tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post7327853243618762465..comments2024-03-28T17:16:32.030-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Fu legendary Chinese sage / SAT 4-28-18 / Shot that determines who gets to break in blilliards / Tony winning choreographer for Movin Out / Candy in straw / Tony early Macy's Day Parade balloon designerRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger128125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-75037437985306829902018-06-04T16:17:21.334-04:002018-06-04T16:17:21.334-04:00ELEV (elevation?) for ALT. (altitude?). The first ...ELEV (elevation?) for ALT. (altitude?). The first is ground height above sea level, the second is air height above ground underneath. [My paper gets puzzles a month late.]Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-51171568269551766282018-06-03T07:05:56.436-04:002018-06-03T07:05:56.436-04:00NO PUN INTENDED is an anagram for PUTIN, NON-ENDED...NO PUN INTENDED is an anagram for PUTIN, NON-ENDED.<br />I wonder if the POSTTRUTH SEXYBEAST approves this message?thefogmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870509029973778266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-29555279281881392892018-06-02T18:50:07.301-04:002018-06-02T18:50:07.301-04:00No one mentioned the political connection of RESIS...No one mentioned the political connection of RESISTED hiding out so near to POSTTRUTH. I'd say the guy who thinks he is a SEXYBEAST despite his orange hue has a lot of voids to fill, NO PUN INTENDED because I lost interest.centralscrewtinizerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03404913280254786506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-61959625346532637852018-06-02T17:47:10.351-04:002018-06-02T17:47:10.351-04:00After all the fuss, looked up DRILY in my ever-tru...After all the fuss, looked up DRILY in my ever-trusty unabridged M-W: it's a variant of DRYLY. We all know what variants are, and this is a Saturday. Still, I don't like it given its obscure crossing proper name.leftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-67609478915609817882018-06-02T17:07:10.463-04:002018-06-02T17:07:10.463-04:00Almost Hell on wheels today. Almost gave up; almo...Almost Hell on wheels today. Almost gave up; almost DNF. So, I put the puzzle down and came back after a coffee, and got in a few gimmes. Unfortunately two of those were Lagos and kEy. Oy vey.<br /><br />Settling down, I got ELEV and intuited VAPOR which didn't jibe with Lagos. Loss of nanoseconds. Having kEy for 49A gave me SAkINAw which sounded possible, but then I remembered SEGNO from my two years of accordion lessons, and OMEGA DOG was brilliant, I thought. BUN a 'trendy' hair style?->weird. <br /><br />No point in reviewing everything in my solve, save to say that the NW turned out to be the easiest for me, and that I blithely just wrote DRILY without a thought. TROLOBITE, AMELIA, and RELETS were gimmes.<br /><br />Toughest was the NE. Thyla Twarp? Thwyla Tarpp? Just coudn't get it, until the real name came to me. Finally got ABUJA, and that was it. TELE, har.<br /><br />Really hard, but I really liked it.rainforestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-23340170383745674782018-06-02T16:44:15.938-04:002018-06-02T16:44:15.938-04:00I did not like this puzzle for more reasons than w...I did not like this puzzle for more reasons than worth listing, but these stood out:<br /><br />1. Swiss cheese is HOLIER? Is that a PUN?<br />2. Deviated fits clue much better than RESISTED, very much better.<br />3. Abundance of obscure proper nouns, like PIXYSTIX, KELSO, HSI, RAMIMALEK.<br />4. Agree with Rex's complaint about DRILY vs. DRYLY. <br />5. Lost interest, and that's NO PUN.<br /><br />Expected much better after seeing POSTTRUTH leading off so impressively.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> leftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-89192282299384349642018-06-02T14:50:56.805-04:002018-06-02T14:50:56.805-04:00I began early, and after working on the puzzle for...I began early, and after working on the puzzle for about 12 hours, I came to check some of the answers. This is called cheating. Ahem. Found some of my first guesses were incorrect. I noticed it was a bit before 9 am.<br /><br />Then, I really honed in on all the squares, and after a couple of minutes it was 10:15.<br /><br />Ever have those "DaliEsque," time-bending moments while working a solve - esp a Saturday? Sure you do - remember last week?<br /><br />A few dumb errors scattered in with some names as commonly used as ESPERANTO - which I did get. But I don't "get." Ever hear anyone use it? Anyone? Anyone? If you do puzzles, more likely to see Urdu or Hindi.