tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post8872503195062141352..comments2024-03-29T01:22:33.864-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Best Foreign Film of 2005 set in South Africa / SUN 2-5-17 / Moretz of "Carrie" / Mexican president Enrique PenaRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger196125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-6694066599257982762017-07-14T22:11:12.187-04:002017-07-14T22:11:12.187-04:00Good puzzle. However the First Lady to break the ...Good puzzle. However the First Lady to break the glass ceiling as an astronaut was Valentina Tereshkova..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-23652129282927227772017-07-10T12:58:10.852-04:002017-07-10T12:58:10.852-04:00I am a private lender with 25 years working experi...I am a private lender with 25 years working experience in this field. Do you need a legit, honest, reputable and quick loan?? I can help you with 100% guarantee loan. I am offering business and individual loan, more also we financing all kind of projects. For more details contact us at,<br />EMAIL:fidelityloaners11@gmail.com<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-34467597020610134812017-03-24T14:55:33.560-04:002017-03-24T14:55:33.560-04:00Which one is better? Tripod turnstile or Flap Barr...Which one is better? Tripod turnstile or <a href="http://www.projuktishop.com/product/single-or-double-wing-walking-flap-barrier-gate-in-bangladesh" rel="nofollow">Flap Barrier Gate </a>? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15807575688002569154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-5956000175407370092017-02-23T13:57:43.148-05:002017-02-23T13:57:43.148-05:00"Couldn't care less" is the phrase. ..."Couldn't care less" is the phrase. I loved the puzzle and loved the writeup, except for the "could care less" attitude from the cat. And Jim Q, you teach English? Sorry, I had to say something because this constant incorrect phrase is my lifetime pet peeve. But really Jim, I hope you do more filling in for Rex in the future. You did an excellent job. Tadpolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02230115358173682992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-34042117249297806672017-02-16T13:35:04.930-05:002017-02-16T13:35:04.930-05:00@Anonymous at 1:08pm: SUP is short for "What&...@Anonymous at 1:08pm: SUP is short for "What's up?", which is the meaning of "How's it hanging?". I think I learned the term in the funnies.<br /><br />@Susie, as explained in a previous posting, WINCE has all but the C circled, so it's wine glass (broken by CURIE); wine glass is the destination of a cab (Cabernet wine, often referred to as "cab", for instance as "Cab Sauvignon"). wcutlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08615799228069705972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-3380358084428592082017-02-14T16:48:34.792-05:002017-02-14T16:48:34.792-05:00Actually true flexagons are not the same as the c...Actually true flexagons are not the same as the cootie catchers. Google them if interested. There are several types and some lore all their own. Martin Gardner discussed them in his column on Scientific American. Find the story about the guy who got his tie caught in one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-87449766656213700382017-02-13T13:08:21.617-05:002017-02-13T13:08:21.617-05:00I got it all- except SUP
Can someone splain that t...I got it all- except SUP<br />Can someone splain that to me for"how's it hanging?"<br /><br />A rose by any other nameAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-13456900451461441792017-02-12T22:41:57.262-05:002017-02-12T22:41:57.262-05:00@Rondo et al - I'm such a non-cultured bleeb. ...@Rondo et al - I'm such a non-cultured bleeb. As Nick said in The Big Chilll, sometimes you have to let art flow over you. That's my take on knowing artists...I guess. As the TanTrump would say, SAD.<br /><br />D,LIWDiana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-2978766101924683002017-02-12T20:50:35.153-05:002017-02-12T20:50:35.153-05:00Therefore it has little chance to win.Therefore it has little chance to win.rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-25339213802936133052017-02-12T20:48:55.802-05:002017-02-12T20:48:55.802-05:00@D,LIW, my last one is about the Grammys.
