tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post439047726321026087..comments2024-03-29T10:57:51.387-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Ron nine-time all star from 1960s 70s Cubs / SAT 3-3-18 / Riesling alternative familiarly / So-called Father of Zoology / Wire stickup man Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger136125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-2122626751967907812018-04-21T18:42:00.296-04:002018-04-21T18:42:00.296-04:00Once again I find my freakishly obscure trivia bra...Once again I find my freakishly obscure trivia brain is the outlier here. TARAS Bulba is always a gimme, thanks to the Yul Bryner film. And I can never retain any sports trivia, so the 1A clue worked for me. That's A WRAP is what the director says, ITSAWRAP is what the cast and crew say to each other.J Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03089922629341405116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-23652469485404976452018-04-07T15:53:08.352-04:002018-04-07T15:53:08.352-04:00This one was a welcome relief after the pain infli...This one was a welcome relief after the pain inflicted by yesterday's celebrity flogging.<br /><br />From POSTERIZE to PANTSUITS, mostly smooth and relatively easy and fun.<br /><br />Linda EDER was the only true unknown, though a couple of other names like ZORA, SANTO, LAOTZU, and TAKEI had to be summoned from the outer spaces of memory. SAYSAYSAY song title was unknown but became obvious with a few crosses.<br /><br />Heard of CHEEZWHIZ, but had spouse's help in SUSSing out the two Zeez.<br /><br />Thanks for the weekend lift Damon Gulczynski.<br /><br /><br />leftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-37965139862962092212018-04-07T15:28:36.127-04:002018-04-07T15:28:36.127-04:00And, after consulting Bill Butler's blog, I mu...And, after consulting Bill Butler's blog, I must say...<br /><br />ARHAT??? Sanskrit? Yeah - we speak that around here all the time. Who doesn't?<br /><br />Lady DiDiana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-41873412575371451352018-04-07T15:23:16.620-04:002018-04-07T15:23:16.620-04:00Yesterday I had fun with a tough puzzle - a dnf, b...Yesterday I had fun with a tough puzzle - a dnf, but enjoyable when I SUSSed an answer.<br /><br />Today, the tune, "you know, you know, you know you know my name" was running thru my head, so the dnf was less acceptable. Some really dumb errors. And what the hell is POSTERIZE?? Mr. W used photoshop all the time - must ask him.<br /><br />And, dumb answer, meNsSUITS led to all kinds of confusion. Yes - I did think of Hillary when the PANTSUITS became apparent. <br /><br />As ever, my lack of pop culture and sports talk did not exactly help the solve. Still, much to enjoy on a rainy Saturday.<br /><br />Diana, Lady-in-Waiting for CrosswordsDiana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-70087354200429289662018-04-07T15:22:41.583-04:002018-04-07T15:22:41.583-04:00In Rex's preferred definition, understand that...In Rex's preferred definition, understand that posterize doesn't glorify the dunker, it depicts the humiliation, shall we say emasculation of the dunkee. It says more about those who first think of that definition than those who choose the legitimate, long standing tecnical cluing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-58861159277306804192018-04-07T14:38:59.901-04:002018-04-07T14:38:59.901-04:00From Syndication Land:
I had a DNF because I spel...From Syndication Land:<br /><br />I had a DNF because I spelled Lao Tsu with the S. I am just wondering if people who solve online, count it as a finish, if the computer tells them they have an error? Seems like cheating to me...<br /><br />Anyway, most of this puzzle filled itself in, except the NW which took as much time as the rest combined. I'm just not familiar with the word posterize no matter how you define it! Add to that corner Santo, Zora (which was slow to come) and Eder a WOE.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-2631192576269679812018-04-07T11:06:43.211-04:002018-04-07T11:06:43.211-04:00I was oblivious to both ways of cluing 1a. That ha...I was oblivious to both ways of cluing 1a. That had to go in on crosses, but it did. I have never heard of just one EPSOM SALT. WHATSMORE? EPSOM SALTS! THAT's a real thing; the singular isn't. I won't bash any other clues; this grid is pretty clean.<br /><br />Inkfest in the southwest when I got my TZU's mixed up; I had SUN instead of LAO. Good old George helped me out down there. Hardest part, and last to finish, was the SE. Is there really a hit with the idiotic title SAYSAYSAY? I mean, '83: that's MY era. Never heard it, or even of it. It took a while to SUSS that the three letters after EXCUSE were YOU. Once I aha'ed it I had to concede it's familiar, but others here are right in saying, if you say that, You're the rude one.