tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post2986915141449257121..comments2024-03-28T08:24:32.790-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: MON 10-6-14 / Bobby of 1950s-'60s pop / Cheri formerly of "S.N.L." / Citi Field player for short / Lime-flavored cocktailRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger104125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-5344683584592783622017-01-23T08:39:50.759-05:002017-01-23T08:39:50.759-05:00My name is Marisa Mary Johnson, Ecuador. I have ne...My name is Marisa Mary Johnson, Ecuador. I have never believed in magic<br />love spells until I came across this sorcerer called Kabaka when<br />I went to Africa in January this year for a Business Summit. He was<br />really powerful and conjured spells for all kinds of situations, from<br />reconciliation, new love, money, work, or anything similar. I am now<br />happy and a living testimony of the man with whom I was going to marry<br />left me two weeks before our wedding, and my life was legs up because<br />our relationship had worked for 2 years... really loved him, but her<br />mother was against the marriage because he did not have a steady job. So<br />when I met this caster of spells, I told him what happened and told him<br />the situation of things... At first, I was hesitant, skeptical, but<br />gave him a chance. 7 days in which I returned to Texas, my boyfriend<br />(now husband) called me by the same and came to me asking for apologies<br />and saying that everything had been settled with his mother and his<br />family. Now he has a new job for what we should get married. I couldn't<br />believe it because the wizard simply asked me my name, my boyfriend, and<br />he wanted to do... was really very simple! If someone is in the same<br />situation, only to have, hope that helps. Never doubt the power of this<br />type of spells, because you can take a pleasant surprise.<br /><br />If there is anyone who has similar problem and still looking for a way<br />out, his email still remains kabakaspellhome@yahoo.com or Whatsapp him<br />0n +2348166212714<br /><br />DOCTOR CAN AS WELL CURE THE FOLLOWING DISEASE:-<br /><br />1. HIV/AIDS<br /><br />2. HERPES<br /><br />3. CANCER<br /><br />4. SPELL TO GET YOUR EX BACK<br /><br />5. SPELL TO BE RICH<br /><br />6. SPELL FOR JOB PROMOTION<br /><br />ETC<br /><br />Thanks for reading my testimony.helen morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06096260182988574702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-59751640331849926792014-11-10T20:19:56.662-05:002014-11-10T20:19:56.662-05:00Yes, a good Medium Monday puzzle. Loved the Wilder...Yes, a good Medium Monday puzzle. Loved the Wilder-Boyle video. leftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-62670816999571889022014-11-10T13:02:58.530-05:002014-11-10T13:02:58.530-05:00What a nice way to start the week, neat puzzle, ne...What a nice way to start the week, neat puzzle, neat review! Only pause was wondering about CHEMISTRY til I looked back and saw the clue's ?<br /><br />139 Looks like Lady Luck has left the room!DMGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-91961378839066530312014-11-10T12:29:34.306-05:002014-11-10T12:29:34.306-05:00Checkin in from home today as they are predictin 1...Checkin in from home today as they are predictin 16"of snow for my locale. Probably not happenin for Ron Diego.<br /><br />Nice writin by Annabel. Nothin hard about the puzzle; nice Monday funday. Always had a thin for Cheri OTERI; I'm thinkin that she also appeared on Friday PMs when they were tryin the extra evenin way back when?? <br /><br />G, I'm wonderin where it went?<br /><br />2414 - don't give a whitrondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-91837852140172686602014-11-10T10:27:47.818-05:002014-11-10T10:27:47.818-05:00Firstly, welcome Annabel, though dissing the Eagle...Firstly, welcome Annabel, though dissing the Eagles is no way to make friends with this reporter. I knew I'd like this one when one of their best songs appeared early on.<br /><br />Not to slight any of the others; this is a virtual can of earworms for me. I also APPLAUDED CHEMISTRY and GOT EXCITABLE over the HERCULEAN task of coupling those fine nines. Even the rows of threes weren't sloppy. The weakest link is INOIL/IMA. Only one "who dat?"--Ms. NYRO.<br /><br />All-around thumbs-up: a Monday A. I'd love to know what ol' 35a thinks of it.<br /><br />109: ACKACKACK!spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-8850579618016038822014-10-08T11:00:14.458-04:002014-10-08T11:00:14.458-04:00We need more views in the crossworld coming from y...We need more views in the crossworld coming from young people and from women. Bring on all of the Annabels!