tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post223507357834067705..comments2024-03-29T04:46:57.646-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Project Mercury primate / FRI 4-22-16 / Roller on carriageway / Hills counterparts / Title food in children's literature / Relative of SinhaleseRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger78125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-65878266861554864142017-09-11T16:16:35.482-04:002017-09-11T16:16:35.482-04:00Coach Rental and Bus Charter Services Grow in Popu...Coach Rental and Bus Charter Services Grow in Popularity as More People Value Travel.<br /><a href="https://www.ourbus.com/" rel="nofollow">Brunswick to New York City</a>Prince rajhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09086280076065355557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-59970866645257415982016-05-28T02:07:53.725-04:002016-05-28T02:07:53.725-04:00@Diana,LIW 4:11 PM - It is gracious of you to take...@Diana,LIW 4:11 PM - It is gracious of you to take the time to respond to my comment of yesterday. <br /><br />As daunting as it is to be confronted with a quote from the OED, I'm afraid that venerable reference work has given short shrift to this rarely-used adjective, thereby demonstrating the danger of relying upon a single source, however authoritative. I must respectfully disagree with your conclusion. <br /><br />"Sky blue" is frequently used to describe shades that range from celeste through baby blue to azure. In English heraldry, "bleu celeste" or "sky blue" is a medium blue, much lighter than azure. And azure itself is an indefinite term, generally understood to mean a deep blue, but also used to describe variations of blue ranging from Alice blue to lapis lazuli.<br /><br />As it was typically used by poets, the essence of the word "skyey" was its connotation of etheriality or delicateness; intensity is its antithesis, unless it is the intensity of mystery, rather than color. The Lovecraft quotation cited yesterday, e.g., evoked the unease brought on by the perception of the vastness of the cosmos under a darkening twilight sky. Although there are exceptions,the word was so rarely used to signify "brilliant" as to make that a singularly poor choice of descriptors. <br /><br />In any event, a word so rarely used since the age of romantic poetry (and uncommon even then) needed a clue suggesting its archaism or poetic nature, as we would expect with the dreaded "e'en" or "o'er." <br /><br />And BTW, HATTRICK is definitely not a scoring play. ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-17038093289056801972016-05-27T17:30:27.481-04:002016-05-27T17:30:27.481-04:00Am I the only one who used "SMARmYPANTS?"...Am I the only one who used "SMARmYPANTS?" Alrighty, then....Cheeriohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03354276244282803009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-3559297762844781542016-05-27T16:11:46.656-04:002016-05-27T16:11:46.656-04:00YOO-hoo! Thank you Rainy and Spacey for at least ...YOO-hoo! Thank you Rainy and Spacey for at least admitting you couldn't have done this blindfolded. Easy. Of course. Since I finished it, wrestling it to the ground in the bottom half. Well nyah, nyah, nyah all you easy/peazy solvers - I had a very good time indeed with this one. Loved the clueing and word play. Only one pop culture WOE (never saw one episode of Thirty-something) that came easily with the crosses. And I forgot "Monk's" café, but some remote corner of my brain finally released it. <br /><br />From yesterday, late:<br /><br />@Longbeach - According to the OED, the suffix "ette" can mean feminine, as in suffragette, drum majorette, usherette. And yes, it is more rare than a diminutive ette. Et tu?<br /><br />@Anon 12:28 - Again, the OED clarifies which colo(u)r of sky the word-of-the-day referred to. The definition, in entirety: "(a) of or pertaining to the sky; emanating from the sky or heaven; (b) of the colour of the sky, azure" AZURE: (partial def.) "a bright blue pigment or dye, ultramarine The blue colour of the unclouded sky (orig. the deep intense blue of more southern latitudes" So it appears that "brilliant" blue is apt. <br /><br />And more from what I learned yesterday, this morning I had a nosedud while Lambo was sitting on my lap. He chided me, as usual.<br /><br />Diana, Still waiting in Opposite LandDiana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-21045765947826159432016-05-27T15:41:00.057-04:002016-05-27T15:41:00.057-04:00Oh, not heart pacers, but those edgy pacers in, sa...Oh, not heart pacers, but those edgy pacers in, say, hospital waiting rooms. [Doh!]leftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-50064552749688164502016-05-27T15:26:59.846-04:002016-05-27T15:26:59.846-04:00Yes, relatively easy Friday, and enjoyable. Good l...Yes, relatively easy Friday, and enjoyable. Good long answers NW and SE.