tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post1602610241343862249..comments2024-03-28T17:46:15.668-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Actress Ramirez Grey's Anatomy / WED 2-13-19 / Art Spiegelman's Pulitzer-winning graphic novel / Onetime Volvo alternative / Rhyming description for IHOP's Fresh N Fruity pancakesRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger96125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-18508022811043967032019-03-20T20:48:53.447-04:002019-03-20T20:48:53.447-04:00@rondo -- TUTSI is not one of the "fun" ...@rondo -- TUTSI is not one of the "fun" words, even in this particular alliteration.leftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-71237319913395916432019-03-20T15:51:57.973-04:002019-03-20T15:51:57.973-04:00The PLANETs are in ALIGNMENT. TAKE_SATURN. Please....The PLANETs are in ALIGNMENT. TAKE_SATURN. Please.<br />And ROOTYTOOTY TUTSI to you Mr. TITTLES. Aren’t those fun words?<br />No write-overs made for a swift solve.<br /><br />Do they still make MARS candy bars?<br /><br />Of all the yeah baby SUEs and SARAs who are real DOLLS, I haven’t any idea under the SUN who that one is.<br /><br />This puz was alright even if it wasn’t one of the top TENS.<br />rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-15309180489320689372019-03-20T14:24:37.654-04:002019-03-20T14:24:37.654-04:00Not as easy as it was tricky, making it interestin...Not as easy as it was tricky, making it interesting and fun, with an "OHO" exclamation.<br /><br />Paid too little attention to the circles, which made the PLANETARY ALIGNMENT theme less visible than it should have been. (The SUN of course is the point from which to align the four planets, and well-aligned they are.)<br /><br />The NE was tricky enough, from GESUNDHEIT, ROOTY TOOTY, and TITTLES, overlapped by NO OVEN USE and the barely visible IS OUT. Didn't help either to try Madre before LEONE.<br /><br />IT BANDS (?) and MARSUPIUM were outliers. <br /><br />Yes, more to think about than meets the eye, at least for me, and fun to do.<br /><br />leftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-28205658761118236672019-03-20T12:49:50.003-04:002019-03-20T12:49:50.003-04:00@Spacey said it all...oh my.
I'm off to ACPT ...@Spacey said it all...oh my.<br /><br />I'm off to ACPT tomorrow - probably off the blog for 6 days. See ya!<br /><br />Diana, Lady-in-Waiting for CrosswordsDiana, LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-78608689968206868652019-03-20T11:35:20.993-04:002019-03-20T11:35:20.993-04:00DOLLS’ BITS
SUE was INANUPROAR in fact,
and TAKES...DOLLS’ BITS<br /><br />SUE was INANUPROAR in fact,<br />and TAKESATURN of RAGE to belittle<br />MENLO enough to make CONTACT<br />after gazing ATLARGE TITTLES.<br /><br />--- NICOLAS VON TROUT<br />Burma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-78900337926055629732019-03-20T10:36:19.960-04:002019-03-20T10:36:19.960-04:00Poor Mercury! The Rodney Dangerfield of planets, i...Poor Mercury! The Rodney Dangerfield of planets, it gets no respect. Oh well, c'est la guerre. <br /><br />This one was rife with "do I really HAVE to write this in?" answers. ROOTYTOOTY TITTLES?? MARSUPIUM?? But really: NOOVENUSE?? That dog just won't hunt. Closest I can come might be "not for oven use," though more likely "not for use in ovens."<br /><br />Since SARA Ramirez is the WOD, let's make her the DOD as well.<br /><br />GESUNDHEIT makes up for a lot of fill nonsense, but despite one of my favorite subjects as a theme, I have to give this a bogey.spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-43254614124533942812019-02-14T00:50:53.422-05:002019-02-14T00:50:53.422-05:00As long as we're sharing coffee stories: I al...As long as we're sharing coffee stories: I always drank my coffee black until I spent a summer living in Germany in a place where I got to know the cows whose milk and cream were on the dining table every day. Coffee with the fresh cream provided by those ladies was so delicious I never went back to black.Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17459992224851404501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-29149133957121089352019-02-14T00:20:21.187-05:002019-02-14T00:20:21.187-05:00My natick came in having MutES for silent ones. T...My natick came in having MutES for silent ones. That gave me uTBANDS (sounded plausible since I don't know my thigh words) and tAUS (a story about Greek letters). I didn't fall for the NICOLAS error.<br /><br />The rest of the puzzle was easy for me. Probably one-third of my time was figuring the error above.