tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post7837944285608609012..comments2024-03-28T06:05:21.833-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Hand-blown wine bottle that's also title of 1968 Beatles song / MON 3-28-16 / Pear-shaped string instrument / Opposite of bench player / Did stylized ballroom dance / Early caucusgoer Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-13811095337443030782022-11-29T01:36:19.066-05:002022-11-29T01:36:19.066-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Mattvictorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14950510974616687882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-83474321523704827882022-11-29T01:35:04.448-05:002022-11-29T01:35:04.448-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Mattvictorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14950510974616687882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-90358510975483313102016-11-10T13:25:26.836-05:002016-11-10T13:25:26.836-05:00Added the gesso and glass filler on some places. R...Added the gesso and glass filler on some places. <a href="http://rsglassbottle.com/" rel="nofollow">RS Glass Bottle</a><br />jadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13835847777966515522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-2197517647623299952016-05-02T21:25:10.194-04:002016-05-02T21:25:10.194-04:00@D,LIW - I'll see about signing up tomorrow. 9...@D,LIW - I'll see about signing up tomorrow. 99% chance as only a spectator. So you're tellin' me there's a chance . . .rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-79173383733633977552016-05-02T19:02:41.854-04:002016-05-02T19:02:41.854-04:00News bulletins. Mondays are easy. (20 min for me...News bulletins. Mondays are easy. (20 min for me) Puzzlers use puns. Puns make you groan. (Secretly wishing you'd thought of it first.) <br /><br />I'm a happy camper, albeit one who's moving kinda slowly today. But no blisters and no sunburn make yesterday's race a total success. <br /><br />I had the same error as G. Barany.<br /><br />@Spacey - Curly replaced Shemp and later Shemp replaced Curly. You can read the whole saga on Bill Butler's blog. <br /><br />The registration form is up and running for the MinnySoda tourney. As soon as I can get me credit card in the same room with my computer I'll be joining Teedmn - but only as a spectator. <br /><br />@Rondo - did you sign up?<br /><br />Diana, Lady-in-Waiting to Sign UpDiana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-74155933292273032522016-05-02T17:45:37.212-04:002016-05-02T17:45:37.212-04:00West coast syndicated solver here. These days you ...West coast syndicated solver here. These days you do not need to be wired to be connected to the internet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-14455443341745766332016-05-02T14:15:49.380-04:002016-05-02T14:15:49.380-04:00So I tried to put a little speed into the solve, h...So I tried to put a little speed into the solve, had the As at both ends of AMERICA, and promptly entered AlabamA after seeing only the word “Sweet” in the clue, as in the CLASSIC rocker Sweet Home Alabama. That and EMajOR put a whole lot of inkfest quality into a Mon-puz. Maybe the speed thing is not for me.<br /><br />@D,LIW – APACE to be satisfied with in the Bloomsday EVENT, I’d say. It’d look alright on a Bell curve. I’ll bet you enjoyed it more than the runners did.<br /><br />@spacey – since there isn’t a yeah baby as clued, I think you reached a bit far because POSH (Victoria Beckham) Spice is up there in the NE corner. I appreciate your effort though. According to Wiki, SHEMP was an original, replaced by brother Jerome (Curly) until Curly passed on, then SHEMP was in again. When he passed, two different actors both named Joe played Curly Joe. Probably TMI on Stooges, of which my favorites played with Iggy Pop.<br /><br />Did I ever mention that I played in a band that opened for Johnny CASH? Yeah, you’re probably tired of hearing it. But I did.<br /><br />Don’t like Monday punday? Get over it.