tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post9057879839854553081..comments2024-03-28T16:36:43.962-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: FRIDAY, Nov. 7, 2008 - Kevin G. Der (Doctrine developer of 1823 / Bear cub mascot of the 1980 Moscow Olympics / Self-contained music equipment)Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-88325052198105450302008-12-14T14:27:00.000-05:002008-12-14T14:27:00.000-05:00I got stumped by this one in two ways. First, I a...I got stumped by this one in two ways. First, I assumed Monroe was too easy. Second, I was certain garrison was correct instead of gridiron. In fact, garrison was one of my first words and when 4 letters fit, I didn't even consider that it could be wrong. I finally had to google 1823 Doctrine - and found that Monroe is, indeed, the only one. Then finished the puzzleUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14608700803363134106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-37912753454056451252008-12-13T14:23:00.000-05:002008-12-13T14:23:00.000-05:00So, snookER isn't a pool game but a person thumbin...So, snookER isn't a pool game but a person thumbing their nose?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-47446235559056207942008-12-13T01:32:00.000-05:002008-12-13T01:32:00.000-05:00For those of us in syndication land, it was ironic...For those of us in syndication land, it was ironic to have KBTOYS as a "popular" chain in the puzzle when the business section of the newspaper had news of KB Toys bankruptcy! Not so popular afterall, I guess. This puzzle was difficult for me, but I am still learning. Was grateful to get INSTANT MESSAGES and ERIC IDLE right away as it gave me good long ones to start with to start filling in the rest.CindyLouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17362499279143946417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-21793261926848906232008-12-13T01:17:00.000-05:002008-12-13T01:17:00.000-05:00Doing this in syndication -- Opus2 complains about...Doing this in syndication -- Opus2 complains about Rosina/Rosine, but completely misses the point: This is not just a girl's name, it's the name of a character in possibly the greatest of all operas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-60748365009819913922008-12-12T21:29:00.000-05:002008-12-12T21:29:00.000-05:005 weeks later: Perhaps Rex would like ICESKATE be...5 weeks later: Perhaps Rex would like ICESKATE better if clued as a verb?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-71481619570114343812008-12-12T12:01:00.000-05:002008-12-12T12:01:00.000-05:00Re: 49A: Grass unit (spear) - boo. Grass comes in ...Re: 49A: Grass unit (spear) - boo. Grass comes in BLADES.<BR/><BR/>Unless you're talking about ass-para-grass. (Groan)Old Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13305991496125087088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-38675312509870977402008-11-14T18:58:00.000-05:002008-11-14T18:58:00.000-05:00Carl Sagan was still teaching at Cornell when I st...Carl Sagan was still teaching at Cornell when I started grad school there. I passed him on the stairs once without realizing who he was.saphirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02030639180017760469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-21541522568883745382008-11-10T13:29:00.000-05:002008-11-10T13:29:00.000-05:00So, it's now Monday, and I still hadn't finished t...So, it's now Monday, and I still hadn't finished the bloody Friday puzzle, which sat on my desk and taunted me, and so as a last resort I go to Google to discover the name of the Moscow bear. I type in, essentially, the clue as it is written, and the first thing that pops up is your blog!<BR/><BR/>I didn't know you existed, but now I do, so that *almost* excuses using Google to get a break-out answer on a crossword. <BR/><BR/>That was the only answer I needed, as it turned out, but after finishing the puzzle I read your whole entry anyway, and found it to be interesting and quirky and fun. So you have a new fan! Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-7062163694065846862008-11-07T22:46:00.000-05:002008-11-07T22:46:00.000-05:00mo as moment, sec as secondmo as moment, sec as secondJannieBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18282015159638078416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-63395585830131641922008-11-07T22:35:00.000-05:002008-11-07T22:35:00.000-05:00Sorry if this has already been mentioned, but how ...Sorry if this has already been mentioned, but how does MO (5-down) become SEC?