tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post5258078358903024264..comments2024-03-28T18:52:07.432-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: SUNDAY, Jun. 15, 2008 - Jeremy Newton (WHALING ADVERB)Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger68125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-62842255670555388282015-08-19T17:35:01.055-04:002015-08-19T17:35:01.055-04:00Actually its Bey as well . Bey roots from Beylik, ...Actually its Bey as well . Bey roots from Beylik, or Beg which is a chieftaincy of a tribe or nation. That title is in my family so I know. And their was a focus Egyptian actor way back In the 40s I believe with that title.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-75785712448077519062008-07-14T11:29:00.000-04:002008-07-14T11:29:00.000-04:00I loved the puzzle. The theme showed tremendous wi...I loved the puzzle. The theme showed tremendous wit - how can you not like "reverse engineer" and "relying on instinct"??<BR/><BR/>Can't wait for the next one!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09643362867522262753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-4880100220465667842008-07-14T11:22:00.000-04:002008-07-14T11:22:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09643362867522262753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-90593466225699772232008-06-24T12:06:00.000-04:002008-06-24T12:06:00.000-04:00As Rex says, the Model T was Ford's first successf...As Rex says, the Model T was Ford's first successfully mass-produced car. There were 2 Model A's. The second, and most well-known [famous] came right after the Model T.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-11709215922201527712008-06-23T17:50:00.000-04:002008-06-23T17:50:00.000-04:00Anonymous,You're simply wrong. A quick Google sear...Anonymous,<BR/><BR/>You're simply wrong. A quick Google search will tell you that. As the letter implies, A was first. I think T was the first successfully mass-produced version.<BR/><BR/>rpRex Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-62744364847740287212008-06-23T17:37:00.000-04:002008-06-23T17:37:00.000-04:0097D: FIRST FORD - MODEL A SHOULD BEMODEL T.97D: FIRST FORD - MODEL A SHOULD BE<BR/><BR/>MODEL T.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-20160830098442538992008-06-23T02:50:00.000-04:002008-06-23T02:50:00.000-04:00Easiest Sunday puzzle ever for me, even if I got i...Easiest Sunday puzzle ever for me, even if I got it a week late. I thought the theme was cute but that there were so many 3 letter answers that it was very easy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-81413046247046492662008-06-22T18:55:00.000-04:002008-06-22T18:55:00.000-04:00This puzzle was pure joy! No googling or referenc...This puzzle was pure joy! No googling or reference books needed! My favorite answer was "REPOSESSEDAUTO," as Christine was a wonderfully fun movie. Also, I just acquired "Word Play" and watched it last night. It's so much fun and good to place faces with familiar crossworld names. I recommend it to all crossword devotees.MaryPatORhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00303707596018796528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-18313200942606873952008-06-22T17:36:00.000-04:002008-06-22T17:36:00.000-04:00@ green mantisI thought Der was a great word too. ...@ green mantis<BR/><BR/>I thought Der was a great word too. Possible, at least. Even though decor was an awkward answer, I've seen many distracting decors in my lifetime (some my fault, some not). Being a genie is not so bad, try living as a vampire...All black - walls, furniture, carpet - I was depressed and didn't know why. <BR/><BR/>Sorry to hear about your premature genius status...maybe next week.shiroijinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03035608333136833693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-5758567898800911442008-06-22T13:03:00.000-04:002008-06-22T13:03:00.000-04:00I have a google-free month going but it won't be a...I have a google-free month going but it won't be an error-free one. Didn't know DEY (113D: Old Ottoman title) and left BEY to think about at the end - then forgot, leaving 112A as TIREB (wtf). Never heard of Portia DeRossi (15D) and only vaguely of HOHOS (22A: Yodel alternative). HIHOS had a seven-dwarfy sound to it (Hiho, Hiho, it;s off to work we go...) so the Yodel connection was "a sound you hear in odd, nonurban environments). I guessed the I since deRissi seemed as plausible as deRossi. And lost.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-50203208103704888202008-06-18T00:56:00.000-04:002008-06-18T00:56:00.000-04:00Loved, loved, loved the puzzle!It had no sports re...Loved, loved, loved the puzzle!<BR/>It had no sports references, no ancient history (var.), no war battles in obscure places, no govt. offices or other crazy-making abbr.