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-5192109312378830692014-10-07T21:15:19.953-04:002014-10-07T21:15:19.953-04:00Great post, Annabel. Big day-late props for puttin...Great post, Annabel. Big day-late props for putting a smile on my face, even with all those REBELS and whatnot going on out there.David Gnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-23243969868326607352014-10-07T01:50:29.593-04:002014-10-07T01:50:29.593-04:00Oh, huzzah! What a great write-up, full of enthusi...Oh, huzzah! What a great write-up, full of enthusiasm! As someone who only does Mon-Weds reliably, and tinkers on Thursdays, I feel like I miss the meat of this site most times, as I'm not an advanced solver. It is delightful to know you're aboard, and I'm already hoping for a complete Monday takeover! Welcome, welcome!MaryCortlandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-21752508161610095322014-10-06T23:38:40.839-04:002014-10-06T23:38:40.839-04:00I too undertook as goal the use of AROAR in a sent...I too undertook as goal the use of AROAR in a sentence today. As the clock clicks inexorably towards midnight, I sit alone, having both:<br /><br />A) Not used AROAR in conversation, and <br />B) Having my ass AROAR after ordering an Indian dinner extra, extra spicy.<br /><br />Such was my day.<br /><br />Guy who everyone should be thankful is alone at this momentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-66613746313701080802014-10-06T22:04:29.036-04:002014-10-06T22:04:29.036-04:00This 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 5:51, 6:03, 0.97, 35%, Easy-Medium<br /><br />Top 100 solvers<br /><br />Mon 3:53, 3:57, 0.98, 36%, Easy-Mediumsanfranman59https://www.blogger.com/profile/15118732156312301425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-17784453142917359752014-10-06T20:24:01.689-04:002014-10-06T20:24:01.689-04:00Hey, thanks, Annabel. I too felt as you do about ...Hey, thanks, Annabel. I too felt as you do about 'a roar' when I first saw it in a puzzle. Looking forward to your Mondays.Lunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02183405479153341478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-61365619485952608522014-10-06T19:34:26.330-04:002014-10-06T19:34:26.330-04:00Wonderful write-up! Keep her!!!Wonderful write-up! Keep her!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-60430640955468221332014-10-06T19:03:29.146-04:002014-10-06T19:03:29.146-04:00I have one comment directed to Anonymous 2:09 PM, ...I have one comment directed to Anonymous 2:09 PM, well, three, actually: exterminate! ExTERminate!! EXTERMINATE!!! I've been watching <i>Doctor Who</i> on Netflix lately and am enjoying it immensely. I believe @jberg would too if he has a Netflix account. If not, maybe he should get one.<br /><br />I liked this puzzle even though I finished it in under ten minutes. Of course, SINGIN IN THE RAIN usually recalls Little Alex at "HOME" in <i>A Clockwork Orange</i>. Sorry but that's the strongest impression that song ever made on me. Laura NYRO was a gimmie, I don't know why but that's not a name easy to forget. PUTTIN ON THE RITZ has been covered so many times in the not too distant past, not surprising a high school student is familiar with it. I loved the reference to graffiti on freeway entrances and exits, RAMP ART. And the less than stellar glue didn't bother me one WHIT. Thanks Robyn.<br /><br />And as for you, young lady:<br />I think your write-up is wonderful. A refreshing change of point of view and tantalizing glimpse into a mind destined for a wonderful future. I'd like to see you on Mondays more often than once a month and hope @t REX takes note of this and a few other comments to that effect above. And congratulations on your "baptism by flame". Some people always have to find something to dislike. Rest assured, there are many here who simply adore you.Numinoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01263999193499725814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-12518267785445491272014-10-06T17:36:47.912-04:002014-10-06T17:36:47.912-04:00Midday report of relative difficulty (see my 8/1/2...Midday report of relative difficulty (see my 8/1/2009 post for an explanation of my method and my 10/15/2012 post for an explanation of a tweak to my method):<br /><br />All solvers (this week's median solve time, average for day of week, ratio, percentile, rating)<br /><br />Mon 5:53, 6:03, 0.97, 36%, Easy-Medium<br /><br />Top 100 solvers<br /><br />Mon 3:57, 3:57, 1.00, 44%, Mediumsanfranman59https://www.blogger.com/profile/15118732156312301425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-10100354646772643222014-10-06T17:26:46.294-04:002014-10-06T17:26:46.294-04:00Nice job, Miss Thompson. Good writeup. And congrat...Nice job, Miss Thompson. Good writeup. And congratulations on receiving your first inappropriately snarky comment from an anonymouse. Until you get a few of those you haven't been properly baptized as a crossword blogger.