tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post2635565400561930863..comments2024-03-29T09:57:04.522-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Old Navy libation / MON 2-8-10 / Mass market fragrance maker / Prefix with iliac / Outerwear for operagoerRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger77125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-41970442924685966752010-02-09T09:53:18.774-05:002010-02-09T09:53:18.774-05:00@andrea Are you sure? Have you ever seen @orange a...@andrea Are you sure? Have you ever seen @orange and me together?Jeffreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01699404861773455504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-8561665742347964712010-02-09T02:03:32.066-05:002010-02-09T02:03:32.066-05:00@ulrich
Love the picture!!!!!!!!! It makes it all...@ulrich<br />Love the picture!!!!!!!!! It makes it all come so alive! <br />If I ever had my own blog (yes, I know, Rex, I've squatted here long enough), I would make everyone use their real name and post a picture!!!<br />Then it really would feel like a salon and I'd stop thinking @retired_chemist was a dog!<br />(I"m still in shock from meeting @crosscan and finding out he had a real name and was not orange!)<br /><br />@Van55<br />THAT, my dear, is a malapop!<br /><br />@glitch<br />hilarious!<br /><br />two really long ones and out!Andrea DCCCCarla Michaelsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-53989574595158863682010-02-08T21:30:16.371-05:002010-02-08T21:30:16.371-05:00AFRICA tends to be kinda HOT, too, as one could pr...AFRICA tends to be kinda HOT, too, as one could probably say about ARETHA. <br /><br />For me, this was one of those cool puzzles with all sorts of Answers feeling related in a way. Remember how that artist used to tease out an image of selected combined Answers? Well, I had many of them. For example, TABASCO SAUCE YIELDS SUCK DELICACY = Oysters!fergushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17056002311944010536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-13841335189113474752010-02-08T21:06:41.545-05:002010-02-08T21:06:41.545-05:00@Clark - Thanx. Well if the Romans did it, I guess...@Clark - Thanx. Well if the Romans did it, I guess it's ok. Since I'm >50% Germanic and virtually all Anglo-Saxon, it grates. My maternal grandfather said it was ok, but he'd quote the relatives in the Catskills as if they weren't total rubes. <br /><br />@Elaine - Call it one of those crazy captcha words. The one that's presenting itself right now is "gonsinka." Looks like a word.Sfingihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06903616949048940858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-9718626394507530282010-02-08T20:57:57.160-05:002010-02-08T20:57:57.160-05:00Do you subscribe online? Is that how you were able...Do you subscribe online? Is that how you were able to type in your responses?Puzzlernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-22833021401648937732010-02-08T20:22:37.379-05:002010-02-08T20:22:37.379-05:00@glitch, Reply hazy, try again.@glitch, Reply hazy, try again.fikinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06324570637549775751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-41347291606676956062010-02-08T19:05:34.545-05:002010-02-08T19:05:34.545-05:00@Elaine
Your "glitch", as far as I'...@Elaine<br /><br />Your "glitch", as far as I'm concerned, will be known as an "Elaine".<br /><br />.../Glitch<br /><br />p.s. and I find comments on the captcha as interesting as answers from a "Magic 8 Ball".Glitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14940000404613329056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-81863751368240534842010-02-08T18:32:54.972-05:002010-02-08T18:32:54.972-05:00i agree with Rex!i agree with Rex!today's toadynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-20017762832463852292010-02-08T18:17:15.497-05:002010-02-08T18:17:15.497-05:00Rex: The phrase is "3 and out." For a re...Rex: <i>The phrase is "3 and out." For a reason.</i><br /><br />You know, now that you mention it, I'm officially bummed out on Sunday's puzzle. This phrase should have been there!william e embanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-77989585251469150912010-02-08T17:46:42.567-05:002010-02-08T17:46:42.567-05:00The phrase is "3 and out." For a reason....The phrase is "3 and out." For a reason.Rex Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-74843322048604516502010-02-08T17:44:24.556-05:002010-02-08T17:44:24.556-05:00@sfingi -- Thought you might be interested.
