tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post5959917022810780122..comments2024-03-19T08:10:46.852-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: FRIDAY, Jun. 8, 2007 - Randolph RossRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-33628072148619906552007-07-23T22:32:00.000-04:002007-07-23T22:32:00.000-04:00ah, I used white house and couldn't come up with t...ah, I used white house and couldn't come up with the boxing equipment, put in waterbag??? and wondered how I was going to get evil in there.<BR/><BR/>I thought hebrew right away and wondered how they abreviated aleph first letter of alphabet and thought T was tau or taw in hebrew so was stumped.<BR/>I used armed as well in pitchers but didn't get it right so that whole quadrant was a stumperAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-85474158723394486472007-07-21T11:29:00.000-04:002007-07-21T11:29:00.000-04:00Anon 6WL, I so agree with the Nina Simone version ...Anon 6WL, I so agree with the Nina Simone version of Mr. Bojangles. Just throwing this in, in case someone wants to check out this spinetingling vocal rendition.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-5025707183946284152007-07-20T20:59:00.000-04:002007-07-20T20:59:00.000-04:00Growing up in Nova Scotia, there was a company cal...Growing up in Nova Scotia, there was a company called Sterlings that had roadside stands around the province selling produce, but mostly apples. You could get "McIntoshes", of course, but you could also buy at various times during the season, WINESAPS, wealthies, russets, cox orange, yellow transparents, red astrichans, gravensteins, northern spy, delicious, (red and golden), jonathans, newtons and spartans. Many of these varieties have a very short shelf life, (mere days, in the case of yellow transparents, or "august apples", and red astrichans)and so have not survived Globalization. <BR/><BR/>This knowledge did not help me with the answer to 44a, however, I thought OILSKINS was a gimme. <BR/><BR/>MR BOJANGLES really was, and I thought, "this puzzle is gonna be fun" and it was.<BR/><BR/>I was just into my third cup, and having trouble in New England, and I passed the puzzle to Hanne, my partner of 33 years, (and soon to be my wife on Aug 25, btw) <BR/>She got 12a, "Big shot? Hardly! = BBS in about three seconds. Best clue in the puzzle, IMHO. Finished that third cup writing this.<BR/><BR/>I admit consulting Google, but only to see if there was a dome on the White House. <BR/><BR/>After I finished, I visited a site called Judaism 101 to check TAV. Even with that and the discussion above, I still don't get it.<BR/><BR/>I agree that AWESOME has become part of the lexicon, and I use it occasionally even though I have NEVER been on a skateboard. (shiver!)<BR/><BR/>I wanted PLUTOCRATS for 28d, but, alas, this was not to be.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-80587318139174660692007-07-20T20:58:00.000-04:002007-07-20T20:58:00.000-04:00Another 6wlIt probably doesn't matter much 6 weeks...Another 6wl<BR/><BR/>It probably doesn't matter much 6 weeks later, but I doubt there can be an uglier state capital bldg. than Alaska's. No dome and it looks like a 1950's downtown office building with only the Greek columns at the entrance making it appear to be a gov't building.<BR/><BR/>After finding this blog mid-winter, I've been enjoying the challenge of Friday puzzles.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-76536085555937336292007-07-20T18:02:00.000-04:002007-07-20T18:02:00.000-04:006 Weeks On:Between work & the British Open (Golf),...6 Weeks On:<BR/><BR/>Between work & the British Open (Golf), quite enjoyed this one. 1A (MRBOJANGLES) was an gimme which gave up the NW corner almost immediately. Also thought the 15A clue was very straight-forward - Harrison Ford came to mind right away.<BR/><BR/>Must confess I'd never heard of WINESAP apples; guess you can learn something new every day, even when you're over 60!<BR/><BR/>Also, would have preferred POTENTATES to PARAMOUNTS for 28D...Waxy in Montrealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04395751487137805245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-21983111732890822272007-07-20T13:51:00.000-04:002007-07-20T13:51:00.000-04:006WL :::::Regarding Senor Bojangles... It was writ...6WL :::::<BR/><BR/>Regarding Senor Bojangles... It was written by Jerry Jeff Walker. Popularized by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. There's a wonderful version by Nina Simone.