<br /><br />If you don't check @LMS avatar daily, you're missing out. I'm convinced she has an avatar making app, or is incredibly patient in searching the Internet. Her MOLASSES yesterday was classic. Reminded me of the joke about the three moles. Coming out of their mole-hole, mamma and papa say "Ah, the fresh morning air" and baby mole trailing behind says "I only smell _______"Monty Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03924320449868956299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-79601100287197447592019-02-13T23:44:27.929-05:002019-02-13T23:44:27.929-05:00"NO OVEN USE!" Is that anything like &q..."NO OVEN USE!" Is that anything like "NO WIRE HANGERS!"? I can picture Joan Crawford refusing to let Christina heat up her day-old meat.<br /><br />Anyway, I've never seen that particular instruction on any piece of crockery. Puzzle didn't knock my socks off, all in all.Joe Dipintohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07922691457886440325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-32659744883774779852019-02-13T22:42:11.768-05:002019-02-13T22:42:11.768-05:00Clever both structurally and conceptually, dipping...Clever both structurally and conceptually, dipping into the vernacular as well as the scientific.Wordsmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16849898746241885746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-22590024791767804002019-02-13T19:01:12.640-05:002019-02-13T19:01:12.640-05:00I distinctly remembered a previous "hidden pl...I distinctly remembered a previous "hidden planets" theme, but was having trouble tracking it down, so thank you to Loren Muse Smith for posting the link to Patrick Berry's fantastic example.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13631743840776360363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-13328981225521267262019-02-13T18:21:36.887-05:002019-02-13T18:21:36.887-05:00IRONS cluing is perhaps not misleading. Two plur...IRONS cluing is perhaps not misleading. Two plurals in the clue- caddies' and suggestions. Answer was going to be plural.<br />Woods, clubs, IRONS, beers.albatross shellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04076278220407657633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-16848866758388408902019-02-13T18:06:22.084-05:002019-02-13T18:06:22.084-05:00@rainbow
A jot is the smallest letter in the Heb...@rainbow <br /><br />A jot is the smallest letter in the Hebrew alphabet. A tittle is a small stroke in Hebrew calligraphy. <br /><br />I did look it up. Dorothy Biggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06148036083217174024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-16338957379680004312019-02-13T17:41:12.172-05:002019-02-13T17:41:12.172-05:00I will also add that a planetary alignment does no...I will also add that a planetary alignment does not have to be a perfectly straight line. I think that if they're all in a 5-degree arc, that counts. (But someone might correct me on the number of degrees).<br /><br />I'm surprised that Rex did not mention ROOTY TOOTY, seeing as how he is such an IHOP fanboy.Doc Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12540112168511893896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-83977103508722697422019-02-13T17:29:51.759-05:002019-02-13T17:29:51.759-05:00Back in 1974 some quacks predicted massive earthqu...Back in 1974 some quacks predicted massive earthquakes and other catastrophes based on an upcoming planetary alignment in 1982. Didn't pan out.kitshefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10014225555838850414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-49496451459594422702019-02-13T17:21:08.032-05:002019-02-13T17:21:08.032-05:00I have ordered coffee in a Starbucks once in my li...I have ordered coffee in a Starbucks once in my life. I was on my way to the hospice and my then step-mother asked me to stop and get her a coffee. I walked in an there were all these people, all of whom seemed to know exactly what they were doing, and a bunch of signs that meant nothing to me. When I got up I asked for a large coffee. I am eternally grateful that rather than try to get any more information out of me the cashier got a cup and filled it with something and let me go on my way.