<BR/><BR/>Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-43767641429699993272008-11-07T22:23:00.001-05:002008-11-07T22:23:00.001-05:00@mac, no bother at all."ftlt" is the name(?) of th...@mac, no bother at all.<BR/>"ftlt" is the name(?) of the poster who offered that quotation, Thursday's comments section at 3:32. That is all I know. (Though I did look up the quote to verify it, and discovered Satchel Paige was a baseball player. Handy knowledge for future puzzles!)(Yes, I am extremely baseball illiterate, hurts me on the puzzle often.)<BR/><BR/>Onward to Saturday.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07926746419713451941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-77223859270186622522008-11-07T22:23:00.000-05:002008-11-07T22:23:00.000-05:00Kevin Der seems to be a constructor I get (another...Kevin Der seems to be a constructor I get (another one is Nothnagel). I thought this was easier than yesterday's and if not quite as clever, perhaps fairer and equally enjoyable.<BR/><BR/> Looking forward to the Saturday puzzle --Michael Chibnikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04700426644898924644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-24284931438708628132008-11-07T22:07:00.000-05:002008-11-07T22:07:00.000-05:00Like Fergus, I had eating for a sec, then waning, ...Like Fergus, I had eating for a sec, then waning, stupidly, so stared at TANI_ABS for about thirteen hours.<BR/><BR/>When crosswordese collides: KB Toys is the Thom McAn of toy stores: fast, cheap and underwhelming.<BR/><BR/>I'm sorry I wasn't with you guys after the election. Unity hangover.green mantishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01823785147354157816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-2155764113411843902008-11-07T20:07:00.000-05:002008-11-07T20:07:00.000-05:00I betcha 1A was originally clued with a contempora...I betcha 1A was originally clued with a contemporary technological reference to Guy Kawasaki.<BR/><BR/>Can we put 'irrupt' on the decoct list?SethGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13753036404140901368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-73268347713297795832008-11-07T19:57:00.000-05:002008-11-07T19:57:00.000-05:00@mac of course I have a recipe for gefilte fish. w...@mac of course I have a recipe for gefilte fish. we will have it when you all come to my house for seder - next spring.<BR/><BR/>@mexgirl - you are here in ct??? Where?chefbeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15195945085405126511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-55501733361353290942008-11-07T19:32:00.000-05:002008-11-07T19:32:00.000-05:00Rex and all,Can't comment on today's crossword sin...Rex and all,<BR/>Can't comment on today's crossword since I'm 5 weeks and 4 hours behind here in Anchorage.<BR/>Wanted to say Thanx for the "Wink Wink" puzzle. Fun. I've run off copies to share with friends.<BR/>And, <BR/>thought some of you might be interested in a piece on the Anchorage Daily News opinion page today: "Palin enthusiastically practices socialism, Alaska-style"<BR/>to see it go to adn.com/opinion It's the third item down.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15377668158107804376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-60554991380404431492008-11-07T19:29:00.000-05:002008-11-07T19:29:00.000-05:00@cheryl: hate to bother you again and at the risk ...@cheryl: hate to bother you again and at the risk of looking very dense, but what is "ftlt"?<BR/><BR/>I will still use your short version!machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-67026070673743439932008-11-07T18:23:00.000-05:002008-11-07T18:23:00.000-05:00@macyesterday "ftlt" posted this quote:Satchel Pai...@mac<BR/>yesterday "ftlt" posted this quote:<BR/><BR/>Satchel Paige, who said “It ain’t what you don't know that kills you. It's what you know that ain’t so”.<BR/><BR/>I liked it and referred to it because it is so fitting, but I should have properly attributed it in the first place. In my haste it might seem as though I was taking credit for something I shouldn't.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07926746419713451941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-13923959786830856322008-11-07T18:17:00.000-05:002008-11-07T18:17:00.000-05:00@Edith b, I love your avatar and I read on your bl...