tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post3314828964598613669..comments2024-03-28T11:35:36.126-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: SUNDAY, May 20, 2007 - Seth A. AbelRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-22894527813265721792007-06-01T00:49:00.000-04:002007-06-01T00:49:00.000-04:00Anyone else notice how many answers in this puzzle...Anyone else notice how many answers in this puzzle ended in O?<BR/><BR/>HIPPO<BR/>MAYO<BR/>GUIDO<BR/>ST LEO<BR/>RELO<BR/>FOLIO<BR/>ERATO<BR/>DIPSO<BR/>GRASSO<BR/>OXO<BR/>AGO<BR/>LILO<BR/>PTERO<BR/>AAMCO<BR/><BR/>Then you have hOOCh, pOOr, lOOm and ObOes.<BR/><BR/>O my.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-59830738490923996282007-05-29T22:26:00.000-04:002007-05-29T22:26:00.000-04:00TREOS are some kind of hand-held personal organize...TREOS are some kind of hand-held personal organizer.<BR/><BR/>And yes, noun/adj. was what I meant.<BR/><BR/>rpRex Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-53862158656910859252007-05-29T20:01:00.000-04:002007-05-29T20:01:00.000-04:00Oh yeah, shouldn't this:"120A: Ambiguous headline ...Oh yeah, shouldn't this:<BR/><BR/>"120A: Ambiguous headline about attorneys' pro bono work? (Lawyers Give Poor Advice) - Lawyer joke + noun/verb switcheroo = C+"<BR/><BR/>read: "....noun/adjective switcheroo..."<BR/><BR/>?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-53289129829717034432007-05-29T19:51:00.000-04:002007-05-29T19:51:00.000-04:00Ten days behind here. Just finished the puzzle dur...Ten days behind here. Just finished the puzzle during Tuesday's afternoon coffee. I guess I haven't been coming here long enough to know how bloodthirsty Rex's sense of humor is. <BR/><BR/>I enjoyed the puzzle, and my only google was to check the spelling of EDIE Sedgwick, which I thought must be EYDE, and discovered that there was, in fact, a KYRA Sedgwick. <BR/><BR/>I had TRIPE for DRECK for quite a while. MAN GETS YEAR IN VIOLIN CASE was my first long clue. It made me laugh out loud. The Montana area was the last to fall, with VISA crossing SPIED, instead of CITI crossing AXIOM. <BR/><BR/>Thought "Shaker formula" was a great clue. Had TACT for a while. <BR/><BR/>Another good clue, "Retired boomer" for SST.<BR/><BR/>One quibble, (and I am surprised at it's absence above) What in hell is 77d, "Palm readers?" TREOS ?????Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-38728796525307357972007-05-27T20:48:00.000-04:002007-05-27T20:48:00.000-04:00I Googled 'silver quarters' and found a business t...I Googled 'silver quarters' and found a business that stables horses...which led me to stall.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-6018830785894597022007-05-25T16:58:00.000-04:002007-05-25T16:58:00.000-04:00Here you go:http://encarta.msn.com/thesaurus_56156...Here you go:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://encarta.msn.com/thesaurus_561565221/axiom.html" REL="nofollow">http://encarta.msn.com/thesaurus_561565221/axiom.html</A>Rex Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-65565606201500059862007-05-25T16:44:00.000-04:002007-05-25T16:44:00.000-04:00Hi all. Thanks for all your great comments! Can an...Hi all. Thanks for all your great comments! Can any of you explain why 22A: "Saw" is "AXIOM"?<BR/><BR/>I'm not aware of this relation and cannot find it anywhere on the web.<BR/><BR/>Big thanks in advance!Samuel Sharmat, MDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03883557831210376308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-60484894374292347242007-05-25T10:17:00.000-04:002007-05-25T10:17:00.000-04:00FYI, the 'nut screws & bolts' headline - this was ...FYI, the 'nut screws & bolts' headline - this was from the UK's Sun newspaper: a story about some weirdo who assaulted someone's maid and ran off - the full line was "NUT SCREWS WASHER & BOLTS"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-74293233170434944422007-05-24T07:25:00.000-04:002007-05-24T07:25:00.000-04:00aahhh, so satisfying. Thanks. (you're the King)aahhh, so satisfying. Thanks. (you're the King)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-8481151601996454492007-05-22T08:22:00.000-04:002007-05-22T08:22:00.000-04:00If you "hold the MAYO" on a sandwich, then you don...If you "hold the MAYO" on a sandwich, then you don't "use" .... the MAYO.