tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post3652927749774819531..comments2024-03-28T08:07:06.342-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Judeo-Spanish / WED 5-6-15 / Processed bauxite / Longtime General Hospital actress / Peculiar sundial numeral / Hobo transporter / French legislative bodyRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger125125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-88442185956970102372017-02-11T21:37:38.721-05:002017-02-11T21:37:38.721-05:00I'm Mellisa Thomas; My husband just came back ...I'm Mellisa Thomas; My husband just came back home after leaving me for so long. I can't explain this but I just have to share my joy and happiness with the world I don't know how Dr Ihunde helped me in bringing back my husband. I have been frustrated for the past 6 years with my 3 kids in a marriage of 19 years after my husband had left me for no reason, all i did every day was to cry. 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Mellisa Thomasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-11706024802508459412015-06-10T16:42:12.103-04:002015-06-10T16:42:12.103-04:00I liked everything about the puzzle and disliked m...I liked everything about the puzzle and disliked most of the negative comments. Thanks Rainforest for reading my mind. And thanks Joe K. for a damn good puzzle. I'll say it again: I've noticed when the Blogman Parker really rapes a puzzle so many of his sheep follow suit.<br /><br />This puzzle was comfortable, easy to solve and quite clever. I dare most of the commenters to do as well.<br /><br />The interesting commenters are those with fresh information on topics, words, personal stories, etc. Thanks to them, too.<br /><br />Ron Diego, La Mesa, CA (Just too old to put up with pettiness).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-11570924733736004482015-06-10T15:43:01.424-04:002015-06-10T15:43:01.424-04:00Eventually worked things out, but had problems in ...Eventually worked things out, but had problems in the SE, where my KNarlLY crossed with generAl strike took awhile to unravel. Add that, and with no idea what Mug is ( was?), I watched AANDW appear letter by letter, pleased when I at last parsed it!<br /><br />Love @Airymom,s story. but she's not alone! When I was in the 2nd grade we had some kind of a generalized test. And one of the questions asked about the temperature when it snows. I had never seen snow, but I remembered my parents saying something like "Funny how it warms up before it snows", so I smugly put in "warm" thinking I would have the only right answer! Ha! I still have almost no snow experience, but at least I'd give a better answer today-I think.<br /><br />@Lewis: who on earth counted snail's teeth, and why? Love your facts and quotes!<br />DMGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-83141205192176530762015-06-10T13:07:05.464-04:002015-06-10T13:07:05.464-04:00When I saw the EEEE, IIII, A AND W, UNRESTS, and a...When I saw the EEEE, IIII, A AND W, UNRESTS, and a random direction, I knew we'd see a mind meld between @Spacey, and @Rex. <br /><br />Like some commenters above, I saw this effort by Joe Krozel as a "thumbing his nose" gesture at OFL and other "purists". I'd like to think that is true, because I actually laughed in a couple places during the solve. He is a very talented constructor, and I think the theme here was elegant, and must have been hard to pull off. <br /><br />Side note. Well I guess it is really a bottom note: When bauxite is purified, the product is aluminum oxide, commonly called ALUMINA. Oddly, if one produces 20,000 pounds of it, you've got TEN TONS. rain forestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-40275453388377943412015-06-10T13:00:57.197-04:002015-06-10T13:00:57.197-04:00Agree with LMS and others who liked it. Diamond i...Agree with LMS and others who liked it. Diamond in the rough. Guess no one ever heard of Ladino clover or shirred eggs, which is how I knew the words. I have respect for Krozel and appreciate the quote given above.<br />Bunch of grumps here. Bet Rex is the kind of driver who likes to Lena onna da Horne.centralscrewtinizerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03404913280254786506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-67300139067836116232015-06-10T11:21:37.536-04:002015-06-10T11:21:37.536-04:00Hey @spacey - check our post times, and similarity...Hey @spacey - check our post times, and similarity of comments. Great minds, eh?rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-46654929380447955102015-06-10T10:32:42.273-04:002015-06-10T10:32:42.273-04:00SUAVE MMES
I asked ANNALEE if she would AGREETO G...SUAVE MMES<br /><br />I asked ANNALEE if she would AGREETO GETITON.<br />“ILLTRY”, said that WILDCAT and it was UNRESTS ‘til dawn.<br />INALL it was ATRIP as she was INSHAPE, but not thin,<br />INESSENCE we were ENLIVENed, though some call ITSIN.<br /><br />--- LENA ERNST<br />Burma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-70072346511840136672015-06-10T09:59:51.644-04:002015-06-10T09:59:51.644-04:00My question is: why did Will AGREETO publish this?...My question is: why did Will AGREETO publish this? I have never seen a sundial with IIII on it. Come to think of it, I haven't seen ANYTHING with IIII on it. Slang for a guy with glasses, maybe? And that right below...well, we won't mention that now.<br /><br />With all the French in there, it's a wonder we weren't dealing with printemps, ete, etc. Other lowlights: bleedover: STAIR. RD: ENE. And how many UNRESTS can you have? EEEE!