tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post3080287856968240534..comments2024-03-28T18:12:10.683-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Tree-lined walk / SUN 3-3-19 / Japanese room divider / Cracker brand since 1831 / Harp-shaped constellation / Twelvesome in Gone with wind / Kind of stick for incenseRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger104125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-18638691950866852552019-11-29T10:14:02.442-05:002019-11-29T10:14:02.442-05:00“...number two problem.” Well played!“...number two problem.” Well played!Bladehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14861218236665588031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-18177196517258418182019-03-30T12:17:58.937-04:002019-03-30T12:17:58.937-04:00Late post but ... anyone who has read this blog fo...Late post but ... anyone who has read this blog for awhile (not sure how many years it’s been) would never mistake 75D for “apex” if they had read the constructors names. Overall the puzzle was perfectly fine for this humble solver. (And I suspect that the NYT audience has many humble solvers!)lodsfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05345395843784742434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-74688881786788228742019-03-10T20:13:07.505-04:002019-03-10T20:13:07.505-04:00Some fairly obscure answers and some offbeat cluin...Some fairly obscure answers and some offbeat cluing but finally finished it although not with a fast time. Now I think I'll take a few laps in the short course pool. Maybe 16. Or 64. And say my tatas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-64586971943742173892019-03-10T19:28:16.252-04:002019-03-10T19:28:16.252-04:00I'm always happy to see ACME as the constructo...I'm always happy to see ACME as the constructor, ut this was surprisingly bland. With bland words I never heard of. Like SCALAR, JOAO, ALAMEDA. How do you like your cereal? OATIER!<br /><br />Just kinda missed the mark, and Sunday needs all the help it can get. <br /><br />Lady DiDiana, LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-78005165103438067232019-03-10T15:46:49.726-04:002019-03-10T15:46:49.726-04:00BUSTA Rhymes a gimme, only because the Vikings dra...BUSTA Rhymes a gimme, only because the Vikings drafted Buster Rhymes out of Oklahoma many years ago. Got JUSTBUNNIES and HOOVERJAM at about the same time and the road to hilarity began. Expected OFL to jump on the ACME answer because of vanity purposes, but no. Looking back, there seems to be no write-overs, so there's that.<br /><br />Don't care for the CLUE CLUE.<br /><br />Certainly a yeah baby in MILA Kunis, but it coulda been singer JOSS Stone. Or even ARLENE Dahl, a good SWEDE from right here in Mpls., MN.<br /><br />A RRN, an abbr. RMK among many other abbr.s, plenty o' partials, the CLUE CLUE and the EMS CLUE; was this a favorite of YERS? I see @spacey gave it up for LENT.rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-80476753033506406892019-03-10T15:09:30.440-04:002019-03-10T15:09:30.440-04:00CELEB TRADE
ABOVEALL, DONJUAN is USED to SWEDE ho...CELEB TRADE<br /><br />ABOVEALL, DONJUAN is USED to SWEDE honeys<br />with full LIPS and TATAS, nothing AMISS.<br />For that ONEACT he BREEDS with JUSTBUNNIES<br />whose LAP and RISING hips MAKETHEJEANSLIST.<br /><br />--- ARLENE ALICE MILLSBurma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-45415769787512129872019-03-10T13:16:30.073-04:002019-03-10T13:16:30.073-04:00Oh wow: JOAO is RIGHT???? My God, how would you ev...Oh wow: JOAO is RIGHT???? My God, how would you even say it? DNF, because I "knew" it couldn't be JOAO, but didn't know where to fix it. The whole thing was getting to be a hot mess anyway, and then I saw "rapper," and just chucked it. SCALAR? And you call this EASY???<br /><br />Plus, rolling in the deep is supposed to be a familiar phrase? At that point, I just said forget it. DNBTF.spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-84481381835884807572019-03-07T12:02:01.904-05:002019-03-07T12:02:01.904-05:00Nice avatar LMS. I'm surprised there weren'...Nice avatar LMS. I'm surprised there weren't any comments on it.unclejohnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-87691383736820753242019-03-07T11:56:29.888-05:002019-03-07T11:56:29.888-05:00Nice avatar, LMS. Surprised there weren't any ...Nice avatar, LMS. Surprised there weren't any comments on it.unclejohnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-29057390000914171972019-03-04T08:22:06.048-05:002019-03-04T08:22:06.048-05:00"X-Ray Spex" were an item advertised in ..."X-Ray Spex" were an item advertised in the backs of comic books ca. 70s. They did not, it turned out, employ X-ray technology.