tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post5956176117914656062..comments2024-03-19T06:23:36.761-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: William Shatner sci-fi novel / SAT 12-16-17 / Creatures captured in Herclues 10th labor / De manera elsewise Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger120125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-26221419487750850962018-01-21T23:39:47.977-05:002018-01-21T23:39:47.977-05:00get real this was too easyget real this was too easyparadoxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-39128790363903902472018-01-21T10:42:16.941-05:002018-01-21T10:42:16.941-05:00I don't get the clue for 58A -- RCA and Magnav...I don't get the clue for 58A -- RCA and Magnavox are both still around...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-46505108874475067682018-01-20T18:42:52.143-05:002018-01-20T18:42:52.143-05:00liendre recogedores en españolliendre recogedores en españolfakt chekkernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-14256265830760586382018-01-20T18:36:20.574-05:002018-01-20T18:36:20.574-05:00Maybe a regional/national thing, but "I don&#...Maybe a regional/national thing, but "I don't give a RAP" is common up here.<br />TAMALE, TAMALEs, let's call the whole thing off.<br /><br />I found this puzzle hard in a number of areas, and I had a limited time to do it, but I got it. Way late for a number of reasons, but I thought I'd put in my two cents, even though in Canada we don't have those coins anymore. Smart.<br /><br />Liked it a lot.rainforestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-20987902279690518022018-01-20T17:11:16.738-05:002018-01-20T17:11:16.738-05:00How do you say nit pickers in Spanish?How do you say nit pickers in Spanish?Longbeachleenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-69516602711403032742018-01-20T13:42:58.520-05:002018-01-20T13:42:58.520-05:00Will @centralscrewtinizer have anything to say abo...Will @centralscrewtinizer have anything to say about ZAPPA in the puz today?rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-9490782168680840692018-01-20T12:09:51.676-05:002018-01-20T12:09:51.676-05:00I had the same problem as @Kodak Jenkins about RAP...I had the same problem as @Kodak Jenkins about RAP as the "least bit." Never in all my 77 years have I ever heard this. The P was a true Natick for me; had to run the alphabet about three times for FOOD_ORN before finally hitting on it. To me porn carries a negative connotation, so I don't appreciate other areas borrowing the term.<br /><br />I wouldn't call this puzzle easy, but neither was it the usual Saturday bear. Guess that leaves medium, doesn't it? I resisted WHEREAREYA too long, not realizing that the person STILL hasn't shown up and the speaker is (apparently) on the phone. I went with WHERE was YA, and there's a story behind that:<br /><br />Many years ago my parents were involved in the local community theater. My mom served as assistant director for a production of "Born Yesterday" in which the script had Harry asking Billie "Where were you?" The scene didn't seem to play right, so Mom suggested, "This guy's a low-class. Why not have him say 'Where WAS ya?" The director agreed, they put the change in--and the scene sang.<br /><br />So, cool memory there. The two REALs didn't bother me either; they're so different. Never expected the TAMALE flap among the posters. Is it the hill you wanna die on? For DOD let's have the exotic-named Moon Unit ZAPPA. Par.spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-9776124210671398462018-01-20T12:06:30.883-05:002018-01-20T12:06:30.883-05:00REALTALK SHOPS
NOWISEE how FOODPORN was CREATED,
...REALTALK SHOPS<br /><br />NOWISEE how FOODPORN was CREATED,<br />FACTIS I USEIT to survive,<br />I CASHEDIN RAWFOOTAGE and patiently waited<br />in hopes I'd GIT ATEALIVE.<br /><br />--- ETHEL WELBYBurma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-70215039827545556552018-01-20T11:48:32.016-05:002018-01-20T11:48:32.016-05:00ZAPPA a gimme and most of the rest just FELLIN. +/...ZAPPA a gimme and most of the rest just FELLIN. +/- 20 minutes of a REAL good puz. But I don't give a RiP for the clue for RAP; it had me wondering about the R there.<br /><br />Bon JOVI is headed to the R&RHOF to join ZAPPA and Harrison. No ANKA though.<br /><br />Wasn't it Robert Young of WELBY fame who gave us the phrase, "I'm KNOT a doctor, I play one on TV"? Which has been turned around so many ways.<br /><br />LETS go with yeah baby Julie CHEN.<br /><br />Sam, that's a nice puz you CREATED.<br /><br />rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-78142987767697632432018-01-20T11:25:57.657-05:002018-01-20T11:25:57.657-05:00Only checked one answer, so relatively EX for a Sa...Only checked one answer, so relatively EX for a Saturday.<br /><br />OTOH, still checking for the true identity of our highway poet. <br /><br />Diana, Reading the BS Signs on the Highway of LifeDiana, LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-72285346097728135692018-01-20T11:07:59.532-05:002018-01-20T11:07:59.532-05:00Speaking of ANAGRAMS and such:
