tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post3520440677463664518..comments2024-03-28T14:27:07.588-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Miami five / THU 12-23-21 / Old-timey agreements / Morgan Stanley acquisition of 2020 / Heath genus that's also a woman's name / Certain international soccer championship familiarly / Free-fall phenomenon informallyRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger113125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-85656685519973348832022-01-27T18:31:49.419-05:002022-01-27T18:31:49.419-05:00Good theme ONCE I started solving from the bottom ...Good theme ONCE I started solving from the bottom up. NW was its usual peril, and didn’t come out of there without being ZAPped. <br /><br />Liked TAKESTWOTOTO[A]NGO[A] , the best of the themers IMO.<br /><br />Otherwise, woe is me.<br /><br /> leftcoasternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-45247456923849679302022-01-27T12:25:46.804-05:002022-01-27T12:25:46.804-05:00I started at the bottom, so TAKESTWO...was easy to...I started at the bottom, so TAKESTWO...was easy to spot, and the clue strongly suggested to swap the A/O in T-NG-. Saw the switch in the next one up, so the (herded?) cat was out of the bag early. Question: who got the cat INTO the bag in the first place? Packing for the St. Ives trip must've been a nightmare.<br /><br />The natick at sq. 27 was last letter in. I had no clue what went in front of _IAA, but at least E_ICA kinda pointed me toward the R. Did I know that was a heath genus? yeah, right. Thanks for the "female name" part of the clue!<br /><br />An OK puzzle, with a timely (but not for us Syndilanders) holiday reference. A couple of fill owies here, but not many. Par.spacecrafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09125304293611865503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-50585165194816059442022-01-27T12:02:15.504-05:002022-01-27T12:02:15.504-05:00Whatchoo talkin' 'bout Rex? It's the s...Whatchoo talkin' 'bout Rex? It's the speed solvers unlikely to catch that it's the A-O switch. You proved it! I saw it on the second themer, as I suspect many others did. OFL needs to check that EGO at the door.<br /><br />ZEROG, ETRADE, AGAME . . . hmm. Is it a SINE?<br /><br />Better than a rebus puz. Dang near wacky. BLAH BLAH BLAHrondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-51251745408248206672022-01-27T11:43:11.260-05:002022-01-27T11:43:11.260-05:00AMORE ETHOS (NAIL NOHO)
LET'SBE at EASE about...AMORE ETHOS (NAIL NOHO)<br /><br />LET'SBE at EASE about being MACHO,<br />IT's NOT A VITAL SINE of defeat;<br />ERICA NEEDNOT FLATTER your EGO,<br />NAY, IT TAKESTWOTO beat THEHEAT.<br /><br />--- RAE RAY ASTON-ASHEBurma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-82936203000817734462022-01-27T11:22:51.110-05:002022-01-27T11:22:51.110-05:00and...what is so darn hard about herding cats? Ju...and...what is so darn hard about herding cats? Just be nice to them, and they'll follow you everywhere. sheesh<br /><br />Lady Di, Cat HerderDiana, LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-87380072982546035012022-01-27T11:21:49.326-05:002022-01-27T11:21:49.326-05:00I never was a great speller, but I do know how to ...I never was a great speller, but I do know how to look things up. (Place smiley-winky emoji here)<br /><br />So I got a few wrong - including royALARGON. I mean, "royal" is "noble" - right? blah blah you-kno-what<br /><br />Diana, Lady-in-Waiting for CrosswordsDiana, LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-75477006895218320002022-01-27T11:04:02.551-05:002022-01-27T11:04:02.551-05:00Wordle 222 2/6
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🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩Wordle 222 2/6<br /><br />⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜<br />🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩thefogmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870509029973778266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-42111380872428736522022-01-27T10:21:16.168-05:002022-01-27T10:21:16.168-05:00BLAH! Does anybody remember editing?
https://m.yo...BLAH! Does anybody remember editing?<br /><br />https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dteBUV_coN8thefogmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870509029973778266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-62619513800922889332021-12-24T11:09:39.271-05:002021-12-24T11:09:39.271-05:00I feel like 17A clue could've just been "...I feel like 17A clue could've just been "Reef wreath?"ririjordynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-66777132543286572992021-12-24T11:03:51.622-05:002021-12-24T11:03:51.622-05:00@jaymar – Recording Industry Association of Americ...@jaymar – Recording Industry Association of America. It awards gold records for sales and protects artists' rights (fights pirating). It does have a website...Joe Dipintohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07922691457886440325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-43290102316717377102021-12-24T02:06:51.420-05:002021-12-24T02:06:51.420-05:00What is RIAA What is RIAA jaymarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02748854807699713294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-54679953944013561292021-12-24T01:00:15.959-05:002021-12-24T01:00:15.959-05:00The term "World War I" was coined by Tim...The term "World War I" was coined by Time magazine on page 28b of its June 12, 1939 issue. In the same article, on page 32, the term "World War II" was first used speculatively to describe the upcoming war. The first use for the actual war came in its issue of September 11, 1939.<br /><br />QEDalbatross shellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04076278220407657633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-35267193937801389792021-12-23T23:27:53.837-05:002021-12-23T23:27:53.837-05:00I always found it odd. the 'World' didn&#...I always found it odd. the 'World' didn't go to war until 12/7/41. what became WWI was often referred, on this side of the Pond, to as The European War. It didn't become WWI until the Yanks joined in, 4/6/17. seems the same logic should be paid to WWII and 12/7/41. prove me wrong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-34356251726663839912021-12-23T22:06:30.466-05:002021-12-23T22:06:30.466-05:00Yay! ASHE ville! ❤️🤩❤️ Proud of this place! Had ...Yay! ASHE ville! ❤️🤩❤️ Proud of this place! Had to be my favorite clue and answer.<br />Good one. 🧩 Good fun. 🤸🏽♀️<br />Seasonal cheer!<br /><br />sixtyni yoginihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09584627242347419624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-25026215609367043362021-12-23T21:49:24.941-05:002021-12-23T21:49:24.941-05:00Just slightly off topic, but—
