tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6797119770533435005.post6578564141921337673..comments2023-12-22T06:42:08.261-05:00Comments on Sun Blocks - A Crossword Blog by Pete Mitchell: Thursday, May 8, 2008Pete Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00915253628212019131noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6797119770533435005.post-70131029168979177852008-05-09T22:32:00.000-04:002008-05-09T22:32:00.000-04:00@joon: I agree with you about the separate tags; I...@joon: I agree with you about the separate tags; I'll get right on that.Pete Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00915253628212019131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6797119770533435005.post-73837730333414439002008-05-08T23:30:00.000-04:002008-05-08T23:30:00.000-04:00Still waiting to hear on shyster; and nobody ever ...Still waiting to hear on shyster; and nobody ever called water Adams Ale in any bar I've been in ...where does this come from? KFed and Felicity were stars, but "sweated" and "khaki" were the best sounding fills.ehicks77https://www.blogger.com/profile/02876396803087620052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6797119770533435005.post-26391415401460805352008-05-08T14:06:00.000-04:002008-05-08T14:06:00.000-04:00parts of the upper quarter beat me up and sent me,...parts of the upper quarter beat me up and sent me, sigh, to google... but *loved* this puzzle all the same. had to chip away at it, and had many "aha" moments along the way (the kfed/felicityhuffman for one) -- which accounts for my enjoying the solve.<BR/><BR/>and yes -- <I>sports night</I>. one great show!<BR/><BR/>;-)<BR/><BR/>janiejaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15129173620859824730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6797119770533435005.post-78966675833837844552008-05-08T13:21:00.000-04:002008-05-08T13:21:00.000-04:00Sad to say that my first entry was GERARDO... and ...Sad to say that my first entry was GERARDO... and that KFED was also a gimme. I only know that song from its mocking on "Best Week Ever", though. Truly terrible.<BR/><BR/>Avram definitely deserves the bonus points - I didn't get it while solving but figured it out while reading this post. That clue straddles the line between tortured and brilliant...<BR/><BR/>I love it when pantheonic fill is used in a clue - double-dip today from "Ah, so" and "ukase"!Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11209543514266918480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6797119770533435005.post-38786855277285813462008-05-08T12:32:00.000-04:002008-05-08T12:32:00.000-04:00lots of fun things today. i agree with avram's int...lots of fun things today. i agree with avram's interpretation of bar/mitzvah, although i was not at all certain myself after filling it in.<BR/><BR/>on general blogging principles, shouldn't themeless thursdays and weekend warriors have their own tag? they are certainly a qualitatively different experience from other sun puzzles.<BR/><BR/>"rico suave" is indeed one of the bestest awful songs ever. then again, i haven't heard "popozao."Joonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07825085755390339668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6797119770533435005.post-19862013597722128312008-05-08T10:48:00.000-04:002008-05-08T10:48:00.000-04:00@avram: Hmm, perhaps you're right. It never cross...@avram: Hmm, perhaps you're right. It never crossed my mind to split the phrase. That's a pretty nasty clue, even with the '?', if that's the case. (And 25 bonus points, whether you're right or not!)<BR/><BR/>@mellocat: Welcome, Karen! Glad you found the blog. Perhaps you'd like to weight in on the "shyster" clue? :)Pete Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00915253628212019131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6797119770533435005.post-75226246838401070542008-05-08T10:30:00.000-04:002008-05-08T10:30:00.000-04:00I think the shyster clue uses bar as in the exam/l...I think the shyster clue uses bar as in the exam/lawyering in general, and mitzvah in the traditional sense. It didn't make sense to me either, until I saw your definition of shyster there.avgottshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13219087641880460325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6797119770533435005.post-47271617997783783712008-05-08T10:27:00.000-04:002008-05-08T10:27:00.000-04:00Hey, great to see a new NY Sun blog! Somehow I mi...Hey, great to see a new NY Sun blog! Somehow I missed the memo about it until my mother mentioned you had some nice things to say about my puzzle today, but now I will have to add it to my daily reading (which I apparently haven't been keeping up with). Glad to hear this one didn't beat you up too badly!mellocathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10637828760951248690noreply@blogger.com