tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post3644095033132962778..comments2024-03-28T14:40:23.987-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Border county of New York of Pennsylvania / FRI 8-20-21 / Superhero misidentification / Apt surname for a librarian / Surname of father and son NBA coaches Paul and Stephen Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger155125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-66435183011117440372021-09-25T00:23:24.491-04:002021-09-25T00:23:24.491-04:00Who remembers...
In fourteen hundred ninety-two
C...Who remembers...<br /><br />In fourteen hundred ninety-two<br />Columbus sailed the OCEANBLUE.<br />The sun was hot, the crew kept cryin':<br />"Ask the man for Ballantine!"<br /><br />Hey, getcha cold beer; hey, get your Ballantine;<br />Hey, getcha cold beer, get your ice cold Ballantine beer!<br /><br />Ah, those were the days. Byrum Saam and Connie Mack Stadium.<br /><br />*pop* Wh-where am I? Oh yeah, the puzzle. Cool memory there, but overall rough around the edges. In particular, I almost tore out the entire SW because how could we have EREADER/READE? Like OFC said, even READE clued that way. Tsk. Once again, we see the wide rift between constructors who care and those who...just don't.<br /><br />I'll give this one a par because it was Friday tough and I feel charitable.<br /><br />Perhaps the excellent showing by Team USA on Day 1 of the Ryder Cup had something to do with it.spacecrafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09125304293611865503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-15007376621897960882021-09-24T17:23:31.972-04:002021-09-24T17:23:31.972-04:00Have to agree with most of Rex’s critique.
Best o...Have to agree with most of Rex’s critique.<br /><br />Best of the entries: AREWEALONE? Worst: NUTLETS (humanoids of future encounters?).<br /><br />PPP’s, especially obscure proper names, are troublesome. Today was no different.<br /><br />Overall, thought it was an interesting challenge.leftcoasternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-73677694376061264712021-09-24T16:38:07.896-04:002021-09-24T16:38:07.896-04:00STAPLES ARENA STAPH
ILOVE my VETOPOWER balance,
b...STAPLES ARENA STAPH<br /><br />ILOVE my VETOPOWER balance,<br />but ULTIMATELY it grows STALE.<br />CLOSEINON my TRUEST TALENTS,<br />YULE SEETHINGS that are NOTFORSALE.<br /><br />--- SILAS MORALES<br /><br />sorry @thefogman, but was thinking about NUTLETSBurma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-81069668283169680112021-09-24T14:11:39.978-04:002021-09-24T14:11:39.978-04:00Half way through I was certain I wouldn't fini...Half way through I was certain I wouldn't finish. But then I did. A couple of unknown names, as usual. Wanted some kind of "INSTAPICS" to start. Lack of phone knowledge tempted me. But I got the CT Scan misdirect right off the bat.<br /><br />Diana, LIWDiana, LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-79810669351062138982021-09-24T13:18:53.493-04:002021-09-24T13:18:53.493-04:00The puzzle held promise, but was mortally injured ...The puzzle held promise, but was mortally injured by unknown names/people and "nutlets". NUTLETS!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-50801210427056184042021-09-24T11:04:13.932-04:002021-09-24T11:04:13.932-04:00Tough one and not very rewarding. Plenty of iffy f...Tough one and not very rewarding. Plenty of iffy fill and bad cluing. Rex was spot on in his critique. Waitning to see what Burma does with 42D…thefogmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870509029973778266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-10742585188369837932021-08-21T13:16:12.904-04:002021-08-21T13:16:12.904-04:00Got me right with 1A. Once I had xxxxxPICS, I coul...Got me right with 1A. Once I had xxxxxPICS, I could not un-see PICS. What kind of PICS is everyone talking about? Got to xxxTxPICS and I was sure everyone talks about booTy PICS. Even got to xOTTOPICS and thought, 'well, I guess you could talk about your mOTTO PICS. <br /><br />As in life, it can be really hard to let go. Especially when it involves booty pics.TAB2TABhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16939627181009835283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-60433058046957225572021-08-21T13:04:29.425-04:002021-08-21T13:04:29.425-04:00I was hoping that unlike this puzzle, you would ti...I was hoping that unlike this puzzle, you would tick all my boxes, and you did! I Nutlets?? Toadied up? Soots as a verb?? Art Cine?? That southeast part was brutal for me. Thanks for a great review!! Scott Lovelesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07016532094706393343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-41540718550409231862021-08-21T00:31:22.339-04:002021-08-21T00:31:22.339-04:00@albatross shell as a diehard bruins fan i can con...