Comments on: Monday, 4/19/10 http://www.crosswordfiend.com/blog/2010/04/18/monday-41910/ 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: LARRY http://www.crosswordfiend.com/blog/2010/04/18/monday-41910/#comment-8277 LARRY Tue, 20 Apr 2010 00:43:50 +0000 http://www.crosswordfiend.com/blog/?p=4744#comment-8277 For those who have been looking for the weekly CHE puzzles, I can report that they have posted 2 puzzles, 4/16 and 4/23. They can be reached through Will Johnston's Puzzle Pointers page. For those who have been looking for the weekly CHE puzzles, I can report that they have posted 2 puzzles, 4/16 and 4/23. They can be reached through Will Johnston’s Puzzle Pointers page.

]]> By: Will Nediger http://www.crosswordfiend.com/blog/2010/04/18/monday-41910/#comment-8256 Will Nediger Mon, 19 Apr 2010 14:34:26 +0000 http://www.crosswordfiend.com/blog/?p=4744#comment-8256 I think the first time I heard of Ellen Glasgow was just a couple weeks ago. I think the first time I heard of Ellen Glasgow was just a couple weeks ago.

]]> By: ArtLvr http://www.crosswordfiend.com/blog/2010/04/18/monday-41910/#comment-8253 ArtLvr Mon, 19 Apr 2010 12:37:35 +0000 http://www.crosswordfiend.com/blog/?p=4744#comment-8253 The NYT was one of my fastest ever too, not very happy with CUR clued as a Biter! Quel slur... The CS wasn't far behind, though I was slowed by trying DAWG before DOGG. Also I got GAMERS from the EGRETS, but found the BUSEY-BYRDS cross a pure guess as to the Y. Cute theme, though. The NYT was one of my fastest ever too, not very happy with CUR clued as a Biter! Quel slur… The CS wasn’t far behind, though I was slowed by trying DAWG before DOGG. Also I got GAMERS from the EGRETS, but found the BUSEY-BYRDS cross a pure guess as to the Y. Cute theme, though.

]]> By: Gareth http://www.crosswordfiend.com/blog/2010/04/18/monday-41910/#comment-8244 Gareth Mon, 19 Apr 2010 08:42:22 +0000 http://www.crosswordfiend.com/blog/?p=4744#comment-8244 I remembered this theme from last year in the LAT. Two guys are duplicated, but at least we got JACKLONDON this time and not JEREMY! And yep that one got quite a bit of flak too (more @ LACC I think). See: http://crosswordfiend.blogspot.com/2009/06/tuesday-69.html I remembered this theme from last year in the LAT. Two guys are duplicated, but at least we got JACKLONDON this time and not JEREMY! And yep that one got quite a bit of flak too (more @ LACC I think). See: http://crosswordfiend.blogspot.com/2009/06/tuesday-69.html

]]> By: joon http://www.crosswordfiend.com/blog/2010/04/18/monday-41910/#comment-8242 joon Mon, 19 Apr 2010 07:25:06 +0000 http://www.crosswordfiend.com/blog/?p=4744#comment-8242 i also found it very tough for a monday. nobody i've talked to had ever heard of ELLEN GLASGOW, and there were also a handful of clues that i just couldn't solve at first glance. usually on a monday there's one at the most. the ECHO clue gave me some extra work to do, because i was trying to make large-print clues for the BCPT and i had noticed that the font size changed. but i did faithfully duplicate the shrinking font on the large print clue sheets. i hope the 10 people or so who used them were happy. :) i also found it very tough for a monday. nobody i’ve talked to had ever heard of ELLEN GLASGOW, and there were also a handful of clues that i just couldn’t solve at first glance. usually on a monday there’s one at the most.

the ECHO clue gave me some extra work to do, because i was trying to make large-print clues for the BCPT and i had noticed that the font size changed. but i did faithfully duplicate the shrinking font on the large print clue sheets. i hope the 10 people or so who used them were happy. :)

]]> By: pezibc http://www.crosswordfiend.com/blog/2010/04/18/monday-41910/#comment-8230 pezibc Mon, 19 Apr 2010 03:21:19 +0000 http://www.crosswordfiend.com/blog/?p=4744#comment-8230 The crosses were easy, so I didn't mind the long no-names from that aspect. I thought the entries were simply uninteresting. It's great work, but hiding cities in them doesn't do anything for me. No problem at all with SPED - MPH With 7D and 13D, thought a pangram for sure. Just a Q short. Like MACAW, WOOZY Hated the clue on 55A SISTER The crosses were easy, so I didn’t mind the long no-names from that aspect. I thought the entries were simply uninteresting. It’s great work, but hiding cities in them doesn’t do anything for me.

No problem at all with SPED – MPH

With 7D and 13D, thought a pangram for sure. Just a Q short.

Like MACAW, WOOZY

Hated the clue on 55A SISTER

]]> By: M http://www.crosswordfiend.com/blog/2010/04/18/monday-41910/#comment-8226 M Mon, 19 Apr 2010 02:28:38 +0000 http://www.crosswordfiend.com/blog/?p=4744#comment-8226 Didn't seem consistent to me since three are European capitals and the fourth one is not. Nice fill, though. Didn’t seem consistent to me since three are European capitals and the fourth one is not. Nice fill, though.

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