<br /><br />GUTHRIE, RESPECT and WILDCAT are the only things that ENLIVEN this mess. This is an experienced constructor, so I'm at a loss why he didn't work on today's grid a little harder. You know, get it INSHAPE for publication. We're looking at a rough draft.<br /><br />My biggest disappointments: that ITT wasn't clued as a cousin, and that OFL did not include Sade's "Smooth Operator." As to my old bugaboo, the [letter]AND[letter}, I have given up. It won't stop; I can see that now, so take me out of Room 101.<br /><br />I love Big Brother.spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-85727812164659651462015-06-10T09:59:15.545-04:002015-06-10T09:59:15.545-04:00@Spacey – how about that RRN? And AANDW right on t...@Spacey – how about that RRN? And AANDW right on top of it. No RESPECT!<br />I think it’s all been said above, so no late hits from me, other than, Huh?<br /><br />OFL claims that TENTONS is arbitrary, seems quite specific to me.<br /><br />R-E-S-P-E-C-T by Aretha is one of the great songs of our time. LENA had some pipes, too (and apparently horns). I too read Home.<br /><br />I think I would have gone with Cousin ITT.<br /><br />"Well, Luke, my friend, what about young ANNALEE?"<br />He said, "Do me a favor, son, won't you stay and keep ANNALEE company?" – The Band<br />Now, would that have been too obscure?<br /><br />BTW – Buckwheat said this puz had NOTATES. If anyone gets that REFERence, let me know.<br />rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-37364888064439549162015-05-06T23:35:13.682-04:002015-05-06T23:35:13.682-04:00Way easier than yesterday's puzzle - almost Mo...Way easier than yesterday's puzzle - almost Monday level. Construction was no doubt difficult (Difficult? I wish it had been impossible), but ... why? I suppose for a constructor there is some joy in in a challenging construction, but I would hope the greater joy would be making a people happy.<br /><br />Hand up for sUN BELT before GUN BELT.<br /><br />Always makes me happy to have a GUTHRIE appear.kitshefnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-68513382040959240782015-05-06T21:45:23.990-04:002015-05-06T21:45:23.990-04:00Dang...I need a drink.Dang...I need a drink.GILL I.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05605766053820226324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-70872827412425669742015-05-06T20:45:22.236-04:002015-05-06T20:45:22.236-04:00@GIll IIII. - Not I, today.@GIll IIII. - Not I, today.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-16439737596904103162015-05-06T20:39:37.350-04:002015-05-06T20:39:37.350-04:00@old timer....Just make yourself a nice drink and ...@old timer....Just make yourself a nice drink and follows @Z's link. Otherwise, you might go stark raving mad....GILL I.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05605766053820226324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-51571650587377258702015-05-06T20:37:41.189-04:002015-05-06T20:37:41.189-04:00I complained earlier that my hotel's computer ...I complained earlier that my hotel's computer garbled the printout of the puzzle and I wasn't able to do the puzzle for the first time in years. It finally occurred to me that I could do it on my iPad. I did, even though I had trouble traveling the grid and the list of clues. My first time solving electronically. I think that there are apps that make solving smoother.<br />mathguynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-51090027077093174232015-05-06T20:18:26.489-04:002015-05-06T20:18:26.489-04:00Oh, damn!
Third time's the charm?
What I mea...Oh, damn!<br /><br />Third time's the charm?<br /><br />What I meant to say was "Command V". That's how you Paste, not Command P! So: <br /><br />@old timer - Oh, darn, I got it wrong the first time -- there has to be a quotation mark after the pasted link! This should be right:<br /><br />The big problem with teaching people to post links is that you can't show the actual process, because it gets translated by Blogger before it appears on screen. But the process is something like this:<br /><br />Find the page to which you wish to link. Click on the address of the page and hit "Copy", i.e., Command C.<br /><br />Then the formula is:<br /><br />[left pointing caret]a href = "["Paste" or Command V]" [right pointing caret] [the words you want to appear in blue] [left pointing caret]/a [right pointing caret]<br /><br />Everything in [ ] must be added by you. And don't forget the first "a" after the first left pointing caret).Not an Authenic Techienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-12589809979651767202015-05-06T20:16:55.312-04:002015-05-06T20:16:55.312-04:00This was about average for a Wednesday for me, so ...This was about average for a Wednesday for me, so the easiest puzzle so far this week. A few write-overs: SlothS before SNAILS, GET INto before IN ON, KNarlY before KNOTTY (and yes, I realize that would have been Gnarly) and my favorite sUN BELT (@Penna Resident). I thought it was fine, even with the RRNs, big shoe sizes and over-abundance of INs.<br /><br />I have SHIRRed some garments, smashed some SNAILS eating my friends' pear tree in Sweden, and attended plays at the GUTHRIE theater in Mpls. My high school team was the WILDCATS, I speak the Minnesota DIALECT and the A AND W was a favorite place to get a treat in the summer in my hometown. I'm hoping we are far enough into the SPRING SEASON that we won't have another FREES but it's best to wait until after Memorial to plant because the frost threat still LOOMS until then.