tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post2390993629151591996..comments2024-03-29T01:22:33.864-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: 1987 Robert Townsend satire / THU 2-8-18 / Month before Shawwal / Goddess often pictured in chariot / Biblical king who sought counsel of Witch of EndorRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger156125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-74566223190932987062018-03-21T00:35:50.776-04:002018-03-21T00:35:50.776-04:00Moss can usually found on rocks/stonesMoss can usually found on rocks/stonesessayemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13015407827843532863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-4519748430646182272018-03-16T21:02:37.395-04:002018-03-16T21:02:37.395-04:00Working on this puzzle was like tasting a nothing ...Working on this puzzle was like tasting a nothing burger.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-11711955912650788542018-03-15T19:37:18.319-04:002018-03-15T19:37:18.319-04:00@R - As they said in Notting Hill, "poor carr...@R - As they said in Notting Hill, "poor carrots..."<br /><br />Lady DiDiana, LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-48378911936501927572018-03-15T17:50:29.040-04:002018-03-15T17:50:29.040-04:00@anonymous 10:33 - I'm having a hard time thin...@anonymous 10:33 - I'm having a hard time thinking of an instance where "flammable" and "inflammable" are not universally exchangeable. Likewise "illegal" and "unlawful".5wksltrnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-29533623289525271522018-03-15T15:08:26.325-04:002018-03-15T15:08:26.325-04:00@D,LIW:
G, I C U FN D ₵ 2 F 8 A ^ 4 D IIIIII. Y D...@D,LIW:<br /><br />G, I C U FN D ₵ 2 F 8 A ^ 4 D IIIIII. Y D L FN U?rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-36685447050941784742018-03-15T15:03:32.518-04:002018-03-15T15:03:32.518-04:00Filled in a lot of it, but didn't really know ...Filled in a lot of it, but didn't really know what I was doing.<br /><br />1. Didn't see that I was dealing with anagrams.<br />2. Hadn't heard of a couple of the stars.<br />3. Had additional PPP problems.<br />4. Wracked by confusion and frustration.<br /><br />Need I report a DNF?leftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-10546324715650835822018-03-15T14:30:40.409-04:002018-03-15T14:30:40.409-04:00Almost forgot to post, as I'm getting ready fo...Almost forgot to post, as I'm getting ready for Stamford. You know, where the ACPT is held. <br /><br />I'm with @Spacey all the way on this. First of all, I was not in the mood for the shenanigans this puz offered. And then, ANSELELGORT cannot really exist. I barely got TAYEDIGGS. And ME GRYAN was plaguing me for the longest time. <br /><br />Sure - 2 plus 2 B 4. <br /><br />Or, as my grandmother's joke went:<br /><br />At the restaurant:<br />F U NE X?<br />S, V F X.<br />F U NE M?<br />S, V F M.<br />F U NE T?<br />S, V F T.<br />OK, I F X N M N T.<br /><br />Lady D<br /><br />and thanks yesterday to Kitshef (did I spel that rite?)Diana, LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-52294658431774477132018-03-15T14:23:39.019-04:002018-03-15T14:23:39.019-04:00Shout-out to @Burma Shave - way to go. Anagrams t...Shout-out to @Burma Shave - way to go. Anagrams to "rumba haves".<br /><br />Not knowing TAYE DIGGS, ANSEL ELGORT, or HOLLYWOOD SHUFFLE made this harder than it should have been. Those first two don't even sound like names. Nevertheless, once I got MARISA TOMEI, MEG RYAN were not far behind, and I had to accept TD and AE.<br /><br />I like the name ARAPAHO. They sound like a non-violent indigenous group.<br /><br />It took a while to see that anagrams were involved here, and it was a bit of fun figuring out the names, unknown as they were/are.<br /><br />Haven't watched GoT, and don't intend to. I had to finally accept that the plural of "ellipsis" is "ellpses", pronounced E LIP SEES. I guess "ellipsises" is just too awkard.<br /><br />rainforest, which anagrams to strain for, and maybe something else.<br /><br /><br />rainforestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-66339008146995482442018-03-15T13:07:25.300-04:002018-03-15T13:07:25.300-04:00No write-overs, so NOT terribly tough. But that AN...No write-overs, so NOT terribly tough. But that ANSEL EL GORT guy was no help. Took a while to get the trick until yeah babies MEGRYAN and MARISATOMEI started showing up.