tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post1163629463255160163..comments2024-03-29T11:24:03.304-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Huck Finn's father / SUN 9-30-12 / Sholem Aleichem protagonist / One-named Brazilian soccer star / One-sixth of drachma / Weavers willows / Capital of Swiss canton of Valais / ABC in Variety-speak / Wild equineRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-17540946830744968952021-12-31T02:49:52.980-05:002021-12-31T02:49:52.980-05:00DNF in the SW. I had ENTIRE and SUD, and utterly ...DNF in the SW. I had ENTIRE and SUD, and utterly sank myself with MIRAGE for 99D. Those heavily camouflaged the across words, especially with PENNS as one of several Naticks, and I was hulled below the water line.<br /><br />I've never heard "crank" used for meth outside of English (UK) works. When did that become mainstream US?<br /><br />I also got Naticked at ADRIANO+PAP, but guessed correctly.Prunehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00224476641730508311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-28463091032887274022012-10-13T22:49:15.122-04:002012-10-13T22:49:15.122-04:00Rex: haven't you noticed that the common clich...Rex: haven't you noticed that the common cliche "meteoric rise" is nonsensical? Meteors NEVER rise--they streak through the atmosphere as they fall towards the earth.cbarnertnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-32474828955201807322012-10-08T06:30:17.297-04:002012-10-08T06:30:17.297-04:00nice written nice written iphone 5 unlockhttp://www.unlockiphones.infonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-55534698279269661972012-10-08T00:39:23.766-04:002012-10-08T00:39:23.766-04:00It's really late, and most likely no one will...It's really late, and most likely no one will read this, but I liked it better that #31 did. Maybe because it was relatively easy. True, the fill was clunky and unispiring, but it's how I was able to get many of the theme answers. I did TEHEE at CRUISE CONTROL and TURN SIGNAL. First put in Entire at 97-D, but when INSPIRIT showed up I changed it to INToto, oops. All fixed, eventually. Liked seeing BARACK and BIDENS in the grid. <br /><br />@Tita Good luck with the new job! <br /><br />Gingernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-75815015755469643842012-10-07T18:47:27.249-04:002012-10-07T18:47:27.249-04:00CRACK is meth
CRANK is speedCRACK is meth<br /><br />CRANK is speedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-76110397862058718282012-10-07T15:45:09.265-04:002012-10-07T15:45:09.265-04:00Weekend puzzle partner and I worked out way throug...Weekend puzzle partner and I worked out way through the grid alternately groaning or chucking, depending on the lameness of the theme answers. By lunch time only the northeast remained mostly blank because we had settled on NEG/GOSSIP in the corner and of course we had fop as our dandy. When we finally went from being NEGative to being POSitive our whole outlook changed (POTPIE was our epiphany) and the corner fell pretty quickly - there has to be a moral about life in general to be had there somewhere.Dirigonzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03903353503511480168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-9570229551961438952012-10-07T13:39:10.184-04:002012-10-07T13:39:10.184-04:00@Spacecraft: Dunno if you're too young or too ...@Spacecraft: Dunno if you're too young or too old for this one but "(to) bag it" was common in the 60s and 70s and is still in some use. If you google "decided to bag it" you'll find lots of entries similar to this one: "The weather got significantly worse overnight and we <b>decided to bag it</b> for Sunday." paulsfohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07721639286466422944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-77763503882770112012-10-07T13:13:02.579-04:002012-10-07T13:13:02.579-04:00Someone actually called BAGIT their favorite. HUH?...Someone actually called BAGIT their favorite. HUH? Do you want that here or to go? OH, BAGIT. To throw in the towel?? BAGIT??? What alien world is THAT from? 100% ungettable for me, not in 239 years. Nor is that famed (?) Bible dude PELEG. Gee, one more G and he could become a pirate. Nor, in fact, was the ENTIRE NE of this puzzle!<br /><br />Yes, I had 16a narrowed down to POS or NEG. Which? It was a coin toss. A really big problem is the clue for 13a: "Dandy" for ACE. Somebody explain that one to me. There must be a hundred ways to clue ACE; "dandy" is NOT one of them.<br /><br />Yes, I got the long across. When you hit "Send," the feature AUTOMATICally TRANSMIts your mail to everybody you checked off; you don't have to send to each individual separately. In that sense, the clue is OK.<br /><br />Other clues? Guys, many times I think you're trying too hard. Or maybe just trying to introduce a little highbrow artsy-fartsiness into our lives with "Mozart's Donna ______." None but the most serious music students will get that. There are more accessible choices for ELVIRA.<br /><br />One bright spot: "Epiphany?" for HEADLIGHT. As OFL says, "More of that."<br /><br />When I couldn't crack the NE, I gave up and DNF. Oh well, as a recent Xword honoree would say, "Two out of three ain't bad."Spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-77174551893983743072012-10-02T12:19:14.822-04:002012-10-02T12:19:14.822-04:00@Brian R.:
