tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post1463006652805676501..comments2024-03-28T16:36:43.962-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Wrestling's Flair / TUE 6-5-12 / Brooklynese pronoun / Memory trace / Liqueur similar to Sambuca / Opposite of old in Germany / Blistex targetRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger89125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-38948490965477473572012-07-10T19:34:28.535-04:002012-07-10T19:34:28.535-04:00I believe we've seen STU clued as Miller on oc...I believe we've seen STU clued as Miller on occasion. Or not. But since it's All-Star night and his claim to fame was being "blown off the mound" (somewhat of an exaggeration) by the Candlestick wind in the '61 Midsummer Classic, he warrants a mention here.<br /><br />I'm also going to mention that STU Miller is part of a <i>very</i> small fraternity of pitchers who have been losing pitchers of games in which the winning team failed to collect a hit.<br /><br />Which leads me back to tonight's All Star game, when Giants hurler Matt Cain, he of the Major Leagues' last Perfect Game, will climb the hill to start the game for the Senior Circuit All Stars.<br /><br />Mostly I mention all this just to annoy the non-sports fans.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_u7VGiMO0U" rel="nofollow">"ALBATROSS!"</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-48545877385204077982012-07-10T16:16:28.124-04:002012-07-10T16:16:28.124-04:00Wanted to add an "ALBATROSS" experience ...Wanted to add an "ALBATROSS" experience while in Dunedin, NZ. We took a harbor boat out to some offshore rocks to observe the Royal Albatross. It's a spectacular bird, and here's what Wikipedia says about it...<br /><br />The Southern Royal Albatross has a length of 112–123 cm (44–48 in) and a mean weight of 8.5 kg (19 lb). Males are about 2 to 3 kg (4.4 to 6.6 lb) heavier than females. Average wingspan has been reported from 2.9 to 3.28 m (9.5 to 10.8 ft), with an upper limit of about 3.51 m (11.5 ft). The average life span is 42.3 years.Solving in Seattlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04249420848844874936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-88092687836456758392012-07-10T16:06:41.873-04:002012-07-10T16:06:41.873-04:00Wow! This is one of the better comment days in a w...Wow! This is one of the better comment days in a while. Rex, clever of you to post the song, "Why can't I be you?" with your comments. Seems it was missed by most.<br /><br />Observation: ED is posting as Anonymous occasionally. I definitely recognize the writing style.<br /><br />32D - in keeping with the theme, "U for I", is a "GIESTSPOT" a German place where you find spirit? <br /><br />Interesting discussion about ENGRAM, which is a new word to me (thanks @Foodie for the writeup), and to its place in Scientology. The TV news of the TomKat divorce had a shot of the Scientology headquarters/temple/Kremlin (?) taken through the razorwire fence surrounding the pris...compound. I wonder if its to keep people out or keep them in? <br /><br />@SiS lol award of the day goes to @M&A for the "MUTTROMNEY - Dog that went roof" suggestion.Solving in Seattlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04249420848844874936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-25393886239069268072012-07-10T14:16:44.076-04:002012-07-10T14:16:44.076-04:00Fun puzzle for a Tuesday with some new words- love...Fun puzzle for a Tuesday with some new words- loved ALBATROSS when it appeared. Wonder if I'll remember ENGRAM if it appears again? <br />For once the Capcha is clear, better hurry before it gets changed!DMGrandmanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-31503741976481372672012-07-10T13:50:07.006-04:002012-07-10T13:50:07.006-04:00Theme had to be ferreted out (not the duh! of Sund...Theme had to be ferreted out (not the duh! of Sunday) so that moves it off the Easy spot onto easy-medium. Knew the constructor was female (no man ever "THREW ON" anything!)<br /><br />Nice shout-out to the tragically brilliant STUie Ungar; there'll never be another like him.<br /><br />All in all, not a BAD effort. I liked it.Spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-84327243905786620762012-07-10T13:33:23.709-04:002012-07-10T13:33:23.709-04:00@Evgeny -Also, Tasmania is south of Australia (sez...