tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post6045403140598916242..comments2024-03-29T01:22:33.864-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Calculator math sects / SAT 9-23-17 / Wayne Manor manservant / 29% cream / Redhead of Hogwarts / Neuwirth designer jewelry / Summer Olympics discontinued 1936 / Opposite of schadenfreude / Davy Crockett's rifle / Tony winner NeuwirthRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger138125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-73828722939089801792020-07-15T23:47:57.427-04:002020-07-15T23:47:57.427-04:00Gift this ring holder to your mom, she'll love...Gift this <a href="https://www.amazon.com/ring-holders/s?k=hivory+ring+holder" rel="nofollow">ring holder</a> to your mom, she'll love it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-55536619503002990582017-10-28T22:58:28.379-04:002017-10-28T22:58:28.379-04:00Challenging for me, but I did it.Challenging for me, but I did it.thefogmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870509029973778266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-29225527434887501772017-10-28T21:31:39.749-04:002017-10-28T21:31:39.749-04:00Check any study from the last 50 years. For the mo...Check any study from the last 50 years. For the most part, men will have more interest in doing (constructing) it, women will have more interest in talking about it. The data is there, and you know it. It's no secret and there has not been a sea change in those 50 years.crabbynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-45435936405729026012017-10-28T19:28:34.424-04:002017-10-28T19:28:34.424-04:00Some cross words on the blog, heh. Pretty clear w...Some cross words on the blog, heh. Pretty clear women get the shaft much of the time in many areas of life.<br />To say it is because of their mothering duties is stupid beyond belief. If they do happen to have kids it is because of a lack of parenting and housekeeping help from the other quarter rather than them having 'duties' that holds them back. <br />I understand why men don't get it, but I hate when women don't get it. Women holding back women is just too weird.centralscrewtinizerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03404913280254786506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-11204110450579308872017-10-28T14:40:13.045-04:002017-10-28T14:40:13.045-04:00From Syndication Land:
I thought this puzzle was m...From Syndication Land:<br />I thought this puzzle was much easier than yesterday's. Yesterday it wasn't my first thought or second thought that was right...I had to go to my third thought to get the answer. Today practically filled itself in!<br />I kept doubting myself, thinking "It's Saturday! There is no way my first thought is right!" <br /><br />Earlier in the blog, the discussion is about wannabe constructors. I have always wanted to construct crossword puzzles. For the longest time I couldn't find the software made for a Mac. Finally, last year I found an app from the Apple app store for the iPad. It is called Crossword Maker for Cruciverbalists. Anyone thinking of trying their hand at construction should try it...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-11848251484785888372017-10-28T14:10:51.710-04:002017-10-28T14:10:51.710-04:00Very nice Saturday puzzle with great entries and d...Very nice Saturday puzzle with great entries and devilish cluing. Not knowing the Hogwarts guy or the jewellery woman provided a challenge for me, but the surrounding answers were fair.<br /><br />Some write-overs: AiROBATICS-AeROBATICS-ACROBATICS,and Arthur-ALFRED.<br /><br />I was quite proud of myself to remember BETSY as Davy Crockett's rifle. I mean, that was over 60 years ago. Speaking of that name - other than the president, is there anyone in the White House more incompetent that the Education Secretary? Words fail me.<br /><br />The NW was the toughest for me, since I wanted something like "skill levels" for 1A, but beaverish gnawing away finally had me succeed. <br /><br />Lotsa fun today, and this week, in fact.rainforestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-91533808334137720252017-10-28T13:59:40.189-04:002017-10-28T13:59:40.189-04:00Oops! TIRE/OREO not TILE/OREO. Got a little compla...Oops! TIRE/OREO not TILE/OREO. Got a little complacent there. Now a bit red-faced.leftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-55190842472760666202017-10-28T13:53:30.505-04:002017-10-28T13:53:30.505-04:00This easy Saturday puzzle may have been misplaced....This easy Saturday puzzle may have been misplaced. Could have been yesterday's maybe, with yesterday's today. <br /><br />It's a smooth one, but not exciting. Didn't say "YIPPEE" at the finish, but was glad to finish without agonizing over it, which I often do on a Saturday.