tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post2606451454271858474..comments2024-03-28T11:09:59.073-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Tony winner Neuwirth — THURSDAY, Dec. 24, 2009 — Suffolk female / One in the charge of un instituteur / Like vicunasRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger86125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-46923741767503406502013-06-22T23:36:30.446-04:002013-06-22T23:36:30.446-04:00I know that you respond to posts from people who g...I know that you respond to posts from people who get the puzzle in syndication 6 weeks late. Just curious if you still see posts from someone who does the NYT page-a-day calendar about 3 1/2 years after the original publication. I like to review your blog after doing the puzzles anyhow, so thanks for keeping it available. Hope you're still doing it - I could check but I wouldn't want an unfair advantage when I start work on my 2016 calendar.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-65426965974847503452010-01-29T00:24:31.392-05:002010-01-29T00:24:31.392-05:00Out here in syndication land, it did not occur to ...Out here in syndication land, it did not occur to me that this was a Christmas EVE puzzle, so once I caught on to the theme, I penciled in "All About Eve" as the theme.BassManPDXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15675654080672254349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-87317273782063205132010-01-28T14:16:32.262-05:002010-01-28T14:16:32.262-05:00I'm with Waxy - I almost didn't want to pu...I'm with Waxy - I almost didn't want to put Conan in - then remembered that the NBC late night massacre hadn't happened yet and it was Christmas Eve. <br /><br />I got the rebus on Cleveland, much as PG. Thought this was the easiest rebus I have done, and enjoyed it. <br /><br />I don't see how connecting the EVES gets you a Christmas tree - they are most definitely assymetrical, but no argument with RP that the assymetry is welcome.<br /><br />One more Christmas connection - Jimmy Stewart always took the newel post off when he went up the stairs of his house in "It's a Wonderful Life".<br /><br />Nice to remember Christmas at the dreary end of January!Singernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-14018351350257492352010-01-28T12:04:46.182-05:002010-01-28T12:04:46.182-05:00One more from SyndicationLand: the extra asymmetri...One more from SyndicationLand: the extra asymmetrical "PEEVED" in Nevada did so to me.... and the battleship, so cool to watch it sail around the corners! (Well, it was cool back then....)WilsonCPUhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13979524409642122336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-90760675447172693502010-01-28T11:54:19.402-05:002010-01-28T11:54:19.402-05:00From syncity. What a difference 5 weeks can make -...From syncity. What a difference 5 weeks can make - CONAN (6D) for now has become an ex-big name in late-night.<br /><br />CLEVELAND and MOUNTEVEREST (and the 1224 under the grid) quickly provided the rebus and the rest of the puzzle was fun. Except for the intersection of REE and NEWEL - had for NYTOL and RYE for far too long but just IBSEN refused to spell his name as IBSON.<br /><br />Wooden milk bottle or I won't play!Waxy in Montrealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04395751487137805245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-19771003923740744192009-12-30T13:37:53.042-05:002009-12-30T13:37:53.042-05:00I have to say that the symmetry issue bothered me ...I have to say that the symmetry issue bothered me as well - there "was" symmetry to a point - two "eve"s in each of the three across clues, and one "eve" in each of the big down clues. Then some random "eve" off in the SW corner? It felt forced and made me feel like the constructor wanted symmetry but gave up towards the end. <br />I was a fan for much of the puzzle, but in the end, had to give it a thumbs down.<br />GregThe Big Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00383322329027962325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-2057881991590345702009-12-25T16:14:02.473-05:002009-12-25T16:14:02.473-05:00very good web sites thanks from canada my names li...very good web sites thanks from canada my names lissa thanks for god jobfilm izlehttp://www.filmdeyim.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-58958298094450661132009-12-25T00:14:52.511-05:002009-12-25T00:14:52.511-05:00This week's relative difficulty ratings. See m...This week's relative difficulty ratings. See my <a href="https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=35115061&postID=3588389571383499624&isPopup=true" rel="nofollow">7/30/2009 post</a> for an explanation. In a nutshell, the higher the ratio, the higher this week's median solve time is relative to the average for the corresponding day of the week.<br /><br />All solvers (this week's median solve time, average for day of week, ratio, percentile, rating)<br /><br />Mon 6:38, 6:56, 0.96, 43%, Medium<br />Tue 11:00, 8:44, 1.26, 94%, Challenging<br />Wed 13:46, 11:58, 1.15, 86%, Challenging<br />Thu 16:56, 18:56, 0.89, 23%, Easy-Medium<br /><br />Top 100 solvers<br /><br />Mon 3:35, 3:41, 0.97, 49%, Medium<br />Tue 5:31, 4:28, 1.23, 92%, Challenging<br />Wed 6:46, 5:52, 1.15, 85%, Challenging<br />Thu 8:58, 9:07, 0.98, 51%, Mediumsanfranman59https://www.blogger.com/profile/15118732156312301425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-73772687549518126322009-12-25T00:06:09.670-05:002009-12-25T00:06:09.670-05:00Happy Eve to everyone here on the blog.