<br />rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-42407675781461789992016-05-02T14:12:33.520-04:002016-05-02T14:12:33.520-04:005 weeks behind in syndication land, but to REX: &...5 weeks behind in syndication land, but to REX: "Hop up" was a slang term when I was a teenager (1953-59) for making a car engine "hot", turning into a racer. Guys would say, "I have a hopped-up 1956 Chevy!"Mary in Oregonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-31018222896126689222016-05-02T12:34:13.728-04:002016-05-02T12:34:13.728-04:00I was away for a three-day weekend of golf in the ...I was away for a three-day weekend of golf in the sunny Okanagan (lived up to its name), and so I return to a straightforward but clean Monday with a groaner of a pun as the theme. Nothing wrong with that.<br /><br />Some discussion about BARE BONES and "nitty-gritty". I accept that they are similar, in the sense of "getting down to the --------".<br /><br />When you haven't done a puzzle for a few days, it's nice to have an easy one, especially one without a bunch of dreck.rain forestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-47538275273758314262016-05-02T11:22:55.392-04:002016-05-02T11:22:55.392-04:00APE HARE ONBOARD
She was a POSH HOTPOTATO and ver...APE HARE ONBOARD<br /><br />She was a POSH HOTPOTATO and very APPEALING,<br />we TANGOED all NIGHT and EMERGEd with a feeling<br />to have a CLASSIC EVENT – a Greco-ROMAN grapple,<br />but only ‘TWEEN BAREBONES, due to HER ADAMSAPPLE.<br /><br />--- SHEMP SIMIAN<br />Burma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-40525755605463439002016-05-02T09:57:46.949-04:002016-05-02T09:57:46.949-04:00Wow; I'm glad 58-across was filled in by the d...Wow; I'm glad 58-across was filled in by the downs. I have never heard of EITHER definition of a GLASSONION. And me a (supposed) Beatles fan? Must have been an album cut. No way it was ever released as a single.<br /><br />As to that "worst form of humor when somebody else thinks of it first," I don't mind. Too many other things in life to groan at. I have come to appreciate Mr. Cee as one of the better constructors, and today is no exception. Loved the switch on the old RRN, which today appears in the clue! But I'm a bit hazy on Stooge history: didn't Curly replace SHEMP?<br /><br />Really have to stretch to find the Daily Damsel. Go to 42-across and make a right: GINA Lollobrigida, an oldie but a goodie. B+.spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-81579733394926917072016-03-28T22:38:25.122-04:002016-03-28T22:38:25.122-04:00A glass onion is slang for an English monocle. It ...A glass onion is slang for an English monocle. It was actually clued as such in a NYT puzzle a few months ago.<br /><br />Burgundy<br />burgundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02463883025086859245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-83210610333242918812016-03-28T21:53:30.498-04:002016-03-28T21:53:30.498-04:00Same here.Same here.Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09071345926513912710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-48509296615443112592016-03-28T21:26:43.128-04:002016-03-28T21:26:43.128-04:00@Nancy -- Here goes, in case no one else has answe...@Nancy -- Here goes, in case no one else has answered your question yet: For every major scale there is a corresponding minor scale with the same key signature. If you play eight white keys on the piano from c ascending one octave to the next c, you get C Major (no sharps or flats). If you play the white keys from a to a, you get A Minor (no sharps or flats). A couple of examples: G Major, one sharp; E minor, one sharp. C-flat Major, 7 flats; A-flat Minor, 7 flats.<br /><br />I hope that helps. <br /><br />Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17459992224851404501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-10637404375785252162016-03-28T19:13:28.358-04:002016-03-28T19:13:28.358-04:00I thought this puzzle an absoLUTE CLASSIC and give...I thought this puzzle an absoLUTE CLASSIC and give it a Hi-Cee for quality.It captivated me at the outset by cleverly indicating that SIMIANS include APEs and monkeys, the latter being those which (as per 18D) have the 'multigenerational tail'. That seems to be SAGAciously put.