tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post897552859215207040..comments2024-03-29T01:11:26.960-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: 1980s Pakistani president / TUE 4-25-17 / Wind tile in mah-jongg / WW II era British gunRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger109125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-65490135908300585282022-02-16T10:22:51.321-05:002022-02-16T10:22:51.321-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Yasodha Varmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11449257526509173683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-87402744874535045302022-02-16T10:22:13.262-05:002022-02-16T10:22:13.262-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Yasodha Varmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11449257526509173683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-84975798036991093422017-05-30T18:43:37.907-04:002017-05-30T18:43:37.907-04:00@Rainy et al - I had a prof in grad school, we'...@Rainy et al - I had a prof in grad school, we'll call him Dr. X, who had had a difficult life. And he was angry. So he tried to make us angry with him. He was critical of every and all. Students hated him. Students did poorly in his classes. Our cohort had to take 2 of his courses. I planned my revenge. I wouldn't play his game. I took his (horrid) comments and rolled them off my back. "Ha ha," said I. "I'm going to learn anyway - that's why I'm here." I did quite well. Many students got C's or lower - in grad school, that's failure. I take the negative comments here, by OFL or the commentariat, in the same spirit. I look for the gold, and side-step the $h!t. Think of it like walking in the streets of Paris - there's beauty but mind the dog poo. <br /><br />So @Rainy - I applaud your decision to not always read Rex. Just as he wanted to stop doing this puzzle, I suggest you stop reading his comments as soon as you get a whiff of negativity. Same with the commenters.<br /><br />There are only so many commenters I read completely (you mentioned several of them) - the others I scan (in the brief sense) first. But I'd hate to miss out on learning Nancy's alter-ego today - I THOUGHT IT WAS HER! I scan for puzzle haters and political ranters. Just as I draw a mustache on the photo of a certain politician, I draw an imaginary rain cloud over some posters, get out my umbrella, and scamper for shelter. Anything that gets me to scamper can't be all bad. <br /><br />So please stay here, but feel free to scamper. TEMPUS FUGIT like an arrow. (or perhaps, in an alternative universe, like a banana) CARPE your own bloomin' DIEM!<br /><br />Diana, Lady-in-Waiting for Civility to Conquer AllDiana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-6000174927567028832017-05-30T18:08:57.843-04:002017-05-30T18:08:57.843-04:00Samuel Frederick "Sam" Smith(born 19 May...Samuel Frederick "Sam" Smith(born 19 May 1992)is an English singer-songwriter. In December 2014, Smith was nominated for six Grammy Awards, and at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards in February 2015 he won four: Best New Artist, "STAY with Me" for Record of the Year and Song of the Year, and In the Lonely Hour for Best Pop Vocal Album. <br />For his and Jimmy Napes' song "Writing's on the Wall", the theme for the James Bond film Spectre (2015), Smith won the Golden Globe Award and the Academy Award for Best Original Song.<br />fakt chekkernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-12190669092074488192017-05-30T17:26:59.346-04:002017-05-30T17:26:59.346-04:00@rain forest - nice finish, won't be ground do...@rain forest - nice finish, won't be ground down here.<br />AVEC BEBE NEVE, UNUM GATO!BS2noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-7189614164486386622017-05-30T15:26:43.176-04:002017-05-30T15:26:43.176-04:00Well, I'm hanging in here, for the time being,...Well, I'm hanging in here, for the time being, especially since I implored @leftcoastTAM to stay on, but it's getting harder. The reason has nothing to do with the puzzle, but rather with the changed nature of the blog. I'm pretty well fed up with OFL's nasty characterizations of the puzzles, the constructors, the Editor, and the NYT. He's become the Donald Trump of puzzledom (Let's make puzzles great again!). <br /><br />I'm also tired of those whose seeming purpose here is to point out things they dislike, and to pontificate about them. What is the point, I wonder?<br /><br />I like solving the NYT crossword puzzle. I do not like it being used as a forum for trashing all that goes into constructing and publishing a puzzle. It is more than irritating.<br /><br />Though I hesitate at mentioning individuals, let me say that commenters like M&A, Lewis, LMS, Mohair Sam, Roo Monster, and several others have the "right" idea here. I enjoy their commentary. I enjoy the Syndies who in their heart support these puzzles and their continued publication. What would @Burma Shave do if his muse ceased to be? I'd say more, but then I would run the risk of saying nasty things about certain individuals which would defeat my stance.<br /><br />Anyway, I thought today's puzzle was just fine. RRNs don't bother me. Partials don't bother me. Themes that have been done before don't bother me. Maybe I have no standards, but I continue to see a crossword puzzle as a diversion, and an enjoyable one. It isn't High Art, though the occasional one might approach that level. Keep constructing, constructors. Keep editing Mr. Shortz. NON ILLEGITIMUS CARBORUNDUM.<br />rain forestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-6675681523720066552017-05-30T14:54:29.387-04:002017-05-30T14:54:29.387-04:00CDGBS? TGFCS. (Thank God For CrosseS.)
