tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post4349766875145661462..comments2024-03-29T01:22:33.864-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Beach debris also known as rockweed / SUN 3-4-12 / Comic British character who rarely speaks / Card game similar to ecarte / Sci-fi film with android named Ash / Pilgrims John Priscilla / Sublime in hip hop slang / Dragon slayer of myth / Skagway locale / Musical star Paige who played original EvitaRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger69125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-3265876886905359712012-03-24T14:23:11.805-04:002012-03-24T14:23:11.805-04:00Will no one comment on the claim of under ten minu...Will no one comment on the claim of under ten minutes? Is there a conspiracy among the speedy solvers to not comment on the silly claims of time to complete? Ten minutes? You can't write the answers in that fast if you have them there in front of you. Reading, correcting, thinking: all of this takes way more than ten minutes. C'mon somebody! Fess up!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-7220541449037225822012-03-11T15:54:26.744-04:002012-03-11T15:54:26.744-04:00If you do the puzzle under 10 minutes, now what do...If you do the puzzle under 10 minutes, now what do you do with the rest of your Sunday morning? Slow down, Rex and all you other racers ......just enjoy the journey!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-30475084633135139522012-03-11T12:51:50.954-04:002012-03-11T12:51:50.954-04:00This one was fun. I pretty easily got the first fi...This one was fun. I pretty easily got the first five parts of the story, but the south in general had some tough spots--not helped by my SANGTO vs. SUNGTO (fortunately my only writeover). Some of the cluing was a little off-center; I don't think I'd use "lacing (into)" as a clue for RIPPING. Not that it's wrong, per se, it JDLR, as the security boys would say (Just Doesn't Look Right). The TWOD/OHIO west was tricky, to say the least. Overall, I'd have to give it an easy-medium. Once I locked onto the punchline--I actually did LOL--it sped to a finish.<br /><br />Another BASEHIT for AROD? Don't tell me he's starting a streak!Spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-13902908484712545232012-03-11T12:27:34.384-04:002012-03-11T12:27:34.384-04:00From the syndicate, I marked several clues for pos...From the syndicate, I marked several clues for possible comment but of course all were mentioned by others last week, so I'll just say that as an addict in denial I took no offense at the puzzle's joke, as apparently some did.<br /><br />20a OLORD (won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz) left me wanting to hear some Janis Joplin.<br /><br />GILLS at 24d reminds me that my old friend @Gill I.P. hasn't been around for a while - I miss her.Dirigonzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03903353503511480168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-15703511175372092212012-03-05T14:45:12.570-05:002012-03-05T14:45:12.570-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Mr. Bensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507031178939980974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-11315019621327383702012-03-05T14:44:58.947-05:002012-03-05T14:44:58.947-05:00Loved the Colbert clip, though, contrary to the es...Loved the Colbert clip, though, contrary to the esteemed authority Mike D, I'd have to say Shortz is the winner; the clue and answer just have to be acceptable usages; they don't have to be the *only* acceptable usages, or else hardly anything would ever work in a crossword.Mr. Bensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507031178939980974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-52639442748854420372012-03-05T06:54:58.960-05:002012-03-05T06:54:58.960-05:00I did not love this solving experience. It was te...I did not love this solving experience. It was tedious piecing together the story and then instead of the promised Love Story we got a snyde remark from an addict in denial. Lovely. Why someone would want to subject millions of us to this I'll never know.Ray Greenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15845140258474433922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-72009799378534984282012-03-04T21:16:55.643-05:002012-03-04T21:16:55.643-05:00@ Anon 7:59 - LOL. I see from your jokes why you w...@ Anon 7:59 - LOL. I see from your jokes why you want to stay anonymous.... :-)retired_chemisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13181126754941899228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-21833570719740941722012-03-04T19:59:28.068-05:002012-03-04T19:59:28.068-05:00There actually were 4 Alou brothers in baseball - ...There actually were 4 Alou brothers in baseball - Felipe, Mateo, Jesus & Boog Powell - who changed his name early on. ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-54872932690398753702012-03-04T19:19:59.218-05:002012-03-04T19:19:59.218-05:00@mathew miller - I can e-mail the puzzle to you an...@mathew miller - I can e-mail the puzzle to you and you can print it out. E-mail me and let me knowchefbeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15195945085405126511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-1267129691183016532012-03-04T19:18:08.873-05:002012-03-04T19:18:08.873-05:00@Matthew - I've put the puzzle up for you here...@Matthew - I've put the puzzle up for you <a href="http://www.cassandragroup.com/SundayPuzzle.html" rel="nofollow">here.</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-37095561786251528272012-03-04T19:04:42.886-05:002012-03-04T19:04:42.886-05:00@chefwen: "Knowing my penchant for wine I ha...@chefwen: "Knowing my penchant for wine I have received that joke at least five times from various friends, so this one was a cake walk for me." Beware the dangling participle. You meant that your friends knew your penchant for wine, not that you did -- although you undoubtedly do. Cheers!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-55513968133497062242012-03-04T18:51:21.336-05:002012-03-04T18:51:21.336-05:00that's disappointing. thank you for the replythat's disappointing. thank you for the replyMatthew Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07055470136539962891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-36499872770199247262012-03-04T18:51:03.930-05:002012-03-04T18:51:03.930-05:00@matthew,
