tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post2051818355801831658..comments2024-03-28T16:43:37.613-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Topkapi Palace resident / FRI 5-6-16 / Architect sculptor with eponymous New York museum / Home to naturally pink Lake Retba / Mamie Eisenhower hairstyle / Like atoms with full outer shells / Speedball component Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger88125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-68049704468038225692016-06-13T19:03:17.327-04:002016-06-13T19:03:17.327-04:00Basically a polite WTF.Basically a polite WTF.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-7351360113046805772016-06-11T08:44:36.111-04:002016-06-11T08:44:36.111-04:00@kitshef - now that's funny@kitshef - now that's funnyrondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-47751779535434934502016-06-11T00:18:47.381-04:002016-06-11T00:18:47.381-04:00I always loved card catalogs. Those enticing tiny ...I always loved card catalogs. Those enticing tiny drawers filled with reading adventures. I miss them, My son is a librarian and used old cards to write notes and reminders. I loved those notes because I could turn them over and see if it was a book I wanted to read.<br /><br />I also miss Pluto as a planet and brontosaurus, although I read that they are reassessing the skeleton.<br /><br />I enjoyed the puzzle, I read and watch Game of Thrones, you haters should know that there is a lot more going on than just sex and violence. Also, I'm a quilter so rather than lemonade, When life gives you scraps, make quilts.<br /><br />I'll be at the tourney Sunday. I'll be on the lookout for rondo, teedmn and Diana.kathy of the towernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-62460973361062036592016-06-10T21:48:53.806-04:002016-06-10T21:48:53.806-04:00@rondo - Janet RENO not to your taste, I take it?@rondo - Janet RENO not to your taste, I take it?kitshefnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-20673296108063910952016-06-10T17:18:55.264-04:002016-06-10T17:18:55.264-04:00The "cheeks" sections almost did me in. ...The "cheeks" sections almost did me in. No, I don't see cheeks either, although I thought the grid bore a resemblance to Bert of Muppets fame.<br /><br />I take pride in only watching one episode of GAME OF THRONES and vowing to never watch another. However, got it from GA-. The CJCREGGS area was by far the toughest, having to mull over ebrO vs ARNO, but finally AGREE came to me. Over on the East cheek, I had no idea who NOGUCHI was/is, but eventually the crosses saved the day. I spent more time on the two "cheeks" than on the rest of the puzzle. Re BRONZE, I think there is a product that you slap on to give you a pseudotan, a la Trump, and I think people call this BRONZing, maybe.<br /><br />Btw, a propos of nothing, SUNDOWN of course was a Billboard #1 for the still-great Gordon Lightfoot.<br /><br />Regarding partials, @Spacey, all I can say is that I partially understand.rain forestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-70327925221864328412016-06-10T16:21:02.142-04:002016-06-10T16:21:02.142-04:00BTW, @Rex, I know you had puzzles, not history, in...BTW, @Rex, I know you had puzzles, not history, in mind when you wrote your review; nevertheless, I had a twinge of pain at your casual dismissal of ATTU. Though much less well-remembered than later battles in the South pacific, the casualty rate of American forces at the Battle of Attu in 1943, measured as American casualties relative to size of the enemy force, was second only to Iwo Jima. Attu was the site of the only enemy occupation of incorporated American territory during WWII, the only land battle of World War II fought on incorporated US territory, and the only place where non-combatant US citizens were taken captive by enemy forces on American soil. The US Seventh Infantry Division suffered more than 1,500 casualties retaking the island. Of the occupying Japanese force of 3,000 men, only 29 survived. The battlefield is today a National Historic Landmark, and the site of a monument to fallen soldiers of both nations. It may be overused in crosswords, but deserves to be remembered.Sailorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05185068601066087185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-19937513819453632752016-06-10T14:07:08.951-04:002016-06-10T14:07:08.951-04:00Medium and fun for me, with some tough spots, all ...Medium and fun for me, with some tough spots, all arrayed in four semi-distinct sections.