tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post4837180671106032482..comments2024-03-28T07:32:54.238-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Satirical 1968 hit for The Turtles / FRI 6-1-18 / Hall of Fame cornerback Herb / Former fort named for Union general / Intuition jocularly / Booker's title abbr / Opportunity for lesson that wasn't planned / Counterpart of tannins in wine-tasting / Hirsute character in Addams Family / Old TV's ___ Club Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger139125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-27410743412561564202018-07-20T11:33:05.902-04:002018-07-20T11:33:05.902-04:00I doubt that Howard Kaylan actually commented. The...I doubt that Howard Kaylan actually commented. The comment is verbatim from a Turtles greatest hits album liner notes.Jeff Langenderferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14172885556192339628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-67582787269993107492018-07-17T06:24:57.229-04:002018-07-17T06:24:57.229-04:00Mercy Mercy Mercy Mercy. is a great tune by Cannon...Mercy Mercy Mercy Mercy. is a great tune by Cannonball ADDERLEY. NOM is bad. Here's an equally bad clue for NOM [Two characters from a James Bond movie] This puzzle is pitched rather old. Kinda musty fill. Could have run it in 1985! ninanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-48279089986948681902018-07-07T06:07:53.630-04:002018-07-07T06:07:53.630-04:00Never heard spidey sense used in print or conversa...Never heard spidey sense used in print or conversation. Maybe I don't venture out enough. And wouldn't prospective employers wonder about you if your gpa was part of your resume ? Otherwise a good challenging puzzle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-83784579742333731662018-07-06T20:51:26.215-04:002018-07-06T20:51:26.215-04:00Well, my earlier post apparently didn't make t...Well, my earlier post apparently didn't make the cut. Or am I getting increasingly paranoid as I age?leftcoasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05033341194718217353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-37520808265485486272018-07-06T20:24:33.222-04:002018-07-06T20:24:33.222-04:00Ole and Sven and others are deep in the forest log...Ole and Sven and others are deep in the forest logging. Lars dies. Since they are so far into the forest they dig a grave:<br />Ole: Don't ya spose vee otta say a few verds, den?<br />Sven: Vell, I ain't very religious, but I tink I remember sum verds.<br />Ole: Okay, den, haff at it.<br />Sven: In da name of da Fodder, and da Sun, [pushes Lars' corpse with his foot] and in da hole he goes.<br /><br />That's as close as I can get to a HOLYSPIRIT joke. <br /><br />Thought I remembered Herb ADDERLEY on the offensive side rather than at cornerback. So I waited for a cross. Ah, the passage of time.<br /><br />Any puz with RON in it is OK.rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-92115405327139970402018-07-06T18:56:07.828-04:002018-07-06T18:56:07.828-04:00Last and probably least [false humility].
Had muc...Last and probably least [false humility].<br /><br />Had much the same solving experience as Rex today--though relatively in very slow motion--with the long downs, middle acrosses, and a scattering of things elsewhere.<br /><br />My own special hang-ups included GOTIME in the NW and IMITATIon before IMITATING in the SE. <br /><br />Felt good to finish, even if late in the day. [Will not list excuses.]<br /><br /><br />leftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-51082038109229554932018-07-06T18:39:44.708-04:002018-07-06T18:39:44.708-04:00Hmmm - I wrote a comment, but it be gone.
I only ...Hmmm - I wrote a comment, but it be gone.<br /><br />I only mentioned that I wondered about ELENORE being satirical.. really?<br /><br />another close, but no cigar for me<br /><br />Diana, Lady-in-Waiting for Crosswords, and for my post to postDiana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-57997758986573901202018-07-06T16:51:47.093-04:002018-07-06T16:51:47.093-04:00ELENORE was satirical? Who knew?
