tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post6748684573254244654..comments2024-03-29T00:28:40.417-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Annihilate, arcade-style / FRI-25-JUL / Tudor who lost her head / Like GodRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger93125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-46198014173404069622014-08-29T19:02:52.971-04:002014-08-29T19:02:52.971-04:00Once again, I miss @sanfranman59's ratings. Th...Once again, I miss @sanfranman59's ratings. They'd probably confirm our good blogger's "not too tough for a Friday", but it's always nice to have them as a relatively objective check.leftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-61717354340000809872014-08-29T18:20:50.784-04:002014-08-29T18:20:50.784-04:00Won't call it quite an INFALLIBLE Friday but j...Won't call it quite an INFALLIBLE Friday but just for once guessed correctly at both my natticks (SERRA/RAITA and BIALIES/OISE/COSA).<br /><br />Certainly we sports fans of a certain vintage (OLDGOATS perhaps) had an advantage today with Bart STARR, NELLIE Fox and the Howard Cossell 1973 quotation.<br /><br />Won't be many ASHTREES in the northeast left to become baseball bats if the Emerald Ash Borers plaguing us now continue to have their way.<br /><br />Any mention of Ann Boleyn always reminds me of the great respect (not) BRITISHSOLDIERS and their kith still have for her as evidenced by the Stanley Holloway song "With Her Head Tucked Underneath Her Arm". Think the Kingston Trio recorded a cover version in more recent times.<br /><br />121. @DMG and her opals still hold sway.<br /><br /> <br /> <br />Waxy in Montrealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04395751487137805245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-64600615855641345122014-08-29T16:17:49.420-04:002014-08-29T16:17:49.420-04:00With DOWNGOESFxxxxxx in place the first name that ...With DOWNGOESFxxxxxx in place the first name that came to mind was Foreman; it took a long time to clear that faux pas up but I managed. Guessing right on the SERRA/RIATA cross was a bit of luck.<br /><br />387 - 'TIS a natural!Dirigonzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03903353503511480168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-77562801155060158192014-08-29T13:31:32.601-04:002014-08-29T13:31:32.601-04:00Almost most no toehold the first time through. So ...Almost most no toehold the first time through. So many things I dont know. I had ZAP, ASHTREES, and a couple of maybes. My breakthrough came from considering both of Henry's ill fated wives, BOLEYN and Howard, and remembering the later was the survivor. (Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived. ) At any rate the B gave me BOTTLESHOP, and from there I squeaked out a finish, just accepting that some of the results were right. They were! Enjoyed the workout.<br /><br />@Waxy. Thanks for the opals, my birthstone! I'll treasure them as I contemplate today's loser: 1777.<br /><br />10:30 PDTDMGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-61578193309216218452014-08-29T13:07:18.398-04:002014-08-29T13:07:18.398-04:00@ Lewis, we Californians are expected to know New ...@ Lewis, we Californians are expected to know New York subways, etc. Don't complain about one occurrence of Californiana. Padre Serra is probably the most influential person in California history, not to.mention controversial.longbeachleenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-62084488017858837762014-08-29T13:02:50.523-04:002014-08-29T13:02:50.523-04:00Welcome to @qtbluemoon! There aren't enough of...Welcome to @qtbluemoon! There aren't enough of us syndi-posters, so hang in there; it will get better.<br /><br />One look at the clue for 17a was enough to evoke good ol' Howard, in one of his sober moments (I think) yelling "DOWNGOESFRAZIER!" twice. Thus the top was a piece of bialy for me.<br /><br />Not so the west, where I couldn't let go of OMNIPotENT for way too long...not even noticing that I had doubled the E and the word wasn't long enough! (duh, or doh!)<br /><br />Finally remembered STARR (double d_h) and got that mess straightened out. This OLDGOAT managed to know just enough other stuff to fill it all in, often by leaps of logic. B__LESHO_ became BOTTLESHOP, etc.<br /><br />No way would I call this easy, but as a themeless I have to marvel at the junkless fill. The GOURDE/HAITI thing is admittedly pretty obscure, but they went in on crosses, so no harm, no foul, "no PASA nada." I give it an A.<br /><br />My captcha 254 gets an F.spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-32472953653031593892014-08-29T12:06:31.726-04:002014-08-29T12:06:31.726-04:00@bluemoon. Not to worry. There are many syndicator...@bluemoon. Not to worry. There are many syndicators in the same boat. I personally believe many of us don't comment because just about everything has already been said. <br />Today's puzz was a medium challenge for me but I slugged it out with one DNF.<br /><br />Ron Diego 9:05 PDT 8/29/14Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-54838303974335104862014-08-29T09:56:07.251-04:002014-08-29T09:56:07.251-04:00Syndicated puzzler here, so no one will probably s...Syndicated puzzler here, so no one will probably see this - first time commenting. <br /><br />Don't remember Richard Pryor in the Wiz, so I put in toy (awful movie, but I remember it) - that was all she wrote for me. Big fat DNF.qtbluemoonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-55155450844969264692014-08-02T05:09:38.235-04:002014-08-02T05:09:38.235-04:00Good one.
