tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post3832938661942872986..comments2024-03-28T09:47:11.647-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Brazilian people / WED 3-25-15 / Food additive banned in 1976 / Eight days after nones in ancient Rome / Thou aloft full dazzling Whitman / Film whose sequel is subtitled Sequel / So-called Giant Brain unveiled in 1946Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger123125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-2362374799130749192015-04-29T19:22:19.035-04:002015-04-29T19:22:19.035-04:00@rain forest- I do believe it is draw!
@rain forest- I do believe it is draw!<br />DMGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-55503654730959253072015-04-29T16:39:17.999-04:002015-04-29T16:39:17.999-04:00Briefly...
Liked it a lot.
That "2" was ...Briefly...<br />Liked it a lot.<br />That "2" was a real aha moment.<br />Those 3x3's were essential to get AVANT GARDE and ARMORY SHOW. That's good construction.<br />SW was the sternest, but very good fill in there.<br />So, did I finish? I DID SO!<br /><br />4660 I win!rain forestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-16481364069246794232015-04-29T14:32:53.280-04:002015-04-29T14:32:53.280-04:00Back from Wikipedia and got all the details. I'...Back from Wikipedia and got all the details. I've had the briefest education in art appreciation and I don't care for cubists, futurists, modernists and especially anyone who takes a big canvas, paints it orange and places one red dot in the middle and calls it: "Bleeding Orange." A French friend of mine, who absolutely hates Dali, told me Dali "the fake" used to pay his restaurant tabs by presenting a marked up drawing on a napkin as payment for his meals.<br /><br />I'm outahere! Ron Digo Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-53784798122397722962015-04-29T14:22:36.128-04:002015-04-29T14:22:36.128-04:00Wended my way through this one, and, like others w...Wended my way through this one, and, like others was surprised by the NO2. Was surprised to learn from @Spacecraft that ARMORY stood for for an actual armory- I has always somehow (??) associated it with Cleveland Armory. A little knowledge......<br /><br />2410. These things get worse!DMGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-49015669163529366892015-04-29T14:05:55.906-04:002015-04-29T14:05:55.906-04:00I'm a little taken aback by all the grumbling....I'm a little taken aback by all the grumbling. I guess (I'm NOT bragging) it's because this one fell in less than 10 mins. And I never heard of the Armory and Nude Desending, etc. It just sorta all filled in with some guesses. Needless to say, I enjoyed the puzz and thank you Mr. Stulberg for an easy Wednesday.<br /><br />My next action will be to access Wikipedia to fill in the details and maybe learn something. Never too old for something new.<br /><br />Ron Diego, La Mesa, CA.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-34878856490080046392015-04-29T12:20:38.974-04:002015-04-29T12:20:38.974-04:00About the only thing to like today is the vision o...About the only thing to like today is the vision of a naked lady on the steps. A lot of doggerel went into creating that staircase. The NE and SW corners are OK on their own, but the rest is lacking, IMHO.<br /><br />99% of the time a leadoff single will give you ONEON. But if the batter (now runner) tries to stretch it into a double and gets thrown out, there is noONEON, but the batter still gets credit for the single. Nitpicky? Yes, but accurate, if accuracy is supposed to count.<br /><br />Not ENAMORED with this puz.<br />rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-8677674311656732722015-04-29T12:06:36.184-04:002015-04-29T12:06:36.184-04:00DEERE NO2
The ESTEEMED attorney was KNEEDEEP plea...DEERE NO2<br /><br />The ESTEEMED attorney was KNEEDEEP pleading a fair case<br />For the BESMIRCHED NUDEDESCENDINGASTAIRCASE.<br />The jury was ENAMORED with what would ENSUE,<br />And what would DELAWARE (if she was CLAD) and what would she do.<br /><br />--- TUPI REEVE<br />Burma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-77615235828204660802015-04-29T11:14:10.098-04:002015-04-29T11:14:10.098-04:00I like to think that @Zeke is right. Very insightf...I like to think that @Zeke is right. Very insightful, sir.<br /><br />After I forced in ARMORYSHOW 100% on crosses, I looked it up out of curiosity. Wow, another big deal I neber heard of. Well, big deal in the artsy-fartsy world, anyhow. I was thinking, some World's Fair somewhere. No. An art show in an armory. What does that say? The brush is mightier than...aw, forget it.