tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post1058748820259021049..comments2024-03-29T05:08:37.783-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Intense craving for particular food / SAT 8-24-19 / Rhyming toy / Spot to buy tix in NYC / Royal Navy stronghold during WW II / 2001 best seller with tiger on its cover / Symbols seen in comic strip cursing / Crossbow-wielding creature of sci-fiRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger107125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-15209163333346090152020-10-10T08:40:50.017-04:002020-10-10T08:40:50.017-04:00I read your comment, wcutler! Of course, it took m...I read your comment, wcutler! Of course, it took me a year+ to finish the puzzle and post my comment, so really nobody's reading now. The BIRYANI - MYOB was wretched. Pondered it for fourteen months. MYOB needed the "abbr" signifier, as someone said a year ago.rswnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-80883932862437279622019-10-01T22:27:25.527-04:002019-10-01T22:27:25.527-04:00Woo-hoo! I finished the Saturday puzzle! Of course...Woo-hoo! I finished the Saturday puzzle! Of course, it's Tuesday now - I've been working on it for three days - and I'm in syndiland, so no-one will be reading this. Still, <br />puzzlehoarder 12:29 AM wondered if anyone else had half a load. I did, so technically not a finish. I don't know TV stations - dOX TV seemed seemed likely as anything, though if I'd thought of FOX, I'd have realized it had to be that.<br /><br />I used to think any Friday or Saturday puzzle I could finish had to be easy, so I was excited to see this rated medium-challenging.wcutlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08615799228069705972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-18966865934045242272019-09-28T19:55:22.663-04:002019-09-28T19:55:22.663-04:00Total dnf - it's been a while. Do not play vi...Total dnf - it's been a while. Do not play video games...<br /><br />Diana, LIWDiana, LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-78661624979559945062019-09-28T17:33:10.955-04:002019-09-28T17:33:10.955-04:00Major-challenging puzzle-not surprising after a pr...Major-challenging puzzle-not surprising after a pretty easy week. I set this down twice, determined to finish...and I did.<br /><br />OPSOMANIA obviously was a huge stumbling block as I could see after getting several letters from crosses and still didn't know what I was dealing with. Wanted an "S" after BY RIGHT, but TECH SAVVY saved me there.<br /><br />The NW came relatively quickly, then the entire N, but the rest - oh baby. Guesses on YOM and OTRO, and final entry WET NOODLE didn't make sense, but I was done. Surprised it was all right.<br />A worthy opponent, indeed.rainforestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-55028137504031129912019-09-28T17:00:26.725-04:002019-09-28T17:00:26.725-04:00Of course, my OFFkilter was OFFCOURSE until it was...Of course, my OFFkilter was OFFCOURSE until it wasn't, helped by crosses after PoPs becoming a PAPA. No inkfest elsewhere.<br /><br />That 52a clue has Will Shortz written all into it.<br /><br />LARACROFT is a virtual yeah baby.<br /><br />Yeah, there's ATRACE of junk, but what a good test. rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-83371738324655734282019-09-28T16:27:37.214-04:002019-09-28T16:27:37.214-04:00Somehow, above at 2:55 PM, I was dubbed Anonymous....Somehow, above at 2:55 PM, I was dubbed Anonymous.leftcoastnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-36586665214645227112019-09-28T15:37:04.317-04:002019-09-28T15:37:04.317-04:00WOOKIEE HAIR WINS
That farmer's a SLIGHTBIT O...WOOKIEE HAIR WINS<br /><br />That farmer's a SLIGHTBIT OFFCOURSE,<br />(BRITE LITEs made him PROACTIV to work),<br />BYRIGHTs he's TRUMP's FOXTV source,<br />with a LIFEOF a CROPCIRCLE jerk.<br /><br />--- SENHOR AVEENO HALFA BIRYANIBurma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-72566113168051629072019-09-28T14:55:22.633-04:002019-09-28T14:55:22.633-04:00Was done [in] with this one shortly after starting...Was done [in] with this one shortly after starting. Saved a lot of time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-36151698826684435642019-09-28T12:51:54.655-04:002019-09-28T12:51:54.655-04:00All that s*itAll that s*itAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-56877733518030957792019-09-28T11:54:43.814-04:002019-09-28T11:54:43.814-04:00What OFC said, plus the S-less BYRIGHT--plus the o...What OFC said, plus the S-less BYRIGHT--plus the outright pure Natick at 13. Is it SLIGHT BIT...or HIT? Both can be clued by "Touch." As to the down, who (among non-Indians) would ever know? I literally flipped a coin: heads B, tails H. It came up heads, ergo, I "finished." Not sure I can claim the gigantic triumph points, though.<br /><br />All those letter-addons and funky phrases (looking at you, ACTODC) made for a trip as through molasses. After searching unsuccessfully for a gimme shoehorn to get started, I just decided to plunk down LIFEOFPI because it was the only recent tiger book I could think of. Years ago (the fifties, I think) humorist Alexander King wrote one called "May Your House Be Safe From Tigers." You know, a "blessing" that's virtually sure to work. You hadda be there.<br /><br />Anyway, we proceed to the DOD award, which goes to LARACROFT, whether acted by Angelina Jolie or even drawn in videos. A real challenger with varying levels of discomfort throughout. Then again, it's Saturday. Comfort is for the WETNOODLE. Birdie.spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-54693358312245246122019-09-28T11:40:59.796-04:002019-09-28T11:40:59.796-04:00Not a hint on this one. Even OFL was thrown off, a...Not a hint on this one. Even OFL was thrown off, and confused the NRA with the NEA. Or is that the NPR?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-56014050686758443362019-08-30T14:09:20.472-04:002019-08-30T14:09:20.472-04:00Best puzzle total time killer love it! Best puzzle total time killer love it! Amazing Black Cloud South Bend Clutcheshttps://blackclouddiesel.com/south-bend-clutch/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-91228886249890254362019-08-26T13:48:42.805-04:002019-08-26T13:48:42.805-04:00Off. Just off. Too weird to be entertaining
