tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post9087956129350996717..comments2024-03-29T11:06:05.838-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Gertrude of 1926 news / THU 11-3-16 / Self-titled debut album of 1982 / Utter old-style / Triage criterion / Rapper's headwear / Rink star Phil to fansRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger114125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-91737500030326710732023-10-20T17:54:43.609-04:002023-10-20T17:54:43.609-04:00"Oh God, It's Food!?!?!" 😂😂😂
Tha..."Oh God, It's Food!?!?!" 😂😂😂<br /><br />That was my exact reaction after looking up Calf's-foot jelly.maverickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09140742773507184371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-81590359481601630272023-09-26T15:02:04.801-04:002023-09-26T15:02:04.801-04:00Could the original revealer have had something to ...Could the original revealer have had something to do with PIECES OF EIGHT? There are 8 squares with the AG rebus -- maybe it was not silvery enough for Mr. Shortz.LenFuegonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-38346176664299712882016-12-08T23:07:20.769-05:002016-12-08T23:07:20.769-05:00@Sharon?A: Admittedly the connection is loose, but...@Sharon?A: Admittedly the connection is loose, but think of "draft" as a glass of draft beer as opposed to a bottle, take a SWIG, and await tomorrow's adventure.spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-66127309130263524492016-12-08T20:26:06.398-05:002016-12-08T20:26:06.398-05:00@Lefty - I believe we read and mentally comment mu...@Lefty - I believe we read and mentally comment much more than shows up on the blog!<br /><br />Lady DiDiana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-88232455636792565892016-12-08T19:49:28.825-05:002016-12-08T19:49:28.825-05:00Nice to see more interaction in syndiland.Nice to see more interaction in syndiland.leftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-51174127265414981352016-12-08T18:25:33.342-05:002016-12-08T18:25:33.342-05:00I was one who did not expect, nor empathize with a...I was one who did not expect, nor empathize with all the negative comments. ?Guess I never thought a rebus had to have a theme or reveal. Thought the rebus was the theme. Thought this one was quite good because it was repeated in each "theme" answer. Got a smile from 21A when I realized the answer and thought it fun to have Gertrude Ederle in the puzzle with the naiad/swimmer of myth.<br />@jberg Thank you for telling me why I was so bothered by sayest" instead of "sayeth" answering the clue to 45D<br /><br />Didn't read all the comments so maybe this was answered, but how is a swig a draft?Sharon?Anoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-41694369815248800972016-12-08T17:09:40.492-05:002016-12-08T17:09:40.492-05:00This puz was better than the WSJ (real time) puz t...This puz was better than the WSJ (real time) puz today, which consisted of inserting "RR" into a real thing to get a "wacky" answer. And clue! So then you have to figure out what the original "real thing" is, with no clue given for it. "Making out with a masked hero" gives you PETTINGZORRO. Really? For inserting RR into petting zoo? Can't imagine that Will would buy that. So maybe the NYTXword IS better. Or best?rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-65086574638664194432016-12-08T16:48:52.800-05:002016-12-08T16:48:52.800-05:00Oh hi! Cute.
Lotta hate here. Lotta wasted emot...Oh hi! Cute.<br /><br />Lotta hate here. Lotta wasted emotion. Some people need to get a life, methinks.<br /><br />I see this as a rebus puzzle having no revealer, unless the Silver ORE answer points to all the little AGs in the themers as nuggets within the ore. I don't know. Often people will say that having no revealer is superior to having one. Not today, apparently. Anyway, it was a rebus puzzle, and I got it. <br /><br />Question: Can a rebus just be, or must it have a revealer? Bigger question: Must there be a reason for a puzzle, other than to provide a bit of enjoyment during a cold, snowy morning? Oh, never mind.rain forestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-46775358923829170122016-12-08T14:51:03.654-05:002016-12-08T14:51:03.654-05:00
Huh? Went to check the answers, saw all the ag b...<br /><br />Huh? Went to check the answers, saw all the ag business, and quit. Rejected.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-26894540992715385952016-12-08T14:44:10.393-05:002016-12-08T14:44:10.393-05:00Have to agree with Rex on this one, except his ANT...Have to agree with Rex on this one, except his ANTI-NYTXwords thing. Agreed, constructors seem undervalued and underpaid, and you get what you pay for sometimes, like maybe today.<br /><br />This was, as the 13D clue says, "hardly adequate" for a Thursday rebus, hardly waiting for. I look forward to dealing with Thursday's usual trickiness. It wasn't here today. <br /><br />Sorry.<br /><br /> <br /><br />leftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-39241671154298212672016-12-08T12:43:06.907-05:002016-12-08T12:43:06.907-05:00Despite getting CALFS jelly right off as my first ...Despite getting CALFS jelly right off as my first answer, despite knowing D'ARTE, despite getting the SAGGY mattress, leading to getting the rebus, I had a dnf. The SW did me in - didn't remember EDERLE. My bad. Should have stared at it longer - could have sussed it out. Was guessing JAMES II, but with SALT II I ended up doubting myself. Should have remembered it's "doubles" week. <br /><br />Oh yes - the EPSO/ASIA cross, too.<br /><br />But, hey, got the rebus, so that's something.