<br /><br />I read Dilbert every day; I sorta have to, since it's printed right alongside this puzzle! EEN so, I was confused by that clue, Generic G(note the capital!)uy. Yeah, there is a TED, and unlike the other characters there doesn't seem to be anything particularly maladjusted about him...is that what's meant by "generic?" Just another clue that muddied the H2O.<br /><br />Speaking of, I too started in the NW and before long "descended" my "staircase--" only to stop short when I realized I had three too many spaces. I think I was at ..TAI.. when I noticed it. Oh dear, I thought, this grid is gonna be a mess of writeovers. The 1% of you who are true intellectuals knew about "NO2;" the rest of us slobs had no clue.<br /><br />Meanwhile, the fill was so bad I almost didn't get into the SW at all. Luckily I was able to dredge TVA out of my grade-school American history class of 60-some years ago, and that yielded AVIAN. Still, until I sussed out the "Navigator" as being Lincoln's SUV, I was in trouble. AVANT-GARDE I do know, but don't ask me to go to an armory to see it. The vibes would be all wrong.<br /><br />I have to agree with OFL's amusing "easy-challenging" rating. BESMIRCHED as it is with so much horrible fill, I have to give it a Patty special: D-. Meaning, don't quit your day job. Sir. spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-69750311618814917392015-03-28T02:08:14.269-04:002015-03-28T02:08:14.269-04:00Forget the H2O!
Forget the H2O!<br />+wordphanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05693465770426693314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-41938021504558773732015-03-26T09:05:14.687-04:002015-03-26T09:05:14.687-04:00I hope so, too. Going to Fenway on the 15th. I hope so, too. Going to Fenway on the 15th. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-758137105842890912015-03-26T09:01:34.844-04:002015-03-26T09:01:34.844-04:00@Anon8:56 --
Thank goodness I'e been in SW FL...@Anon8:56 --<br /><br />Thank goodness I'e been in SW FL since NewYears day. Returning to MA on April 17. I hope the snow's gone by then. ;-)Billy Cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-57848398175099003942015-03-26T08:56:36.021-04:002015-03-26T08:56:36.021-04:00And thank you Bob Kerfluffle. Very interesting! I ...And thank you Bob Kerfluffle. Very interesting! I definitely got stir crazy in Massachusetts in February and half of March.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-9124195272163692882015-03-26T08:53:06.028-04:002015-03-26T08:53:06.028-04:00Thank you, Billy C. I am 63 years old and never he...Thank you, Billy C. I am 63 years old and never heard or read that use of "stir" before. I will try to be happy I learned something new today instead of pissed off about being bamboozled! Thanks for helping me out. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-46397277359781773492015-03-26T08:52:33.380-04:002015-03-26T08:52:33.380-04:00Here's a possible answer.<a href="http://www.grammarphobia.com/blog/2010/09/in-stir.html" rel="nofollow">Here's a possible answer.</a>Bob Kerfufflehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02615811802419025933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-88401618222656192212015-03-26T08:45:40.117-04:002015-03-26T08:45:40.117-04:00I think "in stir" is old slang for "...<br />I think "in stir" is old slang for "in jail." <br /><br />Part of a "jail" is a "cell."Billy Cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-23398707750854906172015-03-26T08:40:54.342-04:002015-03-26T08:40:54.342-04:00My comment has nothing to do with today's puzz...My comment has nothing to do with today's puzzle. I have a question about a clue and answer in a long-ago NY Times crossword. The clue was "It makes a bit of a stir" and the answer was "CELL." I can't figure this out. Does the answer refer to a terrorist "cell"? What other explanation is there for this? I have found many references online to the clue and answer but no explanations. Can anyone here help? Many thanks. <br />*Longtime blog reader, first time poster.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-2981407317188400412015-03-26T05:13:06.450-04:002015-03-26T05:13:06.450-04:00Why, once again, did I know where Stark's crit...Why, once again, did I know where Stark's critique was heading simply by reading the constructor's name?