tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post7902949391433382491..comments2024-03-28T11:56:29.848-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Signature song of Peter Allen / SAT 11-6-10 / Dadaist Hausmann / Capital near Green Peter Lake / Old Chicago Outfit frontman / Rondo producerRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger82125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-37379489633387934482010-12-11T23:43:12.305-05:002010-12-11T23:43:12.305-05:00Doing this w/one month delay in the local paper, b...Doing this w/one month delay in the local paper, but nobody else mentioned this:<br />Crazy Horse is also a gentlemen's club in Las Vegas.. hence, with all but one of the crosses in place:<br />OHLALATurtlegraphicsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-57700308486624975772010-11-07T16:22:22.484-05:002010-11-07T16:22:22.484-05:00If you only buy the paper for the puzzle, you shou...If you only buy the paper for the puzzle, you should pay the $40 for the yearly on-line subscription to the puzzle. See <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/pages/crosswords/index.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-47102491468453947472010-11-07T16:07:37.468-05:002010-11-07T16:07:37.468-05:00PS: IM new to this chat blog too. Ive been going t...PS: IM new to this chat blog too. Ive been going to Rexes site for months, but now Im chiming in. I never Google unless I admit defeat first. Also, Im wondering who the hardest puzzle writers are. Some seem so easy. Are they all getting easier a time goes by? I never do Mon-Weds as I only buy the Times for the puzzle, and those are too easy. I look forward to Saturday's all week. Anyway, howdy. WendyAging is Weirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14894486039321856584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-26675967702918098192010-11-07T15:53:35.972-05:002010-11-07T15:53:35.972-05:00NW corner was a bitch, but fought my way through w...NW corner was a bitch, but fought my way through when I finally got big mac. Body cast came early, but toe loop eluded me til the end. I did a jig when I finished and now Im having some wine.Aging is Weirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14894486039321856584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-21822759936363498922010-11-07T11:11:12.385-05:002010-11-07T11:11:12.385-05:00Slogged here:
I too went well til the NW. Having ...Slogged here:<br /><br />I too went well til the NW. Having quit analysis for lack of ability to sustain frustration levels, delay gratification, etc., I cheated on igotorio. That said: 2 bitches that cost me time: ARGUMENTATIVE=Polemical-no? AND being a sculptor, typically one works in clay,wax, plaster. One CASTS in bronze, or possibly works ON bronze, in the sense of "chasing" bronze- grinding off casting residue, or applying patinae.<br /><br />These little nitpicks keep me staring at the damn puzzle for too long before the cross clues force me to relent<br /><br />Laurence Slogsloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16270219588000905618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-57788931094632427792010-11-07T01:40:04.414-04:002010-11-07T01:40:04.414-04:00Like last Saturday, a massive nutbuster. I went t...Like last Saturday, a massive nutbuster. I went through every single clue and got exactly ONE answer - SETHS - pathetic. (Come to think of it - what was a lay-up like that - "Actor Rogen and others" - doing in this elegantly impossible puzzle?).<br /><br />A lot of staring and eventually ONSTAR came. Then painful guesses, erasures, more guesses...the Peter Allen clue was KILLING me, 'coz I could hear that awful song in my head "...when my baby smiles at me I feel like Tarzan, of the jungle..." but could not remember the dang title. Finally it popped, and then slowly the rest...<br /><br />Having TOTOII instead of TOTOIV for hours did not help...as a pop-knowledgable musician, that is embarrassing. Getting it right made COMBOVER easy, and that was all she wrote.<br /><br />A great, difficult puzzle.<br /><br />luvjnzUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16036929228262425442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-2208554904090274542010-11-07T01:37:32.930-04:002010-11-07T01:37:32.930-04:00@quilter1
