tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post7599129426286788911..comments2024-03-29T10:20:16.377-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Turkish bigwig — SUNDAY, Oct. 18 2009 — Old credit-tracking corp. / Jewelry firm since 1842 / School popular in 1920s / Lepidopterist's studyRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger87125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-77019706640674113382009-10-29T21:32:45.460-04:002009-10-29T21:32:45.460-04:00Found this by googling deedimo--I also had amore i...Found this by googling deedimo--I also had amore instead of adore--this puzzle was too easy but it was fun. And the musical versions make it more fun.Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16396330372094217721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-50255043402260303392009-10-26T12:32:49.110-04:002009-10-26T12:32:49.110-04:00It's funny what we all find "easy" a...It's funny what we all find "easy" and "hard". As a scientist, torus was my first guess on which aspect of the life preserver EG wanted for 105D. Equivalently, as a scientist who has never been to New York city, and has very little experience with art, I couldn't <i>know</i> any of the art/architecture clues, but most were solvable with enough crosses.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-83005568105653158642009-10-25T15:04:09.838-04:002009-10-25T15:04:09.838-04:00If I can get done before lunch, I'm happy.If I can get done before lunch, I'm happy.kas448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-90140854093684086692009-10-25T14:26:50.250-04:002009-10-25T14:26:50.250-04:00@Geometricus
In actuality, the apochryphal writing...@Geometricus<br />In actuality, the apochryphal writings not included in the Protestant Bibles were not included in their canon partly due to those texts not being in the original Jewish Bible. So, they didn't really 'take them out' but continued the long tradition of them already not being included. The reasons for these exclusions go beyond the scope of this blog however. <br />Shalom,<br />PeacebirdPeacebirdnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-37470665472004589842009-10-24T08:37:41.251-04:002009-10-24T08:37:41.251-04:00Perfect puzzle for a Sunday.Perfect puzzle for a Sunday.PIXnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-61403246020930942852009-10-20T09:55:02.728-04:002009-10-20T09:55:02.728-04:00@Glitch (and others): I see the Second Sunday puzz...@Glitch (and others): I see the Second Sunday puzzle has now appeared on the page, so it looks like it was indeed an omission.pochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08861361305246858918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-27028448316677142372009-10-19T17:28:21.095-04:002009-10-19T17:28:21.095-04:00It's a shame Rudolf Bauer wasn't included ...It's a shame Rudolf Bauer wasn't included among the artist's hidden in the puzzle. It was really the work of Bauer and Kandinsky that drove Guggenheim to build the museum in the first place. Then Guggenheim screwed Bauer over, and Bauer refused to ever paint again because he didn't want Guggenheim to control the work. It's a tragic story, partly told here:<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolf_Bauer_(artist)<br /><br />Also notable that Bauer didn't want Frank Lloyd Wright to design the museum. He thought it should have been someone from.... the BAUHAUS.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-40166156294753680452009-10-19T12:56:27.392-04:002009-10-19T12:56:27.392-04:00I'm another one who was fine with the NOR answ...I'm another one who was fine with the NOR answer. I hope I am just an ironic pompous windbag.<br /><br />Weakest one, I say, was UGHS, indeed I do say. The only one that stumped me was TORUS, but that seems like a reasonable clue and answer.Michael A. Sheahttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm3232421/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-25595008936654536722009-10-19T03:23:32.577-04:002009-10-19T03:23:32.577-04:00What's interesting about the Guggenheim Museum...What's interesting about the Guggenheim Museum is how the family was cleverly able to transform its oppressive, harmful business legacy into art.<br /><br />The Guggenheim fortune was built on a brutal consolidation of mining and smelting in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. At every silver mine and smelting plant owned by the family, historians say that they turned to thugs and scabs to ensure that unions failed in their efforts to organize and obtain better conditions for workers. When Colorado became too expensive due to labor demands, the family moved most of its operations to Mexico.<br /><br />Most philanthropists spend two-thirds of their lives clawing the guts out of society and the latter third either justifying their actions or, to put it more graphically, trying to stuff the guts back in. This was surely the case here, as the Guggenheim name is now known much more for art patronage than for the way the money was obtained to create the legacy.<br /><br />It's always interesting to observe what tragic, humble and in many cases impoverished lives were led by the artists represented at the Guggenheim and elsewhere. To be sure, these philanthropists would never have wished to associate with the artists in their lifetimes.