Once again......ELENORE was satirical? Who knew? <br /><br />Once again...very close...no cigar...good thing I quit smoking...<br /><br />Lady DiDiana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-11139569450352206342018-07-06T15:02:43.587-04:002018-07-06T15:02:43.587-04:00A surprisingly easy Friday puzzle today - I guess ...A surprisingly easy Friday puzzle today - I guess easy-medium to be accurate.<br /><br />Starting with PRECALC and ADDERLEY, I tobogganed though this, top to bottom pretty effortlessly, writing over ELLEn en route, and fighting with NIALL in the SE. We've seen NOM before, so I just waited for the cross there.<br /><br />I've rarely used the term, but "wheelhouse" would seem to apply here. I appreciated the cluing and the clean fill, and it all clicked with me. I'm glad I don't time myself, and this may have been a Friday record, but the fun in regular solving is much more rewarding.rainforestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-72178926565487078772018-07-06T13:14:07.260-04:002018-07-06T13:14:07.260-04:00ABRUPT USAGES
YOUCALLEDIT ith your SPIDEYSENSE,
t...ABRUPT USAGES<br /><br />YOUCALLEDIT ith your SPIDEYSENSE,<br />the GPA DRAMAS OFFERED ARE impeachable:<br />COUSINITT's PRECALC OPS commence<br />to make ACUTE MOPTOP's MOMENT TEACHABLE<br /><br />--- SEN. "ROTTEN" RON ADDERLYBurma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-53632244721275852822018-07-06T11:27:40.027-04:002018-07-06T11:27:40.027-04:00Hand up for ACerb--and also ACrid!--before ACUTE, ...Hand up for ACerb--and also ACrid!--before ACUTE, also for YOUnAiLEDIT instead of YOUCALLEDIT. Definitely NOT a hand up for "easy," or anything close. This baby fought me tooth and nail (ha1), kicking and screaming all the way. Thank goodness for the shoehorn that got me in: UTES/COUSINITT. The clues seem to WANT you not to solve. Life preservers? = CEREALBOXES?? I get it [groan] but really, what a clue! He likes it! Hey Mikey!<br /><br />Hand also up for the devilish SE. And here again we have NOd vs. NOM, and "informally" vs. "abbr." Let's clear this up, shall we? No one says "NOM." If NOM exists at all, it does so as an abbreviation. Be devious cluing--but be FAIR. For the second time, this gets the yellow hankie. And an ejection. NOM shall never again appear as "informally." You guys got that?<br /><br />I find no HONEYS to hang the DOD sash on; just TED, STEVE and COUSINITT. Sires aplenty but no DAMS. ELLER and ELENORE aren't real. So be it. TEACHABLEMOMENTs galore in this one. Birdie, for the triumph factor alone.spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-18270849463267873412018-07-06T11:21:49.280-04:002018-07-06T11:21:49.280-04:00Niall, really??? And a nod is an informal recognit...Niall, really??? And a nod is an informal recognition. A nom. is an abbreviation! The southeast corner should have been reworked before publishing in my humble opinion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-37801043090841129612018-07-06T10:50:25.425-04:002018-07-06T10:50:25.425-04:00Classic Rex! He proceeds to eviscerate the constru...Classic Rex! He proceeds to eviscerate the constructor and the puzzle yet ends ABRUPTly with <i>"but overall I had a good time with this one."</i> Don't you just love his little DRAMAS?<br />I found this one to be very easy for the most part up until I hit the SW corner. Everything crystallized when the light clicked on for that dreaded BMOC. I hate when that comes up. In a previous TEACHABLEMOMENT it's cost me a DNF, but not this time. My SPIDEYSENSE saved the day. There were plenty of tricky misdirects. I had yeoMEN before yesMEN before LEGMEM; chAR before SEAR; roMA before MOMA and IfSO before IFNO. That last one was key to finally getting the SW corner and the puzzle done. Overall, a decent puzzle - albeit a bit too easy for a Friday. Another misfile by Mr. Shortz? <br /><br />PS - I still don't get why 38D (ELENORE) is clued as "satirical".thefogmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870509029973778266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-66466216102408741892018-06-05T04:58:21.611-04:002018-06-05T04:58:21.611-04:00I don’t watch a ton of entertainment news but lite...I don’t watch a ton of entertainment news but literally have never heard NOM. Heard Oscar NOD lots of times but never heard or seen in print. Maybe I need more E network in my life but honestly it’s rubbish to me. joebloggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07732998343339867059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-85347490203026866812018-06-02T18:25:22.259-04:002018-06-02T18:25:22.259-04:00I