tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post890455020291517504..comments2024-03-29T05:08:37.783-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: SUNDAY, Dec. 7, 2008 - Jim Page (Queens neighborhood near La Guardia / Dutch artist Theo / Silvery salmon / Loser of a footrace with Hippomenes)Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-60132876323860429102018-04-06T01:07:59.996-04:002018-04-06T01:07:59.996-04:00Ditmars???? It's either Astoria or East Elmhur...Ditmars???? It's either Astoria or East Elmhurst. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18038002669098155804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-54216933438245783312008-12-16T10:38:00.000-05:002008-12-16T10:38:00.000-05:00For a good many boomers, neuralgia slipped into pl...For a good many boomers, neuralgia slipped into place beside scrap iron and allowance nice and easy. We were inundated by those scary Anacin television commercials that promised relief from, not only headaches, but the medieval sounding neuritis and neuralgia as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-6995335661197046232008-12-15T04:36:00.000-05:002008-12-15T04:36:00.000-05:00I liked the theme and enjoyed being able to get th...I liked the theme and enjoyed being able to get the theme answers without many crosses. Had trouble with smolt minimi. Had Stolt miniti and didn't know it was wrong until I came to the blog. The silvery salmon clue amde want to rmember a name for silver salmon (think there is another anme - learned them all my first couple of years in Alaska but out of touch with fisher persons for years now so I've forgotten them) when i got olt I thought "Oh, stolt". But Stolt's a neighbor - who ran into my cleaning couple's car with his snow plow recently.<BR/>someone, just scanned but did not find who, asked for a ruling on uey.<BR/>That raised a question I've had for years. <BR/>Can anyone tell me if there are actually any rules re abbreviations in crosswords? Seems to be anything goes as long as it has letters that are found somewhere in the word.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15377668158107804376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-90448743011597585832008-12-14T17:35:00.000-05:002008-12-14T17:35:00.000-05:00Had ACCURATE instead of INERRANT for awhile. That ...Had ACCURATE instead of INERRANT for awhile. That slowed up the mid section.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-61797758604664005442008-12-14T14:26:00.000-05:002008-12-14T14:26:00.000-05:00@rex: Please refrain from using DITMARS for WTF na...@rex: Please refrain from using DITMARS for WTF names. It will only spur more posts from (presumably) NYers who feel they need to inform me about how it should be Astoria and it's a blvd. and driving instructions from the Merritt Parkway and blah, blah, blah.<BR/><BR/> I have a GPS so I really don't need more NYC driving tips (as if I would drive in NYC ). I would rather see a (God forbid) recipe posted than NYC driving hints.<BR/><BR/>OK, that said, I found this puzzle to be fairly bland. Once one theme answer was completed, I was able to fill in the rest without any crosses. I like my theme answers a lot more subtle.<BR/><BR/>However, I did like the vertical fill in the NE and SW corners although the clues were uninspired.<BR/><BR/>I'm sounding very negative today so I better close with something positive:<BR/><BR/>Love your blog Rex, keep it up...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-84621474524673106112008-12-09T21:28:00.000-05:002008-12-09T21:28:00.000-05:00@mac: Thanks for the driving tip!@mac: Thanks for the driving tip!Stanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02681342234536407419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-63568344763291020392008-12-09T18:13:00.000-05:002008-12-09T18:13:00.000-05:00Ditmars is not a neighborhood. It is a Blvd. Elm...Ditmars is not a neighborhood. It is a Blvd. Elmhurst, Astoria, Corona are neighborhoods.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-76458258424077194742008-12-08T21:43:00.000-05:002008-12-08T21:43:00.000-05:00@Stan: I never noticed Mosholu Parkway until someo...