tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post7477508106360198584..comments2024-03-19T00:21:49.519-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Edible mushroom / MON 2-6-17 / Dictator ___ Amin / Summer hours in Denver: Abbr. / Philosopher and social activist WestRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger90125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-60326813065455750222017-03-13T20:58:33.661-04:002017-03-13T20:58:33.661-04:00Iggy (Pop, not Azalea)Iggy (Pop, not Azalea)rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-45780109656051445072017-03-13T19:58:54.773-04:002017-03-13T19:58:54.773-04:00What happened to our Canadian bloke?
Diana, you k...What happened to our Canadian bloke?<br /><br />Diana, you know whoDiana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-6302019395261883652017-03-13T18:54:58.238-04:002017-03-13T18:54:58.238-04:00Isaac Hayes? The Ink Spots?Isaac Hayes? The Ink Spots?spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-91984824639697641582017-03-13T14:06:43.082-04:002017-03-13T14:06:43.082-04:00I know that Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young make...I know that Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young make up CSNY. But who do you toss in there to get CSINY? Burl Ives? Billy Idol. Chris Isaak? An Iglesias? Enquiring minds . . .rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-41216876873740810882017-03-13T13:32:29.143-04:002017-03-13T13:32:29.143-04:00Having played with mostly downs in that area I lef...Having played with mostly downs in that area I left in BEaTS, and totally forgot about poor little SPUTNIKONE, circling about and saying "nyah nyah" to the US of A.<br /><br />BESTS. Who says that? <br /><br />Must say I'm a bit IRED with myself for yet another one-letter dnf. 'Twill be hanging my head in shame...<br /><br />Diana, Lady-in-Waiting for CrosswordsDiana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-59818365735717389132017-03-13T12:44:47.796-04:002017-03-13T12:44:47.796-04:00IDO think this puz was well above average in quali...IDO think this puz was well above average in quality and difficulty for a Mon-puz. Coupla w/0s in the west with BEaTS and nearby ENdUp before ENSUE, hey, that OCd looked OK until reading the down clue.<br /><br />Far too arcane or esoteric – “Elastomer lubricant” = forMINOLTAblet.<br /><br />Used to subscribe to the National LAMPOON. Also have the complete National LAMPOON Radio Hour in digital format. NOW that was humor.<br /><br />Couldn’t we have gone with Aaron NEVILLE and/or the brothers?<br /><br />My very own expert authority assures me that SPUTNK literally means “satellite”. The moon is a SPUTNIK of the LUNAR sort.<br /><br />Seeing as @spacey is on top of ERIN’S deal, I’ll stretch out for yeah baby tennis star MARIA Sharapova.<br /><br />This was a fun puz TODO. Let’s see if something good TURNSUP on Tuesday.<br />rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-37786746603206748472017-03-13T12:38:29.448-04:002017-03-13T12:38:29.448-04:00BASMATI.
That is all.BASMATI.<br />That is all.leftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-6578995122003360012017-03-13T11:53:02.905-04:002017-03-13T11:53:02.905-04:00TODO THEHELP IDO
ICANONLYHOPE that the NEARESTEXI...TODO THEHELP IDO<br /><br />ICANONLYHOPE that the NEARESTEXIT will<br />have no DAMN HIDDENCAMERA, ORR I’m screwed,<br />I’ll need an ESCAPEROUTE even if ITSA DRILL – <br />MARIA and I are NOW UTTERLY NUDE.<br /><br />--- NEVILLE CORNEL BERG<br />Burma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-91327653731650121082017-03-13T11:33:58.165-04:002017-03-13T11:33:58.165-04:00There were other SPUTNIKs? Who knew? That ONE got ...There were other SPUTNIKs? Who knew? That ONE got me; couldn't imagine what TODO with those extra three squares. Other WOEs: though a Stones fan, I must reiterate my near-total lack of album title knowledge. I've heard of old-time actor CORNEL Wilde, but West? Nope. And...BASMATI? Really? on a MONDAY?? So the SE was last and toughest for me; thus, easy-medium.