tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post2465669439403188747..comments2024-03-29T07:01:08.827-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Lower class in 1984 / WED 7-21-10 / Rope for pulling sail / Woman's name meaning weary in Hebrew / When doubled popular 1980s-90s British sitcomRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger74125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-20003260415867615252010-07-22T01:20:09.857-04:002010-07-22T01:20:09.857-04:00@Stan...not just idle chat...LATKE and applesauce ...@Stan...not just idle chat...LATKE and applesauce were in the puzzle.<br />The manager of the deli is a puzzle fan and took a huge liking to our table and kept bringing appetizers and desserts and what not all thru the meal! I mean, chopped liver, kasha varnishkas?, choc egg cremes, ruggeleh...and on and on!<br />it (almost) made up for charging $11.95 for a tuna sandwich!<br /><br />Plus it was me plus five puzzle genius boys... When I got into the elevator with Patrick B, Francis H and Peter G later (at Sterling Publishing where they all work) I commented on what a loss it would be to the puzzle world if the elevator crashed...and Peter said they usually don't all ride in the same car just in case!!! :)<br /><br />@Jesser<br />Perhaps you'd be pleased to note that Grace Cathedral in SF is on Jones St.andrea coquetttte michaelsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-8919748555271724262010-07-22T01:00:07.700-04:002010-07-22T01:00:07.700-04:00@andrea:
2nd Ave. Deli is the best. Have a great ...@andrea:<br /><br />2nd Ave. Deli is the best. Have a great time in NYC! <br /><br />(Okay I'll shut up now -- not turning the place into a chat room.)Stanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02681342234536407419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-24117782117455655082010-07-22T00:48:32.888-04:002010-07-22T00:48:32.888-04:00@Stan
Hi!
In NY and no time to write but just saw ...@Stan<br />Hi!<br />In NY and no time to write but just saw your note.<br />I LOVED this theme thought it was brilliant and fresh to break up the words with a black square instead of the usual within the phrase and in so many places!! I jumped on the phone and called one of my writing partners and made him do the puzzle then and there...<br />found it super inspiring!!!<br /><br />Pls had puzzle lunch with my favorite boys: Patrick Blindauer, Tony Orbach, Peter Gordon, Dan Feyer and Francis Heaney at the 2nd Ave Deli bec it turned out Patrick had never had jewish food!!!!!! ANd we made him eat Latkes with apple sauce of all things!<br /><br />If Oliver is reading this, I LOVED yourpuzzle, brilliant brilliant!andreah ear tmichaelsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-85754367800742681812010-07-22T00:39:32.414-04:002010-07-22T00:39:32.414-04:00@CCL: Yes, we have coyotes in the marshes though I...@CCL: Yes, we have coyotes in the marshes though I've never seen one. That's one reason our cats are indoor-only these days. Didn't know about the toddlers (sad).<br /><br />Visiting southern Texas, I was pleased to see both coyotes (hi, Acme!) and roadrunners.Stanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02681342234536407419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-84420433499676547822010-07-22T00:11:42.160-04:002010-07-22T00:11:42.160-04:00@Stan Ah yes! The Boston Post Road in Rye NY bring...@Stan Ah yes! The Boston Post Road in Rye NY brings back fond memories. I lived there for 18 yrs. Read in the LAT yesterday that coyotes have recently attacked two toddlers in Rye. That makes our SoCal coyotes seem nice in comparison. They only attack cats and small dogs.CrazyCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00245025301434920905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-79582839103172342252010-07-21T23:17:38.289-04:002010-07-21T23:17:38.289-04:00Even if "broken heart" has been used bef...Even if "broken heart" has been used before as theme, this is a lovely variation. A heart broken often, but never in the same place.<br /><br />Great clues for MISHEAR, MAZDA, MEASURE, and (for me) ROUTE ONE, which is always called Route One in these parts but has many other 'official' names (like LaFayette Road, Post Road, Portland Road, Blue Star Memorial Highway) that confound anyone trying to use Google Directions.Stanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02681342234536407419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-28062264421907357322010-07-21T21:25:36.591-04:002010-07-21T21:25:36.591-04:00@Tinbeni I also looked up COQUET and found it was ...@Tinbeni I also looked up COQUET and found it was transitive verb as well. I then found COQUETRY which is a flirtatious act or attitude. Then I found COQUET defined as a man who engages in COQUETRY. Mon Dieu! I prefer my COQ au vin.<br />@joho I play a mean game of croquet!CrazyCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00245025301434920905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-15911422668432980512010-07-21T21:10:26.108-04:002010-07-21T21:10:26.108-04:00CrazyCatLady ... LOLCrazyCatLady ... LOLjohohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12708487230515532492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-61103588169336993922010-07-21T20:26:05.339-04:002010-07-21T20:26:05.339-04:00I'm surprised there was trouble with 48A, SWEP...I'm surprised there was trouble with 48A, SWEPT UP. The clue was easy and past tense so 'sweep' is out and according to Merriam-Webster 'sweeped' is not even a word. I say SWEPT all the time. Maybe I need a vacuum.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-86695324716392444182010-07-21T19:20:57.131-04:002010-07-21T19:20:57.131-04:00@CCL
Like @Mashed and Anonymous, my spelling skill...@CCL<br />Like @Mashed and Anonymous, my spelling skills had NO PROBLEM with COQUET.<br />And I did look it up in the dictionary where it told me it was "FR 'coqueter' to flirt, lit., to strut like a rooster"<br /><br />But you're right, if addressed in this manner, I probably would bop whomever with said croquet mallet.<br />Though cutting their brake lines is probably easier.Tinbenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14661395078047234853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-8541144209067124272010-07-21T18:20:45.471-04:002010-07-21T18:20:45.471-04:00Oops I meant COQUET. COQUET, Croquet, Croquette, C...Oops I meant COQUET. COQUET, Croquet, Croquette, Coquette....CrazyCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00245025301434920905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-67056853726795097942010-07-21T18:12:29.723-04:002010-07-21T18:12:29.723-04:00The puzzle was fine. I thought it was on the easy...The puzzle was fine. I thought it was on the easy side. Comments are great today.<br />I liked all the French crap. Except for CROQUET. If I were a guy, which I'm not, and someone called me a CROQUET, I would bop him/her on the TETE with my CROQUET mallet.CrazyCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00245025301434920905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-19699894026054620782010-07-21T18:09:15.214-04:002010-07-21T18:09:15.214-04:00Found the puzzle easy - a Wednesday in under 10 mi...Found the puzzle easy - a Wednesday in under 10 minutes is fast for me.<br /><br />Agree that Route 1 is often faster than I-95 in Virginia. I avoid both as much as possible by staying in Charlottesville.Cathyat40https://www.blogger.com/profile/09721579652995818221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-83446319960603283092010-07-21T17:27:07.083-04:002010-07-21T17:27:07.083-04:00Who's cranky now, wow.
