tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post1566362981979114167..comments2024-03-28T06:29:33.354-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Two-masted vessel / THU 5-9-19 / Brew with red triangle logo / Traveling so to speak in basketball / Janet with Tony Drama Desk Olivier Award / Crooner with ukuleleRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger127125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-69349879731088606362019-09-30T12:39:36.348-04:002019-09-30T12:39:36.348-04:00Some of it was clever - some of it was stupid - so...Some of it was clever - some of it was stupid - some of it was downright sketchy (McTeer x Lena)<br /><br />Have to agree with Rex on his comments, also started strong in NW then started scratching my head to often on the themers.<br /><br />If I expected it to be fun all the time I wouldn’t be doing xwds.<br /><br />This one left me with indigestion no matter who the constructor was<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-54808410589447178712019-06-13T18:59:10.503-04:002019-06-13T18:59:10.503-04:00"leftmost"? Curious typo. Freudian slip?..."leftmost"? Curious typo. Freudian slip? Beats me.<br /><br />@Diana re Lewis -- Like you, maybe, I don't think this puzzle reflects his amicable style.leftcoastnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-81897194462707449262019-06-13T15:31:33.326-04:002019-06-13T15:31:33.326-04:00Clever, tricky, and annoying.
To give it its due:...Clever, tricky, and annoying.<br /><br />To give it its due: The OFFSIDES revealer is a good one. Took time to see how it worked and to match up with the themers. Initially got the trick at [I]FORGE[T].<br /><br />Annoying: MCTEER, NAGANO/ABU, MOCHI, and wanted CLaNKED instead of CLUNKED; former has a better sound to it.<br /><br />A couple of likes in the fill: duo of STEPS and STEPPE and best of all, TONTO as Scout leader.<br /><br />leftmostnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-88201713078464545522019-06-13T13:33:22.557-04:002019-06-13T13:33:22.557-04:00OMG This was by our dear Saint Lewis! Say it is...OMG This was by our dear Saint Lewis! Say it isn't so. You're better than this.<br /><br />Lady Di<br /><br />And yes, it is a coup to get a xword published, but...Diana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-25071102672002269532019-06-13T13:30:18.850-04:002019-06-13T13:30:18.850-04:00Simply affirmed my dislike of non-crossword crossw...Simply affirmed my dislike of non-crossword crosswords on Thursdays. No rhyme, reason, or enjoyment for me other than the parts that made sense. WORDfreakingPLAY please!<br /><br />Diana, LIW for CROSS WORDSDiana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-83847935122434300282019-06-13T13:18:29.293-04:002019-06-13T13:18:29.293-04:00McTeer? That's like asking the middle name of ...McTeer? That's like asking the middle name of an Argentinian shuffleboard champ.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-67558189940029721172019-06-13T11:12:29.692-04:002019-06-13T11:12:29.692-04:00I don't know whence comes OF's confusion a...I don't know whence comes OF's confusion anent the revealer. Simply take OFF the SIDES of the entry to get the clued word. That's all it is. And this continues the lesson of the week, kids in the classroom. Had @Lewis tried to fashion a phrase out of the side letters, he'd have wound up with a tortuous fill, no doubt. As it is, there are a few semi-CLUNKERS: APs ATONOF and ASYOU; the appearance of STEPS and STEPPE--OK, but a bit close for comfort; the Natick in the NE. I didn't have as much trouble with the first E of MCTEER--but the second! It took me forever to grok that "Calls for reserves?" was talking about tennis! When THAT bulb lit (oh, oh: RE-serves! *groan*) I knew what to do.<br /><br />Still, the rest of it was fun to do, once I simplified the theme by paying no particular attention to the side letters. After doing the first one (SW, having started with Fast EDDIE), which had to be PEARL inside of UPEARLY, I would just put the central word in the theme line and fill in the ends later. Naturally the complete entry had to be a real thing--and it was. That's tough enough, folks!<br /><br />SHEL Silverstein contributed to Playboy not only with fiction, but with cartoons. My most memorable one is two guys in a nudist camp locker room getting out of their street clothes: "I KNOW nobody ever gets one--but what do you do if you DO get one?" Not exactly children's fare, that.