Curtis

Durham, NC

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CurtisDurham, NCJan 18, 2024, 3:46 AM2024-01-18positive79%

Hooray for rebuses! Hooray for emus!

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CurtisDurham, NCFeb 19, 2026, 3:13 AM2026-02-19neutral39%

Just slightly under my Monday average. Nice puzzle, but way too easy.

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CurtisDurham, NCJul 7, 2024, 12:08 AM2024-07-06negative49%

Journalistic standards? Not in the New York Times! hi

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CurtisDurham, NCSep 10, 2025, 2:25 AM2025-09-10neutral81%

@Barry Ancona Not all. Most men's tournaments are best of three (except for the majors and a few others).

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CurtisDurham, NCJan 2, 2026, 5:38 AM2026-01-02positive98%

Best wishes, Deb! You say you love writing; well I love your writing (and you). Your columns always had the right mix of humor, encouragement, and entertainment. (note the Oxford comma—take that NYT).

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CurtisDurham, NCMay 2, 2025, 3:20 AM2025-05-02positive98%

Robyn W. never disappoints (me anyway). Beautiful themeless.

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CurtisDurham, NCJan 24, 2025, 4:53 AM2025-01-24neutral57%

And now for a word from your friendly neighborhood pedant. Just an FYI. Honey bee drones are not a caste. Per "The Beekeepers Handbook, fifth edition", by Diana Sammataro and Alphonse Avitabile on page 26: "Caste in social insects is applied to individuals of the same sex that differ both in behavior and morphology ... Drones, the male bees, are not members of a caste, since all drones exhibit the same morphology and behavior." It's still a fine clue because caste is commonly (mis)used that way.

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CurtisDurham, NCJun 14, 2024, 1:59 PM2024-06-14positive98%

Thank you Robyn, again. You certainly do have a great mind and I always enjoy solving your puzzles.

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CurtisDurham, NCJan 24, 2025, 5:43 AM2025-01-24negative67%

@Ganesh Interesting paper. Not only do they misuse the term "caste", but they also mistakenly call the honey bees "honeybees". Told you I was a pedant. YMMV.

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CurtisDurham, NCMar 25, 2025, 2:49 AM2025-03-25positive65%

Using a MacBook Air and opening the puzzle in Firefox, I have no issues. It looks the same as it has always looked.

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CurtisDurham, NCAug 2, 2025, 3:13 AM2025-08-02positive91%

Easiest Saturday in a while for me. Missed my PB by 1 second.

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CurtisDurham, NCJan 30, 2026, 5:37 AM2026-01-30positive98%

Great puzzle. As always, you are wonderful, Robyn.

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CurtisDurham, NCJan 31, 2026, 10:49 PM2026-01-31neutral56%

@Mark So easy a cave man could do it.

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CurtisDurham, NCJan 24, 2025, 5:01 AM2025-01-24neutral62%

@Andrzej Apparently, I'm well past beekeeping age.

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CurtisDurham, NCMay 16, 2025, 2:44 PM2025-05-16positive97%

@Lewis Beautiful puzzle. Thanks Lewis!

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CurtisDurham, NCAug 7, 2025, 2:23 PM2025-08-07positive95%

Fun puzzle, but a little easy for a Thursday.

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CurtisDurham, NCFeb 17, 2025, 3:45 AM2025-02-16neutral50%

@Charlie I guess I am dense. A woman who is a doctor is just a doctor (not a woman doctor). A doctor who only sees female patients may be a gynecologist or some other specialty (not a woman doctor). I admit I have never heard the term woman doctor--although I am rather young (in my 70s). YMMV.

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CurtisDurham, NCDec 23, 2025, 4:26 AM2025-12-23positive56%

@Steve L Booga! Booga!! .

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CurtisDurham, NCJan 16, 2026, 12:22 AM2026-01-15neutral92%

@Ed H. 40 rods per furlong.

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