tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post5796356642589117728..comments2024-03-29T09:29:30.755-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: It uses clicks in lieu of paddles / THU 7-6-17 / Sports category prefix / Unsuccessful draft picks in sports lingoRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger177125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-8973202942148047922022-06-12T11:14:04.629-04:002022-06-12T11:14:04.629-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.smokedirecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17098959554995342927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-56281343578961015572017-08-11T17:29:25.168-04:002017-08-11T17:29:25.168-04:00Thanks RooMonster 9:04 AM for the comment about th...Thanks RooMonster 9:04 AM for the comment about the two birds - I stopped looking when I found the first one, didn't quite understand how the clue was working. I'm probably the only person who didn't get NEO, and it's the only sci-fi book I've ever read. PIBB sodas? Are they in the US?<br /><br />DNF by a long shot, but liked it.wcutlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08615799228069705972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-85865523982714657372017-08-10T22:12:10.969-04:002017-08-10T22:12:10.969-04:00I had to come here to find out what "as the e...I had to come here to find out what "as the expression goes" meant. Poorly clued. Never heard of the phone and ERAY made no sense, but I figured it had to be something because Xperia as a smartphone name made more sense than the other 25 choices. Never occurred to be that rIB should be reconsidered (though I'm pretty sure I've stumbled on that one before, and not all that long ago).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-14710267714113905222017-08-10T20:22:19.983-04:002017-08-10T20:22:19.983-04:00I say again these puzzles are clearly not edited b...I say again these puzzles are clearly not edited because no one would let that STONE nonsense passAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08670129669313146252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-59079000200670592472017-08-10T20:02:13.802-04:002017-08-10T20:02:13.802-04:00Totally off the subject, but I almost OD'd on ...Totally off the subject, but I almost OD'd on Sriracha sauce just now. Folks, be careful how you use it.thefogmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870509029973778266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-8635268818250676352017-08-10T17:28:19.905-04:002017-08-10T17:28:19.905-04:00It is good to I am not the only who struggled with...It is good to I am not the only who struggled with the Sony brand part. That led to a incorrect guess. Also had to ask if there was a RUM flavor because RUMVEISIN seemed wrong. If you include that it was 5 letters. Two for one down and missing letters for the Sony brand.<br /><br /><br />Mark Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-48767191078004128432017-08-10T17:27:03.381-04:002017-08-10T17:27:03.381-04:00@Foggy - see me at 7:10 pm and @Teedmn at 8:11 am ...@Foggy - see me at 7:10 pm and @Teedmn at 8:11 am for the DOOK follow-up.<br /><br />Lady DiDiana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-31309048223121991132017-08-10T16:20:29.181-04:002017-08-10T16:20:29.181-04:00This was a tough Thursday but gettable, thought I,...This was a tough Thursday but gettable, thought I, but it ended as a pain in the arse.<br /><br />Have to agree with Rex that the theme, such as it was, was garbled, and for me EXPERIA/PIBB led to a DNF in the middle.<br /><br />There was other trickier stuff in the fill, which I got, but it would be a waste of time to dwell on it.<br /><br />[SIGH]<br /><br /><br /><br />leftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-77728956621377825182017-08-10T16:05:16.587-04:002017-08-10T16:05:16.587-04:00Never met an ice cream I didn't like, my favou...Never met an ice cream I didn't like, my favourite being Blue Cheese. Well done Erik, dear OFL (our flatulent leader) Rex had a DNF, kinda like roguefart. Everyone can now leave the room.peternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-62623252548296132832017-08-10T15:24:19.262-04:002017-08-10T15:24:19.262-04:00Well, there's always something. I had a weird...Well, there's always something. I had a weird experience with this puzzle, which was definitely not in my wavehouse, or on my wheel-length, but emboldened by the easy NE and the big white space in due North, I soldiered on. Challenging, for sure.<br /><br />Something about the obliqueness of the clues and the different feeling while solving was somehow captivating. Obviously I had rIB at first, and left that part for last. Meanwhile, I had a w/o with MANs>MANY, giving myself a big headslap. My hero STEPHEN HAWKING was the key to the south, and it was in his name where I first saw the 2 birds. Thus I went back to the North and sussed out MARTIN LAWRENCE, of whom I've never heard, and painstakingly got all those other words in the North.<br /><br />So, inevitably I had to deal with the SONY phone and ErAY, complicated by the fact I had pIn(?) for the golf cup part. Suddenly BIB/EBAY clicked (not "paddled") in, and from somewhere XPERIA came to me.<br /><br />So, tada, I got it, and realized the expression in question was "2 BIRDS w 1 STONE", saw the "STONEs" piercing the 2-bird answers, and that was good enough for me.<br /><br />Different. Fun. Btw, my favourite ice cream flavour is mocha.rain forestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-34271109492961026662017-08-10T15:00:14.541-04:002017-08-10T15:00:14.541-04:00My apologies if I missed it, but what's a DOOK...My apologies if I missed it, but what's a DOOK?thefogmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870509029973778266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-64093153627439257242017-08-10T14:39:17.740-04:002017-08-10T14:39:17.740-04:00Just because I had a dnf doesn't mean I couldn...Just because I had a dnf doesn't mean I couldn't enjoy the puzzle. As usual, my WOES got in the way. Hand up for rIB. <br /><br />I remember when rum raisin was one of the very few HD flavors - it was kinda exotic in the '70s. <br /><br />And, as usual, I liked the weird clues. Laughed at the TP decorating technique. <br /><br />So...could A TO M be a DOOK?