tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post8903895761127618152..comments2024-03-29T07:34:38.633-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: PANTHEON - NEW for 2007!!!!!!!!!Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-52934531235090447912008-03-15T16:28:00.000-04:002008-03-15T16:28:00.000-04:00How unfair to the UTE's to include only the OTOE. ...How unfair to the UTE's to include only the OTOE. And what about the fine residents of URI? -- BarbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-62833900925573668702008-02-05T22:54:00.000-05:002008-02-05T22:54:00.000-05:00Anonymous outta try edy's ice cream, its very good...Anonymous outta try edy's ice cream, its very good. Why hasn't anyone themed a puzzle with pantheonistical clues.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-49239256755759572682008-02-02T22:26:00.000-05:002008-02-02T22:26:00.000-05:00And, gosh, what about ETA? ETA could run the whol...And, gosh, what about ETA? ETA could run the whole damn show!Pete Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00915253628212019131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-62447332893804479672008-01-24T15:54:00.000-05:002008-01-24T15:54:00.000-05:00I would like to nominate our favorite shrinking se...I would like to nominate our favorite shrinking sea (ARAL) and Florentine river (ARNO), both clear candidates for the B-list at least.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-29619965256216498212008-01-04T10:16:00.000-05:002008-01-04T10:16:00.000-05:00I'll raise you two Ents for an ENT....I'll raise you two Ents for an ENT....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-1245825948902300282007-12-29T16:06:00.000-05:002007-12-29T16:06:00.000-05:00I humbly nominate Edy's . . . an ice cream that I'...I humbly nominate Edy's . . . an ice cream that I've never seen anywhere except in the puzzle.<BR/><BR/>EileenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-16228101501271244492007-12-23T22:40:00.000-05:002007-12-23T22:40:00.000-05:00Oops, I see ALOU is already in there.Oops, I see ALOU is already in there.Tarlachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15904277047188294995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-87687769564552516662007-12-23T22:38:00.000-05:002007-12-23T22:38:00.000-05:00Surely STLO (St. Lo) deserves to be in there! I al...Surely STLO (St. Lo) deserves to be in there! I also nominate: ERLE (Gardner), ADEN, ORANG, O-RING, ODIE, OPIE, HILO, OAHU, OKRA, REN, ERAT, LEI, ALOU, TARO, ERIN, ESSENE, ELO, ELEE (Robert E. Lee, ULEE.Tarlachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15904277047188294995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-46891695250684888542007-12-20T11:31:00.000-05:002007-12-20T11:31:00.000-05:00I nominate Ibeam, T bar, adze and awl.I nominate Ibeam, T bar, adze and awl.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-41657296723245563452007-12-12T01:50:00.000-05:002007-12-12T01:50:00.000-05:00How bout some love for "Lea."Sure, if I'm going to...How bout some love for "Lea."<BR/><BR/>Sure, if I'm going to refer to a rather picteresque field I might say LEA, but it's just as uncommonly used as calling a thatch of woods in a valley a dell.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-63319034947740969362007-12-11T12:23:00.000-05:002007-12-11T12:23:00.000-05:00Anonymous (come on, get a name!)Done and done.Than...Anonymous (come on, get a name!)<BR/><BR/>Done and done.<BR/><BR/>Thanks,<BR/>RPRex Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-2138465795527999682007-12-11T07:52:00.000-05:002007-12-11T07:52:00.000-05:00IPOD! C'mon.IPOD! C'mon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-91605481268809430022007-12-11T00:25:00.000-05:002007-12-11T00:25:00.000-05:00May I suggest changing the formulaic representatio...May I suggest changing the formulaic representation of Pantheon-worthiness to<BR/><BR/> fx/u<BR/><BR/>? That way, f doesn't appear to be a function of x and frequency is represented with a lower-case f, as in physics.