tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post6410907593670148258..comments2024-03-29T07:38:33.064-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Jazz pianist McCoy / SUN 12-30-12 / Pope Agatho's successor / Hoppy pub quaff / Capone henchman / World capital that's home to Zog I Boulevard / Eponymous Italian city / Paperback publisher since 1941Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger68125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-6575902882286207032013-01-08T14:06:15.887-05:002013-01-08T14:06:15.887-05:00I work in a technology group and uptime is a prett...I work in a technology group and uptime is a pretty standard term for how long our servers have been up and running.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-29960212030753732752013-01-07T12:05:45.883-05:002013-01-07T12:05:45.883-05:00My wife and I got this puzzle a week late in our P...My wife and I got this puzzle a week late in our Pensacola paper. Did not know it was Steve Savoy's first puzzle. Had to look up McCoy's last name. Found this blog and have thoroughly enjoyed the commentary. We too, thought the NE corner was a bear. I got the theme on COOLIOCUSTOMER early on and my wife got WINEANDIODINE. From there we worked our way to the NE. The pope and wee and scale threw us for quite a while. My wife knew OKAPI right away which made my ALE incorrect. IPA got filled in by default. Still did not know what it was. Thanks for the background info on IPA.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-74129977477775466222013-01-06T21:19:36.501-05:002013-01-06T21:19:36.501-05:00Puzzle partner is in Florida and I am not (somebod...Puzzle partner is in Florida and I am not (somebody has to feed the animals, and that would be me) so we did the puzzle together over the phone. She, being fluent in Spanish, spotted the ADIOS portion of the first theme answer early on, I added the CLASSIFIED part and the theme was not hard to discern.<br /><br />I initially wanted "I'm ___ you!" to be Over, since I've been told that a few times in my lifetime; but then, I've heard "I'm ONTO you" more than once, too. All for reasons that I FLATLY deny. Dirigonzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03903353503511480168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-13054082112782050102013-01-06T14:30:58.764-05:002013-01-06T14:30:58.764-05:00I agree with OFL about the fill: NOTSOHOT. Theme w...I agree with OFL about the fill: NOTSOHOT. Theme was clever and as well executed as could be, though "Plus Ten" wasn't much of a misdirect. Knowing it couldn't be as straightforward as adding "TEN" to phrases, I just started looking for IOs. That made theme sussing much easier.<br /><br />Lots of comments about ROOTLE. My source does not even list it as a word, nor, IMO, should it. That was the worst of a pile of bad fill. So, one thumb UPTIME and one down, I guess.<br /><br />Since this post is shorter than my usual, I'll take this opportunity to convey a scene that comes to mind when copying captchas: Here's this dude with a cheap camera, going door to door snapping address numbers--sometimes in the very bad light of pre-dawn or post-dusk. Concerned citizens are calling the local constabulary about a neighborhood stalker. I wish they'd arrest his sorry ass already!Spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-26540701647541706012012-12-31T20:42:48.854-05:002012-12-31T20:42:48.854-05:00Sorry about the late post. Saving the Sunday for s...Sorry about the late post. Saving the Sunday for some holiday down time and just finished it today, but I hope to congratulate Mr. Savoy via this forum on what I thought was a meaty, fun puzzle! Yes, I agree with Rex and many of the other posters on some of the cluing specifics, but the dense, clever, surprising theme was spot on for me. Looking forward to seeing Mr. Savoy's name again. Happy New Year!Lori Snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-55997664805556543672012-12-31T17:21:50.376-05:002012-12-31T17:21:50.376-05:00What does DIORAMAQUEEN have to do with the county ...What does DIORAMAQUEEN have to do with the county fair? Isn't "champion model maker" sufficient?YontifSadiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17400487943070417887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-53861258852877790122012-12-31T11:54:01.814-05:002012-12-31T11:54:01.814-05:00Completing this puzzle seemed like pure drudgery, ...Completing this puzzle seemed like pure drudgery, as if I would never reach the end. And yet, I managed to finish in very good time.<br /><br />Here I am more than 24 hours later struggling with IPA - as IPA is an abbreviation for India Pale Ale, the clue should have been structured as such. <br /><br />I am be the only one to whom this is a big deal, but it bothered me then and bothers me still.David Hallstromnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-42691268625022956272012-12-31T10:20:25.082-05:002012-12-31T10:20:25.082-05:00For Anonymous 11:25, STOWAGE works for 88-D becaus...For Anonymous 11:25, STOWAGE works for 88-D because the clue refers to the "hold" of a ship.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-88319389345538742412012-12-31T09:35:49.669-05:002012-12-31T09:35:49.669-05:00@Anonymous, 8:08 AM - In Morse Code, a single dash...@Anonymous, 8:08 AM - In Morse Code, a single dash represents the letter "T", so dashes are "TEES".<br /><br />(Yeah, took me a long time to get that, too, especially since I had been taught "dih" and "dah" as equivalents of "dot" and "dash.")Bob Kerfufflehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02615811802419025933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-48285041854431920072012-12-31T08:08:08.033-05:002012-12-31T08:08:08.033-05:00Can someone please explain 110D. I learned dits a...Can someone please explain 110D. I learned dits and dahs!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-49881789960947751762012-12-30T22:37:20.864-05:002012-12-30T22:37:20.864-05:00I had to do all sorts of googling in the northeast...I had to do all sorts of googling in the northeast -- and I hardly ever have to do this on a Sunday. rootle, tyner, Leoii, weigher (which I got, but ugh...) Utile is another ugly word. Didn't help that I tried eenie, eensy, and teeny or that I thought there might be an Italian city named "Lasagna."michaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-19866519695336475812012-12-30T22:02:41.917-05:002012-12-30T22:02:41.917-05:00"Z said...
