tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post4045641284907072318..comments2024-03-28T09:22:03.720-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Lake Oahe locale / SUN 4-3-16 / Carson who won 2001 TS Eliot prize for poetry / Mayan food staple / Olympic sprinting champion Devers / Politico with autobiography American Son / 2009 Grammy nominee with lyric But this ain't seaworld this is real as it gets / 2003 #1 hit for Outkast / Fifth century pope great / Post-menorah-lighting treatsRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger97125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-92198332608520533222017-09-12T21:35:31.778-04:002017-09-12T21:35:31.778-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07287821785570247118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-69914723088993653792016-04-24T06:04:05.568-04:002016-04-24T06:04:05.568-04:00Well, here it is, three weeks later and I just fin...Well, here it is, three weeks later and I just finished. I was busy OK? @Kimberly I completely identify: wanna talk about it and there's no one to listen<br />I can't possibly do anytime this tough which is why I slog on and somehow my cerebellum comes thru. I needed one more put it down and pick it up and I'd have had OILY and TO A T. I had ALIVE for bubbling and never got rid of the E<br />Finally, in the latimes x I ended up with ZERONES for Dupes and my son tells me his crowd had a term GEBRONES.<br />Again. So satisfying to finish a puzzle like this even if it takes a week. Wilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-82172670145720495292016-04-13T21:22:13.364-04:002016-04-13T21:22:13.364-04:00I certainly understand people's complaints abo...I certainly understand people's complaints about PPP, but I consider a successful crosworder to be masterful at wordplay, an inveterate punter, and a dull participant in the culture. As for ON A BOAT, it won both a Grammy and a People's Choice award, and was critically acclaimed. The video drew 110 million YouTube views. Not exactly "obscure." Phillip Blackerbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01246294316176476429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-51388089177585358712016-04-13T21:13:43.036-04:002016-04-13T21:13:43.036-04:00"TO A 'T'""TO A 'T'" Phillip Blackerbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01246294316176476429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-41933132852759867312016-04-13T21:00:03.828-04:002016-04-13T21:00:03.828-04:00Thank you! Thank you! Phillip Blackerbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01246294316176476429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-82567938801227972572016-04-10T23:00:43.981-04:002016-04-10T23:00:43.981-04:00For those who haven't yet Googled it, "In...For those who haven't yet Googled it, "Inbox Zero is a rigorous approach to email management...developed by productivity expert Merlin Mann." But I agree with @strayling: INBOXHERO is a terrific answer and did, indeed, deserve to be correct. 8-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-10169545825359250072016-04-10T22:58:57.204-04:002016-04-10T22:58:57.204-04:00So, on to the Minn Tourney in June. Yes, I am pla...So, on to the Minn Tourney in June. Yes, I am planning on staying at the St. Paul hotel in dntn SP, near the tourney site. Looks lovely.<br /><br />Should be coming in on Sat about noonish, and leaving latish on Mon, so I can make a 3-day mini vaca out of this. <br /><br />@Rondo - Mr. W says weather is awful in M/St.P in June. Looks like there are good/bad days. Eh? The bar at the hotel sounds good. <br /><br />Gonna fly to the future to post some of this - Teedmn was also interested in meeting up. Don't know (remember?) where she (he?) is from. <br /><br />Diana, Lady-in-Waiting for her first Tourney!Diana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-45328736618358112722016-04-10T22:55:46.367-04:002016-04-10T22:55:46.367-04:00OMG! A really clever and challenging puzzle that ...OMG! A really clever and challenging puzzle that was well worth the effort required to solve! And yes, I agree, too much PPP. And also a few really weak fill clues. And yet, the challenge of the theme answers more than compensated. Kudos to Mr. Last!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-54890674753319072952016-04-10T21:53:22.175-04:002016-04-10T21:53:22.175-04:00No way this one should have made the cut. Little b...No way this one should have made the cut. Little but mental masochism here.leftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-54395888107117687982016-04-10T20:22:53.650-04:002016-04-10T20:22:53.650-04:00Naticked by Natan, who out LASTed me.