<br /><br />Agree on DOD LENA Headley. Let us hope that this effort is a HARBINGER of more to come from our own @Lewis. Birdie.spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-646231794171747022019-06-13T10:29:42.976-04:002019-06-13T10:29:42.976-04:00@Lewis – good on ya for a NYT puz pub, but . . . w...@Lewis – good on ya for a NYT puz pub, but . . . what? Taking OFF ‘SIDES’ of random words to reveal the clue’s answer as another word inside seems a bit SKETCHY. Maybe even BALONEY with nothing else going on with the SIDES OFF. Appropriate use of TARS though.<br /><br />SHEL Silverstein was much more than a ‘children’s author’. His adult poetry got published in the likes of Playboy magazine. An ALTEREGO of sorts, and one of my faves.<br /><br />The Lone Ranger’s sidekick puts TO ‘N’ TO together.<br /><br />Easy call for yeah baby LENA Heady. But no Ole nor Sven.<br /><br />This puz kinda CLUNKED. YES/NO?<br />rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-43130325951022084532019-06-13T10:09:04.285-04:002019-06-13T10:09:04.285-04:00NEO-NEURO-NOIRS
ASYOU know, URBAN legends are SKE...NEO-NEURO-NOIRS<br /><br />ASYOU know, URBAN legends are SKETCHY,<br />LET’S just say IFORGET where<br />ALTEREGO becomes MANIACALly tetchy;<br />It’s a HARBINGER, SOTHERE.<br /><br />--- “EPIC EDDIE” MCTEER<br />Burma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-1939026746646796112019-05-13T15:42:59.756-04:002019-05-13T15:42:59.756-04:00LENA was a first pass gimme, but i still couldn...LENA was a first pass gimme, but i still couldn't get MCTEER. Got the revealer but still didn't get close to finishing this. What a slog...and RODE HERD...what in god's name is that? Jon Rnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-25051431178983317472019-05-11T00:03:42.255-04:002019-05-11T00:03:42.255-04:00If you were Chinese and helped knot the cravat, yo...If you were Chinese and helped knot the cravat, you’d be the tie-a-tie taitai.<br />JimGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-88461297818002717552019-05-10T23:57:15.519-04:002019-05-10T23:57:15.519-04:00FIFA law 11 refers to only one offside at a time. ...FIFA law 11 refers to only one offside at a time. <br />JimGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-42013771506554831822019-05-10T23:42:46.370-04:002019-05-10T23:42:46.370-04:00NFL rulebook uses offside with no S, as does the F...NFL rulebook uses offside with no S, as does the FIFA Law book for the other football sport. Lacrosse seems to use the plural S.<br /><br />JimGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-40814204578857938362019-05-10T21:08:01.233-04:002019-05-10T21:08:01.233-04:00Sorry, but the penalty is "offsides," no...Sorry, but the penalty is "offsides," not "offside." In fact, these days, the call is "encroachment," not offside. So BOO all around.GARM_77https://www.blogger.com/profile/16375541463370804491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-10748768487940779612019-05-10T13:05:16.758-04:002019-05-10T13:05:16.758-04:00Such dark humor: "Grade school classroom acc...Such dark humor: "Grade school classroom accessory" = GLOCKJohn Hoffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16047928764479969201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-23050771538841049362019-05-10T11:20:02.117-04:002019-05-10T11:20:02.117-04:00I can usually find something to enjoy about the NY...I can usually find something to enjoy about the NYT Xword on any given day, but this puzzle is so lame that it would be shot if it was a horse. Perryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09041738770359978139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-34467807697863790022019-05-10T10:01:33.269-04:002019-05-10T10:01:33.269-04:00@pdplot TIE A TIE (as in a neck TIE)@pdplot TIE A TIE (as in a neck TIE)Giskarrrdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16089604316687389285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-26465438497717757832019-05-10T09:31:14.209-04:002019-05-10T09:31:14.209-04:00what is tieatie?what is tieatie?pdplothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18445279770600961565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-91285552790583082662019-05-10T07:18:25.756-04:002019-05-10T07:18:25.756-04:00DNF by a mile, too challenging for this novice sol...DNF by a mile, too challenging for this novice solver. I’ve not gotten comfortable with the creative solving required to get through a theme like this... for example, I had IF_____ for 26A but just couldn’t get past that weird I despite thinking some form of FORGE should be involved. Oh well... I got myself comfortable up to Wednesday puzzle level which I’m quite happy with. Gonna keep learning from the Thursdays :)<br /><br />A little frustrated with the revealer, as I kept thinking OFFSIDE would be nice but there’s an extra letter, that can’t be right... (I also had “neither” for 60A which didn’t help...).