tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post6713984201268752198..comments2024-03-19T00:21:49.519-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Impressionist Claude / MON 5-16 / Former "Meet the Press" host Marvin / Hermes' mother / R&B singer with the hit "It's All About Me" / "___ Dream" (aria from "Lohengrin") / Former All-Star closer RobbRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-43865241333189709632016-06-20T20:14:49.341-04:002016-06-20T20:14:49.341-04:00@Rainey - Laughed out loud at KArobert. Skewered ...@Rainey - Laughed out loud at KArobert. Skewered the concept of formal dining. Must stay on top of the latest foodie trends.<br /><br />@Sailor - I've mentioned to Rex that sometimes the syndie button is off kilter. He noted that one could just click on "newer" or "older" post button at the page bottom if it's a day late/early, or go to the archives (near the top of the comments) and select the month, wait for it, then select the day of the puzzle. It happens now and then, so learning those techniques of time travel could come in handy. (Think the deLorean.) (It's how I roll.)<br /><br />Diana, Not waiting to rollDiana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-61547270541547169572016-06-20T17:49:09.475-04:002016-06-20T17:49:09.475-04:00Hey, Blue Stater (way above, real time), if you ta...Hey, Blue Stater (way above, real time), if you take part in a prank, you're INONIT.leftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-3059873090438449682016-06-20T16:01:17.535-04:002016-06-20T16:01:17.535-04:00Yes, mostly Monday easy but with a few crunchy ans...Yes, mostly Monday easy but with a few crunchy answers. Ultimately the crosses reveal the answers, with a few that a starting-out solver might have to guess at. MAIA, NEN, LEOI, et. al.<br /><br />I doubt that Bluestater will see this, but a person can be part of a prank, and thus INONIT. I hesitated to fill that in, too, as I had the same first impression. (One of, "Oh, Rex will hate this.") <br /><br />Thanks to @Michael D for pointing out the "we're/were" elegance of the themers. Well done!<br /><br />Also appreciated the comments from KandRFenton regarding the feeling of improving in the solve world. It just gets better.<br /><br />When I worked, briefly, at a NYC jewelry store, one of the long-time clerks was truly, madly, deeply in love with selling pearls. How they look against one's skin, their various colors, their perfection. But, to tell you the tooth, I had forgotten that test for genuineness. Brought back memories. <br /><br />Happy first day of summer all!<br /><br />Diana, Lady-in-Waiting for Crosswords, and for Sunday's paper to dry outDiana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-23152818021578777682016-06-20T14:33:52.071-04:002016-06-20T14:33:52.071-04:00INONIT NOTIT INOIL LEOI along with IDING all in th...INONIT NOTIT INOIL LEOI along with IDING all in that small area? OLORD. That’s a bit weak. Spread out AMIE MAIA and MYA (yeah baby) and EEN ERE EWE dang near TABOO, don’t you think? METOO. Didn’t pick up on the SET theme until that answer, so some cleverness there.<br /><br />I have not used an ALARMCLOCK in nearly 20 years. Too jarring to the system. Yet I always get up on TIME. On that rare occasion I don’t, I must need the extra rest.<br /><br />Actress Neuwirth a better clue for BEBE, IMHO, yeah baby. Sorry RHES, though on the same show, once.<br /><br />Even a PALEALE is too bitter for me. Take the TIME to brew a good beer then maybe I’m INONIT.<br /><br />I should probably knock off my whining since I’m no constructor, but this puz might have done better in the fill APPEAL.<br /><br />These comments may never post given the result of clicking the Syndi button.<br />rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-17981443395638892862016-06-20T13:48:14.701-04:002016-06-20T13:48:14.701-04:00PuzzleGirl says it all very well, and I love those...PuzzleGirl says it all very well, and I love those Supremes.<br /><br />Adding to the theme answers of things that may be SET:<br />TIME, SPOT, RENT, PEARL. APPEAL? How about NESTLE as in SETtle? <br /><br />Thanks for the nice write-up, PuzzleGirl. Expect you're all healed by now, here in future time, otherwise known as syndiland. leftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-29755275842604127132016-06-20T13:45:39.530-04:002016-06-20T13:45:39.530-04:00@Mark Rukavina - well, it ain't a bone.
