tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post2641835767415307324..comments2024-03-28T15:13:08.509-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Action film director Zack / FRI 6-14-19 / Mythological judge of dead in underworld / Supreme god of universe in ancient Egypt / Banjoist Fleck / 1/746 horsepower / Schooled on field / Royal stand-in Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger90125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-20141300600948506432019-07-19T17:56:11.575-04:002019-07-19T17:56:11.575-04:00This Friday offering continues a week of interesti...This Friday offering continues a week of interesting puzzles. A few things of note here:<br /><br />I've never heard the term PREGGO - preggers, yes, but I think either is OK. Agree that "we're pregnant" is just too too.<br /><br />I didn't see if it was explained, but is the phrase HARD PASS a blackjack term, or is it another urination issue? Also, the only usage I'm aware of, of DEAD SEXY, is that it was uttered in an Austin Powers movie.<br /><br />@rondo - my sincere condolences. Losing your mother is truly a tough loss.<br />Liked this puzzle.rainforestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-81124685988500417872019-07-19T16:20:04.968-04:002019-07-19T16:20:04.968-04:00@Rondo - all my condolences.
The puzzle was lost ...@Rondo - all my condolences.<br /><br />The puzzle was lost as my PR was forPR rather than BAD. And my mythological gods and judges remain nameless, so that would be no help.<br /><br />However, for the part I got, I am feeling like MASTER of the universe.<br /><br />Diana, Lady-in-Waiting for CrosswordsDiana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-1920739814403243842019-07-19T15:56:36.795-04:002019-07-19T15:56:36.795-04:00Couldn't get with the general tone and feeling...Couldn't get with the general tone and feeling of this puzzle, unfortunately.<br /><br />Dragged down by MOUE, BADPR, SHAMMARRIAGES, DEADSEXY, and WINKWINK, as well as its surfeit of PPPs, slang, informals, and oddities like OWNED for "schooled on the field", SANDAL (just one?), and others.<br /><br />Did slog successfully through most of it except for the spelling of CAPISCE, which led to a small cascade of errors in the NW corner.<br /><br />All on me, not the puzzle.<br />leftcoastnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-9458898244598578862019-07-19T11:28:59.702-04:002019-07-19T11:28:59.702-04:00Hand up for filMMARRIAGES. NW came along later for...Hand up for filMMARRIAGES. NW came along later for me, as I wasn't sure of the CAPISCE spelling, and never heard of a HARDPASS--which to me is a short bullet pass over the middle to the tight end just before he gets creamed. This Phillie fan knows well that Reading is their AA farm club; just hesitated to put in the AA (though why should I?). As to PREGGO? Nah, I don't buy it. Leggo my PREGGO! Seriously?<br /><br />I don't know why MARG wasn't clued as CSI actress and DOD Helgenberger instead of some half-baked--and never-heard-of--abbr. for a margarita. The most honorable of mentions for the DEADSEXY TESS, by now well known as "the best part of my day."<br /><br />This again was an uncomfortable puzzle to do; a lot of funky clues which don't really fit. E.g.: "Mine!" for IGOTDIBS. This phrase is more about taking turns, being first, etc. than about objects. "Mine!" sounds like a kids' fight over a toy.<br /><br />Anyway, I did it, and overall it was fine. Par.spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-9612237100790555232019-07-19T11:00:55.099-04:002019-07-19T11:00:55.099-04:00MASTER CHARGE WOMEN
YESDEAR, DAT BROAD is DEADSEX...MASTER CHARGE WOMEN<br /><br />YESDEAR, DAT BROAD is DEADSEXY;<br />TESS would GOOUT to SUNBATHE and think,<br />"My SHAMMARRIAGES caused BADPR and apoplexy,<br />and my WILE's still NOTDONE, WINKWINK."<br /><br />--- ELISHA SNYDERBurma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-43265008362794451352019-07-18T22:44:32.957-04:002019-07-18T22:44:32.957-04:00As of Wednesday I am officially an orphan. Mom pas...As of Wednesday I am officially an orphan. Mom passed after a brief but difficult physical struggle and a longer fight with dementia. My ultimate yeah baby is gone. I'll be back at some point. rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-37559684141653576582019-06-15T04:20:20.053-04:002019-06-15T04:20:20.053-04:00Couldn’t agree more. NEVER MARGCouldn’t agree more. NEVER MARGjoebloggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07732998343339867059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-2343127116853032172019-06-15T01:19:29.050-04:002019-06-15T01:19:29.050-04:00I do not understand why so many people don't l...I do not understand why so many people don't like the word pregnant! As a late 20s woman who has many preggo friends, it's really a standard word we use to describe pregnancy. It's a way of dealing with this new stage that's going on in our lives that we don't in any way feel emotionally ready for and yet somehow is happening anyway.<br /><br />Also, I feel like there are many man-specific or male-leaning words in crosswords. I was extremely pleased to see this female-specific!Marinanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-26471331203343169202019-06-15T00:06:55.779-04:002019-06-15T00:06:55.779-04:00@albatross shell: yo.
