tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post1253309237923977816..comments2024-03-28T13:46:36.605-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Protagonist in Toni Morrison's Beloved / SUN 10-27-19 / Ricochet like hockey puck / US island owned almost entirely by billionaire Larry Ellison / Display for tchotchkes / New Guinea port that was Amelia Earhart's last known point of departure Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger92125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-15895800479480981392019-11-11T16:31:03.432-05:002019-11-11T16:31:03.432-05:00Probably TMI, but French uses guillemets (« and »)...Probably TMI, but French uses guillemets (« and ») for quotes, so a well-meant but badly designed algorithm probably converted << to “.JimTheFroghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05052400206139909765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-58437241356214821402019-11-10T21:32:23.043-05:002019-11-10T21:32:23.043-05:00Any puzzle which has STARLINGS in it gets an autom...Any puzzle which has STARLINGS in it gets an automatic thumbs up from me. <br /><br />I do wonder how many diets this one ruined though.straylinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13536180563789923012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-15642879895123399152019-11-10T19:47:01.423-05:002019-11-10T19:47:01.423-05:00did the ramp/rail error, too.
This Sunday (Sundae...did the ramp/rail error, too.<br /><br />This Sunday (Sundae?) flew by.<br /><br />Diana, LIWDiana, LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-85372721731723676812019-11-10T15:29:28.236-05:002019-11-10T15:29:28.236-05:00Like others, I didn't know all the candies, bu...Like others, I didn't know all the candies, but I knew enough of them to get the idea that there were candies occupying the entirety of each shaded stripe. Of course, the revealer sealed it (the title didn't hurt either).<br /><br />After reading some of the comments I had a strong urge to read @Rex's post, but successfully fought that. Glad I did, I think. I'd probably just get angry.<br /><br />This puzzle was a treat with no trick involved, except for maybe a smattering of tricky clues. Liked it.rainforestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-40457792398708950372019-11-10T13:43:36.450-05:002019-11-10T13:43:36.450-05:00Some of those candies were new to me--and I used t...Some of those candies were new to me--and I used to work in a convenience store. I stocked all those weird Skor bars, and Swedish Fish, and like that. Never heard of RUNTS, AIRHEADS (how come no offense-taking there, Fearless One?) or SPREE--as candy.<br /><br />Except for dark chocolate, which is very healthful, I have eschewed the sweet stuff. Still, I enjoyed doing this one; theme density is almost unbelievable, with six entire columns plus a revealer. I thought he did a pretty good job with it, only needing that RRN full house in the north. DOD Laura Dern is an extra sweetie. Birdie.spacecrafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09125304293611865503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-54572363359489928122019-11-10T13:23:59.035-05:002019-11-10T13:23:59.035-05:00One write-over having RAmpS before RAILS. Not havi...One write-over having RAmpS before RAILS. Not having read the clue I almost filled in MILKduds (failing cows?), but the space clue gave it away. I put a huge X in the margin next to the clue for HOTTAMALES, figuring OFL would go off on it. He did not fail.<br /><br />I also put a GP in the margin for RURALAREA, I must be the only one who thinks that one's green-paintish.<br /><br />And I circled the appropriate 69d for yeah baby TARA Reid.<br /><br />Not sure I'd know SPREE or RUNTS if I bit them. Makes me one of those AIRHEADS, I guess. Doesn't MATTERTO me. This puz didn't STINK.rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-80196133226382989952019-11-10T12:30:19.848-05:002019-11-10T12:30:19.848-05:00HOTTAMALE HOE TALE
