tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post4919545340102787143..comments2024-03-29T09:48:31.305-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Architectural pier — SUNDAY, Aug. 30 2009 — 1991 Tony winner Daisy / Worthless roadster / Music in Mysore / Maker of Fosamax and ZocorRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger114125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-17718908827145850862009-09-15T02:08:18.810-04:002009-09-15T02:08:18.810-04:00Count me in with the folks who didn't much lik...Count me in with the folks who didn't much like this puzzle. Basically, the juice wasn't worth the squeeze.<br /><br />@rp: Love the picture! My guess is it was his birthday and he is just so happy with all his gifts around him. Those may even be chocolate cake crumbs on the placemat in front of him....shrub5https://www.blogger.com/profile/09466867716773759568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-8576890641749920792009-09-09T09:34:51.028-04:002009-09-09T09:34:51.028-04:00@ Bob Kerfuffle - Thank you! This sure is a "...@ Bob Kerfuffle - Thank you! This sure is a "duh" moment, particulalry since I've come across this clue or similar ones before with the mysterious (to me) OTB answer. Sheesh! :-/gourmandehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00197533054698150360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-9404200705215323562009-09-09T08:29:24.235-04:002009-09-09T08:29:24.235-04:00The theme in this one left me cross-eyed!
Clue 1 ...The theme in this one left me cross-eyed!<br /><br />Clue 1 across should have just said "Singer Lambert", or just "runner-up on..." Much too easy for this Idol fan.BKWestbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12137236300854395541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-90500832121883475632009-09-08T17:33:03.421-04:002009-09-08T17:33:03.421-04:00@gourmande - 94 A, Where some people get tips : O...@gourmande - 94 A, Where some people get tips : OTB (Off Track Betting parlor - either they get tips on horses, or they have their hair highlighted?)Bob Kerfufflehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02615811802419025933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-75556083713906488932009-09-08T15:49:28.139-04:002009-09-08T15:49:28.139-04:00It took a while to get going but once the theme an...It took a while to get going but once the theme answers came everything else began falling into place. Still don't understand "OTB" (94A) ?!? :(gourmandehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00197533054698150360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-82971520460105658522009-09-07T23:54:27.389-04:002009-09-07T23:54:27.389-04:00My boyfriend and i laughed when we realized where ...My boyfriend and i laughed when we realized where we'd seen that Paul Anka clip. The MST3K'd version of "Girls Town" (also featuring Mamie van Doren and Mel Tormé!). Well worth a watch.<br /><br />Wanted to enjoy this puzzle a little more than i did, but i do love the ones that make me think. We initially headed over here because of the "ETO/OTB" crossing, although i was also a bit confused over "Is it i". Thanks for all the help!silvergirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16938830076016638504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-23650267887102904922009-09-07T19:33:33.072-04:002009-09-07T19:33:33.072-04:00My husband dragged me to the horse track yesterday...My husband dragged me to the horse track yesterday, so I brought this puzzle with me to pass the time. I struggled through it all day long, but I can proudly say that it was my second perfect fill for a Sunday puzzle. <br /><br />My brain hurt trying to figure out the theme answers, and I got "eats shoots and leaves" despite thinking the clue had to do with a mysterious woman named Amanda.<br /><br />I got a chuckle over the "Dies Irae" clue. I'm embarrassed to admit that I never knew what it was: I just always knew that if the clue was "Dies __" the answer was Irae and vice versa.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-16567208893237509512009-09-04T05:20:25.926-04:002009-09-04T05:20:25.926-04:00I just finished this puzzle, way too late. Have to...I just finished this puzzle, way too late. Have to say I didn't love it at all - felt like there were too many abbreviations and too mcuh crosswordese.<br /><br />That said, I don't get Rex's comment about WORTHLESS ROADSTER and the contention that all the other clues are versions of common words or phrases. How is "WHAT A PANDA DOES IN LEISURELY FASHION" a common word or phrase? Unless bamboo forests are a feature of the Parker household. In the whole puzzle, the theme answers actually describe the clues in a cryptic style, hence: "Lemon. Drop cookies (OREO)". "Eats shoots. And (PLUS) leaves." "Spare. No expense (FEE)." All make sense equally to me. Still hated the puzzle though, except for the theme.Darylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04496381028501467886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-12571035873582305622009-09-03T12:32:58.415-04:002009-09-03T12:32:58.415-04:00@Puffin
ahhhh...Thank you, I forgot about that... ...@Puffin<br />ahhhh...Thank you, I forgot about that... it's been years since I heard a PC referred to as an "IBM clone"... a bit archaic, since no one actually "clones" PCs in that manner anymore... (Putting on thick nerd glasses) IBM thought their BIOS chip wouds make PCs proprietary,ala Apple, but since everything else was made from available parts, all someone had to do was create their own BIOS chip, and voila... as I recall, it took Compaq about 6 months to create a "clean room" version... since IBM thought they had the hardware market cornered, they allowed Microsoft to license the OS (whoops!), even though MS had only planned to license programming languages... worst business move ever...Citizen Mundanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06078144618528094145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-79737439845900803012009-09-03T03:10:12.031-04:002009-09-03T03:10:12.031-04:00@Citizen Mundane
