tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post2077699548387705927..comments2024-03-28T11:49:08.281-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: For those who think young sloganeer once / WED 7-28-21 / Signal that a reply is coming in a messaging app / Be motto for wikipedia contributors / Noted colonial pamphleteer / Diatribe trigger / Remove from danger informallyRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger111125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-87000409043477643552021-09-01T19:21:41.783-04:002021-09-01T19:21:41.783-04:00I like this puzzle a lot -- UP TO A [fine] POINT: ...I like this puzzle a lot -- UP TO A [fine] POINT: Too often, I TRY, the “Modest reply to a compliment", comes across more like a phony expression of modesty.leftcoasternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-19672083275818220972021-09-01T18:58:01.877-04:002021-09-01T18:58:01.877-04:00SyndieLinks, not SyndieLinds. sheesh
Diana, LIWSyndieLinks, not SyndieLinds. sheesh<br /><br />Diana, LIWDiana, LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-38828457695337396102021-09-01T18:50:04.801-04:002021-09-01T18:50:04.801-04:00I don't get why Jimmy Choo or the guy who simp...I don't get why Jimmy Choo or the guy who simply writes his name on clothes--Tommy Hilfiger--get their big bucks either. If anybody knows...and don't just simply tell me, oh so condescendingly, that I'm too dumb to understand.spacecrafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09125304293611865503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-18372791799154508932021-09-01T15:02:18.625-04:002021-09-01T15:02:18.625-04:00@Spacey - as I've mentioned before, when Rex h...@Spacey - as I've mentioned before, when Rex has a guest host in FutureLand (today's current NYT puzzle), the guest host doesn't know how to turn on the SyndieLink. Maybe they don't have access to it - I don't know. Anyway, I agree that it's a pain!<br /><br />But this puzzle was not painful. A couple of fun misdirects (see JOIN/JELL above) but all became clear once errors were corrected. Unlike the reason why Pollock's paintings are so well known. I. Don't. Get. It.<br /><br />Diana, Lady-in-Waiting for Crosswords, Hoping for the return of SyndieLindsDiana, LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-28095770481036948332021-09-01T14:29:18.451-04:002021-09-01T14:29:18.451-04:00According to the New York Times, crosswords are ga...According to the New York Times, crosswords are gaining popularity among a younger audience:<br /><br />https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/31/crosswords/want-to-join-my-crossword-group-chat.htmlthefogmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870509029973778266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-25011144360625748932021-09-01T14:07:03.509-04:002021-09-01T14:07:03.509-04:00Most can go in the garage and produce a dribbled a...Most can go in the garage and produce a dribbled and splatted canvas. Not art, but a gimmick.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-3963234951708615912021-09-01T13:03:25.856-04:002021-09-01T13:03:25.856-04:00@Spacey - I had the same experience with LAPD-nyPD...@Spacey - I had the same experience with LAPD-nyPD and JELL-Join. Tricky little misdirect that one…thefogmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870509029973778266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-89322638472753412522021-09-01T12:08:03.911-04:002021-09-01T12:08:03.911-04:00SLIPON OIL
UPTOAPOINT ITRY, and ORNATE IT ain'...SLIPON OIL<br /><br />UPTOAPOINT ITRY, and ORNATE IT ain't,<br />ONLY with PAINE I CRY, and DRIBBLE my PAINT.<br /><br />--- JACKSON POLLOCKBurma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-3232670577846096192021-09-01T11:45:13.378-04:002021-09-01T11:45:13.378-04:00@unknown 6:01: You are correct, the disheveled det...@unknown 6:01: You are correct, the disheveled detective does indeed work for the LAPD--but there's no mistake. 53 down is not Join (a trap I fell into myself but later corrected, precisely on account of the police dep't.) but JELL, which also means come together. Nasty trap, that one.<br /><br />Absent for a couple days due to a bit of minor surgery, I return only to find that old Rip Van Winkle of a syndilinker to be snoozing AGAIN! Since Saturday! Must I wait twenty years?? I am really, REALLY getting tired of this.<br /><br />I can't give DOD to PETUNIAPIG--sorry, Porky--so...ah, there she is: EVA!<br /><br />A few unknowns in this one: ROCKCOD, REDBUD; but still overall fairly easy, once I got that J-word straightened out. IDIGIT, UPTOAPOINT. Birdie.<br /><br />spacecrafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09125304293611865503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-40313128168196712832021-09-01T10:22:57.226-04:002021-09-01T10:22:57.226-04:00Good one. My one mistake was rOAR at 58D which I s...Good one. My one mistake was rOAR at 58D which I should have stopped for a second and fixed but ARIOrO sounded okay..thefogmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870509029973778266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-23852594059353305992021-07-29T18:01:12.741-04:002021-07-29T18:01:12.741-04:00I believe I’ve found an error in the puzzle. 67 Ac...I believe I’ve found an error in the puzzle. 67 Across- Org. For Lt. Columbo. He was a detective for the LAPD, not the NYPD. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07539364070977460243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-85268924350018466192021-07-29T04:31:33.238-04:002021-07-29T04:31:33.238-04:00TENNIS CAMP was LOVEly.TENNIS CAMP was LOVEly.Charles Flasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16588962898277593533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-45468052758049667812021-07-29T03:04:16.075-04:002021-07-29T03:04:16.075-04:00TENNIS CAMP was perfect!!TENNIS CAMP was perfect!!Charles Flasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16588962898277593533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-47064662382333868222021-07-29T01:11:42.967-04:002021-07-29T01:11:42.967-04:00@elaine2
