tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post4468180401588651745..comments2024-03-28T09:22:03.720-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: FRIDAY, May 1 2009- J Pahk (Poule's partner / Big name in steelmaking / Subject of plays by Sophocles Sartre O'Neill / Imperator's law)Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger103125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-13181446861625582412009-06-05T22:21:44.991-04:002009-06-05T22:21:44.991-04:00Thanks Joon for your comments - takes some of the ...Thanks Joon for your comments - takes some of the sting out of a really tough puzzle.<br /><br />A dichotomy of sorts - New England for me was a gimme (relatively) whilst the Pacific Northwest never did get completed. FEHR, ELECTRA, SEPT and COQ were easy but then hit the wall. Hard.<br /><br />IMHO, the Friday puzzles of late have been way more challenging than Saturday's. Mebbe a paradigm shift in Will's thinking.Waxy in Montrealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04395751487137805245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-38282969294588103072009-06-05T21:10:12.002-04:002009-06-05T21:10:12.002-04:00This one killed me. Got SEPT/TOW, OPEC/EER/SPIT, O...This one killed me. Got SEPT/TOW, OPEC/EER/SPIT, OOF/FEHR,THEAX, APORT and THO out of the gate. It all went south after that. LAMB and BOWEL didn't work so went with LAIC, looked up CECUM and SE came home. Had SWEATS for 1D and CARNEGIE for 37D and that got me nowhere. Like wingdings, all I could think of was the font. Finally got too frustrated and came here.VinoRossohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11190832508663005856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-32134376827208307412009-05-02T16:33:00.000-04:002009-05-02T16:33:00.000-04:00Finally, finally finished it! The NW just killed ...Finally, finally finished it! The NW just killed me. Joon's puzzles in general just kill me. Even though I'm science-y by nature, like Rex I can't get onto his level. It took a mistaken entry, gives, instead of CAVES that finally gave me FESTIVE and that did it. I kept thinking of the wingding computer characters, which I guess are festive, too, in a way.<br /><br />I was happy to guess right on FEHR (it just sounded best out of the 26 possible choices) but really have no idea why precipitate=RASH. Is it a derm thing?Doc Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12540112168511893896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-6110395349102594932009-05-02T09:57:00.000-04:002009-05-02T09:57:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.retired_chemisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13181126754941899228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-83787556322588754822009-05-02T02:19:00.000-04:002009-05-02T02:19:00.000-04:00Beatrice, or was she a real character?Beatrice, or was she a real character?fergushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17056002311944010536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-32905373184066377072009-05-02T01:00:00.000-04:002009-05-02T01:00:00.000-04:00mac, you're up late. Electra, and then, a dearth ...mac, you're up late. Electra, and then, a dearth till Shakespeare?<br /><br />I'm a guy who likes feisty girls in literature.fergushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17056002311944010536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-59704692705872910882009-05-02T00:39:00.000-04:002009-05-02T00:39:00.000-04:00@mac et al, equipage sounded so "horsey" (dressage...@mac et al, equipage sounded so "horsey" (dressage? cavalry? what?) but I was willing to give it a try. Having heard from Joon, I'm glad the puzzle was expected to be a Saturday. CAFTAN made sense (made me think of Dashikis/Tashikis, singular or plural, wouldn't want to cough either one up as a puzzle answer). Defiinitely remember a CAFTAN as women's-wear in the 1970s. (I wanted SWEATS.) What I liked about a puzzle I couldn't really begin to finish was wit (all those twisty clues). The magic was is knowing that I couldn't finish the puzzle, and at the same time how cool it might have been if I had. Bravo/brava to those who did!Friedahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03013108632033350814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-52540857976554281022009-05-01T23:43:00.000-04:002009-05-01T23:43:00.000-04:00@fergus: I like your free-associating late at nigh...@fergus: I like your free-associating late at night....machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-9220552323341443432009-05-01T23:33:00.000-04:002009-05-01T23:33:00.000-04:00Ophelia, Cordelia, and Portia.
More on offer th...Ophelia, Cordelia, and Portia. <br /><br />More on offer than Juliet.fergushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17056002311944010536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-88006575839439634662009-05-01T23:18:00.000-04:002009-05-01T23:18:00.000-04:00Friday puzzles are usually beyond me, but I happen...Friday puzzles are usually beyond me, but I happened into this one.<br />I was annoyed at CECUM, because in med school we were taught that the appendix was attached to the CAECUM. Of course that was 55 years ago.<br />Thanks for all the comments. I enjoy them as much as, or more than I enjoy the puzzles.Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-54855694779767622382009-05-01T23:14:00.000-04:002009-05-01T23:14:00.000-04:00Q mac = nombre indeed is Spanish. It means name.Q mac = <I>nombre</I> indeed is Spanish. It means <I>name</I>.retired_chemisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13181126754941899228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-37630525644484590282009-05-01T23:08:00.000-04:002009-05-01T23:08:00.000-04:00lady capulet channels the accursed day of her daug...lady capulet channels the accursed day of her daughter's death. E'er I ever was the monk who suffered more than any montaguefergushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17056002311944010536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-80429835603975332772009-05-01T22:52:00.000-04:002009-05-01T22:52:00.000-04:00I found this hard and never did get the entire nor...I found this hard and never did get the entire northeast. This rarely happens to me on a Friday so I'd have to agree with Joon that this is Saturday -level (and a hard Saturday at thatmichaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-52514942009412894672009-05-01T22:43:00.000-04:002009-05-01T22:43:00.000-04:00Interesting about the other, very different, meani...Interesting about the other, very different, meaning of "equipage". The m-w.com entry for the word includes yet another gloss: ETUI, of all things!