tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post8620306530464483278..comments2024-03-28T18:52:07.432-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Swimmer featured in 2013 film Blackfish / SAT 10-26-13 / Spotted South American mammal / Tourist novelist Steinhauer / 2008 title role for Adam Sandler / 99+ things in Alaska / Penalty box to sports fans / Collection of green panels / Bell heather tree heath / Asian silk center / Olympic Tower financierRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger67125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-15500960869073416132013-12-03T12:06:47.473-05:002013-12-03T12:06:47.473-05:00@ anon11:52 - Public Service Announcement to preve...@ anon11:52 - Public Service Announcement to prevent forest fires, maybe.Smokey the Bearnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-73400557806999559232013-12-03T11:52:51.940-05:002013-12-03T11:52:51.940-05:00Can someone please tell me what PSA means in the c...Can someone please tell me what PSA means in the context of a talking bear? 28 Across.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-52023290615075932022013-12-01T02:12:31.039-05:002013-12-01T02:12:31.039-05:00@Cary Yeah, the Bama/Auburn game was a nail biter,...@Cary Yeah, the Bama/Auburn game was a nail biter, it's one reason I'm so late to the party. That and the USC/UCLA game that I could have easily missed. I'm an old Hockey Fan, and SINBIN was a gimmie, though maybe that's a phrase used by certain announcers.<br /><br />Actually I breezed through until the SW, which totally flummoxed me. Had cache at 35-D, and soccerMOM, I could not let go of either of them. Cheated to get KNACK, and then it finally fell.<br /><br />Gingernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-13318467530366244702013-11-30T21:56:25.796-05:002013-11-30T21:56:25.796-05:00Weird. Watching the thrilling Ohio State-Michigan ...Weird. Watching the thrilling Ohio State-Michigan game when the announcer mentioned running back Carlos HYDE just as I was reading the clue for 68A.<br /><br />This one made me work just the right amount, so I liked it a lot. DNF because I had CIPHERTEST and thus the meaningless SIsAM. Figured 60D must be ESTS, but stubbornly stuck with ITIALIANAte, which I actually think is a better answer.<br /><br />Anyway, all pales in comparison to the finishes of the OSU-Michigan thriller, which was fantastic, and the Bama-Auburn game, which in Tour de France terms was <i>hors categoire</i>. Spellcasters were obviously at work in that one.Cary in Bouldernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-84949864814373656542013-11-30T18:05:58.517-05:002013-11-30T18:05:58.517-05:00@Spacey, you get my SiS LOL award of the day with ...@Spacey, you get my SiS LOL award of the day with "FATSFATASS."<br /><br />@Z, drinkin' a Red Hook Long Hammer IPA while posting. Tasty.<br />My office was across the street from the original Red Hook brewery in Seattle, so we would end up there often after work. The afternoon Budweiser threw a bunch of money at them to buy majority ownership my partner and I went over and wrote "BudHook" on the menu chalkboard. The founder did not appreciate our humor, but it stuck.<br /><br />Barry "Smooth as" Silk provided a very nice Saturday puz. Liked how he covered SIXAM to NOON.<br /><br />Had no idea ARIONA'S SIS funded the Olympic Tower. Didn't even know she was in the real estate biz.<br /><br />Gotta run to see the new Hunger Games.Solving in Seattlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04249420848844874936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-32220287081528602462013-11-30T14:35:18.893-05:002013-11-30T14:35:18.893-05:00DNF for me as well. Bloody South american animals...DNF for me as well. Bloody South american animals! PAPA sounded good to me. After all TITI is another one, and PINTERTEXT seemed fine (have you ever read a Pinter play?) <br /><br />Maybe one of the previous commenters explained ZIPS (zippers, or zip lines), but I didn't have time to read them. Going to a play.<br /><br />@Spacecraft - I think that a definition of apprehend is "to understand, or perceive". I know the phrase "apprehended insurrection", and went from there. <br /><br />My first thought for 1A was PIZZACRUST, but I initially could get nothing happening there, and so worked up from the botton.<br /><br />I liked it, but failed :(rain forestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-83689518081674428112013-11-30T10:17:13.526-05:002013-11-30T10:17:13.526-05:00More spellcasters...but at least their tirades are...More spellcasters...but at least their tirades are getting shorter and there's fewer of them.<br /><br />Oh, how I hate it when OFL says "easy" and I DNF. I did OK until the NW. Just too much I didn't know, plus clues I simply could not deCIPHER. 99+ things in Alaska? I could have LOOKedATTHAT for 99+ years and not come up with ZIPS. I did not know who--or what entity--financed the Olympic Tower. Lines to be cracked--well, that was another line I couldn't crack.<br /><br />With the D of DARK I tried FORD LTD for the old wheels; that didn't help things. For "Domino's bottom?" I wanted FATS'FATASS, but although it was the right length, it wouldn't work. Finally, not an Adam Sandler fan, I couldn't have filled in ZOHAN if you'd given me any four of the five letters.