The oth...@D,LIW, my last one is about the Grammys. <br />The others are lyrics from Queen's 1970s Bohemian Rhapsody, coming from a clue in the puz for ISEEA little silhouetto of a man . . .<br /> <br />Sturgill Simpson really deserves a win tonight for his poignant concept "country" album that is a letter to his newborn son about the past present and future. Hard to call it your normal country album when the Dap Kings are the horn section so prominent in most of the songs. It is a work of art.rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-77819906687788833052017-02-12T20:05:37.558-05:002017-02-12T20:05:37.558-05:00@Spacey and @Rondo - I am so "duh" when ...@Spacey and @Rondo - I am so "duh" when it comes to pop culture. Is this about some awards ceremony? (ie, Grammys)? Don't get your references - anything to do with the puzzle?<br /><br />Lady DiDiana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-64542704135604541572017-02-12T20:02:53.051-05:002017-02-12T20:02:53.051-05:00Sturgill Simpson deserves to win for both of his n...Sturgill Simpson deserves to win for both of his nominations, I've got the CD. Fantastic. He'd win if I could HAVEASAY.rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-54273752656995382742017-02-12T19:06:14.453-05:002017-02-12T19:06:14.453-05:00Nothing really matters, anyone can see
Nothing rea...Nothing really matters, anyone can see<br />Nothing really matters to merondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-82225723933028350252017-02-12T18:52:38.567-05:002017-02-12T18:52:38.567-05:00Thunderbolt and lightning, very very frightening!
...Thunderbolt and lightning, very very frightening!<br />Mamma mia, mamma mia, mamma mia Figarospacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-69464993506496831722017-02-12T17:09:43.871-05:002017-02-12T17:09:43.871-05:00Very nice review by guest blogger, Jim Q. His upbe...Very nice review by guest blogger, Jim Q. His upbeat mood influenced my own feelings about this Sunday puzzle, which I ended up admiring and enjoying. <br /><br />Indeed, some notable women featured here, including a few off-themers like BETTY White, ELANA Kagan, EUNICE Shriver, and, just missing the cut, SERENa Williams. Honorable mention goes to Sheryl Sandberg, LEANIN author and hi-tech exec. Princess ISEULT, on the other hand, rose from obscurity.<br /><br />Enjoyable.<br /><br />leftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-63851646454732156652017-02-12T15:33:58.041-05:002017-02-12T15:33:58.041-05:00I was kind of at sea when I finished, as much did ...I was kind of at sea when I finished, as much did not make sense…THEN I noticed the circles. Ahh. AnonymousPVXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10078186298428497941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-14897245590712512232017-02-12T14:18:17.167-05:002017-02-12T14:18:17.167-05:00Had to break my solve into two sittings, but did n...Had to break my solve into two sittings, but did not feel STRAINED at all. Except being LATISH to work, if that’s a thing on a Sunday. My one guess was TEEINGUP the T on TESSERAE/TSOTSI. <br /><br />Always appreciate ACMES posts, when she shows up.<br /><br />Did I ever mention I opened for Johnny CASH?<br /><br />When I was a teenager I STREAKED a group of girls who were also teen AGERs. Stopped for a quick chat and some said, “It’s so big” while others said, “It’s so small.” Difference in experience ISPOSE. Offense? NONETAKEN.<br /><br />ALISTERS all: BETTY has had her yeah baby days. Gay-rohn-teed - you will be seeing much more of yeah baby CHLOE Moretz who was a teenager when this puz originally ran, but is now 20. Sheena EASTON is the only Bond theme performer to appear on-screen in that film, and for good reason. Yeah baby.<br /><br />IAGREE with all who liked this puz. And answers not hard to GROK.<br /><br />Scaramouche, Scaramouche, can you do the fandango? . . .<br />rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-68188052299464202482017-02-12T14:16:41.630-05:002017-02-12T14:16:41.630-05:00Wow. Right out of the box I got the first lady, a...Wow. Right out of the box I got the first lady, and thus the revealer. Boom, boom, etc.