M&A is a big schlock fli...@albatross shell: yo.<br />M&A is a big schlock flick fan. FYI, My bro-in-law and I tend to lump anything horror/fantasy/sci-fi/comics-superhero/cliffhanger-serial into our ultra-inclusive "schlock" genre. We hold schlock Friday flickfests regularly.<br /><br />We luved "The Watchman", btw. Haven't caught the Dawn of the Dead remake, yet. Sucker Punch was … well … at least a Friday night well wasted.<br /><br />Take care and keep on schlockin' …<br /><br />M&A<br />Masked and Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16346263641338670679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-78534837413283546292019-06-14T23:56:36.793-04:002019-06-14T23:56:36.793-04:00"Enceinte" was pretty well Americanized ..."Enceinte" was pretty well Americanized as a euphemism for "pregnant" back then -- it didn't reference the nationality of the person. I guess everything just sounds classier in French. Joe Dipintohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07922691457886440325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-20856235546888266482019-06-14T21:23:14.587-04:002019-06-14T21:23:14.587-04:00@pabloinnh: I knew the word was enceinte but also ...@pabloinnh: I knew the word was enceinte but also knew it was not the proper Spanish so I google checked just to make certain. I thought if anyone was going to question the discrepancy it would be GILL but as usual she is right on top of things, even in the midst of MOB activities. Good luck with all that @GILL and mazel tov.Whatsernamenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-8088311051950563572019-06-14T21:14:17.280-04:002019-06-14T21:14:17.280-04:00@GILLI and @Aketi--I'm sure you're both ri...@GILLI and @Aketi--I'm sure you're both right, along with @Whatshername. Thanks for the info, but I still wonder why they would do such a thing. I know there's espangles (sorry about the lack of an accent mark), so I guess we have to chalk this one up to frampanol (sorry about the lack of a tilde). Where did the French guy come from that worked at Desilu? Strange days indeed.pabloinnhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04967477079504866917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-48950775379413119252019-06-14T20:03:00.670-04:002019-06-14T20:03:00.670-04:00@Pablo, @Whatshername is correct. The episode is a...@Pablo, @Whatshername is correct. The episode is actually oddly called Lucy is Enceinte. She acknowledged that it didn’t make sense.Aketihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07059835429995060000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-37662386644246564492019-06-14T19:56:20.080-04:002019-06-14T19:56:20.080-04:00@pablito...@Whatsername is correcta mundo. The ep...@pablito...@Whatsername is correcta mundo. The episode is called "Lucy es Enceinte." Maybe the Cuban Americano translators were doing the "Cierra la window que eta reinando bit. <br />@Hartley...It seemed liked just yesterday you, too, were the MOB. How time flies!!!!GILL I.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05605766053820226324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-69451326780393903712019-06-14T19:43:54.308-04:002019-06-14T19:43:54.308-04:00@Doc John:
BTW, Beast is better than both of the c...@Doc John:<br />BTW, Beast is better than both of the coasters that are longer than it, especially at night!<br /><br />That's because wood coasters 1) feel like they'll fall down on the least sideways G and 2) feel like they'll toss you to the ground on the least sideways G.<br /><br />But each to his own.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-2685394110978813792019-06-14T19:39:13.821-04:002019-06-14T19:39:13.821-04:00Just catching up with y'all, or all y'all,...Just catching up with y'all, or all y'all, to be more specific, but have to say to @Whatshername that if there was an episode of "I Love Lucy" titled "Lucy is enceinte", then Lucy must have suddenly become married to a Frenchman. The Spanish term is "encinta", although another word for the same condition is "embarazada", which can be misused by female English speakers in ways that lead to hilarity. Been there and heard that one.pabloinnhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04967477079504866917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-81036322445357387592019-06-14T17:55:09.903-04:002019-06-14T17:55:09.903-04:00I didn't like the cross or ARES and MINOS. Th...I didn't like the cross or ARES and MINOS. The S was a total guess on my part. And MARG for a margarita? Does *anyone* use that term? WINKWINK was cute, and I liked BADPR, but overall I thought this puzzle was kind of meh, especially for a Friday.bauskernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15979676241424709077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-58843856352398043362019-06-14T17:44:21.166-04:002019-06-14T17:44:21.166-04:00@M&A
I can understand why you could call Zach ...@M&A<br />I can understand why you could call Zach Snyder a schlock filmmaker; his movies are horror and comic book based. However, they are also expensive and meticulously made with cutting edge technology. I thought his Dawn of the Dead remake was half decent. 300 I really enjoyed. The scene when the Persian emmisaries come under a flag of truce to propose terms for Sparta's surrender King Leonidas looks over at his wife wordlessly asking "you know what I want to do with these insulting idiots, should I?", and she lowers her eyes with the slightest of nods, before he pushes them into the bottomless pit was a superb bit of filmmaking. His next movie was The Watchman. The opening credits create an alternate history of the USA in the length of time it takes Dylan to sing "The Times They Are a-Changing". But taste is taste, film or soup. Doesn't bother either us I'm sure. Or is that like LMS telling hubby she was just curious.