<br /><br />Thanks for the puzzle, Mr. Krozel, it deserves some RESPECT!Teedmnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12832353448839187816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-25248729824342353622015-05-06T19:59:22.755-04:002015-05-06T19:59:22.755-04:00I guess you can't teach an old timer new trick...I guess you can't teach an old timer new tricks. <br /><br />Try this: <br /><br /><a href="https://support.google.com/blogger/answer/41379?hl=en" rel="nofollow">Try this for hyperlinks</a><br /><br />Pt the web site, http and all, inside the quotes. Put the text (what you want to call the link) where it says TEXT. Inclued everything and don't change the spacing. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-10626604567996913532015-05-06T19:58:42.065-04:002015-05-06T19:58:42.065-04:00@old timer - Oh, darn, I got it wrong the first ti...@old timer - Oh, darn, I got it wrong the first time -- there has to be a quotation mark after the pasted link! This should be right:<br /><br /> The big problem with teaching people to post links is that you can't show the actual process, because it gets translated by Blogger before it appears on screen. But the process is something like this:<br /><br />Find the page to which you wish to link. Click on the address of the page and hit "Copy", i.e., Command C.<br /><br />Then the formula is:<br /><br />[left pointing caret]a href = "["Paste" or Command P]" [right pointing caret] [the words you want to appear in blue] [left pointing caret]/a [right pointing caret]<br /><br />Everything in [ ] must be added by you. And don't forget the first "a" after the first left pointing caret).Not an Authenic Techienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-34706958648177363242015-05-06T19:54:28.083-04:002015-05-06T19:54:28.083-04:00@old timer - The big problem with teaching people ...@old timer - The big problem with teaching people to post links is that you can't show the actual process, because it gets translated by Blogger before it appears on screen. But the process is something like this:<br /><br />Find the page to which you wish to link. Click on the address of the page and hit "Copy", i.e., Command C.<br /><br />Then the formula is:<br /><br />[left pointing caret]a href = "["Paste" or Command P] [right pointing caret] [the words you want to appear in blue] [left pointing caret]/a [right pointing caret]<br /><br />Everything in [ ] must be added by you. And don't forget the first "a" after the first left pointing caret).Not an Authenic Techienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-50757483820852851342015-05-06T19:29:38.449-04:002015-05-06T19:29:38.449-04:00still did not work (no blue clickable stuff)still did not work (no blue clickable stuff)old timernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-74505858329873205842015-05-06T19:28:17.213-04:002015-05-06T19:28:17.213-04:00Testing:
href= "http: //www.hyperlinkcode.c...Testing:<br /><br /><a rel="nofollow"> href= "http: //www.hyperlinkcode.com/make-hyperlink.php/" Hyperlink Code</a>old timernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-53252803904653390852015-05-06T18:52:11.339-04:002015-05-06T18:52:11.339-04:00I'm GOBSMACKED by what I learned from this blo...I'm GOBSMACKED by what I learned from this blog on this meh puzzle day.<br /><br />Snails have 14,000 teeth? I didn't know they had ANY teeth. Thanks @Lewis. Both your quotoids and factoids are always interesting and often enlightening.<br /><br />@Aketi. The woman who wore a G-size bra was only one-third as busty as some of the women you've seen? Also, there's such a thing as a triple-J cup???? (The mind boggles). Also, your great aunt Effie ran a saloon, you make clothes by hand, and that's in addition to being a Martial Arts expert, speaking several zillion languages and having been in the Peace Corps? I would say you're the most interesting person on this blog, except @Hartley 70 seems to have said it first.<br /><br />Which reminds me, at @Hartley 70, -- perhaps you should wait until the sun is at least 1 or 2 degrees over the horizon before attempting the puzzle. Or else turn on the lights.<br /><br />@Bob Kerfuffle -- This year's Garden State spring was exactly the same as this year's Empire State spring. Which brings to mind this story:<br /><br />A Californian is coming to NYC for 2 weeks in the spring and his friends say: "Please tell us what spring is like in New York. They're so lucky to have four seasons, which we don't, of course. And we've heard that spring is their most beautiful season and we envy you're being there."<br /><br />The guy comes back from his 2- week vacation and reports: "Guys, you're absolutely right. Spring in NYC is fabulous. Everyone I met there said so. Unfortunately, I was shaving at the time, and I missed it."Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16737377749030219974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-73183499371312526082015-05-06T17:48:39.975-04:002015-05-06T17:48:39.975-04:00The 54th entryway to the coliseum in Rome: LIIII.The 54th entryway to the coliseum in Rome: <a href="https://threesixty360.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/fifty-four.jpg" rel="nofollow">LIIII</a>.Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17459992224851404501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-21848481050973134602015-05-06T17:34:48.954-04:002015-05-06T17:34:48.954-04:00What happened to Casko Kid?What happened to Casko Kid?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-30015724290559091422015-05-06T17:07:56.047-04:002015-05-06T17:07:56.047-04:00@mathguy you had a much better experience trying t...@mathguy you had a much better experience trying to decipher nonsense code than the rest of us did doing this godawful puzzle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com