tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post2750148329555185801..comments2024-03-28T10:29:52.378-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Arrives 1967 soul album / FRI 10-26-18 / Funny Martha / Hilton alternative / Trendy salad type / Cable inits popular with female viewersRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger93125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-32014074426273827742018-11-30T17:03:43.784-05:002018-11-30T17:03:43.784-05:00With all due respect, @Rondo, I believe "KALE...With all due respect, @Rondo, I believe "KALE CAESAR" was the mantra of Brutus, Casca, Cassius, et al. A fine puzzle which I join with others in finding it easy for a Friday. Nothing wrong with that.<br /><br />I have only seen BWAHAHA in the comments section following a Sean Hannity episode where I made cogent remarks, only to be labelled a "snowflake". Mistake noted.<br /><br />Slowdown in the BIAS/LINT/PAT area. What *is* Selection BIAS?<br />They're going have to rename that county to Blue County, I guess.<br /><br />Fun Friday. Sorry I's late.rainforestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-31490631462642434062018-11-30T14:43:41.008-05:002018-11-30T14:43:41.008-05:00My stupid sports league was the AFlEAST, so the bl...My stupid sports league was the AFlEAST, so the bladder became a gAl (gallon) - so...I tried. all that hard work...<br /><br />Diana, Lady whilstlosingDiana, LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-43091028219909902652018-11-30T14:05:52.586-05:002018-11-30T14:05:52.586-05:00Everything FROM the SKIES to the SEAS is INHARMONY...Everything FROM the SKIES to the SEAS is INHARMONY. KALECAESAR!!<br />As I look back there are no write-overs, so kinda easy, but I did dwell on some of those clues.<br /><br />Someone above actually felt micro-, or perhaps macro-aggressed by PEPE LePew? A cartoon SKUNK? UGH!<br /><br />What you say when the hostess seats you in a bad place: “This TABLE’SCRAP!”<br /><br />Yeah, ARETHA, we miss you already baby.<br /><br />Fun one today, no LIE.<br />rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-31772748701666957392018-11-30T13:47:38.837-05:002018-11-30T13:47:38.837-05:00BIAS ASIS
PEPE LUSTEDFOR a girl SKUNK, “I’VECHANG...BIAS ASIS<br /><br />PEPE LUSTEDFOR a girl SKUNK, “I’VECHANGED on my OWN”, he will say,<br />“NOPRESSURE”, he SWEETALKS, and SUSTAINS that same old CACHET.<br /><br />--- RAYE HAYS<br />Burma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-37787785019104137812018-11-30T12:31:14.335-05:002018-11-30T12:31:14.335-05:009:30 am - still working on it, but hanging in ther...9:30 am - still working on it, but hanging in there<br /><br />Lady DiDiana, LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-32579250790899480602018-11-30T11:28:58.082-05:002018-11-30T11:28:58.082-05:00About medium for a Friday for me. AFCEAST was my f...About medium for a Friday for me. AFCEAST was my final fill. Decent puzzle. Not a BPLUS, but definitely in the high SEAS.thefogmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870509029973778266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-11444410805539837752018-11-30T10:58:19.242-05:002018-11-30T10:58:19.242-05:00Everybody seems to think this was so easy. One eve...Everybody seems to think this was so easy. One even said the clues could have been toughened up!?! Well, I did it but it took 10+ Rexes because of those clues. For example, in the clue for THROATS, what in the world is "officials" doing there? I wanted THROATS, of course, but hesitated because of that word. WHY was it there? All people clear heir THROATS, not just officials. So maybe the answer had some special significance for officials...no. It was just TGHROATS after all. And it didn't help that I never heard of SAMOSA; I have no idea what kind of food it is or what it's stuffed with. I already don't like it.<br /><br />I've always heard the maniacal laugh as "MWAHAHA," but MRING made no sense at all. Tried B and came up with BRING, so you're saying "Escort" isn't a tough clue for BRING? It's fair enough, but I'd never call it a gimme. Anyway, that was my only inkblot. Here's another cutie: "Bills are found in it." Sure, AFCEAST. Call that an easy clue? "Rehearsed" for PAT? The clue should read "Rehearsed, with 'down,'" since PAT in that sense never appears without "down." I know, that would make the clue too easy for Friday, but fair.