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I thought this was great! An added bonus is that it was chock full of space related stuff such as SAGAN and SPACER and the first three Across answers and, of course, ASTRONAUT. Great job!
@NYTimes -- How do I get rid of the onscreen keyboard and the split screen A/D clues on a computer? With a computer, I already have a keyboard, so don't need the onscreen one. And the A/D clues not being side-by-side on the right make it difficult to quickly switch between them. Plus, the onscreen keyboard takes up so much screen real estate that the puzzle is smaller -- almost too small to comfortably see for older folk like me. Please give us an option to go back to the previous layout.
As a contrast to all the downer comments that have made it to the top of Reader Picks (along the lines of "too hard for a Tuesday"), I enjoyed it. Even figured out 1A PALMAS using crosses and not Google -- yay me! Didn't twig to the theme until reading the column, but that's kinda normal for me. Keep on submitting those puzzles, Mr. Falkowski. You've got at least one fan. :-)
For 15-Down, I originally put in WHaTsthisAjokE, which I've also heard in response to that question. Once I got the correct answer, though, the other three filled in pretty rapidly. Enjoyed it. Thanks!
Thank you, Sam, for linking to the article about analog clocks. It was a wonderful essay and reader comments about how much easier an analog clock is to use vs. a digital one were very insightful (how much longer until? how long has it been? easy learning of fractions).
@Asher That NPR program has 3 guests on it (making jokes, answering questions about recent news, and so on) who are called the panelists. Thus... If you haven't listened to it, I highly recommend it. Just be careful when drinking something as the snort-laugh is a thing.
@Jaze OLIO means a stew of various meats and veggies, which doesn't really help, though it's kinda related. A second meaning is a collection of miscellaneous things, which is what the clue was going after in this case. Cheers!
@Ed Blond A FLASH -- An instant, a very short moment in time.
I don't know if it's been mentioned, but thank you NYT for fixing the delay in getting the solved notification and ditty.
@Joe Horton Same here. For the Mini, too. I think the following started at the same time -- When looking at a past completed puzzle, I click the View button and it plays the Solved music and then I have to click again to view the puzzle.
@nytimes Can I just express my appreciation for today's (Wednesday's) Connections? 16, 15, 14, ... 3, 2, 1 letter words. Awesome!
@Mike I hope you see this. I check the comments every day for your puns and when they are there, I feel joy. Please, keep them coming! -- Jim
@i w On the online version in Firefox, too
@Mike -- I just want to let you know that I always look forward to your puns in these comments. Something to smile at (or, more often, groan at) nearly every day. Thank you!
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