tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3800732484341088267.post2150381325460779838..comments2024-03-16T07:31:54.789-06:00Comments on THE CROSS NERD: No Vowels Til BrooklynBananarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10681755716120596689noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3800732484341088267.post-4905847256608667672014-03-12T21:52:17.761-06:002014-03-12T21:52:17.761-06:00Loved it. My favorite, and starter, was 2A.Loved it. My favorite, and starter, was 2A.Dougnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3800732484341088267.post-86746660279545287102014-03-12T07:29:39.276-06:002014-03-12T07:29:39.276-06:00Yeah, I don't like vwllss either, but I keep c...Yeah, I don't like vwllss either, but I keep coming back.<br /><br />Dammit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3800732484341088267.post-81888390898411834812014-03-11T19:02:49.969-06:002014-03-11T19:02:49.969-06:00Anon, this is not an easy variant to break into co...Anon, this is not an easy variant to break into cold, and these are challenging. If it doesn't work for you, that's cool. Not everyone likes every style.<br /><br />I have not heard of TRADES STRAIGHT ACROSS, but now that I have, I kinda like it too.<br /><br />Great weekend, Peter. Hope you enjoyed the even as well.Howard Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3800732484341088267.post-49228034560420586362014-03-08T09:38:54.318-06:002014-03-08T09:38:54.318-06:0014:39 here.
A bunch of the long acrosses were gimm...14:39 here.<br />A bunch of the long acrosses were gimmes, but there were a few unfamiliar terms I got hung up on (2D, part of 45A, which I wouldn't have gotten but for the dupe hint, and a couple others which I should've gotten quicker, but it's before noon).<br />Cluing was straightforward though, so the puzzle was fair.jefehttps://twitter.com/jefe_noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3800732484341088267.post-66006399716753629642014-03-05T16:50:58.085-06:002014-03-05T16:50:58.085-06:00Bisch, thanks, glad you dig em. Perhaps TRADES STR...Bisch, thanks, glad you dig em. Perhaps TRADES STRAIGHT ACROSS is more of a local idiom? I hear it often and for whatever reason I like the sound of it.<br /><br />Anonymous, sorry it wasn't your cup of tea. I'm never sure how far I can push the vowelless format, and perhaps this time I went too far. They're difficult by their very nature, and the wide-openness of them compounds this. However, I've noticed that in others (notably the work of Frank Longo) the difficulty is mitigated by the use of a lot of common, pedestrian, workmanlike, or at least simplistic and non-idiomatic entries. I find those entries kind of boring, but also realize that they have their role.<br /><br />At any rate, thanks for the feedback!Bananarchyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10681755716120596689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3800732484341088267.post-75409317642041259212014-03-05T15:24:44.840-06:002014-03-05T15:24:44.840-06:00Tons of fun. Love the quadruple stacks--except may...Tons of fun. Love the quadruple stacks--except maybe for "trades straight across," all brilliant entries. I hope the vowellesses keep coming. Bischnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3800732484341088267.post-43737990988564776882014-03-04T21:41:04.786-06:002014-03-04T21:41:04.786-06:00Interesting concept that really doesn't work. ...<br />Interesting concept that really doesn't work. Because the nature of the answers are so foreign the crossings really don't help at all. As such, it simply becomes a test of figuring each answer individually. The problematic nature is further demonstrated by the struggle to understand an answer even after cheating and having it filled in for you. Appreciate the effort, but a failed experiment in crossword variation for me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com