tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post2944893215105584215..comments2024-03-29T10:16:11.858-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Historian Will or Ariel / TUE 7-24-12 / Marat's counterpart in a Peter Weiss title / Galvanic cell component / Thick-trunked African treeRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger67125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-87599029823412355872012-08-28T16:59:06.176-04:002012-08-28T16:59:06.176-04:00Saw lots of B's, but didn't catch the vowe...Saw lots of B's, but didn't catch the vowel part of the theme until I came here. Only slow spots were misspelling BAOBoB, but that, HABIB and CATHODE all worked out from the crosses. A pretty smooth Tuesday. Now off to face the Captcha god and look up zax.<br /><br /><br />Captcha looks like putting Junior to bed: sakipo.DMGrandmanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-88582151620876935112012-08-28T16:16:46.280-04:002012-08-28T16:16:46.280-04:00In re the hidden message, I found it and now that ...In re the hidden message, I found it and now that I'm feeling all smug about it I won't spoil it for any other syndilanders who may still be looking.Dirigonzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03903353503511480168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-82147959605618047312012-08-28T16:06:11.858-04:002012-08-28T16:06:11.858-04:00I hate not being clever enough to see the theme (a...I hate not being clever enough to see the theme (although I forgot to look for one) or the hidden message in the write-up, and I did look for that! I also think I sould have discovered that anagram of Sprio Agnew long before it was pointed out here - I have to start paying closer attention to details.<br /><br />As to the puzzle, I started off with 3 wrong down answers distributed evenly down the grid (Anger for ABASH up top, bowlerS for DERBIES in the middle and True for THAT on the bottom) - all easily sorted out with the crosses but it made for a pretty messy grid for a Tuesday. I needed all the crosses for BOK choy, diplomat HABIB and ex-Yankee TINO Martinez.<br /><br />There was a tribute to the Tuskegee AIRMEN at the air show in Brunswick last weekend.Dirigonzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03903353503511480168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-60526065583010980212012-07-24T23:06:28.226-04:002012-07-24T23:06:28.226-04:00Color #000098 would have given someone who doesn&#...Color #000098 would have given someone who doesn't know HTML a chance.r.alphbunkernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-88347359591081678442012-07-24T22:51:34.657-04:002012-07-24T22:51:34.657-04:00Beautiful bauble today. But why a Z short? Is it...Beautiful bauble today. But why a Z short? Is it that BAZ crossing ZEST is too much of a stretch?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-16826734954025851902012-07-24T21:42:21.248-04:002012-07-24T21:42:21.248-04:00@Evan - Comment redacted indeed.@Evan - Comment redacted indeed.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-17698028123477144122012-07-24T21:29:38.243-04:002012-07-24T21:29:38.243-04:00@Sparky and others looking for my hidden message:
...@Sparky and others looking for my hidden message:<br /><br />@Sam M told you where to look. Like I said, it's hiding in plain sight.Evanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15440942981870183719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-49559171531599898282012-07-24T20:40:53.333-04:002012-07-24T20:40:53.333-04:00Found the hidden message - nice!
Thanks for a grea...Found the hidden message - nice!<br />Thanks for a great write-up, Evan. It was fitting that I had to use the Natick resolution to get me through the NABOB/BAOBAB cross on your day to sub!Milfordnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-78695590814464352212012-07-24T20:26:38.437-04:002012-07-24T20:26:38.437-04:00Rats, I didn't even see the vowel progression ...Rats, I didn't even see the vowel progression until I came here. I thought it wasn't much of a theme, but now I see that it is - so nice work! (And nice writeup, Evan!)<br /><br />We had a black and white TV when my kids were of Sesame St age, so this character-color bit always throws me - but pretty easy from the context, anyway. My only problem is that for some reason I tried to squeeze in 'porkpies' instead of DERBIES - got that soon enough, though, and the rest was a breeze. As for whether I NEED a vacation - not any more, because I'm having it now!jberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02169065390875378077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-89664215648895557062012-07-24T19:28:31.665-04:002012-07-24T19:28:31.665-04:00Loved this puzzle - fun and interesting. I'm
S...Loved this puzzle - fun and interesting. I'm<br />Still laughing over the Spiro Agnew anagram remark above .John in ptownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-30547391751085369382012-07-24T18:49:35.951-04:002012-07-24T18:49:35.951-04:00@Chefbea - Just joking, implying that the parts of...@Chefbea - Just joking, implying that the parts of the batman story he redacted constituted his hidden message in the form of morse code.Sam Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-10850684028798855562012-07-24T18:28:23.901-04:002012-07-24T18:28:23.901-04:00@JenCT. Laughed at th cats. Flora and LouLou use...@JenCT. Laughed at th cats. Flora and LouLou used to do the same thing before chasing all over the apartment. Thanks.Sparkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11149915526159432838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-71095142094315861652012-07-24T18:25:25.889-04:002012-07-24T18:25:25.889-04:00Liked the puzzle and all the BBs buzzing around. ...Liked the puzzle and all the BBs buzzing around. Misspelled BoaBAB at first but then I always do. Overlooked the BYE till I came here. <br /><br />Don't get the ARCHER clips, which should come as no surprise. Would someone do a spoiler around 10 P.M. and just tell me the message? Please. <br /><br />Really nice Tuesday Mr. Greene. Enjoyable write up Evan. Thank you so much.Sparkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11149915526159432838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-63650800212549001202012-07-24T17:54:38.189-04:002012-07-24T17:54:38.189-04:00@Bird & retired_chemist...lol re: your BELLY r...