tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post6893751375332343063..comments2024-03-28T11:56:29.848-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Key Largo gangster Johnny / SUN 7-10-16 / Painkiller first sold in 1950 / Nonhuman 1930s film star / Sitcom whose title character was Fran Fine / Longtime Texas politico Phil / Journalist columnist Carl / Beeper from a long time ago / Disputed North Pole visitor / Comp-sci acronym / U people / Music's Prince of Soul / Treated with preservative as telephone polesRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger93125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-37340493752166610512022-03-17T23:31:05.148-04:002022-03-17T23:31:05.148-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Syarif Hidayatulloh Wazir putrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03043542649045989822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-8320180979192320832022-03-17T23:30:37.896-04:002022-03-17T23:30:37.896-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Syarif Hidayatulloh Wazir putrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03043542649045989822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-89742807831006026792016-11-13T22:16:49.648-05:002016-11-13T22:16:49.648-05:00I know this is waaaayyy late and probably no one w...I know this is waaaayyy late and probably no one will read this but, I am a long-suffering Villa supporter and have been doing crosswords for thirty or forty years. I laughed aloud (kids these days call it LOL) when I saw the clue, having never come across it before anywhere. Icing on the cake though was coming here, as I often do after finishing a puzzle and seeing that Rex had chosen it as the word of the day... simply brilliant!<br /><br />And yes, 'mericans in Paris, great band who chose their name after the football club.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15734282746148291233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-76676441450261564702016-07-19T00:17:45.820-04:002016-07-19T00:17:45.820-04:00Oh for Pete's sake, or should I say Patrick...Oh for Pete's sake, or should I say Patrick's sake. The theme was simple: take a quote, and double all the letters within the quote. Period.<br /><br /><br />Did this after getting back from a week+ vacay, and so that is my essential comment. No time to comment on Monday's nice one by LL. This one though, was typical Berry. Smooth and fun to solve. rain forestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-25645715931717394202016-07-17T22:18:38.926-04:002016-07-17T22:18:38.926-04:00@D. LIW - Oxford suggests "a spell of tiring ...@D. LIW - Oxford suggests "a spell of tiring work." Puzzles that make me chuckle, go "Aha," or are finished quickly are never a slog. If the trick is easily found, isn't overly lively, and there is lots and lots of non-theme material the risk of being a slog are raised. 21x21 grids, with so much space to fill, often feel sloggy to me. Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-65483745670626439522016-07-17T21:42:02.314-04:002016-07-17T21:42:02.314-04:00@Lefty - glad you didn't bail on Sundays.
Jus...@Lefty - glad you didn't bail on Sundays.<br /><br />Just wondering to you and all readers - how do you define a "slog?" It seems to have several meanings. <br /><br />Also wanted to add my name to those who love Carl Hiaasen. Gave some of his novels to Mr. W and he laughed out loud.<br /><br />Diana,LIWDiana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-38895162619077863462016-07-17T17:36:07.864-04:002016-07-17T17:36:07.864-04:00Nearly bailed out of doing any more Sunday puzzles...Nearly bailed out of doing any more Sunday puzzles last weak, noting that they were TIMESINKS and almost inherently slogs.<br /><br />But on seeing this was one of Patrick Berry's, I couldn't resist a RETRY ("Have another crack at" it).<br /><br />I wasn't disappointed. The double quote scheme bothered me not at all. It definitely expedited filling in many of the blanks. Though relatively easy, it was smooth and consistent, as one would expect from Mr. Berry.<br /><br />I do still have the reservation that these Sunday puzzles, whatever their varieties and qualities, are inherently slogs to some extent given their sheer size and bulk.<br /><br />I liked this one.<br /><br />leftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-41198360120316082422016-07-17T16:25:31.469-04:002016-07-17T16:25:31.469-04:00Easy and enjoyable, other than the natick at 22A/1...Easy and enjoyable, other than the natick at 22A/18D. AnonymousPVXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10078186298428497941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-17928073557140531262016-07-17T16:13:41.363-04:002016-07-17T16:13:41.363-04:00After I successfully (look at them double letters)...After I successfully (look at them double letters) solved the puzzle (more doubles) I went back to the circled (shaded) answers and placed the first letter(s) in order and came up with a quote. Then I went back and did the same with the second letter. And came up with the same quote! Y? Y? <br /><br />Also discovered that I'll have to wait until some time in 2017 before I know who won the Oscars in 2016. Again - Y? Y?