tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post444204106508270679..comments2024-03-29T01:22:33.864-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Physicist Nathan who postulated wormholes / SUN 5-29-16 / 1880s-90s veep P Morton / Enlightened buddhist / Drive street where Harry Potter grew up / Dweller along Mandeb Strait / TV inits since 1975 / Never in NikolausRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger95125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-61720558181632358492016-06-13T10:44:05.735-04:002016-06-13T10:44:05.735-04:00The Chaos theory is interesting and mostly rings t...The Chaos theory is interesting and mostly rings true. However I disagree with the assertion that 26A should be a gimme. Not everyone lives in or even close to the "Northeast corridor"-I'm in Nova Scotia. Furthermore, Acela is merely a piece of corporate gobbledy gook.<br /><br />If not for the gripings of the category 2-4 denizens there wouldn't be much of a blog now would there?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-35790365538507317822016-06-09T14:20:37.598-04:002016-06-09T14:20:37.598-04:00@Loren Muse Smith your hilarious comment reminded ...@Loren Muse Smith your hilarious comment reminded me of one of my favorite lines from an episode of The Simpsons: "Some folk'll never eat a skunk, but then again some folk'll..." :-)Ben Eggenbergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14879059430991841320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-59539544239873079602016-06-06T21:42:57.881-04:002016-06-06T21:42:57.881-04:00It was in 2014, not 2013.It was in 2014, not 2013.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16812938707385228055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-44634754690545458452016-06-05T19:21:07.243-04:002016-06-05T19:21:07.243-04:00I almost quit, but decided to suss out that madden...I almost quit, but decided to suss out that maddening array of three-letter entries at the very bottom, and I think I finished. I say "think" because I didn't bother checking every single square. <br /><br />I thought the theme entries were pretty good, and I especially liked @Burma Shave's poem "Silence of the Iambs"--brilliant.<br /><br />Kind of between a slog and an OK Sunday, but @Spacey, I want you to CARE.rain forestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-16301223230909376352016-06-05T17:25:18.779-04:002016-06-05T17:25:18.779-04:00BS1 - Hilarious. Took me a while to figure out wh...BS1 - Hilarious. Took me a while to figure out which syllables to accent. Really hard to see.<br /><br />La Dee Dah, Lady DiDiana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-13113827008617855122016-06-05T16:07:31.584-04:002016-06-05T16:07:31.584-04:00I haven't yet read all the comments, but did p...I haven't yet read all the comments, but did peruse the comments bet. Lobster, Nancy, and Chaos. Interesting<br /><br />BTW, Chaos left out those of us who are still in Puzzle Fourth Grade and have no idea of our mastery level once we graduate. Since I stopped solving in the mid seventies, when I went back to school to pursue my endless interests, I only have 2+ years under my belt. I ran thru kindergarten thru 2nd grade pretty quickly. Welcome to the land of Oslo, etui, epee, Esme, et.al. (etc.) These little "eses" are quite helpful at times. Too many and yes, the puz gets drab. (I still do some "simpler" puzzles that rely a bit too heavily on ese, but there's a game for everyone. <br /><br />OTOH, if a puz has too much PPP trivia, it too can become wearying.<br /><br />However, I have learned to persevere. <br /><br />Case in point. Today's puzzle. My initial reaction was similar to Nancy's - I just don't know these folks, names, albums or whatever. But I've learned that sometimes the tiniest of toeholds can lead to success. First go thru I had maybe 10 answers, and too many were three-letter ones. Back thru again - got some more. Repeat. Repeat. Hah! Got a theme answer! Got the joke! Yeah baby! (No, not that kind Rondo.)<br /><br />Tho I had a dnf in the end, due to lack of PPP knowledge, I did get 95.67% of the solve. And (one of my standards) I got all of the theme answers, which were lots of fun IMHO. <br /><br />So fun is where you find it AND where you make it. I learned that ANA is a collection, and can be used as a noun or an ending, as in Americana. (See Bill Butler's blog first if you even wonder what an answer means. Then go to Uncle Google.) (Speaking of BB, his time today was about 20 minutes, compared to 78 minutes for yesterday's fight to the finish.)