tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post8211268153441565402..comments2024-03-29T11:24:03.304-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Quaint train amenity / MON 10-16-17 / Substitute terms for sensitive subjects / Long-running PBS film seriesRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger85125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-1570429367155399272019-08-27T04:01:43.253-04:002019-08-27T04:01:43.253-04:00An interesting discussion is worth comment. I thin...An interesting discussion is worth comment. I think that you should write more on this topic, it might not be a taboo subject but generally people are not enough to speak on such topics. To the next. Cheers <a href="http://www.ballgames.site" rel="nofollow">ball games</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-85859339210638312952017-12-26T02:47:10.040-05:002017-12-26T02:47:10.040-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13742380037574054513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-38037614823781024172017-12-26T02:46:28.887-05:002017-12-26T02:46:28.887-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13742380037574054513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-13077851698866503922017-11-20T13:58:01.030-05:002017-11-20T13:58:01.030-05:00Smooth and easy solve, like a Monday oughta be.
...Smooth and easy solve, like a Monday oughta be.<br /><br /> A couple of bumps: BLAT (odd) and miles (likely) before AXELS.<br /><br />ENTER there, exit here.leftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-89704560218469938262017-11-20T13:26:08.031-05:002017-11-20T13:26:08.031-05:00NGO - non government organization. Learned that l...NGO - non government organization. Learned that last year.<br /><br />Easy, but of course, Monday puzzles are meant to be easy. If the constructor can conjure up a theme which hangs together, and has a revealer that works, so much the better. <br /><br />People who complain about the lack of "crunch" in a Monday puzzle might not realize how ironic that comment is. "I didn't have to think."<br /><br />So, today's is/was a good Monday puzzle, and Orcas are magnificent creatures. Out fishing one day with some friends, we were suddenly surrounded by a pod of Orcas who were feeding on a passing salmon run. Ruined the fishing for us, but so beautiful and majestic to watch.rainforestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-7620629464633152062017-11-20T12:48:43.739-05:002017-11-20T12:48:43.739-05:00Save the wails Rex. This puzzle was IDEAL for a Mo...Save the wails Rex. This puzzle was IDEAL for a Monday. I figured out the revealer early on and following that the themers were solved in rapid succession. Sure it was a bit on the easy side - but it is Monday - and I enjoyed it nonetheless. Good work Jennifer Nutt!thefogmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870509029973778266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-540323398348034162017-11-20T12:27:11.273-05:002017-11-20T12:27:11.273-05:00A trip to Merrie OLDE. I've been to Royal ASCO...A trip to Merrie OLDE. I've been to Royal ASCOT, WINDSORCASTLE (stunningly beautiful grounds in the spring), and the RACETRACK at DERBY. (Santa Claus, a 3-y-o wonder horse, was dead last coming out of the final turn--yet won going away. It was as if the other guys were going backwards: awesome to watch).<br /><br />So thanks to Ms. Nutt for the memories, even if I have to dodge a pod of ORCAs for them. This was a pleasant little sendoff to the new week. Easy, to be sure--though NGO made me wonder. I don't know but am guessing: Non-Geographic Organization? Sounds right. Oh well.<br /><br />I too must go back a ways for my DOD--though not that far. Mine's Debby BOONE.<br /><br />Oh yeah: I also saw the QUEEN, astride her horse on the QUEEN's Birthday parade. She was sorta a DOD herself, back then. A most honorable honorable mention. Birdie.spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-13050342854212913802017-11-20T12:06:06.071-05:002017-11-20T12:06:06.071-05:00Hooray! Monday is back. After last week's pu...Hooray! Monday is back. After last week's puzzle, which I shall ne'er forget nor forgive (it would have fine for Tues or Wed), this is smooth as Monday should be. <br /><br />Imagine you are a bagger at the supermarket - a job you've taken whilst you are a student, one under 20. The other day you helped a lady pile her bags in her car, and she suggested you try your hand at Mondays (when you said you could never do a Times puzzle). You open the paper with trepidation and find - this. Maybe you won't get it all, but you'll get a lot. It'll boost your confidence - give you a bit of MOXIE. Next time you won't be SHYER. <br /><br />Perhaps you'll meet the ever-popular OBI. You will learn not to put in lIe until you've ruled out FIB. Your puzzle fun has begun. And...you'll be introduced to the concept of the theme. And word pairs. Blessings on Mondays.<br /><br />Diana, Lady-in-Waiting for CrosswordsDiana, LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-835513192133496342017-11-20T09:24:42.707-05:002017-11-20T09:24:42.707-05:00About what one can expect on Monday. Maybe a bit h...About what one can expect on Monday. Maybe a bit high on the three letter (23?) answers, over 30%, but not a plethora of abbr.s. I did notice that the second word of each themer started with CA, but didn't go back into the first word to notice the OR until seeing the revealer. Breezing through it too quickly, I guess.<br /><br />Always nice to see my dad's nickname HARPO.<br /><br />Guess we'd have to go back in time for yeah baby GALE Storm (not her real name).<br /><br />OK puz, maybe IDEAL for the day.rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-44251917560193313332017-11-20T08:59:05.655-05:002017-11-20T08:59:05.655-05:00QUEEN' SLAW
SON, in WINDSORCASTLE you'll ...QUEEN' SLAW<br /><br />SON, in WINDSORCASTLE you'll need CODEWORDS<br />to ENTER ye OLDE LIQUORCABINET, my dear,<br />I MEAN to SEARCH for a WET bar is absurd -<br />they HID the BALI Hai, BOONE's Farm, and BIER.<br /><br />--- KEN "TOKEN" ASCOTBurma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-55303244696007324962017-10-30T02:16:43.948-04:002017-10-30T02:16:43.948-04:00Ever wanted to get free YouTube Subscribers?
