tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post3281611974178143594..comments2024-03-19T07:06:39.817-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: WEDNESDAY, Apr. 22, 2009 - D Finan (Chekhov play or its antihero / Stethoscope users at times / "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" duettist, 1976)Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger89125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-84426229742412848812009-04-23T20:21:00.000-04:002009-04-23T20:21:00.000-04:00rc, I downloaded it again today, and it worked oka...rc, I downloaded it again today, and it worked okay this time, even before I tried clearing out the cache. Thanks anyway!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05075339985924474962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-66788768269809907282009-04-23T05:28:00.000-04:002009-04-23T05:28:00.000-04:00@ Rick and Sue - perhaps if you clear the cache?@ Rick and Sue - perhaps if you clear the cache?retired_chemisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13181126754941899228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-67777101361014592312009-04-23T00:44:00.000-04:002009-04-23T00:44:00.000-04:00Same here, Sue. I'm still getting a corrupt file w...Same here, Sue. I'm still getting a corrupt file when I download it.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05075339985924474962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-12981398011347587132009-04-22T23:11:00.000-04:002009-04-22T23:11:00.000-04:00I suspect whoever can't find Mississippi Masala on...I suspect whoever can't find <I>Mississippi Masala</I> on IMDb or via Google is making typos along the way. I get 103,000 Google hits, the first of which is <A HREF="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102456/" REL="nofollow">the movie's IMDb page</A>. I saw the movie back in '91 or '92 and liked it. Just steamy enough!Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-50326399707967115182009-04-22T23:03:00.000-04:002009-04-22T23:03:00.000-04:00For some reason, I still can't get this Wednesday ...For some reason, I still can't get this Wednesday puzzle online...still says the file is corrupt. I got Thursday's just fine, so it's not my computer.....any suggestions?Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16124922290417640489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-72539401084071948842009-04-22T22:17:00.000-04:002009-04-22T22:17:00.000-04:00@anon 10:03
Drawing rightwards from the "H" (thro...@anon 10:03<br /><br />Drawing rightwards from the "H" (through "I") towards the "D" completes the deck of the boat--(or the connect-the-dots would have to go back to "D" to finish)Friedahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03013108632033350814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-38785081049754037022009-04-22T22:03:00.000-04:002009-04-22T22:03:00.000-04:00Can anyone tell me why the "I" in IDEATE is circle...Can anyone tell me why the "I" in IDEATE is circled, since it's not part of any of the theme clues? Maybe I'm just stupid...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-88385153375432096092009-04-22T21:14:00.000-04:002009-04-22T21:14:00.000-04:00This blog's comment section proves one thing -- th...This blog's comment section proves one thing -- there are a lot of really lonely people in the world.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-17401860169299869252009-04-22T21:12:00.000-04:002009-04-22T21:12:00.000-04:00Now that was an enjoyable puzzle -- all the more w...Now <I>that</I> was an enjoyable puzzle -- all the more welcome after yesterday's unrewarding slog. I can understand that online solvers would have less fun with it. But I can't understand Rex's annoyance with "letters in some illustration you can't see yet": it's in the nature of many puzzles, including themed crosswords, that it takes a while before we understand what the puzzle is getting at. Today's puzzle is a particularly inventive example of this.<br /><br />About the construction, the pair 49A:<B><I>H</I></B>ULL / 55A:<B><I>ID</I></B>EAT<B><I>E</I></B> is particularly impressive, the first with the H figuring in both the drawing and a theme answer, the second with three theme letters. Nuzzle Put is right about the missed opportunity for H-I-D-E -- that would have been a cherry on the icing on the cake.<br /><br />Finally thanks for the Muppets rendition of the <I>Ode to Joy</I>; note that the chaos starts to built up quite early, as the singers get out of time with the metronome :-)<br /><br />NDENoam D. Elkiesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-60642856435750694382009-04-22T21:10:00.000-04:002009-04-22T21:10:00.000-04:00Wasnt there a Bugs Bunny cartoon called "Easter Ye...Wasnt there a Bugs Bunny cartoon called "Easter Yeggs"?Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-26921824489352718072009-04-22T20:03:00.000-04:002009-04-22T20:03:00.000-04:00I liked it. But then I liked connect the dot puzzl...I liked it. But then I liked connect the dot puzzles when I was a kid. A lot more fun than a quote puzzle (the gimmick I dislike).<br /><br /> I finally figured out why yeggs use stethoscopes, but it took me longer than solving the puzzle.michaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-57475270601084588202009-04-22T19:34:00.000-04:002009-04-22T19:34:00.000-04:00For those new to Astaire/Rogers dance sequences, t...For those new to Astaire/Rogers dance sequences, the amazing thing to note is the lack of film cuts. I counted 5 in Rex's clip as they moved from a long shot to close, but often there are many fewer. Saw "Swingtime" on TCM the other night and there was a 4+ minute sequence, NO cuts. Can you imagine the practice and work to get through a complicated routine in one perfect take?<br />-DeanDeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15919196990921140049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-79736425547222519782009-04-22T19:28:00.000-04:002009-04-22T19:28:00.000-04:00@edith b - thanks very much for your kind words. I...@edith b - thanks very much for your kind words. I'm away from home for a few days, and it was very nice to drop in to the blog and have such a nice surprise waiting for me. Really cheered me up!hazelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04627015904603641109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-6248218025356936952009-04-22T18:44:00.000-04:002009-04-22T18:44:00.000-04:00Thanks Mr. Finan.
