tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post8270110033989307608..comments2024-03-28T06:29:33.354-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Midget car-racing org / WED 12-7-11 / Christ's literary stopping place / Boxing's Brown Bomber / Wooer of Olive OylRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger106125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-39906765847128369702022-02-18T07:22:22.792-05:002022-02-18T07:22:22.792-05:00You are looking for the luxurious and safe Airport...You are looking for the luxurious and safe <a href="https://loganluxlimo.com/airport-car-limo-service/" rel="nofollow">Airport Car Rental Boston</a>; then you reach the right spot. We are a legit and reliable transportation company that offer luxury and affordable rides.Logan Lux Limohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08926362747853784505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-85836062438963432612012-01-12T02:16:21.429-05:002012-01-12T02:16:21.429-05:00Aw, I've missed you, too, Dirigonzo. I finall...Aw, I've missed you, too, Dirigonzo. I finally bit the bullet and forked over 16.99 for a year's subscription to the online puzzle, so I'm commenting mostly in prime time, but I have a half dozen more syndiland puzzles coming up before they start duplicating. I'll try to remember to hit the syndi-link even after that to keep up with you all though.<br /><br />No, Red, I didn't have any brothers. And if I had, I'd like to think my mother wouldn't have dressed them in something as silly as KNEE PANTS!Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16675331024091722316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-39753471381050872532012-01-12T00:01:24.466-05:002012-01-12T00:01:24.466-05:00Bridge-playing Spacecraft here. Long have I read a...Bridge-playing Spacecraft here. Long have I read about the TENACE, which is by now a common word for me. It's perfectly proper as a real honest-to-goodness English word. From the Spanish tenaza, literally "forceps," it has been in use since the mid-seventeenth century, so I will brook no dissing (how can THAT be a word if this isn't?!) TENACE.<br /> A quick story about Ott: in the '50s I once went to a Phillies/Giants game in the storied Polo Grounds. To set the period, I'll say I saw Ashburn end a 26-pitch at-bat with a blooping double to left center, and also, unfortunately, saw a flash-in-the-pan named Dusty Rhodes pop two equally blooping homers just inside the foul lines--one to right and the other to left--and those ridiculous short porches helped the G-men prevail. Walking across the field after the game, I saw a big chunk of concrete was missing from the left-center field wall. Painted next to it was the legend that it was made by an Ott line-drive. Now that's power.<br /> Now, what's all the Zener Card fuss? Didn't we just have that, like, a day or two ago, in a clue? Yeah, the answer was ESP,I think. Today's puzzle, I thought, was pretty easy, once I wrote over SORTOF with the rarer and more awkward ABITOF. Speak of rarity and awkwardness when you say OPTSTO--and then speak not of it again. Gawd, is that ugly! But it's all right; loved BBQPIT--and the 9/11 rallying cry of LETSROLL!<br /><br />mingso: that's so thirteen hundred years ago!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-70623501431838060702012-01-11T23:42:26.601-05:002012-01-11T23:42:26.601-05:00@jodi. THESE can be either estos or estas. THOSE...@jodi. THESE can be either estos or estas. THOSE are esos.GILL I.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05605766053820226324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-67718542219267822642012-01-11T23:29:11.297-05:002012-01-11T23:29:11.297-05:00@Deb--you had and you still haven't heard of k...@Deb--you had and you still haven't heard of knee pants? I'm shocked. Did you have any brothers?<br /><br />Had NOT heard of Zener cards before just recently on this blog. So, I felt as though I was cheating. Otherwise, I would likely have chosen CyNO and ZyNER. Ah, the travails of being a syndi-solver.Red Valerianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04638265039015470938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-62256245166552772192012-01-11T22:15:47.168-05:002012-01-11T22:15:47.168-05:00the spanish word for "these" is "es...the spanish word for "these" is "estes". Estos means "those".jodinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-39317301864111398492012-01-11T19:54:57.469-05:002012-01-11T19:54:57.469-05:00Oops. Mr. Fitz was pretty damn funny too. Forgot t...Oops. Mr. Fitz was pretty damn funny too. Forgot to give him props too, but I can assure him that I did ... IN MY MIND!DJ Stonenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-66697807228914024582012-01-11T19:52:52.979-05:002012-01-11T19:52:52.979-05:00Here in Syndiland, I was skimming through yesterda...Here in Syndiland, I was skimming through yesterday's posts before noticing the considerable angst and hysteria. Scrolled back up, and since all 3 of Tobias' posts were within about 7 minutes of each other, quickly concluded someone was having fun. Today, though, everyone seems to have gotten the joke. Smells like revisionist history to me. <br /><br />For my money, Evil Doug delivers the best entertainment here, but I have to give huge kudos to President Obama. If I'd had any liquid in my mouth when I read that post, I'd have snorted it right out my nose and would be working on the carpet stain right now. Cuz that really was the president, right?DJ Stonenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-40885476127008796502012-01-11T17:41:39.176-05:002012-01-11T17:41:39.176-05:00@Deb - Yes, I did see those anonymous posts but I ...@Deb - Yes, I did see those anonymous posts but I didn't make the connection to you - consider the record corrected!<br /><br />And yes, I have missed you!Dirigonzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03903353503511480168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-75784578765522223052012-01-11T17:29:27.740-05:002012-01-11T17:29:27.740-05:00You missed me, Dirigonzo! I posted a couple of ti...You missed me, Dirigonzo! I posted a couple of times in January 2007 under an anonymous account, but signed as "D in CO.". My first post was in December 2006' griping about KNEE PANTS - a term I had never heard before nor since.<br /><br />I must say, it was pretty fun reading yesterday's comments with the benefit of five weeks foresight. (Though I was disappointed to learn today that it wasn't really Will Shortz with a wicked sense of humor.)Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16675331024091722316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-69643692529574137882012-01-11T17:07:23.815-05:002012-01-11T17:07:23.815-05:00In the 70's "The Amazing Kreskin" pu...In the 70's "The Amazing Kreskin" put out an ESP game with, amongst other things. A set of Zener Cards. But by that time I was too busy building things with LEGO's...with my MIND!!! :)Mr. Fitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13814450485683486060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-30607978923398903482012-01-11T16:23:53.534-05:002012-01-11T16:23:53.534-05:00From syndiland, where nobody fell for @dk's ru...From syndiland, where nobody fell for @dk's ruse yesterday because, well because it's 5 weeks later I guess. Finished with a lucky guess at the ESP/-zoic crossing, but even if I had guessed wrong I'd still be happy with this puzzle - don't 34d is my motto.<br /><br />I paid a visit to early Rexville to see if I could discern any progress in becoming the place we know and love today. Through January 2007, regular contributors to the comments included @Orange, @Howard B and @DQ. @Bluestater, a name I think I have seen here recently paid a visit on 1/15/07. On 1/25 @Wil Shortz (apparently the real one) visited to explain some changes he had made to the cluing. On 1/27 Mike Nothnagel, constructor of the day's puzzle dropped in, so apparently Rex had begun to gain notice among the NYT Crossword cognoscentes. Comments were typically numbering in the teens and twenties (including many from Rex) and at least half seem to have been from syndicationland.Dirigonzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03903353503511480168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-71307411925333785882012-01-11T12:41:45.907-05:002012-01-11T12:41:45.907-05:00Ah yes, my work is done. Many more people now have...Ah yes, my work is done. Many more people now have a knowledge of my work and tools of my trade. Signed, Zany Zener, PHD. Good and easy puzzle, no complaints.Raunchy Ronnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-14872543719589017632011-12-08T03:57:27.578-05:002011-12-08T03:57:27.578-05:00Hi, I am looking for information and found your bl...Hi, I am looking for information and found your blog.<br />His article is very useful.<br />Don't forget to visit my blog too.<br /><br /><a href="http://anandasatriamawan.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Education For All</a><br /><br /><a href="http://masnanda.com/" rel="nofollow">Healthy Diets for Weight Loss</a>Blod Adminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01057964970937025356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-37144022190112305092011-12-08T03:09:22.744-05:002011-12-08T03:09:22.744-05:00I always confuse EBOLI with EBOLA and ECOLI.