<br /><br />Was glad to see the the two Neuwirths, IRENE and BEBE, the latter known from her TV sitcom ("Fraser"?), the former otherwise unknown except for helpful crosses. A couple of other helpful pairs were BMOVIE/MPAA, and HIGHSCORES adjoining PSAT.<br /><br />Long acrosses in both the NW and SE made short work of those corners.<br /><br />A TILE gets "bald over time"? Thought they were pretty bald to begin with.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />leftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-87908048580595320582017-10-28T13:36:50.634-04:002017-10-28T13:36:50.634-04:00The Joy of TV and H Potter Natick gave me my dnf t...The Joy of TV and H Potter Natick gave me my dnf today. ITFIGURES<br /><br />Don't know how I remembered Old BETSY. <br /><br />3 fun days in a row with puzzles that magically fill in. <br /><br />Diana, Lady-in-Waiting for CrosswordsDiana, LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-38810899479304220182017-10-28T13:16:01.946-04:002017-10-28T13:16:01.946-04:00Laura's commentary was better than the puzzle....Laura's commentary was better than the puzzle. Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06577843003037198943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-16191217885973225532017-10-28T12:03:46.742-04:002017-10-28T12:03:46.742-04:00SPICIEST ODE
AWLS she said after ACROBATICS is, &...SPICIEST ODE<br /><br />AWLS she said after ACROBATICS is, "CURT, AREYOUDONE?"<br />I DIGESTED the question, "To the POINT - just PARTONE."<br /><br />--- RON_WEASLEYBS2noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-57686870262746187052017-10-28T11:49:18.912-04:002017-10-28T11:49:18.912-04:00This puz caused just a little PANE. When the real ...This puz caused just a little PANE. When the real PANE showed up the first PANE I had became sAsh, until I could JAMB in the correct answer, bit of an inkfest. As mentioned above, I associate JAMBs with doors, but it's legit. Also a small inkfest in the NW where my simpletons were do__s, waiting to see if it was dopes or dolts or dodos, NOTONCE expecting GEESE. TSK.<br /><br />In cleaning out my mother's house I came across old letters from my H.S. German Club PENPAL Barbara. DAS ist recht! What's the chance if tried to respond all these years later? Might try it.<br /><br />I live on a CORNERLOT. Never considered it "coveted". Extra traffic *and* assessments.<br /><br />After a rant is the only time I want to hear AREYOUDONE.<br /><br />Always had a thing for yeah BEBE Neuwirth. PITY she's left Madam Secretary.<br /><br />Just under a half-hour of enjoyment at the end of the WEEK. YIPPEE!<br />rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-46272216244190840542017-10-28T11:14:52.945-04:002017-10-28T11:14:52.945-04:00HYPER HIGHSCORES
With my PAWPRINTS on the SWEETSP...HYPER HIGHSCORES<br /><br />With my PAWPRINTS on the SWEETSPOT NOTONCE did she speak,<br />on the SOFA in COMFORT I'll SEEIF she'll AVAIL me my streak,<br />ITFIGURES I'll GETBUSY with the GIRL of the WEEK.<br /><br />--- ALFRED BEHARBurma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-21621242444811777482017-10-28T10:47:43.913-04:002017-10-28T10:47:43.913-04:00Re the issue that has everybody squawking: I don&#...Re the issue that has everybody squawking: I don't know why male constructors outnumber the GIRLs, nor does that fact keep me up nights. Let's please just not install a QUOTA!<br /><br />To the puzz. Thanks be to BEBE, BEHAR and most of all RONWEASLEY for being the shoehorn into this toughie. I almost foundered without even getting out of the SW until BMOVIE occurred. Knowing BEBE and MPAA were both incontrovertibly right, I was really hung up on 48-across. Thinking food with that "cheesy" clue, I couldn't for a while imagine what BM____ could be.<br /><br />Yeah, PANEs and SASHes...what, no SILL? The fact that windows have JAMBs as well as doors may be obvious to a handyman; for the rest of us not so much. This was but one example of a pretty severe level of cluing--though it IS Saturday, after all. Nothing blatantly unfair; the closest was that "perch" clue for ROE (groan!). Needless to say, with the unfortunate HADUP, the NW again proved to be most resistant--and last to go in.<br /><br />One writeover at idEalSPOT before SWEETSPOT. Very solid puzzle with a lot of conversational fill (AREYOUDONE, ITFIGURES) and a big triumph factor. Some iffy DOD candidates: BETSY? Maybe Ross, NOT DeVos. BEBE? A fun actress--sadly being written (apparently) out of the "Madam Secretary" cast--but...no. How about "Fame"'s IRENE Cara? Sold. Birdie. The eagle putt lips out thanks to 1-down.spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-31079243998958757722017-10-02T08:53:53.118-04:002017-10-02T08:53:53.118-04:00There is SHOCKING news in the sports betting indus...There is SHOCKING news in the sports betting industry.