tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post5183902538328614932..comments2024-03-29T01:22:33.864-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Scene in Edward Hopper's "Nighthawks" / THU 9-2-2021 / Harold who sought the Republican presidential nomination nine times over 48 years / Co-star of 2019's "Joker" / Parents and grandparents, in slang, with "the" / Mideast locale of Sira FortressRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-45134223731024005042022-07-25T07:50:59.128-04:002022-07-25T07:50:59.128-04:00Thanks, admin, for sharing such incredible content...Thanks, admin, for sharing such incredible content on this topic. Now I have got everything I need about it. Here’s another informative piece of content <a href="https://familylawyerofedmonton.com/prenuptial-agreement-canada/" rel="nofollow"> Prenuptial Agreements </a>, you may find here more information.Sarah Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08754675116616804039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-35077810984952511832021-10-07T20:28:04.214-04:002021-10-07T20:28:04.214-04:00I'M even LATEr, sorry. Is this another debut? ...I'M even LATEr, sorry. Is this another debut? If so, the future of the NYTXW looks pretty solid. Great theme--and yes, I DO think the revealer is pertinent. The fill is interesting too. Just the right MEDICINE for an ailing Thursday. I especially enjoyed the tied-for-shortest clue ever for ROYALWE.<br /><br />Have we turned a corner here? A DOD (FIONA) Apple for the constructor--in the talons of a second straight eagle.spacecrafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09125304293611865503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-91384074175382084292021-10-07T19:34:16.923-04:002021-10-07T19:34:16.923-04:00Least and last with this one (probably).
Easy the...Least and last with this one (probably).<br /><br />Easy theme, with (Z)ENGARDE(N) leading the way.<br /><br />Wanted to MEDItatE rather than take MEDICINE, thought Rhames’ name was VIN not VING, and wouldn’t know a TPAIN from a 'Flo Rida’s “Low”’. <br /><br />I like contemplating Edward Hopper’s paintings, especially the DINER; and pleased to be reminded that Shaquille ONEAL earned a doctorate in education.<br /><br />I’M LATE.<br /><br />leftcoasternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-13934563081732367132021-10-07T19:06:52.897-04:002021-10-07T19:06:52.897-04:00Any Thursday w/o a rebus is a happy Thursday in my...Any Thursday w/o a rebus is a happy Thursday in my book. Just one "name" short of perfect for me.<br /><br />Diana, LIWDiana, LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-76263145730170218612021-10-07T16:09:48.246-04:002021-10-07T16:09:48.246-04:00Controlled substances are divided into 5 schedules...Controlled substances are divided into 5 schedules. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-43734457715867408402021-10-07T16:05:28.656-04:002021-10-07T16:05:28.656-04:00Indubitably named after the metropolis of Upton Sn...Indubitably named after the metropolis of Upton Snodsbury, a village in my birthplace of Worcestershire, England.Waxy in Montrealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04395751487137805245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-24796856899324788342021-10-07T14:41:02.995-04:002021-10-07T14:41:02.995-04:00Took forever to do; something strange about the cl...Took forever to do; something strange about the cluing. 53A is as good as 49A is bad. Upton? Really?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-945737271183185462021-10-07T13:12:26.311-04:002021-10-07T13:12:26.311-04:00ROYAL PRENUPS
About MEDICINE don't WHINE,
or ...ROYAL PRENUPS<br /><br />About MEDICINE don't WHINE,<br />or ENDLESSLY take it LATE,<br />ONE PILL with YER GIN is fine;<br />EVIDENCE of a STABLEMATE.<br /><br />--- KING JEAN-LUC OBERONBurma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-90980430878165457702021-10-07T11:23:37.419-04:002021-10-07T11:23:37.419-04:00That SE corner did me in. Had arc instead of SRO a...That SE corner did me in. Had arc instead of SRO and cee instead of ONE. There were other Naticky areas but I muddled through them but not this one. Overall, I’d say it was unfair to solvers and not very enjoyable.thefogmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870509029973778266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-23024244729839429862021-09-03T21:47:18.030-04:002021-09-03T21:47:18.030-04:00Never got the theme, so I couldn't understand ...Never got the theme, so I couldn't understand the link between the clues and the answers, and what was in the circles didn't spell anything, so those got me nowhere. Lots of help from google to kick start a corner or three.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-22049555344477463982021-09-03T13:24:25.839-04:002021-09-03T13:24:25.839-04:00I chime in to belatedly thank Christopher for his ...I chime in to belatedly thank Christopher for his write up, and to say the puzzle was quite enjoyable. <br /><br />Also to say we sometimes call placemats TABLE MATs, if they are part of an overall design and are suitable only on our big dining table. Don't ask me why.old timernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-74812096804493591742021-09-03T10:26:19.880-04:002021-09-03T10:26:19.880-04:00@MBI There was a puzzle a month or so ago that had...