tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post2085171448880507333..comments2024-03-28T06:44:48.044-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: SUNDAY, July 20, 2008 – Barry C. Silk (ANCIENT GREEK COINS/NATIONAL FLOWER OF MEXICO)Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-47130049131429638972008-07-29T20:10:00.000-04:002008-07-29T20:10:00.000-04:00What a day, the Twins and the Times.I think you mu...What a day, the Twins and the Times.<BR/>I think you must get the NYC paper, as you know the Pioneer Press and Star Tribune are well behind the current blog. Thanks for your assessment of the puzzle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-46963708077122499832008-07-27T16:53:00.000-04:002008-07-27T16:53:00.000-04:00One week later, from Syndicationland:Very nice wri...One week later, from Syndicationland:<BR/><BR/>Very nice writeup SethG! I can imagine the reaction from other fans in the stands when you all displayed your grids for the photo.<BR/><BR/>ISOLA was a gimme for me since I remembered "La Isola Bonita" by Madonna. Only to discover upon Googling after solving that it was really "La Isla Bonita" (different language). Is there a term for misremembering a factoid so badly that one actually gets the right answer?<BR/><BR/>I had a real problem with <B>75d: Open court hearing (OYER)</B> since I knew for certain that the correct term was OYEZ. The cross (SAFER) forced me to put in the 'R' but I was convinced it was wrong.<BR/><BR/>And who knew from SKIRR, but I let it stand from the crosses (out here in hunting country we know our SPOOR).embienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01991001167394653649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-81674812783784040152008-07-21T18:10:00.000-04:002008-07-21T18:10:00.000-04:00Very nice writeup, Seth. I never did like the Met...Very nice writeup, Seth. I never did like the Metrodome as a baseball venue, however. I'd leave more plaudits about the writeup but I've got to SKIRR to the NABE for "Batman".The Asian Badgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15099126490170266724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-15196736519323202052008-07-21T01:10:00.000-04:002008-07-21T01:10:00.000-04:00This was a good puzzle to go with a baseball game....This was a good puzzle to go with a baseball game. Good combination, as long as the puzzle is reasonably challenging and the game's not too one-sided. And I found this difficult, even with the theme helping. Must have expended too much mental power trying to figure out the Batman movie, so that when I got to the puzzle after the matinee, it was fits and starts. Finally, after reading some of the Clues a dozen times, with at least 10 spaces open, I figured it's Rex time. Never want to give up, but since I never much liked the cut of this puzzle's jib, I figured it was OK. Not that it wasn't a strong puzzle, I was just a bad solver.<BR/><BR/>SPOOR is a good new word for the Puzzler's Lexicon.fergushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17056002311944010536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-89332223036273150392008-07-21T00:29:00.000-04:002008-07-21T00:29:00.000-04:00You know what cheese makes for good nachos, Seth? ...You know what cheese makes for good nachos, Seth? Pepelnjak cheese.Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-24914424636312190022008-07-20T23:05:00.000-04:002008-07-20T23:05:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.foodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13052189131129098616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-86055214052255242482008-07-20T21:02:00.000-04:002008-07-20T21:02:00.000-04:00Creamed beets!Creamed beets!Bill Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13741876820211768387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-3994792593103073892008-07-20T20:48:00.000-04:002008-07-20T20:48:00.000-04:00@dk I agree we definitely should do a baby shower....@dk I agree we definitely should do a baby shower. <BR/>No beets - just baby foodchefbeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15195945085405126511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-88569473961282041012008-07-20T20:47:00.000-04:002008-07-20T20:47:00.000-04:00@jannieb The call to order is not "oyer" but "oyez...