tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post5415322456585449004..comments2024-03-28T16:30:10.753-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: THURSDAY, May 3, 2007 - Richard ChisholmRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-89557578227164438332007-06-14T23:05:00.000-04:002007-06-14T23:05:00.000-04:00Finally, an easy one this week that really was eas...Finally, an easy one this week that really was easy for me! BTW me three with jepson and ronb.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-83611913377650045672007-06-14T12:21:00.000-04:002007-06-14T12:21:00.000-04:00i'm in full agreement with Jepson.i'm in full agreement with Jepson.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-12859971581636897232007-06-14T09:26:00.000-04:002007-06-14T09:26:00.000-04:00I'm new to this and also one of the 6 weeks behind...I'm new to this and also one of the 6 weeks behind people. But Rex's and Linda's blogs are great fun and educational too (I think). I'm getting better at puzzle solving anyway....ThanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-40198147289322740542007-05-04T00:10:00.000-04:002007-05-04T00:10:00.000-04:00Rex,You just made my day!LRex,<BR/><BR/>You just made my day!<BR/><BR/>LLinda Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15816794362786044423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-11952655033582281072007-05-03T21:49:00.000-04:002007-05-03T21:49:00.000-04:00Kitt--I love it, too. This is the best time all da...Kitt--<BR/><BR/>I love it, too. This is the best time all day, some days.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-22564750368602103792007-05-03T20:20:00.000-04:002007-05-03T20:20:00.000-04:00Ultra Vi, thanks for your observations on the sub-...Ultra Vi, thanks for your observations on the sub-sub themes. Fun! I caught CHAD and POLITICAL, but would have missed WEE CROCUS REDUG. Delightful. I love kitschy brand name stuff, so absolutely, having HOJO, AJAX, and DIXIECUP all together was a joy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-81953171899759823962007-05-03T19:49:00.000-04:002007-05-03T19:49:00.000-04:00I really enjoyed today's puzzle. Not too hard but...I really enjoyed today's puzzle. Not too hard but likeable. Good!<BR/><BR/>Ran into my local pizza place for lunch and saw another woman doing the NYT puzzle. We chatted for a bit but she was kind of quiet. <BR/><BR/>Suggested she check out the Amy and Rex blogs. <BR/><BR/>Thanks again to both of you for all you do. You are really helping folks to connect over crosswords and helping all of us to learn from each other so we can get better at them! I love it.<BR/><BR/>KittAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-80683403036450097382007-05-03T19:28:00.000-04:002007-05-03T19:28:00.000-04:00or orangeor orangeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-86982060908580530782007-05-03T18:16:00.000-04:002007-05-03T18:16:00.000-04:00Yeah,this is supposed to for fun(except, of course...Yeah,<BR/><BR/>this is supposed to for fun<BR/><BR/>(except, of course, when someone proposes a new shade of green)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-34016330216078657612007-05-03T16:14:00.000-04:002007-05-03T16:14:00.000-04:00Profphil, technically, of course you're right, but...Profphil, technically, of course you're right, but in common parlance, people do say "false idol." (It's even got a short Wikipedia article.)<BR/><BR/>No one ever said the crossword was prescriptivist about usageāif it were, it would probably be a lot less fun. Grammar and usage experts will grumble when the crossword transgresses, just as the sports and poker nuts complain when their breed of detail rings false...like an idol.Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-42985049138221523272007-05-03T14:27:00.000-04:002007-05-03T14:27:00.000-04:00Ooooooo...and Rapa Nui too!!!Ooooooo...and Rapa Nui too!!!DONALDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17398968047673788006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-91371659018579656182007-05-03T12:46:00.000-04:002007-05-03T12:46:00.000-04:00I still don't get "idol." It should be False _____...I still don't get "idol." It should be False _____ god. False Idol is a redundancy. False god = idol. Flase idol = gcd.<BR/><BR/>As to Chile, I got China at first which seemed strange but as it is a land grabbing super-power, why not. When I finally changed it to Chile, my first reaction, Chile claimin territory? but then had an Aha moment and realized the propinquity of the two (Chile + Antartica).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-18546724627381486742007-05-03T12:35:00.000-04:002007-05-03T12:35:00.000-04:00Sure, Chile's right near Antarctica, mmpo, but do ...Sure, Chile's right near Antarctica, mmpo, but do North Hemisphereans commonly think of the Chileans as colonialist land-grabbers? Not so much.Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-16982716760716147302007-05-03T11:43:00.000-04:002007-05-03T11:43:00.000-04:00I thought IDOL should have been clued "False ____"...I thought IDOL should have been clued "False ____"...and now see that it was.<BR/>How is Chile unexpected!? It's just across Drake Passage from the Antarctic Peninsula! Cape Horn is in Chile, for goodness sake! Not that you would necessarily have that knowledge at your fingertips, but if you glance at a map of the world, you see that Chile and Argentina are Antarctica's closest neighbors. And Argentina doesn't fit in a five-letter slot. :) <BR/>---<BR/>I enjoyed this puzzle. It all went quite smoothly, but I had to guess at the A in EBAN / ROAN. And I was only about 80% sure of DYNE.