It was just as hard. It killed me.
barrywep | 03.03.06 - 11:02 pm | #

Ditto for me--ugh! I see Orange clocked about 6:10 on this puppy, I almost did the same if you consider the time in h:mm !

I'm sure I wasn't the only one falling for INCONCERT for INCAHOOTS, among many other traps in the puzzle. Entries like SILENTK and RATEDR are ones I can only figure out once I get all the crossers and I go "AHA"...
Evad | 03.04.06 - 8:37 am | #

What i liked though was that after I got the crossing letters I could say aha! and understand the clue. What i don't like are clues where I am still scratching my head after getting the right answer. I'll make an exception for Tyler's little HAHA yesterday. That was just a clever attempt to come up with a Fri/Sat type clue for a common fillin fill.
barrywep | 03.04.06 - 9:07 am | #

What in the hell is a C-RATION? That cost me about a minute. Bad luck that KAHOOTS looks like it could be right too, probably because it's the name of an "adult entertainment" venue near where I live. (And no, I haven't been there; there are big signs on the highway, thank you very much indeed.)
Tyler | 03.04.06 - 12:10 pm | #

Tyler, you showing your age. Need to watch more WW II movies. C K and D Rations were the WW II equivalent of today's MREs (Meals Ready to Eat)):
http://www.ww2rationtechnologies...om/ History.html
barrywep | 03.04.06 - 12:46 pm | #

Man, that means if I could justify KAHOOTS as a variant spelling, then my answer would be right too. Hmm.
Tyler | 03.06.06 - 10:17 pm | #

I had no idea people were discussing these puzzles online! But, then, why wouldn't people be discussing these puzzles online?! Lol...

I got in cahoots on my own but never saw racism or c-rations coming until they blindsided me. At least I do know about c-rations (lots of war movies in my memory banks from the 30's and 40's even though I wasn't alive then :).

Now that I see how one has to think to understand the clues, I hope to do better in future. We'll see... I'm playing these using a Nintendo DS Lite with The NY Times Crosswords game. In case you've never seen or heard of it, and if you're not addicted to ink and paper, I highly recommend it. :)

Carla
Carla JP | 02.23.08 - 6:52 pm | #

Oh, and thanks! :)
Carla JP | 02.23.08 - 6:53 pm | #