tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post3461217414697146831..comments2024-03-29T10:27:45.235-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Mindless followers in slang / FRI 12-7-18 / Transformers technology for short / Roth of cinematic gore / Quipster's delivery / Event for enumerator / Base of some aqualculture farms / Viral fear of 2010s / Mythical shooter / Eight english kingsRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger120125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-44216847790061200312020-03-28T19:42:30.932-04:002020-03-28T19:42:30.932-04:00I loathed this puzzle. I felt depressed at the num...I loathed this puzzle. I felt depressed at the number of clues that stumped me, especially as a Canadian who often flounders around trying to understand clues only an American might get at the best of times. It made me not want to do another one for awhile.... It was so ridiculously self-indulgent on the part of whomever made it up.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08921486152300833031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-22014301206003529972019-12-12T14:10:04.724-05:002019-12-12T14:10:04.724-05:00Race track laps. Race track laps. Bladehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14861218236665588031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-15263849334526190762019-01-11T22:19:27.391-05:002019-01-11T22:19:27.391-05:00Hooray - it's a @Rainy da!
Lady DiHooray - it's a @Rainy da!<br /><br />Lady DiDiana, LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-71796503506521853732019-01-11T19:13:17.883-05:002019-01-11T19:13:17.883-05:00@rainforest --Good to see you changed your mind (a...@rainforest --Good to see you changed your mind (and that you're not too old or too proud to do it).<br /><br />I found this a tough one, and did not finish. Needed DO YOU HEAR ME to get going and to get out of the NW. Wouldn't have gotten UZOADUBA, and maybe DOPE or ORR without it. ALAS, "Ah well, we tried".<br /><br />DECEPTICON was and is an unknown and SKI LESSON a bit vague.BATE and abate are the same thing? Okay.<br /><br />Another fairly rare lesson in Portuguese: ELAS. May or may not try to remember that one. Too old to learn much of that language here.<br /><br />ASHCAKE? Surely that's not served in Asheville. Or is it?<br /><br />PEEDEE River: Remembered it after getting it. The South is different.<br /><br />Rally laiked it, y'all, et.al.<br /><br /><br />leftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-79933940294456841152019-01-11T17:21:16.873-05:002019-01-11T17:21:16.873-05:00Okay, so I'm temporarily going back on my word...Okay, so I'm temporarily going back on my word (sue me), but I had to because of how much fun I had with this puzzle despite the fact it took two sittings three hours apart. During the hiatus, I "got" the pun on WIIMOTES, har, and was disabused of the thought that my thighs make an OVAL shape when I sit, which is too much btw, but that's another story. I must establish a GYM DAY or at least a stationary bike DAY. At least I went for a short walk while taking a break from solving. Not on an OVAL, though.<br /><br />My grandson has a toy DECEPTICON transformer, so that helped a bunch. Went from Sega, to SIth to SIMS thanks to finally figuring out REGALEMENT. PEE DEE took a little time (had TEE DEE for awhile) and that whole LIMB/DISCO area was a toughISM, 'nother har. Like @M&A, early in the solve I contemplated thE basE briefly, and BRIBE/BATE was opaque for a bit. The bulk of the puzzle was delightful, however, and all those stacks were great. I've seen how SEED OYSTERS are used on an OYSTER farm, though the term was slow to come. I've watched Orange is the new Black, and knew the actress' name started with OZU- so the NW was easiest for me to fill. Triumph factor- huge. <br /><br />PS I went to last Sunday/Monday and read the Syndies' comments, and though I thought I was firm in my resolve to cease commenting, I'm probably relenting. As the Great Narcissist says, "we'll see", but thanks, all.<br /><br />PPS Who names a river PEE DEE?<br /><br /><br /><br />rainforestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-9273608491152169332019-01-11T15:57:02.137-05:002019-01-11T15:57:02.137-05:00The Beetles laid claim to 8 days in a week - this ...The Beetles laid claim to 8 days in a week - this one was a Saturday+++.<br /><br />When is an ox not an ox? When it's flummoxed. As I was. In the NE. I'm not a computer gamer, so major dnf thereabouts. I enjoyed working, and I do mean working, out the rest. But when clue after clue might as well say "What is the Urdu name for the Nose-Picking Goddess of Video Boogers?" - I can sit and stare till the cows come home. (Hint - I don't own any cows.)<br /><br />@Rondo - good luck with the car, but it won't match up to my Bella Bayla - a lovely blue Civic that purrs when it rolls.