tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post5275378007926542005..comments2024-03-28T04:40:27.172-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Pope who excommunicated Elizabeth I / SUN 3-18-18 / Huck Finn possessive / Judas's question to Lord / Term for whole in Swiss cheese / Metallic S-shaped pieceRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger102125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-70727082619606341992018-03-29T22:48:34.219-04:002018-03-29T22:48:34.219-04:00I thought perhaps ESTHER was the last book of the ...I thought perhaps ESTHER was the last book of the Bible. Abbrev would be ESTH now that I think about it .<br /><br />Patriots got severely punished for a pedestrian offense (deflating).<br /><br />I'm so late because Tampa gets the xword a week late. Garcon was wrong because the clue asked for the addressee. Garcon doesn't mean "boy" but refers to French waiters coming from Gascony<br /><br />WCWilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-17862057886787419202018-03-28T00:24:55.486-04:002018-03-28T00:24:55.486-04:00@Masked and Anonymous 1:26 PM I liked the puzzle b...@Masked and Anonymous 1:26 PM I liked the puzzle because I thought of you the whole time, wondered if it was a personal gift.<br /><br />It took me almost all week to almost finish it, didn't get 47D ASL, but now that I see the answer, I really like the clue. I was sure LIsLE had to be right for 59A (the first commenter mentioned that too).wcutlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08615799228069705972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-33308249630551274482018-03-25T20:10:47.017-04:002018-03-25T20:10:47.017-04:00BTW - OSSEO is a Minneapolis suburb, but not that ...BTW - OSSEO is a Minneapolis suburb, but not that close to Edina. Check the map.rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-32589174303044687272018-03-25T19:49:11.951-04:002018-03-25T19:49:11.951-04:00@spacecraft -- M-W unabridged: osseo=bone. Look it...@spacecraft -- M-W unabridged: osseo=bone. Look it up.leftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-7537640847027132282018-03-25T18:04:24.817-04:002018-03-25T18:04:24.817-04:00Not sure where my comment went, but the gist was: ...Not sure where my comment went, but the gist was: Yes, easy-medium, and yeah, for sure, for GISELE.leftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-44186128000055936872018-03-25T17:56:08.630-04:002018-03-25T17:56:08.630-04:00Not a big fan of bulky Sunday puzzles, but got som...Not a big fan of bulky Sunday puzzles, but got some enjoyment OUTTA this relatively easy one. <br /><br />Last entries in were crossed non-themers, MARACAIBO/LAYLA, with the latter being the more resistant.<br /><br />Rarely do "yeah babies", but GISELE would be my favorite of all--if I were to do that sort of thing, of course.<br />leftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-44075301293077184282018-03-25T15:30:19.034-04:002018-03-25T15:30:19.034-04:00Got the solve but didn’t care for the clueing or t...Got the solve but didn’t care for the clueing or the gimmick. No love for this puzzle and not much else to add. AnonymousPVXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10078186298428497941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-71115442616950996352018-03-25T14:03:35.693-04:002018-03-25T14:03:35.693-04:001a CISCO went in right off the bat and so did the ...1a CISCO went in right off the bat and so did the entire west. For some reason the east and central more slowly. Oh, *Joey* Bishop, so finally RATPACK. Duh. And EAMONN was an ANNOYER.<br /><br />I look down there in the SW only to see yeah baby GISELE SNORED. Yeah, that woulda kept me up(har), if I was the other ONEUNDER the covers.<br /><br />Probably the only puz with two words starting in AEO_. But I wouldn't rate it AAA, maybe CEE?<br /><br />rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-84481257246114398522018-03-25T12:51:50.252-04:002018-03-25T12:51:50.252-04:00BABYQUAKES BARES HEINE
ISITI who GAPED at QUERYWA...BABYQUAKES BARES HEINE<br /><br />ISITI who GAPED at QUERYWASHINGTON and took note<br />to SEA that PEACHYQUEEN thing that MADAME did?<br />EYE HOPESO, 'cuz she HOTLY opened her TRENCHQUOTE<br />and ITOO cried, "HERESLOOKINGATYOUQUID!"<br /><br />--- EAMONN MCLARENBurma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-77448887960563419452018-03-25T12:50:47.108-04:002018-03-25T12:50:47.108-04:00BABYQUAKES BARES HEINE