Thanks RP for Golden Yeggs. Por...Thanks Mr. Finan.<br /><br />Thanks RP for Golden Yeggs. Porky actually says "What's the Rumpus".<br /><br />TOGA,TOGA,<A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7sGyvOiVUo&NR=1" REL="nofollow">TOGA. </A>Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07466240197659721721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-16594307508503254772009-04-22T18:38:00.000-04:002009-04-22T18:38:00.000-04:00@Crosscan: don't spoil it! We're counting on you t...@Crosscan: don't spoil it! We're counting on you to escape to!<br /><br />Chefbea will be happy: Masala is in every Indian cook's cupboard. In fact, it is probably home-made (measured, toasted, ground and stored in an airtight container, stored in a cool dark place). I have some! It's probably a little stale....<br /><br />@edith b and @hazel: it's odd that Edith paid Hazel such a compliment; if often have to double-check which of the two is commenting!machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-73028314601078022502009-04-22T18:21:00.000-04:002009-04-22T18:21:00.000-04:00I had this weird feeling people were talking about...I had this weird feeling people were talking about me. Wonder why. Oh, well. Gotta get back to my secret invasion plans.<br /><br />Step 1 - infiltrate Washington DC by "moving" baseball team there. <br /><br />Step 2 - Two words. Celine Dion.<br /><br />Step 3 - Wait for surrender.Jeffreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01699404861773455504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-85505356299837654162009-04-22T17:54:00.000-04:002009-04-22T17:54:00.000-04:00Nautical but nice, well someone had to say it.
Do...Nautical but nice, well someone had to say it.<br /><br />Dots for DITS and asp for BOA, no other whiteoutschefwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03999206352243329280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-2977216558840228952009-04-22T17:47:00.000-04:002009-04-22T17:47:00.000-04:00If you Google ADOUT, you'll get over two hundred t...If you Google ADOUT, you'll get over two hundred thousand hits. And if you IMDB Mississippi Masala, you'll get exactly one.EBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-38179923743664660482009-04-22T17:21:00.000-04:002009-04-22T17:21:00.000-04:00I know nothing about sailboats. This puzzle is an...I know nothing about sailboats. This puzzle is an outrage!<br /><br />I'm just having some fun with comments about yesterday's baseball puzzle, which I enjoyed and found easier than most.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-27548615952838809252009-04-22T17:06:00.000-04:002009-04-22T17:06:00.000-04:00@Hazel, exactly! Me too.
I thought it was fun to ...@Hazel, exactly! Me too.<br /><br />I thought it was fun to gradually understand what those series of letters meant. Didn't even notice the notepad until I finished the puzzle, which I think made the puzzle more fun for me.<br /><br />As Esperanto and French are my first and second languages, I am clearly going to SAIL through the rest of the week.<br /><br />-VegaVegahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01893157908004486201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-12156146827137891272009-04-22T16:59:00.000-04:002009-04-22T16:59:00.000-04:00@Danial Meyers
If you Google ADOUT, you'll get ab...@Danial Meyers<br /><br />If you Google ADOUT, you'll get about 1/2 the hits as Uniac.<br /><br />@Pete M<br /><br />Misissippi Masala: Denzel Washington, NAACP Image Awards, Best Actor 1992. As those awards were a [much discussed] theme a few weeks ago, I wonder if there's a hidden meaning here --- conspiracy advocates unite!<br /><br />must-go-take-my-meds-now<br /><br />.../GlitchGlitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14940000404613329056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-75959250025859445982009-04-22T16:54:00.000-04:002009-04-22T16:54:00.000-04:00@toothdoc, I'm sure you meant to write meep-meep-m...@toothdoc, I'm sure you meant to write meep-meep-meep beep-beep-beep meep-meep-meep<br /><br />I never read the note, and solved it without knowing what the clues of just letters were. The nautical theme appeared early, and I solved the strange clues with the theme in mind.<br />I agree that pictures and cross words are two completely different genres.Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-69099022655350330242009-04-22T16:09:00.000-04:002009-04-22T16:09:00.000-04:00@dk -- Watching too much South Park? The continen...@dk -- Watching too much South Park? The continental defense system was worried about stuff coming from the north, but the concern was Russian bombers coming over the pole. So, no need to keep it from Crosscan. (I grew up in the U.P. of Michigan. There was a radar base just North of us and a B-52 airbase to the East.)Clarknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-58951171087920506992009-04-22T16:04:00.000-04:002009-04-22T16:04:00.000-04:00I found this to be a very enjoyable, and very easy...I found this to be a very enjoyable, and very easy, puzzle. As a non-power solver, I'm starry-eyed with admiration at the miraculous patterns that these puzzle constructors can pull out from under their hats. Just noticed that yesterday's heroic second baseman "Evers" almost makes a reappearance in the top middle.Mark Trevor Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09913954429925699431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-34123296479815753412009-04-22T16:03:00.000-04:002009-04-22T16:03:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Mark Trevor Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09913954429925699431noreply@blogger.com