tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post6587670913356578657..comments2024-03-29T11:51:10.649-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Richard who won Tony for playing Don Quixote / FRI 12-30-16 / Market town in Surrey / Site of Cedar Revolution / King's collaborator / Swimmer in cloudy water / Bovine product mascotRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger115125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-82079147229718956052022-03-18T13:28:10.818-04:002022-03-18T13:28:10.818-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Shaan Paintinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11996307309337181697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-92157453000720012662017-02-03T15:55:31.372-05:002017-02-03T15:55:31.372-05:00PSYCH was my entry, then things got hard, then sta...PSYCH was my entry, then things got hard, then started to click. Typical P.B. hard until it's easy. Though I could DOTE on this puzzle, I still had a date with with a dnf. Off to jab myself in the eye.<br /><br />G.Barany, I see your covert/cia and raise you a fixated/fox news.<br /><br />Was sure it was going to be bathrooms that families shared, heh.<br /><br />Nancy, you have heard of soft versus hard water, no? If not, go west.centralscrewtinizerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03404913280254786506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-86606093110180834452017-02-03T15:14:13.580-05:002017-02-03T15:14:13.580-05:00CREAMpuff kept that northern area from filling for...CREAMpuff kept that northern area from filling for quite some time. All the rest went in fairly quickly.<br /><br />FOXNEWS. Huh. What’s their latest DATA on CIA COVERT operations?<br /><br />@spacey hit the yeah baby nail on the head with the film portrayer of PRIMATES studier DIAN Fossey. I guess if I’m gonna beat him to it I’ll have to post earlier.<br /><br />Always like a PB puz. Even the “easy” ones offer some resistance. He’s one of the MAGES.<br />rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-26734823662834019042017-02-03T14:58:18.279-05:002017-02-03T14:58:18.279-05:00Oops - forgot to mention the 2 squares that gave m...Oops - forgot to mention the 2 squares that gave me a dnf:<br /><br />Didn't know MAGES (tho now I remember seeing it before) so put in MAGiS - knew Richard but thought KILiY could be the spelling.<br /><br />And HOLDUPdOB - whatever was I thinking about a date of birth? (Forgot the O'JAYS)<br /><br />Diana,LIWDiana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-43770725712015176782017-02-03T14:38:02.060-05:002017-02-03T14:38:02.060-05:00Always glad to see Patrick Berry's name on a N...Always glad to see Patrick Berry's name on a NYT puzzle. Soft and sweet, like CREAMSODA, maybe. Also fun, fair, TIGHTly constructed and, most important, enjoyable.<br /><br />Though not knowing MAGES, KILEY cross revealed it. Remember and liked Richard K.<br /><br />Wrote over sAmeNAMES to get LASTNAMES.<br /><br />Last to go was HOLDUPJOB/OJAIS cross in the NW, except I erred with HOLDUP rOB (as in rob for robbery) and OrAIS. Give me a (small letters) dnf.<br />leftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-85012104496956054852017-02-03T14:32:25.829-05:002017-02-03T14:32:25.829-05:00The same wrong first guesses and misdirects and es...The same wrong first guesses and misdirects and especially OVERTHINKING as others. I did get CREAMSODA right away, but didn't believe it could be right for the longest time.<br /><br />But, as is typical for PB puzzles, I stuck with it and it all ironed out. So it felt like a good Friday for me - of course too easy for Rex. <br /><br />I've read a bit more than half of the comments, so I return to there.<br /><br />Diana, Lady-in-Waiting for CrosswordsDiana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-23633156614044968242017-02-03T14:06:04.928-05:002017-02-03T14:06:04.928-05:00Working this on the syndicated schedule. I agree t...Working this on the syndicated schedule. I agree that this was pretty easy for a Friday until I bogged down in the Northwest corner. Since when is a rap sheet entry in slang? Holdupjob? Maybe armed robbery. Or bank robbery. But not a "job". The fact that I could not get the Abernathy/King connection did not help (I was off in feudal never-never-land).Lukenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-54507442938042007582017-02-03T14:02:29.042-05:002017-02-03T14:02:29.042-05:00A very mixed bag... SW as easy as pie, but 5 pisse...A very mixed bag... SW as easy as pie, but 5 pissers elsewhere. NW nebulous and off-putting. Ida? Ojays? Some cable news guy? Man alive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-75799966960464224792017-02-03T13:27:01.614-05:002017-02-03T13:27:01.614-05:00DATA ROMEO