<br /><br />Diana, Lady-in-Waiting for Crosswords<br /><br />PS - the roof is done, and I won.Diana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-82093622526489597072017-08-10T13:34:15.831-04:002017-08-10T13:34:15.831-04:00I would say that considering that the money crowd ...I would say that considering that the money crowd in the Ice Cream industry keeps Rum Raisin on the menu, it is indeed popular. <br /><br />LMS, don't be so hard on yourself with the technical dnf. I, also a Smith, missed the gimmick, and I'll sleep fine tonight.<br />Longbeachleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10945278798020339134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-65533347916252225152017-08-10T12:30:06.594-04:002017-08-10T12:30:06.594-04:00Great story from LMS, but a word to the wise. Alw...Great story from LMS, but a word to the wise. Always say it this way....When I was in prison, teaching....with a nice little comic pause after prison. <br />DNF because I had SONYXPERas which led to PiBB and PARs, none of which looked weird having never heard of the first two and the last looked ok. So I failed differently from most but similarly ignominiously. Enjoyed the struggle but still feel a little wtf about Pibb, which is just a terrible moniker for a soda.<br />Did anyone mention there is such a thing as a hen hawk?centralscrewtinizerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03404913280254786506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-35753237369961937002017-08-10T11:08:56.632-04:002017-08-10T11:08:56.632-04:00I just read OFL's comments above and realize t...I just read OFL's comments above and realize that I liked and finished a puzzle he neither finished nor liked at all. Holy smokes! That's a first!thefogmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870509029973778266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-79996720570972499732017-08-10T11:02:52.184-04:002017-08-10T11:02:52.184-04:00Good challenging puzzle, although I'm not a fa...Good challenging puzzle, although I'm not a fan of the expression <i>Kill two birds with one stone</i> as it promotes cruelty to animals. Plenty of misdirects. I had chocolate before RUMRAISIN and cRib before TREE. EBAY was clever cluing as was POLEDANCE but the best one was SNOWANGEL.thefogmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870509029973778266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-27864853531512853322017-08-10T10:54:04.221-04:002017-08-10T10:54:04.221-04:00Epic, I mean EPIC, fail. I could not muster a sing...Epic, I mean EPIC, fail. I could not muster a single entry in the north central. Content = GLAD???? In what universe? 5-down requires techie know-how; forget that one. Again, not living in New York, I don't go to plays, so cluing OSLO that way was another no-go.<br /><br />RUMRAISIN popular????? In what universe? I seem to be asking this a lot. Did the NE, actually, and found _IPODS for the clue "Two-dimensional stands." Okay, so BIPODS. At the risk of sounding repetitive, IN WHAT UNIVERSE? Where is the center of gravity?? HOW would a two-dimensional stand...stand??? After quitting this horrible thing, I Googled BIPODS. Turns out they're for guns, so I guess the shooter not moving forwards or backwards is enough to keep them from falling over. No wonder I was at a loss: I have nothing to do with guns.<br /><br />A frequent syndi-blogger uses the word "pisser" way too often, but this time he's spot on. This grid was loaded with them. If this is typical of Agard's work, I'm just going to skip him entirely. DNF.spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-41532826354653429662017-08-10T10:30:43.803-04:002017-08-10T10:30:43.803-04:00Has to be the first time that my first 5 entries w...Has to be the first time that my first 5 entries were abbr.s – RSVP UPCS VCRS PST and etaS, soon AFTER changed to ARRS, but still an abbr. ARGH! Thought the last letter would be that E, but it was the w/o of the neighboring r to become B; that one that got so many to DNF.<br /><br />Frida KAHLO, Bert from Sesame Street. Enough on that.<br /><br />Mixing idioms, I wonder if having a BREW with yeah BAE BAE Sharon STONE in a BISTRO is worth a PARA BIRDS in the bush. Or something.<br /><br />Odd SORT of puz. Wouldn’t have made any connection without those iffy clues. DAM GLAD to finish.<br />rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-72911285170558384062017-08-10T09:51:13.959-04:002017-08-10T09:51:13.959-04:00Syndication land chiming in. Maybe RUM RAISIN was...Syndication land chiming in. Maybe RUM RAISIN was a regional thing, or a generational thing - when I was young, and living in northern Ontario, it was very popular. Perhaps because we could eat "rum" and be naughty.<br />In general, boo. But "boo" in the way Ruth Gordon says it in Harold and Maude. Joe in Newfoundlandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-5259016398937179712017-08-10T09:44:41.959-04:002017-08-10T09:44:41.959-04:00MANY PYLON (DOERS SORT ONCE)
IDES say she SNOWANG...MANY PYLON (DOERS SORT ONCE)<br /><br />IDES say she SNOWANGEL doing her POLEDANCE,<br />BOY, her BUST’S where ISLET my GAPE go.<br />That BIRD’S FIT for TENS STONE worth of romance,<br />DAM, HOW GLAD I am to go AFTER a PRO.<br /><br />--- BRAD “BIB” PIBB<br />Burma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-82765694111681659332017-08-10T08:11:36.735-04:002017-08-10T08:11:36.735-04:00DOOK was from a puzzle answer of DO OK, (as in &qu...DOOK was from a puzzle answer of DO OK, (as in "How are they at table tennis?" "They DO OK") which many people including myself read as DOOK. So that is the blog term for words mushed together in the grid which can be misinterpreted.Teedmnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12832353448839187816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-25341825166478639532017-08-09T19:10:42.055-04:002017-08-09T19:10:42.055-04:00Trailing on from yesterday, looking for the DOOK d...Trailing on from yesterday, looking for the DOOK definition for myself and @Foggy.<br /><br />Diana, Lady-in-Waiting for CrosswordsDiana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-90350922427928560072017-08-03T15:35:34.881-04:002017-08-03T15:35:34.881-04:00Are you looking for free Facebook Likes?
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