tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post5520220573086020417..comments2024-03-29T10:51:12.209-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Bone cavities / THU 6-11-20 / Bag in commercialese / Where to find American in Moscow / 1960s TV character who often said Surprise surprise surprise / Old TV knob abbr.Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger145125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-67787747591482644892021-12-21T23:53:22.531-05:002021-12-21T23:53:22.531-05:00This was awful. So dated, and really off-putting f...This was awful. So dated, and really off-putting for a younger audience. Anokhanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-46253233690154266892020-11-12T10:29:10.758-05:002020-11-12T10:29:10.758-05:00My wife and I always do these puzzles weeks or mon...My wife and I always do these puzzles weeks or months after they are posted. Just did this one and absolutely loved it! What a marvel of creation!<br /><br />I enthusiastically echo the comments of Anonymous 7:50 am, which begin: "The tenor of these responses is truly baffling to me. (The ones about the content of the puzzle, not the ones about the details of its construction, fill, execution, etc.)..."<br /><br />Good heavens, how immature and callow so many of you posters seem. Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley will always be enormously more significant to the world than 95% of all the pop stars living now. Get a sense of history people. Get out of the tiny little boxes you seem to be living in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-23211023616546070492020-07-16T17:29:25.399-04:002020-07-16T17:29:25.399-04:00Tricky enough, a bit confusing, and aged. All invo...Tricky enough, a bit confusing, and aged. All involving the theme.<br /><br />Didn't get how the dates were supposed to pair up with the POPULAR MUSIC, the ROCK STAR, and SINATRA's "MY WAY". Sinatra showed up in the rebus-like row, but had the harder time with ELVIS PRESLEY. Shouldn't the 20A-22A clue be pluralized for two mid-century GIANTs, both Frank and Elvis? <br /><br />ANTRA (something about the bones) for some reason called to mind the young, thin swooner of the 1940s.<br /><br />Lost some steam on this one.<br /><br />leftcoasternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-8392196774683704602020-07-16T13:41:59.248-04:002020-07-16T13:41:59.248-04:00Rather disappointed in this one. I liked the doubl...Rather disappointed in this one. I liked the double decker answer but the rest was a lunchbag letdown. If I had MYWAY, the constructor the split answer gimmick would have appeared on all theme answers. Alas, the result is neither fish nor fowl. Pity. It coulda been a contender.thefogmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870509029973778266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-67301067375767190072020-07-16T13:31:08.092-04:002020-07-16T13:31:08.092-04:00Thank God!!!
Or is that too geriatric!!! Thank God!!!<br />Or is that too geriatric!!! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-31012852453007501482020-07-16T13:22:00.833-04:002020-07-16T13:22:00.833-04:00Notes? None here. I got the SINATRA/PRESSLEY part ...Notes? None here. I got the SINATRA/PRESSLEY part of the rebusiness first, so put in FRANK and ELVIS, then POPULAR MUSIC before anything else in the S. The rest was just filling in blanks; at least that was MYWAY to solve.<br /><br />How could GOMERPYLE, U.S.M.C. possibly have lasted on TV as long as it did?<br /><br />Interesting WAY to stack POPULAR NAMES.rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-15592769913553799162020-07-16T12:53:23.469-04:002020-07-16T12:53:23.469-04:00ROYAL NAMES
POPULAR MUSIC, it would SEEM,
FIGURED...ROYAL NAMES<br /><br />POPULAR MUSIC, it would SEEM,<br />FIGUREDIN TO how far<br />FRANKie was SCENE as a girl's DREAM<br />and ELVIS as a ROCKSTAR.<br /><br />--- ANN KASEMBurma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-76412371550379019702020-07-16T12:05:45.261-04:002020-07-16T12:05:45.261-04:00My first thought when I saw that row of squares wi...My first thought when I saw that row of squares with /x in them was, "uh oh - now what?" But that quickly was tamed by an "easy" SW corner, the MYWAY answer, and then the singers were obvious.<br /><br />I liked it anyway - my way or not.<br /><br />Diana, Lady-in-Waiting for simple Thursdays like this!Diana, LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-80355216219934401752020-07-16T11:09:48.427-04:002020-07-16T11:09:48.427-04:00Well, gol-ly! A clue that takes up that many lines...Well, gol-ly! A clue that takes up that many lines catches my eye, so good ol' GOMERPYLE was my starting point. After I figured in FIGUREDIN, my first hint at the Mcguffin was the tune MYWAY. That kinda gave away the store. I must say, though, that lumping the PRESLEY cover in with the SINATRA classic does FRANK a grave disservice. I HATE covers anyway.<br /><br />(Note: I again saw no "note" attached to this puzzle. Apparently the Sun does not see fit to include them.)<br /><br />Pretty junky fill this time around. Never heard of SATAY; was grateful for the NAMES providing the A and Y. Gertrude EDERLE gives us a factoid I didn't know: first female ticker tape parade honoree--and so wins DOD.<br /><br />As to the nostalgia and OFC's gripe, come on now. Look at the world now and look as it used to be; which would YOU rather think about? Yeah. Me too. Par.spacecrafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09125304293611865503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-59302484851542742852020-06-14T08:04:40.757-04:002020-06-14T08:04:40.757-04:00I thought this was a very clever puzzle with some ...I thought this was a very clever puzzle with some dated clues, but overall I have great admiration for the constructor!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15134730818193590737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-26166301961690894002020-06-12T09:33:51.352-04:002020-06-12T09:33:51.352-04:00First puzzle in forever that I just walked away fr...First puzzle in forever that I just walked away from half done. Not that I couldn't do it. I just didn't care to. The theme was unnecessary and the fill was absurdly dated. <br /><br />IMPORTANT NOTE TO THE EDITORS OF THE NYT PUZZLE: I'm old enough to know the answers to these clues. This doesn't mean I want my crossword puzzle to be a retro stroll down memory lane. