tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post1905463231404308287..comments2024-03-29T07:38:33.064-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Fictional raiding archaeologist / FRI 8-16-19 / Craft shop item with seemingly redundant name / Best-selling author who used awful lot of commas / Foes of Fido, stereotypically / Hit 2016 film set partly at sea Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger115125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-30623192089344550402019-09-20T19:41:09.337-04:002019-09-20T19:41:09.337-04:00ALTA is not in the Rockies, that's a fail.ALTA is not in the Rockies, that's a fail.sdcheezhdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05457420125517948430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-76082829558705966762019-09-20T19:13:18.591-04:002019-09-20T19:13:18.591-04:00Coming late, but here it goes....
Got all of the ...Coming late, but here it goes....<br /><br />Got all of the West and then some, and especially liked PETERROGET.<br /><br />Some WTFs in the East: LADMAG, ABUELA, UMNO, DOS, WAYTOGO. And isn't Fido the aggressive foe of the MAILMEN instead of the other way around?<br /><br />Wanted bALd EGO before MALEEGO. Ate up CANNIBAL.<br /><br />West is best.<br /><br />leftcoastnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-60841429574446425072019-09-20T17:37:51.544-04:002019-09-20T17:37:51.544-04:00The erroneous SEPARATION kept me from the correct ...The erroneous SEPARATION kept me from the correct PARLORGAME for a long time. And then the LAD/LARACROFT Natick did me in in the end.<br /><br />But hey - 90% on a Friday ain't bad. Won't hurt my EGO.<br /><br />Diana, Lady-in-Waiting for CrosswordsDiana, LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-69371026875372116762019-09-20T16:45:28.646-04:002019-09-20T16:45:28.646-04:00So, after yesterday's massive DNF (I blame my ...So, after yesterday's massive DNF (I blame my wine-bottling efforts earlier), I was determined to avoid that today. I found it easy (NW, SW, SE) - challenging (everywhere else, except for maybe the middle West). <br /><br />Of course 24 D is correct, you little SNIP!<br /><br />LADMAG, is that a real term? My son-in-law reads it, so I know what it is, but not by that appellation. Got ABUELA only from crosses. Learned that ROGET has a first name, didn't notice a male bias (come on, now), wrote over EgOS and Uh NO, and crawled through the centre to a fine finish.<br /><br />I agree that a MAN BUN is unfortunate. Wear it long or cut it. Good puzzle, and not just because I finished it.rainforestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-18328499129650251562019-09-20T11:04:20.849-04:002019-09-20T11:04:20.849-04:00Hand up for PeRfect: UM, NO. That alone threw this...Hand up for PeRfect: UM, NO. That alone threw this one into the medium category. Killed the NW (!), SE and SW soon followed, but leads into the center all PETERed out. (Oh yeah: PETER: another male reference) Was trying too long to fit INDYJONES into the raider slot; silly me. Once I had -ILTER I figured it had to be [something] FILTER, thus LARACROFT played by DOD Angelina Jolie. Most honorable mention to Phoebe "Doesn't anybody ever knock?!" CATES, also to extraordinary athlete Jackie JOYNER-Kersee.<br /><br />Thence to the NE, where flat-out guesses let me finish. Is LADMAG an actual term?? ABUELA needed every cross. Nor do I know REDDIT, except that I see the name when I Google anything starting with R. So, medium with a spoonful of challenging in the NE.<br /><br />A mostly fun DO (ORDIE). Yeah, that was a definite DOOK. Someone took the gender terminology for letter carriers a step further: because "person" contains "son," the proper term should be "mailperit." Enough of that. Birdie.spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-68992640724008026442019-09-20T10:09:22.622-04:002019-09-20T10:09:22.622-04:00EROS’ PGRATINGS
DUDES, the WAYTOGO is DO,ORDIE,
