tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post2429387560623944455..comments2024-03-28T12:23:36.637-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Ovid's foot / FRI 5-30-14 / DuPont development of 1935 / Midwest city named for Menominee chief / Imagine grammy winner of 2010 / Oscar nominee for playing Cal Trask / Any of three authors of Pull My Daisy / Novel title character called my sin my soul / Monomer of proteins informallyRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger113125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-27359334781426311132014-07-04T19:35:45.186-04:002014-07-04T19:35:45.186-04:00TMI, dude.TMI, dude.spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-26202666795793955092014-07-04T18:12:11.783-04:002014-07-04T18:12:11.783-04:00Ate it on this one! It's no joke I'm it fo...Ate it on this one! It's no joke I'm it for missteps. I took a stab and did unusually badly!<br />Pah! Pooh! Bah! Boo!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-83971775651160556382014-07-04T16:46:28.762-04:002014-07-04T16:46:28.762-04:00...and PsH! (my Natick)....and PsH! (my Natick).leftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-58033332854321762252014-07-04T16:45:25.685-04:002014-07-04T16:45:25.685-04:00To whomever in this thread called India.Arie an &q...To whomever in this thread called India.Arie an "obscure artist," I say, "Pah!"<br /><br />Having endured the Maleska years, when it was assumed that anyone worthy of the NYT puzzle was, and had to be, an opera (yecch) cognoscente, I'm delighted to see that the puzzle now incorporates more wide-ranging musical tastes.<br /><br />By the way, my late father-in-law, an American, said "pah," albeit with a somewhat exaggerated tone, as if it were a word he had picked up from a book.<br /><br />Like Rex, I found this puzzle easy for a Friday, and had no idea what "kips" were.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-2807298829474850462014-07-04T16:39:22.806-04:002014-07-04T16:39:22.806-04:00PAH?? bah! FIE! phish! PisH!PAH?? bah! FIE! phish! PisH!leftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-65165821430505094342014-07-04T16:21:51.013-04:002014-07-04T16:21:51.013-04:00@Ron Diego - right back at ya, big guy; your comme...@Ron Diego - right back at ya, big guy; your comments are always a welcome sight, too!Dirigonzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03903353503511480168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-90457876179329616882014-07-04T16:01:12.392-04:002014-07-04T16:01:12.392-04:00Really, really slow start on this one. First trip ...Really, really slow start on this one. First trip through gave me ELSIE and DARLA, and a lot of black space. So many names! Then I managed to remember who played Cal Trask, and that the Star of India was a gem, tho the double P's held that up for a while. Finally worked my way through the countries and the ? clues, only to fail at bAH. Maybe someday!<br /><br />2337=6. No prize for me this time.DMGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-89973011961337057452014-07-04T15:03:17.257-04:002014-07-04T15:03:17.257-04:00Just a little thanks to Dirigonzo and Spacecraft a...Just a little thanks to Dirigonzo and Spacecraft and Seattle. Always enjoy your comments since I am a Syndie.<br />It took a while but finished with only 1 misstep. I didn't have the a for pah. Left it blank. Oh well. I'm no angel and it hurt my pride.<br /><br />Ron Diego 12:Noon PSTAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-17285202222186952332014-07-04T12:19:16.316-04:002014-07-04T12:19:16.316-04:00Right here, @Diri. You're early, I'm not l...Right here, @Diri. You're early, I'm not late. Anyway, my experience was exactly opposite that of OFL; JAMESDEAN was the Gimme of Gimmes for me, my shoehorn into this tight-fitting grid. And NYLON was the Gimme runner-up, so the SW went in UNUSUALLY fast today.<br /><br />Hand up for FIJI as a gateway to the SE, which fell as soon as I aha'ed "Oh, THAT Kennedy!" and came up with ALITO. I took a wild stab at INDIAARIE off just the RI and was right. Solving difficulty on this one was complicated by the fact that I never watch awards shows, save an occasional Oscars. Even if I did, naming a year is of no help to this timeline-challenged guy.<br /><br />Making no MISSTEP, I entered the NW with EMAILS (finally: "Oh, THAT kind of virus!") and was left staring at (some kind of) POET, (some kind of) ESMAN, and (something) SHARE. I am so tired of directional clues (Rugby-to-Reading dir.) I could scream, especially when I have no geographical idea which way that is. But in this case, two plurals gave me a very likely SS_, now was it E or W? At this point I decided to try the literal meaning of 2d with EAVES (wow, a straight definition on a Friday? Ya fooled me by not fooling me!) and OVERSHARE--a real word? Oh, I suppose. It fits. Then at last, even this non-Grammy follower could come up with ADELE, and my spokESMAN or tradESMAN became instead a LADIESMAN. Ah, there's the Friday clue! And so to bed, without even a writeover. Still, I can't call it easier than a straight "medium." Nice puzzle, with minimal dreck, already noted, and impressive nine-stacks.