Lisa S
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
I've never commented on the crossword but I do have some thoughts on the easy/hard debate. I've been doing the NY Times crossword sporadically for 30 years. Traditionally I would do Monday and Tuesday (sometimes) and spend the rest of the week on the Sunday from the magazine. It would literally take me all week to finish. Sometimes I wouldn't finish. Friday and Saturday I wouldn't bother with because I couldn't even fill in one answer. So a year ago I started doing the whole week and was surprised to see I could now finish a Friday and Saturday with look ups. That was fun. This week I finished Saturday in less than an hour with no look ups. Today, Sunday same. The crosswords have gotten easier. No doubt. Friday and Saturday should be very difficult (if not impossible) for the average person to finish without look ups. It's tradition. I absolutely understand the complaints. If the Monday or Tuesday became so easy that a second grader could do it, we would all be unhappy. And I'm most alarmed by the people who want everyone on this board to stop complaining That is the most enjoyable part about reading these comments. I would hate if every comment was just a feel good post. It would be so boring. And to all the people who do these puzzles and English is your second language, I'm in awe. Just my thoughts.
I had BArTER and COrLAW for way too long and could not figure this out on my own. I’m really hoping that all of these deep dives will help my brain in the long run. Fingers crossed!
@Steven M. Wait, are you saying you drove to Yosemite on a Sunday night and then planned to fly out from LAX the next day? And then on Monday, you are back in LA and drove back to Death Valley?? That doesn't seem possible but travelers do things that locals don't always understand. I've lived in Southern California my whole life and have never been to Death Valley. I'm feeling a bit ashamed by that now.
@Andrzej Same. I couldn't remember Alta and tested seemed so right but of course tasted works much better with the clue.
@Andrzej They are close and I did use test first. But after seeing that the answer was taste, I felt it was better.
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