tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post3382510341957371756..comments2024-03-18T22:08:40.448-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Algonquin chief / SAT 1-12-13 / Pico Mountain innovation of 1940 / One of Macbeths thanedoms / 1992 chick-lit best seller set in Phoenix / Sad Sack's lament / Portrayer of June Henry JuneRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger96125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-66599083355800006862013-02-18T17:14:23.551-05:002013-02-18T17:14:23.551-05:00Was astonished to see the "medium-challenging...Was astonished to see the "medium-challenging" since I got through this pretty quick for a Saturday. <br /><br />HENNAED is a word that just doesn't look right. Like the carry over of ENDEAR from yesterday even though I resisted at first.eastsacgirlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-62221999709631137972013-02-16T15:53:44.149-05:002013-02-16T15:53:44.149-05:00I keep a JARFUL of olives for my dirty martinis.
...I keep a JARFUL of olives for my dirty martinis. <br /><br />Wanted bird SpotTING, before SIGHTING.<br /><br />Several years ago, Serena Williams played tennis wearing an outfit she called a cat suit. It was tight and form filling. The announcers were quite taken with it.<br /><br />I parsed the smoking clue as a method to 'cure' salmon. (Yum), but on reading the comments, smoking cigarettes will certainly 'age' you, but only if it doesn't kill you first.Gingernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-70665462753155252772013-02-16T15:15:48.508-05:002013-02-16T15:15:48.508-05:00I really enjoyed this puzzle, even though I made n...I really enjoyed this puzzle, even though I made nearly every cited write-over, I got there! It leaves me agreeing with @jberg "you don't have to know much to solve one"! Unknown titles, strange spellings, etc just worked themselves out as I progressed. Last for me was the JARFUL of olives, not the cup I originally envisioned, then came here to see if MLS was correct, and it was. Good start for a beautiful day.DMGrandmanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-47608664519805231822013-02-16T14:34:20.628-05:002013-02-16T14:34:20.628-05:00What others have said about the "devilish but...What others have said about the "devilish but fair" clues. M-c is my rating too, though completed without even a writeover (enough uncertainty existed that I didn't put in first impressions like Nyet for NEIN, etc.)<br /><br />Wanted SIGHTINGS right away but had to get two or three confirmations downwise first. These were slow coming. Eventually did the top, then found the Gimme of all gimmes for this Phils fan: '08 WSMVP COLE Hamels! This put C in an awkward spot across, but after some thought, PANICS came to mind, and the "CSA" soon surrendered.<br /><br />SCALDS weird as a noun?? How about HENNAED as a verb?! Now THAT's weird. I knew that henna is used to dye red, but HENNAED? Really? However, everything else fit, so I left it with a shrug. Now use that baby in a sentence.<br /><br />Nice 15s, and pretty clean fill. Thumbs up, guys.Spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-16598314515837247992013-01-17T22:54:10.508-05:002013-01-17T22:54:10.508-05:00I would name your blog the dreamland! While Santa ...I would name your blog the dreamland! While Santa knocks at our door just once per year, you blog is open the whole year – wow <a href="http://www.tonypl.com/" rel="nofollow"><strong>GW2 gold</strong></a>, <a href="http://www.tonypl.com/" rel="nofollow"><strong>swtor credits</strong></a>, <a href="http://www.tonypl.com/" rel="nofollow">diablo 3 paragon leveling</a>!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07403530134305619344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-51796779024040202302013-01-13T18:23:43.626-05:002013-01-13T18:23:43.626-05:00I don't read all the comments so
