Wendy Laubach
Rockport, Texas
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I found that very difficult.
Extremely clever trick today.
I found that extremely difficult.
Good clues again, nice week for avoiding tons of obscure proper names.
This took me almost twice my average Saturday time. Some clever clues.
I really enjoyed that one. Great fill, great grid.
Some very clever fill and clues.
Christ, Pieta, Dead Sea, Holy See, thanks for the Easter touches.
I found that difficult. Great clues.
I found that very difficult for a Thursday! Good one.
Good one. Hardly any proper names, good clues.
My fastest Sunday in 8 years of daily solving.
That was a tough one, very enjoyable.
I'd have been happy with that time on a Tuesday.
Not far off my fastest Friday ever.
Difficult and very satisfying.
After fast solves all week, that one took me several minutes longer than my average Sunday time. Great fun.
@So It's a 19th-century usage that perhaps survives mostly in the South. The old-fashioned rule was to pronounce the -ed as a separate syllable when using a past participle as an adjective. It survives now only in a few words, like "aged," "beloved," "blessed," "learned," "naked," "ragged," "rugged," "sacred," "supposed," "wretched." In old books (and Shakespeare) you may see a participle written as "belov'd," to indicate that you're not intended to separate the pronunciation of the "ed."
Awfully fast for a Saturday.
Nearly my fastest solve ever.
Clever and enjoyable, but pretty easy for a Wednesday.
Some very nice tricky clues.
fast one
That took me only a little more than half the time yesterday's puzzle did. Nice fill.
That took me half the time yesterday did.
Satisfying but extremely difficult and slow.
Very clever construction, thanks.
Very clever, I enjoyed that.
Clever and unusual construction. Thanks!
That was a good one. Lines took me a moment.
Nice fill, excellent clues.
I've had above-average times all week.
Easy for a Wednesday.
After a string of mediocre Monday speeds, today was fast.
That would have been an outstanding time for a Monday.
Finally, a time this week that was well under my average, after excessive times M-Th.
@Vaer I just went and watched that--wonderful.
I found that difficult--very slow time.
Fun but difficult--a little over my average time.
The clue about dishes was a little obscure, but I enjoyed the rest of the puzzle.
Slow one today.
@Steve L I admit that I just this minute understood "headscarf," and I like it.
@Steven M. Same here, 11:43.
@Mike I wondered about that, too.