@jannieb The call to order is not "oyer" but "oyez", a Franco-Norman imperative pluralAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-59035261353939719252008-07-20T20:25:00.000-04:002008-07-20T20:25:00.000-04:00For me, this was a deadly combination of difficult...For me, this was a deadly combination of difficulty and boredom. Had "spoor" right away, couldn't cross it, erased it, finished the rest of the puzzle, cane back to that section, put "spoor" back in, gnashed teeth, got disgusted, came here. If I'm going to be challenged, I want to be rewarded with cleverness, humor, SOMETHING. This must have come from the back of Shortz's filing cabinet.MommaJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09905471636159548367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-67329638487289786172008-07-20T19:31:00.000-04:002008-07-20T19:31:00.000-04:00Not a pleasing puzzle for me today. I got all the ...Not a pleasing puzzle for me today. I got all the relatively fun stuff right away, and then became obsessively stuck filling in the (for me) obscure bits. Finally managed it, with help, and breathed a sigh of relief that it was over.<BR/><BR/>@ Barry: You are not alone. My approach is basically the same as yours on the harder puzzles. I generally enjoy the research and the learning experience. But I don't like it at all when I have to google a map to find a city or town I've never heard of in some three-letter compass direction from a given point. I have no obvious use for the information gained thereby.<BR/><BR/>CharlesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-58216922808155447742008-07-20T18:48:00.000-04:002008-07-20T18:48:00.000-04:00one more thing now that I think about it... Strip ...one more thing now that I think about it... Strip clubs surround the Twins dome so I'm think-in this Goonies stuff is a bit suspicious. <BR/><BR/>ooops, ignore me it is just the fumes from the camp fuel. <BR/><BR/>An aside, I have a tiny espresso maker (fits on a backpack camp stove) that everyone I camp with makes fun of... until 7 AM... read the Little Red Hen for the results.dkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17317008233459295376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-66157089374676880172008-07-20T18:39:00.000-04:002008-07-20T18:39:00.000-04:00Remember, remember the fifth of November, (The gun...Remember, remember the fifth of November, (The gun powder plot and V for Vendetta.<BR/><BR/>OK puzzle for me, All the @Sethg references to the twin cities including the last MTM one were... dorkey! (Note: I am a NYC transplant so whatever I say is crapola). But I did see the NY Dolls at the Minnesota State Fair.... way cool.<BR/><BR/>I want to do a x-word baby shower for our substitute (sssh, @sethg will never know we are talking about him) . Think of the gifts, the food items and I personally will ensure the child will become an unbalanced adult. <BR/><BR/>Just to be fair I think we should send @puzzlegirl all our great music and I have adjusted @wades West Law bill (well that one did go up).<BR/><BR/>I am off to Madeline Island for 5 days of camping fun. So you will have 5 days free of lame commentary.... or will you.<BR/><BR/>Ciaodkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17317008233459295376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-40756497620953991482008-07-20T18:30:00.000-04:002008-07-20T18:30:00.000-04:00@ hudsonhawk: interesting thought re Toledo Ohio a...@ hudsonhawk: interesting thought re Toledo Ohio and Spain. I assumed that it was Ohio because Spaniards don't measure distances in miles, but in kilometers, I think.Pythiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06121774603671545699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-6255525357793663172008-07-20T17:24:00.000-04:002008-07-20T17:24:00.000-04:00This was not one of my favorite Sundays. Random le...This was not one of my favorite Sundays. Random letters in long phrases make up chess piece names? Huzzah? Then there's all the SPOOR (which is the word that should replace "crosswordese" - much more economical, and vivid).<BR/><BR/>Seth, that pic of you all at the game with your grids is priceless. Thanks so much for your original approach to xword blogging.<BR/><BR/>You all can expect your Monday write-up early (i.e. "tonight" your time). It's 9:20 am here. I'll probably blog the puzzle after second breakfast, if I can keep my wonderful in-laws from over-planning my day. Sun is out today, and so beautiful is it that I can barely keep my focus on the keyboard. 360 degree view of mountain landscapes in the morning sun. But you know that by now. Expect pics with Monday's write-up.<BR/><BR/>Aroha nui,<BR/>rpRex Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-43574930003634179242008-07-20T17:03:00.000-04:002008-07-20T17:03:00.000-04:00Lorna Doone is the title character in a novel by *...Lorna Doone is the title character in a novel by *Somebody* Blackmore. I had to read it for Freshman year High school summer reading. Hated it. <BR/><BR/>I had such trouble with the crosses in that area that I started to think my answer was wrong, but that's about as close to a sure thing there is...