tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post190913113528791434..comments2024-03-29T01:22:33.864-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: 1966 Tony winner for "Marat/Sade" - FRIDAY, Mar. 6, 2009 - C Rubin (Sender of the Calydonian boar / 1980s-90s action/adventure series)Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger110125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-13233080337069640202009-03-09T18:26:00.000-04:002009-03-09T18:26:00.000-04:00Well, YAH is better than IAH which is what I had t...Well, YAH is better than IAH which is what I had till I came here...<BR/>I misspelled MACGYVER, having never seen it...<BR/>Even considered BAH/MACGBVER before I considered Y! (which come to think of it, I never considered...just decided IAH might be like EEEE-YAH some cowboy yell for disgust or something.<BR/><BR/>Loved the puzzle tho, so congrats on the debut.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-40401844214937297692009-03-08T14:26:00.000-04:002009-03-08T14:26:00.000-04:00POI: There is no "forward line" in American footb...POI: There is no "forward line" in American football.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-61127812561926070952009-03-06T21:45:00.000-05:002009-03-06T21:45:00.000-05:00BTY, Is there a People who grew up in Wayne NJ, bl...BTY, Is there a People who grew up in Wayne NJ, blog you can direct me to??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-34367470602992044342009-03-06T21:41:00.000-05:002009-03-06T21:41:00.000-05:00sorry to cause all the hubbub With STEVE I, I just...sorry to cause all the hubbub With STEVE I, I just remember going to Paramus to shop in a mall in the early sixties. I was 12 at the time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-26408239887594466182009-03-06T21:32:00.000-05:002009-03-06T21:32:00.000-05:00Yes, definitely an easy one for a Friday puzzle - ...Yes, definitely an easy one for a Friday puzzle - got CLEANLINESS / GODLINESS and DO AS I SAY / NOT AS I DO straight off the bat (although impressive construction to stack 'em next to each other), like many others. Knew MONISMS for some reason, and somehow figured CHANGS, SCIENCES, ESTEEM, BASE PAY and DOLITTLE. Sometimes I guess you're just simpatico with the cluing...<BR/><BR/>The SE basically took up almost all of my entire solving time. I think it was because I was fixated on TOPPLED for "Upset" and ENEMY LINE seemed like a plausible title. Even so, all in all I found it a nifty clever Friday puzzle.Darylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04496381028501467886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-26452518234034347652009-03-06T20:42:00.000-05:002009-03-06T20:42:00.000-05:00dk: I say YAH!dk: I say YAH!johohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12708487230515532492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-71769681986752554182009-03-06T20:05:00.000-05:002009-03-06T20:05:00.000-05:00A Malapop isn't quite so good the following day, b...A Malapop isn't quite so good the following day, but still ARTEMIS worked nicely for me. As did MONISM, since for some reason my brother and I were disagreeing over the categories of Metaphysics last night. And to think that I nearly gave away my Oxford Companion to Philosophy recently ... .<BR/><BR/>Annoyed with my afternoon students, coming home to unwelcome, unjust and incompetent tax revisions in the mail, I was ready for the full mental escape of a good Friday puzzle. Got almost exactly what I was looking for -- gratification nearly everywhere, including the Glassy STARE corner.<BR/><BR/>Three cheers for SAL Paradise, though wasn't so keen on Dean.fergushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17056002311944010536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-82756137759982242662009-03-06T20:00:00.000-05:002009-03-06T20:00:00.000-05:00Spot on as usual dk.Foodie have fun.Glitch, I seco...Spot on as usual dk.<BR/>Foodie have fun.<BR/>Glitch, I second the motion.Two Ponieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06896743444873087885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-4093118485405419562009-03-06T19:22:00.000-05:002009-03-06T19:22:00.000-05:00@allan, no dig at all, chefbea and I swap beet rec...@allan, no dig at all, chefbea and I swap beet recipes, drink recipes and all else food. Plus she pardoned me for running all the toll booths on the Conn Turnpike.<BR/><BR/>Oh.. by the way I have discovered raw unsweetened coconut is great on my steel cut oatmeal with dried figs and currents.dkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17317008233459295376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-54249356488398749192009-03-06T19:09:00.000-05:002009-03-06T19:09:00.000-05:00@Steve I said ... said:"I'm going to take a hiatus...