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 23:49:42 +0000

I’m late to the show, but this was as cool a tribute puzzle as I remember seeing anywhere. Well done!

And Happy B-Day to Merl.

By: abide

abide — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 23:43:10 +0000

I got a kick out of TRLS as I seem to recall Merl was anti-TRL a few years back:

http://crosswordfiend.blogspot.com/2006/07/young-vs-old-crossword-fans.html

By: Amy Reynaldo

Amy Reynaldo — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 22:07:10 +0000

Yes, happy mildly belated birthday to Joon, too!

I greatly enjoyed this Reaglesque puzzle. It was far more Merly than any of Matt’s other work. The puns even landed in Merl territory.

By: Evad

Evad — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 20:33:27 +0000

A cover is exactly that, a song performed by someone else that you are “covering,” or rereleasing (with your own unique “spin” on it).

Last night on Jeopardy there was a whole category devoted to these called “Second Time Around.” The hardest clue was about a Dusty Springfield song whose name eludes me…happily before my time.

By: Meg

Meg — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 20:19:31 +0000

I went with the obvious though the thought did cross my mind that Matt might be doing something tricky. Thanks for the link to propagit. Never heard of it.

I don’t get COVER for “song you didn’t write”. Explanation anyone? This puzzle went nicely with Merl’s own construction celebrating turning 60. He’s a funny guy!

By: Sam Donaldson

Sam Donaldson — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 17:56:57 +0000

Nice write-up of a really fun tribute puzzle, Joon. If I recall correctly, another crossword personality–one who diligently blogs weekly about a certain puzzle even though his keyboard has a temperamental shift key–celebrated his birthday this past weekend. If so, Happy Birthday!

By: Jan (danjan)

Jan (danjan) — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 17:52:50 +0000

Happy Birthday, Merl!

Merl and Will Shorz were both on Oprah, a couple of years ago. Merl made a special puzzle for her, shaped like an O.