tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post9198535085096876807..comments2024-03-29T01:22:33.864-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Magic Flute protagonist / SUN 6-17-12 / Mythical elixir of forgetfulness / Arctic waters on historical maps / Its stem is used in miso soup / Knowledge is food of soul / Classical bow wielder / Source of words mulligatawny catamaran / Long-jawed fish / Lovingly to musicianRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger96125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-55395226041015632912012-07-24T19:19:12.625-04:002012-07-24T19:19:12.625-04:00Wow Rex, you must be extremely flattered by the sp...Wow Rex, you must be extremely flattered by the spate of thoroughly sincere praise heaped upon you by those last nine commenters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-77077151873221579822012-07-18T04:13:15.600-04:002012-07-18T04:13:15.600-04:00gr8gr8the Social Blochttp://thesocialbloc.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-2687016582991561192012-07-04T18:03:37.494-04:002012-07-04T18:03:37.494-04:00@sharon AK - One of the things I love about readin...@sharon AK - One of the things I love about reading the comments here is seeing the different details that people see in the grid. I don't betieve anyone else mentioned the LONDON/POND connection.Dirigonzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03903353503511480168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-21448680176580917642012-07-03T02:31:14.439-04:002012-07-03T02:31:14.439-04:00Was I the only one who gort a smile out of LONDON ...Was I the only one who gort a smile out of LONDON across (the)POND?sharon AKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-640739115275055742012-06-27T05:10:01.353-04:002012-06-27T05:10:01.353-04:00nice postnice postlive sportshttp://sportsfunia.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-89483015005178582772012-06-26T22:14:14.251-04:002012-06-26T22:14:14.251-04:00Syndication here. Looks like no one else was annoy...Syndication here. Looks like no one else was annoyed by the cluing for 45A "Regis". The clue is "...popularly". The guy's name is Regis. That's what he's called, popularly or not. The more popularly name would be "Reege", wouldn't it? A nickname, vs a given name? Sigh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-88526609385959078172012-06-25T14:02:31.239-04:002012-06-25T14:02:31.239-04:00@Diri, wow, all this time I thought it stood for t...@Diri, wow, all this time I thought it stood for the Adelaide Blue Eagles, the Aussie football club that plays with 5 per side.<br /><br />Capcha: comereff. What's shouted to the sidelines in an Aussie 5-man football game.Solving in Seattlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04249420848844874936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-36570988754764095762012-06-25T13:54:06.910-04:002012-06-25T13:54:06.910-04:00When I was a kid visiting my (very prim) Aunt Mart...When I was a kid visiting my (very prim) Aunt Martha on Canada, she would often recite this little ditty: "Drink NABOB coffee and when you're done, use the wrapper to wipe your bum." <br /><br />@anonymous 1:36, ABE Lincoln is on the FIVE dollar bill.Jennifer in CAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-40541260383395045012012-06-25T13:52:27.592-04:002012-06-25T13:52:27.592-04:00@Anony 1;36 pm - ABE Lincoln is the portrait on th...@Anony 1;36 pm - ABE Lincoln is the portrait on the U.S. $5 bill; so "can you lend me a five" and "can you lend me an Abe" are interchangeable. That's what I think, anyway.Dirigonzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03903353503511480168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-12002571941332285392012-06-25T13:36:08.265-04:002012-06-25T13:36:08.265-04:00In reference to the puzzle for Sunday, June 17, pl...In reference to the puzzle for Sunday, June 17, please tell me what makes ABES the answer to the clue FIVES.<br /><br />Thank you,<br /><br />GriisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-3149389700870648502012-06-24T23:05:34.797-04:002012-06-24T23:05:34.797-04:00I can't add to the Mercedes discussion because...I can't add to the Mercedes discussion because I don't know my ECL ASS from my aCL ASS, but we thought the puzzle was fun. Dear friend and I worked on it on and off throughout the day and finally finished in the NW where the TAMIL/BELOT cross caused some heartburn.Dirigonzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03903353503511480168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-71686591885844713422012-06-24T21:48:03.142-04:002012-06-24T21:48:03.142-04:00This may be the weakest sunday puzzle since before...This may be the weakest sunday puzzle since before margaret farrar.<br /><br />The resultant playable answers were neither punny or clever.<br /><br />come on guys, don't be afraid to call a spade a %$&#@ shovelJake the Snakenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-16128171745910442592012-06-24T19:57:17.705-04:002012-06-24T19:57:17.705-04:00There seem to be a number of Mercedes snobs residi...There seem to be a number of Mercedes snobs residing in real time Rexville.<br /><br />I couldn't let go of BUbBLERAP for quite awhile, then broke the theme code and was AMUSEd. I had fun solving this puzzle, so thank you Kyle.<br /><br />BleachErs before UPPERDECK.<br /><br />Anybody notice that QUEENMUN ends at BRA? (Sorry @Rain Forrest.) And that EROS ADORES?<br /><br />I visited Ypres on a biz trip to Belgium. GAH! Also visited Bruges - super place to spend a couple of days.