tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post1477618176038817886..comments2024-03-28T09:43:09.440-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Heavy and Clumsy / FRI 9-13-13 /Ikura or Tobiko / Dark side / Old-fashioned respiratorRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger98125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-22932534121027359152013-10-19T12:38:14.404-04:002013-10-19T12:38:14.404-04:00@Rainy Disposition - hey, man, @Dirigonzo was only...@Rainy Disposition - hey, man, @Dirigonzo was only trying to be informative. If you're not into the wider crossword world, why not simply ignore his post instead of the negativity? Or as we say in the BC woods where I live, "Chill, bro".LiveAndLetLivenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-1985329522579062842013-10-19T00:35:17.928-04:002013-10-19T00:35:17.928-04:00Way late today, ergo no one will read this, so let...Way late today, ergo no one will read this, so let me cut loose!<br /><br />@Rex - What are you talking about? Come on! Everyone reads your post every day. Do you really want everyone to say, everyday, nice job, Rex? Ben did a nice job today--way to go, Ben!<br /><br />I have on many an occasion stated that I very much admire your dedication to this blog, and to your passion. I'm not going to do that every day, and I reserve my right to state that I disagree with you whenever I do.<br /><br />@Acme - who really cares whether there are "scrabbly letters" in the puzzle? I much prefer a puzzle like today's to one which has junk fill with a bunch of J's, K's, X's, etc. Stick to your positivism about constructing, and get off your scrabble kick.<br /><br />@retirec chemist - keep being you.<br /><br />@Diri - love you here in Syndiland, but just so you know, I only do the NYT xword, and I am not interested in blogs, stories about constructors and solving, other crossword sites, or whatever. Unlike with Rex, and many here, it is not my passion.<br /><br />@M&A - You have it about right, in my opinion. <br /><br />Really liked the puzzle, unscrabbly as it may have been. Sensuous write-up, Ben. Nice commentary, some of you, and bad commentary, the rest of you. You're my hero, Rex. See you tomorrow.<br /><br />rain forestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-1458094031893488182013-10-18T21:04:02.363-04:002013-10-18T21:04:02.363-04:00Today's (syndicated) blogger will be on NPR on...Today's (syndicated) blogger will be on NPR on Sunday - worth checking out, I think:<a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Rex-Parker-Does-the-NYT-Crossword-Puzzle/163446923723197?hc_location=stream" rel="nofollow">click here for more info</a>. <br />Dirigonzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03903353503511480168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-57533645604090919552013-10-18T17:46:01.974-04:002013-10-18T17:46:01.974-04:00@Z, the Hawks are real, unlike the Mariners. They&...@Z, the Hawks are real, unlike the Mariners. They'll make to the World Series about the time it doesn't rain around here. And Felix really is as nice as he is good on the mound. Class guy. <br /><br />Go Tigers.Solving in Seattlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04249420848844874936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-75277034588339341002013-10-18T16:59:31.246-04:002013-10-18T16:59:31.246-04:00@SiS - All part of Leyland's plan to not have...@SiS - All part of Leyland's plan to not have the boys sitting around losing their edge before the World Series. <br /><br />I also need to take my own advice and not get into it with anonymice.<br /><br />I hear the Seahawks are the best team in the NFL and the Sounders are favored in the MLS. I am still wondering, though, who will stop the rain and when King Felix will get some help. Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-68765414329614842522013-10-18T16:50:22.812-04:002013-10-18T16:50:22.812-04:00Who knew people could get so excited about basebal...Who knew people could get so excited about baseball gloves! My aha came from 17A. I was thinking along the lines of "in a rut", so when the first part turned up INANI____<br />I was stuck, seeing "in an i_ate". Couldn't hack it at all until IBM showed up and let me complete the puzzle!<br /><br />@Spacecraft: I trust your list includes the wonderful Brian Greene who is able to lead me to believe I have a small grasp on string theory, though the effect is only temporary! If you haven,t seen it, check out his recent (July?) Smithsonian article on the Higgs Boson.DMGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-1426693958900443782013-10-18T16:23:50.672-04:002013-10-18T16:23:50.672-04:00email.
Capcha: otelivis. Dyslexic Ode to Elvis?email.<br /><br />Capcha: otelivis. Dyslexic Ode to Elvis?Solving in Seattlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04249420848844874936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-21622330680692323342013-10-18T16:20:17.224-04:002013-10-18T16:20:17.224-04:00Get your mitts off those tits!
