tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post7221879063487008559..comments2024-03-18T22:08:40.448-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Cousin of a mallard / TUE 6-16-15 / Blues musician Allison / Brooklyn hoopster / Social reformer Jacob / Paintball cry / Hindu meditative rituals / Multilevel military readiness system / Cousin of catalan / Prankster's weaponRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger135125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-57037000197332204872015-11-30T10:47:35.550-05:002015-11-30T10:47:35.550-05:00It made me laugh. Never heard of SCAUP, and couldn...It made me laugh. Never heard of SCAUP, and couldn't guess the first letter of _ERSE. No complaints. I just couldn't see PER SE when it looked like any number of letters could make a reasonable one syllable word.<br /><a href="https://jakobrex.dk/wp-content/cache/all//index.html" rel="nofollow">jakob rex fotograf</a>Rose Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04080536952744694488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-10954147672315571682015-07-21T17:05:55.371-04:002015-07-21T17:05:55.371-04:00Lots of fat, sodium, and calories here. Got a bit ...Lots of fat, sodium, and calories here. Got a bit of indigestion just looking through the menu. Considered a CHEESE BURrito or BURGER at first. Decided on HOTDOG and ONIONS. Then an ONION got stuck in my THROAT. I'll have a glass of water and some Tums, please.<br /><br />Then came the captcha steak!leftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-78289323177311649902015-07-21T14:53:36.373-04:002015-07-21T14:53:36.373-04:00Like seemingly the rest of the world, I found thi...Like seemingly the rest of the world, I found this a tricky Tuesday with a lot of potential Naticks. Somehow SCAUP came to mind, and the I in ATAIL seemed the only logical fit. Final guess was the E in MOSE, and it worked! If this is Tuesday, what can Wednesday hold in store!<br /><br />DMGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-91508628110396721282015-07-21T14:30:47.930-04:002015-07-21T14:30:47.930-04:00@Rondo- my grandparents use to live near Minnehaha...@Rondo- my grandparents use to live near Minnehaha Falls. Visited when I was a kid. Also beautiful:)Cathynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-55810839718882152592015-07-21T14:23:32.289-04:002015-07-21T14:23:32.289-04:00I'm surprised there wasnt any displeasure at &...I'm surprised there wasnt any displeasure at " No Mas". And @Spacecraft "CBSTV". Blah.<br /><br />I first wrote LAPUE and had EATE_ _ UN. Kept staring at it. Doi!<br /><br />@Rondo- I think the cat was Pepe's yeah baby... Also, worlds largest LOGJAM? Yes I'm interested in that kind of thing! I googled St. Croix ( auto check changed to Croissant ) Beautiful!<br /><br />Well my husbands lighting up the BBQ. Hope my rigatoni doesn't fall through the grill:)Cathynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-5145865392350653342015-07-21T13:44:42.572-04:002015-07-21T13:44:42.572-04:00Wait, what day is it? Did I just Van Winkle myself...Wait, what day is it? Did I just Van Winkle myself into losing two whole days? This can't really be Tuesday, can it? With words like SCAUP and AGITA and LOGIA (wow, ALL THREE not recognized by spellcheck!)?<br /><br />The theme is an eater's paradise--and yeah, one look will confirm: I'm an eater. Good on ya for topping my HOTDOG with ONIONS, my favorite. As for MARINARA, ooh yeah. Can't get enough. I also appreciate the "presentation," with the topping topping the food.<br /><br />The fill, however, pays dearly for such presentation. CBSTV and ONKP both? Plus three awkward partials and a good ol' RD (random direction). This junk takes away from the experience. We wind up with a C.spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-57213117667810671722015-07-21T12:29:23.128-04:002015-07-21T12:29:23.128-04:00Got hungry in the midst of this puz. Don’t know wh...Got hungry in the midst of this puz. Don’t know why. Foodstuffs in all four corners to put down all our THROATS, with a dose of CANOLAOIL as a chaser. If you’re ONKP.<br /><br />MOSE Allison is a terrific musician. One I wish I’d have seen.<br /><br />So a cat rubs her back on the rung of a freshly painted ladder and Pepe LEPEW becomes immediately enamored. Whatever those cartoon writers were on, I don’t think you can get it these days.<br /><br />No MAS! Has become so much a part of the vernacular since Duran just gave up. Legendary.<br /><br />In the 1880s the St. Croix River was the site of a LOGJAM which was one of the world’s largest ever. If you’re interested in that sort of thing.<br /><br />Well, with all that food talk in the puz, it must be lunchtime soon. Tougher than usual puzzles all week?<br />rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-71663428741697149622015-07-21T10:25:06.053-04:002015-07-21T10:25:06.053-04:00ALOHA ANO 1976