<br /><br />372. Need a card. HAHA.spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-81483767809729266762014-07-04T11:42:13.085-04:002014-07-04T11:42:13.085-04:00It's a little disconcerting being the first sy...It's a little disconcerting being the first syndi-commenter - where's @spacy, I wonder.<br /><br />Anyway, I managed to get through the puzzle but I wouldn't call it easy. INDIAARIE needed every single cross and I was a little dubious about PAH but it seemed the only likely choice.<br /><br />Happy Independence Day, USA-ites (now if Hurricane Arthur will just take a little turn to the east we can go back to our regularly scheduled fireworks).<br /><br />743 does not bode well, I think.Dirigonzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03903353503511480168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-54386671728257694852014-06-02T17:54:40.630-04:002014-06-02T17:54:40.630-04:0028 A - JEREMY => JUDSON => JUDITH. No excus...28 A - JEREMY => JUDSON => JUDITH. No excuse comes to mind.Bob Kerfufflehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02615811802419025933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-91899188094541954672014-06-01T13:12:34.240-04:002014-06-01T13:12:34.240-04:00http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search?artist=&...http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search?artist=&field_nominee_work_value=&year=2008&genre=All<br /><br />This is in rex's faqs, people. Will does not get this sort of thing wrong. It's confusing , but Adele was the winner of the 2008 best artist Grammy, at a ceremony hosted in 2009. There's nothing to buyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-31940172301158668152014-05-31T15:19:02.989-04:002014-05-31T15:19:02.989-04:00@ Z:
I don't buy that explanation. (And it w...@ Z:<br /><br />I don't buy that explanation. (And it was a Grammy, not an Oscar.) The clue was "Best New Artist Grammy winner of 2008". <br /><br />Adele was not the winner of 2008. <br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15339432172410182520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-90504600643079046202014-05-31T14:56:44.975-04:002014-05-31T14:56:44.975-04:00Medium with a DNF for Pah----like many others.Love...Medium with a DNF for Pah----like many others.Loved Judith and tar pits.Overall very enjoyable.Charles Flasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16588962898277593533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-28449077539999236792014-05-31T10:47:54.086-04:002014-05-31T10:47:54.086-04:00Agree with JC66.... IMIT is an abbreviation for Im...Agree with JC66.... IMIT is an abbreviation for Imitation on a price tag.eepyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17801204796651851932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-51003021635704079382014-05-30T21:53:52.839-04:002014-05-30T21:53:52.839-04:00Enjoyed some of the @@@s in the comments today.
@...Enjoyed some of the @@@s in the comments today.<br /><br />@whoever pointed to the LA Steinberg, thanks.<br /><br />@whoever linked the Steve Martin FINEPRINT, that needed its own FINEPRINT warning.<br /><br />@Alias re MUSTREAD: It must be terrible to fall into a rut like that. There've been no similar problems with the Durham Bulls.<br /><br />Nice tie-in with the BacchanALES, also. <br /><br />Kati<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-67048056293194187762014-05-30T21:43:27.642-04:002014-05-30T21:43:27.642-04:00this one flowed pretty well after finding my point...this one flowed pretty well after finding my point of entry, CEDAR, TGISmoke cigars. ACU point didn't come to me from anywhere, but did fit in w/ ACU pressure. Loved "riveting piece", tried ??ROD, until JAMESDEAN et. al got me to the great MUSTREAD. Had suntea, until NESTEA...TMI know is some cybertalk, but OVERSHARE? INDIA ARIE, must great dustbin one hit wonder name Last love Emerson's take on PRIDE ruining the Angels, and pretty much everyone. kmsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-34552931948875994352014-05-30T21:38:27.053-04:002014-05-30T21:38:27.053-04:00Spent 2.5 hours or thereabouts on it, probably the...Spent 2.5 hours or thereabouts on it, probably the longest time in which I've actually completed the puzzle.