tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post6073466602093829177..comments2024-03-19T08:17:34.199-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: TUE 7-10-12 / Green Acres Con Man / Parseghian of Notre Dame / Riga NativeRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger87125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-30007177876933952062012-08-14T21:54:01.921-04:002012-08-14T21:54:01.921-04:00@wcutler - many of us syndilanders, as we who do t...@wcutler - many of us syndilanders, as we who do the puzzle 5 weeks later call ourselves, will read your comments as will several of the "regulars" who get updates to the comments via email, so you should never feel that "no-one is reading this blog anymore". And I for one agree with you, some here are very fussy, indeed. But hey, I even cut aoler some slack! Dirigonzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03903353503511480168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-21728391179533061222012-08-14T21:13:49.548-04:002012-08-14T21:13:49.548-04:00You guys are SO fussy. I came here to see what the...You guys are SO fussy. I came here to see what the regulars would say, expecting to see kudos to the constructor, and am blown away. Here were nine easy but cute theme clues (or 18, depending how you count them), and almost no trite overused clues or answers. OK, there was one - aoler, and sure enough, it got singled out. <br /><br />This was very fun, and I'm sorry that I see it a month late when I'm sure no-one is reading this blog any more.wcutlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08615799228069705972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-11523499894736577112012-08-14T17:26:36.061-04:002012-08-14T17:26:36.061-04:00My "Bit of tomfoolery" was a PRANK for a...My "Bit of tomfoolery" was a PRANK for a while and I wanted the patriot and furniture guy to be naTHAN, until I ran out of boxes.<br /><br />Mini computer theme, with the intrepid AOLER (who's a legally blind granny)SCROLLSBY some offers while looking for TRAVELDATES on Expedia.com which has all the info on its FILESERVERS, all of which is made possible by the CHIPS in the motherBOARD of her laptop. Go granny, go! <br /><br />@DMGrandma - none of the above is intended as disrespect to you; it was Brian who mentioned the blind granny. Also, I saw a SKaG on a surf board once and it was not a pretty sight.Dirigonzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03903353503511480168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-60050074968128722092012-08-14T15:22:39.242-04:002012-08-14T15:22:39.242-04:00I'm with those who don't like hunting out ...I'm with those who don't like hunting out cross-referenced clues. That said, I tend to ignore them until they more-or-less solve themselves. And, most of these did, only leaving me hanging for a bit when I wanted FAR,s companion to be wide.<br />Learned a word today, or at least how to spell one. Living in surfer's paradise, I've always called a surfboard fin a SKaG, so one write over.<br />My final letter was the A in MAXIE. That square was my natick, but A seemed a better fit than I.<br />Hotter than hot again, so think puzzle will suffice for exercise. DMGrandmanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-16759720418209083882012-08-14T14:29:49.870-04:002012-08-14T14:29:49.870-04:00Not easy for me. SHERD, PROVENANCE and REEDORGAN a...Not easy for me. SHERD, PROVENANCE and REEDORGAN are all "huh?"s to me. I eventually got the bottom by thinking of that scene in The Hustler when Fast Eddie first gets a shot in the rematch with Fats: "How should I play this one, Bert? Should I play it safe? That's how you always taught me. Well, here we go: FAST and LOOSE. One ball, corner pocket."<br /><br />Nicely done theme, but oh, that fill! AOLER and EFS both deserve to be taken out and shot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-27519530858642338222012-08-14T14:03:32.865-04:002012-08-14T14:03:32.865-04:00The multitude of cross-referenced clues are painfu...The multitude of cross-referenced clues are painful when solving on line, but not a problem on paper. My only write over was hop for SKI, though I delayed filling in GHOUL and CHEESIEST until I verified they were right from the crosses. SKEG just popped up from I know not where. IMO, PROVENANCES, RIGHTTOVOTE, SERRATES and REEDORGAN (wanted mouthORGAN but it didn't fit) are definitely not Tuesday words.<br /><br />Enjoyed the write-up, @Brian, here in the TW (timewarp) Zone. phrase by @Diri.<br /><br />I'm off for a week in Vegas, wish me luck!