12:56, with an error, and a blank (!). i blame the tiny grid and font for the latter. nobody but myself to blame for the former, really, although tyler's clues were pretty tough.
this performance, combined with my M-W NYT times, would have put me in 4th place at the tournament. taking an extra minute or two to notice my blank and fix my mistake (instead of just shrugging when the last crossing didn't only made sense in one direction) would have put me in 2nd.
and now that dan's done the puzzle, i can tell you guys my error: hEALTHY/ONEThO. the across doesn't make any sense, but it was a ? clue that i couldn't piece together, and it never occurred to me that there could be another letter that would still fit the down clue {Doing very well}.
I actually saw through [Hit parade?] immediately, having the terminal O, but didn't write it in because none of the crosses looked good. We should all get a 30-second bonus due to the tiny print... :)
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Dan, Joon - Tyler's Bay Area tournament puzzle is up: http://www.bayareacrosswords.org/Californication.pdf
I thought it was a great puzzle, but pretty tough. 10:46 for me.
12:56, with an error, and a blank (!). i blame the tiny grid and font for the latter. nobody but myself to blame for the former, really, although tyler's clues were pretty tough.
this performance, combined with my M-W NYT times, would have put me in 4th place at the tournament. taking an extra minute or two to notice my blank and fix my mistake (instead of just shrugging when the last crossing didn't only made sense in one direction) would have put me in 2nd.
and now that dan's done the puzzle, i can tell you guys my error: hEALTHY/ONEThO. the across doesn't make any sense, but it was a ? clue that i couldn't piece together, and it never occurred to me that there could be another letter that would still fit the down clue {Doing very well}.
I actually saw through [Hit parade?] immediately, having the terminal O, but didn't write it in because none of the crosses looked good. We should all get a 30-second bonus due to the tiny print... :)
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