<br /><br />Raced over here (I do the puzzle after work to unwind) *hoping* that Rex had rated it challenging, *believing* that it would be medium-challenging, and I'm disappointed--would be moreso, except I thought the clues were fun (for ladiesman, limo and tarpits, anyway) and left little doubt whether you had the right word in there or not ("Darla" not so easy for this thirtysomething guy, admittedly).<br /><br />So it turns out I haven't made any great leap in my puzzle-solving ability, but I'm still pretty satisfied. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-20581817972657280982014-05-30T21:35:50.248-04:002014-05-30T21:35:50.248-04:00Solve on my iPad with a NYT subscription and alway...Solve on my iPad with a NYT subscription and always tapped play, then play for fun. Recently had to ask for version 1.0 in order to get a keyboard. That is no longer available. My only option today was to solve in Across Lite. My apologies to any of you who enjoy this, but it makes me feel like a chicken pecking for kernals of corn. Never knew anything about Magmic. Any options?Mettenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-37220882269792232492014-05-30T21:02:40.921-04:002014-05-30T21:02:40.921-04:00Loved "Pah", because it reminded me of N...Loved "Pah", because it reminded me of Nero Wolfe, which was mentioned. But I was reminded of Nero Wolfe on this thread first when someone said "chomping at the bit" which became a pet peeve because Rex Stout used the originally correct "champing at the bit" throughout the series, so every time I hear someone say "chomping at the bit" it takes me back to Nero Wolfe. And I just read aloud the "greatest opening paragraph in literature" from Lolita to my wife last week, so today's postings were especially enjoyable, since someone said that earlier. :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10135400012128650710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-54117801353631083742014-05-30T20:37:52.118-04:002014-05-30T20:37:52.118-04:00Got to this one after dinner, and we found it medi...Got to this one after dinner, and we found it medium-challenging. One of those delightful late week puzzles where you scan the clues and feel a little annoyed that you know essentially nothing. Then . . . "wasn't she DARLA?, and wasn't that JAMESDEAN character named Cal?, and if 8d is a plural than the Star of Bombay must be a SAPPHIRE?" and before you know it you're rolling and enjoying the challenge.<br /><br />Sure, you can pick, pick and find flaw . . but this was a fun Friday puzzle with little crosswordese - nicely done. Thanks James Mulhern.Mohair Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16502840715719161565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-88115549952199206402014-05-30T20:26:01.450-04:002014-05-30T20:26:01.450-04:00Got around to @r.alph's and @lms' runtpuz&...Got around to @r.alph's and @lms' runtpuz's...<br /><br />Thanks! These are fsbulous bite-size bits of wit. (I'm including yers too, @m&a...)<br /><br />@lms - very great aha moment - thanks for cluing me in that the title is key...<br />@r.alph - yours reminds me of Click & Clack's bulleted lists...<br /><br />Is there a way to find these puzzles from xword info? I can see becoming addicted, but I fear I am missing many of them. Tried searching by constructor - no dice... :(<br /><br />("Help us OCR this word part of Captcha: Shakspeare - just finished watching Shakespeare in Love... I guess google autocorrect refuses to parse the incorrect spelling and needs my help.)Titahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16368251255494687496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-33631932856298272892014-05-30T19:28:59.870-04:002014-05-30T19:28:59.870-04:00@KFC
Re: that 3 ppd and out rule
How is one to kn...@KFC<br /><br />Re: that 3 ppd and out rule<br />How is one to know the rules with_out they be posted? Lest we forget an' all...<br /><br />Three packs per day does have a body blowin' a lotta smoke.<br /><br />Y'r Anon FriendAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-36536699586216092892014-05-30T19:22:30.623-04:002014-05-30T19:22:30.623-04:00The problem with India Arie was the terrible clue-...The problem with India Arie was the terrible clue- she's a guest artist on a Herbie Hancock song. Bad cluing for an obscure answer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-69686490137663452052014-05-30T19:01:06.375-04:002014-05-30T19:01:06.375-04:00@adrenalinrunnoff
IF they restore the archives to...@adrenalinrunnoff<br /><br />IF they restore the archives to be accessed through the APP - I could live with not having the rankings. The new interface will get some time to get used to, but it's ok. I'm not thrilled about the renewal being $39.00, but I have 10 more months at the old rate.wreckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08797908615185213756noreply@blogger.com