tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post2818623188044346455..comments2024-03-28T13:27:40.171-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Viking poet / SAT 4-24-10 / Like some harrows / Summer salon service / What 1776 got in 1969 / Title role in 1983 black-and-white filmRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger67125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-37915352091490412302010-04-25T10:52:08.975-04:002010-04-25T10:52:08.975-04:00Dearest Rex: I refer to "pyramid" as par...Dearest Rex: I refer to "pyramid" as parsvottanasana which, by the way, does not mean pyramid in Sanskrit. We have done it, sometimes with the back heel up in the beginning of class, and sometimes after backbends because it sets the femurs. But okay, you are right, we rarely do it. I've been bringing it back recently because it illustrates the loops of the legs very well. Namaste. ;-)Elisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06331208281601088324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-28228321661321328392010-04-24T23:23:56.491-04:002010-04-24T23:23:56.491-04:00Mostly loved the puzzle. I was more certain of DAR...Mostly loved the puzzle. I was more certain of DARKMEAT than any other answer in the puzzle. That held me up quite a bit, but not forever. Since the rest of the puzzle had fallen pretty easily, I didn't mind some extra head-banging in the SW. Plus, we looked at MIMES, and both my wife and I agreed that 'quietly' instead of 'silently' eliminated that option. I still think it does--less-than-APT cluing, to my way of thinking.JFnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-77860473780791692942010-04-24T23:20:49.608-04:002010-04-24T23:20:49.608-04:00Finished late (busy day) and with an error. OWEN/W...Finished late (busy day) and with an error. OWEN/WEO XI instead of OLEN/LEO XI. WEO XI might have been a Chinese emperor, dynasty unknown, and the XI would be a Chinese name, not the Roman numeral. Oh well....Retired_Chemisthttp://www.glengowan.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-39754952414371047672010-04-24T22:33:20.899-04:002010-04-24T22:33:20.899-04:00"Never Gonna Dance" was the name of a sh..."Never Gonna Dance" was the name of a short-lived 2003 Broadway show based on the Fred Astaire/Ginger Rogers movie "Swing Time."Steve in NYCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-39134738455279395832010-04-24T20:18:36.745-04:002010-04-24T20:18:36.745-04:00@andrea lazybones michaels
Just wanted to 'pil...@andrea lazybones michaels<br />Just wanted to 'pile on' a "Thank You!" to you Doug and PuzzleSister for a most enjoyable<br />@PuzzleGirl Birthday Salute.<br /><br />Had a LOL moment b/c @Orange in the LAT blog said<br /> 3 0 and I'm not going anywhere close to asking a lady her age.<br /><br /><br />@jesser<br />There's a limit?<br />Like most guys ... I only doubled the RDA.<br /><br /><br />@Lit.doc<br />Last week the constructor produced a puzzle that took away any form of enjoyment, he took the T-Bird away.<br /><br />It was nice to get my main reason for these back.<br />I like a challenge.<br />Love the 'duh!' moment at a mis-directional clue.<br />Don't mind the occasional DNF.<br /><br />And I like Avatar and sunsets.<br /><br />Cheers !!!Tinbenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14661395078047234853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-84925755807003839462010-04-24T19:46:18.548-04:002010-04-24T19:46:18.548-04:00@Ulrich: I love the vision of you on the porch you...@Ulrich: I love the vision of you on the porch you built yourself, with a Martini! Probably some good wine with dinner? It's a nice day in CT.machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-10294412813764804972010-04-24T19:28:28.231-04:002010-04-24T19:28:28.231-04:00happy b-day puzzle girl. Thanx everyone for a fun ...happy b-day puzzle girl. Thanx everyone for a fun puzzlechefbeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15195945085405126511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-2082242161629162022010-04-24T19:03:22.674-04:002010-04-24T19:03:22.674-04:00I'm posting only to join the choir congratulat...I'm posting only to join the choir congratulating hawk-eyed puzzle girl...<br /><br />...and to make my chuckles heard all the way to a dual-mate apartment in SF.<br /><br />Since I'm writing anyway: Thanks also to Mac, who recommended a while ago not to give up too early on late-week puzzles, i.e. not to consult Prof. Google too soon--it really helps in the long run. Did this one on and off during the way while working in the garden and finally completed it, in spite of quite a few words I have never, ever heard of that had to be teased out with crosses (COZEN--I was convinced it had to be wrong--ALANA, BIKINI WAX, STONEY, KIBEI, OLEN plus some names whose bearers were unknown to me...) But now the sun settles and I survey the accomplishments of the day from the porch I built, Martini in hand--life is good!Ulrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02086202853174403008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-63082736644934519942010-04-24T18:53:51.084-04:002010-04-24T18:53:51.084-04:00Finished in two sessions, before and after Saturda...Finished in two sessions, before and after Saturday errands, but did so without googling and with great enjoyment.<br />Full of beautiful a-ha moments, nothing unfair or strained. Made my Saturday.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07926746419713451941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-27963860723520646942010-04-24T17:58:44.154-04:002010-04-24T17:58:44.154-04:00I had harpeyed for a while, which turns out to be ...I had harpeyed for a while, which turns out to be a real world. Eventually, I got hawkeyed, which leads to puzzlegirl, who used to live in my town and knows a lot more about our wrestling team than I do.michaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-62769835751014822282010-04-24T17:28:57.033-04:002010-04-24T17:28:57.033-04:00@ACME, PuzzleSister, Swedish-sounding Doug ... cut...