I am reminded of the line about the Bri...Good one.<br /><br />I am reminded of the line about the Briton visiting America who requested his tea "without the surgical dressing."Bob Kerfufflehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02615811802419025933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-20054759506161499862014-07-27T13:54:35.775-04:002014-07-27T13:54:35.775-04:00No, "Jimmie Fox" isn't in the HOF, &...No, "Jimmie Fox" isn't in the HOF, "Jimmie Foxx" is; in fact, that was his official nickname -- "Double X". Easy to remember. As for the puzzle in general, shouldn't have been a Friday -- way too easy! I'm very grateful that no Googling was required nor any knowledge of pop culture, but way too many obvious answers and gimmes. Not that it wasn't enjoyable, it was -- just enjoyable as a Tuesday or Wednesday, not a Friday.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-80509799441896887542014-07-27T10:04:25.744-04:002014-07-27T10:04:25.744-04:00I got stumped on Fox. JIMMIE Fox was a Hall of Fam...I got stumped on Fox. JIMMIE Fox was a Hall of Famer <br />as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-4792642622602984152014-07-27T08:49:31.900-04:002014-07-27T08:49:31.900-04:00@Joseph W - Thanks for the fine parsing on DISSENT...@Joseph W - Thanks for the fine parsing on DISSENT and English-fied plurals. I didn't know that concurring opinions are also 'minority report's.<br /><br />I love Philip Dick and like cacti and crania. Maruchkanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-33089210310255576722014-07-26T10:45:11.480-04:002014-07-26T10:45:11.480-04:00Did anyone not put Brown for STARR? Aptly named bo...Did anyone not put Brown for STARR? Aptly named both i'd say...<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-43867857991505851042014-07-26T10:42:51.650-04:002014-07-26T10:42:51.650-04:00No one in Norway refers to Oslo as the Tiger City....No one in Norway refers to Oslo as the Tiger City.dryennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-63139389094364505752014-07-26T00:43:45.613-04:002014-07-26T00:43:45.613-04:00"You don't take a foreign word and apply ..."You don't take a foreign word and apply English-language rules to the spelling of its plurals."<br /><br />I bet I could make a list of acceptable contrary examples.<br /><br />indexes<br />cactuses<br />appendixes<br />craniums<br />planetariums<br />vaginas<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15339432172410182520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-75319866881040108562014-07-26T00:35:35.761-04:002014-07-26T00:35:35.761-04:00"Can someone please explain 35A - DISSENT for..."Can someone please explain 35A - DISSENT for Minority report?"<br /><br />It's been explained already, but I'll add to it.<br /><br />The opinion (or judgment or "report") of the court is usually a majority opinion. Opinions disagreeing on the outcome are dissenting opinions which must be minority opinions. However, there are concurring opinions (which must be minority opinions but are not dissenting opinions). And in some cases the court's opinion is not a majority opinion but just the opinion of the largest minority. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15339432172410182520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-14206951905877161052014-07-26T00:11:09.394-04:002014-07-26T00:11:09.394-04:00@Z--You'll never know, unless I tell you here,...@Z--You'll never know, unless I tell you here, how much your comment helped today. I could not parse OISE for department at all, at all, at all--even mentions previous to your comment were mysteries to me here. So thanks for the link--a link which will make it possible for me to sleep tonight.<br /><br />And I gotta say it though someone else already did--Anne Boleyn was not a Tudor, though her husband and daughter were. Anne Boleyn was a Boleyn! I hated that clue.600https://www.blogger.com/profile/14501483791122854785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-36692049557287960062014-07-25T22:00:55.000-04:002014-07-25T22:00:55.000-04:00Had "tickled pink" for elated instead of...Had "tickled pink" for elated instead of "on cloud nine", which really slowed me down.