What was the first...Speaking of ANAGRAMS and such:<br /><br />What was the first palindrome spoken by man?<br /><br />"Madam I'm Adam."thefogmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870509029973778266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-5570965388145807662018-01-20T11:03:54.556-05:002018-01-20T11:03:54.556-05:00By no means did I find it easy as Rex did, but I d...By no means did I find it easy as Rex did, but I did finish. I found it tough but fair for the most part. MATHLETE was unknown to me and having it cross with the triple-decker word sandwich of IMEMINE made it hard to solve, for me at least. WHEREAREYA did not bother me like it did Rex. What did bug me was REALTALK. I never heard of that. Also, the absence of a theme or gimmick of some kind to reward the solver bugged me a bit - but not enough to throw me into a Rex rant.thefogmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870509029973778266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-58333170676120045112018-01-20T08:53:40.917-05:002018-01-20T08:53:40.917-05:00Usually Saturdays are too tough for me. This one ...Usually Saturdays are too tough for me. This one was challenging, yet solvable. Probably the best Saturday one since I started solving. Loved the ANAGRAMS one! Its not that I will give this one a high grade simply because I solved it (thus meaning I give bad grades to ones I can't get). Its because these are good clues for a nice set of commonly used words and phrases as answers. I guess the exception being ECLAT and OTRA which made life difficult for me in the NW. Which is the only thing lowering this "A" to a:<br /><br />Grade: A-Sloakahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15538326131998724905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-67453911816383843322017-12-23T21:20:33.311-05:002017-12-23T21:20:33.311-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Teedmnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12832353448839187816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-92033956697639924842017-12-18T01:48:44.390-05:002017-12-18T01:48:44.390-05:00The polite host clue refers to a friendly invite, ...The polite host clue refers to a friendly invite, for example if someone were to drop in right before dinner, a kind host might say, "Please stay."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-64638274872999204682017-12-17T15:06:28.491-05:002017-12-17T15:06:28.491-05:00So much fresh edgy stuff!
FOODPORN THE VOICE REALM...So much fresh edgy stuff!<br />FOODPORN THE VOICE REALMADRID<br /><br />I was doing a puzzle once and it said John Lennon song and I had IM--INE and I filled in<br />I ME MINE!!!!!<br />Isn't that crazy that they share five of seven letters????<br />And one is one word and the other is three?<br /><br />I loved the craziness of MUSTARDGAS under RAWFOOTAGE ZAPPA is so cool all get table even tho I didn't know the reference<br />the clash's Rock the Casbah was blocking me<br />Alitalia Created Mojosnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-81863174648009265072017-12-17T12:18:16.466-05:002017-12-17T12:18:16.466-05:00Harder than Friday for me. Harder than Friday for me. Space Is Deephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03799838582935195126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-2170572783088033942017-12-17T11:27:46.081-05:002017-12-17T11:27:46.081-05:00Doesn’t give a rip seems much better to me than RA...Doesn’t give a rip seems much better to me than RAP, and tREATED is a perfectly plausible {Not natural}, so FRINtS. Aaargh. Excellent puzzle though - multiple thumbs up here.John Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15408970733883446524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-68312624289012852522017-12-17T01:43:10.112-05:002017-12-17T01:43:10.112-05:00This one was really fun, except for a couple spots...This one was really fun, except for a couple spots.