tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post1740638902382208678..comments2024-03-28T11:17:22.917-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: TUESDAY, Jul. 8, 2008 - Andrea Carla Michaels (DR. KILDARE PLAYER AYRES / "WISEGUY" ACTOR KEN)Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-19033549477435634322008-08-12T12:14:00.000-04:002008-08-12T12:14:00.000-04:006 weeks on -It's funny how time can diminish reput...6 weeks on -<BR/><BR/>It's funny how time can diminish reputations. Lew Ayres still had a very high recognition factor when I grew up in the '50's. I recall All Quiet on the Western Front as one of the most moving and disturbing films ever. Hitler had the book's author Erich Maria Remarque exiled from Germany for his antiwar stance.<BR/><BR/>Also, you Americans should be more familiar with Edith Wilson - after Woodrow's stroke, many historians believe she essentially ran the presidency for a couple of years. Perhaps the first woman president (albeit unofficially).<BR/><BR/>When Zaire (or The Congo) first attained its independence from Belgium in the early 1960's, Mobuto was known as the very pedestrian Joseph Mobuto. I believe he reverted to Sese Seko simply to guarantee ongoing appearances in the NYT crossword. Or maybe not.<BR/><BR/>Finally, anyone with difficulty remembering Max Baer the boxer may well be more familiar with his son Max Baer, Jr., Jethro Bodine from TV's Beverley Hillbillies.Waxy in Montrealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04395751487137805245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-64854408250971914862008-07-09T15:53:00.000-04:002008-07-09T15:53:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Two Ponieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06896743444873087885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-51138593192741457882008-07-09T03:21:00.000-04:002008-07-09T03:21:00.000-04:00@orange,you're psychic! Yes, I thought Ken Wahl w...@orange,<BR/>you're psychic! Yes, I thought Ken Wahl was Ken Olin!!!!<BR/>(Now if rex would post a side by side picture...)<BR/>But I know "Wiseguy" had a cult following...and then by googling today I learned that Ken Wahl was the guy who used to share the Barbi twins...<BR/><BR/>I'll say for the last time, I had LEW in the puzzle bec I wanted to get AYRES in the clues, thought that would be a nice switch up...<BR/><BR/>And I didn't have SAHL bec he used to be my idol in my stand-up days, but I had to pick him up at the airport once and he was a total prick.<BR/><BR/>So, there you have it!<BR/><BR/>ps to Karl and jc66, leon and all the people who said such nice things today... wow...thank you!<BR/>This is why this blog has made it all worthwhile! I love the compliments and I try and learn from the criticism...I'm a solver first, a constructor by chance!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-16954859442029336332008-07-08T22:11:00.000-04:002008-07-08T22:11:00.000-04:00@ anonymous 12:53"Zaire's Mobuto ______ Seko (66A)...@ anonymous 12:53<BR/><BR/>"Zaire's Mobuto ______ Seko (66A) is a popular guy."<BR/><BR/>The "guy" was on a par with Idi Amin of Uganda in terms on evil personified. I'd love it if both of them were to join the PNG ranks and absent themselves from crosswords. Uplifting they are not.Pythiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06121774603671545699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-51251788828461886232008-07-08T21:27:00.000-04:002008-07-08T21:27:00.000-04:00Does Andrea get Ken Wahl and Ken Olin mixed up lik...Does Andrea get Ken Wahl and Ken Olin mixed up like I do?Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-79108304304668524662008-07-08T20:32:00.000-04:002008-07-08T20:32:00.000-04:00Andrea,Did you tell them who you *thought* Ken WAH...Andrea,<BR/><BR/>Did you tell them who you *thought* Ken WAHL was when you wrote this puzzle (and who you *still* thought he was when you woke up this morning...)???<BR/><BR/>rpRex Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-65197677980025030102008-07-08T20:17:00.000-04:002008-07-08T20:17:00.000-04:00@miriamb: with a mother-in-law who was a Schwab I ...@miriamb: with a mother-in-law who was a Schwab I had to learn to make Spaetzle, even got a gadget in Germany, sort of like a ricer.<BR/><BR/>@dk: I also prefer the other white meat.....machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-1719400757574592162008-07-08T20:16:00.000-04:002008-07-08T20:16:00.000-04:00I nominate this for best early-week themed puzzle....I nominate this for best early-week themed puzzle. Just look at the long fill:<BR/><BR/>zinger<BR/>recuse<BR/>goiter<BR/>subpoena<BR/>Honalee<BR/><BR/>Solid theme with "ere i saw elba" the icing on the cake, and clever, witty cluing all around. Way to go, ACMe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-38027394126998242712008-07-08T20:08:00.000-04:002008-07-08T20:08:00.000-04:00Well done Andrea Carla Michaels. A real fun puzzle...Well done Andrea Carla Michaels. A real fun puzzle.<BR/><BR/>Jane EYRE and the Scot seaport AYR were the only missing heirs I could think of.Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07466240197659721721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-77426028476645696082008-07-08T19:09:00.000-04:002008-07-08T19:09:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Quentinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09582967892303155070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-32916502188283709242008-07-08T17:44:00.000-04:002008-07-08T17:44:00.000-04:00Not crazy about GOITER either but 12D was LED, so ...Not crazy about GOITER either but 12D was LED, so I couldn't do LOITER/LED...nor could I do LED/DAHL. (DAHL still would be a pop culture clue)<BR/><BR/>But I must say, esp since I am a huge pop culture maven AND a reader of both People AND the NYT,<BR/>that I fail to see why supermodels and actors are more annoying to have in puzzles than marginal sports figures, or obscure physicists...(Unless they become spokespeople for ETHNICCLEANSING)<BR/><BR/>I have to confess I probably had EDITH Bunker, not Wilson (I didn't even know that, but I love learning something from my own puzzle!) <BR/>and, yes, the computer key would have been a great ALT-ernative.<BR/><BR/>gabby gabby gabby gabby<BR/>:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-47132548405531762582008-07-08T17:39:00.000-04:002008-07-08T17:39:00.000-04:00I zipped through this one and loved seeing Honalee...I zipped through this one and loved seeing Honalee in a puzzle! But Puff the Magic Dragon is now stuck in my head -- all the words are still there, and I'm not sure if that's a good sign or not.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14552447584000500511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-31628551572461418772008-07-08T17:22:00.000-04:002008-07-08T17:22:00.000-04:00I was so caught up in the cute puppy I didn't even...I was so caught up in the cute puppy I didn't even comment on the puzzle. I thought it was way easier than yesterday. Hate the words "Goiter" and "Audited." Now back to the puppy ... is Gabby a Weimaramer? Or a Chocolate Lab? Absolutely adorable!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-52794361196292089942008-07-08T16:32:00.000-04:002008-07-08T16:32:00.000-04:00Something I’ve seen enough of: OLESomething I’ve seen enough of: OLEUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00830243577969126841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-89797732612903875832008-07-08T15:36:00.000-04:002008-07-08T15:36:00.000-04:00Oops, missed that F- sorry about that, Andrea! :)...Oops, missed that F- sorry about that, Andrea! :)Doc Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12540112168511893896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-23588955502475335372008-07-08T15:32:00.000-04:002008-07-08T15:32:00.000-04:00@acmeYou're the best. (-:@acme<BR/><BR/>You're the best. (-:JC66https://www.blogger.com/profile/05324615675333287919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-27982499763476800232008-07-08T15:22:00.000-04:002008-07-08T15:22:00.000-04:00OY, competing with Rex's new puppy is like being o...OY, competing with Rex's new puppy is like being on the same airplane with Frank Sinatra when it crashes (or something like that...)<BR/>For my last puzzle a couple of weeks ago with Patrick B, I anxiously awaited "the reviews" only to see 83 comments about beets!<BR/><BR/>(but what can I do, Gabby is adorable and I do appreciate the puzzle comments. But yes, where was the better than Ezra video?!!<BR/>The picture of Ken Wahl? A cartoon of Dr J crossing with AirJordan?!)<BR/>;)<BR/><BR/>@ Miriam<BR/>Thank you, Miriam, for seeing the reason behind Lew AYRES...it was my way to sneak in another AIR clue (I also put in ERR, but different folks pronounce it differently.)<BR/>Wish I had thought of AYERS ROCK!!!<BR/><BR/>LEW AYRES I learned myself from crosswords, but once I saw that Jane Wyman had left Ronald Reagan for him AND that he was married to Ginger Rogers, and buried next to Zappa how could I NOT include him?<BR/><BR/>But really, the idea was to have AYRES in the clues...instead of in the grid, just to change things up a bit...sorry about the hard crossing!<BR/><BR/>@Jane Doh<BR/>I agree that AIREDALE was not stand alone, nor ERE WAS I...but again, it was to get five themes in all starting with the same sound(plus ERR, AYRES) <BR/><BR/>@Doc John<BR/><BR/>Yes, I tried to make a pangram, thank you for catching that...btw there IS an F in 20A FBI, but alas, the K was (k)nocked out somewhere along the line.<BR/>(When I whined, Will told me he doesn't really care about Pangrams, but I sort of do now that I'm aware they exist!)<BR/><BR/>OK, yes, yes, I love puppies too!<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>Yes, Bob Klahn on a Monday, me on a Tuesday...what IS the world coming to?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-83011057342008811372008-07-08T15:21:00.000-04:002008-07-08T15:21:00.000-04:00joe -- i wouldn't bank on it! ;-) i'd originally...joe -- i wouldn't bank on it! ;-) i'd originally entered "hanalee," but to no avail. like you and others, mostly found "honahlee" on lyric sites, one letter too long. suspect we're gonna hafta accept the "there are many variations" rule.<BR/><BR/>still -- a fine puzzle. completed it last night. on npr this morning, caught the bbc story of air pollution in china and what the olympic athletes are doing to prepare themselves. the scottish doctor who was referenced? surname "ayres." seemed only fittin'!