Comments on: Thursday, 1/7/10

By: Jeremy Newton

Jeremy Newton — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:01:23 +0000

Amazing construction. Wow, Xan, just wow.

By: Amy Reynaldo

Amy Reynaldo — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 18:55:01 +0000

Xan, thanks for walking us through the process and giving us another puzzle in the process. I love an "anatomy of a crossword" story for any tour de force puzzle.

By: Xan

Xan — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 18:22:41 +0000

Hey Orange and everyone, the puzzle story is a little long for the comments section, but if you’re interested, come on over to my blog:
http://101diversions.blogspot.com/2010/01/crossword-jan-7-2010.html

That includes a link to a bonus puzzle I just posted in Orange’s forum.

By: Ann Marie

Ann Marie — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:23:15 +0000

What a great puzzle! I love rebuses… or would it be rebi? Wow!

By: bruce n. morton

bruce n. morton — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:58:08 +0000

As someone who sometimes bitches about rebus and gimmick puzzles I thought this was
amazing. (I can’t even think of anything remotely clever like “It launched my pant boat”–I’m missing a ‘t’.

I’m not much of a TV watcher either, but if you get a chance find a rerun of Olivia D’Abo playing her repeating character (named Elizabeth, I think) on L & O Criminal Intent. She is one of the most charismatic evil, heroic, psychopathic genius – nemesis – villainesses to ever appear on screen, both in terms of the writing of her character and her performance.

Bruce

By: Howard B

Howard B — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:54:42 +0000

Rebusy goodness, evil cluing, and an amazingly clever trick all rolled into one.

You got rebus in my Friday puzzle!
You got Friday puzzle in my rebus!
Two great tastes that taste great together, as the old ad goes.

By: ===Dan

===Dan — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:58:12 +0000

SHANE was Alan Ladd, not John Wayne. Great, classic film.