<br /><br />Thought it was way easy, even for Monday. Flew through it and then realized I had made an error on the fly: unthinkingly put ETA for 27A. Chased it for a full minute so my time was bad. Bah.<br /><br />Fun theme. The grid more or less forces some mediocre 3 letter fill. But I enjoyed the solve regardless. <br /><br />Re "code switching:" I believe I am not alone in speaking differently to my West Virginia and Kentucky relatives, with whom I grew up. Agree it can be an affectation but mot necessarily.retired_chemisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13181126754941899228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-46566148341282244112014-10-06T17:25:15.540-04:002014-10-06T17:25:15.540-04:00DON'T. FEED. THE. TROLLS.DON'T. FEED. THE. TROLLS.LHS 888https://www.blogger.com/profile/15004450465176210237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-80137425617987817002014-10-06T17:10:59.249-04:002014-10-06T17:10:59.249-04:00@JenCT, Mohair Sam, Z and other Eagles fans...me t...@JenCT, Mohair Sam, Z and other Eagles fans...me too, Dude or no Dude. I'll take the guitar work on Hotel California any day over say... Stairway To Heaven.<br /><br />And, LYIN EYES isn't just about an affair. It's also about bad choices, ennui, and being trapped. The affair is just a symptom .jaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03385568014046336373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-66801934717856832212014-10-06T16:50:38.355-04:002014-10-06T16:50:38.355-04:00Well, guess what, you'd be wrong. Annabel prov...Well, guess what, you'd be wrong. Annabel provides a fresh perspective, and a break from Rex. Have you read ANY of the comments???????Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-44492957248115227802014-10-06T16:14:53.490-04:002014-10-06T16:14:53.490-04:00Let the record reflect, 2:09 pm. The first anti-An...Let the record reflect, 2:09 pm. The first anti-Annnbel post. And by an anon, to boot. Imagine my surprise.... Moly Shuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08469710317471610093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-11446466011918559522014-10-06T14:39:16.273-04:002014-10-06T14:39:16.273-04:00@anon 2:09 pm est: But, then it's also informa...@anon 2:09 pm est: But, then it's also informative, on a rare occasion such as First Mondays, to get the point of view and blog style of a young solver. And she gets more experienced, every puz...<br /><br />I notice she's always said (2 for 2, anyway) that she is a "tired" high school student. I have noodled up a top list of what "tired" or "tired high" might mean, but I have already taken it over the "limit" (har!), and ergo shalt not digress upon this occasion heretoby...<br /><br />M&AOutlaw M and Anoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-11417702575852581312014-10-06T14:32:12.308-04:002014-10-06T14:32:12.308-04:00I thought this one was unusually good for a Monday...I thought this one was unusually good for a Monday puzzle -- mostly easy, but with some items that required a bit of thought.<br /><br />Loren Muse Smith: You're probably right that no one ever drops the final G in ANYTHING, but that hasn't stopped some movie or TV directors from having female characters with a hokey "southern" accent say ANYTHIN' -- I can't cite "chapter and verse" for this, but I distinctly remember having heard it said that way fairly frequently. (I never heard a male "southerner" say it in a movie or TV show, oddly. It was always some ditzy female character.) It's better now than it used to be, but there are very few "southern" characters who really speak southern.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-21884688284873591632014-10-06T14:09:09.486-04:002014-10-06T14:09:09.486-04:00I read this blog to hear what a crossword expert t...I read this blog to hear what a crossword expert thinks about these puzzles. I really don't care what this person thinks and I seriously doubt other people do either (despite their kind words).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-79706651540307396472014-10-06T14:01:45.269-04:002014-10-06T14:01:45.269-04:00@JackJ -- Is that really you, the JackJ of yore wh...@JackJ -- Is that really you, the JackJ of yore who wonderfully expounded on the puzzle of the day? Welcome back! Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09709142959535977331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-45410929734304292092014-10-06T14:01:34.658-04:002014-10-06T14:01:34.658-04:00Way to go Annabel!Way to go Annabel!steven morrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-21421850974990993162014-10-06T13:55:52.887-04:002014-10-06T13:55:52.887-04:00I see that I was one of several people to mis-spel...I see that I was one of several people to mis-spell your name!! Sorry about that Annabel!!wreckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08797908615185213756noreply@blogger.com