@albatross shell as a diehard bruins fan i can confirm that we do say "go b's!" on the regular, and next to the team itself my favorite part of hockey is our NESN announcer jack edwards - who does call them the b's on occasion. "the b's vs. the habs" "the b's are buzzing! [around the hive!]" etc. that said, oddly i got TEAM right away despite the fact that i couldn't even tell you what sport the A's play, only that they're a team that exists. furthermore, didn't even think of the b's also being a team until @micheal's comment. go figure! it's not official though, you're right, and i guess that's why it didn't register. stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14309261340110993880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-57919637655670006062021-08-21T00:07:16.915-04:002021-08-21T00:07:16.915-04:00well, after typing in a record ZERO guesses after ...well, after typing in a record ZERO guesses after finishing the across clues, i thought i was surely doomed. but somehow i got it done in an hour, despite being a technical DNF because i had to google the norma rae director as well as the SILAS duo (i had THROMBS and knew that SSLAS couldn't be right but was it SOLAS? no, it wasn't), and NUIT/SUN TZU to polish off the last few squares. i actually figured out early on the quote author would be someone chinese, but i just couldn't think of anyone, which ended up a bit silly since art of war is actually sitting on our bookcase! though in my defense, it belongs to my partner and i've never read it. <br /><br />i had CUSTOMERS before CLIENTELE, thinking i was sooooo clever and smart, before realizing i had to let go of the one thing i felt sure about early on. likewise i guessed DEWEY for the librarian surname, again patting myself on the back for being such a witty genius. alas. the sandwich is PBANDJ, not PBJ. had NIBLETS before NUTLETS which...okay...but for a long, long time i wanted to type ART CINE but didn't because i thought i was just making it up. eventually i googled ART CINE at the end, being so stuck there, and thought i confirmed i was definitely wrong when google offered nothing except corrections. i even tried using google translate to see if ART CINE meant something in french. it doesn't. usually that kind of BS is reserved for much shorter answers so i was really disappointed with that one. <br /><br />on a slightly more fun reveal, after filling in TOADIED UP i had to google it because it just didn't seem real. my dad and his brother sometimes would call each other "toady man" in a teasing way in this very particular sing-songy voice reserved solely for the phrase, but i really never thought about it having any greater meaning than calling someone a slimy warty animal, tbh. but now i know. <br /><br />idk, for a friday i felt pretty accomplished for how much i was able to do on my own, and many of the answers felt satisfying to finally unravel since they involved vocab and not PPP. but at the same time, it wasn't particularly fun or interesting either, esp compared to the last couple days for me. could've been worse, could've been better. stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14309261340110993880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-53423545752833615762021-08-20T23:36:29.032-04:002021-08-20T23:36:29.032-04:00And then the aliens zapped the flash mob participa...And then the aliens zapped the flash mob participants into a mound of dust. "We already have enough recipes for our cookbook," one was heard to observe. Joe Dipintohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07922691457886440325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-70760078027203504822021-08-20T22:34:22.181-04:002021-08-20T22:34:22.181-04:00An average solve time for a Friday for me. But ab...An average solve time for a Friday for me. But absolutely one of the more bizarre solving experiences I've encountered to date. <br /><br />Late Thursday, I pushed through half of the puzzle, with a fair amount of jumping around, in about 10 min. Then I spent 5 minutes absolutely stymied from any further progress.<br /><br />I was so thoroughly blocked that I held little hope of completion and set the puzzle aside. I returned this evening, resumed staring the another 5 minutes, and then a crack opened up when I finally saw "cLOYS" for "sickens with sweetness" from the lone "c". Everything opened up with that, even unrelated portions of the puzzle that had eluded me to that point.<br /><br />I've long recognized that one's perspective at any moment can influence a solve. I don't recall my perspective to have even been in such flux for a given puzzle.<br /><br />Harryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15375953201255032682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-90093783815124743302021-08-20T22:20:23.291-04:002021-08-20T22:20:23.291-04:00@anon 1112am
We seem all to be wrong after looking...@anon 1112am<br />We seem all to be wrong after looking stuff up. Your question does not specify American League. So the answer is Jimmy Rollins. In the National League after Blue there was Pete Rose, Willie McGee, Terry Pendleton, Ken Caminiti, and Chipper Jones. All switch-hitters.<br /><br />Also in 1962, the year Mantle won his third MVP a switch-hitter (not known for his hitting) also won the NL MVP award. He is ?.albatross shellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04076278220407657633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-49611104035313448692021-08-20T19:38:08.805-04:002021-08-20T19:38:08.805-04:00Downtown? Take the A train?opposite directions? No...Downtown? Take the A train?opposite directions? Not sure either is @aNancy style.