<br /><br />AGESAGO, AMRADIO was pretty much the place to get yer music. FM wasn’t much until +/- 1970, at least in my neck of the forest. My first transistor model in the 60s was strictly AMRADIO, alternating from Twins games on 830 WCCO to Top 40 (and episodes of Chicken Man – he’s everywhere, he’s everywhere!) on 1130 WDGY. Ah, yes, AMRADIO.<br /><br />One plus one ARE.<br />One is.<br />‘Nuff about that.<br /><br />Happy just to be rebusless. I’ll take my martini shaken, NOT STIRRED.<br />rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-40393148256826418422018-03-15T12:21:03.026-04:002018-03-15T12:21:03.026-04:00ANSELELGORT????? You have GOT to be kidding me. Ra...ANSELELGORT????? You have GOT to be kidding me. Raise your hands if you ever heard of this guy. No, go ahead, both of you. Ridiculous. DNF, DNWTF (want to), DNBTF (bother to). Now that I see it (quit before I got there), I dimly recall HOLLYWOOD SHUFFLE but would probably not have gotten it anyway. It didn't exactly smash box office records. And neither did ANSEL: EGADS! Plenty of DOD contestants, with MARISATOMEI leading the vote. No score for a DNF. Hope to return to sanity tomorrow.spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-73568162147608418182018-03-15T10:05:22.103-04:002018-03-15T10:05:22.103-04:00SIDEEYE LORE
In WEST HOLLYWOOD, EGADS, they’re cr...SIDEEYE LORE<br /><br />In WEST HOLLYWOOD, EGADS, they’re cryin’<br />a WARNING from AGESAGO:<br />An ANGLO, DEF Jam, plus MEGRYAN<br />ARE an ELITIST, ARAP,AHO.<br /><br />--- SAUL SHUFFLE<br /><br />and BURMA makes it into the puzzleBURMA Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-15078613797960000932018-02-09T11:31:21.306-05:002018-02-09T11:31:21.306-05:00- Emma Stone
- Marilyn Monroe
- Tom Cruise
- Dwayn...- Emma Stone<br />- Marilyn Monroe<br />- Tom Cruise<br />- Dwayne Johnson<br />- Meryl Streep<br />- Marlon BrandoJoseph Michaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-50899470023891597982018-02-09T05:16:16.454-05:002018-02-09T05:16:16.454-05:00A very Au Courant set of themers. I got Marisa To...A very Au Courant set of themers. I got Marisa Tomei easily, but never heard of this kid and his bizarre name. To me it is "Gort -- Klaatoo barada Nikto"pcardouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00607780240384801553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-78203674557307614662018-02-09T03:06:53.398-05:002018-02-09T03:06:53.398-05:00I enjoyed this. I was able to throw down TAYE DIGG...I enjoyed this. I was able to throw down TAYE DIGGS pretty quickly once I got a few letters in there because I do know who he is (very famous Broadway actor who also does movies and television and used to be married to Idina Menzel) and just figured the gimmick would make itself clear at some point. And then after a couple of letters in for MEG RYAN I realized what was going on. Usually I hate proper nouns because I’ve only been doing crosswords about a year and there are SO MANY to memorize, but these were all in my wheelhouse. Knew ANSEL ELGORT because of Baby Driver and because I remember weird name actors way better than the normal name ones (I saw Chiwetel Ejiofor written down once and it was committed to my memory forever).<br /><br />Liked SIDEEYE. (For those who aren’t familiar, just picture it and you know exactly the look and the emotion.) A lot of teen slang goes over my head (even though I’m in my mid-late 20s), but the constructors rarely seem to have a younger colloquial vocabulary than I do, so it usually works out okay for me. <br /><br />Also I just looked and this was apparently my best Thursday time ever at 12:54 :DErin Hollanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13567852594799156645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-44829691543672478982018-02-09T00:29:33.720-05:002018-02-09T00:29:33.720-05:00@Calman Ssnuffylesmif, what ARE you babbling about...@Calman Ssnuffylesmif, what ARE you babbling about?Dirk Bichletnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-3868412054168033132018-02-09T00:07:38.534-05:002018-02-09T00:07:38.534-05:00Yeah, I'm dense because I have trouble underst...Yeah, I'm dense because I have trouble understanding a horrible clue that many others find equally baffling. I'm here to learn and improve. Sorry if I offended you. I hope you find happiness.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12918708275911854653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-73798910455059950472018-02-08T22:49:50.512-05:002018-02-08T22:49:50.512-05:00I just finished the Friday puzzle by God.
