tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post4572239854870232775..comments2024-03-28T04:40:27.172-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: First human character on Sesame Street / SAT 5-9-15 / First name among 1991 divorcees / Hamstrings kneecaps / John's accompanier / Royal who toured US in late 1970s / Main antagonist in Disney's Hercules / Marine mollusk named for its earlike tentaclesRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger110125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-8717823540978073542017-02-11T21:28:25.197-05:002017-02-11T21:28:25.197-05:00I'm Mellisa Thomas; My husband just came back ...I'm Mellisa Thomas; My husband just came back home after leaving me for so long. I can't explain this but I just have to share my joy and happiness with the world I don't know how Dr Ihunde helped me in bringing back my husband. 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Mellisa Thomasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-55499577992893342782015-06-17T00:17:22.028-04:002015-06-17T00:17:22.028-04:00Can't remember the last time a Saturday was th...Can't remember the last time a Saturday was this easy. Started easily in the NW and proceeded roughly in a clockwise fashion. I kept expecting to get stuck, but kept going as if it was a Wednesday, without barely a pause. I appreciated the dearth of sports and pop music esoterica, but I would have liked a bit more of a challenge on Saturday.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-46607444757959088962015-06-14T00:38:48.277-04:002015-06-14T00:38:48.277-04:00Woohoo! I've not completed a Saturday in a whi...Woohoo! I've not completed a Saturday in a while, and did this with only 3 googles. Had trouble with ream for Staples staple: was thinking of Staples Center in LA! Fun and doable! Ending the week feeling confident instead of obtuse!KariSeattlehttp://yahoo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-9083616007258187212015-06-13T22:56:09.327-04:002015-06-13T22:56:09.327-04:00@Burma Shave, your repurposing of FATWAS made me s...@Burma Shave, your repurposing of FATWAS made me snort. <br /><br />@rondo, @DMG, I first watched Dr. Who in the late '80s when the local PBS station acquired all the episodes for the first 7 Doctors and I was hooked. Since then, a friend of mine says to go back to the 2006 episodes and watch from there but haven't found them to stream and don't care enough to pay for them so... Teedmnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12832353448839187816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-18170550556503621702015-06-13T16:23:11.988-04:002015-06-13T16:23:11.988-04:00Liked this one. Some old words, e.g. AMAH, some n...Liked this one. Some old words, e.g. AMAH, some new to this oldster words, e.g. MUFFINTOP that somehow all came together. And then there were the got-by-the-crosses words, like BATARANG. Can't imagine what that looks like! Also, got my divorcees mixed up, and the crosses had MUTATE diANA into IVANA. Loved HUNKERED, haven't heard it in years! A good day for me after yesterday's fiasco.<br /><br />@Fred Romogalo: frond memories of all those papers. We took the Call-which was easily distinguished by its pink cover page My Grandmother took the Examiner, which I somehow associate with green- maybe some inside section? Can't believe how long ago that was! Now I watch as the LA Times has bought the San Diego Union, and wonder how long before the later disappears. I hope never, we take and enjoy both.<br /><br />@Rondo: Agree about Dr. Who. I lasted about 5 minutes. Maybe you had to watch form the beginning? Had the same reaction when I tried Orphan Black. why those shows get such raves just passes me by.<br /><br />202DMGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-83162516618088805102015-06-13T11:51:16.306-04:002015-06-13T11:51:16.306-04:00Biggest problem was Bimbo to accompany John, but t...Biggest problem was Bimbo to accompany John, but that cleared up before long. Agree on the easiness, of the puz, not a Bimbo.<br /><br />@Spacey – I was there, I remember TENNESSEE Ernie and his 16 Tons very well as it was on TV and radio seemingly all the time. My folks couldn’t get enough of it.<br /><br />Never watched one episode of DOCTORWHO, tried but didn’t get it, I guess.<br /><br />I recall IVANA as a sort of yeah baby, maybe not a TEN, but not bad.<br /><br />Easy puz, no OT on a weekend for the first time since Feb., what next?<br />rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-34606232065488130802015-06-13T11:31:56.602-04:002015-06-13T11:31:56.602-04:00NOTIN FAR
