tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post1132241701509912140..comments2024-03-28T07:31:08.187-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Texas city on the Mexican border / THU 1-9-20 / Spicy Indian fritters / Down goes Frazier caller / Spanish boy's name related to sixth month of year / Capital of US for 54 days in 1784 / French port on MediterraneanRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger154125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-11384758781732161542022-01-12T23:48:24.482-05:002022-01-12T23:48:24.482-05:00Shame on Will Shortz for publishing this crap.Shame on Will Shortz for publishing this crap.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08491852040969338431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-59966328770038013372020-05-15T09:04:59.039-04:002020-05-15T09:04:59.039-04:00I really liked this puzzle because of the aha mome...I really liked this puzzle because of the aha moment. Like Rex, I'd seen the black-squares-as-letter gimmick before; I think it was as one central H. However, this puzzle was better because the theme spanned all corners of the puzzle, and several across and down answers had to begin and end with T. As a diagramless solver, I enjoyed the puzzlement of the corners not quite working, noticing I had a surplus of Ts, then realizing the trick.<br /><br />I thought the fill was fine but, like others, am surprised SOCORRO was clued with a small Texas city instead of the far more famous New Mexico city. The cross of BHAJIS (never heard of 'em) and BROODER was almost a Natick for me, but no other _ROODER was plausible for the across clue, so that was fair.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-84580418995318590882020-02-13T23:14:38.120-05:002020-02-13T23:14:38.120-05:00Agree on Tirana and surprised you didn't go af...Agree on Tirana and surprised you didn't go after TROU and TROUT next to each other.sdcheezhdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05457420125517948430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-19523561733180813122020-02-13T17:16:57.848-05:002020-02-13T17:16:57.848-05:00Not even close. Got the gimmick aftr checking som...Not even close. Got the gimmick aftr checking some answers, but still - the PPP outdid me. (not hard to do!) (outdoing me, that is)<br /><br />Diana, Lady-in-Wai....Diana, LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-53222794609685571662020-02-13T16:13:28.092-05:002020-02-13T16:13:28.092-05:00That should be Tee-dious.That should be Tee-dious.rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-55554867285560367952020-02-13T16:03:09.594-05:002020-02-13T16:03:09.594-05:00Via Rex: "But ... once they get the gimmick,...Via Rex: "But ... once they get the gimmick, won't it just be a slog?" TRUE DAT (ugh). <br /><br />AND, with or without the T words, was discouraged by trivia like BHAJIS, SOCORRO, TIRANE, TOULON, et.al. <br /><br />Did not finish, but impressed by the gimmick.<br /><br />leftcoasternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-49905587126547665622020-02-13T15:34:55.692-05:002020-02-13T15:34:55.692-05:00Yeah, I saw the huge black Tees before I started, ...Yeah, I saw the huge black Tees before I started, and didn’t think much about them until it became necessary, which wasn’t long into it. A real tease, those Tees. COSELL a real gimme; I can still hear the call. Quite the constructioneering, sorta became tedious. Gotta admit that the theme takes up A LOT of the grid.rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-42677530293660243722020-02-13T14:28:48.940-05:002020-02-13T14:28:48.940-05:00Latin for “that is” i.e.Latin for “that is” i.e.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-61450007480549581602020-02-13T14:00:44.552-05:002020-02-13T14:00:44.552-05:00Can someone explain IDES(T) to me?
The clue was &...Can someone explain IDES(T) to me?<br /><br />The clue was "Clarifying phrase."<br /><br />Thanks in advance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-6493953392827104862020-02-13T13:22:43.678-05:002020-02-13T13:22:43.678-05:00Loved it! Probably because I eventually got it all...Loved it! Probably because I eventually got it all, especially after getting virtually nothing at first pass. When I'm unable to finish a puzzle, I don't heap criticism on the constructor though. I always think that if I knew more or was a bit sharper, I'd have been able to figure it out.<br />I seldom refer to Rex anymore, mainly because he takes the fun out of what - to me - is a daily exercise I much look forward to and enjoy. He's forever complaining about something and blames the puzzle when he can't come up with an answer.<br />He gets "triggered" by the strangest, most inoffensive things, as if he's in a contest to win the most "Woke Human Being on the Planet Award".<br />Yes Junot could have been clued differently. ( Pulitzer winner Diaz, for example.) But so what? And yes rou appears twice in the same line, but once again, so what?<br />So many "puzzlers" strike me as hypercritical, niggling, nit-pickers, who, like Rex, are best avoided all together.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-68820403233404116132020-02-13T10:37:54.282-05:002020-02-13T10:37:54.282-05:00MIASMA PRELUDE
