tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post3805361583071246055..comments2024-03-18T21:42:52.345-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Jewelry designer Elsa / SUN 11-7-10 / Lex Luthor alter ego / First near-Earth asteroid / Spot overseer / Sitcom role for Brandy Norwood / Has 21 spotsRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger68125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-73516283536213659072019-06-21T08:56:16.041-04:002019-06-21T08:56:16.041-04:00Thanks for another excellent post. Where else coul...Thanks for another excellent post. Where else could anybody get that type of info in such an ideal way of writing? In my opinion, my seeking has ended now. <a href="https://www.petragems.com/blog/moissanite-vs-diamonds-vs-white-sapphire-vs-labgrown-diamonds/" rel="nofollow">white sapphire vs moissanite</a><br />Muhammad Hassanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04282277249728542966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-54007300441596381542019-02-10T09:16:53.349-05:002019-02-10T09:16:53.349-05:00asadasadAsad Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00500352023803720255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-5497394629542862902010-12-27T13:50:38.599-05:002010-12-27T13:50:38.599-05:00Well, I got this thing a week ago via syndication,...Well, I got this thing a week ago via syndication, and (true to the completely unrelated answer) yesterday I finally gave up. I have everything done but that cockamamie 3-Down and 4-Down business. Made no sense, had to be an error. If I could have nailed "Savalas" I maybe could have inferred the rest (which is how I got PERETTI).<br /><br />Overall it was tough but fun. Just wish those two clues hadn't been muffed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-23523022647309528092010-11-16T14:01:28.325-05:002010-11-16T14:01:28.325-05:00Usually when I see a comment about "I got tha...Usually when I see a comment about "I got that because I am / am not a geezer" I find myself thinking, "no, you probably got it b/c you read The Joys of Yiddish or your dad listened to reruns of Bob and Ray." Knowledge of trivia is largely dependent upon individual experience, not necessarily upon age.<br /><br />My (non-geezer) husband knew immediately who Steve Reeves was, because of Rocky Horror Picture Show lyrics. We are the same age and I didn't know the lyrics.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08093742217209436112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-68973709600066545312010-11-14T22:17:32.038-05:002010-11-14T22:17:32.038-05:00Nice puzzle and like @Dirigonzo, my local paper...Nice puzzle and like @Dirigonzo, my local paper's print puts me a week behind on the Sundays. <br /><br />Liked the themed, and really have no beef with EVENING A TIRE even if it is a bit klunky in itself in terms of daily usage, evening attire certainly isn't.<br /><br />ADEXEC threw me because nothing in the clue pointed to abbreviations. Others were stumblers for me were DUAD, BADE and XOUT. <br /><br />Some of the clues were really fun, like 65A.<br /><br />@JOHO... My mother and step-father were regular Knox Pres attendees. Well, my mother more so. Step father was usually on the golf course around the corner. The routine was service, lunch at Teller's, and a scoop at Graeter's. The last time I attended services in Knox, they were for my step-father's funeral. He actually had died and gone to heaven.<br /><br />captcha: smsynati - curiouslyNighthawkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11898505137434147165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-34594481533294854482010-11-14T14:56:36.861-05:002010-11-14T14:56:36.861-05:00A good work out for a Sunday for a change, at leas...A good work out for a Sunday for a change, at least a medium for me. Fell into the LESLEY/Morley trap and also wanted Rendezvous with RIGA which would make a good sci-fi title, but finished without too many write overs. In the Seattle Times syndiated version VIS-A-VIS was clued under the downs as "3 & 4 'In relation to' " so no confusion out here over that one.Dave in Seattlenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-66214485004575237182010-11-14T13:59:55.932-05:002010-11-14T13:59:55.932-05:00Syndication is only one week behind on Sunday so I...Syndication is only one week behind on Sunday so I feel like I'm almost catching up to the rest of the pack! Figured the theme out about two-thirds of the way through and that helped a lot to finish the puzzle. Got ADEXEC right from the crosses but never did parse it correctly until I came here - now I get it! Only quibble is cluing MORON as fool, as I don't think the terms are interchangeable. I've been called (probably correctly) a