tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post1414530442376775162..comments2024-03-28T02:54:55.174-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Blue creature of old Saturday morning TV / MON 2-8-16 / 1962 007 villain Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-67883438674847799042016-03-16T21:04:14.119-04:002016-03-16T21:04:14.119-04:00@Diana,LIW thanks for answering my question. I jus...@Diana,LIW thanks for answering my question. I just now completed Monday's puzzle. It's odd seeing all the Super Bowl comments. That game was so long ago. When do you find time to complete each puzzle every day?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03564528259951542350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-39891236778883426412016-03-14T23:53:46.794-04:002016-03-14T23:53:46.794-04:00Hey @Woodrow Smith from Saturday. I saw your comm...Hey @Woodrow Smith from Saturday. I saw your comment. And my quite amazing comments from earlier today didn't get published. I think it is due to "technical difficulties" rather than editing. Anyway, I don't think there is a time limit to writing/posting.<br /><br />And thanks for responding, @Rondo!<br /><br />Diana, LIWDiana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-15028258152260990382016-03-14T23:50:55.909-04:002016-03-14T23:50:55.909-04:00@Cathy - funny as all get out. Now I'm the one...@Cathy - funny as all get out. Now I'm the one impressed. That one DOESGOOD for syndiland.rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-41277152796009360272016-03-14T22:22:40.151-04:002016-03-14T22:22:40.151-04:00Nice Monday. Had a bit of trouble at CAR TRIP. Car...Nice Monday. Had a bit of trouble at CAR TRIP. Car ride? SWIM SUITE... That's what I get for bouncing around. Fun way on a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday..<br /><br />Thinking about netflixing Buffy the vampire SLAYER. Nah.<br /><br />Golf clap. Understand the technique. Same I guess as playing a violin with your fingers. Guess no ones come up with that term. Please don't. <br /><br />ITSY BITSY PETER got GOLF CLAP. Sorry, had to do IT.<br /><br /><br />Cathynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-76384249011611809382016-03-14T20:22:05.570-04:002016-03-14T20:22:05.570-04:00@D,LIW maybe it was Spot or Puff that got frisky a...@D,LIW maybe it was Spot or Puff that got frisky at some point. Or got Frisky at some point.rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-67158108459516088742016-03-14T16:14:24.386-04:002016-03-14T16:14:24.386-04:00Off to a roaring start this week. I confidently f...Off to a roaring start this week. I confidently finished with InCOUPLE and nOO nOO. Thot the last time a celeb was called "it" was the It Girl in the 1920's. <br /><br />Obviously, I missed the theme entirely until I came here. Must. Pay. Attention.<br /><br />Mr. Waiting has a car named Layla, and he's coming home from a 4-day trip today, so I wrote I MISS YOU to him yesterday - nice to see those two so close together. <br /><br />Oh well. When I fail, I fail in STILE.<br /><br />Diana, Lady-in-Waiting fo CrosswordsDiana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-39479927357519802652016-03-14T14:40:19.234-04:002016-03-14T14:40:19.234-04:00After getting ITSYBITSY and NITTYGRITTY I was expe...After getting ITSYBITSY and NITTYGRITTY I was expecting them all to be two word rhymers. But Sports Illustrated took care of that.<br /><br />Yeah baby TYRA Banks was the cover girl for the SWIMSUITEDITION about 20 years ago and that was well-deserved. Laura DERN also LANDS a yeah baby nod today as well as EVE Hewson. AVA as in Gardner? OKS. And even Steph MEYER POPS into my mind as a yeah baby, TOO. But KIM Kardashian is voted off my island; no sir NOTME, I wouldn’t LIETO you, or next to her. Before she’s done KIM might LAYL.A.<br /><br />So IT IT was OK for a Monday. A proper GOLFCLAP, please.<br />rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-63570085489299371462016-03-14T14:16:59.758-04:002016-03-14T14:16:59.758-04:00Simple snack with some bite, as a Monday should be...Simple snack with some bite, as a Monday should be.<br /><br />The small bites I took were MEYER and MACROS, and a bigger one was GOLFCLAP, which I've never heard of.<br /><br />Oh, and I didn't see the theme until I finished. leftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-2063823985301529602016-03-14T11:59:08.785-04:002016-03-14T11:59:08.785-04:00Can't wait to see @BS's take on today, wit...Can't wait to see @BS's take on today, with SWIMSUITEDITION*, SEX, LAYLA, etc. Of course, in a grid crowded with bombshells--yes, I include the classic beauty of the naked MAJA--I have to give the nod to TYRA. If I'm not mistaken, she did appear in the 39-across. And well she should.