tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post8411582484449269805..comments2024-03-29T07:38:33.064-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Card table cloth / SUN 2-28-16 / Nougaty treats / World Heritage Site in Andes / Queen pop nickname / 1961 space chimp / 1994 bomb based on SNL characterRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger102125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-88939902012126234782016-03-14T20:31:29.995-04:002016-03-14T20:31:29.995-04:00@Wilbur Charles - Click on the link in my 4:31pm p...@Wilbur Charles - Click on the link in my 4:31pm post (nearly half way up) and all will become clear. Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-45547259885703966692016-03-14T18:43:08.758-04:002016-03-14T18:43:08.758-04:00Still waiting for the answer to ASPEN/Quaker. Agre...Still waiting for the answer to ASPEN/Quaker. Agree. That's what Desi did, my son HOWLED at her antics. So someone wants to talk blocked shots and mentions Wilt ahead of Bill Russell?Wilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-62788545099718748112016-03-06T22:06:56.637-05:002016-03-06T22:06:56.637-05:00RIP Nancy Reagan. RIP Nancy Reagan. Cathynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-316554489675453682016-03-06T21:01:54.922-05:002016-03-06T21:01:54.922-05:00Tried to post this earlier, but didn't get the...Tried to post this earlier, but didn't get the "you comment has been saved" notice. Sorry if it's a repeat. Here goes:<br /><br />Not a b-ball follower, but Mr. Waiting has explained all these terms to me. And like @Lewis, I enjoyed being able to fill in the themers with only one or two letters. Made me purr. (Unlike DECLAWing, which made me grrr.)<br /><br />Had AIRPLANE as one of my first answers, so didn't know the theme at that point.<br /><br />When I saw Lucy's clue I knew there would be words. Many words.<br /><br />Had Raitt in for the Quaker for the longest time - either Bonnie or John are "of note." <br /><br />Learned BAIZE and GIMBAL. <br /><br />Off to a TAPAS dinner of bites and wine at a local fund raiser. <br /><br />Diana, Lady-in-Waiting for Crosswords<br />Diana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-267045476503210882016-03-06T20:36:24.789-05:002016-03-06T20:36:24.789-05:00Not a basketball fan but still had fun. I thought ...Not a basketball fan but still had fun. I thought a BUZZER BEATER was someone who takes away your drink when ya ain't dun yet. Don't be messin with my DOUBLE DRIppLE. <br /><br />Loved BALL HANDLER. Thought it was funny. Hey, what can I say? Yay syndiland! Wouldn't a POWWOW be funny! @Rondo in his kayak, though I may need a NO LOOK PASS:) @Diana LIW flying around in her delorean full of nova LOX. Oh I could go on, but please feel free to chime in. Maybe OFL will be there. Loved his picture with his dogs. So flipping cute! They can HOWLs all they want as long as the cats are not DECLAWED.<br /><br />@DianaLIW- Did Mr. Waiting answer PIANO for 44D softly.<br /><br /><br /><br />Cathynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-13221423463419802532016-03-06T18:03:52.609-05:002016-03-06T18:03:52.609-05:00@Spacey - I took 'whacked' to be sort of l...@Spacey - I took 'whacked' to be sort of like 'whacko'. <br /><br />@Burma - three thumbs up.<br /><br />@Rondo - competitive basketball after 50! You never fail to impress.rain forestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-12607382300143600192016-03-06T17:38:41.101-05:002016-03-06T17:38:41.101-05:00BTW - diAZO combined with ammonia is what makes bl...BTW - diAZO combined with ammonia is what makes blueprints blue. Of course actual blueprints are nearly, if not completely dead.<br />And I knew GIMBAL, but started out (channeling western swing master Johnny)with GIMBle, before GIMBeL, before correct.<br />Back in the Maleska days, ANA used to be clued yeah baby "actress Alicia" who was on Falcon Crest or one of those like it.rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-23797775315272737352016-03-06T16:41:57.573-05:002016-03-06T16:41:57.573-05:00I didn't hate this as many others appear to. I...I didn't hate this as many others appear to. I have no problem with "handler". PC or not, I just don't see the issue. Sometimes it seems folks look for issues. Let's solve the ones we have before we start actually looking for new ones. AnonymousPVXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10078186298428497941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-76173825177459937132016-03-06T16:35:22.990-05:002016-03-06T16:35:22.990-05:00I use it all the time, "Hey, you're actin...I use it all the time, "Hey, you're acting like an AZO"AnonymousPVXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10078186298428497941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-2625272214071596952016-03-06T16:23:01.852-05:002016-03-06T16:23:01.852-05:00I liked the basketball terms and that they appeare...I liked the basketball terms and that they appeared in both acrosses and downs, making the puzzle mostly easy, though the FASTBREAK was a little slow in coming.