tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post3395687163453462611..comments2024-03-28T06:44:48.044-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: ____ Crawley, countess on "Downton Abbey" / MON 2-1-2016 / "Love Story" author Segal / Longtime N.B.A. coach Pat / Sleep disorder / Four-baggersRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger79125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-13552297865579650592016-03-07T21:47:17.615-05:002016-03-07T21:47:17.615-05:00@D,LIW - ATTA girl, I volunteer.Early and OFTEN my...@D,LIW - ATTA girl, I volunteer.Early and OFTEN my DAMSEL.BS2noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-85856149112996765562016-03-07T19:41:54.663-05:002016-03-07T19:41:54.663-05:00She's my sister. She's my daughter. She&...She's my sister. She's my daughter. She's my sister. She's my daughter. She's my sister AND my daughter and an heiress. CORA got more action today than Lucy/Desi got yesterday. I certainly hope that all got straightened out to everyone's satisfaction. But this Lady doesn't gossip about other ladies. Of course, there was that time I saw the ERLE of APNEA on the ISLE of RILEY at the LUAU eating EEL with a COED. Tsk. MYMY.<br /><br />Had a Natick in the LETO/LEM/URU/MULHOLLAND area - put in URg, and then...nothing. Made me MAD. (or whacked)<br /><br />"gonzo inits" would be perfect! thx Rondo<br /><br />Did several Phila/San Diego road trips in my younger daze. Now I don't like to be in a car for half an hour. Probably because I miss my 8-track so. Playing American Beauty over and over. <br /><br />@Cathy - a Pow Wow - wow! I used to be the advisor for the Native American club on my campus. Actually, one of my students was the "force of nature" in that group. We had a Powwow evening where she recruited dancers, drummers, flute players, singers, fry bread, salmon, and even some fine Native art for a raffle/drawing. An amazing evening. The salmon, naturally, was amongst my favorite moments. wonder what the other Synders would bring. Of course, there will be poetry...<br /><br />Diana, Lady-in-Waiting for an ALLNIGHTERDiana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-18763658986598426892016-03-07T18:53:44.866-05:002016-03-07T18:53:44.866-05:00A very nice mild Monday. Not much to mention. BUTT...A very nice mild Monday. Not much to mention. BUTT ON the other hand, I think I learned something about DOWNTON ABBEY. Maybe I'll watch it just to see who this CORA is.<br /><br />One write over. I knew AMFM but my hand wrote AMpM. What a DOPE!<br /><br />Always nice to read Annabel. My truck has a CD player yet I rarely turn it on. I have to pay attention to the ROAD. Cathynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-1076002759809932092016-03-07T17:02:24.294-05:002016-03-07T17:02:24.294-05:00Chiming in from syndication land, my print edition...Chiming in from syndication land, my print edition today identifies CORA Crawley as ...countess on "Downton Abbey". Not a Downton Abbey fannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-66207943588167504032016-03-07T15:03:12.978-05:002016-03-07T15:03:12.978-05:00Yet another decent Monday puzzle which, along with...Yet another decent Monday puzzle which, along with Annabel's write-up evoked many memories. I've seen all the movies mentioned (all good ones, although MULHOLLAND DRIVE was weird/sleazy). <br /><br />My first two cars had an AM-only radio. The third (a Vauxhall Viva) didn't even have a radio and my Dad bought me a cool one that could be mounted under the dash (thanks, Dad) and had AM, FM and two shortwave bands. I now have a radio/CD with a bunch of speakers, but I only listen to CBC 1, virtually no music. Times change.<br /><br />Nice theme, clean fill, perky write-up. What's not to like?<br /><br />The presidential primaries are well along from the Iowa caucuses at this time. Nice to see the GOP imploding, and I guess Hillary Clinton will yell her way to the Democratic nomination, but she is feeling the Bern. Release the Goldman Sachs transcripts, Ms. Clinton.<br /><br />@Rondo - clearly you are multi-talented. I've only achieved a modest level of success in curling (won the Monday Night men's league title in 2000), and golf (won the Linn Teetzel trophy 4 times!). Shoulder issues preclude further success. So solving the NYT crossword puzzle is my primary diversion. Glad you asked...<br /><br />rain forestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-76801683202613265772016-03-07T13:51:24.962-05:002016-03-07T13:51:24.962-05:00Oops! Not Rex, but Annabel who hasn't see any ...Oops! Not Rex, but Annabel who hasn't see any of the movies, and I can see why she hasn't. They're all pretty dated. Sorry, Annabel. Your review is right on.leftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-26802284305966739462016-03-07T13:46:01.873-05:002016-03-07T13:46:01.873-05:00I'm with the consensus that this is a nice, sm...I'm with the consensus that this is a nice, smooth, and I'd say "middling" Monday puzzle.