tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post378684554324354625..comments2024-03-28T09:03:26.219-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Italian castle town / SUN 1-14-18 / Comics superhero with filed-off horns / Connecticut city near New Haven / Steinbeck novella set in La Paz / Creator of Planet Money podcast Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger141125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-30483315756155296602018-02-04T02:56:17.709-05:002018-02-04T02:56:17.709-05:00Love your sub theme, GHarris! Also Russian refere...Love your sub theme, GHarris! Also Russian references in 62A blin and 82A red; 117A diet tip (something he needs); 101D A hair (the A stands for, well, you can guess). And I’m reading 50D with an extra L—all lies. I think 13D I win definitely is part of the sub theme too. I’ve never posted here before so it’s going to say anonymous since I don’t know how to put in a name.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-20766459884493204222018-01-21T18:42:23.657-05:002018-01-21T18:42:23.657-05:00dnf, and took way too long - didn't get the th...dnf, and took way too long - didn't get the theme. nuff said.<br /><br />Diana, still waiting for Burma's true identityDiana, LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-43182503420050642342018-01-21T17:02:57.183-05:002018-01-21T17:02:57.183-05:00Excellent Sunday puzzle. I found it challenging/e...Excellent Sunday puzzle. I found it challenging/easy, mainly due to the cluing - some straightforward, some tricky. The theme eluded me until I was filling in crosses of OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE, and I noticed -EARL WAR REN-. Aha, an OBSTRUCTed JUSTICE. Looking at row #1 as instructed, I immediately saw -ANTONI-NSC-ALIA-. Nifty, says I.<br /><br />There were parts (SW, due S, ORIENTE) that slowed me down but most of the East came relatively easily.<br />.<br />Who names a town ANSONIA? Toughest entry in the grid.<br /><br />Really liked it. So glas Gorsuch wasn't in there, as he doesn't deserve to be. Just sayin'.rainforestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-55783980020425552782018-01-21T14:47:31.136-05:002018-01-21T14:47:31.136-05:00*Genius*GeniusEightAndEighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08088709309871879826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-63535886284681654642018-01-21T14:47:11.446-05:002018-01-21T14:47:11.446-05:00*Genius*GeniusEightAndEighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08088709309871879826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-39108171443767250512018-01-21T14:46:57.207-05:002018-01-21T14:46:57.207-05:00*Genius*GeniusEightAndEighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08088709309871879826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-71894025060464422692018-01-21T14:46:39.214-05:002018-01-21T14:46:39.214-05:00I didn’t care for this puzzle....so much so that a...I didn’t care for this puzzle....so much so that after a couple of passes I just put it in the recycling. No solve and I just didn’t care. AnonymousPVXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10078186298428497941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-36197631517188287482018-01-21T14:31:19.642-05:002018-01-21T14:31:19.642-05:00again a week behind- iI agree w/ rex that the judg...again a week behind- iI agree w/ rex that the judges names never evenoccurred to me as I stopped caring once I completed tis one. Rex clued me in here on that. Also had nailed it first. I thought stuoids was well stupid and then there was also stupor. So and stewbum- so laot of stuff here to 'stu' about. and African before Asiatic- the elephant in the room. did like wannabe and diettip- there was some cleverness there. never heard of pibb, the sports ones I got from crosses have no idea was a hopstep is . I thought of dewars as it is always asked for with an s. I tended bar back when I was a young girl. Blin- - Its missing the z or however that is spelled. anyway an ok puzzle, The at last answer made me think of the great etta james. that's all I got - so going dark Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-620590049897730562018-01-21T13:23:45.255-05:002018-01-21T13:23:45.255-05:00AMAN,A NANNY, AWASH
