tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post3408122303464684982..comments2024-03-19T00:21:49.519-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: SUNDAY, Aug. 26, 2007 - Andrew M Greene and Craig Kasper (and Todd McClary and Jeffrey Harris)Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-71650049312787460112010-02-16T12:23:46.327-05:002010-02-16T12:23:46.327-05:00Perhaps it's just BROW...as in furrowed brow.....Perhaps it's just BROW...as in furrowed brow...not 'eyebrow'?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-89382361620968279082007-09-03T15:08:00.000-04:002007-09-03T15:08:00.000-04:00As for the pluralizing of "brow." I prefer to thi...As for the pluralizing of "brow." I prefer to think of it as a unibrow.Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03478447195848504538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-9273789271775649292007-09-02T20:13:00.000-04:002007-09-02T20:13:00.000-04:00This was pretty much a romp for me. I missed the s...This was pretty much a romp for me. I missed the significance of the placement of the circled letters, even as I wondered why EAR and EYE were repeated. DOH!!!! <BR/><BR/>Funny, I seem to enjoy these more when they sit around for a number of sessions before solution.<BR/><BR/>I agree that BROW should not have been pluralized. I wonder whether that (trivial) error was from the constructors, or Mr. ShortzAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-70110427716862959442007-08-28T11:37:00.000-04:002007-08-28T11:37:00.000-04:00Correction. My math was bad. $5 x 10 questions is ...Correction. My math was bad. $5 x 10 questions is of course $50, not $100.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-59762686565567312992007-08-28T11:30:00.000-04:002007-08-28T11:30:00.000-04:00As I recall, the four panalists on What's My Line ...As I recall, the four panalists on What's My Line had to guess the occupations of the constestants. Each panalist in sequence was allowed to ask the contestant a series of "yes/no" questions. If the answer to the question was "yes" the panalist would be allowed to continue questioning the contestant. If the answer to the question was "no" then the panalist was credited with $5 and the nest panalist would start asking the panalist questions. If the panalist correctly guessed the contestant's occupation, the contestant would be given the amount of money previously credited. (An incorrect guess at the occupation would result in a "no" answer.) After ten "no" answers, the contestant was given $100 (I don't remember if there was a bonus) and the occupation was revealed.<BR/><BR/>For your information, I am not old. Anyway, reruns of this show have been shown on the game network channel (which I don't get) in recent years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-3478965880585568092007-08-27T11:24:00.000-04:002007-08-27T11:24:00.000-04:00On WML the panelists needed to identify the person...On WML the panelists needed to identify the person's occupation or 'line'. There was one mystery guest ( a celeb of sorts) for whom the panelists donned eye masks. For every 'no' answer a card was flipped and I think the most one could win was $50 -- I believe 10 no answers. Each guest signed in on a black board. And the panelists were clever. If the audience started applauding before the celeb signed in then he/she was a recongnizable face. Celebs also tried to disguise their voices.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-44193616932142879962007-08-26T21:20:00.000-04:002007-08-26T21:20:00.000-04:00It's a little hell-hole just north the Salton Sea....It's a little hell-hole just north the Salton Sea. I have a peculiar fondness for godforsaken (ha ha) places, and the defunct resorts of that region fit the bill precisely.fergushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17056002311944010536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-10557071477887822232007-08-26T20:45:00.000-04:002007-08-26T20:45:00.000-04:00michael - thanx re GIB clarification.fergus - the ...michael - thanx re GIB clarification.<BR/><BR/>fergus - the only Mecca I know at all well is the Gene Pitney song. Never heard of one in CA, and I spent many moons there. My sister recently relocated to Angels Camp, CA, and I'm still dealing with the lack of apostrophe. I will googlemap Mecca. The phrase adoption takes too many keystrokes...