tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post5125818290875947314..comments2024-03-28T04:40:27.172-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: 1/100th of Polish zloty / WED 11-8-17 / Domain of Pan in Greek myth / Actor George with over 10 million Facebook followers / Classical music style whose name means new artRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger114125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-51863765682298057002018-01-29T12:50:34.404-05:002018-01-29T12:50:34.404-05:00Doing some old puzzles
US Women's Open is NOT...Doing some old puzzles<br /><br />US Women's Open is NOT a part of the LPGA Tour, it is a USGA event LPGA Tour pros may compete in, but must qualify<br /><br />KNEEPAD? Noxyzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08287781952915413013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-29916780338396873962017-12-13T19:50:36.243-05:002017-12-13T19:50:36.243-05:00Thank you @Rondo ! Thank you @Rondo ! Wooody2004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-30040794739933406452017-12-13T18:52:36.187-05:002017-12-13T18:52:36.187-05:00Romantic
Enraged
Depressed
Bored
Lethargic
Unhapp...<b>R</b>omantic<br /><b>E</b>nraged<br /><b>D</b>epressed<br /><br /><b>B</b>ored<br /><b>L</b>ethargic<br /><b>U</b>nhappy<br /><b>E</b>latedthefogmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870509029973778266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-50524788335731372182017-12-13T17:54:25.097-05:002017-12-13T17:54:25.097-05:00@Woody
CONGrats
DEPrivers
"So have I told ...@Woody<br /><br />CONGrats<br />DEPrivers<br /><br /><br />"So have I told you about my Model 9000 . . ."<br />"And my Model 900 . . ."<br />"And my Model 9-3 convertible . . ."<br />"Bought them all at auction . . ."rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-1768771776654320832017-12-13T17:32:21.907-05:002017-12-13T17:32:21.907-05:00
Personnel
Executable
Document
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Lost ...<br />Personnel <br />Executable <br />Document <br />Obsolete <br /><br />Lost In Alabama <br /><br />Can someone please explain Nancy’s 12:49 PM post and Mathgent’s 6:07 PM post? I have brain ENTROPY. Wooody2004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-70799092944342549032017-12-13T15:09:44.042-05:002017-12-13T15:09:44.042-05:00On the easy side of medium today, getting crunchie...On the easy side of medium today, getting crunchier moving down toward BLT.<br /><br />Theme was pretty transparent, made up of give-aways while throwing in BELMONT and ONEDOWN to boot, thank you.<br /><br />PAROLEE didn't sound right for "Joint release", but there it was, and the GROSZ needed the G in TANGY cross instead of the first thought TAsTY and TArtY.<br /><br />Is the "terse" DONTBE a sincere response to "I'm sorry" or a tart brush-off?<br /><br />Had some fun with this. Thanks, Joel and Sam.leftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-36263288339203624002017-12-13T15:06:47.869-05:002017-12-13T15:06:47.869-05:00Mrs. TheFogMan informed me the laundry basin was p...Mrs. TheFogMan informed me the laundry basin was plugged and the dishwater was backing up into it. She said: DONTBE INERT. This is what HUSBANDS are for. I deduced it had all the MARKINGS of a grease clog. So I LEADOFF to the basement with a plunger and a set of KNEEPADs. But the plunger was ineffective. It was real BAD. I was becoming a CRIER, a DRINKER and falling into a state of ENTROPY. Was this the ENDOR what? Would I need to call a plumber at Xmas time, YESORNO? I had no YEN for that! I had one WMD left in my toolbox. The drain snake - an OLDIE but a goodie. My trusty snake RANAMOK down the gooseneck and along six feet of drain pipe until PLOP!!! Yes MATES. YOUBET it feels good to hear that sound! The sludge was GROSZ and made me go EWE. But I ain't GHANA need to call the plumber after all.thefogmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870509029973778266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-73286645699439170342017-12-13T15:05:49.826-05:002017-12-13T15:05:49.826-05:00Hmm, @Longbeach - maybe I could just casually post...Hmm, @Longbeach - maybe I could just casually post the table on a wall nearby and then happen to glance over at it when these periodic clues come along - la, la, la, la. Then there's alpha, beta, gamma, delta...<br /><br />Lady DiDiana, LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-50528850679192228142017-12-13T14:38:54.498-05:002017-12-13T14:38:54.498-05:00Har. I dropped Pimlico into 1D and was off. Not,...Har. I dropped Pimlico into 1D and was off. Not, as it turned out. I kept thinking "Churchill Downs", "Belmont Park", and ... Needless to say, that start slowed me down by several nanoseconds. <br /><br />Once I settled down and got APOSTATES, things went relatively swimmingly and I ended up liking the funky theme. I've been trying to think of a comment which uses the theme pattern, but it is hard! In fact, I give up.