OGEE, I TOYED with a MUFFINTOP gal, ASI...NOTIN FAR<br /><br />OGEE, I TOYED with a MUFFINTOP gal, ASIFICARE<br />that her FATWAS making a PANTYLINE thru which you could SEAHARE.<br />She made METOO horny, it HURTS to PLAYAT it too long,<br />I’m a DOCTORWHO GOESGAGA to UNSEAT a thong.<br /><br />--- AGHA ISADORE DARWIN<br />Burma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-3317438289671550942015-06-13T10:52:38.329-04:002015-06-13T10:52:38.329-04:00The two most surprising things about today's p...The two most surprising things about today's puzzle:<br /><br />1. I had to relook at the calendar (hey, if you can REHONE, you can relook), and yes, it WAS Saturday. Is.<br /><br />2. OFL seemed to LIKE it (go figure!). Even adore.<br /><br />Thus we have ISADORE, our Mr. Obscurity for the day. How did I like it? Well, by now I have MUTATEd into a being who expects a severe cranial workout come the weekend. Now my brain is relaxing by the pool. Hey, I guess every good brain needs the occasional weekend off. But it felt like...when you push a very heavy-looking door and it flies open and you nearly land on your MUFFINTOP. Sure, some of the cluing stabs at difficulty, but mostly this was a breeze. It was...OK.<br /><br />I found myself wishing that the DARWIN/EVOLUTION thing could have been expanded to a theme: maybe GALAPAGOS for 31d. BEAGLE would fit nicely into 31a--but alas the G would already be there. Oh well.<br /><br />The clue for TENNESSEE was a bit bland, just an arbitrary Monopoly property. I'd have rather seen--to go along with another clue in the same area--"Ford nickname." You know, Ernie. Um, the "16 Tons" guy. Okay, so I'm old. Ya hadda be there.<br /><br />This one had a few OWIEs; give it a C. And reassign it to about Wednesday, at the latest.spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-84018858406012347102015-05-14T20:48:27.256-04:002015-05-14T20:48:27.256-04:00Just getting to last week's puzzles a week lat...Just getting to last week's puzzles a week late. This was just wonderful, so enjoyable, and often put a smile on my face for a change. No truly objectionable clues -- there's nothing wrong with "moated", books talk about moated castles, it's by no means crosswordese. The folks here who are calling this "retro" have a totally wrong conception of what a crossword puzzle is -- they think it's supposed to be loaded with pop culture trivia and lots of obscure info known only to hip people. Sorry Rex, this isn't a "retro" crossword puzzle, but rather it's a crossword puzzle. What Rex calls a crossword is something else entirely. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-89116999417620320922015-05-09T23:51:15.334-04:002015-05-09T23:51:15.334-04:00Delighted to have finished correctly, avoiding 3 c...Delighted to have finished correctly, avoiding 3 consecutive DNF. (hasn't happened to me since Lindauer week). but Batarang???? Wha?? Also never heard of Agena, some character named Luis, or muffin top. But the crosses were good, and I got through. All solid puzzles the last three days, but relieved to have finished this one with no errors. <br /><br />What the heck is a batarang? (as if I care...)OISKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16808675378318214461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-53401743884839345942015-05-09T23:06:00.360-04:002015-05-09T23:06:00.360-04:00Deprived Eastside New Yorker, moi. That's ver...Deprived Eastside New Yorker, moi. That's very interesting to know, Marushka. Thanks for filling me in, so to speak.Noah B. Daynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-57976715427831578612015-05-09T22:51:11.934-04:002015-05-09T22:51:11.934-04:00@Noha B'day - UWS c. 1890-1920, far more Europ...@Noha B'day - UWS c. 1890-1920, far more European than the UES. Tho' my favorite NYC bathroom fixtures are the lower East Side johns with shelves. Maruchkanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-47398749005358419612015-05-09T20:33:29.974-04:002015-05-09T20:33:29.974-04:00@Fred Romagnolo - I could be wrong but I think the...@Fred Romagnolo - I could be wrong but I think the Chronicle uses LAT puzzle for it's daily puzzle.jaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03385568014046336373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-7258652507291015862015-05-09T20:06:56.837-04:002015-05-09T20:06:56.837-04:00@Anon6:09 - A little research shows you're cor...@Anon6:09 - A little research shows you're correct. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emilio_Delgado#Life_and_career" rel="nofollow">LUIS</a> seems to be the first human character <b>added after</b> the original cast, a full two years after <i>Sesame Street</i> debuted. Big Big OOPS there. It looks to me like the clue might have been edited into wrongness.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-40946151504867826962015-05-09T19:43:00.588-04:002015-05-09T19:43:00.588-04:00Marushka -- Bidets are common in grand old NYC apa...Marushka -- Bidets are common in grand old NYC apartments? I've never seen one and I've been in many 7-9-room Park Avenue apartments built circa the late 1920s. So my question is HOW grand and HOW old?Noah B. Daynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-32796445904071112882015-05-09T18:11:59.519-04:002015-05-09T18:11:59.519-04:00Hey All !
