tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post1563794398181690933..comments2024-03-29T09:29:30.755-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Bygone Chinese money / SUN 7-5-15 / Westernmost island of Aleutians / Indiana city where auto manufacturing was pioneered / Smack That singer / Art of flower arranging / Onetime Nair alternativeRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger119125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-89655566519371080242023-10-18T22:28:43.010-04:002023-10-18T22:28:43.010-04:00What a pill.What a pill.Paul Pennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15675804395438758118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-49994675023691131012015-07-12T16:02:13.010-04:002015-07-12T16:02:13.010-04:00My newspaper has the puzzle everyone is talking ab...My newspaper has the puzzle everyone is talking about - Mt. Rushmore et al but constructor is Joe Dipietro. Strange. I wonder how Rex would Review it?Texan in Syndylandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-19059499896362274422015-07-12T15:22:49.287-04:002015-07-12T15:22:49.287-04:00@spacey - Keystone is about 20 miles from Rapid Ci...@spacey - Keystone is about 20 miles from Rapid City, but right next to Rushmore. It was a gimme for me since I've been through there several times in recent years. The population is only three or four hundred, but every one of them owns a motel. The main drag looks like a mini-Vegas at night, at least during the summer months.<br />Deadwood is not much larger and is farther away, but more fun due to the prolific gaming.<br />Rapid City actually has tens of thousands of inhabitants, but in my experience, they roll up the sidewalks early each evening.rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-29901796738848124132015-07-12T14:33:13.649-04:002015-07-12T14:33:13.649-04:00Today is 7/12/15, we get it a week late in Charles...Today is 7/12/15, we get it a week late in Charleston SC. <br /><br />THIS:<br /><br /><br />My only problem was with the NW not knowing KINSHASA, which itself is ok if getable with crosses but crossed by KOKOMO (a non-existent island made famous by the Beach Boys or, OK, Indiana's 13TH largest city!), IKEBANA (huh?), AKON (I knew this on the edge of my memory but had to check with my 20-something daughter), and HOTE (no, sorry).<br /><br />Had Okebana, Ikon and Rote as I also had no grasp of Kinshasa. Also had Ryichs instead of Reichs due to okey doky instead of doke, was thinking okey doky but it is okey dokey anyway. Is that clear, LOL. <br />TOUGH ONE. AnonymousPVXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09816877873700026508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-27704495738911094522015-07-12T13:56:42.118-04:002015-07-12T13:56:42.118-04:00Late post for me, largely due to the conviction th...Late post for me, largely due to the conviction that I had something wrong with KEYSTONESOUTHDAKOTA. That to me made no sense at all. Everyone knows that the nearest place to MOUNT RUSHMORE inhabited by humans is Rapid City. WTF is KEYSTONE? Some village? I'd like to meet either one of the people who live THERE. I hail from the KEYSTONE State, so you can see my confusion. Also, like 99% of us, I never heard of CINCINNATUS, and certainly never heard the Father of our country referred to as such. Today must be Obscurity Sunday.<br /><br />I misremembered IKEBANA as AKEBONO; I'm sure the champion Sumo would be pleased. I like the intersection WHAM! HEREWEGO! and a lot of the other fill; some is less than IDEAL but that's nearly inevitable in a 21x21 grid.<br /><br />Nice tribute to the final scene of maybe the best movie ever: North By Northwest. Have to take off for the obscurity factor, so B+.spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-66898383121687189602015-07-12T13:18:19.579-04:002015-07-12T13:18:19.579-04:00Easy enough with some that needed crosses. Just ke...Easy enough with some that needed crosses. Just kept plugging away at the fill until the long themers pretty much were spelled out.<br /><br />Had flightCREW for a while, until it couldn’t be anymore. And rte for HWY. And DOKy.<br /><br />Not sure, but I think I’d like to smack that singer. For the name if nothing else.<br /><br />Have heard of Oasis, but not Verve, but with the B and P at the extremes, what else but BRITPOP?<br /><br />A puz by Liz, so I’m still searching for a yeah baby. Not likely, eh?<br /><br />I think it was @mathguy who said that RUSHMORE wouldn’t make much of a roadtrip.<br />WRONG!! All of the Black Hills area is beautiful, you’ve got the MOUNT, Custer State Park is beautiful and you will see buffalo roam on the roads and wild mules, the Crazy Horse monument, Deadwood nearby for gaming, Devil’s Tower not far away, The Badlands between Rapid City and Wall Drug. Sturgis in August. If all of that is not a roadtrip, I don’t know what is. <br /><br />Oh yeah, the puz. Nice to have a “regular” one today.<br />rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-26604585412728533512015-07-12T12:50:43.339-04:002015-07-12T12:50:43.339-04:00Finished in pretty quick time for me, for a Sunday...Finished in pretty quick time for me, for a Sunday. I had no problem with the NW even not knowing AKON. It just appeared en passent, as it were.<br /><br />Really, I should be somewhat proud since, as a Canadian, I was able to figure out so much Americana--CINCINATTUS being completely opaque to me.<br /><br />Good puzzle. Lots of short stuff, but lots of excellent longer entries too.rain forestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-3210916443504829842015-07-12T11:35:16.500-04:002015-07-12T11:35:16.500-04:00CRANK OUT
HEREWEGO with the AGELIMIT again!