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-65305726392473392862008-07-20T16:55:00.000-04:002008-07-20T16:55:00.000-04:00I was able to get Ostend because I was at James Bu...I was able to get Ostend because I was at James Buchanan's house Wheatland in Lancaster, PA on Thursday. He was one of the three writers of it while he was minister to Britain.Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15126507065196708703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-71522474418913773692008-07-20T16:52:00.000-04:002008-07-20T16:52:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15126507065196708703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-65872819551888494352008-07-20T15:59:00.000-04:002008-07-20T15:59:00.000-04:00Feeling very good about my puzzle activity today I...Feeling very good about my puzzle activity today I came down with a thud: I needed Wade's comment to take another look at that salad..... <BR/><BR/>P.S. I don't like my beets hiding in the greenery!machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-8706569710076099002008-07-20T15:23:00.000-04:002008-07-20T15:23:00.000-04:00@wade and anyone else who careshttp://www.wholefoo...@wade and anyone else who cares<BR/><BR/>http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/recipes/salad/beet_roastedgoatcheese.htmlchefbeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15195945085405126511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-44204700454486632232008-07-20T15:16:00.000-04:002008-07-20T15:16:00.000-04:00Hm, no puppy pix but a b*seball play-by-play. Win...Hm, no puppy pix but a b*seball play-by-play. Win some, lose some (in that order ;-)<BR/><BR/>Chess, now that I like. For once I solved from the top down, and so noticed and used the theme but wondered why there were 7 theme entries when there are only 6 chess pieces. I liked the resolution of this quandary.<BR/><BR/>Yes, "broad" for 54A:DAME surprised me too. I've long wondered whether the "promiscuous woman" definition is related somehow with the Biblical prostitute Rahab (see the Book of Joshua, chapter 2), whose name literally means "broad" in Hebrew!<BR/><BR/>NDEAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-18915988985109735912008-07-20T15:09:00.000-04:002008-07-20T15:09:00.000-04:00Bill, obviously you were thinking of Eugene V. Deb...Bill, obviously you were thinking of Eugene V. Debs. You damn pinko.<BR/><BR/>What this write-up really needs is a good photo of a beet salad. Wait a minute! . . .RodeoToadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03374112725461339067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-31358122764338696432008-07-20T15:03:00.000-04:002008-07-20T15:03:00.000-04:00a fun easy sunday puzzle and a fun write-up even t...a fun easy sunday puzzle and a fun write-up even tho I'm not a baseball fan. I got knight and king right away and figured the circles were all chessmen. But couldnt figure out what the 7th man was. Took forever to get chinese mustard and realize chess.chefbeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15195945085405126511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-8803189695285079332008-07-20T15:02:00.000-04:002008-07-20T15:02:00.000-04:00Mr Maleska's middle initial is T not V as I said i...Mr Maleska's middle initial is T not V as I said in my post. My errorBill from NJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10103923612595508277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-78143848771954285272008-07-20T14:36:00.000-04:002008-07-20T14:36:00.000-04:00I did the SE first, so I got Chinese Mustard and C...I did the SE first, so I got Chinese Mustard and Chess immediately. Then I realized the theme and backtracked Bishop, Queen, and Knight - which made those answers very easy. Unfortunatlely I knew Anthony Hopkins but it never dawned on me to preface it with SIR - so I had 3 blank spaces at the beginning. The only "problem" with theme puzzles is that you get all the gimmies. I knew spoor but I never heard skirr - again its a good thing for contextural analysis. I was also unfamiliar with JAPES but I guessed oPere as a language variation of opera. <BR/>I enjoyed the writeup combined with the Twins game. I find doing the puzzle at some event,(concert, show, etc) is more enjoyable. Its even more enjoyable if the concert, show, etc is not especially enjoyable!! <BR/>I thought that Lorna Doone was a cookie - so I guess Blackmore is a competitor of Keebler.<BR/>I went to Mamma Mia yeaterday and I wish that I hadn't finished the puzzle before I went!!!!!<BR/>But I made my wife happy by going with her.alanrichardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06395356843823270129noreply@blogger.com