<br /><br />It's been said that every bettor must watch this,<br /><br />Watch this or stop placing bets on sports...<br /><br /><b><a href="http://sports.syntaxlinks.com/r/SportsCashSystem" rel="nofollow">Sports Cash System</a></b> - Sports Betting ROBOTBloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07287821785570247118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-17658553494246163732017-09-30T12:36:03.881-04:002017-09-30T12:36:03.881-04:00Wow I misread and though I'd gotten OlEO corre...Wow I misread and though I'd gotten OlEO correct and wondered how TIlE balded over time. Thanks for setting me straight. By the way, is this the kbehroozi I might know from the farm?brainpercyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09833057142165319807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-18425749518598055202017-09-30T12:32:50.236-04:002017-09-30T12:32:50.236-04:00Confused. Does anyone think his crossword experien...Confused. Does anyone think his crossword experience would decline if there were more constructed by women? By the thread, I assume those objecting to Laura and @Chance would be utterly indifferent, because you wouldn't be discouraging women from trying, would you? Laura and @Chance don't need (nor maybe even intend) to change your mind but should feel free to express a 'construct'ive opinion. Encouraging more bright people to attempt construction sounds great to me. I'd add young people to the population who should be encouraged, but otherwise might be intimidated.brainpercyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09833057142165319807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-84261540550032918832017-09-24T13:52:03.907-04:002017-09-24T13:52:03.907-04:00So wee it's twee.So wee it's twee.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-80114676636119035732017-09-24T08:59:38.059-04:002017-09-24T08:59:38.059-04:00A wee joke, @Kathy D.A wee joke, @Kathy D.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16737377749030219974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-9854481798564150292017-09-24T02:41:14.818-04:002017-09-24T02:41:14.818-04:00Wow, let's just get more women puzzle construc...Wow, let's just get more women puzzle constructors! Needed, and more people of color constructing puzzles.<br /><br />Why should anybody object to that? It's a no-brainer. Broadening the field is a good thing here as in everything.<br /><br />I don't know why there aren't more puzzles constructed by women, but issue a call for more women to send in puzzles, and go from there. If that happens and there are still a small percentage of women constructors, then a problem has to be solved.<br /><br />And, by the way, -- NO! You wouldn't rather be tarred and feathered than construct a puzzle? Any idea how hard it is to get tar off your skin? And how excruciating it is? <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-5662719525525164372017-09-24T01:02:25.530-04:002017-09-24T01:02:25.530-04:00Laura, thanks for encouraging more women to constr...Laura, thanks for encouraging more women to construct puzzles. I expect it'd introduce some fresh fill.<br /><br />This was an easy but enjoyable Saturday, although it took me forever to see BMOVIE. Kept trying to think of exotic dishes with cheese. :-/Dawnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-47270301762632129272017-09-24T00:54:31.065-04:002017-09-24T00:54:31.065-04:00It's the last word entered.It's the last word entered.Dawnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-2009280604876443602017-09-23T23:27:16.708-04:002017-09-23T23:27:16.708-04:00If anyone is craving a tough weekend puzzle, try t...If anyone is craving a tough weekend puzzle, try this week's Matt Gaffney meta "Long May You Rule!" And by tough I mean the puzzle and the meta. jaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03385568014046336373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-4327578084654987632017-09-23T22:38:45.372-04:002017-09-23T22:38:45.372-04:00I really enjoyed the puzzle and finished much fast...I really enjoyed the puzzle and finished much faster than usual. As for the lack of women constructors...I'd love to do it but I have no idea how and no clue where to start!Jofriedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13314293741364101388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-38986350650455015442017-09-23T21:07:45.453-04:002017-09-23T21:07:45.453-04:00Maybe it just hit your sweetspotMaybe it just hit your sweetspotAbu Afakskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02342784785636363371noreply@blogger.com