Just back ...Happy Eve to everyone here on the blog.<br />Just back from a wonderful dinner out including an amazing beef carpaccio. Remember this topic from a few weeks/months back? Highly recommend it. But then, I always order my steak "blue" in Europe or rare in the States so it is not a stretch for me.<br />My nice glass of Baileys on ice is nearly empty so to all a good night. Thank you all for the friendship I enjoy here. <br />@ Rex, Can you believe what a community you have created?Two Ponieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06896743444873087885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-63602900421240455412009-12-24T22:47:26.234-05:002009-12-24T22:47:26.234-05:00We have to allow more tokens to accommodate @treed...We have to allow more tokens to accommodate @treedweller's Thumbtack-- and I must be the Cat with the Cheshire Cat smile, fading away this eve!<br /><br />Glad to hear Rex arrived safely too, sorry to agree it was horrendous driving. Happy holidays again to all...<br /><br />∑;)ArtLvrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03869528391374878601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-82491141478477853622009-12-24T21:40:48.413-05:002009-12-24T21:40:48.413-05:00DK, my dad did that to me once.
Once.
I am alw...DK, my dad did that to me once. <br /><br />Once.<br /><br />I am always the wheelbarrow.wadehttp://www.nutcrackerbuck.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-33283807834089308602009-12-24T21:30:04.944-05:002009-12-24T21:30:04.944-05:00@ Rube
Who is Melly?
I lived in Hawaii from 1958-...@ Rube<br />Who is Melly?<br /><br />I lived in Hawaii from 1958-1960-- was there for the Statehood vote, the Statehood ceremony, the eruption of Kilauea Iki, and the last years of sugar cane, pineapples, and the undeveloped North Point.... sigh.<br />It's MELE Kalikimaka, but I admit yours made me smile more.<br /><br />Aloha nui,<br />Elaine Years LaterElainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195458656221202202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-76881081023788521002009-12-24T21:15:52.167-05:002009-12-24T21:15:52.167-05:00Learned a lot today-from PG's fine write-up an...Learned a lot today-from PG's fine write-up and the posts...as not all that far from "newbie," I felt a nice though small sense of accomplishment a dozen minutes in when I realized and announced, "it's somekind of rebus!". Then I homed in on trying to find the symmetrical answers...having only done three or four. Realized EVER and/or EVE was the "rebus crux.". At that point, put the puzzle aside, hung the stockings with care and came here to see what could have been had I but the time. So I declare a personal moral victory and more important, Happy Holidays to all!Charles Boglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15667976595355657752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-45755249851231742452009-12-24T20:41:49.746-05:002009-12-24T20:41:49.746-05:00@chefwen - The Kiahuna Plantation at Poipu. I jus...@chefwen - The Kiahuna Plantation at Poipu. I just "registered" for this blog as Rube. Couldn't find you, but I don't know what I'm doing, and my 20-somethings are of no help, blog-wise.Rubehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773241241484881566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-52765263419927398242009-12-24T20:17:42.555-05:002009-12-24T20:17:42.555-05:00Wade Carlos W -- were you the wheelbarrow as a chi...Wade Carlos W -- were you the wheelbarrow as a child as well, or maybe you're a descendant of your referent poet? <br /><br />I'm up here in the EVErgreen State, just back from watching the sunset colors painting the snowy Cascades. Wonder what it was like in the EVErglades?