from ...@sfingi -- Thought you might be interested.<br /><br />from a website on Roman Numerals (www.web40571.clarahost.co.uk/roman/howtheywork):<br /><br />"The strict rules about Roman numerals have been used only relatively recently. In earlier periods, although the subtractive principle [representing 4 as IV instead of IIII] was used, it was an alternative rather than compulsory and other forms such as VIIII for 9 and CCCCC for 500 were used. At any date exceptions can be found, as these four examples from different periods and all in Rome itself, show.<br /><br />The Colosseum - constructed between 70 and 80 AD and known as the Flavian Amphitheatre - seated 55,000 people. The audience entered through 80 arches which were numbered 1 to 76 - the four principal entrances were unnumbered. Each spectator had a ticket bearing one of these numbers and entered through the corresponding arch. It is said they could all enter within ten minutes.<br />Only 33 doorways remain and they are numbered 23 to 54 with one unnumbered entrance. The numbers do not use the contraction IV or IX. Thus arch 29 is XXVIIII and arch 54 is LIIII. However, the contraction for 40 - XL - is used and so door 44 is XLIIII . . ."<br /><br />Who knew? I sure didn't. (But I suspected.)Clarknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-33487246068809100212010-02-08T17:44:04.715-05:002010-02-08T17:44:04.715-05:00No, let's NOT call it stupidity!
I think with...No, let's NOT call it stupidity!<br /><br />I think with some of these errors we have some kind of mental over-ride function-- "must fill in blanks" and we spell the word out forgetting to "include" letters that are already there, or something similar. (There are<br />a variety of ways this kind of glitch happens; I wonder if there are people to whom it does NOT happen!)<br /><br />I was thinking of a fun, forgiving little word, something like Natick, that wasn't quite so... pejorative!<br /><br />Was that YOUR dessert in the picture??<br /><br />4 and out,<br /><br />eElainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195458656221202202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-69359721774515858082010-02-08T17:17:41.602-05:002010-02-08T17:17:41.602-05:00@Elaine I think we can call that phenomena Stup...@Elaine I think we can call that phenomena Stupidity!!!!!chefbeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15195945085405126511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-9219925157948326792010-02-08T17:12:24.438-05:002010-02-08T17:12:24.438-05:00Palomar was a gimme as we could see it from our fi...Palomar was a gimme as we could see it from our first house in So. Cal., but I did not know that it was privately owned, interesting.<br /><br />Thought the puzzle was super easy and was surprised by its rating.<br /><br />Only eyebrow raising was at ISLED, my spell check doesn't even like that one.<br /><br />Great game yesterday, made even more enjoyable because one of our guests was originally from New Orleans. It was almost more fun to watch him rather that the game.chefwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03999206352243329280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-35177842924576743232010-02-08T17:08:21.443-05:002010-02-08T17:08:21.443-05:00Was an easy yet clever puzzle, MS Gamache! OK, LGT...Was an easy yet clever puzzle, MS Gamache! OK, LGTH and ISLED SUCKed, but I'm sure everyone got them.<br /><br />Luckily for me, LUI is the same in Italian and "Londra" is Italian for LONDRES.<br /><br />DCCC reminded me of a boo-boo on the Utica Public Library, carved in for eternity, possibly. MDCCCCIV. Yes, 4 Cs. MCMIV would be correct. Maybe the stone cutter charged by the character. If someone knows something I don't, do tell. Otherwise, I should send it to Leno.<br /><br />@Elisa - interesting. I understand he was originally Corsican. Something about that combo...<br /><br />@Andrea - Love it. I once heard Camaro meant something raunchy in some language or patois.<br /><br />@Redanman - funny about Site Blocked. Maybe teabag was meant as the sexual reference - the reason why the Teabaggers change their name to the Tea Party.<br /><br />COTY is the largest perfume company in the world. Started the same year as the Utica Public Library! It's fairly cheap - In high school, I used to buy Sand and Sable and my sister liked L'aimant.