tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post1749375033326175095..comments2024-03-28T20:49:13.267-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Movie villain modeled after Ernst Stavro Blofeld / FRI 6-9-17 / Austin Powers car with portmanteau name / Household brand famous for its infomercials / Ginny's brother in Harry Potter books / Famous introduction that was never actually used / Brokerage famous for its spokesbabyRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger139125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-18303631391494937862022-08-11T07:30:56.575-04:002022-08-11T07:30:56.575-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Vstpiratehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17035706381679446466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-55137965160047384352019-07-22T03:51:12.097-04:002019-07-22T03:51:12.097-04:00An impressive share! I have just forwarded this on...An impressive share! I have just forwarded this onto a coworker who had been conducting a little homework on this. And he in fact bought me dinner due to the fact that I found it for him... lol. So allow me to reword this.... Thank YOU for the meal!! But yeah, thanx for spending time to discuss this topic here on your website.<br /><a href="https://bjiujitsu1.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">venum fight<br /></a><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-43978101159799457942017-07-17T19:13:31.139-04:002017-07-17T19:13:31.139-04:00It seems that academicians prefer outrage to civil...It seems that academicians prefer outrage to civility. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-59942726914086203782017-07-14T18:16:10.021-04:002017-07-14T18:16:10.021-04:00AWAY much of the day, but not ON a HOLIDAY.
Inte...AWAY much of the day, but not ON a HOLIDAY. <br /><br />Interest in this one was soon buried in the NW coffin corner.<br /><br />Then, to save time and learn something, looked up much of the rest of it as well.<br /><br />Got a nice consolation chuckle from SHAGUAR. <br /><br />leftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-32453547138811133392017-07-14T15:09:51.287-04:002017-07-14T15:09:51.287-04:00Those Spanish leaders led me astray. It seemed to...Those Spanish leaders led me astray. It seemed to only make sense to me as TRES yNODOS, while I wondered what the hell NODOS were in Spanish. Sheesh.<br />COEDS still gives me a warm fuzzy feeling, heh.centralscrewtinizerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03404913280254786506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-26277448394160411032017-07-14T14:30:48.891-04:002017-07-14T14:30:48.891-04:00From Syndication Land
I had to laugh at myself af...From Syndication Land<br /><br />I had to laugh at myself after I finished this puzzle. For some reason I couldn't parse METARZAN. (The spell check is going nuts!) I thought maybe it was a product introduced and never used. Finally said it out loud a few times and had my aha moment!<br /><br />Back in the 70's I lived in a coed dorm. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-56720504081534302512017-07-14T14:12:46.674-04:002017-07-14T14:12:46.674-04:00So, COEDS turns out to be controversial? Unless I...So, COEDS turns out to be controversial? Unless I'm irretrievably sexist, I just don't get it. I think it just means men and women. In 1988, I was with a group of colleagues at a conference and we were put up in a coed dormitory, ie, women and men. One morning I emerged from my shower to find a woman at the sink. Awkwardness, at least on my part, ensued. Certainly COED, though.<br /><br />Count me as one who frequently mixes up left and right. So annoying.<br /><br />I liked this puzzle a lot. I hated the Austin Powers movie which most of my friends found hilarious. Just dumb. Satire needs to be rather more subtle in my opinion. <br /><br />Excellent cluing abounded today, but there were enough gimmes to get into a flow. Eg. First entries were EMOTE, NIPS, and DAS which helped hugely in the NW. Obvi, ME TARZAN and YOUR OTHER LEFT were DIVINELY conceived. <br /><br />No complaints.rain forestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-23354695112266416412017-07-14T14:12:37.634-04:002017-07-14T14:12:37.634-04:00Google just ate my brilliant comments. Suffice to...Google just ate my brilliant comments. Suffice to say, I lived in a coed dorm and went to a coed part of Rutgers when it was a "men's" college.<br /><br />Seems to me there is anti-male stuff in this puz too - METARZAN? If your only tool is a hammer, all the world is a nail. And you'll fulfill your AGENDA.<br /><br />I had "NOT SO SHERLOCK" - never heard YOUROTHERLEFT. Like it tho. And "am I?" vs. DAT.<br /><br />Head slap at AVEMARIA - and I thought it was about Catholic mass, too.<br /><br />And I hoped UNODOS TRES was the answer, but didn't put it in until I had word checked (dnf'd) the above. Did a M. Sharp puzzle in an anthology where one of the answers was ABCDE. True that.<br /><br />Gonna go before I get eaten again.<br /><br />Lady DiDiana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-87674203623355616552017-07-14T13:50:57.655-04:002017-07-14T13:50:57.655-04:00Ah, The Age of Taking Offense. Tell me, folks, whe...Ah, The Age of Taking Offense. Tell me, folks, when someone says "COED" do you really believe they INTEND to offend? Of course not. Then WHY oh WHY do you insist on TAKING offense? Bah!