tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post511969751567150139..comments2024-03-19T03:53:36.421-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Symbol like prayer hands heart eyes / MON 11-7-16 / Obsolescent place to go online / Player most likely to shoot a three-pointer / West African country whose name is usually rendered in French / Home office item that's surprisingly expensive to replaceRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger70125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-29608035764224979112016-12-12T15:01:46.732-05:002016-12-12T15:01:46.732-05:00I had a little inkfest in the north with a Botch a...I had a little inkfest in the north with a Botch and a TINge for a short while. And INon before INIT a bit lower. Probably messed up a decent solve time. If I was keeping track.<br /><br />In Sweden the country’s name is Sverige (Svair-yeh) and in Norway it’s Norge (Nor-yeh), but we don’t use either of those. Where does ONE draw the line? Deutchland?<br /><br />Until recently, FESTAL was a brand of pumpkin pie filling (hey there @teedmn, figured you’d know). I understand it’s been discontinued. It was the best.<br /><br />There used to be plenty of INTERNETCAFEs in Odessa, Ukraine. Maybe still?<br /><br />There is no end to yeah baby TERIs. I knew a LILA once. I asked her if she’d like to take me home. She said yes and I thought I might SCORE. She took me to my home, and dropped me off. That’s where that SAGA ENDS. THANKSALOT for nuthin’. Watch the choice of words.<br /><br />TAR. Clued correctly. Nuff.<br />rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-75158826362417991922016-12-12T14:38:14.359-05:002016-12-12T14:38:14.359-05:00Many a parish priest will wear a FESTAL chasuble f...Many a parish priest will wear a FESTAL chasuble for the Feast of the Nativity, otherwise known as Christmas. A perfectly good word and a welcome change of ecclesiological pace from the overused "nave" and "apse."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-52305892540398803412016-12-12T14:06:28.991-05:002016-12-12T14:06:28.991-05:00Thought it was on the tough side for a Monday, wit...Thought it was on the tough side for a Monday, with BERYL, FESTAL, TINCCT et. al.<br /><br />Have an ART FAIR in Spokane annually called, ready?, ARTFest. A FESTAL affair. But still, first put in ARTshow. <br /><br />I missed the correct revealer!!! Noticed IN in some of the answers, and put in InEE instead of ISEE. You can't make this stuff up, folks. ANITA remember to check the crosses when finished. MAKERn(s) do not exist. Yet. <br /><br />All in all, I was more on Haight's wavelength than I usually am. <br /><br />Are we keeping the "double" theme from last week? MAHI, ONE/ONE, M/M, ECHOES, JON. <br /><br />Diana, Lady-in-Waiting for CrosswordsDiana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-85787693886026367182016-12-12T14:03:58.726-05:002016-12-12T14:03:58.726-05:00Good Monday morning waker-upper. Simple but very w...Good Monday morning waker-upper. Simple but very well executed theme clues and answers.<br /><br />Had to think about INTERNETCAFE, especially the CAFE part. "Obsolescent" indeed.<br /><br />Last to go in were the ZINC/FIERCE cross and BERYL. Writeover of Kla to get KAL. Yes, had to rub away some sleep in my eyes.<br /><br />Nice work by Bruce Haight.leftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-14202298369651389902016-12-12T12:30:20.687-05:002016-12-12T12:30:20.687-05:00
Challenging for a Monday, and a lot of fun. More...<br /><br />Challenging for a Monday, and a lot of fun. More like this!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-19175824418724260092016-12-12T12:24:48.290-05:002016-12-12T12:24:48.290-05:00This guy again, two days in a row? Of his "fa...This guy again, two days in a row? Of his "fan club" I am NOT, repeat NOT, a member. First of all there's the ampersandwich at 21-down; a pox on them all. Then there's this ART thing--of course I began with "show." That's a painting exhibition: an art show. That's what it's called. But ANDY Warhol nixed that, so I went, quite reasonably, to "sAle." Couldn't make the center work. --This is Monday, mind you.-- I finally had to go around by Funston's, down into the SW to get FIERCE and come up with FAIR. Looking at my last two puzzle pages, you'd swear I had a leaky pen. ART FAIR?? What, are there rides? Wonderful-smelling food? Animals?? Gimme a break.<br /><br />REAIR, which nobody says, vs. rerun, which everybody says.<br /><br />FESTAL, " " " " festive, " " "<br /><br />Are you starting to get why I'm not a fan? Theme is OK, execution decent. Fill, another story. For DOD I'll borrow Ms. Polo's first name and pair it with Hatcher, if you don't mind. And even if you do. Actually, I'd like to pair ME with TERI Hatcher. But that, again, is another story. Bogey. To close, I'll say--in full sarcastic bloom--THANKSALOT.<br /><br /> spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-81575957218111048972016-12-12T12:15:46.306-05:002016-12-12T12:15:46.306-05:00FIERCE FIRM FARCE
Off of IVORYCOAST I met ELLE on...FIERCE FIRM FARCE<br /><br />Off of IVORYCOAST I met ELLE on the ARTFAIR deck,<br />a young MISSOUT to SCORE? I’m ATBAT and NOSY as heck.<br />Off GUARD and on EDGE, she replied, “IMGAY and a loner.”<br />Ill at EASE I said, “ISEE, but THANKSALOT for the BONER.”<br /><br />--- JON TAI-CAIN <br />Burma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-35855113666730460522016-12-12T09:55:31.405-05:002016-12-12T09:55:31.405-05:00I thought the puzzle was easy. I never get the the...I thought the puzzle was easy. I never get the themes until coming here. Got every thing correct though.<br /><br />@Nancy: Beryl comes in a multitude of colors. Green beryl is an emerald.