@Steve I said ... said:<BR/><BR/>"I'm going to take a hiatus from posting for a while. Maybe call myself something else when I resume."<BR/><BR/>First, take a look at Blue Stater and dk around 3:30pm.<BR/><BR/>Second, Chill a bit, and reread your earlier "mall" post responding to John (I believe). Had you responed in one or two lines, say, maybe, "There is no Paramus Mall, did you mean the Paramus Park?" you might not have drawn what you feel is hositlity.<BR/>And it will save you time.<BR/><BR/>Third, take your break. But come back under the same name --- have the courage of your convictions.<BR/><BR/><BR/>.../GlitchGlitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14940000404613329056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-6528755628067515072009-03-06T17:59:00.000-05:002009-03-06T17:59:00.000-05:00Foodie, Be safe and return to us with your nobless...Foodie, Be safe and return to us with your noblesse. Its presence on this blog helps us remember how we wish to be. (You, too, dk.)<BR/><BR/>(ever notice that "how" and "who" are anagrams?)fikinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06324570637549775751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-12250499425322216382009-03-06T17:41:00.000-05:002009-03-06T17:41:00.000-05:00Something I heard on the Daily Show from Justice S...Something I heard on the Daily Show from Justice Sandra Day O'Connor (!): "On the Supreme Court we have to learn to disagree agreeably". I think we do it more often than not on this blog, but it's work in progress. <BR/><BR/>Best name for a mall IMO: The Mecca Mall in Amman -- Seriously. And I don't know if it's tongue in cheek... I'm on my way there now (not Mecca or the mall, but Amman). Be good to yourselves and each other while I'm gone... and eat your beets.foodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13052189131129098616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-63843760811060855402009-03-06T16:53:00.000-05:002009-03-06T16:53:00.000-05:00Liked the two combination clues a lot.My sources s...Liked the two combination clues a lot.<BR/><BR/>My sources show the first name of Ampere to be Andre-Marie. Can you really just lop off half a hyphenated name??<BR/><BR/>I think this constuctor must either hate his job or is among the recently unemployed. We have "Get a Raise" along with "Base Pay" and also "Need Help" I sense a mini-theme. Oh - just noticed "Save It" as well.<BR/><BR/>Lastly - I don't think that Heath Ledger has too many lines these days.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-57387173807956214992009-03-06T16:52:00.000-05:002009-03-06T16:52:00.000-05:00@ dk: Very well stated, except for the dig at che...@ dk: Very well stated, except for the dig at chefbea. LOL<BR/><BR/>And sorry that I, too, have gone over the 3 & out thing today.allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13781898738812454336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-43958440828007115092009-03-06T16:42:00.000-05:002009-03-06T16:42:00.000-05:00Amen Brother!Amen Brother!miguelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01635752811256776963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-42663000475787943292009-03-06T16:12:00.000-05:002009-03-06T16:12:00.000-05:00Todays sermonetteWell this is a good of a reason f...Todays sermonette<BR/><BR/>Well this is a good of a reason for a break.<BR/><BR/>Every few MAYOS one or more of us get upset because (add your issue about here) and if the issue is on puzzle content another thread appears stating that the puzzles are infused with pop culture, etc.<BR/><BR/>To all of this I say YAH. <BR/><BR/>On the puzzles - I found a 35 year old puzzle in my attic and guess what: It was a mix of pop and high IQ orts. <BR/><BR/>On the fence - Our posts are our posts. Sometimes they are well written and other times they are not. Sometimes we post about beets and sometimes we do not. So if someone throws up on your post or (fill in your deity about here) forbid you spend more than 3 posts defending what you and only you may think is fascinating and someone comments on that: Again, I say YAH.<BR/><BR/>What we have here today is not a failure to communicate. We have a series of posts (including this one) that begin with taking sides, giving comfort and the occasional go start your own blog which is the equivalent of yesterdays 59a (ARETOO for those who forget these things). None of which will help us solve tomorrows little treat. <BR/><BR/>My fellow solvers all of this is a part of the puzzle process. For my money this is the best place to waste time on the web. I have learned so much from the life stories and occasional emails that come from this blog that my advice is just hang on for the ride you might like it, or not.