<br /><br />Mini-me as a mini-theme? I don't care, personally, for the Myers brand of humor, but that's just me. I acknowledge the form. As my dad often said, "De gustibus non disputandum est."<br /><br />Medium, maybe leaning toward the easy side. I knew LUZON, so it wasn't all that far a leap to METARZAN. Gee, I'm glad Mr. Overton didn't include YOUJANE, or the Offendee Brigade would have even more to grouse about.<br /><br />LAYLA is such a pretty name I'm going to make her my DOD. Ms. ALI spells her name differently, but will do if a more substantial reason is needed. YOUROTHERLEFT always reminds me of the Poe classic "The Gold Bug," in which the treasure hunt was sidetracked by a right-left confusion. A little difficulty in getting under way, but after getting up a head of steam: NOSWEAT. Fairly clean fill; birdie.spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-43930362781487221882017-07-14T13:19:18.744-04:002017-07-14T13:19:18.744-04:00Haven't yet read all comments, but saw @Crane&...Haven't yet read all comments, but saw @Crane's - this from Wiki-you-know-who. I sure remember the song - from 1972:<br /><br />The album Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs opened to lacklustre sales as the album never actually reached the music charts in the United Kingdom, possibly in part because Clapton's name was found only on the back cover. In addition, the song's length proved prohibitive for radio airplay.[6] As a result an edited version of the song, trimmed to 2:43, was released as a single in March 1971 by Atco Records in the United States. The version peaked at #51 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. When "Layla" was re-released on the 1972 compilations The History of Eric Clapton and Duane Allman's An Anthology and then released the full 7:10 version as a single, it charted at number seven in the United Kingdom and reached position ten in the United States. With good sales figures, the Billboard magazine was able to rank the Rock single as the 60th best-selling song in 1972.[27]<br /><br />Diana, Lady-in-Waiting for that song to finishDiana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-91652692664274578042017-07-14T12:46:11.272-04:002017-07-14T12:46:11.272-04:00So OFL put himself in a foul mood that MARred his ...So OFL put himself in a foul mood that MARred his solve time and it’s medium? Quite easy I thought. Do not CARAT all to get mixed up in his brand of pedantry. Do agree that MAR need not be an abbr. One ERROR at Was ist loS?<br /><br />Austin Powers is both dumb and funny and I won’t, CANT, claim to be above watching parody. Some folks seem way too uptight. Laugh and smile a little from time to time.<br /><br />Around these parts the most well-known SHEILA is yeah baby SHEILA E, known for performing with Prince. MAXeNE Andrews of the MN Andrews Sisters spells her name differently than Ms. Waters.<br /><br />I thought this puz was nicely done. Rex, get off my side and move to YOUROTHERLEFT.<br />rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-8221171422963608542017-07-14T10:19:08.266-04:002017-07-14T10:19:08.266-04:00RAREST SINEW
MAXINE’s AURA’S purely FEMININE so, ...RAREST SINEW<br /><br />MAXINE’s AURA’S purely FEMININE so, <br />down that DOLCE BOD NOSWEAT drips,<br />that COED’S TAILEND’S PERFECTO, <br />and thank GOD for DIVINELY placed NIPS.<br /><br />--- EDGAR ELANTRA<br />Burma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-59365964995281143732017-06-09T23:20:12.340-04:002017-06-09T23:20:12.340-04:00Okay, I've seen some of you fine folks get tec...Okay, I've seen some of you fine folks get technical over cluing and now it's my turn.<br /><br />I must point out the inaccurate clue for LAYLA (1972 top 10 hit that ran for 7+ minutes). That 7+ minute version appeared on the album which was released in 1970.<br /><br />The top 10 hit in 1972 was an edited version that clocked in under three minutes.Crane Poolenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-79148371284814097252017-06-09T22:57:15.745-04:002017-06-09T22:57:15.745-04:00@mathgent 9:09
Har! You actually think anyone knew...@mathgent 9:09<br />Har! You actually think anyone knew you made an error? :-P <br /><br />Don't know about the others, but you give me too much credit. <br /><br />RooRooMonsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00931848409373278607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-28111128370039923912017-06-09T21:59:35.882-04:002017-06-09T21:59:35.882-04:00coedvfefecoedvfefeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-48832718115194802372017-06-09T21:59:19.090-04:002017-06-09T21:59:19.090-04:00Austin Powers is weak stuff but my only beef here ...Austin Powers is weak stuff but my only beef here was with CARAT which has literally nothing to do with the brilliance of a diamond. Otherwise a fun puzzle. I enjoyed the little misdirections like "mañana preceder" and the difficult clues like "me tarzan."Tom4noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-64752260495131627412017-06-09T21:47:25.282-04:002017-06-09T21:47:25.282-04:00Yes, coed has stymied wpmen across the decades. Ye...Yes, coed has stymied wpmen across the decades. Yep, its been a real nightmare for the ponytail set.<br />You do know that women are the majority of college students. Have been for a while now. Whats more the gap between their numbers and the big bad bullly boys is growing.