<br /><br />Some pauses: ZYDECO and BOZO, RARE and CONGA, TYRE, and had eclectic before CATHOLIC.<br /><br />Resisted TONG as a verb, and really wanted wolf as the more threatening moose predator than PUMA.<br /><br />Does a heart pacer really pick up EDGINESS?leftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-49508629817663958102016-05-27T13:18:45.018-04:002016-05-27T13:18:45.018-04:00Right off the bat I guessed 1A and I was off. It s...Right off the bat I guessed 1A and I was off. It seems this puzzle was on everyone's wavelength or in their wheelhouse, or just had clues coming right over the plate, hence right off the bat. Har<br /><br />Criticizing a puzzle because it is TOO easy is fatuous, in my opinion. Here there were no moo-cow clues, no RRNs, no "Snow White and the 7______". It just flowed, in a nice-looking grid that sparkled.<br /><br />Liked it a lot.<br />rain forestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-44327696703632662332016-05-27T13:11:59.891-04:002016-05-27T13:11:59.891-04:00Crazy easy. Lately, Fridays have been gimmes. New ...Crazy easy. Lately, Fridays have been gimmes. New trend? Torbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01813931192681953872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-62078876483717233682016-05-27T12:18:15.341-04:002016-05-27T12:18:15.341-04:00Easy...but with glitches:
--> "hit" ...Easy...but with glitches:<br /><br />--> "hit" and "set" are two of those NASTY verbs that don't change from present to past tense. Why I always assume present I can't say, but that gets me every time.<br /><br />--> Silly me, I went to the salon for--duh!--a PErm, when all I needed was a PEDI.<br /><br />--> I'm still red (soRE) for not thinking about my favorite RARE steak.<br /><br />--> "Sharp shooters?"? So, NAILs are "sharps" now, along with needles?<br /><br />--> TRENCH: surely we should ADDTO the clue "in WW1." I doubt they've been used since then.<br /><br />Despite all that, I did it in not too long, so fundamentally agree with the easy rating. This puzzle had a pleasant, conversational flow to it: SMARTYPANTS, MADEYOULOOK, LIVEALITTLE. A minimum to complain about in the fill makes it a birdie. For DOD, why not our charming and skilled constructor? Enjoy your new TITLE, Robyn!spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-80885582456153512382016-05-27T10:13:45.028-04:002016-05-27T10:13:45.028-04:00Beau Jocque & The Zydeco Hi Rollers - I'm ...Beau Jocque & The Zydeco Hi Rollers - I'm on the Wonder<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqokmSV96R0&index=20&list=PLC4B7DEE160248CD2<br /><br />Bluesyrondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-83292839369260293402016-05-27T10:03:18.062-04:002016-05-27T10:03:18.062-04:00I had NOIDEA a Fri-puz could go so quickly. Filled...I had NOIDEA a Fri-puz could go so quickly. Filled it in in a clock-wise fashion thinking “What’s a Monday puz doing here on Friday?” Until I boldly entered eclectIC from the IC. Had to TRENCH in before I could LIMP to the finish. By accident I timed myself – 17 minutes, which is just about as fast as I can read and then write. If I’d been CATHOLIC, probably 15 minutes. Surely fastest Friday ever.<br /><br />I have a feeling there will be ZYDECO streaming today since no one seems to be at work today and I can turn it up ALITTLE. I’m thinkin’ Queen Ida and Clifton Chenier. Youtube will probably suggest others. Like maybe even the RADIATORS who I believe are from the NOLA area, but are not a ZYDECO band. Saw them live in Mpls once, New Years Eve methinks; my date wanted to leave early which LED to an earlier-than-anticipated RODEO. Hey, LIVEALITTLE, no?<br /><br />I would always clue it as yeah baby Lena OLIN. How can you argue with a former Miss Scandinavia?<br /><br />Queen Ida streaming already – “ZYDECO Taco” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xom8cnaILHU<br /><br />This EZ puz is a good way to prepare for the long weekend. Long for me only as it appears I will be working Sun and Mon after which I’ll be DRAGON.<br />rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-44023811777429836792016-05-27T09:43:37.549-04:002016-05-27T09:43:37.549-04:00Yeah, pretty easy--once you grok that the verbs in...Yeah, pretty easy--once you grok that the verbs in the 1-down and 54-down clues are PAST tense...hit and set are the same now as then. I hate these verbs! Also easier if you didn't go to the salon for--duh!--a PErm, but merely for a PEDI. So, maybe a tad more on the mediumish side of easy. Oh, one more thing: shouldn't the clue for 32-down have included "in W.W.1?" Far as I know, that's the last time a TRENCH was used. Nowadays that clue would be answered by PTSD.<br /><br />And "Sharp shooter?"? What, are we calling nails sharps now? I guess. I'm still red, or soRE, about 23-across. I shoulda known; that's how I like my steak: RARE. No DOD in sight, but I liked this one so much, maybe I'll make the constructor today's honoree. Birdie.spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-54558822337056493982016-05-27T09:01:28.564-04:002016-05-27T09:01:28.564-04:00SINCERE PITCH