<br /><br />If I may carryon, I found the SPIRE APPEALING, and the clue/entry reversal of nonrandom ROMAN numerals a nice bit of tongue-in-cheekery. Granted we had some continuing gunplay with ARMED, but it was with a lower level of VIOLINs, <i>obviously</i> avoiding any reference to Idi AMIN OR to Che Guevara. So touché for that effort, which was enough to give me the warm FEZ ZEES. The ARP PAINTINGS indicate a FINNe ARTistic PALATE, so it wasn't too disappointing the CRAB had no carAPACE. Probably a soft-shell that doesn't need APPEALING.<br /><br />As the man says, Winsome, losesome.<br /><br />AndiamoLeapfingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14243620614139990887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-43738252329737598732016-03-28T18:52:19.151-04:002016-03-28T18:52:19.151-04:00Last week and this week I have followed a suggesti...Last week and this week I have followed a suggestion that I've seen here and there and tried to solve Mondays using only the Down clues. It makes for a very different solving experience.<br /><br />For instance, in the SE I had the S from PAINTINGS, AMERICA, NEMO, and ESPN. I didn't have the answers to VENAL and TANGOED, and I incorrectly entered EXpaNDS for EXTENDS. To crack the corner, I would need some crosses. SA_E could be several words. M_X would be MIX or MAX. My EXpaNDS error helped to prevent me from seeing EVENT (E_E_p) and EMERGE (EM_R_a). _C_D was probably ACED or ICED, and _A_S could be just about anything. I was saved by theme answer, spotting the ONION in O_I_N. That cross gave me TANGOED, which gave me a cross of E_ENp, which was wrong. I deleted much of EXPANDS, spotted EMERGE, and then EXTENDS, EVENT, and VENAL fell into place.<br /><br />The solving experience was more of a logical puzzle. Analyzing all the possibilities resembled the process of constructing a crossword. Heck, it felt like I was designing a grid in which all the answers were magically falling into place. That's a feeling that I can get used to!<br /><br />For the record, I did need to cheat and use some across clues to solve the puzzle. I answered the first two Across clues (CASH and SLAPS) before remembering to use the downs. The SW stumped me (I couldn't suss out PROVIDE and IMPINGE), so I checked the clue for 39-Across (SPIRE). That cross cracked open the corner.<br /><br />Solving the puzzle in this manner made me appreciate just how clean the fill was.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11292806089549341991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-90145985469100224052016-03-28T14:55:13.714-04:002016-03-28T14:55:13.714-04:00I dunno, maybe the goal is to decrease the average...I dunno, maybe the goal is to decrease the average age of Times solvers from90 or so to 80 or so by appeeling to children with this sort of puzzle? Just a thought. Jamie Cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-54524406317939224822016-03-28T13:34:40.151-04:002016-03-28T13:34:40.151-04:00@Paul Johnson and @Mel Curry: Unfortunately in thi...@Paul Johnson and @Mel Curry: Unfortunately in this puzzle, the angry little buggers aren't SWARMing. The angry little buggers are STINGing. (See 23A). Which has to mean they truly ARE angry, right? And if they're not angry, if they're just stinging for the pure enjoyment of it, then they are truly EVIL little buggers!!<br /><br />But @Paul J, I found your comments on monkeys and apes to be both amusing and quite informative. I learned more than I normally learn on this site most days.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16737377749030219974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-22844787044998587622016-03-28T12:52:22.749-04:002016-03-28T12:52:22.749-04:00Neat, wide-open (74 words, 34 well-shaded areas) M...Neat, wide-open (74 words, 34 well-shaded areas) MonPuz. Liked it. "Peal" is somethin U get used to sayin, if U ever play Bananagrams. Thanx U kindly, Mr. Cee.<br /><br />Bullets:<br />* ION. Missed opportunity clue: {Yoda's quick reply to a 62-Across offer from the Lone Ranger}.<br />* SUE. This gets M&A to wonderin … which weeject name gets used by the Shortzmeister the most? Answer: ELI, with 391 usages so far. Then M&A naturally wonders … which weeject name like SUE with a "U" (lil darlin) in it gets used the most? SUE has 115. M&A's money bucks are on UMA (136).<br />* NW corner (yo, @jae). yep. Trouble. Probably mostly cuz of that wicked 7-stack grouping. And lack of LUTE knowledge. And wantin 1-D to be COOLEST or RAPLESS. And Yoda-less clue for ION, of course.