I, too, always rea...Get your mitts off those tits! <br />I, too, always read the blog, and today's was outstanding. Come back soon, Ben, as I always enjoy a good laugh.<br /><br />@Anon, you must forgive @Z if you think he was a little snarky. 5 weeks ago he was foretelling that his Detroit Tigers are having to go back to Boston on the verge of losing the ALCS.<br /><br />UTERI a few days ago, and now GLUTEI. Aren't they both used in twerking?<br /><br />Liked SENATE crossing GLUTEI, too. <br /><br />A "GIRLS" school sign a few days ago, now a "BOYS" sign. Thankfully a coed school.<br /><br />My printer was a ricOh before it was an EPSON.<br /><br />NORAD headquarters was where I spent most of my active duty in the USAF. Fond memories of Colorado Springs.Solving in Seattlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04249420848844874936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-39365055524228938392013-10-18T15:36:38.389-04:002013-10-18T15:36:38.389-04:00I always read the blog and at least skim the comme...I always read the blog and at least skim the comments before I post - it seems rude not to. Today I knew immediately upon reading "...mitts and tits..." that it was not Rex writing. Totally different style but still a great write-up - thank you, Ben, for today (five weeks ago) and Rex for every day.<br /><br />Speaking of the comments the prime-time crowd seems to have been racier and more feisty than usual, perhaps due to the fact that the grid contained FOURLETTER words?<br /><br />I too finished more quickly than is usual for a Friday (when finishing at all is often questionable) but I attribute the fact to the smoothness of the clues rather than an easy grid. I finished in the SW which finally opened up when I changed RAntS to RAvES and the FIREMEN arrived, and there at last was OFT. I don't make Greek Salad often so OREvANO seemed reasonably ethnic and left me with my OFT-repeated scenario of OWS.<br /><br />Isn't NORAD the outfit that tracks Santa's travels on their radar every year?Dirigonzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03903353503511480168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-44335250849814584062013-10-18T14:47:50.051-04:002013-10-18T14:47:50.051-04:00Agree with those who found this very easy, especia...Agree with those who found this very easy, especially for a Friday. Took a while to spell LAVORIS properly and to parse the GRAYEST/YOU intersection but otherwise seemed more of a Tuesday or Wednesday-like puzzle.<br /><br />Are LETT & fourLETTer both permissible as answers in the same grid?<br /><br />One of my grandfather's most treasured moments was seeing the Buffalo Bill Wild West Show in Worcestershire as it barnstormed through the UK. No word on whether he and Calamity Jane were wearing their STETSONS.Waxy in Montrealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04395751487137805245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-16326368656141543572013-10-18T11:27:07.608-04:002013-10-18T11:27:07.608-04:00@acme: Please tell Prof. Tyson that he has fans ou...@acme: Please tell Prof. Tyson that he has fans out there. Few, such as he and Prof. Kako, can make edgy science even remotely understandable to us doofuses (doofi?). They ignite our imagination such that, for a while, we too feel like geniuses (genii?).<br /><br />Heck, who knows? Maybe one of us will be inspired to get off our GLUTEI and give our puny human knowledge a shove forward.<br /><br />I certainly felt like a genius today: a Berry 66-worder in under 30? Gotta almost call that "easy." Entries just seemed to suggest themselves after only two or three letters. The solution seemed to spread like wildfire across that white expanse. Started in the NE with BORAX/EXEUNT, got RUMORHASIT off the -SIT, then IRONLUNG off just the R...see what I mean?<br /><br />I had to guess a little in the SW; could not figure an ending for FOUL___ that wasn't FOURLETTER. Ball? Play? Finally hit on TIP, and was done. Take THAT, Neil and Michio! So I make it, let's say, easy-medium. You go, PB!spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-78109380947087833402013-09-20T09:03:06.420-04:002013-09-20T09:03:06.420-04:001 - F
2 - R
3 - O
4 - M
Huh?1 - F<br />2 - R<br />3 - O<br />4 - M<br /><br />Huh?Huh?noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-83001415483693912802013-09-19T23:42:18.471-04:002013-09-19T23:42:18.471-04:00Hi, overall I liked this puzzle (I am not great at...Hi, overall I liked this puzzle (I am not great at doing them, especially not Thurs-Sun, but I have fun trying), and I thought 4-letter was a clever clue, as it seems quite a few here did, but I wanted to point out that there's an error: "from" has five letters (unless there is a version out there other than the PDF I printed, but I can't think of what other 4 letter word could have filled the function of "from") ... I guessed "four letter" at first but then the error sent me looking for something else until it was unavoidable ... liked the puzzle, just thought I would point that outMerlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12624014959283081481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-1882735797671580432013-09-16T14:28:57.361-04:002013-09-16T14:28:57.361-04:00They are four letter words. Like man can be six fo...They are four letter words. Like man can be six foot tall.