tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925686079259728342.post3695960818816661846..comments2024-03-11T21:41:58.342-04:00Comments on The New York Times Crossword in Gothic: 10.03.07 -- ChanceDONALDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17398968047673788006noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6925686079259728342.post-51946803464116851432007-10-03T12:26:00.000-04:002007-10-03T12:26:00.000-04:00Jim in Chicago said... Rant mode on. I have to say...Jim in Chicago said... <BR/><BR/>Rant mode on. I have to say that I HATED this puzzle, despised it with a white hot passion.<BR/><BR/>Let's start from the top.<BR/><BR/>1A. Does anybody really say "I want your scalp". I'll have your hide, yes, but I've never heard scalp used in this contect.<BR/><BR/>36A Buttresses as a clue for AIDS. I'm sorry but buttressing is a very specific term for shoring up something that is falling apart. AIDS is far to broad an answer for this clue.<BR/><BR/>56A. People PATTER in Moccasins? Isn't the "patter of little feet" the antitheses of what people who wear moccasins are trying to achieve, which is silent stealth?<BR/><BR/>69A. A DEN is where the man of the house goes to escape things, not to be with the rest of the family.<BR/><BR/>72A. SEEME is not a request but a demand.<BR/><BR/>2D. CMON? Really, really stretching here to make bad fill work.<BR/><BR/>4D. No rant here, just unheard of to me.<BR/><BR/>12D. Do we need to have DOREMI ever again?<BR/><BR/>33D. Can we also add ASTA to the banned word list?<BR/><BR/>43D I've never heard GOO used for anything other than a sticky oozing substance. Drivel has no substance.<BR/><BR/>58D RODE as an answer for "depended on". Again, in my book, bad cluing.<BR/><BR/>Rant off. There, I feel better now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com