tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post367344613711709154..comments2024-03-29T09:24:38.958-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: TUESDAY, Nov. 13, 2007 - Fred PiscopRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-34436012953385725642013-04-24T15:20:20.467-04:002013-04-24T15:20:20.467-04:00generally agree with your take on this puzzle (a b...generally agree with your take on this puzzle (a big MEH) though i have to say i did enjoy ARTY for (57D: Pseudo-cultured).<br /><br />just did this puzzle from my nytimes xword daily calendar, you see.lytl frnd @ pontneufpaintingsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-81852988904818216352007-11-14T01:51:00.000-05:002007-11-14T01:51:00.000-05:00Had totally opposite opinioni of this puzzle -- th...Had totally opposite opinioni of this puzzle -- thought the theme words were very clever and liked it a lot. Entertaining and satisfying.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-91158428544932086232007-11-13T23:32:00.000-05:002007-11-13T23:32:00.000-05:00I was stumbling over the "mafia code of silence" w...I was stumbling over the "mafia code of silence" when I looked up and saw on my bookshelf OMERTA by Mario Puzo. Omerta was certainly no Godfather but it ended up being lucky for me today.<BR/><BR/>I liked PARTING COMPANY but messed up on SHOWING CONCERN. I had written MISMATCH instead of MISMASH and thusly ended up with SMOKING CONCERN which led me to believe that you are not supposed to smoke in a strip joint and why not?<BR/><BR/>My favorite comment of the month is the MANET JACKSON wardrobe malfuntion by ORANGE - brilliant!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-43685451359519290032007-11-13T21:12:00.000-05:002007-11-13T21:12:00.000-05:00Started by writing hemisphere firmly into the top ...Started by writing hemisphere firmly into the top right, then wondering if there was a hemosphere to go with the osso bucco, which I thought had to be right. Unless there's some veal dish I don't know about called isso bucco. And HBO seemed right for Dancing with Stars, given that I never watch TV anyway. So the top right was a mess til the very end. Rest was more or less ok tho. Blah, but ok.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-1629660924446128972007-11-13T20:32:00.000-05:002007-11-13T20:32:00.000-05:00benefittedbenefittedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-80625264961719468012007-11-13T20:31:00.000-05:002007-11-13T20:31:00.000-05:00Once again, I benifitted from reading this blog. ...Once again, I benifitted from reading this blog. I had SAD for 42D, but couldn't figure out how SAD relates to BURNED OUT. Obviously, for BUMMED OUT it makes perfect sense. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the elucidation!<BR/><BR/>I liked the puzzle today because I found it a bit more challenging than the usual TuesdayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-63987847021204863552007-11-13T20:29:00.000-05:002007-11-13T20:29:00.000-05:00This was a typical Tuesday puzzle, not too difficu...This was a typical Tuesday puzzle, not too difficult at all, where everything esoteric got solved by the very simple, Tuesday crosses. Rikki: we've spent one awful Christmas in Florida in a large condo with a Lanai - to Connecticut residents it just means a pool surrounded by a screened in porch..... Hummel Hummel, St. Pauley Girl!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-29902878614453514382007-11-13T19:52:00.000-05:002007-11-13T19:52:00.000-05:00Although I solved this without problems, I was slo...Although I solved this without problems, I was slower than usual for a Tuesday. I think it was the puzzle (more Wednesday-level perhaps), but it could have been me.<BR/><BR/> I thought it was a fine puzzle.Michael Chibnikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04700426644898924644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-89567578699479317552007-11-13T19:23:00.000-05:002007-11-13T19:23:00.000-05:00Hmm... interesting comment from one who chooses to...Hmm... interesting comment from one who chooses to remain nameless. Are you saying that anyone who agrees with Rex's take on a puzzle is merely "three letter word for mimic"ing Rex's sentiments. He's cool, but he's not that cool. Are you the same person who thought the speedsters were cheating? Maybe you've been eating some sour grapes, yourself. Or you are just an ornery cuss. Either way, I'm sticking my tongue out and going "blbbiblublblubbl."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-64272966086608267802007-11-13T18:47:00.000-05:002007-11-13T18:47:00.000-05:00davidit's called monkey see monkey dodavid<BR/><BR/>it's called monkey see monkey doAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-34309205938476969982007-11-13T18:37:00.000-05:002007-11-13T18:37:00.000-05:00I didn't mind this puzzle at all. I though it was ...I didn't mind this puzzle at all. I though it was a good Wednesday. We should have more:<BR/><BR/>"Eat at Joes and get a free bris by varlets Jane Pauley and Mortimer Snerd (a Parting Company Production)"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-45210822884142712562007-11-13T17:58:00.000-05:002007-11-13T17:58:00.000-05:00Re VARLET, I think I heard it on Quickdraw McGraw ...Re VARLET, I think I heard it on Quickdraw McGraw or Huckleberry Hound.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-4654876388900612452007-11-13T17:51:00.000-05:002007-11-13T17:51:00.000-05:00I also found bris to be an unpleasant answer at 8a...I also found bris to be an unpleasant answer at 8am...got Beach right away, having had aden and ihate first (is it just me or is aden also somewhat overused?), also had sat at bummed out...a bit more challenging than recent tuesdays, or wednesdays for that matter.Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03640586547672953976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-86027693997519772852007-11-13T16:55:00.000-05:002007-11-13T16:55:00.000-05:00I found this a bit blah and more frustrating than ...I found this a bit blah and more frustrating than fun. I missread 2D as "one on board" and had CRUISER for way too long. I need to stop trying to speed through these. Speed can kill when you're dyslexic. I also initially had VASSEL and stared at IND for a while before it dawned that it might have something to do with politics. This was not one of Mr. Piscop's best.<BR/><BR/>The JOES answer brought to mind the Mighty Wind movie song "Eat at Joe's" with Harry Shearer singing bass.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-15689054517761612292007-11-13T16:36:00.000-05:002007-11-13T16:36:00.000-05:00Fergus: I LOVE your coining of a new phrase for s...Fergus: I LOVE your coining of a new phrase for sitting--"bumming out." As in "I skipped out of work this afternoon and just bummed out at the Cubbies' game."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-61556528162648413162007-11-13T16:30:00.000-05:002007-11-13T16:30:00.000-05:00For "some auto deals" I had TEASES instead of LEAS...For "some auto deals" I had TEASES instead of LEASES, which I really liked, but it then gave me ATP instead of ALP, which really made me scratch my head for awhile.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-66758430387035878272007-11-13T16:20:00.000-05:002007-11-13T16:20:00.000-05:00I would like to post my obligatory complaint about...I would like to post my obligatory complaint about well-known constructors getting away with bad fill and a ho-hum puzzle. (Three mediocre phrases that "just stand" there; especially the "showing concern" for striptease? Huh?).<BR/><BR/>npAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-42146144515426456852007-11-13T16:02:00.000-05:002007-11-13T16:02:00.000-05:00At the crossing of 42d and 52a, both 3-letter wor...At the crossing of 42d and 52a, both 3-letter words with clues wide open to interpretation, I couldn't decide between 'd' and 't'. I decided that the referenced 'Row C' could be a financial form ('int' being short for 'interest') and 'bummed out' could refer to the part of your anatomy that you sit on.franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00621834159626715995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-84821913656923309042007-11-13T15:41:00.000-05:002007-11-13T15:41:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11772771587471762907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-22325088134099127582007-11-13T15:35:00.000-05:002007-11-13T15:35:00.000-05:00What a load of sour grapes! You sure bring it out ...What a load of sour grapes! You sure bring it out in your fans when you dont like a puzzle Rex!<BR/>Sure seemed like a fine, enjoyable Tuesday for me. PARRTING COMPANY and HOLDING FIRM were both good puns. VARLET is a fun word, right there in the dictionary. And my guess is that the people complaining about the JOES/EATS combination would have been happily refering to it a nice pairing of clues had you liked the puzzle.<BR/>So - If you are reading this Fred P., I liked your puzzle!<BR/>(OK. Except for DRUDGE for elf!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-83901917004270847802007-11-13T15:09:00.000-05:002007-11-13T15:09:00.000-05:00Doris -- love the word brilliantined. Basil Fawlt...Doris -- love the word brilliantined. Basil Fawlty once called his dear wife a "brilliantined stick insect" and that endearing term got a fair amount of play for a while.fergushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17056002311944010536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-13031176665239993842007-11-13T14:40:00.000-05:002007-11-13T14:40:00.000-05:00I like gogoing better - well if it worked with the...I like gogoing better - well if it worked with the crosses I mean.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-19360169359076128962007-11-13T14:36:00.000-05:002007-11-13T14:36:00.000-05:00Lana'i is now called the "Private Isle", (excuse t...Lana'i is now called the "Private Isle", (excuse the "superfluous" quotes). They used to grow pineapples there, and it was almost entirely owned by Dole, but now the labor costs are prohibitive to profitable agriculture in Hawaii. Your pineapples now come from Costa Rica or Brazil. (Boo hoo) Bill Gates once rented every hotel room and air transport on the island to assure privacy for his wedding. It's good to be the king (as Rex knows).<BR/><BR/>Didn't know omerta, nisei, varlet, or Mullally's first name (never cared much for that show). Had "squire" for knight's attendant, and "irani" instead of "omani".<BR/><BR/>I simply can't resist a rather sophomoric joke relating the answer for 35a to the clue for 20a, so I will simply shut up at this point.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-622712504026225072007-11-13T14:28:00.000-05:002007-11-13T14:28:00.000-05:00i had gogoingconcern and in really slowed me downi had gogoingconcern and in really slowed me downAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-2054861945273729892007-11-13T14:24:00.000-05:002007-11-13T14:24:00.000-05:00Guess I need to get a life, since I've come back t...Guess I need to get a life, since I've come back to this blog today. Even though this blog is always written, not oral, I must vent my spleen at the fact that most Americans do not know how to pronounce "omertà ." Note the accent (always to the left in Italian) on the final syllable. It must be pronounced oh-mer-TAH, contrary to what the brilliantined mental-midget newsreaders say. Yes, it means something like "code of silence" or "closed-mouth-ness." Well, I got THAT off my chest. Looking forward to Wednesday. P.S.: I'm not Italian; just love the language and culture, among many other things.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com