tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post219501943200733717..comments2024-03-29T01:22:33.864-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Fur-lined cloak / 9-9-16 / Hideous foe of Popeye / Valve with disc at end of vertically set stem / Goddess who saved Odysseus / Adolescent program slangilyRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger135125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-47872884841310275642017-09-05T02:32:02.411-04:002017-09-05T02:32:02.411-04:00Are you looking for free YouTube Subscribers?
Did ...Are you looking for <b>free YouTube Subscribers</b>?<br />Did you know you can get them <b>ON AUTO-PILOT AND TOTALLY FOR FREE</b> by registering on <b><a href="http://socialexch.syntaxlinks.com/r/AddMeFast" rel="nofollow">Add Me Fast</a></b>?Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07287821785570247118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-23433387589882893192016-10-22T04:23:25.470-04:002016-10-22T04:23:25.470-04:00I got no quarrel with PELISSE.
Puh-leez…it’s a per...I got no quarrel with PELISSE.<br />Puh-leez…it’s a perfectly cromulent word. <br />If it doesn’t please the crossword police perhaps they should read<br />Jane Eyre:<br />Bessie, having pressed me in vain to take a few spoonfuls of the boiled milk and bread she had prepared for me, wrapped up some biscuits in a paper and put them into my bag; then she helped me on with my PELISSE and bonnet, and wrapping herself in a shawl, she and I left the nursery. As we passed Mrs Reed’s bedroom, she said, ‘will you go in and bid Missis good-bye?’<br /><br />B.B.Branwellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-84427137858090999572016-10-20T20:11:17.087-04:002016-10-20T20:11:17.087-04:00Thanks much... I'm in 55112Thanks much... I'm in 55112Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08670129669313146252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-50649153640355153682016-10-14T20:53:38.126-04:002016-10-14T20:53:38.126-04:00@Dale Wyttenbach - As @rondo noted, 0909 is the or...@Dale Wyttenbach - As @rondo noted, 0909 is the original publishing date. Two ways to find the right blog:<br />If you are using a computer or iPad you should see two columns to the right of the page next to Rex's post. Scroll down and you will see the <b>Blog Archive</b>. Click on "October" to close this month, then click on "September" to open last month, then scroll down to the appropriate date. Rex is good about updating the syndicated link every day, but any time there is a sub you may need to go hunting a little bit. <br /><br />OR<br /><br />Put 9-9-16 Rex Parker in your search bar and I bet the first hit will be... Yep, Rex Parker's post for the 9/9/16 NYTX.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-60251936526017474012016-10-14T20:14:52.745-04:002016-10-14T20:14:52.745-04:00@Dale W - except Sundays which are one week behind...@Dale W - except Sundays which are one week behind. Looks like you are from MN. You could be neighbors to me, or teedMN, or Kathy from the Tower, or George Barany, or others.rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-11316343874710897852016-10-14T20:08:48.264-04:002016-10-14T20:08:48.264-04:00@Dale W - 0909 = September ninth or 9/9 or 09/09/1...@Dale W - 0909 = September ninth or 9/9 or 09/09/16, the date published in the NYT, syndiland is 5 weeks behind.rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-19499795669021114222016-10-14T17:57:40.124-04:002016-10-14T17:57:40.124-04:00Smooth and easy-medium except for the NE. Cheated ...Smooth and easy-medium except for the NE. Cheated [sigh] to get STINKEYE, Remembered it after seeing it. BIGWHOOP ensued.leftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-17074690503667060692016-10-14T16:06:40.774-04:002016-10-14T16:06:40.774-04:00This puzzle is number 0909 is there some reason Re...This puzzle is number 0909 is there some reason Rex doesn't identify them this way? It would be soooo much easier to locate with Google. (Note that I do the puzzles in syndication and not the day they originally appear)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08670129669313146252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-91142708145509323202016-10-14T15:22:57.110-04:002016-10-14T15:22:57.110-04:00Tremendously enjoyable puzzle at a medium-ish leve...Tremendously enjoyable puzzle at a medium-ish level for me. Funny about regionalisms: to me, GAZILLION is way more common than the "J" version. Wanted "googolplex" at first, but it didn't fit. Btw, did anyone know that Google was supposed to have been Googol, but the guy in charge of making the logo misspelled it, and so today we have The Google.<br /><br />Like @Spacey, and others, I had TUGSat, and SIP at, and had to change them both. Amazing the difference that made in revealing the S and the NE. Of course PELISSE was unknown, but the crosses filled that in. <br /><br />Good puzzle in all respects.rain forestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-83186396490152130682016-10-14T13:38:06.055-04:002016-10-14T13:38:06.055-04:00Ha, ha, ha.
