tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post4409809706550870689..comments2024-03-29T05:08:37.783-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Chest protectors? / THU 6-28-18 / Holds / Ones going down the tubes? / Macbeth and Macduff / Literally, "big wind"Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger91125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-54257629712081809692023-09-24T18:09:47.161-04:002023-09-24T18:09:47.161-04:00'pei' in 'Taipei' is 'north...'pei' in 'Taipei' is 'north'. It's at that end of 'Taiwan'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-65429482252316016332018-08-03T10:39:45.842-04:002018-08-03T10:39:45.842-04:00@Rondo - I had Capcha Demon problems too! Little ...@Rondo - I had Capcha Demon problems too! Little circle just went round and round. I learned, during one of the moderation kerfuffles, to copy my posts before posting. Then, if I must come back later, I can re-captcha my fine and dandy words.<br /><br />'sall<br /><br />Lady Di (posting Friday am) (still not a robot)Diana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-62414982847079366082018-08-02T22:33:41.738-04:002018-08-02T22:33:41.738-04:00Witty comment eaten by the captcha demon. Basicall...Witty comment eaten by the captcha demon. Basically:<br />@spacey, EURO CAY<br />and reminiscing of Plymouth DUSTERS.rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-58619138439978370152018-08-02T18:12:33.598-04:002018-08-02T18:12:33.598-04:00Am I the only one old enough to remember the early...Am I the only one old enough to remember the early computer keyboards on which the ENTER key was still called the Carriage Return (or CR) key taken from their typewriter antecedents.<br /><br />Great Thursday puzzle. Seemed to be on tENTERhooks forever waiting for the penny (or perhaps the EURO) to drop but well worth it.<br /><br />Once visited the Chester A. Arthur birthplace in Fairfield, VT. Very humble beginnings indeed.Waxy in Montrealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04395751487137805245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-41599691922423923662018-08-02T17:52:47.865-04:002018-08-02T17:52:47.865-04:00Awoke today in a grand mood, singing and dancing &...Awoke today in a grand mood, singing and dancing "Kids" - the old Paul Lynde song from Bye Bye Birdie. Mr. W is back and well!<br /><br />Then began the puz. Got some done, and then. crickets<br /><br />Some PPP held me up, and finally looked them up.<br /><br />Got almost all but the --. At the point of giving up, I got it. Finished it. And would have enjoyed it much more if the rest had been enjoyable instead of, my experience, meh. <br /><br />In the middle, Mr. W and I went for a walk and I told him for the dozenth time that he was/is my favorite birthday present of all time.<br /><br />But still, this puzzle just didn't do it for me. Not a rebus, but almost. <br /><br />Onward.<br /><br />Diana, Lady-in-Waiting for Crosswords (trivia? not so much)<br />Diana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-76323963450806546452018-08-02T14:39:58.489-04:002018-08-02T14:39:58.489-04:00EDIT: After that, it was: "Ahead! Warp factor...EDIT: After that, <b>it</b> was: "Ahead! Warp factor nine Mr. Sulu."thefogmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870509029973778266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-18101546107379146312018-08-02T13:18:38.009-04:002018-08-02T13:18:38.009-04:00Great aha moment actually came in the NW with TAKE...Great aha moment actually came in the NW with TAKE CENTER STAGE since I had iSS as my first answer while wondering what sci-fi stories were involved. I was flopping around thinking ENTER meant a way in, hence had ANTe and opeNER for far too long. Great fun to correct those.<br />TAU did not mess me up, but I just could not see CHICKEN TERIYAKI as I had SledS instead of SEMIS so dnf bigtime in the SE.<br />Some day I will remember it is INGA, not olGA which would have sped things up a bit.centralscrewtinizerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03404913280254786506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-43069295160485006392018-08-02T11:19:44.416-04:002018-08-02T11:19:44.416-04:00PS - DNF'd by the mANTRA/mAU trap...PS - DNF'd by the mANTRA/mAU trap...thefogmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870509029973778266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-28631307532000440942018-08-02T11:16:36.485-04:002018-08-02T11:16:36.485-04:00Another gem by the enterprising Jeff Chen. The gre...Another gem by the enterprising Jeff Chen. The great aha! moment came when I solved USS<i>ENTER</i>PRISE. Before that, I had SSE for 32A (Star Ship Enterprise). This was before I realized the link between 32A and 34A with the cryptic - clue. DCUP turned SSE into USE then USS after I solve 25D (SISI). After that, is was: Ahead! Warp factor nine Mr. Sulu.thefogmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870509029973778266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-56330645319050706602018-08-02T10:53:16.463-04:002018-08-02T10:53:16.463-04:00Yet another cardplayer who SITSPAT!!! AAAAAAAUGH!!...Yet another cardplayer who SITSPAT!!! AAAAAAAUGH!!!! This entry, now and forward, automatically dooms the puzzle to no better than bogey.<br /><br />I did manage to get this done; very tough for a Thursday but as F/S are traditionally gimmick-free, it had to appear today. And what a bear of a gimmick! Hopelessly confused in the NW, I cast about for a reveal clue, found it--and then tried to make sense of 10a-->13a. Not happening. But then I spotted the soaring highlight of the whole mess for this intrepid Trekkie: the USS ENTERPRISE! Now revisiting the NW, I saw what was afoot. That themer looked really awful; no one's going to get TAKEC without the cipher. This works best with CARP<br />ANTS, where each segment forms a real word. Elsewhere it's very awkward: we have USS crossing USSR (not actually a "country," BTW), and finish with -IYAKI, more nonsense. The other one, -TAINER, I let pass because its' the theme for a truly great film, my wife's all-time favorite and one of mine as well.<br /><br />But despite those two highlights, I found this a slog. PPPs are rife, including a hip-hopper (ugh). I didn't know a lot of them, including today's DODCUP, Chrissy TIEGEN. She's a powerful ATTRACTANT. The forced abbr. ETYM is truly ugly. I grant that theme constraints are considerable, even for the Chenmeister, but thou shalt not SITPAT on MY watch. Bogey.spacecraft: namely, 32/34anoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-28458571060085236022018-08-02T10:05:05.507-04:002018-08-02T10:05:05.507-04:00STILETTO ENTERTAINER