<br /><br />Diana, Lady-in-Waiting for CrosswordsDiana, LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-40196924560910127672016-12-08T12:38:21.453-05:002016-12-08T12:38:21.453-05:00Unbelievable! NO ONE fell into the trap?? My first...Unbelievable! NO ONE fell into the trap?? My first gimme was that all-important Stratego piece--the only one who can defeat the CIC--the SPY, of course! What else would you put in three squares?? It was a done deal; I would've ETCHED it into the paper. Except the rest of the NW madeno sense...so once AGain I had to abandon that accursed area and go to HELL. For this Twain fan, that was another gimme. After coming out of that corner with HAS____ I figured 10-down had to be HASHTAG--I'm not THAT backward--but was a square short. Thus was my rebusiness suspicion born.<br /><br />It wasn't long from there that I could lay down ONAGAINOFFAGAIN, and off I went. Then my 4-down gaffe hit my brain and the NW was fixed.<br /><br />Many winces ensued. "Aren't___pair?" Absolutely the only way those three letters can be clued. Major wince. ENTRAIN: OK, @rondo, there may be a technical justification for that verb, but when's the last time any commuter kissed his wife goodbye saying, "I gotta ENTRAIN now."? Barf. More winces, too many to list.<br /><br />Enjoyed the aha! moment with the spy/FLAG thing, and AGree to AGree that Ms. Skye's the limit for DOD, but I still feel slightly generous to award only a bogey on this one. Must have landed in the rough (fill).spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-84666754867820863372016-12-08T11:29:21.351-05:002016-12-08T11:29:21.351-05:00I made a mess of things in the south with AGIng, S...I made a mess of things in the south with AGIng, SAYEth, sTet for ITAL, and AGar for AGUA, thinking Golfo was some sort of product. Doh! Finally got it together, but what an inkfest. And there’s gotta be a better clue for ENTRAIN. For instance, in the construction game we intentionally ENTRAIN a controlled amount of air bubbles in concrete to relieve internal pressure and increase durability. Bet you didn’t know that.<br /><br />HELL, if the commentariat from 5 weeks ago knew that Jeff Sessions was going to be the next AG, or who Trump would pick for AG Secretary, well, they’da SATHOME to SWIG their ADULT beverages in mass quantities. <br /><br />My dad was a big fan of ARNIE, which probably lead to my ZEAL for golf (not Golfo).<br /><br />I SAYEST and will AVER with ZEAL that IONE Skye is in the HASHTAG yeah baby ZONE.<br /><br />I suppose we could AGREEOTDISAGREE on how good or bad this puz is. But I just do ‘em and try to act like an ADULT. <br />rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-16890737343770749692016-12-08T10:03:06.108-05:002016-12-08T10:03:06.108-05:00TROU JAZZ
IONE and I were ONAGAINOFFAGAIN,
HELL, ...TROU JAZZ<br /><br />IONE and I were ONAGAINOFFAGAIN,<br />HELL, I MEAN we’d AGREETODISAGREE.<br />She’d NEED to ADORE other ADULT men, <br />but she’d GOMADFOR AGISM FROM me.<br /><br />--- ARNIE EDERLE<br />Burma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-53796551716826801392016-11-10T15:26:40.940-05:002016-11-10T15:26:40.940-05:00AG Sulzberger, the newly announced publisher in wa...AG Sulzberger, the newly announced publisher in waiting?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-7207404737762688062016-11-07T06:18:02.152-05:002016-11-07T06:18:02.152-05:00Hah, nice!Hah, nice!Eddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691573539882671923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-15237455446769552302016-11-04T18:53:02.610-04:002016-11-04T18:53:02.610-04:00What in God's name is a Golfo? I knew OJAI bec...What in God's name is a Golfo? I knew OJAI because that's where the bionic woman is from. I think that (sadly) tells you all you need to know about me. Bleh. Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12174830953402611450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-81649082726187882782016-11-04T12:27:57.158-04:002016-11-04T12:27:57.158-04:00@Z from last night - I didn't think my story w...@Z from last night - I didn't think my story would get quite the reaction. My Native friend Tony is an Indian fan because he played a year of "D" ball (back when there was "D" ball) in the Cleveland system, no other reason. Later in the day (we're going out) I'll email you and anecdote from my business dealings with Tony that will let you know the kind of genuine racist shit Native Americans have to put up with.<br /><br />@Malsdemare - No one is more sympathetic than I to the Natives at Standing Rock. I'll argue that there is no connection between imaginary Warrior Chiefs as symbols for sports teams and disrespecting Tribal lands and beliefs. Now on the name "Redskins" you and I will come to complete agreement.Mohair Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16502840715719161565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-26074896974775696232016-11-04T11:54:01.979-04:002016-11-04T11:54:01.979-04:00Didn't really have a problem with this puzzle ...Didn't really have a problem with this puzzle outside of the ESPO/SPAM crossing.<br /><br />I do have a problem with that pay discrepancy, that seems pretty off. They could easily double what they pay constructors and only eat up 5% of the budget. I understand they need to pay people to verify, prep, and print the thing, but it can't cost $6m to do so.tkincherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14142050290149126651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-12452709461289440732016-11-04T10:34:07.520-04:002016-11-04T10:34:07.520-04:00Meant to post this last night.
