tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post4042858848434835828..comments2024-03-19T06:47:00.387-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Flag carried on knight's lance / FRI 9-20-13 / Fox relative / Relatives of spoonbills / Blake's burning bright cat / Positive thinking pioneer / 1959 #5 hit with the B-side I've Cried Before / Watch brand once worn by 007 / 50s politicoRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger84125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-76252730274321196142013-10-26T12:51:39.176-04:002013-10-26T12:51:39.176-04:00Back again in syndi-time, although a day late and ...Back again in syndi-time, although a day late and buried under spellcasters. Now I think that they were the ones responsible for the flooding we had last month.<br /><br />Anyway, my experience was quite similar to @Rex's. Top fell easily, had to put it aside for a day to see the bottom. Hated both SNAPS and SNIT. Still don't really get the former. And where did that stupid "Oh, snap" thing come from? From TV or a movie, the sources of most things ridiculous, I guess.<br /><br />I remember a parody of the Dion song that had the lyric: <br />Each night I ask the stars without fail<br />Why must I be a teenager in jail?Cary in Bouldernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-48711821735995349882013-10-25T21:42:48.506-04:002013-10-25T21:42:48.506-04:00My experience was the same as Rex's. Wow! aim ...My experience was the same as Rex's. Wow! aim am so proud!<br /><br />I zipped through the top and got to the bottom and had the same problems in the NW. I left the puzzle and came back to it after dinner and a couple of glasses of vine and voila finished it. In vino veritas.BedfordBobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08348600333498878554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-19204469777637554242013-10-25T19:30:07.113-04:002013-10-25T19:30:07.113-04:00Talk about Heaving Gruel ... the spammers are havi...Talk about Heaving Gruel ... the spammers are having a field day. <br /><br />Normally I struggle with Friday puzzles, but this one played at least Wed. easy. Wheelhouse and Wavelength at work. At first glance I was thinking 'archedANEYEBROW' but thought, too easy, yet most of it ended up right. Got it off the Y in TYGER. Write-overs cranes before IBISES, reeled before AMAZED. Love the 15s.<br /><br />@DMG if you're still around with all the C*** on the blog. Turns out, neither of us is old enuf to remember Lacoste as a player. Have a good week-end. <br /><br />Thanks Doug and Mangesh<br /><br />Gingernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-34315799609503989602013-10-25T17:51:27.275-04:002013-10-25T17:51:27.275-04:00I filled this in almost on sight (thanks to a powe...I filled this in almost on sight (thanks to a powerful spellcaster - hear my testimony!) until the SW. I think now when I see Fox or Crow I will finally think Indian instead of animal. When I got PAN off crosses I went back to check if the crosses were right and didn't figure it out until I got here. And Pet for SNIT? Outrage. There are so many good ways to clue that why would you pick Pet?sdcheezhdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05457420125517948430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-23730111344857494642013-10-25T16:35:27.893-04:002013-10-25T16:35:27.893-04:00@DMG and other Syndi-posters - the SpellCasters ap...@DMG and other Syndi-posters - the SpellCasters appear in a steady stream between real time and SyndiTime. Since I get the email follow-ups I typically have three to five a day to delete, but they aren't for all the same day. I've not seen one appear, yet, on the day of the puzzle. RealTimeZnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-12486805002621913122013-10-25T16:27:50.180-04:002013-10-25T16:27:50.180-04:00One wonders what @SiS's comments will be like ...One wonders what @SiS's comments will be like when he returns after being brain-washed by Dr. Usman Kerum and his spellcasters - I suspect they want him for his capcha-deciphering expertise.<br /><br />So, I solved the 15s at the bottom of the grid with only a few crosses and built on those to climb back to the top in a kind of a "xwords meets Tetris" solving strategy. And for the second day in a row I can not find my OWS.Dirigonzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03903353503511480168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-33110757622854644462013-10-25T15:59:25.120-04:002013-10-25T15:59:25.120-04:00First time through I ended up with an"s"... First time through I ended up with an"s" here and there and a big sigh. But somehow I persevered and eventually ended only with the PEErERS error, assuming, as some others apparently did, that SNArS must be a word. Was surprised to discover Bond did not sport a Rolex, and thanks to those who explained PAN.