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-34822773030016908132007-08-26T20:31:00.000-04:002007-08-26T20:31:00.000-04:00Dear phrase adopter,I think you're right on all co...Dear phrase adopter,<BR/><BR/>I think you're right on all counts. Plus one of the images I had cam from a dog food commercial. Another happening place is Mecca, California -- been there?fergushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17056002311944010536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-6981308235779415112007-08-26T20:19:00.000-04:002007-08-26T20:19:00.000-04:00Gib is a common naval abbreviation for the Rock, a...Gib is a common naval abbreviation for the Rock, and for the bodies of water around it (incl. the Strait).<BR/>Vide any of Patr. O'Brian's books, esp. Master & Commander.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06048237437779460861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-32694783146572098622007-08-26T19:24:00.000-04:002007-08-26T19:24:00.000-04:00Fergus --I think the town is Boron. The TV show w...Fergus --<BR/><BR/>I think the town is Boron. The TV show was "Death Valley Days". Reagan was the host sometime in the mid-60s.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-23093267860784871152007-08-26T19:11:00.000-04:002007-08-26T19:11:00.000-04:00"What's My Line" host was John Daly.Had no trouble..."What's My Line" host was John Daly.<BR/><BR/>Had no trouble with the NW, but the SE got me. Just cannot remember TATAMI. Kept thinking about Tsunamis. And being sure of "trip" in the SLIP slot didn't help.<BR/><BR/>I thought the entrance (from the West) to the Medit. was the Strait of Gibralter, and that Gibralter was a rock and a city and some sort of British colony...not a body of water. Could have been better clued.<BR/><BR/>The LIPS et al remind me of a fun exercise: name ten parts of the human body with three-letters. no slang, no tit, no ass. You could start with EAR,<BR/>EYE and LIP.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-79297994685088859052007-08-26T18:04:00.000-04:002007-08-26T18:04:00.000-04:00Just because there's such a thing as a broad sword...Just because there's such a thing as a broad sword doesn't mean there is no such thing as a broad ax. Google can easily confirm the existence of the <A HREF="http://www.memorialhall.mass.edu/collection/itempage.jsp?itemid=12555" REL="nofollow">BROAD AX</A>. If you're going to make a definitive declaration that something doesn't exist, why not take a second or two just to check in with Google?<BR/><BR/>rpRex Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-25150346574094921162007-08-26T17:46:00.000-04:002007-08-26T17:46:00.000-04:00Never played D&D, but it's a broad sword not a bro...Never played D&D, but it's a broad sword not a broad ax. <BR/><BR/>Also, *hangs head in shame* I've never seen Casablanca all the way through, although I was able to answer CLEP questions regarding the film, aced them in fact. Same with GWTW.Chip Ahoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12597726289890879627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-56553825644632336132007-08-26T16:13:00.000-04:002007-08-26T16:13:00.000-04:00Kind of an autopilot puzzle today; only problem wa...Kind of an autopilot puzzle today; only problem was YORE. Well crafted puzzle, but seemed a bit more obvious and straightforward than usual for Sunday. Last Sunday I didn't like the way the 'trick' was clumsily spelled out, and the facial aspect didn't seem very well integrated today. In fact, the face was irrelevant to me in solving the puzzle, so for that reason found it a little deficient.<BR/><BR/>Anyone been to the town (crossroads) of Borax, in the Mojave Desert? You can picture the mules delivering BORAXO, or maybe it was some competing cleansing agent? 20 Mule Team, perhaps. Might have even been Ronald Reagan endorsing the product.fergushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17056002311944010536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-26583419275813860992007-08-26T16:10:00.000-04:002007-08-26T16:10:00.000-04:00I also had problems with NW. The MOET clue finall...I also had problems with NW. The MOET clue finally broke if for me. I got the theme early and the rest went pretty smoothly. A fun puzzle with lots of clever clueing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-59164692061290738782007-08-26T15:24:00.000-04:002007-08-26T15:24:00.000-04:00Mac (and Peri), my book's called How to Conquer th...Mac (and Peri), my book's called <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0312365543?ie=UTF8&tag=diaryofacross-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0312365543" REL="nofollow">How to Conquer the New York Times Crossword Puzzle</A>.