tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post5470672921507420027..comments2024-03-29T01:22:33.864-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Elephant rider's seat / SAT 12-30-17 / Pioneering hip-hop trio / Bayou genre / Subject of Durocher's nice guys finish last sentiment / Matchmaking site available in HebrewRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger155125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-59177357978026528542018-02-04T10:59:40.811-05:002018-02-04T10:59:40.811-05:00Glad someone pointed that out; it was a gimme for ...Glad someone pointed that out; it was a gimme for me!Mike N.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-13746876073821968572018-02-03T19:24:56.132-05:002018-02-03T19:24:56.132-05:00I agree with Rex. Too many incongruous clues/answ...I agree with Rex. Too many incongruous clues/answers. Laissez-faire had to be the worst. Fit in Libertarianism, or Free Markets somehow but Social Darwinism is a stretch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-5536109316768100252018-02-03T16:39:34.740-05:002018-02-03T16:39:34.740-05:00Finished this beast in two sittings with a lengthy...Finished this beast in two sittings with a lengthy break in between. During that recess, LAVA came to me (I had already more or less settled on ABATE), and so the assassin's name came square by square. What a mouthful.<br /><br />I wouldn't know a DASHIKI if it bit me in the ass, and of course that last "i" was a complete guess, but having ALNICO, DAMASK, KING JAMES, and getting AL PACINO from those made the NW sort of medium. NE not bad either.<br /><br />For the SW, I tentatively put in ZYDECO, which made me drop SALSA, and then I took my break. Aha! LAVA! SWEET! I'd like to add that MC ESCHER was a gimme, and that was the key to the SE.<br /><br />I thought the Pole vault clue was sheer brilliance, btw.<br /><br />Puzzle of the week, for sure.rainforestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-14133417713348091512018-02-03T15:07:55.174-05:002018-02-03T15:07:55.174-05:00we finished last. guess we are nice guys.we finished last. guess we are nice guys.paradocsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-78208295363938818282018-02-03T15:01:04.457-05:002018-02-03T15:01:04.457-05:00I was done in by DASHIKIS and KINGJAMES. But I man...I was done in by DASHIKIS and KINGJAMES. But I managed to get CZOLGOSZ so go figure. The NBA stuff is just not in my wheelhouse and neither are exotic pullovers. But I like learning things when I do a crossword and this one taught me a couple of things. Now I know the name of that funky top Jimi Hendrix was wearing when he set his guitar on fire. It's a DASHIKI brother! SOITIS. Peace out!thefogmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870509029973778266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-42397311760439666772018-02-03T12:37:05.807-05:002018-02-03T12:37:05.807-05:00@Rondo - I am so impressed - no wonder you're ...@Rondo - I am so impressed - no wonder you're Number4! (and I'm, like, so clueless today). But RUNDMC is a gimmee? Not in my backyard. <br /><br />DZOLGOSZ - SURE, YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT HIM THE OTHER DAY, RIGHT? <br /><br />LEANS instead of TENDS put the final kybosh on the NE, tho a dnf was already a sure thing.<br /><br />Kuddos to all who finished, no matter what your time.<br /><br />Dian a, Lady-in-Waiting for a crossword with wordsDiana, LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-30090259645213740332018-02-03T12:36:54.544-05:002018-02-03T12:36:54.544-05:00Had HAIRCLUB for the loss prevention association. ...Had HAIRCLUB for the loss prevention association. Slowed me down for a while.5wksltrnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-86457651229595831562018-02-03T12:04:07.395-05:002018-02-03T12:04:07.395-05:00I thought the answer to CANIGETAWITNESS was "...I thought the answer to CANIGETAWITNESS was "She's Some Kind of Wonderful," per Grand Funk. What a great tune! CZOLGOSZ is one of those things that snag, or GRAB, onto the brain. I saw that name once and tried to pronounce it. Why it stayed with me I can't say, but it did--and that gave me a huge leg up in the SW.<br /><br />Hardest for me was--yet AGAIN--the NW. I had SCUD and KINGJAMES (since Lebron wouldn't fit), and that was it. Finally grokked the Keystone KOP clue which gave me DAMASK. I know that somehow too--just don't DAM ASK me to pick out a bolt of it. ALNICO and INI were total WOEs that needed every cross. The Natick at 7 was brutal. I decided to go with I instead of A because...well, because there are too many less obscure ways to clue ANI. What a reason--but it worked!<br /><br />SOITIS with considerable pride that I say I finished this. Scrabbling my way through was good cerebral exercise; it coulda been WORSE. Despite the hiphop group (which I strangely somehow knew), I enjoyed it. Plenty of ANNs ready to don the DOD sash; how about breast cancer awareness pioneer ANN Jillian? Birdie.spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-21517292425815329102018-02-03T12:01:17.407-05:002018-02-03T12:01:17.407-05:00BADAPPLE FAILS