<br /><br />Other than that, I really enjoyed the puzzle. Bravo to the constructor for the beauty of her idea and elegance of execution.Blackhawknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-90127876392413027122009-10-19T01:08:35.590-04:002009-10-19T01:08:35.590-04:00@Glitch: Yes, I see it now, but only in PDF form. ...@Glitch: Yes, I see it now, but only in PDF form. I wasn't familiar with the term "Variety Puzzle". I still think it should be on the main page as well, as is the case with every other Sunday puzzle I've seen since I started doing them 4 or 5 years ago.<br /><br />Thanks all the same.pochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08861361305246858918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-70843085708989826342009-10-19T00:19:57.228-04:002009-10-19T00:19:57.228-04:00Elaine: Ya1 Ya! for APOCr!Elaine: Ya1 Ya! for APOCr!slypetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05537129206516720012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-43217431477937844422009-10-18T23:35:31.217-04:002009-10-18T23:35:31.217-04:00It is really late on Sunday night. I just want to...It is really late on Sunday night. I just want to say: BEAUTIFUL, beautiful puzzle today. Crosswords and art in a clever Lloyd-Wright grid.<br />Who could ask for more?mexgirlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-45291439053333090952009-10-18T22:13:41.823-04:002009-10-18T22:13:41.823-04:00I was in a hurry to get back to m-i-law's apt....I was in a hurry to get back to m-i-law's apt..... so I did not add this:<br />I only knew TORUS because there was such a formation on the cover of the textbook that my children had for..? calculus? (some obscure sci-math-techno course.)<br />I am very proud of my children, even if I don't understand a word they are arguing about....but I did get the TORUS part. I majored in the equivalent of the Opposite on the Color Wheel. Occasionally we find a conjunction and are amazed! by the event.<br /><br />Today I invited someone to our local quilt guild. I have done this often...and only once has anyone responded by actually showing up as promised. I hope you have much better luck w/ the NYT puzzle!Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195458656221202202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-40073027567282450622009-10-18T21:43:21.348-04:002009-10-18T21:43:21.348-04:00More on torus from the Geometry teacher: Pacman an...More on torus from the Geometry teacher: Pacman and many other video games are played on a "flat" torus, since when you exit out the right side you re-enter at the analogous spot on the left. Same story with bottom edge and top edge of the screen. In the branch of math called topology, you get to take a flat screen, curve it around, glue the left edge to the right edge to make a tube. Now the top and bottom edges need to be glued so you curve the tube to make a donut shape. <br /><br />APOC to a Catholic means Apocalyspe, which is sometimes called Revelation. The Apocrypha is properly things like the Gospel of Thomas which never were in any canon of scripture. Books like Sirach and Macabees were always a part of the Bible but Protestants took them out.Geometricushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12608136348402997098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-18947446672162449722009-10-18T19:31:53.151-04:002009-10-18T19:31:53.151-04:00So tonight puzzle husband and I went down the stre...So tonight puzzle husband and I went down the street to our neighborhood hang out (seaside tavern) and a couple mentioned the nyt puzzle. they said they do the puzzle and read Rex Parker every day. I told them to join in, and mentioned my blog name. Hopefully they will join in.chefbeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15195945085405126511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-12913312542663897512009-10-18T19:05:54.505-04:002009-10-18T19:05:54.505-04:00@Peter S. I'm also with you on the Charlie Br...@Peter S. I'm also with you on the Charlie Brown clue. Can't remember ever seeing UGH.jaenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-49501383213006583132009-10-18T18:45:56.059-04:002009-10-18T18:45:56.059-04:00Thanks Ms. Gorski for this imaginative puzzle. I ...Thanks Ms. Gorski for this imaginative puzzle. I want to take a field trip to the Guggenheim now. <br /><br />@Rex: I enjoyed the song of the day feature--my favorite was the Donovan piece. <br /><br />Funny comments with ...Seurat, etc.PlantieBeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01960277851368508036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-42473752533091250852009-10-18T18:37:38.298-04:002009-10-18T18:37:38.298-04:00I think Pompous (D)bag sounds like an excellent na...I think Pompous (D)bag sounds like an excellent name for a rock group. Or a rapper....retired_chemisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13181126754941899228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-21486785844853263542009-10-18T18:33:31.227-04:002009-10-18T18:33:31.227-04:00yes we had SUMAC recently ... like yesterday!
