tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post8678402492429499382..comments2024-03-28T10:07:35.541-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Ratso's given name / SAT 9-6-14 / Predigital beeper / Profiles in Leadership publisher briefly / Completer of career grand slam 2009 / Big chain closed on Sundays / Kid lit character with long face / Stereotypical wear for the paranoidRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger88125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-59361954023341667482014-10-12T00:00:25.518-04:002014-10-12T00:00:25.518-04:00Road Runner is a Time Warner Cable ISP. Road Runner is a Time Warner Cable ISP. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-73116252163568644302014-10-11T16:01:15.534-04:002014-10-11T16:01:15.534-04:00No, no no. The two word meaning of predigital beep...No, no no. The two word meaning of predigital beeper is something that beeps that isn't a digital object, like a clock, a phone, or any of the other ubiquitous beeping things in our homes and cars now. In the roadrunner cartoons, the bird beeped twice, although I always heard it as "meep meep." A generous re-hearing could consider those to be beeps. MikeElnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-91896908914258379602014-10-11T15:43:29.660-04:002014-10-11T15:43:29.660-04:00Glad I managed yesterday's effort because this...Glad I managed yesterday's effort because this one left me gasping with the east 90% filled and the west 90% blank. So much I just don't know, the place that closes, a cleaned up song, a Showtime production...... Even with SWEAR and OPERA in place, the SW wouldn't yield. I've never heard PINKYSWEAR. Also I figured a paranoid would wear something like a sheet over his head, but couldn't think of anything starting with a T. And, now that I look at the answer, wouldn't he want steel headgear, not crushable TIN? Only problem in the East was not solving M-O-E. Guess I was trying to think of something involving mental ability, not eyesight. Enough said! On to Monday.<br /><br />13715, a tie with @SpacecraftDMGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-85492042975960185522014-10-11T14:50:38.843-04:002014-10-11T14:50:38.843-04:00I don't know. Pretty sure it's the roadrun...I don't know. Pretty sure it's the roadrunner and Wile E coyote....... "beep, beep"eastsacgirlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-7023076750350783452014-10-11T14:44:37.864-04:002014-10-11T14:44:37.864-04:00After feeling smug from Friday took me forever on ...After feeling smug from Friday took me forever on this one. It was a DNF officially. NW got me. Missed six letters. CHICKFILA .... should have got that. Has been in the news a lot over gay rights. RCWILLEY also closed Sunday. Oh well, had fun.eastsacgirlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-15232193553853372922014-10-11T11:28:40.210-04:002014-10-11T11:28:40.210-04:00OFL's rating of "medium" is puzzling...OFL's rating of "medium" is puzzling, since it took him so "long" (by his standards) to do it. Yeah, it took ME long, too, but I'll call it full-bore challenging, if you don't mind. I stared at the thing for at least ten minutes before I even found a place to begin.<br /><br />That was STAINED, which finally occurred to me as common to teeth and glass, after two or three of those minutes concentrating on that one clue.<br /><br />I knew the grand slam guy, but do you think I could come up with his name? Another long senior moment before the great Roger FEDERER came to light. Duh!<br /><br />Really? CHICKFILA closed Sundays? Never woulda guessed that. Nobody closes Sundays anymore. Natick at sq. 20; figured -EH had to be either MEH or YEH (?); went with the Y. WOE is KONY?? This reporter never watches online videos, viral or not.<br /><br />W/O's: STanD inSTEAD of STEAD, and a square that nearly caused me to DNF, eSE (as in the Falcon) before OSE. Luckily I double-checked the down for ORSINO.<br /><br />The feeling of victory over a seemingly impossible puzzle usually EVINCEs an A, but of course a full letter grade must be deducted for the horrid A&E (once again, I refuse to type out the &). So, B.<br /><br />8531, another B. spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-29539838612073201912014-10-11T06:26:41.981-04:002014-10-11T06:26:41.981-04:00Rex
I believe that Road runner refers to the car
