Author Topic: NY Times Crossword Puzzle Correction (Read 2750 times)

MyronMMeyer · « **on:** April 05, 2009, 07:58:28 AM »

Published: April 5, 2009

The crossword on March 22 gave an erroneous clue for 57-Across, “Showcase Showdown Prize, Perhaps?” — for which the solution was “dinette set.” Such a prize could be awarded only during the “Showcase” portion of “The Price Is Right.” The “Showcase Showdown” is a preliminary round.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/05/magazine...mp;ref=magazine

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davemackey · « **Reply #1 on:** April 05, 2009, 01:48:21 PM »

[quote name=\'MyronMMeyer\' post=\'212189\' date=\'Apr 5 2009, 07:58 AM\']
Published: April 5, 2009

The crossword on March 22 gave an erroneous clue for 57-Across, “Showcase Showdown Prize, Perhaps?” — for which the solution was “dinette set.” Such a prize could be awarded only during the “Showcase” portion of “The Price Is Right.” The “Showcase Showdown” is a preliminary round.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/05/magazine...mp;ref=magazine

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And I did that puzzle and didn't even think about sending Will a corrective. Oh well, maybe next time.

CarShark · « **Reply #2 on:** April 05, 2009, 02:01:59 PM »

I just find it hilarious. I mean I hear about the New York Time crossword being the premiere crossword puzzle in America, and even they get the Showcases' name wrong. I'm half-surprised the show hasn't changed the names to accommodate the misperception.

Twentington · « **Reply #3 on:** April 05, 2009, 02:33:37 PM »

[quote name=\'CarShark\' post=\'212199\' date=\'Apr 5 2009, 02:01 PM\']
I just find it hilarious. I mean I hear about the New York Time crossword being the premiere crossword puzzle in America, and even they get the Showcases' name wrong. I'm half-surprised the show hasn't changed the names to accommodate the misperception.

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Wouldn't that be like changing "Survey said" to "Survey says" just because everyone misquotes it that way?

Apparently you can do a crossword game show (Cross-Wits, Merv Griffin's Crosswords) but you can't do game shows in crosswords. I mentioned in another thread a crossword I once did that had "Wink Martindale" as the answer for "The Joker's Wild host".

Jimmy Owen · « **Reply #4 on:** April 05, 2009, 03:55:51 PM »

I move that we rename the showcase, "The Showcase Showdown" and the showcase showdown "The Showcase Spinoff."

Allstar87 · « **Reply #5 on:** April 05, 2009, 05:55:55 PM »

[quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' post=\'212222\' date=\'Apr 5 2009, 03:55 PM\']
I move that we rename the showcase, "The Showcase Showdown" and the showcase showdown "The Showcase Spinoff."
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Nice idea, but then what would we call it when two people get the same amount? A Showcase Spinoff Spinoff?

Jimmy Owen · « **Reply #6 on:** April 05, 2009, 06:01:52 PM »

[quote name=\'Allstar87\' post=\'212237\' date=\'Apr 5 2009, 05:55 PM\']
[quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' post=\'212222\' date=\'Apr 5 2009, 03:55 PM\']
I move that we rename the showcase, "The Showcase Showdown" and the showcase showdown "The Showcase Spinoff."
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Nice idea, but then what would we call it when two people get the same amount? A Showcase Spinoff Spinoff?
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"The Tiebreaker"

Don Howard · « **Reply #7 on:** April 06, 2009, 07:54:59 PM »

[quote name=\'davemackey\' post=\'212197\' date=\'Apr 5 2009, 01:48 PM\']
And I did that puzzle and didn't even think about sending Will a corrective. Oh well, maybe next time.
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Corrective will be sent by me. If the favor of a reply is granted, I'll share it with you.
EDIT: Never mind. I shall corrective myself. I see now they have admitted their errata. Back to the bottle I go.

HYHYBT · « **Reply #8 on:** April 16, 2009, 11:24:46 PM »

One trouble: without the word "Showdown" the clue doesn't work for a general audience.

chad1m · « **Reply #9 on:** April 16, 2009, 11:30:16 PM »

[quote name=\'HYHYBT\' post=\'213315\' date=\'Apr 16 2009, 11:24 PM\']One trouble: without the word "Showdown" the clue doesn't work for a general audience.[/quote]Then if it can't be presented wholly factually, shouldn't it not even be present to begin with?

Steve Gavazzi · « **Reply #10 on:** April 17, 2009, 03:57:53 PM »

[quote name=\'chad1m\' post=\'213316\' date=\'Apr 16 2009, 11:30 PM\'][quote name=\'HYHYBT\' post=\'213315\' date=\'Apr 16 2009, 11:24 PM\']One trouble: without the word "Showdown" the clue doesn't work for a general audience.[/quote]Then if it can't be presented wholly factually, shouldn't it not even be present to begin with?[/quote]
And aren't crosswords supposed to be geared toward people who are smart enough to figure out something like that, anyway?

parliboy · « **Reply #11 on:** April 17, 2009, 04:27:44 PM »

[quote name=\'Steve Gavazzi\' post=\'213379\' date=\'Apr 17 2009, 02:57 PM\']
And aren't crosswords supposed to be geared toward people who are smart enough to figure out something like that, anyway? [/quote]

Isn't The Price is Right supposed to be geared toward people who know the prices of some things?

Twentington · « **Reply #12 on:** April 17, 2009, 08:19:58 PM »

[quote name=\'Steve Gavazzi\' post=\'213379\' date=\'Apr 17 2009, 02:57 PM\']
And aren't crosswords supposed to be geared toward people who are smart enough to figure out something like that, anyway? [/quote]

Tell me about it. I can't count the number of words I've found in crosswords that have left me scratching my head, even after I consulted the dictionary. True crossword puzzlers don't need the word "Showcase" in front of them to help them figure out something related to The Price Is Right. (But they do need the right host in a game show clue, as I pointed out earlier.)