<br /><br />First opening was CARDCATALOG paired with ISBNS. This helped a lot in completing that Northern stack. The Southern stack was harder, but the crosses made that quite gettable.<br /><br />The last to go were the two names in the middle: CJCREGG and NOGUCHI. I liked Janney a lot in West Wing, but had a hard time recalling her character's name; hadn't heard of NOGUCHI, but crosses came to the rescue. <br /><br />Didn't recall Henry Clay as a WHIG but it fit.<br /><br />Good Friday exercise, and I enjoyed it. Now to the gym for another workout.<br /><br />leftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-19551005231771463092016-06-10T12:22:44.510-04:002016-06-10T12:22:44.510-04:00So, I guess this was easy if you watch nighttime T...So, I guess this was easy if you watch nighttime TV, go to obscure New York museums, and spend any time in Florence. I don’t, and it wasn’t. 1A was fun - can’t remember when I last saw one of those, but I'm sure it's been decades. I would have wagered that they had disappeared before ISBNS came into use, but I would have lost that bet. The rest of the long answers were just...long. ATH, REPEN and BANGS were all groaners. I’m pleased to have finished without Googling, but did not enjoy it much.Sailorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05185068601066087185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-68475130834605605272016-06-10T12:17:32.246-04:002016-06-10T12:17:32.246-04:00This presented varying degrees of difficulty. I...This presented varying degrees of difficulty. I'd have called it overall medium were it not for the right "cheek." (The grid doesn't look like a face of any kind to me; I thought it was a goalpost with a quarter turn.) Had CHIFFON and INERT poking up from below, but I'm proud to say I am ignorant of the contents of a "speedball" as clued. Except for THIS kind:<br /><br />"He could throw that speedball by you; make you look like a fool!"<br /><br />Ah, glory days: when Ed MCMAHON was a late-night big name. Which fits the H_N ending. How close I came to a DNF with THAT gaffe. "Bronze" as a VERB?? OK, maybe in Olympics: "I finished third; I BRONZED." But..."I think I'll go outside and BRONZE." Nah. Doesn't work. How we're supposed to arrive at GETATAN for "Bronze" is an unfair, convoluted journey. I did end up with it--on crosses. That whole section was monstrously tough. LITUP, and OMG--it's a FIRST name! But of all the STEPHENS you could pick for a clue, it had to be that goofball. Never mind one of the greatest storytellers of all time: King. Never mind one of the most brilliant minds of all time--who just now has come up with a new black hole theory: Hawking. No. You pick that ass Colbert. I am not going to be kind scoring this hole, brother.<br /><br />Of all the fill weaknesses listed by OFL, how did he miss ONAT? See, @Rainy, now THERE's an awkward partial. If you can't see that, I can explain no further.<br /><br />Hand up for deed before TURN. Med-chall. Liked most of it. He sinks a snaky 60-footer to save par.spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-60121090190993289502016-06-10T10:29:07.870-04:002016-06-10T10:29:07.870-04:00Easy my @$$. Not easy for me. Can’t say exactly wh...Easy my @$$. Not easy for me. Can’t say exactly why, but just look at that 33a and 36a line of CJCREGG and NOGUCHI. That contributed to this puz being one of the all-time SLOGS for me. I watched West Wing some, but CJCREGG would never have surfaced. And I’m still not liking AGREE for “tally”. That clue should be REPENned.<br /><br />And there ARNO yeah babies to be found, unless we go back to CJCREGG and Ms. Janney. There, I’ve mentioned CJCREGG a bunch, so you can feel my disdain.<br /><br />Planning to meet @teedMN and @Diana,LIW tomorrow. Anyone else coming to the MN Xword tourney on Sunday?<br /><br />No joy for me as I made my PLANFOR a DNF. DNL.<br />rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-42525006335464772962016-06-10T10:01:50.452-04:002016-06-10T10:01:50.452-04:00SUNDOWN STAGE
