tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post2529600678300734750..comments2024-03-29T07:47:07.663-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: "And They're Off..." — a Rex Parker free puzzleRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-4067637729030469172017-10-27T10:26:21.009-04:002017-10-27T10:26:21.009-04:00Gambling Online The game is open, fun, interesting...Gambling Online The game is open, fun, interesting.<br /> <a href="https://www.gclub-bet.com/royal1688-play-on-web" rel="nofollow">Royal1688</a> If we were talking about playing online games. The game is very popular. Everyone wants to enjoy the good times. Online Casinos You have to play multiplayer games. Depends on the original language to choose.<br /><br /> By maintaining a win percentage, this case may not apply. Main Online Casino The importance of the game. 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Thanks! Must have missed that from the...D'oh! Thanks! Must have missed that from the downs. Makes me like it even more!CoolPapaDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11542059534657415505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-65969932498949763662009-12-11T00:48:21.172-05:002009-12-11T00:48:21.172-05:00look at the last clue across it reveals the themelook at the last clue across it reveals the themeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-43417672956192998972009-12-10T22:06:37.511-05:002009-12-10T22:06:37.511-05:00Rex -This was FANTASTIC-on par with anything I'...Rex -This was FANTASTIC-on par with anything I've seen lately, including ones linked to from Puzzle Pointers (Ephraim's). Tough but fun. I still cannot get the theme, despite having a filled grid. I'll keep staring until someone jumps in and tells me what will make me say "D'oh!"CoolPapaDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11542059534657415505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-30156203143443389122009-12-10T17:57:32.510-05:002009-12-10T17:57:32.510-05:00Nice puzzle Rex. Thank you!Nice puzzle Rex. Thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-52799232232226627532009-12-10T17:27:40.117-05:002009-12-10T17:27:40.117-05:00I use ScribD to host my .pdf files (which I guess ...I use ScribD to host my .pdf files (which I guess you can see if you just look at the picture of the puzzle w/i the write-up). For some reason this puzzle made something called the "hotlist" over there and is featured in the sidebar of the main home page, I guess. Whatever's going on, the puzzle has over 1000 reads from today alone, and people have begun (for the first time) to "subscribe" to my ScribD feed, which I didn't even know you could do. Cool. <br /><br />Thank you all for your comments. If you like bonus puzzles and discussing strengths/weakness thereof, I recommend stopping by the "Island of Lost Puzzles" at the Forum @ crosswordfiend.com (where I host the .puz files of my puzzles). Really good stuff ends up there sometimes (see esp. a recent puzzle by Joon Pahk, with an interesting non-publication history...)<br /><br />rpRex Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-85519508855246124702009-12-10T15:30:35.220-05:002009-12-10T15:30:35.220-05:00@joho, mac, HH
Here's the tricky part with fol...@joho, mac, HH<br />Here's the tricky part with folks saying the clues seem hard...<br />I think it was sort of a Tues/Wed theme, but clued at a Thurs/Fri level. Does that make sense?<br /><br />I'm STILL wondering if you could submit it with different clues and keep this version for your own rights...I've often thought about that...what part does the NYT own?<br />The grid? The theme?<br />Like, could I take one of my own grids/themes intact and change the cluing and thus re-own it? I've considered that.acmenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-84525267186502202852009-12-10T15:03:41.133-05:002009-12-10T15:03:41.133-05:00Very nice medium-challenging puzzle, Rex. Seemed ...Very nice medium-challenging puzzle, Rex. Seemed about Thursday level to me. Most enjoyable, even as I held onto VET before NET for way too long at 64D.<br /><br />@JaneW, you were not alone, as I didn't initially see the rest of the Handy clue, since it wrapped to the next column.HudsonHawkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16119485923243014649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-23680694392165234692009-12-10T12:56:23.448-05:002009-12-10T12:56:23.448-05:00Doh!Doh!JaneWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-4346474545588053132009-12-10T12:32:28.292-05:002009-12-10T12:32:28.292-05:00American Sign Language.