@ACME, PuzzleSister, Swedish-sounding Doug ... cute birthday puzzle for PG! 58D was so corny it was funny!johohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12708487230515532492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-48461501880461491232010-04-24T17:05:44.081-04:002010-04-24T17:05:44.081-04:00Nice, jazzy diction in this puzzle, I notice. Like...Nice, jazzy diction in this puzzle, I notice. Like most Saturdays, it was completely beyond me, but that's fine at this point in my learning curve.<br /><br />Andrea and Doug: Much laughing out loud on this end (2D, 5A, 58D). Happy Birthday, PG!Stanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02681342234536407419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-92118305132107645502010-04-24T17:04:43.882-04:002010-04-24T17:04:43.882-04:00I was attached to SEALEGS for a while, in place of...I was attached to SEALEGS for a while, in place of SEABEDSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-40469315797193081262010-04-24T16:47:25.241-04:002010-04-24T16:47:25.241-04:00Only the SW hung me up on this one. 'Cause ev...Only the SW hung me up on this one. 'Cause everyone knows that to tell a tale *silently* is to MIME. But to tell a tale *quietly* is to DIME. That, and the clearly self-evident "DARKMEAT" threw me for a while.Kerrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-54393460584721096822010-04-24T16:42:11.711-04:002010-04-24T16:42:11.711-04:00I had a solidly hard time with this - at just over...I had a solidly hard time with this - at just over an hour, it took me about four times as long as yesterday's, and that was despite moving at a pretty steady pace. Just goes to show, some of this difficulty thing is puzzler-specific. <br /><br />@Leslie: I, too, wanted SHITSTORM. That's how FLUMMOXED I was getting in places.Jennynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-88748376739490987202010-04-24T15:41:22.613-04:002010-04-24T15:41:22.613-04:00@Tinbeni, easy on the "fun, fun, fun" st...@Tinbeni, easy on the "fun, fun, fun" stuff, lest your daddy should take your T-bird away. But yes, it was, even in abject failure.lit.dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06729199575329286046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-30788019229559093982010-04-24T14:59:14.580-04:002010-04-24T14:59:14.580-04:00@Andrea: The degree to which that is awesome is mo...@Andrea: The degree to which that is awesome is more numbers than the miles to the Planet Pluto!<br /><br />@Artlvr & Purple Guy: I figured it out! ñ! Gracias!<br /><br />One over the legal limit (apparently much like Tinbeni last night) and outta here!jesserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13303862935098945757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-86624515319476134482010-04-24T14:45:15.148-04:002010-04-24T14:45:15.148-04:00@Andrea! We were separated at birth, sista!@Andrea! We were separated at birth, sista!fikinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06324570637549775751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-62111497386891095242010-04-24T14:43:42.558-04:002010-04-24T14:43:42.558-04:00@Andrea, "magically ZELIG popped up, as he is...@Andrea, "magically ZELIG popped up, as he is wont to do!" LOL! Nice glyph on the movie!<br />ZELIG is what got me into the puzzle actually and with BIKINI WAX, I was off and running.<br />Cannot believe I remembered COZEN - don't know if I have ever used the word!<br />@llsabing, yes it was off to my ear, too.<br /><br />@foodie, yes, the FIL would like to be introduced to this one.<br />@Bob K, I second you on supine!<br /><br />@Bard, thanks for the COZEN earplay.<br /><br />HAPPY BIRTHDAY, PuzzleGirl. Thomas Heilman said he put HAWEYED in this puzzle just for you!<br /> fikinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06324570637549775751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-46350065184397613892010-04-24T14:42:44.344-04:002010-04-24T14:42:44.344-04:00@HAPPY BIRTHDAY, PuzzleBabe!
I think HAWKEYED in ...@HAPPY BIRTHDAY, PuzzleBabe!<br /><br />I think HAWKEYED in today's puzzle was a total shout out to you, right?<br /><br />And I love @foodie's comment that you are the moon to Rex's sun! I think that makes me some sort of floating asteroid, or maybe a demoted planet! ;)<br /><br />@Ben<br />That would be a GREAT name for a beach party: SANDBLAST<br /><br />@Jesser<br />Total synchronicity...last night my new Spanish roommie, Gonzalo, came in and said he was off today to the Kubrick retrospective at the Castro...today's double feature? "Clockwork Orange" and "Barry Lyndon"!!!!!!andrea lazybones michaelsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-85160435247261438842010-04-24T14:30:32.850-04:002010-04-24T14:30:32.850-04:00OOOPS. So concerned about tildes, I got your name ...OOOPS. So concerned about tildes, I got your name wrong. @santafe :)PurpleGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03831764248536980544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-83804570585924244832010-04-24T14:28:50.457-04:002010-04-24T14:28:50.457-04:00@satafe- watch out, that's a jeep !
@jesser -...@satafe- watch out, that's a jeep !<br /><br />@jesser - on my mac, it's the alt/option key. It really works. Señor must give it a try.<br /><br />The puzzle was FUN, to echo @Tinbeni.<br />Ditto what has already been said.<br /><br />See you all mañana !!!PurpleGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03831764248536980544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-86037718076674912222010-04-24T14:15:39.523-04:002010-04-24T14:15:39.523-04:00Thanks Jesser ... nice truck!Thanks Jesser ... nice truck!santafehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09469065957627688378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-76451502757175703262010-04-24T14:12:47.240-04:002010-04-24T14:12:47.240-04:00@Santa Fe: Take a class in anatomy, and you'll...@Santa Fe: Take a class in anatomy, and you'll learn all about your make-up.jesserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13303862935098945757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-42091779024774833282010-04-24T14:01:48.955-04:002010-04-24T14:01:48.955-04:00LIke Rube - what is the connection between ANATOMY...LIke Rube - what is the connection between ANATOMY and "makeup lessons?"santafehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09469065957627688378noreply@blogger.com