tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post629543338256087399..comments2024-03-29T09:54:30.978-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Marcel Marceau moniker / FRI 2-3-17 / Ned's adoptive son on Game of Thrones / App with envelope icon / What's exited in Brexit / Juan Peron's third wife / Roman-Parthian War figure / Lead-in to Luddite / Black Tulip novelist 1850 / Jazz devotee most likely / Superhero with foe Professor Von GimmickRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger167125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-78591451535955456182017-03-17T03:53:21.432-04:002017-03-17T03:53:21.432-04:00Burned through this like a wild Feyer. Way too eas...Burned through this like a wild Feyer. Way too easy! Friday and Saturday puzzles need to hurt a little.Chelonianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-35364594829019683652017-03-10T23:27:28.209-05:002017-03-10T23:27:28.209-05:00Thank you @Roo Monster for the explanation for uta...Thank you @Roo Monster for the explanation for utahan - I've never heard of the Utah Jazz team, had to look it up just now. @Slow Motion's description of road rage is similar to mine. Toot? Maybe that's a Canadian definition. And @centralscrewtinizer's title for the new book is perfect. I hope Rex uses it. So funny. <br /><br />I didn't finish the SW, am glad I gave up. I was never going to get it. Still, I got a lot closer than I usually do on Friday, which is to fill in the four clues I can get and then close the paper. wcutlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08615799228069705972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-54302342733694378902017-03-10T18:58:01.268-05:002017-03-10T18:58:01.268-05:00Looked up one answer that was unclear. That was th...Looked up one answer that was unclear. That was the Yardbird song. As for the rest made errors on three answers. Two were off by one letter and another by two letters. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-6943881236019248682017-03-10T17:44:15.116-05:002017-03-10T17:44:15.116-05:00OFL's disposition will no doubt improve when e...OFL's disposition will no doubt improve when everyone buys his new book, "Your Puzzle Sucks".<br />MANKINI? Keep your pants on. Please. <br />Skewed old with Dumas, Zevon, Yardbirds, Renee Russo, EMI, peseta, Marcel Marceau, Canasta, deathray, Kroc, etc.<br />Skewed current with Yahoo mail, The EU, facepalm, Taser, neo Luddite, etc. More old overall.<br />Penguin's perch is at peril. <br />Hope Trump and family get what they deserve.....to DYNASTY.centralscrewtinizerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03404913280254786506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-8276311783577312802017-03-10T15:41:45.185-05:002017-03-10T15:41:45.185-05:00After all his agonizing over this one, why in the ...After all his agonizing over this one, why in the hell didn't Rex say this one was challenging?? Beats me.<br /><br />As ultimately did the puzzle. Stubbornly insisted on "be patient" as answer to "hold your pants on" clue. Getting nowhere, looked up (i.e., cheated to get) the correct answer, INAMOMENT, opening up the rest of the SE corner, but leaving me with a DNF.<br /><br />Actually, struggled most of the way through this one, from 1A and 1D on.<br /><br />It was CHALLENGING, Rex, a small one for you, a big one for me.<br /><br />leftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-77697665438041919782017-03-10T14:25:22.586-05:002017-03-10T14:25:22.586-05:00Started down the east, went mostly up in the west,...Started down the east, went mostly up in the west, and finished with THEEU/UTAHAN. Looks SORTA funny since I did the east side in red ink at home and the west in green at coffee break. Christmas-like.<br /><br />Seeing DUMAS always reminds me of Beevis & Butthead.<br /><br />ZEVON’s Excitable Boy album was tremendous<br /><br />ASISAID before, quite a while back I think, in 2008 I was the subject in a reasonably popular calendar, aimed at the regional female populous, including semi-EROTICA, if you will. In several poses I was sporting a MANKINI (Speedo) and in a SLEW of others . . . not. Just holding the right SIZED prop; you know how MEEK I am. Still have the month by month originals if you’d like to PEEKAT them. “April Showers” was voted favorite. August a close second. IMAMAN of few secrets.<br /><br />So, the fully spelled RENERUSSO or Ms. THERON for, to borrow from earlier this week, today’s yeah BAE BAE. SORTA can’t lose, only a DUMAS could choose, one over the other. There’s a picture.<br /><br />Perfect Fri-puz. Just the right difficulty that no FACEPALM was required.