tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post7753185642280208672..comments2024-03-19T07:47:07.947-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: SUNDAY, Jul. 1, 2007 - Nancy Salomon and Bill ZaisRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-27008271515014400622007-07-08T16:33:00.000-04:002007-07-08T16:33:00.000-04:001wl Enjoyable (puns and all) and pretty easy thoug...1wl <BR/>Enjoyable (puns and all) and pretty easy though I doubt if I'll ever complete a Sunday puzzle in 20 minutes. BTW, the diamond clues were not in the syndicate version in my paper (San Diego Union-Tribune). There was an odd * in 109a at the T in DETS. Hmm, it might be time for me to join the present and sign up for the online version!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-35012455633615798362007-07-08T15:27:00.000-04:002007-07-08T15:27:00.000-04:00Duh! I didn't even see the Diamond clues...Sorry!Duh! I didn't even see the Diamond clues...Sorry!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-60415723693147057062007-07-08T15:24:00.000-04:002007-07-08T15:24:00.000-04:00No one commented on the words between the bases:th...No one commented on the words between the bases:<BR/>that's a 1st<BR/>steals 2nd<BR/>finish 3rd &<BR/>stayed home<BR/>Or did I miss it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-35550659061575429442007-07-02T01:43:00.000-04:002007-07-02T01:43:00.000-04:00anonymous,I too would like to know where there is ...anonymous,<BR/><BR/>I too would like to know where there is some discussion of Mel Taub's Puns and Anagrams puzzle. I really like them and find them very clever.<BR/><BR/>ProfphilAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-81644525899694598512007-07-01T22:07:00.000-04:002007-07-01T22:07:00.000-04:00Kobe's jersey was the biggest seller of all NBA je...Kobe's jersey was the biggest seller of all NBA jerseys in 2007.<BR/><BR/>Rex, I agree with you about Bonds, Iverson, et al. My best friend pitched in the big leagues for five years in the pill (amphtamine) era and told me that the pills took him from warning track power to 10 rows deep. <BR/><BR/>I personally think that the steroid era is solely about the hatred of Barry Bonds, 20% because he is a colossal jerk and 80% because he is black. I wonder what percentage of the HOF vote Roger Clemens will get? I am sure that he got faster when he was older and half a million sizes bigger strictly because of his work ethic.<BR/><BR/>My best friend, who knows these guys and their competitive natures, puts the steroid/human growth, etc. abuse at roughly 80%. To me, it just represents how the game was played in the modern era. For 70 years when the game was at its peak of popularity, many if not most of the best players were excluded.<BR/><BR/>Steve MAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-61254163977115963712007-07-01T21:22:00.000-04:002007-07-01T21:22:00.000-04:00In the NYT Magazine, the diagonal running-the-base...In the NYT Magazine, the diagonal running-the-bases clues were listed at the end of the clues, labeled as NE, NW, etc.<BR/><BR/>As for ENISLE, I hereby coin a new word describing a man's placement of his package within a codpiece: PENISLE. Alas, codpieces being less than popular these days, there is little use for this word.Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-81927396255103423432007-07-01T19:23:00.000-04:002007-07-01T19:23:00.000-04:00Thanks Kratsman & Prof. Phil for the additional in...Thanks Kratsman & Prof. Phil for the additional info on "ah so"...I agree that it should probably be avoided...<BR/><BR/>Was also surprised to see crystal METH and LSD in the same puzzle...esp when I also incorrectly had morphINE in there for a while... with baseball being the theme... steroids would, sadly, have been more appropriate to work in somehow...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-62220848918381819742007-07-01T19:05:00.000-04:002007-07-01T19:05:00.000-04:00Too many allowances made for this puzzle - I know ...Too many allowances made for this puzzle - I know this was a tough one to construct but give me a break with all those three-letter words, many of them abbrs. Also, Willz has now started accepting 146 words with 77 blocks?