tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post5172698828665796242..comments2024-03-28T04:40:27.172-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Longtime grandmotherly General Hospital actress / FRI 2-19-16 / Town hear Ireland's Shannon airport / Short-beaked bird / NBA coach Spoelstra / Danny's love in Ocean's Eleven / Town near Ireland's Shannon airport / Engineer Gray who co-founded Western Electric / View from UN memoirist / Port alternativeRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger98125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-12794794487019319892021-11-17T15:04:08.270-05:002021-11-17T15:04:08.270-05:00If you’ve seen Moulin Rouge, you’ve listened to a ...If you’ve seen Moulin Rouge, you’ve listened to a lot of Offenbach. E.g., almost the entire melody from Spectacular Spectacular: https://youtu.be/c7lHz-oKZZgLenFuegonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-47474247486095478162016-07-28T01:36:04.544-04:002016-07-28T01:36:04.544-04:00Davidlevy is one of the most successful freelance ...Davidlevy is one of the most successful freelance composers, he is audio engineer<br />sound designer real PRO. David is form Austin, Texas and he works for Rooster <br />Teeth, composing music for Red vs. <br />Blue and doing sound design for RWBY. http://www.davidlevymusic.com he is great!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17641170764778006627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-84944757048393455232016-03-26T01:12:34.632-04:002016-03-26T01:12:34.632-04:00@ rondo: I'm a Scorpion fan too. We've bee...@ rondo: I'm a Scorpion fan too. We've been bingeing seasons 1-5 of Game of Thrones, and Walter plays Khal Drogo's bloodrider, and only speaks Dothraki. I began reading the books years ago.<br /> <br />First time poster. I'm also a Minnesotan but don't get the paper until my husband brings it home from work. Hi to all the syndielanders and regulars, I enjoy your comments. It was a bit of a struggle to finish this one, but I have to agree that a sense of smugness is part of the joy.kathy of the towernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-30686057954633745062016-03-25T18:36:07.043-04:002016-03-25T18:36:07.043-04:00Impressed by the theme, construction, and tortuous...Impressed by the theme, construction, and tortuous difficulty, and also, I DNF. I just couldn't get the NW. I considered minime, but FEMBOT(?) I knew not, so dr evil stayed in and thus killed any chance of finishing.<br /><br />I never did see the composer within a composer thingy, so that also contributed to the misery. Having found out after my failure what was up, I gained immense appreciation for the puzzle, of which I at least got about 80% correct.<br /><br />I mean, when you just "know" that dr evil, and I wanna are correct, you are doomed in this puzzle. As I was.rain forestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-18610640295408225122016-03-25T15:51:10.904-04:002016-03-25T15:51:10.904-04:00What @LMS and @Z said. Beautifully constructed, b...What @LMS and @Z said. Beautifully constructed, but so many SIDKs in the PPPs. (Thanks for that term, @Spacey)<br /><br />The composers were easy for me, but I don't watch the A Powers movies, General Hospital, or the Oceans franchises. And Western Electric - really? <br /><br />Enjoyed it for what I could get, now I'm going back to Thursday, who liked me.<br /><br />Hat off to the constructor!<br /><br />Diana, Lady-in-Waiting for CrosswordsDiana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-58577686050423143852016-03-25T15:39:34.205-04:002016-03-25T15:39:34.205-04:00WHEW! NW corner was certainly a challenge but the ...WHEW! NW corner was certainly a challenge but the rest of the grid I thought was Friday-worthy. Almost put off the OVAL by the misdirection of POPEFRANCIS and DREVIL but rallied when NOMDEGUERRE, OBLADI and SYLLABI opened things up.<br /><br />This puzzle has generated an earworm, The Limeliters singing the old Flanders and Swann ditty "Have some MADEIRA, m'dear, It's a-very much nicer than beer". Oh, well, could've been OBLADI...Waxy in Montrealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04395751487137805245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-58028747800852744352016-03-25T12:44:01.004-04:002016-03-25T12:44:01.004-04:00Finally gained back my “composure”. Funny how only...Finally gained back my “composure”. Funny how only two wrong answers can slow things down. Same as OFL, I had Dr.evil at 1d and symmetrically had Aldrin and not YEAGER. No help from either, so I had to back into them. That’s a lot of other words affected. And those 12 squares were my inkfest today; no other over-writing.<br /><br />If you’ve ever watched the British Open, you’d be familiar with GORSE. I’m too familiar with what passes for GORSE (and fescue) in MN due to some errant tee shots.<br /><br />Sorry ANNALEE, but I’m going off-puz for today’s yeah baby. Think Scorpion and Paige, it’s her real-life birthday. XOXO. @spacey will appreciate.<br /><br />So if IDA not made this more challenging than it already was IDA been happier. I’m a SUCCOR for a challenge though.<br />rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-7451712203765986142016-03-25T12:06:42.142-04:002016-03-25T12:06:42.142-04:00EDIBLES