Please LETMEGO fart after a TOKE A...MIASMA PRELUDE<br /><br />Please LETMEGO fart after a TOKE AND a STOUT,<br />then BHAJIS TOSTART, AND TOPTHAT with TROUT.<br /><br />--- JUNOT “PICANTE” DURANTE<br />Burma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-69820959281750734282020-02-13T10:13:40.324-05:002020-02-13T10:13:40.324-05:00I have never been so thoroughly, abjectly lost in ...I have never been so thoroughly, abjectly lost in all my years of puzzle solving. That this should appear on ANY day but Saturday is a travesty. DNF. DN even get S, except for good old Howard. That one I nailed! Didn't help.spacecrafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09125304293611865503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-89875080299916486242020-02-13T06:21:14.628-05:002020-02-13T06:21:14.628-05:00When are you going to up date the syndicated puzzl...When are you going to up date the syndicated puzzle? It's a month behind on The site.Roy Bullardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09283928551796175680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-35358394818504318082020-01-15T01:56:09.592-05:002020-01-15T01:56:09.592-05:00I thought it was a word puzzle, didn't it?I thought it was a word puzzle, didn't it?Jackhttps://www.tinkleo.com/category/learning-toys-558.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-34788372530500710842020-01-10T09:12:43.825-05:002020-01-10T09:12:43.825-05:00This came perilously close to using my made-up wor...This came perilously close to using my made-up word "deerlot" - a place where deer congregate. I tried to use it in Scrabble but my kids wouldn't let me. Even though I got the theme early, I still had trouble finishing as it was too much of a slog.pdplothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18445279770600961565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-39550378408203992282020-01-10T07:36:20.172-05:002020-01-10T07:36:20.172-05:00Agreed!Agreed!Music Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11018681369835878309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-77630380990581266822020-01-10T07:17:02.922-05:002020-01-10T07:17:02.922-05:00Made me feel like doing a Monday or Tuesday to get...Made me feel like doing a Monday or Tuesday to get my mojo back....kpshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16695505072089232600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-27394232153261633292020-01-09T23:41:05.720-05:002020-01-09T23:41:05.720-05:00I can’t believe I actually solved this beast.
It...I can’t believe I actually solved this beast. <br /><br />It took me a total of three hours on and off today and I was almost late for choir practice tonight because of it. The puzzle seemed rife with three letter words (or so I thought) and I was never able to get much of a toehold. My first go-round netted me only four correct words. I made a second circuit, keeping an eye out for three letter words that maybe were actually rebuses. It took me forever to figure out the T gimmick and even then, it was still a struggle. But I was bound and determined to see this one through. I can’t decide whether I liked it or hated it but some weird force kept me at it. So I’m now back from practice and posting way too late, but oh, what the heck. <br /><br /> Plenty of nits, here’s another. ID EST is technically a clause.<br />Kathynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-51810467207544722452020-01-09T22:52:12.059-05:002020-01-09T22:52:12.059-05:00@Anonymous 7:30 – the whole commentariat as well a...@Anonymous 7:30 – the whole commentariat as well as the entire population of Tiranë agree that you don't get it.<br /><br />@Nancy – hope you feel better. If it's a stomach virus, chamomile tea might help a bit, but my experience with stomach viruses is they just have to run their course. Try to relax and sleep. <br /><br />I know I'm long past being fashionably late today, but I liked the puzzle.<br /><br /><a href="https://youtu.be/NF9DrUXowBo" rel="nofollow">A little ditty by Schubert.</a> Joe Dipintohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07922691457886440325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-86232394856487331662020-01-09T22:46:58.269-05:002020-01-09T22:46:58.269-05:00Thanks @sanfranman59. Potayto/potahto. Exactly rig...Thanks @sanfranman59. Potayto/potahto. Exactly right.Whatsernamehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15450876821189472213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-83709910989217537872020-01-09T22:26:08.678-05:002020-01-09T22:26:08.678-05:00@Whatsername and (not @) anonymous ... Seems like ...@Whatsername and (not @) anonymous ... Seems like a to-may-to/to-mah-to deal. Me? I'm in full agreement with @Whatsername.sanfranman59https://www.blogger.com/profile/15118732156312301425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-34423082245741126032020-01-09T21:59:20.040-05:002020-01-09T21:59:20.040-05:00@Anonymous at 7:30 - Okay, we both agree you don’t...@Anonymous at 7:30 - Okay, we both agree you don’t get it. Let’s just leave it at that.Whatsernamehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15450876821189472213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-62107783455409157172020-01-09T21:45:49.479-05:002020-01-09T21:45:49.479-05:00As one of the nine (former) residents of (the othe...As one of the nine (former) residents of (the other) Socorro, I like it showing up but also think the VLA-hosting town* is more notable.<br /><br />*technically the VLA's not in the town of Socorro, but it's in Socorro countyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-49581186940596894532020-01-09T21:04:32.103-05:002020-01-09T21:04:32.103-05:00@Nancy... Get well soon! @Nancy... Get well soon! Titahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16368251255494687496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-90763496994098826552020-01-09T21:03:13.487-05:002020-01-09T21:03:13.487-05:00@Nancy, I wouldn’t rule out influenza altogether j...@Nancy, I wouldn’t rule out influenza altogether just on the basis of nausea. I had the flu in 2017 and felt nauseated at the onset. Definitely keep up your fluid intake (and not the spiritual kind!)<br /><br />Best wishes that it's a temporary thing.Teedmnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12832353448839187816noreply@blogger.com