tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post283056633203016631..comments2024-03-28T07:04:40.875-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: 1927 automotive debut / THU 9-21-17 / Formula One racer Prost / Operative villains often / Vacuum tube innovation of 1946 / Ragtime legend Blake / Helmer of Doll's House Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger141125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-40444987600578983082020-04-21T15:58:26.644-04:002020-04-21T15:58:26.644-04:00I think it’s Our Fearless LeaderI think it’s Our Fearless LeaderBladehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14861218236665588031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-46055130773933800702017-10-27T03:34:05.482-04:002017-10-27T03:34:05.482-04:00If you all were as bad at doing these as I am, you...If you all were as bad at doing these as I am, you'd have found the revealer a lot faster. I do what I can starting at the top, then give up and start up from the bottom, so I had the revealer very early on and had fun using it to help with the answers. I've read comments about puzzles that seem impossible and then, all of a sudden, there they are done and you feel so clever. This was like that for me. <br /><br />I knew TEMPI was technically incorrect, but it seemed a forgivable stretch to have beats in the corresponding corners. <br /><br />I kept trying to figure out what S OF TG would be about, finally got it together.<br /><br />Comments today were fun too. Thanks, y'all.wcutlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08615799228069705972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-90097294906008933612017-10-26T17:25:23.252-04:002017-10-26T17:25:23.252-04:00Didn't "give ear" sound Shakespearia...Didn't "give ear" sound Shakespearian to anyone else? It's in "King Lear," "Twelfth Night." and "Love's Labour's Lost."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15947832300439762126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-72481525406121920662017-10-26T15:26:46.094-04:002017-10-26T15:26:46.094-04:00Very, very clever , and too tough for me. Combinat...Very, very clever , and too tough for me. Combination of a very tricky Thursday and a challenging Saturday. I'm simply not in that league.<br /><br />Had the UEY revealer but couldn't figure out what to do with it. Words missing an E, like PRIVAT or TWOTIM? Others missing a U or a Y? No, certainly not that easy. Then what? Beats me (as did TEMPI, for that matter).<br /><br />So threw in the towel, went to the finished puzzle, filled in the many blanks, and marveled at the ingenuity and skill of the constructor.<br /><br />leftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-20900125860672656222017-10-26T15:00:18.207-04:002017-10-26T15:00:18.207-04:00Had that whole NW corner filled and was too dense ...Had that whole NW corner filled and was too dense to get the trick. Must MAKESURE to put on thinking cap, might help SYNAPSEs fire. And I fell into the trap OFL pointed out. And when did you ever see TEMPI and BASSI on the same day?<br /><br />It’s NOT PARANOIA if you know they’re after you.<br /><br />If 55d woulda been NoTE we coulda had a MODELo beer instead of a Ford. <br />And I guess ALAIN is no longer actor Delon. Gotta keep up with F1.<br /><br />A little research tells me that NORA Helmer was played by STAR yeah babies Julie Harris (1959), Jane Fonda and Claire Bloom (both 1973, different films!!), and Juliet Stevenson (1992). And others in previous versions, you pick the HOTTEST. Based on the play by Henry Gibson. Er, . . . Henrik Ibsen. The Laugh-In guy did that on purpose. You knew that, right?<br /><br />This puz took GOBS of effort, at least that’s how it FEELS to me.<br />rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-70568000519135522062017-10-26T14:56:17.255-04:002017-10-26T14:56:17.255-04:00Excellent puzzle, and it even has @Spacey (almost)...Excellent puzzle, and it even has @Spacey (almost) in it.<br />PIE SHELL - before baking. PIE crust - after baking.<br /><br />I almost fell into the lots/tea trap, but I knew that GIVE EAR (to) was right, but I still took some time to get BEE. <br /><br />GEORGE I or V - devious, but good.<br /><br />Anyway, liked it a lot.rainforestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-3065694786001438682017-10-26T13:41:55.671-04:002017-10-26T13:41:55.671-04:00SYNAPSE MISCALL
INSULT baked goods? ONEBYONE ABAS...SYNAPSE MISCALL<br /><br />INSULT baked goods? ONEBYONE ABASE them as well?<br />If you’re SENILE with PARANOIA, give those PIES_HELL.<br /><br />--- HELEN OKEEFE<br />BS2noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-81769446792271066182017-10-26T13:15:09.487-04:002017-10-26T13:15:09.487-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.thefogmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870509029973778266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-88713645276379649392017-10-26T12:43:35.997-04:002017-10-26T12:43:35.997-04:00It took a bit longer than normal for a Thursday bu...It took a bit longer than normal for a Thursday but I managed to finish with no mistakes after quite a few write-overs. The cluing was tricky and at times nasty. In the end I was surprised I found a way to solve this one. I came very close to bailing but persevered. If OFL found this challenging then I guess I can feel okay about the time it took me to solve this one.thefogmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870509029973778266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-27679581984373138122017-10-26T12:37:10.742-04:002017-10-26T12:37:10.742-04:00EUBIE WEARY?
