tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post6788540789438835202..comments2024-03-29T03:22:09.826-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Enterprise captain prior to Kirk / WED 10-5-11 / Macmillan classmate Harry Potter / River across French/German border / City lake in northern ItalyRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger103125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-1416104064808433852023-11-17T13:36:34.606-05:002023-11-17T13:36:34.606-05:00I just completed this puzzle, years later, and wan...I just completed this puzzle, years later, and wanted to visit the write-up. I thought for sure someone would mention — the rebus is used in six squares and the revealer says DOUBLEA will be used in 12 answers to the puzzle. <br /><br />PIKE=pretty easy now that Brave New Worlds is a series<br /><br />IZAAK=not Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-6704230943688721312019-02-03T04:23:02.105-05:002019-02-03T04:23:02.105-05:00No one’s going to mention “elan” being defined as ...No one’s going to mention “elan” being defined as “dash?” What on Earth is that supposed to mean? I’ve never heard “dash” used as an adjective. JThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15903135432554650912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-36764767283953855762011-11-11T16:10:24.468-05:002011-11-11T16:10:24.468-05:00The Taco calling the Naan black????The Taco calling the Naan black????White Breadnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-30159592449038278652011-11-11T15:58:06.487-05:002011-11-11T15:58:06.487-05:00Anna Alicia ??
Ugh....
Naan ??
Another ughAnna Alicia ??<br />Ugh....<br />Naan ??<br />Another ughDel Tacohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13653618594123844131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-11063248373095446312011-11-10T02:40:49.181-05:002011-11-10T02:40:49.181-05:00@anon 10:47 et al: Pike was indeed the original ca...@anon 10:47 et al: Pike was indeed the original captain of the Enterprise; they shot a pilot with him (played by, as NO ONE has mentioned, Jeffrey Hunter) at the helm and a woman (!) in the 2nd-in-command role, later taken by the redoubtable Leonard Nimoy as Spock. O happy recasting! (And now you know why my nickname is "Spacecraft.")<br /> Hand up for the proper-name glut--though to be fair, sneezy, nemo and even hondo are lower-case words--not to mention pike.<br /> Easy enough, especially after straightening out an early confusion. One of my first entries was AFRIKAAN, which is all that would fit. I'd always seen this word with an S on the end, but thought, well, maybe this form is OK too. Later, of course after I saw CAAN et al, I went back and did it right.<br /> I will add one more to the list of UU words--hope proper names are OK for this list too:<br /> Uumelmehay (Anne): the "brain" that Steve Martin connects so perfectly with in that riotous film "The Man With Two Brains." You ask how this could stay with me? I shrug and say, "Who knows how the human brain works?"<br /><br />Today's captcha recalls another classic film, "The Blues Brothers:"<br /><br />minspro: Cab Calloway and his band all slicked up to do "Minnie the Moocher"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-17221460091593617122011-11-09T21:40:55.273-05:002011-11-09T21:40:55.273-05:00@Anonymous 8:49 PM - Well that's a relief; I w...@Anonymous 8:49 PM - Well that's a relief; I was beginning to think the only explanation was that @RP had skipped a day and that was just too implausible to contemplate.Dirigonzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03903353503511480168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-25940152781186434052011-11-09T20:49:03.677-05:002011-11-09T20:49:03.677-05:00Don't you remember? There was no November 9th ...Don't you remember? There <i>was</i> no November 9th in 2006. The planet was running behind due to an unusually high number of extra minutes during World Cup competition, so we skipped a day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-91108001107214626172011-11-09T15:44:46.079-05:002011-11-09T15:44:46.079-05:00Looking back in time from syndiland, the prime tim...Looking back in time from syndiland, the prime timers seem to have been a bit grumpy 5 weeks ago - apparently a Wednesday rebus got their shorts in a bunch. Since I frequently forget what day of the week it is, I wasn't bothered a bit. DNF though, because even with MAA_O_ in place I could not see MAALOX and the crosses were no help. Still had lots of fun.