tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post4796048225966924677..comments2024-03-28T05:59:44.758-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Neologism coined by Cole Porter / FRI 5-5-17 / 1962 Organization of American States expellee / Scoopers for taramasalata / River bisecting Orsk / White notes in MonopolyRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger117125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-22839452302675558202017-06-20T06:38:00.879-04:002017-06-20T06:38:00.879-04:00Good luck Good luck Moonlightinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15182804920451588088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-80926778427860009062017-06-20T06:17:27.817-04:002017-06-20T06:17:27.817-04:00Good luck Good luck Moonlightinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15182804920451588088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-73795538838885571242017-06-09T17:47:52.351-04:002017-06-09T17:47:52.351-04:00Solved it without hints but it took awhile.
You ...Solved it without hints but it took awhile. <br /><br />You solved in less than 6 minutes? Incredible. <br /><br />My major mistake was Mitts instead of Pitas. So two letters off on that.<br />The other two were Soundsite instead of Soundbite and Derotape not Demotape. So four wrong letters without hints. Have done others better and faster than this puzzle. <br /><br />Did Patrick Berry use Devo in another puzzle a month ago? <br /><br />Mark Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-11977666206258296412017-06-09T17:10:05.427-04:002017-06-09T17:10:05.427-04:00I've been away for three days on the stunning ...I've been away for three days on the stunning West coast of Vancouver Island, but I came back in time for LMS and Tracy Gray's fine effort, and then good old reliable and accomplished PB1.<br /><br />I have to laugh at the people who say "not up to Berry's standard". Who's kidding whom? They couldn't construct a puzzle if it bit them in the ass, to mix metaphors. <br /><br />This puzzle was GRATE, which, by the way, lets ashes fall through while it catches the chunks which didn't completely burn. <br /><br />SHIP OF THE LINE is a beautiful and evocative term, heard in the DELOVELY song by Gordon Lightfoot, "Ghosts of Cape Horn". Listen to it, it says here.<br /><br />So, two excellent puzzles in a row as we approach Saturday. Will there be a climax? rain forestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-40789000087088258412017-06-09T15:00:02.725-04:002017-06-09T15:00:02.725-04:00Misspelling HOoLIHAN was my only gaffe. Otherwise ...Misspelling HOoLIHAN was my only gaffe. Otherwise IGOTTHIS puz pretty straightforwardly. When the 1a and 1d fall into your lap it’s always a GNEISS start.<br /><br />How about yeah baby Sally Kellerman as the original Hot Lips HOULIHAN?<br /><br />What more to say about a REAL nice PB1 puz? It’s his NATURE.<br />rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-19968615091452530242017-06-09T14:10:46.493-04:002017-06-09T14:10:46.493-04:00syndication land chiming in; I agree with Mike in...syndication land chiming in; I agree with Mike in Mountain View that OUI was out of bounds. There should have been some indication that a foreign language was involved. TIRES for "golf cart foursome" - really? weak.Joe in Newfoundlandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-91793303261248656802017-06-09T14:04:51.311-04:002017-06-09T14:04:51.311-04:00Even with PB1, OFL manages to damn with faint prai...Even with PB1, OFL manages to damn with faint praise. But how could you dis Cher by putting the Sinatra cover of BANGBANG on the page? I was going to make Laila ALI--or even ALI MacGraw--DOD, but we must repair the insult: CHER wins! Nancy Sinatra...yougottabekiddingme.<br /><br />No faint praise here: the Berrymeister has done it again! Clued suitably hard for a Friday, it was tough, but IGOTTHIS! I'd say GADABOUT skews old, old enough for u-no-hu to complain about, yet he let that one go. SHIPOFTHELINE could be taking on a little water, but the rest of that big center is TOP OFTHELINE.<br /><br />GNEISS job, Patrick! Eagle!spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-64286066359001383572017-06-09T13:06:12.388-04:002017-06-09T13:06:12.388-04:00Who? What? Who? Where? What? Huh?
Sums up my...Who? What? Who? Where? What? Huh?<br /><br />Sums up my first reactions. Small toehold. Got some done. dnf Too much woe for me. <br /><br />But some fun PB answers - YOUREFREETO GO he was telling me. HOUSETRAINING - hah! <br /><br />OSOLEMIO here.<br /><br />Diana, LIW to go to MinnesotaDiana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-80380941755848183432017-06-09T11:40:11.600-04:002017-06-09T11:40:11.600-04:00REAL GNEISS
IGOTTHIS thing for DELOVELY Valeria,
...REAL GNEISS<br /><br />IGOTTHIS thing for DELOVELY Valeria,<br />we met at DEBAR to PROLONG our ESPRIT,<br />but when NATURE calls to RUNTO the RESTAREA,<br />that’s where YOU’REFREETOGO OUI OUI.<br /><br />--- SGT. COLIN TRUMBO-HOULIHAN<br />Burma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-44815070941430199452017-06-09T10:46:33.573-04:002017-06-09T10:46:33.573-04:00Hungry Mother who skipped swimming because it was ...Hungry Mother who skipped swimming because it was raining made me laugh. Didn't want to get wet, I guess. 5wksltrnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-74031337453709137382017-05-05T22:35:30.182-04:002017-05-05T22:35:30.182-04:00My first DNF in a while, and worst Friday ever. I ...My first DNF in a while, and worst Friday ever. I had an impossible time with this puzzle, even though I started it in high anticipation of a PB treat. Mistakes galore, trivia that wasn't even remotely familiar to me --- sometimes even after filling in the word from crosses. Sigh. On to Saturday.Punctuated equilibriumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-84042032338714403592017-05-05T22:26:21.303-04:002017-05-05T22:26:21.303-04:00Slow for me. But enjoyable. Was pleased to finish,...Slow for me. But enjoyable. Was pleased to finish, finally.Xensenhttp://www.rightreading.