tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post3396643505140848203..comments2024-03-28T08:13:00.333-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Onetime Coors alcopop / WED 8-26-15 / Sculptor who pioneered Dadaism / Canadian airline with directional name / Israeli novelist Perfect Peace / Hoops legend with statue in Philadelphia / Religion founded in 19th-century Persia / Image in Timberland logo / Black hues in Shakespeare / Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger77125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-49975725178607031682015-10-09T08:04:34.939-04:002015-10-09T08:04:34.939-04:00Oooooh! A to z. I get it now.thanks!Oooooh! A to z. I get it now.thanks!Dannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13562411676798818741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-39900781974698702212015-09-30T21:59:22.810-04:002015-09-30T21:59:22.810-04:00I liked this one. Some clever clues that with cros...I liked this one. Some clever clues that with crosses made for gettable answers, particularly in the SW. An altogether worthy HUMPDAY in preparation for the Thursday-Saturday down-slopes(?) to come. leftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-79304693622878608912015-09-30T11:50:08.513-04:002015-09-30T11:50:08.513-04:00Hey Mike, MikeMikeMikeMikeMike! What day is it? It...Hey Mike, MikeMikeMikeMikeMike! What day is it? It's SLOWBURN day for me. LOAMSOIL?? Nah. LOAM is soil that doesn't need--and has never had--the word SOIL attached to it. Ridiculously green paint. Oh, and BANK only belongs with ALARM if that happens to be the heist locale. Other places can be heisted, most notably a race track in a film which, I believe, is titled "The Heist."<br /><br />Other frownies: ZIPPO is used to IGNITE one's cigarette, not to express zero. ZIP, or ZIP-OUGHT, but not ZIPPO. Should have been clued as the lighter. Then I had ATO_ and had to run the alphabet--all the way to the end!--for the answer. Grrr... WESTJET: unknown but inferrable; OUSE and AMOSOZ (??? Oh wait--it's AmOS [space] OZ! Now I get it) had to go in on crosses.<br /><br />@Leapy gets an ATTABOY for better entertainment than today's puzzle, which owing to a thin theme and spotty fill I will grade C. spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-22560684316572179932015-09-30T11:24:42.918-04:002015-09-30T11:24:42.918-04:00Anagram the circled letters and give this puz a LA...Anagram the circled letters and give this puz a LAME C. Even the horizontal green paint crosses the vertical green paint (on the M and A, sorry @M & A). I make a PLEA for this sort of thing to stop.<br /><br />Two write-overs at topMANAGEMENT and daDAS. Both seemed plausible for a short time.<br /><br />CAPP returns. Still in the comics, but in a different capacity.<br /><br />Stretch of a clue for DEMO, IMHO. Trying to make it feel youngish?<br /><br />I don’t think of stone in which to ETCH. Metal or some other medium, perhaps?<br /><br />Did not cop a feel as the L was already inplace. Otherwise, maybe, but not in a NYT puz.<br /><br />Ultimately EASY puz to SEWUP, and appropriate that LAID shows up in a HUMPDAY-puz.<br />rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-37592663113160331412015-09-30T11:23:21.154-04:002015-09-30T11:23:21.154-04:00I found this to be a clever, funny, Easy Wednesday...I found this to be a clever, funny, Easy Wednesday, with no complaints whatsoever. Thanks Mr. Livengood for another fine puzzle.<br /><br />The revealer was certainly helpful in finishing the puzzle at the top portion. Another good day with no look-ups or research.<br /><br />Ron Diego, La Mesa, CA<br />(Where the "Sun also Sets).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-85840835928894607202015-09-30T10:50:38.724-04:002015-09-30T10:50:38.724-04:00I’m doing a SLOWBURN. All circles/shadings all the...I’m doing a SLOWBURN. All circles/shadings all the time? I wish these gimmicks were making CAMEOS, but it looks like the SAME all week.<br /><br />My BELLE told me, “ATTABOY”, while she CRAWLED into bed, OMAN! As she LAID there on that HUMPDAY and then said, “YESWECAN!” TOM ISAK MICA wrote “HOMECOMINGS”.<br /><br />How about JOAN, or ROBERT, or ANDERS for OSBORNE?? More likely in my world. Too bad Ozzy doesn’t quite fit.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-64972928707266049982015-09-30T09:54:42.678-04:002015-09-30T09:54:42.678-04:00I also copped a FEEL. I also copped a FEEL. Jeff (not Leonard)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08237386595705476986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-11609471418651046662015-08-27T12:33:57.895-04:002015-08-27T12:33:57.895-04:00There's a great Eddie Izzard bit about these r...There's a great Eddie Izzard bit about these ruthless mass-murderers dying of natural causes under house arrest because "they killed <i>their own</i> people, and we're sort of <i>fine</i> with that. Hitler killed people <i>next door!</i> Stupid man. After a couple of years, we won't stand for that!"Tyler James Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03024488370553690685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-87375473434917095742015-08-26T21:02:01.053-04:002015-08-26T21:02:01.053-04:00Thanks to Jean/HANSARP and @mac, I've discover...Thanks to Jean/HANSARP and @mac, I've discovered there are new dog breeds, such as the American Alsatian or Alsatian Shepalute, from crossing German Shepherds with Alaskan Malamutes. Better not be annoying them.