tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post4218189094334067387..comments2024-03-28T11:06:22.915-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: SATURDAY, Oct. 20, 2007 - Patrick BerryRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-55490970146897375872007-12-02T18:40:00.000-05:002007-12-02T18:40:00.000-05:00What a lousy start to a Saturday puzzle for me - w...What a lousy start to a Saturday puzzle for me - was sure Typically Green Tube (26D) was CATHODE RAY and that Oliver Twist (26A) had asked for another CRUST which now makes me irate!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-25313385080137994862007-12-02T09:11:00.000-05:002007-12-02T09:11:00.000-05:00The answers that I got quickly were Rossetti, Leso...The answers that I got quickly were Rossetti, Lesotho, neap tide, and encomia, but I had a hard time with some things the rest of you found to be "gimmes." I'm just too old to know anything about today's pop culture!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-43196167551875877902007-12-01T20:52:00.000-05:002007-12-01T20:52:00.000-05:00I'm with billnut on Teri Garr and Lyke Lovett. Wen...I'm with billnut on Teri Garr and Lyke Lovett. Wenent searching for that CD before finishing the puzzle, because of the clue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-18939871846133435572007-10-22T20:46:00.000-04:002007-10-22T20:46:00.000-04:00Rex, I'm with you on Teri Garr as a celebrity crus...Rex, I'm with you on Teri Garr as a celebrity crush. I knew few heterosexual males in 1975 who weren't ready to roll with her in the hay - literally or idiomatically.<BR/><BR/>My three favorite consecutive books of the Bible are Joshua Judges Ruth, not only because they form a sentence, but they constitute the title of a terrific Lyle Lovett CD. (If that's not a redundancy.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-67980744141837032542007-10-20T17:47:00.000-04:002007-10-20T17:47:00.000-04:00Really cinchy compared to last Sat's KILLER. I tho...Really cinchy compared to last Sat's KILLER. I thought Eloise was a "city child." Well, she said she was.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-86106874060000669572007-10-20T17:27:00.000-04:002007-10-20T17:27:00.000-04:00The idea of Rex ever having heavy party years make...The idea of Rex ever having heavy party years makes me smile. I guess he did say "heaviest," indicating relativity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-34033387848006067262007-10-20T16:37:00.000-04:002007-10-20T16:37:00.000-04:00michael:as a dumb ox, I kind of enjoyed RHODE Isla...michael:<BR/>as a dumb ox, I kind of enjoyed RHODE Island. I got the RH and was all "wtf island starts with RH" and when it came to me it was a heel of palm to forehead moment, which is a crossword moment I enjoy! Puzzling!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-68636462010682519002007-10-20T16:28:00.000-04:002007-10-20T16:28:00.000-04:00Nice and smooth, until the end.Two words: SAPSAGO ...Nice and smooth, until the end.<BR/>Two words: SAPSAGO and RONDELET. <BR/><BR/>Cheese and poetry; two things I just don't do well with. Arrrgh. End of story :). Otherwise, fun times.Howard Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00766792795622192271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-64190571479007932412007-10-20T14:57:00.000-04:002007-10-20T14:57:00.000-04:00Ezra, Nehemiah, ESTHER, Job. This little sequence...Ezra, Nehemiah, ESTHER, Job. This little sequence seems like the most significant element I got from years of compulsory Sunday School attendance. Or perhaps I'm not crediting the virtuous instruction for the development of my fine set of morals? Whatever; that quartet is good for at least one Crossword answer a week. <BR/><BR/>Steady progress counterclockwise from the SE, with each answer cheered on by a marching band! The annual band review has been parading past my house since 7 this morning and I'm still not tired of them. They celebrated my AMATEUR's appreciation of ROSSETTI. They WHOLLY endorsed the PINHOLE SHOWMAN at NEAP TIDE; and were ON CALL for MOM ALI HINTON guesses. (Eeesh.) A lull of silence at the SW, though. A quarter of an hour wondering what the effects of varying the length of the Goshen raceway. HALF, Four or Five? Nine?? Faintly remembered it could be a horse track, or maybe a drag strip. Plonked in HALF; all the rest dropped immediately, and another marching band TOOTLEd by.