tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post6212526756636734159..comments2024-03-29T11:24:03.304-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Tailored wear imparting confidence / WED 11-9-16 / Playful response to zinger / Old French coin / Walk like tosspotRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger115125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-81639470301480918472016-12-14T19:53:12.157-05:002016-12-14T19:53:12.157-05:00@lefty - it's not in my nature to be stuck on ...@lefty - it's not in my nature to be stuck on ONLY one woman, even if it's UMA.rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-16914210042620849952016-12-14T19:07:31.183-05:002016-12-14T19:07:31.183-05:00@spacecraft and @rondo:
Just suck it up--UMA is a...@spacecraft and @rondo:<br /><br />Just suck it up--UMA is a goddess. She will, and should, be with us eternally.leftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-15649277554538511722016-12-14T17:08:26.125-05:002016-12-14T17:08:26.125-05:00R&L - That's the best I could come up with...R&L - That's the best I could come up with, too. But as Rex would say - No. Just no. Did not knock that one out of the ballpark.<br /><br />D,LIWDiana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-22470443657006137922016-12-14T15:28:53.909-05:002016-12-14T15:28:53.909-05:00@Diana:
My take on the RAYS clue FWIW: The RAYS ...@Diana: <br /><br />My take on the RAYS clue FWIW: The RAYS aren't being singled out as curfew violators. It's just an imagined situation in which MLB players might stay out too late, perhaps doing things they shouldn't do, especially the night before a critical game. Makes theme answer CATCHSOMERAYS work.leftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-37261785819264777142016-12-14T15:21:52.069-05:002016-12-14T15:21:52.069-05:00The RAYS are Tampa’s baseball team (formerly the D...The RAYS are Tampa’s baseball team (formerly the Devil RAYS, as in the fish), so if the RAYS’ Coach nabs some team members who are violating the team hotel curfew, he will CATCHSOMERAYS.<br /><br />Probably a bit convoluted, but in OFL’s post-election stupefaction, he just didn’t go to the usual lengths of ripping that sort of thing.<br />rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-30524243313594867402016-12-14T15:10:06.717-05:002016-12-14T15:10:06.717-05:00I do follow sports generally, so the theme was fin...I do follow sports generally, so the theme was fine.<br /><br />Middle North required crosses for ISLIP/BOSCO/PHOEBE, but they shook out fairly easily. HALAL was new to me, and had to shake BOSELY out of old memory bank; crosses helped for those, too.<br /><br />On the easy side of medium. <br /><br /> leftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-1753725968750632192016-12-14T14:03:57.690-05:002016-12-14T14:03:57.690-05:00I was absolutely certain Rex would jump all over t...I was absolutely certain Rex would jump all over the RAYS answer = curfew violators. Did not see a satisfactory answer in previous posts as to why RAYS = Curfew Violators.<br /><br />Anyone? Anyone?<br /><br />Wonder if 10D was supposed to be a shout out to the campaign? SOAP? Halloween accessory? Too many other possibilities.<br /><br />Diana, Lady-in-Waiting for Crosswords, searching for store frontsDiana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-32925923547142487292016-12-14T12:43:47.896-05:002016-12-14T12:43:47.896-05:00Didn’t really see the Coach thing as necessary, bu...Didn’t really see the Coach thing as necessary, but whatevs. No w/os today, unlike Mon and Tues. Those STARS, BTW, used to be the MN North STARS before the franchise moved to Dallas. Didn’t think OHSNAP was “currentish”, doesn’t that go back a long way?<br /><br />A lot of gnashing of teeth from the past. I’m not happy about it, but we lived through 4 years of conservative total control during Dubya’s years in office. But then came the Great Recession. OUCH. Looks like I’ll need to work into my 70s. But ONLY until Amy Klobuchar becomes POTUS to clean up the mess.<br /><br />Wasn’t BOSLEY the coordinator for Charlie’s Angels?<br /><br />Yup, yeah baby MIRA Sorvino can BRINGTHEHEAT. Is a puz now required to include UMA?<br /><br />The sky will not fall tomorrow. COOLYOURJETS.<br />rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-6690293658378518792016-12-14T12:20:18.313-05:002016-12-14T12:20:18.313-05:00
And here I thought these comments were about cro...<br /><br />And here I thought these comments were about crossword puzzles....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-27769167255579873112016-12-14T11:20:06.863-05:002016-12-14T11:20:06.863-05:00Has the "election" been ONLY a month ago...Has the "election" been ONLY a month ago? Seems longer; guess I'm NOT having fun. Oh well, yes, this is a pedestrian offering. Overly contrived theme; average density...should make for better overall fill. Best part of it is the two long downs. I'm beginning to think that constructors are trending toward zinger long downs--at the expense of short fill. "Bears" watching.<br /><br />UMA again? I'm starting to feel like we're married. [In my dreams] No, today we'll bench her and {POWER}SUIT up the LUST-evoking MIRA Sorvino, a JOYOUS DOD who can really BRINGTHEHEAT. Par.<br /><br />Pizza! Now I'm hungry. spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-33689247088692631522016-12-14T10:32:06.209-05:002016-12-14T10:32:06.209-05:00GYPSY ITCH