I SWEAR TARA's KISSES were...HOTTAMALE HOE TALE<br /><br />I SWEAR TARA's KISSES were TORRID,<br />she SAID, "ACTNOW, by gosh,<br />SUGARDADDY, you're RED ORE florid,<br />so FEELME at ACCOST."<br /><br />--- BARON EMILE "PIPER" PIPETTEBurma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-36013472961552274942019-11-09T14:20:01.848-05:002019-11-09T14:20:01.848-05:00The clue show 2 arrows pointing back. Apparently y...The clue show 2 arrows pointing back. Apparently your version omits the arrows?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-18393445627198575452019-10-31T10:19:21.110-04:002019-10-31T10:19:21.110-04:00Auto Trash Cans And Bags<a href="https://productrapid.com/best-auto-trash-can-bag/" rel="nofollow">Auto Trash Cans And Bags </a>trustedrevieweverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05893330993457990969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-41113072365342425212019-10-29T16:59:26.481-04:002019-10-29T16:59:26.481-04:00Second Doja Cat video this week from Rec (remember...Second Doja Cat video this week from Rec (remember Moo?)- is he falling into a rut?kitshefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10014225555838850414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-86698946410843275992019-10-29T16:15:26.241-04:002019-10-29T16:15:26.241-04:00Get over being so PC about a puzzle. Sugardaddit&#...Get over being so PC about a puzzle. Sugardaddit's exist, so do hot tamales. They don't seem to mind.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00292136352644909584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-63716928904571296802019-10-28T18:41:39.331-04:002019-10-28T18:41:39.331-04:00To answer your question...yes, I did (male).To answer your question...yes, I did (male).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-55127028398122725662019-10-28T16:13:18.105-04:002019-10-28T16:13:18.105-04:00are you REALLY going to come to the sad stage of t...are you REALLY going to come to the sad stage of the totalitarian "politically correct" crowd? are you REALLY going to be a complete historical revisionist? you really find "Hot Tamale" and "Sugar Daddy" objectionable? i have an idea for people who refuse to recognize that there is"time" and "context" to language: immediately delete "Cosi fan tutte" from the Met repertoire; destroy all extant copies of the film, "Some Like it Hot"; establish an Academy Américain to review all language from the dawn of human speech for "sexist" words and expunge them no matter where you find them. i don't believe you realize how absurd your criticism of these phrases is... JKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14264377263894687201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-12206097277865240142019-10-28T11:31:15.712-04:002019-10-28T11:31:15.712-04:00I love coming to your blog and finding you saying ...I love coming to your blog and finding you saying all the things I was thinking(though less articulately)! This is the first blog I've ever followed, other than Hyperbole and a Half. Love it!Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07661593636411722760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-18202950125245549772019-10-28T11:31:13.498-04:002019-10-28T11:31:13.498-04:00I love coming to your blog and finding you saying ...I love coming to your blog and finding you saying all the things I was thinking(though less articulately)! This is the first blog I've ever followed, other than Hyperbole and a Half. Love it!Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07661593636411722760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-25825161526517541442019-10-27T21:29:32.388-04:002019-10-27T21:29:32.388-04:00@Mitch – sometimes the lords and ladies like to sh...@Mitch – sometimes the lords and ladies like to show up first and perform an avant-garde movement set to the accompaniment of bird calls. Other lord-lady teams wait for the musicians to arrive first so they can go directly into the choreography for "Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer".Joe Dipintohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07922691457886440325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-79341778286409184282019-10-27T21:00:06.810-04:002019-10-27T21:00:06.810-04:00Geez, Rex. . . Get off your high HORSY. . . The cl...Geez, Rex. . . Get off your high HORSY. . . The clue for SUGAR DADDY is "GOLD DIGGER'S goldmine, not women's goldmine. . . Like it or not, there ARE gold diggers out there whose sole purpose in life is to land a sugar daddy. . . Keep the PC police out of our crosswords, please.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-67656398760612671012019-10-27T20:00:33.205-04:002019-10-27T20:00:33.205-04:00What are “Peeps”? Does that refer to the candy ye...What are “Peeps”? Does that refer to the candy yellow birds ?xraydochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13208486919558441654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-83822633447251888192019-10-27T19:52:46.451-04:002019-10-27T19:52:46.451-04:00It could also be clued as : "Puzzle jargon ?