Chan...CRANK OUT<br /><br />HEREWEGO with the AGELIMIT again! <br />Change the ATTITUDE SOMEWHAT, I think.<br />We HAVE to ANTE up for Viagra for ONETO REMAN, <br />even if the NETCOST is no REDINK.<br /><br />--- JAC “THEMANOFTHEPEOPLE” TAEL<br />Burma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-34688374871363351722015-07-08T21:33:41.899-04:002015-07-08T21:33:41.899-04:00Well here I am 3-4 days late because that as when ...Well here I am 3-4 days late because that as when I get our our free "Louisville Eccentric Observer" which allows the poor folks like me a shot at the NYT Sunday Crossword. I found it refreshingly easy as I have just been learning the NYT skills for the past 5 years or so. Interesting how you veterans always expect humor along with excellent construction and wordplay. Gee - you dont expect much do you. Would you like the constructors teach your children manners as well? Anyway - I enjoyed this one for the Presidential nicknames - especially " Cincinnatus" as the city of Cinci is just down the road. Finally - I don't want to give Rex too much sh.. I appreciate his time, efforts, and perspective. So keep it up Rex. Just learn a little more respect for the KY Derby and the Triple Crown. Hope you saw the woman win the FIFA Soccer title for USA!!!!!Southern Bellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12457227149361886387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-69352888963433289462015-07-08T08:13:35.541-04:002015-07-08T08:13:35.541-04:00Thank you @paulsfo for defending my favourite word...Thank you @paulsfo for defending my favourite word, GROK, from egregious misuse. Let us not misgrok it.<br />An let me offer a better word for that @anonymous thought: "Expected Rex to rexxh all over the fill".<br /><br />The puzzle was highly powered by the theme, which provided a lot of solving horsepower. That's probably explains why this was as easy as it was.<br /><br />Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16911901473993027184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-51402865882931681632015-07-07T15:28:47.896-04:002015-07-07T15:28:47.896-04:00Angry much?Angry much?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-91787772756269973032015-07-07T13:50:45.033-04:002015-07-07T13:50:45.033-04:00Ego ideal is a Freudian concept, one that has not ...Ego ideal is a Freudian concept, one that has not survived into current usage, apparently. Yes, Ms. Gorski's references do seem dated, but they can be good, kinda like Grandma's cookies.Izziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02498666419664712169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-29264194350086727482015-07-06T08:18:23.417-04:002015-07-06T08:18:23.417-04:00Give it t'me, Sis!Give it t'me, Sis!Bronoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-74255548758569868922015-07-06T06:56:23.990-04:002015-07-06T06:56:23.990-04:00
And PROFESSOR!
