tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post3116827324979734054..comments2024-03-28T14:47:10.991-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Post-Passover period / SAT 1-31-15 / His servant is Kurwenal in opera / Cousins of harriers / Animistic figures / Thickburger seller / Alternative to babka / Part of goth dude's look / Warriors in L'illiade / Carlos Jackal raided its HQ / Song with lyric until we meet againRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger142125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-82177814869612120182021-09-06T18:20:00.423-04:002021-09-06T18:20:00.423-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Tamara Barrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03283503681318210286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-19011278039757444492015-03-09T03:27:48.673-04:002015-03-09T03:27:48.673-04:00Hardest puzzle of the last five years for me. ...Hardest puzzle of the last five years for me. 'Nuff said.Bananafishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-65857488102559654822015-03-08T12:55:26.089-04:002015-03-08T12:55:26.089-04:00A Mari Usque Ad Mare (English: From Sea to Sea; Fr...A Mari Usque Ad Mare (English: From Sea to Sea; French: D'un océan à l'autre) is the Canadian national motto. The phrase comes from the Latin Vulgate translation of Psalm 72:8 in the Bible:<br /><br />"Et dominabitur a mari usque ad mare, et a flumine usque ad terminos terrae"<br />(King James Bible: "He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the river unto the ends of the earth")..Johnny Canucknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-61842615540494389602015-03-07T23:56:37.481-05:002015-03-07T23:56:37.481-05:00That reminds me of snl jeopardy with Sean Connery!...That reminds me of snl jeopardy with Sean Connery! LolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-89494335257212182642015-03-07T20:17:12.537-05:002015-03-07T20:17:12.537-05:00After all that Rex said about his difficulties wit...After all that Rex said about his difficulties with this one, he ranks it as a Medium Challenging??? (I'm thinking that he has a lot of pride in his undoubted talent, and needs to defend it.} As for me, the biggest DNF I've had since I started doing these things.leftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-38031525528073225402015-03-07T17:12:38.031-05:002015-03-07T17:12:38.031-05:00Well, ME LIKEY, but I DNF, despite having CARLSJR ...Well, ME LIKEY, but I DNF, despite having CARLSJR and ARUGULA as gimmes, which had me breeze through the NW, whence I flew into the middle, and had all sorts of trouble just about everywhere. <br /><br />Even though I thought it was a good puzzle, I just gave up, feeling inadequate. Having seen the solution, there are some entries I really should have got, but I guess you just can't win 'em all.rain forestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-85224082537972535692015-03-07T14:18:51.039-05:002015-03-07T14:18:51.039-05:00Yikes, a DNF that left me feeling like I need to g...Yikes, a DNF that left me feeling like I need to go back to school. BUT, in my defense, I think complaints are legitimate on MELIKEY (since when is five year old phraseology acceptable?); ORDERUP ( somethIng you do in a restaurant is "official"?); JAKE and HETUP are very dated and were obscure even in their time; EMSPACE- was that a part of the Gutenberg printing press - I had every letter but the M and still had no idea! A number of others were difficult, but defensible, which is OK but when you combine difficult with questionable clues it tends to destroy my Saturday morning. Oh Boo Hoo indeed!Lukenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-29650613549043645982015-03-07T14:08:33.576-05:002015-03-07T14:08:33.576-05:00NUTCAKE ONADIME