<br /><br />Thanks @Ginger for the comments on LaCoste, I had thought he came from the Bobby Riggs era.<br /><br />I hope the outliers/infiltratrators don't kill this blog. I can't imagine what they get out of it. What I get is annoyed and tired of rapid scrolling. Curious that they only seem to appear in Syndiland.DMGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-12098593822698637372013-10-25T13:28:21.014-04:002013-10-25T13:28:21.014-04:00I'm beginning to dislike the word "scrabb...I'm beginning to dislike the word "scrabbly." Just sayin.<br /><br />Threw in "omega" for Bond's watch. SEIKO? Really?<br /><br />This must have been an easy Friday because I got 48A from the clue alone, and 16A & 17A from three crosses. Must be on the same wavelength with Doug & Mangesh. Thanks for a clean, quick Fripuz.<br /><br />What! Who! Help, Syndyies, I'm being kidnapped by Dr. Usman Kerum and his spellcasters...<br />HE<br />...l<br />....p...<br />... Solving in Seattlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04249420848844874936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-20294454550481964072013-10-25T11:44:44.892-04:002013-10-25T11:44:44.892-04:00I HEREBY DECLARE AND IMPOSE A HEX/CURSE ON ALL THE...I HEREBY DECLARE AND IMPOSE A HEX/CURSE ON ALL THE INFILTRATORS.<br />MAY YOUR TYPING FINGERS TURN INTO BIG TOES. <br /><br />Ron D.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-16539171265033050422013-10-25T11:01:13.660-04:002013-10-25T11:01:13.660-04:00Monday called; he wants his puzzle back.
Okay, th...Monday called; he wants his puzzle back.<br /><br />Okay, there were a couple of tricky spots in the south: ARAPAHO (once clued as "A knock and a cry of surprise") as a Fox relative, Fox being one of your lesser-known tribes; SNIT as "Pet," already cited by OFL as a xword-only definition; and aha!ing 33d as "Oh, THAT kind of arm!" And am I the only one who ENTERed LEchERS for "Satyrs, say?" My only w/o.<br /><br />So, maybe Tuesday. Friday? I just don't see it. Top half, I was writing as if copying. Easy-medium at best. I didn't notice the plethora of -ers so much. While not TODIEFOR (my favorite entry), this one was pretty well done, IMO.<br /><br />Just not a Friday.<br /><br />And now, will somebody PLEASE close the spellcaster floodgates?spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-3827123057601126242013-10-25T02:48:53.096-04:002013-10-25T02:48:53.096-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-27838547917237139212013-10-24T00:21:00.035-04:002013-10-24T00:21:00.035-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-3018157523896896062013-10-23T20:14:08.853-04:002013-10-23T20:14:08.853-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02463533420854970940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-49879204781085450062013-10-23T10:50:52.077-04:002013-10-23T10:50:52.077-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Charles Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17475104846162629208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-11406182880666611632013-10-22T05:23:07.768-04:002013-10-22T05:23:07.768-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04210846827074211210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-53714742297315799252013-10-22T02:48:30.912-04:002013-10-22T02:48:30.912-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07313707178981916554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-72575808174093185152013-10-20T07:23:42.258-04:002013-10-20T07:23:42.258-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-52213955126567064872013-10-16T02:07:47.484-04:002013-10-16T02:07:47.484-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-52731756766465057392013-10-15T17:16:40.910-04:002013-10-15T17:16:40.910-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Marciohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01359880350723529630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-72097574161970064952013-10-13T12:23:02.068-04:002013-10-13T12:23:02.068-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03848493765308894168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-72720176281756848172013-10-11T09:46:52.405-04:002013-10-11T09:46:52.405-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-32287785941530797502013-10-09T17:20:59.715-04:002013-10-09T17:20:59.715-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10416737508742607014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-88090460555886823332013-10-09T03:12:06.385-04:002013-10-09T03:12:06.385-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-34870899758922527172013-10-07T17:43:51.482-04:002013-10-07T17:43:51.482-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Jensennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-66765538672707975162013-10-07T09:17:38.005-04:002013-10-07T09:17:38.005-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03606120862771872382noreply@blogger.com