<br /><br />The Trolley Song? Oops thats St. Louis.albatross shellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04076278220407657633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-11205320263279255132021-08-20T19:32:04.663-04:002021-08-20T19:32:04.663-04:00Cruised through this until REAIR with RITT and TOA...Cruised through this until REAIR with RITT and TOADIEDUP, and a complete natick on NUIT/TIOGA, not a clue what either of those are. Nothing particularly interesting, but I always enjoy a lot of open space to work with. Had fun until that last crossing.CreamyThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12957003548541033539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-17606542645559355922021-08-20T19:25:47.268-04:002021-08-20T19:25:47.268-04:00I really enjoyed this. Lots of fun clues and fill ...I really enjoyed this. Lots of fun clues and fill and not too many names of people I've never heard of. Finished in a sunnier mood than when I started which is my mark of a good puzzle. Sianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12777785395698181465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-19399900781602624462021-08-20T18:50:40.470-04:002021-08-20T18:50:40.470-04:00Really disliked most of this puzzle, but have to s...Really disliked most of this puzzle, but have to specifically object to the notion that the "C's" are not a team. Not just any team, but the most successful team in NBA history Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03425116855588230599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-70969956413939347022021-08-20T18:24:48.645-04:002021-08-20T18:24:48.645-04:00@TTrimble (6:09) - Another great flash mob - my se...@TTrimble (6:09) - Another great flash mob - my second favorite (and the first I ever saw) to the Russian one. How can you not feel good after watching it?Joaquinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03744952152768979913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-81883086751470291572021-08-20T18:16:33.320-04:002021-08-20T18:16:33.320-04:00@anon 3:06…right you are! I learned that the term ...@anon 3:06…right you are! I learned that the term song bird refers to passerines when I was looking into the whole bird feeder “take down.” Perhaps I should have said neurological symptoms…dunno…like Mad Cow or a virus. I wasn’t looking at goofy websites. They also say the dead birds all seem to have crusty eyes from discharge. It’s all speculative at this point but I’m guessing someone has put some brain cells under a microscope. I have a hawthorn tree behind my house and all birds go crazy for the red berries so I figure soon the hawthorn tree will be like a big bird feeder I can’t control.Cheater cheaternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-49238710884535207782021-08-20T18:09:27.299-04:002021-08-20T18:09:27.299-04:00In response to @Joaquin's vid: since one good ...In response to @Joaquin's vid: since one good turn deserves another, here is another big flash mob: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EYAUazLI9k" rel="nofollow">Antwerp</a>. <br /><br />(Warning to @Frantic Sloth: it's not Edelweiss, but there <i>is</i> potential for throat lumpage.) <br />TTrimblenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-60409007161930728022021-08-20T18:03:58.511-04:002021-08-20T18:03:58.511-04:00My solve buzz went on a rollercoaster ride with th...My solve buzz went on a rollercoaster ride with this one. There were some really nice, interesting, well-clued entries but at the same time some real groan-inducing clunkers, both highlighted amply in previous comments.<br /><br />In retrospect. I shouldn't have been surprised. I think that the relatively low number of black squares in this grid, 26, is always bound to exact a price on the quality of some of the fill of any puzzle. <br /><br />I recently did an entire year of NYT archived Friday puzzles (not all at the same time!) and my feeling is that around 30-32 black squares is the sweet spot for themeless puzzles.<br /><br />Former sailor here and I'd say the "Water color" of OCEAN BLUE depends mainly on depth.* The blue of near-shore OCEAN water generally gets lighter as it gets shallower but the blue of open OCEAN is a deep, almost hypnotically deep blue. OCEAN going sailors are known as "blue water" sailors.<br /><br />*In near-shore OCEAN waters, bottom composition, sand vs grass for example, can also affect water color. Anoa Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16185183023273883700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-60354600878684376102021-08-20T17:45:04.851-04:002021-08-20T17:45:04.851-04:00I had LUST for life for the longest time, a la Igg...I had LUST for life for the longest time, a la Iggy Pop. That slowed me down a bit. But satisfied to finish w/o cheating.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02410198809183164965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-7469948854763354592021-08-20T17:31:23.524-04:002021-08-20T17:31:23.524-04:00Joe D
Thanks. ( and in fairness, thanks also to Na...Joe D<br />Thanks. ( and in fairness, thanks also to Nancy. Please forgive my less than gracious response)<br />I’m sentimental so I dont trust my judgment in a lot of areas.<br />But Joel’s NY State of Mind has always been incredibly moving to me. Really, out of all proportion.<br />Once I was mad for a girl living near Stony Brook. I used to play that for her over the phone…… Don’t judge me😂😅<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-58058336531413946522021-08-20T17:08:56.035-04:002021-08-20T17:08:56.035-04:00I know Doc.
The point was speed. No slider is thro...I know Doc.<br />The point was speed. No slider is thrown at 100 mph. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-70101964336845091532021-08-20T16:59:14.327-04:002021-08-20T16:59:14.327-04:00Sorry Nancy but you won’t like my identity. Over ...Sorry Nancy but you won’t like my identity. Over the years you’ve called me troll, a hater, called on mods to nuke my posts and worse.<br />What you’ve never called is wrong so at least you’re one up on one of the other folks who tries to suck all the oxygen out of the room.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com