tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post1911364395179205349..comments2024-03-28T12:49:16.793-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Resort in Salt Lake County / THU 11-20-18 / Title character of Dora Explorer spinoff / Website for tech whizzes / Overprotective government so to speakRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger102125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-90976517354293197592019-01-04T17:39:43.298-05:002019-01-04T17:39:43.298-05:00@foggy - Neil Young would be proud
From now on I m...@foggy - Neil Young would be proud<br />From now on I may be ruined for life on that song<br />Well donerondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-695782023416322202019-01-04T17:19:30.602-05:002019-01-04T17:19:30.602-05:00I read up above and got my answer. SYNS = synonyms...I read up above and got my answer. SYNS = synonyms, i.e warm & toasty.<br /><br /><i>I could be happy the rest of my life with a synonym girl...</i>thefogmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870509029973778266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-16327352921934966102019-01-04T17:18:33.434-05:002019-01-04T17:18:33.434-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.thefogmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870509029973778266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-81919811296972538192019-01-04T12:49:33.090-05:002019-01-04T12:49:33.090-05:00I TORE through this like Grant through Richmond. A...I TORE through this like Grant through Richmond. As OFL said, when 1a is a flat-out gimme, it's a good sign. My lone hesitation was the Natick at 7, but "L" seemed the most natural, so I didn't overthink. I do not know Colorado resorts. I could never even stand stock still on skis; they just...well, a long time ago a kid brother said it best as he came in crying to Mommy about his big brother (not me): "He falled me down!" Skis--and skates--simply "fall me down."<br /><br />I hardly seems like a Friday. The sudoku took four times longer to do than the puzzle. Knowing about coping SAWS helped. DOD will be RAISA Andriana, because I found her while Googling the name. Indonesian singer, and a stunner. There's only one way this puzzle suffers: from being in the wrong time slot. Though a 70-word themeless, it's still no harder than a Tuesday offering. I should not punish this in the scoring: a second straight eagle.spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-85849880580712648922019-01-04T12:49:29.462-05:002019-01-04T12:49:29.462-05:00My fancy schmancy restaurant was a "café"...My fancy schmancy restaurant was a "café" at first - CHEZ took a while. Which led me to the southern part of the puzzle. Which just kept filling in. OHM...<br /><br />Lady DiDiana, LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-44878966080752159682019-01-04T12:30:56.803-05:002019-01-04T12:30:56.803-05:00This one had tons of nice long answers. I finished...This one had tons of nice long answers. I finished with a guess at the crossing of 6A and 7D. I went with an L for ALTA/LETO and did my FIRSTDANCE of the day (a happy one) after realizing I guessed right. I still don't understand 22A, SYNS - Warm and toasty, e.g.: Abbr. Overall, it was a pretty decent puzzle. Not as great as yesterday's but they can't all be masterpieces. Well done Robyn Weintraub.<br />BTW: How many OHMS does it take to get into a ZEN state? thefogmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870509029973778266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-84202999360014013732019-01-04T12:29:43.945-05:002019-01-04T12:29:43.945-05:00Might have been record Fri-puz time if I’d have be...Might have been record Fri-puz time if I’d have been tracking. Finished it over tea while the missus was getting ready for work. Rare occurrence for a Friday. One nit to pick (probably since it was my only write-over) was with the last clue: A Breathalyzer does not *determine* a DUI, it determines a subject’s BAC (blood alcohol content). The Breathalyzer could determine that your BAC could be 0.02, or 0.00 for that matter in which case there’s no DUI. Only the officer *determines* whether to cite for DUI. Other than that, EZ.<br /><br />So the CONEY dog is big in MI, but what about Charles Feltman, a Coney Island pie-wagon vendor, credited with inventing the fast food, serving hot dachshund sausages in milk rolls as early as 1867? Go to the Gopher Bar in St. Paul, MN if you want one around here.<br /><br />I use a can cooler to HOLDMYBEER when it is ASCOLDASICE.<br /><br />I still miss Ron DIEGO.<br /><br />Not only Word of the Day, also yeah baby Olympian RAISA Smetanina.<br /><br />Lotsa long answers, but early-week easy. I TORE through it. <br />rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-82906196096808260952019-01-04T12:29:00.259-05:002019-01-04T12:29:00.259-05:00Darn, another dnf. Had mAkE instead of SAVE, with...Darn, another dnf. Had mAkE instead of SAVE, with EmIE to give AmIkE for in play, thinking it was an 'on air' deal.<br />Oh well, loved it nevertheless.centralscrewtinizerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03404913280254786506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-80605175572141275692019-01-04T10:28:05.279-05:002019-01-04T10:28:05.279-05:00SECT SEE ABBEYROAD TUTOR
HOLDMYBEER and SAVETHEDA...SECT SEE ABBEYROAD TUTOR<br /><br />HOLDMYBEER and SAVETHEDATE,<br />tho’ she’s ASCOLDASICE, THERE’S a chance<br />I’ll make that YOUNG NANNYSTATE,<br />“ABET’S ABET, you get my FIRSTDANCE.”<br /><br />--- DIEGO “CHE” REYES<br />Burma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-11655713951889875112018-12-01T11:03:18.517-05:002018-12-01T11:03:18.517-05:00The clue says: "Kind of dog found in New York...The clue says: "Kind of dog found in New York City." It doesn't say dog "only found in New York City." So what's the fuss? <br />(Although we were eating hot dogs in Brooklyn before people were even waking upright in Michigan!