i...Rex<br />I believe that Road runner refers to the car<br />it was before all the digital car componentsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-75888762829747071802014-09-11T00:29:35.833-04:002014-09-11T00:29:35.833-04:00@qosmonaut
Get bent.@qosmonaut<br />Get bent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-69896743663120447762014-09-09T21:20:51.384-04:002014-09-09T21:20:51.384-04:00Yeah, YEH is absolutely terrible (and hadn't h...Yeah, YEH is absolutely terrible (and hadn't heard of KONY 2012 -- went with KONM, which was my only mistake, figuring it was just one of those things I'd never heard of). <br /><br />Otherwise I KINDA liked this puzzle, as I usually do when a puzzle offers some resistance but I get through it anyway. Was nice to see a Looney Tunes reference, as I'd recently been on a kick watching old ones from the 30's and 40's. Todd Trimblenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-68893105748162968352014-09-09T15:03:15.160-04:002014-09-09T15:03:15.160-04:00What in hell is YEH (as opposed to 'yeah')...What in hell is YEH (as opposed to 'yeah')?? Does it rhyme with "meh"??Art Fnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-79426720703336100502014-09-09T14:57:37.904-04:002014-09-09T14:57:37.904-04:00What in hell is YEH (as opposed to YEAH)?? Does i...What in hell is YEH (as opposed to YEAH)?? Does it rhyme with MEH?Art Fnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-74324793187976302822014-09-09T13:57:17.722-04:002014-09-09T13:57:17.722-04:00Look again:
ra·di·o ed·it
noun
noun: radio edit; ...Look again:<br /><br />ra·di·o ed·it<br />noun<br />noun: radio edit; plural noun: radio edits<br /><br /> a modified or shortened version of a song that is suitable for broadcasting.Googlenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-46812200349820284462014-09-09T13:24:09.215-04:002014-09-09T13:24:09.215-04:00No one has commented on the fact that 15 across ha...No one has commented on the fact that 15 across has a major correspondence problem: 'version' is a noun; the answer is a verb (as far as I can see).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-19124821710765274132014-09-07T23:33:07.805-04:002014-09-07T23:33:07.805-04:00Did this late Sunday. Entire west was easy, the ea...Did this late Sunday. Entire west was easy, the east took awhile until I remembered ORSINO. The NW started with the -ED at 1D which gave me DEXTER --> INTER and FEDERER and it fell. I've seen plenty of of dressings with CELERY SEED, which led to ENLIST and TIN HAT. The "3 letter Native-American" had to be uTe or OTO so that corner went down quickly, too. The East took more effort, but the only writeovers were text before PING and ARiP before ARAP. Easy west, medium east, easy-medium.<br /><br />Not much up on chapter and verse, but since the crossword solving part of my brain parsed it as "a word from King James version" no problem here. I would guess that was a typographical error, not an editing error.<br /><br />As for ROADRUNNER - I have a niggling idea that there may have once been a ROADRUNNER brand of pager. I did a quick internet search and there wasn't much there, though. If so, great clue. If not - weak.<br /><br />Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-8505226761638687442014-09-07T21:05:28.635-04:002014-09-07T21:05:28.635-04:00We did ultimately finish it, but found it very tou...We did ultimately finish it, but found it very tough--not many puzzles make it to Sunday. ONEANDALL was the last big one to fall. A guest got PINKYSWEAR--neither of us had ever heard of it. Proper usage when I was of appropriate age was "Cross ny heart and hope to die."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-16757838219258426422014-09-06T23:00:21.872-04:002014-09-06T23:00:21.872-04:00Next time the first answer should be more appropri...Next time the first answer should be more appropriately clued: homophobic chain where only trash would eat. Qosmonauthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07124745563187813192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-77328357035588150462014-09-06T22:55:47.028-04:002014-09-06T22:55:47.028-04:00Sorry, trying to make my phone able to post a comm...Sorry, trying to make my phone able to post a comment. Thanks @RooMonster!Hartley70noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-26462640981072707962014-09-06T22:53:57.798-04:002014-09-06T22:53:57.798-04:00ZzzzzZzzzzHartley70noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-88981253866870704092014-09-06T22:12:37.154-04:002014-09-06T22:12:37.154-04:00This week's relative difficulty ratings. See m...This week's relative difficulty ratings. See my 8/1/2009 post for an explanation and my 10/15/2012 post for an explanation of a tweak I've made to my method. 