tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post133070057771865666..comments2024-03-29T10:29:48.789-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Name means princess in Hebrew /SAT 7-30-11/ Site War of 1812 Museum / Part of legionnaire's costume / Italian seaport home to Saint Nicholas's relicsRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger81125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-16243803341573781302011-09-04T12:49:08.687-04:002011-09-04T12:49:08.687-04:00Hated it! I usually don't mind Patrick's p...Hated it! I usually don't mind Patrick's puzzles, but this one just went too far with "I guess you could kind of sort of see that as the answer to the clue."MikeInSTLnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-86855821290531417172011-09-04T12:37:33.211-04:002011-09-04T12:37:33.211-04:00As several others have already pointed out, AUTO A...As several others have already pointed out, AUTO ANTENNA refers to <i>automatic</i> antenna, not automobile antenna. <br /><br />I was very proud of myself for finishing this (HUME & ITAL were the last to fall when I finally gave up AM/FM), only to discover that I butchered the NE with FLeeT PLANE and cOiN CLERKS. Neither sounded right but I left them alone, so I lose. Now it's on to Sunday.<br /><br /><br />captcha=metric: I metRic Ocasek once. (true story)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-60032028543969558102011-09-03T17:30:24.975-04:002011-09-03T17:30:24.975-04:00Geezer alert. Contragate was a disillusioning mome...Geezer alert. Contragate was a disillusioning moment for me. Up to that point I pictured Central America as a happy place where the natives sang and danced. This impression gleaned from the 1939 SF World's Fair Central America exhibits. Specifically the Guatemalan one where the singing and dancing were to the tune of the marimba. Gimme for that.Longbeachleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10945278798020339134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-76552113982481500692011-09-03T14:40:59.833-04:002011-09-03T14:40:59.833-04:00This ranged from very hard (south) to impossible. ...This ranged from very hard (south) to impossible. Started with THY and VII, then erred with FANNIEMAE, but the I_I ending suggested SWAHILI. From there I pried open the SW, correcting to SALLIEMAE along the way. Guessed at SPF and SOMETIMEAGO, had to Google PLATTSBURGH and the south was in. But all this burned so many of my brain cells that I got confused as I headed north. Wanted BAMBINO so bad that I even tried it with an extra M--and then an extra O! Never DREAMED that BIGAPPLE was nearly so early. I thought that was, like, a 70's thing. Just couldn't make it work. This Berry guy is scary smart. Don't let him get control of big weapons.<br /><br />Today's v-word is talippo: what you get when you cross a talapia with a hippo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-51168964353278162902011-07-31T11:51:16.605-04:002011-07-31T11:51:16.605-04:00Ouch! One of my worst outings in a long time. Co...Ouch! One of my worst outings in a long time. Couldn't get started anywhere except for CONEHEADS. This puzzle destroyed me.nebraska dougnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-82157129361751400192011-07-31T02:57:44.151-04:002011-07-31T02:57:44.151-04:00My dog is sick and this puzzle didn't help my ...My dog is sick and this puzzle didn't help my mood at all. Patrick's "read my frigging mind" game. No fun, as if. Next time, Patrick, do it in Sanskrit.+wordphanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05693465770426693314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-47438010104075703012011-07-30T21:49:09.443-04:002011-07-30T21:49:09.443-04:00@i call bullsh*t
Duly chastened and red-faced...@i call bullsh*t<br /><br />Duly chastened and red-faced...Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09709142959535977331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-24152140471286866812011-07-30T20:57:39.543-04:002011-07-30T20:57:39.543-04:00As long as we're malapopping, my first thought...As long as we're malapopping, my first thought for 32A Determine the age of, in a way, was CoRe. <br /><br />Though I was thinking of dendrochronology, not rocks.Lindsaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-74992830337737769132011-07-30T20:54:51.372-04:002011-07-30T20:54:51.372-04:00SHADE instead of SCENT at 24A threw off the whole ...SHADE instead of SCENT at 24A threw off the whole NW section for the longest time. Never heard of BITTS or PASTILLE or FLOATPLANE. Like Rex, hate AUTO & SMALLMINDED. Also hate the clue for TEE. Nevertheless I thought I'd solved...until I came to this website. The SHADE, you see, gave me HORN SAMPLE at 25D, which I changed to CORN SAMPLE once I got SCENT. (With EYN at 33A.) So while I thought I was a genius, guess I wasn't. A very tough puzzle that took me forever.Nancynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-91124573683161215222011-07-30T20:42:12.562-04:002011-07-30T20:42:12.562-04:00I've never of a stratigraphist and I'm a g...I've never of a stratigraphist and I'm a geology professor. A person who studies layered sedimentary rock is a stratigrapher.metamorphic petrologistnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-47502948862936433622011-07-30T19:38:48.894-04:002011-07-30T19:38:48.894-04:00@Andrea, my first answer was HELICOPTER in lieu of...@Andrea, my first answer was HELICOPTER in lieu of FLOATPLANE. Then it took forever to get HELICOPTER where it did belong. As soon as I finally tumbled to it, I laughed out loud and thought Malapop! And then I decided that Patrick Berry designed the Malapop for us.So, it's a faux-malapop. <br /><br />@Fergus yes, I remember ampersandwich as well. I recall the ORYX Award and remember how Natick became famous. We need to give out a booklet.foodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13052189131129098616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-66292071269136003072011-07-30T19:34:11.703-04:002011-07-30T19:34:11.703-04:00Even misspelled as capcha, Google gives the answer...Even misspelled as <i>capcha</i>, Google gives the answer.retired_chemisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13181126754941899228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-23450791975267088972011-07-30T18:56:51.387-04:002011-07-30T18:56:51.387-04:00Lewis, seriously? Two months? I went from not kn...Lewis, seriously? Two months? I went from not knowing to knowing in less than 30 seconds by putting the term into the search bar on my web browser. Do you not have that capability on your machine?I call bullsh*tnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-62861821174211110502011-07-30T18:49:02.896-04:002011-07-30T18:49:02.896-04:00@ Chip H - how about Big Train (Walter Johnson) fo...@ Chip H - how about <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Johnson" rel="nofollow">Big Train</a> (Walter Johnson) for an 8 letter example? But there aren't a lot....retired_chemisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13181126754941899228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-20939219822971059222011-07-30T18:35:49.924-04:002011-07-30T18:35:49.924-04:00Solid, enjoyable puzzle, and good comments too.