To GETATAN all over, PLANFOR it and...SUNDOWN STAGE<br /><br />To GETATAN all over, PLANFOR it and LEARN<br />to MAKETHEBESTOFIT now and then DOAGOODTURN.<br /><br />--- STEPHEN NOGUCHI<br />Burma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-18907545586696292462016-05-08T14:11:27.604-04:002016-05-08T14:11:27.604-04:00@Mel... One G is old mob slang for a thousand doll...@Mel... One G is old mob slang for a thousand dollar bill.<br />So is a Thou...short for thousand.<br /><br />Back when z that was real money.Titahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16368251255494687496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-61295897101648876052016-05-08T13:27:33.865-04:002016-05-08T13:27:33.865-04:00somebody please explain 7D. How do "G" a...somebody please explain 7D. How do "G" and "thou" have anything to do with each other? Mel Curryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03950050340347524535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-76996852163656098052016-05-06T22:45:22.127-04:002016-05-06T22:45:22.127-04:00After griping all week, I wanted to like this puzz...After griping all week, I wanted to like this puzzle even more than I wanted to like yesterday's (which I found disappointing). <br /><br />Alas, it was not to be. CARD CATALOG? They are extinct. Not crazy about words that others mentioned (REPEN, ATH). WHIG for Clay took me a couple of minutes. I'm a fan of Colbert but did not expect STEPHEN as "Big-name in late-night"). <br /><br />Honestly, I had more fun last night doing an old Mel Taub Puns and Anagrams from an anthology that must date from the 1960s.notarysojackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14393842095041585457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-69431419585316395232016-05-06T22:21:20.361-04:002016-05-06T22:21:20.361-04:00@Hartley, I like your idea of the little wooden dr...@Hartley, I like your idea of the little wooden drawers. Makes a nice counterpart to the CHIFFON and SATIN lingerie (Which looks best in NOIR, I think. The rouge looks best in the cheeks.)<br /><br />re REPEN<br />Indeed, REPEN works better for them that coon* dogs, whom after the repenning would be repenned. The REPENT belongs to them what done the repen-ing.<br />*@lms, ya hadda make them hounds be coon hounds, didnja?<br /><br />Kinda cool that yesterday we had VERSACE, and today No Versace, NOGUCHI.<br /><br />Liked it all, but it were the SW had that certain HAR-NESS that particularly pleases so many.<br /><br />LIMpid.<br /><br />................<br /><br />ps: Got back home tonight and checked the Commentariat,saw my comment wasn't there and was all set to start expostulating about the moderation. Checked my other laptop and saw I hadn't it 'Publish' before I left the house.Sorry, @Rex.Leapfingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14243620614139990887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-67455504718623705662016-05-06T20:53:16.267-04:002016-05-06T20:53:16.267-04:00@Tita...Yoiks...I laughed...Again!@Tita...Yoiks...I laughed...Again!GILL I.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05605766053820226324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-6825684520128658902016-05-06T19:14:03.556-04:002016-05-06T19:14:03.556-04:00Quality Puzzle Alert with a nice surprise ending. ...<a href="http://gluttonforpun.blogspot.ca" rel="nofollow">Quality Puzzle Alert</a> with a nice surprise ending. If you are reading later on, the May 5 puzzle titled <i>Squished Bugs</i> is the puzzle I'm referencing.<br /><br />@Nick Danger - I'm HHS Class of '79. If you ain't Dutch you ain't much. (Yes, we really did yell that from the stands, with feeling)Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-79083205142070936042016-05-06T18:58:17.479-04:002016-05-06T18:58:17.479-04:00@GILL I, of course I had a few freckles, but not t...@GILL I, of course I had a few freckles, but not the red hair to complete the look, The red hair skipped several generations from my great grandfather to my niece.. Aketihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07059835429995060000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-44113740610324901592016-05-06T17:45:14.532-04:002016-05-06T17:45:14.532-04:00@Aketi....BANGS...No freckles?@Aketi....BANGS...No freckles?GILL I.