I may have mi...I don't read all the comments so<br />I may have missed this. What is thje <br />relevance of the picture of Larry<br />Bird and Magic Johnson in Rex's write-up?ANON Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-61629890865037141242013-01-13T09:12:42.644-05:002013-01-13T09:12:42.644-05:00The blog is almost as much fun as the puzzle.The blog is almost as much fun as the puzzle.Caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13399314307590534022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-70932925782271851502013-01-12T23:06:25.325-05:002013-01-12T23:06:25.325-05:00Lee, sorry I misspelled your name in my comment. M...Lee, sorry I misspelled your name in my comment. My bad. I did,however, get it right in the puzzle.ERSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-9286878416946102182013-01-12T23:00:29.836-05:002013-01-12T23:00:29.836-05:00Here is a shout out for Lee Iacocoa. As a resident...Here is a shout out for Lee Iacocoa. As a resident of Detroit, I greatly appreciate what he did for the City of Detroit. Anon@8:06's rant was unfair and I hope that the response entitled Lee Iacocoa is really you. I just want to say thank you for trying to help the economy in this City. Hope you are doing wellERSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-80135454420317584052013-01-12T21:27:18.837-05:002013-01-12T21:27:18.837-05:00Best use of an XKE in any movie (even if they did ...Best use of an <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjYfRZFtj4o" rel="nofollow">XKE</a> in any movie (even if they did wreck it in the end).Doc Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12540112168511893896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-71384168406307031082013-01-12T20:52:00.855-05:002013-01-12T20:52:00.855-05:00@mac - congratulations - your earFUL of olives is ...@mac - congratulations - your earFUL of olives is the first entry of the new year in the <br /><a href="http://crucimetrics.blogspot.com/p/epic-wrong-answer-hall-of-fame.html" rel="nofollow">Epic Wrong Answer Hall of Fame</a>!<br /><br />To the other Anon...not all who attend ACPT do so because they think they are going to win - some go for the all-to-rare experience of being surrounded by other cruciphiles. I came in 501st in my debut!<br /><br />The way I look at it, some people spend hundreds of dollars going to a ball game. They don't get to play the game themselves, and they rarely get to hang out with the winners. At ACPT, you can do it all!Titahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16368251255494687496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-32471948147998610882013-01-12T20:38:15.024-05:002013-01-12T20:38:15.024-05:00@Ellen S - what's the emoticon for "sheep...@Ellen S - what's the emoticon for "sheepish grin"...?<br />I guess trying to read and reply to comments from my tablet is quite foolproof. <br /><br />BTW - the street sign numbers part of the capchas are not part of the verification. You can type anything you want. (I always type 42.)<br />We are being recruited (crowdsourced) by Google as free labor to improve their Streetview database, so they can sell it.<br /><br />Oh - I had wanted to e-chat with you about your rebus comments...email me pls - it's on my profile page.Titahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16368251255494687496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-8466312462729051632013-01-12T19:27:48.569-05:002013-01-12T19:27:48.569-05:00@anonymous 9:56... The Shortz (golden) era of cruc...@anonymous 9:56... The Shortz (golden) era of cruciverbalism and the ascendancy of the ACPT have established both accuracy and speed as the measure of success. Anyone who has competed (or for most, participated) at Stamford or Brooklyn is keenly aware of these metrics and uses them to gauge individual progress. Citing times may appear to be TMI but it is the argot of modern crossword puzzle solving.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-59894116978816382712013-01-12T19:26:49.348-05:002013-01-12T19:26:49.348-05:00@Diri: You're on a wild goose chase that lays ...@Diri: You're on a wild goose chase that lays the golden egg.<br />Way Too Many and Out....GILL I.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05605766053820226324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-8500350604125248742013-01-12T19:11:31.636-05:002013-01-12T19:11:31.636-05:00@Gil I. P. - That's the first time I ever gave...@Gil I. P. - That's the first time I ever gave a woman goose bumps from 3000 miles away. To further quote the Big Bopper: "Do I what?<br /> Will I what?<br /> Oh baby you know what I like!"<br /> Dirigonzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03903353503511480168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-48722658820149792792013-01-12T18:42:25.744-05:002013-01-12T18:42:25.744-05:00@Ellen S and @Diri. Thanks, I think...Now I have ...