Assuming you bought the NYT, you got gyp...@matthew,<br />Assuming you bought the NYT, you got gypped by the news dealer. There's a regular magazine where the puzzles reside.<br /><br />Any puzzle which Rex rates Easy that I finish without errors is a good one. Yes, hands up for nile, but I enjoyed it.skua76https://www.blogger.com/profile/15450051465313263422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-91217631375353579772012-03-04T18:46:54.917-05:002012-03-04T18:46:54.917-05:00@Matthey Miller - Yeah, you're missing the Mag...@Matthey Miller - Yeah, you're missing the Magazine Section. There are frequently two magazines in the Sunday paper, one a specialty such as the Style Magazine. One or the other frequently gets lost in the packaging of the newpaper.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-53171986208437962382012-03-04T18:32:59.184-05:002012-03-04T18:32:59.184-05:00OK. I am sorry to ask such a ridiculous question.....OK. I am sorry to ask such a ridiculous question...but where do I find today's puzzle?<br /><br />I'm relatively new to this, and I'm not a subscriber so I typically only try my luck at monday-thursday puzzles on campus. This is my first time buying a Sunday paper with the intention of doing the puzzle. I read on wiki that Sunday puzzle is in the magazine, but the only magazine that came with my paper is the Style Magazine. Am I missing something??Matthew Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07055470136539962891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-26117778965879879112012-03-04T17:32:31.643-05:002012-03-04T17:32:31.643-05:00A drunk man comes home to his wife with a duck on ...A drunk man comes home to his wife with a duck on his shoulder. He says " This is the pig I've been sleeping with" She replies " you must be drunk, that's a duck" He replies " I was talking to the duck!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-86522542153452995222012-03-04T16:31:06.542-05:002012-03-04T16:31:06.542-05:00Did this last night in what would have probably be...Did this last night in what would have probably been record time, (if I kept record of this type of thing). Came here to catch the repartè on ILL and it's definition, only to find out it is apparently a non-issue now. <br /><br />AROD?? Maybe it's because I read the NYT, but with all the press he gets these days I can't imagine not having him as the go-to 4 letter NYC baseball name.<br /><br />Don't know about ED WOOD, wanted an airline for the JFK clue and couldn't figure out what went with free and duty so that area was the last and by far the hardest for me.<br /><br />Like others, had T(I or O)CK and knew Nile wasn't going to work... but still wanted it to.<br /><br />The theme answer... lame, IMO, but still an enjoyable puzzle.Rubehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773241241484881566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-71677147820214847752012-03-04T16:30:12.488-05:002012-03-04T16:30:12.488-05:00@foodie: Wish I was there to laugh with you on tha...@foodie: Wish I was there to laugh with you on that plane!<br /><br />re: Skagway...I've now posted on FB what people would think the answer would be. All my Skagway friends are enjoying a trip down memory lane of their favorite places in this 1 mile by two mile town. One non-Skagway friend wants to go there for the beer. And one blessed non-Skagway friend thanked me because she knew the answer when solving this morning.Shamikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11635283729322415150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-27953616902359216112012-03-04T16:23:20.142-05:002012-03-04T16:23:20.142-05:00Jug part = EAR.Jug part = EAR.Rex Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-23476848929589719242012-03-04T16:17:33.755-05:002012-03-04T16:17:33.755-05:0063A -Jug part" AMB? I don't understand....63A -Jug part" AMB? I don't understand.Maxwellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-711805940463729772012-03-04T16:00:45.214-05:002012-03-04T16:00:45.214-05:00I did this on the plane to Amman. I ordered wine w...I did this on the plane to Amman. I ordered wine with the meal and the conservative looking middle eastern dude across the aisle gave me a disapproving look-- I had said something in Arabic in helping his wife, so he thought I should know better than drink alcohol, and in public! Than, I did the puzzle, and burst out laughing- it seemed especially apt, given I was going to hell for drinking. Which of course earned me a second sneer. <br /><br />Rebellion through a puzzle!foodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13052189131129098616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-43999997489482234942012-03-04T15:22:04.684-05:002012-03-04T15:22:04.684-05:00Knowing my penchant for wine I have received that ...Knowing my penchant for wine I have received that joke at least five times from various friends, so this one was a cake walk for me. Did get a little tired with all the three letter answers.<br /><br />Had Rio Grand at 15A, that was my last area to tidy up.chefwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03999206352243329280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-18818671668094657142012-03-04T14:51:49.815-05:002012-03-04T14:51:49.815-05:00The joke was cute, the puzzle not as easy for me a...The joke was cute, the puzzle not as easy for me as for some who have posted. I really didn't want to have to Google, but I had to a couple of times.<br /><br />r.alph: loved the printer video!Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09709142959535977331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-52613224241736797832012-03-04T13:49:49.276-05:002012-03-04T13:49:49.276-05:00So happy I read Shamik's blogs a week or two b...So happy I read Shamik's blogs a week or two back - thanks!<br /><br />Really liked this one - just heard that joke a few months ago - I think someone had it on his/her FB page.CoolPapaDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11542059534657415505noreply@blogger.com