<br /><br />I see PED in PEDcrossing traffic signs somewhere.<br /><br />IGOTDIBS and mine seem just slightly off. Maybe: Laid claim to. Or is laid wrong there?albatross shellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04076278220407657633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-79667561749058589082019-06-14T17:19:41.305-04:002019-06-14T17:19:41.305-04:00p.s. love roller coasters although my inner ear is...p.s. love roller coasters although my inner ear is getting too ossified to handle them well anymore. But my brother and I once rode the Gemini at Cedar Point 13 times in a row; it was a weekday, there was no line, and it was pure heaven. Cassieopiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12656341974633440703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-80501303634562603382019-06-14T17:14:21.923-04:002019-06-14T17:14:21.923-04:00Fantastic puzzle, and I was on pace for a record b...Fantastic puzzle, and I was on pace for a record breaking Friday until the NE corner. Finished the puzzle around midnight last night, but no happy music for IGOTthiS crossing tAT, hSOPOD, or iOREUP. And for the life of me, I could *not* see past IGOTthiS. It was sooooo perfect for "Mine!" So, I slept on it, and despite copious cups of coffee the next morning, brain cells wouldn't budge. Embarrassed to say I ended up having to cheat by coming here, very disappointing to have gotten hung up on DIBS for NOREASON. <br /><br />MOUE went in right away, a silver lining from my guilty habit of consuming Georgette Heyer Regency romances where people are forever indulging in deprecating moues. ENROLLEE was another "plop it in and see what happens" and I was rewarded with that ineffable thrill of having actually guessed correctly. <br /><br />My son fishes with a nearly twitchy passion, and he took a great video of him reeling in a silver salmon with a SEALION in fast pursuit. There's combat fishing, then there's combat fishing with sea lions.<br /><br />I'm with @LMS; a wise comment that deescalates parental angst is always welcome.<br /><br />Cassieopiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12656341974633440703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-90710417994497003692019-06-14T16:54:08.055-04:002019-06-14T16:54:08.055-04:00Glad many of you found this easy. I got the NW, s...Glad many of you found this easy. I got the NW, some of the SW, and came to a screeching halt in the center. <br /><br />Had SHAMM____ES and that was a head-scratcher for the longest.<br /><br />In the NE 7D and 8D were gimmes. 9D "round figures" were, of course, "estS." Because giving a quote in round numbers means an estimate. That killed me forever. <br /><br />Finally, after longer than I would like to admit, they began to fall. No DNF, no cheats, but it was a close one.<br /><br />DEAD SEXY SEA LIONS<br />Mark, in Mickey's North 40<br /><br />@Anonymous 10:54 AM<br /><br />The King James Bible is anything but peaceful, serene, and PC.Runs with Scissorshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16280938333784679275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-78749540729562198012019-06-14T16:50:55.522-04:002019-06-14T16:50:55.522-04:00Nice clue on BEAST. They actually got it correct t...Nice clue on BEAST. They actually got it correct that it's the worlds longest WOODEN coaster but not the world's longest coaster. That would be Steel Dragon 2000 at Nagashima Spa Land in Japan (and, coincidentally, my 1000th unique coaster ridden).<br />BTW, Beast is better than both of the coasters that are longer than it, especially at night!Doc Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12540112168511893896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-47490553876826068182019-06-14T15:13:17.126-04:002019-06-14T15:13:17.126-04:00Lots that was unfamiliar here. The toughest spot f...Lots that was unfamiliar here. The toughest spot for me was WINKWINK because KOD made no sense to me. Kids on Drugs? Weird.<br /><br />Speaking of kidney stones, and who wants to, I’m having an intimate relationship with one as I type. Worst date ever.<br /><br />@Gill, Woohoo! You’ll make a gorgeous MOB! Don’t stress about the rehearsal dinner. I did my daughter’s too and with the wine and laughter everyone has a guaranteed swell time. I’m so happy your family has a day of total joy approaching!!Hartley70https://www.blogger.com/profile/00557118655188472450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-53744761253430798902019-06-14T14:16:31.835-04:002019-06-14T14:16:31.835-04:00 Did anyone wet the bed last night? Did anyone wet the bed last night? Uncle Alvareznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-58101557817612935442019-06-14T13:35:01.658-04:002019-06-14T13:35:01.658-04:00@david
Think of the phrase 'the boxer was Kno...@david<br /><br />Think of the phrase 'the boxer was Knocked Out', or KO'd.<br /><br />Some similar experiences to Rex and others - flew through lower half, after realizing Elijah would be a very tough cross for the down which turned out to be EGOBOOST.<br /><br />Tougher up top, especially the NE. Had to adjust from IGOTthiS too.<br />Finished, but had to Google the director, as almost all of New England was impenetrable.<br /><br />Hesitated to put in BAD PR, since it was just an answer yesterday, but that does happen, although BOTOX answer by @Hack mechanic was damn clever - maybe a Saturday answer though. <br /><br />Thought 37A might be SEALpups but waited for crosses.<br /><br />Have to wonder about Rex's object-o-meter - most of the times cruel dictator types like Idi Amin, Mao and Stalin are called out as not being puzzle-worthy, and today Mao gets a pass. Too bad crosswords can sometimes lead to cross words, or even crossed swords.<br /><br />RT<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com