Do today's NYT puzzle

[BarnOwl]

This Thursday puzzle's going to spawn a whole lot of imitators, so you might as well
get in on the ground floor and solve it. By Patrick Bindauer.

(I resisted the temptation to get cute - which would give it away.)

[Trunk]

I'll make sure to pick it up and give it a go.

Thanks for the heads up. I usually don't get Thursday's times.

[twickster]

Very fun! A bunch of nice clues -- and a nice theme that I've never seen before.

I give it two snaps up.

[JohnBckWLD]

One word of caution to those who don't normally to the NYT CW: By Thursday, you need at least an hour and 20 minutes to finish.

On preview, I just checked the Times website, online puzzlers:

#1 Finished in 57 minutes,
#5 Finished in 1:45, and
#10 Took 2:49

[twickster]

Heh. I was bothered that it took me 15 minutes.

Of course, I had to stop and talk to someone for a few minutes in the middle of it.

[amarinth]

36 - and I was #251 on the "Play against the clock" site when I finished.

But then, I cheat on Thursdays.
I liked the "Preschoolers?" clue.

[JohnBckWLD]

I already admitted it takes me over an hour on Thursday. Fridays drive me insane & Saturday's I don't even bother. But nfter today's puzzle, I feel even more stupid

SPOILER:

Z P V C S P L F U I F D P E F
???
This is a simple cipher? Shift which letter where?

[BarnOwl]

Originally Posted by JohnBckWLD

I already admitted it takes me over an hour on Thursday. Fridays drive me insane & Saturday's I don't even bother. But nfter today's puzzle, I feel even more stupid

SPOILER:

Z P V C S P L F U I F D P E F
???
This is a simple cipher? Shift which letter where?

Please check your email. I'm not very good at spoliers.

[BarnOwl]

.JohnBckWLD...

Neither one of us would have done too well at Bletchley Park in WWII.

Nevertheless, you might want to try The Code Book, by Simon Singh. Hell of a read!

[kaylasdad99]

Originally Posted by JohnBckWLD

I already admitted it takes me over an hour on Thursday. Fridays drive me insane & Saturday's I don't even bother. But nfter today's puzzle, I feel even more stupid

SPOILER:

Z P V C S P L F U I F D P E F
???
This is a simple cipher? Shift which letter where?

I'm good at spoilers.

SPOILER:

One letter back.

What I'm not good at is having the newspaper handy. Is this puzzle available on line?

[BarnOwl]

kaylasdad99


As far as I know, you have to suscribe to the NYT puzzle service. And that's like $35/year.

But I understand there are ways...

[kaylasdad99]

Never mind, then, I guess.

[BarnOwl]

Originally Posted by kaylasdad99

Never mind, then, I guess.

Try checking you email.

[Hooleehootoo]

what number puzzle are you talking about? The one I have reprinted in the SD Union Tribune says it is for 7/22/05, #0609

[twickster]

Yesterday's; No. 0721. (The Union runs them a month and a half late???)

[BarnOwl]

As far as I know, the NYT doesn't number its puzzles - in the Times itself.

Look at 1 Across in your puzzle. The clue in the puzzle we're talking about is is: Car that made its debut at the 1964 New York's World Fair

And the clue for 38 Across is: See 19- and 58- Across

Clear?

[twickster]

Actually, they do, E honey -- look right below the bottom right-hand corner of the diagram.

[BarnOwl]

Originally Posted by twickster

Actually, they do, E honey -- look right below the bottom right-hand corner of the diagram.

oh.


Hmmm, but it was worth the embarrassment to get and "E honey"

[N9IWP]

Anyone want to spoilerbox the theme for those us unlikely to get the paper or online version?

thanks,

brian

[BarnOwl]

See Kaylasdad post with spoilers.

Oh Lord, please make mine work.

[spoiler]Read the second line in his first spoiler. That's the theme. Solve the line above it. That's the McGuffin, or whatever the hell.[\spoiler]

[BarnOwl]

SPOILER:

Shit!

[BarnOwl]

When I ask God for trivial things like "Keep my family and me healthy and happy," He grants it.

But when I pray for important stuff, like, "Lord, make my spoiler work," He just looks the other way.