tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post7027918535925298785..comments2024-03-28T20:53:54.312-05:00Comments on Orange Crate Art: Today’s Saturday StumperMichael Leddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05547732736861224886noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post-77948472306606185032019-01-27T13:39:27.218-06:002019-01-27T13:39:27.218-06:00I just realized that in a 2015 post I suspected Sh...I just realized that in <a href="https://mleddy.blogspot.com/2015/09/a-clever-clue.html" rel="nofollow">a 2015 post</a> I suspected Shortz as the creator of the “Cool jazz pioneer” clue.Michael Leddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05547732736861224886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post-36759470316408851622019-01-27T12:05:56.568-06:002019-01-27T12:05:56.568-06:00I still do the syndicated puzzle. But I just don’t...I still do the syndicated puzzle. But I just don’t get Will Shortz. I often find the <i>Washington Post </i> puzzle much more to my liking.Michael Leddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05547732736861224886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post-46085471269515488912019-01-27T09:56:28.933-06:002019-01-27T09:56:28.933-06:00I hope you don't mean it soured you on the NYT...I hope you don't mean it soured you on the NYT crossword completely. Just remember that if you see a clue you disagree with, you can't tell for sure that the author came up with it, only that the editor ran it.joecabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16862252671814767307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post-85230807432677941212019-01-26T23:22:44.059-06:002019-01-26T23:22:44.059-06:00I know next to nothing about owls, and I don’t dou...I know next to nothing about owls, and I don’t doubt that you’re right. I liked the strangeness (at least to my eyes) of the answer OWLERY.Michael Leddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05547732736861224886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post-21339241108891334932019-01-26T21:21:49.166-06:002019-01-26T21:21:49.166-06:00If I were to pick a critter to represent "day...If I were to pick a critter to represent "daytime sleepers," it wouldn't be owls. A few are diurnal, some are crepuscular, and the rest are active during the day as needed.Slywyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01424323662407341123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post-4482263013602319532019-01-26T08:24:33.119-06:002019-01-26T08:24:33.119-06:00OWLERY. NESS. LYRIC. SPLITVOTE.OWLERY. NESS. LYRIC. SPLITVOTE.Michael Leddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05547732736861224886noreply@blogger.com