tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post1473096924382079804..comments2024-03-28T14:10:39.725-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: SUNDAY, Jun. 28 2009 — Locale for Apfelstrudel and Sachertorte / Tulip-exporting city / Tiny friend Dumbo / Cesar five-time gold glove winner 1972-76Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-78472970836497304372009-07-06T19:00:14.549-04:002009-07-06T19:00:14.549-04:00I, too, had magazine editor, Aneela [Merkel] and w...I, too, had magazine editor, Aneela [Merkel] and was musing about James Bond flying a "pagam" in Dr. No when Pan Am came to me.<br /><br />Feel somewhat sheepish to admit I never caught the spices going down. I kept writing and re-writing the letters in sequence with the other spices, thinking I would find the name of a recipe that used all those spices (hence, "secret ingredients"). I guess I was over thinking.Cathy Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11754676714415423093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-12916389708797867112009-07-06T10:42:44.474-04:002009-07-06T10:42:44.474-04:00How's this for embarrassing? I had magazine ed...How's this for embarrassing? I had magazine editor instead of managing editor and never figured out that it was wrong ... and my job title is, in fact, the latter. (I thought the circles spelled an herb I never heard of ... duh)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-79946817693989114732009-07-06T03:23:07.239-04:002009-07-06T03:23:07.239-04:00Greetings from syndication on July 5th!
@XMAN : R...Greetings from syndication on July 5th!<br /><br />@XMAN : REE is actually RYE. The Y comes from "idly" rather than "idle" for 75D. I made the same error.<br /><br />@PlantieBea: I was touched by your kind words for the manatees, poor creatures who are often hurt or killed by boat strikes.<br /><br />@Ulrich: Now I want to go to Wien and taste the REAL Sachertorte. Yum.<br /><br />My first entry in a theme line was "pay the price" rather than "pay the piper". So I had PEPICE in the circles - wtf? I didn't know Espo, had ditto then soami (so am I) for Me, too, making this little area quite messy. This puzzle took me a long long time but I liked it and felt a great sense of achievement to have finished.shrub5https://www.blogger.com/profile/09466867716773759568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-44131598475313159542009-06-29T09:07:36.741-04:002009-06-29T09:07:36.741-04:00Rather late here (was in transit all day yesterday...Rather late here (was in transit all day yesterday to become a temporary Utahn for the next week). I did solve the puzzle, though like most here I didn't get much out of the theme. For once it might have been the fault of the title, which led me to expect that the hidden words would somehow relate to the full entry. This was the case in another Sunday puzzle about a year(?) ago that found things like BEER in a BrEwERy. A title that better captured the theme would have helped.<br /><br />NDENoam D. Elkiesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-37025002221606289272009-06-29T03:48:15.936-04:002009-06-29T03:48:15.936-04:00Yoohoo, Rex!
Did you meld, or did you....CONFLATE?...Yoohoo, Rex!<br />Did you meld, or did you....CONFLATE?!<br />hohoandrea noho m-i-chaelsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-46554033088388781352009-06-29T00:13:23.722-04:002009-06-29T00:13:23.722-04:00@Glitch said...
