Sunday, 7/11/10
NYT 4:33 ... LAT 4:31 ... MR 4:12 ... BG 5:23 ... ND 3:30 ... LATB 5:04 ... CS 5:01 ... WP 4:35 ... Marching Bands (p) 5:10
Ran into brick walls in both freestyles: the whole NE corner of the CS, and two little letters in the WP. Don't know why I couldn't puzzle out A-HE-IVES - the real problem was not recognizing ADELEH as a title I've seen a few times before.
Ran into brick walls in both freestyles: the whole NE corner of the CS, and two little letters in the WP. Don't know why I couldn't puzzle out A-HE-IVES - the real problem was not recognizing ADELEH as a title I've seen a few times before.
Saturday, 7/10/10
NYT 4:55 ... LAT 2:41 ... CS 1:39 ... ND 4:26 ... Labyrinth (p) 6:45
Nice Stumper, Joon! I was afraid after seeing the byline that there would be scary academic stuff, but it was nice and smooth. Hope you'll share some clue-editing details over at the Fiend. And another great LAT freestyle, Doug -- above-average time means fresh fill and clues!
Heh... one of the Newsday clues made the NYT's 46A a gimme. One reason my NYT times are so speedy is that I almost always solve it last.
Nice Stumper, Joon! I was afraid after seeing the byline that there would be scary academic stuff, but it was nice and smooth. Hope you'll share some clue-editing details over at the Fiend. And another great LAT freestyle, Doug -- above-average time means fresh fill and clues!
Heh... one of the Newsday clues made the NYT's 46A a gimme. One reason my NYT times are so speedy is that I almost always solve it last.
Tuesday, 7/6/10
NYT 2:06 ... LAT 1:47 ... CS 2:10 ... ND 1:45 ... BT 2:48 ... TO 1:54
The mysterious benefactor hinted at in yesterday's comments helped me out, and I've got unlocked NYT puzzles once again!
The mysterious benefactor hinted at in yesterday's comments helped me out, and I've got unlocked NYT puzzles once again!
Monday, 7/5/10
NYT 1:42 ... LAT 1:44 ... CS 2:55 ... ND 1:44 ... JON 2:27 ... BEQ 6:11
So apparently the "NYT Answer Key" guy is retiring. That's a bummer because I don't like doing the NYT in Across Lite without hearing from Mr. Happy Pencil. I hit the wrong key on the applet today -- going forward I'll just "Check My Solution" and subtract a couple seconds from the NYT time to reflect applet delay...
So apparently the "NYT Answer Key" guy is retiring. That's a bummer because I don't like doing the NYT in Across Lite without hearing from Mr. Happy Pencil. I hit the wrong key on the applet today -- going forward I'll just "Check My Solution" and subtract a couple seconds from the NYT time to reflect applet delay...
Sunday, 7/4/10
NYT 5:24 ... LAT 4:00 ... MR 4:50 ... BG 5:11 ... ND 4:18 ... CS 2:02 ... WP 4:06 ... Acrostic 8:33
Friday, 7/2/10
NYT 3:17 ... LAT 2:07 ... CS 1:58 ... ND 1:46 ... CHE 2:12 ... WSJ 4:38 ... MGWC 1:58
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