I counted 14 complete WOES as I perus...Ha, ha, ha.<br /><br />I counted 14 complete WOES as I perused the clues. Got a little toehold on about half the puz, but then did a spectacular dnf. Enjoyed the play anyway. Haven't yet read REX or other comments. Very tough Friday for me. But then, I have a lot on my mind right now, so my distraction level is high.<br /><br />Diana, Lady-in-Waiting for CrosswordsDiana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-2205230360114541502016-10-14T11:26:42.395-04:002016-10-14T11:26:42.395-04:00My thoughts are fairly congruent with OFL's to...My thoughts are fairly congruent with OFL's today (now THERE's a scary thought!). I tugged and sipped "at" instead of ON, which lengthened an already drawn-out solve. Square 40 caused another alphabet run; P seemed the most reasonable choice (WHEW!). POPPET was also a total WOE, but luckily went in on crosses. Previously unknown to me but inferable were ZITCOM and EGOSURFS. Ah, Newspeak; Orwell would be proud.<br /><br />SUPERFLY to me will always be that flyin' Hawaiian Jimmy Snuka, who launched from the third rope, whereupon his RIVAL was SUNK.*<br /><br />Triumph factor was large in this one; as OFL said, it's gonna take a monster Saturday puz to beat this baby. Finishing was a BIGWHOOP. Did not know about REE, so my DOD has to be Chrissy EVERT; there is nobody else today. Long gainer, first down in the red zone.<br /><br />*Disclaimer: I followed pro wrestling for a time because it was so funny. Guys like Captain (?) Lou Albano and Rowdy Roddy Piper ("Just when you thought you had all the answers...I changed the questions!") were a hoot. spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-12229439218538220812016-10-14T10:19:48.002-04:002016-10-14T10:19:48.002-04:00Call the PELISSE, there’s an outbreak of write-ove...Call the PELISSE, there’s an outbreak of write-overs – Job for JUT, mgS for GTS, whIGS for PRIGS. And the popular TUGSat. Yeah baby JLaw as REE deserved an Oscar for that performance; no film for PRIGS.<br /><br />Didn’t we recently have Klink and Hogan as COLONELS? Mustard’s a bit tougher.<br /><br />UPTOGRADE is a common phrase in my line of work. When placing the aggregate base during road construction we drive in stakes or use satellite machine control to make sure it is placed at the correct elevation, or UPTOGRADE.<br /><br />It seemed like a GAZILLION w/os and the NE was OMINOUSLY tough, but WHEW, done. UPward and Onward.<br />rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-45459583989353573612016-10-14T09:35:33.749-04:002016-10-14T09:35:33.749-04:00SKIP SEAHAG
SUPERFLY LURKS with HOMIES and hos,
P...SKIP SEAHAG<br /><br />SUPERFLY LURKS with HOMIES and hos,<br />PROFUSE are his perks to DOUP those OLDPROS.<br /><br />--- ISAIAH PELISSE<br />Burma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-58578024584844691262016-10-02T23:37:04.963-04:002016-10-02T23:37:04.963-04:00Played about average here, despite a host of WoEs ...Played about average here, despite a host of WoEs (basically @Nancy's list). EGOSURFS so sounds made up, and if it is a thing, I hate it. UPTOGRADE is not a thing. Lots of other marginal stuff: STN, SIPON, POPPET, OUIDA, INO, DIV. Themeless oughta be way better than that.kitshefnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-90442675755611647182016-09-11T06:47:35.482-04:002016-09-11T06:47:35.482-04:00I saw a sign for PELISSippi State yesterday. I won...I saw a sign for <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pellissippi_State_Community_College" rel="nofollow">PELISSippi State</a> yesterday. I wonder what their football team outfits look like.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-35457642738919433062016-09-11T01:58:18.421-04:002016-09-11T01:58:18.421-04:00PELiSSE was a "gimmee" for me, due to my...PELiSSE was a "gimmee" for me, due to my experience with period opera costuming. So for once, a piece of arcana was easy for me and hard for Mr P, since it didn't involve some literary cousin thrice-removed. Far too many prepositions today. Lazy.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18080027831092093115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-60599220563611260622016-09-10T22:14:23.520-04:002016-09-10T22:14:23.520-04:00A crossword rules foul that tripped me up: 'sh...A crossword rules foul that tripped me up: 'ship' was used in the clue for 49D and was in the answer for 62A. Didn't fill that in until the bitter end because of thinking it wasn't allowed. <br />The rest of the puzzle I quite liked.