tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post2732292627421117395..comments2024-03-28T18:01:16.957-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Churchill's successor in 1955 / THU 7-18-19 / Churchill's successor in 1945 / Hindu protector of universe / Backstory for TV's Magnum / Bean nharvested by Aztecs / 1986 music memoir / Egyptian protector of tombs / Fall of Troy escapee / Tesfaye real name of singer Weeknd / What ! can mean computer programmingRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger79125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-59356068585822050492020-12-14T21:36:07.053-05:002020-12-14T21:36:07.053-05:00EKE BY ... Just no. Never heard it. Though I'd...EKE BY ... Just no. Never heard it. Though I'd be interested to hear from anyone who has. burdavishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08134808337716971791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-54888438953168965072019-08-22T20:34:28.753-04:002019-08-22T20:34:28.753-04:00Whilst I did get the URALS (what else?), I still d...Whilst I did get the URALS (what else?), I still dnf'd at some unknown names. Of course.<br /><br />Diana, LIWDiana, LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-14305330640964937622019-08-22T16:33:16.643-04:002019-08-22T16:33:16.643-04:00
Unabridged Merriam-Webster:
Ural Mountains
moun...<br />Unabridged Merriam-Webster:<br /><br />Ural Mountains <br />mountain system in Russia and Kazakhstan extending from the Kara Sea to the steppes north of the Aral Sea; highest peak Narodnaya (in Russia) at an altitude of 6214 feet (1894 meters) ◆The Ural Mountains are usually considered the dividing line between Europe and Asia.<br />leftcoastnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-9768214620478091592019-08-22T15:26:19.923-04:002019-08-22T15:26:19.923-04:00@rondo - I asked myself the same question re the U...@rondo - I asked myself the same question re the Urals, but I'm less bothered than you about it.<br /><br />Otherwise, this was a fun puzzle which provided me a real "aha" when I almost wrote in "Oz", wondering how that works, and then ID popped into my head. Brilliant, the entry, not I. I liked a ton of clue/answer combos in this beauty. In particular, clues containing "And that's Canada", "The Weeknd" (who is much more than a singer), and Teri GARR, warmed this Canuck's heart.<br /><br />I struggled a bit, shedding many nanoseconds, in the NW, but once I realized that Harry Potter is an ORPHAN, I found this easy-medium, and so enjoyable.rainforestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-57470669737919344452019-08-22T14:46:15.598-04:002019-08-22T14:46:15.598-04:00This is too clever and has too much going for it b...This is too clever and has too much going for it both in theme and fill to be called "easy". That seems almost a brush-off of this first-rate, enjoyable puzzle. <br /><br />Picking up on the movie titles and the abbreviations in them provided a couple of good "aha's" that helped set the the overall fun tone. TCM could have been a designated revealer.<br /><br />Some cluing provide additional amusement: JAZZCLUB, BEER, PACINO. Tougher fill includes ANUBIS, CACAO, IRISSCAN. Brits ATTLEE and EDEN are bonuses.<br /><br />Seems as if I like this puzzle a lot.leftcoastnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-29033483572161172002019-08-22T12:08:57.929-04:002019-08-22T12:08:57.929-04:00I didn’t have any write-overs, but I left the 61 s...I didn’t have any write-overs, but I left the 61 square blank, leaving _RALS. IMABELIEVER that there weren’t any Aral Mountains, but still wanted to cross-check. Besides that, I was pretty sure that the URALS didn’t stretch as far as Kazakhstan – correct on both accounts! From a source presumably more accurate than Wiki, that would be Brittanica: <br />“The north-south spine of the Urals extends about 1,300 miles (2,100 km) from the Arctic coast to the border with Kazakhstan . . .”<br />So the URALS do not stretch *into* K-stan. A look at any topographic map confirms it. Therefore the clue is incorrect; the URALS are not a Kazakh range. Can’t believe how many brain WIZARDs missed that one.<br /><br />No write-overs but much crossing needed for AENEAS, ANUBIS, VISHNU, ATTLEE, and even CASTRO and PACINO as clued. PPP galore including yeah baby Teri GARR.<br /><br />Fun but fairly tough Thurs-puz. Let’s make *all* the cluing (lookin’ at URALS) accurate and fun.<br />rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-66088640198819094142019-08-22T10:48:42.071-04:002019-08-22T10:48:42.071-04:00OK, all of you people who used the word "easy...OK, all of you people who used the word "easy" in connection with this puzzle: WHY ARE YOU LYING?? This was full bore Saturday, no question. It was hard labor, and finishing earned me immeasurable triumph points. I'll award them to myself if no one else will.<br /><br />Finally broke in (on about the third reading of the clue list) with MTV and (guessing) VISHNU. Then 35 down biometric reading was "obviously" PRESSURE.<br /><br />So, dead end there. I can't even remember where I picked it up again, but eventually came across EKEBY. Hoo boy, how "refreshing." EKE has divorced OUT, and is now hanging out with BY. Who knew? It gets a pass (one time ONLY) for being *NOT* EKEOUT. Anyway, this led to SOMELIKEITHOT, and at last I thought I might be onto something.<br /><br />Back up around, eventually getting IMABELIVER, so the P of PRESSURE had to go. More work at last produced IRISSCAN, and the sticky SW--and whole puzzle--was done. Whew! And the crowning achievement was DOD Teri GARR, right at the end! A gray cell workout, and a pleasure to conquer. Eagle!spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-778056457887552592019-08-22T09:33:34.994-04:002019-08-22T09:33:34.994-04:00WANT EDEN?
