tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post7231721220289201365..comments2024-03-29T01:11:26.960-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Malicious computer programs / SUN 1-3-16 / Alternative to Facebook Messenger / Pre-curve figure / Blues musician known as Sleepy John / Rathskeller decorationRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger91125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-62831310880133777442016-09-17T07:20:00.896-04:002016-09-17T07:20:00.896-04:00Nepal Base Camp Treks is fully Organized Trekking ...Nepal Base Camp Treks is fully Organized <a href="http://www.nepalbasecamptreks.com/trekking-in-nepal.php" rel="nofollow">Trekking in nepal</a> & <a href="http://www.nepalbasecamptreks.com/peak-climbing-in-nepal.php" rel="nofollow">Peak Climbing in Nepal</a>, The <a href="http://www.nepalbasecamptreks.com/" rel="nofollow">local Trekking Company in Nepal</a>. It is located at Lazimpat, Kathmandu, Nepal. Since 1997 to till Highly recommend top list as <a href="http://www.nepalbasecamptreks.com/annapurna-region-trekking.php" rel="nofollow">Everest Trekking</a> Route on <a href="http://www.nepalbasecamptreks.com/everest-base-camp-trek.php" rel="nofollow">Everest Base camp trek</a>, <a href="http://www.nepalbasecamptreks.com/everest-chola-pass-trek.php" rel="nofollow">Everest Chola Pass trek</a>, <a href="http://www.nepalbasecamptreks.com/gokyo-lake-trek.php" rel="nofollow">Gokyo lake trek</a>, and <a href="http://www.nepalbasecamptreks.com/lagntang-region-trek.php" rel="nofollow">Langtang Region</a> <a href="http://www.nepalbasecamptreks.com/langtang-valley-trek.php" rel="nofollow">langtang valley trek</a>, <a href="http://www.nepalbasecamptreks.com/langtang-goshaikunda-trek.php" rel="nofollow">langtang gosaikunda trek</a>, <a href="http://www.nepalbasecamptreks.com/helambu-trek.php" rel="nofollow">helambu circuit trek</a>, <a href="http://www.nepalbasecamptreks.com/shivapuri-nagarkot-dhulikhel.php" rel="nofollow">Shivapuri Nagarkot trek</a>, & Annapurna Region <a href="http://www.nepalbasecamptreks.com/annapurna-base-camp-trek.php" rel="nofollow">Annapurna base camp trek</a>, <a href="http://www.nepalbasecamptreks.com/annapurna-circuit-trek.php" rel="nofollow">Annapurna Circuit trek</a>, <a href="http://www.nepalbasecamptreks.com/ghorepani-poon-hill-trek.php" rel="nofollow">Ghorepani poon hill trek</a>, <a href="http://www.nepalbasecamptreks.com/upper-mustang-trekking.php" rel="nofollow">Upper Mustang trek</a>, <a href="http://www.nepalbasecamptreks.com/manaslu-circuit-trek.php" rel="nofollow">Manaslu Circuit trek</a>, <a href="http://www.nepalbasecamptreks.com/Manaslu-tsum-valley-trek.php" rel="nofollow">Manaslu Tsum valley trek</a>, And Popular <a href="http://www.nepalbasecamptreks.com/peak-climbing-in-nepal.php" rel="nofollow">Peak Climbing in Nepal</a> as <a rel="nofollow">Island Peak Climbing</a>, <a href="http://www.nepalbasecamptreks.com/pisang-peak-climbing.php" rel="nofollow">pisang Peak Climbing</a>, <a href="http://www.nepalbasecamptreks.com/mera-peak-climbing.php" rel="nofollow">Mera Peak Climbing</a>, Chulu West Peak Climbing and Phakchhermo Peak Climbing in Nepal. <br />Rest of the Activities after your trip if you have any balance days then we design your custom Itinerary and trip Program in Nepal. <br />Sappa Tamanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07590602827579261265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-9547484436455727152016-01-18T06:26:03.594-05:002016-01-18T06:26:03.594-05:00it makes my day, its very helpful for me..