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07926746419713451941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-22509111564422212452016-09-10T22:13:57.128-04:002016-09-10T22:13:57.128-04:00A crossword rules foul that tripped me up: 'sh...A crossword rules foul that tripped me up: 'ship' was used in the clue for 49D and was in the answer for 62A. Didn't fill that in until the bitter end because of thinking it wasn't allowed. <br />The rest of the puzzle I quite liked.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07926746419713451941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-2376386069177247082016-09-10T08:56:18.427-04:002016-09-10T08:56:18.427-04:00PRIGS clued as "Victorians" was reductiv...PRIGS clued as "Victorians" was reductive and insulting. Boo. This puzzle was crap.Jocasta Guyonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-47228021206387054732016-09-09T21:26:13.247-04:002016-09-09T21:26:13.247-04:00I knew PELISSE from reading too many Georgette Hey...I knew PELISSE from reading too many Georgette Heyers to ward of TEEN ANGST. But man the northeast killed us. Finally got rid of SUPERBAD (oops!) and it slowly fell into place.tea73https://www.blogger.com/profile/04949792626860120963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-78069243385767778222016-09-09T21:09:39.212-04:002016-09-09T21:09:39.212-04:00I'm sick of the "if Rex doesn't know ...I'm sick of the "if Rex doesn't know it...blah, blah, blah". Leno is known for his garage. I give up. It's not that obscure. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-22497318500644779832016-09-09T20:04:45.899-04:002016-09-09T20:04:45.899-04:0090 times out of a hundred, Rex thinks the puzzle w...90 times out of a hundred, Rex thinks the puzzle was easier than I think it is. Wow! One of my fastest Fridays ever. So yes, happy about it. Was thinking it was a misplaced Wednesday. So I humbly do the happy dance.Shamikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11635283729322415150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-78056820787698223382016-09-09T19:38:31.680-04:002016-09-09T19:38:31.680-04:00@Another Look:
LMAO! Touche my friend! You got me...@Another Look:<br /><br />LMAO! Touche my friend! You got me! As for entertaining thoughts on other reflexes, I'll save them for another time. ;-)Chaos344https://www.blogger.com/profile/08901221000538028472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-36389838799245322892016-09-09T19:18:59.390-04:002016-09-09T19:18:59.390-04:00Not ok for a teacher to have not known MCCRAE yest...Not ok for a teacher to have not known MCCRAE yesterday. (Come on! This is in the poetry canon!) Not ok for anyone who has read Popeye comics not to know SEA HAG today. (Is Rex kidding?) LENO is very well known as a car aficionado. ZITCOM was totally easy, and GAZILLION was a 1-across gimme. I thought this puzzle was too easy for a Friday. Give me a break!Grant Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18130179128513065732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-29774898300313357972016-09-09T19:17:47.892-04:002016-09-09T19:17:47.892-04:00Consarn it, @Chaos, I wasn't being 'concer...Consarn it, @Chaos, I wasn't being 'concerned', I was being a peed-ant. As for my being 'empathetic', I prefer to consider it 'empathic', if only in the interests of clarity.<br /><br />Must admit that I've never actually <i>tried</i> to sneeze, either with eyes wide open or shut tight, so I can't speak to that. As for those professionals' abilities, I'd suggest that if they insist on pressing large amounts of viscous glop (of a kind better reserved for a Ghostbusters movie prop) into the mouth of someone who is actually <i>paying</i> them for the privilege, my feeling is that they deserve to have some legitimate fear of being up-chucked on. That's how I'd place a gag order.<br /><br />Moving on to the issue of uncontrollable vs involuntary, perhaps you'll have the time to look into biofeedback, useful as a way to increase arterial diameter (for improved local circulation) and -- should it be of interest -- even as a way to control horripilation. Apparently there can be control of involuntary actions, and I guess the difference between controllable and uncontrollable is a threshold that can be reset.<br /><br />Moving right along, I'm sure you have some entertaining thoughts on the cremasteric reflex. Don't be shy.Another Looknoreply@blogger.com