tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post2670649257765814134..comments2024-03-28T10:47:09.173-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Mark twain measure / WED 5-20-15 / Turkish currency unit / Role for Costner Stack / What barbers lower / Grampa simpson describe genesis figure / detective catches sight of bakery waresRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger96125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-48968253346903710352017-02-11T21:22:20.219-05:002017-02-11T21:22:20.219-05:00I'm Mellisa Thomas; My husband just came back ...I'm Mellisa Thomas; My husband just came back home after leaving me for so long. I can't explain this but I just have to share my joy and happiness with the world I don't know how Dr Ihunde helped me in bringing back my husband. I have been frustrated for the past 6 years with my 3 kids in a marriage of 19 years after my husband had left me for no reason, all i did every day was to cry. 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Mellisa Thomasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-45360148905525091862015-06-24T14:29:52.237-04:002015-06-24T14:29:52.237-04:00Enjoyed parsing these fun phrases, tho it took awh...Enjoyed parsing these fun phrases, tho it took awhile to work out the PI SPIES thing. Only write-overs were the apparently common PEAL/ clAp and ZIP/nIl ones. Also have to admit I never can remember how to spell that kind of DOG and have to rely on the crosses for help. Was going to wish @Lewis a good holiday, but then I realize that he is, of course, back by now. The Syndi time warp can be confusing,DMGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-25290930249812021212015-06-24T14:06:39.767-04:002015-06-24T14:06:39.767-04:00What's dis classy GAL stuff? Da correct expres...What's dis classy GAL stuff? Da correct expression is classy BROAD! Cheez.Franknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-78061532550543663062015-06-24T13:29:16.143-04:002015-06-24T13:29:16.143-04:00@Rondo, you are irrepressibly Randy. I think you ...@Rondo, you are irrepressibly Randy. I think you might be able to challenge Wilt Chamberlain. <br /><br />Easy but CLASSY puzzle with lots of fun and zero stuff to SNORT at. I even liked SPUME. I actually don't know what's not to like about that word.<br /><br />Back in the day, we had a TV AERIAL, and my Dad attached several antennas (antennae) so we could get all the channels, of which there were nine. <br /> <br />649 Hey, that's the name of a lottery we have up here in Canada. Is that an omen? A hint? Should I?rain forestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-65942695812653419952015-06-24T12:16:55.061-04:002015-06-24T12:16:55.061-04:00I, too, noticed the lack of proper nouns, and I’m ...I, too, noticed the lack of proper nouns, and I’m not finding a yeah baby today. IRIS DeMent was OK in her youth, definitely has a distinctive voice, but is not bearded as in the clue.<br /><br />Was it a Midwest thing in the “old days”, or did others use the words “antenna” and AERIAL interchangeably?<br /><br />I worked in this very same building that I’m in now in 1976 (then several other employers for 23 years) and the floor where I am now was loaded with STENOS. During breaks, I would take a stroll through rows and rows of them – no cubes back then, just desk/tables - and listen to the TONE of their PURRs as they checked out the new guy from ground floor. I’m GLAD to report that it worked into several dates and after work drinks at the hotel across the street. A lot of inter-office fooling around back then. It appears the for the most part, the times have changed. <br /><br />Even with a SPLAT and a SPUME, this puz was RIGHT on.<br />rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-29568749142767357392015-06-24T10:51:33.508-04:002015-06-24T10:51:33.508-04:00Today's offering comes in a most favorable tim...Today's offering comes in a most favorable time slot, in that it follows yesterday's mishmash, but IMO it would shine even without that advantage. Let's just take the SW corner as an example. Though it sports both an X and a Z, it is seamlessly unstrained--and not a proper noun in the lot!<br /><br />In fact, holy mackerel, the WHOLE GRID contains but six--and two of them are in one contrived theme answer! EASTER LATINO ADAM ABE ABEL NESS...that's it! Beat that, anybody! Real words--how refreshing!<br /><br />Oh dear. Double-checking, I find the I in RIDERIDERIDE. All RIGHT, seven then. But still...Anyway, the theme is clever and different, even though rather a giveaway after the first one. You can lay down the appropriate four-letter word in triplicate and then wait for the clue to make sense--which is the fun part. I had a bit of trouble parsing that last one: PIE SPIES PIES? How did they get PIE out of "Detective?" The aha! moment soon followed. The good ol' P.I. The one who no doubt chases CLASSY dames.<br /><br />I bet Geprge Peppard would be pleased if he could see the number of times his ATEAM became immortalized in crossword grids. Of this one, he'd surely say, "I love it when a plan comes together." A- (43d/52a).spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-47613095094682987172015-06-24T08:58:35.635-04:002015-06-24T08:58:35.635-04:00LEWD ORAL ASSENT
I’m GLAD the CLASSY MADAM found ...LEWD ORAL ASSENT<br /><br />I’m GLAD the CLASSY MADAM found no FLAW as I tried<br />some SHOVES and INSERTS as she cried, “RIDERIDERIDE.”<br /><br />--- MARSHAL ADAM SPUME <br />Burma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-21914494794716759482015-05-21T02:49:54.612-04:002015-05-21T02:49:54.612-04:00Hi @Z! Always nice to finish with a CLASSY grace n...Hi @Z! Always nice to finish with a CLASSY grace note.Anon an' on an' onnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-53588679533097191502015-05-20T23:08:36.782-04:002015-05-20T23:08:36.782-04:00@Ebenezer - Vomit breath lends a certain je ne sai...@Ebenezer - Vomit breath lends a certain <i>je ne sais quoi</i>.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-64863209572445511632015-05-20T22:44:39.233-04:002015-05-20T22:44:39.233-04:00Brilliant puzzle. Easy for a Wednesday.
