Comments for Diary of a Crossword Fiend http://www.crosswordfiend.com/blog The best crosswords in newspapers and online Sun, 01 Aug 2010 03:10:00 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 Comment on Sunday, 8/1/10 by sbmanion http://www.crosswordfiend.com/blog/2010/07/31/sunday-8110/#comment-17834 sbmanion Sun, 01 Aug 2010 03:10:00 +0000 http://www.crosswordfiend.com/blog/?p=7633#comment-17834 And by the way, a TENACE in bridge is not hyphenated and does not refer to a 10 and an Ace. It refers to any hand in which one player holds split honors, such as AQ or KJ Steve And by the way, a TENACE in bridge is not hyphenated and does not refer to a 10 and an Ace. It refers to any hand in which one player holds split honors, such as AQ or KJ

Steve

]]> Comment on Sunday, 8/1/10 by sbmanion http://www.crosswordfiend.com/blog/2010/07/31/sunday-8110/#comment-17832 sbmanion Sun, 01 Aug 2010 03:00:38 +0000 http://www.crosswordfiend.com/blog/?p=7633#comment-17832 Amy, There are a lot of nicknames for poker hands. Some are part of the lingo, such as pocket rockets (also American Airlines); some are humorous, such as Anna Kournikova for AK (looks good, never wins), and some are named for players who made them famous, usually in the World Series of Poker main event. Q-10 is called Varkonyi for a little known player who won the World Series while seeming to always win when he held that normally mediocre combination. 7-3 is called Hachem after Joe Hachem who won the World Series when he caught a straight on the flop (456) with that normally terrible hand. Texas Dolly Brunson has two hands named after him--10-2, because he won the World Series at least once and possibly twice with that combo and AQ, because he considers it to be a terrible hand in the sense that its holder frequently gets trapped into a losing pot against AK. Steve Amy,

There are a lot of nicknames for poker hands. Some are part of the lingo, such as pocket rockets (also American Airlines); some are humorous, such as Anna Kournikova for AK (looks good, never wins), and some are named for players who made them famous, usually in the World Series of Poker main event. Q-10 is called Varkonyi for a little known player who won the World Series while seeming to always win when he held that normally mediocre combination. 7-3 is called Hachem after Joe Hachem who won the World Series when he caught a straight on the flop (456) with that normally terrible hand. Texas Dolly Brunson has two hands named after him–10-2, because he won the World Series at least once and possibly twice with that combo and AQ, because he considers it to be a terrible hand in the sense that its holder frequently gets trapped into a losing pot against AK.

Steve

]]> Comment on Saturday, 7/31/10 by Brent H (floridaqqq) http://www.crosswordfiend.com/blog/2010/07/30/saturday-73110/#comment-17825 Brent H (floridaqqq) Sat, 31 Jul 2010 23:40:14 +0000 http://www.crosswordfiend.com/blog/?p=7614#comment-17825 The largest body of water in South Dakota would make a terrific word for a puzzle, though -- the name is shared by the lake and the dam north of Pierre on the Missouri River that created it: OAHE. And no, I didn't misspell that... The largest body of water in South Dakota would make a terrific word for a puzzle, though — the name is shared by the lake and the dam north of Pierre on the Missouri River that created it:

OAHE.

And no, I didn’t misspell that…

]]> Comment on Saturday, 7/31/10 by Jeffrey http://www.crosswordfiend.com/blog/2010/07/30/saturday-73110/#comment-17822 Jeffrey Sat, 31 Jul 2010 23:23:45 +0000 http://www.crosswordfiend.com/blog/?p=7614#comment-17822 Brent: Yes I grew up in Montreal. The Expos arrived when I was six. I got back to a game the last week of the last year...very sad. Brent: Yes I grew up in Montreal. The Expos arrived when I was six. I got back to a game the last week of the last year…very sad.

]]> Comment on Saturday, 7/31/10 by Amy Reynaldo http://www.crosswordfiend.com/blog/2010/07/30/saturday-73110/#comment-17821 Amy Reynaldo Sat, 31 Jul 2010 23:03:38 +0000 http://www.crosswordfiend.com/blog/?p=7614#comment-17821 Now, what nobody's mentioning is the implausibility of South Dakota having any kind of CAPE, given its dearth of large bodies of water. Now, what nobody’s mentioning is the implausibility of South Dakota having any kind of CAPE, given its dearth of large bodies of water.

]]> Comment on Saturday, 7/31/10 by John Haber http://www.crosswordfiend.com/blog/2010/07/30/saturday-73110/#comment-17819 John Haber Sat, 31 Jul 2010 22:49:18 +0000 http://www.crosswordfiend.com/blog/?p=7614#comment-17819 Joon, I thought of Japan/Cape, too, but Javan seemed a more likely part of speech. An irony of the puzzle is that the one thing everyone hates in their stereotype Maleska is geography. (And they're right.) Oh, well. Joon, I thought of Japan/Cape, too, but Javan seemed a more likely part of speech.

An irony of the puzzle is that the one thing everyone hates in their stereotype Maleska is geography. (And they’re right.) Oh, well.

]]> Comment on Saturday, 7/31/10 by Fern http://www.crosswordfiend.com/blog/2010/07/30/saturday-73110/#comment-17818 Fern Sat, 31 Jul 2010 21:18:11 +0000 http://www.crosswordfiend.com/blog/?p=7614#comment-17818 Thanks, Brent. I really ought to include Brooklyn in my travel plans; I'm sure it's a blast. I am starting to think there are indeed googlers among us (well, not on this site, of course). I use the same rules you do....and take many times longer to solve, alas. And invariably have one incorrect letter, double alas. I'm not all that angry, really, just in a bit of a pet :) Thanks, Brent. I really ought to include Brooklyn in my travel plans; I’m sure it’s a blast. I am starting to think there are indeed googlers among us (well, not on this site, of course). I use the same rules you do….and take many times longer to solve, alas. And invariably have one incorrect letter, double alas. I’m not all that angry, really, just in a bit of a pet :)

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