I was ONKP INLA concocting RIGATON...ALOHA ANO 1976<br /><br />I was ONKP INLA concocting RIGATONI MRES<br />with NOMSG so the USERS wouldn’t need IVS<br />when Ed ASNER and his POSSE called me over to CBSTV<br />to record a PSA INDETAIL to raise awareness of the novelty<br />of food like HOTDOGs and CHEESE BURGERs in plastics<br />and if they contain CANOLAOIL, one must label them with ASTERISKS.<br />So I REVUP my GTO and proceed to the SSE<br />“HOTFUDGE!”, ICECREAM at the traffic LOGJAM that I see.<br />It was DEFCON five PERSE, all those VEGAS in the way,<br />Then IMHIT with the realization that I’ll get SHUTOUT today.<br /><br />--- SIMON ROPER<br />Burma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-1698376643034166252015-06-17T10:44:03.996-04:002015-06-17T10:44:03.996-04:00Interesting to see Bill NYE used so close together...Interesting to see Bill NYE used so close together in Sunday's and Tuesday's.Andrewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-55716385577827794392015-06-17T00:48:36.814-04:002015-06-17T00:48:36.814-04:00@ludyjynn, thx, I'll check it out.@ludyjynn, thx, I'll check it out. Aketinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-49539692468402250412015-06-17T00:42:35.723-04:002015-06-17T00:42:35.723-04:00@Tita, good one. I actuallty would have preferred...@Tita, good one. I actuallty would have preferred HOT FUDGE to the name the boys called me when I was the only girl to take drafting and architecture in high school. I gave up on home economics as an elective when the teacher gave me my one and only C because I got into a flour fight with my best friend. The teacher was not amused. <br />Aketinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-86996539415450921082015-06-16T22:35:25.752-04:002015-06-16T22:35:25.752-04:00@Ludyjynn, was it at that beach you first noticed ...@Ludyjynn, was it at that beach you first noticed your brother's smart ass?<br /><br />Funny, when we had STAN LEE the other day, I thought of the kaftaned landlord's wife calling her husband on Three's Company, and today up pops Mr. ROPER.<br /><br />Only reason I didn't DNF with square 9 was that my list of consonants that reasonably come between S_A started with C. Otherwise that totally escauped me. <br /><br />Till today, I was familiar only with the LOGgIA of the architectural or the theatrical sort (Robert), so LOGIA was a learning opportunity. I discovered that LOGIA is the plural of the Greek LOGIon, as in "My name is LOGIon". I'm pretty sure that Ogden Nash could have built up something quite divine with the one-G LOGIA and the two-G LOGGIA.<br /><br />Really liked the theme, 'cause it's such a delight and hard to top a really good topping. These pairings were all very good,and it's only in the interests of a more symmetrical placement that I would suggest<br />a. having the BURGER at the top of the STAIRS, and<br />b. spreading some LOGJAM ontop of the ONIONS.<br /><br />There's no reason consistency can't be a HOBgoblin when itcomes to symmetry,is there?<br /><br />@r.alph, I'm with you. The STEM (if one is there) is discarded with the CORE.<br />@AliasZ, I couldn't get your MOSE to MOSEy, not sure why. Am eager to hear Ildiko.<br /><br />You gave us a good Tuesday, Peter C, and cute how you had TOTO raise a PAW. I was not, however, expecting you to PERSE us.Leapfingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14243620614139990887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-43784877518707924782015-06-16T21:59:30.002-04:002015-06-16T21:59:30.002-04:00The damn clue for SHUTOUT was just fine. I don'...The damn clue for SHUTOUT was just fine. I don't get what the argument is.<br /><br />I thought it was a decent Tuesday albeit a few tougher entries for the day of the week.wreckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08797908615185213756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-10033107018222548932015-06-16T21:37:17.654-04:002015-06-16T21:37:17.654-04:00@Pete,
Actually in 2014 there were 353 shutouts i...@Pete,<br /><br />Actually in 2014 there were <a href="http://www.sportingcharts.com/mlb/stats/team-shutouts/2014/" rel="nofollow">353 shutouts</a> in Major League Baseball, out of 2430 games, or 14.5% (be careful you don't count games twice: each game involves two teams but at most only one shutout).<br /><br />Per <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shutout#American_football" rel="nofollow">Wikipedia</a>, "In the decade of the 2000s there were 89 shutouts in 2,544 NFL regular-season games" (3.5%) or about one every two weeks, while baseball averages about two shutouts per day.MDMAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-65878487066444895222015-06-16T21:32:25.781-04:002015-06-16T21:32:25.781-04:00Hey, Pete. The discussion was not about percentage...Hey, Pete. The discussion was not about percentages of games that are shutouts. It was about the absolute number.FFnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-31739756130941993272015-06-16T21:17:12.420-04:002015-06-16T21:17:12.420-04:00Good one @Tita......! I managed to keep the wine f...Good one @Tita......! I managed to keep the wine from spewing out of my nose.GILL I.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05605766053820226324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-75885654255045367412015-06-16T20:45:07.831-04:002015-06-16T20:45:07.831-04:00@Aketi - what a bombshell to drop! Now it becomes...