IWOULDN'T say that priest HAD ...BADAPPLE FAILS<br /><br />IWOULDN'T say that priest HAD joy,<br />his QUIPS are NOTVALID as a litmus.<br />He'll WEEP when that SWEET ALTARBOY<br />IDS him and cries,"CANIGETAWITNESS?"<br /><br />--- ALNICO CZOLGOSZBurma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-85170929715418111892018-02-03T11:09:10.522-05:002018-02-03T11:09:10.522-05:00HOWDAH hell I ever finished is beyond me, but it t...HOWDAH hell I ever finished is beyond me, but it took a loooong time. And only one w/o having started with HAMeD. If it HADn't been for ZYDECO I'd never have gotten started in the SW. In the NW the A in ALNICO was the very last entry; figured it must be aluminum.<br /><br />SANTIAGO I knew from reading my first edition of the old man which is over in the bookcase. Used to love Hemingway and the fake Hemingway contest. He HAD an American face . . .<br /><br />I think FIRESTONE has HAD more retail tire recalls than anyone else. IWOULDNT put FIRESTONEs on any of my cars. Their tires at the RACEWAYS must be OK.<br /><br />Why not give a yeah baby to Queen Ida for her Bon Temps ZYDECO band? Better dance music than gimme RUNDMC.<br /><br />Almost gave up on this puz. Good thing my electrician stopped by to provide an estimate for re-wiring; needed that break or IWOULDNT have finished. <br />rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-40082057439924417182018-01-05T15:54:54.152-05:002018-01-05T15:54:54.152-05:00HOW TO GET YOUR EX LOVER BACK URGENTLY AFTER BREAK...HOW TO GET YOUR EX LOVER BACK URGENTLY AFTER BREAKUP/DIVORCE!. <br />I’m so excited! Thanks to Dr. Azeez for bringing back my Ex-husband and brought great joy to me today! Azeezabdulahi12@gmail.com is certainly the best spell caster online, if you need your Ex lover back fast! 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So that was how he came back that same day, with lots of love and joy, and he apologized for his mistake, and for the pains he caused me and the kids. Then from that day, our Marriage was now stronger than how it was before, all thanks to Dr Azeez he is so powerful and I decided to share my story on the internet that Dr Azeez real and powerful spell caster who I will always pray to live long to help his children in the time of trouble, if you are here and you need your Ex back or your husband moved to another woman, do not cry anymore, contact this powerful spell caster now. <br />Here’s his contact: Email him at: Azeezabdulahi12@gmail.com <br />You can also call him or add him on what’s-app: +2348160153829<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02460413780543159006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-70465463995308676582017-12-31T15:07:10.095-05:002017-12-31T15:07:10.095-05:00Ann comes from the Hebrew “Chana”. The route is “C...Ann comes from the Hebrew “Chana”. The route is “Chen”, which means graceAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05377841061463426649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-26016818405112939782017-12-31T14:58:22.312-05:002017-12-31T14:58:22.312-05:00got everything but the Southwes, which for me is b...got everything but the Southwes, which for me is better then the average saturday. Seems im not alone in finding that tough. Enjoyed the rest.Bagelboynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-55995026299199992662017-12-30T23:33:59.469-05:002017-12-30T23:33:59.469-05:00This puzzle was filled with proper nouns, but unli...This puzzle was filled with proper nouns, but unlike yesterday's, they weren't stuck in a dangerously close proximity that would outright frustrate you. If your puzzle is trivia heavy, scatter them around so that they don't kill the solver. For that, thank you Mr. Gulcyznski.<br /><br />The DTS/IDS crossing is very unfortunate. But the puzzle offers tons of great entries to make up for that. Now, if the trivia answers were out of my range, I could have been more frustrated with it, I guess, but I knew a critical amount of them which made it easier. So I can understand why this wouldn't be universally appreciated, but ARMRESTS, BADAPPLE, IWOULDNT, MCESCHER, ZLOTYS, RUNDMC etc. are all very fun answers. And the long answers are just brilliant. CANIGETAWITNESS, SOCIALDARWINISM, KINGJAMES clued for LeBron! Very nice, memorable. Also, clues for DARE, ZLOTYS, URN, SOITIS, HUTS, DEBTORS were nicely done. Maybe some were extra tricky, but I will let them slide.