Nice theme. Subtle.
...Who's cranky now, wow.<br /><br />Nice theme. Subtle. <br /><br />COQUET as a noun (as clued) is obsolete, but as a verb is current, according to the two dictionaries I checked. Perfectly good entry.Zen-ophobenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-78170573989662604192010-07-21T15:38:24.709-04:002010-07-21T15:38:24.709-04:00@Zeke - I don't know anything about sailing, b...@Zeke - I don't know anything about sailing, but that's pretty funny.JenCThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18290169184354765840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-58033912281811319532010-07-21T15:37:08.292-04:002010-07-21T15:37:08.292-04:00Route One is sometimes a FAST alternative to I-95,...Route One is sometimes a FAST alternative to I-95, especially when there's hamburger all over the highway in Mystic, Conn.George NYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11844466463123158982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-19014455947187533342010-07-21T15:32:42.799-04:002010-07-21T15:32:42.799-04:00@Jerry, great site. Lady Mondegreen is indelibly ...@Jerry, great site. Lady Mondegreen is indelibly inscribed in my heart.Rubehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773241241484881566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-24551265841128484932010-07-21T15:19:02.657-04:002010-07-21T15:19:02.657-04:00@Tia Maria
Exactly. The clue is phrased so either ...@Tia Maria<br />Exactly. The clue is phrased so either of two (or more) answers with almost all the same letters could be correct. I am sure that there are other common examples but I am drawing a blank right now.r.alphbunkernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-81923397427387450602010-07-21T15:16:36.988-04:002010-07-21T15:16:36.988-04:00The origin of mondegreen is very interesting.
Poss...The origin of mondegreen is very interesting.<br />Possibly the best modern example being "Scuze while I kiss this guy".Two Ponieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06896743444873087885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-16135517105899696532010-07-21T15:08:11.024-04:002010-07-21T15:08:11.024-04:00So if you thought it was Oh! Oh! all those years w...So if you thought it was Oh! Oh! all those years when it was really Uh! Oh!, would that be a mondegreen?<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3xa_L8vpR1A/SwcOxPRLstI/AAAAAAAABVk/NDsvWjmzjlE/s1600/GoldenUhOhOreo.jpg" rel="nofollow">Obviously</a>.huh?noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-15640936835009867672010-07-21T14:55:17.800-04:002010-07-21T14:55:17.800-04:00It's Oh! Oh! Oreos, obviously, not Uh! Oh!
Fo...It's Oh! Oh! Oreos, obviously, not Uh! Oh!<br /><br />For a very fun explanation of where the word mondegreen came from see:<br /><br />http://www.fun-with-words.com/mala_mondegreens.htmlJerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17284680793448955549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-88040804038565488962010-07-21T14:45:42.477-04:002010-07-21T14:45:42.477-04:00@Anon 1:55 You're so right. Rex is such a dic...@Anon 1:55 You're so right. Rex is such a dick for not posting the solution right at the top, but making us read his drivel, then get at least 87% correct on the quiz before he deigns to disclose the correct solution to us. With what we're paying him, he should give each of us exactly what we want, when we want it.Another ballless guynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-46903296985443717172010-07-21T14:42:43.512-04:002010-07-21T14:42:43.512-04:00Can it really be Uh oh! for either Spagettios or O...Can it really be Uh oh! for either Spagettios or Oreos? Uh oh indicates dismay, as in Uh oh, the dog crapped in my shoes! Did the ad agency geniuses really want to indicate dismay? Wasn't it really ooh ooh (think Horshack)?Gabenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-15986935886645334552010-07-21T14:40:57.150-04:002010-07-21T14:40:57.150-04:00There really is quite a bit to dislike about this ...There really is quite a bit to dislike about this puzzle's oddities, but I finished it in about average time (I am not a speed solver and don't time myself), so I pronounce it fair.Van55https://www.blogger.com/profile/15904942044695917615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-50624855997642762762010-07-21T14:38:49.645-04:002010-07-21T14:38:49.645-04:00My brother (62) still thinks he's a hippie and...My brother (62) still thinks he's a hippie and says "cool beans" ALL the time. Every time he says it I want to smack him.<br /><br />Had no problem with COQUET, did have a problem with SWEeP UP, APART fixed that little snafu. Mondegreen was also my learning word of the day.<br /><br />I really liked this one and enjoyed finding all the hearts.chefwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03999206352243329280noreply@blogger.com