Go Cubs!!! Awsome...Meant to post this last night.<br /><br /><br />Go Cubs!!! Awsome game! The puzzle was anticlimactic.<br /><br />Happy birthday @r.alph and @Fred Piscop!Numinoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01263999193499725814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-40059820072409943702016-11-04T05:04:24.093-04:002016-11-04T05:04:24.093-04:00So many interesting comments ... along with the ge...So many interesting comments ... along with the general joy about the World Series outcome. I couldn't help thinking, as did a few others, that the meta agenda of today's puzzle could have been not the chemistry of silver, but rather pollster extraordinaire <a href="https://twitter.com/NateSilver538?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" rel="nofollow">sodium tellurium Ag</a>.<br /><br />@r.alphbunker shares a birthday with @Fred Piscop, the new <a href="http://puzzles.usatoday.com/" rel="nofollow"><i>USA Today</i> crossword</a> editor. Wishing both of them many happy returns!<br /><br />Hat/tip to @David Steinberg for <a href="http://www.preshortzianpuzzleproject.com/p/pre-shortzian-constructor-interviews.html#melrosen" rel="nofollow">this remarkable interview</a> with today's <i>New York Times</i> constructor, @Mel Rosen. Notice that @Rosen wrote the first computer program to help create crossword puzzles, a precursor to Crossword Compiler (ccw) that so many of us are using nowadays. Talk about standing on the shoulders of giants!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06704257485630281528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-83766850278018011252016-11-03T23:44:51.856-04:002016-11-03T23:44:51.856-04:00Sneaking it in under the wire, Happy Birthday, @r....Sneaking it in under the wire, Happy Birthday, @r.alphbunker!Hartley70https://www.blogger.com/profile/00557118655188472450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-36461018896173825792016-11-03T23:39:54.496-04:002016-11-03T23:39:54.496-04:00@Z @Mohair Sam. Years ago I spent my sabbatical te...@Z @Mohair Sam. Years ago I spent my sabbatical teaching at Navajo College in Crownpoint NM. In one of my classes, my alma mater, the U of Illinois and its then-mascot Chief Illiniwek, came up. One of my students looked at me soberly and said, "So some Anglo kid dresses in a chief's robes and dances on the basketball court? Really?" He wasn't angry, just confused and maybe hurt? and that made me want to crawl in a hole and die. Everytime I see one of my rabid neighbors defiantly wear a t-shirt with that banned symbol brazenly displayed, I think of that man and his life circumstances. And now I'm seeing his brothers and sisters protesting at Standing Rock and it occurs to me that if you can wear that shirt, you won't have a problem tear-gassing some women who are trying to protect their water. How did we get here? Malsdemarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05375476737540476148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-7464142297605898642016-11-03T23:12:48.123-04:002016-11-03T23:12:48.123-04:00Would have liked a revealer, but I have no other c...Would have liked a revealer, but I have no other complaint. Liked it. OISKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16808675378318214461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-46073692313705002142016-11-03T21:13:46.733-04:002016-11-03T21:13:46.733-04:00@Mohair Sam - One of the ways to deal with offense...@Mohair Sam - One of the ways to deal with offense is to co-opt it. Tacit in your story is that the site manager knew the hat was offensive, but chose to take agency against the racism. I get why someone like @Alex is conflicted. I also get why Sherman Alexis tweeted, "I've never wanted a team to lose as much as I want the Cleveland Racist Mascots to lose," at 12:42 a.m. this morning. What disappoints me is that we know the logo is offensive and still we put it on the heads of thirty plus adults. I don't expect sport figures to be heroes outside the lines, but is it too much too ask that America's pastime not actively insult a large number of our fellow citizens?Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.com