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Casanovas finally clued me. FM Radio doesn't identify artists, you're supposed to know them or get off the BAND. Wilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-8819999101597236472016-01-11T17:37:36.361-05:002016-01-11T17:37:36.361-05:00I'm late to the party, but feeling a need to g...I'm late to the party, but feeling a need to get this off my chest. I had very mixed reactions to this puzzle. There is far too much trivia, and too little wordplay, for my taste. BANJUL? GOTYE? IMARET? But tastes differ.<br /><br />The theme, in combination with the grid, was cute, and quite appropriate for a Sunday puzzle, I thought. <br /><br />Mostly, I found the fill fresh and entertaining. DAIKONS, CARLJUNG, SOTOMAYOR, DECOCT. Great! ONRICE is the name of a very good local Thai restaurant chain in my city, and they do a very tasty assortment of curries! I loved the clue for SOTOMAYOR, as many others did. <br /><br />Overall, however, there were far more questionable clues than entertaining ones.<br /><br />I completely agree with @Tita on the matter of NITS. A missing comma does not qualify. This feels like a symptom of the general decline in the literary quality of the NYT Crossword.<br /><br />I also agree with @Chuck McGregor on the matter of AMP. A woeful clue.<br /><br />I’ll give the clue for OCTANE a pass because the “so to speak” indicates an inexact reference. <br /><br />But there plenty of other clues that just don’t pass muster. <br /><br />ADONIS, e.g. In the time-honored NYT tradition, an abbrev. in the clue signals the same in the answer. But no longer, apparently. I racked my brain for an abbreviated answer, to no avail. Signaling an abbreviation where there is none is not misdirection; it is either dishonest or just plain sloppy.<br /><br />Surely “battery part” required a “?” or some other indication of the unconventional usage? Yes, “battery” can be used as a collective noun, and is often so used for a series of tests, but, importantly, never alone, only accompanied by a modifying, explanatory phrase. One does not “take a battery,” a phrase which suggests several unfortunate images. One takes a “battery of tests.” <br /><br />As the term is commonly used, an anode, cathode, or plate can be part of a battery, as can a mortar or other artillery piece, or the pitcher and catcher on a baseball team. All other collective usages require explanation in order to be understandable. A test is not typically “part of” a battery when the latter is used as a stand-alone noun. <br /><br />And the AMISH are members of a religious sect, not a “rural community.” They may live in rural communities, of course, and generally do. New Holland, PA, a borough in Lancaster County, home to many Amish and Mennonite families, is one such rural community.<br /><br />I could go on, but that, I hope, is enough to make the point. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-74451401887876420172016-01-10T18:26:56.538-05:002016-01-10T18:26:56.538-05:00got the idea quickly at (APR)icot/C(APR)is, which ...got the idea quickly at (APR)icot/C(APR)is, which fed back to TRO(JAN)s/(JAN)GLE, which had confused me at the start.<br /><br />But lots of overly ambiguous (bad) cluing to help find crosses to determine where the (mon) fit in. Many are identified already, plus the crosswordese stuff. Made what could have been a fun puzzle somewhat of a slog.<br /><br />One more I'll point out is that OCTANE is simply a chemical compound - not power; power is dynes, ergs, etc. gasoline can have more/less octane, but that's not more/less power.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-63775672491268951272016-01-10T13:49:25.229-05:002016-01-10T13:49:25.229-05:00It's hard for me to express how much I detest ...It's hard for me to express how much I detest this type of puzzle. One letter to one box is the rule and I hate when letters/numbers or anything else breaks that rule. <br /><br />Add the ridiculous clueing and this is what you get, a mess that is no fun doing and no pleasure at completing. AnonymousPVXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10078186298428497941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-84548416418595734802016-01-10T13:46:00.731-05:002016-01-10T13:46:00.731-05:00Started off slowly, running into road blocks in th...Started off slowly, running into road blocks in the three Northern areas, and bumbled around in the next three. SOTO(MAY)OR, and CARL (JUN)G clued me in and I was off, more or less. At square 40, I guessed G because Google.