tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post893925856778893791..comments2024-03-28T14:37:12.109-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Faux brother of popular rock group / FRI 8-9-19 / Greek city visited by Paul before Athens / Rare-earth element named after where it was discovered / Carrier to Tokyo / Gambling card game that up to 10 may comfortably play at once Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger96125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-38171056606684253742021-12-10T21:55:05.349-05:002021-12-10T21:55:05.349-05:00I don't think the 101st has been airborne for ...I don't think the 101st has been airborne for about 50 years now...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08491852040969338431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-38471284972224224472019-09-13T19:05:27.585-04:002019-09-13T19:05:27.585-04:00@rondo -- Bill Butler's comment on the tar iss...@rondo -- Bill Butler's comment on the tar issue:<br /><br /><br />The terms “tarmac” and “macadam” are short for “tarmacadam”. In the 1800s, Scotsman John Loudon McAdam developed a style of road known as “macadam”. Macadam had a top-layer of crushed stone and gravel laid over larger stones. The macadam also had a convex cross-section so that water tended to drain to the sides. In 1901, a significant improvement was made by English engineer Edgar Purnell Hooley who introduced tar into the macadam, improving the resistance to water damage and practically eliminating dust. The “tar-penetration macadam” is the basis of what we now call tarmac.<br />leftcoastnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-43565931027418806522019-09-13T17:29:38.846-04:002019-09-13T17:29:38.846-04:00@rainy - I knew this one, but here are the citatio...@rainy - I knew this one, but here are the citations:<br /><br />TARMAC is short for TARMACadam (tar + macadam)<br /><br />John Loudon McAdam (23 September 1756[1] – 26 November 1836) was a Scottish civil engineer and road-builder. He was the inventor of "macadamisation", an effective and economical method of constructing roads - broken stone of even size used in successively compacted layers for surfacing roads and paths, and typically bound with bitumen.<br /><br />In British terms they commonly use tarmac like we in the USA would use the word "Asphalt". <br /><br />There is no official definition for “TARMAC” in aviation.<br /><br />SO, . . . more misuse of the word (or prefix) TAR.<br /><br />Hand up for 'tAnlineS' for far too long. and the fra/DOM. We are missing the hockey great's family with a row boat implements (ORRS' OARS), but we do have ORS and ORES. And OHME, METIME.<br /><br />Crossing yeah babies EDIE Falco and K. HEIGL.<br /><br />Pretty good puz even with a RMK. And DMINOR is so sad (you'll get that with a MINOR key).rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-28244512667998447632019-09-13T17:03:31.135-04:002019-09-13T17:03:31.135-04:00IT’SAGO, TROLLS ARGON
The LOGICIAN who ABHORS vio...IT’SAGO, TROLLS ARGON<br /><br />The LOGICIAN who ABHORS violence?<br />HECK, he makes a STARRY-EYED DEATHSTARE warm;<br />he PREFERs such METIME silence<br />EVERYBIT as much as YORE right to BAREARMS.<br /><br />--- RAY RAMONE<br />Burma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-26625153479844999272019-09-13T16:29:02.104-04:002019-09-13T16:29:02.104-04:00Forgot to mention - I had a Civics teacher in high...Forgot to mention - I had a Civics teacher in high school who told us we could remember the Second Amendment (of the Constitution) by thinking of it as the "right to wear short sleeves." (BAREARMS)<br /><br />now you know<br /><br />Lady DiDiana, LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-3552511224718523602019-09-13T16:04:49.036-04:002019-09-13T16:04:49.036-04:00Yes, relatively easy Friday, and a good mix of the...Yes, relatively easy Friday, and a good mix of the clever and the dull, the bright and the dark, the known and unknown.<br /><br />Opened at the NW corner where SCONCE and SCANDIUM and CANOODLE made for a good, quick start, but NONES was almost a dook. BARE ARMS in the NE was so simple, it was cute, and BEREA was an unknown needing every cross.<br /><br />The middle and most of the South had something accessible to offer, including a mix of easy, clever, misdirecting, and obscure clues and answers: ULTRA HD, HOT MIC, TARMAC, SNORKEL and the BRACE/EMBAR cross. Might also mention HEGeL(!) before properly spelling the name of the lovely Ms. HEIGL.