tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post2927347339479244539..comments2024-03-29T10:51:12.209-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Iberian wine city / SUN 9-22-13 / Spiderwick Chronicles co-author DiTerlizzi / my destiny be Fustian Dickinson poem / Old PC monitor feature / Satirical 1974 espionage film / Material beyond terrestrial plane in medieval science / English landscapist famous for burning of houses of lords commons / Classic sci-fi film billed as horror horde of crawl crush giants / 1960s-70s series starring Efrem Zimbalist JrRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger116125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-3383860167645808402013-10-08T20:19:49.825-04:002013-10-08T20:19:49.825-04:00We got the whole puzzle but WHAT NOW?? bspanier@...We got the whole puzzle but WHAT NOW?? bspanier@albany.edu<br />Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-39754570206089317432013-10-04T10:41:41.160-04:002013-10-04T10:41:41.160-04:00Please explain, Rex, to jeffsong@comcast.net.Please explain, Rex, to jeffsong@comcast.net.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-22469363901409972322013-09-30T15:23:36.560-04:002013-09-30T15:23:36.560-04:00I finally filled in the puzzle; I don't have a...I finally filled in the puzzle; I don't have a clue as to the three word phrase and wonder how in the world one can "read" anything in Braille that isn't raised dots? That is presuming any of us knows Braille, which, if we are sighted, we don't. Since we get these puzzles a week late in the Seattle Times, I couldn't enter any contests, even if I wanted to. Could someone please send me what the phrase is and how the 70A clue works?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-80064838629259086912013-09-29T15:57:46.523-04:002013-09-29T15:57:46.523-04:00Really? Linking up the "Os" in the boxe...Really? Linking up the "Os" in the boxes to spell the words in braille? Irony for all those blind crossword players out there. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-24380280416806963792013-09-29T07:53:12.373-04:002013-09-29T07:53:12.373-04:00Yes, harridan is an old woman not an old man, thus...Yes, harridan is an old woman not an old man, thus the answer is not OLDMAN but rather OLDBAT for an old bat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-67869387331659060212013-09-28T10:47:14.443-04:002013-09-28T10:47:14.443-04:00The contest is over. But I'm not over this hum...The contest is over. But I'm not over this humiliation. Please explain to fbrown@cecartslink.orgzie brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08997784195783166161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-81350551267703107882013-09-26T00:02:54.201-04:002013-09-26T00:02:54.201-04:00One question: Isn't a HARRIDAN an OLD WOMAN? I...One question: Isn't a HARRIDAN an OLD WOMAN? I can't find any dictionaries that have it defined as an OLD MAN (29a).Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-51904204326152010092013-09-25T19:39:14.311-04:002013-09-25T19:39:14.311-04:00so, no answer - on wednesday?so, no answer - on wednesday?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-62697961708344734662013-09-25T11:28:31.529-04:002013-09-25T11:28:31.529-04:00FEEL THE LOVE. Use the O's. The Braille grid i... FEEL THE LOVE. Use the O's. The Braille grid is the first & third positions going across and first,third & fifth going down. The only O's in the puzzle are in the Braille grids.Leroy Parquetnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-12188070017390606372013-09-25T08:25:11.128-04:002013-09-25T08:25:11.128-04:00Okay, the contest is over. The NYT apparently will...Okay, the contest is over. The NYT apparently will not reveal answers until Sunday. Why? And, Rex, seems like it would be okay for you to show completed puzzle now. Please?mjddonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08069055024049098314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-30465734156243703122013-09-25T00:37:31.821-04:002013-09-25T00:37:31.821-04:00Again, for those that still need that final push, ...Again, for those that still need that final push, attention is again directed to 9 Down.Randallnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-30453182931747410592013-09-24T23:25:34.036-04:002013-09-24T23:25:34.036-04:00The time is up. I still can't see it. Sigh. ...The time is up. I still can't see it. Sigh. Help? Bob in Charlottesvillenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-63983590793322740032013-09-24T22:20:46.081-04:002013-09-24T22:20:46.081-04:00Agree, And how can you ask people to "read in...Agree, And how can you ask people to "read in Braille" when the Braille boxes aren't the right size for the Braille alphabet?George NYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11844466463123158982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-862336141503622852013-09-24T22:12:59.472-04:002013-09-24T22:12:59.472-04:00Awful in every possible way. Fundamentally oppose...Awful in every possible way. Fundamentally opposed to a puzzle