<BR/><BR/>;-)<BR/><BR/>janiejaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15129173620859824730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-57052419529664890852008-07-08T15:20:00.000-04:002008-07-08T15:20:00.000-04:00No correction needed. Lenny Lipton wrote the song,...No correction needed. <BR/><BR/>Lenny Lipton wrote the song, and Sterling Publishing published the Puff book that Peter and LL published last year, and both of <A HREF="http://www.lennylipton.com/" REL="nofollow">their</A> <A HREF="http://www.sterlingpublishing.com/catalog?isbn=9781402747823" REL="nofollow">websites</A> list it as HONALEE. I've seen support for both spellings, but that should be enough support to consider HONALEE at least acceptable if not unambiguously correct.SethGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13753036404140901368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-45015210787703006972008-07-08T15:13:00.000-04:002008-07-08T15:13:00.000-04:00LEW, WAHL and SHUL were all new to me, and those c...LEW, WAHL and SHUL were all new to me, and those crosses were tough. I guessed right on the H in SHUL, (no other letter makes much sense), but guessed wrong (S) on the LEW/WAHL cross. After all the discussion, I'm hoping LEW will become as gimmie-ish for me as things like SESE and ENOW. Other than those, I shot through this puzzle like a hot knife through even hotter butter.<BR/><BR/>Also, I wonder why it is that softcore porn like Victoria's Secret ads or Cosmo covers pass my consciousness without much notice, whereas seeing BRA in my NYT puzzle makes me snicker like Beavis.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00171716627914528357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-25207841118011163202008-07-08T15:10:00.000-04:002008-07-08T15:10:00.000-04:00I was in with the N crowd. Isn't the recently cit...I was in with the N crowd. <BR/><BR/>Isn't the recently cited Jethro Bodine the offspring of the 1930s heavyweight champ?<BR/><BR/>Recently had occasion to look up the origin of Mountebank (from the Italian, standing on a bench, pitching snake oil, though it can be any sort of fraud), and was wondering whether MONTE was related. Not too closely, despite the similarities, since the latter comes from the Spanish card game, which is also known as Montebank.fergushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17056002311944010536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-124700334938924962008-07-08T14:40:00.000-04:002008-07-08T14:40:00.000-04:00According to the lyrics published on PP&M site, th...According to the lyrics published on PP&M site, the correct spelling is HONAH LEE. <BR/>http://www.peterpaulandmary.com/music/f-02-05.htm<BR/><BR/>Will the NYT need to issue another correction?<BR/><BR/>----> Joe in NYCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-61981380914469497442008-07-08T14:17:00.000-04:002008-07-08T14:17:00.000-04:00a good easy tuesday puzzle with no googling. I new...a good easy tuesday puzzle with no googling. I new lew ayers but never heard of wahl.<BR/>@miriamb Strawberry rhubarb anything yummmchefbeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15195945085405126511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-70702308917553039512008-07-08T13:43:00.000-04:002008-07-08T13:43:00.000-04:00I guess I'm one of the few who knew WAHL right awa...I guess I'm one of the few who knew WAHL right away. Never watched his show but I'm always amazed at what sticks in my brain! I had the LE in LEW but held off on automatically writing in the N until I saw the cross- good thing!<BR/><BR/>I enjoyed the puzzle today and even allowed myself some Doc John ego: GOITER, DR J, SAN (Diego, where I live), SHUL (I'm Jewish), even HONALEE (there's a Hanalei resort here in SD) and a farther reach- DIETS (I specialize in weight loss) and if you really want a stretch, TIARAS (I'll leave it at that *wink*)!<BR/><BR/>Actually, I would have clued DIETS with "<I>Tries</I> to remove excess poundage".<BR/><BR/>With the Q, J, X and Z I thought for sure that this puzzle was one of those whatchamacallits where the whole alphabet is used but there's no F or K (I'm not even going to go anywhere near what word could have been used for that!).Doc Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12540112168511893896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-19119011940306498342008-07-08T13:28:00.000-04:002008-07-08T13:28:00.000-04:00I guess my knowledge of B-C list celebrities is ve...I guess my knowledge of B-C list celebrities is very strong as I watched a lot of TV in the late 50s-early 60s.<BR/><BR/>I spent the mid 50s stationed in Japan with my father where TV was pretty much nonexistent so we listened to Armed Forces Radio for entertainment. We heard a lot of 30s-40s radio programs and when we returned to America, TV had become seemingly all-pervasive.<BR/><BR/>I have a vast wasteland in my head containing all manner of entertainment people from the 30s thru the 60s.<BR/><BR/>I had a mistake at 3D, going with DOC and had to complete the puzzle before I got back to the NW to correct my error;<BR/><BR/>I'm with jannieB - I prefer old movie stars to young rappers any dayBill from NJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10103923612595508277noreply@blogger.com