<br />And PROFESSOR! <br />Billynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-90387602365178614922015-07-06T06:54:59.141-04:002015-07-06T06:54:59.141-04:00Darned spell-checker did it to me. TMESIS!Darned spell-checker did it to me. TMESIS!Billynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-40891691858015580982015-07-06T06:53:01.111-04:002015-07-06T06:53:01.111-04:00Tita--
"Metonymy" today, after "th...<br />Tita--<br /><br />"Metonymy" today, after "thesis" a few days back (thanks, Proferrso Berg). This place is making me eruditer. <br /><br />Billy C.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-44199754143741402582015-07-06T01:15:01.523-04:002015-07-06T01:15:01.523-04:00@kitshef, I do like your thought about HOME OF cOU...@kitshef, I do like your thought about HOME OF cOUNTRy SHMORE. That's probably what Oliver Twist had in mind when he asked 'Please, Sir, can I have SHMORE?'Leapfingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14243620614139990887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-9453075848770989822015-07-06T00:46:33.191-04:002015-07-06T00:46:33.191-04:00@Tita: I think the health insurance issue is real...@Tita: I think the health insurance issue is real, though I think it's more likely to come from insurers getting ahold of our medical records and/or our DNA.<br /> But, anyway, for whoever it was that asked, I think that the most simple and safe(ish) thing to do is to create a google account which isn't connected to your "real" google account, and never use it for anything but signing up for the NYTimes.paulsfohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07721639286466422944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-80816456500823223422015-07-06T00:19:34.929-04:002015-07-06T00:19:34.929-04:00@mathguy - I wrote "Beta" for 1 down. ...@mathguy - I wrote "Beta" for 1 down. Add "B" to "Eta" (for "H") and get "Beta", which is the answer to the third B, which is the clue. <br /><br />Liked the puzzle, although it was a bit easy. Never heard of Akon, but knew Kinshasa (although I thought it was Kinshasha) so no Natick there. No one has mentioned the one answer that bothered me - "Reichs". Reich is a German word, and German words very rarely take an "s" to form the plural. The correct plural is "Reiche." <br /><br />Agreed again with @Nancy's comments.OISKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16808675378318214461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-64429279753975232652015-07-06T00:11:37.550-04:002015-07-06T00:11:37.550-04:00Couldn't finish, but glad to see a Gorski puzz...Couldn't finish, but glad to see a Gorski puzzle!Music manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12461992972280438819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-58886567986306209842015-07-05T23:30:58.767-04:002015-07-05T23:30:58.767-04:00Quite a diversity of opinion on this one, and I th...Quite a diversity of opinion on this one, and I think that's justified. The long stuff was mostly great, and the short stuff was mostly junk. I thought it was okay, but having gone away for the long weekend, I have not solved anything since Thursday's gem. Perhaps I was a little puzzle-starved and easily pleased.<br /><br />Sat for a long time staring at HOME OF COUNTRY SHMORE trying to figure out what could be wrong. If you'd been there with me, you'd be sure the problem had to be in SHMORE - but the crosses all looked solid. I think it was recalling a Friends episode where Joey solves a Wheel of Fortune puzzle wish 'count rushomre' that broke the logjam.<br /><br />sLice before GLASS, DOKy before DOKE, rte begore HWY, aRAL before URAL, SPHERal before SPHERIC, and of course, HOME OF cOUNTRy SHMORE.kitshefnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-18107066343601602632015-07-05T21:59:38.068-04:002015-07-05T21:59:38.068-04:00@paulsfo - I agree with almost all you say. I hav...@paulsfo - I agree with almost all you say. I have myself given in, and am completely transparent to google. (btw, I use the Google as a metonomy for all data hunter/gatherers.)<br />What I disagree with is the value - I feel that we are selling our data short. Just look at how much money is being paid for "big data".<br />I do believe the market will find an equilibrium.<br /><br />Oh - and there are companies who most certainly want to know who YOU are - not just who you are like. (And I'm only talking about the legit companies - not the illegal scammers.)<br />And, yes, it does seem all very innocuous - that's why we all do it so freely.<br />But am I really paranoid for thinking that the day is nigh when your insurance rates will increase or decrease on a weekly, maybe even daily basis, based on whether or not you have eaten too many cheetos or not enough margarine (remember when margarine was better for us than butter?).<br />I sit in meeting where these kinds of things are being planned. Keep wearing that Fitbit!!<br />Wow - how did I get off on that tangent? Sorry all.Titahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16368251255494687496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-36856012211390080502015-07-05T21:20:15.840-04:002015-07-05T21:20:15.840-04:00Like so many Sunday crosswords, this felt more lik...Like so many Sunday crosswords, this felt more like homework and less like something engaging and enigmatic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-7318367116695185152015-07-05T20:29:46.067-04:002015-07-05T20:29:46.067-04:00@Ludy,Ludy,Ludy.......WHAT are you thinking? Not t...@Ludy,Ludy,Ludy.......WHAT are you thinking? Not to knock the well-traveled Monarch, but how do you compare a wonder of Nature with a "fintastic" fashion accessory? And prefer one over the other? There's just no need to choose. Smart women CAN have it all! Hartley70https://www.blogger.com/profile/00557118655188472450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-66906267982746390222015-07-05T20:02:13.744-04:002015-07-05T20:02:13.744-04:00@aketi - Neat story on KINSHASA. Ain't it fun...@aketi - Neat story on KINSHASA. Ain't it fun how our life experiences make one person's gimme and fond memory another's wha?????Mohair Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16502840715719161565noreply@blogger.com