tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post1918109436130089620..comments2024-03-28T08:55:37.290-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Mariposa relatives / FRI 1-30-15 / Foreign fortress / Setting for TV's Mentalist / Chemical synthesis component / Eldest sister in classic 1868 novel / Heavy-metal band with #1 album "Far Beyond Driven" / Popular video game for wannabe athletes / Weapon in fantasy role-playing gameRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger104125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-13726007156772335112015-03-07T14:38:29.325-05:002015-03-07T14:38:29.325-05:00Am I the only one who had HOP crossing HOT TUNA at...Am I the only one who had HOP crossing HOT TUNA at first? Am I the only one who remembers HOT TUNA? But not well enough to be certain they weren't a heavy metal band?<br /><br />When I got bogged down in that SW corner I finally switched HOP to PEP, and saw PANTERA. I don't know that "Heavy" Metal is the correct classification of Pantera's music, but they're certainly closer to it than Hot Tuna.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-77573462757881248432015-03-07T12:44:41.044-05:002015-03-07T12:44:41.044-05:00Mini Parenthood theme for those of us that watched...Mini Parenthood theme for those of us that watched the show. Bonnie Bedelia for starters,but also Ceelo Green who appeared on several episodes and Gilmore Girls which starred Lauren Graham who later starred in Parenthood.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-78327698001773511072015-03-06T15:02:30.462-05:002015-03-06T15:02:30.462-05:00Rex's "pop culture gimmes" we're...Rex's "pop culture gimmes" we're my downfall. Ended with two,blans, both involving a music something crossing an unknown actress. Other than that, crosses filled the blank spots in my knowledge once I dethroned Cleopatra and gave up my lAttE. Like HOTWIRE where I was originally looking for cab/busfaRE. <br /><br /><br />DMGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-71575934733403999162015-03-06T13:47:09.242-05:002015-03-06T13:47:09.242-05:00Except for the PANTE_A/FA_IS cross, which I lucked...Except for the PANTE_A/FA_IS cross, which I lucked out on, this was very easy. It somehow seemed a little different from your standard NYT puzzle, but I can't really explain why.<br /><br />Agree with others that CARTOONED and ENTER IN, are a little off. However, there are so many nouns-made-into-verbs that I suppose CARTOONED isn't so bad. It didn't take long for "blog" to become a verb as well as a noun, but the worst example for me is "couriered". I've also heard "GPSed" for Pete's sake. Language evolving, supposedly.rain forestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-19876680769572146982015-03-06T13:43:57.867-05:002015-03-06T13:43:57.867-05:00FINESSES FUMING
To the CASBAH went an OCTET of PH...FINESSES FUMING<br /><br />To the CASBAH went an OCTET of PHARAOHS<br />in their OFFHOURS, to hear some DRUMSOLOS.<br />While they AWAIT there’s AWHIRL,<br />ENTERIN FAINTLY a girl -<br />NEFERTITI dancing to PANTERA and CEELO?!<br /><br />--- SACRAMENTO MEG<br />Burma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-84604907365945723252015-03-06T13:06:00.396-05:002015-03-06T13:06:00.396-05:00BTW - isn't ALLEMANDE also a square dance mane...BTW - isn't ALLEMANDE also a square dance maneuver??rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-17209861199148264322015-03-06T13:05:28.451-05:002015-03-06T13:05:28.451-05:00Strange that our "sharp" leader started ...Strange that our "sharp" leader started in the NW; for me that was the last--and hardest--part. I just found it hard to believe that our person making pointed attacks could be EPEEIST. See? There's the red line. But lo and behold: it's a real word! I'd never actually USE it, of course: way too awkward, but there it is.<br /><br />Also bothering were CARTOONED, also a word but shouldn't be, and the killer, ENTERIN. Come on now. I'd like to see someone enter something OUT. Maybe I can just exit out. By the time I'd gotten to MIXIN, I was getting annoyed by all these two-letter addenda that seemed out of place--but of course MIX IN is legit.<br /><br />No problem at all with REAGENT; that's a proper term. This was, for a Friday, not that difficult. Didn't want WII---for 6d because of the -WD ending: forgot all about SHREWD till a late aha! hit. Then I was done. EPEEIST. I "EW'D." Give it a C+ for the great old Cooper tune.spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-87722152798983950962015-03-06T13:03:12.870-05:002015-03-06T13:03:12.870-05:00Like so many above the slowest spot was lAmpOONED,...Like so many above the slowest spot was lAmpOONED, probably in part because Nationl Lampoon was my favorite magazine for all the years it was in print, and their radio show - hilarious, I have the entire run on MP3. Other than that, no write-overs. And only four 3s. <br /><br />SCHOOLSOUT a super gimme, PANTERA almost as EZ. People don't know who Alice Cooper is??? Branch out a little, just to see what's going on outside your box.