tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post2209232362409349766..comments2024-03-29T11:06:05.838-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Pause word in psalms / SUN 5-1-16 / Eyelike opening in architecture / Pirate's mate in literature film / Red giant in constellation cetus / Language descended from Old Norse / Pro-consumer ideology Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger71125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-25891865574636854062016-10-16T23:34:16.573-04:002016-10-16T23:34:16.573-04:00Hello, I'm here to introduce someone to you al...Hello, I'm here to introduce someone to you all, his name is Dr.Ekpen Temple a spell caster that help me restored my broken relationship, I saw an article on the Internet someone talking about him how he help her in her relationship, today I'm a beneficial of that article, so that is why I'm also talking about how he has helped me so that someone out there that is facing the same challenge can also contact him for help. Here is DR EKPEN TEMPLE contact info: (ekpentemple@gmail.com) or on Whatsapp number 2347050270218.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-38105934949318633192016-05-29T12:39:01.761-04:002016-05-29T12:39:01.761-04:00I always come very late to this blog, since I solv...I always come very late to this blog, since I solve the Sunday Times puzzle over a period of several days and get behind. So I never post. But, having been a journalist for my entire working life, I must say tha I am astounded that Timothy Parker was not fired. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18092261950230730569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-86253312361061268002016-05-09T01:45:59.359-04:002016-05-09T01:45:59.359-04:00Asterisk is from the ancient Greek "asterisko...Asterisk is from the ancient Greek "asteriskos" meaning "little star" and my syndicated newsprint puzzle actually printed it as a tiny, 5-pointed star, and yet I didn't catch on until 2/3 of the way through. Duh.<br /><br />Still, an uncommonly easy Sunday puzzle. Cheers for DERRIERE, FAROESE, HALIDES, RUBYSLIPPER. Boo for OUTSTEP. And really, can anyone who knows that *board is the RIGHTSIDE not know that sailors use charts, not OCEANMAPS?<br /><br />And in the "but still..." department: yeah, the Shelley quote at 13D is correct, but Shelley was consumed by longing for a woman who was beyond his reach, and knew zip about the Seraphim, who are fearsome, not gentle.<br /><br />"Above [the Lord] stood the seraphim. Each had six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. And one called to another and said: “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory!” And the foundations of the thresholds shook at the voice of him who called, and the house was filled with smoke. And I said: “Woe is me! For I am lost... (Isaiah 6:2-5).<br /><br />--Left Coast Late NighterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-79041927526107403852016-05-08T22:52:02.804-04:002016-05-08T22:52:02.804-04:00Late, but will put in 2 cents worth.
Found much o...Late, but will put in 2 cents worth.<br /><br />Found much of it a tough slog. Cheated in the NW and North Central to get FORAGE and TORI, then finished the rest of it off.<br /><br />Glad it's over. leftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-72789950685308170392016-05-08T20:20:41.020-04:002016-05-08T20:20:41.020-04:00One of my worst DNFs ever! Not a clue as to what ...One of my worst DNFs ever! Not a clue as to what was going on. Kudos to the constructors - fair, and gnarly, word/idea/theme play.<br /><br />Will write tomorrow after I recover.<br /><br />Diana, Lady-in-Waiting for Crosswords, with no cross words for this puzzle, even tho it vanquished me, utterlyDiana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-36327079052474498642016-05-08T14:58:45.559-04:002016-05-08T14:58:45.559-04:00Nasty clueing throughout.