<br /><br /><i>Fill:</i> Delightful. Mostly. TEAk/ANkA and TEKWAr/rAP took me forever to figure out. Hadn't heard of any of them, and the clues weren't helpful either. Apparently some people say "I don't give a rap." I need a new group of friends who speak that sorta English. But besides those really frustrating spots, a very fresh fill. FOODPORN, MAGNAVOX, MATHLETE; REALTALK, IMEMINE; RATATAT, FACTIS... And almost zero crossword glue. Very good job. <br /><br /><i>Theme/long answers:</i> RAWFOOTAGE and REALMADRID were great. I didn't mind WHEREAREYA at all for some reason, I could hear it in my head so I just filled it in. ONETOWATCH is decent. I agree with Rex in that PLEASESTAY doesn't really sound courteous at all. If someone tells me to please stay after a certain hour, I'm running the frak away from that place. Overall, pleasant enough.<br /><br /><i>Clues:</i> Now, this is how you find the balance between trickiness and fun (compared to yesterday). Make it generally OK and then throw in some superstar material. "Goes from Tokyo to Kyoto, say" is simply brilliant. "Do some course prep?", "One way to Rome" (I first put ALLPATHS here) are other good ones. Even trivia type clues found a way to be fun. That being said, there were some problematic clues as mentioned above so I won't repeat them, but generally a good job.<br /><br /><i>Pleasurability:</i> The left half of this puzzle was so pleasant to solve I can't even put it in words (except for TEAK/ANKA). Some slowdown in NE section, but wasn't that bad. As I've said before, I hate it when there are just a couple of spots that are impossible to figure out that makes you work on it for a few minutes instead of simply being done and looking at the complete grid in amazement. That takes away from the pleasurability of a puzzle. But this one definitely did an above average job. <br /><br /><b>GRADE:</b> B+, 3.95 stars.semioticus (shelbyl)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16204028248874222567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-87239376046276531412017-12-17T01:26:57.862-05:002017-12-17T01:26:57.862-05:00No it counts as Gettier knowledgeNo it counts as Gettier knowledgeGo Democratshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01921729627957540312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-71320691078982648982017-12-17T01:23:46.770-05:002017-12-17T01:23:46.770-05:00So very simple that only a child can do it So very simple that only a child can do it Go Democratshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01921729627957540312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-18163579988491624902017-12-17T00:09:58.658-05:002017-12-17T00:09:58.658-05:00Ah, "when" it is held. Doh! Sorry for th...Ah, "when" it is held. Doh! Sorry for the misdirect. In my defense, I did solve it late Friday night after several bourbons. So I got the right answer from the downs, but I misunderstood why it was right. Does that count as a DNF?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16491771194367384213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-72827089688324905312017-12-16T23:30:08.077-05:002017-12-16T23:30:08.077-05:00@Nancy
Sending you comments. (Lame attempt at hum...@Nancy<br /><br />Sending you comments. (Lame attempt at humor).JC66https://www.blogger.com/profile/05324615675333287919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-64181377145707214662017-12-16T22:41:01.412-05:002017-12-16T22:41:01.412-05:00@pmdm 6:51 -- Thank you, thank you!!!!!!! The spe...@pmdm 6:51 -- Thank you, thank you!!!!!!! The special puzzle section came early, along with almost all the other Sunday sections. It's been sitting on my table all day, and I never leafed through the various sections to find it. I guess it's too late to start it now (10:34 p.m. EST), but maybe I can find something small to do? Would I have missed it entirely if you hadn't mentioned it? It's not impossible; the Sunday NYT really is <i>that</i> big. And this came along with the Saturday paper, pretty hefty itself. I can see I have a busy week ahead of me. And I haven't even looked at the regular Sunday puzzle yet. Though I did do TRI-CITIES by Will Shortz in the magazine. Lots of fun.<br /><br />@JC66 (8:08)--- Seems to be doing what, exactly????Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16737377749030219974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-75333867751565762092017-12-16T22:31:04.601-05:002017-12-16T22:31:04.601-05:00& I'm sorry but Tamal at a Taqueria?? huh?...& I'm sorry but Tamal at a Taqueria?? huh??? I mean... SOME offer it.... I guess.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com