<br /><br />Wow. 178 comments. Haven't read them, but I'd put my bets on comments re the women's marches. <br /><br />When I did my "public presentation" of my dissertation research, I had a 1/2 hour SANDGLASS to time the last part of my 50-minute hour. I also used handouts, a hand puppet, and a dollar-store Barbie wrapped in recording tape (she was all wrapped up in her research). I had watched other candidates over the years struggle with PowerPoint or other technology, requiring ITHELP at one's most nerve-provoking moment, so I went the low-tech road. The audience seemed to appreciate the show. I know I had fun.<br /><br />Had the same Natick as our guest constructor - otherwise fairly easily done for a Sunday lark.<br /><br />@BS - An entirely puzword poem - wow. I saw some of that coming. ;-)<br /><br />Diana, Lady-in-Waiting for CrosswordsDiana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-48545172126804548392017-02-12T13:12:57.039-05:002017-02-12T13:12:57.039-05:00SEXILE
Mmes. THATCHER and OCONNOR didn’t LOOKOUT ...SEXILE<br /><br />Mmes. THATCHER and OCONNOR didn’t LOOKOUT for LGBT nor queer,<br />I’ll HAVEASAY NOW about her honor and with IRE stick my POINT INNEREAR.<br />AMEN.<br /><br />--- CHLOE CURIE<br />BS2noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-77762631421935695972017-02-12T12:35:01.087-05:002017-02-12T12:35:01.087-05:00ADHOC READIN’
“YOUIDIOT, OHGEEZ, ITSOK TOO LOGIN....ADHOC READIN’<br /><br />“YOUIDIOT, OHGEEZ, ITSOK TOO LOGIN.”<br />“ISPOSE IAGREE.” “IMEANNO ITHELP.” “NONETAKEN.”<br /><br />--- ISEULT TSOTSI<br />Burma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-14295057041892992782017-02-12T12:10:49.406-05:002017-02-12T12:10:49.406-05:00I saw what the first two acrosses were doing, addi...I saw what the first two acrosses were doing, adding a letter to form a real--but unmentioned in the clue--word. But H_OUR?? That's what that is; NOBODY EVER calls it a "SAND glass." That bit almost derailed me. "As sands through the hourglass, so pass the days of our lives." One of those RADIOERA soaps.<br /><br />Never heard of SEXILE, but like our guest blogger (welcome!) I'm jonesin' to use it. Um, not in our house, though. Also n.h.o. TREERAT for squirrel. Who would make up such an ugly name for such a cute little...YOWTCH! uh, never mind. I think ISEULT is just Isolde in a different language, but it took crosses to spell. Luckily I have run across (not literally, OHGEEZ!) NEGEV before: right here in crosswordland.<br /><br />A fun do, and extremely clever. BETTY White has always been, and will always be a wonderful DOD. Who loves ya, kid? Among the glass breakers--hats off to all--ISPOSE Sally RIDE was kinda cute at the time; don't know BIGELOW. But no, BETTY's my gal. With an honorable mention to Sheena EASTON. Perhaps our constructor was on the SPYGLASS Hill course when he shot this birdie at the Pebble Beach tourney.spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-64089590790198200972017-02-10T13:02:36.637-05:002017-02-10T13:02:36.637-05:00the whine response to cab destination still makes ...the whine response to cab destination still makes no sense even with the cabernet and wine glass explanation. All the other responses that are linked to glass are logical responses - this one NOT so muchSusiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16706944938133054728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-15616354276321048262017-02-10T11:49:30.571-05:002017-02-10T11:49:30.571-05:00@susie - Yes. Multiple times. See the comments abo...@susie - Yes. Multiple times. See the comments above. Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-30954989310041832922017-02-10T11:00:53.925-05:002017-02-10T11:00:53.925-05:00anyone able to explain wince as a cab destination ...anyone able to explain wince as a cab destination - it makes no sense to me despite five days of trying to make sense of it.Susiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16706944938133054728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-86864106206507881202017-02-08T00:46:42.955-05:002017-02-08T00:46:42.955-05:00And a terrific, personal response sir. Fantastic t...And a terrific, personal response sir. Fantastic to hear your stories and fantastic to hear how this puzzle moved you. Sam Buggelnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12467440898500488980noreply@blogger.com