<br /><br />(I try not to miss seeing the WARRIORS play on TV; Curry is an extraterrestrial, I think.)<br /><br />I was slowed down further in the NE by the BAIZE, AIDED, NRA clump, which was good one, especially the NRA as "piece corps."<br /><br />Is "reclined" in the proper tense as the clue for LAIN? <br /><br />Other than that, it was just a matter of filling it all in, kind of a slog, which Sundays often enough are.<br /><br /> leftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-34576499028768296072016-03-06T13:48:17.778-05:002016-03-06T13:48:17.778-05:00Back in the day I used to watch a lot of NBA baske...Back in the day I used to watch a lot of NBA basketball, but I just find it boring now. Nothing but three-point attempts, uncalled violations, slam dunks (honestly, is there anything as ridiculous), too many timeouts, and lack of actual teamwork. <br /><br />Having said that, I knew all the terms, and enjoyed the puzzle. BAIZE went right in, and there is nothing wrong with that word. Why would someone who complains about overused words find fault with one that appears every 13 years? Plus, it's a real thing. <br /><br />GIMBAL, too, is a real thing, and a nifty word, to boot. <br /><br />If you are one of those who find joy in getting upset about possible PC infractions, then meet BALL HANDLER. Otherwise, as with me, didn't see it.rain forestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-14689285075560793992016-03-06T13:43:28.139-05:002016-03-06T13:43:28.139-05:00Well I sure liked it more than OFL did. Sure the c...Well I sure liked it more than OFL did. Sure the clues could have been spicier, but this sure beats jamming three or more letters into one square. Besides, I played competitive basketball past age 50, so a hoops theme is just fine for me.<br /><br />And, we make up for yesterday’s drought with a flood of yeah babies. Let me NAMEDROP starting with famous xword favorite LONI, who must have nearly killed Burt. Then MARLO who is still in there pitching for St. Jude; really pretty, but never sexy. More current is yeah baby TESSA Thompson, as Mick and the boys would say, “Yeah, yeah, yeah – whoooooo!” And my memory isn’t good enough to recall if MAGDA was as glamorous as her sisters. Kinda before my time. <br /><br />If you’re not a hoops fan, I suppose this puz was tiresome. For me, on a Sunday, it filled the gap, or CHASM.<br />rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-55591063521635694482016-03-06T13:11:13.519-05:002016-03-06T13:11:13.519-05:00AVECTO CHASM
LONI in NOTHINGBUTNET stockings and ...AVECTO CHASM<br /><br />LONI in NOTHINGBUTNET stockings and GLOVEs?<br />OHMAN, IDARESAY I’m LOONIE, I THINK I’m in love.<br />With such an OLDPRO BALLHANDLER, I have no quibble<br />WHEN she OILSUP to MAKEIT using a DOUBLEDRIBBLE.<br />OOPS! The LIMP AROSE, is it LEGAL what we’re DEW in?<br />It’s NOTSOBAD what she WONTDO after asking YOUIN.<br />ITSPAT.<br /><br />--- TROY GIMBAL<br />Burma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-13362231525816097012016-03-06T12:03:11.320-05:002016-03-06T12:03:11.320-05:00He groped at some point; they did have a kid. Oh g...He groped at some point; they did have a kid. Oh gosh, Fearless One, you're SO sensitive! As a clue for BALLHANDLER, I thought it was hilarious. Lucy would've loved it. I say again: take a pill. You are WAY too serious.<br /><br />In fact, I thought ALL the theme clues were boffo; it made solving fun. The point OFL makes is not lost; this is just a list of basketball terms. But if the end result is solver fun, why focus on the negative? As Donald Sutherland said in "Kelly's Heroes," "Always with the negative vibes, man."<br /><br />I wound up in the SW, where I nearly lost it with the natick at AZ_/T_NY. I have no idea what chichi is if you're not talking about golfer Rodriguez, and that dye? Forget it. Obviously we have a vowel, but which one? I literally went "Eeny meeny miney mo; okay, O." And could someone please tell me how "Whacked" comes out MAD???<br /><br />So, finished, with a little bit of luck. Overall medium; pretty clean fill. IDARESAY, B.spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-53404672709117919742016-03-01T20:55:44.448-05:002016-03-01T20:55:44.448-05:00Anonymous 6:02
