tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post2688792207515620678..comments2024-03-18T22:08:40.448-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Sublime physical performance / MON 1-18-16 / Smallville family / 2002 Tom Cruise sci-fi film / Fictional pirate who shares his name with birdRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-32082373766649947732016-02-22T20:40:42.531-05:002016-02-22T20:40:42.531-05:00Eerie (next to Erie, most used xwrd answr)
I did ...Eerie (next to Erie, most used xwrd answr)<br /><br />I did not put the accent on Entrée. (Nancy was wondering how to get those little extras in our posts.)<br /><br />Ahh, I see the program automatically does so. For Entrée. <br /><br />Never mind...<br /><br />D,LIWAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-41447664172400897622016-02-22T16:11:02.748-05:002016-02-22T16:11:02.748-05:00This puzzle was POETRYINMOTION. Which brought a s...This puzzle was POETRYINMOTION. Which brought a smile when it reminded me of a cartoon card with a dancing chicken, Poultry in Motion. Little things like that amuse me. <br /><br />Easy, yes, but smooth as silk. I'm glad I'm not into "speed solving" so I could SAVOR the language loveliness.<br /><br />Hand up for doing the tsAR thing.<br /><br />Hand up for knowing StenoScript, a form of steno that's half alpha and half symbol. A bit like texting. I took Gregg shorthand one year in HS, but didn't get good enuf to remember it. Then, after college, I went to an 8-week course called "Entrée" (yes, there's an accent in there somewhere) at Katharine Gibbs in NYC. K Gibbs was kind of a finishing school for secretaries/admin assts. This 8-week course was for college grads only - the only time I've had to show my diploma to get into anything. All we did, was typing, StenoScript, and Business English, all day long. Oh, on Fridays we had a guest speaker and learned interview skills. That day we had to dress for an interview - that meant no pants. You'd get sent home to change if you did. (At least we didn't have to wear a hat and gloves, which K Gibbs used to be famous for.)<br /><br />I've used those three skills every day of my life since then. Ended up teaching grammar, among other things. StenoScript got me thru grad school, and it comes in handy daily for taking notes on the phone, jotting down something to remember, etc. And typing - hey, look, I'm doing that right now!<br /><br />The Gibbs school I went to was in the (then) Pan Am Building, attached at the lower hip to Grand Central Station, where I'd go for lunch. <br /><br />Now, on to OREOs. In the store the other day I noticed there were about 157 different types of OREOs. Double flavors, odd flavors, thin ones, fat ones, chocolate covered ones. Apparently this has been going on for some years now. Why didn't you guys tell me? I wonder when we'll see clues based on the new flavors. <br /><br />ADIEU<br /><br />DIANA, Lady-in-Waiting for CrosswordsDiana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-82781040005868381462016-02-22T14:38:20.575-05:002016-02-22T14:38:20.575-05:00Let’s PARTYPEOPLE! Break out the OUZO you RENEGADE...Let’s PARTYPEOPLE! Break out the OUZO you RENEGADES (had the RENE and was hoping for yeah baby Ms. Russo again). What a slick puz.<br /><br />There was a time when rights-of-way, such as for ROADS, were obtained by EASEMENT. These days they are purchased fee simple and are their own platted piece(s) of property. Some EASEMENTs, such as for grading backslopes, are temporary and the duration lasts only as long as construction. Other EASEMENTs, usually in urban or suburban areas, such as for drainage or utilities, are permanent, but are not rights-of-way. Just sayin’. <br /><br />@Cathy – it’s (up)right there in the HEART of this puz. Still have my HEART on for you.<br /><br />TONI Tennile gets yeah baby status by default. For back in the day. Prefer Sharon STONE.<br /><br />NINO Niederreiter scored an outdoor goal for the MN Wild yesterday. <br /><br />POETRYINMOTION for a debut puz. SAVOR it.<br />rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-62274293744913497322016-02-22T14:34:29.072-05:002016-02-22T14:34:29.072-05:00More than middling Monday.