@Ellen S and @Diri. Thanks, I think...Now I have goose bumps.GILL I.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05605766053820226324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-77063696782322346102013-01-12T18:41:41.957-05:002013-01-12T18:41:41.957-05:00@Carola - Packer dip was made yesterday, new bag o...@Carola - Packer dip was made yesterday, new bag of Maui chip waiting to be opened, just can't decide between a Bloody or a couple of ice cold Stellas. Leaning toward the Stellas!chefwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03999206352243329280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-11585597024002594782013-01-12T18:11:30.329-05:002013-01-12T18:11:30.329-05:00This 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 7:19, 6:12, 1.18, 98%, Challenging (5th highest ratio of 160 Mondays)<br />Tue 9:58, 8:37, 1.16, 83%, Challenging<br />Wed 7:49, 11:52, 0.66, 1%, Easy (lowest ratio of 159 Wednesdays)<br />Thu 20:13, 17:05, 1.18, 81%, Challenging<br />Fri 16:35, 20:49, 0.80, 14%, Easy<br />Sat 21:03, 24:18, 0.87, 21%, Easy-Medium<br /><br />Top 100 solvers<br /><br />Mon 4:09, 3:39, 1.14, 94%, Challenging<br />Tue 5:49, 4:57, 1.18, 86%, Challenging<br />Wed 4:37, 6:34, 0.70, 1%, Easy (lowest ratio of 159 Wednesdays)<br />Thu 11:59, 9:34, 1.25, 84%, Challenging<br />Fri 8:54, 11:47, 0.76, 11%, Easy<br />Sat 12:34, 14:21, 0.88, 29%, Easy-Mediumsanfranman59https://www.blogger.com/profile/15118732156312301425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-74859703581426036082013-01-12T18:06:43.348-05:002013-01-12T18:06:43.348-05:00@Gil I. P. - I refer you to the Big Bopper:
"...@Gil I. P. - I refer you to the Big Bopper:<br />"Chantilly lace and a pretty face<br /> And a pony tail hanging down<br /> That wiggle in the walk and giggle in the talk<br /> Makes the world go round<br /> There ain't nothing in the world like a big eyed girl<br /> That makes me act so funny, make me spend my money<br /> Make me feel real loose like a long necked goose<br /> Like a girl, oh baby that's what I like." I guess they couldn't squeeze all that into the grid, so they settled for LOOSEASAGOOSE.<br /> Dirigonzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03903353503511480168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-57728582260927342742013-01-12T18:01:31.282-05:002013-01-12T18:01:31.282-05:00@Gill, I'm jus a city kid, but I'm told ge...@Gill, I'm jus a city kid, but I'm told geese have pretty "relaxed" gastro-intestinal systems, as in, the flow of waste is unimpeded. I'm not sure if "loose as a goose" means the same as the related phrase, "like [excrement] through a goose," which means, I believe, "moving very quickly". <br /><br />That's my three.Ellen Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00473445503706985149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-66503437940578627952013-01-12T17:52:16.941-05:002013-01-12T17:52:16.941-05:00@Anonymous 5:27:
If you don't mind your own b...@Anonymous 5:27:<br /><br />If you don't mind your own business and get all up in someone else's, you're being NOSY.Evanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15440942981870183719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-11571056591660991112013-01-12T17:46:36.824-05:002013-01-12T17:46:36.824-05:00@Stephen -- Try bear CUB or lion CUB.@Stephen -- Try bear CUB or lion CUB.jaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03385568014046336373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-13612917519083069612013-01-12T17:34:27.960-05:002013-01-12T17:34:27.960-05:00@Diri: Thanks...Now if you can come up with a dec...@Diri: Thanks...Now if you can come up with a decent etymology for AS LOOSE AS A GOOSE I won't feel as dumb as an oyster.GILL I.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05605766053820226324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-15069365223042935502013-01-12T17:27:05.243-05:002013-01-12T17:27:05.243-05:00Sombody explain 43a NOSY to me. Please. Sombody explain 43a NOSY to me. Please. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-67768306331084599412013-01-12T17:20:39.691-05:002013-01-12T17:20:39.691-05:00I cannot believe most of you short time solvers do...I cannot believe most of you short time solvers do not research more than a few clues on google. Probably only proves my incompetence. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com