Off. Just off. Too weird to be entertaining <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-86458167020113201092019-08-25T23:45:23.433-04:002019-08-25T23:45:23.433-04:00Hard, but not really in a good way. When 1A is so ...Hard, but not really in a good way. When 1A is so poorly clued, it casts a pall on the whole puzzle. Then 7A is almost as bad. Then you get SENHOR? Thing is, the bottom has some nice stuff, but by then the damage has been done.kitshefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10014225555838850414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-26716777682042743052019-08-25T19:57:07.841-04:002019-08-25T19:57:07.841-04:00And...Stormy!And...Stormy!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17431109216019564596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-13302356163000402112019-08-25T16:39:38.939-04:002019-08-25T16:39:38.939-04:00I love what the NRA stands for you wimp, or better...I love what the NRA stands for you wimp, or better-wetnoodle. rextorturerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08318468709637410955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-59279567777810991602019-08-25T12:12:48.910-04:002019-08-25T12:12:48.910-04:00Stumperesque.Stumperesque.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-63830337773249841972019-08-25T10:40:21.829-04:002019-08-25T10:40:21.829-04:00Best puzzle in a long time. I actually finished af...Best puzzle in a long time. I actually finished after a slow start. Disagree with Rex completely. Three words ending in V. Try that sometime. Had monomania and teepegs- I'm a golfer.pdplothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18445279770600961565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-55461686675483902522019-08-25T10:07:16.526-04:002019-08-25T10:07:16.526-04:00As a metaphor, "wet noodle" doesn't ...As a metaphor, "wet noodle" doesn't (or shouldn't) mean "wimp" but "limp" - a noodle breaks LESS easily when wet, but it sure won't stand up straight anymore! And long before Urban Dictionary was dispensing crude crowd-sourced info on lingo, Kubrick's Lolita, screenwritten by Nabokov himself, has the following lines: (Charelotte) Whenever you touch me, darling, I go as limp as a noodle. / (Humbert) ' Yes, I am familiar with that feeling.' <br />Presumably, a limp man soon becomes a wimp. aslightrainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01376448394530219111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-10766997154073721532019-08-25T07:32:13.545-04:002019-08-25T07:32:13.545-04:00If anyone remembers Yellow Pages they had a series...If anyone remembers Yellow Pages they had a series of “punny commercials”. One was of some troops marching and then cut to Yellow Pages entry for drill bits. VictorSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-1567078878386375722019-08-24T22:44:14.410-04:002019-08-24T22:44:14.410-04:00David 7:54 and Mike Herity 8:21. Electromotive For...David 7:54 and Mike Herity 8:21. Electromotive Force (E) is measured in Volts hence V on a meter just as current is measured in Amps hence A on a meter. People often call something by its unit + age, ergo voltage, amperage, (distance) mileage or yardage. Textbooks and other publications started using voltage instead of emf in the late 70s and early 80s.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-71394744075361304592019-08-24T21:55:23.359-04:002019-08-24T21:55:23.359-04:00I was stuck on pica for eating everything. Did not...I was stuck on pica for eating everything. Did not work at all.<br /><br />Kept TKTS in for way too long. Sigh.<br /><br />Technical did not finish since I had HALF A LOAn insteaad of a LOAF. Did wonder what nOXTV was. Ooops.tea73https://www.blogger.com/profile/04949792626860120963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-45296622046222286522019-08-24T21:48:25.637-04:002019-08-24T21:48:25.637-04:00This reminded me of my solving experience when I f...This reminded me of my solving experience when I first started hazarding the Saturday puzzles - very tough, very satisfying to complete.Carolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15971759975067250908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-71008789371704390742019-08-24T20:36:50.851-04:002019-08-24T20:36:50.851-04:00@Anon
@'s@Anon<br /><br />@'sJC66https://www.blogger.com/profile/05324615675333287919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-52291447012179582772019-08-24T20:02:34.758-04:002019-08-24T20:02:34.758-04:00What in the world does ATS mean as a substitute f...What in the world does ATS mean as a substitute for comic swear words?<br /><br />Yes, "50 lashes with a wet noodle" is a common expression from days of yore, e.g. the '50's.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com