<br /><br />This was a delightful puzzle with cleverness and solid construction evident, and virtually no weaknesses. Naturally, @Rex just had to point out the three iffy entries out of over 200, but that's his schtick. <br /><br />I'd have to say that this is one of the more memorable Sundays in quite a long time. My interest never flagged, and I was keen to finish, which I did, although my pride didn't lead to concupiscence, thankfully.rain forestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-90062509488423684152016-01-10T13:11:32.121-05:002016-01-10T13:11:32.121-05:00Now I know OFL never leaves a half-mile radius fro...Now I know OFL never leaves a half-mile radius from his home (xword contests excluded). I traveled coast-to-coast in 2012 and virtually every radio station in the country was playing GOTYEs “Somebody that I Used to Know” (check out the video, Kimbra is a real yeah baby, ANGELIC even), even one of the MPR stations here. Unavoidable, and a masterwork IMHO. And SEPHORA? Also unavoidable. SEPHORA has shops in every mall and every major downtown area, including Manhattan and Chicago. I know, I’ve been in every one I’ve been near, due to the wife’s European propensity for fragrances and makeup. Impossible to miss. Unless one’s head is . . . well, better left unsaid.<br /><br />Got the gimmick at LIFEBLOOD, but it took time to hunt down all of the others. A lot of the clues felt somewhat “off” to me and made this puz more work THAN necessary. JULEPS was a saver and it looks like the only write-over was PAtooT for rear; made sense to me.<br /><br />Our softball team back in the late ‘70s had a player, last name STEIN. We won the BEER trophy one weekend due to his strategy as BEER coach. For many years he had the nickname BEERSTEIN.<br /><br />This puz was a real time-suck, but not terrible. Seriously, stay away from SEPHORA if you can, but please check out GOTYE with yeah baby Kimbra if you are unfamiliar.<br />rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-85505156243610496142016-01-10T13:00:37.062-05:002016-01-10T13:00:37.062-05:00I have to say DNF because of that ridiculously unk...I have to say DNF because of that ridiculously unknowable natick at 40. Other than that I got enerything else, though it took me...I don't want to say how long. Let's invent a new rating: "challenging-easy." To begin, I stared a lot. Then I put in THY. Then I stared SCADS more. It looked like the NW corner words were WORMS and WHAT, but nothing developed from that. Cine-? PLEX was all I could come up with at first. I don't know about all you wonderful athletes, but to me, ONEK is most definitely NOT a "brief" race! I maybe could WALK that distance, provided there were benches along the way.<br /><br />Clues were tougher than tough all the way through, so it wasn't all that easy even after the lightbulb switched on with TROJANS/JANGLE. Still it was gettable--all but that silly #40 square. Guys? David? You can't DO that. It's just not fair. Only mark possible: INC.spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-15439848072962351932016-01-10T12:37:15.811-05:002016-01-10T12:37:15.811-05:00TROJANS ONHAND
CASANOVA’S DOCTRINE with my daught...TROJANS ONHAND<br /><br />CASANOVA’S DOCTRINE with my daughter<br />makes ANGELIC AMELIE FEBRILE,<br />CAUGHT like a lamb at the SLAUGHTER<br />by SORDID DECEIT, LIBIDO and guile.<br /><br />--- IRENE SEPHORA<br /><br /><br />MINIMART ADONIS<br /><br />JULEPS and ALES in a BEERSTEIN,<br />the ASEPTIC LIFEBLOOD of a sot,<br />but the OCTANE of MAYHEM is wine,<br />ASASET they GOTYE a jail COT.<br /><br />--- OPAL IMARET feat. CARLJUNG<br />Burma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-61570479244786030132016-01-09T22:37:45.115-05:002016-01-09T22:37:45.115-05:00Diana,LIW
Hey Syndierellas - do we all get the Sun...Diana,LIW<br />Hey Syndierellas - do we all get the Sun puz only one week late? Just curious. It's the one day of the week that my vaca paper (The Monterey Herald) has the NYT and LAT puzs in print. Glorious day!<br />Anyone considering going to the Am Puz Contest in Stamford?<br />Diana, Lady in Waiting for CrossWordsDiana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-196514943396190632016-01-09T15:24:29.619-05:002016-01-09T15:24:29.619-05:00Aha! Thank you Bruce! Battery of TESTS! Of course...Aha! Thank you Bruce! Battery of TESTS! Of course! Still stumped on NITS though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-2358958825289144692016-01-09T14:36:22.611-05:002016-01-09T14:36:22.611-05:00A criminal still free is wanted. He is longer want...A criminal still free is wanted. He is longer wanted once he is caught.And a battery of tests consists of tests.