<br /><br />Linda EDER is a fine DOD. Good puzzle, and a tad easier than yesterday's, though still providing enough crunch. ITSAWRAP is not nearly as familiar as "That's a wrap," but slides by. Birdie.spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-49517185360861300352018-04-07T11:02:33.148-04:002018-04-07T11:02:33.148-04:0021 minute of relative easiness. Only a coupla writ...21 minute of relative easiness. Only a coupla write-overs, both due to going in off of only an A, with asiAgoO before ROMANO and Aone before ACES. The ALI/ZAIRE combo gimmes helped fill the central and eastern parts, then worked around the SW to the NW and finished with the D in lovely Linda EDER. Yeah baby!<br /><br />TARAS Bulba also a gimme. The Russian version won a bunch of awards, WHATSMORE, it’s about a thousand times better than the laughable Yul Brynner/Tony Curtis flick that was more of a cowboy movie than classic Cossack tale.<br /><br />Can’t remember the last time I had CHEEZWHIZ. Gimme some real stuff like ROMANO or whatevs.<br /><br />Did anyone not think of Hillary upon seeing PANTSUITS? Fun puz and for me, ITSAWRAP.<br />rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-36747535415351721742018-04-07T09:48:54.384-04:002018-04-07T09:48:54.384-04:00CEASE, IT’SAWRAP
WHAT’SMORE USED up than that EXC...CEASE, IT’SAWRAP<br /><br />WHAT’SMORE USED up than that EXCUSEYOU aren’t AGE nineteen?<br />That I OBSESS for no LAZYBONES in a NUDESCENE?<br /><br />--- ZORA ROMANO<br />Burma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-36251435667353786222018-04-01T15:35:44.754-04:002018-04-01T15:35:44.754-04:00 As a complete sports illiterate, I never would’ve... As a complete sports illiterate, I never would’ve gotten your basketball clue for posterize, but I do agree that the clue used is inelegant. As an artist I use Photoshop all the time and have for 20+ years. Arhat was new to me. Bob Fingermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02260848314122630343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-31187966450912436282018-03-06T13:24:52.203-05:002018-03-06T13:24:52.203-05:00Edo shows up on occasion...Edo shows up on occasion...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-70373620731354288892018-03-05T21:07:22.960-05:002018-03-05T21:07:22.960-05:00Agreed that POSTERIZE was terrible. Maybe (arguab...Agreed that POSTERIZE was terrible. Maybe (arguably in all cases) RASTERIZE, or MEZZOTINT or HALFTONE or BENDAY DOTS or whatever. Lots of printing terms are related to what that clue describes. POSTERIZE is not one of them. Andohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05056779768985529290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-62047782260200666052018-03-05T15:21:52.182-05:002018-03-05T15:21:52.182-05:00Linda EDER is magnificent on the Jekyll & Hyde...Linda EDER is magnificent on the Jekyll & Hyde cast recording, and her version of "Do You Hear What I Hear?" is my favorite thing to hear on the radio around Christmas.<br /><br />The cross-reference of ALI and ZAIRE made both gimmes, becoming the first two entries into the puzzle. I agree with OFL about the definition of POSTERIZE. I was fairly certain that there was a Z in the first word of CHEEZWHIZ, but my hangup was whether there was an E in the first word, or an H in the second. I wanted EXCUSEme, until I was writing it in and had too many spaces. I initially wanted "kelly" to be Shatner and Nimoy's costar, since DeForrest Kelley was the only other main credits bill on the Original Series. But I forgot about the E in his name, and the I in WHIZ pointed me straight to TAKEI (especially since he's the only one besides Nimoy with a 5-letter name, misspelling of Kelley notwithstanding).<br /><br />Last four squares were ST in LASTS and HA in ARHAT. I eventually saw SHIRE for Oxford and Cambridge, and ARHAT was a word I've at least heard before (no chance I could have defined it), and from there LASTS finally fell to finish off the puzzle.<br /><br />I will admit that, as a COST analyst by day, it gave me great pleasure to see the clue/answer pairing for 26-Down.