<br /><br />Surprised there was no mention of Hamlet skewing old, and the golden calf's maker, waaaay old. Y? Y?<br /><br />Had a fun time with the puzzle - enjoyed the misdirecting clues all over the place. Don't care if my time is "too fast" or slow.<br /><br />As always, the comments gave me something to ponder. Experienced plodder. Not sure what I think of that. I think of myself as a struggling (in a good way) learner, who is hoping for a promotion to 5th grade some time during summer school. Who knows, one day - college? Grad school? My highest degree is in Adult Education. Hey - a dissertation on crossword puzzles as a form of adult education - that would be a kick! (And, trust me, the adult ed field would go for it.)<br /><br />Loved msue's story about her f-I-l and creosote - brought back memories of cross-country drives.<br /><br />Diana, Lady-in-Waiting...Y?Diana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-90557887442339574292016-07-17T14:14:40.477-04:002016-07-17T14:14:40.477-04:00An additional note: I just realised that I got bot...An additional note: I just realised that I got both 23A and 24A, two of the longest words in the puzzle, entirely by the down clues. Every letter. As I was reviewing the puzzle I happened to see the words "introvert" and "unification" and when I looked up their clues thought "hey, I didn't see those clues when doing the puzzle". Another clue that this puzzle was way too easy. PS. And I'm pretty certain I would have had the answers if I'd done the across clues first, too. Way too easy. Nigel Pottle https://www.blogger.com/profile/06349666331960966968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-36063299554127155902016-07-17T14:09:17.675-04:002016-07-17T14:09:17.675-04:00Late to the party since I do the puzzle in syndica...Late to the party since I do the puzzle in syndication. But - notwithstanding Mr. Berry's presumed challenge to create the puzzle, when the end result is so boring and easy to solve, it was a great waste of effort. This puzzle was no challenge at all. Not worth a plug nickel. What a waste of talent. And it seems the only hard part is figuring out the point of the puzzle's trick - and unless Mr. Berry or Mr. Shortz tells us what was in their heads it seems no one gets it at all. Worth less than one star in my book. Nigel Pottle https://www.blogger.com/profile/06349666331960966968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-90661365149036004202016-07-17T12:03:53.420-04:002016-07-17T12:03:53.420-04:00The Yog was always good for a laugh. Solving this ...The Yog was always good for a laugh. Solving this took 50% skill. 50% luck and 50% patience. No brilliant idea about the doubling, except the idea of "double talk" already mentioned; deja vu all over again.<br /><br />Quality fill assures an enjoyable solve, as per usual with PB1. Clues were clever enough to take us out of "slam-dunk" territory, so yep, easy-medium. Watching a truly epic duel between Mickelson and Stenson for the Claret Jug, and saving out one of myriad birdies for today's puzzle.spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-6229645169465050532016-07-17T10:32:03.301-04:002016-07-17T10:32:03.301-04:00Very easy puzzle to solve. However, as easy as it ...Very easy puzzle to solve. However, as easy as it was to solve, it must have been that difficult to construct. Doubled letters (like nickels and dimes) scattered (in order!) throughout an *entire* Sunday grid -- 27 characters long! -- is a mind-boggling, glorious, and almost inconceivable *construction*. To denigrate a puzzle of such technical majesty for "theme" is to lose sight of the brilliance of the people who actually create these puzzles. Rex ought to re-think his attitude on this one and see this puzzle as pure genius. (Oh, and this comment is late because our newspaper prints the NYT puzzle several weeks later.) Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06076111901731286993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-41833822979104363702016-07-13T09:58:02.031-04:002016-07-13T09:58:02.031-04:00Too much overthinking on the meaning. Nickels, the...Too much overthinking on the meaning. Nickels, then dimes, had become practically worthless, was what Berra tried to say. So that, in a backwards way, what you could have at one time bought with a nickel (e.g., candy bar), you could not even buy with a dime! Hence, the old nickel, once a valuable coin, wasn't even worth twice its old value, the dime, now.<br />The doubled letters were likely a simple reference to this observation. Artynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-77632374505382261732016-07-12T00:01:51.480-04:002016-07-12T00:01:51.480-04:00Perhaps each pair of circles is meant to visually ...Perhaps each pair of circles is meant to visually suggest two nickels tangent to one another. That's how I rationalized it to myself. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-77941999344700471832016-07-11T04:18:21.686-04:002016-07-11T04:18:21.686-04:00@M&A, Har for your spicy vindalulu.