<br />Not sure how coed exactly undermined the gals, but hey, thanks for the gratuitius expalnation of the definition of coeducational.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-21105721429639944212017-06-09T21:38:59.879-04:002017-06-09T21:38:59.879-04:00Historical usage mostly. In colleges that began to...Historical usage mostly. In colleges that began to allow women to study alongside men the men were students and the women were coeds (their presence made the school coeducational). The coed became a sexual trope and object of lust and was frequently brushed off as just a husband hunter rather than a student in her own right. No need to acknowledge the brain under the ponytail or allow the same opportunity as the real students, right?<br />Coed became a label that made it easy to undermine the standing of women seeking higher education. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-1157429061691573652017-06-09T21:09:37.377-04:002017-06-09T21:09:37.377-04:00Thanks to those of you who noticed the error I mad...Thanks to those of you who noticed the error I made in an early post and didn't call me on it. I wrote that the sine of 180 degrees is -1. Actually, it's the cosine. The sine of 270 degrees is -1 (and it is a minimum).mathgentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-22661738861600838112017-06-09T19:58:19.894-04:002017-06-09T19:58:19.894-04:00The Collect is part of the Mass and often Schubert...The Collect is part of the Mass and often Schubert's Ave Maria is played or sung at that time. Or, during Communion. Or any other contemplative monent that is part of the Mass. (The ritual- not the words.)<br /><br />(I never know how to punctuate a complete sentence, or completed fragment, that's completely inside parens following a completed sentence. Where does the period go, all?) (or question mark)<br /><br />I was in school after the "coed" era and I think the term was only insulting then because it was so dated. Felt like you were being asked "hi Susie, where's Biff?" There weren't many women at the school I attended, and we were more likely to refer to other women in un-PC ways ("import") than to hear ourselves described negatively. Unless you had to repeat a year- making you a "retread." But that was the men too.<br /><br />Because of the positioning (2nd), I thought UNODOS was a misdirect for AMIGOS, or the other way around. So I liked it.BarbieBarbienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-85081235647886626082017-06-09T19:47:41.423-04:002017-06-09T19:47:41.423-04:00@Tita A - madamimadam was my first thought also @Tita A - madamimadam was my first thought also jaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03385568014046336373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-85397478877959311192017-06-09T19:45:25.931-04:002017-06-09T19:45:25.931-04:00Holy AVE MARIA this was nearly impossible! Cluing ...Holy AVE MARIA this was nearly impossible! Cluing was brutal, occasionally very clever and DASHCAM (I of course threw Bob hope in there knowing it was wrong) was a highlight. I deal with countless Open Records requests for police-related documents and DASHCAM video and it never registered. When I finally got it, massive head smack! <br /><br />Worked intermittently all day and just barely managed. No idea about the pop culture stuff, know nothing bout Austin Powers except that I found the trailers annoying. As for the other pop references, until I read today's analysis, I thought that whatever "it" was for the "villain" in 16 across was a "drevil" some sort of monster. Never heard of DR EVIL. And tried for the longest time to suss out what the Spanish noun "unodos" was because the NE was the last to fall this evening. TRES veces estupodo! <br /><br />To all those who share my enjoyment of puzzles as a mechanism to learn new words and usage, this puzzle is a good example of one that cuts a wide swath, and I hope you enjoyed it as I did, despite the "crunchiness" (to borrow from o e of the group). Onward to Saturday; beware the dangerous Drevil! CDilly52https://www.blogger.com/profile/07727001753847073030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-85800739101265449692017-06-09T19:41:25.803-04:002017-06-09T19:41:25.803-04:00Late to the discussion, since it took me so long t...Late to the discussion, since it took me so long to finish.<br /><br />Since when is CARAT a unit of brilliance? I can find no definition for CARAT other than a measurement of mass of a gemstone.<br /><br />AnnetteAnnettenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-47405398393333093712017-06-09T19:34:54.960-04:002017-06-09T19:34:54.960-04:00@Mohair Sam, I don't have an older brother, ju...@Mohair Sam, I don't have an older brother, just a younger one. If he stills counts that means I have 27 years left to earn the Tomboy designation. If it was just plain old dirty fighting including fingernails and teeth I'm sure my little sister who is younger than my brother earned that designation 53 years ago.Aketihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07059835429995060000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-51214709442844321322017-06-09T18:16:32.150-04:002017-06-09T18:16:32.150-04:00The term "coed" is fine.
Get over it!The term "coed" is fine.<br />Get over it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com