tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post2126394687612821399..comments2024-03-28T11:54:29.605-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: "Coffee Cantata" composer / SUN 8-10-14 / Baseball's Alvarez / ___ prosequi / French "Inc." / City north of SeattleRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger104125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-64683616022402933382014-08-18T22:06:04.755-04:002014-08-18T22:06:04.755-04:00Good fun! Had to google southwest over Marl and Mi...Good fun! Had to google southwest over Marl and Millie, but gave good crunch and was doable!<br />Two paws up!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-60853115725937362412014-08-18T11:04:52.010-04:002014-08-18T11:04:52.010-04:00Regarding the above remark by Groucho Marx about...Regarding the above remark by Groucho Marx about it being too dark to read inside of a dog, in 2009 Alexandra Horowitz published her compelling book " Inside of a Dog: What Dogs See, Smell and Know." Just sayin' ...<br /><br />D and AAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-92171219168332221822014-08-17T19:02:28.881-04:002014-08-17T19:02:28.881-04:00To jberg @ 6:05
Your comment was so funny I almos...To jberg @ 6:05<br /><br />Your comment was so funny I almost soiled myself. Still chuckling:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-44300480814020883962014-08-17T16:22:13.580-04:002014-08-17T16:22:13.580-04:00I'm a dog person so I enjoyed sniffing out all...I'm a dog person so I enjoyed sniffing out all the names and doggie noises that populated the grid (but I missed the POOPER SCOOPER, always a necessary accessory, until @spacy mentioned it). I even noticed the puppy portrait in the middle of the grid. What I didn't do was finish the puzzle - I misspelled Anne's last name so parts of the SW corner remained never materialized. My Cocker BUDDY was glad he was in the puzzle and the Labs weren't - he's still rubbing that in.<br /><br />266 - only marginally better than spacy.Dirigonzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03903353503511480168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-39715166539483986612014-08-17T13:01:09.761-04:002014-08-17T13:01:09.761-04:00Starting out with REX... and HEREX... I was set up...Starting out with REX... and HEREX... I was set up for an all-REX theme; then looking at the title I thought that OFL was Liz's #1 friend. XENONS and XER, BTW, are both s-t-r-etches. The flag flutters, but manages to stay put.<br /><br />It comes out, however, for ONELB. By now, you know why. We'll just lump in the RRN and call it all one violation.<br /><br />I liked the theme, after finally grokking what it was; also appreciated the enhancements of canine noises and the grid shape itself. Not to mention the Pooper SCOOPER. Oh, I mentioned it. Sorry.<br /><br />W/O's include DELRay (no wait--that's in Florida!) and EGOTist. Cluing was just devious enough to move it out of the "easy" column; I'll go with an "easy-medium" and a B.<br /><br />2515, no good. ARF BOW WOW!spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-36344304673976140442014-08-16T18:27:27.804-04:002014-08-16T18:27:27.804-04:00Maruchka, it's EMBOSS for give relief. Great p...Maruchka, it's EMBOSS for give relief. Great puzzle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-8370610407563650522014-08-13T18:38:16.752-04:002014-08-13T18:38:16.752-04:00The "Doughnuts" clue was the toughest - ...The "Doughnuts" clue was the toughest - to confuse things even more, the singer Tori Amos has a song called "Doughnuts" - pretty clever of Tori as well as of Elizabeth!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-51013531160585005222014-08-12T11:40:54.707-04:002014-08-12T11:40:54.707-04:002 days late but I loved it! I finished it in an av...2 days late but I loved it! I finished it in an average Sunday time for me, but I didn't understand TORI or ESS until I came here. Thanks guys!Hartley70noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-18605584944357254952014-08-11T11:41:43.777-04:002014-08-11T11:41:43.777-04:00Yes, indeed, the black squares are a dog's fac...Yes, indeed, the black squares are a dog's face!!!! Finished completely, no need for Googling, thanks Ms. Gorski. However, RIDICULOUSLY EASY!!!! There were some half dozen clues I enjoyed very much, but dozens of gimmees and dozens more where a letter or two sufficed to solve it. Inexcusable for a Sunday puzzle. Any oldies fan knows the horrible song "My Boy Lollipop" (Millie Small), you can't erase it from memory no matter how hard you try.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-63202621096008340612014-08-11T09:48:08.055-04:002014-08-11T09:48:08.055-04:00Nadir & apex!Nadir & apex!Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03518073122821252308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-3586149512117954862014-08-11T03:32:42.858-04:002014-08-11T03:32:42.858-04:00Er, I meant COMMON knowledge.Er, I meant COMMON knowledge.Americans in Parisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-37703703769366887142014-08-11T02:12:46.596-04:002014-08-11T02:12:46.596-04:00CascoKid where are u? I read most posts but defini...CascoKid where are u? I read most posts but definitely yours since we seem to be at the same level. Also missing ED and M&A today but I know they have been lurkers more often than not, of late. Anyhow, same issues as most here, top easier than bottom and Millie Small was certainly not in my music database. Thanks, Ms. Gorski and PG. palomarPuzzlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09123936283363326051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-37417437469713234052014-08-10T22:48:50.922-04:002014-08-10T22:48:50.922-04:00@anon8:21 & @Steve - This question was answere...