<br /><br />TWITTERATI (including the celebrity-in-chief) and DEATH STARE were downers, but not enough to darken what otherwise was a bright day.leftcoastnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-54829253693941880092019-09-13T14:52:21.798-04:002019-09-13T14:52:21.798-04:00I agree with @Spacey - even down to the fra/DOM mi...I agree with @Spacey - even down to the fra/DOM mixup. I never thought I'd finish this! I did check on two (wrong) answers, but then was quite delighted with finishing the rest. <br /><br />Mr. W is from IOWA, so he'll be happy to see that, even if Ames isn't present for once. <br /><br />Easy? Not for this lady.<br /><br />Diana, Lady-in-Waiting for CrosswordsDiana, LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-15870332895385436812019-09-13T14:29:31.428-04:002019-09-13T14:29:31.428-04:00I liked this fun, if relatively easy *for a Friday...I liked this fun, if relatively easy *for a Friday*, puzzle. Very lively in many places. Some notes:<br /><br />To those tinted MOON ROOF complainers, "clear" does not mean "colourless".<br />A SWAB *is* a stick with tufts of cotton on either end.<br />What does @rondo think of the word TARMAC?<br />I loved SNOT for "twerp".<br />My understanding is that EMBAR has a separate meaning from "bar".<br />Even with the iffy WE'RE "sorry", and OH ME, the fill was just dandy.<br /><br />Finished with no write-overs, and with a satisfied feeling.rainforestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-7067167647470978782019-09-13T12:31:18.941-04:002019-09-13T12:31:18.941-04:00There he goes again. I struggle mightily, finally ...There he goes again. I struggle mightily, finally get it after 1+ hours of HARD work, and he puts up "Easy." Grrrrr!!<br /><br />Had to change glITTERATI, and fra to DOM, to make sense of the SW. I'm glad OFC "tore through" the NW; for me it was the last to go. Re "EMB-" words, EMBROIL is perfectly fine; people actually USE it. As to EMBAR, I have to agree with OFC on that one: a loud "Boo!" This one people do NOT use. Ever.<br /><br />Triumph points through the MOONROOF! Plus, a perfect DOD in Katherine HEIGL. Birdie.spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-62930012112298944632019-09-13T12:28:10.059-04:002019-09-13T12:28:10.059-04:00Did anyone else enjoy the religiously unaffiliated...Did anyone else enjoy the religiously unaffiliated "nones" homophone of the religiously affiliated "nuns"?Thursday googlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11106516072486712794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-70650768273355566022019-08-10T22:40:54.408-04:002019-08-10T22:40:54.408-04:00As yet you have never encountered a crossword you ...As yet you have never encountered a crossword you actually liked.Still batting a thousand.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14194512539446058940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-82626307072787237802019-08-10T04:54:46.850-04:002019-08-10T04:54:46.850-04:00https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/07/...https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/07/secular-churches-rethink-their-sales-pitch/594109/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-22552057802573265772019-08-09T23:41:43.964-04:002019-08-09T23:41:43.964-04:00I believe moonroofs difer from sunroofs in that mo...I believe moonroofs difer from sunroofs in that moonroofs don't open, whereas sunroofs do. Why would u open a car's roof at night? Tint is not a factor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-54275049744408356702019-08-09T23:17:22.464-04:002019-08-09T23:17:22.464-04:00Everyone who shoots pheasants - and isn't that...Everyone who shoots pheasants - and isn't that everyone? - knows what a brace is.The Critical Mindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15487724493695285341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-19310499217160854692019-08-09T20:56:23.108-04:002019-08-09T20:56:23.108-04:00@kitshef 2:00 PM
I think the suspenders as BRACES...@kitshef 2:00 PM<br /><br />I think the suspenders as BRACES are more evocative of something that braces - supports - rather than the BRACE in the sense of a pair. Runs with Scissorshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16280938333784679275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-78486403457821937892019-08-09T20:55:42.468-04:002019-08-09T20:55:42.468-04:00@anon/5:43
