tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post8373105458087502502..comments2024-03-29T00:28:40.417-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Totally stoked / THU 1-30-14 / Like a rat's eyes / Sch. near Albany, N.Y.Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger117125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-5076335273761574972014-08-30T06:36:28.705-04:002014-08-30T06:36:28.705-04:00Turns out you can put either E or EA in that circl...Turns out you can put either E or EA in that circle to get "red" or ... <a href="http://2redblender.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">2redblender.blogspot.com</a><br />Red Blenderhttp://2redblender.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-20266714971985798482014-03-06T16:20:22.170-05:002014-03-06T16:20:22.170-05:00This one took a little thinking, which is not a ba...This one took a little thinking, which is not a bad thing! Paused at 6D when "diamond" wouldn't fit, and then it filled itself. Other than that only had to replace Adam with ESAU. So a good Thursday for me! <br /><br />As I recall, PISMO Beach is where all the muscle-bound types used to show off their wares. don't know if it's still true!<br /><br />Couldnt read the letter Captcha at all, so turned to the dealer and got a full house, 9's and 5's.DMGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-49952678435084546102014-03-06T15:44:43.276-05:002014-03-06T15:44:43.276-05:00I nearly forgot about the lone circle until I was ...I nearly forgot about the lone circle until I was looking a the (almost, it turns out) completed grid and realized it could be either of two possibilities, and that was my aha moment - EPHEMERAl though it may be. Oh, wait - I just had another one when I realized where Andrea Dal Lover got her name du jour - very clever (as always)!<br /><br />A little voice in the back of my head tells me that I know BALL YARD from a much earlier time but I'll be darned if I know why.<br /><br />My boat sank before it left the dock.<br /><br />(My apologies to those who received my earlier comment with the erroneous date reference - sometimes my snark gets ahead of my facts (that, plus a little wishful thinking about winter finally being over). I really do know what month it is.) <br /><br />(To those of you who don't get email updates of the comments, you'll hever know what your missing.)Dirigonzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03903353503511480168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-50254219351149729142014-03-06T15:36:22.905-05:002014-03-06T15:36:22.905-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Dirigonzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03903353503511480168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-83293488206022496412014-03-06T12:44:05.915-05:002014-03-06T12:44:05.915-05:00I called each and every one of the million plus pe...I called each and every one of the million plus people in San Diego County and not one have heard the term, "ballyard." Other than that, this puzzle was a darned good workout. Had to look up Vermeer's first name.<br /><br />Ron Diego 9:45 AM PST 3/6Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-71752572804929391362014-03-06T12:37:42.750-05:002014-03-06T12:37:42.750-05:00Arrrrgh. Have just realized it's BALL YARD and...Arrrrgh. Have just realized it's BALL YARD and not BALLYARD (which I took to be an obscure board game. Ouch!Waxy in Montrealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04395751487137805245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-58096646583320853302014-03-06T12:32:33.426-05:002014-03-06T12:32:33.426-05:00A rare easy Thursday. Only problem came at the muc...A rare easy Thursday. Only problem came at the much-cited ADIA/SSI intersection but managed to guess right. also didn't know PISMO or BALLYARD but they emerged READily from their crosses.<br /><br />Syndi-synchronicity with KIEV (or KYIV) so much in the news this week.<br /><br />Like others, tried to fit ANEMBARRASSEDZEBRA into 63A before PANDA came into play.<br /><br />Three 8's and a pair of 9's. Waxy in Montrealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04395751487137805245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-75094893414033798122014-03-06T10:36:56.222-05:002014-03-06T10:36:56.222-05:00@Mohair Sam (fellow Phillies fan!): Thanks for the...@Mohair Sam (fellow Phillies fan!): Thanks for the reference to Harry Kalas; he was the best of the best. I was so super gratified that he got to see his boys as world champs before he made his final out.<br /><br />So yes, BALLYARD is fine, but like much of this puzzle, gettable only after filling in the riddle. I was first trying to think of board games.<br /><br />Isn't having "-Dokey" in the clue for OKEY some kind of violation? I didn't throw the flag, because what else can you do? But there's the entry, right in the clue, with only one extra letter! Anyway, doing that NE box gave me -ITE, and I was already thinking of my drunk driver as doing the WEAVE, so it was ...WHITE and ...OVER--Bingo!<br />The whole theme (except for that final variation: our version was a bleeding nun--nevermind why she was bleeding) fell into place, and that was a great help for several murkily-clued entries. Say, easy-medium (for a Thursday).<br /><br />Yesterday we had SIDEA, today it's SIDEB. Reminds me of the old joke "Didja hear about the Mexican who had twin sons? He called them Jose and Hose B." Now could we please put those SIDEs aside? As they say in volleyball: "SIDE OUT!"<br /><br />Other fill was good. The E/EA square, working both ways, is marvelous. Enjoyable solve.<br /><br />Boat, 99933.spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-82066819581079354992014-02-02T14:55:14.905-05:002014-02-02T14:55:14.905-05:00FWIW, I spoke to Will Shortz at the Westport Xwd C...FWIW, I spoke to Will Shortz at the Westport Xwd Contest, and he expressed surprise at the Jeopardy! synchronicity, said it was news to him and purely by chance. Bob Kerfufflehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02615811802419025933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-56274273993409820262014-01-31T19:31:52.337-05:002014-01-31T19:31:52.337-05:00@text speak
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Thank you@text speak<br />@chef bea<br />Thank youAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-48507276902707885622014-01-31T00:37:20.351-05:002014-01-31T00:37:20.351-05:00saw that on Jeopardy too! SYNCHRONICITY!saw that on Jeopardy too! SYNCHRONICITY!acmenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-51603157433035108562014-01-30T23:16:14.284-05:002014-01-30T23:16:14.284-05:00@r.alph...
