tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post3099402811752708324..comments2024-03-19T08:17:34.199-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: ** Moliere's Harpagon, e.g. **: SUNDAY, Feb. 10, 2008 - Bill ZaisRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-11101902451200676212008-02-17T18:12:00.000-05:002008-02-17T18:12:00.000-05:00I'd have to say that since I was able to finish th...I'd have to say that since I was able to finish this without googling that it should be rated as an easy. I enjoyed it though!impjbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03311105934112373190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-22468568811215875292008-02-13T15:08:00.002-05:002008-02-13T15:08:00.002-05:00I am a rookie NYT Sunday puzzle solver and it was ...I am a rookie NYT Sunday puzzle solver and it was only the second time that I got close to finishing one. I have always been afraid of tackling the Sunday NYT until a few months ago and now I am addicted. I spend all week on it usually and never finish it but this one I got all but the bottom right corner by Sunday night and I'm darn proud of myself. You guys who do it under 10 mins blow my mind ... lol. It sure is fun tho.fotos4funhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02855882479426232735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-8530442343887655332008-02-13T15:08:00.001-05:002008-02-13T15:08:00.001-05:00I am a rookie NYT Sunday puzzle solver and it was ...I am a rookie NYT Sunday puzzle solver and it was only the second time that I got close to finishing one. I have always been afraid of tackling the Sunday NYT until a few months ago and now I am addicted. I spend all week on it usually and never finish it but this one I got all but the bottom right corner by Sunday night and I'm darn proud of myself. You guys who do it under 10 mins blow my mind ... lol. It sure is fun tho.fotos4funhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02855882479426232735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-27446968624789117912008-02-13T15:08:00.000-05:002008-02-13T15:08:00.000-05:00I am a rookie NYT Sunday puzzle solver and it was ...I am a rookie NYT Sunday puzzle solver and it was only the second time that I got close to finishing one. I have always been afraid of tackling the Sunday NYT until a few months ago and now I am addicted. I spend all week on it usually and never finish it but this one I got all but the bottom right corner by Sunday night and I'm darn proud of myself. You guys who do it under 10 mins blow my mind ... lol. It sure is fun tho.fotos4funhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02855882479426232735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-41074983495752199102008-02-11T22:50:00.000-05:002008-02-11T22:50:00.000-05:00I'm siding with the others that thought this was e...I'm siding with the others that thought this was easy. One of my fastest Sunday puzzles ever. Never got stuck, methodically plowed through - which is fine by me, it's nice to have an easy Sunday puzzle now and then, it gives me more time on a Sunday.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-65161025584004693432008-02-11T16:41:00.000-05:002008-02-11T16:41:00.000-05:00DRIVE: Make your car move.PARK: Make your car stop...DRIVE: Make your car move.<BR/><BR/>PARK: Make your car stop.<BR/><BR/>Seemed natural to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-63828573726674432512008-02-11T16:09:00.000-05:002008-02-11T16:09:00.000-05:00Thanks for the tip about the 1996 puzzle. What a g...Thanks for the tip about the 1996 puzzle. What a gem! Now I am grateful to the current puzzle -- otherwise I might have never seen this 96 classic.DrGreenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12104468697935752169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-57315322178692614822008-02-11T11:07:00.000-05:002008-02-11T11:07:00.000-05:00I'm glad so many people liked it, bc then I won't ...I'm glad so many people liked it, bc then I won't feel bad for voicing my strong dislike for this puzzle. I hated the forcedness (TENSENESS) of the theme answers and some of the fill and clues. Basically my complaints were yours, Rex.<BR/><BR/>Did anyone do well with Will's 3-D word search? Those are actually my favorite puzzles, ever! As a Scrabble player, the Boggle-like quality is right up my alley, and it turns out that my spacial limitations aren't as bad as I'd thought.<BR/><BR/>I'll post more about it on my newpaltz.blogspot blog.