tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post3339382972312336132..comments2024-03-28T20:26:11.908-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Transcaucasian capital — SATURDAY, Jul. 11 2009 — Nirvana attainer / Pteridologist's specimen / Zulu relative / Rapacious flierRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger85125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-38284962435494246162021-07-23T09:25:28.668-04:002021-07-23T09:25:28.668-04:00Kini saatnya mencoba bermainan permainan POKER ONL...Kini saatnya mencoba bermainan permainan POKER ONLINE di BOLAVITA !! Menangkan jackpotmu sekarang juga. Situs poker online ini dapat dimainkan dimana saja. <br /><br />Berbagai macam bonus yang dapat Anda dapatkan begitu gabung :<br />✔ BONUS NEW MEMBER<br />✔ BONUS EVERYDAY<br />✔ BONUS ROLLINGAN<br />✔ BONUS REFFERAL <br /><br />Dengan minimal deposit Rp 50.000 saja sudah dapat memainkan semua permainan yang ada lohh !!<br /><br />Tunggu apalagi ? Cusss daftar dan gabung sekarang ^^<br /><br />Customer Service 24 jam NONSTOP untuk membantu Anda yang mengalami kendala dalam permainan.<br /><br />Hubungi kami via :<br />✔ WA / TELEGRAM : +62812-2222-995<br />✔ INSTAGRAM : @bola.vita<br />✔ FACEBOOK : @bolavita.ofc<br />✔ TWITTER : @BVgaming_net<br />✔ LINE : @CS_bolavita<br /><br />#bolavita #poker #pokeronline #pokeronlineterbaik #pokerindonesia #situspokerterbaik #situspokerterpercaya #judipokeronline #judipokerterbaik #judipokerterpercaya #bandarpoker #bandarpokerterbaik #bandarpokerterpercaya<br />Tiffanny98https://www.blogger.com/profile/13492392677785403174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-65127554739874949682009-08-16T18:36:14.271-04:002009-08-16T18:36:14.271-04:00To smarten one's appearance, carried to excess...To smarten one's appearance, carried to excess, might be considered preening.Mirror On The Wallnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-82913374377502158682009-08-16T17:25:36.931-04:002009-08-16T17:25:36.931-04:00Get Smart = preen???? WTF?Get Smart = preen???? WTF?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-44747047522822978172009-07-14T15:37:31.001-04:002009-07-14T15:37:31.001-04:00The only reason I have ever heard of JOHN LARROQUE...The <i>only</i> reason I have ever heard of JOHN LARROQUETTE was because he was some kind of Pynchon fan, and he kept putting Pynchon references in his show, and this was a topic of discussion on the Pynchon list way back when. I shocked myself by remembering his name from a few crosses. Just possibly because there's a medium-famous mathematician Peter ROQUETTE, whose very weird son I got to know at math camp thirtysome years ago.<br /><br />On the other hand, I stared at HANAUMA-AY, and did not guess B, as in BAY, until forever, and then it was from the WHO CAN IT BE?, which I was trying to fill in with an M or L or H, all good Hawaiian consonants. Even then I didn't realize it was B as in BAY for a bit.<br /><br />I have a dumb way of remembering ARHAT: it's some Buddhist word (actually it's none) that's the second half of Siddh-ARTHA (well, it's close). I'll never make lama at this rate, but I will finish the NYT Saturday crossword, correctly! Hah.<br /><br />As for 6D "Unlike fairies" meaning REAL, I quote from <a href="http://www.twincities.com/newsletter-morning/ci_12823168?nclick_check=1" rel="nofollow">Pioneer Press</a>, about a New Age magazine trying to rethink what to include or not, and stirring up controversy: <i>He says he would include stories about "nature divas," the politically correct name for fairies. "We would never say those do not exist. We are one of the forums where people can share those ideas," he said.</i>william e embanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-77485692891063312252009-07-12T13:03:08.956-04:002009-07-12T13:03:08.956-04:00XHOSA - the Tad Williams books feature the Bushmen...XHOSA - the Tad Williams books feature the Bushmen (one in particular named !Xabbu) is Otherland and in 2011 the whole series is being turned into a World of Warcraft-type game...Deborah Bealehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09717367462333916469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-38270479940147171892009-07-12T10:23:17.014-04:002009-07-12T10:23:17.014-04:00I suppose if you are as talented as Karen Tracey, ...I suppose if you are as talented as Karen Tracey, you don't have problems getting published.<br /><br />Brilliance will out.edith bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12048817959846956992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-85785762581172090612009-07-12T09:45:27.028-04:002009-07-12T09:45:27.028-04:00@clark
