tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post8893201467686025427..comments2024-03-19T07:13:04.279-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Peace Nobelist Cassin / SAT 6-8-13 / 1955 doo-wop hit / Title for Schwarzenegger / Leader of Silver Bullet Band / Child support payer in modern lingo / 6 is rare one Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger95125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-77761138397852052472022-04-17T15:54:16.501-04:002022-04-17T15:54:16.501-04:00Why does the blog administrator allow all of these...<b>Why does the blog administrator allow all of these scam postings?!</b><br /><br />I had an experience inverted from Rex's endpoints: NYAH was my first entry, but the SE took a fair amount of back-and forth, finally cemented when I got OPENTOED from O____OE_. I ended the puzzles when I got critical mass in the center to finish SPLINTS and the GROOVES. "LIV" was a gimme in there, while the other answers were still ambiguous enough for pleasurable difficulty.<br /><br />This is what Mr. Q does for me almost every time, nearly solo justification for my legacy subscription.Prunehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00224476641730508311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-73380232998762720642022-03-19T19:57:52.792-04:002022-03-19T19:57:52.792-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.marla oliverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06881653803378168413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-90237169820245217862020-08-20T13:49:49.710-04:002020-08-20T13:49:49.710-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-47095750087542427872017-05-21T16:51:15.912-04:002017-05-21T16:51:15.912-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.dr igechinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-81472908265156779532017-04-24T15:51:17.728-04:002017-04-24T15:51:17.728-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Brenda Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02126631371213620285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-9116287837041777922017-03-27T15:32:00.508-04:002017-03-27T15:32:00.508-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17805949206006541627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-74650957644948843752017-03-19T02:25:59.150-04:002017-03-19T02:25:59.150-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Rachel Courtneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08111703545317713173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-43361124535184385542017-03-06T15:23:17.992-05:002017-03-06T15:23:17.992-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Christina Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16525340128787282297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-1578586347515057772017-02-09T22:12:12.959-05:002017-02-09T22:12:12.959-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-23738753458341515612017-02-09T21:56:48.956-05:002017-02-09T21:56:48.956-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-25630230013981135792016-03-09T11:11:22.545-05:002016-03-09T11:11:22.545-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-85340004502289201502013-07-14T05:58:16.645-04:002013-07-14T05:58:16.645-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.AquilaAquilegianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-33606672889865346982013-07-13T22:30:34.179-04:002013-07-13T22:30:34.179-04:00Age and residence quickly provided EDSULLIVAN and ...Age and residence quickly provided EDSULLIVAN and UNGAVA but IPHONEAPP and MROLYMPIA left me in LAALAA land for far too long. Overall - the usual DQ delight.<br /><br />captcha = arryma which sounds a lot like marryma which, alas, is what a BABYDADDY don't do.Waxy in Montrealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04395751487137805245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-45372828849180003712013-07-13T16:01:37.161-04:002013-07-13T16:01:37.161-04:00Wow, today was so much easier for me! From the com...Wow, today was so much easier for me! From the comments (and the stats from @sanfranman59) it seems it was much easier for others, too. As the old song says, What A Diff'rence A Day Makes! (from before I was born but I still like the song)<br /><br />Yet I agree with @rain forest that both puzzles were fun even though yesterday's was so much harder.<br /><br />NYAH was easy for me and made me smile. Somehow (don't ask me how! partly I guessed that 1 Down must start with I or I'M) I already had IPHONE APP. Having the first letters of all the downs really helps.<br /><br />I know a bit of tennis so I got Ilie ("Nasty") NASTASE from the N. On most other sports I have trouble. My husband helped me with "Cricket violation" (NO BALL).<br /><br />And I knew IOUSA (haven't seen it, just read about it somewhere) so I'm surprised it's considered junk fill (because it's not well known, I guess?). Guess I was lucky that I knew about it.<br /><br />Fun puzzle and fairly easy for me for a change. Thanks David Quarfoot!Syndi Solvernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-54005140890339679412013-07-13T16:01:12.617-04:002013-07-13T16:01:12.617-04:00First go through things looked hopeless, except fo...First go through things looked hopeless, except for the gimme ( for one of my generation) EDSULLIVAN. But I stuck with it, and eventually all fell except the NE. A total Natick at the peninsula/Silver Bullet cross, and now I see I also had DEr where DES was wanted. Toiled longest over that corner where I originally had AfroS for the big top things, and SIlent as the word for 14D still.. Loved DEER when it appeared to replace my "I knew it was wrong" epEe. All in all a fun challenge!