<BR/><BR/>rpRex Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-5363441604735368632007-05-22T07:08:00.000-04:002007-05-22T07:08:00.000-04:00I just don't get the MAYO clue 153A. "It's not hel...I just don't get the MAYO clue 153A. "It's not held when used" ??? <BR/><BR/>Same thin sense works for KETCHUP or CLINIC or VIRGINIA although Danny Kaye might have protested. Anyone? I'm certain the act of posting this request will dislodge the connection so here goes...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-25445946501823262062007-05-21T10:08:00.000-04:002007-05-21T10:08:00.000-04:00I got confused between Edie and Kyra SedgewickI got confused between Edie and Kyra SedgewickAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-65874935288304232542007-05-21T04:21:00.000-04:002007-05-21T04:21:00.000-04:00Mike, I read the sports section and watch ESPN eve...Mike, I read the sports section and watch ESPN every day and still never heard of KEVAN what's his name. Even the sportswriter who commented admitted that he's not high profile.<BR/><BR/>Cara, of course the CRACK is crack cocaine - but I think the way you're supposed to MISread the answer is to see CRACK as quake-related.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for commenting,<BR/>RPRex Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-26127177986047179812007-05-21T02:09:00.000-04:002007-05-21T02:09:00.000-04:00Kitt,As I've learned from prior x-puzzles it's: Hi...Kitt,<BR/><BR/>As I've learned from prior x-puzzles it's: Hi-Yo Silver (with a "Y").Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-67006159929855544582007-05-21T00:26:00.000-04:002007-05-21T00:26:00.000-04:00Rex et al,This kind of humor suits me just fine… e...Rex et al,<BR/><BR/>This kind of humor suits me just fine… esp in x-word puzzles…<BR/>but that’s just me… born to groan…<BR/><BR/>The only reason I spelled AAMCO right is b/c I remember those<BR/>old ads with Claude Akins saying “That’s double-A (honk) m-c-o”<BR/><BR/>I see Linda G had the same recollection :-)<BR/><BR/>FitzyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-25709336099868096572007-05-20T23:07:00.000-04:002007-05-20T23:07:00.000-04:00Thanks to Seth Abel and Will for good fun tonight ...Thanks to Seth Abel and Will for good fun tonight on the Sunday puzzle. Sometimes there's no better way to relax.<BR/><BR/>Reg, hilarious blog today! You had me laughing aloud.<BR/><BR/>If you weren't 6'3," you might fit in a VIOLA case. But then again, probably not...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-47489821646637550572007-05-20T22:25:00.000-04:002007-05-20T22:25:00.000-04:00Quick welcome to the "new" Michael -- you've found...Quick welcome to the "new" Michael -- you've found a good place.<BR/><BR/>I found the puzzle to be clever but difficult in some respects. I laughed when I got 101A "cityshomeless" etc. and 142A "man.....violincase"<BR/><BR/>I thought the "crack" in LA referred to both drugs and a possible earthquake.<BR/><BR/>Shoot! I just got what "silver quarters" means -- a "stall" for that damn horse. Pfft! <BR/><BR/>All I can say then is Hi Ho!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-23432418259211212022007-05-20T20:22:00.000-04:002007-05-20T20:22:00.000-04:00I'm pretty sure the CRACK in in 81 Across refers t...I'm pretty sure the CRACK in in 81 Across refers to crack cocaine. My thought was that the joke was along the lines of the headline trying to say the feds have uncovered a crack in the drug runners or something, but in the "headline gone wrong" it is as if the feds are just now 'discovering' the 'crack' (cocaine) in LA. <BR/><BR/>Anyone else?caraleighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00915033939756942889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-34524912836061193282007-05-20T19:35:00.000-04:002007-05-20T19:35:00.000-04:00Hi all--I discovered this underground lair this mo...Hi all--I discovered this underground lair this morning while I was struggling over the Sunday puzzle. Feel like I found Shangri-La.<BR/><BR/>Rex, if you--occasionally--like once a quarter--peruse the Sports section, you'll get words like KEVAN with no problem. Same with SAAB--they advertise mostly on sporting events.<BR/><BR/>I agree with the other posters that the puns this week were more than a bit tortured, tho I did like "Citys Homeless Cut in Half". I'm surprised the author couldn't find a way to work in the probably apocryphal but no less wonderdul "NUT SCREWS AND BOLTS".<BR/><BR/>Look forward to contributing.