<BR/><BR/>ACAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-73720342887977524772007-07-01T18:53:00.000-04:002007-07-01T18:53:00.000-04:00I, uh, second what jetflyer said: The puns are wha...I, uh, second what jetflyer said: The puns are what makes it fun.Norrin2https://www.blogger.com/profile/08556797281238202366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-37139600722482242272007-07-01T18:31:00.000-04:002007-07-01T18:31:00.000-04:00I'm pretty sure "lehr" is German for "oven".I'm pretty sure "lehr" is German for "oven".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-52259136258160432912007-07-01T18:16:00.000-04:002007-07-01T18:16:00.000-04:00Seems I found the puzzle a little more difficult f...Seems I found the puzzle a little more difficult for a Sunday than others here.<BR/><BR/>Still I liked it. When I figured out 'mobile home' got the theme and thought "hey, this is pretty clever."<BR/><BR/>And lots of fill that I liked including: try me, track meets, stimulants...and I didn't mind the puns.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-48882646409018229832007-07-01T18:09:00.000-04:002007-07-01T18:09:00.000-04:00I don't like Kobe Bryant at all - grew up a Huge C...I don't like Kobe Bryant at all - grew up a Huge Celtics fan and have congenital hatred of the Lakers; but ... well, Kobe is an NBA STAR, of a considerable magnitude, and he was convicted of nothing, and when large groups of white people decide to hate a black athlete based on little more than negative impressions perpetrated ad nauseam by a desperate media ... yeah, I can't really get behind that. For this reason, perhaps perversely, I love Barry Bonds and Allen Iverson and other insanely talented black athletes that get more press for being "problems" than for their considerable accomplishments. <BR/><BR/>My perversity for liking said athletes does not extend to O.J., who is guilty as all git out.Rex Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-14163559716787200022007-07-01T16:56:00.000-04:002007-07-01T16:56:00.000-04:00I liked the puns - as silly as they were. The way...I liked the puns - as silly as they were. <BR/><BR/>The way he has behaved in the last couple of weeks, my first thought for Kobe was CRYBABY. I wouldn't mind at all if the Lakers were to unload him, but they won't. They'll just continue to be a pretty bad team with Kobe and a weak supporting cast. Kobe's right about one thing - they are not the same since Jerry West left as GM. Yeah, I used to be a Laker fan, but not these days.<BR/><BR/>I've never heard of LEHRS before. I only got that one from the crossings. DIK Browne has shown up in puzzles before, that wasn't anything new.<BR/><BR/>Overall a pretty easy Sunday puzzle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-85154068377541413402007-07-01T16:24:00.000-04:002007-07-01T16:24:00.000-04:00I liked the add'l baseball puns in the corners (or...I liked the add'l baseball puns in the corners (or left and right field and the visitor and home dugouts, following the diamond theme). GROUND BEEF was very clever, esp. since for some reason I couldn't get that cross-clue, SOMBER. Unsmiling = Sullen? Solemn? <BR/><BR/>Also, I liked Kobe Bryant, e.g. 'cause I first wrote LA LAKER (egotist probably wasn't right, though accurate) until I realized it was NBA STAR.<BR/><BR/>My only gripe with this puzzle: What's with all the two WWI refs?Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17655319942904634388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-10078339139104323232007-07-01T15:47:00.000-04:002007-07-01T15:47:00.000-04:00Cara, I'm with you on Kobe Bryant. I know he was ...Cara, I'm with you on Kobe Bryant. I know he was found not guilty, but NBASTAR is not the first thing that came to my mind. I didn't go into that on my blog and it's been bothering me ever since. Must develop balls.Linda Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15816794362786044423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-66820658014338410562007-07-01T14:44:00.000-04:002007-07-01T14:44:00.000-04:00Rex Rex Rex. Why such a curmudgeon? The puns are p...Rex Rex Rex. Why such a curmudgeon? The puns are precisely what makes puzzles so delightful. There is nothing better than a play on words.