<br /><br />Diana, Lady-in-Waiting for CrosswordsDiana, LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-7952853794424670092019-01-11T15:09:52.556-05:002019-01-11T15:09:52.556-05:00So crunchy I broke a tooth on this one. I usually ...So crunchy I broke a tooth on this one. I usually begin in the NE corner but got stuck in IDYL and moved on. When I went back to that corner to finish, it took a pile of whiteout, but I wrestled it into the ground. ALAS, I DISCOvered my happy dance was premature. I took the BATE and had the same error as Rex did with 23D - ISh instead of ISM And since I don't know UZO ADUBA I had NOTACHANCE at that crossing. I went out on a LIMB and went with ABOhr for 29A. My OVERZEALOUS logic was that this was the name of some person involved in a famous scientific test ORR experiment. Wrong! This is where I DYED. In spite of my DNF, I actually enjoyed this puzzle. There was plenty of sly, clever cluing 42A (RACEBIBS), 2D (OVAL,) 30D (GREASE) and tons of nice long answers. OK. Some clues provoked GRUNTS, but others were SUREBETS. Rex might think this one was ABOMB, but I thought it was DOPE with a capital DEE. All HALE Sam Trabuco!<br /><br />In other news, ever since I got my IKEACATALOG, ILIKEIKEa more than ever. It is truly a delight to the CENSUS and UCONN quote me on that.thefogmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870509029973778266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-73300253757512139282019-01-11T12:48:59.505-05:002019-01-11T12:48:59.505-05:00Too many write-overs to mention them all. Notably ...Too many write-overs to mention them all. Notably ‘chart’ for EASEL and SUpErmen for SUREBETS. Didn’t read one comment, not even OFL. Did anyone mention the IKE/IKEA and CAT/CATALOG crossings?<br /><br />I LIEN towards yeah baby Molly SIMS.<br /><br />Gotta run and see about buying a car. Fun puz when finally done.<br />rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-17934798914627181592019-01-11T12:20:17.597-05:002019-01-11T12:20:17.597-05:00OVERZEALOUS CAT
SHEEPLE DOYOUHEARME?
DECEPTICON ...OVERZEALOUS CAT<br /><br />SHEEPLE DOYOUHEARME? <br />DECEPTICON I ain’t.<br />There’s NOTACHANCE to fear me, <br />just ESTEEM your PATRONSAINT.<br /><br />--- PEE DEE “DISCO” SIMS<br />Burma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-34455069298774093892019-01-11T11:55:40.775-05:002019-01-11T11:55:40.775-05:00Had ___ALiMENT going for wining and dining, thinki...Had ___ALiMENT going for wining and dining, thinking it was a food thing. Could not remember CGI so NE corner did me in even though I had EEK and SKILESSONS, which got the fish eye from me. Also, WIIMOdiS did not help.<br />centralscrewtinizerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03404913280254786506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-63881819739746769402019-01-11T10:53:00.551-05:002019-01-11T10:53:00.551-05:00Oh, oh: THAT kind of lap! Thank you, @anon 8:11. I...Oh, oh: THAT kind of lap! Thank you, @anon 8:11. I too was perplexed by the 2-down clue. Truth, I was perplexed by lots of this, most especially the NE with its techiness. SKILESSONS, difficult to parse, finally slalomed into my brain and much of the rest was educated guesses.<br /><br />This was one of those puzzles where even after filling everything in, I wonder, could all this be right? SEED = plant kingdom; OYSTERS = animal. How do these two go together?? I do get RACEBIBS, having gone to the track and seen them, but ASHCAKE? Sure doesn't sound appetizing to me. Um, can I have some water with that?<br /><br />But withal, when I got to this page, I discovered I was indeed correct, and with only one blot: I had Life's partner as tIMe--you know, like the TIME-LIFE corp.--off the M in GYMDAY (which for me is today: work the brain, work the bod). So gigantic triumph points apply. Another total unknown was the improbable collection of letters spelling UZOADUBA, but after a bit of post-solve research I immediately installed her as DOD. Now she has two trophies.<br /><br />Too tech-filled to earn more than a birdie, so birdie it is.spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-30192534353995136022018-12-17T23:19:11.532-05:002018-12-17T23:19:11.532-05:00Still want to know what CGI stands for.Still want to know what CGI stands for.Salliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01868132807494992969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-90635667719033165502018-12-08T20:50:17.675-05:002018-12-08T20:50:17.675-05:00If by "better" you mean "easier&quo...If by "better" you mean "easier".Jamie Cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-69484588256672318332018-12-08T10:29:45.778-05:002018-12-08T10:29:45.778-05:00I had to sleep on the northeast...then I got it. I had to sleep on the northeast...then I got it. dm3000https://www.blogger.com/profile/12053238727094376741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-63615752141351394342018-12-08T06:11:39.194-05:002018-12-08T06:11:39.194-05:00This old guy - age 85 - actually breezed through t...This old guy - age 85 - actually breezed through this thing even though I knew nothing of decepticon or uzo (uzi?) adobo or aduba or whatever. Ish is much better than ism. Also tried Sega before sims.pdplothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18445279770600961565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-58224277746225046122018-12-08T02:47:54.187-05:002018-12-08T02:47:54.187-05:00@canook: absolutely, I remain only in places where...