tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post5425897646316368124..comments2024-03-28T07:35:42.427-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: 1957 Disney dog movie / MON 6-11-12 / African antelope Chevrolet / Sean who wrote Juno Paycock / Cousin of CalypsoRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger86125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-28643454196434368312012-07-16T22:49:34.231-04:002012-07-16T22:49:34.231-04:00There's a "word" in here that has go...There's a "word" in here that has got to go. However, I don't have the power to kick it out, so I'll make a lyric out of it:<br /><br />UTAHN always get what you want, but if you try, sometimes...<br />Y'get whatcha need (ahh, ahhhh...)!Spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-14389208601022103682012-07-16T22:09:27.325-04:002012-07-16T22:09:27.325-04:00@acme - Please reread the posts starting from @lew...@acme - Please reread the posts starting from @lewis (10:07 PM) Your presence here is overwhelmingly missed! Hope you're having a Fine Fun time Down Under. Hope to read about it when you return!!<br /><br />This puzzle was the best way to start the week off. Monday easy, yes, but not Monday boring. My only writeover was due to my misspelling DOLLeR, quickly corrected.Gingernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-46062482550763695302012-07-16T19:25:58.589-04:002012-07-16T19:25:58.589-04:00I love MONDAYS!! I feel so smart finishing the NY...I love MONDAYS!! I feel so smart finishing the NYT with no write overs, no googles, etc. <br /><br />Now if only I could do that on Thursday - Sundays.Texas Solvernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-58055972045290892862012-07-16T18:58:07.685-04:002012-07-16T18:58:07.685-04:00In yet another case of syndication synchronicity, ...In yet another case of syndication synchronicity, my morning paper had an article about the increased incidence of rabies in the area which reminded me of OLDYELLER, and when the afternoon paper came with the puzzle there he was, right there in the southwest where he belonged. <br /><br />But Morocco's capital crossing ___Paese cheese completely did me in.Dirigonzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03903353503511480168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-29165450303083545202012-07-16T15:36:37.297-04:002012-07-16T15:36:37.297-04:00A nice Monday puzzle. Some fun words and a fill t...A nice Monday puzzle. Some fun words and a fill that gives newbies a chance-we all remember when we were learning the ropes. <br /><br />@ACME: I'm saddened that one person's pettiness has served to drive away anyone, let alone someone who has contributed so much to this site. In my experience, ignoring (not reading) the attackers is the thing to do. Otherwise, they have suceeded in spoiling your life and limiting your contributions to a world you care about. Do as I do, and skip past any comments that seem designed to be snide or irritating. Who needs it?<br /><br />Please enjoy your Australlian visit (I'm jealous) and come home refreshed and rejoin us. I miss vicariously sharing your multi-faceted life!!!!!DMGrandmanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-77735050488562976732012-07-16T14:32:34.589-04:002012-07-16T14:32:34.589-04:00Fun Monday - thank you Andrea and Michael. I liked...Fun Monday - thank you Andrea and Michael. I liked the main theme and the sub-themes, intended or not. <br /><br />ZSAZSA crossing EATME was surely unintended. I can just hear her, "Dalink, I vant you to..."Solving in Seattlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04249420848844874936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-58323546684293118232012-07-13T18:33:20.069-04:002012-07-13T18:33:20.069-04:00In my haste on Friday, I thought... This is a very...In my haste on Friday, I thought... This is a very late post and some might miss it so I figured I would put repost it today.<br /><br />Hope you all had a good weekend!<br /><br />Hey syndi landers. As you may have forgotten I moved to prime time a while ago. One thing that I didn't like was that when there is an announcement we would all get it too late. So, because I remember how sucky that was, here was what announced today.<br /><br /><br />[Hey, everybody! PuzzleGirl here checking in with a quick announcement. You all know about Lollapuzzoola, right? It's a really fun annual tournament held in New York. This year it will take place on August 4 (that's a Saturday in August). If you can't make it to the tournament, you might be interested in the "compete from home" division. You can find all the info you need at the Lollapuzzoola 5 website, including how to register, some details on prizes, and the list of really unbelievably top-notch constructors who are contributing puzzles to this adventure. Go check it out right now!]Mighty Nisdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00604834076817509735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-65830933799844814532012-07-13T18:31:32.629-04:002012-07-13T18:31:32.629-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Mighty Nisdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00604834076817509735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-34547456499737801232012-06-16T09:13:55.176-04:002012-06-16T09:13:55.176-04:00nice moviesnice movieshttp://sportsfunia.