<br />A number of modern movie stars have had their name fragrances made by COTY.<br /><br />The assembly of 100, our SENATE, could be "Cenate" until we get another state. Just found out the Articles of the Confederacy pre-approved Canada as a state. Sicily once asked to be a state.<br /><br />Was thinking how strange crosswords are as a group. In the land of cw, APES=PARROTS and SALT=TAR. I'm beginning to imagine a tapestry of cw land in the style of Bosch or Bruegel, with favorite words and concepts pictured in the many details.<br /><br />Utica had a player with the Saints team named Will Smith. How'd he do? In simple words, please.Sfingihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06903616949048940858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-57204018914315781312010-02-08T16:51:45.508-05:002010-02-08T16:51:45.508-05:00@chefbea
We need a name for the brain glitch where...@chefbea<br />We need a name for the brain glitch where one writes in letters that are IN the answer, but somehow doubles, deletes, or otherwise bollixes them up... (see Comment 6 from this morning.)<br /><br />Great photo, but I thought including the dessert was slightly sadistic...<br /><br />@Wm Emba<br />We don't all take French. LUI is not a word that would normally get picked up (unlike ECOLE, or even JAMAIS)from one's reading...or puzzling. thanks for the link-- will try to see what the deal was...<br /><br />hergun...favorite toy? Pictish ruler of PreRoman Britain?Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195458656221202202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-34108617830481812562010-02-08T16:46:15.701-05:002010-02-08T16:46:15.701-05:00Yeah, the teabag clue doesn't bother me (other...Yeah, the teabag clue doesn't bother me (other than the fact that any "teabag" mention sends my inner 14-year-old into giggles). While I absolutely agree that water should be poured over the tea, I'm not going to quibble with the clue (and not just because I'm a tea snob who believes bags are evil, and that boiling is the appropriate temp for even black tea, let alone green tea). The fact is, most people dip their tea bags into hot water, not the other way around. So the clue matches common usage.<br /><br />Since I was doing this puzzle during the game, I never went through and read through clues I never saw because I filled in all the crosses. So I missed SUCK, which is fine, and ISLED, which I'm very glad I missed, and I wish I was still blissfully unaware of its existence. <br /><br />Turned out to be an easy puzzle for me, coming in a couple minutes quicker than my average Monday time. Nice to be on the same wavelength as a puzzle for a change, as I seem to be fighting them more often lately.Steve Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15185067739452052656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-24954171878323383102010-02-08T16:46:13.637-05:002010-02-08T16:46:13.637-05:00Midday report of relative difficulty (see my 7/30/...Midday report of relative difficulty (see my <a href="https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=35115061&postID=3588389571383499624&isPopup=true" rel="nofollow">7/30/2009 post</a> for an explanation of my method):<br /><br />All solvers (median solve time, average for day of week, ratio, percentile, rating)<br /><br />Mon 6:49, 6:56, 0.98, 50%, Medium<br /><br />Top 100 solvers<br /><br />Mon 3:55, 3:41, 1.06, 74%, Medium-Challengingsanfranman59https://www.blogger.com/profile/15118732156312301425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-85305059905468193962010-02-08T15:20:28.652-05:002010-02-08T15:20:28.652-05:00In some contexts, length and width are clearly opp...In some contexts, length and width are clearly opposites. You can search a spreadsheet columnwise (lengthwise) or rowwise (widthwise). Calling these "opposite" search orders is quite logical. Of course, in geometry "orthogonal" is the term you'd use -- and that works for two, three or more dimensions.