yes, welcome and happy birthday! Now th...@quilter1<br />yes, welcome and happy birthday! Now the question is if YOU look exactly how I imagine!<br />At the moment I'm laughing at the idea of @plantieBea's horrified almost-16-yr-old!!!<br /><br />@Rex 7:04pm<br />so now they are letting vegetables be UN officials???<br />Beetros Beetros Ghali?andrea ohmic haelsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-20513222940395250502010-11-06T23:31:33.039-04:002010-11-06T23:31:33.039-04:00I lived in Phila in the 70s and used to visit frie...I lived in Phila in the 70s and used to visit friends in DC. In DC, we would often go hear concerts of a trio named Gotham (who were highly explicitly gay at a time that that was a very brave thing to be). One of the best songs they used to do was "I Go To Rio" -- terrific, and the only way I know that song. I think I have their vinyl LP somewhere but, alas, nothing to play it on that works! Anyone else ever hear of them?<br /><br />Just finished Sunday! Eager to post about it in the morning.<br /><br />Great gift, Rex.mmorganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18375430572178263265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-5509449888003519022010-11-06T22:31:59.977-04:002010-11-06T22:31:59.977-04:00I've teared up again, but this time because of...I've teared up again, but this time because of laughter! Those beets, and PlantieBea's Ohlala tribe!machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-62636790037315137212010-11-06T22:28:22.578-04:002010-11-06T22:28:22.578-04:00This was an interesting puzzle for me. Usually, I ...This was an interesting puzzle for me. Usually, I am cautious and fill in a word only when I am sure of it or when I see that the crosses work. But in reading the comments by good solvers on this site, which I've only recently found, it seems that I've been overly-careful. So I started this puzzle determined to play the percentages more and try words that were likely but that I didn't know for sure were correct. So in went SALCHOW for the "axel alternative". I know my monkeys, so I put RHESUS in right above it. Oh, well. That area took a while.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12008105762947332521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-39330220169985726702010-11-06T22:28:02.525-04:002010-11-06T22:28:02.525-04:00Maria: I haven't spoken to Peter since ca. 199...Maria: I haven't spoken to Peter since ca. 1993. I hope he is well. First time I ever saw my name in print was in the Acknowledgments to his book. He was very good to me. Between your post and talking to a young woman from Pomona earlier today about my 20th reunion (2011), I'm feeling oddly Back-To-The-Futurish. This blog continues to create such wonderful and strange connections for me. Thanks for commenting.<br /><br />rpRex Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-74421141466967586722010-11-06T22:11:59.991-04:002010-11-06T22:11:59.991-04:00REX! My husband's cousin IS "...the only ...REX! My husband's cousin IS "...the only Peter Allen I know was my freshman-year French professor, for whom I worked one summer on an NEH research grant ... eventually quit his tenured position to go to Wharton and eventually, I assume, earn millions."<br />I was, of course, thinking if him when I saw the clue about the famous Peter Allen. <br />Our Peter Allen left Google & now lives in Singapore. I'll make sure he gets your post. Wild.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11443105501698697090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-76240168543808322072010-11-06T21:00:39.258-04:002010-11-06T21:00:39.258-04:00Beautiful gift, Rex. Thanks for sharing.
Yay, I ...Beautiful gift, Rex. Thanks for sharing.<br /><br />Yay, I too finished a Saturday Brad Wilbur puzzle and learned a few things in the process. Add me to the "I miss the rains down in Africa" camp. In fact, I sang those lines out to my completely horrified almost 16 yo this morning. Got stuck up in the NW but finished it tonight, finally, once I got COST and abandoned the idea that there was a Native American tribe named OHLALA.PlantieBeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01960277851368508036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-22654538414487404252010-11-06T20:19:13.968-04:002010-11-06T20:19:13.968-04:00Brussels sprouts were in the puzzle on Monday, so ...Brussels sprouts were in the puzzle on Monday, so on Monday we discussed Brussels sprouts.<br /><br />Isn't this a crossword puzzle blog? That's why I come here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-82820345943591800352010-11-06T20:11:13.383-04:002010-11-06T20:11:13.383-04:00Earlier this week it was