Thanks for the insight. I guess it still d...@clark<br /><br />Thanks for the insight. I guess it still doesn't jibe with my limited vocabulary...pinkynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-40559096280178261902009-07-12T07:57:52.757-04:002009-07-12T07:57:52.757-04:00@Orange-- Just by being very sloppy when filling t...@Orange-- Just by being very sloppy when filling the feeders. This broadcasts seed onto the ground. Ooops I hope we're not getting into Biblical territory here....Stanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02681342234536407419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-85765956730813535322009-07-11T23:45:55.070-04:002009-07-11T23:45:55.070-04:00@Stan, how do you convince the wild turkey to do t...@Stan, how do you convince the wild turkey to do the clean-up for you?Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-33737825584862432502009-07-11T21:29:52.283-04:002009-07-11T21:29:52.283-04:00Doing the puzzle outside (on the first nice day in...Doing the puzzle outside (on the first nice day in what seems like months), I looked up face to face with a wild turkey, cleaning up under the birdfeeder. It was a great moment.<br /><br />Did not come close to finishing this one, but found it fresh and different. Kudos.Stanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02681342234536407419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-21102952750984702722009-07-11T21:19:51.378-04:002009-07-11T21:19:51.378-04:00My 2 cents, (with a happy nod to edithb): I sincer...My 2 cents, (with a happy nod to edithb): I sincerely hope that WS is accepting puzzles at the NYT based on their quality, not the gender of the author. But as Andrea has commented several times, she has submitted identical themes only to have them rejected by WS. Rejection is the Editor's prerogative, of course.<br />Absolutely fantastic puzzle from Karen Tracey, loved it. Took me half of Saturday morning, just what I want from the Saturday NYT.Lisa in Kingstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15793732995251623365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-50381579766148541542009-07-11T21:03:38.811-04:002009-07-11T21:03:38.811-04:00@foodie and acme: you are both so right and you al...@foodie and acme: you are both so right and you also both put it so well.<br />The best thing we can do is show in this and other blogs our appreciation for quality puzzles, and when they are made by Andrea, Amy, Karen, Lynn or other women, I'm sure the editors take notice.<br />How to go about getting young women to get into puzzle, I have no idea. I only have one female and two male friends outside the Rexblog-people who do the puzzle on a regular basis, and we're under the smoke of NY!machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-12975768925149146242009-07-11T20:27:01.185-04:002009-07-11T20:27:01.185-04:00@Ulrich, I has similar thoughts as you did re the ...@Ulrich, I has similar thoughts as you did re the size of the pool of submissions from female constructors. This is an issue we face all the time in science and medicine: why are there not many women chairs of science departments, deans of medical schools, presidents of major scientific societies? And the answer is that there are still very few senior women in science. So, your point is well-taken-- It is quite conceivable that Will is being more or less proportional to the submissions he is getting...<br /><br /><br />But it's reasonable to step back and ask why? There are a lot of young women who start off in my field (neuroscience) but the pipeline is leaky. Are there aspects of the culture, local or broad, that discourage these talented young women from staying on track? <br /><br />How about for building crossword puzzles? I really don't know, having never constructed, much less submitted a puzzle. And I always entertain the possibility that women are simply not interested... they're busy doing other things. But I also consider the possibility that may be there is a sociology to it that is not very appealing to some people. <br /><br />Here's what I have learned: It pays to examine the issue in a dispassionate way... understand what the facts are, what the barriers might be. And then the part I did not expect: It does pay to be proactive. In crosswords, I don't know what that translates into, but at the very least it might be to give feedback in a supportive and constructive way. For all I know, may be Will Shortz already does it? People who know him can clue us in.<br /><br />@Andrea, I wrote this and as I previewed it, I saw yours... I'm leaving it as is, but obviously same idea from a different angle<br /> : )foodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13052189131129098616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-68995668938867588932009-07-11T20:13:50.900-04:002009-07-11T20:13:50.900-04:00@Clark
OK, but I live in SF!
