tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post2688276313358970525..comments2024-03-28T18:01:16.957-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Boy genius of old teen fiction / TUE 5-10-16 / Alsace assents / Broken Tower poet / Former dictator of Panama / Actress Malone of Hunger GamesRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger83125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-91215323397706607122017-09-12T18:41:59.918-04:002017-09-12T18:41:59.918-04:00There's shocking news in the sports betting in...There's shocking news in the sports betting industry.<br /><br />It has been said that every bettor needs to see this,<br /><br />Watch this or quit betting on sports...<br /><br /><b><a href="http://sports.syntaxlinks.com/r/SportsCashSystem" rel="nofollow">Sports Cash System</a></b> - Automated Sports Betting Software.Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07287821785570247118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-74839302596600579832016-06-16T13:57:03.437-04:002016-06-16T13:57:03.437-04:00All theme answers are name I had never heard of. A...All theme answers are name I had never heard of. And it's not like I'm not aware of what's going on. But a pro skateboarder (ok, it's a thing), an actor dead in the 70s, the forgotten founding Father, and a baseball manager from the (mostly) 70s as well. Oh, and an obscure poet. <br /><br />What I don't get is why it doesn't get Rex's ire. It's right down his alley: obscure and dated references. He should go on an epic rant (and for once I'd agree), but he doesn't.<br /><br /> <br /><br />cedichounoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-67419325838280144452016-06-15T02:35:02.461-04:002016-06-15T02:35:02.461-04:00@Diana, @rondo and @teedmn. I was there, and compe...@Diana, @rondo and @teedmn. I was there, and competed in the amateur<br />level.<br />I came in at 38, I couldn't remember the Broncos in the first puzzle. All that would come to me was the Patriots. I finished the second two puzzles with time to spare.<br /><br />I looked for you too. I really didn't scope out the spectators too closely, I thought all of you were competing. I read many nametags and asked several groups of two women and one man about you. Better luck next time.Diana, don't you think the Landmark Center looks like Hogwarts? I agree, St Paul is a beautiful city.<br />,<br />. kathy of the towernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-47872156447274037382016-06-14T20:01:53.031-04:002016-06-14T20:01:53.031-04:00Another 92% completed fantastic DNF. So proud. Y...Another 92% completed fantastic DNF. So proud. Yes, the PPPs were my WOEs. I did complete Monday. Still working on Sunday.<br /><br />But I must say, I'm catching up with my life and a bit jet-lagged after getting home to Spokaloo at 1 am yesterday (oh no, that's today!) from the Minn. X-word Tourney.<br /><br />What a blast! (But not from the past, where I usually dwell.) Had a great time with Rondo and Teedmn toddling around St. Paul's beautiful treasures. The Landmark Center (home of the tourney), St. P's Cathedral, Summit Avenue, parks and the river - wow. What a lovely city - they just need more people. It was like the rapture. Everyone was gone, and we were left.......<br /><br />Teedmn did a commendable job, and did not appear to have any "first-timer" nerves. But she was gracious enough to allow a few others to "win." Rondo and I were spectators. On the timed puzzles, Rondo was "helpful" by counting down the last few seconds for me, whilst I was still scratching my head for answers. But then on our "hardest" puzzle, which had 20 instead of 15 minutes, I had 5 minutes to spare! Me! Little fourth grader! <br /><br />My only disappointment was not getting to meet Kathy of the Tower. I had a crossword sign with the words "KATHY OF THE TOWER" crossing in a grid, and walked around with it, but did not come aCROSS her. We searched for "Kathy" on nametags, but no luck. So, Kathy, please know we were looking for you, and hope you had fun! You were sorely missed.<br /><br />Oh, by the by (or is it bye?) - in Philadelphia, BOCCE is played in an alley or schoolyard. The way it should be. Lawn bowling is a grass sport. Or cricket. Just saying. <br /><br />Diana, Lady-in-Waiting for CrosswordsDiana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-84331561582694585512016-06-14T14:35:03.798-04:002016-06-14T14:35:03.798-04:00Enjoyable theme for a Tuesday, I thought, but I’m ...Enjoyable theme for a Tuesday, I thought, but I’m also in total agreement that this one would play hard if it’s not in your wheel house. Deciphered BIRDMAN from the names, rather than the other way ’round, since I am another one of those rare birds who pay no attention to the Oscars. <br /><br />A dense theme like this in a 15x15 grid will inevitably require some dreck in the fill. INANER, however, is sub-dreck.