<BR/><BR/>In the words of Reverend Ike I would now like all of you to put your hand on the monitor and send 1 dollar to Rex and you will be saved.dkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17317008233459295376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-70751288593638130022009-03-06T15:26:00.000-05:002009-03-06T15:26:00.000-05:00@Steve I -- I sympathize, man. There's so much ego...@Steve I -- I sympathize, man. There's so much ego involvement in crossword puzzles that the level of nastiness can be unbearable for a time (I'm no less guilty of it than anyone else). I had to leave the NYT's "official" blog when it just became a WS fan club.<BR/><BR/>FWIW, I didn't find your post condescending. I've been doing these for so long that if I were going to get used to the Friday and Saturday puzzles I would have by now. You're descriptively right that popcult, trickery, and inexactitude have become the stuff of the puzzles on these days; normatively speaking, I deeply lament that change in the puzzles -- a turn away from the real rigor and intellectual challenge of Eugene Maleska's puzzles. Occasionally we still see one like that at week's end, but for my money, not frequently enough.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-82734192444551557112009-03-06T15:25:00.000-05:002009-03-06T15:25:00.000-05:00@Steve L - you should start your own crossword blo...@Steve L - you should start your own crossword blog. It's easy and it's free.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-61486922745254160702009-03-06T15:20:00.000-05:002009-03-06T15:20:00.000-05:00No need to go to football. Soccer has forwards. Ba...No need to go to football. Soccer has forwards. Basketball has forwards. Football has backs. These are all ATHLETES.<BR/><BR/>rpRex Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-67749486930681424632009-03-06T15:17:00.000-05:002009-03-06T15:17:00.000-05:00You have RUNNING BACKS, HALF BACKS, QUARTER BACKST...You have RUNNING BACKS, HALF BACKS, QUARTER BACKS<BR/><BR/>Then there is the entire FORWARD LINE. You don't a position that's called "right forward," per se, but you do refer to some players as A FORWARD. Hope this helps.George NYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11844466463123158982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-74139493468278972212009-03-06T15:03:00.000-05:002009-03-06T15:03:00.000-05:00@ GeorgeNYC: Here.still do not see forwards in Ame...@ GeorgeNYC: <BR/><BR><BR/><A HREF="http://select.nytimes.com/premium/xword/puzzles.html" REL="nofollow">Here</A>.<BR><BR/>still do not see forwards in American football.retired_chemisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13181126754941899228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-47868713705986223702009-03-06T14:58:00.000-05:002009-03-06T14:58:00.000-05:00I still don't get the forward and back, e.g. clued...I still don't get the forward and back, e.g. clued as ATHLETES. Any help here?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-19269374328148451802009-03-06T14:44:00.000-05:002009-03-06T14:44:00.000-05:00@ Steve LI for one enjoy your posts. G@ Steve L<BR/>I for one enjoy your posts. GGeorge NYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11844466463123158982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-13415906713320309502009-03-06T14:39:00.000-05:002009-03-06T14:39:00.000-05:00Well, thanks a lot, Doug Beach. This is my fifth ...Well, thanks a lot, Doug Beach. This is my fifth post of the day (and maybe the eighth or ninth of the whole week), so you went back and counted--I can't believe you did that--how many times I posted. And you found four posts, one of which was one line long. And you only posted twice. But both times it was to say something nasty about me. Sorry, guy. I don't feel that I committed such a crime. I wasn't being condescending; I was being encouraging. And since I work all day while I check this blog occasionally, I don't keep close count on myself or others. So how about if you don't want to see what I have to say, you just skip my posts? <BR/><BR/>I'm going to take a hiatus from posting for a while. Maybe call myself something else when I resume. I've felt a lot of hostility on this board lately, and I'm not sure why. Today, a lot of discussion of actors named David, only one of whom was actually in the puzzle, and no snarky comments. (BTW, I don't care if people get a little off-topic.) I talk about Paramus, which WAS in the puzzle, and you jump down my throat. Five and out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-43867347765043734102009-03-06T14:38:00.001-05:002009-03-06T14:38:00.001-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.George NYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11844466463123158982noreply@blogger.com