<br /><br />There is certainly a book titled "I, Robot," by not-infrequent crossword answer Isaac Asimov - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I,_Robot Even adaptations needs screenwriters.Timnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-35827747035461257342019-03-04T04:42:42.767-05:002019-03-04T04:42:42.767-05:00Fast puzzle for me and pretty boring. The 1st clue...Fast puzzle for me and pretty boring. The 1st clue I solved was 75D, ACME, her initials duh. Never heard SCALAR, hated ALOAD, GEN-Y, and so very, very sick of Mt. Etna. SCRUNCHY is not ever spelled that way in real life. Have no idea what a JOSS stick is. As for UNAS, it is 100% said as ALGUNAS. No one says UNAS. #Stupid <br />AFTA is correct? I thought it was atra or aftra. <br /><br />Have a nice week Rex! PatKShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11527048302847956744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-37673710773843589022019-03-03T21:51:30.832-05:002019-03-03T21:51:30.832-05:00Rex is a damn genius Rex is a damn genius Nutsack City Limitsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-81990784591545879842019-03-03T21:49:23.663-05:002019-03-03T21:49:23.663-05:00That’s amazing That’s amazing Uncle Alvareznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-88280742767419177482019-03-03T21:48:10.648-05:002019-03-03T21:48:10.648-05:00They’re AC/DC switch hitters . . .They’re AC/DC switch hitters . . .E. Buzz Millernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-85756277788476517322019-03-03T21:29:01.554-05:002019-03-03T21:29:01.554-05:00Wow. Thanks for that bit of infoWow. Thanks for that bit of infoVernon'sdadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07347539866738772709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-78875115650698759132019-03-03T21:26:36.584-05:002019-03-03T21:26:36.584-05:00My feelings exactly! My feelings exactly! Vernon'sdadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07347539866738772709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-9379830309333946172019-03-03T21:25:37.367-05:002019-03-03T21:25:37.367-05:00Livy was a Roman, so Livy's word for earth is ...Livy was a Roman, so Livy's word for earth is terra. Yes, It's a circuitous way to get there.Vernon'sdadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07347539866738772709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-40984785543808656292019-03-03T20:51:38.431-05:002019-03-03T20:51:38.431-05:00A portion of a relay, on land or water, is a LEGA portion of a relay, on land or water, is a LEGHblschwartzhttp://gmail.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-27854679732830598722019-03-03T18:55:44.492-05:002019-03-03T18:55:44.492-05:00Jigger by itself has no offensive connotations. Yo...Jigger by itself has no offensive connotations. You really reached for this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-23271309910398693352019-03-03T18:25:14.351-05:002019-03-03T18:25:14.351-05:00Unas or unos - means “some” or “a few” in Spanish....Unas or unos - means “some” or “a few” in Spanish. Sandra Mannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08887361936268970947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-26373411516501220752019-03-03T17:50:58.004-05:002019-03-03T17:50:58.004-05:00JIGGER is offensive. Really offensive.
As in, coo...JIGGER is offensive. Really offensive. <br />As in, coon jigger. <br />Search YouTube....<br /><br />And Rex, shame on you for not noticing. <br />You and your selective outrage....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-71194204582853846872019-03-03T17:41:37.113-05:002019-03-03T17:41:37.113-05:00Rex's comment that this puzzle is actually fro...Rex's comment that this puzzle is actually from the 1990's is more correct than even he thinks. AFTA--and for that matter Lectric Shave--were made by Mennen and were moderately and consistently advertised on sporting events for decades. (Doing a little math with the ol' sales-to-advertising ratio, they had to be $100 MM brands, easy.)<br /><br />But ever since 1992--when Colgate-Palmolive bought Mennen--both brands have been in decline because CP didn't buy Mennen for them. They needed (as only corporations can need) to be in the deodorant aisle. They wanted Speed-Stick and bought Mennen to get it. So AFTA and Lectric Shave became cash cows to the point where it's difficult to find either in smallish personal care sections.<br /><br />And, damn it, AFTA was always my favorite. At least it made today's puzzle, tear-stained though the entry was.Robert A. Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04227512466375280592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-49716314141591869732019-03-03T17:09:00.250-05:002019-03-03T17:09:00.250-05:00Here in Greenville, SC, there are bumper stickers ...Here in Greenville, SC, there are bumper stickers on many cars with "SAVE THE TATAS." At first, I assumed tatas were rare marine creatures, maybe like manatees. There are lots of stickers about saving them too. Turns out it's an anti-cancer message. -- donate so that your granny won't die too soon. Ugh!BHS62https://www.blogger.com/profile/08908410207904408671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-1117910811935843612019-03-03T17:00:38.656-05:002019-03-03T17:00:38.656-05:00Well, as someone from Fresno I am surprised you ha...Well, as someone from Fresno I am surprised you have never heard of TATAS... but yes this one was easy. Once I got the clue and found where the J fell, the answers just jumped offf the page.... and I agree you are justified in calling out the complacency of the NYTGypsyboomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09277738322160428140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-87880106264006370662019-03-03T16:21:14.331-05:002019-03-03T16:21:14.331-05:00One insignificant fact for today: SNOOD is also th...One insignificant fact for today: SNOOD is also the term for apparently worthless piece of flesh that dangles off of a turkey’s forehead.Crimson Devilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03665174292516725433noreply@blogger.com