<BR/><BR/>-- Davidvoiceofsocietymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11212997934962744466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-92187791982070118442008-02-11T01:11:00.000-05:002008-02-11T01:11:00.000-05:00I seem to remember a Sunday puzzle within the last...I seem to remember a Sunday puzzle within the last 6 months or so that had a clue go two ways. Rex had it the way not accepted by the applet but it was also correct. I think the answer started with "R" but thats all I remember.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-14858098890411968212008-02-11T00:32:00.000-05:002008-02-11T00:32:00.000-05:00I love the way life works. I had no idea it was p...I love the way life works. I had no idea it was posted when I wrote the response above, but I just read JimH's BLog for Monday and he lists a series of noteworthy crosswords and writes this note...<BR/><BR/>Tuesday, November 05, 1996 by J. Farrell <BR/><BR/>JNotes: This amazing puzzle appeared the morning of the 1996 U.S. presidential election. The answer word at 39 Across can be filled in with either CLINTON or BOBDOLE and all the crossing down clues work either way.<BR/><BR/>Go check it out and you can see it.PhillySolverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06896753042626337920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-46471577104231447452008-02-11T00:10:00.000-05:002008-02-11T00:10:00.000-05:00@drgreeneOn the eve of the election in 1996, the N...@drgreene<BR/><BR/>On the eve of the election in 1996, the NYT crossword had a clue, "Winner of tomorrow's election". Depending on how you did the downs, CLINTON or BOBDOLE was the across.<BR/><BR/>Pretty fancy stuff...a real xword classic. You can get the puzzle from JimH's blog or cruciverb.PhillySolverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06896753042626337920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-39529857700061096902008-02-10T23:45:00.000-05:002008-02-10T23:45:00.000-05:00i liked this puzzle a lot -- i blew through it fas...i liked this puzzle a lot -- i blew through it faster than usual for a Sunday, around 25 mins., and was very satisfied all the way with the clever theme, intesting fill and clues that were just difficult to deliver some "aha" moments. <BR/><BR/>kudos to the constructor and i hope to see your work again soon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-49813370984181745802008-02-10T22:17:00.000-05:002008-02-10T22:17:00.000-05:00Not the most enjoyable Sunday puzzle, but it did h...Not the most enjoyable Sunday puzzle, but it did have its moments (smirch, snark, .....no, it wasnt great. Btw, geld is also the word for money in Dutch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-82232208606191748472008-02-10T22:05:00.000-05:002008-02-10T22:05:00.000-05:00you lived in fresno?? i learn something new about ...you lived in fresno?? i learn something new about you in this blog everyday! that's where i am currently!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-76765959959718133732008-02-10T21:19:00.000-05:002008-02-10T21:19:00.000-05:00Jae,I agree! I quickly filled in "Got To" for "Mus...Jae,<BR/>I agree! I quickly filled in "Got To" for "Must, informally" in 79D -- and didn't see a reason to change, because ROM is measured in gigs for 98A.<BR/><BR/>I can't remember another Times puzzle where two answers really work for both sides of the cross -- do you Rex? Anybody else?DrGreenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12104468697935752169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-91718953048077266932008-02-10T21:05:00.000-05:002008-02-10T21:05:00.000-05:00I think the only time I've encountered the word HA...I think the only time I've encountered the word HAPS in real life was in a James Lee Burke novel where one character always greets the other with "What's the haps, Dave?".<BR/><BR/>Must be a New Orleans thing.Bill from NJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10103923612595508277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-31510276916316666392008-02-10T18:43:00.000-05:002008-02-10T18:43:00.000-05:00Rex--since you are teaching comics, you may be int...Rex--since you are teaching comics, you may be interested in knowing that ASHCAN is also a term from the Golden Age of comics. It referred to any rushed and usually incomplete (unlettered, uncolored, uninked) comic, published simply to stake a legal claim on a Really Neat Name, Title, or Character. They were printed in extremely limited editions and most of the copies were thrown into the ASHCAN right away. Some of them are now valuable collectibles.<BR/><BR/>In modern comic book usage, ASHCAN means a book that is printed in a cheap edition, usually as a free giveaway, like a little 8 page Spider-Man pamphlet in your cereal box.