<br /><br />I agree with @Lewis that the circles are a Monday concession, but they really weren't needed. That stuff just clutters up the grid, IMO. And today, they "un-hide" the 51-acrosses. The brand names do form parts of different words, so that aspect gets a pass. But the theme density--only three entries plus a fitting (sort of) revealer, should make for some tighter fill. Yet we have two total letter strings, CSINY and (horrors!) MTWTF, plus a gaggle of tired (Hi, Annabel!) xwordese: IDO crossing IDI in the center (!), BESTS, ASEA crossing ESAU, your ERIKS and ERINS, your RTZ (random time zone) and an awkward partial for a finale (ITSA). Not to mention that IRED IS NOT A WORD!!<br /><br />On the plus side, the two long downs make a lovely mini-theme: ESCAPEROUTE and NEARESTEXIT. ICANONLYHOPE that our new contributor will send us more of that, and less fill flotsam. Since I just rewatched ERIN Brokovich, I'll make Julia Roberts once again DOD; she can never have the title too many times, IMO. In keeping with the upbeat spirit of our guest blogger today, I'll give this new guy a par. Those downs WERE great.<br />spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-28622489860515073432017-02-06T23:58:14.604-05:002017-02-06T23:58:14.604-05:00Grundies, @Teedmn? Grundies, you say? The only Gru...Grundies, @Teedmn? Grundies, you say? The only Grundies I know are Solomons, one of whom was born on a Monday, and, after being buried on Sunday, was revivified as an immortal zombie super-villain.<br /><br />I don't believe a simple pair would qualify as a 'bunch'.Leapfingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14243620614139990887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-16779827487025177002017-02-06T23:09:21.839-05:002017-02-06T23:09:21.839-05:00No votes for "grundies in a bunch"? Or i...No votes for "grundies in a bunch"? Or is that just a southern Minnesota thing?Teedmnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12832353448839187816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-10267060713770402432017-02-06T23:03:10.019-05:002017-02-06T23:03:10.019-05:00Oh sure. And get skid marks on your chinos.
Glad ...Oh sure. And get skid marks on your chinos.<br /><br />Glad I don't do your laundry, @Z.Mr. Cleannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-64417868190655687042017-02-06T22:05:46.993-05:002017-02-06T22:05:46.993-05:00Go commando and avoid the whole issue. Just mind t...Go commando and avoid the whole issue. Just mind the zipper, gents. Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-18446730214945499492017-02-06T21:29:42.187-05:002017-02-06T21:29:42.187-05:00Easy puz but a friendly and positive review. Comme...Easy puz but a friendly and positive review. Comments reflected that, too. There's a place for those - like me - who aren't so smart that they can't appreciate constructors and reviewers who are thinking about us.Fs4569https://www.blogger.com/profile/02795417306977099339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-6063259735355936872017-02-06T21:28:12.519-05:002017-02-06T21:28:12.519-05:00Pro hoc fallacy? Sounds like what we learned under...Pro hoc fallacy? Sounds like what we learned under the heading of "Correlation does not imply causality".<br /><br />I'm with @Glimmerglass: panties in a bunch. Also: knickers in a knot.<br /><br />TTheme related: Julie Harris starred in "I Am a Camera"; Walter Kerr famously reviewed that play with "Me no Leica".<br /><br />I once hid a camera in a tree; It was the gingKO DAKota Fanning climbed in "I Am Sam". My take on German cameras is somewhat different from @AliasZ's; all I could think of was what a HASSLE BLADder infections can be to treat, properly, that is.<br /><br />Great fill, AH, as mentioned. Delightful for a Monday, stellar for a debut.<br /><br />Leapfingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14243620614139990887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-30691241592810455632017-02-06T19:13:52.001-05:002017-02-06T19:13:52.001-05:00@Z, Thanks. Now I'm an affectionado of those s...@Z, Thanks. Now I'm an affectionado of those sitesI am not a robotnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-23742947411650639822017-02-06T18:25:50.604-05:002017-02-06T18:25:50.604-05:00@Anon 6:27 - Up yours!