@Evgeny -Also, Tasmania is south of Australia (sez the devil).<br /><br />Puns are oh so corny, but they cause a groan and a grin so they can't be all bad. On my first pass I had an omelet at ten am. That entry slowed the SW until none of the downs worked. Corrected the problem and eveything else fell into place. <br /><br />Good way to start a Tuesday. ThankU SharonGingernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-75825800361190807272012-06-06T10:59:00.509-04:002012-06-06T10:59:00.509-04:00Nobody seems to have mentioned it yet... Rex, to p...Nobody seems to have mentioned it yet... Rex, to prevent future mishaps: the island you thought of is called TASMANIA. Still doesn't fit into five letters though.Evgenynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-35694166249376038162012-06-06T01:42:50.927-04:002012-06-06T01:42:50.927-04:00This week's relative difficulty ratings. See m...This week's relative difficulty ratings. See my 8/1/2009 post for an explanation. In a nutshell, the higher the ratio, the higher this week's median solve time is relative to the average for the corresponding day of the week.<br /><br />All solvers (this week's median solve time, average for day of week, ratio, percentile, rating)<br /><br />Mon 6:39, 6:49, 0.97, 45%, Medium<br />Tue 10:00, 8:54, 1.12, 82%, Challenging<br /><br />Top 100 solvers<br /><br />Mon 3:46, 3:40, 1.03, 66%, Medium-Challenging<br />Tue 5:05, 4:36, 1.10, 81%, Challengingsanfranman59https://www.blogger.com/profile/15118732156312301425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-23062014779580623752012-06-05T23:50:04.270-04:002012-06-05T23:50:04.270-04:00@retired_chemist...the pictures of street numbers ...@retired_chemist...the pictures of street numbers are google's way to conscript us as unwitting (and unpaid) volunteers to crowdsource the accuracy of their streetview home invasions...<br /><br />That is why the picture portion does not count against you if you don't do it.Titahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16368251255494687496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-46002914905259714142012-06-05T23:09:22.978-04:002012-06-05T23:09:22.978-04:00MBA? OMG! no wonder business is so misunderstoo...MBA? OMG! no wonder business is so misunderstood. CFOs are almost always accountants. i have CFO friends with MBAs, but they are in the minority (and i dont mean they are black accountants).<br /><br />sorry im so late to say this, because no one will see it, but i just picked up the puzzle at 10 when i got home from work. <br /><br />frequently listen to why cant i be u on the train home while drinking plomari on ice (from astoria, not brooklyn), so i have to say that was one of the best 80s videos describing the puzzle evah.Numbers Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15073498950619150459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-92081220816634186192012-06-05T21:35:27.999-04:002012-06-05T21:35:27.999-04:00retired_chemist@7:56PM-
Thank you.retired_chemist@7:56PM- <br /><br />Thank you.jackjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02699305265544975575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-11510908499701932652012-06-05T20:00:17.186-04:002012-06-05T20:00:17.186-04:00Captcha copica 10
I will type copica 100 and if th...Captcha copica 10<br />I will type copica 100 and if this comes through the current captcha system used by Blogger is useless.retired_chemisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13181126754941899228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-48066908223454966392012-06-05T19:56:00.812-04:002012-06-05T19:56:00.812-04:00@ jackj -
In Ulrich's absence I will say tha...@ jackj - <br /><br />In Ulrich's absence I will say that "noy" is a lot closer to the pronunciation of "NEU" than "new." is.retired_chemisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13181126754941899228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-6413042361961437202012-06-05T17:47:44.053-04:002012-06-05T17:47:44.053-04:00I got kutket too. My training was with Flight of ...I got kutket too. My training was with <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vy1cOn5vGc4&feature=related" rel="nofollow">Flight of the Conchords</a>.