Piece is a term for gun.Anonymous 6:02<br /><br />Piece is a term for gun.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-25532655807225994852016-03-01T20:54:49.286-05:002016-03-01T20:54:49.286-05:00Feeling bad about the Desi clue? He was her manag...Feeling bad about the Desi clue? He was her manager, I think that's what was implied. Not, heaven forbid, groper.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-81383708496258801982016-03-01T17:50:20.838-05:002016-03-01T17:50:20.838-05:00Not sure if anyone else caught it, but the thing p...Not sure if anyone else caught it, but the thing people use at karaoke is a "mic." Mike is the guy singing Springsteen into the mic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-78829465922234513412016-03-01T16:40:55.041-05:002016-03-01T16:40:55.041-05:00I work in state and local tax and I have spent the...I work in state and local tax and I have spent the better part of my career discussing the differences between the word "apportion" and the word "allocate." To see one clued for the other almost brought me to tears.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-75816463544005665082016-02-29T15:24:38.817-05:002016-02-29T15:24:38.817-05:00Thanks to Stavros Maltezos for the explanation of ...Thanks to Stavros Maltezos for the explanation of 14-D. The only NRA I could think of was the National Recovery Administration of 1933, an agency of Roosevelt's New Deal. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-56975966546999427082016-02-29T12:43:44.268-05:002016-02-29T12:43:44.268-05:00I have GIMBAL-mounted candle sconces, and friends ...<br /><br />I have GIMBAL-mounted candle sconces, and friends with bigger sailboats then mine have GIMBAL-mounted everything. Not to mention my astronaut friends...<br />@WmC...did you know a woman who worked on the debugging/error-mining software on Apollo? (2 lamb days in Greek, btw...where is Ogden Nash when you need him?)<br /><br />I liked clue for NOTHINGBUTNET. But, the theme was a huge disappointment, and actually made the puzzle hard for me, since most of those terms are unfamiliar...in spite of flirting with basketball in my high school years...I needed something to fill the void after baseball season ended. Have I ever mentioned that my facility with baseball clues is thanks to my erstwhile obsession with the Yankees during my adolescence?<br /><br />Missed opportunity at 10D for mirroring palindromic girl's name for EVE. Too trite?<br /><br />@ChuckM...trackpad offers me the option of alternating between my right and left hands, helping avoid carpal tunnel. And for my mom, she uses the mouse to point, but the trackpad button to click, as her moderate shakes make it impossible to click via the mouse.<br /><br />Titahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16368251255494687496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-23997553527673229322016-02-29T08:26:26.793-05:002016-02-29T08:26:26.793-05:00"Where did the Sherwin-Williams factory worke..."Where did the Sherwin-Williams factory worker fall to his untimely demise?"<br /><br />Mutely, a co-worker POINTS IN THE PAINT.<br /><br />(I know some readers won't appreciate vat is the joke here.)<br /><br />Leapfingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14243620614139990887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-77080421132378418062016-02-29T07:26:01.210-05:002016-02-29T07:26:01.210-05:00@jberg (8:01p), that amuses.
LF@jberg (8:01p), that amuses.<br /><br />LFAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-42089377837913466082016-02-29T01:05:56.823-05:002016-02-29T01:05:56.823-05:00Alecto, of course comes from the Greek:Ἀληκτώ
Cl...Alecto, of course comes from the Greek:<i>Ἀληκτώ</i> <br /><br />Clearly only one '<i>λ</i>'.<br /><br />Those Romans clearly have no respect for the languages from which they borrow!Baronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01199160246159856686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-5600048747653407552016-02-29T00:17:22.411-05:002016-02-29T00:17:22.411-05:00Isn't there a principle that solutions should ...Isn't there a principle that solutions should not be related etymologically to the word in the clue? Aquila and eagle, and lion and leo, were to me errors in editing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-18499272786827355802016-02-28T21:33:15.223-05:002016-02-28T21:33:15.223-05:00Fun puzzle and great theme density, but this grid ...Fun puzzle and great theme density, but this grid absolutely, positively <b>cannot</b> have PRESS in it. Simple change from LIMP to LILT or LINT.Sir Hillaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09984338030622316296noreply@blogger.com