Classy, i...Brilliant puzzle. Easy for a Wednesday.<br /><br />Classy, it seems to me, has become a word used only by those who are not, but aspire to be, elegant. Think Robert Ludlum. Somehow it also seems to have acquired a porn association.<br /><br />Two overwrites: LATINa before LATINO, rIal before LIRA.kitshefnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-80099495594917703982015-05-20T20:24:05.115-04:002015-05-20T20:24:05.115-04:00Really liked today's puzzle. I checked the fil...Really liked today's puzzle. I checked the fill quality, and rushed to this blog to see how hard Rex might work to bash it. Props to Rex for being mostly gracious. He couldn't resist taking a couple shots, so this must have hurt him to write.andynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-53972303132484469562015-05-20T20:00:55.582-04:002015-05-20T20:00:55.582-04:00@Z - I've always had a weakness for women who ...@Z - I've always had a weakness for women who throw up in a toilet. High class ladies are such a turn on.Ebenezernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-29973886124197980592015-05-20T19:45:58.026-04:002015-05-20T19:45:58.026-04:00@LMS, nice ones in Hanks and Cams.
@Roo Monster, ...@LMS, nice ones in Hanks and Cams.<br /><br />@Roo Monster, good alt clues, liked SNO RTS and ASS ENT. I tried to come up with something tying Jeb and his brother together with FLA W but wasn't getting there.<br /><br />To all y'all who commented with Tom Swifties Monday, it was great fun. I was reading them to my husband while he was driving and he just kept rolling his eyes while I laughed out loud. I really liked @Lewis' contribution "with abandon".<br /><br />@Whirred Whacks, I'd be interested in hearing if "Seveneves" is any good. I see it's one of his hefty tomes. The last thing I read by Neal is "Anathem" which I really liked but I thought both "Cryptonomicon" and "The Baroque Cycle" went on way too long.<br /><br />Thanks Jacob, for a nice Wednesday puzzle!Teedmnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12832353448839187816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-63207288390077993212015-05-20T17:28:12.317-04:002015-05-20T17:28:12.317-04:00@chefwen-I incorrectly read your second post as &q...@chefwen-I incorrectly read your second post as "@grammer nazi,it was a (f)lip of the finger". <br /><br />Intentional errors followed by a giant mixing bowl full of sauce.On Borrowed Timenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-16227426596930051832015-05-20T16:20:43.953-04:002015-05-20T16:20:43.953-04:00I was raised a Quaker. We always celebrated Easter...I was raised a Quaker. We always celebrated Easter. I never before heard anyone suggest otherwise.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-50995748848084124742015-05-20T15:43:28.869-04:002015-05-20T15:43:28.869-04:00I agree that CLASSY can only be used ironically un...I agree that CLASSY can only be used ironically unless you're of a certain age. I typically say it with a nasal bray, a la Fran Drescher, when I see behavior that is egregiously boorish. Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01366620471331747531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-8390956906040742822015-05-20T15:37:04.573-04:002015-05-20T15:37:04.573-04:00Classy! Classy! Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01366620471331747531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-85946234423329960512015-05-20T14:09:35.098-04:002015-05-20T14:09:35.098-04:00@Hartley, @Lewis, and @Rex. A little circle of br...@Hartley, @Lewis, and @Rex. A little circle of brown noses. Maybe you should SPLUME on a cookie together.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-74463935855147442062015-05-20T14:08:31.168-04:002015-05-20T14:08:31.168-04:00@Nom de Blog, you are correct of course. My hyperb...@Nom de Blog, you are correct of course. My hyperbole was meant to describe my admiration for Lewis's posts and my displeasure at any mean-spirited personal criticism directed at him, in a cheerleaderish sort of way...a throwback to my youth. I couldn't imagine actually awarding a "BEST" accolade to any one Rexworld regular because it's always a delight to discover whose remarks tickle me the most on any given day.Hartley70https://www.blogger.com/profile/00557118655188472450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-47136574459013497792015-05-20T14:07:35.124-04:002015-05-20T14:07:35.124-04:00@Quo Vadis--does that mean "Henderson the Rai...@Quo Vadis--does that mean "Henderson the Rain King" made you SPUME? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-78301774448853294662015-05-20T14:03:48.540-04:002015-05-20T14:03:48.540-04:00@Rex, if you go here you will see what the puzzle ...@Rex, if you go here you will see what the puzzle has to say about your critique.<br /><br />http://tinyurl.com/a2fap5o<br /><br />JFCJFCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-64337481461710881392015-05-20T13:45:29.640-04:002015-05-20T13:45:29.640-04:00@WW: *Henderson the Rain King* was seminal for me ...@WW: *Henderson the Rain King* was seminal for me as a teenager fifty odd years ago. Must get a copy for the Kindle and see how it is faring these days. Quo Vadisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-56828761719622170042015-05-20T13:43:32.029-04:002015-05-20T13:43:32.029-04:00@jberg. Ah! Simple Simon to the rescue...The Lif...@jberg. Ah! Simple Simon to the rescue...The Life of Pi. Hadn't thought of that charming gentleman in ages.<br />Thanks!GILL I.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05605766053820226324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-28813298356359438512015-05-20T13:28:24.206-04:002015-05-20T13:28:24.206-04:00@weingolb..wish we had Andrea back..she would cert...@weingolb..wish we had Andrea back..she would certainly come up with a namechefbeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15195945085405126511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-62058233284446047112015-05-20T13:27:55.996-04:002015-05-20T13:27:55.996-04:00@weingolb, I don't even know where to start.@weingolb, I don't even know where to start. grammar nazinoreply@blogger.com