tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post3146203019880752305..comments2024-03-28T15:13:08.509-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger85125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-32607420822800831812020-03-31T20:29:15.698-04:002020-03-31T20:29:15.698-04:00My name is Emily Gary, am from Atlanta Georgia, no...My name is Emily Gary, am from Atlanta Georgia, now a house owner in Italy dew to the help of a friend Selena Lucas, just want too say thanks. <br />Italy House Hunting is a subsidiary of Alba Toscana Immobiliare, which acts as an intermediary in the purchase process of your house in Italy. <br />Italy House Hunting offers its services in English, German, Dutch and French. Buy your dream house in Italy now, together with an experienced <br />English speaking Real Estate Agent, which is recognised in Italy.<br /><br /><br />Alba Toscana Immobiliare<br /><br />Contact Person: Kris Mahieu<br /><br />Vicolo Cieco, 2 (corner with Via Pola)<br />58023 - Giuncarico (GR)<br /><br />GPS: 42.90544 N 10.99264 E<br /><br />Cell phone: +39 392 2580254<br /><br />Fax +39 0566 88370<br /><br />Email: albatoscana1@gmail.com<br /><br />Emily Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13632284210586514486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-56313109158673689892019-08-14T16:37:23.102-04:002019-08-14T16:37:23.102-04:00YES, I’ve been in one of IMPEI’s buildings – the R...YES, I’ve been in one of IMPEI’s buildings – the ROCKANDROLL HALLOFFAME, of course. <br /><br />Interesting that DALLAS and OILWELLS are on the same LINE.<br /><br />A Baltimore ORIOLE plays in Charm City? It’s not Charm City according to His Orangeness.<br /><br />Probably hard to make a tribute puz like this one work so WELL.<br />rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-15658157865063688422019-08-14T15:55:41.963-04:002019-08-14T15:55:41.963-04:00I.M. PEI spotlighted some of his best known works,...I.M. PEI spotlighted some of his best known works, and made it easier to keep things well INHAND.<br /><br />Not a fan of cross-reference feature, especially when both acrosses and downs are involved, but well-worth putting it all together.<br /><br />NW and SE were fairly isolated and required a bit of special attention. In the NW, tried rItuAl before BIGDAY, and in the SE the arctic SKUA was an unknown.<br /><br />Thought the term was E FOR effort, not A FOR effort, but the crossing, A LOT, said otherwise.<br /><br />Is ISOLE the plural for the clued "Sicilia and Sardegna" islands? Guess so. <br /><br />Liked this puzzle A LOT.leftcoastnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-17162015832914198582019-08-14T14:04:44.717-04:002019-08-14T14:04:44.717-04:00Hey, Brian, you previously sat in on Pi Day, and n...Hey, Brian, you previously sat in on Pi Day, and now you substitute on PEI Day. BIG DAY, eh?<br /><br />I liked the puzzle a lot, because I have always admired the work of its subject, and because it was competently constructed. SKUA seemed to rile some folks (gimme here) as crosswordese, and others because they didn't know it. Nothing new there, it's part of a xword puzzle, and this happens all the time. <br /><br />There was ample SWEET cluing and some obscure entries gettable from crosses In general the fill was free to breathe the fresh air with novel entries in an interesting grid. Har.rainforestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-6414446881421930942019-08-14T13:56:44.750-04:002019-08-14T13:56:44.750-04:00YES, JOIN
Let’s ROCKANDROLL, OAR have a BIGDAY in...YES, JOIN<br /><br />Let’s ROCKANDROLL, OAR have a BIGDAY in STEAD,<br />EWE won’t grow OLDE – get your BODY INTO BED.<br /><br />--- LOU “SWEETS” YEATS<br />Burma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-26943279493268270702019-08-14T13:46:49.298-04:002019-08-14T13:46:49.298-04:00I. M. PEI hear me OAR...