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-32994340764920115732008-02-10T18:22:00.000-05:002008-02-10T18:22:00.000-05:00The first theme answer to fall for me was 113A and...The first theme answer to fall for me was 113A and then (unusually for me) I whipped through the other theme answers in a row. While I agree with the comments about the clunkiness of the theme, I thought the idiomatic use of SKINNY in 23A was relatively PHAT, or at least smile-worthy.<BR/><BR/>It would have been a good day, except I 1) expected 13D with its "?" to be a themed answer and 2) was in consonant guessing land for the second and fourth letters of 45A, with no obvious support from the downs. I eventually sorted out problem 1 and realized only afterwards that thoughts of symmetry would have made the process faster. Alas, a wonderful two weeks last summer in Turkey didn't help with problem 2, so I met my downfall with M&N.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-49894269647141812572008-02-10T18:21:00.000-05:002008-02-10T18:21:00.000-05:00Oh, this is a wonderful find! Thank you "Rex" and ...Oh, this is a wonderful find! Thank you "Rex" and all the bloggers. I'll be visiting again and again. I sort of hoped for a more clever theme, as well. I did enjoy it, however. I'm happy I'm not the only one who gritted my teeth over tenseness.Craig Richard Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01794203185775511249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-51622200133702700762008-02-10T16:32:00.000-05:002008-02-10T16:32:00.000-05:00Reverse English made me think of my old pool playi...Reverse English made me think of my old pool playing days. It is the draw shot, the cue going backwards after hitting the target ball. At first,I thought it was a pool theme after top, bottom, left, right - all English shots.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-42530041238037886182008-02-10T16:01:00.000-05:002008-02-10T16:01:00.000-05:00The libretto for the opera Prince Igor was adapted...The libretto for the opera Prince Igor was adapted from the epic poem, The Lay of Igor's Host. Borodin died before finishing the work and it was completed by Rimsky-Korsakov and Glazunov. And THEN, much later, the music was used for Kismet.miriam bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03506593846362044050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-27302068020715567782008-02-10T15:57:00.000-05:002008-02-10T15:57:00.000-05:00I enjoyed the puzzle today, and thought the theme ...I enjoyed the puzzle today, and thought the theme answers were entertaining, especially the LEFTSRIGHT (which I believe in). After yesterday it was nice to have an easier time of things. I wish I could spell better (PIRANAH led me astray for a while) but otherwise no troubles.<BR/><BR/>The real reason to comment is bring up the old joke about New York, where we DRIVE in the PARKways and PARK in the DRIVEways.James Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13331084554956262012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-64406112671205214932008-02-10T15:23:00.000-05:002008-02-10T15:23:00.000-05:00I got the impression (after back-dooring the answe...I got the impression (after back-dooring the answer) that "Communist's" in 20A does not refer to Soviet Russia so much as Unwashed Hippie. Another odd usage in a puzzle rife with them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-27918848909764236442008-02-10T15:18:00.000-05:002008-02-10T15:18:00.000-05:00I thought this problem was of about average diffic...I thought this problem was of about average difficulty for a Sunday though I felt sluggish doing it (about 6 X Orange speed.) It seemed clunky for reasons that Rex has explained well.Michael Chibnikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04700426644898924644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-20780191592001275442008-02-10T15:08:00.000-05:002008-02-10T15:08:00.000-05:00Rex, while I agree about the puzzle seeming clunky...Rex, while I agree about the puzzle seeming clunky, I think you're being a little harsh on some theme answers.<BR/><BR/>I sort of like Go/Return, Cash/Charge and Park/Drive.<BR/><BR/>One can GO to the store by getting in the car and DRIVing there. At the store you PARK the car and enter the store, make your purchases and then you decide whether to pay by CASH or to CHARGE the purchase. You then put your stuff in the trunk, take the car out of PARK and put it back into DRIVE and RETURN home with your purchases.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com