<br /><br />Filling in the SW I could not fathom what was going to appear in 51-across. It looked like two normal words next to each other, but having absolutely zero relationship to each other. GOLF CLAP?????? 100% absurd. ANY outdoor applause is going to dissipate quickly, unless it's a huge throng crowded into, say, a CAPITALCITY square. How that phrase was ever adopted is beyond me; even farther beyond me is WHERE. I've done my share of traveling, but I can assure you I have NEVER been anyplace where that's a term. To me it doesn't even make any sense. I do agree with those who said that top-of-voice shouts in the middle of the golfer's follow-through are extremely rude, and quite out of character with the genteel sport of golf. Me? I'd throw those idiots off the course the first time they opened their vulgar yaps.<br /><br />I suppose ITCOUPLES is a real term, within the confines of tabloidism, in which I do NOT participate. The whole genre gets a big fat "Who cares?" from me.<br /><br />Despite outliers like the above and CARTRIP (c'mon, man, it's "ROAD TRIP!"), I kinda liked it. IMISSYOU--but you're not you when you're hungry. Eat a SNICKERS. Better? Yeah. It DOESGOOD. LOL. B.<br /><br />*Changed from the proper "issue" to fit the theme. No one says "SWIMSUITEDITION."spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-77686607597769655862016-03-14T11:40:01.245-04:002016-03-14T11:40:01.245-04:00IMISSYOU SOHO
One GASPS at the SWIMSUITEDITION co...IMISSYOU SOHO<br /><br />One GASPS at the SWIMSUITEDITION cover,<br />my IDOL TYRA was in STILE, almost TOO pretty.<br />She’s no SNOOT nor PRIG about SEX with any lover,<br />she’d say, “POPS, let’s get down TOO the NITTYGRITTY.”<br /><br />--- PETER HOOD<br />Burma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-4796923313209210472016-02-10T16:21:23.782-05:002016-02-10T16:21:23.782-05:00I do think it's a bit odd that GOLFCLAP came t...I do think it's a bit odd that GOLFCLAP came to signify snarky applause, when that was never what clapping at a golf event was about. That would be more like "polite, restrained" applause but certainly not insincere. Somehow, the fact that it was a quieter form of applause must have led to the current idiomatic sense of sarcastic, barely-there applause. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-21853845446921692322016-02-09T12:27:00.671-05:002016-02-09T12:27:00.671-05:00On a slow U's day, the highlight of this puppy...On a slow U's day, the highlight of this puppymonkeybaby was:<br />PIRATES HIP / RED HERRING.<br />Brilliant anti-revealer! Did U mean to do that, Lynn darlin? In any case, it rules.<br /><br />Fun TuesPuz. Only thing missin was, of course, a _____ HIT themer.<br /><br />Backward HAR from the piked position. Primo. (yo, @Lewis)<br /><br />WeejectLand pick: SRO. Hard to find anything to pick on, in these fillins, actually. Solid job, Lempelmeister.<br /><br />@muse: Deb didn't know she was emailin with the M&A. It turns out that the same may have happened, with U. But, enough about my day-um emails ...<br /><br />Masked & Anonymo3Us<br /><br /><br />bi-themed<br /><a href="http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/UploadRunt/FetchPage?id=MTg0NDMyNTAzODAxNjMzNQ&title=Non-ORGanic_1_Sourl_1_and_1_Seoul_1_Mates_1_by_1_M_1_and_1_A" rel="nofollow">**gruntz**</a>Masked and Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16027736429645378004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-91164918805002514852016-02-09T10:03:37.969-05:002016-02-09T10:03:37.969-05:00Being a golfer seems an impediment ot understand t...Being a golfer seems an impediment ot understand the street jive GOLFCLAP<br /><br />So be it!<br /><br />ELS AOKI TEE , nevermind ... ;-)<br />xyzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08287781952915413013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-71696904165958628072016-02-08T18:39:45.880-05:002016-02-08T18:39:45.880-05:00I cannot believe you gave him a pass for swimsuit ...I cannot believe you gave him a pass for swimsuit edition. Ever since I was a prepubescent boy it has been referred to as the swimsuit issue. That has not changed.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02713395517690303089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-60350727725827439782016-02-08T17:42:10.196-05:002016-02-08T17:42:10.196-05:00Across only solve attempt undone by MAJA, which se...Across only solve attempt undone by MAJA, which seems way more of a Monday outlier than ATP, and O_S was unguessable without looking at the clue.