AND I...I always confuse EBOLI with EBOLA and ECOLI.<br />AND I thout Max Von Sydow was in the film version.<br />I am TOTALLY confused, but it could be trying to imagine @dk meeting @ Tobias!Abitof cable michaelsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-36165815966312441912011-12-07T23:38:27.638-05:002011-12-07T23:38:27.638-05:00@Cathelou: I've been to Basilicata (Matera) an...@Cathelou: I've been to Basilicata (Matera) and I never tire of seeing Eboli in puzzles either.Stanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02681342234536407419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-78386601582949731712011-12-07T22:57:08.997-05:002011-12-07T22:57:08.997-05:00Sad because I seem to be the only person on earth ...Sad because I seem to be the only person on earth who loves the book Christ Stopped at Eboli and never tires of seeing it in puzzlesCathelouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11546948747589294162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-90324878362983760132011-12-07T22:08:24.823-05:002011-12-07T22:08:24.823-05:00This week's relative difficulty ratings. See m...This week's relative difficulty ratings. See my 8/1/2009 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 6:52, 6:50, 1.00, 55%, Medium<br />Tue 10:09, 8:53, 1.14, 87%, Challenging<br />Wed 11:03, 11:48, 0.94, 39%, Easy-Medium<br /><br />Top 100 solvers<br /><br />Mon 3:33, 3:40, 0.97, 40%, Easy-Medium<br />Tue 5:00, 4:34, 1.09, 78%, Medium-Challenging<br />Wed 5:39, 5:51, 0.97, 46%, Medium<br /><br />@John V ... There were definitely fewer people who finished the puzzle online today than is typical of a Wednesday (602 today vs. a mean of 680 Wednesday solvers). So the All Solvers percentile could very well be somewhat lower than it should be. But there's really not that big of a difference in the metrics for the two groups of solvers.sanfranman59https://www.blogger.com/profile/15118732156312301425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-54679028413020196392011-12-07T21:24:44.001-05:002011-12-07T21:24:44.001-05:00@meta4, as I may have mentioned to you earlier... ...@meta4, as I may have mentioned to you earlier... the bar here is high (insert bevis and butthead chortle about here),<br /><br />@evildoug, since you have become my Yoda I live in the moment. No going back for me. That said, when I am in Taos later this month I may force Tobias to have a scotch on me. <br /><br />Gosh it is late.dkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17317008233459295376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-12808921746955102842011-12-07T20:27:49.327-05:002011-12-07T20:27:49.327-05:00@ CoffeLvr et al. - the following solution does no...@ CoffeLvr et al. - the following solution does not work on my iMac.<br /><br />"@TimJim, if you are in AcrossLite, just hold your cursor over the clue and it will expand across the grid in the same size font as a short clue."retired_chemisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13181126754941899228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-74994839505500588422011-12-07T19:25:06.234-05:002011-12-07T19:25:06.234-05:00Oh boy. I wouldn't do these puzzles and stop b...Oh boy. I wouldn't do these puzzles and stop by this blog unless I enjoyed the experience and Rex's analysis. I was lurking here 3 years ago from the South Pole but didn't read the comments much (the only issue with doing the puzzles there is that the place is 16-18 hours ahead of NYC, so I got to do the Saturday puzzle on Sunday morning (our only day off). @tobias, thanks for the reveal...I skipped most of yesterday's comments but had to go back and read them all after starting to read today's comments and discovering the kerfuffle.<br /><br />I recognized that it would be SOME kind of CARDS since I knew the images, but I didn't know that they'd been designed by a guy named Karl Zener.skua76https://www.blogger.com/profile/15450051465313263422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-26055296170485628172011-12-07T19:18:52.683-05:002011-12-07T19:18:52.683-05:00So Will was not a poster but Tobias was an imposte...So Will was not a poster but Tobias was an imposter.meta4https://www.blogger.com/profile/11498768487788894117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-597187709939880222011-12-07T19:06:01.413-05:002011-12-07T19:06:01.413-05:00@Tita
I think there is a potential theme here: cel...@Tita<br />I think there is a potential theme here: celebrities who have been thrown off airplanes (http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/12/07/baldwins-booted-brethren-10-celebrities-who-have-been-kicked-off-planes/)<br /><br />The revealer could be BADBEHAVIOR.r.alphbunkernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-30273369553904609582011-12-07T18:49:01.398-05:002011-12-07T18:49:01.398-05:00Wow again...
I found this easy except for that one...Wow again...<br />I found this easy except for that one aoki/akela natick.<br />For the SE, needed crosses for ZENER, but found them all inferable.<br />To each his own wheelhouse...<br /><br />Did anyone else tfind it hilarious that the top news story (in NY, anyway) was Alec Baldwin and his Words w Friends addiction?<br />Only thing worst than his idiotic behavior/flight attendant's over-reaction (though if I were one, I would toss passengers off right and left....) is that this was a lead story on the "news".Titahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16368251255494687496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-48647444861756837362011-12-07T17:56:38.967-05:002011-12-07T17:56:38.967-05:00Wow. This is the closest I've ever been to th...Wow. This is the closest I've ever been to the Top 100 Solvers on sanfranman's list. I guess knowing ROSE RED (a gimme for me) was hugely determinative today.Matthew G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07957320012395569238noreply@blogger.com