[SCYTHE] That LASS has an AT...STILETTO ENTERTAINER<br /><br />[SCYTHE] That LASS has an ATTRACTANT<br />to TAKECENTERSTAGE, so RARE I hear it's<br />a TRAINEE'S ACCRUAL of talent,<br />or else THE CHICK drinks FREESPIRITS.<br /><br />--- ARTHUR TEIGENBurma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-36686159105758467132018-06-29T15:41:26.953-04:002018-06-29T15:41:26.953-04:00Loved this puzzle. I got to TAKEC in 1A, and assum...Loved this puzzle. I got to TAKEC in 1A, and assumed that the answer was "take charge" so that the theme had something to do with a missing "harge." Anyone else have that? Then figured it out with USS EnterPRISE and had the all-too-rare "aha" moment. Like others, had mau instead of TAU....and didn't find out till I came here cause I solve with paper and pencil. Got TON from the crosses, had no idea what it meant. Took about of minute of head scratching to figure out the clue for ATTICS after I got it from crosses. Really satisfying experience (almost) finishing this one. <br /><br />DavidLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11639623117251718571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-12641679278303502112018-06-29T09:48:45.490-04:002018-06-29T09:48:45.490-04:00Your comment on nattō made me laugh. As far as “bi...Your comment on nattō made me laugh. As far as “big wind” we thought it was “Chicago” but I changed it to “Dad Farts”Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11431084288653080450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-66349119013848144182018-06-28T22:07:32.347-04:002018-06-28T22:07:32.347-04:00Cassieopea,
Oblique. You wish the theme had been m...Cassieopea,<br />Oblique. You wish the theme had been more oblique.<br />Obtuse is the opposite of what yku mean.<br />Your pal, EuclidAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-1347623887844646292018-06-28T21:36:48.401-04:002018-06-28T21:36:48.401-04:00Loved it loved it loved it! What a delightful Thur...Loved it loved it loved it! What a delightful Thursday for a refreshing change. Thank you Mr. Chen. Well done.Whatsernamenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-22994236894898993622018-06-28T21:09:31.150-04:002018-06-28T21:09:31.150-04:00Ha!! I had the EXACT SAME ERROR with MAU/MANTRA. R...Ha!! I had the EXACT SAME ERROR with MAU/MANTRA. Reading your blog makes me feel okay about that, thanks :)iheartpocohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08471521360669097281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-33414930423477215772018-06-28T18:33:10.199-04:002018-06-28T18:33:10.199-04:00I'm sure they're sorry anyway.I'm sure they're sorry anyway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-59278759435370494712018-06-28T18:23:16.981-04:002018-06-28T18:23:16.981-04:00TAU
TON
Unforgiveable bad clues/editingTAU<br />TON<br /><br />Unforgiveable bad clues/editingPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07988007506745985696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-61291925523658358792018-06-28T18:07:11.861-04:002018-06-28T18:07:11.861-04:00Medium. @Tita A - “This is what a Thursday ought ...Medium. @Tita A - “This is what a Thursday ought to be”. Amen! Liked it.jaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03385568014046336373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-19775521966694790202018-06-28T17:57:41.039-04:002018-06-28T17:57:41.039-04:00garden termite is creative but not pluralgarden termite is creative but not pluralAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-20875839230790901182018-06-28T17:32:56.354-04:002018-06-28T17:32:56.354-04:00You keep chests to store things up in the attic.You keep chests to store things up in the attic.Georgiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09390260023876228637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-11839392493335822162018-06-28T17:17:40.361-04:002018-06-28T17:17:40.361-04:00I'm not sure garden termite is a thing.I'm not sure garden termite is a thing. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-64472533283578493512018-06-28T17:16:14.684-04:002018-06-28T17:16:14.684-04:00Really thrown by 15D--small, low island. KEY? (Key...Really thrown by 15D--small, low island. KEY? (Key Largo, y'know) QAY? CAY? QUAY? (Too long, obviously.) CAY would have been my last choice.<br /><br />Never got the theme, even though I was puzzled about Scott Joplin's rag, "THE." And USS for NC-1701. The "enter, drop down to the next line (row) to complete the answer" was never clear.<br /><br />Some of you, like Rex, are so <a rel="nofollow">literal</a>! Wish you could just relax and go with the constructor's intent, rather than picking at "illogical" inconsistencies.<br /><br />Didn't "enjoy" the puzzle, but admire the construction. Thanks, Jeff.foxaronihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00085435659928443459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-47465641252525175542018-06-28T17:09:53.980-04:002018-06-28T17:09:53.980-04:00Loved it, caught on right away with USS—PRISE. I w...Loved it, caught on right away with USS—PRISE. I would have preferred the theme clue to be a bit more obtuse: “Key on a PC keyboard - or a hint to...”. That would have made the AHA moment much sweeter, as this was one of my fastest Thursday’s ever (and I’m typically a dunce solver). But fun, fun, fun - loved this one. Cassieopiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12656341974633440703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-65571176846577303232018-06-28T16:16:56.723-04:002018-06-28T16:16:56.723-04:00I really wanted that answer to be something -termi...I really wanted that answer to be something -termite. Garden termite is great. I was really hung up on it (despite the lack of plural), enough that NE corner was my last to fall. Jeffnoreply@blogger.com