<br />DMGrandmanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-69119356886974894322013-07-13T14:55:36.716-04:002013-07-13T14:55:36.716-04:00OK, a twofer today. I really liked both yesterday...OK, a twofer today. I really liked both yesterday's puzzle and today's. However, yesterday was DNF with several WTFs, while today's was PDQ. <br /><br />By getting most of the downs, I finished everything but the SE in very quick time (for me). I briefly had MAYS as the outfielder, but BLEEDDRY fixed that. From that, I assume that the entire outfield is Cobb, Ruth, and Mays, though I'd love to have Mantle in there. <br /><br />Not only quick, for a Saturday, but an enjoyable romp as wsll. NYAH was my first thought for 5D, and so Rex is out to lunch on that one. <br /><br />Nice to have two excellent puzzles on the weekend, one of which I can finish.rain forestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-46671970066119408342013-07-13T13:47:20.647-04:002013-07-13T13:47:20.647-04:00Baby Daddy is very common slang. The unwed father....Baby Daddy is very common slang. The unwed father. I guess it would be non-PC to say it started as "ghetto" slang. Texas Syndy Solvernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-70058483805009555552013-07-13T11:49:01.718-04:002013-07-13T11:49:01.718-04:00Thank you, Ms. Valdez, for WAY TMI. Where are the ...Thank you, Ms. Valdez, for WAY TMI. Where are the filters? WHY THE HELL AM I STRUGGLING WITH THESE RIDICULOUS CAPTCHAS if we have to let THIS shit in???? SOMEBODY, DO YOUR JOB!!<br /><br />On to the puzzle. Lots of you seem to think this was easier--in some cases WAY easier--than yesterday's. Not so here. An hour then, an hour now. As to single-digit minutes, I'm with @Latichever. You have to sit this person down in front of me and let me watch it in real time, then I'll believe.<br /><br />I filled the grid in a couple places with guesses. Didn't know beans about the province; after finally getting ERNIE I had _NGAVA. Assuming an A, I tried to think what LCAPS or maybe DCAPS could be, before the aha! of DCUPS (!). So the NE took its 15 minutes, even with opening gimmes SEGER, EDSULLIVAN and NASTASE.<br /><br />BABYDADDY? Never heard that. Makes no sense; why not just DADDY? Had to run the alphabet with I_USA and the "Drying device." Had to run it a second time before catching the O of OAST, good ol' xword word. But IOUSA? Weird. I can see the idea, fused acronyms, but it's still weird.<br /><br />I could've sworn COBB was an infielder. My bad; had to reject the "gimme" MAYS. Those delays meant 15 more for SE. The SW filled in very easiy. I still laugh over the M*A*S*H episode in which Radar is fascinated with the word SLAKE--he thinks it's the dirtiest word ever. Funny stuff.<br /><br />The NW took the rest of the hour. "Game with points," huh? Wow, I thought, that really narrows it down! Took me forever to work out that west section; "Cave dweller" is certainly a new way, though perfectly correct, to clue ERNE. Then at last: Oh, THAT kind of game! THOSE "points!" Okay, David. Very clever. So, HOTSTONE at a spa, eh? If you say so.<br /><br />I did once play on a course, in the Altoona area, that had a hole named "Sixes Wild." Hole #6, 666 yards, par, you guessed it, 6. Took three of the best woods I ever hit and I was still short.<br /><br />Okay, now I'm guilty of TMI.spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-53311460887282179012013-07-10T18:29:42.137-04:002013-07-10T18:29:42.137-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-89683675395140247872013-06-10T00:46:29.399-04:002013-06-10T00:46:29.399-04:00I got NYAH with no crosses, though I've always...I got NYAH with no crosses, though I've always heard it quintupled. I've heard it as NAH as well, so I imagine there are regional differences.<br /><br />Being a tennis fan in the '70s saved my bacon with Nastase, without which I surely would have guessed wrong on UNGAVA and LST (which I never can remember). Nice to see his last name in a puzzle instead of the first.Joseph Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-75927353047243718402013-06-09T20:55:33.505-04:002013-06-09T20:55:33.505-04:00HEY FRANK D - Did you happen to notice Michael...HEY FRANK D - Did you happen to notice Michael's comment at 11:39 AM?In Honor of Michael Stichnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-53887727240453048582013-06-09T20:51:28.306-04:002013-06-09T20:51:28.306-04:00.
HEY REX
THIS wasn't the ONLY puzzle in tod....<br /><br />HEY REX<br /><br />THIS wasn't the ONLY puzzle in today's NYTs !!<br /><br />go look at the sports section <br /><br />frankDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-90137882699016647002013-06-08T23:38:04.889-04:002013-06-08T23:38:04.889-04:00Rye wild turkey and anything yum!Rye wild turkey and anything yum!syndyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16814698406887041710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-884110016272062532013-06-08T23:32:26.454-04:002013-06-08T23:32:26.454-04:00Ironically a Manhattan is rye with sweet vermouth....Ironically a Manhattan is rye with sweet vermouth.<br />That is a great cocktail.Rgrant50https://www.blogger.com/profile/06980050603368409408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-20253555315410002612013-06-08T23:30:40.759-04:002013-06-08T23:30:40.759-04:00
Being a Canadian I got Ungava.
Usually I get trip...<br />Being a Canadian I got Ungava.<br />Usually I get tripped up by manhattancentric stuff.<br />Every dog has his day.Rgrant50https://www.blogger.com/profile/06980050603368409408noreply@blogger.com