Don't short sleeves only show foreA...@anon/5:43<br />Don't short sleeves only show foreARMS rather than fully BAREARMS?<br /><br />depends. most short sleeve t-shirts cover only the top 2 or so inches. some 'half-sleeve' dress shirts end, or should, at the elbow, but most 'short sleeve' dress shirts cover about half-way between shoulder and elbow. end of sartorial lesson.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-13728092163569688022019-08-09T19:10:35.747-04:002019-08-09T19:10:35.747-04:00Believe in right to bare arms.Believe in right to bare arms.Dad Jokernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-71958304677110138962019-08-09T18:37:40.548-04:002019-08-09T18:37:40.548-04:00Gah such a pointless fuss. I'm wearing short ...Gah such a pointless fuss. I'm wearing short sleeves and my arms are 2/3 bare. The clue does not say "fully". Yes, short sleeves leave bare arms, to whatever degree. NEXT...Joe Dipintohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07922691457886440325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-6064581239929040292019-08-09T17:46:03.264-04:002019-08-09T17:46:03.264-04:00I liked this just fine; only quibble is the unfort...I liked this just fine; only quibble is the unfortunate MORON. I think It's Stephen Jay Gould's "Mismeasure of Man" that introduced me to the origins of moron, idiot and imbecile, words we banned in our house after I read that. But I will share that I have two 18th century French ancestors named Morand and Meinrad. Once they arrived in Ohio, these names were often given pretty creative spellings. And so it turned out I had a Moron and a Nimrod in my family tree. Ah, genealogy! Keeps 'em rolling in the aisles. <br /><br />It’s always nice to know that sometimes folks remember those of us on the flyover states so I liked seeing URBANA in the grid; it’s the gown portion of the twin cities locally known as Shampoo-Banana (Champaign-Urbana). Lots of good clues and fun misdirects. ULTRAHD almost did me in. <br /><br />Thanks, Mr. Guzzetta!<br />Malsdemarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05375476737540476148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-89928244100463009192019-08-09T17:43:36.429-04:002019-08-09T17:43:36.429-04:00Learn something new all the time. 50 years ago a f...Learn something new all the time. 50 years ago a friend of my parents lived in Berea, OH. Now I know where the name came from.<br /><br />Don't short sleeves only show foreARMS rather than fully BAREARMS?<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-6206264157858461652019-08-09T15:15:24.448-04:002019-08-09T15:15:24.448-04:00I had a heck of a time getting a foothold ... I wo...I had a heck of a time getting a foothold ... I worked at every corner like it was a very tall mountain and once at the peak looked around and just saw more peaks ... I don't time myself but I'm sure this was my slowest Friday ever. Nevertheless I loved it! Thanks Mr. Guzzetta ... good job!LorrieJJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01390613424986282879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-81965252668340441512019-08-09T14:59:15.195-04:002019-08-09T14:59:15.195-04:00@Grumby: I don't think there has ever been suc...@Grumby: I don't think there has ever been such a thing as a "dumb" Indian Tribe, except for the fact that they trusted US Treaties.oldactorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18051597410428663925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-89996071264818566732019-08-09T14:41:39.809-04:002019-08-09T14:41:39.809-04:00Joe Bleaux, seeking readmission. Joe Bleaux, seeking readmission. Joe Bleauxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13161776968606180476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-1188411504144026522019-08-09T14:40:31.520-04:002019-08-09T14:40:31.520-04:00Hi, all. Bleaux here, trying to be readmittedHi, all. Bleaux here, trying to be readmittedJoe Bleauxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13161776968606180476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-67509215983521865932019-08-09T14:17:38.273-04:002019-08-09T14:17:38.273-04:00@Grumby:
This puzzle would have been much better i...@Grumby:<br />This puzzle would have been much better if IOWA had been clued as a battleship instead of some dumb tribe.<br /><br />Well, that's of a piece when Trump said, "What're you gonna do?" And the crowd yelled, "Shoot 'em!" and Trump just smirked.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com