<BR/><BR/>That is all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-43588990808139351592007-07-01T14:21:00.000-04:002007-07-01T14:21:00.000-04:00Fitzy, my German is miniscule but Ah So does not s...Fitzy, my German is miniscule but Ah So does not sound like ICh S/Zay (I see Sp?) it sounds more like Ach Zo/so or Ah So in English or Ah like so. Regardless of its origins it is used as if it is Japanese Ah so ususlly accompanied with a bow and based on a movie character that is offensive to Asians and would never be portrayed this way today. I think it probably should be avoided.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-61762345831618746782007-07-01T14:02:00.000-04:002007-07-01T14:02:00.000-04:00Twenty minutes? Wow. I got started late in life ...Twenty minutes? Wow. I got started late in life doing crosswords but I am learning every day. Never heard of a lehr and what I know about sports is nearly zilch. Love your blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-45477739462011161392007-07-01T13:36:00.000-04:002007-07-01T13:36:00.000-04:00There was a discussion on "Ah so" at the NYT Forum...There was a discussion on "Ah so" at the NYT Forum a while back. The Charlie Chan character was Chinese, but the "ah so" phrase is Japanese. Here's a link to the Urban Dictionary which explains it.<BR/> http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=ahsoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-69243493766209666312007-07-01T13:26:00.000-04:002007-07-01T13:26:00.000-04:00I would have preferred an NBASTAR being clued as s...I would have preferred an NBASTAR being clued as someone other than Kobe Bryant.caraleighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00915033939756942889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-71849758280138002312007-07-01T13:16:00.000-04:002007-07-01T13:16:00.000-04:00Rex, great riff on nudity in the Sunday puzzle, pe...Rex, great riff on nudity in the Sunday puzzle, perhaps GODDESSES in their GRASS SKIRTS will join in.<BR/>I thought the construction was clever and the puns didn't bother me, but, as mentioned before, I thought the addition of the notepad was unnecessary.Campesitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01852123189179333049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-31279973179636834442007-07-01T12:57:00.000-04:002007-07-01T12:57:00.000-04:00Oooh! That's what SAT meant. Thanks for pointing...Oooh! That's what SAT meant. Thanks for pointing that out.<BR/><BR/>And congrats on your time! (DOVELETTES aside.)crossnerdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09186341753139439993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-983331928230405962007-07-01T12:37:00.000-04:002007-07-01T12:37:00.000-04:00Too Much Sports!I can appreciate a baseball theme,...Too Much Sports!<BR/><BR/>I can appreciate a baseball theme, this being summer. But there were also clues/answers about the NFL, NBA, track meets, touchdowns, bowling frames, Dream Team, and racecars.<BR/><BR/>As if that weren't enough testosterone, lots of clues/answers about war/military: soldier's fare, WWI, "invades", armour, fighter plane, even Vikings kind of doubled with sport, lol.<BR/><BR/>Hopefully for balance next week will have preponderant themes like show tunes and chick lit, lol.<BR/>:)Deschanelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02953022805348279862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-46852527062789812312007-07-01T12:30:00.000-04:002007-07-01T12:30:00.000-04:00Different strokes for different folks, I guess. I...Different strokes for different folks, I guess. I like puns, so this puzzle was extra enjoyable. In fact, OPES and SPAD made PARK RANGER a gimme -- and I was off and running (so to speak).<BR/><BR/>p.s. Karen, try spelling out FIRST, etc. Should take it thenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-79059872846190677802007-07-01T12:03:00.000-04:002007-07-01T12:03:00.000-04:00Many ENISLED people in fiction: Robinson Crusoe, ...Many ENISLED people in fiction: Robinson Crusoe, Tom Hanks in Castaway, and of course Gilligan, the Skipper too, a millionaire and his wife,...<BR/><BR/>I had LEHR and was so convinced it was wrong I rehashed all the crossings. Never heard of it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com