My "so...Naticked by Natan, who out LASTed me.<br /><br />My "solve" was similar to OFL's, only probably hours longer. Here's a recap:<br /><br />1) First glances, uh oh, lots of PPP WOEs<br /><br />2) First go-thru - got a few<br /><br />3) A few more<br /><br />4) Some real traction<br /><br />5) Bleep! Stuck. Utilize rule allowing me to look up some PPP's I'll never ever know no matter how many crosses I get.<br /><br />6) More traction. Getting sick of this puzzle. What's going on?<br /><br />7) Oh... A bleeping rebus. OK. Keep going. Looks like they're all the same, and indicated by circles. Not too bad.<br /><br />8) Bleep! What's going on? Where's my right to know??? I'd like to know!<br /><br />9) It's gotta be Cry Me a River. Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Puzzle goes from Hellish to Bellish (Bells are ringing, for me and my puz.) Enjoy the finish. Admire the puzzle. Nice little tough guy that he is. <br /><br />To recap - Me, Sunday morning, sober as a judge and drinking coffee = OFL, bleary eyed after drinking on a Sat evening of an intense tourney. Plus a few hours (for me). Sounds about right.<br /><br />And to all a good night.<br /><br />Diana,LIW<br /><br />PS more to come re the St. Paul June Tourney. Diana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-43295165287891090082016-04-10T19:49:10.456-04:002016-04-10T19:49:10.456-04:00This one was so much fun! Nice tricksy theme and s...This one was so much fun! Nice tricksy theme and some witty clueing made for a very satisfying solve. I do wish I'd been right about the letter I got wrong though. IN BOX HERO deserved to be correct.straylinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13536180563789923012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-78500987719717763172016-04-10T18:31:04.293-04:002016-04-10T18:31:04.293-04:00Very challenging, especially when watching the Mas...Very challenging, especially when watching the Masters and Jordan Spieth letting so many back into the tournament. Always high drama on the back nine on the last day.<br /><br />Oh yeah, the puzzle. I was more or less lost up top and wandered down to the middle/bottom, getting AMOK (which made me think it must be either N or S DAK.<br />Then for the two themers down there, I figured it out. They both had EAR in the circles and just switched endings. Aha! From there it didn't just fall down, though. Lots of fierce cluing and little twists had to be negotiated, and the entire middle North was a bear for me. Guesses on COR and ADA, although ADONAI seemed familiar. Then the last pair of themers, which were by far the toughest. <br /><br />Anyway, I got it all done, but definitely challenging, yet fun.rain forestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-76862816259823301772016-04-10T16:51:04.681-04:002016-04-10T16:51:04.681-04:00I absolutely hate puzzles of this type. I don'...I absolutely hate puzzles of this type. I don't understand the attraction at all. And this is the result, horrible clueing and ridiculous answers, all for what? This mess?AnonymousPVXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10078186298428497941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-76615061815480614472016-04-10T14:16:17.939-04:002016-04-10T14:16:17.939-04:00This one was particularly hard because I live in P...This one was particularly hard because I live in Philadelphia and get the puzzle in the Inquirer, one week later, and they didn't print the circles in the puzzle grid. DrJeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17574080070611054839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-88717288963723165302016-04-10T12:58:24.578-04:002016-04-10T12:58:24.578-04:00DNF. No chance for this one. It's just plain u...DNF. No chance for this one. It's just plain undoable. It's not enough to switch halves of answers; we have to wade through a morass of ungettable, uber-obscure entries. I mean, c'mon. Lake Oahe??? There may be six people who have property near there; for the rest of us, forget it. And was it Oscar ISAAC, or ISAAC Oscar? I'd have to toss a coin. And he's the "star" of...what??? "Inside Llewyn Davis?" Are we actually supposed to RECOGNIZE this literary (stage? film?) "classic?" I guess both of the people who saw that know it. The rest of us, no way.<br /><br />There's lots more in the same vein, but I won't bother. This has been the single most hopeless case ever for me. ALIG? OBELI?? I'm outa here.spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-18420668567828953362016-04-10T12:57:27.981-04:002016-04-10T12:57:27.981-04:00If last Sunday made me want to give up Sundays, th...If last Sunday made me want to give up Sundays, this one may have done the trick. Can’t say how much I hated it. Got the INONEEAR . . . phrase quickly, then the EAR circles, then took, no, wasted, a long time figuring out the nonsense. And who was to say that it wasn’t going to be random “EARS” going in and out. Poor fill and clues, IMO. WADE is totally clued wrong. Others have mentioned further dreck. May not even look at next Sunday.