tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post5464772660574093740..comments2024-03-29T01:22:33.864-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Political commentator Paul / THU 6-13-13 / Tay Fyne / African healer / French composer Edouard / English word derived from Tswana / 2012 software release / Palazzo Alfieri's locale / Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger103125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-50672624601585677102022-04-11T12:05:42.225-04:002022-04-11T12:05:42.225-04:00This puzzle is exactly why I never try to figure o...This puzzle is exactly why I never try to figure out the theme. If it happens, it can be helpful but... usually it just makes things worse.Grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02647368427183591830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-88974995691969119292021-08-16T02:23:17.837-04:002021-08-16T02:23:17.837-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02353851179730502297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-37333925630165667572020-03-04T06:03:10.683-05:002020-03-04T06:03:10.683-05:00Thanks and congratulation.
Thanks and congratulation.<br />Subhamhttp://masterstrokeedu.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-85586883870005411592020-02-07T01:11:04.103-05:002020-02-07T01:11:04.103-05:00Congratulation Thank you,
Congratulation Thank you, <br /><br />Ayushihttp://snmemorialpublicschool.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-32372941581769715892020-01-29T04:15:09.662-05:002020-01-29T04:15:09.662-05:00Congratulations, John V and Mary!
Congratulations, John V and Mary!<br /><br />Himanihttp://advancedefenceacademy.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-6756082197151227752013-07-20T02:29:02.847-04:002013-07-20T02:29:02.847-04:00Syndication land here - I believe oval window is r...Syndication land here - I believe oval window is referring to a part of the ear, not a shape of a window. At least when you Google "oval window" most of the hits relate to anatomy rather than actual windows.Kristinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-1718006901611494272013-07-18T20:43:25.673-04:002013-07-18T20:43:25.673-04:00@Spacecraft - It's good to see you back in fin...@Spacecraft - It's good to see you back in fine form. I do love your rants - I don't always agree but I do always love them.Dirigonzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03903353503511480168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-69921033071319611432013-07-18T19:58:37.639-04:002013-07-18T19:58:37.639-04:00Too late to the party today to have anyone actuall...Too late to the party today to have anyone actually read this, so I'll do my rant now:<br /><br />IF WE ARE DESTINED TO HAVE A RAPPER AND/OR HIP-HOP ARTIST IN EVERY PUZZLE FROM NOW ON, THEN i WILL JUST STOP DOING THEM.<br /><br />There. I feel better...a little. That was one hopelessly unknown, luckily it was forced by crosses. But two others produced bona-fide naticks:<br /><br />-->EG_YAN/OJ_. Figure the Spanish eye had to be either OJa or OJO, Eeny-meenied the O, was right. The other guy, that world-famous director EGOYAN? Don't know how I missed hearing about HIM. Must've been living under a rock.<br /><br />-->_ALO/_OCHS. Tay and Fyne looked like two people's names, so...FOCHs? KOCHs? But then I hit on the idea that the names both sounded vaguely Scottish, so I tried L. LALO, huh? Back I go under that rock. But I left it.<br /><br />TWOD is another rantable. "D" is an abbreviation for "dimension." TWO is NOT (!!!) an abbreviation. If you want to shorten "two-dimension," then you write 2D. Got it? You can't pick and choose PARTS of your phrase to abbreviate just so you can fill in your grid.<br /> IT.<br />MAKES.<br />NO.<br />SENSE.<br /><br />CARTRIPS is green paint. If you want to take a trip in a car, it's<br /><br />"Road trip!"<br /><br />One lonely square gets a number? Well, the yellow hankie is already on the field. Instead of multiple penalties, I think we'll just lump them together and call it "Unsportsmanlike conduct." Fifteen yards. Or, 15 yds. See? NOT 15 yards, or fifteen yds.<br /><br />I did like the middle with the SNOOKI/LOREN/REAREND cross. There's some hope there...spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-52248101489153611892013-07-18T18:22:38.280-04:002013-07-18T18:22:38.280-04:00Mixed bag. As @Thoracic said "I'm Canadia...Mixed bag. As @Thoracic said "I'm Canadian so EGOYAN and BAYOFFUNDY were easy". For other reasons, so were TICKETTORIDE, and OPENSOURCE. But GIGOT, LALO, SKEE and the entire NW region were never gonna happen. <br /><br />Lots of props to young Mr. Steinberg for this effort - imagine just how cool/challenging his puzzles will be when he actually grows up! Waxy in Montrealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04395751487137805245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-31887862220809467152013-07-18T18:08:13.060-04:002013-07-18T18:08:13.060-04:00My original post seems to have disappeared in the ...My original post seems to have disappeared in the Ethernet but happily is survived in the email follow-up, so I'll reproduce it for your reading pleasure (or to be skipped, whatever...):<br />BAYOFFUNDY and TICKETTORIDE were gimmes - that got the grid off to a pretty good start.