tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post1477792313252110365..comments2024-03-28T11:35:36.126-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: 2003 top 5 hit for Fabolous / SAT 4-4-15 / Title flora in Whitman poem / Ibsen play parodying opera / Ritter's co-star on TVs 8 simple rulesRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger106125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-34015002639712220502017-09-07T04:46:02.384-04:002017-09-07T04:46:02.384-04:00Nice Blog Post !Nice Blog Post !Used PC Distributorhttp://www.electrocw.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-50458862455981763562016-09-20T20:14:25.138-04:002016-09-20T20:14:25.138-04:00Just few weeks ago I saw a comment about Dr. Ekpen...Just few weeks ago I saw a comment about Dr. Ekpen Temple, someone talking about how he has help him in his relationship break up, I also contacted him because i was facing the same problem in my relationship, today i can boldly recommend Dr. Ekpen Temple to someone who is also facing break up in his or her relationship to contact him for help today because he has help me restore my relationship back to normal, here is he contact details (ekpentemple@gmail.com) or whatsapp him on +2347050270218 Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01314344340595882285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-26649728400553645262015-05-09T18:30:47.621-04:002015-05-09T18:30:47.621-04:00Rainforest, yes I saw it too. You did get 171. I&#...Rainforest, yes I saw it too. You did get 171. I'll swear to it on a stack of Quarans.<br /><br />Ron Diego, teeheeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-24900834341416103762015-05-09T18:05:20.352-04:002015-05-09T18:05:20.352-04:00This was a toughie and I had to look up Sagal, of ...This was a toughie and I had to look up Sagal, of whom I've never heard. How's that for the Queen's English? <br />Rondo, this was a missed opportunity for you to outwit Dirty Doug. He was exceptionally clever today. Straight down his puerile alley. Your comments are lighter and more devilish.<br /><br />Anyway, I did enjoy the puzz even tho it was after lunchtime for me.<br />Lately, mornings are for errands and chores, and, at my age, afternoons are quiet time. I am in my "Rusty Years." There is nothing "Golden" after 70 IMHO.<br /><br />My Psychiatrist said my whole outlook on life has changed for the better since I stopped reading the opening comments on this blog. :) I recommend it to all others.<br /><br />Ron Diego La Mesa, CAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-40433215828764172172015-05-09T17:26:55.564-04:002015-05-09T17:26:55.564-04:00Well. Easy NW and medium everything else until th...Well. Easy NW and medium everything else until the SW which was just impossible for me. Nothing. I chanced "in awe" for shook, and just couldn't remove it. That whole section is just a huge expanse of white. Probably the worst DNF in a long time, and I tried, I really did. I can no longer consider myself a CRACK solver (Hi, @DMG).<br /><br />I should add that the "Northern California" section was a little tough, as I was thinking that a catawampus was some sort of slimy lizard or something. ALOP? I must check it out.<br /><br />OK, at least let me get some satisfaction with the numbers.<br /><br />Humph. No numbers at all, so let me pretend I got 171. Yes!<br /><br />rain forestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-50452717224753524992015-05-09T14:32:01.488-04:002015-05-09T14:32:01.488-04:00I HATE it when you guys say "easy!" DNF,...I HATE it when you guys say "easy!" DNF, not even close. Way, way too much I didn't know; clues that made no sense...just nothing. That clue for PLAYFOOTSIE? Makes no sense at all to me. Lots of the puzzle was like that. Obscurities abound. That "8 Simple Rules" show aired so few episodes you could keep your shoes on to count, and I'm supposed to remember the mom? Just get me the hell outa here and I'll see you tomorrow.<br /><br />Maybe.spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-39073685585083053782015-05-09T14:09:12.380-04:002015-05-09T14:09:12.380-04:00@DMG - I'm thinking of somewhat older movies w...@DMG - I'm thinking of somewhat older movies where some cowboy or maye a cop or a bad guy with a gun was a CRACK shot (really good). rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-43722088910836345182015-05-09T13:57:15.689-04:002015-05-09T13:57:15.689-04:00Struggled with this one. Came close to quitting wh...Struggled with this one. Came close to quitting when I couldn't make sense many of the clues, but eventually stuck it out to a successful end- much to my surprise. So many of my responses were of the "it fits, so it's probably right" type. I still don't understand CRACK. Short for CRACKerjack? Sigh..on to Monday.<br /><br />206 Not too bad!DMGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-62597176901541774962015-05-09T13:23:47.740-04:002015-05-09T13:23:47.740-04:00Not that easy, I thought. Especially everywhere af...Not that easy, I thought. Especially everywhere after the EZ NW. Confidently put in “goal” where SHIN ought to be (never played soccer – futbol – always considered it a commie sport), so the SE was gummed up a bit, at least until I knew I needed to be INTHENUDE. MERCI a gimme in the SW as Спасибо is very familiar since the missus is Russian and I’ve been to the former USSR a number of times – Baku,Azerbaijan; Odessa, Ukraine; Moscow, Russia.