ISITI who GAPED at QUERYWA...BABYQUAKES BARES HEINE<br /><br />ISITI who GAPED at QUERYWASHINGTON and took note<br />to SEA that PEACHYQUEEN thing that MADAME did?<br />EYE HOPESO, 'cuz she HOTLY opened her TRENCHQUOTE<br />and ITOO cried, "HERESLOOKINGATYOUQUID!"<br /><br />--- EAMONN MCLARENBurma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-31288895729645253982018-03-25T12:09:06.483-04:002018-03-25T12:09:06.483-04:00A couple things...along with OFL, I cry foul on OS...A couple things...along with OFL, I cry foul on OS{S?}EO. I have a medical background and I never! ever saw this prefix. It's OStEO. That's an out-of-bounds penalty. Also, despite getting the theme early, I had to enter 24 across painfully, down by down, thinking, who the hell is Kerry (or Cary, or Kyrie?) Washington? So I owe OFL thanks for making her the WOD.<br /><br />Not the DOD; that title belongs to the lovely GISELE. Several ANNOYERs lurk amongst the fill, the RRN pope, the double-n (MUCH RARER than the single) EAMONN, EXTS, etc. So the puzzle could have been a little HIPPER. HIPPER, really? And then, one theme entry, QUICKBOXER, hardly changes the meaning at all. They're both BOXERs, and both better be QUICK if they're going to be good at it; just one KICKs and the other doesn't. Meh.<br /><br />Some good stuff here; gotta give props for RATPACK and SHUTSUP. But overall, this one does not make ONEUNDER. Par.spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-30464264406021368102018-03-25T11:26:46.288-04:002018-03-25T11:26:46.288-04:00Kerry Washington is from the tv show scandal. anwa...Kerry Washington is from the tv show scandal. anway the middle of the puzzle really goofed me up- never got the looking at you etc. . 80a stumped me and I was an idiot not to get quantum- would have made things so much easier. Struggled w/ Russian counsel. I thought cest la vie was great and very clever. also trench quote. I got most of this before checking in here. all in all despite some dodgy clues and answers, I really like this puzzle. Best one in recent memory. Here upstate we did not get 4th nor'easter. But where I grew up on LI- they got hammered. There should be a weather themed puzzle!!!! someone do that! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-74712239745530995182018-03-22T12:14:08.145-04:002018-03-22T12:14:08.145-04:00I’m amazed that no one commented on ShawneeS. The ...I’m amazed that no one commented on ShawneeS. The names of tribal people do not require a final “S.” It’s like saying mices instead of mice. Thus, members of Native American tribes should be — Choctaw (my tribe) Shawnee, Osage, Nez Perce, Navaho, Iroquois (would have been a good choice for this puzzle) etc. So, somebody tell the cluers to leave off that “S” cause it makes me crazy. Mopshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01057640495166637256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-45234547482805981582018-03-19T22:25:27.664-04:002018-03-19T22:25:27.664-04:00I answered hope to instead of hope so on 53 across...I answered hope to instead of hope so on 53 across. *&^%$#@#$%^&*&^^%$#@!!!!!!!!!!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18038002669098155804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-37315958926015337462018-03-19T12:09:35.369-04:002018-03-19T12:09:35.369-04:00For Citizen Dain: I'm sure you're sane, bu...For Citizen Dain: I'm sure you're sane, but you're wrong about the pronunciations of "quart" and "quarters."Bob Millsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-2857070334907755932018-03-19T11:17:06.776-04:002018-03-19T11:17:06.776-04:00Can we talk about how bad the last theme answer is...Can we talk about how bad the last theme answer is? All of the other six change the pronunciation of the word, leading to goofy sounding answers like "kween" for "keen" and "kwoat" for "coat".<br /><br />The last one changes the spelling, but that's all. Maybe I'm not saying it right, but I pronounce "quart" and "court" in the same away. Maybe I should be saying a "kwart" of milk, but is that how people say it? Isn't it a "court" of ice cream? You say that a basketball game has four "courters", not four "kwarters", right? Am I insane?Citizen Dainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09789010705241919403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-58469272046803525602018-03-19T06:28:51.899-04:002018-03-19T06:28:51.899-04:00American Sign Language.American Sign Language.sf27shirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05711820921781179418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-15753022854149859842018-03-19T01:40:32.763-04:002018-03-19T01:40:32.763-04:00@Anon 5:25p: "The country's most weariso...@Anon 5:25p: "The country's most wearisome whiners are those people who accuse the Patriots of cheating."<br /><br />You sound like Trump. "There was no collusion!"<br /><br />The Patriots are hated because they are proven, demonstrated, factual serial cheaters. Sports fans respect success, but not ill-gotten wins.TomAznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-85559214289521626722018-03-18T22:18:06.288-04:002018-03-18T22:18:06.288-04:00Came armed with
Twiny?