<br /><br />TWOD and "double D" are entirely different concepts.<br /><br />Finished with OES (one empty square) because Tay and Fyne, and French composer Edouard were total unknowns.<br /><br />Here's a 32 second video that shows what happens twice every day in the Bay of Fundy.<br /><br />And while I'm here, I'll add this:<br />@DMG wrote, "As for the Windows number, just left it blank. Solving pen-on-paper gives you that option without spoiling your day." Which is precisely why I continue to solve the syndicated puzzle and why I am so happy to be a resident of Syn-City - it's like living in a small town compared to city life.<br /><br />(I may have antagonized Blogger - my captcha is assweene.)Dirigonzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03903353503511480168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-53907175189038679522013-07-18T17:05:30.475-04:002013-07-18T17:05:30.475-04:00Too many unknown names for me! SNOOKI, SKEE, GIGOT...Too many unknown names for me! SNOOKI, SKEE, GIGOT, EGOYAN....enough! Got LALO because as far as I know there's only one four letter French composer ending in O. Stumbled through with a lot of blanks, some caused by CUrb. Correcting to CUSP when I came here fixed that and bunch of things fell into place, but not enough. I pre-date the Beatles. I was into raising kids and Farmer-in-the-dell when they were around, so any of their music is pretty unfamiliar.. As for the Windows number, just left it blank. Solving pen-on-paper gives you that option without spoiling your day. All in all, looking forward to a more fun puzzle tomorrow. I prefer word play to trivia expeditions. DMGrandmanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-76106927794817141612013-07-18T14:47:46.575-04:002013-07-18T14:47:46.575-04:00BAYOFFUNDY and TICKETTORIDE were gimmes - that got...BAYOFFUNDY and TICKETTORIDE were gimmes - that got the grid off to a pretty good start.<br /><br />TWOD and "double D" are entirely different concepts.<br /><br />Finished with OES (one empty square) because Tay and Fyne, and French composer Edouard were total unknowns.<br /><br />Here's a 32 second video that shows what happens twice every day in the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiHP8EG_Wq4" rel="nofollow">Bay of Fundy</a>.<br />Dirigonzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03903353503511480168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-39531750048675880332013-07-18T14:03:55.811-04:002013-07-18T14:03:55.811-04:00Cracked Ice? Really. Bartended for 10 plus years a...Cracked Ice? Really. Bartended for 10 plus years and never once uttered the words "cracked ice" in reference to a any mixed drink.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-85526663427430784872013-07-18T12:49:17.788-04:002013-07-18T12:49:17.788-04:00It started really tough for me. I could not get an...It started really tough for me. I could not get any rhythm going. Finally, the SE corner filled in and I was off and running. Had one error, never heard of Lola or those Lochs. Tried K instead.<br /><br />One error I think. At least in Texas, frozen Daiquiris are served slushy. Daiquiris with cracked ice are called Daiquiris on the rocks.<br /><br />All in all it was a fun challenge.BedfordBobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08348600333498878554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-572871498792790472013-07-18T08:20:15.828-04:002013-07-18T08:20:15.828-04:00Hated this puzzle and I am a computer programmer d...Hated this puzzle and I am a computer programmer developing in the windows environment. I agree the NW corner was impossible.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16497168863985535234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-79184867005038225682013-06-24T20:57:07.581-04:002013-06-24T20:57:07.581-04:00NW corner was impossible for me but I should have ...NW corner was impossible for me but I should have thought of CAR TRIP. Similarly, I should have gotten the Windows connection; but OVAL, CAR, TICKET? Agree also about the ? on tangent. Hop o my thumb - no way!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12260946369832263317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-80667134955391659062013-06-14T11:42:54.199-04:002013-06-14T11:42:54.199-04:00Thank you, ret_chem!