<br /><br />NDENoam D. Elkies (still in Guadeloupe)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-8908370535215624782009-05-01T22:06:00.000-04:002009-05-01T22:06:00.000-04:00joon - i had a couple problems with the puzzle - b...joon - i had a couple problems with the puzzle - but, for whatever its worth, you seem like a really great guy and you're obviously a great constructor.... So, like Edith B, i look forward to your next puzzle.hazelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04627015904603641109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-81533059638248550392009-05-01T20:57:00.000-04:002009-05-01T20:57:00.000-04:00I did this puzzle in dribs and drabs, because I ha...I did this puzzle in dribs and drabs, because I had a busy day, but also because that was the kind of puzzle it was. I love this crypto-like clueing, the turn of phrase, and NOT a lot of pop culture.<br />That said, Carnegie got me into big trouble in the SW, and spelling caftan with a K precluded carjack, and I wanted T-shirt anyway.What in the world is a wingding? (I have since looked it up, and son mentioned the font).<br />There were plenty of other stumbling blocks: adultry for Electra, colon for cecum, thrash and writhe for welter.... For no good reason the word nombre sounded Spanish to me, and that after more years of studying French than English by a lot! Ohave no problem with laic as a noun, and my favorite clue was 28A.<br />Equipage makes me think of the group of people a royal person needs to make life bearable. Tot up came to me with no problem, but then I've lived in England for two periods of time. I liked the workout a lot, and I'm also very glad that Joon reacted to the write-up and the comments, it makes the whole exercise so much more interesting.machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-3969623413665953482009-05-01T20:43:00.000-04:002009-05-01T20:43:00.000-04:00@fikink, I put in FATIGUES at first too. CECUM wa...@fikink, I put in FATIGUES at first too. CECUM was my gimme--I spent last night and part of this morning taking out appendixes, and I see cecums when I close my eyes right now. (well, ceca, but it looks so pedantic) Thanks, Joon, for the medical footholds; they were all I had for a loooong time.Ruthnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-13145605143893575302009-05-01T20:24:00.000-04:002009-05-01T20:24:00.000-04:00Act IV, scene V:
LADY CAPULET: Accursed, unhappy,...Act IV, scene V:<br /><br />LADY CAPULET: Accursed, unhappy, wretched, hateful day! Most miserable hour that e'er time saw In lasting labour of his pilgrimage! But one, poor one, one poor and loving child, But one thing to rejoice and solace in, And cruel death hath catch'd it from my sight!Lady Capuletnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-8563085343646506112009-05-01T20:12:00.000-04:002009-05-01T20:12:00.000-04:00Joon, that is so cool that you commented. I feel b...Joon, that is so cool that you commented. I feel better knowing that you intended this to be a Saturday puzzle because that's just what it was to me. <br /><br />I think you're brilliant. My brain works so differently from yours, it's really a thrill when I can somehow meet you in the middle and figure out what you've done.<br /><br />In the past I've felt that you're not my cup of tea and now I'm thinking ... with sugar or cream?johohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12708487230515532492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-35405807768583012692009-05-01T20:03:00.000-04:002009-05-01T20:03:00.000-04:00Thank you Joon. I've always appreciated your comme...Thank you Joon. I've always appreciated your comments and liked the way you think, and so I'm happy I can blame Will for some of these clues:) <br /><br />Some of them really bothered me even after the answer revealed itself. For example, although both men and women wear CAFTANS, they are distinctly different looking, so it really is NOT unisex wear the way, say, a T-shirt might be. <br /><br />And specifically as a scientist: AROUSAL as the opposite of depression is particularly inapt. <br /><br />What is great about the puzzle is that if you forget the cluing and you just look at it, it's a miracle of construction because a) it has very few esoteric proper nouns-- b)it has remarkably little crosswordese and c) it is not age or subculture-specific.<br /><br /> So, I guess our editor was in a mood... SIGH...I EXHORT him to moderate his temptation to ENTRAP us. Some of us might come to RESENT it.foodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13052189131129098616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-61377890984119156922009-05-01T19:48:00.000-04:002009-05-01T19:48:00.000-04:00Fair enough, joon. I may not be on your wavelength...Fair enough, joon. I may not be on your wavelength, but I did manage to eventually finish it so I guess the signal did come through.<br /><br />Sports clue are ok, too. I did know FEHR.Jeffreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01699404861773455504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-48665115126225399012009-05-01T19:47:00.000-04:002009-05-01T19:47:00.000-04:00Joon, thanks for continuing the feedback loop. To...Joon, thanks for continuing the feedback loop. To clarify my earlier comment concerning the bottom row, I would way more exhort than resent the styling of the Clues in this puzzle. It was really an excellent combination of vaguely obscure information along with the play on words. Plus, when the entries were finally sorted out, there was no doubt about what was meant. That clean finish is another testament in recognizing a fine puzzle.fergushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17056002311944010536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-14885313396364713092009-05-01T19:26:00.000-04:002009-05-01T19:26:00.000-04:00Thank you Joon for your post. I do appreciated hea...Thank you Joon for your post. I do appreciated hearing the voice of the constructor! I'm glad to hear that this puzzle was intended for Saturday because it sure felt that way to to me. And, the NW was indeed a bear. Got me.PlantieBeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01960277851368508036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-14462856023022326472009-05-01T19:16:00.000-04:002009-05-01T19:16:00.000-04:00Joon - I truly appreciate your coming here and res...Joon - I truly appreciate your coming here and responding to the questions and complaints. At the risk of repetition. I loved it - keep 'em coming.retired_chemisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13181126754941899228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-39948359521659432352009-05-01T19:03:00.000-04:002009-05-01T19:03:00.000-04:00I think this one must have been worth the dollar t...I think this one must have been worth the dollar to evildoug. Certainly hard and beyond me, but I am ready for the next one.miguelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01635752811256776963noreply@blogger.com