Hey BOZO, LIVEALITTLE on your BIRTH...SINCERE PITCH<br /><br />Hey BOZO, LIVEALITTLE on your BIRTHDAY and I’ll see ya,<br />if YOO’re LIMP or PASSEDOUT YOO will miss a RARE chance.<br />Even if I MADEYOULOOK like YOO had NOIDEA<br />that I’d let YOO UNTIE my CHIC SMARTYPANTS.<br /><br />--- MARIN RIOS<br />Burma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-5108934745534110592016-05-26T12:54:18.719-04:002016-05-26T12:54:18.719-04:00"Powered on" for "booted?" Fi..."Powered on" for "booted?" Finally did a head slap when it dawned on me... Like rebooting your computer.Robbie Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441868475538048746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-86718078411980714532016-04-23T00:09:30.694-04:002016-04-23T00:09:30.694-04:00Anonymous @1:06 re looking for -ioi-containing wor...Anonymous @1:06 re looking for -ioi-containing words<br /><br />I suppose it depends on what you accept as a word. There's Radioing, Radioisotopes and Radioimmuno-assays, and a host of science-based/ compound words. This source gives the most complete list anyone could want:<br /><br />http://findwords.info/contains/ioi<br /><br />Maybe there's a scenarioist that can help resolve any ilioinguinal spasms these bioinspired words cause you.Leapfingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14243620614139990887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-87193604064589186102016-04-22T23:53:01.752-04:002016-04-22T23:53:01.752-04:00@Anonymous4:37pm, OWM stands for OldWhiteMen
OldW...@Anonymous4:37pm, OWM stands for OldWhiteMen<br /><br />OldWhiteMen are those who have GreenEggs in their Ovaries, so I wouldn't be too concerned about all that mishmosh presented.Skyey Blueynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-57167624935850104592016-04-22T23:36:40.045-04:002016-04-22T23:36:40.045-04:00@Anonymous at 1:06 - radIOIsotope, cardIOId
@Anon...@Anonymous at 1:06 - radIOIsotope, cardIOId <br />@Anonymous at 4:37 - Old White Malekitshefnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-77573409713091545792016-04-22T23:18:08.012-04:002016-04-22T23:18:08.012-04:00@Anon4:37 - Old White Male, comme moi. Rex critici...@Anon4:37 - Old White Male, comme moi. Rex criticized a recent puzzle for only using minorities for their hairdos and conveniently spelt names (e.g. Afro, Dr. Dre and Nas) Rex was then criticized for his criticism. So I've been counting any references that suggest any awareness outside the narrow milieux of OWMs. So far (two days) Rex has not been refuted.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-23434474700850219152016-04-22T22:19:11.591-04:002016-04-22T22:19:11.591-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-38296490216456745332016-04-22T20:05:51.020-04:002016-04-22T20:05:51.020-04:00@loren
Ha, rascal, bet you're fun on april 1@loren<br /><br />Ha, rascal, bet you're fun on april 1Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07988007506745985696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-83623179916517339932016-04-22T16:48:37.110-04:002016-04-22T16:48:37.110-04:00Yesterday, Blue Stater commented: "And typica...Yesterday, Blue Stater commented: "And typical of the WS era. Too clever by (at least) half." I remembered that and so wanted the answer to 1A to be Will Shortz.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-61470355560765991852016-04-22T16:37:12.398-04:002016-04-22T16:37:12.398-04:00What does OWM mean?What does OWM mean?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-51524468082649154362016-04-22T16:29:05.441-04:002016-04-22T16:29:05.441-04:00PTL, simple today!PTL, simple today!Hungry Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13465905817770134952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-54231995922361539942016-04-22T16:24:28.828-04:002016-04-22T16:24:28.828-04:00Really liked this easy one.
Favorite clues were FU...Really liked this easy one.<br />Favorite clues were FUR and MADE YOU LOOK.<br />Writeover-- PITCH for PaTCH ( thinking Singer Sewing Machine). Anyone else?<br />Thanks RW.Charles Flasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16588962898277593533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-12166818354574223752016-04-22T16:23:24.486-04:002016-04-22T16:23:24.486-04:00@Andrew Herring - yes, the PUMA clue gave me pause...@Andrew Herring - yes, the PUMA clue gave me pause but it checks out - they prey on young moose.<br /><br />I also had to check whether NENE can fly (they can) and whether ANO needed a tilde (no, not in Portuguese).<br /><br />Constructor clearly did his/her homework.kitshefnoreply@blogger.com