STARCHITECT sounds like ...I. M. PEI hear me OAR...<br /><br />STARCHITECT sounds like a brand of electronic drums developed by The Beatles. <br /><br />Question raised by Crossword: Did I. M. PEI design any buildings in the EWE CAY? Wooody2004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-28738896302370391082019-08-14T11:02:23.115-04:002019-08-14T11:02:23.115-04:00Oh no: the spellcasters are back! Filters! Filters...Oh no: the spellcasters are back! Filters! Filters!<br /><br />This puzzle could be titled Things I Didn't Know. The (come on now, really--"STARCHITECT??--) with the crossword-friendly name, of course; even recognized him from outside the gridwork. But anything he designed? Nope. Thankfully, when I got enough letters to suss out ROCKANDROLL, that gave me the rest of it at 10-down, a big help. Wound up in the SE with the Natick at BAN_OF/S_UA. Whatever that bird was, it was pretty crunchy for a Wednesday. Had to decide between BANK OF and BANHOF--but BANHOF sounds too German to be coupled with CHINATOWER, so I went with the BANK.<br /><br />I thought for as dense as this theme is, Mr. Kahn did a notably fine job with the fill. That SKUA is about the only thing that really wrinkled my forehead today. That and the "portmanteau." You have to be kidding, there really is such a term? Sounds like he's the guy at the cleaners who makes your shirts stiff. But if it exists, I guess it's fair game.<br /><br />Though I FAIL to find a DOD, I still liked this one. Birdie.spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-84299078919194315272019-07-11T00:25:07.768-04:002019-07-11T00:25:07.768-04:00Swan cob skua brants
#forthebirdsSwan cob skua brants<br />#forthebirdsBrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06063334745698094480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-23996281943910740652019-07-10T22:55:10.286-04:002019-07-10T22:55:10.286-04:00Sleight definition:
the use of dexterity or cunnin...Sleight definition:<br />the use of dexterity or cunning, especially so as to deceive.<br /><br />Sounds like a magician's skill.albatross shellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04076278220407657633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-54168603712614837422019-07-10T22:34:04.658-04:002019-07-10T22:34:04.658-04:00Had fun with this one.
I've seen I.M. Pei in ...Had fun with this one.<br /><br />I've seen I.M. Pei in the grid countless times, never knew what he looked like, or what he designed. I'm a heretic: Take a picture of it and knock it down. Then build something useful. Buildings don't excite me.<br /><br />The puzzle was interesting, though. Much to like. The Louvre pyramid was known to me via the movie adaptation of Dan Brown's "The Davinci Code." Excellent story, well told, but as usual the book was better. I've not been to Paris, don't have any desire to go there.<br /><br />Some interesting stuff: 21A Chicken Kiev. Don't know that I've ever had it.<br /><br />35A: Much legislative posturing.<br /><br />44A Starchitect? Just go whole hog and make it Star Architect. Sounds, looks, and reads much better.<br /><br />20A: Insallah. At one time the Arabs & Persians were the scientific leaders of the world when Europe was in its Dark Age. Back about the 9th century: Algebra - al jabr. Persian invention and a useful tool, back when they were relevant. Now they're stuck in the 9th century. Very unfortunate.<br /><br />Enjoyed the solve, looking forward to tomorrow. <br /><br />ALLAH FAIL<br />Mark, in Mickey's North 40Runs with Scissorshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16280938333784679275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-81398508497320783882019-07-10T22:27:09.391-04:002019-07-10T22:27:09.391-04:00@Adam 9:10 and a few others -
Today is Wednesday.
...@Adam 9:10 and a few others -<br />Today is Wednesday.<br /><br />RooMonsterRooMonsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14103892151115549684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-3071016004690801422019-07-10T21:10:05.946-04:002019-07-10T21:10:05.946-04:00Not fun for a Tuesday. SE and NW were tough, but t...Not fun for a Tuesday. SE and NW were tough, but the whole thing was just blah. Magician’s skill is SLEIGHT OF HAND; I’ve never heard it referred to as just SLEIGHT. OTOH, I love the mention of GROMIT and Wallace. But overall i did not enjoy this puzzle. Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12174830953402611450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-64921776339625801312019-07-10T17:18:53.987-04:002019-07-10T17:18:53.987-04:00I knew 3D GILA (hee lah) River, having driven thro...I knew 3D GILA (<i>hee lah</i>) River, having driven through GILA Bend, AZ a few times during cross-country trips. The first was in the 60's, before the Interstate, and we drove right through downtown. What I remember most was a sign for a motel there that said "Refrigerated Rooms". Yeah, it gets hot in GILA Bend.<br /><br />I've never seen a SKUA, but know it firstly from endless hours watching nature type programming, and secondly from having seen it in an xword grid before. Uncle Google tells me that up to 90% of SKUAs are, and this is your word for the day, kleptoparasites (spellcheck underlines that one in red), which means they get most of their food by stealing it from other seabirds. In many cases the SKUA so intimidates its target that, even if it is a much larger bird, it regurgitates the food and the SKUA grabs the grub. That's one fearsome bird.<br /><br />Constructors, here's an idea. If you already have an Across SKUA in one of the corners, why not go the whole nine yards and use that final A as the first letter of a Down ANOA?Anoa Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16185183023273883700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-4746965951798592692019-07-10T17:09:11.783-04:002019-07-10T17:09:11.783-04:00@David - I knew Charm City from “Baltimore Life on...