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12260310493503737307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-90288318118575958472012-06-13T18:01:43.748-04:002012-06-13T18:01:43.748-04:00I remember a prior puzzle by this constructor that...I remember a prior puzzle by this constructor that had "melt in ONE'S mouth." That puzzle was given a pass by RP and he was called out on it. Glad to see he did not do the same this time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-85689801154109701002012-06-12T06:39:38.567-04:002012-06-12T06:39:38.567-04:00If there was no intentional shout out to ed, I sup...If there was no intentional shout out to ed, I suppose the EATME and EVIL can now be paired. Thanks ACMe.707Nnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-30577932622570252422012-06-12T02:21:22.991-04:002012-06-12T02:21:22.991-04:00@Andrea, I'm disappointed with you, letting th...@Andrea, I'm disappointed with you, letting the infantile rantings and ravings of a not very well appreciated blogger get to you. Show a little Chutzpah. Personally, I don't bother to read such tripe.<br /><br />Along similar lines, @Chefwen, I totally disagree. Let's discuss in October.Rubehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773241241484881566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-4872322130642934822012-06-11T23:28:12.698-04:002012-06-11T23:28:12.698-04:00Andrea @Lewis is right. Don't let the bastard...Andrea @Lewis is right. Don't let the bastards grind you down. I won't miss him. Glad he's kept mum for a while. Enjoy Australia, rub another kangaroo tummy and come back refreshed.Sparkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11149915526159432838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-59891946723794311602012-06-11T23:26:11.281-04:002012-06-11T23:26:11.281-04:00@Martin - I refer you to the ASMT standard for Pas...@Martin - I refer you to the ASMT standard for Pastries, Eclair which states, in part,<br /><br />..<br />4.1.3 Shape - An eclair is oblong, with an aspect ratio at least 2:1. Aspect ratios of greater than 4:1 are discouraged due to stability issues.<br /><br />5.3.4: Filling - Filling is a custard, generally vanilla flavored. Acceptable variants are chocolate, coffee, or any non-fruit based flavoring.<br /><br /><br />Or, you could just realize that some of us are expressing our preferences, and leave it at that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-46309632331830549312012-06-11T23:25:19.553-04:002012-06-11T23:25:19.553-04:00Well done, Andrea and Michael! Thanks for the fun ...Well done, Andrea and Michael! Thanks for the fun puzzle!pauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04459037089749874180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-14594174974108424092012-06-11T22:07:59.621-04:002012-06-11T22:07:59.621-04:00No, Andrea, say it isn't so! No no no!
If ...No, Andrea, say it isn't so! No no no! <br /><br />If you don't like his posts, scroll through them. If you leave, he wins. I know you can feel the love from so many here.<br /><br />Or at least think about it!Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09709142959535977331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-48429015890927545742012-06-11T22:04:40.446-04:002012-06-11T22:04:40.446-04:00This week's relative difficulty ratings. See m...This week's relative difficulty ratings. See my 8/1/2009 post for an explanation. In a nutshell, the higher the ratio, the higher this week's median solve time is relative to the average for the corresponding day of the week.<br /><br />All solvers (this week's median solve time, average for day of week, ratio, percentile, rating)<br /><br />Mon 6:13, 6:49, 0.91, 15%, Easy<br /><br />Top 100 solvers<br /><br />Mon 3:38, 3:40, 0.99, 46%, Mediumsanfranman59https://www.blogger.com/profile/15118732156312301425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-51491486178363374542012-06-11T21:49:33.080-04:002012-06-11T21:49:33.080-04:00"Tight. Smooth. Imaginative. Consistent."..."Tight. Smooth. Imaginative. Consistent." Ahhh! If only he had stopped there! ;)<br /><br />Glad @Rex deemed it "publishable"! I shall remember that next time I'm damning something with faint praise!<br />I can assure you much conceptual work went into this beforehand and thru every word and decision about the F*LL. :)<br />FILLINTHEBLANKS had indeed been the impetus (and the "I" word in a five-tthemed AEIOU puzzle must always be an odd number, so FILLINTHEBLANKS at 15 was manna from heaven, if not fillo dough!)