<br /><br />Never saw it and thought it could be Gilmour, like David of Pink Floyd who is 69 today.<br /><br />EPEEIST. Huh. A longer form of the most overused xword answer.<br /><br />Used to use alot of REAGENT in the old Speedy Moisture Meter. You'll have to google it; you'll learn something. Nasty stuff that REAGENT. <br /><br />Liked this puz a bunch, even if I went longer than 5 minutes to solve. Still don't see where the pleasure is in speed-solving.rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-64292665731377155032015-02-03T15:14:00.616-05:002015-02-03T15:14:00.616-05:00Just got the puzzle today and expected to only sta...Just got the puzzle today and expected to only start it on a brief break at work but instead finished it rather quickly. Since I get several ARTS sections at a time, I had to double check to make sure this was a Friday puzzle. A correct guess on PANTERA and FARIS was about all that was keeping me from finishing in record time for a Friday. pfbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-81083338516232776202015-01-31T15:52:21.596-05:002015-01-31T15:52:21.596-05:00Without ever having heard of PANTERA, I had to run...Without ever having heard of PANTERA, I had to run the alphabet (twice, with BASTES and PASTES) to get PEP for Bounce. I honestly don't think PEP is a synonym for BOUNCE. Ugh.DigitalDanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11620300502981292088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-41736758038648228242015-01-31T14:16:06.348-05:002015-01-31T14:16:06.348-05:00Seeded contestants in a tournament are often given...Seeded contestants in a tournament are often given BYES early in the competition, until the field narrows to a power of two, and everyone has to compete each time.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04982490084701395475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-30038441864153926242015-01-31T14:14:52.819-05:002015-01-31T14:14:52.819-05:00@Robin Ford Wallace - In a sports tournament, high...@Robin Ford Wallace - In a sports tournament, higher "seeds" will have "BYES," rounds where they don't have to play.<br /><br />Also, you seemed to have gone to the bottom of the blog and posted your question on the wrong day. Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-21937107144510547452015-01-31T14:12:57.326-05:002015-01-31T14:12:57.326-05:00 @Robin Ford Wallace -
A seed is any of a number... @Robin Ford Wallace - <br /><br />A seed is any of a number of stronger competitors in a sports tournament who have been assigned a specified position in an ordered list with the aim of ensuring that they do not play each other in the early rounds.<br /><br /><br />And a bye is the transfer of a competitor directly to the next round of a competition in the absence of an assigned opponent.<br /><br />Googlenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-71978642591431714272015-01-31T14:06:11.913-05:002015-01-31T14:06:11.913-05:00What about BYES for "seeds have them? I stil...What about BYES for "seeds have them? I still haven't figured that out. Robin Ford Wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01829570352236624366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-24880283298773190462015-01-31T10:20:26.092-05:002015-01-31T10:20:26.092-05:00Impossible is my rating for this one. Other than 8...Impossible is my rating for this one. Other than 8 or 9 answers spread around, I could not get any foothold. Sure I could have googled a few clues to get me started but there is not much fun in that when you are staring at so much white space.<br />I have been a 30+ years NYT puzzle solver and still Fridays and Saturday regularly stump me. Quite humbling. Must be my brain is not genetically predisposed to remembering factoids.Jpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-21740622406013078702015-01-31T08:58:09.414-05:002015-01-31T08:58:09.414-05:00ENTERIN??? Come on folks, why aren't more of y...ENTERIN??? Come on folks, why aren't more of you upset with that.<br />Also 'Fanboy or fangirl.' How PC must we get with clues?Coprophagistnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-88049324801602376242015-01-31T00:31:03.870-05:002015-01-31T00:31:03.870-05:00@beatrice, That is indeed a fine performance, but ...@beatrice, That is indeed a fine performance, but I listened to Rostropovich after and there is no comparison: he is still the Master. Based on appearance, I'd say Maisky recorded that in his 30s; very likely his more mature interpretations had greater depth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-62539741531692361772015-01-30T21:17:00.009-05:002015-01-30T21:17:00.009-05:00@Numinous
