Comments on: Friday, 1/8/10 http://www.crosswordfiend.com/blog/2010/01/07/friday-1810/ 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: Zulema http://www.crosswordfiend.com/blog/2010/01/07/friday-1810/#comment-1272 Zulema Mon, 11 Jan 2010 15:06:07 +0000 http://www.crosswordfiend.com/blog/?p=2980#comment-1272 Jeffrey, Re the CHE, the clue for 16A was corrected to "Young otter" but I do not know when the correction took place. Jeffrey,

Re the CHE, the clue for 16A was corrected to “Young otter” but I do not know when the correction took place.

]]> By: janie http://www.crosswordfiend.com/blog/2010/01/07/friday-1810/#comment-1186 janie Fri, 08 Jan 2010 23:30:13 +0000 http://www.crosswordfiend.com/blog/?p=2980#comment-1186 in the opening of act iii of mary chase's <i>harvey</i> there's a tremendous brouhaha as elwood p. dowd's family, doctor and lawyer (judge gafney) are trying to decide the best possible treatment for our hero (which happens to be shock therapy...). when elwood's sister (veta louise) expresses her exasperation with the situation in general, judge gafney responds to her by saying: stop putting your oar in. keep your oar out. if this shock formula brings people back to reality, give it to him.... that's always been my context for the phrase -- and loving the play as i do, was happy to see it in the puzzle. ;-) in the opening of act iii of mary chase’s harvey there’s a tremendous brouhaha as elwood p. dowd’s family, doctor and lawyer (judge gafney) are trying to decide the best possible treatment for our hero (which happens to be shock therapy…). when elwood’s sister (veta louise) expresses her exasperation with the situation in general, judge gafney responds to her by saying:

stop putting your oar in. keep your oar out. if this shock formula brings people back to reality, give it to him….

that’s always been my context for the phrase — and loving the play as i do, was happy to see it in the puzzle.

;-)

]]> By: Jeffrey http://www.crosswordfiend.com/blog/2010/01/07/friday-1810/#comment-1185 Jeffrey Fri, 08 Jan 2010 23:24:43 +0000 http://www.crosswordfiend.com/blog/?p=2980#comment-1185 I had a feeling there was a another horse puzzle recently but that didn't help me at all. I had a feeling there was a another horse puzzle recently but that didn’t help me at all.

]]> By: *David* http://www.crosswordfiend.com/blog/2010/01/07/friday-1810/#comment-1184 *David* Fri, 08 Jan 2010 22:55:30 +0000 http://www.crosswordfiend.com/blog/?p=2980#comment-1184 Yes that's the one, I remember it well since on much of the theme, even with a space or two left, I had no idea what the name of the horse was. For the Don Quioxte horse, these two puzzles, had two alternative spellings. Yes that’s the one, I remember it well since on much of the theme, even with a space or two left, I had no idea what the name of the horse was. For the Don Quioxte horse, these two puzzles, had two alternative spellings.

]]> By: Jon S. http://www.crosswordfiend.com/blog/2010/01/07/friday-1810/#comment-1182 Jon S. Fri, 08 Jan 2010 22:20:08 +0000 http://www.crosswordfiend.com/blog/?p=2980#comment-1182 @David: is the puzzle you're looking for? http://crosswordfiend.blogspot.com/2009/11/monday-11209.html @David: is the puzzle you’re looking for? http://crosswordfiend.blogspot.com/2009/11/monday-11209.html

]]> By: Martin http://www.crosswordfiend.com/blog/2010/01/07/friday-1810/#comment-1181 Martin Fri, 08 Jan 2010 21:23:32 +0000 http://www.crosswordfiend.com/blog/?p=2980#comment-1181 Joon, FWIW, I'd never skip one of your posts but the lack of caps does make it harder on the reader. I fear you're trading pinky fatigue of one for optic fatigue of many. But it's your right and clearly better than using caps lock. Joon,

FWIW, I’d never skip one of your posts but the lack of caps does make it harder on the reader. I fear you’re trading pinky fatigue of one for optic fatigue of many. But it’s your right and clearly better than using caps lock.

]]> By: *David* http://www.crosswordfiend.com/blog/2010/01/07/friday-1810/#comment-1180 *David* Fri, 08 Jan 2010 21:22:17 +0000 http://www.crosswordfiend.com/blog/?p=2980#comment-1180 All right, time for some research. Where did we do a horse puzzle over the past six months that had ROCINANTE and SHADOWFAX? I think it was a BEQ with Alexander's horse,, this one was easier even though I had two hangups at the end by GEE and HUD. All right, time for some research. Where did we do a horse puzzle over the past six months that had ROCINANTE and SHADOWFAX? I think it was a BEQ with Alexander’s horse,, this one was easier even though I had two hangups at the end by GEE and HUD.

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