tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6797119770533435005.post5342549603803555449..comments2023-12-22T06:42:08.261-05:00Comments on Sun Blocks - A Crossword Blog by Pete Mitchell: Wednesday, October 8, 2008Pete Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00915253628212019131noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6797119770533435005.post-12747368610120257942008-10-08T20:13:00.000-04:002008-10-08T20:13:00.000-04:00ruy, i didn't have that issue at all, because i wa...ruy, i didn't have that issue at all, because i was in no way expecting 1A to be part of the theme. how often does that happen, anyway? essentially never.Joonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07825085755390339668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6797119770533435005.post-16149003447836454562008-10-08T18:27:00.000-04:002008-10-08T18:27:00.000-04:00The problem with this puzzle was that each corner ...The problem with this puzzle was that each corner needed to be solved in isolation. There was very little solving flow from any quadrant to the middle or back out. This made an otherwise easy puzzle a bit of a slog. Just my $0.02.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6797119770533435005.post-71724968742270627142008-10-08T14:59:00.000-04:002008-10-08T14:59:00.000-04:00Via wikipedia:The reason for Letterman using the w...Via wikipedia:<BR/><BR/>The reason for Letterman using the word "pants" in his production company's name dates back to an early incident on Late Night. While playing a piece of stock film showing people's pants, Dave read a joke consisting of the line "Dr. Ruth has a new game show: Guess what's in my pants". However, when the piece aired that evening the NBC censors decided to mute the word "pants" from the punchline. Letterman, more amused than annoyed, talked extensively on-air about the absurdity of the word "pants" somehow being considered offensive or risqué. Letterman used pants humor extensively for two or more weeks; creating a hilarious footnote in censorship history.Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00544909289143764466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6797119770533435005.post-57580684439643799132008-10-08T14:48:00.000-04:002008-10-08T14:48:00.000-04:00While I was glad to see the theme entries in non-t...While I was glad to see the theme entries in non-traditional locations, I read the title, filled in CLIPCLOP right away, and grasped the theme immediately. That gave me a few too many easy squares (though my first guess for SLIPSLOP was PISHPOSH). So it wasn't quite as satisfying a puzzle as I would have liked.<BR/><BR/>I don't think Bosom Buddies is too obscure a series to know, especially since Tom Hanks was in it. It beats all those clues about Alf or Mork or WKRP.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6797119770533435005.post-10717240695457018472008-10-08T13:41:00.000-04:002008-10-08T13:41:00.000-04:00jinx!jinx!Joonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07825085755390339668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6797119770533435005.post-36886070748650543422008-10-08T12:26:00.001-04:002008-10-08T12:26:00.001-04:00In horse racing parlance, a maiden is a horse that...In horse racing parlance, a maiden is a horse that has not yet won a race. Hence "Maidens' lack" is another terrific Peter Gordon clue for WINS.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6797119770533435005.post-82005284806989340982008-10-08T12:26:00.000-04:002008-10-08T12:26:00.000-04:00@joon- Maiden refers to a racehorse who has yet to...@joon-<BR/><BR/> Maiden refers to a racehorse who has yet to win a race, hence . . .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6797119770533435005.post-45982343358287712642008-10-08T10:26:00.000-04:002008-10-08T10:26:00.000-04:00i dug this puzzle. six theme answers, all along th...i dug this puzzle. six theme answers, all along the outside of the grid, and all matching __IP__OP. plus, the actual theme answers themselves were very cool. admittedly i'm not familiar with SLIPSLOP or GNIPGNOP. (by the way, PINGPONG backwards is GNOPGNIP. i'm just sayin'.) the fill was really nice, too.<BR/><BR/>i didn't understand the CROATS clue until orange explained it. i still don't understand the WINS clue.<BR/><BR/>i'm always curious about answers like ENTRANCE. which unrelated homonym to pick? i've noticed that if there is a choice between a verb and a noun, most editors tend to pick the verb.<BR/><BR/>bosom buddies... apparently we're supposed to know about this. i only know SCOLARI as the world cup-winning coach of brazil in 2002 (and subsequent manager of portugal and now chelsea).Joonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07825085755390339668noreply@blogger.com