@Ulrich is right tha...@Clark<br />OK, but I live in SF!<br /><br />@Ulrich is right that there are 100 more male constructors than females...and you couldn't get parity if you tried. <br /><br />Obviously it's a much deeper, complex issue of what is considered a good puzzle and who makes those and recognizing inner biases and on and on and on...<br /><br /><br />The NYT situation is not the problem but a microcosm of the world at large.<br /><br />I mean, yes, you'd have to get more women even interested in creating...where does that start?<br />Well, they need to be interested in solving or in puzzles in general but if they are rife with sports, obscure geography, etc. then they may never glom on long enough to say "Hey I want to contstruct!"<br /><br />(Just like speed is valued by males, then the competitions get set up to favor that...<br />and if construction is geared towards praising grids over content, then that's another whole thing.)<br /><br />There are always exceptions to any rule, with certain women being speed demons, other women capable of making the best Saturdays, etc. but it goes so so so to the core of what we value and how...it's really the same feminist arguments over and over.<br /><br />(I'd hate to think my puzzles were accepted or not based on a quota!)<br /><br />But there are so many internal biases of editors, and what they value...I'm sure Will would love to see more women, if only to get this issue to go away!<br />(Many folks, particularly young males, don't even acknowledge there is any sort of problem...lots of denial about lots of things, it's human nature)<br /><br />The overall question of what even constitutes a good puzzle and who sets the rules...might be a good place to start.<br /><br />I mean, really, you could discuss this for hours and hours and hours.<br />(I know! I have!)<br /><br />@cheryl, et al<br />Keep up the good fight!!!!!!!!!<br />I sincerely hope you don't get burnt out.<br />Things have changed ever ever so slightly in the 40+ years I've been facing these battles in all sorts of fields, not just in reference to puzzles, but with totally parallel issues.<br /><br />(And of all the things I love to do, getting a puzzle now and then in the NY Times still remains my happiest achievement)<br /><br />I'm sure @foodie could write a book on what women scientists have faced, etc. Or @ruth on women surgeons...It's distressingly the same issues.<br /><br />Now back to Rex and doing puzzles on the toilet!<br />;)andrea pawns michaelsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-11728508189960915682009-07-11T19:44:18.761-04:002009-07-11T19:44:18.761-04:00@joho - I think the phrase is "The pot callin...@joho - I think the phrase is "The pot calling the kettle black". At least that's what Mom used to say.<br /><br />Off to the Sunday puzzle now.chefwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03999206352243329280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-59528929758959886952009-07-11T19:17:32.013-04:002009-07-11T19:17:32.013-04:00@Andrea -- We can go to different movies and then ...@Andrea -- We can go to different movies and then have lunch together and chew it all over. Someday when we're a bit closer than Chicago/LA that is.Clarknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-59604947497776348972009-07-11T19:10:43.275-04:002009-07-11T19:10:43.275-04:00Rex, we love your blog at work, and would love to ...Rex, we love your blog at work, and would love to meet y'all some day...the NYT is in no danger of female bias. I read a stat (...equalpay.com.?? posted on our legal network, linked from the blogs) that women constructors were paid under 5 percent of the total NYT puzzle compensation during March.Intensely ironic, since March is Women's History Month, and our social justice org. had just celebrated WHM. <br /><br />Seriously, a diverse work force isn't optional, it's the law.(rec. lawyer here too, civil rts activist,legally blonde, and loves Kate Spade bags!) <br />---cheryl s.cherylnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-29858542005647097312009-07-11T18:25:32.390-04:002009-07-11T18:25:32.390-04:00Why face the screen? OK, that is my angle, bias o...Why face the screen? OK, that is my angle, bias or whatever perturbation with regard to the solution venue. <br /><br />When it comes to gender, I now have nothing to say. Even though I'm reading Steven Pinker's book right now, which has a lot to say about male and female differences. (The Blank Slate, from 2002, which seems such a long time ago.)fergushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17056002311944010536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-89779234758325296782009-07-11T18:06:15.205-04:002009-07-11T18:06:15.205-04:00@Andrea, Bill: I'm totally with you re. female...@Andrea, Bill: I'm totally with you re. female bias IN a puzzle. <br /><br />What I was saying is that there may be not enough female constructors to make a significant dent in the male dominance when it comes to bylines--remember the week of young constructors that didn't have single woman among them?