<br /><br />kitshefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10014225555838850414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-69336833253424417272019-02-13T17:06:03.055-05:002019-02-13T17:06:03.055-05:00OH NO! A misleading Xword clue.OH NO! A misleading Xword clue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-42669906511015741522019-02-13T17:02:52.736-05:002019-02-13T17:02:52.736-05:00I really liked the theme, and PLANETERY ALIGNMENT ...I really liked the theme, and PLANETERY ALIGNMENT gave me joy, as did MARSUPIUM and GESUNDHEIT (remember when Jerry Seinfeld tried to get “You are so good looking” to be the designated post-sneeze phrase?). Oh, and IT BANDS. Good them good fill good Wednesday.kitshefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10014225555838850414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-301462816703331232019-02-13T17:00:44.505-05:002019-02-13T17:00:44.505-05:00I don't think I heard of MAUS until 1992 when ...I don't think I heard of MAUS until 1992 when it one the Pulitzer Prize. I hadn't realized it had been serialized before that. I put off reading it for years, because it was going to be depressing, but it was worth the wait. I agree NO OVEN USE is not a thing. Oven safe, Microwave safe, do not use in microwave - those are things. I got rid of the non-microwave safe mugs. Who's stupid idea was that?<br /><br />Rooty-tooty and tittles slowed me down a bit, but not too much.tea73https://www.blogger.com/profile/04949792626860120963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-32606327739185503262019-02-13T16:03:46.093-05:002019-02-13T16:03:46.093-05:00@Anon 3:21 -- I've always thought that the Kin...@Anon 3:21 -- I've always thought that the King James Version was the most literary, the most poetic edition of the Bible, but comparing the jots and tittles passage of the KJ version with the very poetic NIV passage you cite -- well, there's no comparison. Time to rethink this, methinks. Thank you.Old Monarch Jimmynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-22834847403974218082019-02-13T15:55:30.293-05:002019-02-13T15:55:30.293-05:00Clue for 54A is misleading as a caddy might sugges...Clue for 54A is misleading as a caddy might suggest a particular club but never a group of clubs. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-2205469544466546062019-02-13T15:21:55.416-05:002019-02-13T15:21:55.416-05:00Poggius,
I know. Had you left the comment simply a...Poggius,<br />I know. Had you left the comment simply at that it would've been fine. But you proceeded to misinterpret Christ's words on what laws to keep and how to judge laws. And the money exegesis of that theology is in Mark.<br /><br />Further I prefer the NIV translation of Matthew 5:18: For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-33919298461499151132019-02-13T15:20:52.167-05:002019-02-13T15:20:52.167-05:00MAUS, ROOTYTOOTY, ITBANDS, PLANETARY ALIGNMENT (Co...MAUS, ROOTYTOOTY, ITBANDS, PLANETARY ALIGNMENT (Correctly clued and represented - planets may be in a line but not in line with the sun. That would not be considdred planetary alignment as normally used. I believe there was an alignment of 5 or more planets a decade or so ago.) MARUPIUM,AARONBURR, GESUNDHEIT, TITTLES. All good stuff. Fill a little easy and traditional - better than obscure and twitterese?<br />Also let me second Fun Home. Brother John Bechdel's home and studio is a few miles away from me. Beech Creek is a little farther down the road. Know many Beech Creekians (One who stole my car). Beech Creek is one of the few local Creeks that is seldom "pronouced "crick".<br /><br />Also glad to see the fugs mentioned. Jealous of you NYC folk that can get out and see ex-fug Peter Stampfel.albatross shellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04076278220407657633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-50311429409263471472019-02-13T14:48:47.799-05:002019-02-13T14:48:47.799-05:00Marsupium is from classical Latin, taken from the ...Marsupium is from classical Latin, taken from the Greek, and meaning *purse* or *bag* as in money-purse (sometimes spelled with two p's). The term *marsup(p)ium* shows up all over the place in the middle ages, usually not in the context of the money-purse but the political purse. In many places some officers were chosen by lot, drawn from the marsupium. Thus if you were in the marsupium, you would have sufficient status to be eligible. If your name was drawn, you could hold office, if you were up-to-date in having paid taxes! (There were some other prohibitions as well.) I do not know if in some towns purse-makers or purse-vendors had their own guild--I suspect the purse-makers would usually be in a leather-worker or cloth-worker guild.<br /><br />Anon. i.e. Poggius<br />(Memo to anon. 10:44: I chose the passage from Matthew, not Mark, because that is where the term "jot and tittle" appears, in the King James' version.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-52340280183961235012019-02-13T14:34:21.487-05:002019-02-13T14:34:21.487-05:00@Nancy
You could probably have your IT BANDS surgi...@Nancy<br />You could probably have your IT BANDS surgically removed.RUNNERnoreply@blogger.com