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15244050043105370288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-90707463671211404102016-01-08T23:04:44.317-05:002016-01-08T23:04:44.317-05:00Battery parts are TESTS? Wha? And "You're...Battery parts are TESTS? Wha? And "You're missing a comma" = NITS?? Noun? Verb? Huh?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-6101119774767416482016-01-08T23:01:45.385-05:002016-01-08T23:01:45.385-05:00Battery parts are TESTS? Wha? And "You're...Battery parts are TESTS? Wha? And "You're missing a comma" NITS?? Noun? Verb? Huh?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-33659134017531913662016-01-08T15:54:21.281-05:002016-01-08T15:54:21.281-05:00How is "Unable to do well" (68D) BADAT? ...How is "Unable to do well" (68D) BADAT? The proper clue should be "Unable to do well in."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-42801321331391682672016-01-07T15:00:52.358-05:002016-01-07T15:00:52.358-05:00I had idly written LunchLady for Dietitian until I...I had idly written LunchLady for Dietitian until I figured out the hook with Capris. I liked this puzzle. It gave away much, though, with the months in order. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-59937881845107421012016-01-06T13:51:23.149-05:002016-01-06T13:51:23.149-05:00I couldn't get the SE corner -- boom boxes nev...I couldn't get the SE corner -- boom boxes never included "tape decks"! "Tape decks" were/are standalone electronic devices. Boom boxes typically included two cassette "drives" so that music could be copied from one cassette to another. But never tape decks. So I couldn't figure out where the rebus "dec" was supposed to go in that SE corner.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-74744103641555016552016-01-05T02:29:09.239-05:002016-01-05T02:29:09.239-05:00I solved the Patrick Blindauer puzzle with great p...I solved the Patrick Blindauer puzzle with great pleasure - thanks for the link - but am a little confused about the extra feature. I got the "13 special spots" referred to in 42 across, but they don't seem to make anything when added up - and yes, I can sight-sing. What am I missing?naomivalnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-88766211917957347122016-01-05T00:25:59.599-05:002016-01-05T00:25:59.599-05:00GCHAT is a complete joke.GCHAT is a complete joke.turkeyneckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00366267871042122793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-48274265463193181722016-01-04T08:34:27.961-05:002016-01-04T08:34:27.961-05:00All good comments regarding this fairly challengin...All good comments regarding this fairly challenging puzzle. Somewhat surprises that nobody had anything to say about "nits"- seemed like a real stretch to me.Michael from Hollandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-7088422888228628142016-01-04T00:33:12.532-05:002016-01-04T00:33:12.532-05:00Yeah, Gotye got me too. Just a terrible cross, sh... Yeah, Gotye got me too. Just a terrible cross, should not have been allowed. G chat?? Too many computer clues, and I don't like IMACs and IPADS in the same puzzle. (The I's DON'T have it) As others pointed out, it's Trojan horses, not Trojans, how about, instead of yet one more computer clue, "Hector and Priam"?? Never heard of daikons, battery parts for "tests" - didn't even understand it after I wrote it; now I do. One having a simple existence for amoeba? Too cute for my scientific tastes. I don't like fatness, my boom box never had two tape decks, (although some did) For me, even though I got the theme early on, this was a slow, annoying slog. It also annoyed me that the months were ALMOST in order - another source of delay. So I am part of the small minority who did not like this puzzle at all.<br /><br />Worse than that, (warning, do not read further if you did not solve the "Marching Bands " puzzle, I had TWO DNF this Sunday. I needed either to know the word Shivaree, which I may have seen once before, or be able to fill in ___Xing. I was looking for a Chinese name! The answer was "Deer". Phooey.<br /><br />And the Jets lost.OISKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16808675378318214461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-30591591100266517152016-01-03T23:55:10.269-05:002016-01-03T23:55:10.269-05:00GCHAT/GOTYE - Seriously?GCHAT/GOTYE - Seriously?Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18080027831092093115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-22696370013276023772016-01-03T23:05:42.420-05:002016-01-03T23:05:42.420-05:00Umm, did you solve it wrong? Look again. Are you...Umm, did you solve it wrong? Look again. Are you reading up and down for some weird reason?Music Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03813263551995292402noreply@blogger.com