...EROS’ PGRATINGS<br /><br />DUDES, the WAYTOGO is DO,ORDIE, <br />with PAIRS ATPLAY ONSECOND base.<br />It’s a PARLORGAME, ADMIT you try,<br />if you’re ABEL to on BLINDDATES.<br /><br />--- SANDY CATES-JOYNER<br />Burma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-42322517508543544672019-09-20T09:52:27.960-04:002019-09-20T09:52:27.960-04:00@Rex – you missed MENU. For gals shouldn’t it be w...@Rex – you missed MENU. For gals shouldn’t it be womenu? JESUS. And he provides a pic of yeah baby Phoebe CATES in her iconic red bikini, which she proceeds to lose. WAYTOGO. <br /><br />I had a UMNO. once – my student NO. on my U of M ID card.<br /><br />Still see the occasional MANBUN. That’s a really bad look.<br /><br />If my PARAGON wouldn’t have started out PeRfect, there wouold have been no INKINGfest. Fine puz ending with BEERKEGS.<br />rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-38383199480814304002019-08-17T03:09:22.464-04:002019-08-17T03:09:22.464-04:00I was surprised no mention of 41A: AMMO (it might ...I was surprised no mention of 41A: AMMO (it might be found on a belt) by Rex, given the recent shootings. I was surprised to see that in a puzzle after such horrifying events. Music Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11018681369835878309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-67749086515455244582019-08-17T03:04:35.803-04:002019-08-17T03:04:35.803-04:00@ Nancy 10:02 PM
Yes, I was talking about the Bar...@ Nancy 10:02 PM<br /><br />Yes, I was talking about the Barnard magazine, as I noticed your entry after I finished reading about my class - I graduated 4 years before you did. (I mentioned only the page and was deliberately vague because I didn’t want to reveal any of your personal information.) I will contact you at the email address you provided. Fun coincidence!!!<br />Frog Prince Kisserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04352106125207127225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-26373128272084676842019-08-17T00:44:12.148-04:002019-08-17T00:44:12.148-04:00@Mike H. 6:47 -- not really. "Deign" me...@Mike H. 6:47 -- not really. "Deign" means "condescend" or "stoop", which doesn't fit the thought. It seems like he meant "dare to think for themselves." Joe Dipintohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07922691457886440325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-4982076459528673052019-08-16T22:12:31.479-04:002019-08-16T22:12:31.479-04:00Do or Die😎. Took me awhile too. See discussion ab...Do or Die😎. Took me awhile too. See discussion above re:snip...as in Al Gore said to George Bush when Gore rescinded his concession in 2000, “You don’t have to get snippy!”VancouverNanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05940204176033611484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-8996078971020590542019-08-16T22:04:28.228-04:002019-08-16T22:04:28.228-04:00USPS actually IDs them regardless of gender as “Ca...USPS actually IDs them regardless of gender as “Carriers”. 😇VancouverNanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05940204176033611484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-39976472207180176012019-08-16T22:02:56.798-04:002019-08-16T22:02:56.798-04:00@Frog Prince Kisser (12:49)-- While I happen to ha...@Frog Prince Kisser (12:49)-- While I happen to have entries this year in both the Smith Alumna Mag and the Barnard Alumna Mag, I have no idea what page they're on and they have nothing to do with my studying Psychology, (which I didn't major in, btw, I majored in Govt.) The entries were links to some of my theater lyrics. So I doubt I'm the Nancy you're thinking of, but thanks for thinking of me anyway.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16737377749030219974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-35613243735857270232019-08-16T21:00:15.791-04:002019-08-16T21:00:15.791-04:00I had it sitting prominently there at 30A for half...I had it sitting prominently there at 30A for half of the time, until I finally resigned myself to the fact that nothing would fit with it.RHopkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18244071518753132285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-35261873437263143722019-08-16T20:43:19.658-04:002019-08-16T20:43:19.658-04:00Other than keyboard instruments, are there any mus...Other than keyboard instruments, are there any musical instruments that have keys not made of metal?PHVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17747600334514625200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-29848354809330754432019-08-16T19:49:18.535-04:002019-08-16T19:49:18.535-04:00Re the comment about Jackie