"In older printed works, the spel...@Brian R.:<br /><br />"In older printed works, the spellings inure and enure occur frequently with either meaning. <br /><br />Both the OED and Merriam-Webster offer enure as a variant spelling, but modern usage seems to favor inure for the sense of “habituate.”<br /><br />It may be useful to reserve the spelling enure for the legal term."<br /><br />I had a wonderful time doing this puzzle. No quibbles from me at all!nurturinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02035395856164817422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-47266904358735746152012-10-02T12:13:08.151-04:002012-10-02T12:13:08.151-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.nurturinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02035395856164817422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-9165494298787971972012-10-01T21:49:33.670-04:002012-10-01T21:49:33.670-04:00Didn't do this puzzle until Monday because I w...Didn't do this puzzle until Monday because I was in Rockford IL playing ultimate. I ran into Seth G (who plays on a national championship team) on the fields.<br /><br />The games were far better than the puzzle. I hope Saturday's is better.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-53082047190074038962012-10-01T21:13:58.372-04:002012-10-01T21:13:58.372-04:00Solved it with no help but had to confirm "Pe...Solved it with no help but had to confirm "Peleg," (thought at first it would be "Peled," which at least is a fairly common surname in Israel), "berm" (which isn't really a "side of the road" but rather a structure providing a barrier) to get "bag it." I'd like to bag this entire puzzle, not in the sense of quitting it but in the sense of trashing it; it was a lousy puzzle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-46995204510350405312012-10-01T18:56:28.924-04:002012-10-01T18:56:28.924-04:00Oh - liked the puzzle, because I love cars, love C...Oh - liked the puzzle, because I love cars, love Car Talk, and love Rome. And, too busy to dwell on all hte dreck.Titahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16368251255494687496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-5177861371264827982012-10-01T18:55:12.747-04:002012-10-01T18:55:12.747-04:00First day on a new job was spent on a plane to Rom...First day on a new job was spent on a plane to Rome. Have been completely immersed in both new company and new country, in all ways wonderful, but little time for doing the puzzle or coming here.<br />I miss y'all!<br />Managed to do this puzzle, and delighted to see so many references to Rome - a Borgia here, a Borghese there... but unable to get here to gush about it till now.<br />Titahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16368251255494687496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-80636387345034570322012-10-01T10:52:39.573-04:002012-10-01T10:52:39.573-04:00They named a college for this guy
Harry Mudd?They named a college for this guy<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ag1EbxYKh_4" rel="nofollow">Harry Mudd</a>?GenJoneserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09444004085542476774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-41263096851715143282012-10-01T06:50:13.417-04:002012-10-01T06:50:13.417-04:00nice videonice videorottweiler puppies Miamihttp://www.sonolinerottweilers.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-85764557560694846792012-09-30T21:08:00.321-04:002012-09-30T21:08:00.321-04:00@Carola - Did the same thing with dairy/diary almo...@Carola - Did the same thing with dairy/diary almost to the bitter end, DOH! Former Cheesehead here. GO PACK!!!chefwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03999206352243329280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-40675749067919933892012-09-30T19:56:33.373-04:002012-09-30T19:56:33.373-04:00No comment on the fact that "inure" was ...No comment on the fact that "inure" was misspelled as "enure"? Misspelled words in puzzles drive me mad.Brian R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12028764860110777848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-9854089806318462272012-09-30T19:51:10.111-04:002012-09-30T19:51:10.111-04:00Doesn't MODEL (A and T) count as car talk? I ...Doesn't MODEL (A and T) count as car talk? I drove my Model T 65 miles today, passing through 4 covered bridges in Parry County, PA. Also on the tour were three other Model Ts and a Model A.OldCarFuddnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-82197232978863922352012-09-30T19:49:41.288-04:002012-09-30T19:49:41.288-04:00Since no one's brought it up, "epiphany&q...Since no one's brought it up, "epiphany" as the clue for HEADLIGHT seems feeble. There is an obvious option to clue with halo or nimbus, and probably other clever and less obvious possibilities. The only definition of "epiphany" that fits at all is the most colloquial one, and it doesn't even really fit. But the Wikipedia page for "Epiphany (feeling)" has a picture of a guy with post-it with a drawing of a lightbulb stuck to his head, so I guess that trumps all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-11959092172163467062012-09-30T19:48:08.249-04:002012-09-30T19:48:08.249-04:00Why the fuss over TAMER? Isn't a lion tamer a ...Why the fuss over TAMER? Isn't a lion tamer a pretty well-known member of the circus?<br /><br />Anyway, this puzzle reminded me why I normally skip Sundays. A large grid has to sizzle or it starts feeling like a chore.Michael Hankohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00578621509967600184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-84826432480932150312012-09-30T19:18:56.080-04:002012-09-30T19:18:56.080-04:00Perhaps the clue to CRUISE CONTROL should have bee...Perhaps the clue to CRUISE CONTROL should have been "What Katie Holmes escaped in divorce court?" Would have left no confusion.<br /><br />@Sandy K - re: yesterday's question - I went to Brooklyn College in the late 80s and they did refer to it as the quad. However, I didn't do a lot of hanging around the school. Took early classes and left for home asap.Rob Cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-58613438430191371062012-09-30T18:31:43.805-04:002012-09-30T18:31:43.805-04:00@evan -- excellent analysis
@anon 11:40 -- made m...@evan -- excellent analysis<br /><br />@anon 11:40 -- made me laugh<br /><br />As to the puzzle, I liked REARBUMPER, and cluing GOOGLE and YAHOO similarly, and somewhere in the recesses of my memory I found DEMAREST. Still SMHon that one.<br /><br />Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09709142959535977331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-20862379165662988882012-09-30T17:51:43.543-04:002012-09-30T17:51:43.543-04:00As the boys say "well you've done it agai...As the boys say "well you've done it again , you've wasted another hour listening to Car Talk" a statement I totally disagree with, unless they were referring to the time I spent on this miserable grid. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-40973144902909263242012-09-30T17:16:43.767-04:002012-09-30T17:16:43.767-04:00Did not like it. Wouln't give you two obols f...Did not like it. Wouln't give you two obols for it.Isabella di Pestonoreply@blogger.com