tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post6193027133748133504..comments2024-03-28T18:12:10.683-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Brazilian city at mouth of Amazon / SAT 5-12-18 / Despot exiled in 1979 / Title setting for Shakespeare / Faux gold / Certain religious proselytizer informallyRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger130125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-62638949401079529902018-06-17T02:04:39.099-04:002018-06-17T02:04:39.099-04:00You could be right @leftcoastTAM, but I remember a...You could be right @leftcoastTAM, but I remember as a young lad I was shy and people took that for ALOOFness and arrogance. I have since become less shy, but traces of it remain, and I can see why those opinions made sense, at least to others.rainforestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-84271120201116038892018-06-17T00:00:21.726-04:002018-06-17T00:00:21.726-04:00My first time ever finishing a Saturday puzzle. So...My first time ever finishing a Saturday puzzle. So, yeah, I concur that it was way easier than normal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-91834665716962356662018-06-16T22:28:06.674-04:002018-06-16T22:28:06.674-04:00@rain forest-- Regarding "shy" in clue f...@rain forest-- Regarding "shy" in clue for ALOOF. Puzzle made me accept that answer, but it struck me as inaccurate. M-W dictionary makes a pretty clear distinction between them.leftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-24101904788791024392018-06-16T19:16:17.819-04:002018-06-16T19:16:17.819-04:00Way hard for me. Filled in the middle first start...Way hard for me. Filled in the middle first starting with FENSTER and RAKED. Had Bahia before BELEM, which slowed me down a bunch. Then attacked the corners where wolveS and waldeN kicked me AROUND and AROUND despite really wanting AROUND. Span held me up in the NE, SAIDyes messed me in the SE. Finished in the SW when MOTEL showed up above.<br />It was finally looking up St. ANN'S that got me going in the corners and verified AROUND. <br />What @Lewis said.centralscrewtinizerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03404913280254786506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-73363120062088270282018-06-16T17:42:18.273-04:002018-06-16T17:42:18.273-04:00Whoever said this puzzle was PB1ish is right on. ...Whoever said this puzzle was PB1ish is right on. So many sections looked impenetrable, until Bam! I filled in a long entry. Got FALSE BOTTOM off the last -0M, knew FENSTER, and FRATERNALLY off the -LY. <br /><br />Unlike @Spacey, I kinda like the "letter in the word" clues, and I think the shy/ALOOF thing is accurate. I was flummoxed by 53A until I put in the initial O, and saw ORO-, shrugged my shoulders and that was that.<br /><br />Now I gotta go back to watching Shinnecock Hills beat up the best golfers in the world.<br />Good puzzle.rainforestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-54220313377547070792018-06-16T16:48:06.025-04:002018-06-16T16:48:06.025-04:00Hmm. I rarely watched MASH (which should properly ...Hmm. I rarely watched MASH (which should properly have periods), because (like Alan Alda) I can’t abide laugh tracks. But this blog is the first indication that anybody in the real world has ever uttered the epithet HORSE HOCKEY, which sounds like polo on ice. I do remember HORSE PUCKEY, of course, but where I grew up, we skipped the euphemisms and went directly to—well, you know. <br /><br />Ah, that benevolent dictator, Mr. Pahlavi, and his little SAVAK rascals! Good times, good times on the Peacock Throne, thanks to Allen Dulles and our compulsion to control the universe. <br /><br />Ancient history now (to most)—but we will reap the consequences for at least another 50 years or so. Unless Kim Jong Un loads on us with—oh, wait. We’re pals now. I forgot <br /><br />Maybe we should skip Persia and start scheming to topple that semi-French despot in the People’s Republic of Canada. El Dingohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04864290772960286801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-87279311220480541272018-06-16T16:40:33.289-04:002018-06-16T16:40:33.289-04:00Like many, Naticked in the SW corner. MOD clue cou...Like many, Naticked in the SW corner. MOD clue couldn't have been more obscure. I'm way more familiar with MODs and Rockers (you young'uns look it up) or as an abbrev. for module. Also, OROIDE? And common CORE instead of COLD? Spoiled an otherwise-perfect Saturday grid. HORSEHOCKEY!Waxy in Montrealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04395751487137805245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-44509223621208534132018-06-16T16:12:50.244-04:002018-06-16T16:12:50.244-04:00Oops...Toyota AVALON, not Honda. (Not that it matt...Oops...Toyota AVALON, not Honda. (Not that it matters, but it does to me.)leftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-86906191550003555472018-06-16T15:14:00.311-04:002018-06-16T15:14:00.311-04:00I caught everyone else's "cold" and ...I caught everyone else's "cold" and then left two blanks in that corner, oopsie! Not to worry, I would be wrong anyway. <br /><br />Like 5 puzzles in one - at least I got 4 of them. Does that count? <br /><br />Sororitally yours<br /><br />Diana, LadyDiana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-44969654214954280972018-06-16T15:02:13.607-04:002018-06-16T15:02:13.607-04:00Found this puzzle surprisingly easy for the most p...Found this puzzle surprisingly easy for the most part, especially on a Saturday.