It’s NAÏVE to COUNTTHESTARS on frozen ...GYPSY ITCH<br /><br />It’s NAÏVE to COUNTTHESTARS on frozen days,<br />DONTSTOP to COOLYOURJETS, henceforth<br />head down SOUTH and CATCHSOMERAYS,<br />OH,SNAP! BRINGTHEHEAT back north.<br /><br />--- LT.GEN. EMORY BOSLEY<br />Burma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-81174480282635616552016-11-10T20:29:23.838-05:002016-11-10T20:29:23.838-05:00Puzzles are all we have left. The puzzle of how w...Puzzles are all we have left. The puzzle of how we ended up with a president who has espoused such racist, misogynist and hateful ideas, who has defrauded poor and working class folks to enrich himself, who speaks lie after lie after lie and no one holds him accountable for his untruths. Our president-elect is immoral and deplorable. We will survive but it will not be easy. I work for a public employee union and will most likely be out of a job within the Trump four years, but I will continue to love and respect the fledging experiment of this fantastic country of ours. We are merely 240 years young, we have weathered horrible obstacles and tragedies but have persevered, and we will this time also. <br /><br />I worked the crossword trying to infuse meaning in every clue. I was freed from the sadness momentarily, every distraction helped. Sorry if folks feel this is not the appropriate place for political comments, but did we just not solve that "all politics are local" and this blog is certainly our local community.Babshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03000692178488414445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-28369139330343569122016-11-10T20:06:56.970-05:002016-11-10T20:06:56.970-05:00What this election brings up again is how we have ...What this election brings up again is how we have a system where the person who gets the most votes is not the candidate who wins the office as was the case in 2000. I apologize in advance (to no one since this is way past the posting time for this puzzle) but, the Trump supporters will not have to wait long before they realize the Donald will give them none of what he promised. The Donald has lived his entire life doing nothing for anyone but Donald. Now that he has been elected POTUS, he is going to completely change his ways. I bet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-42826969503705614052016-11-10T11:40:35.611-05:002016-11-10T11:40:35.611-05:00I like all the puzzles, and especially like the co...I like all the puzzles, and especially like the comments. To those of you who are decrying the Trump victory, you should have<br />come up with a better candidate. As a Trump supporter, all I'd like to say is "How Sweet it is."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00373497811486389544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-18639207657856615032016-11-10T09:03:27.843-05:002016-11-10T09:03:27.843-05:00Monday easy. Obama better pardon hilary before Rud...Monday easy. Obama better pardon hilary before Rudy brings the heat. Chronic dnferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05129538196003383400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-42550607096518209932016-11-10T03:39:12.186-05:002016-11-10T03:39:12.186-05:00Well said, thank you for thisWell said, thank you for thisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-4416255430168441212016-11-10T03:34:57.361-05:002016-11-10T03:34:57.361-05:00Underestimating, and it was a paraphrase.Underestimating, and it was a paraphrase.BCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-13952106838730284662016-11-10T03:33:18.003-05:002016-11-10T03:33:18.003-05:00Oh, and I wasn't at all surprised by the resul...Oh, and I wasn't at all surprised by the result. I was in Canada last month and my friends there seemed to believe it was ridiculous that he could even have a chance. I quoted Mencken, "No one ever lost money overestimating the stupidity of the American people."<br />Times like this, cynicism gets me by better than hope. As Imtold a woman a few weeks ago, "I absolutely believe that Trump is the leader that America deserves." I meant it in the worst possible way.Ben Coenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-25458903346067424462016-11-10T02:59:23.151-05:002016-11-10T02:59:23.151-05:00Why are trump supporters still embarrassed to admi...Why are trump supporters still embarrassed to admit to who they really are? Your guy won, you would think you wouldn't still be shameful cowards about endorsing him.<br />Get used to the hate and anger from the left. We have had to listen to you whine about everything for the past 8 years and even threaten civil war if your candidate wasn't elected. I'm not about to roll over just because you think you're the majority now.Ben Coenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-15189067923334081842016-11-10T02:06:42.823-05:002016-11-10T02:06:42.823-05:00Thanks, Rex. The crossword -- and your analysis --...Thanks, Rex. The crossword -- and your analysis -- were a good distraction.Anokhanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-37931879767927254192016-11-10T01:22:20.075-05:002016-11-10T01:22:20.075-05:00@Happy Pencil