@Stan: I never noticed Mosholu Parkway until someone mentioned that it was the last chance to get to the East side from the Merritt. Now I always feel I have another option when I see that name....machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-9966808530484504142008-12-08T11:41:00.000-05:002008-12-08T11:41:00.000-05:00It took me a night's sleep before 'Ditmars' (Blvd....It took me a night's sleep before 'Ditmars' (Blvd.) rang the faintest bell. Like Mosholu Parkway, it's one of those NYC place names that mystifies new arrivals...Stanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02681342234536407419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-32745535671061507902008-12-08T11:38:00.000-05:002008-12-08T11:38:00.000-05:00All puzzle people eventually memorize that his nam...All puzzle people eventually memorize that his name is spelled Edgar ALLAN Poe. Not Allen.<BR/><BR/>I have no idea why I knew it was San YSIDRO so easily. Neither of Rex's reasons apply, although I do remember the tragedy. Maybe it's all the Michael Connelly novels I've read? <BR/><BR/>I thought SST was the hidden word, and YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE was just the start of some announcement, and I thought there was something really brainless going on. And I was right!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-32914930328803976612008-12-08T08:00:00.000-05:002008-12-08T08:00:00.000-05:00You all made me laugh even before breakfast....You all made me laugh even before breakfast....machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-5324954831483941112008-12-08T04:46:00.000-05:002008-12-08T04:46:00.000-05:00@FoodieI concur with Green mantis (whom I original...@Foodie<BR/>I concur with Green mantis (whom I originally thought was a man...) Shattering is good. (I'm 6'3 also with long straight black hair)<BR/><BR/>@crosscan<BR/>I'm also going to have to start doing Sunday puzzles if I'm going to get random shout outs to name stuff!<BR/>It's my day off...<BR/><BR/>But foodie, don't give up, I sorta liked "malopap"! Tho I think "2 mistakes" covers it pretty well!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-58540695642370425752008-12-08T03:18:00.000-05:002008-12-08T03:18:00.000-05:00No it's good to have your world shattered periodic...No it's good to have your world shattered periodically. Right? Right...green mantishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01823785147354157816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-47806802640795846452008-12-08T00:14:00.000-05:002008-12-08T00:14:00.000-05:00@green mantis, LOL, I did not think about that kin...@green mantis, LOL, I did not think about that kind of pap! That's why we should leave naming to the pros...<BR/><BR/>I have to say that Rex being 6'3" totally threw me for a loop. I'd have sworn he was 5'10" (never seen him in the flesh, but I was so sure!). It's scaring me about all my mental images of everyone (especially those of you who have human avatars). I'm thinking I really don't want to meet any of you. It's going to destroy my world.foodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13052189131129098616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-83722331482289842472008-12-07T23:16:00.000-05:002008-12-07T23:16:00.000-05:00The Brit living in my hallway has never heard of t...The Brit living in my hallway has never heard of this alleged gor oath, so...ouch. <BR/><BR/>Am I supposed to know assai? Sounds more Mesopotamian than musical, although it's probably been in puzzles and I blocked it out.<BR/><BR/>This was a workmanlike puzzle, as Karl Rove described one of McCain's speeches. I just have no real reaction to it except maybe drowsiness. Nighnight.<BR/><BR/>Also "malapap" (was that you foodie? I'm too tired to scroll) maybe sounds a little too much like an unfortunate medical exam of a certain kind...sorry if that doesn't pass the after dinner test.green mantishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01823785147354157816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-9581625731086754942008-12-07T22:48:00.000-05:002008-12-07T22:48:00.000-05:00Oh, Blinding Light!Oh Light that blinds.I cannot s...Oh, Blinding Light!<BR/>Oh Light that blinds.<BR/>I cannot see.<BR/>Watch out for me!fikinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06324570637549775751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-64521909991447850472008-12-07T21:57:00.000-05:002008-12-07T21:57:00.000-05:00@poc 7:34 -- actually "God blind me", from what I'...@poc 7:34 -- actually "God blind me", from what I've read; I haven't seen the "bless" version, which I suppose to be another euphemization (or rather euphemisation, since it's UKish).<BR/><BR/><B>heck</B> <I>n.</I>: Where you'll go when you die if you don't pray to Gosh.