<br />rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-48384998900209689152017-03-10T14:24:07.117-05:002017-03-10T14:24:07.117-05:00I DRUNK DIALed once, but I think I got away with i...I DRUNK DIALed once, but I think I got away with it.<br /><br />Lotsa fun with this somewhat young-SKEWED puzzle, even though it had IVES and DUMAS in it. My last entry was MANKINI at which I paused because IMAMAN was already in the grid, and I was thinking of that stupid rule. Don't ask what other options I considered.<br /><br />Excellent cluing throughout this gem, plus there's Charlize THERON, so OK.<br /><br />What's a DOVE BAR (soap?) and why is it cold?<br /><br />@BS you continue to amaze.<br /><br />Regarding TOOT, when I honk my horn, regardless of whether I'm "gently" urging someone to do something, or when I'm genuinely miffed, it sounds the same. Perhaps your horns are different.<br /><br />Good puzzle.rain forestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-61806797263689366602017-03-10T13:18:20.538-05:002017-03-10T13:18:20.538-05:00Quite the stinking pile. Riddled with pissers, an ...Quite the stinking pile. Riddled with pissers, an aggressively repulsive puzzle. Totally unenjoyable.<br /><br />Rejected.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-72633851546774191822017-03-10T12:40:13.233-05:002017-03-10T12:40:13.233-05:00TO_WIT:
TOASTY EVA Peron? A NEO-DYNASTY, ASISAID....TO_WIT:<br /><br />TOASTY EVA Peron? A NEO-DYNASTY, ASISAID.<br />But MEEK Charlize THERON? I only SEABED.<br /><br />--- IVES DUMAS<br />BS3noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-57624651577573880292017-03-10T12:24:18.225-05:002017-03-10T12:24:18.225-05:00@spacecraft - good idea!@spacecraft - good idea!BS2noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-65779951277329470552017-03-10T12:20:15.590-05:002017-03-10T12:20:15.590-05:00YAHOO!MAIL BEEF STAKE
EROTICA, ASISAID, is SKEWED...YAHOO!MAIL BEEF STAKE<br /><br />EROTICA, ASISAID, is SKEWED ATAD, a thing a TWEENER may SORTA freak at.<br />but RENERUSSO says IMAMAN - if in a MANKINI – INAMOMENT she’ll PEEKAT.<br /><br />--- NERO ZEVON<br />Burma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-46052051635048795742017-03-10T11:36:30.385-05:002017-03-10T11:36:30.385-05:00At first glance this seemed daunting to me, too. ...At first glance this seemed daunting to me, too. Uh oh, lots of woes. But tiny toeholds lead to ahas, and soon I had a string from the NW to the SE. I was determined, and finally finished. Note that I didn't say solved. uNAMOMENT remained, giving me my dnf, as I didn't know Marcel's moniker. <br /><br />I should know by now that if I finish a Friday there well be a lot of talk about "easy" from the commentariat. <br /><br />Funny punny clues - served whoppers, key ingredient. Thanks!<br /><br />Diana, Lady-in-Waiting for CrosswordsDiana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-64094217757635630482017-03-10T11:20:02.523-05:002017-03-10T11:20:02.523-05:00I agree with @Lobster11 et al that TOOT doesn'...I agree with @Lobster11 et al that TOOT doesn't connote to road rage very well at all. BLARE, or at least HONK, okay. TOOT? N-no. Much more likely: "Hey, a******, watch where the f*** you're going!" But in this town, watch out. The average Las Vegan is liable to pull out a piece and start shooting.<br /><br />On to pleasanter subjects, such as the EROTICA vying for DOD today. Should the beautiful and talented RENERUSSO win? On most days, she surely would. But there's hottie Charlize THERON, at least as b&t as RENE. What to do? In the words of Ed Norton, flip a kern. And the winnah is: THERON! Yes, many named EVA contend, and get honorable mention--even Ms. Peron. Hey, I wonder: will @BS rhyme Peron and THERON? Signs point to yes. The man is all about EROTICA.<br /><br />whenever I see the phrase IMAMAN, I want to continue: "...and so is Lola, L-O-L-A Lola..." etc. My 63-across had MOMENT all right, but the problem came at the beginning. I had oNeMOMENT right up until noticing that PEEKeT made no sense. Forgot the Marceau character; shoulda had that down as a gimme. No matter, it was caught and corrected. This was yet another late-week puzzle that looked very daunting at first but yielded to some brain-work. I like those "?" clues that make your mind turn a corner. No shortage of those today. OFL has it rated about the same, medium but SORTA on the slow side, maybe medium-medium-challenging. This is a "kid" who did this? Now that's scary. Birdie.<br /><br />spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-50681104923666504622017-02-07T10:20:38.775-05:002017-02-07T10:20:38.775-05:00@dls