<br /><br />Hand up for never heard of GOLFCLAP. Hands and feet up for the brilliance of Buffy - through the first half of season 6, after which it all fell apart.kitshefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10014225555838850414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-30270472245620906582016-02-08T15:56:41.364-05:002016-02-08T15:56:41.364-05:00I enjoyed @Chuck McGregor's description of TV ...I enjoyed @Chuck McGregor's description of TV golf, since I never watch golf but am right up to date with the ATP. Whatcha know is all a matter of whatcha watch. I had sOLe CLAP at first and needed to dig up SMURF of distant memory, and GASPS in order come up with GOLFCLAP. I had never heard of one but figured it was some kind of SNOOTy TOOTOO clapping. Watched the SB this morning since it was on here between 1:00-4:00 am. It was pretty boring but worth watching just for Lady Gaga's rendition of the National Anthem. We have to record the Australian and US Open games and watch them in delay, too. The last time I got up in the middle of the night to watch a live sports broadcast was when my alma mater the Fighting Illini played in the NCAA basketball finals. They lost,and I came down with pneumonia. aging sopranohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01085649464857246925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-65143013482443322072016-02-08T14:40:01.884-05:002016-02-08T14:40:01.884-05:00@fiddlenect - macros, in a nutshell, are a series ...@fiddlenect - macros, in a nutshell, are a series of commands grouped together as one function. For example, suppose you're a typist where the formatting required of you is, at the end of every paragraph, to triple space to start a new paragraph, change the font for the first letter of the new paragraph, type the letter, then resume the original font. What you can do is to create a macro (all word processing programs have <i>record macro</i> functions which encapsulate the return, return, return, select start of a paragraph font) and let you store the macro you just defined as, say, F11. That way at the end of each paragraph you only have to press the F11 key rather than go through the whole rigamarole. You would likely also program the "return to original font" as another macro.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-84052065457939609602016-02-08T13:46:51.335-05:002016-02-08T13:46:51.335-05:00In couple gave me noo so a dnf. Wrote in macros bu...In couple gave me noo so a dnf. Wrote in macros but don't know why. Guessed at blot and Elsa. Harder than usual Monday but fair. Second Monday dnf in a row. Embarrassing!Chronic dnferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05129538196003383400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-39722170351337962232016-02-08T13:22:49.507-05:002016-02-08T13:22:49.507-05:00Nice theme! Great fill! DERN good rodeo, Paolo.
...Nice theme! Great fill! DERN good rodeo, Paolo.<br /><br />@muse: Deb Amlen is a real sweetie. She once sent m&e a mighty neighborly e-mail, which included an invite to visit the ACPT. I used to look at Wordplay comments, but now they kinda freeze up, on my old computer. Am now wonderin if I come across as a "negative" comment gallery member, here? Think not, but can't be "positive". I usually shoot more for "unintelligible".<br /><br />fave moo-cow MonPuz eazy-e clue: {New Year's ___} = EVE. Well, OK … I guess it could be = DAY. <br />fave weeject: ATP. Missed opportunity clue: {Atop of the muntain??} Too hard for a moo-cow puz? Thought so.<br /><br />Masked & Anonymo3Us<br /><br /><br />**gruntz** link undergoin repairs.<br />Masked and Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16027736429645378004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-65254458838886745272016-02-08T13:13:40.994-05:002016-02-08T13:13:40.994-05:00Like others I got complacent about knowing the the...Like others I got complacent about knowing the theme once ITSY BITSY and NITTY GRITTY were in place.<br /><br />@George<br />First appearance of ATP in a NYT puzzle was in a Maleska puzzle in 1986. It was clued as<br />{Muscle-energy source}<br /><br />@M&A<br /><a href="http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/UploadRunt/FetchPage?id=NDg2OTQ4NDkwMjU3NjUxNw&title=Stumpy_1_Stumper_7__1_Atomic_1_Scoreboard_1_Grand_1_Finale_1__1_by_1_M_1_and_1_A" rel="nofollow">**gruntz**</a>r.alphbunkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00657275501845781384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-62507396552390733012016-02-08T13:03:18.147-05:002016-02-08T13:03:18.147-05:00IT's a theme, literally. Very fun, I thought, ...IT's a theme, literally. Very fun, I thought, with the surprise that SWIMSUIT EDITION delivered when it didn't rhyme like 17A and 11D did. I got to look up the Goya painting afterwards as that was an unknown to me. And my original CAPIToL needed fixing along with GOLF CLub (what is "sarcastic" about a GOLF CLub? Oh, I get it).