Nice theme and executi...More than middling Monday.<br /><br />Nice theme and execution.<br /><br />What would we do without good old AESOP,a CZAR aka tsar, an AGA, and a HOBO, et alia?<br /><br /> leftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-42985255975520047582016-02-22T13:19:19.712-05:002016-02-22T13:19:19.712-05:00Very good Monday puzzle, especially for a debut. ...Very good Monday puzzle, especially for a debut. I think that's two Mondays in a row for excellent puzzling. <br /><br />The fridge magnet cartoon is spot on.<br /><br />Good on ya, Ms Wienberg.rain forestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-28738930884194626952016-02-22T13:11:32.993-05:002016-02-22T13:11:32.993-05:00SLID THREW
YOU’VE PROOF of what a CZAR CANDO,
onl...SLID THREW<br /><br />YOU’VE PROOF of what a CZAR CANDO,<br />only a MINORITYREPORTed how he ruled.<br />They RAZED a CHARGE to OUST. ADIEU!<br />‘Twas ATALE of ABET the STENOs POOLED.<br /><br />--- ROSY SPARROW, AKA “ZODIAC”<br />this stream of unconsciousness is a result of PYROTECHNIC OUZO<br />BS2noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-61389246417295943222016-02-22T11:57:09.193-05:002016-02-22T11:57:09.193-05:00NAIL ATALE
HER PARTYPEOPLE were RENEGADES,
and in...NAIL ATALE<br /><br />HER PARTYPEOPLE were RENEGADES,<br />and in HER HEART she had a SEAMY notion.<br />Just go OVER,SEER SHAPE as she walks away,<br />I PINE to SAVOR such POETRYINMOTION.<br /><br />--- SAM STONE<br />Burma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-14941920397601118272016-02-22T11:05:46.127-05:002016-02-22T11:05:46.127-05:00Remarkable. In a 74-worder, only five entries need...Remarkable. In a 74-worder, only five entries need capitalization (the Cruise film, as such, would be, but the two-word phrase per se does not require caps). What else? Oh gee, the partial ATALE, and the unfortunate--but at least accepted for use--PSST. I'm certain Ms. Weinberg, a budding PB1 if I've ever seen one, tried mightily to get rid of that one. But the rest? As OFL says, "scrubbed clean." We're talking Brillo!<br /><br />The reveal line could have been clued "19 [okay, this timeline flunker asks you to fill in the appropriate year]xx Johnny Tillotson hit, or...etc." I think it was eighty-something. Nice, simple song. Goes along with this nice, simple offering. KW, you've set your own bar pretty high; hope you can keep up with yourself. All the above glitches serve only to take the plus off the A.spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-63065396446007082842016-01-19T10:38:23.744-05:002016-01-19T10:38:23.744-05:00@Nancy - Most of your questions regarding accents ...@Nancy - Most of your questions regarding accents etc are answered in Tuesday's comments, though probably in a way that you will not care to follow.<br /><br />But you can save a few keystrokes reporting the temperature by using Option/shift/8, all at the same time, for degree: it is about 17° in NYC this morning.<br /><br />Also, just below the box in which we type is the key to italics and bold: Open with the characters shown to open <b>bold</b> or <i>italics</i> and close with the same characters, but with a / between the opening caret and the letter.The Grand Inquisitornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-50430591882839735032016-01-19T08:40:54.749-05:002016-01-19T08:40:54.749-05:00I'm probably alone in this, but what the hell,...I'm probably alone in this, but what the hell, I'll say it anyway: the clue for 38D ("Counterpart of his") is not a Monday clue. HIS is so strongly linked to HERS, especially in crosswords, that I actually thought the answer could not be HER and that they were looking for something else. "Counterpart of him" would be a fine Monday clue; this was a Wednesday or Thursday clue.Tim Piercehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08186514375951991677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-25625667749936045142016-01-18T23:10:45.150-05:002016-01-18T23:10:45.150-05:00@Anoa Bob and @Z. We should put the correct accen...@Anoa Bob and @Z. We should put the correct accent marks above foreign words? Where on earth would you find them? I'm not even able to ITALICIZE on my keyboard, which is why I use FULL CAPS FOR EMPHASIS on this blog -- which I never needed to do when I used an old-fashioned typewriter and was able to underline for emphasis. I also don't seem to have a degree sign and have to type out: It's 20 degrees in NY right now. So I'm always a bit GOBSMACKED when someone here produces an accent grave in French or the squiggly line over El Nino. Are these signs on your keyboard, or do you have to go to some sort of drop down menu -- which I CERTAINLY couldn't be bothered to do. Just wonderin'.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16737377749030219974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-13287363861882611712016-01-18T22:50:09.665-05:002016-01-18T22:50:09.665-05:00@Anonymouse[3:44p.m.] aka zippy