<br /><br />I thought it would be incredibly cool if every definition were a fill in the blank! But as @Martin posted on Amy's, it's been done.<br /><br />Thank you everyone else for the kind words.<br />@SteveJ<br />My sister is named ELYSE and it was a shout out to her, as she and my other sister ELLEN played "Fur Elise" nonstop throughout our childhood. <br /><br />Much much more to say, but I'm in Austraiiiilia...<br />Tho I assure you the unhappy coincidence of having a puzzle written a year and a half ago having the word EVIl in it, was no shout out...<br />After last month's kerfuffle, including his writing me a vaguely threatening email on my HOME email, only put out to you guys as an invitation to help fledgling writers, was beyond the last straw.<br />I don't need to read the blog and find there is a debate as to whether or not I'M an a*hole!!!<br /><br />Sorry to say it's either him or me.<br />His using every slight pretext to call me narcissistic, hypocritical, name-dropping and worse, and appeals privately to @Rex to put a stop to it, or at least not give him openings, seem to have be met with a deaf ear...so, I'll just say, it's been fun and I'm sure the blog will happily survive without me!<br />'Sides, I've told all my stories at least twice! Time to gather some new ones!<br />;)andrea carla michaelsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-71303894265184668832012-06-11T21:18:50.215-04:002012-06-11T21:18:50.215-04:00@Tita: LOL! I don't think the NYT is going to ...@Tita: LOL! I don't think the NYT is going to accept a theme based on nuns' bodyparts or -functions!machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-75552773170427025632012-06-11T21:07:58.055-04:002012-06-11T21:07:58.055-04:00Didn't know FULL NELSONs were illegal. I bette...Didn't know FULL NELSONs were illegal. I better stop it.<br /><br />I detected a mini-theme: femine-only nouns: ORGRESS, SPINSTER, newswoman, EWE.<br /><br />Also - women with "Z" names: ZAHN, ZSAZSA, INEZ.Sfingihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06903616949048940858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-58285033250589383712012-06-11T20:46:06.021-04:002012-06-11T20:46:06.021-04:00@Martin - I just finished reading that too... Fab...@Martin - I just finished reading that too... Fabulous range of names for one (delicious) dish!<br />This is now one of my most favorite things learned in Rexville - merci!<br /><br />The Portuguese make "Nun's bellies" (Barigas de freira). I'll have to ask my mom if there are any racier names for dishes.<br />Hmmm...I sense a theme!Titahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16368251255494687496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-89645863748061621502012-06-11T20:20:37.507-04:002012-06-11T20:20:37.507-04:00@Martin: the Dutch pissebed (a woodlouse) also see...@Martin: the Dutch pissebed (a woodlouse) also seems to be translated to pissenlit.<br /><br />And I once made "pets de nonne", originating in St. Pourcain on the upper Loire. Mostly chocolate, eggwhites, sugar and walnuts with a little angelica (if you can find it) and dark rum.machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-15129351441060619332012-06-11T20:18:53.350-04:002012-06-11T20:18:53.350-04:00BTW, I just read the Nun fart link. The second se...BTW, I just read the Nun fart link. The second sentence says they're also called "nun's sigh" (presumably if the main name is too crass for you) or "whore farts" and "old-lady farts" (if not crass enough). Vive la France.Martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-47770874240764132412012-06-11T19:38:17.898-04:002012-06-11T19:38:17.898-04:00The difference between a cream puff and an éclair ...The difference between a cream puff and an éclair is its shape. Either can be filled with anything.<br /><br /><i>Éclair</i> means lightning bolt. Nobody know why the French name anything the way they do. "Dandelion" is of French extraction (it means "lion's teeth") but they call dandelions <a href="http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pissenlit" rel="nofollow"><i>pissenlit</i></a> (piss in bed). The beignets that visitors to New Orleans love so much are called <a href="http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pet_de_nonne" rel="nofollow">Nun farts</a> in French.<br /><br />Cream puffs are <a href="http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Profiterole" rel="nofollow"><i>profiteroles</i></a> in French, which means "higher profit for the baker." Really.Martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-33488766692413146192012-06-11T18:39:30.830-04:002012-06-11T18:39:30.830-04:00Noted Acme's byline with pleasure. Pleasant s...Noted Acme's byline with pleasure. Pleasant solve. Tripped briefly on INEs as I alwys do. To this old union gal it's AFofL. Thanks Michael too.<br /><br />The OGRESS said, Fee,Fie, Foe,Fum.Sparkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11149915526159432838noreply@blogger.com