IDES say I’MABELIEVER in THE TAROT dec...WANT EDEN?<br /><br />IDES say I’MABELIEVER in THE TAROT deck,<br />I would NOT TRADEFOR squat,<br />ANUBIS and VISHNU can SOONER SIT in heck,<br />I guess SOMELIKEITHOT.<br /><br />--- AENEAS ERNST ATTLEE<br />Burma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-51591475555447311122019-07-19T18:04:09.580-04:002019-07-19T18:04:09.580-04:00AgreedAgreedStatguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11465165642665173191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-15918278257802842852019-07-19T06:38:49.487-04:002019-07-19T06:38:49.487-04:00Where is Loren Muse Smith?? This blog isn't th...Where is Loren Muse Smith?? This blog isn't the same without her!Okoumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05987618406203821706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-69048219190095981502019-07-18T23:14:26.747-04:002019-07-18T23:14:26.747-04:00Sorry about the duplicate post, don't quite kn...Sorry about the duplicate post, don't quite know how that happened.Joe Dipintohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07922691457886440325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-64090863730289000172019-07-18T22:51:21.228-04:002019-07-18T22:51:21.228-04:00oops. I thought it was posted at 10:30. Well, I fe...oops. I thought it was posted at 10:30. Well, I feel better now.<br /><br />@davidm - <a href="https://twitter.com/rabihalameddine/status/1151872029416550402?s=21" rel="nofollow">This picture </a>of a young orangutan’s hand showed up in my Twitter feed today and I thought of you. Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-21931093118751908502019-07-18T22:23:02.042-04:002019-07-18T22:23:02.042-04:00I thought TCM was Turner Classic Movies, not a gar...I thought TCM was Turner Classic Movies, not a garbled The Movie Channel. And didn't he colorize a bunch if them? I don't watch movie channels, so this may be misrembered hearsay.Austin's momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12993846903775795287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-29872591847694032482019-07-18T22:17:08.248-04:002019-07-18T22:17:08.248-04:00@Z -- the 9:26 Anon post is still there, if that&#...@Z -- the 9:26 Anon post is still there, if that's the one you mean.Joe Dipintohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07922691457886440325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-19295012489259086272019-07-18T22:03:52.856-04:002019-07-18T22:03:52.856-04:00@Z -- if you mean the 9:26 am post, it's still...@Z -- if you mean the 9:26 am post, it's still there. Also @oopsydeb gave you props at 8:13.Joe Dipintohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07922691457886440325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-7214479545374743132019-07-18T21:33:09.422-04:002019-07-18T21:33:09.422-04:00I'm crushed. An anonymous poster finally compl...I'm crushed. An anonymous poster finally complimented me and a moderator deleted it? Just crushed. Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-61296777836128701672019-07-18T20:03:46.291-04:002019-07-18T20:03:46.291-04:00@paperkin - read my comment above to @oopsydeb...a...@paperkin - read my comment above to @oopsydeb...and Life of Pi was an award winning novel before it was an Ang Lee movie.jaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03385568014046336373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-53094129629937368642019-07-18T19:25:21.543-04:002019-07-18T19:25:21.543-04:00Life of Pi is a book.Life of Pi is a book.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-15727295220584765342019-07-18T18:30:32.739-04:002019-07-18T18:30:32.739-04:00Is there some other connection in the theme clues?...Is there some other connection in the theme clues? Wizard of id is a comic strip, this is us is a tv show, I’m a believer is a song, and the other two are movies... it’s stymying me that it’s such a mixed bag of entertainment references. It seems like there’s meant to be more uniting the answers besides just being familiar phrases with a two-letter initial; besides, “wizard of id” is not a familiar phrase, nor is “this is us.” If they were all one category of media, it would have been fine. Maybe even if the constructor swapped out a novel or something else for one of the movies, it would have at least been consistently inconsistent. It just strikes me as sloppy though. paperkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05503263177006029804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-71697928357762303192019-07-18T16:15:30.099-04:002019-07-18T16:15:30.099-04:00P.S. -- if you check the Generate New Question but...P.S. -- if you check the Generate New Question button, make sure to UNCHECK it before you save your profile, to prevent this from happening.Joe Dipintohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07922691457886440325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-16393584180780862662019-07-18T16:06:51.409-04:002019-07-18T16:06:51.409-04:00I need a hot computer specialist, stat.
