tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post3883274011964338240..comments2024-03-29T03:22:09.826-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Tommie of the Amazins — SUNDAY, Nov. 1 2009 — Leader against Aztecs / 1946 John Hersey book / Indian government 1858-1947 / Pompom holderRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-39176782019963720432009-11-12T05:53:57.806-05:002009-11-12T05:53:57.806-05:00Music Lesson:
Terms used in musical notation come ...Music Lesson:<br />Terms used in musical notation come from Italian. The basic dynamic indications are:<br /><br />* p = piano = soft or quiet<br />* f = forte =loud or strong<br /><br />* mp = mezzo-piano = medium soft<br />* mf = mezzo-forte = medium loud<br />* pp = pianissimo = very soft<br />* ff = fortissimo = very loud<br /><br />The harpsichord, in which strings are plucked, has no dynamic variation. The name of our modern piano comes from the "pianoforte", meaning "soft and loud", a new invention (around 1700) in which the strings were struck with hammers allowing variation in volume.gafromcahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12945300992253744379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-19257144439430763302009-11-10T12:40:00.461-05:002009-11-10T12:40:00.461-05:00Piano threw me off...it doesn't mean "sof...Piano threw me off...it doesn't mean "softly", it means "slowly". Enjoyed the puzzle immensely and now I feel a lot better for having "down" for "batt"! 68A "Not exciting" threw me...I initially had "dull"...took me hours to figure out "tame", I am so dumb...lol! I did love the theme, keep up the good work NYT!BullDogChiefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03678527429876149139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-10721673617978394812009-11-09T19:36:50.479-05:002009-11-09T19:36:50.479-05:00Since when does piano mean softly??(19A)Since when does piano mean softly??(19A)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-43069880585501502832009-11-08T14:58:03.809-05:002009-11-08T14:58:03.809-05:00Grandpa Doodle,
Job is a book of the Bible an...Grandpa Doodle,<br /> Job is a book of the Bible and in a non-Catholic translation of the Bible, would be preceded by the Book of Esther (Esth. abbr.). This stumped me for a few seconds too as I first read Job as in career/work - then it dawned on me. Being a Scripture teacher in a Catholic school, I always have to reroute my Bible clues through the more commonly used non-Catholic Bible canon. Much fun nonetheless.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-17256921896196222542009-11-08T14:57:18.911-05:002009-11-08T14:57:18.911-05:00Esther precedes Job in the bible.
My "aha&quo...Esther precedes Job in the bible.<br />My "aha" was BYSEA, but I now go to the dictionary to see how BATE means restrain.Andromedanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-44872852168991029452009-11-08T13:13:29.115-05:002009-11-08T13:13:29.115-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Grandpa Doodlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11162982789292749249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-25635585284427359552009-11-05T00:45:41.430-05:002009-11-05T00:45:41.430-05:00You're probably dead on and shame on us.You're probably dead on and shame on us.slypetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05537129206516720012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-58754882386287403002009-11-05T00:15:03.890-05:002009-11-05T00:15:03.890-05:00I'm surprised there has been no comment about ...I'm surprised there has been no comment about 2 down, "Form of the Egyptian God Thoth" -- APE. Thoth usually took the form of an ibis. He did occasionally show as a dog-faced baboon, but a baboon is a monkey, not an ape. Is this an error, or am i missing something?Chris Cannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03652507679477762782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-86682943269195818132009-11-04T23:08:45.391-05:002009-11-04T23:08:45.391-05:00perhapsody... brilliant! what a great clue/answer...perhapsody... brilliant! what a great clue/answer... bravo on this puzzle... took a little longer than usual, but well worth it..'Citizen Mundanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06078144618528094145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-70932056777000094232009-11-04T23:08:36.879-05:002009-11-04T23:08:36.879-05:00perhapsody... brilliant! what a great clue/answer...perhapsody... brilliant! what a great clue/answer... bravo on this puzzle... took a little longer than usual, but well worth it..'Citizen Mundanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06078144618528094145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-55413301420890090182009-11-02T02:11:14.354-05:002009-11-02T02:11:14.354-05:00New puppy photos.<a href="http://www.glengowan.com/Harley_ex_Ash-110109.html" rel="nofollow">New puppy photos.</a>retired_chemisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13181126754941899228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-5661710959915719702009-11-02T00:31:14.378-05:002009-11-02T00:31:14.378-05:00Very clever new concepts, epitomized by PSYCHEDELI...Very clever new concepts, epitomized by PSYCHEDELICACY. Not often really flat out impressed, but today I was.fergushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17056002311944010536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-28229173938041011462009-11-01T23:26:18.678-05:002009-11-01T23:26:18.678-05:00good job in finding out the truth about Sven, Larr...good job in finding out the truth about Sven, Larry. Very interesting.retired_chemisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13181126754941899228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-66731117815595152132009-11-01T23:19:03.184-05:002009-11-01T23:19:03.184-05:00A brief note (too late for anyone to read, no doub...A brief note (too late for anyone to read, no doubt):<br /><br />My "aha" moment came on my last entry. 