<BR/><BR/>Even though Veblen wrote TTotLC in 1899 it's still one of the most relevant sociology and economics texts around. And way better than most of the crap you find in bookstores in these, or any other related category. Reread it a few years ago at the height of a new Gilded Age. <BR/><BR/>Not knowing Eloise I had __CHICK, and stuck with it even after filling in ONLY. Didn't know ARLO, either, obviously. Neither proud nor ashamed of lots of Pop Culture gaps, though I have to admit to more gratification from 19A and 43A. And PARTY FOUL? Must be a generational thing, because I've never heard it or seen it, though doubtless committed one many a time, even in the past few years when I ought to have become more GENTEEL. <BR/><BR/>I pounding on the keyboard to rhythm of a glockenspiel and the tinkling of a triangle -- plus my truck is parked behind a series blockades, so I guess I'll just have to march along with the high school bands.fergushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17056002311944010536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-83448637342483333862007-10-20T14:54:00.000-04:002007-10-20T14:54:00.000-04:00Had a real fun time with this one. The things I di...Had a real fun time with this one. The things I didn't know (Hinton, neaptide, Rossetti, Marc, Veblen, Esther) were nicely spaced around the board, making them gettable with crosses. Loved the speedo clue, but had to get showman and pinhole before it became evident. Thought the only weak clue was "cleared for debriefing." What does debriefing have to do with it. Odd misdirection. I've never heard the word encomia, and had to look it up after the fact just to make sure it was correct. Have taken to looking things up after the fact, so now I know lots about tides and I read Rossetti's amazing poem which he wrote when he was 18. Have eaten sap sago, but discovered it is green from clover.<BR/><BR/>A good friday/saturday for me and an overall fun week of puzzles.<BR/><BR/>Now it's all up to Schilling to tie it up. Who better? I've got my Red Sox on!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-64408950609255998792007-10-20T14:42:00.000-04:002007-10-20T14:42:00.000-04:00My reaction was similar to Rex's. Despite some obs...My reaction was similar to Rex's. Despite some obscure answers for me, I chugged through it while half-watching a college football game. As Rex says, I think the relatively easy and abundant entrees to the quadrants made the puzzle easier than it otherwise would be with these clues. This was clearest in the NE where sapsago was news to me, rossetti was buried in a far corner of my mind, and streamer struck me as less-than-great clue/answer combo.<BR/><BR/>___ Island for "Rhode", while not hard, struck me as rather lame, but I sure don't know how I'd clue "Rhode."Michael Chibnikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04700426644898924644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-62859211688589803552007-10-20T14:01:00.000-04:002007-10-20T14:01:00.000-04:00Hey, I went to the same college as Seth G and Thor...Hey, I went to the same college as Seth G and Thorstein Veblen!<BR/><BR/>Trish in OP probably knows about the <A HREF="http://sweetjesusihatebilloreilly.com/" REL="nofollow">Sweet Jesus, I Hate Bill O'Reilly</A> website.Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-12032072428445610852007-10-20T13:45:00.000-04:002007-10-20T13:45:00.000-04:00Probably a Saturday record for me. Mostly because...Probably a Saturday record for me. Mostly because of the large number of (for me on a Saturday) gimmes:<BR/><BR/>-HINTON<BR/>-(Mr) MOM<BR/>-GRUEL<BR/>-ARLO<BR/>-EXE<BR/>-VEBLEN (we share an alma mater...)<BR/>-TOOTLE (no idea why...)<BR/>-PINHOLE<BR/>-PARTY FOUL<BR/><BR/>Which led quickly to ETAL, TCBY, HALF MILE, EXHALED. Then I was off and running.<BR/><BR/>Some trouble in the NE (though I liked the STRIDE/STROVE), but still under 40 minutes. Which convinces me that I'll _never_ be fast...<BR/><BR/>But still, me likey,<BR/>sgSethGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13753036404140901368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-84701339221535360762007-10-20T13:31:00.000-04:002007-10-20T13:31:00.000-04:00This was medium to challenging for me. Definitely ...This was medium to challenging for me. Definitely harder than yesterday's. HINTON, OREILLY, GRUEL, and TRIPLANE were gimmes and I got GARDENHOSE with just the G, but SE was a bear. I had MEAN as tough's partner and THREAT for THROAT and did not know RONDELET, LESOTHO (I also wanted SOWETO), VEBLEN, or FILLE so I was royally stuck. I finally handed it to my wife who returned it with RONDE.. and FILLE. This was a true Saturday for me as my biggest concern was being able to finish. As you might expect I thought the MARC, ROND..,VEBLEN, FILLE, stack was a tad unfair but otherwise this was a fine puzzle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-7630089862305312732007-10-20T13:27:00.000-04:002007-10-20T13:27:00.000-04:00Scott - Don't credit Wisconsin with SAPSAGO. It's ...Scott - Don't credit Wisconsin with SAPSAGO. It's from Switzerland.