tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post4393880020982664110..comments2024-03-28T09:44:06.223-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: TUESDAY, Sep. 18, 2007 - Chuck DeodeneRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-66426667357146960242007-10-30T11:25:00.000-04:002007-10-30T11:25:00.000-04:00Rex The Loma Prieta Range runs from the Southern ...Rex<BR/> The Loma Prieta Range runs from the Southern part of Calif to the Northern part.It is the mountain Range that runs along the coast route.Big fault area.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-77861949908160882562007-09-19T10:55:00.000-04:002007-09-19T10:55:00.000-04:00There seems to have been a sitcom in the 1990s by ...There seems to have been a sitcom in the 1990s by the name of Blossom (never heard of it) in which Joey Lawrence acted. Based upon what I could find out about him, it was his only really popular role, after which he seems to have a fairly unsuccessful recording career. Not really a good choice for today's puzzle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-35150938370073479152007-09-18T22:43:00.000-04:002007-09-18T22:43:00.000-04:00What a nice puzzle. I've been an expat for 16 yea...What a nice puzzle. I've been an expat for 16 years and of course could not figure out this clue for the longest time. "Sojourn" to me has more of a "weeks or months" association. The dictionary definition is "temporary stay" whereas an expat posting is usually a minimum of 2 years. However, not to complain, I'm happily crossing and blogging from the 37th floor here in smoky Hong Kong.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10389790318218161090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-41971746251089530852007-09-18T21:41:00.000-04:002007-09-18T21:41:00.000-04:00Green Mantis, your colorful scenario made me think...Green Mantis, your colorful scenario made me think that at least one character should be in there doing something vile with a PVC pipe.wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06899889818724088564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-48283189879375190932007-09-18T21:13:00.000-04:002007-09-18T21:13:00.000-04:00PS: I have east and west turned around! ... from ...PS: I have east and west turned around! ... from SE to SW and then NE to NW.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-69735101880141012572007-09-18T21:10:00.000-04:002007-09-18T21:10:00.000-04:00Rex, I thought your comment about solving right to...Rex, I thought your comment about solving right to left was interesting. I had never given a thought to directional advantages before, but did notice some awkwardness today as I solved from SW to SE, then NW to NE.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-85602463848395904162007-09-18T19:11:00.000-04:002007-09-18T19:11:00.000-04:00A Chinese restaurant I used to frequent had "salt ...A Chinese restaurant I used to frequent had "salt and pepper squib" on the menu. It was in the Chef's Specials section so, as with SNL's Pat, I could only guess if it was squid or squab. In the neither fish nor fowl department, a neighboring restaurant featured "sweat and sour pork."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-49202581955861744662007-09-18T17:39:00.000-04:002007-09-18T17:39:00.000-04:00I feel that from a New York perspective, any and a...I feel that from a New York perspective, any and all areas not already gentrified are just putting off the inevitable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-74221275665806914862007-09-18T16:23:00.000-04:002007-09-18T16:23:00.000-04:00Green Mantis, Into your surreal image stumbles an...Green Mantis, Into your surreal image stumbles an AWRY SCOT, picking up the last CENT in the gutter. Poor guy -- got expelled from the TEA SET CLIQUE.fergushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17056002311944010536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-83632958180493570382007-09-18T16:18:00.000-04:002007-09-18T16:18:00.000-04:00My sailor friend tells me that "three sheets to th...My sailor friend tells me that "three sheets to the wind" actually has to do with windmills. In light winds, you attach four sheets to the blades, and heavy winds, only two sheets. If you have three sheets attached...well that's just inane.Eric Seljehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17281291974062721183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-28121946093911295122007-09-18T16:09:00.000-04:002007-09-18T16:09:00.000-04:00I thorougly enjoyed this puzzle. Was more difficul...I thorougly enjoyed this puzzle. Was more difficult than the average Tuesday, but definetely doable after putting some time into it.<BR/><BR/>So whenever there is a new animal in the crossword, I set it as my desktop background. My desktop over the past few months has been inhabited by such exotic animals as the: smew, rhea, emu, coati, gnu, onager, etc...<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, there happen to be few good pictures of squab(s?) on Google. Rex's picture here was quite scary to say the least. It looked like a baby guinea pig with a beak. My desktop now is a picture of cooked squab, but considering the fact that like Orange, I am a (Near-) Vegetarian, it is quite unappetizing to look at.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-6700287354979277042007-09-18T15:42:00.000-04:002007-09-18T15:42:00.000-04:00prshutr: I, too, had ASPEN for ASTER which gave me...prshutr: I, too, had ASPEN for ASTER which gave me PORN for 29D. I thought, "That can't be right!"<BR/><BR/>Also had trouble with 11D, NI-E. I thought NINE at first. I mean, for women's shoes that's pretty big, right?PuzzleGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09017772879976436923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-64346325815025519492007-09-18T15:36:00.000-04:002007-09-18T15:36:00.000-04:00Re. Sheets:My trusty Webster's does give def. 1b f...Re. Sheets:<BR/>My trusty Webster's does give def. 1b for sheet : SAIL. Thought the fine song "Day of the Clipper" started "You can see the sheets of canvas..", but alas, Google informs me it is "squares of canvas..".<BR/><BR/>Nice puzzle<BR/>great blog<BR/><BR/>thanks Rex.