tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post3723255212277912996..comments2024-03-29T07:01:08.827-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: First Congolese P.M. Lumumba / SUN 4-17-11 / Scottish psychiatrist R. D. / French walled city on English Channel / Tree-lined path in une foretRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger82125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-30676857886845392992011-04-26T15:05:06.853-04:002011-04-26T15:05:06.853-04:00@M07S - click on the FAQS button at the top of the...@M07S - click on the FAQS button at the top of the page and scroll down to "helpful definitions" and you will find the answer, plus learn much more that will help you really enjoy this blog - it's a really special place!Dirigonzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03903353503511480168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-18521363338630922782011-04-26T14:55:58.785-04:002011-04-26T14:55:58.785-04:00My first time here. I'll definitely bookmark t...My first time here. I'll definitely bookmark this site as The NYT Sunday puzzle is the highlight of my week. I would like to ask what Natick means.M07Snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-76142120683735398262011-04-25T23:37:26.189-04:002011-04-25T23:37:26.189-04:00Expect that Gel is being used in the sense of a ha...Expect that Gel is being used in the sense of a hair gel as a fixative.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-78952550408653047142011-04-25T16:46:03.883-04:002011-04-25T16:46:03.883-04:00@GIP - Many years ago I found one of those humorou...@GIP - Many years ago I found one of those humorous greeting cards that were all the rage for a while (probably about the time I was living insin). On the front it said something like, "Love is grand..." and inside it added, "...and with a little mayonnaise it can be absolutely FANTASTIC!" No idea what that meant but I bought it, although I forget who it was intended for.Dirigonzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03903353503511480168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-32591622043321406302011-04-25T08:54:41.431-04:002011-04-25T08:54:41.431-04:00@Dirigonzo: To paraphrase Miriam b: MAYO in one&#...@Dirigonzo: To paraphrase Miriam b: MAYO in one's ANO?GILL I.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05605766053820226324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-63333520820239312732011-04-24T17:09:14.440-04:002011-04-24T17:09:14.440-04:00If you like the word 'paraprosdokian' you&...If you like the word 'paraprosdokian' you'll love the word 'perithamnotypic' ... or is it 'perithamnotipic' ... I'll get to the point eventually.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-3264876702527448952011-04-24T15:11:44.132-04:002011-04-24T15:11:44.132-04:00It's Easter Sunday in syndicationland so most ...It's Easter Sunday in syndicationland so most stores are closed and I was glad to have a puzzle that took up a big chunk of the afternoon. Ultimately failed in the NE because I did not know the first Congolese P.M.'s name, which I feel bad about given his importance in the history of that part of the world, and I just could not see how the Mitch Hedberg quote was supposed to read.<br />It seems like there was a mini-shout out to the Spanish speaking solvers among us (Hi, @Gil.I.Pollas) with the Mexican Valentine's greeting and Madre's hermano sitting in the middle of the grid, and the Colada fruit and Mayo container (both needing a tilde) down at the bottom.<br /><br />insin - how unmarried couples used to live before cohabitating became commonplace.Dirigonzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03903353503511480168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-58187205572687221672011-04-24T14:42:06.486-04:002011-04-24T14:42:06.486-04:00Didn't read all the comments but I think Rober...Didn't read all the comments but I think Robert Bloch of "Psycho" fame was the first to use the S. King Line. Fact check?Judynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-66380085400872765782011-04-20T15:40:54.014-04:002011-04-20T15:40:54.014-04:00Dear Rex,
It's funny that you had both Ayn and...Dear Rex,<br />It's funny that you had both Ayn and Ann as Presbyterians. They were both Jewish.<br />IdaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-23694935158073533262011-04-18T12:43:27.710-04:002011-04-18T12:43:27.710-04:00Since when is "wades" (in) synonymous wi...Since when is "wades" (in) synonymous with "dives" (in)?Kiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04894634015122008248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-86592628153998341362011-04-18T06:30:35.585-04:002011-04-18T06:30:35.585-04:00@jberg, 11:11 -- Interesting question you ask, a...@jberg, 11:11 -- Interesting question you ask, and I have learned something in preparing the answer: Re: 4D, GEL, I was thinking that "jell" was a commercial word derived from the older "gel", maybe by the same process by which "Boiardi" became "Boy-ar-dee" or "Bongiovi" became "Bon Jovi."<br /><br />But as it turns out, although both ultimately derive from the Latin <i>gelare</i>, to freeze, JELLY was in use in the 14th century, and the back formation JELL first recorded in 1869, but GEL (a back formation of "gelatin") is listed as first appearing in 1899!<br /><br />But both are good words.Bob Kerfufflehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02615811802419025933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-78752649940570297152011-04-18T01:40:03.804-04:002011-04-18T01:40:03.804-04:00I can't stand those quote puzzles where all th...I can't stand those quote puzzles where all the theme answers consist of one (usually lame) long quotation. (Notable exception: An MLK quote puzzle many years ago.) But this one was super-fun, bc the quotes were all different, and you had a chance to get them from the front of the line whether you knew them or not.<br /><br />Started out at 2:00 a.m. in AcrossLite, and it was so easy that I just printed out the one quadrant and the first quote that I had completed and saved the rest for breakfast. <br /><br />Yes, fell for LBJ, so that was in the printed part, so that required Flair pen write-over, but other than that, pretty easy, which I was sure was going to be Rex's rating. <br /><br />But I forget that he solves against the clock, whereas my difficulty rating just has to do with whether or not I can actually do the puzzle. And have fun. Which I did. <br /><br />Can't wrap my brain around the concept of paraprosdokians, but I wrote it down and will think about that tomorrow.Robinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-92025770612594497932011-04-18T00:13:42.347-04:002011-04-18T00:13:42.347-04:00pedestrian's walkway doesn't fit with coin...pedestrian's walkway doesn't fit with coin. pocket was perfect.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-84360907385887839712011-04-17T23:55:15.374-04:002011-04-17T23:55:15.374-04:00@Anon 10:43