<BR/><BR/>NDEAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-54796109721463603972008-12-07T21:32:00.000-05:002008-12-07T21:32:00.000-05:00I've been traveling, getting up at oh-dark-thirty ...I've been traveling, getting up at oh-dark-thirty the last couple of days so I was unable to figure out the theme and didn't care enough to keep trying. My favorite Teena Marie song has always been <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRIsXJGfSP4" REL="nofollow">Casanova Brown.</A> Kinda cheesy, but the girl's got some pipes. I had DITMARR for DITMARS. Vaguely remember that it's a subway stop out that way. Then I wondered if I was getting it mixed up with the only Detroit Piston I could stand back in the day, but that was Joe Dumars. Going to bed now.PuzzleGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06835502266781516627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-14484564841123043472008-12-07T21:29:00.000-05:002008-12-07T21:29:00.000-05:00@shamik us 5 feet tall folks@shamik us 5 feet tall folkschefbeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15195945085405126511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-3281162140135635332008-12-07T20:47:00.000-05:002008-12-07T20:47:00.000-05:00Flipping a bitch is something that the 20-somethin...Flipping a bitch is something that the 20-somethings call it. UEY is for us old folks.Shamikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11635283729322415150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-71360299143089971972008-12-07T19:34:00.000-05:002008-12-07T19:34:00.000-05:00Etymological note: GOR is a mutation of GOD, as in...Etymological note: GOR is a mutation of GOD, as in GOR BLIMEY (God Bless Me). Also written COR sometimes. Last non tongue-in-cheek use probably around 1937, or maybe 1842.<BR/><BR/>Didn't think much of this puzzle I'm afraid. Very blah theme with blah theme answers, though the non-theme answers made up for this to some degree.pochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08861361305246858918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-92212753622131180982008-12-07T18:11:00.000-05:002008-12-07T18:11:00.000-05:00People about whom everything I know I learned from...People about whom everything I know I learned from crosswords:<BR/><BR/>Bart Simpson<BR/>Apu<BR/>Yma Sumac<BR/>Pia Zadora<BR/>George Kennanarchaeoprofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17956231727789223463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-7588267632382886222008-12-07T17:57:00.000-05:002008-12-07T17:57:00.000-05:00SAIDOK EYEUP SOMEMORE EDGEWAYS were just some o...SAIDOK EYEUP SOMEMORE EDGEWAYS were just some of the answers I thought were off and I hesitated before entering them into the grid.<BR/><BR/>FRICASSEE seemed liked a wrong spelling until I looked it up. It still looks wrong.<BR/><BR/>This puzzle seemed to be spinning in a different orbit than an ordinary puzzle.<BR/><BR/>IREFUSE does not seem like an "in the language" sort of answer.<BR/><BR/>This puzzle reminds me of <B>The Invasion of the Body Snatchers</B> where people were replaced by pod people which were identical in all repects from the people they replaced except..except. . . they were just a little off.<BR/><BR/>A certain je ne sais quai. Next stop, the Twilight Zone.<BR/><BR/>Or maybe it's just me.edith bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12048817959846956992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-30831867602294597402008-12-07T17:50:00.000-05:002008-12-07T17:50:00.000-05:00Fun, challenging puzzle for me. I erred in SE, go...Fun, challenging puzzle for me. I erred in SE, going with TASE (ouch!) instead of TINE. Never heard of TEENA Marie which contributed to this chaP'S STupidity.<BR/><BR/>I take it DITMARS is not named after Art Ditmar, a Yankees righthander from their '50's-60's glory years. I spent way too much time in my youth thinking of nothing but sport.<BR/><BR/>UEY? Awful.Chip Hiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11944056030047563287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-18002802367721718052008-12-07T16:06:00.000-05:002008-12-07T16:06:00.000-05:00Nice puzzle. Rex's comment on the holy trinity of...Nice puzzle. Rex's comment on the holy trinity of names from Ditmars made me LOL. <BR/>RE 76D NEURALGIA Pain along the course of a nerve: Was anyone else bothered by this one? I thought it would be illegal and hesitated to enter it initially because the answer includes "neur-" which is more or less a variation of part of the clue "...nerve". (Neur- = nerve and -algia = pain.) Maybe a better choice would have been "eg, sciatica" or perhaps "pain along the course of a sensation-detecting fiber". I dunno, but 76D just felt iffy to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com