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-50171289478503598042007-12-10T11:46:00.001-05:002007-12-10T11:46:00.001-05:00How about ODE ?How about ODE ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-26837949149902692612007-12-10T11:46:00.000-05:002007-12-10T11:46:00.000-05:00How about ODE ?How about ODE ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-1557880855561660622007-11-04T11:13:00.000-05:002007-11-04T11:13:00.000-05:00DOH! I read the list 3 times before posting and d...DOH! I read the list 3 times before posting and didn't manage to see ulna on the B List. Nevertheless, allow me to make a case for its possible promotion. <BR/><BR/>While it is a common enough word, its usage is probably limited to Orthopedists. The only time I heard the word spoken was in 5th grade, when I fractured my ulna after an unfortunate monkey bar incident.<BR/><BR/>Eileen, the embarrassed QueenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-29059594892038853412007-11-04T11:00:00.000-05:002007-11-04T11:00:00.000-05:00Please consider ulna and uta for 2008. Thanks.Eil...Please consider ulna and uta for 2008. Thanks.<BR/><BR/>Eileen, the (sometimes) Crossword QueenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-46327218751766527052007-09-30T11:59:00.000-04:002007-09-30T11:59:00.000-04:00Don't forget ERNE and TERNDon't forget ERNE and TERNAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-75204328062133521042007-08-16T19:09:00.000-04:002007-08-16T19:09:00.000-04:00Although eligilibility is a function of the number...Although eligilibility is a function of the number of letters, I have two three-letter words which may be worthy of consideration: Bambi's aunt ENA shows up almost weekly, as does using RET in the threament of flax. Three, times weekly, divided by almost zero, should be worthy of consideration.Oncodochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02599312062637493152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-60182942675407531192007-05-20T19:28:00.000-04:002007-05-20T19:28:00.000-04:00What of OAST? That seemed to be a Sunday standby ...What of OAST? That seemed to be a Sunday standby (probably working off the beer brewed in it). I would nominate it for at least the "C" list.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06580447943505148784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-1871932221952645272007-03-26T03:49:00.000-04:002007-03-26T03:49:00.000-04:00Does the Pantheon sit upon the banks of the YSER o...Does the Pantheon sit upon the banks of the YSER or the EDER?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-70886689610161087072007-03-16T14:00:00.000-04:002007-03-16T14:00:00.000-04:00Surely, ESAU has its own category somewhere...?Surely, ESAU has its own category somewhere...?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-86646227675014367332007-03-01T12:15:00.000-05:002007-03-01T12:15:00.000-05:00I discovered your blog a month or so ago searching...I discovered your blog a month or so ago searching the net for help with a NYT stumper one day. Since then I've come to your blog for assistance often (but only as a last resort... ;-) -- I'd seen you mention the Pantheon often enough that I decided to find out what you were talking about... Great Idea and good discussion - and I was looking for a place to tell you how much I enjoy your take on the puzzle! I definitely appreciate the archives since we get the puzzle on a delayed basis as often is the case out here in the boonies...<BR/>Keep up the good work!Doogiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07023246990839865506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-49571402586160547912007-02-23T21:57:00.000-05:002007-02-23T21:57:00.000-05:00Here's the current list of top contenders for indu...Here's the current list of top contenders for induction to the Pantheon next year (2008):<BR/><BR/>ELSA<BR/>ESSO<BR/>STLO<BR/>ILSA<BR/>IHOP<BR/>OMANI<BR/>ADLAI<BR/>TSETSE<BR/>ERIN <BR/>REX<BR/>ESTOP<BR/>ECLAT<BR/>ALIA<BR/>ESAI<BR/>ECRU<BR/>ADMAN<BR/>RUR<BR/>NLER<BR/>ALER<BR/><BR/>More to follow, surely.<BR/><BR/>RPRex Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-61013873409779274102007-02-19T09:10:00.000-05:002007-02-19T09:10:00.000-05:00How about nler, which is a relatively new puzzle e...How about nler, which is a relatively new puzzle entry, but is never used elsewhere?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com