<br /><br />Here's some of the shenanigans from 11/9/2006:<br /><br />[Well that's just WRONG! There is NO POST for Thursday 11/9/2006. I scanned the write-up for the next day and there's no mention of any problem. Do you suppose Blogger ate an entire post?]Dirigonzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03903353503511480168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-21324281836019315362011-11-09T14:55:52.944-05:002011-11-09T14:55:52.944-05:00Seems the word "nerd" is being thrown ar...Seems the word "nerd" is being thrown around a lot in regards to knowing (remembering) who Captain Pike was on Star Trek. Someone even threw out "super nerd."<br /><br />My thought is that if you go to a bar to watch Jeopardy because you want to see a crossword constructor play, and you can't believe that everyone else wants to watch sports, well, that pretty much makes you the Universal Nerd.<br /><br />Seeing as how the universe is still expanding, Tobias should hang onto that title for a good long time.DJ Stonenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-91201376378441955612011-11-09T14:03:29.397-05:002011-11-09T14:03:29.397-05:00Suspected a rebus when BREWPUB wouldn't fit in...Suspected a rebus when <a href="http://21st-amendment.com/restaurant/ontap" rel="nofollow">BREWPUB</a> wouldn't fit in 18a. <br />These puzzles are making me thirsty.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-6136363781174574732011-10-06T18:04:34.252-04:002011-10-06T18:04:34.252-04:00Because technically EQUUS is Latin, not English?Because technically EQUUS is Latin, not English?Juuuliuuus Caesaruuusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-35125029995992210952011-10-06T17:21:50.687-04:002011-10-06T17:21:50.687-04:00Yeah, I hear yah. Thanx for takin' a look at ...Yeah, I hear yah. Thanx for takin' a look at it, ack!me.<br />Figuured I was dreamin' a little. Wonder why EQUUS didn't make the list, tho...Masked and Anonymous IIInoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-33401890916805847152011-10-06T01:42:03.861-04:002011-10-06T01:42:03.861-04:00@Google Search
just to take you seriously for a se...@Google Search<br />just to take you seriously for a second, if you list non-repeats, coupled with words folks have actually heard of, here is what remains:<br /><br /> List all words that contain uu<br /><br /> 31 words found.<br /><br /> continuum<br /> muumuu<br /> muumuus<br /> vacuum<br /> vacuumed<br /> vacuuming<br /> vacuums<br /> weltanschauung<br /> <br /><br /> so since you can't repeat, there are but four:<br />CONTINUUM (9, 8 as a rebus)<br />MUUMUU (6, 4 as a rebus)<br />VACUUM (6, 4 as a rebus)<br />WELTANSCHAUUNG (14, 13 as a rebus)<br /><br />so, don't hold your breath @masked and anonymous...<br />and <br />@jackj, <br />thanks for the shout out/ suggestion/inspiration, but rebuses can't happen on a Monday, almost by definition...<br /><br />waah. boo hoo. tee hee. ;)ack! menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-55644921738272589872011-10-05T23:31:45.985-04:002011-10-05T23:31:45.985-04:00@Mahatma - thanks for the WC Fields refernce. I ne...@Mahatma - thanks for the WC Fields refernce. I needed a smileNycscottnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-20739327567410829982011-10-05T23:27:39.617-04:002011-10-05T23:27:39.617-04:00This week's relative difficulty ratings. See m...This week's relative difficulty ratings. See my 8/1/2009 post for an explanation. In a nutshell, the higher the ratio, the higher this week's median solve time is relative to the average for the corresponding day of the week.<br /><br />All solvers (this week's median solve time, average for day of week, ratio, percentile, rating)<br /><br />Mon 7:43, 6:51, 1.13, 94%, Challenging (8th highest median solve time of 119 Mondays)<br />Tue 6:57, 8:54, 0.78, 3% Easy (3rd lowest median solve time of 120 Tuesdays)<br />Wed 13:00, 11:52, 1.10, 75%, Medium-Challenging<br /><br />Top 100 solvers<br /><br />Mon 4:17, 3:40, 1.17, 95%, Challenging (7th highest median solve time of 119 Mondays)<br />Tue 3:41, 4:35, 0.80, 2%, Easy (2nd lowest median solve time of 120 Tuesdays)<br />Wed 6:36, 5:51, 1.13, 86%, Challengingsanfranman59https://www.blogger.com/profile/15118732156312301425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-16485146802211805552011-10-05T21:59:31.621-04:002011-10-05T21:59:31.621-04:00Whoops! I scanned the list too quickly and missed ...Whoops! I scanned the list too quickly and missed the two Monday rebus puzzles listed.<br /><br />One was by Nancy Joline on 2/14/94 with a "heart" rebus and one appeared on 3/15/04 by Patrick Merrell which had a "March" one.jackjnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-87684624634535778692011-10-05T21:50:04.016-04:002011-10-05T21:50:04.016-04:00If one wants to see the detail of rebus puzzles th...If one wants to see the detail of rebus puzzles that have appeared in the Times during Will's tenure, go to XWordInfo, (link to it is the last one listed on this site under "Other Crossword Sites), and you'll see that there have been 255 rebus puzzles and they have appeared on every day of the week except Monday.