L...Solid, enjoyable puzzle, and good comments too.<br /><br />Loved, loved META. That such a 50-cent, graduate school Greek prefix could be now in the language as slang took me by surprise. Urban Dictionary's first example is: "Dude, that's so meta."Stanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02681342234536407419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-994487060133741592011-07-30T18:28:33.627-04:002011-07-30T18:28:33.627-04:00@ JenCT - thanks. Who would think that a pathology...@ JenCT - thanks. Who would think that a pathology professor has a sense of humor?retired_chemisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13181126754941899228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-25729367289400767162011-07-30T17:46:11.229-04:002011-07-30T17:46:11.229-04:00@Mac
Thanks for the suggestion re: Reynaldo's...@Mac<br /><br />Thanks for the suggestion re: Reynaldo's book. I've ordered it already.<br /><br />So kind of you to respond!rookienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-86030689490075606232011-07-30T17:42:09.177-04:002011-07-30T17:42:09.177-04:00Is that SARAH showing the size of her brain?
Just...Is that SARAH showing the size of her brain?<br /><br />Just a style note, Rex- you left out the 'd' in "Medicated lozenge."Doc Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12540112168511893896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-39916337408266742272011-07-30T17:09:50.915-04:002011-07-30T17:09:50.915-04:00My kind of Saturday puzzle.
I knew it would be fun...My kind of Saturday puzzle.<br />I knew it would be fun when I saw P. Berry's name on top.<br />SO hard to let go of Fannie Mae esp. when, like some others here, it made Farah a princess. I only know Hebrew from xwords. Ditto for legal phrases.<br />Pastille made me change it.<br />Adamantine was a cool clue word but made me laugh. What made Adam Ant special?<br />Now I know where "bitter end" comes from.Two Ponieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06896743444873087885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-81310299588599870642011-07-30T16:57:44.641-04:002011-07-30T16:57:44.641-04:00@chip
sounds like a puzzle to me! WOnder if it...@chip<br />sounds like a puzzle to me! WOnder if it's been done!andrea sarah michaelsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-44734290662135980712011-07-30T16:47:49.076-04:002011-07-30T16:47:49.076-04:00The SMALL-MINDED Selfish connection, while initial...The SMALL-MINDED Selfish connection, while initially seeming dubious, now comes across as insightful, both psychologically and politically.fergushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17056002311944010536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-34681421093861399862011-07-30T16:30:43.202-04:002011-07-30T16:30:43.202-04:00Also, had "me me" instead of "meta&...Also, had "me me" instead of "meta" for way too long...michaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-87830864648113449552011-07-30T16:29:24.103-04:002011-07-30T16:29:24.103-04:00Got all of the puzzle, but it took a really long t...Got all of the puzzle, but it took a really long time. Definitely challenging, but possible. Good thing that I knew marimba right off. Took me forever to get flea shampoo -- oh, that kind of "spot"!michaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-88153300188736883372011-07-30T16:21:09.898-04:002011-07-30T16:21:09.898-04:00Andrea -- I now feel like a crusty old veteran, si...Andrea -- I now feel like a crusty old veteran, since I chuckled inwardly at finding HELICOPTER Across, recognizing Malapop from the ____ PLANE at 12D. If anyone could cite the coinage discussion (or that of ampersandwich), that could be fun for Rookie and some others who haven't been around as long.fergushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17056002311944010536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-40734520801382710202011-07-30T16:09:05.864-04:002011-07-30T16:09:05.864-04:00I've little to say. Finished it, liked it, ha...I've little to say. Finished it, liked it, had AMFM... and Fort McHenry for a BITT, but eventually reached the finish line. <br /><br />All the 20's sports nicknames that sprang to mind! Bambino (and Sultan of Swat), Iron Horse, Manassa Mauler, Galloping Ghost.... at least none of them had 8 letters. <br /><br />Hmm...more to say than I thought.Chip Hiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11944056030047563287noreply@blogger.com