<br /><br />chefbea,<br />I'm a pretty fastidious foodie but I can't worked up over the boiling water clue. If one is making fine pot of tea, one doesn't use tea bags. They can't be beat for convenience but no amount of ritual is going to make a difference in the cup. (And this is coming from someone who steeps three kinds of Japanese green tea at three different water temperatures.)Martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-65515799962549655342010-02-08T15:09:54.474-05:002010-02-08T15:09:54.474-05:00Best abbreviations for Length, Width and Height ar...Best abbreviations for Length, Width and Height are of course:<br /><br />L W H<br /><br />D-OH!<br /><br />What's the fuss? I must say that abbreviations seem a necessary evil, however for this erudite endeavourHomer Snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-82463129502064676502010-02-08T14:58:50.122-05:002010-02-08T14:58:50.122-05:00My first thought for the negilgee model's asse...My first thought for the negilgee model's asset was NICE BUTT. Imagine my surprise when BUTT appeared at 2D. Funny!<br /><br />I really liked this puzzle and found it very easy. I'll even forgive the Roman 800 DCCC clue and answer today.Van55https://www.blogger.com/profile/15904942044695917615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-68862519504489811002010-02-08T14:41:02.421-05:002010-02-08T14:41:02.421-05:00Thanks to all for the congrats and interest in the...Thanks to all for the congrats and interest in the Westport tournament. I have been fortunate enough to participate in it the last two years (both times, lucky enough to enjoy the company of Ulrich, Mac, Karen, and Chefbea). A wonderful experience, similar to to ACPT (with a little less pressure) that I wish you all could share in.<br /><br />The congrats offered by Chefbea were due do some of us completing all of the puzzles on time and correctly. We're pretty sure Karen would have made the finals but for a one letter mistake (that some of you may join her on either tomorrow, or next Tuesday).<br /><br />General comment - go to any tournament you can! It's all about the wonderful people you get to meet.imsdavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12966770844825169981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-63424899048742971702010-02-08T14:22:56.678-05:002010-02-08T14:22:56.678-05:00Yes, hardware people actually use LGTH as an abbre...Yes, hardware people actually use <a href="http://www.amazon.com/2-Flute-Regular-Premium-Carbide-Reid/dp/B002P4XW4K" rel="nofollow">LGTH</a> as an abbreviation. Even more amazing, they use <a href="http://www20.shopping.com/xPO-Palmgren-6-JAW-WDTH-X-6OPN-PALMGREN-QUICK-VISE" rel="nofollow">WDTH</a>! And what the heck, here's a trifecta for you: LGTH, WDTH and <a href="http://www.plantcontainershop.com/troughs-for-plants.html" rel="nofollow">HGHT</a>!<br /><br />Then again, the only reason I found this Medium and not Easy is because I first filled in LENG, when I finished changed it to LGTS, and thought for awhile, "SOT"? I suppose there's a drink nicknamed TABASCO SAUCE, and maybe even THIRD RAIL, and this kind of delusional thinking bugged me for a whole minute until I reread the 24D clue: singular Width apostrophe S, not plural. Well, duh. Definitely not Monday type confusion.<br /><br />People don't know the French 101 word LUI? Sigh. Us old-timers, even with no knowledge of French, remember it as an important part of the notorious <a href="http://www.crosswordunclued.com/2009/01/nyt-election-day-crossword.html" rel="nofollow">NYT Election Day 1996 puzzle</a>. (I highly recommend you do the puzzle without reading the article, especially if you don't know why it's so notorious.)william e embanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-11639609454386983772010-02-08T14:17:16.404-05:002010-02-08T14:17:16.404-05:00Congrats to all who competed in the tournament and...Congrats to all who competed in the tournament and thanks for posting the photo, Ulrich.PlantieBeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01960277851368508036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-42654652650498158242010-02-08T14:15:06.227-05:002010-02-08T14:15:06.227-05:00I'm in my crossword class right now. Literally...I'm in my crossword class right now. Literally, right now. . . I have nothing else to say. Just messing around here.<br /><br />RPRex Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.com