Maybe it is my older ipad (ipad3), I ca...@Numinous<br /><br />Maybe it is my older ipad (ipad3), I can drag the VKB up via the >> arrow, but it won't disappear all together. I don't have the "little keyboard key" at all.<br />I did work an old puzzle using the new wireless keyboard, but I need to get the hang of using it after using the VKB for so long! I did an old Monday puzzle and it took me about 20 minutes!!<br />wreckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08797908615185213756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-76209171144560149612015-01-30T21:11:37.918-05:002015-01-30T21:11:37.918-05:00@ retired chemist
Completely agree with you about ...@ retired chemist<br />Completely agree with you about REAGENT. My poor son had his AP Chem midterms today at Bronx Science. He's only a sophomore and akready outstripped what I remember from both high school and college chemistry. Needless to say the exam was far more challenging than REAGENt. Aketinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-41504015517176230622015-01-30T20:51:45.344-05:002015-01-30T20:51:45.344-05:00@beatrice. Tita's link provides a pretty good ...@beatrice. Tita's link provides a pretty good set of examples of how to embed a link. I'm not sure I could do any better but ask again if you are having trouble still. Linux won't be your problem, in fact, HTML has been written in unix (the parent of Linux) since practically forever. <br /><br />@wreck, your virtual keyboard should just vanish all by itself the way it does with forums etc. However, there is a little key that looks like a keyboard on the VKB in the lower right hand corner that will hide it. Go into the calendar on your NYT app to check it out.<br /><br />I'm not convinced I have anything to add about this puzzle except I finished it in 2/3 my average Friday time. I made a couple of the mistakes others here made like wanting Cleopatra for NEFERTITI. In general, I found this to be very easy for a Fri.<br /><br />I can't sufficiently express how sad I am that Bernice Gorden has died. I believe she was an inspiration to all of us. I am also deeply touched by David Steinberg's relationship with her which demonstrates how crosswords can bring a broad range of folks together; just possibly including those who comment here. Ok, ok, so we don't always agree on stuff but we do get to share our interest in crosswords. Rest In Peace, Bernice.Numinoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01263999193499725814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-39957656116014386622015-01-30T20:23:05.249-05:002015-01-30T20:23:05.249-05:00Friday's are never "easy" for me, bu...Friday's are never "easy" for me, but today's must have been because I finished even after problem in SW corner first filling bAShES in lieu of PASTES. A fair puzzle IMHO.LaneBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-55693128388887354682015-01-30T19:44:56.957-05:002015-01-30T19:44:56.957-05:00@Numinous (if you are still reading)
I got my wir...@Numinous (if you are still reading)<br /><br />I got my wireless keyboard for my ipad today and just started playing with it. The virtual keyboard disappears for forums and such, but will it make the virtual keyboard on the NYT Crossword APP disappear as well? I can't figure out how (if possible)!wreckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08797908615185213756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-42685313747832602412015-01-30T18:19:28.682-05:002015-01-30T18:19:28.682-05:00Easy for me, like many here. I might have had a re...Easy for me, like many here. I might have had a record time except for SWE (solving while eating). My big write-over was MOoT for MOAT (if something is moot, isn't it water under the bridge?)<br /><br />I liked the clues for HOTWIRE, PHARAOHS, MOW, FAINTLY, HAT, DRUMSOLOS and MRI.<br /><br />Thanks for the puzzle, David Phillips!Teedmnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12832353448839187816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-20827383270041846232015-01-30T18:18:06.189-05:002015-01-30T18:18:06.189-05:00@Tita -- thanks so much for the suggestions! I...@Tita -- thanks so much for the suggestions! I'll check it out. <br /><br />Here it is my paste.<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kk5vlboqH4I<br /><br /><br />.beatricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16162755764092888665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-13951527325682565602015-01-30T17:41:49.228-05:002015-01-30T17:41:49.228-05:00Easy! Yay!Easy! Yay!Elle54noreply@blogger.com