The string...CDGBS? TGFCS. (Thank God For CrosseS.)<br /><br />The string of Z's represent the sound of snoring, but they are are not a "Snoring sound". (I can be picky, too.)<br /><br />ONER? Not familiar with the term. DEGUM? Okay, I guess.<br /><br />A bit rough for a Tuesday, but gettable enough.leftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-71014151079724139222017-05-30T13:39:18.668-04:002017-05-30T13:39:18.668-04:00Glancing thru the comments, seems like an awful lo...Glancing thru the comments, seems like an awful lot of unlike for the puzzle. I thought a lot of it was quite fine, and I don't ever get angry at the Easy A's (Areas). <br /><br />I often DO NOT begin in the NW, so wasn't offended at all by that area. However, I was Naticked by a couple of places. HELOT? Better remember that. Knew CBGB(S). Should have gotten CHIMERAS. A nun walked into my bar, and there she stayed. Don't know my daisies, and missed out on that insect stage. Gotta watch them lil critters more often. Most of my other woes were sussable thru crosses.<br /><br />@Rainy from late yesterday - I knew a woman whose maiden name was April Mae Joon. Yeah, she changed it when she married. But if you name your kid Pansy, at least in the US, you obviously don't remember the torture that was junior high school. <br /><br />Diana, Lady-in-Waiting for CrosswordsDiana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-259231710773419402017-05-30T12:36:09.951-04:002017-05-30T12:36:09.951-04:00I’ve only ever known the club as CBGB, no S. Maybe...I’ve only ever known the club as CBGB, no S. Maybe for the impaired locals. Did not get the connection of the themers until the revealer on the last clue, as it should be.<br /><br />I guess that COS will nevermore be Bill.<br /><br />The Arkadia area of Odessa, Ukraine, right on the Black Sea, has a club named IBIZA, though I much prefer the nearby Itaka, where of course, I HADFUN.<br /><br />Plenty of yeah BEBE-ness for AGUY with ANDIE and MITZI and NEVE.<br /><br />RRN and RIHL and the extra S and ZZZ notwithstanding, it was OK.<br />rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-58018269411390281522017-05-30T12:15:51.648-04:002017-05-30T12:15:51.648-04:00thanks again for all the times I checked out your ...thanks again for all the times I checked out your amazing blog over the years of doing the NYT crox. Thank you. www.crushi.com is my website and i'm not ashamed to share it.crushi.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12756335424728193216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-85903258065147492942017-05-30T11:32:48.316-04:002017-05-30T11:32:48.316-04:00FRONTPAGE ZZZ
The GLIB BODYGUARD HADFUN
with hi...FRONTPAGE ZZZ<br /><br />The GLIB BODYGUARD HADFUN <br />with his PRANK and SEZ he AGREES,<br />that AGUY who’s already SCENE_I <br />won’t say, ”ITSONME” when he PEAS.<br /><br />--- BORAT IMAGO IBIZA<br />this stream of unconsciousness brought to you by EAST ICELAND, HOME of TRUISMS<br />Burma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-34060863856213851252017-05-30T10:21:50.247-04:002017-05-30T10:21:50.247-04:00No. Just...no. What OFL said about the start; the ...No. Just...no. What OFL said about the start; the difference is, I DON'T have to finish it out--and I didn't. After the painful NW I arrived at the inscrutable NE.<br /><br />Note to constructors: Everybody in the world does not live in Manhattan! Legendary music club--a string of consonants? LEGENDARY??? Oh, God, I wish I had boldface: LEGENDARY?????? And who in the Sam Hill is Sam Smith? Needless to say, I went no farther, since that corner would be a DNF anyway.<br /><br />I was in it long enough to see one of the best DOD's ever: ANDIE McDowell. A ray of sunshine poking through a dense cloud of abbrs,. awkward partials, random everything including RIHL's (that's random institutions of higher {?} learning), and stuff only locals would know. The New York Times crossword puzzle is dying. How long can it last if it commits garbage like this to the printed page?<br /><br />Perhaps it is time for Mr. Shortz to retire. Apparently the Z in his name makes him fond of Z-clusters. I can't think of any other reason he would let this one through. spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-81881947310102301612017-04-26T11:55:04.154-04:002017-04-26T11:55:04.154-04:00Exactly right. Exactly right. teevozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12953869019295892467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-832683726170255502017-04-26T07:05:54.933-04:002017-04-26T07:05:54.933-04:00Last two times (and first times ever as per xword ...Last two times (and first times ever as per xword info) oner has been clued thusly, gonna have to keep they in the memory bank. Leo DiCaprio's private jetnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-8187932342638092072017-04-25T21:47:49.518-04:002017-04-25T21:47:49.518-04:00Forgot about oner. Even with google this one hard ...Forgot about oner. Even with google this one hard to find . Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05288210877590952551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-83233977700605054072017-04-25T21:40:12.825-04:002017-04-25T21:40:12.825-04:00It drives me crazy that when I get stuck and look ...It drives me crazy that when I get stuck and look at the answers I still don't know the words :<br />Imago, Helot, chimera, priory, - had to look these up. Am I alone? <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05288210877590952551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-62003395658451055462017-04-25T21:00:54.710-04:002017-04-25T21:00:54.710-04:00Room monster,
You should really be quiet when the ...Room monster,<br />You should really be quiet when the adults are speaking.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-79163964789825142122017-04-25T20:51:52.766-04:002017-04-25T20:51:52.766-04:00I've said before, I'm an Independent, so w...I've said before, I'm an Independent, so whoever is in office I don't really care for! :-) But I thought I would throw out some facts just to get things straight. Yes, Trump Market is doing well right now. But so has others.<br /><br />Call me a fence sitter! :-P <br /><br />Rebel Roo<br />4 and the Door...RooMonsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14103892151115549684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-66424421612177832412017-04-25T20:46:05.412-04:002017-04-25T20:46:05.412-04:00Okay, time to piss off @Anons 2:04 and 2:27.