IBEG, HOOKMEUP with a real HOTITE...NUTCAKE ONADIME<br /><br />IBEG, HOOKMEUP with a real HOTITEM,<br />BASIC NORSK BODYTYPE – blonde and tall.<br />No TSHIRT! BREASTS and AREOLAE, don’t hide ‘em!<br />IMAWARE ITSEASY to ORDERUP such a doll.<br /><br /><br />--- SOL CARA MIA<br />Burma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-65573111443510236932015-03-07T12:40:33.523-05:002015-03-07T12:40:33.523-05:00First DNF of the year for me, all because of CAR?S...First DNF of the year for me, all because of CAR?S?R. Don't remember ever seeing one even though I've been to nearly every state. We certainly don't have them in MN, but CANADA was my first answer which I knew was correct so then Hardees wasn't going in and the L and J were left blank. Struggled all throughthis one and may not have gotten th NE if the wife hadn't caused a 15 minute interruption. Then TRISTAN popped from just the AN and i ogt though it.<br /><br />But that's not to say I didn't appreciate the challenge. MELIKEY alot. Great challenge.<br /><br />Knew ONEMILE right off as I used to work for a land surveyor, so that was a good start to the SW.<br /><br />In NORSK it would be "skål", so the tobacco product would have been a better clue IMHO.<br /><br />So even with the DNF, this is the kind of struggle I appreciate on a Saturday.<br /><br />224 - winner?rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-32189536340669859282015-03-07T11:45:55.430-05:002015-03-07T11:45:55.430-05:00Oh Lord have mercy! First the spellcasters, and no...Oh Lord have mercy! First the spellcasters, and now the Illuminati! Cue Robert Langdon! Filters! FILTERS!! WHERE ARE YOU??<br /><br />Today's puzzle stood before me and defied me to find a starting place. OMG, I;m never gonna get this; I don't know a single thing here. I was within a whisker of "fuhgeddaboudit." But then I saw EFLAT, and that suggested [something]-OFF for shear, and so FOTO (something developed casually?: What a clue!) and I was in. An hour later I was looking at a finished grid and thought: did I actually DO this?<br /><br />Um, yep. Every square agreed. Not without some serious misgivings, however. "Formally request" does NOT mean ORDERUP. Somebody needs to explain to Mr. Croce (or Mr. Shortz?) the difference between a request, formal or not, and an order. I really had trouble accepting that one, but it was forced in.<br /><br />The NW was next to last for me; I had no idea that ARUGULA is called "rocket" anywhere. Doesn't make a lick of sense to me. And that was a gimme?? I finally broke through there recalling a line from "The Sting," when Hooker reassures the team that "Yeah, sure, everything's JAKE." That gave me CARLSJR, and now I thought I had the "Sea to sea" mottoist: CANArd. Well, I mean they sail all over, right? But no, that's CUnard. Hmm. Then at last I realized, it's not a company--it's a country! So I DULY filled it in. My only remaining writeover, where I finished in the SW, was LETSfly for LETSRIP. CARA MIA: Italian "sugar?" OHBOOHOO. That shows you the clue level we're fighting here.<br /><br />Never was I more surprised at a correct solve than today. Accordingly, MELIKEY! A.spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-44377059032071768062015-02-04T09:03:52.686-05:002015-02-04T09:03:52.686-05:00Came very close to finishing but struggled to get ...Came very close to finishing but struggled to get there. (Had a couple of letters wrong.) It would help if I were a better SPELLER.<br /><br />Challenging! pfbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-52894469480235617242015-02-03T22:15:51.067-05:002015-02-03T22:15:51.067-05:00Wifey and I had the grave misfortune of revisiting...Wifey and I had the grave misfortune of revisiting our Saturday habit with this horrific puzzle. A celebration of obscure and otherwise lame clues/answers in my humbled opinion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-7051107667395840892015-02-03T10:24:58.150-05:002015-02-03T10:24:58.150-05:00FEELING DEFLATED: Googling means I forfeit, been ...FEELING DEFLATED: Googling means I forfeit, been doing the sat puzz for 27 years, never heard of SKOAL other than the tobacco product. As a caterer i have been to well over 35 weddings never heard anyone cry SKOAL! before glasses clinked.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-47722250206869826772015-02-02T12:59:37.947-05:002015-02-02T12:59:37.947-05:00The cloying and yes racist "me likely" h...The cloying and yes racist "me likely" had a pop culture resurgence on the tv series "Sex in the City." A favorite phrase of Sarah Jessica Parker's character when confronted with nice shoes, purses and boyfriends. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05163792949144085734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-42201971286267286522015-02-01T20:59:15.443-05:002015-02-01T20:59:15.443-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.OISKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16808675378318214461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-46075457632494602882015-02-01T17:28:30.197-05:002015-02-01T17:28:30.197-05:00Ugh. I felt like every area had a clue that took ...Ugh. I felt like every area had a clue that took me in the wrong direction:<br /><br />Hardees for Carlsjr in the NW<br />CRTS for IBMS<br />Gravity for EMSpace (I brew beer...)<br />MMR for DPT<br />TooSoon for LaterOn<br /><br />Was hoping for Yeti BBQ for 54A, but didn't fill it in.<br /><br />My brain hurts.Davenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-31494292776170058732015-02-01T13:31:09.249-05:002015-02-01T13:31:09.249-05:00Oh Boo Hoo. Me No LikeyOh Boo Hoo. Me No LikeyG.G.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-50128118804534753182015-02-01T12:56:01.105-05:002015-02-01T12:56:01.105-05:00I used to love to come here and read the comments....I used to love to come here and read the comments. Not anymore.Chip Hiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11944056030047563287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-88208136160988026352015-02-01T08:12:04.075-05:002015-02-01T08:12:04.075-05:00Good morning, @Better fact checker.
Better fact-ch...Good morning, @Better fact checker.<br />Better fact-check some more: thalassemia is a heritable condition, whereas vaccines work against infective agents. So whom are you calling a genius?<br /><br />The remainder of your comment? Marginally wart-while.I.M. Munologuenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-90696714191512436112015-02-01T06:22:48.990-05:002015-02-01T06:22:48.990-05:00I really wanted to like this and I did for a while...I really wanted to like this and I did for a while - Smiled at GUYLINER, OH BOO HOO and ON A DIME but then I got all HET UP (never got that one btw). I'm not at all familiar with American burger joints or their products so things were pretty sticky up there. I love the word 'copacetic' but never ever heard of JAKE. The real problem for me was the SE though - Having I MADE IT instead of I'M AWARE didn't help, although I liked my answer better... I wonder how many songs there are with the lyric 'Until we meet again'? Guess I would have liked this a lot more if I had done better on it! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02360307385577843474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-41278646860397472222015-02-01T00:47:22.225-05:002015-02-01T00:47:22.225-05:00I still don't understand how "8000 links,...I still don't understand how "8000 links, or 80 chains" is ONE MILE.<br />I would be so grateful if someone can help me out with this.Franlandhttp://www.punksandroses.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-48615150002566391242015-01-31T23:26:04.911-05:002015-01-31T23:26:04.911-05:00As usual, I agree with Nancy, but I finished this ...As usual, I agree with Nancy, but I finished this one after a long struggle. My wife, looking over my shoulder gave me arugula, which helped. But there was much to dislike. Product clue, for a chain I have never heard of CarlsJr? Obscure slang Melikey? Guy liner? Normally, I feel a sense of satisfaction after completing a tough Saturday puzzle, but not this time. Add my name to the Me Hatem ledger.<br />OISKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16808675378318214461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-56031191601384192522015-01-31T22:49:30.178-05:002015-01-31T22:49:30.178-05:00That really sucked. That really sucked. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-73703224057596020482015-01-31T21:36:55.447-05:002015-01-31T21:36:55.447-05:00Couldn't believe ketchup wasn't HUE and th...Couldn't believe ketchup wasn't HUE and that Trust me wasn't correct, so had trouble with NE cornerRobinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-70590077631397222872015-01-31T21:21:00.288-05:002015-01-31T21:21:00.288-05:00But defend rex no matter what. Much better than h...But defend rex no matter what. Much better than having to think for yourself.rex can do no wrongnoreply@blogger.com