Nice puz, done late in the day. Entertai...Hey All !<br />Nice puz, done late in the day. Entertaining with some nice clues and answers. <br /><br />I know that sounds like a pre-recorded message, but that's all I got for ya today!<br /><br />OWIE!<br />RooMonster <br />DarrinV RooMonsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14103892151115549684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-41774735413007241952015-05-09T18:09:33.428-04:002015-05-09T18:09:33.428-04:00I'm bewildered by the clue for Luis. Luis was...I'm bewildered by the clue for Luis. Luis wasn't even around in the first episode, much less the first human to appear. Gordon was first.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-14611795650483701632015-05-09T17:36:06.103-04:002015-05-09T17:36:06.103-04:00@ Fred Romagnolo
I very much appreciated your ref...@ Fred Romagnolo<br /><br />I very much appreciated your reference to the demise of newspapers that were delivered to your door morning and evening, or available on omnipresent newsstands for your commute into work and back home.<br /><br />Competition was fierce for the ad dollars, nationally and locally. At BBDO (383 Madison Ave) as it was in those days), the media department on the 6th floor was jammed with reps from the papers vying for the ad budgets of Betty Crocker, Campbell's Soup, Hormel, DeSoto, Sheaffer Beer and other dollar-laden accounts! This meant innumerable lunches with reps at very nice restaurants and enough martinis to ensure that the PM was going to be pretty much a slow time.<br /><br />This puzzle was a thoughtful Saturday AM accompaniment to coffee and pain au chocolate.dick swarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15674856192774908651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-25541262399278261592015-05-09T17:33:53.240-04:002015-05-09T17:33:53.240-04:00I thought, for sure, that "John's accompa...I thought, for sure, that "John's accompaniment"<br />was "trick"Rug Crazyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12283894657220231200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-1150513698391588832015-05-09T17:12:35.570-04:002015-05-09T17:12:35.570-04:00Pretty much agree with@Mathguy, except I got ISADO...Pretty much agree with@Mathguy, except I got ISADORE. Only DNF 'cause didn't know MUFFINTOP and had PRoPS, and iNTenT. I enjoyed Rex's walk down nostalgia lane. When I was a child and local newspapers had crosswords with 2 letter answers I marveled at the recurrence of "ra" or "re" for Egyptian god. San Francisco had a population of 600,000 then, but we had four major papers: the Examiner, the Chronicle, the News and the Call-Bulletin; the 1st 2 were morning papers, and the latter 2 evening papers. Now Hearst's Examiner bought out the Chronicle but kept the name, and sold the name Examiner which was Citizen Hearst's original paper. now we have only the Chronicle, which is a morning paper and has a pretty good (hard) crossword; and Merle Reagle and the L.A.Times crossword on Sunday.Fred Romagnolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11994837736408182418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-74137417296948052272015-05-09T17:10:38.575-04:002015-05-09T17:10:38.575-04:00Just a quick question about yesterday's puzzle...Just a quick question about yesterday's puzzle: is HALITE connected to Halitosis.?aging sopranohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01085649464857246925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-47103065022392211532015-05-09T17:10:22.257-04:002015-05-09T17:10:22.257-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.aging sopranohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01085649464857246925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-17949333895234972972015-05-09T16:59:43.832-04:002015-05-09T16:59:43.832-04:00Just curous. What happened to Casco Kid? Just curous. What happened to Casco Kid? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-37706951617185199242015-05-09T16:59:30.850-04:002015-05-09T16:59:30.850-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.aging sopranohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01085649464857246925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-41257455945291966292015-05-09T16:59:12.773-04:002015-05-09T16:59:12.773-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.aging sopranohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01085649464857246925noreply@blogger.com