<br /><br />For me, the ability to finish a Saturday without any need to google almost invariably means that Rex will count it as Easy. Sure enough, that was the case today. All the same, I revel in finishing a Saturday puzzle, regardless of the relative ease.James Pratthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09838892872878754686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-22984060202416625112018-03-05T08:24:08.537-05:002018-03-05T08:24:08.537-05:00I got POSTERIZE immediately and would have needed ...I got POSTERIZE immediately and would have needed every cross if it had been a basketball clue... that said, when I filled it in I thought “wow, that’s pretty obscure even for a Saturday!”Dan Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08236384059182792790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-64803668011059181462018-03-04T15:34:05.297-05:002018-03-04T15:34:05.297-05:00Catching up a bit following massive power outage i...Catching up a bit following massive power outage in the area. Power still out at home so working from a friend's. I thought this was simply terrible, and it packed all its terribleness into the north, where it really stands out. <br /><br />As many have mentioned, there is WoE ARHAT crossing WoE TARAS, but there is also WoE POSTERIZE crossing WoEs ZORA and EDER. If you have five WoEs in your puzzle, they space 'em out. But every one of them crosses another WoE.kitshefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10014225555838850414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-41276408558696471882018-03-04T11:37:48.104-05:002018-03-04T11:37:48.104-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Linda Gibsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15971415497604865466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-5044235268006426472018-03-04T10:19:36.660-05:002018-03-04T10:19:36.660-05:00Had “voodooist” also!!! Never doubted it for a mi...Had “voodooist” also!!! Never doubted it for a minute. That along with having “laps” for Bible supporters provided for a healthy tussle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-15894251228031443132018-03-04T08:01:24.348-05:002018-03-04T08:01:24.348-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-35515994120983835882018-03-03T23:12:04.823-05:002018-03-03T23:12:04.823-05:00Things I learned from the blog today: Epsom salt i...Things I learned from the blog today: Epsom salt is singular! The basketball clue for posterize! It’s a lot more fun and interesting than the graphic arts clue. <br />I knew arhat but maybe that’s because I was a third culture kid (but lnot an army brat). <br />I remember the ads for TAH RAS BOOL BAH as a kid but never saw it. I lump it in with the Ten Commandments, Ben-Hur type of flick. Watching the trailer on iTunes it looks like a lot of horses didn’t make it. <br />Great to be reminded of Ipcress File, and Funeral in Berlin, good old Harry Palmer. Came out just three years after Taras Bulba. Movies were getting smarter and quirkier, and then all 60s with The Knack and Blowup. phibetakittynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-62856295602713268752018-03-03T23:10:42.875-05:002018-03-03T23:10:42.875-05:00ARHAT and TARAS both WOEs for me. But otherwise en...ARHAT and TARAS both WOEs for me. But otherwise enjoyed this a lot more than the puzzle yesterday. Basically I agree with all of Rex’s review, along with the people who had multiple iterations of CHEEZWHIZ before getting the spelling right. I enjoyed it. Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12174830953402611450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-82973618063407034512018-03-03T21:58:11.776-05:002018-03-03T21:58:11.776-05:00@anon/12:49
@all the Epsom Salt folks. You might c...@anon/12:49<br />@all the Epsom Salt folks. You might could look it up and learn that you have said it wrong all your life long. It ain't Epsom Salts. Sorry to break the news.<br /><br />true, but it is Epsom DownsBanana Diaquirinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-16289661546305114572018-03-03T21:38:34.816-05:002018-03-03T21:38:34.816-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Watermelon sambonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-37556929114530554072018-03-03T21:04:09.732-05:002018-03-03T21:04:09.732-05:00salud means HEALTH in Spanishsalud means HEALTH in Spanisholdactorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18051597410428663925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-28169069553539022752018-03-03T21:02:23.870-05:002018-03-03T21:02:23.870-05:00Put in Taras with no crosses. Knew RUR because whe...Put in Taras with no crosses. Knew RUR because when I was at UT Austin in a scene design class I designed a set for RUR as my final project. Knew SALUD because I speak a bit of Spanish. I say it in English too because I can't say God Bless because I'm a non-believer.oldactorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18051597410428663925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-40394392354651308322018-03-03T20:04:18.760-05:002018-03-03T20:04:18.760-05:00Just for the record Laotzu is not the philosopherJust for the record Laotzu is not the philosopherTchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11900464001963030109noreply@blogger.com