tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post1729401774404850441..comments2024-03-29T03:22:09.826-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Drag queen in La Cage aux Folles / MON 7-29-13 / Two-character David Mamet play / White House grp that meets in Situation Room / Nightstick carrier / Dizzying designs / Bikini blast briefly / Magazine whose cover has red borderRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger82125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-92172369333536245222016-09-06T00:27:35.927-04:002016-09-06T00:27:35.927-04:00Hello Everybody,
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Purpose Of Loan………….<br />7. country…………………<br />8. phone…………………..<br />9. occupation………………<br />10.age/sex…………………<br />11.Monthly Income…………..<br />12.Email……………..<br /><br />Regards.<br />Managements<br />Email Kindly Contact: urgentloan22@gmail.comDr Purva Piushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05883980841903455890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-40839201514427870212013-09-03T14:25:53.779-04:002013-09-03T14:25:53.779-04:00Oh, forgot that Penelope was in The Odyssey. Put h...Oh, forgot that Penelope was in The Odyssey. Put her in anyway.<br /><br />Solving in Seattlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04249420848844874936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-78607893931776489422013-09-03T14:23:17.989-04:002013-09-03T14:23:17.989-04:00OK, it's Tuesday and I just did Monday's p...OK, it's Tuesday and I just did Monday's puzzle because I became aware that it was constructed by Andrea. <br /><br />Wow, what a great comment day on the blog! Thanks to Evil Doug I had a GUTBUSTING moment.<br /><br />I did some headscratching over some of the critizism - this was a Monday, people!<br /><br />Alright, I've got one nit: the cluing for REF didn't indicate an abbreviated form.<br /><br />Loved ASIF above EYEROLLING. They do go together. Also, any reference to The Iliad. Put Penelope in a future crossword, Andrea.Solving in Seattlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04249420848844874936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-29289956022725358892013-09-02T15:47:06.497-04:002013-09-02T15:47:06.497-04:00This blog has taught me to check out the construct...This blog has taught me to check out the constructor before I start the solve. When I see Gorski, or either of the PBs, I know I'm in for a treat. So, yes, I check the by-lines. And yes, I was glad to see Acme's name, and yes, I was not disappointed. The long themers are all in the language. Anyone around teenage girls is familiar with EYEROLLING. Some of the short fill is underwhelming, but I think PADTHAI, TORPEDO, ZAZA (yes)SKIMP, SEEME and others makes up for it.<br /><br />@DMG - I finally get a day when I can watch the Open in real time, and it rains... I'd love to chat more, if you'd like, email me at: grahamatwa-net.com<br />Gingernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-49821095778072528542013-09-02T11:23:07.712-04:002013-09-02T11:23:07.712-04:00If I wanted to, I could really "open up ACAN ...If I wanted to, I could really "open up ACAN of whoop-ass" on this puzzle:<br /><br />-->Though I don't mind Scrabblization per se, I mind it when it yields the horrid XES.<br /><br />-->Of the theme entries, only HEARTWARMING is recognizably in the the commonly-spoken language. GUTBUSTING speaks more to me of a super-rich meal; KNEESLAPPING is...OK, though when you think about it the action seems awkward; and as for EYEROLLING? No way, Jose. Just isn't in the lexicon.<br /><br />-->For all the simplified clues--and my typical Monday-ease of solvimg--I still needed every cross to get PADTHAI and OLEANNE. And I'm even a Mamet fan!Loved "House of Games."<br /><br />-->Looked at the byline (I know I shouldn't, but my eyes betray me), then at 1a, and thought: Oh, no, you DITTEN! [sigh] But yes, you did. Such conceit is unseemly. You, my dear, are above that.<br /><br />Which is why I'm NOT going to open that can for my final comment. It was fun, and I mostly enjoyed the solve. A wry memory is evoked by NODOZ, a pill that will never pass my lips again. I tried it one time, during finals. Turned me into a zombie such that, when I entered the room for my first final of the following day, the prof just took me by the shoulders and gave me a 180, saying "You, my friend, are in no shape for a final exam. Go home and get some sleep, and we'll reschedule."<br /><br />No NTEST for me, please!spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-91066614546262441232013-07-29T23:17:35.072-04:002013-07-29T23:17:35.072-04:00Fair enough. I just think the puzzle was fair enou...Fair enough. I just think the puzzle was fair enough, even for a neophyte possessed of the mental acuity to <i>want</i> to join the NYT solving community. I suspect such a person would know the Capital of Bolivia, have at least heard of Addis Ababa, grin at No Doz, and complete Zaza with Heartwarming ease. And, really, Diam and Inits are pretty much gimmes to even your average bear, especially as clued. I liked that it had a bit of fight to it. How dumbitdown need we go?August Westnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-73155931230255491492013-07-29T22:50:04.014-04:002013-07-29T22:50:04.014-04:00@August West - Monday puzzles exist as an entrance...