<br /><br />Also found that Wiki has a list of famous Alsatians (of the bipedal variety); in addition to Jean/HansArp, it includes:<br />Frédéric Bartholdi, designer of the Statue of Liberty<br />Ettore and Jean Bugatti, automotive designers<br />Gustave Doré, artist & engraver<br />Alfred Dreyfus<br />Johannes Gutenberg<br />Jeanne d'Arc (who apparently never went by 'Hanna')<br />Pope Leo IX, of xwp fame<br />Marcel Marceau<br />Charles Münch<br />Henri Poincaré<br />Albert Schweitzer<br />Paul Verlaine<br />Emile Waldteufel (the "other" Waltz King)<br />Jean-Jacques Waltz (interestingly, this is not a duplication)<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-26096962537715305632015-08-26T19:48:01.212-04:002015-08-26T19:48:01.212-04:00Nice feline sub-theme with a SIAMESE and a SNO cat...Nice feline sub-theme with a SIAMESE and a SNO cat MEWing for dinner SCrAPES. This played Tuesday EASY for me but with the Wednesday theme, I suppose it could only appear on HUMP DAY.<br /><br />I was sure @Rex would be unhappy that the circles gave away 20 fill squares but not today, I guess. I plopped three CAMELs in after solving the NW, figuring there wouldn't be any other HUMPy filling. Can't say it helped all that much since the proper nouns were mostly not in those areas. I sure didn't recognize our fave Dadaist with his first name obscuring the ARP.<br /><br />I had Disc in at 18D before DEMO so that's what I thought I was looking at when @Rex showed his grid entry for 26D. I have just erased three attempts to get clever with this and can't seem to get it clean enough for me to dare post it, sorry.<br /><br />Well, IGNITE Irene, @Leapy and all y'all.Teedmnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12832353448839187816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-29105640675396291392015-08-26T18:41:03.597-04:002015-08-26T18:41:03.597-04:00@Karl,
Does your lonely heart break?
Tell me, dear...@Karl,<br />Does your lonely heart break?<br />Tell me, dear,<br />Are you LOAMSOIL tonight??Elephant's Childnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-20925490459930583432015-08-26T18:22:23.788-04:002015-08-26T18:22:23.788-04:00Easy, but with the odd loam soil. I copped a peek ...Easy, but with the odd loam soil. I copped a peek and had a scaredy cat. <br /><br />I also thought: 4 camels for the 4th day. <br /><br />Wasn't Arp Alsacian? No wonder he has two versions of his first name.<br />machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-71480891687983323722015-08-26T17:19:20.182-04:002015-08-26T17:19:20.182-04:00@Rhino best of luck at the Mayo. It's clear yo...@Rhino best of luck at the Mayo. It's clear your sense of humor is intact and that's one powerful medication. I suspect you can do a lot of mining in that Lutheran Men's Church Group, a la Garrison Keillor.<br /><br />@Leapy, wonderful lyrics and perfecto post!<br /><br />OZ, OSBOURNE and ARP sound like a white shoe law firm, but my will's not in their safe. Never heard of them.<br /><br />@Ludy, I wonder why she didn't speak up at the time, harrumph! Better late than never, I suppose.<br /><br />Despite not knowing the above trio, I found the puzzle easy and a bit of a bore. I will say the little camel humps were a nice touch. To the circle haters, ie @Nancy et al, may I suggest an app. They're so faint as to be invisible. I never even notice them.<br /><br />@Joho, that's the second day in a row you've nailed it for me!Hartley70https://www.blogger.com/profile/00557118655188472450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-69916156244052475192015-08-26T16:46:02.504-04:002015-08-26T16:46:02.504-04:00Auto correct, clerical a=commercialAuto correct, clerical a=commercialMusic manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12461992972280438819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-73419326162016090992015-08-26T15:02:24.774-04:002015-08-26T15:02:24.774-04:00Speaking of "crud fill", LOAMSOIL is not...Speaking of "crud fill", LOAMSOIL is not a thing. LOAM is a type of SOIL...Karlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-56180676147919906542015-08-26T14:58:17.965-04:002015-08-26T14:58:17.965-04:00This is an interesting time to talk about acceptab...This is an interesting time to talk about acceptable "trigger" words or names. We're taking down rebel flags and considering removing Civil War monuments, We've come up with the term "trigger" in light of PTSD reactions. There is a complex shift happening in the free speech discusion and there was an excellent article on the subject in the New Yorker a week or so ago by Kalefa Sanneh. Unlike most any other country in the world, hate speech can be protected under our definition of free speech. I support taking down the rebel flag but I'm nervous about taking down monuments - I would rather see them replaced by something which explains the history of the monument and its removal rather than have it just disappear as if it never happened.nrotanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-11096137863440252302015-08-26T14:21:55.622-04:002015-08-26T14:21:55.622-04:00Thanks, @ Leapfinger, for the rhyme! Add me to th...Thanks, @ Leapfinger, for the rhyme! Add me to those who wished to cop a feel rather than a plea, and to those who had trouble with "loam soil." I had "farm soil", which didn't work, and since I have no familiarity whatsoever with Winnie the Pooh, (other than knowing about ROO from the puzzles, although references to Winnie are SO frequent, that by now I am completely Poohped out...)I didn't have Acre, thinking there might be 100 hares in the forest. But the theme saved me! Two camels gave me the L from loam and the C from acre, and I was home. <br /><br />Enjoyable puzzle. Thanks, Mr. Livengood.OISKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16808675378318214461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-84672260026782703022015-08-26T13:56:05.044-04:002015-08-26T13:56:05.044-04:00ATTABOY, Mr Ian! You caught me up on "___ cat...ATTABOY, Mr Ian! You caught me up on "___ cat", even though three SIAMESErs were within HAIRBALL shooting distance. Had a sufficiently jolly solve, even without the full complement of Livengood sparkle. Definitely AORTA caught on to that 'line-pump' clue sooner. For that 'post-storm detritus', call the Dook Replant Team; their specialty is reattaching LIMBS. LOAMSOIL struck me as a pointless redundancy, rather like cobbling together 'Marlmud' (and Naturally, I don't mean author Bernard). Overall, I'm in the @JeffChen camp more than the @SteveJ. T<br /><br />@Z, at last, I understand!<br /><br />@Lewis, interesting that the Hamstring you bring up itself includes the BICEPs femoris. The TAT more often seems to be on the Glute [ie, ASS], however.<br /><br />@pmdm, I think the inconsistency behind the policies regarding HITLER vs POLPOT/IDIAMIN is fairly apparent. Plainly, the solving community has stronger ties to Europe than to Asia and Africa. My interpretation, fwiw.<br /><br />@AliasZ, oh sure! I'll believe that sometime next week. For about a half hour.<br />(How did you like the TAT TAR? or the TARRY TARRY Night?<br /><br />Noticed a couple of subthemes, one of which I'll leave up to @Evil, should he be interested in HOMECOMINGS and such. The other I noticed was the confluence of GAS, the [loams]OIL DRUM, the ZIPPO lighter and the SLOW BURN. It all seems to come together as a PLEA for Arson.<br /><br /><i>Irene, IGNITE Irene.<br />Irene IGNITE.<br />IGNITE Irene,<br />IGNITE Irene,<br />I'll see you in my dreams!<br />(and up on charges, most likely)</i><br /><br />I do hope that Thursday won't find us Circling the Wagons.Leapfingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14243620614139990887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-5146471372835529362015-08-26T12:50:04.545-04:002015-08-26T12:50:04.545-04:00Unrewarding struggle here, a surprise as Livengood...Unrewarding struggle here, a surprise as Livengood's name on a puzzle is often a sign of good things to come. Best part of the solve by far is coming here and finding @Rex's dic joke.nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-73715788245299150042015-08-26T12:41:36.071-04:002015-08-26T12:41:36.071-04:00Amusing theme but not much to really like. Also lo...Amusing theme but not much to really like. Also looking for more theme related material. I'm with Steve J on 24D and others on 44D. <br /><br />Happy HUMPDAY!Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06692869322591105548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-48776524898326775322015-08-26T12:24:48.786-04:002015-08-26T12:24:48.786-04:00@Aging --
Wednesday is "hump day" beca...<br />@Aging --<br /><br />Wednesday is "hump day" because at the end of the workday, we're "over the hump" of the work week.<br /><br />Wm. C.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-9665901298352682452015-08-26T12:15:33.918-04:002015-08-26T12:15:33.918-04:00Wednesday is the 4th day of the week. If the numbe...Wednesday is the 4th day of the week. If the number of camels is "x"' and Wednesday is 4, then solve for humps. Wait, no, that's not correct. Too much time helping my 13 year old with Algebra before finishing this crossword. Sigh.Nikthefinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-45554083355217978492015-08-26T12:09:50.921-04:002015-08-26T12:09:50.921-04:00My first reaction was "what! Little coasters ...My first reaction was "what! Little coasters again?" I also had dics before DICE. Never heard of HUMPDAY but I guessed it as soon as I saw a veritable caravan parading across my puzzle. So I will add HUMPDAY to LISTICLE and PARONOMANIACS on my new words chart. Puzzle was easy except for the SE. Why is it called HUMPDAY anyway?aging sopranohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01085649464857246925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-47885490489120132422015-08-26T12:09:33.534-04:002015-08-26T12:09:33.534-04:00Regarding Pol Pot, read "Sideshow: Kissinger,...Regarding Pol Pot, read "Sideshow: Kissinger, Nixon, and the Destruction of Cambodia" by Willian Shawcross. It takes monsters to make monsters. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11653519242022700364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-55333788814664054432015-08-26T11:50:03.309-04:002015-08-26T11:50:03.309-04:00Bravo! Leapy.Bravo! Leapy.aging sopranohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01085649464857246925noreply@blogger.com