fool, foolish and fool-hardy (never fool-proof) but I'm not a MORON (well, maybe sometimes.) Anyway, I liked the puzzle a lot.Dirigonzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03903353503511480168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-12678091897151768742010-11-13T12:44:50.177-05:002010-11-13T12:44:50.177-05:00My only problem with this puzzle was the Annapolis...My only problem with this puzzle was the Annapolis Frosh entry. I applied 'middy',which screwed up the northeast. "Plebe" never occurred to me. What, after all, do I know of "Peretti?"BobbyFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16353623121906879241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-73874981438506557412010-11-11T04:48:14.565-05:002010-11-11T04:48:14.565-05:00It appears no one commented on 36A (Pinned down?) ...It appears no one commented on 36A (Pinned down?) being an astonishing double entendre.<br />Whereas all the other theme clues addressed themselves to the meaning of the warped phrase, this one works both to describe both UNDER ATTACK and UNDER A TACK. How brilliant is that?<br /><br />Rex picked 106A as the winner clue of the day. I think he should reconsider that selection.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16911901473993027184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-67421865554049653572010-11-08T11:57:07.872-05:002010-11-08T11:57:07.872-05:00@anon 11:51
does your internet not show the third ...@anon 11:51<br />does your internet not show the third and fourth comments from yesterday?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-76376782578790853812010-11-08T11:51:31.654-05:002010-11-08T11:51:31.654-05:00Interesting that nobody mentioned the RARE mistake...Interesting that nobody mentioned the RARE mistakes in clues for 3D and 4D. Should read DOWN, not ACROSS. Since mistakes are so rare, I really considered that they might have some trick involving portions of 1A, starting at the 3rd and 4th letters. <br /><br />I, too, really enjoyed this devilish puzzle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-78672576890524749642010-11-08T10:45:34.534-05:002010-11-08T10:45:34.534-05:00Got the theme fairly quickly and had fun trying to...Got the theme fairly quickly and had fun trying to guess the others without crosses -- really like puzzles in which you can do that. Wanted FETCHING a tire .... Lot of proper names I didn't know but doable through crosses. Best Sunday in a while IMO ....TimJimnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-8480260252651187512010-11-08T03:19:38.031-05:002010-11-08T03:19:38.031-05:00awesome -- a classic Sunday puzzle. hard but not r...awesome -- a classic Sunday puzzle. hard but not ridiculous. amusing. clever. mix of high and low culture. perfect.Octaviannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-78414818279027181902010-11-07T20:32:12.638-05:002010-11-07T20:32:12.638-05:00Decent enough puzzle, I guess. I got it fine. F...Decent enough puzzle, I guess. I got it fine. Found the theme gimmick right away.<br /><br />I counted 38 proper nouns -- an amazing 26 of them down answers. The latter seems excessive to me. The lower right trio of UMA, NAS and TNT looks ugly.<br /><br />I too confidently inked in MORLEY were LESLEY eventually appeared.<br /><br />I'm guessing that Puzzle Girl had no problem with "straddling one's opponent" = UPONARIVAL from her wrestling obsession.Van55https://www.blogger.com/profile/15904942044695917615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-19099501417567572822010-11-07T20:21:46.211-05:002010-11-07T20:21:46.211-05:00Telly was in one of my favorite Twilight Zone ep...Telly was in one of my favorite <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSy8Ko1vSKQ" rel="nofollow"> Twilight Zone </a> episodes.My name is Talky Tina and you better be nice to menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-32543993432739548622010-11-07T19:17:55.568-05:002010-11-07T19:17:55.568-05:00Back from my golf and the comments haven’t changed...Back from my golf and the comments haven’t changed much. Surprised nobody has commented on Telly Savalas. “Who loves ya, baby” he would say with his lollipop on Kojak! But my favorite was his role as a tank driver in Battle of the Bulge. As for the theme, it just struck me as flat with no pizzazz, a ho-hummer. Not that it was bad, but fairly easy to get and after you get it, so what? Parts were difficult but overall not particularly challenging (which matters not for a Sunday). So, I am reminded of my favorite Peggy Lee song: Is That All There Is. Now for my Maker’s Mark and my recording of the Bears game....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-9134679586172068152010-11-07T18:59:11.858-05:002010-11-07T18:59:11.858-05:00@Sundance: good for you!