<br /><br />Which makes it, of course, the more heart-breaking when we hear of the rejections experienced by that Xhosa woman:-)Ulrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02086202853174403008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-87317962961266810292009-07-11T17:49:09.382-04:002009-07-11T17:49:09.382-04:00@ fergus - Across Lite allows fill to be penciled ...@ fergus - Across Lite allows fill to be penciled in with a different visual effect from the solid black for an answer you are "sure" of. The default is a gray, but you can change that to any color you like. I don't do it myself but now that you have prompted me to look into it I might start.retired_chemisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13181126754941899228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-1480299712481914732009-07-11T17:34:43.286-04:002009-07-11T17:34:43.286-04:00@Ulrich-
Since we have so few female constructors...@Ulrich-<br /><br />Since we have so few female constructors I appreciate the occasional feminine bias or, as I prefer, point of view when it rears its head.<br /><br />I do not much care for the obviously chauvanistic puzzle from either direction or one that calls for more than a casual appreciation of sports trivia. In my opinion, a basic knowledge of popculture is a good thing, although I may get an arguement from some people along that front but it does represent my opinion only.Bill from NJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10103923612595508277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-64541852603169039922009-07-11T17:12:32.156-04:002009-07-11T17:12:32.156-04:00I creaked and groaned all through this puzzle - I ...I creaked and groaned all through this puzzle - I think I started it too late in the day with lots of other stuff going on; next week I'm doing it earlier. That's my excuse and I'm sticking with it.<br />I was completely stuck in the SW and had to come see Rex to get some answers... Maybe if he hadn't had his geographic good luck, he would have found it challenging as well...<br /><br />Jack Spade is the company of Andy Spade, husband of Kate and brother of David.<br /><br />Am I mistaken, or have we had 4 women constructors since last Saturday? This was a good week.machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-53716360966441205702009-07-11T17:09:38.065-04:002009-07-11T17:09:38.065-04:00Very reluctant to accept NIP when LIP was soundly ...Very reluctant to accept NIP when LIP was soundly established, yet the noun to verb response to misdirection allowed me to ink in the N firmly. <br /><br />With a bold hand, I might add. <br /><br />How do computer cursor solvers sketch in outlandish possible answers? Do you just throw in the letter or leave it blank? My favorite pen for solving lately has been an almost dead Waterman felt-tip, which can scantily trace the appearance of a letter, but by pressing hard can make it clear that is the letter I want.fergushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17056002311944010536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-54871096199972034752009-07-11T17:06:19.380-04:002009-07-11T17:06:19.380-04:00Yay Karen Tracey!
I liked the female bias, tho tha...Yay Karen Tracey!<br />I liked the female bias, tho that didn't stop me from putting in INHERSTYLE, despite having seen the movie <br />(@Clark, we would not make good film companions, I found it dreadful, but that's for another blog, no doubt!)<br /><br />Since my entire SE remained blank till the end, despite the WHOCAN and the incorrect COCOA, and TOUCHY, I would have to rate this medium-challenging-wait-till-Rex.<br /><br />Scrabble observation:<br />Bec it was the Mighty Karen Tracey, I decided there might be a Z in that corner, so for a while, the ungoogled Vire River flowed thru GIZA, GAZA, and SOZA (!!).<br /><br />(My NE went very ARRAU, needless to say.)<br /><br />I knew the X in XHOSA, I just didn't know WHERE in the word it went... Oh learned ones, is the X the click sound?<br /><br />In the SE, SEPARATED/AIDS threw me off for quite a while. EDYS something I know only from puzzles.<br /><br />Bleed over word: MAITAIs...and I got BAKU only bec it was earlier this week.<br /><br />May I add one more girl phrase?<br />GOESABROAD ;)<br /><br />For those who have missed KT's byline, it's been on display, albeit in microscopic print, on those overpriced cookie jars NYT was hawking (with no residuals to the writer)(Yes, I never give up!)<br /><br />(Gotta go, time to feed the troll!)andrea xhosa michaelsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-1755453585860497932009-07-11T16:46:51.963-04:002009-07-11T16:46:51.963-04:00Tough one for me..never finished NE or SW.
Can so...Tough one for me..never finished NE or SW.<br /><br />Can some 'splain the ousts for<br />cashiers as I don't get 'puts paid' either. thanks<br />RheaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com