<br /><br />Not counting Pimlico and stumbling over KABUL, this was a fairly easy puzzle which used some nifty clues and a creative theme to keep up the interest.rainforestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-58316744828080961112017-12-13T13:04:17.559-05:002017-12-13T13:04:17.559-05:00Diana, if you really need to memorize the periodic...Diana, if you really need to memorize the periodic table, go for it. As for me, I'll cheat as a saner alternativeLongbeachleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10945278798020339134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-3043407802543708572017-12-13T12:02:25.481-05:002017-12-13T12:02:25.481-05:00AMORE GROSZ ERA
Your MATE’S a big DRINKER, ‘KOS h...AMORE GROSZ ERA<br /><br />Your MATE’S a big DRINKER, ‘KOS he RANAMOK, <br />when he tosses ONEDOWN, YOUBET he FEELS like a louse.<br />He asks, “YESORNO, ARE EWE GHANA (pluck)?”<br />DON’TBE surprised at my POINT, your HUSBAND’S a SOUSE.<br /><br />--- KIM GRENDEL BELMONT<br />Burma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-79785816981991037922017-12-13T11:40:45.900-05:002017-12-13T11:40:45.900-05:00Got Naticked at the XENON/GROSZ/AMENRA area. I me...Got Naticked at the XENON/GROSZ/AMENRA area. I mean, GROSZ?? Part of a zloty? Right.<br /><br />And what did I say yesterday about memorizing the periodic table? Should listen to my own advice. <br /><br />The theme made the rest of the puzzle flow fairly easily. Had "tarty" before TANGY for a while - didn't seem right...<br /><br />Mr. W was a lifeguard in his younger days. Once, we were at a hot springs, just lolling around. A little girl started to splither about and show signs of distress, and in a split second Mr. W had her out of the water and into the safety of her dad's arms. Pure instinct on his part. Fortunately, no CPR required.<br /><br />Off to read more comments.<br /><br />Diana, Lady-in-Waiting for CrosswordsDiana, LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-18888057538773787792017-12-13T11:28:38.680-05:002017-12-13T11:28:38.680-05:00Unlike Rex, DADROCK was a gimme for me. And I'...Unlike Rex, DADROCK was a gimme for me. And I'm surprised by his DIATRIBE against it since it has appeared in previous NYT puzzles. So why the rant? I didn't have too much trouble solving this one with the exception of the NE corner and the area surrounding TANGY. My one error was a spelling mistake. I had RAsORS instead of RAZORS. How GROSZ is that? I had COPpeR before COPCAR, RANsack before RANAMOK, assSURE before ENSURE and NOtGAY before NONGAY. I thought the cluing was rather clever. The theme, once discovered, provided an <i>aha!</i> moment which added to the enjoyment and made it easier to solve from that point on.<br /><br />Can we all agree after last night's senatorial election that Alabama is now an APO-STATE?thefogmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870509029973778266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-60604087620807415392017-12-13T10:46:09.993-05:002017-12-13T10:46:09.993-05:00I love a surprise. Challenging?? I killed this bab...I love a surprise. Challenging?? I killed this baby! Sorry now that I didn't time this (I never do), but it sure seemed over in a hurry.<br /><br />Right away in the NW I have 3 KINGS--but "THREE" won't go. What else? BAD/BELMONT starts it with an M. M__KINGS. I look at the clue again and there it is: the names printed one over the other like the constructors are elbowing me in the ribs--"Here, see? Acronyms!"<br /><br />From then on it was sailing under a CLEARSKY. None of the fill gave me trouble. I never heard of DADROCK, but it's easy to envision the term. Actually, it's my son who's the Steely Dan fan--but I like them too. And I'm a hard Dire Straits fan; I think Mark Knopfler is easily one of the top 5 best guitarists ever.<br /><br />As to DOD, I refuse to name the obvious 54-down. The candidates are all a famous person's daughter: Amber Tamblyn who was Joan of ARCADIA (a series, BTW, that was canceled WAY too soon), Katharine ROSS, and KIM. I'm going with ROSS. And a NICEDAY birdie on the mis-clued LPGATOUR.spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-43778230928837843732017-12-13T10:22:18.938-05:002017-12-13T10:22:18.938-05:00What @anon 1:10 said about the LPGATOUR. As a USGA...What @anon 1:10 said about the LPGATOUR. As a USGA member I know that we host it and LPGATOUR members play in it, but so do USGA amateurs and other qualifiers that are not on the LPGATOUR. So the clue is inaccurate, if not wrong. I may have previously mentioned that 10 years ago or so I spent a night with a LPGATOUR member (who had missed the cut after Friday’s round). Turns out she was a real DRINKER. Yeah baby!