@Qvart - For a brief moment I..."Z said...<br /><br /> @Qvart - For a brief moment I thought you might be another Michigander. Of interest, though, is that my second kid is a WWC student."<br /><br />Ah...Grand Rapids - I didn't pay any attention to it this year and had no idea.<br /><br />As for being a Michigander - I'm about <a href="http://www.cbssports.com/images/collegefootball/ohiostate.jpg" rel="nofollow">as far from that</a> as you can get. ;-)Qvartnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-33296087195174264652012-12-30T20:59:44.345-05:002012-12-30T20:59:44.345-05:00@Z - Grand Rapids? Who knew!@Z - Grand Rapids? Who knew!Milfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04923019988243284636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-8068198341906275252012-12-30T20:27:49.874-05:002012-12-30T20:27:49.874-05:00Props to Steve Savoy for good execution on the IO ...Props to Steve Savoy for good execution on the IO theme--eight long acrosses and two long interlocking downs ain't easy to do. And there aren't a ton of long thematic answers that work--I agree w/ Rex that CURIO RENT EVENTS ain't great, but hey, it's a whole better than PIOUS OOZING.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.valuecompetition.typepad.com/metarex/2012/12/oozing-pious.html" rel="nofollow">Oozing Pious</a>MetaRexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01697113550216241303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-30469594808244588172012-12-30T19:58:17.224-05:002012-12-30T19:58:17.224-05:00@Qvart - For a brief moment I thought you might be...@Qvart - For a brief moment I thought you might be <a href="http://www.examiner.com/article/grand-rapids-asheville-share-beercity-usa-2012-title" rel="nofollow">another Michigander</a>. Of interest, though, is that my second kid is a WWC student.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-70443920354571018342012-12-30T18:15:26.646-05:002012-12-30T18:15:26.646-05:00@Anonymous 10:24 -- Wikipedia says an eponym is a ...@Anonymous 10:24 -- Wikipedia says an eponym is a "name-giver", not to be confused with "namesake" (which is the thing named after something else). And "eponymous" is the characteristic of being an eponym. M-W says likewise that an eponym is that thing or person which gives its name, and eponymous, same thing but adjective form. Flows one way and I can never remember which. But in the case of Bologna, it would be fine, the city is the original, which the deli meat is at least allegedly named after. <br /><br />@M&A -- loved your interpretation of the paperback cover! I hated ROOTLE, but just changed my mind! I liked CYMRIC (obviously Welsh, anyone can see that) but it's harder to riff on. (off of?)<br /><br />Wanted "tap waTer" for 29A --zero calorie cooler. I'm probably the only person in the USofA who drinks the stuff, me and my dogs. ICEWATER is a better answer, I must admit. (It should have been a gimme: the water pipes in my house don't run under the floor--a concrete slab--but through the attic. I'm not making this up. It's easier to get to for repairs, but in the summer the cold water comes out of the tap scalding hot. So I keep a pitcher of -- tap water -- in the fridge so I don't have to run the water at the sink for five minutes before it cools to tepid.) <br /><br />I got the theme at CLASSIFIEDADIOS, and really enjoyed all the theme answers. Too bad about the dopey fill: OATERS (@Milford, you don't know from oaters? They are western movies that only appear in crossword puzzles; in the wild they are as elusive as ELANDs, I mean OKAPIs), NOTSOHOT (again, so soon?), ACADS, ANEW -- ABCS and from ATO z in the same puzzle? REDYE, OAST, all the suffixes. It's like the graveyard (I wish) of crossword cliches. At least 121A wasn't el toro or el niƱo, but el PASO -- I mean, there's no way it can be anything new. <br /><br />Who knew Famous AMOS had a first name, or that it wasn't Amos? Learn things every day (and in the blog -- thanks for the writeup on IPA, @Aleman and @Gil). <br /><br />I liked having a new Pope for a clue, but alas the answer was just another LEO with one of the two RRNs in this puzzle. Couple of sports people I never heard of, the golfer and the shortstop, but given my lack of sports knowledge, that's not much of an accomplishment and I got them eventually. (Even I got the Peyton Manning clue. )<br /><br />But I see from @JackJ that this is Steve Savoy's maiden voyage (as I am supposin' it is not for the smokin' hot TASER on the book cover), so ... where was I? How I do go on... oh, yeah -- given that I really loved the themes, I'll look forward to more submissions by Mr. S. <br /><br />p.s. @Jean, a popular theory is, people solve on paper and then type their already filled-in answers on the iPad. It took me longer than 5 minutes just to get MITOSIS. And that's leaving on the thing that shoots 20,000 volts through the keyboard if I type in a wrong answer! <br /><br />Rootle on, folks.