tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post437270394340269340..comments2024-03-29T00:28:40.417-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Opposite of colorblindness? / SUN 6-24-18 / "Coo-oo-ool!" / Aromatic yellow citrus / Dr Sattler Jurassic Park paleobotanist / Friendly cartoon character / Expenditures counterpart / Fairy tale lump / Modern subject of FAA regulationRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger88125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-62436002053395714912018-08-20T01:27:37.882-04:002018-08-20T01:27:37.882-04:00Could the constructor have confused axiom with max...Could the constructor have confused axiom with maxim?Nancy Goldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09328819347353567103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-2070470179881638702018-08-20T00:56:13.515-04:002018-08-20T00:56:13.515-04:00My husband and I do the Sunday crosswords together...My husband and I do the Sunday crosswords together—if one of us gets an answer or a theme, we *don’t* tell the other person and don’t give hints unless we ask for them. We only fill in an answer when we’ve each gotten it. We are most definitely not remotely at the level of you guys who whip these puzzles off! But it’s one of the things we love to do together and then find Rex’s always negative (at least since we’ve been reading the blog) commentary hilarious!!<br /><br />Did anyone else hate ELHI like I did?? What happened to JRHI between EL and HI?<br /><br />And to me the grid is a reference to the mother ship in Spielberg’s next blockbuster after Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Looks much more like that than a shark (and I’m one of those people who constantly see faces or pictures in clouds or whatever).<br /><br />We enjoyed this puzzle as we do pretty much all of the Sunday puzzles. Though we also had NOD/SLIDY, so dnf.<br /><br />Nancy Goldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09328819347353567103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-5480592155608432732018-08-20T00:14:02.029-04:002018-08-20T00:14:02.029-04:00Agreed!Agreed!Nancy Goldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09328819347353567103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-84091649513927079572018-08-19T23:57:30.450-04:002018-08-19T23:57:30.450-04:00But he was aiming at the compressed tank in the sh...But he was aiming at the compressed tank in the shark’s mouth...Nancy Goldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09328819347353567103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-70616221338488023222018-08-19T23:54:22.499-04:002018-08-19T23:54:22.499-04:00Totally agree!Totally agree!Nancy Goldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09328819347353567103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-61407505876264136272018-07-09T12:24:25.848-04:002018-07-09T12:24:25.848-04:00Thank you! Thank you! Phillip Blackerbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01246294316176476429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-5932589388802509902018-07-09T12:19:14.953-04:002018-07-09T12:19:14.953-04:00The clue did not contain an AXIOM. it had an Adage...The clue did not contain an AXIOM. it had an Adage. An axiom is a proposition that is accepted as true in all cases, but cannot be definitively proved. The adage in the clue is not true in all cases.Phillip Blackerbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01246294316176476429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-11989666929372662912018-07-09T12:13:41.867-04:002018-07-09T12:13:41.867-04:00The puz had five rebus squares. Four squares do no...The puz had five rebus squares. Four squares do not a FIN make. Phillip Blackerbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01246294316176476429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-58471312545973615442018-07-01T22:08:51.783-04:002018-07-01T22:08:51.783-04:00It’s bubble tea as far as I know and at first thou...It’s bubble tea as far as I know and at first thought this was the “theme” Boba tea? Where? I live in a city with a huge multi Asian community and every such shop sign says “bubble tea” Monstahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12034362993550596413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-16160668644604739302018-07-01T16:26:30.634-04:002018-07-01T16:26:30.634-04:00The only reason I finished this puzzle was to spit...The only reason I finished this puzzle was to spite it. What a terrible puzzle. <br /><br />I agree with Oscar “NOD” as opposed to nom.<br /><br />Plus any puzzle that features MWAH has nowhere to go but to the bottom...of the sea, as it were. <br /><br />Ugh. AnonymousPVXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10078186298428497941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-47888968821393840292018-07-01T16:08:16.281-04:002018-07-01T16:08:16.281-04:00I'm certain others mentioned already that they...I'm certain others mentioned already that they didn't FINish. Well, count me in. And I'm a FINN!!!<br /><br />Foo-eee<br /><br />Just got tired of it, only to discover that it's a *&%$ing rebus. *&%$! I'd rather swim with sharks. Well, maybe not that. I'd rather, I'd rather...I think I'd rather eat ice cream. Yes, that's it. Here I go.<br /><br />Happy Sunday. Happy July. Happy rest of the Sunday paper. On to the comics. And ice cream.<br /><br />Diana, Lady-in-(tired of)Waiting for the meaning of this puzzleDiana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-88418685853225766642018-07-01T14:07:40.005-04:002018-07-01T14:07:40.005-04:00Well, I *was* very proud to finish this baby, a fi...Well, I *was* very proud to finish this baby, a fine Sunday, until I came to the blog where I discovered I DNF because AsFAB/sOBA TEA. Never heard of ABFAB and I always thought it was bubble tea anyway.<br /><br />Despite the DNF, I liked the puzzle, and spent much time trying to interpret the "artwork". Basically I think it is the shark coming at you, mouth agape, with a sideways dorsal fin, Picasso-like, there for your viewing and drawing pleasure. Fun with fish!<br /><br />The fill was antiseptically clean and entertaining with many theme references and clever cluing. I did have to root around in the North to find that last FIN, where I finished, or so I thought. <br /><br />A nice Sunday romp.