tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post175462353627542132..comments2024-03-29T01:22:33.864-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Villainous noble of classic French tale / MON 6-16-14 / Physical attribute of Homer Simpsons / Normandy city where William Conqueror is buried / Hungarian composer / Rum-soaked cakesRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger104125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-74913735768601437062020-10-17T15:36:18.956-04:002020-10-17T15:36:18.956-04:00Disini menyediakan semua permainan POPULER.
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Nice puzzle.
...B is a perfect theme for Bloomsday.<br /><br />Nice puzzle.<br /><br />Rex really needs to chill, but I know it ain't gonna happen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-10057353504172104692014-06-16T22:51:00.757-04:002014-06-16T22:51:00.757-04:00@Anon B and @Gill I P - ? Am I missing something?...@Anon B and @Gill I P - ? Am I missing something?¿Z?noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-65569566174060093882014-06-16T22:49:41.395-04:002014-06-16T22:49:41.395-04:00@Anon B and @Gill I P - ? Am I missing something?...@Anon B and @Gill I P - ? Am I missing something?¿Z?noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-10074205573892490112014-06-16T22:19:26.856-04:002014-06-16T22:19:26.856-04:00I was just about to ask where's sanfranman? De...I was just about to ask where's sanfranman? Decided to refresh first.<br /><br />Missed you yesterday, but decided the Father's DAY celebration probably ran overlong.<br /><br />;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-84639417707627829732014-06-16T22:04:32.949-04:002014-06-16T22:04:32.949-04:00This week's relative difficulty ratings. See m...This week's relative difficulty ratings. See my 8/1/2009 post for an explanation and my 10/15/2012 post for an explanation of a tweak I've made to my method. In a nutshell, the higher the ratio, the higher this week's median solve time is relative to the average for the corresponding day of the week.<br /><br />All solvers (this week's median solve time, average for day of week, ratio, percentile, rating)<br /><br />Mon 6:36, 6:04, 1.09, 83%, Challenging<br /><br />Top 100 solvers<br /><br />Mon 4:26, 3:55, 1.13, 91%, Challengingsanfranman59https://www.blogger.com/profile/15118732156312301425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-6783786036914832012014-06-16T21:25:29.327-04:002014-06-16T21:25:29.327-04:00Thank you Benko and Ralph. You know what -- my or...Thank you Benko and Ralph. You know what -- my original answer was yours, Benko, when I was thinking up the puzzle. Then when I actually wrote it down, my brain glitched as my eyes went to ASAP. Ralph, maybe you're right and I need a test solver. But let me try once more being careful, and after next goof, I'll take you up on it. It would be a lot easier for me to save that extra step, but if I goof again like I did today, you are absolutely right!Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09709142959535977331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-19191363212211549872014-06-16T20:59:41.271-04:002014-06-16T20:59:41.271-04:00@Bob Kerfuffle and Mohair Sam---thanks for your co...@Bob Kerfuffle and Mohair Sam---thanks for your comments and help. It finally came to me about six hours later !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-27758856896711731262014-06-16T19:04:20.233-04:002014-06-16T19:04:20.233-04:00"That one""That one"Typo fixnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-17936654803662737862014-06-16T19:02:59.275-04:002014-06-16T19:02:59.275-04:00@Lewis and everyone who did the PPP:
But there is...@Lewis and everyone who did the PPP:<br /><br />But there is a correct answer!!!<br /><br />33 Across (AMOR) plus 54 across (SAPS) gives you 87 for ROMA PASS!<br /><br />So, there is a correct solution, just a different one than was intended.<br />Sorry for so many posts, but felt ha one was needed for clarity.Benkonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-28638753067648105222014-06-16T18:50:15.559-04:002014-06-16T18:50:15.559-04:00@Lewis asap is not an anagram of pass!!!@Lewis asap is not an anagram of pass!!!chefbeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15195945085405126511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-76036472015182326632014-06-16T18:23:41.460-04:002014-06-16T18:23:41.460-04:00Don't worry, this too shall PAAS.Don't worry, this too shall <a href="http://www.paaseastereggs.com/" rel="nofollow">PAAS.</a>E. Bunnynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-67356640822054798252014-06-16T18:09:12.571-04:002014-06-16T18:09:12.571-04:00@Lewis
Benko's solution is ROMA PASS (ASPS)
Y...@Lewis<br />Benko's solution is ROMA PASS (ASPS)<br />Yours is ROMA PASA (ASAP)<br /><br />runtpuz.org now has ROMA PASA<br /><br />You need test solvers. I am availabler.alphbunkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00657275501845781384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-43391345408360269652014-06-16T18:06:37.605-04:002014-06-16T18:06:37.605-04:00But tomorrow is another day!But tomorrow is another day!Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09709142959535977331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-64210659599471775422014-06-16T18:05:42.287-04:002014-06-16T18:05:42.287-04:00So... I was just walking my dog, thinking about th...So... I was just walking my dog, thinking about the PPP for today, when it hit me that my answer was completely wrong, because PASS and ASAP are not anagrams. I. Am. Very. Sorry. To anyone who put some effort into this. [slinks away ashamed]Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09709142959535977331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-37074946013194901122014-06-16T18:00:44.202-04:002014-06-16T18:00:44.202-04:00Wow, I've just been bitch slapped by none othe...Wow, I've just been bitch slapped by none other than @ANON B. <br />Smiles are on me...GILL I.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05605766053820226324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-85144992923899773282014-06-16T17:34:09.723-04:002014-06-16T17:34:09.723-04:00Bs abound. Wacky reversal at 35D: Badminton barrie...Bs abound. Wacky reversal at 35D: Badminton barrier.<br /><br />@M&A: I put the hootenanny aficionado in grad school at first – seemed likely, plus it tied in nicely with @LMS’s farm critter that way. Lots of fun. Thanks to both of you.<br /><br />@r.alphbunker: thanks for all the extra work you do around here.<br />Ray Jnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-71026735052236010392014-06-16T17:27:19.705-04:002014-06-16T17:27:19.705-04:00@m&a -- yep!
Post Puzzle Puzzle (PPP™) soluti...@m&a -- yep!<br /><br />Post Puzzle Puzzle (PPP™) solution:<br /><br />The ticket is called a ROMA PASS, anagrams of AMOR and ASAP. The latter's number is 5, and the former 33, making 38 the answer. It's possible you counted ASAP as 26, adding its numbers, which would bring you to 59. <br /><br />@benko -- curious to see your solution!Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09709142959535977331noreply@blogger.com