@Bird & retired_chemist...lol re: your BELLY remarks.<br /><br />@Bird & Rob C - on the more somber note, yes, a puzzle re: the illustrious Dr. Ride would be a small but poignant tribute to a worthy scientist.<br />Maybe acme can co-construct with her buddy Neil DeGrasse Tyson.<br /><br />Another passing thuderstorm, another petrichor moment. <br />3&outTitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16368251255494687496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-51792803363525737912012-07-24T17:52:46.017-04:002012-07-24T17:52:46.017-04:00@sam M what morse code??? where is it?? E-mail me...@sam M what morse code??? where is it?? E-mail mechefbeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15195945085405126511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-57105311678911387962012-07-24T17:42:37.638-04:002012-07-24T17:42:37.638-04:00While Wm. Safire might have dreamed up the memorab...While Wm. Safire might have dreamed up the memorable "nattering nabobs...." phrase, no one could have spat it out with more sneering vituperation than Sprio Agnew (whose name, by the way, anagrams out to "grow a penis"). Funny how, given today's poisonous political climate, Agnew seems alsmost statesman-like. Well...maybe not so funny.<br /><br />On another (totally unrelated) point, I've been doing these puzzles now for decades and "Actress Thurman" is a common clue. It's become almost a point of honor that I cannot remember if it's UMA or UnA, and I now simply refuse to remember which it is. I just wait for the cross and fill in the M.lawprofnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-79740067261173397342012-07-24T17:16:52.096-04:002012-07-24T17:16:52.096-04:00@Evan - Aha!@Evan - Aha!Birdnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-45985703752422829492012-07-24T17:05:01.542-04:002012-07-24T17:05:01.542-04:00@Evan - Yup, some of us know morse code, and what ...@Evan - Yup, some of us know morse code, and what you've encoded in your BatMan write-up is the most disgusting thing I've ever read. You should be ashamed!Sam M.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-2486844278418202022012-07-24T16:19:31.533-04:002012-07-24T16:19:31.533-04:00Midday report of relative difficulty (see my 8/1/2...Midday report of relative difficulty (see my 8/1/2009 post for an explanation of my method):<br /><br />All solvers (median solve time, average for day of week, ratio, percentile, rating)<br /><br />Tue 7:23, 8:56, 0.83, 7%, Easy<br /><br />Top 100 solvers<br /><br />Tue 4:21, 4:38, 0.94, 37%, Easy-Mediumsanfranman59https://www.blogger.com/profile/15118732156312301425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-87555692058607373442012-07-24T16:00:10.167-04:002012-07-24T16:00:10.167-04:00@Rob C - I'm in total agreement
@Evan - Still...@Rob C - I'm in total agreement<br /><br />@Evan - Still searching . . .Birdnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-43305341307051138382012-07-24T15:52:36.709-04:002012-07-24T15:52:36.709-04:00I would just like to say first that I enjoyed the ...I would just like to say first that I enjoyed the steamy discussion late yesterday between our beloved Deb and Martin who tests Will's puzzles. Having once owned a home with a sauna, I agree with Deb. While you can pour water over the hot rocks to make the misery index higher, it is not necessary to add water to start sweating. A sauna is like Phoenix before all those lawns were added that increased the humidity. A steam bath is like a tropical forest during the rainy season. <br /><br />Another nice write-up by the guest Evan.<br /><br />As for this puzzle, it was a gem of a Tuesday. I liked the mini theme: BAT, BEN, BIT, BOK and BYE with the U supplied with BUG, otherwise known as the VW BEETLE....<br /><br />JFCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-83162613125471512442012-07-24T15:36:38.645-04:002012-07-24T15:36:38.645-04:00@Evan...methinks I found your hidden message, but ...@Evan...methinks I found your hidden message, but don't want to spoil it for others...<br /><br />Clever boy... ;)<br /><br />Though I am still in awe, as I reread your post, that you have cats that sometimes are [gasp!] not hungry... <br />A state in which no cat o'mine has ever known (or let on).Titahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16368251255494687496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-89252560267161032322012-07-24T15:25:16.010-04:002012-07-24T15:25:16.010-04:00Being quite attuned to pronunciation, I loved the ...Being quite attuned to pronunciation, I loved the subtle shifts in the vowel sounds of each apparent matching pair. But yeah, I went rogue rather heedlessly.<br /><br />(We could revisit an interesting quiz from the past, where similar or exactly the same pronunications indicate your likely regional origin. Was it Orange who suggested that elocution questionaire?)fergushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17056002311944010536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-64118454989616573702012-07-24T15:17:20.844-04:002012-07-24T15:17:20.844-04:00Wow! I have an ARCH Enemy! How friggin exciting!...Wow! I have an ARCH Enemy! How friggin exciting!<br /><br />---<br /><br />Random nonsequitor #1<br /><br />Random nonsueqitor #2<br /><br />Random nonsequitor #3Friend of all those mis-understood or mis-quotednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-40110797833796426152012-07-24T15:16:03.739-04:002012-07-24T15:16:03.739-04:00Great writeup and fun puzzle. I didn't notice ...Great writeup and fun puzzle. I didn't notice the theme until I read the writeup.<br /><br />I liked the cluing for TORAH - "scroll in the ark" - rather like a "stroll in the park". Which is about like a Tuesday puzzle should be.Kippynoreply@blogger.com