@Aketi - what a bombshell to drop! Now it becomes clearer how you came to be as 'tough as nails' as you seem to be - growing up named HOTFUDGE must've been rough indeed!Titahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16368251255494687496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-31992389062813166842015-06-16T20:30:01.978-04:002015-06-16T20:30:01.978-04:00I've no idea where @Football Fan got his stats...I've no idea where @Football Fan got his stats. NFL games end in a shutout <a href="http://www.sportingcharts.com/articles/nfl/how-often-do-nfl-games-end-in-a-shutout.aspx" rel="nofollow">3.2%</a> of the time. In the 2014 season (a record season for shutouts), baseball games ended in a shutout 6.9% of the time, not much more than twice as often. The fact that football only plays 16 games per season vs 162 for baseball is the cause of the rarity, not that shutouts are extremely rare compared to baseball on a per game basis. <br /><br />If you're willing to ignore the vast discrepancy of number of games played, wins are a rarity in football - they happen only 10% as often as they do in baseball.Petenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-25283513250774479332015-06-16T20:22:38.138-04:002015-06-16T20:22:38.138-04:00Thanks for telling it like it is @kitshef. I can&...Thanks for telling it like it is @kitshef. I can't figure out why Rex and a bunch of his yes men and women seem to think this was such a great theme. I mean, it's fine for a Tuesday theme, but does it really justify this level of crap fill? Seems like, as Porker pointed out, Rex gave this one a pass when he normally would shred such an effort. One can only surmise that this is an "elite" constructor and therefore gets the benefit of the doubt. Mike D.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-37336154526050577922015-06-16T19:59:14.352-04:002015-06-16T19:59:14.352-04:00No idea why Rex was so lenient on the is big pile ...No idea why Rex was so lenient on the is big pile o' garbage. Wastes a small number of wonderful things like SCAUP, TANTRA and GENET with SSEs and SSNs and IVS as far as the eye can see.<br /><br />Objectively, it sure felt hard for a Tuesday, but when I look back I see no overwrites and no areas where I got tied up for too long.AGITA/ADA is really the only unfair cross. I think the answer is it should be hard, but is so packed with NYT crosswordese that you don't go too long before hitting a gimme.kitshefnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-81764826689717477432015-06-16T19:51:24.010-04:002015-06-16T19:51:24.010-04:00Nice Tuesday puzzle, thanks Peter Collins.
Like @...Nice Tuesday puzzle, thanks Peter Collins.<br /><br />Like @Rex, had blowOUT before SHUTOUT because I failed to read as far as "baseball" in the clue. But CERA was a gimme and STAIRS cleared that whole section up. I'll admit to looking at SCAUP several times to check crosses because it was a WOE to me. I've been hearing loons flying overhead but no SCAUP that I know of.<br /><br />@Nancy, the access to nature right out my back door has its pluses and minuses. The birds at my feeders are great. The nice deposits raccoons leave on our deck while destroying said feeders, not so much. I planted a new cherry tree in the back two weeks ago and one day later, it was nearly defoliated by the deer. And two weeks ago I was very surprised to see a black bear on my morning bicycle commute (we mutually avoided each other with no problem). When I emailed the city to inform them, they said it wasn't that unusual. First time in my 24 years living here! But when I see a pileated woodpecker on our suet, it's a definite treat. And those little ruby-throated gems too.Teedmnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12832353448839187816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-60926685322037885932015-06-16T19:08:35.320-04:002015-06-16T19:08:35.320-04:00@Alicia No problem, ma'am, we're proud to ...<br />@Alicia No problem, ma'am, we're proud to help!Football Fannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-19432897433773617592015-06-16T18:44:27.119-04:002015-06-16T18:44:27.119-04:00Thanks again @football fan. Now I see why the ans...Thanks again @football fan. Now I see why the answer SHUTOUT would totally not have made sense if the clue had just said "7-0 victory, e.g." People on this board are the best!Alicia Stetsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-24467142918200854392015-06-16T18:38:29.699-04:002015-06-16T18:38:29.699-04:00@Aketi and @Nancy, Just walked by my bookcase and ...@Aketi and @Nancy, Just walked by my bookcase and noticed a book I think you would both enjoy, "Field Guide to the Natural World of New York City" by Leslie Day and beautifully illustrated by Mark Klinger. It's a 2007 sturdy paperback published by Johns Hopkins Press. It includes, of course, a detailed section on Central Park animals and plants. I got my copy on E-Bay very reasonably.<br /><br />@Nancy, I will heed your reminder, above.Ludyjynnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-55338338499801842802015-06-16T18:11:26.076-04:002015-06-16T18:11:26.076-04:00@Ludyjynn -- Re your 12:08 p.m. query (2nd paragra...@Ludyjynn -- Re your 12:08 p.m. query (2nd paragraph): Just a reminder that: "Everything comes to her who waits." And: "Patience is a virtue."Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16737377749030219974noreply@blogger.com