<br /> Gingernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-70902145941249373652012-08-14T13:57:41.212-04:002012-08-14T13:57:41.212-04:00Nice to see Sanfranman's stats on this one. I...Nice to see Sanfranman's stats on this one. It was definitely challenging pour moi. No clue on the statue, and I was sure the razor was a Trak (progenitor of the Trak II--wrong!), so the NW was left blank while I tackled the rest of the puzzle, very slowly. The gin/fan combo inexplicably remained unfilled for far too long, and even with AO-ER, I was too stupid to think of AOLER. Actually thought that AORTA would go, not realizing what a "netizen" was. In the end, I got it, but in an embarrassingly long time, and I am one of the few who enjoy cross-referenced clues, probably because I am not interested in whether I whiz through a puzzle or get bogged down. So, a fine job by Chris and by Brian.rain forestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-1295700583662659222012-07-11T01:40:44.142-04:002012-07-11T01:40:44.142-04:00This week's relative difficulty ratings. See m...This week's relative difficulty ratings. See my 8/1/2009 post for an explanation. In a nutshell, the higher the ratio, the higher this week's median solve time is relative to the average for the corresponding day of the week.<br /><br />All solvers (this week's median solve time, average for day of week, ratio, percentile, rating)<br /><br />Mon 6:03, 6:50, 0.89, 8%, Easy<br />Tue 11:23, 8:58, 1.27, 96%, Challenging (8th highest median solve time of 159 Tuesdays)<br /><br />Top 100 solvers<br /><br />Mon 3:26, 3:41, 0.93, 23%, Easy-Medium<br />Tue 6:02, 4:38, 1.30, 99%, Challenging (3rd highest median solve time of 159 Tuesdays)<br /><br />Definitely not an easy Tuesday by the numbers.sanfranman59https://www.blogger.com/profile/15118732156312301425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-81459755335787342482012-07-11T00:53:45.068-04:002012-07-11T00:53:45.068-04:00@clueless in TX,
Faux-cabulary exists as a dice wo...@clueless in TX,<br />Faux-cabulary exists as a dice word game (see @chef bea 5:13pm link above) but tattoo guy used it so perfectly and introduced many here to the word/concept, so he should still get props for it!Acmenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-18384065528808458602012-07-10T23:26:34.487-04:002012-07-10T23:26:34.487-04:00Great write-up, Brian! Just a tad of snarkiness, ...Great write-up, Brian! Just a tad of snarkiness, which we all miss, b/c ya know this puzzle was stupid. I can think of a different "s" word, but I won't post it. Rex would not have been as kind as you, but then again, he's not solving right now, so he doesn't know what we are dealing with here!pknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-32541597632343948282012-07-10T23:21:07.964-04:002012-07-10T23:21:07.964-04:00Mr. Haney always was creepy to me.
Enjoyed the pu...Mr. Haney always was creepy to me.<br /><br />Enjoyed the puzzle once I finally figured out the pairing theme. Enjoyed the write-up even more--especially "faux-cabulary"! I love that! Hope it's your original coinage, Mr. Brian, as I will be given you credit when I definitely use it in the future! Thanks for a great write-up.<br /><br />(P.S. I wanted it to be a [57A] pump organ, too, as I have never seen another kind!)Clueless in Texasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-76612415246035716872012-07-10T21:58:58.352-04:002012-07-10T21:58:58.352-04:00@Anoa Bob - love your Roadshow comment...and your ...@Anoa Bob - love your Roadshow comment...and your SKEG definition. <br />SKEG - another example of surprise at wheelhouse differences - this was one I didn't have to think about. Must be all those years of windsurfing.<br /><br />Reading through all the comments made me appreciate the puzzle, and the blogger even more.<br />Oh yeah - that's why I come here!! ;)<br /><br />Continue to enjoy, Rex!Titahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16368251255494687496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-67812782234154811142012-07-10T21:42:27.445-04:002012-07-10T21:42:27.445-04:00@brian 6:45 - Commenters all realize that everythi...@brian 6:45 - Commenters all realize that everything on the Rex Parker blog is divinely inspired and, therefore, literally true. To call such truth into question with heretical lies like, "The professorial hepcat on the right is your esteemed, albeit vacationing, host," puts your immortal crossword soul in peril.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-61677161363100622532012-07-10T21:41:39.756-04:002012-07-10T21:41:39.756-04:00@Masked and Anonymous - "Meme" was the W...@Masked and Anonymous - "Meme" was the WOTD in an alternative universe - MINE. Not in the puzzle. I just knew I could count on my friends in Rexland to help me figure it out.<br /><br />@Evan - your definition of "meme" really helped. It was far better than the dictionary.com definition. Thank you!!KRMunsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16007289718749162395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-5002082872214663082012-07-10T21:40:36.349-04:002012-07-10T21:40:36.349-04:00Just saying 'hey.' Hey.