Barry F...I just finished the Friday puzzle by God.<br /><br />Barry Frain<br />East Biggs, CABarry Frainnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-12582029793570512372018-02-08T22:35:03.728-05:002018-02-08T22:35:03.728-05:00Now that is a cool piece of trivia! Thanks!Now that is a cool piece of trivia! Thanks!Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08497211939480485791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-48137037587529243122018-02-08T21:48:00.097-05:002018-02-08T21:48:00.097-05:00Ansel Elgort actually made his debut in the NYT Cr...Ansel Elgort actually made his debut in the NYT Crossword puzzles last May. The clue was "Actor Elgort of 'The Fault in Our Stars'". And he was a Best Actor nominee at the Golden Globes, which was held a month or so ago, for his role at one of the highly positively reviewed movies of last summer. So no, I don't think it was that unfair/obscure.<br /><br />I know that some people prefer their pop culture references really dated, and I get it, but still.<br /> semioticus (shelbyl)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16204028248874222567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-87916294161166694432018-02-08T21:40:41.956-05:002018-02-08T21:40:41.956-05:00Every day I thank God for Hamm’s beer.Every day I thank God for Hamm’s beer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-41060004741579245032018-02-08T21:39:22.530-05:002018-02-08T21:39:22.530-05:00@Steel Curtain -- You make me blush. I hardly kno...@Steel Curtain -- You make me blush. I hardly know what to say :)<br /><br />@Mohair -- Now why do I suspect you made out just <i>fine</i> at the beach, despite the transistor?<br /><br />@JC66 -- Unlike @Aketi, I associate black Speedos with platform diving at the Summer Olympics.<br /><br />@Quasi -- I've had the pleasure of hanging out with Aketi in the park. She's much younger than you think. And, btw, where is this group party (5:14 p.m.) going to take place? Are we all invited to your digs in Florida? :)<br /><br />Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16737377749030219974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-7592395194685602792018-02-08T21:34:36.192-05:002018-02-08T21:34:36.192-05:00This was a legitimately great puzzle. The fill was...This was a legitimately great puzzle. The fill was great; some problematic answers potentially, but mostly smooth as silk. Some clues I legit LOLled at; <i>Actress Elisabeth who's been on the cover of Rolling Stone, ironically</i> would be corny in any other context but not in Xwords; and <i>Band not known for music?</i> was superbly done (I don't get what Rex doesn't get about it). <br /><br />I'm a sucker for word puzzles, and I love anagrams. So I'm obviously biased and I can see why some may think there wasn't anything special about it. That being said, still nicely done. <br /><br />The WHIT/WAIF/HEIFER corner gave me some trouble, but I guess that's on me. ARAPAHO was crossed fairly. So yeah, it could be just a tad smoother but hell, great puzzle, and it didn't even get the POW! from Jeff Chen. There's a better one to come? Noice.<br /><br /><b>GRADE:</b> A-, 4.25 stars. semioticus (shelbyl)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16204028248874222567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-9778215429193727602018-02-08T21:27:29.679-05:002018-02-08T21:27:29.679-05:00@Aketi
Re: Black hair...check your email.
@Aketi<br /><br />Re: Black hair...check your email.<br />JC66https://www.blogger.com/profile/05324615675333287919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-32967029377752444222018-02-08T21:26:30.468-05:002018-02-08T21:26:30.468-05:00Tom Az: look they were were both great and if I we...Tom Az: look they were were both great and if I were hammered n a bar I might have that argument over which Jack was the better linebacker. But I’m not and neither are you, presumably, so let’s call it a draw. I can’t remember which one I supported anyway.Chuck Nollnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-70986220790903806872018-02-08T21:26:24.868-05:002018-02-08T21:26:24.868-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.JC66https://www.blogger.com/profile/05324615675333287919noreply@blogger.com