<br /><br />It had a little bite in MOOSHU and some spice in VIEIRA. And the ROADMOVIES theme was well executed. (I'm a bit surprised that Rex hadn't seen any(!?)of them. They all are first-rate.)<br /><br />(I understand the "Easy" rating but hesitate to tell friends who are new at this that any NYT puzzle is "easy." I think that may be more discouraging than encouraging for many beginning solvers. I say that early week puzzles are "easier" than the later ones, and they are always the place to start.) <br /><br />leftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-12236712445317216982016-03-07T12:21:15.333-05:002016-03-07T12:21:15.333-05:00So this puz may not be super-sparkly, but surely O...So this puz may not be super-sparkly, but surely OK for Monday. And besides that, I’ve actually been on all three of those roads. And I can tell you when – WALLSTREET in August,2010 and MULHOLLANDDRIVE and SUNSETBOULEVARD in July, 2012, both on road trips. Drove to and from NY; flew to CA, bought a car, and took a month to drive it home to MN. I have my own ROADMOVIES embedded in my brain for those trips, and others.<br /><br />Does Bullwinkle wear a MOOSHU?<br /><br />@rain forest – I will likely be the only 60+ player in the softball league I now play in (5th year in this league). Played in a previous league for 38 or 39 years, I forget exactly, the last 25 for the same team. In one stretch we won 16 league titles in 18 years, qualified for nationals at least 10 times, one state title, one runner-up, one third place. One year we played in our regular league plus an over 35 league and went undefeated in both. In all that time I’ve had plenty of BOBBLEs, but no HOMERS, ASSUCH, unless you count that one on the frozen lake that just kept rolling. Unofficial in my book – not in a league. Almost had a HOMER in league play 2 years ago on a field with no fences – thrown out at the plate. Had to try. Have pitched every pitch for my team for the last 4 years except the 2 games I missed in 2012 to see SUNSETBOULEVARD and MULHOLLANDDRIVE. In 1994 I also won a fourth place trophy in my golf club championship tournament.<br /><br />Meredith VIEIRA wins the yeah baby (VESTAL DAMSEL?) vote today. Remember her mostly from Millionaire, the few times I got to see the syndicated version.<br /><br />Enough about me, I’ll BET. A perfectly acceptable Mon-puz IMHO. But will we ever get “gonzo init.s” for HST?<br />rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-8641481332577271222016-03-07T11:07:19.326-05:002016-03-07T11:07:19.326-05:00Well, WALLSTREET is hardly a ROADMOVIE, plotwise. ...Well, WALLSTREET is hardly a ROADMOVIE, plotwise. Much more so is Rain Man, mentioned in the HOFFMAN clue--and surely one of the ten best of all time.<br /><br />Loved ALLNIGHTER, a memory-evoking term for me. I had this paper due, which I'd ignored all semester. It could be either a research paper on Greek playwrights--or a play in the style of, say, Aristophanes. I chose the latter, obviously, and clattered away at my typewriter (remember those?!) ALL NIGHT long. The prof gave me an A+ and made me read it aloud to the class!<br /><br />I never knew that Meredith had an extra I in her name; I assumed it was simply Viera. But there it is in the WOD: VIEIRA. Still seems weird to me. Congrats to Mr. Cee for finding a non-Dithers CORA. A couple of amusing couples: SHUL/SHOALS, BUB/BRO. I liked it. A few points off for the RCD and poor overworked ERLE, but otherwise pretty darn clean fill. Let's set the bar high for the week. A-.spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-17127048710883133682016-03-07T10:28:13.409-05:002016-03-07T10:28:13.409-05:00MISO MAD, ISLE BEAT VIP!
The WALLSTREET banker wa...MISO MAD, ISLE BEAT VIP!<br /><br />The WALLSTREET banker was FREEONBAIL,<br />ADRIFT up on MULHOLLANDDRIVE.<br />He could hike ALLNIGHTER ELSE OPT to hail<br />a cab to reach SUNSETBOULEVARD alive.<br /><br />--- ERICH ERLE RILEY<br />Burma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-59525264364013165682016-02-03T00:32:14.638-05:002016-02-03T00:32:14.638-05:00@Diana - Thank you very much, milady! Those are a...@Diana - Thank you very much, milady! Those are awesome resources.<br />It's all about YOU!Titahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16368251255494687496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-42908968649240985592016-02-02T09:57:25.530-05:002016-02-02T09:57:25.530-05:00Thanks Bob. Whew. Thanks Bob. Whew. Chronic dnferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05129538196003383400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-77993662485288673792016-02-01T23:57:42.993-05:002016-02-01T23:57:42.993-05:00HeyTita
Have you seen my comments?
