tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post1755487321426906926..comments2024-03-19T05:44:48.023-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Title for Maria Theresa of Austria / TUE 6-13-17 / Terse put-down of Sandra's Gidget performance / Chef known for New New Orleans cuisine / Long-necked wader / Firenze farewell / Maiden name preceder / Quick suggestive messageRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-52085242447645514162017-07-18T15:52:18.513-04:002017-07-18T15:52:18.513-04:00Larry Gilstrap 3:04 AM: the dessert photos were se...Larry Gilstrap 3:04 AM: the dessert photos were sexts.wcutlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08615799228069705972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-40810413417347425272017-07-18T13:05:35.929-04:002017-07-18T13:05:35.929-04:00Simple, fun, and a bit wacky.
DEE may be FLAT, bu...Simple, fun, and a bit wacky.<br /><br />DEE may be FLAT, but put her in a GEESTRING and, boy, does she ever have some nice "violins", if that's what you want to call them.<br /><br />GENOA salami is new to me, and EXFILES is a good one. But who names their kid OPAL these days?<br /><br />Nice Tuesday work, LL.leftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-77061501555411906832017-07-18T12:41:16.581-04:002017-07-18T12:41:16.581-04:00Agree with all on the cute theme. Once @Rex wrote...Agree with all on the cute theme. Once @Rex wrote the word "wacky," I thought he would rant on, but not today. Yeah!<br /><br />Almost, almost had a Natick in the NW - the massive floater in my eye helped me misread the clue for GLUT - but then it moved out of the way and I finished up. <br /><br />GEE!<br /><br />Diana, Lady-in-Waiting for CrosswordsDiana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-30448502947932605542017-07-18T12:34:02.720-04:002017-07-18T12:34:02.720-04:00Lynn Lempel to the rescue for Tuesday!
Very nice p...Lynn Lempel to the rescue for Tuesday!<br />Very nice puzzle in all respects. Laughed at a couple themers, and just enjoyed the smooth solve.<br /><br />Gotta go. Road trip.rain forestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-33396875865857122772017-07-18T11:16:42.963-04:002017-07-18T11:16:42.963-04:00Re: Mini sub-theme: Add EMPRESS to the list I post...Re: Mini sub-theme: Add EMPRESS to the list I posted above.thefogmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870509029973778266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-76812929083979078992017-07-18T10:31:04.443-04:002017-07-18T10:31:04.443-04:00A mini sub-theme was present in the form of ALINE,...A mini sub-theme was present in the form of ALINE, IRE, EDAM, EGRET, EGO, IRISES, USB, OPAL, EXEMPLAR, ENDURE, ATE and CIGAR if you pronounce it like a cowboy.thefogmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870509029973778266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-79107353889457829582017-07-18T10:00:47.956-04:002017-07-18T10:00:47.956-04:00JURIST’S DEEFLAT GEM
If your EXFILES, ENDURE thin...JURIST’S DEEFLAT GEM<br /><br />If your EXFILES, ENDURE things with SONG and guitars,<br />PULL on some GEESTRINGS, smoke a TON of CIGARS.<br /><br />--- RUDOLF STEEN, ATTY.<br />Burma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-10908357167062654232017-07-18T09:11:43.591-04:002017-07-18T09:11:43.591-04:00Leno stroll = JAYWALK
“Wager!” = YOUBET
Look at sh...Leno stroll = JAYWALK<br />“Wager!” = YOUBET<br />Look at sheet music = EYETUNES<br />“Take Good Care of My Baby” placard = VEESIGN (Hey, Bobby’s from these parts)<br />“Bad dog!” = GEESPOT<br />Gotta agree that it’s better than a lotta Tuesdays, not exactly an EXEMPLAR; better.<br /><br />Bonus answers with A-LINES and CIGAR (give the man a cee-gar)?<br /><br />Anyone ever WIN at the LUXOR in Vegas?<br /><br />Better off with yeah baby GRETA Garbo than “fresh” (or current) Van Sustern.<br /><br />One w/o at the oh so common sRS/JRS. This puz was not hard to ENDURE.<br />rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-76572168070620455752017-06-14T09:48:01.667-04:002017-06-14T09:48:01.667-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.blinker474https://www.blogger.com/profile/12232951155143163857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-89275442903566861442017-06-13T22:30:45.246-04:002017-06-13T22:30:45.246-04:00Never heard of Qbert before today. I don't han...Never heard of Qbert before today. I don't hang out in arcades. All good, each of us has his own skill set.