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05605766053820226324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-51602017173551768632016-05-06T16:50:13.376-04:002016-05-06T16:50:13.376-04:00@Dan Quayle (10:42) -- If I hadn't been having...@Dan Quayle (10:42) -- If I hadn't been having a major crisis on my email account (which @Hartley 70 got me through before my blood pressure passed the point of no return), I would have commented earlier on how much I loved your LASSOES comment.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16737377749030219974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-69400855072691653812016-05-06T16:21:30.018-04:002016-05-06T16:21:30.018-04:00@Lobster, Touché.@Lobster, Touché.Hartley70https://www.blogger.com/profile/00557118655188472450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-21229713571015637622016-05-06T16:11:08.990-04:002016-05-06T16:11:08.990-04:00Lol, @Lobster... My variation... I have the poten...Lol, @Lobster... My variation... I have the potential to remember a random one of the same three jokes.<br />The only one that is clean is this one, that the puzzle jogged into pole position.<br /><br />A woman brought a very limp parrot into a veterinary hospital. As she lay her pet on the table, the vet pulled out his stethoscope and listened to the bird's chest. After a moment or two, the Vet shook his head sadly and said, "I'm so sorry, Polly has passed away." <br /> <br />The distressed owner wailed, "Are you sure? I mean, you haven't done any testing on him or anything. He might just be in a coma or something." <br /> <br />The vet rolled his eyes, shrugged, turned and left the room returning a few moments later with beautiful black Labrador. As the bird's owner looked on in amazement, the dog stood on his hind legs, put his front paws on the examination table and sniffed the dead parrot from top to bottom. He then looked at the vet with sad eyes and shook his head. <br /> <br />The vet led the dog out but returned a few moments later with a cat. The cat jumped up and also sniffed delicately at the ex-bird. The cat sat back, shook its head, meowed and ran out of the room. The vet looked at the woman and said, "I'm sorry; but like I said, your parrot is most definitely, 100% certifiably ...dead." <br /> <br />He then produced a bill and handed it to her. Still in shock, she took the bill. "$150 just to tell me my bird is dead?!" <br /> <br />The vet shrugged. "If you'd taken my word for it, the bill would only have been $20, but with the Lab Report and the Cat Scan, what did you expect?" <br />[Groan...at least this might knock Mr. Ed off the tray for a while. And yes, I lifted this version off the intertubes.]Titahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16368251255494687496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-49978612161541017082016-05-06T15:45:24.790-04:002016-05-06T15:45:24.790-04:00Learned something interesting today. I didn't ...Learned something interesting today. I didn't know that my living room coffee table was a NOGUCHI. Won't forget that one for a while. Easy Friday for me, under 12 minutes, much to my surprise. Sometimes takes until Sunday morning to finish, but started with CATSCAN in NW and just kept going counterclockwise until finished. Had DO A GOOD DEED for a few moments until nothing else down fit. Agree REPEN is rather arcane. Looking for a harder tomorrow.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02157062187130604062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-77098801818619296032016-05-06T15:41:28.779-04:002016-05-06T15:41:28.779-04:00@JoeBleaux,
Re: WOE
It can be read either of two...@JoeBleaux,<br /><br />Re: WOE<br /><br />It can be read either of two ways, similar but not exactly the same.<br /><br />What On Earth??? (i. e. No idea what that clue means.)<br /><br />Or: that clue brought me to woe.<br /><br /><br />Wm. C.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-72169519059407440862016-05-06T15:35:12.195-04:002016-05-06T15:35:12.195-04:00@Joe Bleaux - WOE, or WoE, is an acronym for What ...@Joe Bleaux - WOE, or WoE, is an acronym for What on Earth (or Who on Earth, if a person), and is used to denote a word or clue that one does not recognize. If Glenn Gulliver appeared in a crossword, your understandable reaction would be 'WoE?'.kitshefnoreply@blogger.com