BrusselS Sprouts!Earlier this week it was <br />BrusselS Sprouts!Moonchildnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-14212399583637135452010-11-06T19:43:08.964-04:002010-11-06T19:43:08.964-04:00@Rex so what IS the official veggie of the blog???...@Rex so what IS the official veggie of the blog?????chefbeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15195945085405126511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-47173023221281551492010-11-06T19:32:47.318-04:002010-11-06T19:32:47.318-04:00I have raised the white flag in the NW corner but ...I have raised the white flag in the NW corner but now it all makes sense. When I changed APACHE to SALOON I thought I had this one, but no....<br /><br />Earlier today, crashing through brush in our new backyard, I was breaking off branches and yelled "Oh no, I'm touching poison sumac!" My wife said "Most sumac is *not* poisonous." So I'm glad for the helpful discussion here. It must have been the good kind, since I'm apparently unharmed.<br /><br />Quilter1: Välkommen and HBD.Stanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02681342234536407419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-73279733715113398192010-11-06T19:04:15.706-04:002010-11-06T19:04:15.706-04:00UNofficial. :)UNofficial. :)Rex Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-21659588372341831192010-11-06T19:03:32.592-04:002010-11-06T19:03:32.592-04:00@ ANON 6:54 - the beet is the official vegetable o...@ ANON 6:54 - the beet is the official vegetable of this blog. Chefbea will explain further if/when asked. A lot of history there....retired_chemisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13181126754941899228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-27802096524883425902010-11-06T18:54:46.820-04:002010-11-06T18:54:46.820-04:00I don't get it. Why is everyone talking abou t...I don't get it. Why is everyone talking abou t beets?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-83769711075691086862010-11-06T18:42:01.375-04:002010-11-06T18:42:01.375-04:00This week's relative difficulty ratings. See m...This week's relative difficulty ratings. See my 7/30/2009 post for an explanation. In a nutshell, the higher the ratio, the higher this week's median solve time is relative to the average for the corresponding day of the week.<br /><br />All solvers (this week's median solve time, average for day of week, ratio, percentile, rating)<br /><br />Mon 6:11, 6:56, 0.89, 11%, Easy<br />Tue 9:43, 8:57, 1.09, 76%, Medium-Challenging<br />Wed 8:31, 11:42, 0.73, 3%, Easy<br />Thu 19:18, 18:57, 1.02, 62%, Medium-Challenging<br />Fri 28:44, 26:19, 1.09, 73%, Medium-Challenging<br />Sat 32:41, 30:35, 1.07, 68%, Medium-Challenging<br /><br />Top 100 solvers<br /><br />Mon 3:32, 3:42, 0.96, 32%, Easy-Medium<br />Tue 4:34, 4:36, 0.99, 53%, Medium<br />Wed 4:35, 5:45, 0.80, 7%, Easy<br />Thu 10:10, 9:07, 1.12, 77%, Medium-Challenging<br />Fri 14:10, 12:50, 1.10, 73%, Medium-Challenging<br />Sat 17:48, 17:29, 1.02, 61%, Medium-Challenging<br /><br />OMG! I actually finished a Brad Wilber Saturday puzzle without cheating. As is often the case, my solving experience was very much as Rex describes in his write-up (albeit much slower, I can assure you). One of the things I find most attractive about solving crosswords is that the more I do, the better I get at solving them. And the great thing about NYT's weekly progression of difficulty is that solvers at all levels are assured of a real challenge at some during the week.<br /><br />I echo what others have said about the amazing gift you received, Rex. Thanks for sharing it with your blog community.sanfranman59https://www.blogger.com/profile/15118732156312301425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-32650053540545790642010-11-06T18:28:13.153-04:002010-11-06T18:28:13.153-04:00@Quilter1 enjoy your b-day dinner. Maybe you will...@Quilter1 enjoy your b-day dinner. Maybe you will have a beet saladchefbeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15195945085405126511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-15699120983055821902010-11-06T18:14:31.998-04:002010-11-06T18:14:31.998-04:00Put me down for always mishearing it as "I gu...Put me down for always mishearing it as "I guess the rain's down in Africa."Michael Hankohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00578621509967600184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-56881539275335589012010-11-06T18:12:16.882-04:002010-11-06T18:12:16.882-04:00@quilter1 - Welcome to the club and Happy Birthday...@quilter1 - Welcome to the club and Happy Birthday. Enjoy your special dinner.chefwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03999206352243329280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-43923948833975995132010-11-06T17:40:17.731-04:002010-11-06T17:40:17.731-04:00Thank you all for your warm welcome. I've been...Thank you all for your warm welcome. I've been excited to be part of the community for a long time. After getting to "know" you and look forward to your comments it is good to be here. I have to say that a couple of years ago I was happy to see Andrea Carla Michaels on Dinner Impossible and see that she looks just as I had imagined. Time to get ready to go out to dinner for the b-day. This was my best gift. And I like beets.quilter1noreply@blogger.com