give this a solid B. Uprating for Flo & Eddi...I give this a solid B. Uprating for Flo & Eddie clue. wghhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13778987934545479420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-86236437663768210652018-06-02T02:19:58.132-04:002018-06-02T02:19:58.132-04:00Saw Flo and Eddie as frontmen For frank Zappa ba...Saw Flo and Eddie as frontmen For frank Zappa band in 70s in Boston. From Zappa weirdness to “So Happy together” in a flash. Great show. Thanks to Flo fir posting<br />CABRocketScientisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06677702399974660262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-37913747971171281442018-06-02T02:08:53.384-04:002018-06-02T02:08:53.384-04:00You got pranked.You got pranked.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-65777867624219816562018-06-02T00:12:18.758-04:002018-06-02T00:12:18.758-04:00Wow, an actual Turtle sharing the backstory with u...Wow, an actual Turtle sharing the backstory with us?!!! That's pretty cool! Thanks! What's it like for you to come across references to yourself?Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15992368894754849141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-20522472798415667302018-06-01T22:51:44.858-04:002018-06-01T22:51:44.858-04:0090 day streak hit. I almost didn't finish due ...90 day streak hit. I almost didn't finish due to the SE. Went well over my average Friday time trying to find the error. IMITATING not INITATIon. Bad TYPO in ELEonRE which I just cold not see. LE??EN was totally impenetrable.<br /> Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01005537995315440769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-70500468908683368742018-06-01T20:06:01.633-04:002018-06-01T20:06:01.633-04:00Good heavens! Is the world going to start spinning...Good heavens! Is the world going to start spinning in the opposite direction? @Stuart Showalter didn't savage OFL today!<br /><br />@Lewis ... thanks for the very cool Cannonball trivia<br /><br />I was just feeling somewhat sad that the internet has so hardened me, that I can't trust my hope that @Howard Kaylan actually visited our happy little message board community. Then @kitshef & @John X go and justify my cynicism. There you people go letting facts get in the way of a good story. Never run for office.<br /><br />@Sir Hillary ... Good catch on the ADDERLEY/ELLER crossing. I was a youth when these two roamed the icy tundras of Lambeau Field and Metropolitan Stadium. I could hear John Facenda's voice as I read your comment.<br /><br />@GHarris ... I, too, looked askance at #MeToo achieving ERA status so soonsanfranman59https://www.blogger.com/profile/15118732156312301425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-5128185076845128182018-06-01T19:56:02.079-04:002018-06-01T19:56:02.079-04:00Go Giants!Go Giants!JC66https://www.blogger.com/profile/05324615675333287919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-7052583910018265642018-06-01T19:13:32.923-04:002018-06-01T19:13:32.923-04:00@Anon - Ooops! Please don't tell Ray Didinger...@Anon - Ooops! Please don't tell Ray Didinger about my goof - besides, anything before Tommy MacDonald doesn't really count.Mohair Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16502840715719161565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-79366955872970060402018-06-01T18:17:01.851-04:002018-06-01T18:17:01.851-04:00@H. Bob 11:38 a.m. Fat Mike, who is the head Gi...@H. Bob 11:38 a.m. Fat Mike, who is the head Gimme, is also the leader of the punk band NOFX and he was banned from a musical festival yesterday for opining that at least it were country fans who were massacred in Vegas last year and not punk fans. Hey, he’s a punk what do you expect ? Kind of like Roseanne. It seems that SJWs are on both ends of the spectrum. Johnny Rottennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-2208491952111841512018-06-01T18:02:55.370-04:002018-06-01T18:02:55.370-04:00Mohair, I knew you knew. Two small quibbles though...Mohair, I knew you knew. Two small quibbles though. The Birds went back to back in `48 and `49.<br />Fly Eagles fly...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-32821883034828012612018-06-01T17:22:22.772-04:002018-06-01T17:22:22.772-04:00Esis informal you. You are.Esis informal you. You are.Preferred Customerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13927933342023893607noreply@blogger.com