<br /><br />Loved the clue for KOPUNCH – the answer was a long time coming though.<br /><br />Not my kind of idea in the clue for PLAYFOOTSIE. Covert, yes. But maybe in more of “Let’s hook up” kind of way. Not work.<br /><br />LILACS are finally out here in MN. We get such a late start on springtime.<br /><br />I make a cassoulet with a bouquet GARNI of seasonings – a tied up cheesecloth tossed in while simmering. Recipe can be found in the Northern Exposure (TV show) cookbook. Nothing short of fantastic!<br /><br />Poor KRIS Jenner. But that’s life in the spotlight.<br /><br />Again, not easy for me, but rife with innuendo, so an interesting solve.<br />rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-56763210917427101012015-05-09T11:56:19.225-04:002015-05-09T11:56:19.225-04:00And @spacecraft has recently, and brilliantly, use...And @spacecraft has recently, and brilliantly, used that one phrase, so it's been done. No reason to repeat.BS2noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-36901628082812890672015-05-09T11:51:35.070-04:002015-05-09T11:51:35.070-04:00ADONIS PIPESUP
OMAN, with BACKSLAPS and a CHESTBU...ADONIS PIPESUP<br /><br />OMAN, with BACKSLAPS and a CHESTBUMP I ACTED so rude,<br />I OVERDIDIT after getting AVIEW of you INTHENUDE<br />through my PERISCOPE at your window, KRIS, if you only KNEW<br />that ICAME to PLAYFOOTSIE ‘cause my SOULS so INTOYOU.<br /><br />--- GARNI CERA<br /><br />there were so many ways to go here, but @evil doug and others had already crossed those bridges<br />Burma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-8516678086875216912015-04-06T11:51:16.662-04:002015-04-06T11:51:16.662-04:00is PLAYing footsie WORK ?is PLAYing footsie WORK ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-47699141506835207732015-04-05T06:29:09.439-04:002015-04-05T06:29:09.439-04:00Surprised that ALOP is not listed in most dictiona...Surprised that ALOP is not listed in most dictionaries. I've sen it used in literature, conversation and even crossword puzzles for as long as I can remember.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12641106598805051443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-1948050450957767762015-04-05T06:08:44.882-04:002015-04-05T06:08:44.882-04:00phoo
A MAN, A plane, NEPAL
Almost forgot: Get the...phoo<br />A MAN, A plane, NEPAL<br /><br />Almost forgot: Get thee BeHindemith, @Alias.<br />(That was a fascinoma.)Leapfingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14243620614139990887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-65263649227847793702015-04-05T06:03:16.824-04:002015-04-05T06:03:16.824-04:00Please alert me if any female has ever bumped othe...Please alert me if any female has ever bumped other than a fist. From BACKSLAPS to CHESTBUMP, pure testosterone storm. Not that there's anything wrong with that...<br /><br />Me too on vacillating over PINGPONG, and my run-in with 41D was worthy of Keystone KOPs. otoh, I know I've seen ALOP, I'm sure having to do with lop-eared rabbits.<br /><br />Nice nod to @Melodious DEEPFUNK. Sadly, I'm more aware of a 'blue FUNK',which version goes well with a 'brown study'. The way I saw it, today we got A MAN, A plan, NEPAL.<br /><br />Interesting observation, @Z, but I guess it all depends on what PSIS are your PEAS.<br /><br />Kind of cute: I DEM, EPOCSI REP. (Just look back at it) A variation on 'Epoxy both their houses'.<br />Also saw some interesting adjacent pairs: BOP SAVER alone has great potential. Lucky for y'all that Sunday Looms.<br /><br />King Kong played PING PONG at a sing song. The bell went bing bong which resulted in a ding dong cuz he simply did the wring wrong with the thong thing.<br /><br />Happy celebratory weekend to all. @Gill's Peeps will give you cavities, the matzah will fill 'em.<br /><br />Thanks, Ned White, for keeping your SUNNY PSIS up.<br />Leapfingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14243620614139990887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-43749000546782466162015-04-04T23:20:45.835-04:002015-04-04T23:20:45.835-04:001) NARCO, while not technically incorrect, is very...1) NARCO, while not technically incorrect, is very weak. Nobody actually says NARCO unless they mean narcoleptic.<br />2) KOPUNCH clue requires a '?' and should really have an abbrev indicator as well.<br />3) SAGAL, which seems to have given a lot of trouble, was my first gimme. Repulsive in Married with Children, Katey Sagal matured beautifully and in LOST was ravishing.<br />4) This puzzle was very, very dull. Some nice clues, but dull answers. A puzzle I feel should have gotten Grumpy Rex, instead got Happy Rex. (I look forward to meeting Sneezy Rex, or Doc Rex).kitshefnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-49374902408952850212015-04-04T21:11:21.848-04:002015-04-04T21:11:21.848-04:00Dirtiest Saturday puzzle I can remember.