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-37899061636376991072014-07-25T21:28:22.899-04:002014-07-25T21:28:22.899-04:00@JT Hurst - less than sign, the letter a, space, t...@JT Hurst - less than sign, the letter a, space, the four letters href, equal sign, open quote, URL, close quote, greater than sign, the text you want to appear, less than sign, slash, the letter a, greater than sign. Embeddernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-65157216438918334252014-07-25T21:17:05.148-04:002014-07-25T21:17:05.148-04:00Very easy Friday for me. But it wouldn't be so...Very easy Friday for me. But it wouldn't be so easy if I didn't know sports. Nellie Fox was a gimme for me, but I am sure it wasn't for most people. And "down goes Frazier" is a big part of the puzzle. Also Starr.<br /><br />If these were all unfathomable blanks inferable only by crosses, the puzzle would have been much more difficult.michaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-57025271570397968642014-07-25T21:16:51.636-04:002014-07-25T21:16:51.636-04:00Very easy Friday for me. But it wouldn't be so...Very easy Friday for me. But it wouldn't be so easy if I didn't know sports. Nellie Fox was a gimme for me, but I am sure it wasn't for most people. And "down goes Frazier" is a big part of the puzzle. Also Starr.<br /><br />If these were all unfathomable blanks inferable only by crosses, the puzzle would have been much more difficult.<br /><br />michaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-13005062395969821712014-07-25T20:54:26.853-04:002014-07-25T20:54:26.853-04:00R.alph
That is why you have 'free will', ...R.alph<br /><br />That is why you have 'free will', you have the freedom to post it as you will.<br /><br />Fodor's Language of Thought Hypothesis seems to mirror our cognitive process of discerning crossword puzzles.<br /><br />This to me is Jimmy's greatest song and describes our sojourn here in Middle Earth.<br /><br />www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrtdoB25ikk<br /><br />Sorry, someone needs to explain again how we post links on our comments againJTHurstnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-74752234571048564662014-07-25T20:50:07.901-04:002014-07-25T20:50:07.901-04:00I know I've gone over the Cliff already, but t...I know I've gone over the Cliff already, but today's comments have been a *most* entertaining and edifying read, thanks to the @Zs (original and Alias), @r.alph's urinal, @JTHurst's Philosophy, as ever @lms and much more from many more.<br /><br />@Bomaka, glad you lost your lurk; I'm sure aloe us welcome you.<br />@JFC, re OLD GOATS: Honoré Balzac<br />@Gilly, YOU are prescient!!<br />@foxaroni, Maine coon cats and BRITISH bikes, eh? I've seen a Triumph dismembered and strewn all over a kitchen floor. You have my sympathy!<br />@Lewis, I'm afraid you misoverestimated your public today. Come back to our level tomorrow.<br />@Questingirl, I wouldn't say this to anyone else: Pepper a pinkie<br /><br />Nytol, from<br />Aloe Ettasalta digitnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-65661073448857915732014-07-25T17:44:38.570-04:002014-07-25T17:44:38.570-04:00No way am I accepting "bialies" as an al...No way am I accepting "bialies" as an alternative form of the plural "bialys." You don't take a foreign word and apply English-language rules to the spelling of its plurals. It's "bialys" as plural of bialy or nothing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-33252319681705479952014-07-25T16:48:18.886-04:002014-07-25T16:48:18.886-04:00@JT HURST - Pastafarians would write a puzzle like...@JT HURST - <a href="http://m.wikihow.com/Become-a-Pastafarian" rel="nofollow">Pastafarians</a> would write a puzzle like a Pirate, but not in Kansas.The Flying Spaghetti Monsternoreply@blogger.com