Delighted RUT gave U such a nice ahar m...@r.alph...<br />Delighted RUT gave U such a nice ahar moment.<br /><br />My answer to yer puz is:<br />JNZGDTKVXQHIMLSYFPUECAWRBO.<br />QED.<br /><br />and mUcho thanx,<br />M&AOutlaw M and Anoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-74516019643214485192014-01-30T22:45:00.585-05:002014-01-30T22:45:00.585-05:00zebra with diaper rash was the second answer i was...zebra with diaper rash was the second answer i was thinking ofAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-61096905834106515392014-01-30T20:39:22.998-05:002014-01-30T20:39:22.998-05:00I watched jeopardy and saw that. Looking forward t...I watched jeopardy and saw that. Looking forward to the tournament starting in February…go Ken Jennings!!!chefbeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15195945085405126511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-88778337486510549812014-01-30T20:06:20.114-05:002014-01-30T20:06:20.114-05:00Two of the Jeopardy categories tonight were "...Two of the Jeopardy categories tonight were "Black and White and Read" (books with one of those colors in the title) and "Newspapers" (terminology related thereto). Hmmm...JDipintonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-10866101206994008542014-01-30T19:41:25.287-05:002014-01-30T19:41:25.287-05:00@anon 6:52 in my humble opinion@anon 6:52 in my humble opinionchefbeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15195945085405126511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-68637150326776697182014-01-30T19:14:02.487-05:002014-01-30T19:14:02.487-05:00In My Humble Opinion In My Humble Opinion Text Speaknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-84283283258781193922014-01-30T18:52:34.886-05:002014-01-30T18:52:34.886-05:00What does IMHO mean? Please don't tell me a m...What does IMHO mean? Please don't tell me a modern methinks? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-28564838308334604852014-01-30T17:58:35.535-05:002014-01-30T17:58:35.535-05:00@anonymous 2:52. Pretty positive, I'm sure i...@anonymous 2:52. Pretty positive, I'm sure it's not a Whitey comment (miss him too), and I am sure my knowledge of the term comes from Phillies broadcasts. Good Lord, I hope I'm not quoting Wheels!Mohair Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16502840715719161565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-66624310479040784542014-01-30T17:22:06.211-05:002014-01-30T17:22:06.211-05:00Blasted through this in 15 min at my son's pi...Blasted through this in 15 min at my son's piano lesson. Thursday is usually a little tougher than this.<br /><br />Skunk with diaper rash also came to mind. There are more, but no reason to get gruesome or obscene.Davenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-75432094589169860472014-01-30T17:21:11.619-05:002014-01-30T17:21:11.619-05:00@jae – Thanks. I went back and checked – I did ac...@jae – Thanks. I went back and checked – I did actually have DRAG HEELS. Just changed a couple of letters in the translation.<br /><br />@ahisma – they're <i>mourning</i> doves??? Wow. We always hear them only in the morning. What the heck are they mourning? Shows just how little I know about birds. At the zoo, I always skip the aviary and spend my time in the reptile house instead.<br /> <br />I have to say, though, I once watched a mother plover (or killdeer?) exercise our teenage puppy for about thirty minutes with her "broken wing" shtick. Fascinating.<br /><br />Thanks for the link to the site! I was surprised at the sounds; I had heard that a screech owl's screech can be pretty startling. These guys didn't sound too scary.Loren Muse Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05308030011870397977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-76225432287012542482014-01-30T17:12:05.759-05:002014-01-30T17:12:05.759-05:00@M&A
RUT Har!@M&A<br />RUT Har!r.alphbunkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00657275501845781384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-25352166853850423662014-01-30T17:09:40.339-05:002014-01-30T17:09:40.339-05:00Fell for the PYRO trap and never noticed the circl...Fell for the PYRO trap and never noticed the circle...<br /><br />@r.alph: Piedmontese link posted <a href="http://www.valuecompetition.typepad.com/metarex/2014/01/piedmontese-link.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>, along with a few thoughts on the interface. MetaRexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01697113550216241303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-24965401960626042682014-01-30T16:47:03.931-05:002014-01-30T16:47:03.931-05:00Anyone who remembers that odd three-fingered Stan ...Anyone who remembers that odd three-fingered Stan Musial mitt (everyone says "glove" today) will remember "ballyard." No problemo here.lawprofnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-90076269357355503822014-01-30T16:36:45.157-05:002014-01-30T16:36:45.157-05:00Q: What's black and yellow and screams?
A: A ...Q: What's black and yellow and screams?<br /><br />A: A school bus going over a cliff.Namelessnoreply@blogger.com