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 7:40, 6:02, 1.27, 98%, Challenging (5th highest ratio of 243 Mondays)<br />Tue 8:11, 7:54, 1.04, 61%, Medium-Challenging<br />Wed 12:10, 9:31, 1.28, 93%, Challenging<br />Thu 15:20, 17:28, 0.88, 25%, Easy-Medium<br />Fri 15:32, 19:53, 0.78, 14%, Easy<br />Sat 29:52, 25:49, 1.16, 86%, Challenging<br /><br />Top 100 solvers<br /><br />Mon 5:20, 3:57, 1.35, 100%, Challenging (highest ratio of 243 Mondays)<br />Tue 5:27, 5:24, 1.01, 52%, Medium<br />Wed 7:25, 6:08, 1.21, 90%, Challenging<br />Thu 9:42, 10:49, 0.90, 26%, Easy-Medium<br />Fri 10:12, 13:00, 0.78, 14%, Easy<br />Sat 18:07, 17:17, 1.05, 64%, Medium-Challengingsanfranman59https://www.blogger.com/profile/15118732156312301425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-564238373434806572014-09-06T20:21:06.994-04:002014-09-06T20:21:06.994-04:00Had trouble with Kony (never heard of it) and Chic...Had trouble with Kony (never heard of it) and Chickfila (didn't know it was spelled like that.) But I finished it perfectly, which gives me a perfect week for the first time in a while. No David Steinberg this week.<br /><br />Hey, Roger, sorry you lost the semis, but look at the bright side. You made it into the NY Times Crossword puzzle on the very same day! Congrats!<br /><br />All in all, a very suitable Saturday.<br /><br />Nit pick time--- I don't like "Type of white wine" as a clue for "Rhine." Misdirections are OK on Saturday, but the type of wine is riesling. On the other hand, if it had been "Type of red wine" for "Bordeaux," I probably would have let it pass…Never mind...OISKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16808675378318214461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-19532369746793834502014-09-06T20:02:32.918-04:002014-09-06T20:02:32.918-04:00@Martin: I fall on my sword and confess my error....@Martin: I fall on my sword and confess my error. I have never heard of or used "myope" in that sense -- and never will. I otherwise stand by my comment. This was what I call a "f*** you" puzzle, and I still loathe it. I hope for better on the morrow.Mr. Grumpypantshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09698268441069391841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-5407971496943214302014-09-06T19:44:47.825-04:002014-09-06T19:44:47.825-04:00Meh!Meh!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-67278090007586651192014-09-06T19:16:00.276-04:002014-09-06T19:16:00.276-04:00Good to know Rex is human.
I considered giving up...Good to know Rex is human.<br /><br />I considered giving up several times but persisted. Couldn't remember the proper [?] spelling of Chick-fila. Had the same "ala" before "qua" problem as Rex.<br />For me, the charm of this puzzle was 61 across: Tables or shelves. Sets aside would have been better than PUTS ASIDE, but it was still an awesome clue.bswein99https://www.blogger.com/profile/17695650849084225055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-6623944426209825212014-09-06T18:50:10.483-04:002014-09-06T18:50:10.483-04:00@ ralph, I found it amongst a salmagundi of vintag...@ ralph, I found it amongst a salmagundi of vintage-y articles in a local "antiques mall". <br />1) I texted a pic to my husband who was going through an obsession of fountain pens at the time. Boys and their fetishes.<br />2) I said it was $6. He said "buy it".<br />3) Husbanola then put in a new bladder and adjusted the nib.<br />4) Absolumento perfetto.Questiniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06225633428852696530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-7954151221392575622014-09-06T18:47:45.992-04:002014-09-06T18:47:45.992-04:00@AliasZ,
That's the last time I'll skip c...@AliasZ,<br /><br />That's the last time I'll skip checking a citation.<br /><br />@Mr. Grumpypants,<br /><br />The MYOPE clue is <a href="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/myopia" rel="nofollow">ripped from the dictionary</a>.Martinnoreply@blogger.com