82D: I_EY would have been a complete guess. But my alphabet scan (all the way to "V," sigh...) on 90A: Man's name meaning "young man" S_EN woke me up to the English cognate "swain." Until then I thought the "young man" part was an Olaf (how appropriate for a Scandinavian name :-). It turns out that that clue was right on: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swain_(name)" rel="nofollow">wiki swain</a>: "Swain is an English surname derived from the Old Norse personal name Sveinn (Sven, Sweyn), meaning a youth or young man."<br /><br />Anyhow: The puzzle was fun, and Cal squeaked out a 23-21 last-seconds victory described by their own announcer as "horrendous." But a win is a win for all that.<br /><br />Larry, the grinning BearAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-26264356331732469992009-11-01T21:49:22.076-05:002009-11-01T21:49:22.076-05:00Absolicious. Nothing more to say. The best puzzle ...Absolicious. Nothing more to say. The best puzzle in many a month. Made me chuckle repeatedly. Clever. Fun. Original. Five stars plus! May I have more, please?Jim in Chicagonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-76390453443433168082009-11-01T21:19:16.349-05:002009-11-01T21:19:16.349-05:00Also loved it. Did it late as I got up later then ...Also loved it. Did it late as I got up later then normal and had to jet off to my matinee. This was a fantastic puzzle. My fave was WIKIPEDIATRIC.<br /><br />And Greene stole my bit!!!! (Thus, the short comment.)jeff in chicagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10492964479021891094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-29532400175494661102009-11-01T18:56:11.188-05:002009-11-01T18:56:11.188-05:00Got to this late but agree with all that it was a ...Got to this late but agree with all that it was a lot of fun all around.<br />@Rex: like the new typeface.George NYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11844466463123158982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-86907479603400248662009-11-01T18:32:29.698-05:002009-11-01T18:32:29.698-05:00Matt, I have no idea why the title is such a light...Matt, I have no idea why the title is such a lightning rod.<br /><br />It made perfect sense and helped me grok the theme immediately. Elephant-om or ele-phantom. Two ways of fracturing each entry to make wacky portmanteau words. "Compound" can mean "multiple" or can be a description of "portmanteau." The fact that a "multiple fracture" and a "compound fracture" are different things in medicine is pretty irrelevant.Martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-12267593737249046192009-11-01T18:04:43.658-05:002009-11-01T18:04:43.658-05:00Put Anon 5:11 into Google translate. Pretty funny....Put Anon 5:11 into Google translate. Pretty funny. Starts:<br /><br />"At the wedding, the bride, but the Secretary of paper to play an important role in insulating the oh ~ because the bride's duty is to the Secretary of the bride Travel splendidly dressed, let the wedding day of a bride in the food super-beauty Superstar."retired_chemisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13181126754941899228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-77253429934208879752009-11-01T16:54:42.651-05:002009-11-01T16:54:42.651-05:00Loved the puzzle overall, but hated the NYAD/YAN c...Loved the puzzle overall, but hated the NYAD/YAN crossing: totally unfair.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-27564247664378972192009-11-01T16:11:23.801-05:002009-11-01T16:11:23.801-05:00Great puzzle! It took a while to get it moving, bu...Great puzzle! It took a while to get it moving, but after catching on to the theme it fell quite smoothly. I did have WIKIPEDIACARE at 21D for a while and spent an inordinate amount of time trying to figure out how 68A - CAME equated to Not exciting ;-)<br /><br />Thanx Matt, Pete and Will!<br /><br />And also BoobsRadley and Ulrich for making me laugh!DBurknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-61353438413135571652009-11-01T15:36:20.227-05:002009-11-01T15:36:20.227-05:00Well, I must say that was a hell of a lot more fun...Well, I must say that was a hell of a lot more fun than the brain bashing I suffered with the Saturday puzzle. Favorite of the day was RETROSPECTACLES and my most head scratching moment was with APOCRYPHA, had never seen, said, or pronounced that word before. Had to look it up after all was said and done.<br /><br />What a fun workout, thank you Matt and Pete.chefwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03999206352243329280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-15073247415564419692009-11-01T15:32:14.769-05:002009-11-01T15:32:14.769-05:00Bravo on the puzzle!
@Ulrich: Funny, but it gave ...Bravo on the puzzle!<br /><br />@Ulrich: Funny, but it gave me a headache!Shamikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11635283729322415150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-16915671025379587672009-11-01T14:53:51.869-05:002009-11-01T14:53:51.869-05:00As is my wont on Sundays, I was all over the grid ...As is my wont on Sundays, I was all over the grid and cherrypicked pieces of the theme but it wasn't until I saw both ELEPHANT and PHANTOM about halfway in that I put it whole thing together.<br /><br />The fill was relatively straightforward so I was able to work this out in short order once I saw how the theme worked.edith bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12048817959846956992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-65417498740616716052009-11-01T14:04:49.183-05:002009-11-01T14:04:49.183-05:00Yes, delightful and funny. Thanks guys. Had the ...Yes, delightful and funny. Thanks guys. Had the same personal Naticky problem as Jon. Knowing neither the swimmer nor the PBS show I went with IAN/NIAD.jaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03385568014046336373noreply@blogger.com