tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6797119770533435005.post2015078103027369645..comments2023-12-22T06:42:08.261-05:00Comments on Sun Blocks - A Crossword Blog by Pete Mitchell: Tuesday, June 3, 2008Pete Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00915253628212019131noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6797119770533435005.post-45830126497739951172008-06-03T23:28:00.000-04:002008-06-03T23:28:00.000-04:00i'm late to the party, but this puzzle was totally...i'm late to the party, but this puzzle was totally awesome in basically every way. simple but elegant theme, beautiful grid, spectacular fill (lots of long answers, almost all which sparkled), fine tuesdayish cluing. i'm just in awe.<BR/><BR/>speaking of awe, if you have never been to st louis and seen the gateway arch, make it a point to do so before you die. it is unbelievably beautiful. EERO saarinen is definitely my favorite finnish architect. (i'm surprised i've never seen alvar AALTO in a grid--look how crosswordy his name is!)<BR/><BR/>i'm getting a little tired of PSST, too, but not as tired as i am of NOEND. ugh, what an ugly expression. i don't know anybody who uses that expression (without the "to"), and i've never seen it outside of crosswords. but in crosswords, it's always there, either as fill or in a clue. somebody has to make it stop.Joonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07825085755390339668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6797119770533435005.post-42465728302357624402008-06-03T14:22:00.000-04:002008-06-03T14:22:00.000-04:00loved the title, too -- since it's one of the char...loved the title, too -- since it's one of the charming adjuncts to this site!<BR/><BR/>and the pic of fess parker! omg... used to send fan mail to him... ah, well -- time flies when yer havin' fun!<BR/><BR/>;-)<BR/><BR/>janiejaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15129173620859824730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6797119770533435005.post-78315544622685581132008-06-03T11:22:00.000-04:002008-06-03T11:22:00.000-04:00I liked the misdirection in 26A: "letter codes" tu...I liked the misdirection in 26A: "letter codes" turns out to deal with numbers (constituting ZIP(S) codes). My only quibble with this neatly constructed grid is crossing EERO and EERIE; these come dangerously close to being the same word twice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com