<BR/><BR/>Fergus -- it was not a Dylan origninal. Could you be thinking of Senor Tambourine Man?<BR/><BR/>There's a geat veg restaurant in San Francisco named Greens. Here's a link to what I consider their best cookbook --<BR/><BR/>http://www.amazon.com/Fields-Greens-Vegetarian-Celebrated-Restaurant/dp/0553091395/ref=sr_1_2/104-1599659-0731136?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1184953503&sr=1-2<BR/><BR/>I really struggled with this puzzle. At 63a, I entered SAFEHARBORS where SAFETYZONES belonged, and it took me quite a while to see the error of my ways.<BR/><BR/>On to Saturday......Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-67735665200341092042007-07-20T11:55:00.000-04:002007-07-20T11:55:00.000-04:00Had to look up ID EST. So that's what i.e. stands ...Had to look up ID EST. So that's what i.e. stands for! I'm surprised Air Force One was so hard for some people. That movie plays almost nightly on our cable. I had OBVIATES which seemed a perfect Friday-type answer until I realized it was the more Obvious OUTDATES.<BR/><BR/>Was positively thrilled to see Agatha Christie in the puzzle altho "N or M" isn't one of her best. I don't know best vegt cookbook, but best Christie mystery is "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd." Don't peek at the ending. To my knowledge no human being has EVER guessed this one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-85722894361678378542007-07-20T11:32:00.000-04:002007-07-20T11:32:00.000-04:00Montana State House is a 9 story building...no dom...Montana State House is a 9 story building...no domeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-65085241091175828702007-07-20T11:27:00.000-04:002007-07-20T11:27:00.000-04:00KY doesn't have a dome on the state house.KY doesn't have a dome on the state house.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-2764875148279144882007-07-20T11:22:00.000-04:002007-07-20T11:22:00.000-04:00Sign me as thinking the movie clue dealt with The...Sign me as thinking the movie clue dealt with The Gerld Ford Administration Not Harrison Ford. The clue should've read film with Harrison Ford as president.<BR/><BR/>McIntosh cousins (winesaps) is a style of apple, not the computer but the kind you eat. Apples come in varieties such as red delicious, golden delicious, granny smith just to name a few.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-48143320938112550212007-06-09T13:42:00.000-04:002007-06-09T13:42:00.000-04:00Hawaii's state house doesn't have a dome. Hawaii ...Hawaii's state house doesn't have a dome. Hawaii tries to stay pretty much to Hawaiian tradition, and hala mats (woven from the leaves of the hala tree) were roof tops and probably the inspiration for the roof of Hawaii's state house. Domes wouldn't fly in Hawaii....Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05644636185583911242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-69524029179045225002007-06-09T10:31:00.000-04:002007-06-09T10:31:00.000-04:00expobill sez:i stared at this and finished a 6 pac...expobill sez:<BR/>i stared at this and finished a 6 pack instead.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-53107314846875637672007-06-09T07:03:00.000-04:002007-06-09T07:03:00.000-04:00beginning for Torah? "Haf" as in Haftorah which i...beginning for Torah? "Haf" as in Haftorah which is read during the same service in which the Torah is read. Couldn't bear to see it go...thought I was being so clever!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-12469645468195639832007-06-08T22:01:00.000-04:002007-06-08T22:01:00.000-04:00Lettuce not forget "Diet For A Small Planet."Compl...Lettuce not forget "Diet For A Small Planet."<BR/><BR/>Complement your proteins!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-22281801912729351322007-06-08T22:00:00.000-04:002007-06-08T22:00:00.000-04:00Rex, I think that was a winesap you lifted at the ...Rex, I think that was a winesap you lifted at the ACPT. ;)<BR/><BR/>I am terrible at the pop clues, especially if they are from the 70's and 80's. Where was I? Anyway, after googling for Mr. Bo', the rest came pretty easily. <BR/><BR/>Some fun stuff, like PLAYS AROUND in SAFELY ZONES, LIE AWAKE even after DECAF, and WINESAPS for DES(s)ERT.