tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post2975055381416001431..comments2024-03-28T08:35:30.881-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Faux fat / WED 1-16-13 / Projecting wheel rims / Pointy-eared TV character / Seller of TV spotsRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger92125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-57431365993090296192013-02-20T23:14:41.581-05:002013-02-20T23:14:41.581-05:00@chefwen and @rainforest: please let me add to the...@chefwen and @rainforest: please let me add to the condolences. I'm not as regular as I'd like to be. um, I mean, I sometimes miss hitting the blog for days at a time. (And, of course, I'm in Syndi-land, so way out of whack for the "prime-timers".) Seeing some of the comments "today" made me go to the older post. My heart goes out to you both.<br /><br />Liked the puzzle, though I was bemused (as was @Rube) by the CEREBRALLY TRADITIONAL ANNIVERSARY EGGBEATER GIFTS.Red Valerianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04638265039015470938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-86988648435252574532013-02-20T18:45:50.125-05:002013-02-20T18:45:50.125-05:00First of all, though I got to the puzzle late, I w...First of all, though I got to the puzzle late, I want to thank all you syndi-folks, and a couple of regular-time bloggers, for your condolences re the loss of Zoe, my cat. Gives this part of the post a family feel.<br /><br />I thought the sound of a dud was spelled "PHHT", and felt shame when I realized that it wasn't. I liked this puzzle, didn't care that the theme answers were not symmetrically placed, and also thought ILLEGIT was not legit. Doesn't matter. rain forestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-10014046961639431392013-02-20T14:57:41.261-05:002013-02-20T14:57:41.261-05:00First word in was VIS, and from there things went ...First word in was VIS, and from there things went pretty smoothly except for an original DEnY and "par" for the golf thingie, and ADmen. Enjoyed working out the gifts once I realized we weren't talking atomic numbers. <br /><br />Wonder if my Captcha is x-rated: yetwFk??DMGrandmanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-77778446215400712822013-02-20T14:42:18.467-05:002013-02-20T14:42:18.467-05:00My only unique write-over stemmed from not knowing...My only unique write-over stemmed from not knowing how to spell LIEGE, but I know "South Pacific" probably was not set in BALe so it was easily corrected.Dirigonzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03903353503511480168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-85864940590011254072013-02-20T13:29:59.730-05:002013-02-20T13:29:59.730-05:00Thought Uh Oh at first glance. Bracketed numbers?...Thought Uh Oh at first glance. Bracketed numbers? Then it fell into place. Enjoyed it a lot. <br /><br />South Pacific was filmed on the North Shore of Kauai, (home of @chefwen), so putting it anywhere else was difficult for me. <br /><br />Welcome to @DBlock, and @CharlieSig from Syndiland<br /><br />@M and A - love your list (chortle) <br /><br />Husband and I just missed our 50. Great memories!Gingernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-14809857053051161762013-02-20T12:06:25.791-05:002013-02-20T12:06:25.791-05:00@joho: so funny as I am coming up on 52D and I HAT...@joho: so funny as I am coming up on 52D and I HATE tuna - can't even stand the smell let alone try to eat it.<br /><br />@DBlock: I'm the only one that does the puzzle in my family so coming here and reading the comments helps. I feel like part of this family.<br /><br />I had MFFT and MUFFETS and I did not correct. I had one error so did not finish.<br /><br />I started in the NE and caught on to the theme at TIN. The rest was a piece of cake. I did not fall into the ADman quagmire as I had ANNIVERSARY in place and that helped.<br /><br />I like the puzzle and it should have been easy. I need to remind myself to double check dubious answers.NM Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14920756034993068695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-11348920522726659762013-02-20T10:42:05.976-05:002013-02-20T10:42:05.976-05:00Liked it. One had to do a little sleuthing. Bunch ...Liked it. One had to do a little sleuthing. Bunch of bracketed numbers, plus a "hint" spanning three long--no, wait--two long and one short--acrosses. Hmmm. So, I started working the NW: WOOD? 5?<br /><br />Luckily, SPOCK was a gimme (note to OFL: "Trekdom" is not a "black hole." As we who enjoy it know, it is full of many valuable lessons that would improve our lives if we took them to heart.). This soon led to PAPER [1] and at that point the jig was up.<br /><br />Another theme-dense grid: 65 squares, pulled off pretty darn well, IMO. There's even an effortless X tossed in there.<br /><br />A couple of long cringes: CEREBRAL extended to -LY, LEGIT to IL-; and short: STS, EFF (doesn't "EF" cover it?), but hey. Still good.<br /><br />Never heard of OLESTRA, got it all on crosses. Sounds like that old Philly arena, the Palestra. Takes me back. Thanks, Michael.Spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-86667874292791242462013-01-16T23:26:41.324-05:002013-01-16T23:26:41.324-05:00This week's relative difficulty ratings. See m...This week's relative difficulty ratings. See my 8/1/2009 post for an explanation and my 10/15/2012 post for an explanation of a tweak I've made to my method. In a nutshell, the higher the ratio, the higher this week's median solve time is relative to the average for the corresponding day of the week.<br /><br />All solvers (this week's median solve time, average for day of week, ratio, percentile, rating)<br /><br />Mon 5:58, 6:12, 0.96, 30%, Easy-Medium<br />Tue 8:20, 8:37, 0.97, 39%, Easy-Medium<br />Wed 9:58, 11:52, 0.84, 13%, Easy<br /><br />Top 100 solvers<br /><br />Mon 3:35, 3:39, 0.98, 34%, Easy-Medium<br />Tue 4:54, 4:57, 0.99, 47%, Medium<br />Wed 5:39, 6:34, 0.86, 12%, Easysanfranman59https://www.blogger.com/profile/15118732156312301425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-71014268969393289742013-01-16T20:56:29.655-05:002013-01-16T20:56:29.655-05:00@Tita Thanx...didn't understand the google za...