They CALLEDIT OBSTRUCTIONOFJU...AMAN,A NANNY, AWASH<br /><br />They CALLEDIT OBSTRUCTIONOFJUSTICE<br />when ATLAST we ATE in the BAR's TUB.<br />INFUN, THEBOSS gave a HEADSUP to us, <br />"DEWAR a SHAG, but NOFOOD in this PUB."<br /><br />--- ANSONIA D'ANTONI CAPUCHIN, AKA ANSEL "POOH" OTRANTO<br /><br />this DIETTIP IDEA brought to you by the PASADENA MAYORAL ADHOC PRINT SHOPSBurma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-51525472534235106212018-01-21T12:57:42.385-05:002018-01-21T12:57:42.385-05:00Almost finished but never figured out the theme. V...Almost finished but never figured out the theme. Very Clever. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-40043484211614001052018-01-21T12:21:38.588-05:002018-01-21T12:21:38.588-05:00Three little inkfests caused a few problems: Afric...Three little inkfests caused a few problems: African elephants, wrong Jessica yeah baby with alba before BIEL, and SuckerS before STUPIDS, Dum-dums are those little suckers, right? And of all the 6-letter guitars IBANEZ? What about Fender, Gibson and Martin? Last hole filled was the potential Natick of the N in the ANSONIA/OTRANTO cross.<br /><br />And I didn't get the JUSTICE interruptus thing until coming here. Impressive construction, but did nothing for me on the solve. <br /><br />Sorry @spacey, Vikes 20 - Eagles 10. rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-49973424524314263052018-01-21T11:35:56.867-05:002018-01-21T11:35:56.867-05:00I happen to have read The Pearl, an absolutely mar...I happen to have read The Pearl, an absolutely marvelous little story by the master Steinbeck. This is where I started, and with WAR and RENTTO (ugly awkward partial that it was) gimmes, I saw the trick right off. Knew all the JUSTICEs except BREYER, but by that time I had enough to get it down.<br /><br />Immensely dense theme, which made for the above-mentioned UAP, as well as a RRNM (random Roman-numeraled monarch, in case you forgot), along with another dreaded instance of UEYS. Also a Natick at square 66. However, R seemed the most logical choice: correct (whew!). I know no record labels--and if I did, I still wouldn't know rapper ones. You can throw them in with album titles and obscure rivers to unknown seas as things which make my eyes glaze over.<br /><br />The great Etta James usually wins DOD with her crossword-friendly first name, but today we have her signature song AT LAST.<br /><br />Hand up for NANNY state (?), explained above by, who else, New Yorkers. One writeover: tried soBe before PIBB. Very clever reveal, using a common legal phrase that describes what's going on "super-"bly. Other than the three unlovely things mentioned above, there was very little trash in the fill. Most impressive; surely worth a solid birdie.<br /><br />Fly, Eagles, fly!!!!spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-10403915510589700062018-01-21T10:44:54.034-05:002018-01-21T10:44:54.034-05:00Catching up on my crosswords post Mystery Hunt: th...Catching up on my crosswords post Mystery Hunt: the monkeys are named because they look like they are wearing the friars' hoods.David Glasserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01927128078035245970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-63041113379279928082018-01-15T18:19:02.300-05:002018-01-15T18:19:02.300-05:00Oops! just found the other two: 3-bean salad and 3...Oops! just found the other two: 3-bean salad and 3 wisemen. Persnickety little answers hiding in there. 😁Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15619204481870224183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-16777408737665662272018-01-15T18:16:09.410-05:002018-01-15T18:16:09.410-05:00Gretchen, I too love diagramless and wonder why th...Gretchen, I too love diagramless and wonder why they have slowed to a trickle. I found 4. Sleepless seeking the other two. I have a DNF area in the upper part of the SE, so they could be in there. LMK if you find out. Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15619204481870224183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-73573528355125606052018-01-15T16:42:41.589-05:002018-01-15T16:42:41.589-05:00It all depends on ones experience. I live part tim...It all depends on ones experience. I live part time in New York (D’Antoni coached the Knicks); I was an English major (The Castle of Otranro); and I live part time in Connecticut (Ansonia was a gimme).TCProfnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-14931159068571006642018-01-15T10:11:49.419-05:002018-01-15T10:11:49.419-05:00Some "themes" are so far-fetched that th...Some "themes" are so far-fetched that the puzzle can be solved without understanding them, even after the fact. This puzzle is a perfect example. Clever, for sure. But did anyone finish the puzzle because the theme provided guidance?Bob Millsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-19135251734998128662018-01-15T03:34:54.335-05:002018-01-15T03:34:54.335-05:00I was stumped in SW and gave up. I guessed AdHoc, ...I was stumped in SW and gave up. I guessed AdHoc, Ansonia,To Helen, On It and Asp but still couldn't finish. Never saw the theme answers. Never heard of Pibb or Sys Op or what Ash is about grates. Better than last 2 Sundays though. <br />P.S. I'm from Bay Ridge, Brooklyn<br />Love ya RexPatKShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11527048302847956744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-67731425992179799372018-01-15T02:21:23.739-05:002018-01-15T02:21:23.739-05:00Oh, and CAPUCHIN.Oh, and CAPUCHIN.John Hoffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07357699268976237292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-54260526351782685952018-01-15T02:20:35.625-05:002018-01-15T02:20:35.625-05:00Very, very difficult puzzle for me. I did Thursda...Very, very difficult puzzle for me. I did Thursday, Friday and Saturday this week quickly, like I was thinking with the constructors. It all just made sense. But this Sunday is one I haven't finished yet. I'll come back to it and finish.<br /><br />Seems like this puzzle is completely filled with obscure stuff:<br /><br />DANTONI<br />ANSONIA<br />OTRONTO<br />TOHELEN<br />IBANEZ<br />NEWWAVE french directors<br /><br />I honestly don't know how this weird stuff made sense to anyone yet most folk are saying that this was an easy puzzle.John Hoffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07357699268976237292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-49735907899478477932018-01-14T23:26:55.927-05:002018-01-14T23:26:55.927-05:00Buggy Bunny is as much a fascist as our President....Buggy Bunny is as much a fascist as our President. Congrats, a**hole.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-8760438918864772512018-01-14T23:08:13.805-05:002018-01-14T23:08:13.805-05:00@Dave Hogg
As an NBA aficionado, my mind also wen...<b>@Dave Hogg</b><br /><br />As an NBA aficionado, my mind also went to JABSTEP first; but HOPSTEP is just as much evasive if not more. JABSTEP gives you some separation and can be the beginning of a penetration, but HOPSTEP is almost always used to evade a potential shot block. <br /><br /><b>Mr. B</b><br /><br />"I thought the top half of the puzzle was easier than the bottom half." Exactly my experience. The bottom half took twice as long.<br />---<br />Also, today it took a long while for our trolls to make an appearance! The comment section was super clean for like 70 of them! I guess s/he was watching the Jaguars-Steelers game. I hope you're a Steelers fan, troll, enjoy your defeat. semioticus (shelbyl)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16204028248874222567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-12486476436659285752018-01-14T22:54:20.477-05:002018-01-14T22:54:20.477-05:00A very good theme, and a quite enjoyable aha momen...A very good theme, and a quite enjoyable aha moment. Some pleasant spots. But then again, some dreadful spots.<br /><br />The fill is not neat. To be fair, the inherent constraint on it is ridiculous, but OTRANTO/ANSONIA, CAPUCHIN/BUTTE, THE dupe, SOTO-TOTO, GANYMEDE/ORIENTE are crossings/stacks that are not fun at all. Along with some NSA NSC WIL YEE ROC SOC UEYS ONIT NAIR NEBS BLIN AHAIR. But there are some cool entries to partially make up for the mess. Oh, and the theme is great. Don't give me dad jokes and/or lame puns that are impossible to figure out on Sundays, give me this.<br /><br /><b>GRADE:</b> B+, 3.7 stars.semioticus (shelbyl)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16204028248874222567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-22956217987074405862018-01-14T22:07:31.537-05:002018-01-14T22:07:31.537-05:00actually, it's income and education. it's...actually, it's income and education. it's just that Red states spend so little on education that most of them, of all colors on both sides, end up phat. and, of course, blacks are about 13% of US population, so it'd be kind of amazing if all of them made up most of the population of the Phat Red States. or of the Phat USofA. ya think?Buggy Bunnynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-48409119313624486802018-01-14T21:54:28.147-05:002018-01-14T21:54:28.147-05:00Actually highest rates of obesity are poor African...Actually highest rates of obesity are poor African American, too bad it kills the narrative Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com