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-23082524569201452732013-09-14T09:18:39.680-04:002013-09-14T09:18:39.680-04:00@Susan Stewart - count the letters in each word in...@Susan Stewart - count the letters in each word in the clue.Not Stevenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-52312704478310257772013-09-14T00:54:48.964-04:002013-09-14T00:54:48.964-04:00Steve, I don't get FOUR LETTER. Pls explain.Steve, I don't get FOUR LETTER. Pls explain. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14155539717016336841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-38105508783366830762013-09-13T22:27:20.444-04:002013-09-13T22:27:20.444-04:00Thanks for giving my husband a reason to live. The...Thanks for giving my husband a reason to live. The onion crossword is still available. Had no idea.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-71441133069083744652013-09-13T21:03:12.789-04:002013-09-13T21:03:12.789-04:00Well, I always read the write up and loved this on...Well, I always read the write up and loved this one. I must say that if lanolin had been clued in relation to breast feeding it would have been a gimme for me. What a godsend.<br /><br />And any guest blogger from U of M is a friend of mine. Grew up in the shadow of the Big House wearing maize and blue and picked up my Chem E degree there.<br /><br />As to the puzzle, it was very easy for except for totally blowing the GRAYER YOU cross. I had GRAVER with After VOU, thinking it was a slangy "After vous." <br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04983081176623722693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-10696617197363382532013-09-13T20:48:27.275-04:002013-09-13T20:48:27.275-04:00"Your write-up every day""Your write-up every day"jFenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-77906994794399177342013-09-13T20:22:16.777-04:002013-09-13T20:22:16.777-04:00@Rex, I read your write-ups every day. Why else w...@Rex, I read your write-ups every day. Why else would I come to your blog?<br /><br />Try to ignore the LOOK-AT-ME commentators.<br /><br />@Ben, when I read the mitts and tits, I thought, "This is Rex?" Your write-up...everything Rex said.<br /><br />Loved the puzzle!<br /><br />JFeJFenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-31692043562359244952013-09-13T19:38:28.200-04:002013-09-13T19:38:28.200-04:00The weirdest thing is that I got lanolin without c...The weirdest thing is that I got lanolin without crosses. Where did that come from?machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-36022463254570375292013-09-13T17:38:08.736-04:002013-09-13T17:38:08.736-04:00Did ant one else try LCD or LEDscreen for reading ...Did ant one else try LCD or LEDscreen for reading light for an audiobook? Seemed to make sense, but alas...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-11799582761888590072013-09-13T17:34:21.971-04:002013-09-13T17:34:21.971-04:00@Ben Tausig, thanks for the extremely entertaining...@Ben Tausig, thanks for the extremely entertaining & pithy write up today!<br />@Rex Parker, I'm another one who always reads your blog, and always enjoys your clever and sometimes borderline naughty commentary, whether I agree with you or not. My NYT puzzle solving experience isn't complete without seeing how you weighed in on that day's offering. And it's definitely made me a better solver.COsmartcookienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-8359436971394235542013-09-13T17:23:51.791-04:002013-09-13T17:23:51.791-04:00Z,
I've made no error. That I haven't, an...Z,<br /><br />I've made no error. That I haven't, and can't proove a fact to your satisfaction is of little consequence to me. Your rudeness? That's another matter. So scurry away if you like, but your bad behaivior remains plain for all to see.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-64827368834516668162013-09-13T17:17:44.946-04:002013-09-13T17:17:44.946-04:00Clue: "Stuff used to soften baseball mitts.&q...Clue: "Stuff used to soften baseball mitts."<br /><br />Anonymous post: "lanolin is marginal at best, and probably just plain wrong." <br /><br />My post disproves Anonymous statement with an actual link to an actual site dedicated to baseball gloves. Note: no reference to what Major Leaguers use in clue nor any support for claims in anonymous rejoinder.<br /><br />As to the reason for my flippancy, make anonymous absolute statements that are easily disproved and what else would one expect. But really, I've been wrong before when I thought I found an error, too. QTIP. <br /><br />Now I've exceeded the three post limit, so I'm outta here.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.com