tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post116178411626823360..comments2024-03-29T01:22:33.864-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: WEDNESDAY, Oct. 25, 2006 - Adam G. PerlRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-65938028668736962252010-10-03T00:08:43.456-04:002010-10-03T00:08:43.456-04:00If theys LUST(8d) for towels:
There be a SET-TO (...If theys LUST(8d) for towels:<br /><br />There be a SET-TO (21a).<br />The HOTEL be the SUER (58d).<br />They SNIVELS (40a),<br /> they RAVES (31d),<br /> they tries to cop a PLEA (46a).<br />The judge bangs his GAVEL (34d).<br />Theys wind up in JAILS (5a).<br /> Hey, no RENT! (62d)<br />If they steals TVS (42a),<br /> I'D SAY (35d) theys go to ELBA (53d). <br />SO SAD? (38a) NO LOSS! (19d)<br /><br /><br />Captcha: "Cop 'em", Dano. (Hawaii 5-0) Well before your TIME, Rex!<br /><br />The Time Traveler<br /><br />Uh-oh, captcha failed. Did they get away with the towels?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-1162058536995023802006-10-28T14:02:00.000-04:002006-10-28T14:02:00.000-04:00I learn much more from reading Rex than I do from ...I learn much more from reading Rex than I do from doing the puzzle. Thanks Rex and please keep blogging.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-1162058465787398272006-10-28T14:01:00.000-04:002006-10-28T14:01:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator..https://www.blogger.com/profile/01803780223424754259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-1161824344902378882006-10-25T20:59:00.000-04:002006-10-25T20:59:00.000-04:00Screw the puzzle. I just read this column and hav...Screw the puzzle. I just read this column and have a few laughs, something I NEVER got from the puzzle, I have to say. Talk about aggravation! <BR/><BR/>Just READ REX. Let HIM do the work. That's MY motto.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-1161790993498120352006-10-25T11:43:00.000-04:002006-10-25T11:43:00.000-04:00I love the bizarre, seemingly random mix of trivia...I love the bizarre, seemingly random mix of trivia, factoids (is that redundant?), people, history, music and vocabulary that you can learn in just one puzzle some days.<BR/>That's part of the draw of these things for many people, I would suppose.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-1161788545410243342006-10-25T11:02:00.000-04:002006-10-25T11:02:00.000-04:00ELIHU and the SET-TO are both Pantheon candidates....ELIHU and the SET-TO are both Pantheon candidates. You'll be seeing them fairly often if you keep doing crosswords. The founder of Yale was Elihu Yale, so keep him in mind, too.Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.com