Wrong clueing "oc...Nasty clueing throughout. <br /><br />Wrong clueing "ocean map"? C'mon, we just make things up and use it as a clue?<br /><br />Really unenjoyable, more like work than fun to solve. And this was rated "easy"? Wow. AnonymousPVXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10078186298428497941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-45721998462948044742016-05-08T14:44:05.820-04:002016-05-08T14:44:05.820-04:00Overall medium-challenging here. Put in FACTS at ...Overall medium-challenging here. Put in FACTS at 1D, then SASH, then left the NW. The North Central was much more friendly and I got my main foothold there, which eventually led to RIGHT SIDE. That confused me, until I parsed the *, and then I was off, sort of. <br /><br />I'm not sure that "headstrong" can mean RASH--more like "stubborn". Nevertheless, I RASHly stuck with RASH. The whole bottom half of the puzzle went smoothly from there, balking at OUTSTEP like @Spacecraft.<br /><br />The NW and NE were, for me, by far the most difficult. Only because I thought that 3D had something to do with red shoes could I get FORAGE, and from that it took almost square by square filling to complete the NW. The NE was opaque for too long. Guessing GARRET and SMEE, and sort of knowing SPEE, I gradually wound down to that language from the Norse. I think I've experienced ICE FOG, tiny crystals in the air, and only after I accepted FAROESE did I vaguely remember that embarrassing loss by the Greek soccer team. <br /><br />And that was that. Not quite a slog, kind of interesting though I didn't know StarZ, or Star Alliance, and the *Ted talks was just weird. You haven't brokered a settlement until you've finished talks, no?<br /><br />I'd say that JULIET is a yeah baby, though.rain forestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-75496640418745966702016-05-08T13:07:06.791-04:002016-05-08T13:07:06.791-04:00Who would ever have thought that I’d say EDMCMAHON...Who would ever have thought that I’d say EDMCMAHON saved my puz? Like OFL I thought a CABLECHANNEL might be called Z, and I had a lot of blanks all over the grid before that notable sidekick just filled himself in, and the aha moment of Star Search. SEEMS like it took too long to register. MORON.<br /><br />130 words and not a yeah baby clued? TORI not as Amos like the other day. SEEMS like she gets around.<br /><br />I suppose it’d be a NICEIDEA to continue to give my EMPLOYER the same effort as this puz today and not be an IDLER. But you get break time on Sundays too, no?<br />rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-54576896542605656042016-05-08T12:03:28.752-04:002016-05-08T12:03:28.752-04:00Easy-medium my OCULUS. This was a 21x21 Saturday. ...Easy-medium my OCULUS. This was a 21x21 Saturday. Look at the cluing! I had to think about almost every one.<br /><br />Finally found a way in, way down there with HESTER. God forbid I should ever get a foothold in the NW! So, my first theme encounter was __M__AH_N. Already worried that I'd fouled up, I tried to think of how the AH part made sense. Search party?? And then the AHA! of the year (so far) hit. I remember Star Search! It's where Louie Anderson got his break. and the host, good old EDMCMAHON.<br /><br />But even after it all came to light, I had troubles. Started to write OVERSTEP for "Exceed" but ran out of squares. But what then? It's OVERSTEP. Don't tell me we have a rebus?? Turns "out" the (NON!) word is OUTSTEP. This will incur a two-stroke penalty for out-of-bounds. You see, OUTSTEP<br /><br />is.<br />not.<br />a.<br />word.<br /><br />That's right, folks, not a word. Moreover, even if it were, it would never replace OVERSTEP. Guys, clearly you...well, you know.<br /><br />SELAH was easy, from "East of Eden," when Adam Trask has Cal reading from Scripture, and mentions that "you don't have to say that every time." Cal's response is to say emphatically, "SELAH." Ah, rebellion. Nary a DOD to be found today, but perhaps the best part of one: DERRIERE. Or maybe one of the many portrayers of JULIET?<br /><br />Medium-challenging, containing so much stuff I didn't know that it's a wonder how I managed to finish with only that silly writeover for not counting spaces beforehand. Better-than-average fill, considering, so it's a par. They were putting for a bird, but 88-down hopped out of the cup. These things happen.spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-11813608278311313092016-05-08T09:38:05.102-04:002016-05-08T09:38:05.102-04:00EGOTIST’S NICEIDEA
ROMEOANDJULIET BROKEREDASETTLE...EGOTIST’S NICEIDEA<br /><br />ROMEOANDJULIET BROKEREDASETTLEMENT that SEEMS fair,<br />but his OWNGOAL at GAMETIME meant he’d get some DERRIERE.<br /><br />--- OCULUS SELAH SERAPH<br />Burma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-81453807941072884392016-05-06T23:53:40.242-04:002016-05-06T23:53:40.242-04:00PapaJ see comment at 1:17, above.