<br /><br />I was held up briefly in the SE because I know bocce as a game played on a bare soil court, so it did not immediately occur to me as a “lawn game.”Sailorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05185068601066087185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-85952698030637518772016-06-14T13:19:15.059-04:002016-06-14T13:19:15.059-04:00So, I had what I thought were all the themers in t...So, I had what I thought were all the themers in the bank, got the revealer (which was great), and all the fill, and then--then I did NOT realize that 23A was another themer. Otherwise, I'm pretty sure that JAY would have occurred to me. However, I guessed "D" (hey, John Day is a fine name, and Dena seems possible as well). So DNF with OWS, Hi @Dirigonzo.<br /><br />But I'm not bitter, really. I thought this was a good puzzle, despite all the names, and I should have sussed JOHN JAY because of symmetry. I found it easy-medium and very entertaining. Good one!<br /><br />rain forestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-71208135104086275812016-06-14T13:15:14.453-04:002016-06-14T13:15:14.453-04:00Clever theme with some crunch in it. TONYHAWK and ...Clever theme with some crunch in it. TONYHAWK and HARTCRANE were the last to go in.<br /><br />So it was the middle that was something of a struggle. STUF also gummed things up a bit, and at first I looked for German assents instead of the French OUIS.<br /><br />Bothered by use of MORALE as a meaning of "Team esteem." Esteem is the regard that others may hold for it, but MORALE is how the team may feel about itself and each other, their loyalties, expectations, prospects, etc.<br /><br />I did check Merriam-Webster, and it reinforced my concern about this clue-answer. Am I missing something here?<br />leftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-48309669880332305002016-06-14T12:01:36.958-04:002016-06-14T12:01:36.958-04:00“I got my arm caught in the corn picker”, said the...“I got my arm caught in the corn picker”, said the farmer offhandedly. Oh, let’s not go on another TOMSWIFTy roll. I think BIRDMAN won the award because it pandered to all the acting and entertainment crowd, who are coincidentally the folks who vote on that STUF. I might have given it an award for effects or something, but not best flick. So this puz has probably been in the queue since the award show.<br /><br />EARLWEAVER and PETERFINCH both gimmes since apparently I am an OWM, but I also knew TONYHAWK. HARTCRANE by far the toughest.<br /><br />Once more, we miss a chance at the clue for “Packer Clinton-Dix”. HAHA.<br /><br />I’ve got a professional grade set of BOCCE balls, but don’t get around to using them much due to my aversion to cutting grass. Maybe if I just built a court out there and let everything else go.<br /><br />There’s only one name I’d get solely for Hunger Games and it’s not yeah baby JENA Malone. Have not seen a Hunger Games flick, yet somehow I’ve managed to see Donnie Darko. <br /><br />INANER is just that. Aren’t multisyllabic words supposed to get the “more” instead of the “er”? My Russian wife pointed out this rule, amongst others. Like the rule of when to use “less” or “fewer”, which advertisers always mangle, and sports interviews, well . . .<br /><br />Not bad for a Tues-puz, and when the theme is full of names can we be surprised at the total PPP?<br />rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-78807063393254499242016-06-14T11:40:48.677-04:002016-06-14T11:40:48.677-04:00Easy? EASY?? Let me quote 56-across:
I'M MAD ...Easy? EASY?? Let me quote 56-across:<br /><br />I'M MAD AS HELL, AND I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE IT ANYMORE!<br /><br />"Your mileage may vary." Yeah, mine varied to near-DNF. At first I knew absolutely nothing in the entire NW. Only when I turned to sports for the Brown-Rice connection to discover JIM did things break open there. (Yes, yet again this is where I wound up.) I've never seen The Hunger Games--read a thumbnail premise and didn't like the whole idea--so I don't know from JENA, or even if she deserves DOD status. In pretty much of a vacuum otherwise, I guess she's it.<br /><br />Thanks to @Joseph Welling for the CTA explanation. Remember now: today is TUESDAY. "Annie characters"--without even a "?"-- for ENS?? You're gonna throw me this pitch on a TUESDAY? I'll never make the Mendoza line at that rate. And yet it's "easy." Grrr-rr...<br /><br />Like @M&A, I can't fathom OFL's embrace of this. Kwong has got to be a crony. Seldom have I seen an INANER grid. See what I mean? But I did finish it--I must be a masochist. Not SADO, though. Double-bogey.spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-28835757272125142982016-06-14T10:21:58.517-04:002016-06-14T10:21:58.517-04:00TACIT STUF
The AGED BIRDMAN was a SEER,
ORR else...TACIT STUF<br /><br />The AGED BIRDMAN was a SEER, <br />ORR else JIM had a MIGHTY gift,<br />but this one WILD CLOWN was INANER, <br />and MYMAN couldn’t make TOMSWIFT.<br /><br />ISAIAH SAMARIA SAVANNAH-NORIEGA<br />Burma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-50533329533684637132016-05-11T09:48:42.756-04:002016-05-11T09:48:42.756-04:00Thanks, @Z, @Lewis, and @Anon 11:02 - thanks!