... are Mr. Ed and Mr. Clean abb...@Glitch said...<br /><br />... are Mr. Ed and Mr. Clean abbreviations?<br /><br />Is Ste Joan?<br /><br />---<br /><br />Those are not abbreviations, but they do include abbreviations. So they should indeed be clued as such, IMNSHO.<br /><br />Larry the LurkerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-82049937054440006332009-06-28T21:37:15.008-04:002009-06-28T21:37:15.008-04:00woohoo! the princeton seminary love made this alum...woohoo! the princeton seminary love made this alum's evening!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-84709423258797496612009-06-28T20:24:31.988-04:002009-06-28T20:24:31.988-04:00Pope Leo I, or Pope Saint Leo the Great, aka St. L...Pope Leo I, or Pope Saint Leo the Great, aka St. Leo:<br /><br />Re the latter, are Mr. Ed and Mr. Clean abbreviations?<br /><br />Is Ste Joan?<br /><br />Just curious ;-)<br /><br />.../GlitchGlitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14940000404613329056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-65149438320632030832009-06-28T20:20:29.450-04:002009-06-28T20:20:29.450-04:00I had the same problem as Michael. Had a blank at...I had the same problem as Michael. Had a blank at the Timothy Mouse and s_mi intersection. As I ran through the alpahbet, I thought that an "e" made sense. I figured it was a "semi" something, though I had no idea what of! Haarlem was a total guess, but nothing else seemed to fit. Overall, I really enjoyed the puzzle, and continue to have tremendous repect for anyone who can construct these darn things!CoolPapaDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11542059534657415505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-60189541732539113442009-06-28T20:01:35.868-04:002009-06-28T20:01:35.868-04:00@Nat: very funny--"Wein" means "win...@Nat: very funny--"Wein" means "wine" in German and has nothing to do with the capital called "Wien". This is just for the anagram lovers out there!Ulrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02086202853174403008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-12042518712025835252009-06-28T19:46:47.742-04:002009-06-28T19:46:47.742-04:00I got screwed up early because I insisted that the...I got screwed up early because I insisted that the gold glove Cesar was the Red's centerfielder Cesar Geronimo who won a bunch of gold gloves too. Finally I figured it was Cesar Tovar, who once played nine different positions in a game. But I think he was a jack of all trades master of none.<br />Finally I remembered Cesar Cedeno, and the rest of the puzzle came fairly easily excepting Wein which I would have gotten if the answer had been ex-Phillie and perennial coach Bobby Wine.Nat Birnbaumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-72644207049401168832009-06-28T19:35:17.609-04:002009-06-28T19:35:17.609-04:00Like others above, I was fairly annoyed by ADMIRAL...Like others above, I was fairly annoyed by ADMIRALNELSON (as opposed to HORATIONELSON, which would have the same letter count), and by STLEO (it would have been easy enough to give the clue as "5th-c. pope"). I *did* like MYNAH, though: it reminded me of "Twin Peaks."Lauranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-57423340342615731152009-06-28T19:26:50.289-04:002009-06-28T19:26:50.289-04:00Well, I missed one letter -- the crossing of timot...Well, I missed one letter -- the crossing of timothy q mouse and sqmi.<br /><br />I was irked (to use a word that occurs more in crosswords than in real life) to have missed this because I should have know the square mile thing. not the middle initial.<br /><br /> I am more than irked at the removal of the second puzzle from the magazine...michaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-71276205364851687132009-06-28T18:45:29.909-04:002009-06-28T18:45:29.909-04:00I'm a fan of silent films and Renee ADOREE pla...I'm a fan of silent films and Renee ADOREE played the love interest of John Gilbert in <b>The Big Parade</b> which a professor of mine raved about as a great WWI film.<br /><br />As others have noted, Barry Silk is well-known for his Fri/Sat themelesses so this one was a disappointment to my lights as the theme came across as simple to me. Lots of names and movies - right up my alley so I had less of a problem with this one as I was able to sidestep a lot of trouble spots that others had.<br /><br />Very strange and easy, not a good combination for a Sunday.edith bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12048817959846956992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-78983875246894067572009-06-28T18:28:52.071-04:002009-06-28T18:28:52.071-04:00Just finished the puzzle after a long, hot day of ...Just finished the puzzle after a long, hot day of restoring a piece of Florida scrub for son's scout Eagle project. I love having food related clues in puzzles, but I'm not a fan of the circle method. So meh...Had the same solving experience as Rex and many of you. Jasmine? Timothy the Mouse got the best of me with the Q. <br /><br />It was nice to see manatee in the puzzle. They are very sweet looking, docile herbivores which have to compete for territory with props on motor boats. Most bear distinctive scars of their encounters. Usually they spend the winters in the fresh water springs which are warmer than the