tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post5481802904781439203..comments2024-03-19T07:07:50.024-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: TUESDAY, Jun. 10, 2008 - Barry C. Silk (SIDEWALK STAND QUAFFS)Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-30732883518481527012008-06-11T13:06:00.000-04:002008-06-11T13:06:00.000-04:00Jim Ed Rice!Thanks Rex.- Tom in PittsburghJim Ed Rice!<BR/>Thanks Rex.<BR/>- Tom in PittsburghAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-37569649429852709242008-06-11T01:34:00.000-04:002008-06-11T01:34:00.000-04:00@scott and othersI'm no BRANIAC, but the VOTE stuc...@scott and others<BR/><BR/>I'm no BRANIAC, but the VOTE stuck in my craw, too. The Twenty-sixth Amendment to the Constitution makes it clear that voting is not a privilege: "The right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of age." <BR/><BR/>Close enough? No way. These words are sacred. <BR/><BR/>A good week is underway. No BALLS and let's keep it that way. <BR/><BR/>BrooklynAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-54771886729634721382008-06-11T00:02:00.000-04:002008-06-11T00:02:00.000-04:00Foodie, all I'm doing is "borrowing" images found ...Foodie, all I'm doing is "borrowing" images found in a Google search. I take no credit (and should really give credit...). I should really take a picture of something orange myself and be more upstanding.Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-49648179472814489252008-06-10T23:22:00.000-04:002008-06-10T23:22:00.000-04:00@OrangeI'm having a hard time deciding which I lov...@Orange<BR/><BR/>I'm having a hard time deciding which I love more: adorably cute or mouth-wateringly juicy-- where your avatar is concerned...<BR/><BR/> I can't come up with one for myself, and I'm having to confront my avatar envy...foodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13052189131129098616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-35012740855030392532008-06-10T22:44:00.000-04:002008-06-10T22:44:00.000-04:00The Eniac display at UPenn only has a small piece ...The Eniac display at UPenn only has a small piece of the orginal computer (seems like about 4 or 5 refrigerator size cabinets) since the complete Eniac took up a large size room. Therefore there is still hope that the missing cabinets are on display at the National Crossword Museum. Not sure but it must be located in Orem, Utah?Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06237769422347289261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-9662801133295766752008-06-10T22:20:00.000-04:002008-06-10T22:20:00.000-04:00Like an alphabet soup of employment programs. CCC...Like an alphabet soup of employment programs. CCC for trails in parks, photos ... inventing ways to put America to workfergushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17056002311944010536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-52719016123654733262008-06-10T19:54:00.000-04:002008-06-10T19:54:00.000-04:00i'm guessing/rationalizing here, but perhaps if th...i'm guessing/rationalizing here, but perhaps if the initials can be pronounced as a "word," then it may be okay (by the organizations in question) to capitalize the first letter only... so not only, Ampas and Aftra (just looks wrong!!) but also Sag... <BR/><BR/>the one that always gets me, tho, with its mix of upper and lower case letters is amfAR -- the american foundation [for] AIDS Research. these days, however, it seems that while the acronym still exists, "american" has been dropped from its name...<BR/><BR/>;-)<BR/><BR/>janiejaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15129173620859824730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-50186799176524477502008-06-10T19:49:00.000-04:002008-06-10T19:49:00.000-04:00And what about the ASPCA...and even UNICEF? it see...And what about the ASPCA...and even UNICEF? it seems like a dumb style rule...Acronyms are rarely more than 5 letters, why not capitalize?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-36549269451306893712008-06-10T19:39:00.000-04:002008-06-10T19:39:00.000-04:00BT, I would have entered COLLEGESTATION if only I ...BT, I would have entered COLLEGESTATION if only I could have remembered where Texas A&M was located. Sometimes memory lapses pay off!<BR/><BR/>Rex, I too looked askance at Ascap. I'm OK with Nascar and Nasdaq and Nafta not being all-caps in NYT style, but ASCAP really wants to be capitalized. Especially in the crossword, where we usually see it in the grid (capitalized!) rather than the clues. Now we probably need to be on the lookout for Ampas and Aftra clues.Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-14742438613648194822008-06-10T18:38:00.000-04:002008-06-10T18:38:00.000-04:00I think of this puzzle as the "Big O." Long O in c...I think of this puzzle as the "Big O." <BR/><BR/>Long O in clues ending in O:ICANSO,MEXICO,DELMONICO,KENO,ROCOCO, OTO,ONO and PLATO.Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07466240197659721721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-65339605750733317172008-06-10T17:38:00.000-04:002008-06-10T17:38:00.000-04:00Adding to Sandy's comment about voting in Australi...Adding to Sandy's comment about voting in Australia, people get fined for not voting. Even EXPATRIATES were subject to a possible fine, or at least they were when I worked with a bunch of Aussies back in the late 80s. I think the fine was A$100 back then.<BR/><BR/>Had a lot of confusion, pecking all over the place, and was very surprised that it only took ten minutes. I'm pretty leery of 38A ____ fatty acid. Shouldn't there be a hyphen there? I don't think that TRANS can legitimately stand alone, though I'm sure there's a justification somewhere. <BR/><BR/>And just to be really pedantic, I'd say that STYLE is redundant after ROCOCO ... .fergushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17056002311944010536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-17307881315211554302008-06-10T16:54:00.000-04:002008-06-10T16:54:00.000-04:00Only 4 caps in a row in the Paper of Record? No RA...Only 4 caps in a row in the Paper of Record? No RADAR, SONAR, POTUS? How about ACUSA? SNAFU? FUBAR?