How a...Okay, time to piss off @Anons 2:04 and 2:27.<br />How about some real facts?<br />Under Bush 2, stocks fell an average of 4.6% a year. So, -4.6% ending for Bush. Obama gets in, inherits the shitty market, and we get a crash. However, by the time his 8 years are up, stocks have gained 12% a year. So, +12% total. Only two Presidents have done better over their time in, Clinton #2 (14.9%), Ford #1 (18.6%). <br /><br />So far, Trump is +6.2%.<br /><br />So much for you with your blinders on. Facts speak better than fake news. By the way, info from Fortune.com.RooMonsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14103892151115549684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-45169164754518570822017-04-25T20:40:36.319-04:002017-04-25T20:40:36.319-04:00@jae, re: your suggestion from yesterday of 6/22/1...@jae, re: your suggestion from yesterday of 6/22/1996's NYTimes puzzle: ha, ha, ha, ha, ha. I didn't find it all that hard, unlike some of the other gems you've recommended, if you overlook the three errors I had. But the running Rex commentary I was imagining as I uncovered 26D, 36D, 46D (ugh) and the mustiness of 15D, 30A, 53A (which is where two of my errors were, yes, the SW was a humdinger) and the winner for utter moldiness - 48A.<br /><br />It sure makes today's puzzles shine in comparison. But thanks for the heads-up; it was great fun. Hard to believe it was from 1996 and not 1946!Teedmnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12832353448839187816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-60749289235515755552017-04-25T20:26:19.864-04:002017-04-25T20:26:19.864-04:00Of course, I like you Roo! You didn't have to...Of course, I like you Roo! You didn't have to go undercover -- I would have been delighted to answer you under your real (blog) name. But now I know who you are and you know who IAGN is, and all's well that ends well. I congratulate you on your sharp, observant eye. And, yes, I'm <i>extremely</i> flattered! Thanks for the lovely compliment.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16737377749030219974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-38465250378224921632017-04-25T20:06:01.720-04:002017-04-25T20:06:01.720-04:00Well, @Nancy, I'm not sure if you like me or m...Well, @Nancy, I'm not sure if you like me or my posts, which is why I went undercover as The Name of The Game is Fame (which I thought was a clever Anon!). But I was 95% sure it was you. To further boost your ego, my second guess was @LMS!<br /><br />And although you don't know me IRL, it really was me, in case anyone else tries to take credit!<br /><br />RooMonster RooMonsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14103892151115549684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-27076980095832188782017-04-25T19:35:11.651-04:002017-04-25T19:35:11.651-04:00Really? I was surprised by gameboy for the opposit...Really? I was surprised by gameboy for the opposite reason. The gameboy was their handheld over 10 years ago. Maybe it's because I'm younger but that was weirdly dated. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-49614709951514509942017-04-25T18:59:57.065-04:002017-04-25T18:59:57.065-04:00Not much left to say about this just one..mostly m...Not much left to say about this just one..mostly meh wit a couple of bright spots seems to be the consensus and I don't disagree.jaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03385568014046336373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-60495367273419447112017-04-25T18:06:51.417-04:002017-04-25T18:06:51.417-04:00@Kathleen Vernon and @ Martin VanB thanks for sen...@Kathleen Vernon and @ Martin VanB thanks for sending me the puzzle....to late to comment. Just tried the way I usually download it and it is working now. Hopefully it will tomorrowchefbeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15195945085405126511noreply@blogger.com