<br /><br />Slightly slower than my usual Monday time, not sure why. Was wondering what a CART RIb was for a bit until my sarcastic CLub straightened itself out. No EGO bruising DNF today.<br /><br />Thanks Paolo Pasco, for an enjoyable follow up to your debut last year.Teedmnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12832353448839187816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-73857268340465935532016-02-08T13:02:25.414-05:002016-02-08T13:02:25.414-05:00Fine Monday. I will say that I didn't love the...Fine Monday. I will say that I didn't love the theme because, like other solvers, got ITSY BITSY and NITTY GRITTY first and expected everything to rhyme. Have one themer rhyme is fine, but having half the themers rhyme feels weird to me.Rabi Abonourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10650612051534860466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-10138184456346291952016-02-08T12:59:19.889-05:002016-02-08T12:59:19.889-05:00Average Monday, Average Monday time. Good puzzle t...Average Monday, Average Monday time. Good puzzle to start the week. Favorite answers: 61A ending with 65D.<br /><br />Diana,LIW:<br /><br />HER HUSBAND'S WHISKERS<br /> JUST DON'T PHASE HER<br /> HE USES<br /> AN ELECTRIC RAZOR.<br /> TO HELL WITH BURMA SHAVE!<br /><br />@Da Bears: LMAO! Next year in the reign of LomBernie, the Lombardi Trophy will be melted down. The proceeds will be evenly redistributed among the 30 teams who failed to reach the SuperBowl. After all, they did participate, right? BTW, good call on the MVP.<br /><br />@LMS: Re: the dog, gotcha! Face palm! I know a fantastic poem about dogs. You'd love it. I'd post it here, but I'd have to include a "Trigger Warning." <br /><br />Re:Wordplay. Fair enough! I agree with everything you said up to a point, especially the explanation of why you prefer to post here. Having said that, I still have certain issues with that blog in general and the NYT in particular. However, this is not the correct forum to discuss them. BTW, you just managed to hold on to my Laugh Of The Day award. I knew Leapy would make a strong stretch run at you, but you held her off by a nose at the wire. Anything else new on your DISH IT LIST? ;-)<br /><br />Re: Golf Gasp. Yes indeed there is such a thing! It's that chorus of almost inaudible exhalation emanating from the gallery, when the leader misses a four foot putt on the eighteenth hole sending the match into a playoff.<br /><br />@Martín Abresch: Couldn't agree with you more Martin. SWIMSUIT EDITION does an excellent job of disguising the ITS in the puzzle. Then again, Sports Illustrated has always done and excellent job of disguising ITS. Sometimes they tease you with a little side IT, and sometimes they tease you with sandy ITS or transparent Bikini top ITS, but you never see full frontal ITS. The trend must be catching on in the magazine industry, because now even Playboy has adopted the no bare ITS policy. That must make you very happy, no?Chaos344https://www.blogger.com/profile/08901221000538028472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-2779639003764737282016-02-08T12:29:12.706-05:002016-02-08T12:29:12.706-05:00In my world, Sports Illustrated has a swimsuit iss...<br />In my world, Sports Illustrated has a <a href="http://tinyurl.com/SISwimSuit" rel="nofollow">swimsuit issue, not edition</a>. Otherwise a very enjoyable Monday puzzle by the Pablo Picasso of crossworld.<br />AliasZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477396362209386037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-82683251566265607402016-02-08T12:09:21.939-05:002016-02-08T12:09:21.939-05:00This was a very enjoyable Monday l got the first t... This was a very enjoyable Monday l got the first themer by the usual filling in from the NW. From 18D I just took off and zig zagged from one answer to the next without stopping all the way to the SE just to do it. Sometimes I look for ways to make easy puzzles more entertaining. It's not that there's anything dull about the puzzle it's just easy enough to play with.<br /> I thought the reveal concerned two tech specialists. I had COUPLES and couldn't imagine what those first two letters could be. I filled in with the crosses and never looked back until I checked over the grid. That's when I did the goofy reading. That shows how much attention I paid the theme. <br /> I haven't checked to see if my rather late comment was posted yesterday. I enjoyed that puzzle too. Where the the difference in fill was between the two puzzles that should cause such contrasting reactions is beyond me.puzzle hoardernoreply@blogger.com