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-59576160070773411852020-06-12T07:15:26.569-04:002020-06-12T07:15:26.569-04:00The idea of speed solving a puzzle such as this st...The idea of speed solving a puzzle such as this still has me laughing Friday MorningWilliam of Ockhamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-88902624643637932002020-06-12T04:29:56.843-04:002020-06-12T04:29:56.843-04:00If you're in the app and hit the "i"...If you're in the app and hit the "i" at the top you get the notes. It helped with this puzzle. I always hit it on Thursdays and Sundays, not coincidentally my least favorite puzzle days. Casimirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15118560632987728262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-26064264032496051592020-06-12T02:27:28.021-04:002020-06-12T02:27:28.021-04:00Does Rex ever get up on 'the right side of the...Does Rex ever get up on 'the right side of the bed'? Is everything always wrong? does every puzzle that is not in his 'wheelhouse' have to be dissed? Is any constructor who expands his range ok or do they all get slammed...why always so sour, so unaccepting, so narrow? Garboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13607824554548750456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-46919676850767534342020-06-12T00:16:14.583-04:002020-06-12T00:16:14.583-04:00Printing it from the website had the slashes. No n...Printing it from the website had the slashes. No need to get the pape . Very easy puzzle for a Thursday but I did enjoy the Sinatra/Presley juxtaposition. Matthew Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11513146251891040902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-67809414969806153592020-06-11T23:09:27.590-04:002020-06-11T23:09:27.590-04:00wow. how did you possibly find a black woman who ...wow. how did you possibly find a black woman who isn't a white man singing my way - in your daily playlist?<br />michael sharp for president. he obviously gets it. <br />and, unlike trump, would never find an excuse for not having a world record time solving a crossword "for a thursday".<br />when can we get back to the blog I used to enjoy. 80s videos included.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-37589390522354944072020-06-11T22:18:11.978-04:002020-06-11T22:18:11.978-04:00Hi anon 6:50, I am not enraged, but honestly there...Hi anon 6:50, I am not enraged, but honestly there was so much that was either obscure or before my time that I could not get a toe hold. That's why having things from a variety of eras is better. I like to learn new things, but when over 50% of the puzzle is blank and the clues don't help if you are not in the demographic it is not fun.<br /><br />PCPreferred Customerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13927933342023893607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-47689923701236153252020-06-11T22:03:02.424-04:002020-06-11T22:03:02.424-04:00Hi wrivz, I think you have to either be over 65 or...Hi wrivz, I think you have to either be over 65 or have done crosswords for a LONG time to know Gomer Pyle and HOR.<br /><br />Bari and Orem are just random, as far as I can tell.<br /><br />Not too mention Sinatra and Elvis, big names but not part of my general knowledge.<br /><br />I couldn't get anywhere, so it was a sea of DNF.<br /><br />I find things like rage quit much more accessible, even though I am not a gamer because it's inferable from the clue and a few letters. <br /><br />PCPreferred Customerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13927933342023893607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-51701514228900373962020-06-11T21:38:22.935-04:002020-06-11T21:38:22.935-04:00Agree wholeheartedly. Rex would only be happy if a...Agree wholeheartedly. Rex would only be happy if a puzzle was constructed by a woman and only referenced 15-20 year old women.I prefer a little variety. Bruce Fieggenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02676126412631174236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-10917179880621942192020-06-11T21:36:08.686-04:002020-06-11T21:36:08.686-04:00Amen!Amen!Charles Emerson Winchester IIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17547943150886621070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-59970835442217478432020-06-11T19:05:11.566-04:002020-06-11T19:05:11.566-04:00This person for President.This person for President.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12242144255422634633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-48976928688135510422020-06-11T18:52:49.539-04:002020-06-11T18:52:49.539-04:00@loriJJ -- Try printing the puzzle at 95% or even ...@loriJJ -- Try printing the puzzle at 95% or even 85%. That might do the trick.Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09709142959535977331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-69451283845492977532020-06-11T18:01:25.418-04:002020-06-11T18:01:25.418-04:00I hate rebus puzzles anyway. After this mess of a ...I hate rebus puzzles anyway. After this mess of a puzzle, they should be outlawed altogether.furpurrsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07004826410978069900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-13638364352409676112020-06-11T17:08:03.133-04:002020-06-11T17:08:03.133-04:00@Smith-Yes indeed,"eye of the beholder" ...@Smith-Yes indeed,"eye of the beholder" exactly. Here I am with a good start on my 70's and I'm still into running, haven't had any joints replaced, and am blessed with a positive outlook on life In fact my doc says he wants to be me when he's my age, but he's the only person who's ever said anything remotely like this, so I'm not sure I believe him. Anyway, my point is that "geriatric" always conjures up visions of people in rest homes watching tv and playing bingo. (Maybe they're doing crosswords.) It's a fingernails on a blackboard term for me. Probably hits just a little too close to home.pabloinnhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04967477079504866917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-34274359555790463552020-06-11T16:45:18.475-04:002020-06-11T16:45:18.475-04:00@jberg - if you did a version of the puzzle that h...@jberg - if you did a version of the puzzle that had slashes in the grid there was no note. The note was about there being slashes in the print version of the puzzle.<br /><br />@27 yr. old anon 10:25 - I had the same take as you did about what @Rex meant by diversify.jaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03385568014046336373noreply@blogger.com