IDA done what PRIMATES do right, with ...DATA ROMEO<br /><br />IDA done what PRIMATES do right, with COVERT ADE and INPRIVATE,<br />FINES someone in SATIN so TIGHT, get FIXEDON what no MANALIVE quit.<br /><br />--- “SILENT”CAL ABERNATHY<br />Burma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-12509755452080339122017-02-03T12:01:07.308-05:002017-02-03T12:01:07.308-05:00Well, yeah, easy--a tad too easy for Friday, even-...Well, yeah, easy--a tad too easy for Friday, even--but not so breezy that I didn't enter tacTIcS for military movement. I am surprised that OFL calls long-time TV actor (Marcus Welby, M.D.) Richard Kiley "obscure." He also starred in a very tense drama about a man "Trapped" inside a department store with vicious guard dogs. Tip: don't heed nature's call right at closing time. Ah, but then the Fearless One was born too late. As, I'm beginning to think, was I.<br /><br />ADE gets a pass not only via PB immunity but because it was clued as a suffix. When I see the LASTNAME King, my thoughts run IMMEDIATEly to my main man Stephen. So the (shopulda-been) obvious ABERNATHY did not occur for a while. Despite my mistake being there, I found it and finished the NW in turn for a change, solving west to east. Smooth as SATIN, as usual for PB1. DOD goes to Sigourney Weaver as DIAN Fossey. Squeaky-clean; why can't other puzzles be like this? C'est magnifique, NESTCEPAS? Eagle. spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-18650749697151947762016-12-31T23:08:05.976-05:002016-12-31T23:08:05.976-05:00Amen! Thank you. Amen! Thank you. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-76644413319057207242016-12-31T10:08:21.092-05:002016-12-31T10:08:21.092-05:00Kiley was one of the few "gimmes" in thi...Kiley was one of the few "gimmes" in this puzzle. Just because you are unfamiliar with actors in musicals doesn't mean the rest of us are. Personally, I never heard of Carla Thomas, but I don't say the constructor is wrong for putting her in. You need to stop blaming constructors for your areas of "inexpertise." Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07536163677719058445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-86736275777014605642016-12-30T22:40:18.737-05:002016-12-30T22:40:18.737-05:00You live in NY and you never heard of Yogi Berra!?...You live in NY and you never heard of Yogi Berra!?!?!?!?Outside The Boxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07701774235535205077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-59179395787550433412016-12-30T22:38:03.818-05:002016-12-30T22:38:03.818-05:00@kitshef.
NICE.....!
I'd say more..but dang, I...@kitshef.<br />NICE.....!<br />I'd say more..but dang, I'd ruin it!GILL I.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05605766053820226324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-361584606594633652016-12-30T21:49:01.620-05:002016-12-30T21:49:01.620-05:00OK. I was wrong. Man Bun sighted at the bar after ...OK. I was wrong. Man Bun sighted at the bar after seeing John Oliver perform. Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-88590041782418976392016-12-30T21:48:05.481-05:002016-12-30T21:48:05.481-05:00Seems to me that a lot of the disagreements in the...Seems to me that a lot of the disagreements in the commentary are normal. Pretty much any group, be it NYT crossword fans, cricket fans, natural birth advocates, or neo-nazis, is going to appear to those inside as a supportive community, and to those outside as a clique.<br /><br />And regarding sensitivity, depending on your personal feelings it is either ridiculous, or common decency. Which group is right: the people who hear a sincere 'Merry Christmas' and get upset because it ignores non-Christians? or the ones who hear a sincere 'Happy Holidays' and get upset because it minimizes Christianity? [hint: this is a trick question].<br /><br />Surely there is plenty we can all agree on: that we enjoy the the challenge of a good puzzle. That we appreciate the ingenuity of the constructors of these puzzles, even when we take issue with some aspects of a given puzzle. That we get enjoyment out of this blog, or the commentary, or both. That we are all damn lucky to have the free time and opportunity to enjoy these things. That the world is a better place when we are nice to one another.<br /><br />kitshefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10014225555838850414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-89043301366093797132016-12-30T19:46:40.353-05:002016-12-30T19:46:40.353-05:00Oh, and @OISK too!Oh, and @OISK too!Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16737377749030219974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-49102414530207536852016-12-30T19:45:09.177-05:002016-12-30T19:45:09.177-05:00I may have joked about fear of the F3 key last wee...I may have joked about fear of the F3 key last week (after being warned about something called an "infinitive loop"), but I've found it to be a terrific help in locating comments that people here refer to, without annotating. So whichever one of you clued me into it last week (is there also a computer key to give me a memory like everyone else?), I thank you. This is the sort of thing that's so, so easy -- but only once someone has told you about it. Otherwise, who would know?<br /><br />I see that both @mathgent and @Mohair Sam saw the original Broadway production of Man of La Mancha with Richard KILEY. So did I. It was a wonderful show and an amazing performance. You might want to find the cast album online, if you've never heard it.