<BR/>Thank you! <BR/>Re: Evangeline: read it in junior high, will remember it forever.<BR/>Even with inurns and apers, it was a satisfying solve.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-10539922266145577862008-06-16T00:31:00.000-04:002008-06-16T00:31:00.000-04:00"I'll charm your willing ears with songs of lovers..."I'll charm your willing ears with songs of lovers' fears/While sympathetic tears my cheeks BEDEW..."<BR/>--W.S. GilbertAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-9991850651830472582008-06-15T23:14:00.000-04:002008-06-15T23:14:00.000-04:00Liked 17D POOLCUE. Not much else. I'm not a big ...Liked 17D POOLCUE. Not much else. I'm not a big fan of "cute" which today's puzzle was, IMHO. Some nice use of the English language but that's about it.The Asian Badgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15099126490170266724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-84377953732034475242008-06-15T22:37:00.000-04:002008-06-15T22:37:00.000-04:00Actually a cute little theme... Found the clues ea...Actually a cute little theme... Found the clues easy, and you didn't need to fully grasp the theme to crack the puzzle. Speaking of which, I was overthinking the puzzle the whole time, and didn't see the theme fully until late in the puzzle. (MEMO? is there a ME or MO in there somewhere...). This despite my running off more than a few 'Re:' emails each week at the office.<BR/><BR/>At that point, of course, I wanted to kick myself... more of a "D'oh! moment" than an "Aha! moment". <BR/><BR/>If this is the contructor's first Sunday effort, congrats!Howard Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00766792795622192271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-89699548133975317962008-06-15T22:27:00.000-04:002008-06-15T22:27:00.000-04:00@ archaeoprof -- Thanks for responding! I too see ...@ archaeoprof -- Thanks for responding! I too see the Latin teachers of my youth in my mind's eye: Miss Muir, Mr. Baker, and Miss Whalley -- the last claiming to have taught my father as well...<BR/> <BR/>(I never asked him if it was true, but it was likely. My h.s. freshman English teacher claimed to have taught Ernest Hemingway too, which would have been even earlier, but just barely possible!) <BR/><BR/>∑;)ArtLvrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03869528391374878601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-24117343640083246012008-06-15T21:45:00.000-04:002008-06-15T21:45:00.000-04:00As a Nova Scotian living in New York (Binghamton a...As a Nova Scotian living in New York (Binghamton actually) I get overly excited about any Canadian reference in the NYT crossword. The setting for "Evangeline", Grand Pré, is also a national park in Nova Scotia that commemorates the deportation of Acadians from the area in late 1700's.<BR/>The park is very beautiful and well worth the visit. http://www.pc.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/ns/grandpre/index_e.aspvAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-87477956783443555952008-06-15T21:00:00.000-04:002008-06-15T21:00:00.000-04:00i don't know about "hollanderize," and maybe there...i don't know about "hollanderize," and maybe there is no answer since it seems to be a word that has only ever been used once. but <A HREF="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/simonize" REL="nofollow">simonize</A> is in the m-w dictionary with a lowercase s. likewise <A HREF="http://www.merriam-webster.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=xerox" REL="nofollow">xeroxed</A> i think that's just how it is. a linguist friend of mine told me this once, although i can't cite any reference on the matter.Joonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07825085755390339668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-79789880666323453692008-06-15T19:48:00.000-04:002008-06-15T19:48:00.000-04:00@PhillysolverI think Dey is higher than Bey, but D...@Phillysolver<BR/><BR/>I think Dey is higher than Bey, but Dey only existed as an official title in the North African Ottoman territories (as noted by Belvoir). Bey is much more common, and growing up in the Middle East, I heard mostly of Pasha (or Basha) the highest, then Bey, which eventually went from a formal title to an appellation given to everyone deemed important (the way Italians seem to use Dottore) while Aga (Agha) was a title for gentleman- farmer types. Even now, there are older people who retain these titles and certainly refer to their ancestors using them. Actually,<BR/>Turkish titles extended beyond these to many titles indicating respect, family hierarchy and connections-- e.g. a formal title for addressing "older brother" (abey), "older sister" (abla), and lady (Khanum or Hanum)... I am surprised they don't make it into the puzzles.<BR/><BR/>@David from last night, glad you liked my erroneous response, "BAREBACK" in place of "CARALARM". I think it was when I got to those crosses that I decided it was a bit much, I had to let it go...