<br />* BAREBONES and RANLOW. Primo fillins.<br /><br />Masked & Anonymo2UsMasked and Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16027736429645378004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-83607453528898879482016-03-28T12:31:15.538-04:002016-03-28T12:31:15.538-04:00As to yesterday's puzzle: people who don't...As to yesterday's puzzle: people who don't know that Catholics and Protestants use different versions of the Lord's Prayer had best leave it alone in clueing or editing crosswords.Fred Romagnolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11994837736408182418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-816830740244847222016-03-28T11:29:53.653-04:002016-03-28T11:29:53.653-04:00I'm surprised no one mentioned the brilliant c...I'm surprised no one mentioned the brilliant crossing misdirect of Van Goughs and C major. It had to be meant and raises this otherwise simple Monday puzzle a few notches up. Fred Romagnolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11994837736408182418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-65759459314915895932016-03-28T11:24:00.065-04:002016-03-28T11:24:00.065-04:00This puzzle was OK but the theme felt like it came...This puzzle was OK but the theme felt like it came from a children's magazine. <br /><br />For me, the pun doesn't quite a'work or make a'sense because of the AP in APPEALING, <br /><br />And, besides, I don't peel APPLEs or POTATOes either (hey @craig).<br /><br />Joseph Michaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-44412678586114470052016-03-28T11:18:37.681-04:002016-03-28T11:18:37.681-04:00Thank you for the musical theme extension! That wa...Thank you for the musical theme extension! That was great. But why is A Minor wrong?<br /><br />Luckily I know angry bees do not swarm. When they swarm they are very docile. Mel Curryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03950050340347524535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-8709314515417347002016-03-28T10:35:15.950-04:002016-03-28T10:35:15.950-04:00I always assumed the Beatles just made the term gl... I always assumed the Beatles just made the term glass onion up the same as newspaper taxis. Coming up with glass off of onion was one of my few hesitations. I will always have to wait for the crosses to know if it's MAJOR or MINOR. The two Ps in 17A caused a little confusion. I accidentally wrote NIP in 7D moved it over to 6D then had to change it to LOP. With the INGE already in place I read the clue for 41D and instantly thought INFRINGE I wrote the INF and moved on without noticing that the R had been left out. That was two more letters I had to write over. Mistakes like these and a haphazard pattern of solving combined with slow writing left me with a 9 minute solve on what was an effortless Monday. Even when I try to be fast I'm not. I suspect my getting clues instantly isn't quite as instant as I think it is.puzzle hoardernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-9786994978151752902016-03-28T10:32:34.007-04:002016-03-28T10:32:34.007-04:00I solved on-line, always a drag on my usual time s...I solved on-line, always a drag on my usual time so I'm not sure if this was tough for a Monday, or just my poor navigational skills. And there was the trouble with LyrE/LUTE and Luxe/POSH. Thinking SHEMP was SHEP so where did the space for that last letter come from? Wondering if a gourmet's heightened sense had something to do with UMAMI (too short). WIRED wasn't anything to do with a Mafia informant. PAP reminds me of the pablum of my youth (and if you clued PAP as a father-figure, is MAP his counterpart?) Any port in a storm was not "ruby" or "tawny" so I had to settle for GIN. I smiled at the inverted RRN clue/answer at 48A. Two PEDALs on a bike makes it bi-PEDAL. FEZ started out as "tam". 52D reminded me of the eye-roll-inducing response my husband gives when I ask him what the time is and I get an answer of "daytime" or "nighttime" whichever is appropriate (why, I oughta...!)<br /><br />All in all, a fun puzzle with much to enjoy on this fine post-Easter Monday. Thanks, Gary Cee.Teedmnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12832353448839187816noreply@blogger.com