<br /><br />Pretty catholic on the Monopoly tokens; and though I can be superstitious I never found the choice an impediment to victory, except for maybe the clumsy battleship.fergushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17056002311944010536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-56700058343644080822009-12-24T20:05:04.691-05:002009-12-24T20:05:04.691-05:00I still find it amazing that Wendy Darling was the...I still find it amazing that Wendy Darling was the first appearance of the name "Wendy" in English. Talk about a novelist having an enduring impact!Martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-45160749475447654462009-12-24T19:42:35.879-05:002009-12-24T19:42:35.879-05:00@Rube - Where are you on Kauai?@Rube - Where are you on Kauai?chefwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03999206352243329280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-79099856094657617332009-12-24T19:40:59.036-05:002009-12-24T19:40:59.036-05:00@andrea coco - That's what I tell people who c...@andrea coco - That's what I tell people who can't remember my name, "just think of Peter Pan" they never forget after that. My real boyfriend/husband is Jon, the other kid in the family.<br /><br />Wendychefwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03999206352243329280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-69183883866151368172009-12-24T19:40:01.424-05:002009-12-24T19:40:01.424-05:00We fought over the monopoly pieces so dk dad would...We fought over the monopoly pieces so dk dad would put them behind his back and we had to choose hands to get our "man."<br /><br />The EVE theme is great and of course timely.<br /><br />*** (3 Stars)<br /><br />Biggest hold-up was the chipmunk.<br /><br />All of you get to bed or Santa won't come.dkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17317008233459295376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-64320892488035809772009-12-24T18:56:44.900-05:002009-12-24T18:56:44.900-05:00@chefwen
Wow! I JUST got that...Re: N(eve)r N(eve...@chefwen<br />Wow! I JUST got that...Re: N(eve)r N(eve)r land that your beau is Peter and you are Wendy<br />Is that true in real life too???<br />(Forgive me if I'm being dense and it was a joke)<br /><br />@Parshutr<br />You are the parachute or golf club, I AM the racecar * <br />*Unless archaeoprof is playing<br /><br />Presents wrapped, off to be the token at various Christmas (eve) dinnersandrea coco michaelsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-66188747022146419442009-12-24T17:32:55.033-05:002009-12-24T17:32:55.033-05:00I am the race car. The judge's announcement wa...I am the race car. The judge's announcement was (briefly) RULING. And as Prospero announces in Act V, our REVELS now are ended.<br />Happy Holidays from the Taoist golfer.Parshutrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01031361199056452340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-86844486198686226722009-12-24T17:10:57.330-05:002009-12-24T17:10:57.330-05:00@Andrevea: we just can't have anyone else play...@Andrevea: we just can't have anyone else playing! When are you coming?machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-35783223728004634882009-12-24T16:56:56.267-05:002009-12-24T16:56:56.267-05:00Does anyone else have that "Forever and Ever,...Does anyone else have that "Forever and Ever, Amen" song going around in their head?Doc Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12540112168511893896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-5092633362710351282009-12-24T16:53:43.686-05:002009-12-24T16:53:43.686-05:00Puzzlegirl: Nice write-up! I sat here wondering ...Puzzlegirl: Nice write-up! I sat here wondering why you had put up a picture of Jan Brady. Then it hit me,,,,,Eve Plumb. Very cute. I really don't care for country music, but Randy Travis' nasally voice is so......nasally! I love it. Makes me wonder if he has a deviated septum or something.<br /><br />Whoever explained it, thanks for the explanation of OARS and BANKS. I had no idea. I had James CAAN for COCO for awhile, but otherwise the puzzle flowed well. <br /><br />Thanks Nancy!Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17964374453128401532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-83211353079953663312009-12-24T15:37:59.256-05:002009-12-24T15:37:59.256-05:00That should be Melly Kalikimaka.That should be Melly Kalikimaka.Rubenoreply@blogger.com