The clue doesn't refer to th...@Citizen Mundane<br /><br />The clue doesn't refer to the kind of clones you make with Norton Ghost or other software like that. It refers to a term, no longer used very much, for any PC that was similar to the one that IBM made, based on an Intel x86. Those were called "clones", in distinction the computers made by Apple, which were based on a Motorola chip and no manufacturer was licensed to make one that would run Apple's OS.Puffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13318528641128862639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-53399695019050945142009-09-03T01:59:08.970-04:002009-09-03T01:59:08.970-04:00Just curious... as an IT pro, I understand the con...Just curious... as an IT pro, I understand the concept of cloning computers, aka PCs, but that didn't seem to trip anyone up... the crosses were fairly easy, so i understand why it wasn't a problem, but I'm just curious how many non IT people actually got that... i thought that the term "cloning", at least in terms of computers, would be fairly obscure to non-IT people...Citizen Mundanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06078144618528094145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-18136366032268609332009-09-01T23:42:59.390-04:002009-09-01T23:42:59.390-04:00Just finished the puzzle. Couldn't do it this ...Just finished the puzzle. Couldn't do it this weekend since the kids had to be dropped off at college. Initially hated it and couldn't get the theme until I filled out the panda answer. Worthless roadster was a terrible clue but otherwise enjoyable. Easily my favorite Sunday puzzle in quite some time.Altonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09291867697202868416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-24699484440317156462009-09-01T22:56:02.691-04:002009-09-01T22:56:02.691-04:00Thanks Bob!Thanks Bob!Puffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13318528641128862639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-33040634217513228532009-09-01T19:06:21.970-04:002009-09-01T19:06:21.970-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.nurturinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02035395856164817422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-89957212980331683002009-09-01T06:41:13.014-04:002009-09-01T06:41:13.014-04:00Moscow, IdahoMoscow, IdahoBob Kerfufflehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02615811802419025933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-12494502346626375512009-09-01T04:03:49.629-04:002009-09-01T04:03:49.629-04:00Can someone explain why "IDA" is the ans...Can someone explain why "IDA" is the answer for Moscow's home? I have Googled it (along with keywords such as RUSSIA and MOSCOW) but I still can't make any sense of itPuffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13318528641128862639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-31301287583106299912009-08-31T20:58:51.481-04:002009-08-31T20:58:51.481-04:00@andrea sassy michaels: "biblicly" looks...@andrea sassy michaels: "biblicly" looks wrong because it's not a word. I assume you mean "biblically".pochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08861361305246858918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-79722965530729796502009-08-31T20:56:52.402-04:002009-08-31T20:56:52.402-04:00A little late on this one, since I just did the pu...A little late on this one, since I just did the puzzle today, but you do indeed thread a maze. This is a reference to the Minotaur myth -- Ariadne gives Theseus a thread to unwind through the Labyrinth which he uses to kill the minotaur.Marknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-71990739063648361142009-08-31T20:37:16.839-04:002009-08-31T20:37:16.839-04:00PRAIS-WO-THY!!!!!!!
(kudos, without "hesitat...PRAIS-WO-THY!!!!!!!<br /><br />(kudos, without "hesitation")<br /><br />Very cool. Normally I take Sundays off except when a friend has made the puzzle, and this was fabulous...<br /><br />As for cluing ADAM Idol-wise (Eidelweis?) instead of biblicly <br />(Wow does that word look weird) that was a clear shout out to our beloved PuzzleGirl<br />(thanks for the tweets, sweet!)<br />AND probably more people have watched "American Idol" than have read Genesis...(or seen Genesis in concert!)<br />just sayin'...<br /><br />As for having both constructors' names fit on a daily puzzle, Ashish will have to try me out instead!<br /><br />Yes, what the heck IS ALEATORY??? How do you use it 'zactly?<br /><br />@Rex<br />where is that little boy now???!<br /><br />@Ashish<br />XOX! <br />(That's two kisses and a hug...as well as one among my MANY attempts to answer the tic-tac-toe clue!)andrea sassy michaelsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-76884127946381589552009-08-31T19:29:15.638-04:002009-08-31T19:29:15.638-04:00I thought immediately of CUT as a "take"...I thought immediately of CUT as a "take" in filmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-86241173185505764582009-08-31T11:43:01.324-04:002009-08-31T11:43:01.324-04:00Fantastic puzzle, one of the best Sundays this yea...Fantastic puzzle, one of the best Sundays this year IMHO> <br /><br />@Rex: that looks like Christmas morning in California.... What a great photograph.machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-74901856975314692382009-08-31T09:21:43.011-04:002009-08-31T09:21:43.011-04:00Just a great, great puzzle. What was odd was that...Just a great, great puzzle. What was odd was that even though I encouraged Ashish to finish the puzzle, I still had a miserably hard time trying to solve the frigging thing. A+ with honors.Brendan Emmett Quigleyhttp://www.brendanquigley.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-27331880430098582892009-08-30T21:56:09.636-04:002009-08-30T21:56:09.636-04:00Rex, I just wanted to say that the picture of your...Rex, I just wanted to say that the picture of your friend made me smile.<br />It's an American Classic!!!foodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13052189131129098616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-64079593981762111022009-08-30T21:14:32.421-04:002009-08-30T21:14:32.421-04:00Clever theme but the majority of solvers are not g...Clever theme but the majority of solvers are not going to understand it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-42472226326761314102009-08-30T21:08:27.467-04:002009-08-30T21:08:27.467-04:00I liked it. Classical training comes in useful for...I liked it. Classical training comes in useful for once (Dies irae, if classical is what I mean).<br />A boat on the Seine, a French river par excellence, is a bateau mouche, which fit, so I proudly put in MOUCHE. As you say, Rex, any French boat is a bateau.Joe in Montrealnoreply@blogger.com