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-33341835680107245732007-06-08T20:08:00.000-04:002007-06-08T20:08:00.000-04:00Most famous vegetarian cookbook seems to be the Mo...Most famous vegetarian cookbook seems to be the Moosewood Cookbook.Karen from the Capehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11476512301997985060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-77437051891508171022007-06-08T19:52:00.000-04:002007-06-08T19:52:00.000-04:00I was thinking of Scotsmen or raincoats for the Mc...I was thinking of Scotsmen or raincoats for the McIntosh cousins, even with the probabl WINE beginning. And perhaps betraying my age I've been stuck with (I'm your) Venus from 1969 ringing in my head all day long, and had to finally piece together BANANARAMA, along with MRBOJANGLES, which was 1971 cover of Dylan's much earlier original. Fair, but irksome.fergushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17056002311944010536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-61032302845418335502007-06-08T19:11:00.000-04:002007-06-08T19:11:00.000-04:00Y'all have made me put "Fun Home" on hold from th...Y'all have made me put "Fun Home" on hold from the library. <BR/><BR/>I'll let you know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-26241098960880733512007-06-08T18:59:00.000-04:002007-06-08T18:59:00.000-04:00Hey Rex: Best vegetarian cookbook - or one I like,...Hey Rex: Best vegetarian cookbook - or one I like, anyway - Savoring the Day/Recipes and Remedies to Enhance Your Natural Rhythms. It's more than a cookbook actually but jam packed with nifty stuff all around. Cookbook++, if you will. <BR/><BR/>Ditto on Alison Bechdel. Her site tells you how to get your bookstore to reach out to her or get her for a speaking engagement, among other things, but you probably already knew that. I got Fun Home out of the library but would buy it to have her sign it; I can't get that book out of my head.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-42757867799812092862007-06-08T18:48:00.000-04:002007-06-08T18:48:00.000-04:00Rex, lemme know if you get the hook-up with Alison...Rex, lemme know if you get the hook-up with Alison Bechdel. I'm reading <I>Fun Home</I> now—yes, I know it's komix and I should have finished it by now, but I spend more time reading the goldurned blogs than actual books, so it's taking me some time.Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-49209687689836471332007-06-08T17:28:00.000-04:002007-06-08T17:28:00.000-04:00http://www.cupola.com/html/bldgstru/statecap/cap07...http://www.cupola.com/html/bldgstru/statecap/cap07.htmDONALDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17398968047673788006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-56480072297202454972007-06-08T17:07:00.000-04:002007-06-08T17:07:00.000-04:00mmpo: salesman pitch = funny! Thanks for the lau...mmpo: salesman pitch = funny! Thanks for the laugh!<BR/><BR/>I had the whole right side of the puzzle filled in but it was looking bleak on the left side.....<BR/><BR/>I was onto the Ford thing right away -- like some others here...but damn if I could remember the movie (kept thinking of "Patriot Games" -- no, that's when he played Jack Ryan -- a clue earlier this week or last week). I cheated just a tiny bit and looked at my Google headings and saw "maps" AHA!<BR/><BR/>That resulted in "Mr. Bojangles" (which I didn't get as quickly as many seem to have)....after that "Air Force One" and etc became easy to see.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-59890802790167694712007-06-08T16:09:00.000-04:002007-06-08T16:09:00.000-04:00sadly, i actually thought of harrison ford right a...sadly, i actually thought of harrison ford right away -- figured it was a clever clue -- but i still wasn't able to figure out the movie. nunyoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-80374686635102520602007-06-08T15:19:00.000-04:002007-06-08T15:19:00.000-04:00I can just see the salesan pitching the governor.....I can just see the salesan pitching the governor..."you know, most of your neighbors have domes on their capitol buildings. I'm not saying that if you don't have a dome, it looks shoddy, but..."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-82044493174587641192007-06-08T15:17:00.000-04:002007-06-08T15:17:00.000-04:00I used to see winesaps all the time in Washington ...I used to see winesaps all the time in Washington state--well under 50 years ago! My dad, born in Berkely, CA. in 1930, liked 'em. Otherwise, I might not have noticed. As for vegetarian cookbooks...:)...I won't even say it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com