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-47609475790180152072018-12-01T02:43:42.340-05:002018-12-01T02:43:42.340-05:00I would agree with Rex that ARY was bad if the clu...I would agree with Rex that ARY was bad if the clue was "secret ending". I disagree with him because the clue was "secret ending?". I got it because of this indication of extra duplicity. ROPE got me to chuckle, so thumbs up there.albatross shellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04076278220407657633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-64364864043236021342018-11-30T23:34:23.010-05:002018-11-30T23:34:23.010-05:00Easiest Friday ever. I thought Rex would destroy i...Easiest Friday ever. I thought Rex would destroy it.Kckittyhttp://googlenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-38042637024366113482018-11-30T22:29:06.327-05:002018-11-30T22:29:06.327-05:00I'm 50/50 on this one. I flew through parts bu...I'm 50/50 on this one. I flew through parts but then....Hold my beer? What? C'mon. Settle down instead of tone it down I couldn't come back from. Defang I changed for neuter. Which worked with nuts on the down. And epic poetry???? Basically I got had, in PEN! Test tubes was a sad miss for me would've loved it and it was in my mental rolodex somewhere, but then I'd get orderly and my mental pride would swell the next answer out of my cortex. Oh well. Until tomorrow. Saturday? No way. :) GetWyndedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12741099348082028039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-3529137668280958672018-11-30T22:25:58.675-05:002018-11-30T22:25:58.675-05:00Wouldn’t a “true” coney dog be made of rabbit meat...Wouldn’t a “true” coney dog be made of rabbit meat?BarbieBarbienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-78822190979205967002018-11-30T17:11:58.033-05:002018-11-30T17:11:58.033-05:00Coping Saws are a type of woodworking tool. Presum...Coping Saws are a type of woodworking tool. Presumably they cope, though I've used one many times I don't know what that is...Unwiseowlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-33227280545275561682018-11-30T16:43:20.307-05:002018-11-30T16:43:20.307-05:00@michiganman - 1915 is before 1917 so Kalamazoo Co...@michiganman - 1915 is before 1917 so Kalamazoo Coney Island was before American or Lafayette. The original Todoroff was 1914, but it looks like each generation opened up new restaurants, so the family has claim to being first, but Todoroff’s Original ain’t the Original Todoroff’s. Of course, with Duly’s, Grandy’s, Onassis, Zeff’s, Zef’s, Detroit One, Leo’s, Kerby’s, National, et al. the Coney options in Detroit are far more extensive than anywhere else. Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-29945342165559227202018-11-30T15:25:25.980-05:002018-11-30T15:25:25.980-05:00Been doing the NYT since the days of Margaret Farr...Been doing the NYT since the days of Margaret Farrar. This one is as fresh and as brilliant as the driven snows of yesteryear. BRAVA TO THE NTH POWER. ENCORE!!!<br /><br />Best,<br /><br />john john towlenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-15108180401361146472018-11-30T14:29:39.561-05:002018-11-30T14:29:39.561-05:00Coney Island amusement park food.Coney Island amusement park food.Kreekiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11358398012588640011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-27746733697743459882018-11-30T13:54:09.232-05:002018-11-30T13:54:09.232-05:00Easy-ish, yes. Enjoyable, yes. Superb puzzle. T...Easy-ish, yes. Enjoyable, yes. Superb puzzle. Thanks very much.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-27497781943692387222018-11-30T13:35:14.300-05:002018-11-30T13:35:14.300-05:00Per Detroit Historical Society-
A Coney dog is a ...Per Detroit Historical Society-<br /><br />A Coney dog is a beef hotdog, topped with an all meat, beanless chili, diced white onions, and yellow mustard. A true Coney dog uses made-in-Michigan products.<br /><br />This popular food got its start in Michigan, although the exact location is still disputed. Three locations in Michigan all claim to be the birthplace of Coney dogs: American Coney Island in Detroit, Lafayette Coney Island in Detroit and Todoroff’s Original Coney Island in Jackson.<br /><br /><br />x<br /><br />michiganmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-15430372883562372832018-11-30T13:23:05.559-05:002018-11-30T13:23:05.559-05:00What, exactly, is your quibble?What, exactly, is your quibble?OffTheGridnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-66460817421532535162018-11-30T13:09:13.886-05:002018-11-30T13:09:13.886-05:00Like Robyn's last Friday puzzle, this took me ...Like Robyn's last Friday puzzle, this took me under two Rex's, which is always fun. Like Rex, I was chary about putting in LETO, thinking LEda, but the crosses let me know.<br /><br />I join the FreES club for FIRES, 33A. Were the newlyweds going to do a FIeSTa dance? Good thing that doesn't fit.<br /><br />My blaze through this grid got TONEd DOWN in the SW with RAISA and TCU. And the MYNA-REYES cross was an educated hail mary splatz - knowing REYES was a CA tie-in, I guessed correctly.<br /><br />I would channel my inner M&A (if only, right?) and try to clue ARY as "Game of Thrones character who meets a bad end??) So far ARYa is safe but who can tell what the new season will bring?<br /><br />Rex puts "Cold As Ice" in as his musical link on the day I hear it on the radio for the first time in (not long enough but) years. Some crazy college DJ must have gone back in the stacks. Could they have been inspired by the NYT puzzle? Somehow I doubt it but you never know.<br /><br />Thanks, Robyn, for another sweet Friday puzzle.Teedmnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12832353448839187816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-83941124175414789952018-11-30T13:04:53.059-05:002018-11-30T13:04:53.059-05:00What now arrows--????What now arrows--????Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-71749204778792631042018-11-30T12:57:45.892-05:002018-11-30T12:57:45.892-05:00Alternative to first dance 💃 as a n homage to mar...Alternative to first dance 💃 as a n homage to marriage is a fabulous idea. Thanks. Dave SFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15898572580649857816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-15515877875169953012018-11-30T12:56:04.090-05:002018-11-30T12:56:04.090-05:00Fabulous suggestion Fabulous suggestion Dave SFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15898572580649857816noreply@blogger.com