tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post1128985087920067120..comments2024-03-29T10:41:24.353-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Actress Webb Sevigny — SUNDAY, Jan. 3 2010 — Sea's partner commercially / White-bearded Kenyan / Benedict IV's successorRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger101125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-3452387456587745622010-01-10T12:33:31.690-05:002010-01-10T12:33:31.690-05:00again, a week late (we get the puzzle in syndicati...again, a week late (we get the puzzle in syndication).<br />But, I liked the puzzle once I got onto the "Antique Finish". I found <b>69D Pertaining to hair </b> interesting. (I just knew I'd heard that "name" before)...<b>PILAR</b> was Suzanne Pleshette's character in Navada Smith....and, what beautiful hair she had.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-82051540670206317242010-01-04T22:28:09.881-05:002010-01-04T22:28:09.881-05:00Really just a test post to see if I've succeed...Really just a test post to see if I've succeeded in creating my blog avatar. Whether or not, enjoy the Tuesday puzz which is, if anything, easier than today's.lit.dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06729199575329286046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-32005151878596526812010-01-04T07:30:26.961-05:002010-01-04T07:30:26.961-05:00Got a ton of this puzzle straightaway (Including 9...Got a ton of this puzzle straightaway (Including 99% NW!), then bogged didn't finish. Thought the theme in the end was kinda stupid, was completely dense to it and didn't like it once I knew it. Rex's admiration for the construction really makes a lot of sense and is something I'll look for in the future to help solve these kind of theme puzzles as I can really see where it helps.<br /><br />counteth moi not so much a fanneth, but onward to this morning's puzzle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-38788524607639596122010-01-04T01:58:25.527-05:002010-01-04T01:58:25.527-05:00@dk
ohforgoodnesssakes, dk...can't a girl comp...@dk<br />ohforgoodnesssakes, dk...can't a girl compliment someone for posting a funny without tears in the Cheerios?<br />Didn't I just declare my love for you publicly yesterday despite your having been a Wasp-y pose(u)r who fenced?<br /><br />@imsdave<br />my day off! Spent the day making a puzzle for once (for a special pal's bday), instead of solving/commenting on one! <br /><br />@plantiebea<br />Thank you for your warm thoughts, literally. If it weren't for google alerts, I wouldn't have even known you were thinking of me!andreth carleth michaelsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-86642387030112449782010-01-04T01:24:13.263-05:002010-01-04T01:24:13.263-05:00@imsdave
someone else had explained Sea and Ski......@imsdave<br />someone else had explained Sea and Ski...but your explanation was still entertaining. Where's the word for that, Andrea SunTan Michaels?<br /><br /> We used a ton of Sea and Ski in the Fifties. May as well have been putting on toothpaste, I think-- for all the good it did. It was hell to put it on thoroughly, hell to shower off, and did very little protecting from the Equatorial sunshine....Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195458656221202202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-24216384378264574852010-01-03T23:15:01.458-05:002010-01-03T23:15:01.458-05:00@ edith b, Spot on, as always.@ edith b, Spot on, as always.Two Ponieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06896743444873087885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-69718273615382889402010-01-03T23:03:48.935-05:002010-01-03T23:03:48.935-05:00To MOOR (18A Drop anchor) a ship is to tie it up t...To MOOR (18A Drop anchor) a ship is to tie it up to a dock or to an existing mooring buoy. You don't drop an anchor to moor.Steven P. Fuscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11938862932712655433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-30456975052725873802010-01-03T22:38:29.744-05:002010-01-03T22:38:29.744-05:00@SueRohr-
Nat King Cole@SueRohr-<br /><br />Nat King ColeBill from NJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10103923612595508277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-29455133125266620562010-01-03T20:35:22.628-05:002010-01-03T20:35:22.628-05:00Personally, I liked SPASTIC over PILAR as Word of ...Personally, I liked SPASTIC over PILAR as Word of the Day.<br /><br />Had a problem finding the theme, until the AMISH came to the rescue (how often can you say that!).<br /><br />TESLA followed by OHMS = RAH nice line.<br /><br />OXO = Hugs and a kiss, would have been better. We'll probably see XOX as kisses and a hug soon.Tinbenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14661395078047234853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-3087549550100731112010-01-03T20:03:24.040-05:002010-01-03T20:03:24.040-05:00I think this could have been subtitled "The A...I think this could have been subtitled "The Animal Puzzle" seeing as we had pet, bass, cobra, trot, simian, litter, gnat, gnu, and (stray) cat. <br />"Call dibs" really brought me back to my childhood. Coming back from the lake at summer camp to our cabins we used to call dibs on the first shower. From ages 6-11 it was 2 at a time, but after that modesty prevailed. Ah,the lazy, crazy, hazy days of summer as someone once said.SueRohrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13511695558054356816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-13705889976021061102010-01-03T19:38:30.058-05:002010-01-03T19:38:30.058-05:00@bob kerfuffle - I'm making more mulled wine w...@bob kerfuffle - I'm making more mulled wine while listening to the Westminster chimes of the grandfather clockk1p2noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-55314648788393288572010-01-03T19:34:45.494-05:002010-01-03T19:34:45.494-05:00Lots of room for error in that NE corner, starting...Lots of room for error in that NE corner, starting with my clever use of BREAK as the Opposite of fast. (Not fast-break.) Song 1 playing on my iPod, MAXIM instead of an AXIOM ...<br /><br />his puzzle seemed to improve after looking at the theme Clues again after finishing.<br /><br />I'm betting that the British "Spastics Society" has updated its name in the last decade or two.fergushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17056002311944010536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-4663732906905386882010-01-03T19:33:51.273-05:002010-01-03T19:33:51.273-05:00@ArtLvr: Here, the plow guy did cometh, but buriet...@ArtLvr: Here, the plow guy did cometh, but burieth the paper 'neath a snowbank. I hope yours has shown up by now.<br /><br />Thanks Rex for the link to John Farmer's interesting movie / puzzle website. Also, the 80s College Radio site has scary time-wasting potential!Stanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02681342234536407419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-44411481100313118952010-01-03T18:15:03.991-05:002010-01-03T18:15:03.991-05:00@imsdave
I liked your first explaination so much ...@imsdave<br /><br />I liked your first explaination so much I didn't bother to post the alternatives others did.<br /><br />A perfect example of of what @edith b posted a couple of posts back (5:21pm).<br /><br />.../GlitchGlitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14940000404613329056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-24599976155054712932010-01-03T18:09:56.236-05:002010-01-03T18:09:56.236-05:00Did not like the theme.