@Sundance: good for you!machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-13105854619159737412010-11-07T18:35:26.506-05:002010-11-07T18:35:26.506-05:00I'm impressed with those of you who could do t...I'm impressed with those of you who could do this. I got nowhere! Was very hard for a Sunday, I thought. <br /><br />The mistake around referencing a 3-Down and 4-Down really threw me, too.<br /><br />Going to keep trying, getting smarter, and hope to rise to the challenge for next time.John Hoffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07357699268976237292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-69178525320843379362010-11-07T18:09:10.837-05:002010-11-07T18:09:10.837-05:00You can combine two well-known people, ELSA PERETT...You can combine two well-known people, ELSA PERETTI and CHE, to get a third, CHELSEA PERETTI.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04754156636762779545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-11654321195969062012010-11-07T17:10:04.944-05:002010-11-07T17:10:04.944-05:00Estes was a gimme for me, too, as I live in Des Mo...Estes was a gimme for me, too, as I live in Des Moines (Iowa, not N.M. or Wash.) and Estes is an Iowan, graduate of Simpson College. He lives in Switzerland but spends lots of time in Iowa doing great things with/for young musicians.quilter1noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-64891958313530331202010-11-07T16:56:27.713-05:002010-11-07T16:56:27.713-05:00@Foodie I too have a piece of jewelry..a Peretti ...@Foodie I too have a piece of jewelry..a Peretti heartchefbeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15195945085405126511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-41196672502997152502010-11-07T16:14:30.294-05:002010-11-07T16:14:30.294-05:00A very good Sunday, in my book. I loved Rex'x...A very good Sunday, in my book. I loved Rex'x description of some recent Sunday puzzles (bloated Wednesdays). It seems that with the big Sunday grid, the constructor should be able to give us something special and this one did. After reading other comments, I agree that EVENING A TIRE is the weakest answer, but I felt that others more than made up for that. LOVE A FAIR may have been my favorite.<br />I found this tough and got off to a slow start, picking at the puzzle here and there. My first theme reveal was RETURN A DRESS and that gave me the trick. Worked carefully to avoid most of the mis-directs, but did have faNAtIC for a long time. The NE was tough, but I guessed right today. Never heard the phrase POWER PC, but reluctantly put the P in the REAP/POWERPC cross. It seemed like it READ was a better down answer, and TOWERPC was a better across.<br />On to the Acrostic.PuzzleNutnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-73026887998067227532010-11-07T16:05:54.991-05:002010-11-07T16:05:54.991-05:00I liked it.
@ArtLvr ... like @mac I appreciated ...I liked it. <br /><br />@ArtLvr ... like @mac I appreciated the Polk family history. Just this morning I attended the Knox Presbyterian church in Cincinnati where we were treated to a glorious performance of Maurice Durufle's "Requiem." Was like I died and went to heaven. <br /><br />@mac, PERETTI was a gimme for me, too. She moved into the penthouse of my pre-war, rent-controlled apartment building when Halston moved out. She was very nice. As was he. If he was catching a cab in the morning when I appeared, he'd put me it it and wait for the next. A true gentleman. <br /><br />Back to the puzzle. Thanks, Will and Will!johohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12708487230515532492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-17508555033845987522010-11-07T16:04:14.584-05:002010-11-07T16:04:14.584-05:00PERETTI was the first one I got, no doubt because ...PERETTI was the first one I got, no doubt because every Sunday on page 3 of the NYT there's an ad for Tiffany & Co., and she's often the featured designer.Stella in NYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11484446782505073065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-23431344628313813962010-11-07T16:01:46.927-05:002010-11-07T16:01:46.927-05:00Thank goodness for vanity as I know, and even own ...Thank goodness for vanity as I know, and even own a piece of jewelry by, Elsa PERETTI. Otherwise that whole NE area would have been a lot harder. And along the same line, RETURN A DRESS was my theme revealer. <br /><br />I'm somewhere in the middle on this one. Not my favorite, but I agree with Rex and many others that it feels solid and crunchy. <br /><br />@ Treedweller et al, in case you care... Butros Butros Ghali translates into Peter Peter Dear.foodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13052189131129098616noreply@blogger.com