<br /><br />Please don't "toughen up" the weekend clues any more than they are, or there'll be many more DNFs in my future. Sad to award ARETHA's DOD posthumously; we miss you, your Majesty. Birdie.spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-64666636111171330882018-10-29T23:22:28.812-04:002018-10-29T23:22:28.812-04:00Not hard, fairly easy.Not hard, fairly easy.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18038002669098155804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-63642837963995656192018-10-26T21:06:26.708-04:002018-10-26T21:06:26.708-04:00Obligatory bitter anecdote about the ACPT puzzle f...Obligatory bitter anecdote about the ACPT puzzle from 2017 that had a "maniacal laugh" clue at 1-Down, crossing 1-Across's "Booker T and the _____". Not knowing the band, I relied on my pretty extensive knowledge of comic book super-villainy, getting literally my only mistake of the entire tournament for putting bWAHAHA instead of MWAHAHA, in the first square of the first puzzle of the first day.<br /><br />Finally, I am vindicated, thank you Evan Kalish for understanding me.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13631743840776360363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-84179131767973937422018-10-26T19:12:30.890-04:002018-10-26T19:12:30.890-04:00@Greg: It was probably pointed out previously but ...@Greg: It was probably pointed out previously but the NYT puzzle rarely makes such mistakes. “Bills” was capitalized. Strunknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-64549434667533519192018-10-26T19:05:14.870-04:002018-10-26T19:05:14.870-04:00Maybe splitting hairs but, strictly speaking, I th...Maybe splitting hairs but, strictly speaking, I think One Down is a little misleading, if the original Star Trek pilot is considered. George Takei was not an original "Star Trek" cast member from that series. <br />To me, the original cast would be those who starred in the first pilot episode, <a href="https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0059753/" rel="nofollow">"The Cage"</a>, with Jeffery Hunter as Captain Pike. Although NBC rejected this pilot episode, it lives on, being recycled as <a href="https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0394904/" rel="nofollow">"The Menagerie"</a>, in the first season, episode #11.<br />George Takei did appear in the second "pilot", "Where No Man Has Gone Before", the first broadcast episode. Interestingly, he appears here as a physicist, later to be cast as a helmsman.<br /><br />68Chargerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08752278586155221236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-15508549814194007462018-10-26T18:46:46.514-04:002018-10-26T18:46:46.514-04:00Top half very easy, bottom half more on the medium...Top half very easy, bottom half more on the medium side. Solid, liked it. <br /><br />Only regret of the day was getting here after the Anon 10:52 comment was deleted.jaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03385568014046336373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-53802087119654884772018-10-26T17:59:48.261-04:002018-10-26T17:59:48.261-04:00@John X, I just finished the 6/25/99 puzzle and th...@John X, I just finished the 6/25/99 puzzle and thought it was great. 1,11,and37 downs almost killed me. 1hour 11 minutes,one cheat for the newsmans' last name. Thanks for the tip.TJSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-38886272361860237922018-10-26T17:40:30.540-04:002018-10-26T17:40:30.540-04:00WARNING: potential spoilers for a 19 year old puzz...<i>WARNING: potential spoilers for a 19 year old puzzle</i> Regarding the supposed high quality puzzle of June 25, 1999 puzzle: Balderdash. 1 Across, bad because it’s PPP and the “namesakes” just makes it worse. 24. Across - “sixth brightest star”? Give me a break. Ooh, look at me, I know my Greek Alphabet. 26 Across - OMFG. But at least Ms. Chandler had a role in ST:TNG. Something that can’t be said for Ethelred the Unready. Way to really highlight your Random Roman Numeral. But maybe you’re thinking there’s less dreck in the downs. You would be wrong. Besides the obscure maritime spy agency, an actor who had been dead 27 years when the puzzle was originally published, the other citrus drink, and everyone’s favorite Latin list ender that isn’t et cetera, we get the emparasssing 10/11 down combo.In short, the puzzle isn’t “challenging,” it is obscure. Maybe you like trivia and think we need more of it in puzzles. That’s fine. Watch Jeopardy. I thought most of the cluing was too straightforward except when it was being creepy weird (“Sites with little privacy”), with no actual wordplay. Two Thumbs Down. Oh, wait, that’s Siskel and Ebert. Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-16032035788880298312018-10-26T16:29:57.289-04:002018-10-26T16:29:57.289-04:00How could anyone ever think of quitting this blog?...How could anyone ever think of quitting this blog? The love and support you get from it are palpable. Appreciative thanks to @JC66, @Quasi, @TomAz and the various others today whom I can't identify. And also to @Teedmn off-blog.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16737377749030219974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-24547630639193123712018-10-26T16:16:12.731-04:002018-10-26T16:16:12.731-04:00@Nancy, I am making a mental note not to aggravate...@Nancy, I am making a mental note not to aggravate you on these pages. Yeow !<br /><br />Rex, "When 'too easy' is your sloe complaint, you know you've got a good puzzle on your hands" ? No. Not even close. Unless your obsessed with your solve time. Otherwise, too easy is a boring, unchallenging waste of time. That having been said, this one was fairly easy, but I still liked it. Go figure.TJSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-72263042742719004012018-10-26T15:58:13.436-04:002018-10-26T15:58:13.436-04:00It was.It was.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-59488560685582682342018-10-26T15:49:00.914-04:002018-10-26T15:49:00.914-04:00@John X - there were hard puzzles and easy puzzles...@John X - there were hard puzzles and easy puzzles back then, and there are hard puzzles and easy puzzles now. If they skew a littler harder on average, I think it is due to pop culture names that would come easily twenty years ago, but whose fifteen minutes has long passed.<br /><br />Try the puzzle one week before the one you suggested - June 18 1999. I think it is slightly easier than today's puzzle, despite some dated references.kitshefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10014225555838850414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-20986069203146739172018-10-26T15:42:20.593-04:002018-10-26T15:42:20.593-04:00They took my 10:52 post out teasing Nancy!! Big br...They took my 10:52 post out teasing Nancy!! Big brother is definitely watching.<br /><br />Got quite the rebuttal, though!<br /><br />I'm actually a physician, if that gives you any point of reference. And my patients love me, so you can make all the bed-side manner/compassion jokes you want, i really care for and about my patients. <br /><br />Was just playing with you, but definitely won't poke that bear again!<br /><br />Sorry that it came off mean-spirited...<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-73476054530249527182018-10-26T15:02:19.183-04:002018-10-26T15:02:19.183-04:00Kale Caesar? Eww. Kale Caesar? Eww. Charleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-43765525709290269062018-10-26T14:55:21.041-04:002018-10-26T14:55:21.041-04:00Started with BORDER LAKE for Tahoe. Well, at leas...Started with BORDER LAKE for Tahoe. Well, at least the second part was right. Enjoyable puzzle.Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10032302346488486116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-50975040148455211092018-10-26T14:53:25.715-04:002018-10-26T14:53:25.715-04:00Now this was a good puzzle. Easy, yes, but so wha...Now this was a good puzzle. Easy, yes, but so what. It was smooth and a pleasure to solve. Not like yesterday's dreck.<br /><br />I may be the only person I know who will admit to liking kale. Like I will actively seek it out in it's different varieties.<br /><br />@Nancy: "being born more recently than someone else is not an accomplishment." I am so stealing that line. <br /><br />@Gregory Schmidt 2:28p: Did you get a different clue than I did? My clue reads "Bills are found in it". Capital B.TomAznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-10882202070101265572018-10-26T14:28:52.296-04:002018-10-26T14:28:52.296-04:00bills and AFCEAST has to be one of the worst entri...bills and AFCEAST has to be one of the worst entries I've seen in a while. At the minimum, "Bills" should have been capitalized.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18080027831092093115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-18803180094473730542018-10-26T14:12:34.870-04:002018-10-26T14:12:34.870-04:00@Nancy, can I borrow that sometime? You rock!! @Nancy, can I borrow that sometime? You rock!! QuasiMojonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-48205743598075363352018-10-26T13:33:27.092-04:002018-10-26T13:33:27.092-04:00@Nancy
Wonderful response!@Nancy<br /><br />Wonderful response!JC66https://www.blogger.com/profile/05324615675333287919noreply@blogger.com