@August West - Monday puzzles exist as an entrance for neophites into the puzzle solving community. They, more than accomplished solvers, deserve fair and accessible puzzles. Puzzles without variants. Without ZAZAs. Without crossed abbreviations.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-6705474886830994102013-07-29T22:06:22.624-04:002013-07-29T22:06:22.624-04:00This week's relative difficulty ratings. See m...This week's relative difficulty ratings. See my 8/1/2009 post for an explanation and my 10/15/2012 post for an explanation of a tweak I've made to my method. 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 6:01, 6:04, 0.99, 47%, Medium<br /><br />Top 100 solvers<br /><br />Mon 3:46, 3:45, 1.00, 49%, Medium<br /><br />By the numbers, this is definitely an out-of-the-ordinary ACME puzzle. Her puzzles typically come in at the extreme end of the Easy range. But not this one. Today's 430 online solvers is the second lowest of the 200 Mondays in my spreadsheet.sanfranman59https://www.blogger.com/profile/15118732156312301425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-50221686341124001882013-07-29T20:37:02.261-04:002013-07-29T20:37:02.261-04:00Just wanted to chime in late to say I liked it. St...Just wanted to chime in late to say I liked it. Straightforward consistent theme. A bit of zip in the fill. Exactly what Monday should be. Noticed 44 and 56 A had the same clue, couldn't come up with a reason care about that, so I didn't. Although in hindsight, KNEE SLAPPING seems simply funny, while GUT BUSTING seems hilarious. <br /><br />Noticed ear splitting as a bonus theme clue. Rob Cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-84499027334368311582013-07-29T20:10:43.719-04:002013-07-29T20:10:43.719-04:00@evan
Muchos gracias!
tc@evan <br /><br />Muchos gracias!<br /><br />tcAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-76636034033719969872013-07-29T19:59:25.305-04:002013-07-29T19:59:25.305-04:00Note to self: Spell check, Mikey. Spell check.Note to self: Spell check, Mikey. Spell check.August Westnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-63212514649447508312013-07-29T19:50:00.929-04:002013-07-29T19:50:00.929-04:00@ retired chemist. Thanks for the earworm.... oy!...@ retired chemist. Thanks for the earworm.... oy!Questiniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06225633428852696530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-88133243798328213062013-07-29T19:46:49.700-04:002013-07-29T19:46:49.700-04:00WOE, tough crowd! Eviscerating a poor widdle MONDA...WOE, tough crowd! Eviscerating a poor widdle MONDAY. How much critique does any Monday really warrant, or deserve? They exist to fill not more than three minutes of your day. Although not intended to be an acedemic challange, I'm always happy to see a bit of Tuesday in a Monday puzzle. Makes me feel as if I actually had to think, a bit, and not just fill on reflexive auto-pilot. Enjoyed PAD THAI, ZAZA, OLEANNA and AJAX. More Tuesday than Monday, sure, but let's not say that like its a bad thing. <br /><br />Hate <i>vars.</i> of all stripes and,so, hated iglu. Also felt that EYEROLLING was a stretch. An incredible story may make me roll my eyes, but that doesn't make it an "eye rolling story." Eyebrow raising? Yes. Eye rolling? No. Did these nits dilute my enjoyment of this quick break between sisps of my medium Diet Dr. Pepper? Not at all.August Westnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-39528854557337443502013-07-29T18:17:02.497-04:002013-07-29T18:17:02.497-04:00ABABA ZAZA - Random Roman for "do not psychoa...ABABA ZAZA - Random Roman for "do not psychoanalyze men wearing metal hats." @JFC - take heed.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-26463584438569493052013-07-29T17:51:49.782-04:002013-07-29T17:51:49.782-04:00So it wasn't quite as smooth as a regular ACME...So it wasn't quite as smooth as a regular ACME puzzle, but I still liked it a lot—she's got smooth to spare. I cheered at A1. ABABA/ZAZA was my favorite crossing.Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17459992224851404501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-32911257496154750542013-07-29T17:37:45.775-04:002013-07-29T17:37:45.775-04:00@Anonymous 5:27:
Alternatively, you can easily fi...@Anonymous 5:27:<br /><br />Alternatively, you can easily find the post on the first day of any month by going to the right side of the page, looking under Blog Archive, clicking on the arrow of the month and year you want, and scrolling to the bottom of the list. So if you want 8/1/2009, just look at Blog Archive, click on the arrow for 2009, then click on the arrow for August, then pick the entry at the bottom of that list. It should say "SATURDAY, Aug 1 2009" on itEvanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15440942981870183719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-27130338878460506922013-07-29T17:27:39.254-04:002013-07-29T17:27:39.254-04:00@sanfranman59
May I suggest you re-post your expl...@sanfranman59<br /><br />May I suggest you re-post your explanation on the last day of the month. I mention this because to get to 8/1/09 one must scroll through 6 or 7 RP pages. <br /><br />Each month begins with the last day of the month; therefore, the first day of the month is the last page on archive. <br /><br />Does that make any sense?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-8611728356124323592013-07-29T17:22:58.634-04:002013-07-29T17:22:58.634-04:00Re 46D:
See Poetic parodies and Pastiches.