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-91560887607085545882017-05-05T22:17:56.592-04:002017-05-05T22:17:56.592-04:00I love Berry puzzles, so it was strange today to g...I love Berry puzzles, so it was strange today to get my first DNF in nearly a month. I didn't know how to spell Houlihan, so I had Houl_han crossing L_B. I figured it was LIB or LAB. I guessed wrong. Had someone here not explained how "LIB" was the answer to the clue, I would never have known. Not just because I missed it, but because there are SO many better, inventive ways to clue "Lib," I am really disappointed. "Ex con?"<br /><br />I even find it difficult to believe that Mr. Berry came up with that clue. Otherwise, fine Friday puzzle, as usual.<br /><br />OISKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16808675378318214461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-2424919864801426922017-05-05T21:38:26.101-04:002017-05-05T21:38:26.101-04:00There have been several repeats this week.Occam...There have been several repeats this week.Occam's razor leads me to believe iunfortunate coincidence more likely than weaving.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-60687693638447050482017-05-05T20:44:19.923-04:002017-05-05T20:44:19.923-04:00Ok Anon @6:24, I crown you Wittiest Commenter of t...Ok Anon @6:24, I crown you Wittiest Commenter of the Day. I was about to agree with Part Two of your statement, and add that I thought Ye Ed also looked for groupings with some common filler theme, this week's being ACNE, except for today which didn't... OMG, you already said it in Part One. Please make a puzzle!BarbieBarbienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-10653008247470353342017-05-05T20:31:37.116-04:002017-05-05T20:31:37.116-04:00I had to work at it. Eventually I prevailed. Liked...I had to work at it. Eventually I prevailed. Liked the golf cart clue. Really liked @Rachel's "evil little slats" comment. gifcanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12612467417938884430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-43399397936308469482017-05-05T19:20:52.923-04:002017-05-05T19:20:52.923-04:00Hah! I didn't think of AYE, so OUI seemed to h...Hah! I didn't think of AYE, so OUI seemed to have a lot of jenny say coy, bien sir!Leapfingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14243620614139990887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-57175924799934359782017-05-05T18:24:29.254-04:002017-05-05T18:24:29.254-04:00Finished without a blemish. Unusual for me on Fri...Finished without a blemish. Unusual for me on Fridays. Enjoyed it!<br /><br />This puzzle reaffirms my belief that the editor tries to weave in answers from previous puzzles of the week. This week? O Sole Mio. It's the second time this week...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-86208234858377064332017-05-05T18:05:25.168-04:002017-05-05T18:05:25.168-04:00Thanks to the many comments about GRATEs and HEELS...Thanks to the many comments about GRATEs and HEELS today, I started thinking about that pediegg I bought a long time ago. It literally GRATED the callouses off my HEELS and if I wasn't paying attention it would go beyond just the callouses. Aketihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07059835429995060000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-5396274550197152312017-05-05T16:31:46.920-04:002017-05-05T16:31:46.920-04:00Ship of the line was a "gimme" for me......Ship of the line was a "gimme" for me...having read Patrick O'Brien and Forester - of course it refers to ships in the line of battle. Usually I agree with Rex's hard line on the quality of the puzzles here… But not today. The great thing about Patrick Berry's puzzles always seems to be that if I just keep working through them I know I'm never going to hit something that really pisses me off. Everything is reasonable and doable and yet still challenging. Big Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01455710196331692209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-75066845250029345132017-05-05T16:25:43.909-04:002017-05-05T16:25:43.909-04:00What a wonderful example of how our minds work to ...What a wonderful example of how our minds work to solve these things! And I find very few people who (as I do) call it the "heel" of the cheese. My Gran called the ends of bread and cheese the "heel." CDilly52https://www.blogger.com/profile/07727001753847073030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-27359413961208858572017-05-05T16:14:34.786-04:002017-05-05T16:14:34.786-04:00Some of the best years of my life were at the U. W...Some of the best years of my life were at the U. Was an undergrad when Krannert opened, got to see the Chicago Symphony make a Mahler recording there, met my husband doing crosswords at the T-bird restaurant and did post-mortems of many a performance over watery beer at Treeno's bar! Ah the late 60s and early 70s! We hardly recognize the place now. CDilly52https://www.blogger.com/profile/07727001753847073030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-79169727124718682252017-05-05T15:34:06.329-04:002017-05-05T15:34:06.329-04:00No way this was "easy-medium!" Challen...No way this was "easy-medium!" Challenging for me with a DNF at "mages" (WTF?). AZPETEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07011706117458656055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-7216606929968729192017-05-05T15:22:18.088-04:002017-05-05T15:22:18.088-04:00I assumed "HEEL" was the heel/rind of th...I assumed "HEEL" was the heel/rind of the cheese hitting a cheese grate(r). This is a shameful amount of mental gymnastics for someone who has gotten her heel stuck in an NYC grate on more than one occasion.<br /><br />First time commenter, I apologize if this went through twice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-9432064197632543912017-05-05T14:42:15.773-04:002017-05-05T14:42:15.773-04:00It's always as good as the last time: First an...It's always as good as the last time: First an entry point only after a thorough scan (and there it is: ONES, opening up the NW). Then, a series of "Hmm, could it be ... ?" and "Yes!" after the likes of DEMOTAPES, BANGBANG, TIRES, DORAG, OLDS, HEELS, OUI, OVERALLS, and sooner than I'd expected, I've actually finished without a mistake or a single Googling. Once again, Patrick Berry has me believing that I might actually be good enough to hang with this crowd. Joe Bleauxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13161776968606180476noreply@blogger.com