<br /><br />Capcha: termysse. The mess that termites leave.Solving in Seattlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04249420848844874936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-50708959152730005862012-06-24T18:28:59.942-04:002012-06-24T18:28:59.942-04:00I really liked this puzzle, and thought the theme ...I really liked this puzzle, and thought the theme answers were clever and amusing. Every Sunday has iffy fill, but here it didn't stand out as much as in others I've done. It's only when you deliberately look for it that it may seem significant. Same for counting "cheater" squares, and totting up the word count, etc, et alia. <br /><br />@Anonymous 5:09 Must be a big quilt in order to spell "ANONYMOUS" on it.<br /><br />@Numbers guy, and others. I can't believe any of you were serious in talking about S class vs. E class Benzes, not to mention various other cars in which you love to 4-wheel drift and brag about. Incredibly booooringgg. Aye, there's the rubble.rain forestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-69813732229396928522012-06-24T16:15:25.111-04:002012-06-24T16:15:25.111-04:00Good to see HOI POLLOI clued the other way around ...Good to see <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rax-SSoh-ZY" rel="nofollow">HOI POLLOI</a> clued the other way around for a change.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-9519383997215907462012-06-24T16:05:59.823-04:002012-06-24T16:05:59.823-04:00I really need to start using the word NABOB more o...I really need to start using the word NABOB more often, to get it on my crossword radar. Instead I considered MR. BIG (the clue rules that out even if NATO weren't there), NO BUM (not likely to be crossed with the theme word BUMBLE) and NIBBS, which is what I ended up entering, knowing there were too many B's. <br /><br />NABOB NABOB NABOB NABOB NABOB. <br /><br />"Hey, check out that NABOB driving the E CLASS!"<br /><br />OK, I'm ready for the next one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-57084302890282500612012-06-24T12:15:18.191-04:002012-06-24T12:15:18.191-04:00Thanks Paul. I'm a long way out of college (an...Thanks Paul. I'm a long way out of college (and out of the US), so needed this help!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-23305130382678860012012-06-24T11:57:13.960-04:002012-06-24T11:57:13.960-04:00If you follow the funnies at all, you'll have ...If you follow the funnies at all, you'll have seen GAH! several times in the Garfield strip. It's about half of Jon's vocabulary.<br /><br />I too bristled at the clue for 55d: when is a Mercedes not a Mercedes?<br /><br />Curiously, BLEACHERS fits into 81d quite well, but the gimme CRIP forefended that. In that corner, I had a great aha! moment pondering the Ball partner/Marx Brother clues. What a clever clue for 100a!<br /><br />Yes, there was a lot of short fill, and therefore some of it yucky, but there were goodies too. HOTNESS crossing DROPPINGTROU(BLE): priceless! Plus: for me, any grid containing EAGLES--no matter how clued--is gonna be thumbs-up!Spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-80554108990823902312012-06-24T05:59:20.345-04:002012-06-24T05:59:20.345-04:00"dropping trou" means dropping your trou..."dropping trou" means dropping your trousers down around your ankles, eg, if you were about to moon someone. I think it's a college term, though I wouldn't swear to that.paulsfohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07721639286466422944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-4317597046477127112012-06-24T05:49:11.201-04:002012-06-24T05:49:11.201-04:00Can someone please explain what DROPPINGTROU means...Can someone please explain what DROPPINGTROU means?!<br />ThanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-91916229867717798732012-06-18T17:43:47.992-04:002012-06-18T17:43:47.992-04:00We used to enjoy making them up. My favorite: m a...We used to enjoy making them up. My favorite: m as in mnemonic.burtonkdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02775521394938142484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-72840846129559145752012-06-18T04:38:46.307-04:002012-06-18T04:38:46.307-04:00@mmespeer 5:10, Lily Tomlin telephone operator, &q...@mmespeer 5:10, Lily Tomlin telephone operator, "k as in knule post..."<br /><br />barcelona guyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-73361866931997255602012-06-18T02:11:52.711-04:002012-06-18T02:11:52.711-04:00@afroqwn, thanks for a very thoughtful post. It is...@afroqwn, thanks for a very thoughtful post. It is astonishing how brutal we humans can be to each other. <br /><br />I have enjoyed the discussion (dispute?) about whoseC got the biggest telescope. Thanks, @martin, @r_c, and misc. anonymii. <br /><br />@quilter1, I look forward to seeing a picture when you finish the new quilt. Congratulations.JaxInL.A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13792405579998093081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-30970751691536797402012-06-18T02:00:34.468-04:002012-06-18T02:00:34.468-04:00[sorry. forgot to ask to have comments mailed.]
I...[sorry. forgot to ask to have comments mailed.]<br /><br />I agree that "gah" is very weak.paulsfohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07721639286466422944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-18340677813385436462012-06-18T01:55:36.192-04:002012-06-18T01:55:36.192-04:00As others have said, some phrases used for creatin...As others have said, some phrases used for creating the theme were more enjoyable than the resulting answers.<br /><br /> The NATO "alphabet" is a phonetic alphabet, of which there are several. NATO's uses "Alpha" for "A", "Bravo" for "B", etc. But I agree that it's a (slightly) lame clue.<br /><br /> To whomever asked, "DQed" is "disqualified," and I think this is a common usage (in certain contexts). <br /><br /> I'll try to only comment on the capchas this one time. <br /> i) They really are *way* too difficult (especially considering what they are guarding against; i.e., the rare spurious comment if slightly easier capchas were used).<br /> ii) There *aren't* "two WORDS" to type. ;)paulsfohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07721639286466422944noreply@blogger.com