Lady DiHeyTita<br /><br />Have you seen my comments?<br /><br />Lady DiDiana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-77155594805551674882016-02-01T23:49:32.121-05:002016-02-01T23:49:32.121-05:00@Kim Scudera. I've been following this blog fo...@Kim Scudera. I've been following this blog for a while but for whatever reason just noticed your name today. I'm pretty sure we know each other through Master Naturalists (kitshef = kit sheffield). Bet you got that fern clue the other day with no problem!kitshefnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-63461295473467574692016-02-01T23:19:01.114-05:002016-02-01T23:19:01.114-05:00A torch is a light to find your way in the dark. W...A torch is a light to find your way in the dark. Why would the term be changed just because an electric bulb replaced a flame? My flash light doesn't flash, it is simply on or off, so that is a misnomer in most cases.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-20198190690449718802016-02-01T23:14:27.162-05:002016-02-01T23:14:27.162-05:00When I was a kid (1950s) the only people that wore...When I was a kid (1950s) the only people that wore flip flops outside were the sailors going to the beach. They were not allowed to have civilian clothes on board so the only footwear that made sense was what they wore to avoid athletes foot from communal shower stalls. Thong and flip flop as terms came later when people adopted them as acceptable wear like people today wear pajamas as street clothes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-72360530795891336012016-02-01T22:23:07.974-05:002016-02-01T22:23:07.974-05:00Tita
Check out my responses to you in the past we...Tita<br /><br />Check out my responses to you in the past week or so...<br />Diana, You Know WhoDiana, LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-46866068248570868522016-02-01T22:20:05.039-05:002016-02-01T22:20:05.039-05:00Some of us still own neither cars that you can plu...Some of us still own neither cars that you can plug your phone into nor phones that can plug into your car, and we use that AMFM selector and/or play our CDs over and over (currently in mine: Hunky Dory).<br /><br />First Monday DNF since, I think, ever. Done in by the VIErRA/ErN cross, both of which looked perfectly reasonable to me and in the case of VIErRA, way more reasonable than the correct answer.<br /><br />kitshefnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-26429295363009459702016-02-01T22:03:07.052-05:002016-02-01T22:03:07.052-05:00Hey Tita
Several comments to you lately. Check &...Hey Tita<br /> Several comments to you lately. Check 'em out ;-)<br /><br />Lady Didnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-74600540908903718662016-02-01T21:39:42.658-05:002016-02-01T21:39:42.658-05:00Typo in print edition clue; online reads not "...Typo in print edition clue; online reads not "daughter heiress", but "countess".<br />Cf.<br />http://www.xwordinfo.com/Crossword?date=2/1/2016Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16144356028253917627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-23688732966706284402016-02-01T21:23:58.144-05:002016-02-01T21:23:58.144-05:00Thanks for the review AT.
Loved BOBBLE.
Lots of Cr...Thanks for the review AT.<br />Loved BOBBLE.<br />Lots of CrosswordEASE--REL, LEM, and ERLE.<br />Smooth solve so thanks GC<br />BTW-- all bloggers here would love the GEORGE BARANY site and especially his current META.Charles Flasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16588962898277593533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-76538195621558466962016-02-01T19:01:55.530-05:002016-02-01T19:01:55.530-05:00CORA is a countess, and an heiress (to her parent&...CORA is a countess, and an heiress (to her parent's fortune, as a lot of heiresses are), and a daughter (to her parents, like practically all women are).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-77157381335445221722016-02-01T18:37:55.023-05:002016-02-01T18:37:55.023-05:00With all the comments about Cora Crawley, we are i...With all the comments about Cora Crawley, we are ignoring one clue that was clearly wrong. Pat Riley is not an NBA coach now, although he was one in the past. He's the president or GM of the Miami Heat. <br /><br />I did like the puzzle. Nice clean and easily flowing long answers. Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06607149800179219478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-88135323440354257162016-02-01T18:34:50.410-05:002016-02-01T18:34:50.410-05:00With all the discussion of Cora Crawley, we are om...With all the discussion of Cora Crawley, we are omitting one clue that's clearly wrong. Pat Riley hasn't been an NBA coach for years. He's either team president or GM for the Miami Heat Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06607149800179219478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-37641419172959001322016-02-01T17:38:25.078-05:002016-02-01T17:38:25.078-05:00So which clue got locked in first, Print or On-Lin...So which clue got locked in first, Print or On-Line? The On-Line clue definitely seems more Mondayish, whereas the heiress daughter clue isn't wrong, but definitely not Mondayish. My guess is that the print version is harder to update at the last minute. Anyone out there know?<br /><br />@kozmikvoid - I probably shouldn't tell you that nearly every male in my family but me (brothers, sons, brothers' sons but not my sisters' sons ) have been nicknamed "Ziggy." Also, it is exactly that obscure insideriness that gets people to complain to Rex. There's this impression out there that the Commentariat is some kind of exclusive club and people have been known to write OFL to complain about us actually seeming to sorta like each other. Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.com