Perhaps Rex has e...@Anonymouse[3:44p.m.] aka zippy<br /><br />Perhaps Rex has enough to do and doesn't need to take away from what time he can muster to moderate the furshluginer comments.<br /><br />If you want some background on the constructors, you can always tippy-toe over to <b>WordPlay</b> (link provided on Rex's page) or to <b>xwordinfo</b>.<br /><br />You call is important to us and we appreciate your interest.Elephant's Childnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-51086413494794949662016-01-18T22:28:53.642-05:002016-01-18T22:28:53.642-05:00Wonderful debut Kathy! Looking forward to seeing ...Wonderful debut Kathy! Looking forward to seeing more from you.Megan Sayrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14405438582821243452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-27510355935918770132016-01-18T22:08:31.840-05:002016-01-18T22:08:31.840-05:00@Wednesday's Child, @Teedmn, it was nice surpr...@Wednesday's Child, @Teedmn, it was nice surprise to find those PINE CEDES, wasn't it? I checked online, and those little pignoli go for somewhere from $20-100 a pound, depending on the source and the package size, so this is quite a perk. Download the puz-file a few more times, and pretty soon there'll be enough for a pretty respectable pesto! Good to boost the basil metabolism, too.<br /><br />SEAMY after class.<br /><br />Had another memory jog from SPARROW. About (eek) 40 years ago, a friend and I drove into NYC from N Haven to see the Mighty SPARROW, King of Calypso, perform at the Madison Square Gardens. When the lights went down, I could see at most a dozen scattered white faces gleaming palely in the darkened arena. There was no threat or hint of animosity throughout that great show, but that sudden feeling of being so palpably in the minority seems in a very small way a suitable memory for today.<br /><br />SAVOR fare and ADIEU for now.<br />Leapfingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14243620614139990887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-28314268489627170192016-01-18T20:46:58.583-05:002016-01-18T20:46:58.583-05:00@Blue Stater - Genuine curiosity - what trickery?@Blue Stater - Genuine curiosity - what trickery?Petenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-19098371468117862982016-01-18T19:39:54.562-05:002016-01-18T19:39:54.562-05:00Another delightful Monday puzzle. Loved the theme...Another delightful Monday puzzle. Loved the theme. And how about MAELSTROM, CADENCE, and PYROTECHNIC on the first day of the week? <br /><br />MINORITY REPORT a favorite flick in this house. Big day for the silent K with KNOLL crossing KNELL. Nearly naticked with an "s" at OUZO and RAZED but Mrs. M. saved the day.<br /><br />Loved OFL's fridge magnet. Gave us a good laugh over dinner after a particularly long day - much appreciated Rex.<br /><br />Terrific debut puzzle Kathy Wienberg, congrats!Mohair Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16502840715719161565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-73850288647946257302016-01-18T19:37:05.994-05:002016-01-18T19:37:05.994-05:00@Anoa Bob - Seriously? Or are you doing a little l...@Anoa Bob - Seriously? Or are you doing a little leg pulling? Diacritics are exclusively used in English for words borrowed from other languages, and even then not consistently. When I see "facade" I don't think to myself "should be 'façade.'" When I read "Angelina Jolie is tres jolie" I don't demand the correct "très jolie." The first hissy fit over "ano ain't año" was amusing. Now it just seems excessively pedantic. Sure, if I'm writing for a Spanish speaking audience (i.e. all my cousins on my mother's side) I'm going to use the correct diacritical marks. For a xword puzzle, though, it just doesn't matter. /pedantryZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-9329215651885107762016-01-18T18:31:27.585-05:002016-01-18T18:31:27.585-05:00I HEART this puzzle. I HEART this puzzle. Aketihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07059835429995060000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-22941603910423737472016-01-18T18:05:32.094-05:002016-01-18T18:05:32.094-05:00The hierarchy as IU knew it in any manufacturing o...The hierarchy as IU knew it in any manufacturing or agricultural outfit: <br /><br />Plant manager (or in a smaller outfit, VP for operations)<br />Supervisor (or "superintendent" where there was only one boss in charge of factory or project operations))<br />Foreman<br />Worker<br /><br />The foreman was in charge of his team, but also worked on the line or in the field as needed. The British term for "foreman" is "gaffer". In, for instance, a coal mine, the gaffer always went below with his crew; the super stayed topside. The super was an overseer, but in America, that term has a racial connotation: the overseer, always white, supervised the work of a plantation, while the lead workers on a large plantation were always black -- and took the job because, chances are, the master would be paying them some money in addition to room and board, money that could someday be used to buy a slave's freedom. So in Northern outfits, "overseer" was a term that fell out of favor.<br /><br />A Foreman, North or South, cannot hire or fire, though his advice might often be heeded. A Superintendent can hire or fire, and in the old South, a Superintendent had the power to whip or flog recalcitrant workers.<br /><br />old timernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-51016845761215766332016-01-18T17:26:35.130-05:002016-01-18T17:26:35.130-05:00I would pay for that magnet! I would pay for that magnet! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-4761926181945646892016-01-18T17:00:37.404-05:002016-01-18T17:00:37.404-05:00Terrific puzzle! Nicely done, Ms. Wienberg.
