tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post5017151735821551832..comments2024-03-29T11:11:22.167-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Lizzo title lyric repeated three times before make a girl go crazy / SAT 3-6-21 / British pop star who sang 2012's R.I.P. / Removes from the mound in baseball lingo / Main ingredient in curry dish kosha mangsho / What curly brackets denote in mathematicsRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger120125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-61302124372027677462021-04-10T16:36:41.485-04:002021-04-10T16:36:41.485-04:00A bunch of trivia I didn't know. So...no fun ...A bunch of trivia I didn't know. So...no fun for me.<br /><br />Lady DiDiana, LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-84174604690668121112021-04-10T16:16:01.028-04:002021-04-10T16:16:01.028-04:00So, are we all happy with the PPP ratio?So, are we all happy with the PPP ratio?leftcoasternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-40982262084969680992021-04-10T13:27:31.091-04:002021-04-10T13:27:31.091-04:00Well, BOYS and girls, THERE was a good puz. I fini...Well, BOYS and girls, THERE was a good puz. I finished in the W with the write over of enSURES under the GLOMS area.<br /><br />Lizzo spent a few years in the Twin Cities after coming from Detroit and then moving on to the West Coast. A certain radio station here still likes to claim her as one of us. Sorry, I just don't see the TALENT. That hollerin' ain't no OPERASOLO. Gimme some STEELY Dan any DAY.<br /><br />The fully spelled out CAROLALT a definite yeah baby, even with that wandering eye thing. I think she WED a hockey player.<br /><br />Good puz, no JOKE.rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-65536484860237360032021-04-10T13:08:39.269-04:002021-04-10T13:08:39.269-04:00ODD DRIP
CAROL'S HIDDENTALENTS ASSURE our ROU...ODD DRIP<br /><br />CAROL'S HIDDENTALENTS ASSURE our ROUTINES work:<br />DATA DAY'S in balance, though I'MSUCHAJERK.<br /><br />--- BRENT PETTYBurma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-81902969668070411632021-04-10T11:13:26.972-04:002021-04-10T11:13:26.972-04:00A fine, tough Saturday offering. Even with twin gi...A fine, tough Saturday offering. Even with twin gimmes DATA and BRENT, it wasn't easy getting into it. I actually started with ARID/MENDS/METAT. Mars is big enough to hold lots of water and still be mostly ARID on the surface. With all that CO2 in the atmosphere, it seems ripe for terraforming. I'm excited.<br /><br />After getting HIDDENTALENTS, DISBAR and CABLECAR, I was staring at ____LAL_ for the supermodel. Right away I thought of co-DOD CAROLALT, but thought she was mainly an actress. Was somewhat surprised when she turned out to be the answer. The other one, RITAORA, I did not know, but a post-solve Google fixed that.<br /><br />I can almost see the constructor wincing as he put in THECOLTS, but what was there to do? (Another reason I'll never join the ranks.) The rest of it was great stuff, with a definite sci-fi mini-theme--right up my alley. Plus, plenty of meat on the bones. Not sure 38a is worth an entire downgrade, so: eagle.spacecrafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09125304293611865503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-36190007129387274452021-04-10T10:36:38.477-04:002021-04-10T10:36:38.477-04:00Not bad, but a bit heavy on the PPP. Rex rates it ...Not bad, but a bit heavy on the PPP. Rex rates it as medium in difficulty which is about right for these days. But if you explore the NYT crossword archive and solve puzzles from the past (15 years ago e.g.) you may find that the puzzles were much more difficult to solve than they are nowadays.thefogmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870509029973778266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-69481258100738707252021-03-07T14:44:30.697-05:002021-03-07T14:44:30.697-05:00The canals (if there are any) are still dry... The canals (if there are any) are still dry... Axelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12696162228130982565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-38009536674180891312021-03-07T06:37:38.083-05:002021-03-07T06:37:38.083-05:00Um, which parts of Mars AREN’T ‘arid’? 31D Like mo...Um, which parts of Mars AREN’T ‘arid’? 31D Like most of Mars. JBHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07540329974526193551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-59316186498797376722021-03-06T22:59:06.732-05:002021-03-06T22:59:06.732-05:00Great week!! Such good puzzles and such creativity...Great week!! Such good puzzles and such creativity. Today was the cherry on top of my hot fudge! In spite of the double reference but they tell you nothing clues (or as @Frantic says”loony loos). This was not as easy for me as others and that’s just fine. It’s Saturday! CDilly52https://www.blogger.com/profile/07727001753847073030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-72836291086865929352021-03-06T22:49:35.998-05:002021-03-06T22:49:35.998-05:00That took all day, between many other things. Snow...That took all day, between many other things. Snow pea vs snap pea held me back for a long time.Charliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05531504258329489375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-30971790105664188562021-03-06T21:11:57.674-05:002021-03-06T21:11:57.674-05:00@crimson and @gill -- Thank you for your kind word...@crimson and @gill -- Thank you for your kind words!Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09709142959535977331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-15421658633794103602021-03-06T21:09:18.374-05:002021-03-06T21:09:18.374-05:00@flinque 8:55: I was always told I'm being obt...@flinque 8:55: I was always told I'm being obtuse if I can't figure out an opaque clue.Enialehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15471368256290205583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-14820374397411570002021-03-06T20:10:39.393-05:002021-03-06T20:10:39.393-05:00@Lewis...I FINALLY got to your Washington Post cro...@Lewis...I FINALLY got to your Washington Post crossword. BRAVO...1D gave me the smile and the little salivating I needed. Kudos, amigo.GILL I.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05605766053820226324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-82165626552940939782021-03-06T19:44:06.532-05:002021-03-06T19:44:06.532-05:00Yes, Lewis: many thanks for your your construct. F...Yes, Lewis: many thanks for your your construct. Found it crunchy-enough, but not beyond pedestrian solver such as moi...and for link thereto.