Atlantic or Gulf.PlantieBeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01960277851368508036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-19939139641128106552009-06-28T18:23:22.436-04:002009-06-28T18:23:22.436-04:00I've been waiting for someone else to say some...I've been waiting for someone else to say something about STLEO, viz. he wasn't a saint when he was Pope.slypetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05537129206516720012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-9881407547370916642009-06-28T17:49:12.653-04:002009-06-28T17:49:12.653-04:00Rex, thanks for the response. I actually understoo...Rex, thanks for the response. I actually understood that you were not being literal and were questioning the herb category with PEPPER as one of the answers. My working hypothesis is that you don't make conceptual mistakes : ) <br /><br />I evolved my view of the theme iN an odd way because I started from the bottom and thought it would have something to do with Simon and Garfunkel-- Parsley, Sage, ROSEMARY and THYME. As GINGER emerged, I started thinking herbs and spices. But JASMINE still would not fit in my mind as either... I agree, JASMINE tea comes closest.<br /><br />@Philly, I know about JASMINE oil and I've seena tiny drop added to hot water and lemon as an after dinner tea (sometime called White Tea). Rosewater can also be used that way. But I've never seen it in cooking from my neck of the woods (Syria, Lebanon, Jordan). Could it be Moroccan? <br /><br />I'll try your idea of putting it in cream. That sounds very interesting! And I agree with @Mac, what a great host you are! That party sounds fabulous. Since we have a cooking connection between Rex's blog and the Food Network, we need to get you on next!foodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13052189131129098616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-42770534806809688902009-06-28T17:47:59.379-04:002009-06-28T17:47:59.379-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.foodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13052189131129098616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-229091404470148732009-06-28T17:43:52.532-04:002009-06-28T17:43:52.532-04:00Polly, I had problems with NOHO too, and never cau...Polly, I had problems with NOHO too, and never caught it. I liked the HAARLEM answer. It's interesting seeing PANAM turn up again. I've got relatives in WIEN so that wasnt' hard for me, although I've never heard of DRAWEE before either.Karennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-48415842475305290032009-06-28T17:25:17.584-04:002009-06-28T17:25:17.584-04:00Would have been better had I spelled "wiener&...Would have been better had I spelled "wiener" correctly. Sigh.Martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-47414555088049823032009-06-28T17:21:46.776-04:002009-06-28T17:21:46.776-04:00Odd controversy: frankfurters are named for Frankf...Odd controversy: frankfurters are named for Frankfurt, hamburgers are named for Hamburg but weiners? Heh, heh -- he said "weiner."Martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-15896106002798555632009-06-28T16:54:38.568-04:002009-06-28T16:54:38.568-04:00Re Anonymous @ 2:55 PM:
Re STLEO (Fifth-century p...Re Anonymous @ 2:55 PM:<br /><br />Re STLEO (Fifth-century pope): <br /><br />Isn't there a convention in these puzzles that abbreviations be indicated in some way by the clue? Perhaps it is secretly abrogated for saints, because I recall a similar violation in recent weeks.<br /><br />OTTOI, OTOH, isn't an abbreviation. It's just ugly.<br /><br />Larry the Lurker<br />(cf. Joe the Plumber :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-445559255280954432009-06-28T16:02:37.033-04:002009-06-28T16:02:37.033-04:00I'm having trouble with Princeton Seminary as ...I'm having trouble with Princeton Seminary as an Ecumenical Institution, since it was founded by the Presbyterians in August 1812 and remains a Presbyterian Theological Seminary to this day. There probably are ecumenical programs there, but at its heart it is denominational.bluebellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07112978237190389791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-54556518090577666932009-06-28T16:00:49.898-04:002009-06-28T16:00:49.898-04:00Done in by a mouse, Timothy Q to be exact. And I ...Done in by a mouse, Timothy Q to be exact. And I didn't even notice the theme until I got here.<br />Happily, I guessed Haarlem correctly. <br /><br />I visit Pointe Pelee in Canada every year in May for the bird migration. People from all over the world visit and if you're a birder, it's a must visit. There's lots of info on their site.Annenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-63762342164148213032009-06-28T15:41:19.329-04:002009-06-28T15:41:19.329-04:00"Manatee" doesn't cross "homely..."Manatee" doesn't cross "homely". It does, however, cross "mammal", which also crosses "homely", so, even better, I think.<br /><br />"Drawee" got the best of me, too, given my lack of familiarity with North Pacific islands and the German spelling of Austrian cities. Reading the clue for "Wien", I was desperately trying to remember the German word for bakery.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09922680783490645875noreply@blogger.com