tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post5628048264024157092..comments2024-03-28T04:40:27.172-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Flower said to cover plains of Hades / SUN 9-16-18 / Large mobile devices to use modern portmanteau / Ontario city across river from Buffalo for short / Gig for aspiring electronic musician / Popular Belgian brews informallyRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger111125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-36122702359457885042018-09-30T17:30:00.715-04:002018-09-30T17:30:00.715-04:00Boy, was my reaction different from ... everyone e...Boy, was my reaction different from ... everyone else's. Catching up on puzzles from vacation and last Sunday's was a pure joy. This was ... dreck squared.kitshefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10014225555838850414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-48777917615821481612018-09-30T05:54:20.685-04:002018-09-30T05:54:20.685-04:00Might those living in farm country have gotten scr...Might those living in farm country have gotten scrod from hoers? Dudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05848178612313927374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-39390263706680395172018-09-25T15:20:10.618-04:002018-09-25T15:20:10.618-04:00I will put Act One on my reading list. Thanks for ...I will put Act One on my reading list. Thanks for the tip!Dicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12758736868607036462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-19665926977877400242018-09-23T17:04:16.510-04:002018-09-23T17:04:16.510-04:00CLUMSY HOERS
OKAY, STELLA'S had TIMES TOGO MA...CLUMSY HOERS<br /><br />OKAY, STELLA'S had TIMES TOGO MATE<br />INUNISON with the RACY PITCREW.<br />She BEATIT when they ARRIVED for a date,<br />she GAVEUP but would PREFER to COMETO.<br /><br />--- ASPHODEL SNOOD-ST.MARTINBurma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-39178058800375016972018-09-23T16:32:50.980-04:002018-09-23T16:32:50.980-04:00I, too, thot it a great Sun puz. I filled in ever...I, too, thot it a great Sun puz. I filled in every square, but not with all the correct letters. PPP the culprit, for the most part. Messed up in the KINGJAMES are too Oop.<br /><br />But loved the puns and wordplay. Good o9ne, Joel!<br /><br />Diana, Lady-in-Waiting for CrosswordsDiana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-68740130606176144682018-09-23T16:07:41.815-04:002018-09-23T16:07:41.815-04:00Hard to keep my mind on the puzzle as I watch the ...Hard to keep my mind on the puzzle as I watch the Tour Championship wondering if Tiger will hold on. Riveting stuff, if you're a golf and Tiger fan, which I am.<br /><br />OKAY OKAY, the puzzle. I thought it was a great Sunday puzzle. Clever theme which didn't take up too much space, and some delightful fill. My last entry was RACY because I was only thinking of "blue" as either a colour, or something to do with "sad". Finally clicked, though I've never heard of CONAGRA. Seems like a combination of a corporation and agriculture.<br /><br />The themers were very good, although the clue for 48A was a bit of a reach. Some nice clues (for PITCREW, PINATA, SOLAR PANEL, eg) and just a solid grid. Good stuff.rainforestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-29254646423581334972018-09-21T10:14:12.620-04:002018-09-21T10:14:12.620-04:00Snood - my most disliked word ever since I learned...Snood - my most disliked word ever since I learned it in junior year vocabulary. Favorite words were flotsam and jetsam. Irishmaineiachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01282830969788651950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-34242901617334485802018-09-18T07:02:30.493-04:002018-09-18T07:02:30.493-04:00I loved it, but now, thanks to Rex, understand why...I loved it, but now, thanks to Rex, understand why. Cabala spelling threw me. I knew snood, since it was a fad in the 60's or early 70's, (I think), and I wore one. It was an homage to the Romeo and Juliet film craze.