<br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-1862155587551724992017-06-13T20:59:37.515-04:002017-06-13T20:59:37.515-04:00Sessions killed it. Stock markets love it.Sessions killed it. Stock markets love it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-75584484763048317182017-06-13T18:03:16.465-04:002017-06-13T18:03:16.465-04:00"Wow, you have violins!"?/GEE STRINGS h..."Wow, you have violins!"?/GEE STRINGS has to be one of the best clue/answer combos ever.Joe Dipintonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-34555152626945618252017-06-13T17:34:07.804-04:002017-06-13T17:34:07.804-04:00sandra dee was anything but flat ...sandra dee was anything but flat ...boomer54https://www.blogger.com/profile/13181760585219158495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-68964010429039189522017-06-13T17:02:57.643-04:002017-06-13T17:02:57.643-04:00The Selective Service System (SSS) is still up and...The Selective Service System (SSS) is still up and running and almost all men 18-25 who are U.S. citizens or are immigrants living in the U.S. are required to register with Selective Service. Men in the U.S. on student, visitor or diplomatic visas and women are not required to register.<br /><br /><br />Uncle Samnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-91814656220451367832017-06-13T14:55:28.599-04:002017-06-13T14:55:28.599-04:00The Lascaux cave is magically beautiful. The depic...The Lascaux cave is magically beautiful. The depiction of movement and stylistic representation seems impossibly ahead of its time. It makes me want to look at that period of human history on a time line to see what the rest of the world was doing.Two Ponieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06896743444873087885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-80993759389528302582017-06-13T14:36:37.607-04:002017-06-13T14:36:37.607-04:00@Gill I & kitshef I'm glad I'm not dri...@Gill I & kitshef I'm glad I'm not drinking anything right now that could go up my nose between what GRETA must have done to become WORM LESS and the extended CUE BERT experience. Sound a little like what happened with my sister's dime when we stopped for lunch in a casino on the way home to California from seeing the Grand Canyon. My sister won enough to pay for a hotel room and continue playing the slot machines into the wee hours, Aketihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07059835429995060000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-74778215990727390532017-06-13T13:55:46.539-04:002017-06-13T13:55:46.539-04:00My fastest Tuesday ever in just under 5 minutes. ...My fastest Tuesday ever in just under 5 minutes. I didn't have any of the hangups that Rex did which is very unusual for me. Fun quick puzzle. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-36178603511049237612017-06-13T13:07:28.010-04:002017-06-13T13:07:28.010-04:00Thanks, @Rex, for the concept of "crossword b...Thanks, @Rex, for the concept of "crossword brain". I know the feeling. Isn't that how we all got suckered by Howard Barkin's April Fool's joke puzzle? Our crossword brains all said OSLO, OREO, ANTI and ERIE when the puzzle said "uh unh". Stupid crossword brain. <br /><br />I put in ART with no crosses at 13D but was wary of it - as Rex said, it seemed pretty vague for a specific clue.<br /><br />BEESTUDENT, EXFILES and GEESTRINGS all stellar in my opinion. Had to make the sRS to JRS switch like many here. Q'Bert was a "what?"<br /><br />Nice Tuesday, Ms. Lempel.<br /><br />And M&A, great YOU answers. Tarzan, har!Teedmnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12832353448839187816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-1548634132427188602017-06-13T12:32:29.045-04:002017-06-13T12:32:29.045-04:00In the 80s there was no draft but I still got a fe...In the 80s there was no draft but I still got a few letters from the SSS gently reminding me I still had to register.The angel city kidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-84703481160252077802017-06-13T12:22:57.381-04:002017-06-13T12:22:57.381-04:00I'm not sure if I could ever call a puzzle &qu...I'm not sure if I could ever call a puzzle "somewhat conservative / old-fashioned in its fill" when it contains SEXT!Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10225761018704150368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-7496738099335193182017-06-13T12:17:55.348-04:002017-06-13T12:17:55.348-04:00@Gill I I sat next to Rudolf on a banquette at th...@Gill I I sat next to Rudolf on a banquette at the Russian Tea Room one lunch time, so we were nearly touching. I was beyond thrilled. I had seen him perform recently and when he leapt it was as if he was suspended in mid-air, and what an aristocratic flare to that nose!Hartley70https://www.blogger.com/profile/07096198020691584652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-6408679868139005832017-06-13T11:56:03.834-04:002017-06-13T11:56:03.834-04:00BEE STUDENT was nice but that was it for me, theme...BEE STUDENT was nice but that was it for me, themewise. The clues and wacky answers for DEE FLAT & GEESTRINGS sounded somewhere between silly and nonsensical to my ear. Don't do arcade games so CUEBERT was meaningless. And is CUE the way we spell the letter Q? Or does the theme rely on letter <i>homophones</i> rather than letter spellings? <br /><br />The grid seemed like an EXEMPLAR for an S fest. (9D SSS, a classic POC enabler, could be clued "Sound of a tire going flat". That would also work for SSSS, SSSSS, et al.) I counted 21 Ss, or about 12% of the total letters in the grid. The <a href="https://www.math.cornell.edu/~mec/2003-2004/cryptography/subs/frequencies.html" rel="nofollow"> frequency of the letter S in standard English text is about a 6%</a>. (In Scrabble, the frequency of the S tile is 4%.) So that earns a <a href="http://anoabob.blogspot.com/2013/06/poc-levels.html" rel="nofollow">POC Marked</a> rating for this grid.<br /><br />Anoa Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16185183023273883700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-76893437198220807492017-06-13T11:54:44.776-04:002017-06-13T11:54:44.776-04:00EM PRESS = {Newspaper coverage of Bond's boss?...EM PRESS = {Newspaper coverage of Bond's boss?}, then?<br /><br />Fun TuesPuz. As U-sual, the Rodney Dangerfield of vowels got left out, for themer consideration. But, LOOK-HERE, at these suggested EPISODES:<br /><br />* EWE LOST ME = {Beef for Bo Peep?}.<br />* YEW NEVER CAN TELL = {The conifer forest keeps many a secret?}.<br />* YOU BERRY = {How Tarzan starts a text to PB1?}.<br /><br />… day-um. U coulda been a contender…<br /><br />fave hot-crossed moment of desperation: AMTSSS.<br /><br />EX EM PLAR. Confuses the snot out of M&A. <br /><br />staff weeject pick: NEE. Looks like it wants to start a themer out there in the margins. NEE DEEP? … thought so.<br /><br />Great fillins threw-out. Cute theme -- agree, GEE STRINGS is highly primo. Decent U-count. Rodeo.<br />Thanx, Ms. Lempel darlin. PLAR!<br /><br />Masked & Anonymo6Us<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/UploadRunt/FetchPage?id=MjEzMjM0NzMxODYyNTYyNA&title=Diamond_1_JewelBilee_1_Celebration_1_-_1_by_1_M_1_and_1_A" rel="nofollow">**gruntz**</a>Masked and Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16346263641338670679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-68638080313788109202017-06-13T11:37:31.856-04:002017-06-13T11:37:31.856-04:00Oh, I really liked this. GEESTRINGS actually made ...Oh, I really liked this. GEESTRINGS actually made me chuckle. I recognize that it plays to my...ahem...age cohort, with Sandra DEE, GRETA, RUDOLF, etc., but I'll take it. I try not to complain when a puzzle is loaded with rappers, athletes, or media stars, so this is a gift. The only thing that would improve it would be to make it bigger, impossible I know. <br /><br />Thank you, Lynn.Malsdemarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05375476737540476148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-4282926852303583812017-06-13T11:26:33.650-04:002017-06-13T11:26:33.650-04:00Cute puzzle nicely made. Liked GEE STRINGS most an...Cute puzzle nicely made. Liked GEE STRINGS most and CUE BERT least (having never heard of Qbert until now). Would have preferred "cue tips" (pointers for stage managers?)<br /><br />Given the theme, A LINES seems wrong. And the reference to draft dodgers seems off without a historical context since there hasn't been a draft in three decades.<br /><br />But overall I enjoyed the puzzle. Another Lynn Lempel GEM.Joseph Michaelnoreply@blogger.com