<br /><br />The spacious middle went first, opened up by FRATERNALLY. Then to the NE and SW corners. Slowed down in the SE by OROIDE, ALOOF (wanted ALOne at first) and DEFCON, but sussed them out soon enough.<br /> <br />NW was TOUGH (no surprise). KEROUAC is a great clue/answer, but couldn't hack it. And AVALON, which I only know as full-SIZEd Honda, eluded me. Made a mess of that corner.<br /><br />Didn't finish there. OUCH!<br /><br />leftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-7654442328704240752018-06-16T14:54:57.581-04:002018-06-16T14:54:57.581-04:00@Dand - I agree. It's okay to be TOUGH, but yo...@Dand - I agree. It's okay to be TOUGH, but you have to give the solvers a fair chance to complete. In this case I feel the SE corner was primarily designed to deceive and defeat. Consequently, Mr. Shortz fell short of his task this time. Let's hope he learned something when he LOOKSBACKON this one.thefogmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870509029973778266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-30780693031029440712018-06-16T13:58:06.685-04:002018-06-16T13:58:06.685-04:00I agree with several others commenting here, that ...I agree with several others commenting here, that the southeast corner contained a Natick. MOD/OROIDE Am I the only one who feels that it is the puzzle editor's job to ferret out these problems before they get published? This happens a lot in the later week puzzles!<br />Dandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04376634774526271832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-41671178999344220472018-06-16T13:54:40.442-04:002018-06-16T13:54:40.442-04:00PS - I too had COld instead of CORE like others di...PS - I too had COld instead of CORE like others did. Not fair...thefogmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870509029973778266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-30749339302917368112018-06-16T13:51:52.782-04:002018-06-16T13:51:52.782-04:00OUCH! DNF again. The SE corner killed me. I was to...OUCH! DNF again. The SE corner killed me. I was torn, but went with ALOne instead of ALOOF. Bad choice. DEFCON was out of my wheelhouse and so was OROIDE. Wasn't it a little bit mean to cross those two with MOD? I get it now, but I went with MED figuring it might be net lingo for Master Editor. NAH! Wrong again. Everything else was fine though. ADIOS!thefogmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870509029973778266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-47139982121197550522018-06-16T11:24:09.878-04:002018-06-16T11:24:09.878-04:00This one pretty much filled itself in until I caug...This one pretty much filled itself in until I caught a bit of a common COld but DEFCON cured that, leaving only the M_D/_ROIDE cross to suss. Light bulb on, ORO=gold, and fini.<br /><br /><br />There are probably plenty of ANNS to recognize, but how about a rip back in time for yeah baby Myrna LOY? Wonder where Asta is.<br /><br /><br />Nice set of 5 puzzles to work AROUND.rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-11805062109189349252018-06-16T10:59:10.858-04:002018-06-16T10:59:10.858-04:00Took two years of German, so FENSTER was a gimme, ...Took two years of German, so FENSTER was a gimme, and the key to the center. That and DOD Myrna LOY got me going. As to the Natick, I swallowed hard, banked on the OR- prefix meaning gold, and wrote in O. Whew! Two writeovers: HEad instead of HELM, and initiALN before CAPITALN--and I don't like that crap either way! <br /><br />As I LOOKBACKON it, I enjoyed the solve, except for 49-across. Colonel Potter to the rescue with HORSEHOCKEY! The 30 days thing isn't really a MNEMONIC per se, IMO. Those usually focus on acronyms (Every Good Boy Does Fine, etc.) The month thing is just a poem, because the -ember guys happen to rhyme--and also to have but 30. That's my take on it, HOMES.<br /><br />Loved the NOTELL MOTEL. Get caught there with the capo's daughter and you'll be wearing CEMENTSHOES. "Oh, the cement's just there for the weight, dear..." On ALOOF, I think that's valid. The shy person APPEARS aloof because [s]he's not mixing. See how easily we misunderstand each other?<br /><br />This might've been eagle material if not for that initial thingie. Birdie will have to do.<br /><br />Looks like it's DJ's world, and the rest of the Open field are just living in it.spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-55408319147829308782018-06-16T10:06:24.000-04:002018-06-16T10:06:24.000-04:00CHASTE ALL AROUND
EAU, I hang AROUND LOWLIFES and...CHASTE ALL AROUND<br /><br />EAU, I hang AROUND LOWLIFES and CLODS as well,<br />and I GOT me a HOEDOWN at the NO-TELL MOTEL.<br /><br />--- AVALON KEROUACBurma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-15870823901834397142018-05-14T14:13:32.762-04:002018-05-14T14:13:32.762-04:00As mentioned earlier, if you have get union corres...As mentioned earlier, if you have get union correspondence, it's always signed with the sexist term "fraternally." Brothers and Sisters is common in opening addresses but in most talk, it's still just "brothers."Ray Yuenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06936297211245261885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-66038960311980486232018-05-14T00:30:01.533-04:002018-05-14T00:30:01.533-04:00@Pete
Hi. Im sorry. I didn’t elaborate my point.