Eastcoaster thanks you.@elaine2<br />Eastcoaster thanks you.albatross shellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04076278220407657633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-57614695098704413392021-07-29T00:56:14.333-04:002021-07-29T00:56:14.333-04:00I always thought his apt nickname was Jack the Dri...I always thought his apt nickname was Jack the DripperBruce Fieggenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02676126412631174236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-15373430469565932352021-07-29T00:53:51.334-04:002021-07-29T00:53:51.334-04:00I always thought his apt nickname was Jack the Dri...I always thought his apt nickname was Jack the DripperBruce Fieggenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02676126412631174236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-87221068520275768192021-07-28T23:51:19.293-04:002021-07-28T23:51:19.293-04:00For future reference for all you East Coast dwelle...For future reference for all you East Coast dwellers, Rock Cod is a Pacific Ocean fish. Very available as a food fish out here, very common. "True" Cod not as available on this coast.<br /><br />I agree that "dribble" is a weird word for Pollock's style, but I liked the puzzle anyway. (I always think of "spatter."elaine2noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-27078601577237716942021-07-28T23:11:02.525-04:002021-07-28T23:11:02.525-04:00@Anon/Villager 6:31 - As I said earlier, you are r...@Anon/Villager 6:31 - As I said earlier, you are reading it on a blog on the internet so you know it has to be true. As sole proprietor of <i>Z’s Placebo and Tentacle</i> on the Marina in Rye, NY I’ve been angling for Apple to sponsor our back room ping pong gambling ring but they somewhere got the notion that we serve bunches of cocaine in our 226 unique varieties of Oreos and are balking at finalizing the deal. BTW, you may notice a plethora of OREO varieties on your grocer shelf. That is also the result of product placement deal because Will needs more OREO clues. <i>Triple Double Neapolitan ______</i>?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Oreo_varieties" rel="nofollow">note the boxed comment at the top</a>Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-61084904979475118032021-07-28T23:10:21.831-04:002021-07-28T23:10:21.831-04:00Worked it. Theme was irrelevant. Because the theme...Worked it. Theme was irrelevant. Because the theme was invisible to me it worked above average. Meh.(popular clue that was NOT in this puzzle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-90115086694477792222021-07-28T23:01:44.207-04:002021-07-28T23:01:44.207-04:00@Roo
Best wishes for you and your dad. As a Pennsy...@Roo<br />Best wishes for you and your dad. As a Pennsylvanian I feel I should apologize. Sorry and take care.albatross shellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04076278220407657633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-77556923053411852872021-07-28T22:57:19.092-04:002021-07-28T22:57:19.092-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.albatross shellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04076278220407657633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-44558971182765578752021-07-28T22:12:01.622-04:002021-07-28T22:12:01.622-04:00What a bunch of awesome people on here! ❤️
Thanks:...What a bunch of awesome people on here! ❤️<br />Thanks:<br />@Frantic Sloth<br />@M&A<br />@JC66<br />@Teedmn<br />@kitshef<br />@Anon 1:52<br />@Joe Dipinto<br />@Gill I<br />@A<br />@pabloinnh<br />@Joaquin<br />@Whatsername<br />@Carola<br />@chefwen<br />@Lewis<br />@Z<br /><br />Let's hope we bent God's ear. 👼<br /><br />RooMonster Appreciative Guy<br />RooMonsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14103892151115549684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-46943021530400273002021-07-28T21:42:51.342-04:002021-07-28T21:42:51.342-04:00🤣🤣american glasserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13880043699856532182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-58351530779332673302021-07-28T21:41:44.756-04:002021-07-28T21:41:44.756-04:00Alcohoism is a disease, maybe we shouldn't jud...Alcohoism is a disease, maybe we shouldn't judge him *too* harshly.american glasserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13880043699856532182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-32707849539686986292021-07-28T21:27:21.172-04:002021-07-28T21:27:21.172-04:00@kitshef
Oops. 😂@kitshef<br /><br />Oops. 😂JC66https://www.blogger.com/profile/05324615675333287919noreply@blogger.com