tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post6233870071818874930..comments2024-03-29T05:08:37.783-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Japanese porcelain / SUN 11-15-15 / Onetime place for Saddam Hussein's image / Cousin of tendril / Maar Picasso's muse / East German secret police / Kigali native / Sci-fi/historical fiction writer Stephenson / The House of Blue Leaves playwright / Mathematician who was subject of book Man Who Loved Only NumbersRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger98125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-55816182808410144392022-04-17T04:42:44.265-04:002022-04-17T04:42:44.265-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Dais Isnafirlahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16201395513368172518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-31641282086578125872015-11-23T21:40:25.766-05:002015-11-23T21:40:25.766-05:00Having grown up less than a mile from the U.S. 41 ...Having grown up less than a mile from the U.S. 41 Highway in Nokomis, Florida, I was happy to see the Tamiami Trail make an appearance. Now could someone tell me how "made an effort" becomes "essayed" (85 across)?Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03478447195848504538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-5294181600336483162015-11-23T20:08:55.971-05:002015-11-23T20:08:55.971-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03478447195848504538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-85438904401495805122015-11-23T06:10:53.865-05:002015-11-23T06:10:53.865-05:00Liked Whacks Museum a lot. Didn't get A or B, ...Liked Whacks Museum a lot. Didn't get A or B, but not O - put NOTT. Put suMa instead of SULA. Too many proper names for moi.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05964501472593587070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-49274320152366237692015-11-22T17:55:03.645-05:002015-11-22T17:55:03.645-05:00Didn't get my Saturday paper until noon today,...Didn't get my Saturday paper until noon today, so I did both Saturday's and today's today, and I liked them both.<br /><br />Drew blanks on yesterday's for about 5 minutes until OUTER SPACE made itself clear, and then it was a bit of a romp, but a fun one. First entry was ARCANA, he said proudly.<br /><br />Today's was mostly pretty easy, except for the SW section where I took some time to untangle it. Knew both WORF and ERDOS, so no problem there.<br />I liked all the themers, though as mentioned, some were better than others.rain forestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-75078515851025253102015-11-22T14:01:56.441-05:002015-11-22T14:01:56.441-05:00I agree the Natick made the puzzle a waste of time...I agree the Natick made the puzzle a waste of time. I too decided to leave it blank, as that was clearly the constructor's aim. Congratulations. Had every other clue so this ticked me off. AnonymousPVXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09816877873700026508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-39803669526045506422015-11-22T12:01:26.962-05:002015-11-22T12:01:26.962-05:00Totally bovine? Wholly cow, er, HOLYCOW. Nary a wr...Totally bovine? Wholly cow, er, HOLYCOW. Nary a write-over, but the last letter in was the R in GUARE/ERDOS and was a “scientific wild-ass guess” – SWAG. That was the only “medium” thing in this puz; otherwise I dutifully filled it in and may have smiled slightly at WHACKSMUSEUM. Kind of a bore, even for COOTs and STODGES of my age bracket, I think.<br /><br />I guess MERYL can fill in as today’s yeah baby, CLEARLY talented, but not exactly my cuppa.<br /><br />BTW, “OCH” means “and” in SWEdish.<br /><br />OGEES, not much to say about this tired puz. Time for brunch and my SERIAL.<br />rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-74240752694939934422015-11-22T11:51:38.944-05:002015-11-22T11:51:38.944-05:00To JayWalker @ w0:16
a chorus line eg. Tra la la e...To JayWalker @ w0:16<br />a chorus line eg. Tra la la etc :)<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-25184642354542182872015-11-22T11:36:12.655-05:002015-11-22T11:36:12.655-05:00MISS PELL AILS
YESSIR – TIMIDTY, INAWORD. YAH, CE...MISS PELL AILS<br /><br />YESSIR – TIMIDTY, INAWORD. YAH, CECILIA CLEARLY is loath<br />as to WHICHDOCTOR will PEEKAT her, LESSEE if she’ll UNCLOTHE.<br /><br />--- IDI EMO ENO ITO<br />Burma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-67116361717360112142015-11-22T11:33:41.032-05:002015-11-22T11:33:41.032-05:00Got lucky on the GUARE/ERDOS guess; the rest of th...Got lucky on the GUARE/ERDOS guess; the rest of them went in on crosses. I agree these two are unknown enough to fully qualify for a natick.<br /><br />Gonna be relatively short, if not sweet, today; we're celebrating Thanksgiving early and there's TONS to do. Theme is passable: THEROYALWHEE is an image worth forgiving everything else! Had the predictable mOoS before LOWS, and huMIlITY before TIMIDITY; not too many other snags. Typical wide variation in fill skill. Call it C+.<br /><br />But now tell me: just how many ALISTS (?) can there be?spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-80605157397012946572015-11-18T22:33:24.811-05:002015-11-18T22:33:24.811-05:00In the Acrostic in that very same Sunday NYT magaz...In the Acrostic in that very same Sunday NYT magazine, there is a clue "Group such as the Muses" and the answer is "ennead." Funny, even though I finished that acrostic first, this puzzle was a DNF for me because of that one word, crossed with Sula.Kalimbanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-72156443367729542762015-11-17T21:50:03.342-05:002015-11-17T21:50:03.342-05:00Tra la laTra la laAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09336464396238555576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-71367670020060034662015-11-17T10:13:46.153-05:002015-11-17T10:13:46.153-05:00I don't always do these on Sundays, so I am la...I don't always do these on Sundays, so I am late. There were about 4 semi-Natick and one true Natick boxes in there. Definitely heavy on croswrodese-rote answers for the casual solver.