@anon8:21 & @Steve - This question was answered several times right around the 12:30pm mark. If you don't want to read all the comments a simple find command in your browser will work. I read the commentsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-22165994572662583422014-08-10T22:31:27.634-04:002014-08-10T22:31:27.634-04:00Anon @ 8:21 - the mathematical term for a circle w...Anon @ 8:21 - the mathematical term for a circle with a hole in it is a <br />"Torus". Latin convention asks that you pluralize a masculine noun with an "I" - hence "TORI".<br /><br />Crosswordese in the extreme. I'm not sure the word has been used in 200 years, but I'm sure someone will post a reference from a physics paper from 85 years ago to prove me wrong, that's usually how it goes.<br /><br />Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00485564817818402947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-13983575837568329562014-08-10T20:48:24.083-04:002014-08-10T20:48:24.083-04:00Pretty nice Sunday, which would have ended a perfe...Pretty nice Sunday, which would have ended a perfect week, but I discovered today that I had a wrong square on Saturday. (Shakes vs. Shaves). That gets me grumpy. Nevertheless, I think this was a very pleasant week of puzzles.OISKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16808675378318214461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-79360204117144388992014-08-10T20:21:10.843-04:002014-08-10T20:21:10.843-04:00Please, someone, enlighten me: What are tori and h...Please, someone, enlighten me: What are tori and how do they relate to donuts? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-33829787995942573372014-08-10T18:27:34.180-04:002014-08-10T18:27:34.180-04:00Thanks, @jberg, I'll try to remember that abou...Thanks, @jberg, I'll try to remember that about Japanese :D<br /><br />God Save the Queen, anyhow!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-51349094447438953912014-08-10T18:23:09.953-04:002014-08-10T18:23:09.953-04:00As the Grouchy Marx said:
Outside of a dog, a book...As the Grouchy Marx said:<br />Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read.<br /><br />Gets me every time.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-71852338186764759272014-08-10T18:05:30.850-04:002014-08-10T18:05:30.850-04:00Really tough for me -- I had MILLIE SMALL, just on...Really tough for me -- I had MILLIE SMALL, just on plausibility, but not confident enough to change MiRe to MARL until my wife, fortunately, told me 79D was ANNE MEARA. <br /><br />Not only NADIR, but ACME. Always happy to see the latter in the puzzle; wish we were still seeing her in thesse comments, as well. I notice she's at the opposite end from REX, but maybe they can inch closer, with our help.<br /><br />I think leaving out FALA was a plus; confused by SUNNY instead of BO, though, i had to look that one up after I finished. Apparently Bo was worn out by the cares of state, and in need of companionship. They're calling her "Bo's Little Sister," but come on, who are they kidding?<br /><br />Whoever said torii as plural implies torus as singular missed two points: 1) torii is singular, and 2) contrary to popular belief, Japanese is not a romance language.<br /><br />Great puzzle, wonderful grid art. XENONS? Not so great. The price one must pay, I suppose.jberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02169065390875378077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-43705102572038996582014-08-10T17:53:45.174-04:002014-08-10T17:53:45.174-04:00@Alias, Fantastic! You had me completely fooled. I...@Alias, Fantastic! You had me completely fooled. I went in the direction of RetSAW PITSAW boom boom boom!<br /><br />To be truthful, I discovered that clip a couple of years ago when I was browsing songs my mother sang to me. Wonderful to hear it again; those keening sounds could tear the most hardened zigeuner heart-strings. Altogether smile-inducing.<br /><br />Ez egy szép születésnapi ajándék.Leapfyngrnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-41683349844399412222014-08-10T16:59:11.450-04:002014-08-10T16:59:11.450-04:00@Steve J: Mallo Cups
@mac: LOL
The quibble...@Steve J: <a href="http://www.boyercandies.com/products.aspx" rel="nofollow"> Mallo Cups </a><br /><br /><br />@mac: LOL<br /><br />The quibbles aside, always enjoy Liz Gorski's puzzles! I aspire to make such inventive crosswords...JenCThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18290169184354765840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-69916527015195359392014-08-10T16:29:13.460-04:002014-08-10T16:29:13.460-04:00@leapfinger -- I take a PPP holiday on Sundays.
@...@leapfinger -- I take a PPP holiday on Sundays.<br /><br />@aliasz -- yours was great, very interesting.Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09709142959535977331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-32698941831630119202014-08-10T16:27:54.649-04:002014-08-10T16:27:54.649-04:00Some odd cluing and unfamiliar fill made this &quo...Some odd cluing and unfamiliar fill made this "medium-challenging" for me with more googling than usual. But <br />I finally ground it out and can now move on to the acrostic.<br />Not an unpleasant Sunday morning-- other than having to deal with ANAGRAM. Abbreviation?? Good grief!LaneBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-57303593194881285332014-08-10T16:23:53.971-04:002014-08-10T16:23:53.971-04:00@Leaps,
You've got it. As a reward, here is s...<br />@Leaps,<br /><br />You've got it. As a reward, here is something special just for you:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03o7iekujHQ" rel="nofollow">Csak egy kislány van a világon.</a><br /><br />PITSAW acquires a whole new meaning, doesn't it?<br />AliasZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477396362209386037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-2055086894922484472014-08-10T16:18:23.932-04:002014-08-10T16:18:23.932-04:00Anonymous 3:48pm -- Checkers wasn't presidenti...Anonymous 3:48pm -- Checkers wasn't presidential (dog) material, only senatorial material, right?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06052144678256568647noreply@blogger.com