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-579845203821934462008-06-10T16:47:00.000-04:002008-06-10T16:47:00.000-04:00@chefbea1...an XKE with AC? No room under the bonn...@chefbea1...an XKE with AC? No room under the bonnet for a compressor. <BR/>Very little wasted space, or usable space for that matter. Prettiest of the 60's drop- and fixedhead saloons.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-84666100102213715302008-06-10T15:52:00.000-04:002008-06-10T15:52:00.000-04:00One man's Mede is another man's Persian.One man's Mede is another man's Persian.RodeoToadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03374112725461339067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-22652919773214745112008-06-10T15:49:00.000-04:002008-06-10T15:49:00.000-04:00good puzzle for a tuesday. Too hot to do anything ...good puzzle for a tuesday. Too hot to do anything today except get prickly heat. Not even a breeze to go fly a kite. Guess I could sit in that XKE with the AC onchefbeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15195945085405126511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-24885186311340332572008-06-10T15:48:00.000-04:002008-06-10T15:48:00.000-04:00Anybody else write in "College Station" for the ho...Anybody else write in "College Station" for the home of the Aggies? (and in ink?)BThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15994595635649654314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-37161517103024407212008-06-10T15:40:00.000-04:002008-06-10T15:40:00.000-04:00To the anon a few posts back about mead-mead is an...To the anon a few posts back about mead-<BR/><BR/>mead is an alchoholic drink made from honey as the sugar base (as opposed to malt in beer or grapes in wine). Very light, in both color and body, it surprisingly does not have a overly sweet (to me) taste. It is way-back traditionally the drink of choice for newlyweds, and was consumed for a month. Hence the term: honeymoon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-19458614218371866562008-06-10T15:35:00.000-04:002008-06-10T15:35:00.000-04:00The ARI from Entourage shows up occasionally.The ARI from Entourage shows up occasionally.jaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03385568014046336373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-90920648237400140582008-06-10T15:25:00.000-04:002008-06-10T15:25:00.000-04:00Really nice Tuesday - solid theme, no headshakers....Really nice Tuesday - solid theme, no headshakers. The XKE reminds me of a charity golf event I play in every year. Parked next to the clubhouse is a vintage mid-sixties XKE convertible with a sign on it -Prize for hole-in-one on hole 3. Of course, number 3 is a 570 yard par five... I never would have googled glad rags except for Rex. At least it didn't cross with 6D.imsdave1https://www.blogger.com/profile/05801936953212432824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-8607940734458007342008-06-10T14:57:00.000-04:002008-06-10T14:57:00.000-04:00I loved the theme of HIDDENCOSTS, thought super cl...I loved the theme of HIDDENCOSTS, thought super clever, even tho I had never heard of DELMONICOSTEAK<BR/>(good vegetarian that I am)<BR/><BR/>I thought that was great to get three solid clues like that plus the theme.<BR/><BR/>I'm always thrown off by longer clues, originally assuming PHOEBESNOW was going to be part of the theme (I had had a puzzle rejected by the NYT, but accepted in the LAT of PHOEBESNOW, VANILLAICE, EDGARWINTER, ROBERTFROST in part bec of the perceived obscurity of Phoebe and Edgar!) and I think I originally thought it was EXPATRIOT...<BR/><BR/>As a namer, I have to say right on for GLADRAGS! wish I had thought of it ;) Surprised it was available! WOUld have loved to be on the brainstorming session for that one!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-29486666763332583492008-06-10T14:49:00.000-04:002008-06-10T14:49:00.000-04:00Wade, thank you. I could only remember Small Face...Wade, thank you. I could only remember Small Faces and could not remember Rod S. He was also very good when he sang with Long John Baldry.dkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17317008233459295376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-81794942592984129572008-06-10T14:46:00.000-04:002008-06-10T14:46:00.000-04:00I love seeing ENIAC in the puzzle, as I have worke...I love seeing ENIAC in the puzzle, as I have worked across the street from where some parts are displayed. It's on display in the engineering building at the University of Pennsylvania. So sadly, Rex, there are no robots from "R.U.R." in sight.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-52459521689928428772008-06-10T14:43:00.000-04:002008-06-10T14:43:00.000-04:00I knew glad rags only from Rod Stewart's "Handbags...I knew glad rags only from Rod Stewart's "Handbags and Glad Rags." In days of yore, Rod Stewart used to be cool.RodeoToadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03374112725461339067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-13797861383129521732008-06-10T14:31:00.000-04:002008-06-10T14:31:00.000-04:00Members of the Rousso family were my neighbors whe...Members of the Rousso family were my neighbors when I lived in East Meadow LI, they owned a clothing company called RussTogs, so Togs was a gimme.Ladelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822660581698301611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-67306333776817042482008-06-10T14:12:00.000-04:002008-06-10T14:12:00.000-04:00Knew togs for some reason so had no urge to Google...Knew togs for some reason so had no urge to Google until I read all of your remarks...the result was unexpectedly hilarious!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com