tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post4866714182376070530..comments2024-03-29T11:11:22.167-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Lymphocyte-producing organs / MON 6-29-20 / Annual award for architects / Pop-up store opportunity for bargain huntersRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger112125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-23923855665751286432020-08-03T20:14:58.619-04:002020-08-03T20:14:58.619-04:00Not the most festive Monday but, as @Lefty said, i...Not the most festive Monday but, as @Lefty said, it's fine. Just fine. <br /><br />Still getting B-day cards today. So a nice combo.<br /><br />Also, I'm stuck on another jigsaw puz. :-)<br /><br />Diana, Lady-in-Waiting for CrosswordsDiana, LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-33928639611472187932020-08-03T16:36:14.788-04:002020-08-03T16:36:14.788-04:00BLAH, BLAH, SEXY, BLAH, BLAH . . .
My MAINMAN sai...BLAH, BLAH, SEXY, BLAH, BLAH . . .<br /><br />My MAINMAN said that ALGORE had RESET,<br />or ELSE tried to HEDGE his OWN BESTBET,<br />he'd MERIT Vice President,<br />and despite GOOD INTENT,<br />there'd BEANO more SENATESEAT nor Tipper's TET.<br /><br />--- TINA REINER, EDITORBurma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-20176843179034360822020-08-03T15:57:53.171-04:002020-08-03T15:57:53.171-04:00I had the spelling of the name as ABSoLeM in my he...I had the spelling of the name as ABSoLeM in my head, but that's the name of the caterpillar in Alice in Wonderland. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-25139423571231499312020-08-03T15:45:26.052-04:002020-08-03T15:45:26.052-04:00Back in the day, many moons ago, when I was young,...Back in the day, many moons ago, when I was young, the long sandwiches were called poor boys, where I was from. And more specifically, steak poor boys, where they used Swiss steak, and the buns were slathered with garlic butter. That made the ensuing gas-related problem, much more burpy than farty. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-53324896532905147172020-08-03T14:08:03.191-04:002020-08-03T14:08:03.191-04:00Fine Monday with a little bite: Not the HERO but t...Fine Monday with a little bite: Not the HERO but the PRITZKER PRIZE and AL GORE's quote. leftcoasternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-64059790119950388792020-08-03T10:28:48.093-04:002020-08-03T10:28:48.093-04:00After yesterday's debacle I overstepped today....After yesterday's debacle I overstepped today. For some reason I started with 5a, waiting at 7d for BAn vs. BAr. So when the clue for 18a referenced 6 years I knew it would start with SENAT--something. I immediately saw that SENATORIAL fit, and the shaded boxes gave SEAT. Oh, cool, I thought. Maybe a tad beyond Monday for a theme, but OK, fine.<br /><br />Then I went back and did the NW, including SEXY DOD TINA Fey, and came up with MAINMAN. ??? What is this, what is a MAIN MAN MAN?<br /><br />[rain man my main man]<br /><br />So then I realized: this is it. You're just copying the shaded word in the longer one. WHY?? What's the point? This is just...stupid. I had such high hopes...oh well.<br /><br />By the time I got to PRITZKERPRIZE it was no longer a problem because of the theme, but that's a pretty obscure award for a Monday. It does enable ZYDECO, though, so there's that.<br /><br />Agree with @John Child that the lead blog was very Trumpian. "The wretch, concentered all in self..." and BTW, I don't give a damn about solving time--AND I DON'T DRINK, EITHER! So there.<br /><br />No snags other than that big ink BLOT in the NE. The RPA(S)--random play act (scene) was the only nose-wrinkler. Overall it plays like a par, but the letdown was telling. Bogey.<br /><br />spacecrafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09125304293611865503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-37362523585805709462020-06-30T23:25:45.172-04:002020-06-30T23:25:45.172-04:00Seeing the name of the constructor, can't help...Seeing the name of the constructor, can't help thinking of these guys: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tdx6lLvvRygAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-85171706781653424762020-06-29T22:50:45.722-04:002020-06-29T22:50:45.722-04:00@Whatsername (5:19) Good catch! I have won all the...