Comments on: Wednesday, 1/27/10

By: Monica Daniggelis

Monica Daniggelis — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 17:19:21 +0000

Attn: Daniel A. Finan
Sir – I have a 16 letter phrase for what you can do with puzzle 0318 in today’s El Paso Times. The clue is:
OTOSCOPE

Ciao!

By: Latka

Latka — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 04:11:17 +0000

Always nice to see a Klahn puzzle in the daily lineup, though the ‘Lolita’ clue was cringe-worthy. I’m guessing there’s a chance he never read the book.

By: Jan (danjan)

Jan (danjan) — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 03:28:35 +0000

Thanks, joon, I didn’t know that – was originally struck by the seeming error.

By: zifmia

zifmia — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 22:24:56 +0000

Doh!

Thanks.

I’ve read both the Pooh stories and the Wind in the Willows several times and never realized there was a connection.

Never thought of googling the full phrase “Toad of Toad Hall” because I knew exactly what it meant (to me), i.e. a character rather than a title.

By: joon

joon — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:55:00 +0000

from wikipedia: Toad of Toad Hall is the first of several dramatisations of Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows. It was written by A. A. Milne, with incidental music by Harold Fraser-Simson.

By: zifmia

zifmia — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 20:37:51 +0000

Was no one else bothered in Washington Post by 15A “Toad of Toad —” (A.A. Milne)

A.A. Milne wrote Winnie-the-Pooh.

Mr. Toad of Toad Hall is from the Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame.

Both wonderful books that have been Disney-ized, but not the same author.

By: ArtLvr

ArtLvr — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:52:12 +0000

Many thanks to Karen for reminder of the poker terms, turn and river. I see Steve added more, but I’m not sure I’ll remember all of those…

Despite the justifiable Lolita-clue quibble, Klahn’s puzzle was my great fave today!