<BR/><BR/>I got PARTY LINE and HAVE WE MET BEFORE (from HAV_W...and PARTY L___)together, helped along by the presence of POLITICAL up north. <BR/><BR/>I love the word WEE, loved the clue and love the song (In the Wee, Small Hours of the Morning...by David Mann and Bob Hilliard).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-74434376579559127322007-05-03T11:38:00.000-04:002007-05-03T11:38:00.000-04:00Thanks Orange for the False ___ note. I too had MA...Thanks Orange for the False ___ note. I too had MALE for the 80% Derby and once MILE went in there I could submit, but I still didn't understand IDOL.<BR/>Brands are fun to see in puzzles, so I quite liked the NW with HOJO and DIXIECUP.<BR/>Off to Jazz Fest.Campesitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01852123189179333049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-69155579102700995492007-05-03T10:46:00.000-04:002007-05-03T10:46:00.000-04:00I'm with you, Rex, from now all "Long A's" "Short ...I'm with you, Rex, from now all "Long A's" "Short U's" "Schwa's" and others of that ilk are going out of the park.Norrin2https://www.blogger.com/profile/08556797281238202366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-5340046519695661012007-05-03T08:58:00.000-04:002007-05-03T08:58:00.000-04:00Zipped right thru it from top to bottom. More lik...Zipped right thru it from top to bottom. More like a Tuesday than a Thursday., but a lot of fun. <BR/><BR/>BTW, It's False_____ in the Times.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-67307654821458656282007-05-03T08:52:00.000-04:002007-05-03T08:52:00.000-04:00Did puzzle on-line and was bothered by the IDOL bu...Did puzzle on-line and was bothered by the IDOL business -- just picked up the paper from the driveway and there is a blank line following "False" which was not in the on-line version.DONALDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17398968047673788006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-57895338024724735542007-05-03T08:45:00.000-04:002007-05-03T08:45:00.000-04:00Two things:First, it will take me a good long whil...Two things:<BR/><BR/>First, it will take me a good long while to tire of the Hall & Oates comparisons to crossword answers. Simon & Garfunkel could work similarly, but I can't think of other nonfictional duos that would.<BR/><BR/>Second, Nancy Schuster left a comment on my blog saying that the [False] clue was supposed to be [False ___]. Perhaps it shows up that way in the newspaper.Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-74569599246545655622007-05-03T08:37:00.000-04:002007-05-03T08:37:00.000-04:00I liked the TARA/LARA cross. Such short answers, s...I liked the TARA/LARA cross. Such short answers, such long movies!ScottKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11490129451879399528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-61249722222464540332007-05-03T08:34:00.000-04:002007-05-03T08:34:00.000-04:00Much fun with today's puzzle - I liked the little ...Much fun with today's puzzle - I liked the little sub-sub themes in corners here and there:<BR/><BR/>WEE CROCUS right by REDUG<BR/>CHAD above POLITICAL<BR/>ATONE intersecting IDOL<BR/>TARA/SELMA<BR/>NERO and AJAX and IONIA and CELTS<BR/><BR/>and my favorite:<BR/><BR/>HAVE WE MET BEFORE? uttered at a PARTY where I GET A kick out of you.<BR/><BR/>Sadly, now it's time for work...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-12728617938674520782007-05-03T07:25:00.000-04:002007-05-03T07:25:00.000-04:00Same here, IDOL/MILE squished me flat on this one....Same here, IDOL/MILE squished me flat on this one. Felt the same way as Rex about the theme, it wasn't quite handed to us, and yet completely solvable, and a helpful bonus if you figured it out early (which I didn't). We puzzlers like to earn our rewards.Howard Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00766792795622192271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-9358113489037252112007-05-03T03:19:00.000-04:002007-05-03T03:19:00.000-04:00I too got thrown by idol. I originally had male fo...I too got thrown by idol. I originally had male for 80% of Kentucky Derby but couldn't get false with that. Changed it to mile and got idol which smacks of falseness but does not mean false. I'm with you (although i did not think of it) that they dropped gcd.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-78101391004323985602007-05-03T03:14:00.000-04:002007-05-03T03:14:00.000-04:00Alex,Roan leather is an imitation of Morrocan leat...Alex,<BR/><BR/>Roan leather is an imitation of Morrocan leather.They are made from different animals but look alike.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-58913703289988293802007-05-03T00:00:00.000-04:002007-05-03T00:00:00.000-04:00I think it is the first Thursday I've ever finishe...I think it is the first Thursday I've ever finished without reference assistance. So definitely easy.<BR/><BR/>Even with HOJ- I had a bit of trouble with HOJO. There are two Howard Johnson's I stay at with some regularity. Neither has an orange roof. Didn't know that was a thing with them.<BR/><BR/>Also with the CHAD/CHAP and LARA/TARA crossing pairings nearby I was kind of expecting a similar thing with HOPI/HOJ- so put in an I for a while.<BR/><BR/>Had CHILE as a gimme but it added two minutes to my time as I searched the grid until finding I'd typed CHILI. Only got to it after fiddling with the AGAR/SRTA and ROAN/EBAN connections didn't fix the problem. I can never remember how senorita is abbreviated. <BR/><BR/>What is Morrocolike about "roan" leather?Alex S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07543077687426776863noreply@blogger.com