<br /><br />Was happy with at least solving almost all of the NE, though had never heard of AMANA.Giskarrrdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16089604316687389285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-70692140129819906732019-05-10T02:27:25.407-04:002019-05-10T02:27:25.407-04:00@Nancy 9:43. This is way late, but the one arcane ...@Nancy 9:43. This is way late, but the one arcane name I know from poetry is the reindeer DONDER, commonly mistaken as Donner. I read it to the kids year round (they loved it) and got to know them very well. Minor picky point, I'll admit.<br /><br />I expect only the Syndies will read this, but having toiled among them for years: Hi there!Monty Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03924320449868956299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-70634917746565250532019-05-10T00:53:58.175-04:002019-05-10T00:53:58.175-04:00@Z, did you read the GoT books? Frankly, I don'...@Z, did you read the GoT books? Frankly, I don't understand how anyone who didn’t read the books could follow the early series episodes because everything was so encapsulated in a minimal way - the characters weren’t introduced well, in my opinion. But having read the books well before the HBO series was ever conceived of, it was inevitable that, as an HBO subscriber, I would be lured in..<br /><br />However, it did teach me a lesson; as an avid reader of Diana Gabaldon's Outlander series, whenever my husband happens upon an episode of the TV series, I plug my ears and beg him to turn the channel. My mental vision of the GoT characters has been so polluted that if I reread the books, I can’t help but see them but as depicted on TV. I don’t want the same thing to happen to Outlander.Teedmnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12832353448839187816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-4858774401816669962019-05-10T00:41:53.203-04:002019-05-10T00:41:53.203-04:00@GILL I 9:22 PM
I'm not "wrong," I ...@GILL I 9:22 PM<br /><br />I'm not "wrong," I just don't have the same interests as you do. Very little appeals to me on the boob tube because I'm much more into reading than watching. But that's just me; I get that others are more visual.<br /><br />@Z 10:26 PM<br /><br />I can avoid the televised dreck but still get the answers through fairly crossed clues. I have no idea who those acters (the new unsexed job description) are, and don't want to know. If'n I get Naticked, well, it's not the end of the world. To me. <:-)><br /><br />4 and over-limit. And out.Runs with Scissorshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16280938333784679275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-40627392242509269412019-05-09T23:59:07.797-04:002019-05-09T23:59:07.797-04:00@Lewis -- Too late to join the discussion, but for...@Lewis -- Too late to join the discussion, but for the record if you're still reading (I traveled today): I started in the morning on the phone and ended just now at the computer with gratifying Congratulations music, after a long, intense, but fair (since I guessed right) stare-down at the "E" in MCTEER/LETS. I'm very impressed that you nested theme answers inside of other words/phrases. It drew on what I like about a good Thursday puzzle -- read the clue, figure out the answer, but it doesn't work until we figure out the theme. And then we get the prize of a totally different answer from what the clue asked for. Than you --Birchbarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09292725119040462686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-56851040418757846502019-05-09T23:59:06.781-04:002019-05-09T23:59:06.781-04:00I rarely post and I always like Lewis's commen...I rarely post and I always like Lewis's comments about the puzzles... but... I thought his one was very problematic and not fun at all. I hate to be negative, even if the puzzle is atrocious but I really look forward to Thursday puzzles and I thoroughly disliked this one. There wasn't the interesting wordplay, the possible rebus, the inventive twist. It just fell flat for me. Well, on to Friday. Sorry, Lewis.retdochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00101872471513880746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-41394299672443358702019-05-09T23:27:31.463-04:002019-05-09T23:27:31.463-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Abracapocushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08836918441129704738noreply@blogger.com