Did y...Ever wanted to get <b>free YouTube Subscribers</b>?<br />Did you know that you can get these <b>ON AUTOPILOT & TOTALLY FREE</b> by registering on <b><a href="http://socialexch.syntaxlinks.com/r/Like4Like" rel="nofollow">Like 4 Like</a></b>?Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07287821785570247118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-23907598481706216842017-10-17T23:02:01.036-04:002017-10-17T23:02:01.036-04:00ON Wednesday's puzzle, 41 is one of the worst ...ON Wednesday's puzzle, 41 is one of the worst Natick's I have seen in a while. At least four legitimate options.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-74221626169210053012017-10-17T00:43:55.432-04:002017-10-17T00:43:55.432-04:00Wow, there's been a real throw down here tonig...Wow, there's been a real throw down here tonight! You're all winners to this member of the peanut gallery.Hartley70https://www.blogger.com/profile/00557118655188472450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-24911404483144488852017-10-16T21:24:03.956-04:002017-10-16T21:24:03.956-04:00That's really good, kitshef!That's really good, kitshef!Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16737377749030219974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-87264047070490002632017-10-16T20:28:00.009-04:002017-10-16T20:28:00.009-04:00To "take it easy" is the subtextual mess...<br />To "take it easy" is the subtextual message of Frey's (and Browne's) song "Take It Easy."<br /><br />Joe Walsh's Drudnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-64393564816394207492017-10-16T18:46:55.540-04:002017-10-16T18:46:55.540-04:00May your navidad be feliz, a Bethlehem-born senor ...May your navidad be feliz, a Bethlehem-born senor said to me.<br /><br /><br /><br /> kitshefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10014225555838850414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-70314971370277355842017-10-16T18:05:56.817-04:002017-10-16T18:05:56.817-04:00I remember crowing to my college roommate about fi...I remember crowing to my college roommate about finishing the NYT Sunday puzzle (sports-themed) in 30 minutes (without help) too long ago to remember. I was certain I was well on my way to being intelligent. My roommate smiled and pointed me to an article describing a woman who had just won the national NYT competition and that she did the Sunday puzzle in 10 minutes and the daily puzzle in 3. (I can't even get the puzzle folded the way I like in 3 minutes.) One of the things I admire about Rex (Michael) is how kind and supportive he is of the next generation. His is the kind of class I would like to sit in on (even to listen to him grouse - instead of giving him the bird as some feel justified in doing.) Do we really want crossword puzzles to die out as a kind of entertainment like bridge as a card game?<br />(How did poker become a sport?) And, to go full circle, here, and mention sportsmanship, how about a continuing demonstration of some in this forum?<br />(Cage-fighting's on the other channel - and we know who the contestants are.) Stumbling across Michael's blog ten years ago has often brought me considerable amusement and greatly enhanced my prowess at Trivial Pursuit - if it hadn't improved my times ��)Girishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06905274808378712801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-1351726333727134482017-10-16T17:34:50.170-04:002017-10-16T17:34:50.170-04:00@Nancy
GEOFFREY
"She composed a dirge off ...@Nancy <br /><br />GEOFFREY<br /><br />"She composed a dirge off Reynaldo Hahn's song."QuasiMojonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-86030382127933475052017-10-16T17:03:08.030-04:002017-10-16T17:03:08.030-04:00Ha!
I boe to @Loren's superior intellect!
I sh...Ha!<br />I boe to @Loren's superior intellect!<br />I should've known better than to try my hand!<br /><br />Oh, and @Nancy, thanks for being "gentle"! :-)<br /><br />Rebel RooRooMonsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00931848409373278607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-15557233650004909122017-10-16T16:58:55.078-04:002017-10-16T16:58:55.078-04:00I liked this puzzle, primarily because I once had ...I liked this puzzle, primarily because I once had a pet INDOOR CAlico CAT named BONGO. Joe Dipintohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07922691457886440325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-37045497930199370932017-10-16T16:38:11.754-04:002017-10-16T16:38:11.754-04:00@Nancy, she is easily the best, PLUS she has alrea...@Nancy, she is easily the best, PLUS she has already been out of bed 13 hours!BarbieBarbienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-87749498694527591572017-10-16T16:05:40.500-04:002017-10-16T16:05:40.500-04:00Is @Loren the best or is she the best?!Is @Loren the best or is she the best?!Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16737377749030219974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-49297875504810628882017-10-16T15:37:57.085-04:002017-10-16T15:37:57.085-04:00For Tarun and Nita, cheddar was the tastiest of th...For Tarun and Nita, cheddar was the tastiest of the cheeses, but for Sunil and Nashir, leyden was the best.<br /><br />(For the really hard ones like Shirley, you have to cop out a little bit. Well, a lot.)Loren Muse Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05308030011870397977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-68354231449408322962017-10-16T15:33:52.206-04:002017-10-16T15:33:52.206-04:00In Beliz, Abe thought he would finally get in som...In Beliz, Abe thought he would finally get in some great scuba diving.Loren Muse Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05308030011870397977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-86360193809869888322017-10-16T15:27:17.205-04:002017-10-16T15:27:17.205-04:00Very nice postVery nice postXyorehttp://xyore.comnoreply@blogger.com