I'll post a grid now....American Sign Language.<br /><br />I'll post a grid now.<br /><br />RPRex Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-73033575530639368422009-12-10T11:08:29.148-05:002009-12-10T11:08:29.148-05:00I enjoyed the puzzle a lot -- but have a nagging e...I enjoyed the puzzle a lot -- but have a nagging error at 23 across (clue: handy): I've got ASL. Just can't figure out where the error is. Is there a solution somewhere?JaneWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-20881084466701072922009-12-10T10:08:33.654-05:002009-12-10T10:08:33.654-05:00Thoroughly fun solve -- but yes, tougher than othe...Thoroughly fun solve -- but yes, tougher than other Rex bonus puzzles. I'm glad you stuck to the original, undiluted version!Stanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02681342234536407419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-89465600380677520922009-12-10T09:17:31.538-05:002009-12-10T09:17:31.538-05:00Rex,
Ive done several of your puzzles and find th...Rex,<br /><br />Ive done several of your puzzles and find them hard but fair and very doable. <br /><br />So far w/o help from Google.<br /><br />Keep up the Excellent work!Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-390804272367526362009-12-10T07:46:40.601-05:002009-12-10T07:46:40.601-05:00RP:
Thanks for the puzzle. Lots of fun. Hard b...RP:<br /> Thanks for the puzzle. Lots of fun. Hard but still quite doable<br /><br /> "EARLAP still looks like it's missing a letter (namely, "F")"<br /><br />Your comment from David J. Kahn's 11/23/2008 Sunday Puzzle still applies.Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07466240197659721721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-27394723664044413172009-12-10T07:29:14.718-05:002009-12-10T07:29:14.718-05:00Thanks! Difficult but I enjoyed it.Thanks! Difficult but I enjoyed it.Vincent L.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-19002076281239936712009-12-10T06:27:29.300-05:002009-12-10T06:27:29.300-05:00To be fair, I don't think Anonymous (above) wa...To be fair, I don't think Anonymous (above) was being "snide."Rex Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-59945214664745221432009-12-10T06:03:34.470-05:002009-12-10T06:03:34.470-05:00Rex,
A short antedote about similar themes. I sub...Rex,<br /> A short antedote about similar themes. I submitted a puzzle to the NYT, whose theme was NOT in the database and 10 days latter the exact same theme was published in the LAT. Three of the answers were IDENTICAL. To my amazement, Will accepted the puzzle and it was published in April 2009.<br /> In conclusion, your puzzle should have been submitted and let the editor decide.<br /><br />SteveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-28115539480113245192009-12-10T06:00:05.769-05:002009-12-10T06:00:05.769-05:00@Rex: Thanks for this puzzle. It was a real trea...@Rex: Thanks for this puzzle. It was a real treat to solve last evening while waiting for the NYT puzzle to appear. I like the idea that you publish your own work on your own terms with your own unexpurgated Rexian style. I always forget that constructors lose the rights to their work after newspaper publication. Can't wait to see what other little gems you've got in store for us.<br /><br />@Orange: It must be irritating for you and your fellow bloggers to put up with those snide remarks from the anonymous commentators out there, but even if you and Rex had no skills whatsoever at puzzle construction, it would not diminish the worthiness of your insights into the solving process and your encyclopedic knowledge of crosswords in general. I used to think that good solvers would automatically make good constructors, but now realize these are probably completely different skill sets. That you and Rex can do both, do it well, and provide incisive and entertaining daily commentary is not only astonishing, but a little bit intimidating as well. Envy is clearly a motivating factor for some of those nasty remarks that pop up from time to time. As for me? I'm completely Greene.Greenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10412634072650228847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-2447528810817015062009-12-10T03:20:43.353-05:002009-12-10T03:20:43.353-05:00I like being able to release puzzles on my own ter...I like being able to release puzzles on my own terms and get feedback from experienced solvers and constructors. A lot of it was hard for me, but I like to struggle a little. I could tell you had fun putting your own kind of clues back in.Christmas Gameshttp://www.gamerevolt.com/dress_up/christmas-party-dress-upnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-25285661597748548782009-12-10T00:12:31.210-05:002009-12-10T00:12:31.210-05:00Thank you for this extra treat! I especially had t...Thank you for this extra treat! I especially had to laugh at High Times and the toke - made me homesick for Amsterdam... And remembering Vera with the teeth!<br /><br />A lot of it was hard for me, but I like to struggle a little. I could tell you had fun putting your own kind of clues back in. <br /><br />When there is an especially nasty anonymouse on the Rex Parker or the LAT blog, I just figure they haven't been reading for very long. I always admire how you, Orange and PuzzleGirl stay calm and collected in those situations.machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-79410956181823887662009-12-09T21:40:42.319-05:002009-12-09T21:40:42.319-05:00Well, I'm impressed. I thought I'd just jo...Well, I'm impressed. I thought I'd just jog through this little ditty that you published just for us to have fun and ... whack! This was really hard for me to get through, but I did and I loved it.<br /><br />Fun theme and interesting, difficult cluing ... fresh answers. <br /><br />Good on you, Rex!johohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12708487230515532492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-13945227667182098722009-12-09T21:15:01.063-05:002009-12-09T21:15:01.063-05:00Pat Merrell, who co-hosts Wordplay now, has publis...Pat Merrell, who co-hosts Wordplay now, has published a gazillion NYT crosswords, too—considerably more than my one. Also, I must correct Anonymous's factual error, because of course <i>my</i> blog is the best one.<br /><br />Rex, when somebody grumbled at L.A. Crossword Confidential that we're a bunch of hacks with no standing to critique puzzles, it made me wonder if there are others lurking out there thinking, "These hacks write about puzzles because they lack the skill to make them." But you do have some real chops, and your blogging has served to heighten your sensitivity to putting lame fill in your own puzzles. So bravo. Keep 'em coming!Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-17963357694485829302009-12-09T20:52:10.142-05:002009-12-09T20:52:10.142-05:00Whoa whoa whoa — let's be clear. I have never ...Whoa whoa whoa — let's be clear. I have never had a puzzle byline in a newspaper, and to date have sold exactly one puzzle (in a forthcoming collection). I know another blogger who has actually had a co-written puzzle pub'd in the NYT. Yes, right now, I'm on a tear, construction-wise, but this is a new development and I'm clearly still a novice. I appreciate the praise a lot, but want to keep my achievements in perspective (and don't want to diminish my fellow bloggers in any way).<br /><br />As for why I might not submit puzzles to newspapers ... sometimes the subj. matter / theme just doesn't seem right. Other times ... well, let's just say I might have a reason to want to hold onto the rights to my own puzzles. <br /><br />For now, I like being able to release puzzles on my own terms and get feedback from experienced solvers and constructors. <br /><br />A friend and I just had a puzzle rejected by Will. It's a time-sensitive puzzle, and the rejection came too late for us to resubmit it. You will likely be seeing that one soon (gotta discuss the puzzle's future w/ my co-constructor first). I've got a few more that I'm trying to decide what to do with, and another few still in the planning stages.<br /><br />Anyway, I like this venue, and I'm grateful for the audience.<br /><br />Thank you,<br />RPRex Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.com