<br /><br />There you go Andrea; try your hand at producing the first Monday rebus!jackjnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-2133621452920876942011-10-05T21:15:39.123-04:002011-10-05T21:15:39.123-04:00Someone (Orange, perhaps?) once gave us a listing ...Someone (Orange, perhaps?) once gave us a listing of daily occurrences of a Rebus. I was arguing (correctly) that Thursday far outweighs any other.<br /><br />I finished with Captain PICE, which I would have rued, were I competing.<br /><br />Joon, apparently, is fulfilling many of our historical daydreams ... (I don't have TV), but no doubt he's slaying the quiz show, and the audience.fergushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17056002311944010536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-32112771785632147582011-10-05T21:02:28.229-04:002011-10-05T21:02:28.229-04:00@Aandrea Caarla Michaaels ...hear hear about Joon!...@Aandrea Caarla Michaaels ...hear hear about Joon! Woooooooooooooooooow is right! This guy has guts. (Not to mention more smarts than most on this planet.)johohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12708487230515532492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-29869637291709821572011-10-05T20:11:20.178-04:002011-10-05T20:11:20.178-04:00Got it at CAAN, but also didn't know ANAALICIA...Got it at CAAN, but also didn't know ANAALICIA and seemed like SALAAM and NAAN could be spelled with one A.<br /><br />Didn't know Harry Potter boy and a bunch of stuff so tough puzzle for me but I really liked it...<br /><br />I guessed IZAAc/PIcE bec I thought maybe ther was a relation between the name Jean-Luc PICard and the character, tho I don't know if that's his real or character's name, or if that's who he plays.<br />I'm all confused!!! Beam me up, Scottie!<br /><br />As for Joooooooooooooooooooooon,<br />wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow!aandreaa caarlaa michaaelsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-50276778063108279562011-10-05T20:02:39.335-04:002011-10-05T20:02:39.335-04:00A Thursday puzzle on Wednesday. Like Z, I figured ...A Thursday puzzle on Wednesday. Like Z, I figured it was the number of A's in the theme answers since I'd never seen a rebus on a Wednesday. But SAAB was obvious. In a million years I would never have gotten MAALOX, so I'm glad I gave up there.Mikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-36084549212226943352011-10-05T19:43:00.575-04:002011-10-05T19:43:00.575-04:00Pike was a gimme - keeping my nerd card.
Have an ...Pike was a gimme - keeping my nerd card.<br /><br />Have an issue with the reveal:<br />AccrA<br />AlAnis<br />AlAi<br />nApA<br />nAlA<br />AttilA<br /><br />All in the north, all with two A's in the word. Since I knew 39A had to be either single, double, or triple A and really hadn't thought much about the blanks I had where the rebus squares are, I wrote in DOUBLEA and started looking for more words with double A's. AFRIKAANS showed me the error of my ways.<br /><br />Answer: Payment for 250 weekday NYT puzzles plus 8(hundred).Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-78857709208227327072011-10-05T19:41:02.410-04:002011-10-05T19:41:02.410-04:00I really enjoy reading everyone's comment on t...I really enjoy reading everyone's comment on their puzzle solve: what was "easy"or "tough", pen-overs, etc. and I love hearing some of the stories you share, like the one about that abused puppy. so sad ! yeah, rescurer! so, thanks again everybody for making it so much more fun. "dinosuz" p.s. oh yeah, there is a special hell for that boyfriend: he gets to be who he is for the rest of his life,YUCK !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-73188006854766199182011-10-05T18:28:52.259-04:002011-10-05T18:28:52.259-04:00Did you know Izaak Walton? If so, can you go back...Did you know Izaak Walton? If so, can you go back in time five years and tell me so I could have won on <i>Jeopardy!</i>? Thanks.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11821867507043344337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-3880551033915569222011-10-05T18:21:30.909-04:002011-10-05T18:21:30.909-04:00I'm with @2 ponies, the names and trivia kinda...I'm with @2 ponies, the names and trivia kinda ruined this one for me, especially the mideast. When you descend into Falcon Crest territory, ouch-town baby. <br /><br />Loved the big downs, but was otherwise underwhelmed. And I'm still a little miff-tified as to why Monday and Tuesday weren't switched. I get it, Hail to the Champ and all, but seriously? Is the champ too good for a Monday? Cuz that what it seemed like to me. <br /><br />Anyhoo, I'm a Red Sox fan so I'm bound to be grumpy this month!stix2metunesmiffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04098671672736862293noreply@blogger.com