tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post3395636999528292420..comments2024-03-28T20:15:26.332-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Company founded by Ingvar Kamprad -THURSDAY, Jul. 3, 2008 - Keith Talon ("Scenes of Clerical Life" author, 1858 / HOME OF THE 1,612-FOOT RIBBON FALLS)Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-48233987518704148572008-08-07T12:59:00.000-04:002008-08-07T12:59:00.000-04:00Is it just me, or were today's and yesterday's puz...Is it just me, or were today's and yesterday's puzzles both easier than Tuesday's... I think I'm starting to agree with you, Rex, about Tuesday puzzles...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-40312899016253364192008-07-04T01:14:00.000-04:002008-07-04T01:14:00.000-04:00Did anyone else put in "SOSO" for "50/50"? No? So ...Did anyone else put in "SOSO" for "50/50"? No? So it was just me then?<BR/><BR/>Rex, that Guess Who clip killed me. No microphone for Burton Cummings, no cords attached to the guitars, and an invisible backup orchestra complete with strings and horns. I can't believe what crap we used to put up with on TV.<BR/><BR/>I remember when the slogan for Pepsi was "It hits the spot", and I watched the Rich Man Poor Man mini-series when it first aired. Being old rocks for crossworders!Shanti11https://www.blogger.com/profile/03397942491057116387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-71856743066493717642008-07-03T20:02:00.000-04:002008-07-03T20:02:00.000-04:00Welcome back, Ulrich! Nice to see your comments a...Welcome back, Ulrich! Nice to see your comments againBill from NJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10103923612595508277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-30104179351001414492008-07-03T19:31:00.000-04:002008-07-03T19:31:00.000-04:00WadeBeen to Lufkin and St. Augustine Texas and for...Wade<BR/>Been to Lufkin and St. Augustine Texas and forgot what decade I lived in, but the children loved the lake home and skiing (water) and naps and catching sun perch on Lake Rayburn. The NYT was impossible and only the craftiest could score a Dallas Daily News, but I wanted to see what living in Neanderthal Europe was like and have a glimpse of it. Kids don't want to go back but their memories are all of a simplier and treasured time.PhillySolverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06896753042626337920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-58080546037624841232008-07-03T19:11:00.000-04:002008-07-03T19:11:00.000-04:00Ever tried to do a crossword puzzle on a Blackberr...Ever tried to do a crossword puzzle on a Blackberry? Then you haven't been to Possum Kingdom, Texas, where the internets are still thought to be a hoax like the moon landing. But my 5 year old saw Grandpa and caught some perch and is excited about writing his name in the air with sparklers, so I'll take that deal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-20262030058815732312008-07-03T18:59:00.000-04:002008-07-03T18:59:00.000-04:00@xyzzy: cheers!@xyzzy: cheers!machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-8172191585605007232008-07-03T18:52:00.000-04:002008-07-03T18:52:00.000-04:00Maybe someone already said this, but I missed it (...Maybe someone already said this, but I missed it (have to read all the comments after a hard day's work...)<BR/><BR/>Re 'took in' (made):<BR/>Anyway, all my "Soprano's" watching pushed me toward the idea that when the Mafia takes in a new member, they're 'made.' Anyone else see this?<BR/><BR/>Also, it doesn't bother me that this was a relatively easy puzzle. My wife and I relaxed on the deck with glasses of wine and went thru it...quite nice. And it didn't terribly strain our puny brains...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-52069980577068146022008-07-03T18:01:00.000-04:002008-07-03T18:01:00.000-04:00Maybe it's CUPPED because that's what the beggar h...Maybe it's CUPPED because that's what the beggar holds? (a discarded coffee cup is common in downtown Louisville *cough* Starbucks *cough*)<BR/><BR/>What's the rule for "ameoba" and "ameba" if it's not specified with variation? Just curious because I've seen it both ways in puzzles...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-78615285959537558912008-07-03T17:59:00.000-04:002008-07-03T17:59:00.000-04:00Welcome back, Ulrich! I enjoyed trying to follow ...Welcome back, Ulrich! I enjoyed trying to follow the ins and outs of the competition on your blog -- it was exciting to hear your thoughts and root for your team third-hand all the way through the finals! Too bad victory eluded them at the end...<BR/><BR/>Have a good July 4th weekend, even if somewhat soggy!<BR/><BR/>∑;(ArtLvrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03869528391374878601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-33691146306907970742008-07-03T16:47:00.000-04:002008-07-03T16:47:00.000-04:00Today I began to think that maybe I'm just getting...Today I began to think that maybe I'm just getting better at these crosswords! It was the fastest Thursday I've ever done, I think. I haven't been stuck, needing Google, all week. Or is the puzzle master just giving us a break for the holiday?<BR/><BR/>I'm rested now, and hoping for some challenges so I can keep my edge!