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MO...EUBIE WEARY?<br /><br />TOOLATENOW to MAKESURE you’re NOT<br />MOIST and AFLOWER which reveals<br />that your HOTTEST FLESH is the SOFTG spot,<br />where he STOPS and COPSE his FEELS.<br /><br />--- NORA GORE<br />Burma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-32865995879092247462017-10-26T11:58:37.698-04:002017-10-26T11:58:37.698-04:00Whoa @Spacey - maybe you need a piece of that pie....Whoa @Spacey - maybe you need a piece of that pie. I'll have to look in the store today to see what they really do call it, but it's crust in my book, too. And by most folks opinions, you missed a meh yesterday.<br /><br />Actually, I was pleased to see UEY, that much dreaded runt of puzdom, being used as the revealer for once. Every dog has his day. And the twists and turns were more satisfying than a rebus for me. I noticed the two asterisks on the double turn and thot it was an error, so was pleased to see they had a purpose.<br /><br />I still ended up with a dnf, due to PARANOId vs. PARANOIA - duh.Made my heart grow WEdRY, I guess.<br /><br />Diana, Lady-in-Waiting for CrosswordsDiana, LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-59220808766767325252017-10-26T10:29:35.165-04:002017-10-26T10:29:35.165-04:00P.S. Just as Carol said "I need you to pay me...P.S. Just as Carol said "I need you to pay me a compliment right now" in "As good as it Gets," I need you to print me a Patrick Berry. NOW. And since I didn't scan the grid for s DOD, I'll give it to Helen Hunt. Why not?spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-52532644347466323212017-10-26T10:25:37.826-04:002017-10-26T10:25:37.826-04:00Will, or the Times, or both, have become a TWOTIME...Will, or the Times, or both, have become a TWOTIMELOSER this week. I'll just briefly mention yesterday in passing: if you throw that &wich at me at 1-across, I'm not doing your puzzle--and not even entering a blog that day.<br /><br />And this one! Befuddled, I had to search for a way in, and found it at the most unlikely place. I think all car racing is abysmally stupid and a colossal waste of fuel (drive 500 miles and wind up RIGHT WHERE YOU STARTED--and didn't even see any round-trip scenery for your trouble? Unbelievable) yet somehow when I see the name Prost my brain associates it with ALAIN. I must have left SportsCenter on too long one time. Anyway there it was, and the dessert thing looked like PIEcrust. Head nor tail. Checking 57-down...oh hello, here's the reveal clue! WHAT?! UEY? They're putting that abomination in as the REVEALER???? No way! And it IS PIE CRUST anyway. Nobody says PIESHELL. BAH!<br /><br />I'll say this: if this crap keeps up here's one guy who's gonna find a new hobby.spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-35233725718041630882017-10-02T12:48:20.264-04:002017-10-02T12:48:20.264-04:00(Download) $12,234 within 2 months Casino App?
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H...I had the exact same TEA / LOTS blunder as Rex.<br /><br />However, my challenge was the opposite: I caught on the to theme, but just didn't know some of this fill. It took me nearly half an hour.Chancehttps://mynytimespuzzletimes.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-92117000273323893352017-09-21T21:26:09.924-04:002017-09-21T21:26:09.924-04:00@Matt Ginsberg - Love the Parisian woman clue at 5...@Matt Ginsberg - Love the Parisian woman clue at 52A - it would have killed us, Will shoulda left it in.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by.Mohair Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16502840715719161565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-88183322496560933292017-09-21T20:43:52.479-04:002017-09-21T20:43:52.479-04:00Loved it too -- and always love your comments 🙂Loved it too -- and always love your comments 🙂Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00623917836620719933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-978440900125004942017-09-21T20:28:19.239-04:002017-09-21T20:28:19.239-04:00Tom8,
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