@Whatsername (5:19) Good catch! I have won all the Judge-y awards as well, but tend to hide that particular light under a bushel. Sadly, humility can be such a burden to the truly gifted. Don't you agree?Art Vandelaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-88027201018880699242020-06-29T21:55:08.001-04:002020-06-29T21:55:08.001-04:00I.M.PEI won his PRITZKER PRIZE in 1983. Saturday p...I.M.PEI won his PRITZKER PRIZE in 1983. Saturday people were upset with having to know the winner of the more famous Nobel prize from literature from 1998. Go figure. I looked at the list of winners and Pei was the only one I really knew. A few rang distant bells. Pei I knew from newspapers before I started seeing him in crosswords. Pritzker I had heard of but certainly did not remember or how to spell. Other winners have crossword potential too. Frei Otto and Toyo Ito to name two.<br /><br />I made a mistake in my first post: I did not need the theme to get PRITZKER. It did help to confirm my spelling of ABSALOM. <br /><br />Speaking of COLONS the Sunday Doonesbury crossword had SEMICOLONS for an answer.<br /><br />The ALGORE clue should make Lewis's top 5.<br /><br />When I camp I have never had a GASGAUGE IN TENT.<br /><br />Despite having misread the HEDGE clue - brushes for bushes - and pondering what pun was involved to make HEDGE the answer I had one of my fastest times. I do not exactly speed solve, but when things are going in quickly I do try to step it up.albatross shellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04076278220407657633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-42141408396957780042020-06-29T21:22:15.154-04:002020-06-29T21:22:15.154-04:00Hey @Roo
No apology necessary. I was just riffing...Hey @Roo<br /><br />No apology necessary. I was just riffing onSB not accepting UGLI, either.JC66https://www.blogger.com/profile/05324615675333287919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-8282875936688678552020-06-29T21:11:31.136-04:002020-06-29T21:11:31.136-04:00@JC66
Yes, it was. But I did pre-apologize. Sorry ...@JC66<br />Yes, it was. But I did pre-apologize. Sorry again for the suggestion. <br /><br />RooRooMonsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14103892151115549684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-26302802898459359762020-06-29T21:07:53.346-04:002020-06-29T21:07:53.346-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-60032585804980794212020-06-29T21:04:34.404-04:002020-06-29T21:04:34.404-04:00Rex, you are full of crap. It is virtually impossi...Rex, you are full of crap. It is virtually impossible to read enough clues and type in the appropriate answers it under 3 minutes. I solved the puzzle, so I knew the answers, cleared it, and re-solved it with knowledge of the answers. It took over 3 minutes. Either you have a time machine or a broken clock. Either way, please return to reality. I dare you to video yourself solving a puzzle from scratch in under 3 minutes.JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11735501612904329847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-79951093784370631372020-06-29T20:22:23.257-04:002020-06-29T20:22:23.257-04:00@Frantic, I think we'd have been best friends ...@Frantic, I think we'd have been best friends in grade school. <br /><br />@Pablo, There's no doubt in my mind that you're right.Lorelei Leenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-57611280363788227072020-06-29T20:16:17.474-04:002020-06-29T20:16:17.474-04:00Hey @Roo
Your salacious suggestion was UGLI.Hey @Roo<br /><br />Your salacious suggestion was UGLI.JC66https://www.blogger.com/profile/05324615675333287919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-48540105148022887262020-06-29T19:24:39.922-04:002020-06-29T19:24:39.922-04:00@egs 5:57