<br /><br />Since I'm in the pun/word play camp, today was a pleasure. But I still persevere through the Rebi (which I still think is cheating) and the PPP fests - I can still learn something from them. And when an answer emerges from the crosses or the depths of my memory, I love those moments. <br /><br />Not that I don't give up some days - often days when I have other plans and less time. Today I only have to return a moldy lasagna to the store. Bought it for dinner yesterday, and had a nice surprise when I removed the cardboard sleeve. Reminded me of a (warning: grossness factor ensues) pimple popping video on some "doctors" show that was on the tv at the gym the other day. Always amazes me to see what there must be an audience out there for. Pimple innards? Really? I was very glad when someone came along and switched the channel to Top Gear.<br /><br />Au revoir ALI - flit like a butterfly. We'll see you in the crosswords.<br /><br />My cat Quincy looks like a Chihuahua. He has never said "HOLA." <br /><br />Ciao<br /><br />Diana, Lady-in-Waiting for Crosswords<br /><br />Diana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-8099231840586207742016-06-05T15:30:36.071-04:002016-06-05T15:30:36.071-04:00I thought this tougher than easy-medium. Not easy ...I thought this tougher than easy-medium. Not easy at all, IMO. AnonymousPVXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10078186298428497941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-45664727704719937712016-06-05T15:26:54.920-04:002016-06-05T15:26:54.920-04:00I thought this puzzlw was fun, and not as hard as ...I thought this puzzlw was fun, and not as hard as usual for me. NW corner was last to fill. <br /><br />Only dissapointment was theme didnt have more bite.<br /><br />Tiered sponsorship was a decent clue, and makes sense to me... charity event donations often have levels (or tiers), the more you donate the fancier the type of sponsor tier you fall into (platinum, gold, silver, etc.).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-40685370621399291342016-06-05T11:49:19.991-04:002016-06-05T11:49:19.991-04:00DNF. What is wrong with me? I did the top half, wi...DNF. What is wrong with me? I did the top half, with its CORNY theme titles, but kept bumping into obscurities that only a handful of people (different people in each case) would know...and I just didn't care enough to keep on WORKING. I'm retired, guys; I don't WORK any more. And today, I came to realize that that's what I was doing. And THIS particular puzzle just plain ain't worth it. So I just QUITIT.<br /><br />Make me care. That's true even on weekdays, but on Sundays: you REALLY have to make me care. A 15x15 is a diversion; a 21x21 is a chore. That's all I have; never mind the DOD or the golf rating. Sorry. See you next week.spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-9666222136722027692016-06-05T11:47:19.605-04:002016-06-05T11:47:19.605-04:00The wackiness was overwhelming, almost TRIPPY. So ...The wackiness was overwhelming, almost TRIPPY. So were a coupla notable write-overs with Gooey for GLACE and then TIEdin for TIERED nearby GLImmEr/GLItTEr/GLISTEN. And a few one-letter things sprinkled around. Slowness ensued. Not exactly easy, I'd say.<br /><br />Having been multiple winners of yeah baby status before, I must pass over singers REBA and ANI and go directly to ALI Krieger. If you haven’t seen that issue of ESPN’s Body Issue, well . . .<br /><br />And speaking of ALI, there may never be another like him.<br /><br />Glad to see OFL put up a URIAH Heep LINK. “EASY Livin’” may have been more apropos.<br /><br />Too nice to waste any more time indoors. Outside stuff calls, and then perHAPs time to be a BEERHUNTER.IAM what IAM (not IAMB).<br />rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-8797884510948382292016-06-05T11:18:11.972-04:002016-06-05T11:18:11.972-04:00ABUT FEE
EDNA, MYHAIRLADY, ISA bit CORNY,
she lik...ABUT FEE<br /><br />EDNA, MYHAIRLADY, ISA bit CORNY,<br />she likes her FRENCHCONFECTIONs TINEy,<br />and the NIB of my SCEPTER makes her horny,<br />but ABEAUTIFULMINK gets me HEINIE.<br /><br />--- ERIC TATTER<br />BS2noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-17844973914271032162016-06-05T10:47:33.897-04:002016-06-05T10:47:33.897-04:00SILENCEOFTHEIAMBS
--- EVIE GLACE
SILENCEOFTHEIAMBS<br /><br /><br /><br />--- EVIE GLACE<br />Burma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-27270030844324596282016-06-05T08:17:38.931-04:002016-06-05T08:17:38.931-04:00Stars do not glisten! How did this terrible clue g...Stars do not glisten! How did this terrible clue get past the editor. Glisten:(of something wet or greasy) shine; glitter.<br />"his cheeks glistened with tears"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-47658908694903735102016-06-02T12:57:43.833-04:002016-06-02T12:57:43.833-04:00Glaring error by RYLANDER. Search for Rex's n...Glaring error by RYLANDER. Search for Rex's note regarding academy award clues. There are similar comments pretty much every time such a clue appears.Jamie Cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-76142613815023569332016-05-31T01:44:54.667-04:002016-05-31T01:44:54.667-04:00Glaring error in 1-Across.