<br /><br />Thank you Bruce Haight. I usually enjoy your puzzles.NM Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14920756034993068695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-28214226585649136282016-11-07T23:57:35.955-05:002016-11-07T23:57:35.955-05:00Hey, @Aketi, @Carola, and @Elephant's Child, t...Hey, @Aketi, @Carola, and @Elephant's Child, thanks for the bday shout out!Hartley70https://www.blogger.com/profile/00557118655188472450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-55610995195669402122016-11-07T20:59:55.873-05:002016-11-07T20:59:55.873-05:00Medium sounds right. Pretty smooth except for the...Medium sounds right. Pretty smooth except for the F word (hi everybody), OK Mon. theme, I liked it too @Carola.jaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03385568014046336373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-74456937961467017652016-11-07T19:14:33.213-05:002016-11-07T19:14:33.213-05:00Had to sit here and run the entirety of Sure Shot ...Had to sit here and run the entirety of Sure Shot through my head to figure out why it was included but now I SEE! Ma Bell, got the ill communication.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12659190310323710322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-13243282121621479212016-11-07T19:00:50.829-05:002016-11-07T19:00:50.829-05:00Kramer: Hey. (notices Elaine) What's wrong?
E...Kramer: Hey. (notices Elaine) What's wrong?<br /><br />Elaine: Oh, Peterman ran off to Burma, and now he wants me to run the catalog.<br /><br />Kramer: Where?<br /><br />Jerry: Myanmar.<br /><br />Kramer: The discount pharmacy?evil doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17593231055589228837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-3830815913851668082016-11-07T18:11:54.727-05:002016-11-07T18:11:54.727-05:00Grow up. The country is Cote d'Ivoire. Get i...Grow up. The country is Cote d'Ivoire. Get it? That's what the country itself says it is called. It is not called what Europeans and Americans WANT to call it. Or are you a white colonial remnant who insists on telling African people what the name of their country ought to be. You bitch and moan about a lot of crossword stuff. But this is just ignorant racist whining. If you are going to do that, then stop being so self-righteous about things like ghetto blasters. You can't call others racist when you, yourself, do the same thing. You may be right, but have no standing, since you, yourself, in your whining, do the same.Integritynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-84486448588107981882016-11-07T18:01:19.103-05:002016-11-07T18:01:19.103-05:00@Anonymous 5:11pm. I have been through Abidjan a b...@Anonymous 5:11pm. I have been through Abidjan a bunch of times, often when I got stuck en route to somewhere else on the old Air Afrique route. Once I was stuck there for a whole week with a delegation from the Ministry of Health of Niger. We had a great time on the beach and dancing. Aketihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07059835429995060000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-20392941924447223622016-11-07T17:59:06.607-05:002016-11-07T17:59:06.607-05:00@puzzle hoarder, I'm with you 100% on ABYSM.
...@puzzle hoarder, I'm with you 100% on ABYSM. <br />(a) It was a helluva way to avoid what could have been dunned as a POC.<br />(b) It was awfully nice to see AL get clear of the ABYSM where he'd been trapped for way too long.<br /><br />OTOH, it may not pay to be overly concerned with getting the names of some countries just right. Not so much the IVORY COAST/CÔTE D'IVOIRE waffle, but looking at the Zaire/Congo, Republic of or other close variant thereto, it seems possible that if you just stick to your guns and wait a few years, you'll have it right again. Just a thought.<br /><br />Burma Shave.<br /><br />And a Big old Happy Birthday to @Hartley, @r.alphbunker and any others I've missed. Y'all are aging so gracefully.Elephant's Childnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-81358421654130547412016-11-07T17:11:58.460-05:002016-11-07T17:11:58.460-05:00Glad to see that nobody is defending Rex`s comment...Glad to see that nobody is defending Rex`s comment on Côte d'Ivoire. Having worked there for four years, I would never say Ivory Coast (unless I think that the person I am talking to does not know much about world geography or hasn`t traveled much). When I hit my google maps button, you do not find Ivory Coast on the map (even though you do find the English names Norway, Sweden, etc.) It might help to do a little research before going off on a confident diatribe. OFL`s other criticisms do seem to have merit, though. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-31065437243901337602016-11-07T15:55:31.801-05:002016-11-07T15:55:31.801-05:00Rex's overly long, overly critical comments re...Rex's overly long, overly critical comments re IVORY COAST/CÔTE D'IVOIRE are a great, but unfortunate testament to his over eagerness to find fault and spew negativism.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-50994125226994232622016-11-07T15:14:58.819-05:002016-11-07T15:14:58.819-05:00Thanks to Bruce Haight for his use of FESTAL and h... Thanks to Bruce Haight for his use of FESTAL and his excellent citations of "Telemachus Friend" in support of it's use. I just read it and it's rather like "Deadwood" without the violence.<br /> Words like FESTAL and ABYSM are bonuses that can appear on any day of the week. That's one of the reasons I like the NYTXWP. They weren't put in the dictionary by lazy incompetent constructors. They all have a history and I appreciate when I get a chance to learn it.<br /> I don't doubt I did that Saturday puzzle that had FESTAL in it back in '98 but it's unlikely that memory had much to do with it's familiarity. I just ran out of space for FESTIVE and inferred the -AL ending like everyone else. It's a very common word ending and ANITA confirms it immediately.puzzle hoardernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-36727555504676892782016-11-07T13:27:46.645-05:002016-11-07T13:27:46.645-05:00@Hartley70, let me join in the belated birthday wi...@Hartley70, let me join in the belated birthday wishes. I'm glad it was a FESTAL one!Teedmnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12832353448839187816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-58101228967798709302016-11-07T13:25:11.313-05:002016-11-07T13:25:11.313-05:00p.s.