Good ...@Mark Rukavina - well, it ain't a bone.<br /><br />Good Monday puzzle with some punch, a nice tight theme, and I believe, a little sparkle. I always spell the skewer KEBAB, but obviously there are several variations. If you are eating formally, maybe it's KArobert. <br /><br />The variety in the cluing made it possible to do the SW with all downs, the SE with all acrosses, and other places where both were required. Didn't know KALB, so the crosses were necessary there. ELSA Martinelli was a real "yeah baby" or DOD in her day, and maybe still is.<br /><br />Sort of conflicted about the NBA champships: glad for Cleveland, not so much for Lebron. However, I was delighted for Dustin Johnson.rain forestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-22831234870614993502016-06-20T12:53:42.463-04:002016-06-20T12:53:42.463-04:00You say KEBABo, I say kabobo... Wikipedia says th...You say KEBABo, I say kabobo... Wikipedia says the word is "common in other languages worldwide, with numerous spellings and variants." Wiki also provides the information that KABOB/kebab means "grilled" whilst "shish" means "skewered." For the true cognoscenti, the clue might have provided a hint that the American spelling was required, since in the good ol' US of A, where we are largely ignorant of the original meaning of "kebab," KABOB has come to mean anything skewered. I don't know whether Mr. Buchbinder thought it through to that extent, but I'm happy to give him the benefit of the doubt.<br /><br />However you spell it, KABOB was the juiciest morsel in this puzzle for me, precisely because it required stopping to decide which spelling was required, and that in turn required distinguishing between Claude MONET and Edouard Manet, providing a tiny touch of sorely-needed crunch in a Monday puzzle.<br /><br />Webmaster: As of noon Eastern time on June 20, the "syndicated puzzle" button was linked to the June 13 puzzle, rather than this one.Sailorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05185068601066087185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-38205145555854464662016-06-20T11:21:54.484-04:002016-06-20T11:21:54.484-04:00ANEW APPEAL
ALMA at the MEN’s clinic was AMENABLE...ANEW APPEAL<br /><br />ALMA at the MEN’s clinic was AMENABLE to meet,<br />”DAREME and I’m INONIT, AISLE consider it a treat.”<br />“METOO, I’ll have a DONATION as soon as IMBEAT.”<br /><br />--- ORRIN URBAN<br />Burma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-64303617861481866452016-06-20T10:38:58.268-04:002016-06-20T10:38:58.268-04:00Like @Alias Z, my first thought was, if we have to...Like @Alias Z, my first thought was, if we have to start right out of the blocks with IDING, WE'RE in trouble. And in the same block, INONIT?? Big uh-oh--especially as clued. "Part of a prank?" Huh? Maybe if you add "(with 'being')," but it's still...what's the word, @M&A? Weeject; yeah that's it. I'd be tearing out and redoing.<br /><br />The (meager enough) enjoyment of this was figuring out what a BROKENBONE and a VOLLEYBALL have in common. By the TIME I got to DINNERTABLE, though, the cat was out--partly. I knew it had to do with being SET, but what would a ten-letter reveal line be? I was thinking, like, a category on "The $25,000 Pyramid:" things that are SET. But that's 15. As it turns out, "WE'RE ALL" stuck in front of SET seemed forced.<br /><br />Near twin WOEs MYA and MAIA might be DOD candidates; I have no idea. I think I'll take PEARL, the loving moniker of Janis Joplin--who, BTW, began one of my favorites of hers:<br /><br />OLORD, won't you buy me a Mercedes-Benz?<br /><br />RIP, baby. You took another piece of MY heart.<br /><br />Theme actually not that bad; ditto a lot of the fill. Let's start the week off on a kind note and let him sink a long par-saving putt.<br /><br />P.s. Congrats to Dustin Johnson, who just moved from Mr. Almost to Mr. Seeyalater. And also: your wife is HOT!spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-66632126386614921942016-06-20T09:31:16.089-04:002016-06-20T09:31:16.089-04:00Can't help but think "broken bone" s...Can't help but think "broken bone" should have been clued "erectile dysfunction."Markwrukavinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09343621528531162896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-5507263339317089482016-06-19T22:54:47.526-04:002016-06-19T22:54:47.526-04:00To the place...I was born...
Cleveland Rocks!
No...To the place...I was born...<br /><br />Cleveland Rocks!<br /><br />Not since I was 13<br /><br />Diana, not waiting nowDiana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-87764200248125626082016-05-17T20:42:02.552-04:002016-05-17T20:42:02.552-04:00Shoot. I forgot to say... The customer who was bit...Shoot. I forgot to say... The customer who was bitten (the bitee?) is considering suing the STORE, but YOU CAN'T WIN A MALL.Leapfingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14243620614139990887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-23871306025952199152016-05-17T12:49:15.340-04:002016-05-17T12:49:15.340-04:00@Z, MaNET/MONET is mean if you don't know Thin...@Z, MaNET/MONET is mean if you don't know Thing One about art and artistic styles. If you can tell the difference between Steppenwolf and Cat Stevens when you hear them, you should know a bit about the difference between Edouard and Claude.<br /><br />Jest Seine.Art Louvernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-8435266120897489992016-05-17T06:59:56.197-04:002016-05-17T06:59:56.197-04:00Just a quick note to say THANKS to PuzzleGirl for ...Just a quick note to say THANKS to PuzzleGirl for a charming write-up<br />Ditto on very much appreciating the approach of "let's see what else there is to like" (Ellen S.) :-)<br />Also love the SET graphic!<br />A light and fun Monday puzzle<br /><br />CSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-55600115177051719102016-05-16T23:11:41.590-04:002016-05-16T23:11:41.590-04:00@Devin W - I believe the "correct" spell...