RP
P.S. I haven&...Just saying 'hey.' Hey.<br /><br />RP<br /><br />P.S. I haven't done an NYT puzzle in days, but / and I approve this write-up.Rex Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-4959321928582913872012-07-10T20:30:21.646-04:002012-07-10T20:30:21.646-04:00Thought the theme fun for a Tuesday, though maybe ...Thought the theme fun for a Tuesday, though maybe easy enough for a Monday.<br /><br />ATLAS is the first statue that comes to my mind, as my father worked in the building behind it at the Portuguese Consulate.<br /><br />As to AOLER, it has now become a badge of honor...and btw, you would be surprised at who in our own small xword world still is an AOLER...I won't spill those beans.<br /><br />Has anyone mentioned the reverse-theme answer - 44A Food & Shelter? I liked that one.<br />(sorry - getting here far too late. Will read comments later...apologies for any dupes...)<br /><br />Liked ANTIC, scareed that my brain bubbled HANEY ot the top in less than 1 second, think that a REPOTted plant can remain in it's original spot, ETHAN Allen has a highway here and the furniture store is hq'd here.<br /><br />Thanks Mr. McG, And MFC (Misanthrope First-Class)Titahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16368251255494687496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-51963297917669753292012-07-10T19:57:35.624-04:002012-07-10T19:57:35.624-04:00@Lewis - SHERD is fine. The dictionary defines it ...@Lewis - SHERD is fine. The dictionary defines it as a short form of POTSHERD.retired_chemisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13181126754941899228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-36123643363250699402012-07-10T18:45:57.459-04:002012-07-10T18:45:57.459-04:00Gang... my comment about the picture was (supposed...Gang... my comment about the picture was (supposed to be) a joke. I am the man on the left who has subjected himself to 90+ hours under the machine. The professorial hepcat on the right is your esteemed, albeit vacationing, host.<br /><br />It was my original intent to rank this an EASY-MEDIUM simply because of the time it took to complete, due in no small part to all of the cross-referencing. But, at the end of the day (outside of SHERD - which I knew would be crap upon seeing "var.') I had no major stumbling blocks, so I went with EASY.<br /><br />Apparently this Brooklyn Boy (who's friends released an album called KITH AND KIN) knows too many surfers at Rockaway Beach. SKEG was a soft underhand lob for me.brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02646519490239672312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-21365412217117067512012-07-10T18:25:33.492-04:002012-07-10T18:25:33.492-04:00@WOOD absolutely! Brian is the pink shirted indivi...@WOOD absolutely! Brian is the pink shirted individual,the other chap went walkabout.syndyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16814698406887041710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-69493184245113363742012-07-10T17:28:11.326-04:002012-07-10T17:28:11.326-04:00easy? Really? I thought there was some serious dr...easy? Really? I thought there was some serious drek in here. kith and kin? Ski goes with bunny or jump? Scholarly org is an inst? Maybe I don't live in the right region or the right century....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-77864795794447376462012-07-10T17:27:20.527-04:002012-07-10T17:27:20.527-04:00I'm not exactly a crossword pro, but "she...I'm not exactly a crossword pro, but "sherd" really bothers me. And can we just say that Will Shortz is the most out of touch human for allowing so many AOL references? It seems like there's one each week.Joel Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-66195129145329450852012-07-10T17:13:23.900-04:002012-07-10T17:13:23.900-04:00Here's a good game to play
http://www.amazon....Here's a good game to play<br /><br />http://www.amazon.com/Faux-Cabulary-Outrageous-Game-Words/dp/B004QZZGNQchefbeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15195945085405126511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-33932400367309831182012-07-10T16:41:58.509-04:002012-07-10T16:41:58.509-04:00Petitte didn't use steroids, he used HGH.
Nei...Petitte didn't use steroids, he used HGH.<br /><br />Neither ARod or Petitte broke a single rule of MLB. Petitte may have broken a law in LA, but ARod didn't even do that, he took the 'roids in The Dominican, where who knows if it were legal or not.<br /><br />It ain't cheating if it ain't against the rules. MLB *loved* the bulked up gorillas who brought fans back to MLB with the home run chases.Quit the moralizingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-38722538257890891552012-07-10T16:40:34.707-04:002012-07-10T16:40:34.707-04:00RHD?RHD?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-14354111668618428042012-07-10T16:37:43.047-04:002012-07-10T16:37:43.047-04:00A-Rod and Andy used steroids when they steroids we...A-Rod and Andy used steroids when they steroids were not banned. Let them in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com