@Tita Thanx...didn't understand the google zamboni. Now I dochefbeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15195945085405126511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-17098013288882830022013-01-16T20:52:55.971-05:002013-01-16T20:52:55.971-05:00Thank you for the comments!Thank you for the comments!Michael Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-33328871712126626972013-01-16T20:39:29.320-05:002013-01-16T20:39:29.320-05:00had Rugrats for the longest time in the SW and the...had Rugrats for the longest time in the SW and then gave it up for puppets. Otherwise, PFFT. John in Phillynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-70252548923169193142013-01-16T20:19:34.168-05:002013-01-16T20:19:34.168-05:00@chefbea - what explanation - the google doodle? ...@chefbea - what explanation - the google doodle? The inventor of the Zamboni machine was born today...and yesterday we had reice in the puzzle...<br />Or am I missing somthing...?<br /><br />Welcome to the new folks...Debbie, Goose (love your limericks)...and your pitching - I was an absurdly obsessed Yankee fan until George Steinbrenner sucked all the joy out of the sport... ;)Titahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16368251255494687496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-85805109224900916242013-01-16T19:41:05.975-05:002013-01-16T19:41:05.975-05:00@tita missed the explanation. what was it???@tita missed the explanation. what was it???chefbeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15195945085405126511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-35865708468741676462013-01-16T18:28:01.120-05:002013-01-16T18:28:01.120-05:00I liked this. Six theme answers AND a three word r...I liked this. Six theme answers AND a three word revealer all crammed in a 15x15 puzzle with very little crosswordese.Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-46355386287355112222013-01-16T18:18:33.880-05:002013-01-16T18:18:33.880-05:00evil doug--Alcatraz actually
after I saw Dblock th...evil doug--Alcatraz actually<br />after I saw Dblock there in 1986, I began signing my work that way and no one has ever gotten the prison reference until you--clearly I have found a home here and yours and the other warm welcomes are helping me orient myself nicely...DBlockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04618185406569218868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-3478892233848584582013-01-16T18:13:41.583-05:002013-01-16T18:13:41.583-05:00@Charlie Sig
If you solve in Across Lite the red ...@Charlie Sig<br /><br />If you solve in Across Lite the red square is the one you're typing in and it moves with every letter. If you take a screen pic of the puzzle as it looked when you finished, the red square is the last one to have a letter typed into it.Qvartnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-80719123210464192602013-01-16T18:11:33.692-05:002013-01-16T18:11:33.692-05:00@Charlie Sig -
Please click on FAQ at the top of ...@Charlie Sig -<br /><br />Please click on FAQ at the top of the blog and see what is there. After that, plenty of people will offer help if you have advanced questions.<br /><br />(Oh, and welcome to the crowd!)Newbie Once Myselfnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-57155914111279434732013-01-16T18:07:52.911-05:002013-01-16T18:07:52.911-05:00I'm new to the website. Can someone fill me i...I'm new to the website. Can someone fill me in on why one block in the solution is always highlighted in red?<br /><br />Thanks,<br /><br />CharlieCharlieSighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08889590824571041964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-84572278582166700342013-01-16T17:49:47.530-05:002013-01-16T17:49:47.530-05:00@JenCT - Very handsome, indeed!
@Everyone - Thanks...@JenCT - Very handsome, indeed!<br />@Everyone - Thanks again, I'm feeling all warm and fuzzy now.chefwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03999206352243329280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-86098866286545581272013-01-16T17:34:10.584-05:002013-01-16T17:34:10.584-05:00@retired_chemist: Forgot to thank you for your ch...@retired_chemist: Forgot to thank you for your chemistry lesson...JenCThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18290169184354765840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-89484404239372105272013-01-16T17:12:18.394-05:002013-01-16T17:12:18.394-05:00To hell with "Traditional" anniversary p...To hell with "Traditional" anniversary presents, I give my wife wood on each and every anniversary.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-37166863472951773432013-01-16T17:02:02.058-05:002013-01-16T17:02:02.058-05:00@Evil - We haven't heard from Satire Online do...@Evil - We haven't heard from Satire Online dot Com. If you're not careful ORIENTATE could appear tomorrow. That would be the third date anniversary, so latex would be accepted.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-69150062539833693862013-01-16T16:56:36.458-05:002013-01-16T16:56:36.458-05:00@ Tita -- Thanks for explaining the google doodle,...@ Tita -- Thanks for explaining the google doodle, I wondered what was going on.<br /><br />@r_c -- Thanks for the chemistry lesson. I had no idea.jaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03385568014046336373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-55480741033655442972013-01-16T16:52:53.144-05:002013-01-16T16:52:53.144-05:00I love PFFT!
@Evil - your post reminds me of Too ...I love PFFT!<br /><br />@Evil - your post reminds me of Too Legit to Quit, an MC Hammer album...<br /><br />In honor of @chefwen yesterday, I've changed my avatar, as I'm now appreciating my dog much more today.JenCThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18290169184354765840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-11825200313710934652013-01-16T16:42:29.235-05:002013-01-16T16:42:29.235-05:00'Orientate' is a word? Huh. I hadn't...'Orientate' is a word? Huh. I hadn't heard that before. I think we should debate that. For another whole day....<br /><br />Looks like we have some more charter members of the "I Don't Understand Satire" club....<br /><br />Evil<br />Too legit to orientateevil doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17593231055589228837noreply@blogger.com