tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post116039956010093293..comments2024-03-19T00:21:49.519-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: MONDAY, Oct. 9, 2006 - Sarah KellerRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-1160448356184357282006-10-09T22:45:00.000-04:002006-10-09T22:45:00.000-04:00"Alphabetically sequential" is dead on - and yet d..."Alphabetically sequential" is dead on - and yet doesn't seem to get at the crucial feature, which is that the vowel sounds are those of a, e, i, o, u, in order, or rather ... hmm, actually, not necessarily the sounds of those letters, but the way those letters sound when you say them, as letters. You know what I mean. I hope. Say it: "aeoiu" "daydeediedoughdue" - I don't know what you call it, but it's cute (like Sandra Dee).Rex Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-1160438062825089412006-10-09T19:54:00.000-04:002006-10-09T19:54:00.000-04:00You may want to re-check the long entries for a th...You may want to re-check the long entries for a theme. The Mon-Thurs puzzles almost always have one. Today's is "common phrases that end in alphabetically sequential "d" words." (Whew--call re-write.) <BR/><BR/>For example, the puzzle has (in order):<BR/><BR/>day<BR/>dee<BR/>die<BR/>dough<BR/>due<BR/><BR/>--kratsmanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com