<BR/><BR/>For Pat Merrell's enumeration of crossword clue rules/types, <A HREF="http://trickme.wordpress.com/2007/08/26/17-puzzling-thoughts/" REL="nofollow">go here</A>. Read it, study it, remember it, absorb this information. Every crossword you do is basically a quiz on whether you know how to interpret clues the right way, and any good crossword will follow these rules.Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-64321617857390045422007-08-26T15:20:00.000-04:002007-08-26T15:20:00.000-04:00Come to think of it, RATATAT sounds like a series ...Come to think of it, RATATAT sounds like a series of reports to me (not just one).<BR/>Grass doesn't grow on a busy street. Cute...in other words, bald men are smarter, or at least they use their heads more than...men with lots of hair? (Yes, I think this is true and demonstrable). ...women? (Obviously a dubious proposition.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-54172253717620414652007-08-26T15:11:00.000-04:002007-08-26T15:11:00.000-04:00Loved the crawl clue, also because I did not know ...Loved the crawl clue, also because I did not know the outlawed polutant. 51 was my last letter!<BR/>What's the title of your book, orange?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-81851568503391957252007-08-26T15:05:00.000-04:002007-08-26T15:05:00.000-04:00Peri,When one goes from pub to pub one is doing a ...Peri,<BR/><BR/>When one goes from pub to pub one is doing a pub crawl sort of like a bar hop.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-61680964270058987092007-08-26T15:00:00.000-04:002007-08-26T15:00:00.000-04:00Could someone clarify for me 51A crawl space? (pub...Could someone clarify for me 51A crawl space? (pub). Also, is there a book that helps beginners learn crosswordpuzzlese (what Luigi was referring to?)<BR/>PeriAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-23368300312096845332007-08-26T14:48:00.000-04:002007-08-26T14:48:00.000-04:00Profphil, the circled word is BROWS, not BROW, so ...Profphil, the circled word is BROWS, not BROW, so it does look like a monobrow here.<BR/><BR/>Jerome, the PROAM clue doesn't say that Pebble Beach is the <I>only</I> pro-am tournament. [Thanksgiving fare] is YAMS here, but (a) people eat yams on other days and (b) other food is also Thanksgiving fare. Clues needn't have exclusivity.<BR/><BR/>Luigi, hope you're enjoying the book!Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-32351441505236020932007-08-26T14:32:00.000-04:002007-08-26T14:32:00.000-04:00Arlene Dahl was also on "WML?" though for only thr...Arlene Dahl was also on "WML?" though for only three episodes. We've had this very confusion in our puzzle discussions before. Francis? Dahl? Francis? Dahl? Answer: Both, though Francis was the Marquee Arlene (205 episodes).<BR/><BR/>rpRex Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-6702070753452385792007-08-26T14:29:00.000-04:002007-08-26T14:29:00.000-04:00Please forgive the previous typo - meant to say "p...Please forgive the previous typo - meant to say "prop" open the window.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-55567177755011785362007-08-26T14:27:00.000-04:002007-08-26T14:27:00.000-04:00Gus01039 - It was Arlene Francis, not Arlene Dahl,...Gus01039 - It was Arlene Francis, not Arlene Dahl, on What's MY Line. The other regular was Dorothy Kilgallen. Incidentally, a true story about Arlene Francis led to her being an icon for having bad luck that was really bad for someone else, to wit: She lived in an old highrise apartment that had opening windows. One hot day she used a dumbell to pro open her window. The dumbell accidentally fell around 8 stories and hit some passerby squarely on the noggin, as I say bad luck for her, much worse luck for the passerby.<BR/><BR/>Jerome - I never heard of blarney as a verb either, BUT it's in my dictionary as such.<BR/><BR/>Overall, I thought the puzzle was easy. Getting LIPS early gave me all the circled parts before my grid was filled enough to obscure the pattern. That turned out to be a lot of free letters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com