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14552447584000500511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-6824086551057357102008-07-03T16:20:00.000-04:002008-07-03T16:20:00.000-04:00I thought this puzzle was challenging. Then it wa...I thought this puzzle was challenging. Then it was easy. Maybe I shouldn't have been doing it while I was chatting online and reading email. I just wasn't getting enough of the downs to be able to parse out the theme answers. After I finished all that and concentrated on the puzzle, it all fell together- thanks OCHO!<BR/><BR/>@philly- LOVED the Windows error codes!<BR/><BR/>As for DENALI, those of you who just thought it was a car, go to the back of the line (it's actually not a car but the upscale version of the Sierra and something else). The mountain was also initially called DENALI but then some mid-level government suck-up decided that renaming it would be a great way to get into McKinley's graces. McKinley never even saw the thing. God only knows how the name stuck. I actually learned about Denali through the photos of Ansel Adams, many of which were taken there.Doc Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12540112168511893896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-3859554866789534892008-07-03T16:19:00.000-04:002008-07-03T16:19:00.000-04:00Tourist's delight: UTAH, DENALI, VIRGINIA, YOSEMIT...Tourist's delight: UTAH, DENALI, VIRGINIA, YOSEMITE. HEDGEROW brings back fond memories of the Irish countryside. <BR/><BR/>Theme was okay, not too exciting, but overall a pleasant solving experience.<BR/><BR/>ALOHA and happy 4th!Pythiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06121774603671545699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-50044961544070516722008-07-03T16:09:00.000-04:002008-07-03T16:09:00.000-04:00Welcome back, Ulrich.I agree, this one was easy, m...Welcome back, Ulrich.<BR/>I agree, this one was easy, my only double take in the tiki bar area. I thought serene would have been a little nicer than sedate, as well.<BR/>You've said all I would have liked to say to the puzzle, so I'll be quiet.<BR/>@miriamb: a friend's mother gathered the hair of her collie, had it spun into quite attractive yarn, then never knit anything out of it because nobody wanted to wear it!<BR/>@anonymous 1.17: my late cat's brother was called Hillary, after Sir Edmund Hillary, of course because he was a great climber.<BR/>Am getting ready to start preparing for tomorrow's cook-out. We may have some thunder and rain, so I may do it all in the kitchen, alas. No hot dogs and hamburgers, but skewered shrimp, pulled pork (son's job), small lamb patties with tsatsiki sauce, white bean and tomato salad. Baked apricots with vanilla icecream and brownies for dessert. Let's get out the Pam!machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-60916825231629701802008-07-03T15:55:00.000-04:002008-07-03T15:55:00.000-04:00PS Sorry about Germany, Ulrich.rpPS Sorry about Germany, Ulrich.<BR/><BR/>rpRex Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-3247915195085085272008-07-03T15:54:00.000-04:002008-07-03T15:54:00.000-04:00Let me be clear. I am a terrible typist and my l/r...Let me be clear. I am a terrible typist and my l/r coordination is a joke. But I do "RA" so fast that there is no way any other letter could ever slip in.<BR/><BR/>rpRex Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-54905783776389010892008-07-03T15:44:00.000-04:002008-07-03T15:44:00.000-04:00I opened the NY Times with trepidation on the trai...I opened the NY Times with trepidation on the train on my way home from JFK, at the end of a trip that deprived me of my daily xword fix for almost a month: Would I be able to do a Thursday puzzle "cold"? The easiness thus came as a very pleasant surprise.<BR/><BR/>I also see the P-A exchange in "typographical" as an example of an error that occurs when right and left hand are not completely coordinated, which happens to me a lot--in fact, it's the most common typing error I make, due to a technique that my wife only recently called "pitiful".Ulrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02086202853174403008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-7104213242393829662008-07-03T15:33:00.000-04:002008-07-03T15:33:00.000-04:00Actually, I did think TAPAS bar, but it didn't fit...Actually, I did think TAPAS bar, but it didn't fit. :)<BR/><BR/>I don't get the criticism of the typographical error answer. Letter transpositions are very common, even using the same hand (in fact, I just typed "gte" above instead of "get"). Doubled letters are also a common reason for proofreading. :)<BR/><BR/>All told, though, this felt like typical Thursday to me, but Thursday is still rough for me. Like any other Thursday, I had to google a few times. :(Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08407036504242221989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-63470851319279407452008-07-03T15:19:00.000-04:002008-07-03T15:19:00.000-04:00Was I alone in thinking TAPA bar? TIEROD brought...Was I alone in thinking TAPA bar? <BR/> <BR/>TIEROD brought back excruciting memories. We once had a Tradesman van which my husband converted for family use. I hated it with a passion, but occasionally I had no choice but to drive it. One day I was rounding a corner - fortunately in a residential neighborhood - when a TIEROD broke. It was later repaired, but some time afterward the van caught fire - but that's another awful story. <BR/><BR/>(Literal) woolgathering is done in HEDGEROWS. Sheep paasing through will snag themselves on the hedges and leave some wool behind. I'm not British, but I'm a word nerd and a knitter. <BR/><BR/>Now that I have a FURminator, I've gathered enough feline hair to knit an extra cat. I doubt this could be spun, though, as it's from the undercoats of 4 shorthaired cats and therefore has a short staple. They love being groomed with this thing. I've just sent one to one of the daughters I visited in CA. She has two spectacular longhaired cats of unknown provenance.miriam bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03506593846362044050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-76160803024601517732008-07-03T14:18:00.000-04:002008-07-03T14:18:00.000-04:00@ bill from nj -- The Brit-tilted examples you've ...