@David - I knew Charm City from “Baltimore Life on the Streets”, the show David Simon worked on before he was a writer/creator on “The Wire”. IMHO his best show is “Treme”.<br /><br />Also my initial comment should have read “not too...” vice “to...”.jaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03385568014046336373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-28075559104008678812019-07-10T16:49:09.917-04:002019-07-10T16:49:09.917-04:00Suny Albany? Suny Albany? Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06015235271199446903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-84008576228842994802019-07-10T16:46:15.527-04:002019-07-10T16:46:15.527-04:00Thanks, Brian, for remembering the Guggenheim puzz...Thanks, Brian, for remembering the Guggenheim puzzle, and for your kind words of support. For the record (and to add to David's tribute today) -- on Sunday April 25, 2010, I made an NYT Sunday connect-the-dot puzzle that celebrated I.M. Pei's Louvre Pyramid. It was an honor to celebrate Mr. Pei's work during his lifetime. (If this was mentioned already, I apologize -- there may be a delay in my posting this!)<br />~Liz Gorski<br />http://donaldsweblog.blogspot.com/2010/04/pyramid.htmlElizabeth C Gorskihttp://www.crosswordnation.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-8374345321088341132019-07-10T16:26:52.587-04:002019-07-10T16:26:52.587-04:00@mathgent: Thank you.@mathgent: Thank you.Fred Romagnolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11994837736408182418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-80076715353634955132019-07-10T15:56:04.405-04:002019-07-10T15:56:04.405-04:00I thought this was pretty easy. I read several ob...I thought this was pretty easy. I read several obituaries about I.M. Pei so a lot of his more famous constructions were fresh in my mind.<br /><br />I knew that the answer to the soap opera question was going to be "AFTS" but resisted putting in for a while because that is in the running for the worst clue/answer combination I have ever seen. Nobody, anywhere, ever has referred to the afternoon as "the aft." That is just brutal. Otherwise, I thought the puzzle was fine.KevCohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11458766784931570907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-27540476693412451322019-07-10T15:51:50.151-04:002019-07-10T15:51:50.151-04:00@Teedmn
I'll be there & I'll look for...@Teedmn<br /><br />I'll be there & I'll look for you.JC66https://www.blogger.com/profile/05324615675333287919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-88197720360804410062019-07-10T15:24:49.413-04:002019-07-10T15:24:49.413-04:00Hi @nancy, yes, I am signed up for Lollapuzzoola o...Hi @nancy, yes, I am signed up for Lollapuzzoola once again! And I hope to see you and any other Rexites in the area.Teedmnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12832353448839187816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-73832713424145392019-07-10T15:16:41.303-04:002019-07-10T15:16:41.303-04:00Jesus. Easy if you're an architecture student?...Jesus. Easy if you're an architecture student?? This is hard for a wed. Massive DNF Pdxrainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08226235855539945980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-20251971321345194452019-07-10T15:12:52.941-04:002019-07-10T15:12:52.941-04:00This seemed quite a bit tougher than usual for a W...This seemed quite a bit tougher than usual for a Wednesday. I did finish with no errors, so not a biggie. Tried TKO for "ring punch" and TAKE for "enroll in," which was a roadblock for a while. SKUA was a mystery bird. TERN is the "usual" answer.<br /><br />When in Brazil, be polite and use your RIO TACT.<br /><br />Enjoyed the write-up and the puzzle.<br />foxaronihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00842538939415609252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-43313703178113975782019-07-10T15:07:11.596-04:002019-07-10T15:07:11.596-04:00Let's all phone Rex and ask him if his refrige...Let's all phone Rex and ask him if his refrigerator is running, or if he has Sir Walter Raleigh in a can (That's a pipe tobacco reference, for you youngsters).The Jokernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-10405867800722927142019-07-10T15:03:39.259-04:002019-07-10T15:03:39.259-04:00Atlas was most famous as the booster for Mercury a...Atlas was most famous as the booster for Mercury and Gemini.<br />"The missiles saw only brief ICBM service, and the last squadron was taken off operational alert in 1965. From 1962 to 1963, Atlas boosters launched the first four US astronauts to orbit the Earth whereas the preceding two Redstone launches were suborbital. Atlas-Agena and Atlas-Centaur were the main initial Atlas-derived launch vehicles. Various Atlas II models were launched 63 times between 1991 and 2004. There were only six launches of the Atlas III, all between 2000 and 2005. The Atlas V is still in service, with launches planned into the 2020s. "<br /><br />the wiki<br /><br />"The fourth version were stored vertically in underground silos, for the Atlas F ICBM. They were fueled in the silo, and then since they could not be launched from within the silo, were raised to the surface to launch. The Titan I missile used a similar silo basing of the fourth version."<br /><br />the wiki<br /><br />So, yes some were siloed, but no not launched as one might expect.<br /><br />the wiki is a wonderful thing. let your fingers do the walking.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-45889285605551874132019-07-10T14:57:20.006-04:002019-07-10T14:57:20.006-04:00Did not know Gromit. Did not know Brett. Too bad ...Did not know Gromit. Did not know Brett. Too bad they crossed. The puzzle was fine, although it took me longer than usual to finish it. Plunking down ritual instead of big day didn’t help. No problem with Gila or skua or kale...they all appear regularly in puzzles. Sydneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08256120215507569235noreply@blogger.com