Did anyone notice t...Just slightly off topic, but—<br /><br />Did anyone notice the Brain Tickler by Will Shortz yesterday? It was a question:<br /><br />What do a jack-in-the-box, a mattress, and a stream all have?<br /><br />So I'm looking at it thinking, it can't be SPRINGS they want, can it? I mean, any six-year-old could guess that. Is it some kind of trick question?<br /><br />Then I forgot about it. But I just noticed the answer in today's paper, and of course it is:<br /><br />SPRINGS<br /><br />What level of idiocy is the Games Section going to sink to next?<br />Joe Dipintohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07922691457886440325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-60530807822066386502021-12-23T21:03:56.118-05:002021-12-23T21:03:56.118-05:00The second world war started in 1939. Previously w...The second world war started in 1939. Previously what became WW1 had been called The Great War.sf27shirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05711820921781179418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-58366714438070534712021-12-23T20:26:32.027-05:002021-12-23T20:26:32.027-05:00@Anoa
LETS-TAKES strikes me as a single POC (despi...@Anoa<br />LETS-TAKES strikes me as a single POC (despite being technically a double) because there is a bit of an argument to make for theme forgiveness, and since the common form of the phrase is it TAKES TWO TO TANGO. TAKE TWO TO TANGO just doesn't cut the mustard colored rug. Also I am not enough a European soccer fan to know for sure, but it seems to me that the championship (singular) is known as the EUROS. So maybe only a single POC there. In addition there is a double faux POC at ENOS-ETHOS. Of course ENOS would be a singular POC if clued as Brian, Irial, Hannah, and Darla. So sayeth albatross the lawyer, the double s singularity.albatross shellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04076278220407657633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-67449303505606495542021-12-23T19:50:57.232-05:002021-12-23T19:50:57.232-05:00@Z, maybe I didn't check thoroughly enough but...@Z, maybe I didn't check thoroughly enough but I think it was wiki that had the two F spelling as an alternative to the one F CAFÉ MOCHA. Also the unwackified MACHO had me thinking Spanish, so that may have also thrown me off. Anoa Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16185183023273883700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-48426252485172657722021-12-23T18:49:52.643-05:002021-12-23T18:49:52.643-05:00@Anoa Bob - A different language, not a spelling v...@Anoa Bob - A different language, not a spelling variant. Starbucks Italian. Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-42885852080521952072021-12-23T18:29:08.213-05:002021-12-23T18:29:08.213-05:00Isn't Asheville where Ann Patchett has her boo...Isn't Asheville where Ann Patchett has her bookshop? Don't be lazy, Eniale, look it up...... Oops, no it's Nashville. Sorry.<br /><br />Such an easy Thursday, only real write over was for TATTIER once I realized the need for ETRADE, but I still think Rattier fits the clue better. <br /><br />pg -5Enialehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15471368256290205583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-56945121741167107002021-12-23T17:58:43.459-05:002021-12-23T17:58:43.459-05:00@ShirleyF 11:38
Thanks for the chuckles!@ShirleyF 11:38<br /><br />Thanks for the chuckles!Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06242868539621158336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-29146310896314116572021-12-23T17:57:11.679-05:002021-12-23T17:57:11.679-05:00Like most of yous, I thought the themers were clev...Like most of yous, I thought the themers were clever and for the most part stuck the landing. CAF<b>F</b>E MACHO seemed odd to me seeing as how I thought it was CAFÉ. Oh, it's an alternative spelling. Remember the bad old days when clues often included the dreaded "(var.)"?<br /><br />I would be remiss if I didn't mention that the grid fill got some help from the plural of convenience <a href="https://anoabob.blogspot.com/2013/05/poc-doc.html" rel="nofollow">(POC)</a>. There are some of the two-for-one variety where a Down and an Across share a letter count boosting final S at their ends. POLE/EDGE both get a one letter boost while ETCH/EURO show how a POC can give one entry a two-letter boost. And the most common site for a POCifying S, the lower, rightmost square, gives TAR/DOG a leg up, so to speak.<br /><br />There's also a stealth POC where HERD CATS isn't up to the task of filling its slot. The committee is still pondering if the S at the TAKE TWO TO TONGA and LET BE crossing counts as a two for one POC. What think yous? Any AYS in commentariat land?Anoa Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16185183023273883700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-80493310002825408892021-12-23T17:48:12.922-05:002021-12-23T17:48:12.922-05:00@bocamp this morning
Thank you... just waiting......@bocamp this morning<br /><br />Thank you... just waiting...<br /><br /><br />Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06242868539621158336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-82650006278094149822021-12-23T17:36:01.733-05:002021-12-23T17:36:01.733-05:00Had to check the calendar. Flew threw this one lik...Had to check the calendar. Flew threw this one like it was a Monday. By far my best Thursday time. Verdant Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03139591223231428391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-69598377053736172052021-12-23T17:31:38.435-05:002021-12-23T17:31:38.435-05:00"Takes Two to Tonga" --- love it!"Takes Two to Tonga" --- love it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com