tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post1050605101333562024..comments2024-03-29T11:24:03.304-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Ghostbuster Spengler / SUN 4-2-17 / King who spoke at Kennedy's inaugural ball / Writer who coined term banana republic 1904 / French region now part of Grand Est / Pride parade letters / Fifth-century pope dubbed Great / Stop in sailor's lingoRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger108125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-70702974039327679102022-05-24T06:47:01.987-04:002022-05-24T06:47:01.987-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Health Derivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14963270427171261146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-47280217963046702692017-10-11T20:55:16.871-04:002017-10-11T20:55:16.871-04:00There's shocking news in the sports betting in...There's shocking news in the sports betting industry.<br /><br />It's been said that any bettor must watch this,<br /><br />Watch this or quit placing bets on sports...<br /><br /><b><a href="http://sports.syntaxlinks.com/r/SportsCashSystem" rel="nofollow">Sports Cash System</a></b> - Sports Betting RobotBloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07287821785570247118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-24495930834443919932017-04-10T05:58:22.638-04:002017-04-10T05:58:22.638-04:00@Anonymous 2::34
It would complement the chip on h...@Anonymous 2::34<br />It would complement the chip on his shoulder.<br /><br />@SharonAK<br />Color me surprised, too. You'd think this audience wouldn't be fooled by an insipid diatribe masquerading as trenchant humor. Talk about disenchanting...SailorSteveHolthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01160919468020004654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-55119810797377525722017-04-09T19:14:14.063-04:002017-04-09T19:14:14.063-04:00@Quasi...
Definitely disagree. The trio answer wa...@Quasi...<br />Definitely disagree. The trio answer was my fave. And a trio is one thing. That's why we use "a" before it and the the third person singular verb form.<br />I agreed with Too Monster and others who enjoyed the puzzle and with Anonymous 10:13's first two paragraphs. (Thought the end of his comment was a bit overboard but amusing.<br /><br />@Ellen S.<br />LOL your riff on "oat" <br /><br />Surprised at praise for Sydney Joe... Found his extensive rant much more unpleasant than funny.<br /><br />Agree with most who found puzzle easier than usual. But didn't object.SharonAKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-73342069521204176792017-04-09T17:46:09.057-04:002017-04-09T17:46:09.057-04:00Found many toeholds in the short stuff to start ou...Found many toeholds in the short stuff to start out, and worked from the bottom up. <br /><br />The NW (coffin corner) and middle North slowed me way, way down. KAMPALA emerged from the mire, but MADEA, ABOLLA, and DOTARD did not.<br /><br />As I age, I'm becoming more of an ageist. DOTARDS, as "foolish oldsters", doesn't sit quite right with me. Senility is a not a voluntary condition that should be labeled "foolish".<br /><br />I was a lot more foolish when I was a lot younger.leftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-80143186493417248212017-04-09T16:42:01.410-04:002017-04-09T16:42:01.410-04:00I didn't hate this puzzle, but I did think is ...I didn't hate this puzzle, but I did think is was tougher than others have. AnonymousPVXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10078186298428497941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-78649751316277182952017-04-09T15:00:19.378-04:002017-04-09T15:00:19.378-04:00Agree with @Rex only re the NameFest in the SW - h...Agree with @Rex only re the NameFest in the SW - handed me my definitive dnf. <br /><br />Great joy when I sussed the trick, which helped me greatly in completing those long crosses. <br /><br />SANAA and ASANAS - must remember them. <br /><br />EVer for EVAH held me up for a while. OTHERWISE had no complaints. My META.<br /><br />ARF!