<br /><br />FEY RAE, two current yeah babies as a homophone for one from 80+ years ago. You may not care for Carly RAE Jepsen’s “Call Me, Maybe”, but it was huge in 2012 when I went to CA to buy a car; every radio station west of the Mississippi was playing it. Someone really missed out on the perfect time to clue for Barbi BENTON, one of Hef’s favorite yeah babies.<br /><br />Though I live in MN, I bought my current car from a dealership in Sunnyvale, CA with an El CAMINO Real address. Really.<br /><br />If I weren’t such a GENTLEMAN, I’d say this puz sucked.<br /><br /><br />From late last night-<br />@D,LIW - It's been my impression that the MN tourney expects more contestants AND more spectators this year. Maybe I can try to do some recon. Or maybe @GB will shed some light.<br />The St. Paul Hotel is the top spot to stay, has a great bar, and is only steps away from the tourney, if you're not too concerned about the price. There are a few less expensive yet acceptable lodging options within range if it matters. <br />I'm in St. Paul most days, so it's possible, depending on schedule, that I could be your airport shuttle. And, of course, the first round is on me.<br />rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-9792292252011077522016-04-10T11:48:06.990-04:002016-04-10T11:48:06.990-04:00Wasted the morning trying to solve this one. Still...Wasted the morning trying to solve this one. Still don't get it. Ironically I whizzed through our newspaper's usually incredibly difficult Saturday puzzle. Should have been an omen.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-5196307850569031672016-04-10T11:41:33.368-04:002016-04-10T11:41:33.368-04:00RACY THESIS
As a GENTLEMAN, CANIMAKEAREQUEST?
I t...RACY THESIS<br /><br />As a GENTLEMAN, CANIMAKEAREQUEST?<br />I think IHAVEARIGHTTOKNOW<br />if YOULLCOMEAROUND at my USUAL behest,<br />or TAKEARISK to just BEATIT and go.<br /><br />--- STORMIN’ VLADIMIR AGNUS ADONAI<br />Burma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-66924553953368317992016-04-09T22:59:38.758-04:002016-04-09T22:59:38.758-04:00Impeccably: To a tImpeccably: To a tAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17547091419568740637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-35679228711671401352016-04-09T20:39:09.073-04:002016-04-09T20:39:09.073-04:00"To a tee" as in fits you to a..."To a tee" as in fits you to a...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-17234210073218776852016-04-09T19:12:53.615-04:002016-04-09T19:12:53.615-04:00Just re-stating from yesterday:
Checking out flig...Just re-stating from yesterday:<br /><br />Checking out flights/rooms for the St. Paul tourney in June - there's a direct flight to/from, and a very nice hotel about a block from the tourney site. Tickets are not yet on sale on the website. Do y'all think there's any chance of a cancellation for the tourney? I doubt it, but don't want to get flight tickets 'till I'm certain. It would be so much fun to watch the pros in action!. Gonna try to post this paragraph on tomorrow's (Sunday) puz so I might get a response.<br /><br />Diana,LIWDiana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-68865912281111321712016-04-09T18:30:28.318-04:002016-04-09T18:30:28.318-04:00What is TOAT??What is TOAT??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-66190034594076775562016-04-08T12:55:01.190-04:002016-04-08T12:55:01.190-04:00Talk about being late, I meant to have commented s...Talk about being late, I meant to have commented sooner but it escaped my alleged mind. I doubt anyone will peruse this anyway at this late date.<br />Re 3 Down, this led me to read the so-called lyrics to "I'm on a Boat". What an abomination! I don't think there should be any reference to such crassness in the Sunday NYT puzzle. End of comment.johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16259664144002215775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-79533746906509841922016-04-05T16:23:07.050-04:002016-04-05T16:23:07.050-04:00I'm always a day or two late. Got theme almost...I'm always a day or two late. Got theme almost immediately after thinking there'd been a mistake in the cluing. Right. Laughed it off and got "...KEYS". So I had it after all, no mistake. Slogging cross so it couldn't be TRUCK for "Rig" or STEAK? Hard enough at a couple levels to finish with some satisfaction.Rinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14759599258625095907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-17310843024934481082016-04-05T08:34:22.415-04:002016-04-05T08:34:22.415-04:00Great Puzzle. Out with the old in with the new. S...Great Puzzle. Out with the old in with the new. Sorry Nancy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com