<br /><br /><br />Diana, Je pense, ergo, puzDiana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-13129789278609146122018-06-02T14:33:42.646-04:002018-06-02T14:33:42.646-04:00As a graduate of Star Fleet Academy, I must correc...As a graduate of Star Fleet Academy, I must correct the record. Tribbles were brought aboard the Enterprise by Cyrano Jones, not Harry Mudd. That will be all.kathy of the towernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-77427467363692671352018-06-02T11:57:28.328-04:002018-06-02T11:57:28.328-04:00DNF. Came within two squares, though, and that was...DNF. Came within two squares, though, and that was WAY closer than I thought at first.* RATSO and UNO gave _____RU__ for 1a--and by the clue I really wanted it to end in TRUMP (A LA TRUMP? But that didn't fit). The clue was just perfect for him. And after I added TREED I thought I was onto something for sure.<br /><br />But no. The NW wasn't the home for wither of my errors. These occurred at the totally unfair DRyLY/whoever the hell that guy is, and at ABUJi/GiNJA.<br /><br />After abandoning the NW and going SE with AMELIA, I was totally stuck, staring at a sea of unknowns. *Then's when I thought: IMAGONER. Just for laughs, I wrote that in at 55a. Gee, this works...and then...OMG it was right! From there I managed everything but those two naticks. MEA culpa on the Nigerian capital/pot thing, but the other? very bad. 100% unfair. For DOD I pick one of the EVERTS: Chris the tennis great. A weird triumph-but-not-triumph factor in this one. He said DRyLY.spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-5044931240208307342018-06-02T11:19:34.317-04:002018-06-02T11:19:34.317-04:00I know! How did that get past the editors?I know! How did that get past the editors?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-64587659520911569582018-06-02T11:19:00.129-04:002018-06-02T11:19:00.129-04:00Oopsie!
EDIT - DNF for me. Upon further review I ...Oopsie!<br /><br />EDIT - DNF for me. Upon further review I see I got stung by devious 61A/52D cross. I had DRyLY instead of DRILY. And even though I knew about RAMIMALEK I still spelled his name wrong. Oh well. At least I'm not the only one who fell into that trap...thefogmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870509029973778266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-35421028512852749862018-06-02T11:15:03.653-04:002018-06-02T11:15:03.653-04:00Well I RESISTED, but did change DRyLY to DRILY onl...Well I RESISTED, but did change DRyLY to DRILY only because I think I’ve seen that guy’s name. And I did a NODto before a NODAT and my Grass turned into GANJA, mon. Thank the xword gods for gimmes RATSO and TRILOBITE (that one dredged up from jr. high Earth Science), or IMAGONER.<br /><br />I’ve got an ACER, but blanked on it for too long. MEA culpa.<br /><br />The SALINAS Valley is really gorgeous. Don’t miss it.<br /><br />A couple of summers back I ran into local TV news co-anchor and yeah BABE AMELIA Santianello at the dairy case in the Wal-Mart near her lake home. She was wearing a SEXY low-cut off-the-shoulder TOP that proved she was ALLTHERE while reaching down for the crescent rolls. A RARE treat. So thank you, AMELIA!<br /><br />Rather challenging, I thought. Probably due to the PPP count and its MIX of subjects. <br />rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-79245104726411002092018-06-02T11:12:38.591-04:002018-06-02T11:12:38.591-04:00Yes, I hear that a lot, and it bugs the heck out o...Yes, I hear that a lot, and it bugs the heck out of me. That is a definite error and should have been caught.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-40444626402754018142018-06-02T11:08:47.283-04:002018-06-02T11:08:47.283-04:00That was a tough one but I did it. I love Mr. Robo...That was a tough one but I did it. I love Mr. Robot so that helped a bit. There were no easy areas in this puzzle for me. Every square was a battle.thefogmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870509029973778266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-24171489774542184652018-06-02T10:32:35.200-04:002018-06-02T10:32:35.200-04:00NOPUNINTENDED
That SEXYBEAST EDD put on a NICEMOV...NOPUNINTENDED<br /><br />That SEXYBEAST EDD put on a NICEMOVE,<br />but AMELIA RESISTED the fool.<br />She DRILY said, “BABE, ALLTHERE is to prove<br />is that your PESTLE is still a STONETOOL.”<br /><br />--- JESSE “RATSO” KELSO<br />Burma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-76554388771178466852018-04-30T21:54:40.229-04:002018-04-30T21:54:40.229-04:00The second time in two days I've been suckered...The second time in two days I've been suckered with a grammar interpretation. It's DRYLY, not DRILY. Again if you Google it, it comes up DRYLY!!!!!!!!!!!! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18038002669098155804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-91904496642251594752018-04-29T20:48:55.129-04:002018-04-29T20:48:55.129-04:00Why bring up the piano if leg is your answer? Had ...Why bring up the piano if leg is your answer? Had key in there for the longest time. <br />I had SAKS for SARG, Figured he must’ve been an employee that became disgruntled and opened his own department storeburtonkdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02775521394938142484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-29735801285083139242018-04-29T20:41:56.492-04:002018-04-29T20:41:56.492-04:00Professional musician here. One who also spends mu...Professional musician here. One who also spends much of his time explaining repeats and dal segno, etc to amateur choir members. That managed to be one of the last clues I got because I was looking for something more literal, wondering if there were perhaps a technical term for the repeat sign of which I was unaware, which is not an impossibility this being Saturday and all. That being said, as previously noted it merely means sign. As a weak defense of the constructor, I will grant that you will not use the sign unless you were repeating something. Still the clue must count as technically incorrect.burtonkdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02775521394938142484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-7134806560626064912018-04-29T06:48:24.784-04:002018-04-29T06:48:24.784-04:00&#x1d10b&#x1d10bAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-18038067480869828272018-04-29T04:30:59.726-04:002018-04-29T04:30:59.726-04:00Kinda raciist for Mike to say "RAMI" is ...Kinda raciist for Mike to say "RAMI" is not a real human name.<br /><br />- BrennanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-29584000107845489952018-04-29T02:33:48.531-04:002018-04-29T02:33:48.531-04:00Yes 🙋♂️Yes 🙋♂️Mo Pariserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16743536369548158176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-86578124031493217122018-04-28T22:42:47.661-04:002018-04-28T22:42:47.661-04:00@Shawn Vondran (7:29 p.m.): You're quite welco...@Shawn Vondran (7:29 p.m.): You're quite welcome, and thank you for the kind words. Also, sorry I didn't see your comment before I replied to David in CA. My mom, who was a church organist and who shanghaied me into her children's choir at the beginning of what has been a 75-year career (and still counting) as a choirboy, would never forgive me for letting that one go by unremarked. Blue Staternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-11659029823997343772018-04-28T22:28:36.290-04:002018-04-28T22:28:36.290-04:00@David in CA (3:11 p.m.): My post was not a perso...@David in CA (3:11 p.m.): My post was not a personal attack on Will Shortz. I don’t know the man. It was a critique of his work, which is something quite different. I believe that WS’s standards of factual and linguistic accuracy, as evidenced in the puzzles he publishes, too frequently are not high enough for the NYT. That seemed to me to be not true of the puzzles under his predecessor, Eugene Maleska.<br /><br />I suggest that you, too, elevate your standards in fact-checking. If you really found a definition in two online dictionaries (you didn’t name the third one, so I can’t comment on that) saying that SEGNO is a musical mark meaning “repeat,” those dictionaries are wrong. SEGNO is an Italian word meaning “sign.” As others have pointed out more elegantly than I did, the “segno” mark, which I can’t do here, is where you repeat FROM when you get to a repeat mark that has “D. S.” (for “Dal Segno”) over it. If the repeat mark has “D. C.” over it, that means “Da Capo,” and you go back to the beginning of the piece or section. Sorry, but them’s the facts, and any competent copyeditor (and I’ve been one) would catch that in a New York minute.<br />Blue Staternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-20854435672903522442018-04-28T21:13:30.767-04:002018-04-28T21:13:30.767-04:00@ Anon 5:54 and Whatsername, Do you really think M...@ Anon 5:54 and Whatsername, Do you really think MetroGnome didn't know what he was saying??? Geez.<br />Also Good One from me MG.Two Ponieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06896743444873087885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-40863796105788548822018-04-28T19:29:39.069-04:002018-04-28T19:29:39.069-04:00Blue Stater: thank you. I was scouring the commen...Blue Stater: thank you. I was scouring the comments section to make sure someone caught this. Huge mistake by NYT xword editors. I’ve been teaching music for almost 20 years (now at a university). Segno just means sign, as you indicate. Not repeat. Essentially, dal segno (D.S.) means “from the sign.” There is also D.C. or Da Capo which means to go back to the beginning. No segno required for that. Shawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13780103870605395327noreply@blogger.com