<br /><br />But then again I knew TAMIAMI cold.<br /><br />Sure can tell a SHORTZ from a SHENK these days.xyzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08287781952915413013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-43696524273793653902015-11-16T11:45:11.670-05:002015-11-16T11:45:11.670-05:00I had benches for Supreme Court and Baseball lineu...I had benches for Supreme Court and Baseball lineups and thought it was a very clever clue, so I resented ENNEADS. I remember TAMIAMI from John D. macDonald novels. His hero Travis McGee would frequently drive along it in the rain or find a body on it. Great stuff. Paul Rippeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06198542656345818727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-9567399369938881302015-11-16T11:29:21.698-05:002015-11-16T11:29:21.698-05:00To anon at 4:55PM
The Tamiami Trail (US41)and All...To anon at 4:55PM<br /><br />The Tamiami Trail (US41)and Alligator Alley (I-75)are two separate highways. The Alley basically runs from Lauderdale to Naples.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-91662391267995793862015-11-16T08:13:51.501-05:002015-11-16T08:13:51.501-05:00Very smooth and fun. WHew - I can hear the WHistl...Very smooth and fun. WHew - I can hear the WHistling WHind blowing through the WHords.<br /><br />Fav of the day - WHACKS MUSEUM. Leave the gHun, take the cannoli.<br /><br />Deviled eggs are a staple, here. PAPRIKA was the only topper used in my family, so the condiment-laden Southern versions were a revelation - relish, roe, mustard, peppers, fried oysters, etc. Mmm. Time for a par-tay.<br /><br />I don't get the quibble with GUARE, either. He is a major playwright.Maruchkanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-60921437196123845982015-11-16T01:07:01.979-05:002015-11-16T01:07:01.979-05:00Nutshell version.
One Old Cat (one o'cat) was...Nutshell version.<br /><br />One Old Cat (one o'cat) was a street ball game, similar to scrub, with a pitcher, a catcher and a striker (batter) who tried o run the bases. It was not a team game; the object for everyone else was to put the striker out, at which point everyone rotated positions. One o'cat had one base to run, but if there were more players, there could be more bases, and 'four o'cat' is apparently the precursor to the game of baseball as we know it. <br /><br />cf stickball, stoopball and similar games that were played in city streets or vacant lots with a minimum of equipmentTapir's Babynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-29915233785051067702015-11-15T23:23:16.709-05:002015-11-15T23:23:16.709-05:00There were things I didn't know (tamiami, sase...There were things I didn't know (tamiami, sases, ennead), but Guare wasn't among them. He's major current American play write. Definitely fair game. Bronxdocnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-55732379090290711782015-11-15T22:22:24.537-05:002015-11-15T22:22:24.537-05:00Who is this amazing Leapfinger person? He or she i...Who is this amazing Leapfinger person? He or she is absolutely brilliant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-57629126356201579412015-11-15T22:03:46.596-05:002015-11-15T22:03:46.596-05:00Natick galore for me (though i had no problem with...Natick galore for me (though i had no problem with the Erdos cross, since I know someone with an Erdos number of three :) )<br /><br />WNET, and OCAT on the other hand, or ENNEADS and SULA. I really really really wanted benches for enneads despite never putting it in there since every cross but SULA was rock solid.<br /><br />Otherwise, giggled at THEROYALWHEE because who wouldn't. The others were mostly fine. Medium-challenging if you go by time, but most of that last bit was me putting in and takin out the A in SULA, trying to get a happy pencil while I had OCAw and WNEw quietly chuckling to themselves.<br /><br />The Ear Wormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01278663409241315247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-77132082417936907352015-11-15T21:54:11.007-05:002015-11-15T21:54:11.007-05:00for the first, and likely the last, time, i agree ...for the first, and likely the last, time, i agree completely with OFL.paulsfohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07721639286466422944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-12200983555313385932015-11-15T20:14:10.872-05:002015-11-15T20:14:10.872-05:00Making deviled eggs at our house, WHEE always add ...Making deviled eggs at our house, WHEE always add a generous dash of <i>Slap Ya Mama</i>, a Cajun spice we discovered in New Orleans. Sprinkle it on the top? Hell no, mix it right in! At pot luck parties, they are always the first things to vanish completely.Numinoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01263999193499725814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-54783325931954996492015-11-15T18:50:56.374-05:002015-11-15T18:50:56.374-05:00Can someone explain ocat Can someone explain ocat Leohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00372864165409768453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-29611377472456944222015-11-15T18:49:43.958-05:002015-11-15T18:49:43.958-05:00Can someone explain ocat?Can someone explain ocat?Leohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00372864165409768453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-26871256587237317832015-11-15T18:37:42.657-05:002015-11-15T18:37:42.657-05:00@ Numinous
Cool HuWhip. Gotcha,dear boy!!@ Numinous<br /><br />Cool HuWhip. Gotcha,dear boy!!Hyunanimousenoreply@blogger.com