"Speaking of 50A, what's up with clu...@dls<br />"Speaking of 50A, what's up with cluing it in a maximally spoilery way?"<br />Yup, I got a good laugh at this. <br />Also knowingly chuckling at the "This is wrong! It's his bastard son!" protests.<br />Autrementnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-58587790612420349492017-02-04T11:18:12.316-05:002017-02-04T11:18:12.316-05:00You can add "I don't like bullies", ...You can add "I don't like bullies", guess some do. AZPETEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07011706117458656055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-19469804640458227272017-02-04T08:03:03.661-05:002017-02-04T08:03:03.661-05:00Thank you for such a clear and intelligent respons...Thank you for such a clear and intelligent response. :-)Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12827499840959595550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-63974272901093412352017-02-04T07:41:53.286-05:002017-02-04T07:41:53.286-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.evil doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17593231055589228837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-7405182407499161792017-02-04T03:35:00.325-05:002017-02-04T03:35:00.325-05:00That jobs report cutoff was Jan 12. Thanks, Obama....That jobs report cutoff was Jan 12. Thanks, Obama. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-4082691304753711872017-02-04T00:47:37.477-05:002017-02-04T00:47:37.477-05:00Thanks @kitshef!
I also wanted to mention it's...Thanks @kitshef!<br />I also wanted to mention it's interesting that PEER PEEP PEEK all mean to look at! I tried 'me all!andrea carla michaelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08091986128593034022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-89193788571937529742017-02-03T23:53:58.824-05:002017-02-03T23:53:58.824-05:00Thanks! And I forgot to mention it's interest...Thanks! And I forgot to mention it's interesting (to me!) that look at can be PEER PEEK and PEEP, all of which I tried!andrea carla michaelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08091986128593034022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-18707658618015263692017-02-03T22:35:00.148-05:002017-02-03T22:35:00.148-05:00@Numinous - I'd add a "seemingly" to...<br />@Numinous - I'd add a "seemingly" to the outside agitator descriptor. Last I read none were arrested or IDed, so we really don't know anything about them. I also doubt the reported number. It may have seemed like 150, but have 150 people ever been able to keep a secret? I never believe reported counts during chaos. Having seen the damage a handful of rowdy seniors meaning no harm can cause, even 50 people intent on mayhem would have caused more damage, I think. I have no idea how many there really were, but I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if the actual count were* as low as 10 masked rioters. <br /><br />Three and out. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />If I were wiser I'd stay away from the subjunctive, wouldn't I? Of course, worrying about the subjunctive has been known to lead to overlooking other errors.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-56930599511871374092017-02-03T22:33:03.175-05:002017-02-03T22:33:03.175-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-73254644663628853742017-02-03T22:27:07.293-05:002017-02-03T22:27:07.293-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-44106434777388028892017-02-03T22:19:53.889-05:002017-02-03T22:19:53.889-05:00Thanks, @jae, but no thanks. I feel I'm alrea...Thanks, @jae, but no thanks. I feel I'm already singlehandedly supporting the NYT, what with my home delivery subscription that I've had over many decades. However, maybe I'll Google "NYT crossword archive" and see if anything pops up.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16737377749030219974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-23603153512154112312017-02-03T22:15:09.532-05:002017-02-03T22:15:09.532-05:00One summer long ago I drove a logging truck in Nor...One summer long ago I drove a logging truck in Northern California. Between the landing, where I picked up logs and either of the two mills where I dropped them off, California Highway 1 went through three cuts. In the summer up there, there was a lot of bicycle traffic along the edges of the highway and there were no bike lanes. The cuts were just wide enough for two trucks to pass each other safely but there wasn't enough room for a pedestrian as well. I often wondered what would happen if there was a bicyclist in one of those cuts and I had to pass an oncoming truck. I didn't like any of the possible outcomes. Numinoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01263999193499725814noreply@blogger.com