...It could also be clued as : "Puzzle jargon ?<br /><br />Or, a bit tongue in cheek, as: " Necessary fill ?Hankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08890638573084306139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-59128668778646267062019-10-27T19:51:03.805-04:002019-10-27T19:51:03.805-04:00@David4:59 - I’m not clear on what you think has b...@David4:59 - I’m not clear on what you think has been refuted. Seems to me that the whole extended riff is basically that ACI is horrid fill whether it’s Handel or chemistry or an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aci_Castello" rel="nofollow">Italian seaport. </a>I’m guessing Yoko Ono is more widely known today than Handel, let alone “ACI, Galatea e Polifemo,” but that doesn’t make Ono good fill. <br /><br />@Mitch and @JC66 - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Twelve_Days_of_Christmas_(song)" rel="nofollow">Wikipedia</a> agrees with the puzzle but notes, “ The gifts associated with the final four days are often reordered.” (shouldn’t that be “reördered?”)<br /><br />@What - I, for one, will never dabble in construction. @Nancy, @Lewis, @LMS (to name just a few) have already shown that they are better at it than I could ever be. So there’s that. Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-16448730799185375732019-10-27T19:23:46.950-04:002019-10-27T19:23:46.950-04:00@Mitch
Check this out.@Mitch<br /><br />Check <a href="https://www.metrolyrics.com/12-days-of-christmas-lyrics-christmas-song.html" rel="nofollow">this</a> out. <br />JC66https://www.blogger.com/profile/05324615675333287919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-78891683510775878952019-10-27T18:56:37.958-04:002019-10-27T18:56:37.958-04:00The Twelve Days of Christmas
Harry Belafonte
On th...The Twelve Days of Christmas<br />Harry Belafonte<br />On the first day of Christmas my true love sent to me<br />A partridge in a pear tree<br />On the second day of Christmas my true love sent to me<br />Two turtle doves<br />And a partridge in a pear tree<br />On the third day of Christmas my true love sent to me<br />Three French hens, two turtle doves<br />And a partridge in a pear tree<br />On the fourth day of Christmas my true love sent to me<br />Four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves<br />And a partridge in a pear tree<br />On the fifth day of Christmas my true love sent to me<br />Five gold rings, four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves<br />And a partridge in a pear tree<br />On the sixth day of Christmas my true love sent to me<br />Six geese a laying, five gold rings, four calling birds<br />Three French hens, two turtle doves<br />And a partridge in a pear tree<br />On the seventh day of Christmas my true love sent to me<br />Seven swans a swimming, six geese a laying, five gold rings<br />Four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves<br />And a partridge in a pear tree<br />On the eighth day of Christmas my true love sent to me<br />Eight maids a milking, seven swans a swimming, six geese a laying<br />Five gold rings, four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves<br />And a partridge in a pear tree<br />On the ninth day of Christmas my true love sent to me<br />Nine drummers drumming<br />On the tenth day of Christmas my true love sent to me<br />Ten pipers piping<br />Nine drummers drumming, ten pipers piping<br />Drumming, piping, drumming, piping<br />Eight maids a milking, seven swans a swimming, six geese a laying<br />Five gold rings, four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves<br />And a partridge in a pear tree<br />On the eleventh day of Christmas my true love sent to me<br />Eleven ladies dancing, ten pipers piping, nine drummers drumming<br />Eight maids a milking, seven swans a swimming, six geese a laying<br />Five gold rings, four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves<br />And a partridge in a pear tree<br />On the twelfth day of Christmas my true love sent to me<br />Twelve Lords a leaping, eleven ladies dancing, ten pipers piping<br />Nine, drummers drumming, eight maids a milking<br />Seven swans a swimming, six geese a laying<br />And five gold rings, four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves<br />And a partridge in a pear tree, and a partridge in a pear tree<br />Songwriters: Traditional<br />© Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC<br />For non-commercial use only.<br />Data from: LyricFindMitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15208589912317484732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-5631972444205396112019-10-27T18:42:26.943-04:002019-10-27T18:42:26.943-04:00@Mitch
I think you miscounted
On the twelfth day...@Mitch<br /><br />I think you miscounted<br /><br />On the twelfth day of Christmas<br />my true love sent to me:<br />12 Drummers Drumming<br />Eleven Pipers Piping<br />Ten Lords a Leaping<br />Nine Ladies Dancing<br />Eight Maids a Milking<br />Seven Swans a Swimming<br />Six Geese a Laying<br />Five Golden Rings<br />Four Calling Birds<br />Three French Hens<br />Two Turtle Doves<br />and a Partridge in a Pear TreeJC66https://www.blogger.com/profile/05324615675333287919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-25063532731493146642019-10-27T18:37:13.031-04:002019-10-27T18:37:13.031-04:00Re 114A, according to Google there were only TEN p...Re 114A, according to Google there were only TEN pipers piping (11 ladies dancing)Mitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15208589912317484732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-48253366019280614522019-10-27T18:35:27.356-04:002019-10-27T18:35:27.356-04:00Re 114A, I googled the lyrics to The 12 Days of Ch...Re 114A, I googled the lyrics to The 12 Days of Christmas and there were only TEN pipers (11 ladies dancing) but I see no comments about this Mitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15208589912317484732noreply@blogger.com