BOY, UTHANT me for it, but during SUCCOR ...EDIBLES<br /><br />BOY, UTHANT me for it, but during SUCCOR I saw<br />ANNALEE show a TIT, VOIDOF, or SANS, a BRA.<br />TENFOUR. XOXO.<br /><br />---LAERTES OFFENBACH-SCHOENBERG<br />Burma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-7020293531832992622016-03-25T11:44:32.951-04:002016-03-25T11:44:32.951-04:00IDIGIT. Yeah baby TESS ("The best part of my ...IDIGIT. Yeah baby TESS ("The best part of my day.") answered my cry of "IWANTIN!" as a solver, if not *sigh* in real life. Things proceeded slowly, as it took a while to realize that 21- and 54-across were NOT theme-related. Nor did it help that my tour grp. was the PGA. I was really whipped with that -ERRE ending. Robespierre fit, but made no sense with the clue. The jumble in back of the computer was wiRes...no picnic, I can tell you. Started over with AHEM/HOLD, and things began to clear up.<br /><br />Not a Powers fan, I first thought Minime, but INORBIT confirmed OBLADI (I love that song). I never watched any of the Austin films, but can well imagine that the FEMBOT (s?) would achieve yeah-baby status.<br /><br />And by the way, has NO ONE really noticed the way that BRA meets TIT?<br /><br />I don't object to the RRN because it's incorporated into a specific name. That caused the one fill stretch with XOXO, but it couldn't be helped. The rest of it was so good I'm loath to mark down one little spot. Maybe just the - in the A-.spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-30204342762659931182016-02-20T09:48:03.893-05:002016-02-20T09:48:03.893-05:00While others are celebrating this "feat"...While others are celebrating this "feat" , if youre gonna dish up a theme on a friday please let me know, I'll go hide in a gorse and watch General Hospital. At least buxom nurses provide a modicum of stimulation.<br />Ted in Denver<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-6973999780650091332016-02-20T08:45:38.620-05:002016-02-20T08:45:38.620-05:00This is the very first time I have used Wite Out t...This is the very first time I have used Wite Out to fix an initial error. Starting with "face" palm instead of acai, it just got worse and approximately ten squares had to be Wited Out. My husband gave me a genuine eye-roll (not as bad as a face palm!) when I requested said correction liquid from his stash of office supplies.<br />Once I got into the composers, it started to go better. I actually liked the fact that I grasped the hook only at the very end of solving. I knew Monteverdi and Verdi, etc. I concur with you on most points.Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08075041336030366874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-81870426162401094642016-02-20T01:26:43.683-05:002016-02-20T01:26:43.683-05:00Solved this one, but it was a real struggle. No ...Solved this one, but it was a real struggle. No real knowledge of classical composers, so I never got the theme. I know Verdi, but not Monteverdi, Bach, but not Offenbach, Schoenberg, but not Berg. Never got the 2 in 1 theme.<br /><br />I also started with Dr. Evil and Pope Francis. This slowed me down quite a bit. Madeira, Elisha & Succor sent me back one pope. Didn't know the Roman numeral though. <br /><br />Strangely, I knew Anna Lee right away. I was an avid soap fan years ago. She was also in the Sound of Music. Between, Anna Lee, Sendoff, and Void Of, I gave up on Dr. Evil and added Obladi.<br /><br />This type of puzzle really isn't my cup of tea. The theme is very clever. However, too many of the non-themed clues could have been solved via Google. I resisted. That's why I still don't know who Uthant is/was. <br /><br />Can't say I really enjoyed this one. NicNicnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-8496750201647201932016-02-20T00:15:08.766-05:002016-02-20T00:15:08.766-05:00@Z - amen!