Sorry, just could resist getting thi...@Happy Pencil<br />Sorry, just could resist getting this off my chest. At least you don't have to live in a country that is half deplorable and irredeemable according to the other candidate. Quite a nice compliment. GWoodAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-75016349389940705492016-11-09T23:28:28.106-05:002016-11-09T23:28:28.106-05:00ART CRITIC, O thou (or 'ye', if ye be more...ART CRITIC, O thou (or 'ye', if ye be more than one) who continueth to pound on @NCA Prez for that illuminating comment? If so, mine estimation is thou ART CRITIC of other than the literary genre, for it seemeth to mine eye obvious in the extreme that NCA Prez availeth himself of the TROPE known among the oi polloi as <i>metaphor</i>. That this wouldst be obvious in the extreme is the simple fact that the Chaos who maketh visitation on these boards is seldom (if ever) Loki.<br /><br />Ere getting thine smalls into more of a bunch, mine recommendation wouldst be for thee to maketh visitation upon Mme. Malsdemare's comment [10:41pm] for confirmation and detail. <br /><br />Mme Malsdemare, I see we are at odds about which facility NCAPrez would be entitled to use in the great state of North Carolina. I'm not sure whether mine opinion is based on anything more than that comments emanating therefrom sound to mine ear more like a guy voice. If NCAPrez prefers to be called Mister or Madame President, I suppose we will be informed in fullness of time.Calliopenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-79025119323698964672016-11-09T22:50:02.046-05:002016-11-09T22:50:02.046-05:00UIES? For real?
Whole puzzle ruined on one comple...UIES? For real?<br /><br />Whole puzzle ruined on one complete garbage word. Mike Reeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03194320891372037525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-79616466483704219242016-11-09T22:41:07.901-05:002016-11-09T22:41:07.901-05:00I wrote this, deleted it, wrote it again, had it e...I wrote this, deleted it, wrote it again, had it eaten by the ipad gods, and here I am again, nothing if not dogged. Chaos is from Greek mythology and is the origin, murky and messy, of darkness, night and maybe Earth, Love . . . The Greeks got a little vague here. @NCA Pres, I think, addressed her remarkable post to THAT Chaos, not the person whose post has disappeared from our blog. It's been a long, ugly election season, and we're all tired and cranky (and some of us, frightened and despairing). We are stupid, sometimes, and forgeting that there are undoubtedly people here who hold views that differ from ours, say vicious stuff; we think because we love crosswords, we agree on other things as well. Today has told us that's wrong. But we do like crosswords, we love bashing Will and Rex, we seek each other out for bad puns, good music, chemistry enlightenment, and complaints about pop culture/old people crap. I have unfriended more people than I can count on Facebook, but I want to keep coming here. Can we just figure out a way to be kind to one another?<br /><br />I picked up my clarinet today after a long hiatus; so the election has that going for it . . . Or not. <br /><br />I don't want to be VP of anything, eve if it does involve alcohol, although if someone can get Illinois to legalize pot, I might reconsider. <br /><br />I still have a therapy dog; that's why I can write at 9:30 tonight.<br /><br />Dear Mr. Shortz, could we please have a brain-frazzling, over-the-top, takes-us-forever-to-solve puzzle tomorrow? <br />Malsdemarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05375476737540476148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-45908611097844081042016-11-09T22:36:19.395-05:002016-11-09T22:36:19.395-05:00@Rex- Thank you for your blog. My happy morning ri...@Rex- Thank you for your blog. My happy morning ritual for over 3 years! I first was so excited to see @chefbea avatar. I'm not alone!! Heck, I remember @Nancy going to blue! So fun! <br />I've often disagreed with many of your reviews and issues. However, I've taken a lot to heart and respect you.<br /><br />@Chaos- Thank you for your service and refreshing comments. It gets tiresome reading one sided liberals lately.<br /><br />@GWood- Thank you thank you.<br /><br />So when is Barbra Streisand leaving?Kathynoreply@blogger.com