69D "pilar" per...Did not like the theme.<br /><br />69D "pilar" pertaining to hair...when your skin gets cold, you develope a "Piloerection": "Erection of the hair of the skin". {medterms.com}<br /><br />112A...STDS usually "means sexually transmitted diseases"...adds whole new insight into the clue which states "Gov't bodies may issue them"...good thing it's late, none of this would get past the breakfast test.PIXnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-49353107020214566782010-01-03T17:59:34.012-05:002010-01-03T17:59:34.012-05:00Egads - I just saw that I mis-explained the SEA/SK...Egads - I just saw that I mis-explained the SEA/SKI thing. There must be a term for that - misunderstanding the intent of a clue in such as way as it led to the right answer anyway.<br /><br />Andrea?imsdavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12966770844825169981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-26701394279314870312010-01-03T17:41:07.443-05:002010-01-03T17:41:07.443-05:00@Bob Kerfuffle - thanks for the memory. My mother...@Bob Kerfuffle - thanks for the memory. My mother had that bit of verse printed in very gothic script, framed on a wall in the family room. A few nuns were visiting day and tried (in vain) to translate the "Latin" saying for her. Much hilarity ensued!JannieBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18282015159638078416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-22872647286758289752010-01-03T17:36:41.151-05:002010-01-03T17:36:41.151-05:00@Ret-chem
My mother's version included a fina...@Ret-chem<br /><br />My mother's version included a final line: DLDR!<br />(The hell they are)<br /><br />@Miguel<br />LOI? Hawaiians wear LEIs and eat POI, but I must protest that I never saw anyone ingesting LOI...<br /><br />And i second Edith B's note above!Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195458656221202202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-62307042925725497892010-01-03T17:21:51.806-05:002010-01-03T17:21:51.806-05:00Although "trump" doesn't fit the clu...Although "trump" doesn't fit the clue in the most literal sense, it is the connection between bridge and the word trump that is the key. We see this kind of thing all the time and flexibility of mind is probably the most important attribute to have when solving.<br /><br />IMOO, it is THE most important thing to have when solving late week puzzles. Literal-minedness will kill you every time.edith bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12048817959846956992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-4265647830872662282010-01-03T17:20:17.637-05:002010-01-03T17:20:17.637-05:00@Mac, In hill-speak that conversation goes:
"...@Mac, In hill-speak that conversation goes:<br /><br />"Them are ducks."<br /><br />"Them are not ducks!"<br /><br />"OH, yes they are - see them wings?"<br /><br />"Well, I'll be! Them are ducks!"<br /><br />It was what Squeek was trying to remember.fikinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06324570637549775751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-82486636221008650432010-01-03T17:14:52.213-05:002010-01-03T17:14:52.213-05:00Since it's never too late to give credit where...Since it's never too late to give credit where credit is due: @CoolPapaD: Cool indeed!<br /><br />@Ronathan: A guy coming out of a bottle would be exactly the person Philip Marlowe would have called a "party"--40s lingo, I believe, and I'm cool with that.Ulrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02086202853174403008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-62250864498493795902010-01-03T17:14:06.003-05:002010-01-03T17:14:06.003-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Ulrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02086202853174403008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-66975797215053841282010-01-03T17:13:22.365-05:002010-01-03T17:13:22.365-05:00Stealing from the website of a "Mr. Jensen, L...Stealing from the website of a "Mr. Jensen, Latin teacher for hire":<br /><br /> “O sibili si ergo! Fortibus es in aro. O nobili demis trux. Watis inem? Causand dux.”<br /><br /> [ Oh, see, Billy! See her go! Forty buses in a row! Oh, no, Billy! Them is trucks! What is in them? Cows and ducks!” ]<br /><br />(@k1p2 - Love those Westminster chimes!)Bob Kerfufflehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02615811802419025933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-27088383011039101252010-01-03T17:05:00.382-05:002010-01-03T17:05:00.382-05:00felt so-so about this for a Sunday. An afghan is ...felt so-so about this for a Sunday. An afghan is a blanket and I've never heard anyone ask for an afghan blanket (usually one or the other) <br /><br />Ditto the comments on 23A.<br /><br />Favorites were rocket scientists and bucket brigades (although for britcom fans a hyacinth bucketh clue would have been fun)k1p2noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-15884615140566039452010-01-03T17:01:29.417-05:002010-01-03T17:01:29.417-05:00@fikink: WHAT are you talking about??
@JC66: you ...@fikink: WHAT are you talking about??<br /><br />@JC66: you just gave me an earworm with your: You took the words right out of my mouth. Meatloaf! The next sentence is a riot: "it must have been when you were kissing me".machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.com