@Z - amen!jaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03385568014046336373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-60345977058715009582016-02-19T23:28:30.060-05:002016-02-19T23:28:30.060-05:00It made my day that a puzzle I found to be easy wa...It made my day that a puzzle I found to be easy was one that Rex found challenging. So often it is the other way around. Thanks, Rex, you made my day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-2691008895642346312016-02-19T23:10:34.959-05:002016-02-19T23:10:34.959-05:00Maybe the easiest Friday ever for me. I know all t...Maybe the easiest Friday ever for me. I know all the composers, although the theme aspect didn't become clear for a while. Still, the answers kept jumping into my head. Somehow I just "got" this puzzle - it made sense to me.Atram007https://www.blogger.com/profile/12506974115084592274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-4529556554004434002016-02-19T21:54:30.834-05:002016-02-19T21:54:30.834-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-74851128840477108582016-02-19T20:15:45.460-05:002016-02-19T20:15:45.460-05:00To brutally condense my earlier (and unpublished) ...To brutally condense my earlier (and unpublished) reply to your post: Me, too. Thanks. Joe Bleauxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13161776968606180476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-15135692126659979132016-02-19T19:58:32.247-05:002016-02-19T19:58:32.247-05:00Kicked my butt, plainly, simply. Kicked my butt, plainly, simply. xyzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08287781952915413013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-8889859493082793892016-02-19T18:11:59.218-05:002016-02-19T18:11:59.218-05:00Sadly I had a huge DNF on this one. Perhaps if I p...Sadly I had a huge DNF on this one. Perhaps if I printed it out like I normally do my thurs-Suns, I would have seen it. Nice to see good ol joe green (guissepi Verdi) in here. Oh and you may not know Offenbach but I'm POSITIVE you would recognize the can can from his Orpheus in the underworld Music Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03813263551995292402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-2144586340209374782016-02-19T18:07:11.071-05:002016-02-19T18:07:11.071-05:00DNF thanks to Dr Evil and all his wicked plans.DNF thanks to Dr Evil and all his wicked plans.The L A Kidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-77658454763661412682016-02-19T17:24:15.384-05:002016-02-19T17:24:15.384-05:00@Fred R. - thank you for your comment about Peri! ...@Fred R. - thank you for your comment about Peri! I hated to disagree publicly with the two esteemed commenters, and you stated it perfectly.<br /><br />Monteverdi was the first 'early' composer that I fell in love with, eons ago, partly due to a wonderful performance on PBS back when they did that sort of thing (AliasZ - I envy your recent experience - I've never seen a performance in the theater). But before that I had bought an LP of the late, great New York Pro Musica, which featured this version of Monteverdi's 'Zefiro torna'. It remains an absolute favorite. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lr5wzy1NiQ0<br /><br />I want to include this version, which is sprightlier in tempo and more 'historically informed' than the earlier one (which was, after all, released in 1957) and is also wonderful. <br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zq49rymjvNg<br /><br />beatricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16162755764092888665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-24844073163925219092016-02-19T16:04:18.776-05:002016-02-19T16:04:18.776-05:00Tough! Who is Annalee? Or for that matter, what is...Tough! Who is Annalee? Or for that matter, what is General Hospital? My daytimes have always had other stuff going on.<br /><br />At first, I thought 'nom de guerre' was a theme clue and saw the answers as Green Mountain, Open Stream, and Beautiful Mountain with Schoenberg's first name thrown in from Happy Days. But then I got the real theme.<br /><br />The operas you saw must be terrific as a double bill. Both mid-century and done on TV in the early days when set ownership was still skewed toward upper-income. They could become the Cav/Pag from the verismo days of Italian opera. <br />dick swarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15674856192774908651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-61550864624956055002016-02-19T15:56:45.226-05:002016-02-19T15:56:45.226-05:00Years ago in New Orleans, I listened attentively t...Years ago in New Orleans, I listened attentively to, and applauded with a purchase, a street vendor's eloquently descriptive sales spiel. Across the street, meanwhile, a competitor made his own pitch, which was, in its entirety, "Hey, me too, this side!" I hereby borrow it for my reply to your post, upon which I cannot improve. Joe Bleauxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13161776968606180476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-86236866682352147922016-02-19T15:20:21.431-05:002016-02-19T15:20:21.431-05:00Also had mini me for a whileAlso had mini me for a whileChronic dnferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05129538196003383400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-13592326750976138592016-02-19T15:15:08.844-05:002016-02-19T15:15:08.844-05:00Dr Evel double agent pope Francis kind of did me i...Dr Evel double agent pope Francis kind of did me in. Managed a dnf even though I cheated at obhant/Bess. Chronic dnferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05129538196003383400noreply@blogger.com