@Edith b, I love your avatar and I read on your blog that you created it! Very cool! <BR/><BR/>I don't know if you overlapped with Bill from New Jersey when he used to comment daily? He had the same way of describing his progress across the puzzle-- like a conquest. It was fun to see it again... (Hi Bill, if you're reading this!)<BR/> <BR/>@ Andrea Carla, I love the derivation of Karaoke. I had no idea!<BR/><BR/> This is driving me crazy: I grew up hearing something referring to music that sounded like Ker-yokee (in Arabic). That was way before Karaoke was supposedly invented (in the 1970's). So now I need to figure out what that other term is all about and where it came from... If there is anyone else out there who is of a certain age, happens to speak Arabic and knows what I'm talking about, can you please reveal yourself and set my mind at rest? <BR/><BR/>@bluestater-- I like your scale. Is there anything above gruesome? <BR/><BR/>@Mac, welcome back! We missed you! It's been quite a memorable week!foodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13052189131129098616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-11849922638322797792008-11-07T17:53:00.000-05:002008-11-07T17:53:00.000-05:00It's funny how living in Connecticut changes your ...It's funny how living in Connecticut changes your perception so much; I kept trying to fit ABERCROMBIE on 1.down!<BR/><BR/>I'm with Rex in his love for Ks. And also agree with @foodie and her "modern with Japanese touches" description of this puzzle. Very sleek and practical the whole grid, I think.<BR/><BR/>My first dog's name was Laika. A wonderful yellow mutt that once gave us eight puppies, putting a drastic end to her, otherwise, cordial-but-not-too-loving relationship with my dad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-83859335651289077622008-11-07T17:09:00.000-05:002008-11-07T17:09:00.000-05:00I probably should double-check with chef bea, but ...I probably should double-check with chef bea, but I think a snook is a fish comparable to pike, a bottom feeder, that is used for Gefuellte Fisch. I don't think I'm going to bother making this from scratch, never have, but I do have a slew of recipes if anyone is interested.machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-65333010064783854692008-11-07T17:00:00.000-05:002008-11-07T17:00:00.000-05:00This puzzle was OK (emphasis on the K) by me, espe...This puzzle was OK (emphasis on the K) by me, especially after yesterday's, which was indeed like a wicked Saturday puzzler. I got Thursay's theme pretty quickly but hit a roadblock anyway. So today, while challenging, was R&R.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-48441905406012600912008-11-07T16:52:00.000-05:002008-11-07T16:52:00.000-05:00I stared at NW for a while before tentatively putt...I stared at NW for a while before tentatively putting in YIN and AVIS. Then I noticed SAGAN which gave me KBTOYS and the rest of it fell. NE was the toughest for me also (@rafael -- I also had IGNITE for a while) with LONGI as my last entry. Part of my NE problem was that by the time I got there I was looking for Ks. Very nice Fri. Mr. Der!jaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03385568014046336373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-53649874912186338242008-11-07T15:28:00.000-05:002008-11-07T15:28:00.000-05:00@janniebwow, could we be MORE in sync?We should do...@jannieb<BR/>wow, could we be MORE in sync?<BR/>We should do a puzzle together!<BR/>;)<BR/><BR/>Speaking of which, I'm going to do a podcast tonight with Ryan and Brian about collaboration, I'd tell you how to tune in, but I don't know how!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-21790865540648438812008-11-07T15:24:00.000-05:002008-11-07T15:24:00.000-05:00@chefbea - mo = sec, I took took mo as short for m...@chefbea - mo = sec, I took took mo as short for moment, sec as short for second. Makes sense to me, even if it wasn't the intended interpretation.<BR/><BR/>@bluestater - think of Pairs as a figure skating event from the Olympics - like ice dancing but with more precise unison skating and bigger and better lifts. <BR/><BR/>@ACME - and here I thought karaoke meant "empty talent"JannieBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18282015159638078416noreply@blogger.com