<br /><br />I get it all now, and even feel sorta stupid, but there is one gripe in today's grid: someone tell me how "Apprehended" twists itself around to come out KNEW. Tell me, and then we'll both apprehend. Even though I did that section, I'm throwing the flag. That clue makes no sense to me.spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-68547487549520049702013-11-03T18:42:18.816-05:002013-11-03T18:42:18.816-05:00I never believed in spell casters until my life fe...I never believed in spell casters until my life fell apart when my lover of 6years decided to call it quits..i was so devastated that i had an accident that left me bedridden..after 9months of emotional pain and languish a friend of mine introduced me to a certain spell caster...this was after i have been scammed by various fake spell caster...i was introduced to Lord Krishna Alm Temple...wow in less than 72hrs i saw wonders all kinds of spells from pregnancy to love,from employment to visa lottery winning.all kinds of spells...my life got back just like a completed puzzle...am so happy..here's his contact for serious minded people only....LORDKRISHNATEMPLE@HOTMAIL.COM...and his mobile +2347055102046....wow LORD KRISHNA ALM...thanks am so grateful as you saved my life.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18439684780518187405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-36235250520616616812013-10-30T19:40:15.684-04:002013-10-30T19:40:15.684-04:00I failed to finish the SE quarter because I was su...I failed to finish the SE quarter because I was sure the answer to 67a was Italianate (in the Italian style)which is actually an "ideal" rather than a subject. Oh well. Reidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-64210555339914025492013-10-27T23:38:14.523-04:002013-10-27T23:38:14.523-04:00The previous comment was about the next day's ...The previous comment was about the next day's puzzle, I think. I did both at the same time, since I was away over the weekend.<br /><br />@Rex, @Z -- right, the Pre-Raphaelites' ideal was art before Raphael, but that makes the general answer ITALIAN ART just wrong -they thought Italian art after Raphael was not ideal at all. Of course, their real ideal was long-necked women, particularly Jane Morris.<br /><br />I had a hard time with ERICAS because of my feeling that a heather would be a calluna -- but that turns out to be wrong, many are ericas (and all are ericacea). Something else I learned from crosswords!<br /><br />I did love the clue for 49A, TEX. <br /><br />'Nuff said, since this was yesterday's puzzle.jberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02169065390875378077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-28493184654351727672013-10-27T18:18:59.056-04:002013-10-27T18:18:59.056-04:00Lots of good stuff here but also a lot of junk lik...Lots of good stuff here but also a lot of junk like MIAOWS.<br />And no connection of the names. Didn't leave me with a good feeling.mathguynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-40698757429664161702013-10-26T20:27:05.731-04:002013-10-26T20:27:05.731-04:00Is it wrong that when I hear the word "pelted...Is it wrong that when I hear the word "pelted" I think of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vV7BD7O1n7w" rel="nofollow">this</a>?Doc Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12540112168511893896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-90722853460307804602013-10-26T19:15:20.280-04:002013-10-26T19:15:20.280-04:00I thought this puzzle was excellent for the intell...I thought this puzzle was excellent for the intelligent crossword lovers who aren't brainacs. I enjoyed it with only one google search. Got it done. Time wasn't in you people's range, but not bad for me at 20 minutes. Wish we saw more of these. <br /><br />Lots of clever cluing, thanks Barry Silk. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-24869373953873908282013-10-26T19:07:14.808-04:002013-10-26T19:07:14.808-04:00I threw down PIZZACRUST at the git-go, which prett...I threw down PIZZACRUST at the git-go, which pretty much gave me the whole NW corner - that gave me hope for the rest of the grid. About an hour later I finally got an entry into the SE corner with OTTOMAN (I knew the "dogs" were likely be feet, so that helped), I took a guess at ALANA and all of a sudden the long answers appeared and the puzzle was finished. Not "easy" for me, but definitely do-able.<br /><br />@lms - I do hope Tucker suffers no ill effects from his encounter with the rat poison. I'm sure all of you will adapt quickly - it was good of you to take him in.Dirigonzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03903353503511480168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-17906960906484790182013-10-26T18:06:20.855-04:002013-10-26T18:06:20.855-04:00Yeah, ToecAP at first but then TSTRAP. TSTRAP? M...Yeah, ToecAP at first but then TSTRAP. TSTRAP? Man, I couldn't get it. Finally, I called my wife in and she saw it right away, T STRAP!<br /><br />I like a very doable Saturday every once in a while.gifcanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12612467417938884430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-37056631270236870532013-10-26T18:05:05.544-04:002013-10-26T18:05:05.544-04:00This wasn't so easy for me either.