@ bill from nj -- The Brit-tilted examples you've noted were the same ones I was going to add in my first comment! Also, with all due respect to Wordsworth's Tintern Abbey, the thick old French hedgerows lining rural lanes that hung up our tanks following D-Day were unforgettable, if you saw them in any retrospective films.<BR/><BR/>Congrats to Rex for finding his wedding ring -- he must have got SLIM on a diet, or was about to undertake some greasy repairs!? And for anyone enjoying puns, try the CrosSynergy puzzle today -- a hoot, (as in hoot cuisine)... Happy 4th to all, and a safe one too! <BR/><BR/>∑;)ArtLvrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03869528391374878601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-83392626716331053842008-07-03T13:54:00.000-04:002008-07-03T13:54:00.000-04:00This was easy but the missspellings threw me for a...This was easy but the missspellings threw me for a loop. When I spelt tipografical corectlie and my answer for 31D didn't fly - I smelt a rat!!!! After that I corrcted my correct spellings to typogrpahicaal, and mispelled and readinng and it was apiece of cake from there. Actually I was pretty much done before I realized the theme. Cute puzzle today!!alanrichardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06395356843823270129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-12538870196409439632008-07-03T13:17:00.000-04:002008-07-03T13:17:00.000-04:00Denali is the park in which Mt. McKinley is locate...Denali is the park in which Mt. McKinley is located. IIRC, Denali is the Athabaskan word for the mountain and means "great one", so much more poetic than McKinley! Our tortoiseshell cat is named Denali (we got her right after a visit to the park). It seemed most fitting for her, but, of course, all cats are great.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-27206199383000607252008-07-03T12:34:00.000-04:002008-07-03T12:34:00.000-04:00This puzzle slapped me back into the beginner end ...This puzzle slapped me back into the beginner end of the solving spectrum where I belong. My eraser is significantly smaller now! This puzzle was my first spelling error puzzle. I agree with Pete M that even though you figure out that there will be spelling errors in the puzzle, it is difficult figuring out where they are. My biggest hangup was writing in TOPNOTCH for first-rate. Since I had THIN, it seemed to be okay. Then, when it became obvious that it was wrong, I wrote in TOPFLITE! That still worked with THIN and also gave me two Fs in a row leading to PROOFFRAEDING. But that caused problems with PENNE (I had PENIE). At this point I thought, could there be other spelling errors in the non-theme answers??? Seemed both unfair and unlikely so I came here to clear up my massive confusion. <BR/><BR/>Also had trouble in the SE- really wanted SERENE so at one point I had MISPELLINGERR! Also had APEX and PEAK instead of ACME for a while. <BR/><BR/>Still liked the puzzle as most of the fill was tough and tricky, but gettable with some thought. Deep thought at times!!CinEdinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03744752579280511275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-10924743662192412002008-07-03T12:30:00.000-04:002008-07-03T12:30:00.000-04:00@Pinkytook in is street style language for earning...@Pinky<BR/><BR/>took in is street style language for earnings, earnings refers to how much money you made, ergo took in equates nicely with made if you happen to be in the street and want to blend in with the locals.Ladelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822660581698301611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-53669242700873998532008-07-03T12:28:00.000-04:002008-07-03T12:28:00.000-04:00Found this a rather dull puzzle. Only real curios...Found this a rather dull puzzle. Only real curiosity arising out of this is what was Rex's choice of a new pre-owned car?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-82979868378487908252008-07-03T12:19:00.000-04:002008-07-03T12:19:00.000-04:00Rex, you are being too harsh on the typos and over...Rex, you are being too harsh on the typos and overanalyzing the situation. One clue has an extra letter added, another has transposed letters, and the third is spelled incorrectly. That's it! Maybe too simple for a Wednesday, but isn't this Bizzarro week anyhow?<BR/><BR/>My father was a printer for over 40 years. Typography is not just typing, it has been for hundreds of years the mastery of movable type. An art, really. It does not necessarily equate with touch-typing on a PC. <BR/><BR/>A safe and happy Fourth to all! Maybe we will see Kate Smith or James Cagney tomorrow?<BR/><BR/>BrooklynAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com