<BR/><BR/>MikeUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06580447943505148784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-76761014434644064972007-05-20T18:08:00.000-04:002007-05-20T18:08:00.000-04:00while the clever concept-and-construction factor r...while the clever concept-and-construction factor ran high, had much the same wan response to the themed answers themselves. could be the leno effect...<BR/><BR/>really enjoyed yesterday's post, btw, which did produce some major laughs -- especially your response(s) to poor ms. tornquist. ya know yer goin' straight ta hell, don'tcha?<BR/><BR/>see ya there!<BR/><BR/>;-)<BR/><BR/>janieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-71356069838567411502007-05-20T17:32:00.000-04:002007-05-20T17:32:00.000-04:00SCRIBERPAT:The New York Times is having a promotio...SCRIBERPAT:<BR/><BR/>The New York Times is having a promotion for its new internet service called "Times Reader" -- this is the ENTIRE newspaper on-line in newspaper format and includes the daily crossword -- for free for 30 days (including a 7-day file each and every day). I'm a subscriber to the home delivery, so it comes with the subscription. But right now, it's FREE!<BR/><BR/>I recommend trying it out -- if for nothing else, the crossword.<BR/><BR/>Go to:<BR/><BR/>NYTimes.com/TimesReader <BR/><BR/>http://select.nytimes.com/gst/timesreader.html <BR/><BR/>I know most of the visitors to the blog already do the puzzle electronically, but their friends may be interested in trying it out for FREE (it's not as complete as the crossword subscription, but covers the daily for today and the past week) -- also, the format and presentation of the newspaper is quite good!<BR/><BR/>Think of the gas, the cost of the paper, and the time you'll save for the new few weeks -- it's FREE!<BR/><BR/>Try it!DONALDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17398968047673788006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-43221421374420455012007-05-20T15:41:00.000-04:002007-05-20T15:41:00.000-04:00I love your blog! I just discovered it last week, ...I love your blog! I just discovered it last week, and it's now a daily favorite.<BR/><BR/>As for this week's puzzle, does anyone else hate it when it's on the 'wrong' (right) side of the page? And "NTest"?... only in the crosswords...KingRoperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05133099139383242625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-18524237199123108322007-05-20T15:26:00.000-04:002007-05-20T15:26:00.000-04:00funny, but kevan barlow was one of the few answers...funny, but kevan barlow was one of the few answers i got in a millisecond. the clue was a pleasant shock. i happen to be a sportswriter who focuses on the nfl. but you're right, he's definitely a c-list nfl guy. matter of fact, only hard-core nfl fans would know him off the top of their heads. cheers -- nunyo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-91377727874749936522007-05-20T15:15:00.000-04:002007-05-20T15:15:00.000-04:00BTW, EDEMA is almost always clued in relation to p...BTW, EDEMA is almost always clued in relation to plants. Occasionally there's a human-specific clue like [Diuretic target] or [Sunburn symptom], but apparently the crossword editors have decided a touch of puffy ankles is as stressful as the verboten CANCER. Which is silly, because APNEA and the sleeping sickness carrier TSETSE are surely as upsetting as EDEMA. The <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edema" REL="nofollow">Wikipedia article</A> on edema focuses mainly on humans, with only small sections on plants and fish.Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-53980338959316418072007-05-20T15:07:00.000-04:002007-05-20T15:07:00.000-04:00I will answer your HAREM illustration with this De...I will answer your HAREM illustration with <A HREF="http://www.allposters.com/-sp/After-the-Bath-Woman-Drying-Herself-Posters_i311129_.htm" REL="nofollow">this Degas pastel</A> I saw at the National Gallery in London. Free museum! Free special exhibit!<BR/><BR/>I have also forgotten any prior headline-themed Sunday NYT.<BR/><BR/>I saw the word TOR in actual use! In England, the <A HREF="http://www.midlandsweather.org.uk/uk-weather-chat/5357-ten-tors-abandoned-due-bad-weather.html" REL="nofollow">Ten Tors event</A> was cancelled due to dangerous weather conditions; the UK military evacuated hundreds of teenagers who were trekking through the moor.Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.com