Comment...Dirtiest Saturday puzzle I can remember. <br /><br />Comments skipped is now exceeding comments read. <br /><br />I find puzzles this bifurcated to be flawed. The P in PSIS and the S in PEAS are the only letters that connect the two halves. That theses are both POCs doesn't help. Northeast was easy, Southwest, especially SoCal, were tough. <br /><br />BTW - I heard from the original Evil Doug. he sounds well. Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-35832455005428692015-04-04T17:23:56.442-04:002015-04-04T17:23:56.442-04:00I am with @mathguy on this one. Very hard. Tough ...I am with @mathguy on this one. Very hard. Tough cluing. Geometrically harder than yesterday. Tough sledding all the way through. <br /><br />Happy Easter and Chag Sameach to all. RAD2626https://www.blogger.com/profile/18196568765752439378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-68377720299318215172015-04-04T17:18:55.613-04:002015-04-04T17:18:55.613-04:00Thank you LICK me. This is interesting... If this ...Thank you LICK me. This is interesting... If this sense of LICK comes from the idea of tasting punishment, esp as in the motion of a whip lashing like a tongue, then I guess there's a good case for calling it metaphorical.weingolbhttp://www.medium.com/@weingolbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-6010965036731643772015-04-04T16:23:10.998-04:002015-04-04T16:23:10.998-04:00@Nancy -- Good one!@Nancy -- Good one!Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09709142959535977331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-4246593696405691262015-04-04T16:22:02.766-04:002015-04-04T16:22:02.766-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09709142959535977331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-85601459310618648732015-04-04T16:11:35.457-04:002015-04-04T16:11:35.457-04:00@Lewis --I liked your quotoid from Mark Twain, who...@Lewis --I liked your quotoid from Mark Twain, who seems to have a LOT to say about funerals. Because MY favorite Mark Twain quotoid, which I heard many years ago, is his reaction to the friends who told him they were worried about him because he didn't get nearly enough exercise. His response? (This is an approximation, not a direct quote): "But I DO get exercise. I get plenty of exercise. The exercise I get is serving as pallbearer at the funerals of all of my friends who exercise."Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16737377749030219974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-21479978338434719022015-04-04T15:53:49.765-04:002015-04-04T15:53:49.765-04:00You're right, it's a complete failure of ...You're right, it's a complete failure of a puzzle if words are imaginaryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-58503876389408672192015-04-04T14:41:32.531-04:002015-04-04T14:41:32.531-04:00It's more of a synonym or a colloquialism for ...It's more of a synonym or a colloquialism for punishment than a metaphor. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-19047502674335735092015-04-04T14:35:55.913-04:002015-04-04T14:35:55.913-04:00LICK: "to beat," 1535, perhaps from fig...LICK: "to beat," 1535, perhaps from figurative use of lick (v.1) in the Coverdale bible that year in sense of "defeat, annihilate" (an enemy's forces) in Num. xxii:4:<br />Now shal this heape licke up all that is about vs, euen as an oxe licketh vp the grasse in the field.<br />But to lick (of) the whip "taste punishment" is attested from mid-15c." <br /><br />I agree. Most definitely not a metaphor. Bad clue. LICK menoreply@blogger.com