<br /><br />rainforestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-68347234160683259042018-07-01T12:50:24.925-04:002018-07-01T12:50:24.925-04:00Wow, there is a LOT going on in this one; color me...Wow, there is a LOT going on in this one; color me impressed. Rich in theme content, some rebusiness--and even a drawing (While I generally dislike the latter, this one was simple enough--and to the "point")!<br /><br />Doably easy-ish, after sussing out the rebi, the puzzle has surprisingly few fill groaners. YUZU is the marquee NHO; it isn't even in my Scrabble dictionary. Didn't know SATORI or that band, so the SE gave me a bit of work. It was there, and NOT the NW for a change, that I wound up. The cross-reference to SPIELBERG helped dispatch the NW quickly.<br /><br />DOD is, of course, Salma HAYEK. I liked JAWS, especially Robert Shaw's grizzled sea dog, and I liked today's offering. Birdie.spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-44244490166053538362018-07-01T10:06:29.606-04:002018-07-01T10:06:29.606-04:00WHITE NITE MANEATING
ELLIE is a TAWDRY OLDHAND
...WHITE NITE MANEATING <br /><br />ELLIE is a TAWDRY OLDHAND <br />with ONEACT she BEGS to begin:<br />That PO'BOY from AMITYISLAND<br />has TENOR more SETTO SLIPIN.<br /><br />--- KERRY KALEL SATORIBurma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-84403559176271881462018-06-28T04:58:20.942-04:002018-06-28T04:58:20.942-04:00I feel like Oscar "nod" is used more fre...I feel like Oscar "nod" is used more frequently used than "nom" (short for "nomination," I guess, though also the French word for "name"), so that one felt like a cheat.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097076405199024883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-39212948358943785262018-06-27T21:50:42.189-04:002018-06-27T21:50:42.189-04:00If they're going to pull this shit they should...If they're going to pull this shit they should let you know. Put Rebus in the details. Bullshit!!!!!!!!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18038002669098155804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-63351412477345702392018-06-24T21:06:55.060-04:002018-06-24T21:06:55.060-04:00I think this is the first time the NYT has publish...I think this is the first time the NYT has published a puzzle with three intersecting words that all featured double Zs. Well done!<br /><br />On the other hand "In Dulci Jubilo" is a carol and a chorale and a chorale prelude. Calling I a hymn is like calling a rose a "plant growth."Cannon Chasublenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-61352937148082681412018-06-24T20:50:24.795-04:002018-06-24T20:50:24.795-04:00My time was terrible because I literally fell asle...My time was terrible because I literally fell asleep filling this in. Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01005537995315440769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-58638420604459274252018-06-24T20:35:43.910-04:002018-06-24T20:35:43.910-04:00Excuse my HUFFINESS but this was one of the worst ...Excuse my HUFFINESS but this was one of the worst Sunday puzzles in quite some time. Mr. Shortz must have a DEAFEAR when it comes to what pleases solvers.thefogmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870509029973778266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-81683294429166179382018-06-24T19:47:07.216-04:002018-06-24T19:47:07.216-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-36384850163712622902018-06-24T18:50:51.963-04:002018-06-24T18:50:51.963-04:00Mike Sharp: Will Shortz
Craig Mazin: Ted CruzMike Sharp: Will Shortz<br /><br />Craig Mazin: Ted CruzAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-31375146737292493072018-06-24T18:28:54.599-04:002018-06-24T18:28:54.599-04:00Why doesn't anyone who writes for this blog kn...Why doesn't anyone who writes for this blog know anything other than popular culture? And even that poorly (Rex Parker never heard of Iceman!).Chancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226145896576592193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-55726711850719294662018-06-24T17:47:23.519-04:002018-06-24T17:47:23.519-04:00This week's relative difficulty ratings. See m...This week's relative difficulty ratings. See my 1/2/2018 post for an explanation of my method. In a nutshell, the higher the ratio & percentage, the higher my solve time was relative to my norm for that day of the week. Your results may vary.<br /><br />(Day, Solve time, 26-wk Median, Ratio, %, Rating)<br /><br />Mon 3:43 4:30 0.83 6.2% Easy<br />Tue 4:37 5:26 0.85 18.0% Easy<br />Wed 6:46 6:39 1.02 58.4% Medium<br />Thu 10:48 9:47 1.10 66.7% Medium-Challenging<br />Fri 9:14 12:55 0.72 13.1% Easy<br />Sat 17:42 15:59 1.11 67.1% Medium-Challenging<br />Sun 22:32 20:10 1.12 70.8% Medium-Challenging<br /><br />I really liked this puzzle and it definitely didn't feel Medium-Challenging to me. I got the theme and the rebus part of it pretty early at DORSAL FIN/DEFINES (24A/13D). Though crossword art projects like this don't float my boat (sorry), I was impressed by the amount of theme-related material and relative little crosswordese/dreck.<br /><br />One of my stumbles was in the SE, where I talked myself into PR TEmp being a thing (77D), which prevented me from believing TAWDRY (97D). I also had 'in re' before AS TO (119A) and since I am only vaguely aware of REEL BIG FISH, that whole area slowed me way down. It took me 3:43 for just 29 squares down there.<br /><br />My other brain cramp was where I finished up around the FINISHERS/FINALE (43A/43D) rebus area. For some reason, I neglected to figure the rebus into my solving there and just kinda stared at __ISHERS and __LE without a clue for way too long. I don't know why I couldn't see the end of DREAD (47A). I ended up spending about 2 minutes there to get just 6 squares.<br /><br />Stuff I didn't know: BOBA TEA, ELLIE Sattler, YUZU<br /><br />Well done, TPsanfranman59https://www.blogger.com/profile/15118732156312301425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-29317448044122925182018-06-24T17:42:41.497-04:002018-06-24T17:42:41.497-04:00I appreciate the respectful dialog between Steve H...I appreciate the respectful dialog between Steve Holt and Maxine Nerdström.Nom de SJW White Snowflake Nationalistnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-74297631433094384942018-06-24T17:27:50.036-04:002018-06-24T17:27:50.036-04:00Typos happen. Typos happen. Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.com