Joyner Kersee, I doubt...Re the comment about Jackie Joyner Kersee, I doubt she competed clean. And didn't her sister in law [?] Flo Jo die in her 30s of a drug-related heart condition? I can't watch T&F any more. They're all doped up. FWIW, I thought that the cluing in today's puzzle was tough.Bauskernnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-77805275486096161682019-08-16T19:18:39.741-04:002019-08-16T19:18:39.741-04:00Saturday hard for me. Really struggled in the cent...Saturday hard for me. Really struggled in the center and NE. Space Is Deephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03799838582935195126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-66767601541034419982019-08-16T19:09:49.101-04:002019-08-16T19:09:49.101-04:00Still not sure whether Governor Northam (D), aka c...Still not sure whether Governor Northam (D), aka coonman, was the guy in Klan costume or the guy wearing blackface in the picture on his yearbook page. Virginiannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-76622945441001114892019-08-16T18:47:34.050-04:002019-08-16T18:47:34.050-04:00@Susanna 11:26 - Why is there a "sic" af...@Susanna 11:26 - Why is there a "sic" after "deign"? It's a perfect word in this context.Mike Herlihyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00500291739350200807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-6752476471630197192019-08-16T17:30:10.354-04:002019-08-16T17:30:10.354-04:00As a track fan, forgot to give a shout out to the ...As a track fan, forgot to give a shout out to the inclusion of Jackie Joyner Kersee. A sport that seems to be disappearing from the national consciousness except when someone is caught cheating, so I'll take any references I can.Dave Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12186065163092602289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-63115147916461034592019-08-16T16:53:04.546-04:002019-08-16T16:53:04.546-04:00@anon 4:10 PM- Most racists try to veil their vile...@anon 4:10 PM- Most racists try to veil their vile thoughts. It’s nice of you to own yours. Benjamin Bindernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-21014319962984603092019-08-16T16:49:21.531-04:002019-08-16T16:49:21.531-04:00Anon 4:10
Nothing more racist...
Other than our ...Anon 4:10<br /><br />Nothing more racist...<br /><br />Other than our educational system, our criminal justice system, our health care system, our housing, our banking system...our president, the KKK..oopsydebnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-37654899810439002602019-08-16T16:36:31.184-04:002019-08-16T16:36:31.184-04:00Very easy Friday for me, other than I had "uh...Very easy Friday for me, other than I had "uh, no" for 38A and spent far too long wondering if "aths" were a thing. Oh, also took too long for Roget clue to click. Filled in the entire thing from crosses, and briefly had me wondering if Peter Saget had somehow written a comic bestseller. Disagree on frat vibe. If it really had it, author would have realized one never buys beerkegs, one rents them. As, as the joke goes, one does all beer, I suppose.Dave Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12186065163092602289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-24846135448770986662019-08-16T16:10:47.687-04:002019-08-16T16:10:47.687-04:00@anon/3:45
There are few things more racist than w...@anon/3:45<br />There are few things more racist than when white people call black people Uncle Tom or compare them to that fictional character. <br /><br />Well, there's that old saying, from Big Ben IIRC, "We must, indeed, all hang together or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately."<br /><br />Solidarity, even erstwhile Poland, is necessary to change economic/political status quo. Traitors to the cause reap the reward. People like Carson and Thomas suck up to the likes of The Carrot King just for their own benefit.<br /><br />Solidarity is, I guess, OK when 'the group' is defined by anything else but skin color? Why is that?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-80291819152378811172019-08-16T16:07:16.757-04:002019-08-16T16:07:16.757-04:00WTF is a doordie and a snip?????????WTF is a doordie and a snip?????????Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17888790609063428352noreply@blogger.com