tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post1108490988003703262..comments2024-03-29T07:54:11.873-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Poor cell connection? / SAT 4-9-22 / Devices used to sterilize medical equipment / Garment of the Middle East / Chinese food also called nagaimo / R&B artist with the 3x platinum 1995 debut album Miss Thang / It turns red in Exodus Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger109125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-26586676370988645902022-12-21T15:20:39.010-05:002022-12-21T15:20:39.010-05:00Working on some old puzzles I never saw the first ...Working on some old puzzles I never saw the first time around, I was a bit disappointed at 17A - not the answer NEW ZEALAND, but the uninspired Monday-level clue (Is there anyone who doesn't know LOTR was filmed there?). The NW corner was already on the easy side, and it would have been nice to have a tricky clue, or at least one that taught us something we don't know about this beautiful country.Made in Japannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-14586532354742879122022-06-02T09:13:49.801-04:002022-06-02T09:13:49.801-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Tom Hanksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-59050664904931100632022-05-14T16:43:34.523-04:002022-05-14T16:43:34.523-04:00It MUSTBENICE to know all those names. I'm lo...It MUSTBENICE to know all those names. I'm looking at you, CERA. <br /><br />Of course, starting off with PSAS in lieu of APBS slooooooowed me down for quite a while. Even after getting the SILENTO and GERUNDS. <br /><br />So I did a fine job, but not a perfect one.<br /><br />NEXTPLEASE.<br /><br />Diana, Lady-in-Waiting for CrosswordsDiana, LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-16676337616774999212022-05-14T13:38:40.481-04:002022-05-14T13:38:40.481-04:00CHAT SCAM (I YAM A RAT)
MUSTBENICE TO ENDIT ALL
B...CHAT SCAM (I YAM A RAT)<br /><br />MUSTBENICE TO ENDIT ALL<br />BEFORE A PHONETAG tease,<br />TODO the DEAL with SILENT gall,<br />BADTASTE TO say, "NEXTPLEASE"?<br /><br />--- MONICA GRAFBurma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-66792205985959212952022-05-14T13:30:31.427-04:002022-05-14T13:30:31.427-04:00WOD AUTOCLAVE was my way in! Worked in hospitals a...WOD AUTOCLAVE was my way in! Worked in hospitals a lot. That gave rise to TVREPORTER and the SE. I know of cAFTAN with a C, but not K, so it took a while getting out of there. Started over in the NW by hoping nobody came before OBAMA-BIDEN that fit the clue; finished that (!) and then the center. Then I was staring at those two sawed-off SW/NE corners, with only AFTERALL poking in.<br /><br />Had to put it down (EAT it??). Returned later and tried CUTADEAL--and suddenly saw BADTASTE. The big groaner: SILENTO. I'd like to stab Sam with a SILENTO! At long last (total solving time, counting the break: two hours), I hit upon BERRA--duh--and tried ROBABANK. The rest soon fell; I balked a bit at NEKO, of whom I had no idea, but left it in. The result is a record-breaking avalanche of triumph points. This was UBER-ED-tough. Did not realize that DOD Steffi GRAF spent seven full years on top. Birdie (can't give eagle to a grid with 21a in it).<br /><br />Missed an easy birdie putt:<br /><br />YYBYB<br />BYYGG<br />BGGGG<br />GGGGGspacecrafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09125304293611865503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-75069303366136837822022-05-14T12:56:26.151-04:002022-05-14T12:56:26.151-04:00Very tough. The hardest part was in the center wit...Very tough. The hardest part was in the center with all the words surrounding the unknown AUTOCLAVES. Every square was a battle. Lots of deceptive cluing like the ones for <br />FOOTAGE and RATPACK.CENSUSDATA took forever to infer especially since I was looking for a single word. But I did it. This one should be ranked challenging - not medium - even for a Saturday..thefogmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870509029973778266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-15470812138737748282022-04-25T21:54:28.045-04:002022-04-25T21:54:28.045-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06140499195767964308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-83878714765275224802022-04-20T20:33:49.583-04:002022-04-20T20:33:49.583-04:00I don't care if I'm a week and a half late...I don't care if I'm a week and a half late posting. It's for posterity... Naticked at KAATAN/ADA because both of those make mors sense in the clueing (double As common in Arabic to English translation and ADA approved a bit more common than FDA).<br /><br />Also, SETI/SAMPhysGrafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04242100521508365116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-10371174913949525892022-04-20T20:29:01.079-04:002022-04-20T20:29:01.079-04:00Same problem with Monaca too. I've heard of Mo...Same problem with Monaca too. I've heard of Monica and know plenty of regular old Monicas but for some reason I wanted to spell it Monaca like a town nearby in PA. AlasPhysGrafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04242100521508365116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-70922566384047502682022-04-15T21:48:26.950-04:002022-04-15T21:48:26.950-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.John Wallmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16562097725758392453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-18233637743728105582022-04-11T13:11:51.985-04:002022-04-11T13:11:51.985-04:00This puzzle started out easy and fun for me, in th...This puzzle started out easy and fun for me, in the NW. Obama/Biden was my first entry, as it was easy to figure out using method of elimination in reverse chron order. And I knew LOTR was filmed in New Zealand, so that wrote itself too. But it was all downhill from there! I think Saturdays in general are just too hard for me. My skills aren't there yet.Rachelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-1427398226448208722022-04-10T18:43:39.342-04:002022-04-10T18:43:39.342-04:00I searched the comments and I'm really surpris...<br />I searched the comments and I'm really surprised that nobody mentioned that tulsi is an actually word. It's a plant also known as holy basil.<br /><br />Nor did anyone mention the nice crossing of BEFORE and AFTER.