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-15052341026784248562007-10-20T13:18:00.000-04:002007-10-20T13:18:00.000-04:00I had a girlfriend about 20 years ago who was a ch...I had a girlfriend about 20 years ago who was a cheese buyer for a natural food store. We both had a thing for Sap Sago for about six months before moving on to something different. I put it in the puzzle this morning because it fit and was shocked to discover that it was correct.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00056091007479583949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-67773143189477689032007-10-20T13:16:00.000-04:002007-10-20T13:16:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00056091007479583949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-35397860561210379612007-10-20T13:03:00.000-04:002007-10-20T13:03:00.000-04:00A book we bought because we loved the cover and th...A book we bought because we loved the cover and the title: Sweet Jesus I Hate Bill O'Reilly. A cover image I'd like to see next to the one you reproduced!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-15950241613851956322007-10-20T13:02:00.000-04:002007-10-20T13:02:00.000-04:00Personally I wouldn't have clued O'Reilly as autho...Personally I wouldn't have clued O'Reilly as author of "culture warrior". But I suppose "Abusive bloviator" would make it a gimme.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-30222205899432915812007-10-20T12:54:00.000-04:002007-10-20T12:54:00.000-04:00By the way, if you have access, today's sydication...By the way, if you have access, today's sydication puzzle is a good one...the Quigley with no three-letter words. Sad that at my age I can forget some answers in six-weeks, but so be it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-9376218441612678592007-10-20T11:50:00.000-04:002007-10-20T11:50:00.000-04:00Oh, 36D was a gimme for me and reminded me of my f...Oh, 36D was a gimme for me and reminded me of my favorite geographical trivia question: Which four countries lie entirely in the South Temperate Zone?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-86389180280705361682007-10-20T11:46:00.000-04:002007-10-20T11:46:00.000-04:00I thought this was really easy for a Saturday, mai...I thought this was really easy for a Saturday, mainly because it took me only 35 minutes, half as long as all the others I've struggled through, and is the first Saturday I've ever gotten completely correct! In fact, I've only done two Fridays this fast.<BR/><BR/>I also read the S.E. HINTON books, so started with 14A and did the NW pretty quickly. Then jumped over to the SE, which also went very easily. For 45A, I guessed TWO MILE, but fixed it when I saw MUTE for 46D.<BR/><BR/>Arkansas and the NE are the only parts that really gave me any headaches. Didn't know VEBLEN and was looking for some phrase like "___ and tough" for 31D, and I'm not good with French, so I wasn't sure about 40A. But eventually MOLL came to me. I also had GRITS for 26A for a while, but then I got GARDEN HOSE and SALE PRICE, which gave me FAIRLY, which got me to change GRITS to GRUEL. Once I had that, finishing up the RHODE Island section (and the puzzle) wasn't so bad, even if SAPSAGO wasn't one of the cheeses the Cheeseless Cheese Shop didn't have.<BR/><BR/>I liked the FELLAS--FILLE--MOLL themelet, and SHE is right nearby.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-86755752459242295762007-10-20T10:58:00.000-04:002007-10-20T10:58:00.000-04:00Amazing, a Saturday puzzle that gave me only a bit...Amazing, a Saturday puzzle that gave me only a bit of trouble. But still, I wasn't nearly as fast as Rex. Sapsago was a big challenge, I think it was the last word to get filled in. I tried to make it stilton also.MBGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08315707409179428435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-13357047731255106502007-10-20T10:56:00.000-04:002007-10-20T10:56:00.000-04:00First Saturday puzzle I've been able to solve with...First Saturday puzzle I've been able to solve without cheating in 3 weeks. First clue was Lesotho -- where my girlfriend spent a semester in college.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-2614235411658527962007-10-20T10:20:00.000-04:002007-10-20T10:20:00.000-04:00Couldn't figure out who Aelo and Janis were until ...Couldn't figure out who Aelo and Janis were until I realized I had spelled Tree "teee", the result, no doubt, of a brain freeze which occurs from time to time. Knew Veblen probably from an earlier brain freeze that thawed. Good puzzle. ThanksWhitey's momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12478588670656149727noreply@blogger.com