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-70136651109788260482007-09-18T15:29:00.000-04:002007-09-18T15:29:00.000-04:00Seems like the quality of puzzles has improved sin...Seems like the quality of puzzles has improved since early last week? Realy enjoyed this one. My only problem was in NW where I had DENTS instead of DINGS for a while.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-91804518453785162762007-09-18T15:17:00.000-04:002007-09-18T15:17:00.000-04:00I started wondering what the connection to drunken...I started wondering what the connection to drunkenness was in the expression "three sheets to the wind," and it looks like it *does* actually refer to ropes. The sheets/ropes are attached to the corner of the sail, so if they are loose, the sails go flappin' all crazy, like a drunk I guess. <BR/><BR/>As this puzzle shaped up, I started to get this surreal image of a really bad part of town populated by lots of drunks, prostitutes, and johns, all employing extremely good manners while making their various transactions. Zsa Zsa was there too, beating someone about the head and neck with a squab. But politely.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-2615583675640597502007-09-18T14:29:00.000-04:002007-09-18T14:29:00.000-04:00So when Jerry Lee Lewis is drinking wine Spo-dee-o...So when Jerry Lee Lewis is drinking wine Spo-dee-o-dee, is he pouring it from a tea set?Eric Seljehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17281291974062721183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-10206127355920892732007-09-18T13:17:00.000-04:002007-09-18T13:17:00.000-04:00Fergus, the OAK tends to be clued as a metaphor(sy...Fergus, the OAK tends to be clued as a metaphor(symbol of strength), furniture or floor material, or acorn source or product—no shade tree action. ASH trees do not give shade; they give baseball bats. Or so the crosswords tell me.Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-27752881056924302222007-09-18T13:00:00.000-04:002007-09-18T13:00:00.000-04:00I would take Snipe or Quail before ordering the SQ...I would take Snipe or Quail before ordering the SQUAB. This caused a little traffic jam down in the SE.<BR/><BR/>Is it always an ELM offering graceful shade? Seems it's never an Oak or an Ash.fergushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17056002311944010536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-14205114459515559582007-09-18T12:06:00.000-04:002007-09-18T12:06:00.000-04:00Thanks so much for this wonderful blog and communi...Thanks so much for this wonderful blog and community. I have learned more about solving puzzles in the last six months than I ever thought possible. I now do the puzzles each night, and continue to work books and other on line puzzles. My skill level and enjoyment level have really been bolstered by this wonderful site. Thanks so much!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-53603991457051650302007-09-18T11:24:00.000-04:002007-09-18T11:24:00.000-04:00sheet can be either line or sail (it's definitely ...sheet can be either line or sail (it's definitely sail in the expression "3 sheets to the wind".<BR/>Just another one of those words with more than one meaning.<BR/>I had "PORE" in for "hard time deciding", but then filling in the ending with an N turned it into PORN, so I changed it to TORN, which made me change ASPEN to ASTER. <BR/>Overall, though, a fun, and very easy puzzle, even for a Tuesday.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-71625365990031540892007-09-18T11:15:00.000-04:002007-09-18T11:15:00.000-04:00I could be wrong, but, I believe a sheet (59D) is ...I could be wrong, but, I believe a sheet (59D) is a line (rope) not a sail.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-81451090069068351392007-09-18T10:56:00.000-04:002007-09-18T10:56:00.000-04:00Reading this blog and these comments is a bright s...Reading this blog and these comments is a bright spot in my day. Thanks Rex!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-36942655655201546262007-09-18T10:54:00.000-04:002007-09-18T10:54:00.000-04:00Missed 1A and 5A first time around too. Kept tryin...Missed 1A and 5A first time around too. Kept trying to jam stoicism in 38A; thought the correct answer was perfect and funny. I always have trouble remembering how to spell Zsa Zsa; let's go for Magda next time. And those tea sets show up regularly since I also do Shortz's 200 puzzle collections too so I "puzzle" more than once a day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-48416808180487967452007-09-18T10:21:00.000-04:002007-09-18T10:21:00.000-04:00What really irked me about "Dumb" is that its orig...What really irked me about "Dumb" is that its original meaning is "mute." Having a deaf older sister (who is the most successful - speaking and signing - member of my family), I grew up hearing an awful lot about "deaf mutes" and "deaf and dumb." The word has, of course, evolved to mean something close to inane, I guess. But it is a word that continues to offend me, since being mute is not the same as being inane.HappyDadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12890512140336081605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-79312603825875081142007-09-18T10:20:00.000-04:002007-09-18T10:20:00.000-04:00Does saying that something has not yet gentrified ...Does saying that something has not yet gentrified necessarily mean that it will eventually gentrify? What I find interesting is not so much the assumption that seedy places will gentrify but that if it isn't gentrified then it is seedy.<BR/><BR/>I've lived in many neighborhoods that I wouldn't consider seedy but also wouldn't consider gentrified.<BR/><BR/>I agree on UBOOT given the clue. Though it didn't occur to me while actually doing the puzzle so UBOAT went straight in.<BR/><BR/>My moment of distressing mental failure was having NI-E and "Giant in footwear" and taking several seconds to get it. I just looked at it saying "Nice? Is that a shoe brand."<BR/><BR/>I don't drink beer and have definitely never had a Stella Artois so I would like to thank them for running those little mini-movie commercials before the movie in arthouse theaters.Alex S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07543077687426776863noreply@blogger.com