It se...Terrific puzzle! Nicely done, Ms. Wienberg.<br /><br />It seems like I’ve seen MANO in a lot of puzzles lately. Checked it out at xword info and it has appeared a bunch, clued either as someone’s hand, as the partial “Look ____ hands!”, or as “____ War”. Man o’ War, in case you were wondering, was 16-hands 2-inches according to Wikipedia. <br /><br />I happened to solve a Thursday puzzle from the archive today that also had MANO in it. That one also shared STENO and the singular KENT with today’s puzzle. In the archive puzzle STENO was clued as “Gregg grad”, which I knew nothing about so I got steno from the crosses. I checked out Gregg post-solve and found out there is a Gregg Reference Manual, a style guide for stenos and typists. Does anyone know if there was (is) a Gregg School? All I found was the manual. Just curious.Bill L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08886581691063755810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-37765760049588737292016-01-18T16:03:24.731-05:002016-01-18T16:03:24.731-05:00In which we see that not even Mondays are free fro...In which we see that not even Mondays are free from trickery. Sigh.Blue Staternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-30278204582565379962016-01-18T15:56:30.854-05:002016-01-18T15:56:30.854-05:00No such thing as a bad OREO. Or and ODOR STONE. ...No such thing as a bad OREO. Or and ODOR STONE. Liked PAR PROOF PSST.<br /><br />Really good puzzle, but then I tend to go with the crowd and am heavily influenced by you clever people.gifcanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12612467417938884430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-23361679999274299352016-01-18T15:44:02.304-05:002016-01-18T15:44:02.304-05:00next up from anoa bob-a few words about the chevy ...next up from anoa bob-a few words about the chevy nova and nova lox. bob, ffs, give it a rest. <br /><br />as mentioned, the puzzle was awash in good clues and good vocal. a great debut to a promising career. <br /><br />maybe rex can include a short bio so we can learn a little about new constructors. <br /><br />zippy<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-92195998345854488022016-01-18T15:32:20.075-05:002016-01-18T15:32:20.075-05:00Oh so TONI, whether debut or no!
Sweet theme reve...Oh so TONI, whether debut or no!<br /><br />Sweet theme revealed itself when MINORITY_REPORT was followed by a few letters that <i> had to </i>be PYROTECHNIC; promptly zipped to the reveal spot and entered POETRY_IN_MOTION, even though the MOTION was more of what could be called Brownian.<br /><br />Non-theme fill had a lot of character and POETRY of its own, as noted by many. Unfortunately, EASEMENT isn't always as pleasant as it sounds, despite its CADENCE. MAELSTROM is very evocative, and definitely masquerades a Thurs-Monday kind of word. No surprise, it reminded me of one specific MAEL, STROM Thurmond, who served in the Senate for 48 years, even past his 100th birthday in 2003. Given his controversial history, in a sense that epitomizes the old adage that only the good die young.<br /><br />Liked the polar opposition of THREW/ CANDO, and AESOP with a A_TALE about the KNOLL KNELL. The central HEART SHAPE seemed a little early for Valentine's Day, but I spose you can't ever have too much prep.<br /><br />@NCA_Prez, I agree that people bite their NAILs, but only one at a time, so I give that a pass.<br /><br />@GILL, if Beetle Bailey burnt his tongue on some hot soup, he might yell for "THARGE!", so you're vindicated in my lexicon.<br /><br />I wonder what made so many of us put OVERLORD for OVERSEER; I know that no boss of mine was particularly Lordly. Maybe it was the AMEN OUZing down from 4D. Jack SPARROW was slow to come, since I don't consider him a <i>real </i>pirate like Blackbeard etal. I was also pleasantly reminded of the Little SPARROW (hi @Alias!), and her signature song "La Viand ROSY", about PEOPLE who like their biftek medium-rare.<br /><br />@Ms Wienberg, a super Monday! Always nice to have another Kathy, and I wish YE MENI happy returns to these boards. Would love to see you go for the cycle.<br /><br />As for the rest of y'all, check out @GeoBarany's link and see what the RENEGADE DANES CAN DO.<br /><br />We all Have a Dream.Leapfingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14243620614139990887noreply@blogger.com