**SB stuff**
Har! You're Part 2 was ...@egs 5:57<br />**SB stuff**<br />Har! You're Part 2 was great. There's a particular salacious four letter word two days ago with the letters CHMNOUT that of course wouldn't work. Sorry if it offends anyone. I've found DADBOD a few times on some. Had others written down, but now can't find them. I do think, though, that if us SBers delve deeply into such an adventure, we need a different board/blog in which to do so.<br /><br />RooMonster Just A (Often) Defeated SBerRooMonsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14103892151115549684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-90931134366097766072020-06-29T19:20:27.011-04:002020-06-29T19:20:27.011-04:00@Lorelei Lee--I've seen it suggested that a ce...@Lorelei Lee--I've seen it suggested that a certain national leader* would eat his own, steal as many of the others as he could, and deny everything. I suspect that is possible.pabloinnhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04967477079504866917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-61665645549857899172020-06-29T19:17:36.199-04:002020-06-29T19:17:36.199-04:00@Egsforbreakfast 557pm I thought your suggestion ...<br />@Egsforbreakfast 557pm I thought your suggestion for the posting of unaccepted/should-be-accepted-because-"har!" SB words was a stroke of genius...until I realized that we could run rampant with the countless ideas and eventually drive everyone on this blog nuts. They've already compromised with the "alert policy" and we'd best not push our luck, methinks.<br />Now...if you'd (or anyone) would like to start a SB blog...I'd join!<br />Not sure that's an incentive, but whatever.🤷♀️<br />***SB ALERT***noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-50076446854476827012020-06-29T19:10:20.143-04:002020-06-29T19:10:20.143-04:00First-time SB-er, and I got a QB! Yay me!
I can ...First-time SB-er, and I got a QB! Yay me! <br /><br />I can see how this might be addictive... <br />TTrimblenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-13408566343241324872020-06-29T19:10:18.864-04:002020-06-29T19:10:18.864-04:00@Lorelei Lee 633pm Great minds. I figured I woul...@Lorelei Lee 633pm Great minds. I figured I would bargain for all 3 marshmallows (or more likely, some kind of chocolate because marshmallows...meh) by questioning why I couldn't have all 3 if I waited. Conversely, I probably would have just eaten all 3 and said something like "so sue me" upon the adult's return. Maybe not at age 3, but <i>definitely</i> by 5. 🤡Frantic Slothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614296873700797321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-66871563789124752482020-06-29T19:03:45.788-04:002020-06-29T19:03:45.788-04:00****BS ALERT****
The "Polygraph flunker"...****BS ALERT****<br /><br />The "Polygraph flunker" clue for 12 Down LIAR perpetuates the mistaken belief that the polygraph is a "lie detector". It measures changes in several physiological functions related to emotions---breathing, blood pressure, pulse rate and skin conductance---which might or might not change when the one being tested is deceptive. While a practiced liar might easily pass the test, an innocent person might show emotional changes to the test situation or questions and fail. That's why polygraph results usually are not admissible as evidence in a court of law, unless both parties agree.Anoa Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16185183023273883700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-8869576295371507382020-06-29T18:33:05.756-04:002020-06-29T18:33:05.756-04:00@Richardf8, I've always thought that if I'...@Richardf8, I've always thought that if I'd been part of that experiment, I would've eaten my marshmallow immediately and tried to talk one of the savers into giving up their's. So, there's that too. Lorelei Leenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-63021695704251766732020-06-29T18:31:57.129-04:002020-06-29T18:31:57.129-04:00So what you’re saying is get the app, solve ‘em at...So what you’re saying is get the app, solve ‘em at night, and don’t worry about what might fail the breakfast test?Richardf8https://www.blogger.com/profile/17529101042863259910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-80303115255850127112020-06-29T18:29:10.558-04:002020-06-29T18:29:10.558-04:00Actually, the correct spelling is אבשלום, anything...Actually, the correct spelling is אבשלום, anything is a guess, so I just rely on Dryden’s spelling in Absalom and Achitophel. It hasn’t failed me yet. Richardf8https://www.blogger.com/profile/17529101042863259910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-80422899937737699832020-06-29T18:22:28.999-04:002020-06-29T18:22:28.999-04:00I think today's critique of the puzzle was ver...I think today's critique of the puzzle was very revealing as to what is really important for Rex in a puzzle.bauskernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15979676241424709077noreply@blogger.com