@Devin W - I believe the "correct" spelling is כבבא<br />Too be fair, crossing the randomly spelled meat skewer (go to five Mediterranean Style restaurants and you'll find 7 different spellings) with the MONET/MaNET coin flip was mean (BTW - MaNET's first name is Édouard)(also BTW - I do not know anything about Syriac, but Wikipedia thinks it does).<br /><br />@Why? - Rex has quoted Will on this. I don't remember the exact quote but it was something along the lines of "when I feel like enough time has passed and if I like the puzzle." I don't know if gridgate will have any effect.<br /><br />Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-50150085357467160122016-05-16T22:56:53.116-04:002016-05-16T22:56:53.116-04:00@Quo Vadis 6:53 PM Yes "teton" is French...@Quo Vadis 6:53 PM Yes "teton" is French but I don't think the translation of Grand Teton would make it in the NYT puzzle. You could have fun with it but in a different venue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-64842494487248049682016-05-16T19:50:45.453-04:002016-05-16T19:50:45.453-04:00As someone who just recently (only a month or so) ...As someone who just recently (only a month or so) started crosswording, two things jump out at me with this puzzle. First, I really feel like I'm progressing as this puzzle fairly leapt into place for me. Second, I truly enjoy when Rex has subs. It makes the blog feel friendlier somehow. Maybe it's all those puzzles that Rex passes off as "ridiculously easy" that I've shaken my fist at to solve. <br /><br />Sort of a "while cat is away, the mice will play" feeling about these parts.KandRFentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00466710301797296139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-27789274232321392252016-05-16T19:07:57.492-04:002016-05-16T19:07:57.492-04:00Kebab / Manet is as good as kebob / Monet. Though ...Kebab / Manet is as good as kebob / Monet. Though I prefer Kebab. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-31592442658852919272016-05-16T18:53:24.861-04:002016-05-16T18:53:24.861-04:00Listen, NEN crossing TETON is fairly diabolical fo...Listen, NEN crossing TETON is fairly diabolical for a Monday. Never heard of him, of course, so tried Ken, Ben, Len, Ren, Fen, Jen, Sen . . . Teton is a French word, as I recall, so perhaps we could've had more fun with that?Quo Vadishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15990966741790618872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-80852461524135988322016-05-16T15:41:18.681-04:002016-05-16T15:41:18.681-04:00I'm American and I spell it KEBAB, the correct...I'm American and I spell it KEBAB, the correct way. That threw me off. KABOB? Huh?Pdxrainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08226235855539945980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-63203912666161530072016-05-16T13:15:54.156-04:002016-05-16T13:15:54.156-04:00"Part of a prank" = INONIT? Huh? Isn'..."Part of a prank" = INONIT? Huh? Isn't the "answer" supposed to be something of which the clue is a definition (or vice versa)? In what universe -- even in WS-puzzle-universe -- is that true of this pair? This is another one of these sorta, kinda, in-the-general-area-of clue-answer pairs that debase the genre. Maleska would never have tolerated this.Blue Staternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-77500428953669538212016-05-16T13:09:11.129-04:002016-05-16T13:09:11.129-04:00Fast, easy Monday with a crisp theme and for me, n...Fast, easy Monday with a crisp theme and for me, no knowledge gaps except for Marvin KALB, which filled in with crosses.<br /><br />No interesting writeovers, just Oh god before O LORD. I remember learning the PEARLS factoid from an episode of M*A*S*H, fun stuff.<br /><br />So WE'RE ALL SET for a great week of puzzles, right?<br /><br />Thanks SB, and thanks PG for the write up. Teedmnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12832353448839187816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-43664992123334343032016-05-16T12:49:12.887-04:002016-05-16T12:49:12.887-04:00I was disappointed Rex didn't cover this one, ...I was disappointed Rex didn't cover this one, I think the genius of the theme was missed.<br /><br />Basically the clue is "we're all set" but the revealer is actually "WERE all set".<br /><br />The element of time really adds something special to this, as the 'setting' takes place BEFORE the event in the clue. This is especially impressive with the volleyball clue, which is 'set' before it is 'spiked' especially because those are not the first definitions you'd think of for those words, and so when you realize its volleyball, that was pretty impressive.<br /><br />But you 'set' your arm before it goes in a cast, you 'set' the ball before you spike it, you 'set' the table, before your family meet there, and you 'set' your alarm clock before you hit the snooze button.<br /><br />Not sure if that was 100% intentional but thought it was awesomemjd327https://www.blogger.com/profile/13592272172721700713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-48179206793010009682016-05-16T12:29:45.773-04:002016-05-16T12:29:45.773-04:00Is IDI NG the Vietnamese counterpart of Idi AMIN?Is IDI NG the Vietnamese counterpart of Idi AMIN?Martel Moopsbanenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-42114325411095377532016-05-16T10:34:21.891-04:002016-05-16T10:34:21.891-04:00Hey All !
Nice. Lots of Double Letters ala @Lewis....Hey All !<br />Nice. Lots of Double Letters ala @Lewis. 14, 7 Across, 7 Down. Thought that the themers would all have double letters, after getting DINNERTABLE, then WEREALLSET. But BROKENBONE "broke" that. <br /><br />Decent fill, AMENDABLE MonPuz.<br /><br />URBAN DOPE<br />RooMonster <br />DarrinV RooMonsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14103892151115549684noreply@blogger.com