"Her" was no...Glaring error in 1-Across.<br /><br />"Her" was nominated for Best Picture in 2014, not 2013. RYLANDERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04786641883737124664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-19733101856335733042016-05-30T22:48:02.667-04:002016-05-30T22:48:02.667-04:00Failed to live up to my very modest expectations f...Failed to live up to my very modest expectations for a Sunday. Dull, yet time-consuming. <br /><br />ARHAT/AIT basically a guess. <br /><br />*kitshefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10014225555838850414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-77292798607943769112016-05-30T21:45:52.675-04:002016-05-30T21:45:52.675-04:00I found it fun and mostly easy (the long movie tit...I found it fun and mostly easy (the long movie titles had only one changed letter.)<br /> <br />Glace (with an accent on the e) is a French term for hard, shiny dessert coatings -candied apples have <br /><br />thicker coatings, but close enough.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-4656963874341368022016-05-30T20:52:19.005-04:002016-05-30T20:52:19.005-04:0037A clue should just be, "a fat Monarch"...37A clue should just be, "a fat Monarch". The inclusion of Eastern is an echo of the original movie, but none of the other theme clues do that.Paul Rippeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06198542656345818727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-69266993483480789242016-05-30T13:41:58.840-04:002016-05-30T13:41:58.840-04:00Referring to the Safari web browser. Referring to the Safari web browser. Katzzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07552535335943901490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-75905313210790090942016-05-30T13:12:02.653-04:002016-05-30T13:12:02.653-04:00The smart phone BROWSER Safari.The smart phone BROWSER Safari.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00715267229398753191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-62535834901063937082016-05-30T12:29:01.177-04:002016-05-30T12:29:01.177-04:00Guess I think less about different kinds of solver...Guess I think less about different kinds of solvers than I do about different kinds of commenters. (I think that's probably true.) The commenters' profiles are mainly the complainers, the enjoyers, the man/womansplainers, the this-is-what-I-was-reminded-of-ers, and the sharers of neat stuff they noticed or thought of. Thankfully, most commenters have a tolerable mix of the previous, and show up here mainly because there's something they really love about this weird pastime. Still and all, I'll bet that, to some extent, there's a component of "run it up the FLAGPOLE to see if anyone salutes".Validation Q Cornponenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-6460657855507063832016-05-30T12:18:37.353-04:002016-05-30T12:18:37.353-04:00I'm still trying to figure that one out. I thi...I'm still trying to figure that one out. I think it was an error. Stasted out as LION, got changed to LINK in the construction and the clue never got changed with the word. Fess up, puzzle maker Eamonn Loriganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17151031108305269377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-42746905236986401262016-05-30T11:24:47.672-04:002016-05-30T11:24:47.672-04:00First runner-up: The Confederacy of DUNCES WITH WO...First runner-up: The Confederacy of DUNCES WITH WOLVES<br />Hands-down winner: SILENCE OT THE IAMBS,for that upper-case/lower-case handoff combined with the poetic undercurrent of meaning. Muito elegante.<br /><br />Have to go hunt to see what My Fair @Ludy had to say. Tough to find anything, seems to have been more chaotic than usual out there.Leapfingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14243620614139990887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-10946637658660571212016-05-30T10:51:32.153-04:002016-05-30T10:51:32.153-04:00Great puzzle! From talented Mr. Der.
Tough start,...Great puzzle! From talented Mr. Der.<br />Tough start, though. Had to go through and guess all the THEME answers first. Then struggled with the fill.<br />Learned some stuff along the way.<br /><br />Love,<br />D and AAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-65408197137830131912016-05-30T09:54:34.214-04:002016-05-30T09:54:34.214-04:00What is the LINK between LINK and SAFARI SIGHT?What is the LINK between LINK and SAFARI SIGHT?paul kurtzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01190572707644341815noreply@blogger.com