M...@Pete<br />Hi. Im sorry. I didn’t elaborate my point.<br />My coworker was a kind older gentleman who knew my circumstances. <br />The PC crowd whom I hardly know, guilted him to come back to me and apologize. <br /><br />Had I shown any kind of anguish, maybe it would have been appropiate. <br /><br />Why was it their business anyways?Cathynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-41783805178904391622018-05-13T11:04:44.248-04:002018-05-13T11:04:44.248-04:00One of my siblings was in a magic act where she wa...One of my siblings was in a magic act where she was sawed in half. She wasn’t totally a sibling exactly, since she was my half-sister. Wordwizzardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02354229862076172753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-15053646443480572912018-05-13T09:34:54.329-04:002018-05-13T09:34:54.329-04:00"I believe that there is no place for speech ..."I believe that there is no place for speech codes of any kind on a college campus," - Anthony Romero, Executive Director of the ACLU.<br /><br />Mr. Romero grew up as a gay Puerto Rican in The Bronx. He knows more than a little about hate speech - and yet he deplores "speech codes" on campus. Why? "Restricting that speech doesn’t make the hate go away … You drive that hate and bigotry underground and it becomes harder and harder to control."Mohair Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16502840715719161565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-88974787727287287142018-05-13T08:34:54.917-04:002018-05-13T08:34:54.917-04:00@Anonymous - I recommended you google the ACLU on ...@Anonymous - I recommended you google the ACLU on "PC speech codes". You did, and found they are against all speech codes at all Universities. You also found out why. So you googled their feelings on PC only.<br /><br />And I agree with the ACLU (and maybe you) on their definition of P.C. <br /><br />And I agree with the ACLU (and maybe not you) that the answer to those who verbally abuse others is more free speech, not less.<br /><br />Read the ACLU on why they fight speech codes. But I suspect you did - and like so many others you reshape the argument and declare yourself the winner.<br /><br />(I don't do that childish "mic drop" thing)Mohair Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16502840715719161565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-61468137277726897632018-05-13T01:06:51.665-04:002018-05-13T01:06:51.665-04:00Must be easy Saturday since I got through without ...Must be easy Saturday since I got through without a Google. Got the four corners sorta easily with the wide, white space looking back. I watched a LOT of MASH when it was first on. Can recite much of the dialogue when watching reruns. So HORSEHOCKEY was a good start. Lots of staring, trying odd stuff, but eventually won out, even with the faux gold.<br /><br />And as a relative novice, I'll have you know I did the week without a Google. Late on all the puzzles and did some binge solving, but they all came together. Don't ask about next week. Probably back to novice.<br /><br />Oh, and for the Syndies, this is the approximate end of the subscriber section.Monty Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03924320449868956299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-73171998880500291412018-05-13T00:17:13.297-04:002018-05-13T00:17:13.297-04:00@Mohair Sam - So, I googled [ aclu stance on polit...@Mohair Sam - So, I googled [ aclu stance on political correctness ] and this was the first article on ACLU.org<br /><br />Ironically, the phrase “political correctness,” ostensibly invoked to promote free expression, is often actually the protest of being called to task for the first time for the consequences of previously unchallenged statements and conduct. [ https://www.aclu.org/blog/free-speech/student-speech-and-privacy/racial-justice-and-free-speech-are-not-mutually ]<br /><br />[mic drop]Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-42203013953942285692018-05-12T23:32:13.949-04:002018-05-12T23:32:13.949-04:00oops. Jeffrey.oops. Jeffrey.Banana Diaquirinoreply@blogger.com