whose obtuse theme and arcane fill literally demand googling and other resource referencing to understand and complete (which I always understood to be cheating). I call BS on anyone claiming to have completed this without outside help. Is crosswording a researching skill challenge? Isn’t it suppose to be an honest exercise of learning and expanding our knowledge and love of the language and culture through wordplay? Not this one.Steve from Naticknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-79084644339228162792013-09-24T11:39:36.010-04:002013-09-24T11:39:36.010-04:00Feh. That almost the entire seeing population wil...Feh. That almost the entire seeing population will have to consult a reference source to get the answer is not right. It feels like cheating. It would be like the key to the puzzle being in some obscure aboriginal language. (I agree that the final answer is clever, but having to get there by googling did not feel good.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-69025831426269179232013-09-24T11:15:29.348-04:002013-09-24T11:15:29.348-04:00OOOOOOOO!!!! now I got it! Two minutes after I po...OOOOOOOO!!!! now I got it! Two minutes after I post my plea for help I took one more look at the puzzle and got out of the Box I was in to finally figure it out...cool!Laureenhttp://blisseffect.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-62089614568142504652013-09-24T10:59:52.890-04:002013-09-24T10:59:52.890-04:00I subscribe to the puzzle online and bought the pa...I subscribe to the puzzle online and bought the paper for the first time in years 6.00! That's nuts...they should print on hemp paper and save some trees, and the planet! Thought having it on paper would give me a chance to figure it out better...no such luck! I finished the puzzle in average time for me, an hour and a half...but trying read a crossword puzzle grid in Braille?? Huh? IS there some way to translate three column boxes to brailles two col format? this puzzle has me stressed out STILL two days later! I dont care its a measly calendar, its the principal of investing time and even money and still not being able to figure it out that is making me feel grumpy...Please share any tips, thanks!<br />Blisseffect@yahoo.com<br />Blisseffect.blogspot.comLaureenhttp://blisseffect.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-45805780017805197272013-09-24T08:06:48.554-04:002013-09-24T08:06:48.554-04:00Correction: Took a while to figure out he three wo...Correction: Took a while to figure out he three word phrase...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-56231259825127369792013-09-24T06:19:28.943-04:002013-09-24T06:19:28.943-04:00Took a while to figure the three letter word. Not ...Took a while to figure the three letter word. Not blown away by the meta puzzle (at all) from the puzzle solver´s perspective, although I recognize the effort it took to construct the puzzle. One nice thing though, it provided a small introduction to Braille, and the thought that if I should ever need to use it, maybe I could after all. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-60223310925503289022013-09-23T18:46:39.515-04:002013-09-23T18:46:39.515-04:00Somehow guessed the answer (based on the first wor...Somehow guessed the answer (based on the first word) but Just Couldn't See how to get to it.<br /><br />Finally.... ahhh...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-38666169245655894272013-09-23T17:15:19.207-04:002013-09-23T17:15:19.207-04:00I stared at this puzzle for the longest time and j...I stared at this puzzle for the longest time and just got it. How could I have been so blind?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-68097855412888139422013-09-23T17:14:52.505-04:002013-09-23T17:14:52.505-04:00Loved it but didn't have to finish to solve th...Loved it but didn't have to finish to solve the three words. Very, very cute idea.JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00983757643077994924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-81522487967829412722013-09-23T17:08:58.453-04:002013-09-23T17:08:58.453-04:00Wow, I missed that one, Randall. Put me down as an...Wow, I missed that one, Randall. Put me down as an admirer of Mr. Selinker. Don't listen to the neggers. I enjoyed the solve and LOVE these kind of puzzles. Rex, I don't think you should have allowed any hints since you respected "the contest". I entered the pool and hope I win the "special prize".unclejohnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-54818016597614074472013-09-23T15:22:50.333-04:002013-09-23T15:22:50.333-04:00I think y'all are underestimating the importan...I think y'all are underestimating the importance of the clue about the Baltimore ballclub. Just sayin....Randallnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-15073641316012892792013-09-23T14:40:57.829-04:002013-09-23T14:40:57.829-04:00How do I email you? Would love the trick explained...How do I email you? Would love the trick explained. Thanks!Juniefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16879333387164170362noreply@blogger.com