@Anon 7:48 - Thank you, whe...@Anon 6:27 - Up yours!<br />@Anon 7:48 - Thank you, where is spell check when you need it?chefwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03999206352243329280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-17882141990225282182017-02-06T17:40:24.734-05:002017-02-06T17:40:24.734-05:00@M&A, those do look like the profiles of a cam...@M&A, those do look like the profiles of a camera. Extra points awarded all around. <br />And for the sake of balance, it was jarring/disturbing/frightening to see CORNEL clued so benignly/innapropriately/offensively. (choose your own legitimizing descriptors)<br />Puzzle was fine, just right for a Monday. <br />Thanks @Anabel, refreshing as always. Moly Shuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08469710317471610093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-38104597828776699152017-02-06T17:21:01.126-05:002017-02-06T17:21:01.126-05:00@Z: OTT definitely belongs in the royal court. A...@Z: OTT definitely belongs in the royal court. Also ONO. YMA used to be in all the time but not much lately.mathgentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-31949856057954600932017-02-06T17:09:45.371-05:002017-02-06T17:09:45.371-05:00@Z, well there is an Ulf from the hill tribes in G...@Z, well there is an Ulf from the hill tribes in Game of Thrones.<br /><br />There was one camera I liked better than my Nikon. I'm betting nobody here thought of it at all and there was no way it could ever have been hidden. The Graflex Crown or Speed Graphic. I've owned both. Interesting side note: The battery tube for those massive flash bulb holders that were mounted on the sides of those old 4x5 "press" cameras you'll remember from old black and white films were the very first light saber handles used in Star Wars. Numinoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01263999193499725814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-87637936611319271822017-02-06T16:38:27.799-05:002017-02-06T16:38:27.799-05:00I was a tad disappointed that Kodak was left out o...I was a tad disappointed that Kodak was left out of today's themers. Spending the rest of the day with the song "Kodachrome" in my head....iamjessnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-39438888994876830442017-02-06T16:34:53.949-05:002017-02-06T16:34:53.949-05:00@Numi - Who gets to be king, though, Uma or Uta? O...@Numi - Who gets to be king, though, Uma or Uta? Or maybe we end up with a polyamory situation with Nas rapping away? Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-72108825181526236422017-02-06T16:24:47.922-05:002017-02-06T16:24:47.922-05:00@Z, I'm not sure if she's contemporary eno...@Z, I'm not sure if she's contemporary enough but Uta Hagen pops instantly to mind.Numinoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01263999193499725814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-39307256225205603472017-02-06T16:11:56.264-05:002017-02-06T16:11:56.264-05:00@Anonymous 3:06, you would be surprised. It's ...@Anonymous 3:06, you would be surprised. It's true, some people are trapped there and can't get out. Many who began as trapped there decided they didn't want to leave when opportunities may have become available. Everybody in the building I lived in on Stanford and 7th stayed because they wanted to. I also knew people on the street who liked where they were. They liked not having the responsibilities of mortgages, car payments, insurance expenses, electricity, gas and water bills, the trappings of the American Dream. I knew one guy who lived in a tent on the street who worked at a local McDonalds. He did his laundry every other day or so and I guess washed up and shaved in the bathroom where he worked. I believe the welfare office also posted jobs. <br /><br />It is also true there were many who were content to subsist on welfare alone or who lived in the various shelters and missions in that part of town. Knowing where to stand on the street at various times of the day one could eat up to five full meals. <br /><br />So, no. I wasn't the only one who lived there by choice. Everybody had their individual reason for being there and I was surprised that while it certainly wasn't wonderful it wasn't a total nightmare either. Numinoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01263999193499725814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-89235734381748613562017-02-06T16:03:54.380-05:002017-02-06T16:03:54.380-05:00@mathgent - I nominate Eno and Ono. Also Ott and Y...@mathgent - I nominate Eno and Ono. Also Ott and Yma. I'm drawing a blank on someone contemporaneous enough to pair with Uma. <br /><br />As for tomorrow's presumed Eno/Ono appearance, I'm hoping to see them stacked with Anno crossing the N's. Too bad it's not Brian Eño and Yoko Oño, then we could always cross one of them with Año and avoid the entire asshole discussion. <br /><br />@I am Not a Robot - <a href="http://www.wikiwords.org/dictionary/Affectionado/1044898/2030684" rel="nofollow">My search engine turned up this</a> and also a <a href="https://www.yelp.com/list/for-the-sushi-affectionados-new-york" rel="nofollow">Yelp page for sushi lovers in NYC</a> (I hope the link works, my iPad keeps opening my Yelp app to nearby restaurants). And seriously, doesn't an "affectionado" sound more approachable than an "aficionado?" "I'm a bitter old cuss so I have an affection for bitter IPA's" is way better than "the cascade hops provide a strong floral bouquet, while the brewer's inspired decision to use Saaz as a finishing hop provides this IPA with a smooth finish."Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.com