Striven?
Osseo?
Carry Washi...Came armed with<br />Twiny?<br />Striven?<br />Osseo?<br />Carry Washington?<br /><br />All were forgiven by “Tepid wackiness is wack.”<br /><br />OFL 2018 Mic Drop Nominee #1Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-28307141382181525312018-03-18T21:44:28.063-04:002018-03-18T21:44:28.063-04:00Ha-Ha-Ha Only caught cheating twice... You made th...Ha-Ha-Ha Only caught cheating twice... You made the point. First, how many other teams have been "caught" cheating? None. Second, how many times have they Not been caught?Wownoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-52513542231180210432018-03-18T19:51:04.064-04:002018-03-18T19:51:04.064-04:00Meh. 🤔😜🤔Meh. 🤔😜🤔sixtyni yoginihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09584627242347419624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-68928719438639998472018-03-18T19:22:06.625-04:002018-03-18T19:22:06.625-04:00Hey, I knew Mclaren(!), but only because my 6-year...Hey, I knew Mclaren(!), but only because my 6-year-old grandson is obsessed with “cool, fast EUROPEAN (as opposed to boring American) sports cars.” This was my favorite clue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-18142591635462742342018-03-18T18:51:41.659-04:002018-03-18T18:51:41.659-04:00"OSEEO" is dead wrong. Only "OSTEO&..."OSEEO" is dead wrong. Only "OSTEO" works with that clue. Otherwise, a good puzzle. Nice puns.Bob Millsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-53803984554477675252018-03-18T18:32:32.585-04:002018-03-18T18:32:32.585-04:00Meh meh meh.
The theme was OK. HERESLOOKINGATYOUQ...Meh meh meh.<br /><br />The theme was OK. HERESLOOKINGATYOUQUID and QUERYWASHINGTON were the best, but I agree with the comments: if you're doing a simple sound change theme, go the whole nine yards and be super wacky. These theme answers didn't bring out any loud response from me.<br /><br />The fill was also meh. Some interesting and fresh stuff, but the NE corner was just bad overall. YEO/EAMONN/AEOLIAN = ANNOYER. Maybe the constructor wanted to get meta there, I don't know. Also not a fan of HISN or RWR or OSSEO or SEQS, despite these being infrequently used crossword answers. The high Scrabble score keeps the fill interesting, but not many answers that make you smile.<br /><br />The clues were also meh. Nothing quotable.<br /><br />But hey, it didn't drive me crazy, so there's that.<br /><br /><b>GRADE:</b> C+, 2.9 stars.semioticus (shelbyl)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16204028248874222567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-18406772238821837552018-03-18T17:47:01.278-04:002018-03-18T17:47:01.278-04:00I am SO sick of people calling the Patriots cheate...I am SO sick of people calling the Patriots cheaters! They only say this because the Pats were caught cheating twice. The lame-stream media tries to make this sound like they're cheaters. Sad!Tommy from Quincynoreply@blogger.com