Anybody ...I need a hot computer specialist, stat. <br /><br />Anybody know how to get rid of the "random question" on the profile page? If you check the box marked "generate new question", which I sort of accidentally did, it plugs in random text which is then incapable of being edited out -- at least I don't see how to do it. I tried some of the blog management links at the bottom for assistance, to no avail.<br /><br />Do I have to delete my profile and set it up again? Haaalp!Joe Dipintohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07922691457886440325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-56132468078704447292019-07-18T15:50:29.637-04:002019-07-18T15:50:29.637-04:00Whats APP is my only spam-free form of communicati...Whats APP is my only spam-free form of communication anymore. Everything else has been infiltrated. Aketihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07059835429995060000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-31924006873246868452019-07-18T15:01:53.527-04:002019-07-18T15:01:53.527-04:00I like this a lot, but the life of a PI isn’t Magn...I like this a lot, but the life of a PI isn’t Magnum’s backstory, it’s his story story.<br /><br />And the weird English in “Life of PI” and “This is US” feels a bit strange, too, but I don’t care. I thought “IM a believer” and “Some like I.T. hot” were fantastic.Jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16983706699383168500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-75760635849708462902019-07-18T14:43:20.835-04:002019-07-18T14:43:20.835-04:00Easy theme, some feisty clues, some feisty fillins...Easy theme, some feisty clues, some feisty fillins … so, it all averaged out to a fun ThursPuz.<br /><br />Feistiest clue: {Whats next?} = APP. Needed a second ?, after "next?". Plus, this clue made no sense to m&e, as hadn't ever heard of Whatsapp. Whatasap, maybe; but not Whatsapp. OK, tho. Learned somethin new.<br />Honrable mention to the feisty LSD clue. And them ELEMENTS & BEAU & TAROT clues, too boot. Etc.<br /><br />Feistiest fillins: ARUBIS. AENEAS. JIB. ITHACA.<br /><br />fave fillins: JAZZCLUB. VISHNU. ORPHAN [M&A thought its Harry Potter clue was somehow gonna connect to THE crossin WIZARD themer OF ID, at first glance].<br /><br />staff weeject pick: ARR. Has a real nice, whole pirate-shipload-of-desperation feel to it. Better clue: {Answer to "Belay that iris scan, matey!"}.<br /><br />Thanx, Mr. Sewell. And extra Thanx for not invokin the dreaded {Inconvenient carnage at the Yanks/Bosox game?} = ? *<br /><br />Masked & Anonymo4Us<br /><br />* = ALGORE.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/UploadRunt/FetchPage?id=Mzc0NDI3MzM4ODk0NDI0Nw&title=Starting_1_Overs_1_-_1_by_1_M_1_and_1_A" rel="nofollow">**gruntz**</a><br /> <br /><br /><br />Masked and Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16346263641338670679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-55541287409960759782019-07-18T14:31:25.292-04:002019-07-18T14:31:25.292-04:00I liked the puzzle and was glad the theme was not ...I liked the puzzle and was glad the theme was not wonky like so many Thursdays. I did not get IMABELIEVER. I know the song (Monkees) but did not know what I. M. is. That was answered in a blog comment. I hate message as a verb, BTW. THISISUS is the lone themer that does not have "I".OffTheGridnoreply@blogger.com