<br />Good work. I continue to be awed by constructors such as thee.Crimson Devilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03665174292516725433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-34272632017575053662021-03-06T19:00:21.896-05:002021-03-06T19:00:21.896-05:00One of my favorite columns to date, I enjoyed hear...One of my favorite columns to date, I enjoyed hearing Rex's wrong answers. Drymop, indeed. I checked it mainly to figure out Lash as a target of curling. I was fixated on curling, the sport. Hoo boy.Deb Sweeneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01319285484093166263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-22273215742574180662021-03-06T16:57:00.313-05:002021-03-06T16:57:00.313-05:00Ugh this Rita Ora music. Why why why did I click i...Ugh this Rita Ora music. Why why why did I click it? Why why why so people like this sound? Bring back the Who.Laylanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-9632278650461938972021-03-06T16:39:20.432-05:002021-03-06T16:39:20.432-05:00@Hungry Mother: Well, on that question about wheth...@Hungry Mother: Well, on that question about whether constructioneers Google all them names…<br />When M&A constructs, he probably has to check on about half of em. Sometimes becuz I don't know the name at all, and sometimes just to make sure I've got the spellin right.<br /><br />Sooo … When it comes to "research by the solver" … I've never felt too bad about usin Google to look up an occasional weird name durin a solvequest -- I figure even the constructioneer had to look some of em up. Fair's fair.<br /><br />M&A Help Desk<br /><br />Masked and Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16346263641338670679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-20351749947711665862021-03-06T16:38:12.636-05:002021-03-06T16:38:12.636-05:00Mum's the word, everyone, please. And who kno...Mum's the word, everyone, please. And who knows -- maybe Rex will be on safari :) Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16737377749030219974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-20362157799717897412021-03-06T16:30:28.354-05:002021-03-06T16:30:28.354-05:00NASA says liquid water (I checked because my lower...NASA says liquid water (I checked because my lower brain stem memory perked up)<br />"We found the hydrated salts only when the seasonal features were widest, which suggests that either the dark streaks themselves or a process that forms them is the source of the hydration. In either case, the detection of hydrated salts on these slopes means that water plays a vital role in the formation of these streaks,"<br />here: https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-confirms-evidence-that-liquid-water-flows-on-today-s-mars<br /><br />later,<br />"Two years ago, planetary scientists reported the discovery of a large saltwater lake under the ice at Mars’s south pole, a finding that was met with excitement and some scepticism. Now, researchers have confirmed the presence of that lake — and found three more."<br />here: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02751-1<br /><br />so, yeah 'mostly arid'<br /><br />even Earthly deserts get occasional rain. even the Atacama, site of Bond and the Atacama Cosmology Telescope .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-67422226966372759732021-03-06T16:29:23.394-05:002021-03-06T16:29:23.394-05:00Fairbanks girl here kept wanting "rink" ...Fairbanks girl here kept wanting "rink" or "ring" or something to do with ice when it came to curling targets. Other than that section, which completely stumped me, the rest of the puzzle put up a fine fight and I enjoyed it very much.Cassieopiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12656341974633440703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-15782448664219969852021-03-06T15:56:12.289-05:002021-03-06T15:56:12.289-05:00@Frantic Sloth 2:05 PM
Yup, wore many hats in my ...@Frantic Sloth 2:05 PM<br /><br />Yup, wore many hats in my curling experience. And, that could have been yours truly hollering out the encouragement to hurry hard on the brooms, especially if the thrower had missed the "target".<br /><br />@A (2:19 PM) ~ yw :)<br /><br />Check <a href="https://www.medici.tv/en/concerts/maria-callas-in-paris/" rel="nofollow">here</a> for more program info. <br />___<br /><br />@jae<br /><br />Thx, again, for the Freestyle 587; success! :) BTW, your SB List suggestion has stood me in good stead so many times, today being no exception. I study it each morning before embarking on the puzzle. Ty :)<br />___<br /><br /><br /><br />td 0<br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_DxNpW1kHQ" rel="nofollow">Peace ~</a> Empathy ~ Kindness to all 🕊bocamphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02524629632075020985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-73632124759191459122021-03-06T15:55:11.619-05:002021-03-06T15:55:11.619-05:00BEDIZEN!?!? Asked like Gene Wilder asks "Sed-...BEDIZEN!?!? Asked like Gene Wilder asks "Sed-i-give!?!?" in Young Frankenstein. I knew it had to be yet couldn't be about some resident of Mattressville, so, unlike @Nancy, I succumbed to temptation and peeked. My sentences shall henceforth be adorned with BEDIZEN.bertorayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07968285190093714300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-76052339150556161792021-03-06T15:13:16.658-05:002021-03-06T15:13:16.658-05:00Cool puzzle!Cool puzzle!TwoFlechhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05349630189018175893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-69474704882510165292021-03-06T15:12:54.905-05:002021-03-06T15:12:54.905-05:00Question for constructors: do you have to know the...Question for constructors: do you have to know the names in advance of building the puzzle, or do you Google them? Hungry Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13465905817770134952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-6091518009468733432021-03-06T15:05:01.385-05:002021-03-06T15:05:01.385-05:00Such a drag dealing with all of the unknown names....Such a drag dealing with all of the unknown names. Makes PETTY all of the good wordplay.Hungry Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13465905817770134952noreply@blogger.com