<br /><br />You're welcome.Breakfast Testernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-68286277584897548842022-04-09T23:09:54.239-04:002022-04-09T23:09:54.239-04:00A day late and a dollar short, but I think of a “s...A day late and a dollar short, but I think of a “sawyer” (last name derivation) as someone at a lumber mill and not a carpenter who saws off already “finished” lumber (I.e. a 2 x 4 or board) to a shorter length than what one can buy in the market. I agree “sawer” seems awkward but AOK by me.Beezernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-15604530296296444122022-04-09T21:35:30.981-04:002022-04-09T21:35:30.981-04:00Bobatea? I call it Bib'l tea.Bobatea? I call it Bib'l tea.Christophehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16644725678417246202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-53543716103088507112022-04-09T20:26:47.011-04:002022-04-09T20:26:47.011-04:00YAY! Back to a normal Saturday! Sticky, but becaus...YAY! Back to a normal Saturday! Sticky, but because of clever cluing and not obscure/obsolete answers or cluing except maybe folderol and Joey Bishop). Stubborn but not as offensive as the last couple of Saturdays.LateSolvernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-38026164622699759272022-04-09T19:13:35.712-04:002022-04-09T19:13:35.712-04:00Love to see NEKO Case getting some NYT recognitio...Love to see NEKO Case getting some NYT recognition.Geoff Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05064074722379668408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-91453820690482864792022-04-09T18:44:13.483-04:002022-04-09T18:44:13.483-04:00Weird science.Weird science.Teedmnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12832353448839187816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-12493927393297776352022-04-09T18:37:59.829-04:002022-04-09T18:37:59.829-04:00I have an APB - Stella Z’s Stumper is aptly named ...I have an APB - Stella Z’s Stumper is aptly named today. <br />Son Volthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04322446657870644953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-9652539420900387672022-04-09T18:29:11.440-04:002022-04-09T18:29:11.440-04:00Having some fun with the 'i before e, except a...Having some fun with the 'i before e, except after c' rule:<br /><br />Christopher Ingraham, in The Washington Post, cites a University of Warwick statistician who claimed most words follow an "e before i, except after c" pattern over an "i before e, except after c" pattern. Ingraham pokes fun at the nosedive we just took, writing:<br /><br />As it turns out, for every "ceiling" there's a "concierge," a "conscience" and some "celibacies." For every "deceit," there are "deficiencies," "delicacies" and a "dicier." The iciest glaciers make idiocies out of the conceit of "except after c.<br /><br />So, although the classic mnemonic is pleasing to the ears (and occasionally true), it's a catchy phrase that many are stepping away from.<br /><br />If you're really holding on to the "i before e, except after c" ideal, then you'd have to follow Merriam Webster's lead and update it to be more accurate, although much less catchy:<br /><br />• I before e, except after c<br />• Or when sounded as 'a' as in 'neighbor' and 'weigh'<br />• Unless the 'c' is part of a 'sh' sound as in 'glacier'<br />• Or it appears in comparatives and superlatives like 'fancier'<br />• And also except when the vowels are sounded as 'e' as in 'seize'<br />• Or 'i' as in 'height'<br />• Or also in '-ing' inflections ending in '-e' as in 'cueing'<br />• Or in compound words as in 'albeit'<br />• Or occasionally in technical words with strong etymological links to their parent languages as in 'cuneiform'<br />• Or in other numerous and random exceptions such as 'science', 'forfeit', and 'weird'. <a href="https://grammar.yourdictionary.com/spelling-and-word-lists/i-before-e-and-e-before-i-words.html" rel="nofollow">(grammar.yourdictionary.com)</a><br /><br />@okanaganer 👍 for QB yd :)<br />–––<br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_DxNpW1kHQ" rel="nofollow">Peace 🙏 🇺🇦 ~</a> Compassion ~ Tolerance ~ Kindness to all 🕊bocamphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02524629632075020985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-44234792036614171702022-04-09T18:27:50.365-04:002022-04-09T18:27:50.365-04:00I reasoned "amboeba" is a eurkaryote and...I reasoned "amboeba" is a eurkaryote and about the simplest one there is, so naturally the answer must be "nucleus", the *feature* that distinguishes them from prokaryotes. Disappointed by the actual answer!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-45983121284299914052022-04-09T18:12:07.652-04:002022-04-09T18:12:07.652-04:00@Anon 5:15
As mentioned above. two examples are n...@Anon 5:15<br /><br />As mentioned above. two examples are nEIghbor and wEIgh.JC66https://www.blogger.com/profile/05324615675333287919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-46123417709072593752022-04-09T17:15:24.691-04:002022-04-09T17:15:24.691-04:00Rule often broken: “I before E, except after C”
...Rule often broken: “I before E, except after C”<br /><br />But I can’t think of an exception off hand. …<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-85566057714664277342022-04-09T16:58:51.257-04:002022-04-09T16:58:51.257-04:00@Pablo – you're never going to receive your du...@Pablo – you're never going to receive your due accolades if you keep mentioning your granddaughter's birthday first. Obviously she's walking all over you and you're just letting her do it. Time to fix that.<br /><br />Put your foot down and say "It's MY birthday. MINE MINE MINE. She's horning in on MY day, not the other way around. I want presents. Where are my presents, dammit?"<br /><br />Hope you get some nice presents. Happy Birthday! <br /><br />Joe Dipintohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07922691457886440325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-61108623662824746112022-04-09T16:46:50.065-04:002022-04-09T16:46:50.065-04:00... or when sounded like A as in neighbour and wei...... or when sounded like A as in neighbour and weighAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-31283183198518470452022-04-09T16:23:58.898-04:002022-04-09T16:23:58.898-04:00Try telling my brain “it’s NOT astrolabe!”Try telling my brain “it’s NOT astrolabe!”EVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02973788663677433202noreply@blogger.com