I w...yes we had SUMAC recently ... like yesterday!<br /><br />I was impressed with this puzzle too, well done!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-61803082300218150012009-10-18T18:05:45.615-04:002009-10-18T18:05:45.615-04:00@poc
Not arguing, just curious, but I found the (...@poc<br /><br />Not arguing, just curious, but I found the (same) cryptic online here:<br /><br /><a href="http://wordplay.blogs.nytimes.com" rel="nofollow">Wordplay blog: Right side, second box down </a><br /><br />and here:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/pages/crosswords/" rel="nofollow"> Per Magazine: Left side, second box down </a><br /><br />Or is it something else you are looking ... er ... make that ... for which you are looking?<br /><br />.../Glitch [trying not to sound too pompous]Glitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14940000404613329056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-78273848337327645542009-10-18T17:35:15.779-04:002009-10-18T17:35:15.779-04:00I would be happier if 58A AGAPE were clued as one ...I would be happier if 58A AGAPE were clued as one of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Four_Loves" rel="nofollow">The Four Loves</a> (Storge, Philia, Eros, Agape) rather than "openmouthed."<br /><br />A propos of which, I just <b><i>loved</i></b> it yesterday when Cal regained respectability by trouncing UCLA, while Stanford was edged out by Arizona in a great game. (Cheers to @nanpilla @ 10:27 AM.)<br /><br />Now which of The Four Loves is that? Only Philia (comradeship) for me, though I do know some folks for whom it would be Eros. :-)<br /><br />Larry the happier BearAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-62325734300342413182009-10-18T17:34:27.201-04:002009-10-18T17:34:27.201-04:00Like so many here, I generally start at 1A and go ...Like so many here, I generally start at 1A and go from there. Today I saw the grid and decided to start in the center. It's not really significant to anyone, I'm sure, but I like that it snapped me out of the rut. I also liked that it was fairly quick, since Sundays are often too much of a slog for me.<br /><br />But I couldn't quite finish; NOR, ITO, APOC and TAU were just too opaque and so I missed PATRONAGE and ALIENATED (and Mr. Guggenheim's middle initial). Oh, well, still fun.treedwellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12634227778469664442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-81221164909502965122009-10-18T17:34:13.337-04:002009-10-18T17:34:13.337-04:00this puzzle was absolutely fantastic. theme answe...this puzzle was absolutely fantastic. theme answers gave way at a steady pace even if you have never heard of the artists. anyone else have serum for torus at 105D?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13993217783198734410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-84119476563356066532009-10-18T17:22:38.135-04:002009-10-18T17:22:38.135-04:00@Glitch and @JannieB: thanks, but I see no cryptic...@Glitch and @JannieB: thanks, but I see no cryptic on the Wordplay Blog. No biggie (I don't much enjoy the NYT cryptics as a rule). Still it seems like an error not to have it on the main crossword page.pochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08861361305246858918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-5112072201120358782009-10-18T17:11:14.309-04:002009-10-18T17:11:14.309-04:00@ mac, It was the Guggenheim in L.A. I should ha...@ mac, It was the Guggenheim in L.A. I should have been more specific.Two Ponieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06896743444873087885noreply@blogger.com