<br />Ellen Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00473445503706985149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-42938880719502352362012-12-30T18:12:50.578-05:002012-12-30T18:12:50.578-05:00Although I am tempted to try this IPA to see if it...Although I am tempted to try this <a href="http://21st-amendment.com/beers/back-in-black/" rel="nofollow">IPA</a> to see if it's black and bitter (like my soul). :nooch:Qvartnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-89670852591696274872012-12-30T18:09:39.237-05:002012-12-30T18:09:39.237-05:00" Lewis said...
@qvart -- where is "..." Lewis said...<br /><br /> @qvart -- where is "Beer City"?"<br /><br />Ah.....trying to get me to reveal my secret identity, eh?<br /><br />Actually, it's not so <a href="http://www.exploreasheville.com/articles/view/Asheville-Named-Beer-City-USA-/98/0/" rel="nofollow">secret</a>.Qvartnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-47209116945121305982012-12-30T17:57:48.551-05:002012-12-30T17:57:48.551-05:00@qvart -- where is "Beer City"?@qvart -- where is "Beer City"?Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09709142959535977331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-12651967455670418892012-12-30T17:44:02.551-05:002012-12-30T17:44:02.551-05:00The market here is (in "Beer City, USA")...The market here is (in "Beer City, USA") is saturated with IPA's. I don't get what people see in them. Super-hoppy-ness isn't my thing and I can't seem to get too many customers interested in other beers that I think are superior. Whatever. As long as they buy something I guess.Qvartnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-72304247404758945712012-12-30T17:37:37.962-05:002012-12-30T17:37:37.962-05:00@Rube - I have at least 29 Michigan brewed IPAs av...@Rube - I have at least 29 Michigan brewed IPAs available at the local Fine Wine and Beer Merchant (this doesn't include the ones that do not include "IPA" in their name). These range from Mad Hatter brewed in Holland to Vicious Wheat (a "Wheat IPA") brewed in Traverse City to Crown Jewels brewed in the Metro Detroit area. IPAs are not just for sailing to India anymore.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-70311263087912344582012-12-30T17:02:17.231-05:002012-12-30T17:02:17.231-05:00New to this site... New to the iPad version. Lo...New to this site... New to the iPad version. Loved the puzzle; have a question -- do people really solve in less than 5 minutes as shown on the iPad?.. my goodness!!! Jeannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-37741285635851498792012-12-30T16:44:59.309-05:002012-12-30T16:44:59.309-05:00Saw that ITTOO/ONTO/OUTON/ATO section and thought,...Saw that ITTOO/ONTO/OUTON/ATO section and thought, Rex will wail on this one... sho 'nuff.<br /><br />Got the theme, like others, at STUDIOMUFFIN... great answer.<br /><br />Also had trouble with the NE starting with disbelief in WEIGHER and going downhill from there. Finally ended up with ROOTLE and had to check AcrossLite to verify.<br /><br />Unfortunately, came here and found out MITOSeo was a double loser for a DNF.<br /><br />In addition to ROOTLE, have added ARRANT and RUANDA(sp#2) to my crosswordese list. IS IPA a west coast thing? There are all sorts of IPAs available out here... even in Hawaii there's a Longboard IPA.<br /><br />Aloha.Rubehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773241241484881566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-74517021677836904982012-12-30T16:16:45.334-05:002012-12-30T16:16:45.334-05:00@Qvart - Yes, me, too, on acrostics. Saving this o...@Qvart - Yes, me, too, on acrostics. Saving this one to do on the plane tomorrow. Carolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15971759975067250908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-24153412365558979612012-12-30T16:10:10.483-05:002012-12-30T16:10:10.483-05:00@Qvart
Shy and retiring = TIMID@Qvart<br /><br />Shy and retiring = TIMIDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com