@MBI There was a puzzle a month or so ago that had the *gall* to include two clues related to rap. Some wonderful comments in here, as expected.Shawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05452274437037044076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-13876066773812095512021-09-03T02:10:52.452-04:002021-09-03T02:10:52.452-04:00@1:53pm, NOPE! The thing that covers the entire su...@1:53pm, NOPE! The thing that covers the entire surface of a fine table to protect it from heat, etc.is called a "TABLE PAD" (and they are usually fairly thick).<br /><br />I have literally never heard of a "tablemat," but I've certainly heard of *and used* both a placemat and a table pad. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-23752847347043563292021-09-02T22:32:25.659-04:002021-09-02T22:32:25.659-04:00@CDilly52 what a wonderful story! and hello from b...@CDilly52 what a wonderful story! and hello from boston :) (where there is also a club called OBERON in harvard square. double boston oberon love today!) stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14309261340110993880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-40025109738643096012021-09-02T22:16:25.777-04:002021-09-02T22:16:25.777-04:00@MBI agree - people who think rap is beneath them ...@MBI agree - people who think rap is beneath them are ironically uneducated about the genre. (enjoyment of songs from a musical standpoint is of course subjective, but it's the gross and inaccurate generalizations about the genre from a high horse perspective that are painful to read.) stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14309261340110993880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-54172265958929301922021-09-02T22:05:18.931-04:002021-09-02T22:05:18.931-04:00@SharonAk i was surprised to see about half as man...@SharonAk i was surprised to see about half as many comments as usual, but i think many solvers are early birds (at least compared to me) and with no blog this morning, i saw several commenting at the bottom of wednesday's blog instead. stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14309261340110993880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-26828976043772988792021-09-02T21:59:59.610-04:002021-09-02T21:59:59.610-04:00after some rough thursdays this one was solveable ...after some rough thursdays this one was solveable for me so, feelsgoodman. EN GARDE was just too good of an answer for me to abandon even with too few letters, and seeing how it was thursday and it fit so nicely between the circles, i decided to leave it. i then had CUSHION fitting nicely, and PLACEMAT...and just kept chipping away. <br /><br />of course, those last two turned out not to be right which made me start questioning everything...and then i ended up further complicating things by filling in ADZ and wondering "is that a thing?" so i googled it, and google said ADZE. which, if you go around the corner through the ZEN GARDEN, you do indeed get ADZE. so i started thinking the circled letter must be a joint. but...it wasn't. it wasn't anything really. <br /><br />so this puzzle had a good difficulty level for me, but lacked in the zip department, at least in terms of thursday weirdness. there were some nice clues to uncover, like PRENUPS, EVIDENCE, PET SPA, DEA, DREAM ON, and NEUTER. IT GUY was a gimme because my partner is one, and TNG is my favorite trek so it's always nice to see JEAN LUC. nighthawks has hung in the dining room of my parents' house since we moved in there when i was 3, and my mom passed on her love of hopper (and art in general) to me. <br /><br />the PPP luck continued with me today, as i do love FIONA apple, although admittedly i only know the first two albums. (and her amazing intro to the tv series "the affair.") i also know OBERON but only because it's a club here we used to attend in The Before Times so it's recognizable to me as a word, and i've seen it in the crossword before. had UTICA before UPTON but the latter seemed plausible enough. guessed correctly on the first S of STASSEN, i know who T-PAIN and VING rhames are, ONEAL is one of the six basketball players i know, thankfully recalled nadal's home country from a recent puzzle, and my yiddish is good enough. had HAB before SEN but as a bruins fan i knew it had to be one or the other. <br /><br />in general i must give this puzzle credit, as aside from ADZ, SRO, and ERE, there really wasn't anything i raised an eyebrow to. and i expect a bit of three word bs in a puzzle, so overall despite the sort of sad trombone-ness of the "reveal" i thought the overall puzzle and individual clues were actually really nice. stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14309261340110993880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-44782035014239221862021-09-02T21:13:19.324-04:002021-09-02T21:13:19.324-04:00To the guest blogger, I believe that a HAB is a &q...To the guest blogger, I believe that a HAB is a "habitant," a resident.<br /><br />Took me a while to grok the theme, so this took me longer than usual, but I enjoyed the slog. And the circles helped me, so I'm guessing that outside of the rarefied air of this blog, must solvers probably appreciated them.<br /><br />PETSPA was awesome. Since I grew up near BNL, UPTON was a gimme, although I think it was technically called CAMP UPTON. Actually BNL is in Yaphank.<br />Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02410198809183164965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-40765038614014916072021-09-02T20:36:02.134-04:002021-09-02T20:36:02.134-04:00@cdilly -- Thank you for sharing that. So very mo...@cdilly -- Thank you for sharing that. So very moving...Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09709142959535977331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-78272729248717825812021-09-02T20:27:54.459-04:002021-09-02T20:27:54.459-04:00Christopher Adams is a crossword bad-ass. I did no...Christopher Adams is a crossword bad-ass. I did not fare that terribly by my lights, especially considering that I found it hard at first and had to come back to it, but holy smokes, 3:50 flat. That's impressive. <br /><br />Despite knowing the Flo-rida song pretty well for someone of my age and background, I'm sad to say I did not know the answer T-PAIN. Was it a sense of propriety that prevented our guest blogger from "fleshing" this out a little more? <br /><br />Baggy sweatpants <br />And the Reeboks with the straps [with the straps!] <br />She turned around and gave that big booty a slap [heeeyy!] <br />She hit the floor [she hit the floor!] <br />Next thing you know <br />Shorty got low low low low low low low low... <br /><br />High literature it is not. But honestly, I can forgive a certain amount in rap if it's got a good beat and groove. And yup, I'll give some credit to Flo-rida for accomplishing exactly that. <br /><br />Oh, there's the IT GUY again. (Quite a difference between an "It Girl" and an IT GUY.) I've been thinking about @Loren's recent experience which is quite a universal one. The sad thing is, hers was with someone who presumably identifies as an educator. Total lack of empathy and imagination, what it must be like on the other side. Terrible teacher. <br /><br />11D reads strangely. (At first I was thinking: MEDItatE?) Now, if they had left off the "regularly", I would have thought nothing of it. Physicians practice MEDICINE, yes. But physicians practicing MEDICINE 'regularly'? As in often they do, but sometimes they don't? "Mostly I prefer practicing medicine, but now and then I like to try voodoo." Does the "regularly" add anything useful, is what I'm asking. Or, do they mean ordinary people who are not physicians "practice" medicine "regularly"? If I usually remember to take my pills in the morning, does that mean I "practice" medicine regularly? Also sounds weird to say. <br /><br />VING Rhames. Such a cool-sounding name. <br /><br />I'M LATE in commenting today. Still recovering from de-flooding my basement and cleaning the mess around the pool. Could this be the new normal? <br /><br />yd pg -2 (haven't given up!) <br />td pg -1 <br />TTrimblenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-33356067846849133822021-09-02T20:13:50.215-04:002021-09-02T20:13:50.215-04:00A group of seamstresses devoted to Japanese philos... A group of seamstresses devoted to Japanese philosophy started a commune in far eastern Oregon and it eventually incorporated into a town. Their cops have abandoned foot and car patrols. They control crime through the practice of meditation. It has been quite successful. This puzzle is a tribute to them, the members of the Sew Zen PD.<br /><br />Which is one more reason for @Z's antipathy to this one. A spelling based, anagram tribute puzzle. He may have nightmares tonight.<br /><br />@anon<br />Thumbs up on Rutt's Hutt. Strangely, I've only been there in my dreams.albatross shellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04076278220407657633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-46231066088549608892021-09-02T19:27:33.983-04:002021-09-02T19:27:33.983-04:00You certainly are a cunning linguist. Very funny. ...You certainly are a cunning linguist. Very funny. 😝Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11559445828879773052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-18398022658089926402021-09-02T19:07:07.458-04:002021-09-02T19:07:07.458-04:00Failed at AENEAs/sEN. Just had no clue without run...Failed at AENEAs/sEN. Just had no clue without running the alphabet. Richard Stanfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06736676150561545103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-60327938465106247712021-09-02T18:28:46.242-04:002021-09-02T18:28:46.242-04:00This was great fun to solve. Once I had the clued ...This was great fun to solve. Once I had the clued answer, I relied on word recognition patterns to get me the 2-letter longer answer in which it was embedded. I didn't worry my pretty little head about why certain letters were added or dropped -- I just got pleasure out of the lovely jump from, say, TABLE MAT to STABLE MATE and from EAT HERE to WEATHERED.<br /><br />And it's a good thing I didn't worry my pretty little head about the why, because there <i>wasn't</i> any particular why. Which was perfectly fine with me. Interesting wordplay doesn't have to have a special reason to exist: without any reason at all, good wordplay is always enjoyable.<br /><br />Sorry I'M LATE getting here, David. Gorgeous weather in NYC today (finally!) and I left my house before the blog went up. Now quite tired from a lot of walking and I didn't get home until 6 p.m. EDT. But wanted to extend to you the kudos you deserve for a really entertaining puzzle.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16737377749030219974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-11548523034365330562021-09-02T18:22:29.586-04:002021-09-02T18:22:29.586-04:00The original French colonists of what is now the C...The original French colonists of what is now the Canadian province of Quebec were called "habitants." Hence the Habs or more correctly, Les Habs. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com