<br /><br />Diana, Lady-in-Waiting for CrosswordsDiana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-66488562322672158602017-04-09T14:34:33.178-04:002017-04-09T14:34:33.178-04:00I hope "Joe from Kokomo" is himself neut...I hope "Joe from Kokomo" is himself neutered. (I get the NYT Crossword a week late from the original publication date)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-85233091427562328432017-04-09T13:49:38.185-04:002017-04-09T13:49:38.185-04:00Usually don't get to the puzzle till later in ...Usually don't get to the puzzle till later in the day so quickly skip the long list of already posted comments when finished. Today had some time and scanned through. Wow! Some really angry people with kind of outrageous observations. C'mon, it's only a puzzle! Chill! Take a Xanax or something.<br /><br />Anyway had no idea what any of the "apronyms" were but somehow muddled through. I do mine in pen and made a bunch of corrections so the completed puzzle is quite a mess. Sunny and warming finally in upstate NY here in Utica...enjoy the rest of the day.Ray - O - Sunshinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04864005198472595370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-21482327349701457262017-04-09T12:59:18.567-04:002017-04-09T12:59:18.567-04:00I didn't mind his one bit. Also, if the const...I didn't mind his one bit. Also, if the constructor used a database, so what? Don't tell anyone, but I believe that many constructors use a dictionary and a Thesaurus when constructing. The horror!<br /><br />Yearning for originality in crossword themes is getting a little old - actually a lot old. For me, this was original, and I don't even know what an "apronym" is. The puzzle was easy, but provided some enjoyment for a short period of time, of which I have a lot. The only places where I encountered difficulty were, as mentioned the SW corner, and the centre North. I eventually remembered Michael Stich, and decided that ALAN King might indeed have spoke at Kennedy's inaugural ball.<br /><br />I just can't whomp up any hate for pretty well any puzzles, except for the regular Vancouver Sun puzzle, which I don't do anymore. rain forestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-15233664454343727112017-04-09T11:51:33.947-04:002017-04-09T11:51:33.947-04:00SAGA OTHERWISEKNOWNASYES
With SHYNESS, the GRAHAM...SAGA OTHERWISEKNOWNASYES<br /><br />With SHYNESS, the GRAHAMS asked to SKOR some SETRATE fun,<br />INCASH the sisters' WHIMSY was most GAINFUL ASWAS done<br />when ANTONIA and LONI<br />CLOSELY at the SIDE of DONNIE<br />that EEN were EVAH of the MINED that THREEROLLEDINTOONE.<br /><br />--- ABIGAIL DOTARDSBurma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-38543129794540707422017-04-09T11:40:46.377-04:002017-04-09T11:40:46.377-04:00I loved this!
There is just not enough of this wit...I loved this!<br />There is just not enough of this with all the PC. Nobody has an inalienable right to NOT be Insulted... let the music play!Upstate NY Wiseguynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-83228334126448231122017-04-09T11:06:26.382-04:002017-04-09T11:06:26.382-04:00Well, I did finish it. An example of why I might g...Well, I did finish it. An example of why I might give up on Sunday puzzles, especially with spring and summer coming. There's only so many left. <br /><br />@spacey - you really only missed out on WKRP's yeah baby LONI.<br /><br />I might just have a shot or two of that friend of mine Jose CUERVO and then HEAVETO.rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-7035537874238275952017-04-09T08:56:32.562-04:002017-04-09T08:56:32.562-04:00Here's mine: DNBTF (Did Not Bother To Finish)....Here's mine: DNBTF (Did Not Bother To Finish). Sorry, I just have better things to do with my time. AID TO LOCATE A...STREET??? An ATLAS?? Nah. Maybe, if you want to locate a major thoroughfare in a major city, there might be an inset, but as a definition? N-no. That put the finger on the trigger (finding out that all there was to the theme was apronyms was enough to unholster the weapon), and immediately thereafter seeing ECUA as an abbr. for Ecuador pulled it. Nope. Rejected. That dog don't hunt. Get it out of here. Jerry? Uh, don't give up your day job. Next!spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-83639738285937236562017-04-06T03:06:54.490-04:002017-04-06T03:06:54.490-04:00Agreed!Agreed!bohbehchowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06632621519724593330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-44123289839284208302017-04-05T15:18:19.538-04:002017-04-05T15:18:19.538-04:00Ditto!Ditto!Izziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02498666419664712169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-47406789434821920242017-04-03T22:25:20.088-04:002017-04-03T22:25:20.088-04:00SPCA.