Not all U-...@M&A, Har for your spicy vindalulu.<br />Not all U-people are U-pruf, either Har-dly.<br /><br />@Numiness, your five minutes sound idyllic.Based on my experience of tending to a Large Owl of indeterminate specification after it had dove into a swimming pool, I'd suggest that care be taken about standing in the downstream area of a large treed owl. Either end of the owl, if you take my meaning.<br /><br />@Z, @Lewis is vacationing in Venice. Or Venus, Anyway, someplace moist.<br />Remember that attention must be paid, not only expected.<br /><br />[typed but not submitted, Sunday 2145]No. 1 Fannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-75065184196532100062016-07-10T21:41:01.222-04:002016-07-10T21:41:01.222-04:00Easy easy easy. Nothing special, nothing very int...Easy easy easy. Nothing special, nothing very interesting.TheAnalysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07477739242873596731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-73044826577670458852016-07-10T21:38:10.615-04:002016-07-10T21:38:10.615-04:00Agreed Dr. Thanks for the voice of reason.Agreed Dr. Thanks for the voice of reason.Jax Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06196676559735741122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-53848600413027954332016-07-10T21:20:20.272-04:002016-07-10T21:20:20.272-04:00Where's @Lewis? I expected a count of double l...Where's @Lewis? I expected a count of double letters from him today.<br /><br />I liked the joke more than Rex by at least a nickel's worth.<br /><br /><b>@Bill Levine</b> - The error of your ways has been pointed out multiple times. Don't feel bad, though. The plaint has come up so often that Rex has a whole question devoted to it in his FAQs. #16a, to be exact.<br /><br />I feel like I'm repeating myself... Almost as if I posted the link to 16a yesterday but too lazy to post the link two days in a row or something.<br /><br />Posting late today. Played in the DUFL League Tournament today. My team won it, thank you very much, roaring back from 8-11 down to win 13-11. Woo Hoo.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-20353194358744602612016-07-10T21:13:47.093-04:002016-07-10T21:13:47.093-04:00Didn't get the theme either...above-mentioned ...Didn't get the theme either...above-mentioned suggestions help. But I'm still like "wtf" NYTimes?? Maybe if you're all out of good Sunday themes we should take a hiatus for the summer. Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12935782850126995769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-71543056789524907112016-07-10T19:19:47.003-04:002016-07-10T19:19:47.003-04:00Easy solve, unsatisfying puzzle.
Double Quote simp...Easy solve, unsatisfying puzzle.<br />Double Quote simply refers to the quotation from Yogi Berra showing up twice.<br />98 Down.Peter Strausshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06513760726334022212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-89715154698295013932016-07-10T18:49:40.384-04:002016-07-10T18:49:40.384-04:00According to a source cited in the Wikipedia artic...According to a source cited in the Wikipedia article on the US nickel it cost 9.41 cents to produce a nickel in 2013, so maybe a nickel is sorta worth a dime. A dime cost 5.61 cents to produce (2011). <br /><br />Sports Illustrates put out a tribute edition after Yogi passed and it was filled with wonderful stories about him. He led a remarkable life. Well worth a read for even non-sports fans.Bill Lnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-30653470596869615532016-07-10T18:37:36.343-04:002016-07-10T18:37:36.343-04:00Buster Posey, IMO the best catcher of the 21st cen...Buster Posey, IMO the best catcher of the 21st century (try running on the guy, you'll find out) could not hold a candle to the immortal YOGI BERRA. And I think he would agree. He can only do what he does (catch perfectly and always be a major threat at the plate) because he gets the time off BERRA could only have dreamed of. <br /><br />The 2016 Oscars will happen in 2017 BTW. The award is for the year the movie came out, not the following year when the Academy Awards are presented.old timernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-67999722085913055462016-07-10T18:31:10.425-04:002016-07-10T18:31:10.425-04:00I thought it was going to be two different quotes ...I thought it was going to be two different quotes by Yogi. I wonder how hard that would be to construct, if you could even find two quotes with the same number of lettersPete shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07260762403120153466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-45788597175492278122016-07-10T18:10:11.160-04:002016-07-10T18:10:11.160-04:00I can't remember an easier Sunday. I barely s...I can't remember an easier Sunday. I barely stopped to think. Sometimes when I fill in a puzzle too rapidly I leave a careless error there, and I did this time as well. ( Profs - I had Press. Don't ask....) I liked the theme and the fill. I did not know it was a Berry puzzle until I came here - like Nancy, I often don't bother to look.OISKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16808675378318214461noreply@blogger.com