<br /><br />Hoping for a break in the clouds.Martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-19503074924693834992012-06-05T16:56:57.601-04:002012-06-05T16:56:57.601-04:00Here's a factoid about Stu Ungar: not only was...Here's a factoid about Stu Ungar: not only was he a poker champion, but he was also known to be one of the best gin rummy players alive (when he was alive). He couldn't find people to play him and they wouldn't let him enter tournaments.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-29013989826094873842012-06-05T16:17:52.414-04:002012-06-05T16:17:52.414-04:00@archaeprof - Gam l'cha! Have a great time!@archaeprof - Gam l'cha! Have a great time!Loren Muse Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05308030011870397977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-4122628811081193282012-06-05T16:04:18.249-04:002012-06-05T16:04:18.249-04:00Midday report of relative difficulty (see my 8/1/2...Midday report of relative difficulty (see my 8/1/2009 post for an explanation of my method):<br /><br />All solvers (median solve time, average for day of week, ratio, percentile, rating)<br /><br />Tue 9:59, 8:54, 1.12, 82%, Challenging<br /><br />Top 100 solvers<br /><br />Tue 5:23, 4:36, 1.17, 90%, Challengingsanfranman59https://www.blogger.com/profile/15118732156312301425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-82781307384942304652012-06-05T15:30:03.725-04:002012-06-05T15:30:03.725-04:00Nice, crunchy little Tuesday. Easy theme, my favor...Nice, crunchy little Tuesday. Easy theme, my favorite was butter enemies. <br /><br />Surprised about the non-theme us, and I had the most trouble with the unknown Azera.<br /><br />@archeoprof: have a wonderful summer!machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-33738256094355853052012-06-05T15:18:22.377-04:002012-06-05T15:18:22.377-04:00@MA:
2YSUR
2YSUB
ICUR
2YS4ME@MA:<br />2YSUR<br />2YSUB<br />ICUR<br />2YS4MEJohn Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557037910799243636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-29072285009382225532012-06-05T15:14:30.435-04:002012-06-05T15:14:30.435-04:00Was thinking 64 A, "One of Israel's 12&qu...Was thinking 64 A, "One of Israel's 12" would be the name of a tribe, and lost some time trying to make that fit. <br /><br />Thought 9D was a clever clue, this puzzle could have used a few more of them. <br /><br />But my overwhelming emotion in completing the grid was relief that 35A had no reference no oleo.Janet Dangernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-42909137987826225382012-06-05T15:07:06.918-04:002012-06-05T15:07:06.918-04:00The answers were cute and the puzzle fun. A cleve...The answers were cute and the puzzle fun. A clever reveal, like Archeoprof's would have upped this puzzle a rung, but I still enjoyed this puzzle just as it is.Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09709142959535977331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-2080701505352348882012-06-05T14:59:54.598-04:002012-06-05T14:59:54.598-04:00How about - better U than I?How about - better U than I?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-14698589138200563962012-06-05T14:24:35.840-04:002012-06-05T14:24:35.840-04:00U of all people!!!U of all people!!!Yousenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-22625944704441605872012-06-05T14:23:26.603-04:002012-06-05T14:23:26.603-04:00Mr. M&A...
I feel it is in very poor taste to ...Mr. M&A...<br />I feel it is in very poor taste to flaunt your E-puzzle on the day devoted to U's.<br /><br />--Youse, Brooklyn NYYousenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-91177364281444103022012-06-05T14:08:19.730-04:002012-06-05T14:08:19.730-04:00@JaxinLA: Thanx for thinking of me.
Better clue f...@JaxinLA: Thanx for thinking of me.<br /><br />Better clue for DAT: "A bit backward?". Solid gold. @Patrick Berry: Feel free to use.<br /><br />Speakin' of Meta-Berry, my all-E's puz is finally all finished. (Where EVERY letter in the answer grid is an E.) Too bad I can't publish it, without losin' my M&A status. Sorry, Will. Fave fillins and clues:<br />EEE = "Capital of Libya, punned-up"<br />EEEEEEEEE="Report card for a student who's hopelessly overloaded"<br />EEEEEEEEEEEEE="Lyric on a sticking Old MacDonald record"<br />I would go on, but I can see you've had more than enough...Masked and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com