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-27030470851420338872015-03-26T00:03:28.954-04:002015-03-26T00:03:28.954-04:00Following the easiest NYT puzzle ever on Monday, a...Following the easiest NYT puzzle ever on Monday, and an unduly easy Tuesday this week, it was nice to have a puzzle with a little bite to it. SW was particulary hairy, 'tho Airplane was a gimme for me. Fell into the POT with Rex, and convinced myself that of the downs, CLAD must be the problem. Took a while to undo that damage. I dislike the puzzle as a crossword, for some of the same reasons as RP (that awful west), and some of my own (SEA SCENTED? AST? the three consecitive abbrevs. PCT, CRS, TVA). But ... I love that the puzzle sent me to look at the painting, which I knew by name but not did not remember.kitshefnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-4969168399094788942015-03-25T22:19:50.171-04:002015-03-25T22:19:50.171-04:00@Hartley70 -- A bit belatedly, but I found the rea...@Hartley70 -- A bit belatedly, but I found the real estate info I promised you earlier. First, David Delaney is still an agent with City Connections, which is where he was when he found me my apartment. I know your friend will find him totally honest, unfailingly punctual, good-natured and someone who won't waste her time showing her a lot of dreck. And the photos he puts on his website are actually photos of the apartment in question, not some nicer-looking DIFFERENT apartment. But before she contacts him, she should go to his musical theater website:<br />dowagerheights.com. As I told you at lunch, David is also a composer and passionate about his theater work. Your friend will have a "leg up" over hundreds of other apartment seekers if she familiarizes herself with, at a minimum, the title and concept of<br />"Dowager Heights," his most recent project; the name of his talented collaborator; and maybe even the titles of a couple of songs. I checked this all out ahead of time for her: the bio info is on the "Team" page and the songs (with lyrics printed below) are on the "Songs" page. I'm convinced I got the apartment I'm now in, because I was taken to see it TWO DAYS AHEAD OF THE OPEN HOUSE! And that's because, unlike his other clients, I was able to talk intelligently about his music and not just about square footage and is-there-a-laundry-in-the-basement? and where's the nearest subway station? I can't suggest more emphatically that she become knowledgeable about his work, since I know from first-hand experience that it does make a difference.<br /><br />But whatever happens, I'll be really interested to hear what transpires. I do hope you'll call me and let me know. The best time to reach me is 10:15-<br />11:15 a.m. If I'm not there on a given day and you don't wish to leave a message, please call back. I hope the info I've given will be of help and do the trick. <br /><br />I think you said you were going to the ACPT? If so, I wish you much success. Let me know how that goes too!<br /><br /> All best--N.G.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-5664057024394725492015-03-25T21:53:43.535-04:002015-03-25T21:53:43.535-04:00I just finished this week's AVCX by David Stei...I just finished this week's AVCX by David Steinberg. Anybody got some chili cheese Fritos?Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-46338399715479017112015-03-25T20:47:14.577-04:002015-03-25T20:47:14.577-04:00"Utterly" is entirely too close to "..."Utterly" is entirely too close to "Udderly" and violates the No Teats Allowed Or Alluded rule laid down by Rex. Heads will likely roll. It could be nip and tuck.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-49388629358668284382015-03-25T19:31:44.668-04:002015-03-25T19:31:44.668-04:00Yup. Scentsy has 3 different SEASCENTED Scentsy ba...Yup. Scentsy has 3 different SEASCENTED Scentsy bars to choose from: "Ocean", "By The Sea", and "Sea, Sun and Fun". In case you were wondering.Caffeinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06219847476678914657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-89145641168440496492015-03-25T19:17:38.232-04:002015-03-25T19:17:38.232-04:00This was shit. Rex was too nice.This was shit. Rex was too nice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-39883268220573843772015-03-25T19:03:46.504-04:002015-03-25T19:03:46.504-04:00Had SEASCENTSY for the longest time. I own severa...Had SEASCENTSY for the longest time. I own several Scentsy flameless candles. Wouldn't doubt if they actually have SEASCENTED Scentsy bars (scented wax cubes).Caffeinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06219847476678914657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-37010875128009934202015-03-25T18:33:41.996-04:002015-03-25T18:33:41.996-04:00Always enjoy your jokes, Lewis!Always enjoy your jokes, Lewis!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com