RPPapaJ see comment at 1:17, above.<br /><br />RPRex Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-72062982952207102182016-05-06T22:35:57.895-04:002016-05-06T22:35:57.895-04:00I see many ?? re: TORI but no response that I can ...I see many ?? re: TORI but no response that I can understand. Someone, Rex, please -- driving me nuts!PapaJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04240637674819943059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-25539433519041149762016-05-04T16:25:20.400-04:002016-05-04T16:25:20.400-04:00I never got the theme, but managed to get the star...I never got the theme, but managed to get the starred clues correct. How did that happen? Dunno.bellotahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00116506577028197467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-21232277637064834622016-05-02T21:30:09.641-04:002016-05-02T21:30:09.641-04:00Anon@5:04. 'Green Paint' is shorthand for ...Anon@5:04. 'Green Paint' is shorthand for a pairing of an adjective and a noun (like 'green' and 'paint') that don't form a real, standalone phrase. kitshefnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-27591008302908119202016-05-02T17:04:15.647-04:002016-05-02T17:04:15.647-04:00What is "green paint territory?"What is "green paint territory?"<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-17849857181925594982016-05-02T14:17:59.905-04:002016-05-02T14:17:59.905-04:00'ericans, greatly enjoyed the vision of fillin...'ericans, greatly enjoyed the vision of filling the tank at a Cerumenex station. Instead of using a pump, perhaps there's a Very Large Q-Tip?Leapfingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14243620614139990887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-61987839836632101212016-05-02T12:29:49.810-04:002016-05-02T12:29:49.810-04:00Yep, I fell into that trap as well.Yep, I fell into that trap as well.Ryan Fitz Gibbonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09489112530233085453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-69095846307105119092016-05-02T12:29:01.118-04:002016-05-02T12:29:01.118-04:00Yep, I confidently entered contraction too.Yep, I confidently entered contraction too.Ryan Fitz Gibbonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09489112530233085453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-1767395545643207552016-05-02T12:28:04.655-04:002016-05-02T12:28:04.655-04:00I still don't understand how lifesaver eg is T...I still don't understand how lifesaver eg is TORI. Can someone explain?Ryan Fitz Gibbonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09489112530233085453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-11466914257914101032016-05-02T09:46:08.725-04:002016-05-02T09:46:08.725-04:00I did for the longest time. I did for the longest time. joannalanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15873280406867309312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-29404529246338330012016-05-02T08:10:00.569-04:002016-05-02T08:10:00.569-04:00Lifesavers - tori???? Lifesavers - tori???? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-45364005648057479582016-05-02T02:48:04.524-04:002016-05-02T02:48:04.524-04:00Having just had a baby, "labor pain" was...Having just had a baby, "labor pain" was obviously designed to get me to enter "contraction." Anyone else go this route? Technehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15895506028324406315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-78327817578024215922016-05-01T21:00:16.518-04:002016-05-01T21:00:16.518-04:00I did the whole puzzle without getting the theme. ...I did the whole puzzle without getting the theme. I had to come here to find out what was going on. Disappointing. At least I did finish.Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02691062653367238092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-25067625461761552942016-05-01T20:16:23.693-04:002016-05-01T20:16:23.693-04:00Had "get a nudge" instead of "get a...Had "get a nudge" instead of "get an edge" for the longest time...Dorotheahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00387187294651878487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-57331660414691750392016-05-01T17:58:36.586-04:002016-05-01T17:58:36.586-04:00Hand up with the apparently large group who do not...Hand up with the apparently large group who do not associate the word "star" with the asterisk symbol and never got the theme. Like @gourmand I thought I remembered a "Z" cable channel, then the second themer we got was BROKEREDASETTLEMENT which made no sense as we saw it, hence we were confused throughout. Eventually finished, and due to our theme ignorance and a few new-to-us words (TAPENADES/SELAH/FAROESE/MCG) it played medium-challenging here.<br /><br />@Kevin is so right about the ridiculous (as clued) OCEANMAP. I can hear Ahab: "Aye Starbuck, I've traced the white whale's journeys on my OCEAN MAPs for 30 years . ." Please. Otherwise we enjoyed this one in spite of having to fill in the theme answers letter by letter (had ROMEOAsaJULIET for a while - it actually works with the downs - it's just not a thing). <br /><br />Anyhow, any puzzle with MRMISTER can't be all bad. Had OT going down for the "W" clue and confidently put in POTUS, cost us a ton of time. SPEE a gimme here because of personal favorite old flick "Pursuit of the Graf Spee". Told Mrs. M. I'd need one letter to get 20d (PAUL PIERCE) and that's exactly what happened (the C).<br /><br />I'm watching the standout stars portion of the Phillies postgame show as I type. I'm thinking standout asterisks.<br /><br /><br /><br />Mohair Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16502840715719161565noreply@blogger.com