Thank you, ret_chem!<br />machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-17182361127010177802013-06-14T02:11:34.248-04:002013-06-14T02:11:34.248-04:00Well, I've got to say that I explained "9...Well, I've got to say that I explained "90° from N" to myself in an entirely different way - I never thought of the rotating the En thing. My explanation: N stands for North. What's 90° from north? East? West? No, Zenith! And Z stands for Zenith.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-37228237328275323182013-06-13T23:55:46.789-04:002013-06-13T23:55:46.789-04:00the puzzle is awful. I've always contend a kid...the puzzle is awful. I've always contend a kid cannot create a good puzzle.they lack the overall synaptical connections.theres no smoothness, no flow.just disjointed look-ups thrown together. this puzzle proves my point.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-2923957629199090762013-06-13T23:08:21.162-04:002013-06-13T23:08:21.162-04:00I really like David Steinberg's puzzles, but n...I really like David Steinberg's puzzles, but not this one. Egoyan? Skee-Lo? Which Windows product are they up to? Nia Long? Snooki??? Toddlers and Titans? Hersey Brand, and ESPN logo..Linux??? .Too much there for me to gripe about - ever the curmudgeon. On the other hand, Bay of Fundy was a gimmee for me.<br /><br />Overall, FAR too much pop culture, and too many movie references in a single clever puzzle ruins it for me. <br />I did finish it though. OISKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16808675378318214461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-68700556259107044822013-06-13T22:03:45.206-04:002013-06-13T22:03:45.206-04:00This week's relative difficulty ratings. See m...This week's relative difficulty ratings. See my 8/1/2009 post for an explanation and my 10/15/2012 post for an explanation of a tweak I've made to my method. 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, 6:12, 1.00, 52%, Medium<br />Tue 8:17, 8:16, 1.00, 54%, Medium<br />Wed 9:26, 9:47, 0.96, 44%, Medium<br />Thu 17:52, 17:11, 1.04, 62%, Medium-Challenging<br /><br />Top 100 solvers<br /><br />Mon 3:55, 3:49, 1.03, 65%, Medium-Challenging<br />Tue 4:55, 4:54, 1.00, 53%, Medium<br />Wed 5:36, 5:39, 0.99, 47%, Medium<br />Thu 11:22, 9:49, 1.16, 76%, Medium-Challengingsanfranman59https://www.blogger.com/profile/15118732156312301425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-87378211144261984812013-06-13T21:19:30.177-04:002013-06-13T21:19:30.177-04:00@ mac: Linux is an open source multi-platform oper...@ mac: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux" rel="nofollow">Linux</a> is an open source multi-platform operating system, which basically means anyone can tinker with it. retired_chemisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13181126754941899228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-83849267946194852122013-06-13T20:48:23.704-04:002013-06-13T20:48:23.704-04:00I can't believe nobody mentioned Shrek's b...I can't believe nobody mentioned Shrek's bride lying next to an ogre. Thank you David.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-23304539005525333072013-06-13T19:38:01.332-04:002013-06-13T19:38:01.332-04:00Is my grammar right in the comment I just made. &q...Is my grammar right in the comment I just made. "Are" seems wrong somehow...Michaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-35524782190101157722013-06-13T19:36:02.878-04:002013-06-13T19:36:02.878-04:00For perhaps the first time ever, my experience wit...For perhaps the first time ever, my experience with and reaction to this puzzle are identical to Rex's.michaelnoreply@blogger.com