Took a whil...This wasn't so easy for me either.<br />Took a while, but thoroughly enjoyed the clever cluing and answers that had lotsa OOMPH!<br /><br />Don't want to DIS NOGO, NOLOS, or IERE cuz Mr. Silk has a KNACK for displaying smooth ARRAYs of A-PLUS ZIPpiness that more than make up for a few WETLY PELTERs...<br /><br />@Rex- A little wink to Simon and Garfunkel?<br />Hello ANEMONE, my old friend...<br /><br />Sandy Knoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-75711672250152212512013-10-26T16:46:12.289-04:002013-10-26T16:46:12.289-04:00I'm in awe of all of you who thought it was ea...I'm in awe of all of you who thought it was easy. There was only one gimme, 13 entries I didn't know, and 13 clues that were opaque and/or unfair. It took me a long time. Partially because I couldn't let go of SOCCERMOM until the very end. Happy to have solved it without Google although my wife gave me three answers.mathguynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-12522671874227453662013-10-26T16:28:22.203-04:002013-10-26T16:28:22.203-04:00Oh, dear...poor Tucker! I hope he is ok.
This wa...Oh, dear...poor Tucker! I hope he is ok. <br /><br />This was harder for me than it appears to have been for you all. Eventually though things started to fill in. Delighted to see Lucinda Williams...will go listen to Car Wheels on a Gravel Road now.<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04551716499829677518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-37261850750541437662013-10-26T16:27:29.108-04:002013-10-26T16:27:29.108-04:00Couldn't complete without a little help, but I...Couldn't complete without a little help, but I liked what I could get (except for WETLY). <br />28D is a great clue. And knowing 30D made the SW a breeze.<br />27D is a great misdirect - ALL-PRO & CAPTAIN do not fit<br />I got 26A easy, but was MANCAVE around the time of the Bundys?Birdnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-40030547440782747402013-10-26T16:19:24.557-04:002013-10-26T16:19:24.557-04:00My life is full of happiness since I contacted Dr....My life is full of happiness since I contacted Dr. Ikhine for help when the love of my life broke up with me about 3month ago since I contact Dr. Ikhine the real spell caster you can't believe my lover came back exactly 3day he said and now we are living happily like never before and he is the best and trust spell caster I have ever known and if you are out there having the similar problem contact him on agbadado@gmail.com or call +2347060552255 for urgent respond for help<br /><br />From<br />LONDON<br />Marciohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01359880350723529630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-67503230503036668692013-10-26T16:16:20.472-04:002013-10-26T16:16:20.472-04:00BEQ tomorrow!BEQ tomorrow!Sundaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-65147560960342841102013-10-26T16:07:29.974-04:002013-10-26T16:07:29.974-04:00Should anyone be interested, there is a very nice ...Should anyone be interested, there is a very nice puzzle in today's <a href="http://games.latimes.com/games/daily-crossword/" rel="nofollow">LA Times</a> featuring three triple stack 15s.AliasZnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-23903349768273856842013-10-26T16:02:37.860-04:002013-10-26T16:02:37.860-04:00Thanks for the recommendation, I enjoyed the bonus...Thanks for the recommendation, I enjoyed the bonus puzzle a lot! machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-61430961667470768512013-10-26T14:58:45.822-04:002013-10-26T14:58:45.822-04:00Great puzzle, with tons of delightfully clever clu...Great puzzle, with tons of delightfully clever cluing. I loved clues for CLEAT and OTTOMAN, and now that I get the comics connection, PHONE BOOTH is absolutely brilliant (I had thought it was referencing power somehow, since the phone system at least at one time ran on direct current; I thought maybe there was some sort of AC/DC conversion). <br /><br />Only one time resorting to google, which is on the low side for me on a Saturday. <br /><br />Biggest struggles were in the SW and Great Lakes area. Couldn't get TSTRAP (and had no idea what it was when I finally filled it) and couldn't get my head to shake "apprehended" in the arrest sense. <br /><br />Very satisfying to finish this one with slow but steady progress. Lots of great a-ha moments. Exactly what a themeless should be. Steve Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15185067739452052656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-5837699653748386932013-10-26T14:46:51.402-04:002013-10-26T14:46:51.402-04:00Nice Saturday, took me a long time to finish, but,...Nice Saturday, took me a long time to finish, but, you know, it's Saturday.<br /><br />Not much time to comment, but I wanted to mention that I really liked the OTTOMAN clue - "Raiser of dogs". And the PHONEBOOTH, as @Rex said, was one that required a 3rd level of reading the clue - but I loved it when it came clear. <br /><br />It took me longer than it should have to get the SIX AM clue. SIN BIN - never heard of that term - was sure, like many that it was SIt-something. I think I actually wrote in SItter.<br /><br />Lovely, A-PLUS puzzle.Milfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04923019988243284636noreply@blogger.com