<br /><br />This was definitely pleasurable. I almost aced the North, and then had to spend some time in the South, but again, knowing that I could figure out the proper nouns never made me think about quitting (unlike yesterday's) Figuring out CZOLGOSZ gives you a legit sense of achievement. I wasn't so lucky with HOWDAH but that didn't take away from the overall experience.<br /><br />This is the best puzzle of this week, hands down. This was turning out to be the worst week I've ever reviewed, and this one saved it.<br /><br /><b>GRADE:</b> A-, 4 stars. semioticus (shelbyl)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16204028248874222567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-76721563291519591392017-12-30T23:14:09.122-05:002017-12-30T23:14:09.122-05:00@jackj My dad had a friend in the Navy called Chie...@jackj My dad had a friend in the Navy called Chief (as in Chief Petty Officer) AtoZ. No one could pronounce his name correctly. Chief AtoZ was a lot of fun. His job was bandmaster on the Admiral's staff.<br /><br />@GHarris I agree that Laissez faire is often meant to be minimal or no government control, but to many that means the inmates run the asylum and only the fittest survive. ergo: association with social darwinism.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-87280747760816835012017-12-30T22:58:02.333-05:002017-12-30T22:58:02.333-05:00“There's no better example of Rex Parker being...“There's no better example of Rex Parker being a modern-type idiot than when he posts a twitt from a twitt and neither one of them has any clue what they're on about.“<br /><br />Fucking snowflake moron.Old Dirty Basterdnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-11850894156841710222017-12-30T22:56:21.397-05:002017-12-30T22:56:21.397-05:00Many African Americans have a niggardly salary.Many African Americans have a niggardly salary.Old Black Joenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-42176532730321557022017-12-30T22:37:16.064-05:002017-12-30T22:37:16.064-05:00Don’t you know that the new sheriff is niggardly?Don’t you know that the new sheriff is niggardly?Howard Johnsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-72988097327668040232017-12-30T22:35:46.254-05:002017-12-30T22:35:46.254-05:00Make America niggardly again.Make America niggardly again.Donald Drumpfnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-16919317344585230422017-12-30T22:34:08.550-05:002017-12-30T22:34:08.550-05:00I’ve never seen more niggardliness.I’ve never seen more niggardliness.Buck Dharmanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-76347873658242189052017-12-30T22:32:31.683-05:002017-12-30T22:32:31.683-05:00That is indeed niggardly.That is indeed niggardly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-8658082982220718102017-12-30T20:49:11.538-05:002017-12-30T20:49:11.538-05:00There's no better example of Rex Parker being ...There's no better example of Rex Parker being a modern-type idiot than when he posts a twitt from a twitt and neither one of them has any clue what they're on about.<br /><br />An altar boy is responsible for ringing the Sanctus bells at each and every Mass. Period. Citing that twitt from a twitt proves what kind of a guy Rex Parker is. Ignorant, emphasis on the final syllable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-89656735428246310582017-12-30T20:04:34.000-05:002017-12-30T20:04:34.000-05:00@Anon (1:42) - Point well taken, but our boy could...@Anon (1:42) - Point well taken, but our boy couldn't miss those bells jingling if he'd been there. Maybe he ditched the bus to Church on First Friday and shot craps with his buddies. As a kid I was mighty creative in avoiding Mass too.Mohair Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16502840715719161565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-55210927296776024022017-12-30T19:34:19.656-05:002017-12-30T19:34:19.656-05:00Hey Joe D, why don’t you and Joe B get a room? May...Hey Joe D, why don’t you and Joe B get a room? Maybe he’ll bleaux you!Nigel Tufnelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-4908806664975734462017-12-30T17:47:29.542-05:002017-12-30T17:47:29.542-05:00Enjoyed this puzzle and didn’t find it challenging...Enjoyed this puzzle and didn’t find it challenging. Just a nice crunchy solve. Ardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08744260606551371292noreply@blogger.com