FOOT...Re 46D: <br /><br />See <a href="http://littlecalamity.tripod.com/Poetry/Parodies.html" rel="nofollow">Poetic parodies and Pastiches</a>.<br /><br />FOOTNOTE TO TENNYSON<br /><br />Gerald Bullet<br /><br />I feel it when the game is done,<br />I feel it when I suffer most.<br />'Tis better to have loved and lost <br />Than ever to have loved and won. <br /><br />Five and out,but almost nobody else is using bandwidth now....retired_chemisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13181126754941899228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-55444640184021438462013-07-29T17:05:29.720-04:002013-07-29T17:05:29.720-04:00@ ACME -
ZAZA ABABA ZAZA ABABA ZAZA ABABA
to th...@ ACME - <br /><br />ZAZA ABABA ZAZA ABABA ZAZA ABABA<br /><br />to the tune of <i>Hava Nagila</i> is now an earworm, running through my head constantly. Hopefully not for the rest of the day.... retired_chemisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13181126754941899228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-91679276207852139752013-07-29T17:00:33.005-04:002013-07-29T17:00:33.005-04:00@ jberg et al. - Sorry. I don't know what happ...@ jberg <i>et al.</i> - Sorry. I don't know what happened. I just cut and pasted the Wikipedia link. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffee,_Tea_or_Me%3F" rel="nofollow">Here it is again.</a>retired_chemisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13181126754941899228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-7499033393238168542013-07-29T16:20:57.579-04:002013-07-29T16:20:57.579-04:00Midday 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 and my 10/15/2012 post for an explanation of a tweak to my method):<br /><br />All solvers (this week's median solve time, average for day of week, ratio, percentile, rating)<br /><br />Mon 5:57, 6:03, 0.98, 42%, Medium<br /><br />Top 100 solvers<br /><br />Mon 3:56, 3:46, 1.05, 75%, Medium-Challengingsanfranman59https://www.blogger.com/profile/15118732156312301425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-54635238305849266362013-07-29T16:00:03.435-04:002013-07-29T16:00:03.435-04:00@Retired_chemist's link took me to a wikipedia...@Retired_chemist's link took me to a wikipedia page about Barber-designed coins. So try <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Coffee-Uninhibited-Memoirs-Airline-Stewardesses/dp/0142003514/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1375127662&sr=1-1&keywords=coffee+tea+or+me" rel="nofollow">Coffee, Tea, or Me?</a>jberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02169065390875378077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-66716032405527159582013-07-29T15:37:56.137-04:002013-07-29T15:37:56.137-04:00@mac 2:37
you mean NOSETHUMBING 12 ?
:)
It was mor...@mac 2:37<br />you mean NOSETHUMBING 12 ?<br />:)<br />It was more EYEWINKING.<br /><br />My zen mantra for today to keep me happy:<br /><br />ZAZA ABABA ZAZA ABABA ZAZA ABABA<br />acmememenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-86826564738044731602013-07-29T14:44:33.721-04:002013-07-29T14:44:33.721-04:00I will come to the defense of ABABA crossing ZAZA....I will come to the defense of ABABA crossing ZAZA. It just made me smile.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-49408276822676752312013-07-29T14:37:04.598-04:002013-07-29T14:37:04.598-04:00I thought ACME at 1A was Andrea thumbing her nose!...I thought ACME at 1A was Andrea thumbing her nose! <br /><br />@Loren: is heel licking on your list yet? It's so odd, the number of body parts we use in the expressions.machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.com