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16737377749030219974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-35638638867240576682016-12-30T19:31:01.944-05:002016-12-30T19:31:01.944-05:00@Chronic dnfer - I had to swear off booze two year...@Chronic dnfer - I had to swear off booze two years ago - but TITO's is one hell of a vodka. Friday or Saturday clue for sure.Mohair Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16502840715719161565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-57196085632980334282016-12-30T18:33:08.937-05:002016-12-30T18:33:08.937-05:00Clean week so far, after 3 DNF last week! This wa...Clean week so far, after 3 DNF last week! This was very easy for me as well, but Berry and I are usually on the same wave length. I saw Richard Kiley in Man of La Mancha, and have listened to him often on the original cast Kismet recording. <br /><br />Lovely puzzle. OISKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16808675378318214461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-65237057366773579312016-12-30T17:45:43.719-05:002016-12-30T17:45:43.719-05:00Dnf. Tito is a vodka. Ojay is something you drink ...Dnf. Tito is a vodka. Ojay is something you drink with breakfast. Never heard of kiley or Rick man. But in the end it's a two letter dnf. I consider that a victory on a Friday. Chronic dnferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05129538196003383400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-21644254682702626322016-12-30T17:45:25.505-05:002016-12-30T17:45:25.505-05:00@Mohair Sam - I missed it. Would Rebecca Lowe be h...@Mohair Sam - I missed it. Would Rebecca Lowe be having an influence on you?<br /><br />@Mr. Benson - Maybe because "ice cream" is a pretty distinct thing from CREAM SODA?" I missed it the first time through, but you're correct, sub-optimal. <br /><br />@thefenn - Re:anonymice - You're wasting your breath. Many invitations have been issued over the years. <br /><br />As for how many people read Rex, Rex could answer if he chose to because I know he has (or at least once had) google analytics turned on. I remember once being able to get something from Alexa, but couldn't find it tonight. The number is pretty big. Some smaller percentage read the comments, and a still smaller percentage actually bother to comment. I think it is fair to say that Rex Readers and Comment readers encompass most of the political spectrum. I think we skew left compared to the general population, but know of no good way to hazard a guess as to how skewed we might be. Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-89318536419111837852016-12-30T17:43:29.672-05:002016-12-30T17:43:29.672-05:00I usually struggle with PB puzzles but this one pu...I usually struggle with PB puzzles but this one put up only a mild fight. I wanted Yastrzemski (but he wouldn't fit) for Yogi; don't ask me why. Some random neuron fired and would NOT SHUT UP!!. It seems that of late the SE is my first real inroad and today was no exception. But nothing was really a head-scratcher, I just seemed to plod along, smiling sadly at RICKMAN, having a flashback to my youth with PURPLECOW, scowling at HOLDUPJOB, and shaking my head at EWERS. No, no, and no; Fancy wine containers are gorgeous cut crystal decanters that glow in the candlelight on your table while you hold your breath as the guy who's single-handedly finished off two excellent wines waves it around as he tells a loopy story that not even he can make sense of. Not that that's ever happened, of course. <br /><br />I did fall into the ELsie trap, which made TEE impossible so I bumbled around in the NW for while. I KNEW it was SORTIES but just couldn't make the rest fit until I gave up on ELsie, Aha'd at ROMEO, saw CREAMSODA and rocked the rest of the way home. <br /><br />And now I'm going to enjoy the rest of my oh-so-temporary solitude reading the earlier posts. Thanks Will, Rex and PB. Malsdemarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05375476737540476148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-32893052845871420282016-12-30T17:41:10.666-05:002016-12-30T17:41:10.666-05:00Always enjoy a PB solve but hold up job is simply ...Always enjoy a PB solve but hold up job is simply wrong. Rap sheets list real crimes not euphemisms.G.Harrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-53170191511197884692016-12-30T17:26:22.921-05:002016-12-30T17:26:22.921-05:00I'll add my two cents about the puzzle in a mo...I'll add my two cents about the puzzle in a moment, but I just want to say again how terrific this blog is. The puzzle section from the NYT arrived today, courtesy of the generosity of two of our commentariat, @Nancy and @Hartley (not sure about Hartley; my mind is a sieve). As I told Nancy off-blog, it will make the pain of the suddenly empty house on Monday a little easier. Thanks one and all who figured out how to get a dead tree version to a deprived soul in a flyover state. Malsdemarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05375476737540476148noreply@blogger.com