Tha...Thanks, @Z, @Lewis, and @Anon 11:02 - thanks!<br /><br />That did occur to me as a possibility, but it seemed to me I sometimes see people say "the OFL", which doesn't go. Or maybe I'm mis-remembering.kitshefnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-25521731270651766732016-05-10T23:02:57.140-04:002016-05-10T23:02:57.140-04:00@kitshef OFL = our fearless leader. It is meant to...@kitshef OFL = our fearless leader. It is meant to be read not pronounced since that would be offal or awful, neither a compliment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-52385846671834988522016-05-10T22:10:12.042-04:002016-05-10T22:10:12.042-04:00@kitshef -- Our Fearless Leader@kitshef -- Our Fearless LeaderLewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09709142959535977331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-25639245872371293232016-05-10T21:53:52.867-04:002016-05-10T21:53:52.867-04:00@puzzlehoarder, my previous post disappeared, so I...@puzzlehoarder, my previous post disappeared, so I'll say Bless You, again! That entry irritated me all day. That EI read as ei to me, but in any case I'm not sure I would have considered Chicago Transit Authority.<br /><br />@Nancy, if you are ever held captive and forced to eat an Oreo, I sincerely hope you're offered a Double Stuf. They're much better, especially if there's no milk around to wash it down. If you escape, head over to Greenberg's and order anything else. Hartley70https://www.blogger.com/profile/00557118655188472450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-70432328031599276142016-05-10T20:59:33.769-04:002016-05-10T20:59:33.769-04:00@Loren Muse Smith---I have a friend who has worked...@Loren Muse Smith---I have a friend who has worked as an accountant for Baltimore Gas and Electric (an Exelon company) for decades. Would you like me to ask her about openings for petroleum engineers, or has your son already checked out BG & E.?<br /><br />I always enjoy your comments on Rex's blog.Airymomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-46678946998719902402016-05-10T20:47:22.087-04:002016-05-10T20:47:22.087-04:00@kitshef - Our Fearless Leader. Said with love and...@kitshef - <b>Our Fearless Leader</b>. Said with love and irony while fondly remembering Rocky and Bullwinkle.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-30347954156423687502016-05-10T19:28:53.697-04:002016-05-10T19:28:53.697-04:00ThirdedThirdedAlysiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05852273461889866415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-21577166363595787312016-05-10T19:08:43.947-04:002016-05-10T19:08:43.947-04:00Agree with Penna Resident. I finished this one cle...Agree with Penna Resident. I finished this one clean thanks to the crosses, but despised it with a passion. Fully expected a worse review. What on earth is clever about a crossword with a bunch of names? thursdaysdhttp://mytimetotravel.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-5468160435108840522016-05-10T18:20:02.595-04:002016-05-10T18:20:02.595-04:00@Lobster 11 - or anyone, really - what is the mean...@Lobster 11 - or anyone, really - what is the meaning of OFL, used to mean Rex?kitshefnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-81470199833506632302016-05-10T18:06:17.392-04:002016-05-10T18:06:17.392-04:00@Gina Boonshoft & @dmast - See Question 16a he...@Gina Boonshoft & @dmast - See Question 16a <a href="http://rexwordpuzzle.blogspot.com/p/frequently-asked-questions-i-get-lots.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>. Lots of other good info to be found along the way like the "official" definition of the Natick Principle. <br /><br />@Penna Resident - Even though Mary Baker would have been a gimme for me, no thanks. My fingers are still tired from typing out that list.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-47068731904890699422016-05-10T17:33:20.043-04:002016-05-10T17:33:20.043-04:00To pass on the good deed done for me today, I beli...To pass on the good deed done for me today, I believe the BIRDMAN entry exploits the distinction between the year of release and the year the Oscar is awarded. A 2014 film will be a 2015 Oscar winner.Hartley70https://www.blogger.com/profile/00557118655188472450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-57887629610230376232016-05-10T17:15:56.470-04:002016-05-10T17:15:56.470-04:00@JosephWelling, Bless you! It's after 5pm and ...@JosephWelling, Bless you! It's after 5pm and that's been irritating me all day. I did think it was a capital i, but even if I'd known it was a lower case L, I wouldn't have come up with Chicago Transit Authority I'm afraid. Hartley70https://www.blogger.com/profile/00557118655188472450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-26977115080453192892016-05-10T16:38:43.477-04:002016-05-10T16:38:43.477-04:00Oh, and how can you never have heard of Double Stu...Oh, and how can you never have heard of Double Stuf Oreos? If you've never eaten a Regular Oreo, or especially a Double Stuf Oreo, you're not living!<br /><br />RooRooMonsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14103892151115549684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-19575006849231468152016-05-10T16:35:39.793-04:002016-05-10T16:35:39.793-04:00We've had this Best Picture discussion before,...We've had this Best Picture discussion before, but to clarify, one years awards are awards for the entire previous years movies. Example: all the movies from 2014 have to come out before awards can be given. So even new movies that came out in December 2014 have to be considered. So the awards for 2014 movies are held in 2015. Which means 2014s Best Picture is awarded in 2015. Make sense?<br /><br />RooMonster RooMonsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14103892151115549684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-31380417140084558562016-05-10T16:07:49.954-04:002016-05-10T16:07:49.954-04:00JENA/HART cross is bogus. I had JENi/HiRT. Natic...JENA/HART cross is bogus. I had JENi/HiRT. Natick central.oldbizmarknoreply@blogger.com