@muse: IDENTITY CRISIS is an excellent select...p.s.<br />@muse: IDENTITY CRISIS is an excellent selection, for masked dudes.. I still maintain that 3-letter "starter letters" themes, like @RP's call-for-help (SOS) puz, are primo-er, tho. <br />So … maybe an ICU theme? INTENSIVECAREUNIT. ITCOMESUP. INCURRENTUSE. IMCALLINUBER. ICANTUNDERSTAND. ICECREAMUTOPIA. ITCHANGEDUS. Choices are near endless, if one dares to be desperate.<br /><br />@Blu-bel darlin: Yo, no show. Guess U get to do the TuesPuz blog tomorrow? Step up, for U, but M&A knows U can do it. Hint: figures to be one of them PRESIDENTELECT CLINTON/CRIMINY Schroedinger themes.<br /><br />I-TEN C-ROLL U-TURN? Whoa, I think this theme is eerie-futably meant to be.<br /><br />M&AlsoMasked and Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16346263641338670679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-24136844274128014292016-11-07T13:24:57.535-05:002016-11-07T13:24:57.535-05:00Did anyone else have Festal Pumpkin Pie Filling co...Did anyone else have <a href="http://www.southernminn.com/owatonna_peoples_press/news/article_a1adb9ef-8813-564d-967b-63e8a776e993.html" rel="nofollow">Festal Pumpkin Pie Filling</a> come to mind when they saw 47D "fill in"? Probably a local product but I remember it well. And thanks, Bruce Haight, for supplying the literary usage of FESTAL.<br /><br />Good to see @Annabel was merely asleep at the switch and not down with some bug going around college. <br /><br />And @NCA Pres, that's a pretty nice "near pun". <br /><br />I liked the FIERCE and FESTAL duo. I mis-read the clue for 48A so I thought I was learning something new about where the "adolescents" were hanging out these days. And IVORY COAST reminded me of a topic I was pondering only this morning, which is "why are some countries' names so different in English from their native names?". Sweden and Norway were the two I was specifically thinking about - Sverige and Norge being the official names in each respective country. (Sva-ree-yeh and Nor-ee-yeh). Questions for the ages!Teedmnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12832353448839187816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-7995060281530913372016-11-07T13:23:13.662-05:002016-11-07T13:23:13.662-05:00@Hartley70 - Belated happy birthday wishes! I'...@Hartley70 - Belated happy birthday wishes! I'm glad to hear the weekend was FESTAL.Carolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15971759975067250908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-41145062502594223152016-11-07T13:18:41.662-05:002016-11-07T13:18:41.662-05:00The new, to me, mint Mark and Ms are awesome.The new, to me, mint Mark and Ms are awesome.DeeJayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16709717979265507047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-62866325398642517792016-11-07T13:05:44.770-05:002016-11-07T13:05:44.770-05:00I can imagine that Wellesley College is a beehive ...I can imagine that Wellesley College is a beehive today, what with the activities preceding the election involving one of their alumna, and, as I hear, the visit of the current president. Enjoy the excitement, Annabel. <br /><br />Speaking of academia, in 1991, it was widely reported that while on a visit to BYU, former President Ronald Reagan courteously agreed to meet with a group of students and lead a forum. The discussion turned to foreign policy decisions of his administration. He admitted that by selling arms to Iraq, that they had "committed a BONER." The reaction of the crowd was that of an INNER CHILD, to say the least. <br /><br />One last thing, I've noticed that some people are living under the assumption that it is possible to do and see everything. I've heard it referred to as the Fear of MISSing OUT. Be careful, Grasshopper. Larry Gilstraphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15493069947477383208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-89670580935220456882016-11-07T12:34:12.580-05:002016-11-07T12:34:12.580-05:00Missed your comments today, Annabel.
Other than t...Missed your comments today, Annabel.<br /><br />Other than that, IMCOOL with the puzzle.Dick Swarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05916582540029654250noreply@blogger.com