<BR/><BR/>@ John in ct, this is also my son's first father's day. What a great occasion! Happy rest of the day to all the wonderful dads!foodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13052189131129098616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-85340345333174143532008-06-15T19:23:00.000-04:002008-06-15T19:23:00.000-04:00Distracting decor is one of my trademarks. When I...Distracting decor is one of my trademarks. When I moved into my current digs, I painted my ceiling (sloping corners with a big medallion in the center, reminiscent of a turret) in solid gold. Wall colors are indigo and blood red. So I am, basically, a genie.<BR/><BR/>And, I thought "der" was plausible, but mostly I guess because I like saying it. Der.<BR/><BR/>I didn't go fetch the paper today so I got online to do it, and started tearing through the puzzle like greased lightning--faster than I'd ever moved before. I was on fire, people, and making plans to try to join Mensa later in the day, and maybe solve the whole cold fusion thing, when I realized I was doing Monday's puzzle. Der.green mantishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01823785147354157816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-14098279220088882322008-06-15T19:22:00.000-04:002008-06-15T19:22:00.000-04:00re: capitalized verbs Simonize and Hollanderize - ...re: capitalized verbs Simonize and Hollanderize - howbout Xerox?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-10817385599792819192008-06-15T19:20:00.000-04:002008-06-15T19:20:00.000-04:00to michael, re: across lite - when the screen says...to michael, re: across lite - when the screen says you have filled in all the letters, it just means that all the boxes are filled. if you are doing the puzzle the next day and you fill in all the boxes correctly, it says "congraulations! you have successfully completed the puzzle." or it will do the same if you unlock the solution after filling all the boxes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-68361682765876173262008-06-15T19:07:00.000-04:002008-06-15T19:07:00.000-04:00@artlvr: right you are. Thanks for your help. It...@artlvr: right you are. Thanks for your help. It's been too long since my high school Latin. The word is ANNUS (second declension masculine, with plural ANNI). Somewhere Mrs Wentzel is looking down and telling me, "Study your vocabulary!"archaeoprofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17956231727789223463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-56246291704819428122008-06-15T18:35:00.000-04:002008-06-15T18:35:00.000-04:00I thought the Disney non-animated movies were PIRA...I thought the Disney non-animated movies were PIRATED - like a pun for the PIRATES of the Carribbean series. I didn't get the DECOY/DEY section, and I couldn't figure out what an INU was - figured it must be some sort of bearded beast that I never heard of. I had to come here and surprise I found them PGRATED.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-90853264878133755532008-06-15T18:07:00.000-04:002008-06-15T18:07:00.000-04:00"Simonize" brings to mind another capitalized verb..."Simonize" brings to mind another capitalized verb, this one related to a dry-cleaning process and immortalized by frank loesser in "take back your mink" from <I>guys and dolls</I>. the song is a striptease performed by miss adelaide and the hot box girls (the "debutantes"):<BR/><BR/>...I thought that each expensive gift you'd arrange<BR/>Was a token of your esteem.<BR/>But when I think of what you want in exchange<BR/>It all seems a horrible dream --<BR/>So take back your mink<BR/>To from whence it came<BR/>And tell them to Hollanderize it<BR/>For some other dame!<BR/><BR/>"...to from whence it came..." -- bliss!<BR/><BR/>;-)<BR/><BR/>janiejaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15129173620859824730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-39026263531020571462008-06-15T18:02:00.000-04:002008-06-15T18:02:00.000-04:00I enjoyed the puzzle -- thought it was clever, not...I enjoyed the puzzle -- thought it was clever, not at all dull, and at about the right level of Sunday difficulty. What I didn't enjoy at all was doing it on Across Lite (and am still wondering how come I can get it on Explorer but not on Firefox). I can't wait to do the puzzle again on paper with pen. (I also can't wait for the waters to recede here in Iowa, but I'm hardly alone in that around here and am lucky to live on high ground.)<BR/><BR/>Question on Across Lite -- When I finished, the screen said that I had filled in all the letters. Did that mean that I had them all right (I think I did today) or just that I had completed the grid and could conceivably have written in all "z"s?Michael Chibnikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04700426644898924644noreply@blogger.com