@canook: absolutely, I remain only in places where everyone agrees with me, therefore, I spend my days holed up in my bedroom with my dog. ;) To elaborate, I'm fine with debate, but I object to comments containing personal insults. Cheap shots are inconsistent with rational discourse. Lynxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-43944885395218547282018-12-08T01:21:35.773-05:002018-12-08T01:21:35.773-05:00How come no reference to the crossing “Ikes”—34D a...How come no reference to the crossing “Ikes”—34D and 57A?Outside The Boxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07701774235535205077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-13569941588707090922018-12-07T22:58:17.045-05:002018-12-07T22:58:17.045-05:00I hated this puzzle! I hated this puzzle! Big Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17693534259667469162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-1211699001104822472018-12-07T21:57:52.584-05:002018-12-07T21:57:52.584-05:0040A would be clued better as women’s ncaa hoops po...40A would be clued better as women’s ncaa hoops powerhouse Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18329975118801780933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-66915873749392075902018-12-07T21:23:37.670-05:002018-12-07T21:23:37.670-05:00Seems this puzzle resulted in the most DNFs in a l...Seems this puzzle resulted in the most DNFs in a long time. Me included. Pretty cool. Katzzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07552535335943901490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-62639830767859135042018-12-07T20:30:00.958-05:002018-12-07T20:30:00.958-05:00@Lynx: Not criticizing him for writing his opinion...@Lynx: Not criticizing him for writing his opinions, criticizing him for having them, because of disagreement. That's how discourse works. I come here because he's a catalyst for discussion of the puzzle. Do you only go to places where you agree with everything?Canooknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-8897202772487123542018-12-07T20:19:13.143-05:002018-12-07T20:19:13.143-05:00A joyless slog, most of the way, loaded with answe...A joyless slog, most of the way, loaded with answers that I "got," but had no idea what they referred to. After a very long time I finally tried "sheeple" - is that an actual slang??? - and guessed on decepticon ?? with WIIMOTES (????) and sims. Happily surprised when I came here and got it right. Less happy when I saw that I had blown it with UZO ADURA. Did not know the Trinity reference, although I came up with a very "inventive" answer there. I had "ABO __". Uzo Adu_a. "Real close' could be "ism" "ist" or "ise" (British spelling?) Unfortunately, I never thought of "ism." So I tried "ise" even though I knew a British spelling was unlikely. Now I had ABOE_ for "Trinity test subject." And I came up with "ABOER," and "Adura." In terms of blood type, "ABO" is the trinity, right? <br /><br />Actually, despite the obscurity of "Azuba", there was nothing wrong with that section. Had I even tried "Ism" I am sure I would have gotten it. DNF. But would not have liked this puzzle had I not erred. CGI, Decepticon, wiimotes, sims, can't appear in the same sector. In the same puzzle - OK - I wouldn't enjoy it, but OK. But not in the same place. A Bronx cheer from Brooklyn.OISKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16808675378318214461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-3321935921867602712018-12-07T19:49:26.614-05:002018-12-07T19:49:26.614-05:00@Hercule
I believe it is.
RooMonster@Hercule<br />I believe it is.<br /><br />RooMonsterRooMonsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14103892151115549684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-88910772624874816892018-12-07T19:48:25.950-05:002018-12-07T19:48:25.950-05:00When this puzzle was good, it was very good but wh...When this puzzle was good, it was very good but when it was bad, unlike Mae West, it was very bad. I'm OK with a wide span of interests but this had too many things that seemed pointed toward twelve year old boys. Star Wars, D&D, Wii, and Transformers?<br />The good parts were great though.<br />@ Joe Bleaux, I'm still laughing about that raccoon story!Suzie Qnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-68254078198035776682018-12-07T18:43:05.166-05:002018-12-07T18:43:05.166-05:00Maybe you need to read more. Maybe you need to read more. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com