Sorry your sensibilities have been of...@Anon 10:43<br /><br />Sorry your sensibilities have been offended. With everything going on in the world today, I wish I could think of nothing better to get riled up about than "poor taste" in a NYT crossword.<br /><br />The word play is still humorous.GLRnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-41135648944096286702011-04-17T23:19:32.690-04:002011-04-17T23:19:32.690-04:00Forgot to remark -- twice last week we had RANDR, ...Forgot to remark -- twice last week we had RANDR, now today DANDD (124A). Easy for me, since my two sons devoted their early years to it. But is this a trend? BANDB next?jberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02169065390875378077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-39078546298162587282011-04-17T23:11:19.020-04:002011-04-17T23:11:19.020-04:00@CoffeeLvr - Nobody every answered about 4D. When ...@CoffeeLvr - Nobody every answered about 4D. When you are making jelly, or Jello, or various other things, it JELLS when it turns from liquid to solid - i.e., when the suspension is fixed. I question whether it can be spelled GEL, though, I have never seen that.<br /><br />It seems to me that it's OK to use the same word or phrase in a clue and answer when both are part of a quotation, but not when one is the definition of the other.<br /><br />I, too, have no idea why ANO is a container for MAYO (131A). Oh! I just got it! It's the calendar in Spanish! I was looking for some word along the lines of AMAYONA. I didn't get how mno was six letters, either, until I came here.<br /><br />@Matt Ginsberg -- there's a Roman numeral in 17D, isn't there? So I assume you mean that you never use a Roman numeral as the whole answerjberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02169065390875378077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-75581283134393337882011-04-17T22:53:54.279-04:002011-04-17T22:53:54.279-04:00Was it also Groucho who observed that "whoeve...Was it also Groucho who observed that "whoever said that the way to a man's heart was through his stomach must have flunked geography"?<br /><br />Nice to see some Firesign fans !Cruxloggernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-6834547793240709692011-04-17T22:43:06.927-04:002011-04-17T22:43:06.927-04:00Wordplay? Bullshit.
The person joked about his per...Wordplay? Bullshit.<br />The person joked about his personal drug use and he died from it. It was in poor taste to use that quote.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-56378187327178570662011-04-17T22:03:05.387-04:002011-04-17T22:03:05.387-04:00@mmorgan: Firesign Theater: Great stuff. "An...@mmorgan: Firesign Theater: Great stuff. "And now for today's word in Turkish." "Waiting for the electrician, or somebody like him." <br /><br />Agree re Laing.<br /><br />Appreciate el aplausio, but still need la tilde. <br /><br />Captcha: reateg. Most of a great egg.miriam bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03506593846362044050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-59328823510432518682011-04-17T20:40:08.449-04:002011-04-17T20:40:08.449-04:00@Anon 7:02: Yes, Firesign Theater was wonderful, ...@Anon 7:02: Yes, Firesign Theater was wonderful, and I vividly remember seeing them perform sometime in the late 60s/early 70s (it's vivid but hazy).<br /><br />Just a comment WITH NO VALUE JUDGMENT: It's interesting to me how many people here don't know RD Laing. There was a time when he was quite the cultural icon, and everyone was throwing quotes at each other from 'The Politics of Experience' and 'Sanity, Madness, and the Family.' It's just interesting to note that (and wonder why) he's faded into relative obscurity.<br /><br />@miriam b: un aplausio.mmorganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18375430572178263265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-17799356698515922442011-04-17T20:32:47.644-04:002011-04-17T20:32:47.644-04:00Hard puzzle for me for some reason. Maybe just tir...Hard puzzle for me for some reason. Maybe just tired and beat up from the flu. <br /><br />Actually thought Friday and Saturday were easier than this puzzle, which was not normal. Breezed through both of those, while this one took more effort.<br /><br />Rex's objections are stupid, however. The fill is fine, and the punchlines are mostly funny in their use of language even if there is nothing funny about drug abuse, hitting people with cars or keeping human body parts on your desk.<br /><br />As for one-liners, I was sorry not to see any from the great Steven Wright. He has a terrific line in a similar spirit to the Woody Allen one: "I intend to live forever. So far so good."Elsie Rouxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-84581610311240409352011-04-17T19:02:14.716-04:002011-04-17T19:02:14.716-04:00FiresignTheatre forever!FiresignTheatre forever!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-67937680729723095972011-04-17T18:53:55.317-04:002011-04-17T18:53:55.317-04:00Starting out with KungFu where TAICHI ended up got...Starting out with KungFu where TAICHI ended up got me off to a bad start and it was all a long uphill battle from there. I'll be the umpteenth to say it was a slog. (But did enjoy the theme answers.) <br /><br />PATRICE Lumumba was a gimme, as I'll wager it was for many of us "oldies".Rubehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773241241484881566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-84906679678334803922011-04-17T17:18:38.257-04:002011-04-17T17:18:38.257-04:00"Jane Eyre" the film was very well done...."Jane Eyre" the film was very well done. I recommend it to those who enjoy that genre.<br /><br />Ann Landers and Dear Abby are/were indeed Jewish and also twin sisters born in...Iowa!quilter1https://www.blogger.com/profile/09569747169212018177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-10982619775423212802011-04-17T16:43:43.359-04:002011-04-17T16:43:43.359-04:00I think both "Ann Landers" and "Ayn...I think both "Ann Landers" and "Ayn Rand" were both Jews, culturally, although Ms. Rand was also a devout atheist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com