<br /><br />Got the gimmick right away up top with MARKINGS, so the others FELL into place with not much problem. No w/os so it must not have been too tough, though it also took me more than 5 minutes.<br /><br />@Michael, it’s OK to be NONGAY, don’t look sideways at it. Am not offended by *ageism* in the DADROCK thing. Recently heard Steely Dan referred to as yachtROCK. <br /><br />Am not at a place where I can call KIM Kardashian a yeah baby. FEELS wrong.<br /><br />Given a YESORNO vote on this puz, I would say YES. Have a NICEDAY!<br />rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-16500898884990605452017-11-09T13:10:44.170-05:002017-11-09T13:10:44.170-05:00To get golf nerdy, the Women's U.S. Open is a ...To get golf nerdy, the Women's U.S. Open is a USGA event, not run by the LPGA. Sure LPGA players compete in it, but their tour does not host or sponsor it.<br /><br />It's a sticking point on the men's side that the four major tournaments are run by entities distinctly NOT the PGA Tour. The final major, the PGA Championship is run the the PGA of America which the PGA Tour (separate org.) split from decades ago.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-10179102037450519752017-11-08T22:51:09.134-05:002017-11-08T22:51:09.134-05:00Rex thinks too many puzzles are Atlanta, Trenton, ...Rex thinks too many puzzles are Atlanta, Trenton, Richmond, Odessa.JamiePhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18103886766729987382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-2128953287030307832017-11-08T21:59:24.535-05:002017-11-08T21:59:24.535-05:00@Nancy 8:20 -- Yours stumped me the longest of all...@Nancy 8:20 -- Yours stumped me the longest of all of them -- good work!Joe Dipintohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07922691457886440325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-37746028141206259032017-11-08T21:18:23.513-05:002017-11-08T21:18:23.513-05:00Thanks @Lewis. I've been "Out to Lunch&qu...Thanks @Lewis. I've been "Out to Lunch" all day.Hartley70https://www.blogger.com/profile/00557118655188472450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-38749077221996092182017-11-08T21:18:03.763-05:002017-11-08T21:18:03.763-05:00I grew up listening to what has become DAD ROCK an...I grew up listening to what has become DAD ROCK and most of it features good musicians and production, and personality. Fagin's voice and intonation are distinctive, as are Mark Knopfler's guitar riffs. The problem, some guys never move past an era. I loved the Eagles, but Hotel California, again? I listen to much new music and eclectic mixes, but not a lot of Pop. Also, rediscovering artists and recordings. DADs can handle being labeled. Larry Gilstraphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15493069947477383208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-84789630283435021602017-11-08T21:11:34.857-05:002017-11-08T21:11:34.857-05:00Anonymous 7:07 PM, Oh man, mea culpa, head slap, d...Anonymous 7:07 PM, Oh man, mea culpa, head slap, duh, etc. What was I thinking? Simple answer, I wasn't. Thanks for the heads up and for correcting ever so politely.Hartley70https://www.blogger.com/profile/00557118655188472450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-1374658291008416582017-11-08T20:20:46.960-05:002017-11-08T20:20:46.960-05:00It took me a while, @JoeDipinto (4:55), but I fina...It took me a while, @JoeDipinto (4:55), but I finally figured it out. Terrific!Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16737377749030219974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-59952394286284520982017-11-08T20:04:02.154-05:002017-11-08T20:04:02.154-05:00You win best comment of the day. You win best comment of the day. abalani500https://www.blogger.com/profile/02063714453680437088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-37999750359678212622017-11-08T19:07:40.479-05:002017-11-08T19:07:40.479-05:00"piqued your interest"
not "peake..."piqued your interest" <br /><br />not "peaked your interest"<br /><br />Although I've noticed on this blog there is a movement to abandon spelling and grammar and the like.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-86990177108655893322017-11-08T18:34:19.224-05:002017-11-08T18:34:19.224-05:00@Anonymous 9:55 AM your explanation is much appr...@Anonymous 9:55 AM your explanation is much appreciated... the technology (smart phones) as well as posting on a blog is quite new to me... thanks for taking the time...Girishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06905274808378712801noreply@blogger.com