tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8933274477337608351.post1024892619135775625..comments2023-10-30T09:23:29.062-05:00Comments on Mean Old Lady: Epic Fail!Elainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13195458656221202202noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8933274477337608351.post-47836356146270311132010-07-14T15:07:06.801-05:002010-07-14T15:07:06.801-05:00I have a friend in Buford, GA with whom I used to ...I have a friend in Buford, GA with whom I used to race motorcycles back in prehistoric times whose son writes puzzles for the NYTimes. Look for the name "Bickham."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08320379711946990839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8933274477337608351.post-38359119890590701392010-07-11T00:40:07.893-05:002010-07-11T00:40:07.893-05:00Agreed as to Across Lite, which makes the inevitab...Agreed as to Across Lite, which makes the inevitable corrections a lot more fluidly. Also very nice to have the clue magically float above whatever word you're on.<br /><br />Congrats on finishing this one. It was a toughie. NE last to fall for me.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04754156636762779545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8933274477337608351.post-19942201026024798772010-07-10T20:31:50.277-05:002010-07-10T20:31:50.277-05:00I forgot to mention that I did think of your April...I forgot to mention that I did think of your April Fool's Day prank when solving this morning. I'm probably not the only one.<br /><br />Your notes all make sense and some matched mine. It's fun to see how someone else thinks.Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08830000280054758989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8933274477337608351.post-87308652901109949752010-07-10T18:49:40.991-05:002010-07-10T18:49:40.991-05:00I have begun to solve in AcrossLite, which saves a...I have begun to solve in AcrossLite, which saves a lot of ink (my otherwise preferred tool). Also, I am very conservative about writing in an answer. I may keep it in my head for a while until I have enough evidence that it will work. Thus once I had some letters that made it clear that BERETTA would work best as pistol maker, I waited till then to fill it in. So although some people are too quick to give up, it's also possible to be too quick to fill in a really iffy answer.Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10910555607797611279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8933274477337608351.post-55696978834651248462010-07-10T14:58:09.011-05:002010-07-10T14:58:09.011-05:00[Big pistol maker] Sam Colt would have fit where B...[Big pistol maker] Sam Colt would have fit where BERETTA belonged--I already had an incompatible letter, so I waited. <br />For 20A [You might have one after spraying yourself], I had fragrance(no fit), aroma (too short), and wet lap (also too short, but reminiscent of using the kitchen sprayer on April Fool's Day.)<br />[Skier's spot] at 16A: mogul? slalom?<br /><br />23A [Share letters?] IPO and 'our'<br />35D Originally I had WEBSITES, but had FAN written alongside.<br />36A [Up] above? <br />54A [Element of radon or xenon] gasses? neon?<br /> or 'somethingLY'<br />8D[Up until] thru? (too long, but I was desperate)<br />1A I had _BON_ ...bone? bond? and BONE was half of the answer. <br />For 3D I had UNDRIVEN [Not followed]--as in a route. That was huge, esp since I also had WHINER for [Kvetch at 21A.]<br /><br />One of the late comments suggested that people are too quick to give up, but I think when you don't know something, you're aware of it, and sometimes a Google shows you where your errors are so you can tear out the grid and start over.Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195458656221202202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8933274477337608351.post-25319440112548123052010-07-10T11:34:24.223-05:002010-07-10T11:34:24.223-05:00Thanks for posting that. Mine has very similar dar...Thanks for posting that. Mine has very similar dark spots.<br />What have you written in the margins? I see "IPO", which makes sense, and "Sam COLT", which .....doesn't? What else?Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08830000280054758989noreply@blogger.com