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Ani...SPCA.<br />Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.<br /><br />All better now?Peta Peta Pumpkin Eatanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-79664279367366377092017-04-03T13:41:54.695-04:002017-04-03T13:41:54.695-04:00Is "pet protection agcy." a suitable clu...Is "pet protection agcy." a suitable clue for SPCA, since the A in the answer stands for agency? I thought the clue was not permitted to contain any part of the answer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-53304204582538881292017-04-03T05:36:40.811-04:002017-04-03T05:36:40.811-04:00@Sydney
Your disregard for gay rights sounds like...@Sydney<br /><br />Your disregard for gay rights sounds like a temper tantrum from someone who found himself on the wrong side of history. It'd be pathetic if it weren't so callous.<br /><br />As far as parades go, I put up with inescapable and gratuitous displays of heterosexuality 365 days a year without saying a word. If you're triggered by five city blocks one Sunday in June, I think that makes you the whiny one. Here's hoping you trip on a dildo and fall face first into the exposed bits of a man donning leather chaps this Pride.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />SailorSteveHolthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01160919468020004654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-25914817713668801672017-04-02T22:23:52.577-04:002017-04-02T22:23:52.577-04:00@AndrewH, you accusing @Evil of posting vinegar is...@AndrewH, you accusing @Evil of posting vinegar is like the pot......Pot meet kettlenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-50681379588914651732017-04-02T20:40:34.772-04:002017-04-02T20:40:34.772-04:00Hey, Roo -- Mrs. Bleaux is quite fond of your &quo...Hey, Roo -- Mrs. Bleaux is quite fond of your "great word" as well. Taped to our fridge door is an old New Yorker cartoon showing a well-past-middle-age woman looking accusingly at her cane-using husband in the doorway. The caption; "You schlept with her, didn't you?"Joe Bleauxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13161776968606180476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-3861821000101500732017-04-02T20:17:46.006-04:002017-04-02T20:17:46.006-04:00@Anon (4:57) - You must bleed that Carolina Blue b...@Anon (4:57) - You must bleed that Carolina Blue blood old buddy. Read before attacking - Not only do I not carry a water bucket for the Blue Devils, but I took a shot at the Trinity boys in my post. Again, imo Duke is the only other NCAA school besides UNC that could get away with that crap.<br /><br />And I'm not having the silly car engine argument (yes I know a cc from a cu. in.). We could go in circles for weeks. The fact is that the VSIX engine is a "rather powerful engine" (remember the clue?) compared to all cars on the road today, and was simply an average power plant 50 years ago when the road was filled with V8s.<br /><br />And quit smoking or I'll post the lyrics to "Hey Little Cobra" (another V8) which "shut 'em down" if I remember.Mohair Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16502840715719161565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-91244624433841616912017-04-02T20:02:31.730-04:002017-04-02T20:02:31.730-04:00I've always called these backronyms, i.e. peop...I've always called these backronyms, i.e. people have gone back and tried to come up with the letters. My boss always gives out flimsy plastic gifts at the end of the year (think key chains that light up, cell phone stands, water bottles). She calls them SWAG, and insists it stands for "stuff we all get" (ugh). Other examples of words that aren't historically accurate acronyms are "constable on patrol" for COP and the title of a 1991 album by Van Halen. As @QuasiMojo mentioned, I'm trying to keep to clean. JamiePhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18103886766729987382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-68140190654457254622017-04-02T19:58:30.606-04:002017-04-02T19:58:30.606-04:00Yeah ... and what a spicy clue it was, huh?Yeah ... and what a spicy clue it was, huh?Joe Bleauxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13161776968606180476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-75969275840843853882017-04-02T19:23:39.691-04:002017-04-02T19:23:39.691-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Mohair Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16502840715719161565noreply@blogger.com