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00047060465269735165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-32279153841891298022018-09-17T11:53:02.357-04:002018-09-17T11:53:02.357-04:00Re spelling of "Kabbalah" Since the ac...Re spelling of "Kabbalah" Since the actual spelling is "kaph-beit-lamed-heh" , it seems to me that anything else in the English alphabet is fair game. Frustrating, I agree, when it comes to crosswords. Joan McIntirenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-55755371809137073732018-09-17T00:33:38.651-04:002018-09-17T00:33:38.651-04:00The clue for 28A (NUMBER) and the answer (AMOUNT) ...The clue for 28A (NUMBER) and the answer (AMOUNT) do not square. Number has to do with how many, amount with how much. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-56840132320649008022018-09-16T22:44:41.279-04:002018-09-16T22:44:41.279-04:00Was so hoping you would eviscerate this puzzle. Th...Was so hoping you would eviscerate this puzzle. Thought it was just crap.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-62527691690112026312018-09-16T20:24:51.701-04:002018-09-16T20:24:51.701-04:00Anon 5.13
Huh? Aree you saying ost Str Wars culti...Anon 5.13<br />Huh? Aree you saying ost Str Wars cultists arent male? FFS, theres aterm for them: FAN BOYS.<br />Also, of all the groups in the world, star wars nerds is one i have no fer of offending. Ill just sya hey lok Captain Kirk and watch their heads exploxde.<br />As for them not having the skilsmen should i hve, I stand by it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-5580445656603005642018-09-16T20:18:27.291-04:002018-09-16T20:18:27.291-04:00Hey mods,
What about the 3 posts a day rule? Z has...Hey mods,<br />What about the 3 posts a day rule? Z has exceeded that. Again. <br />What gives? Do the rules not apply to Rex's most sycphntoic apologist?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-14994305241763187592018-09-16T20:16:19.497-04:002018-09-16T20:16:19.497-04:00Tourist: “Where in Boston can a man have scrod?”
...Tourist: “Where in Boston can a man have scrod?”<br /><br />Cabbie: “Mister, I’ve been driving a laxi for forty years in this town and that’s the first time I’ve ever heard it asked for in the pluperfect past tense.”john towlenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-54926692243703394692018-09-16T19:37:34.996-04:002018-09-16T19:37:34.996-04:00Overall, a pretty decent and challenging Sunday pu...Overall, a pretty decent and challenging Sunday puzzle. I scratched my head over 82A (PROJECTRUNAWAY) and, having read the explanation here, I still find it rather weak. Least favourite entries include CONAGRA and PHABLETS but I enjoyed ENDASHES and ASPHODEL as they are real things, fairly clued - and solveable via the crosses. It contained a lot of sly, devious cluing including RAH (43D Root word). When the three-letter words are tough to solve it can really bog you down. Anyways, I agree with Rex that this was a decent puzzle but with a bit of tweaking it could have been a great one. For that reason I'll give it a C+thefogmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870509029973778266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-88918402886983691072018-09-16T19:23:58.090-04:002018-09-16T19:23:58.090-04:00So here’s BUSS, a sixteenth century synonym for ki...So here’s BUSS, a sixteenth century synonym for kiss. https://www.dictionary.com/browse/buss<br /><br />That’s pretty weak fill, especially since BASS/CARL would have been an easy fix. <br /><br />I didn’t like that or the clue for RACY (blue?) but otherwise enjoyed the puzzle. Jesse Witthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17303843866820554058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-55867118206133821162018-09-16T19:18:27.863-04:002018-09-16T19:18:27.863-04:00The quotes around "Wonder Woman" and the...The quotes around "Wonder Woman" and the preposition "in" are clues that it is the 2017 movie "Wonder Woman" that is being referred to, not the comic book. "Nazi" could still have been a legitimate answer, but the main villain of the film was clearly Ares. Rick Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10255159589166344188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-18126457081419393772018-09-16T18:55:58.791-04:002018-09-16T18:55:58.791-04:00Going with CHIN at first for the Hitchcock clue sl...Going with CHIN at first for the Hitchcock clue slowed me up a bit.2farfromchihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15304352782539655270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-20946433485156752472018-09-16T17:33:48.762-04:002018-09-16T17:33:48.762-04:00As a native northwesterner, I must, politely, prot...As a native northwesterner, I must, politely, protest the schwa addition to OREGONTRANSPLANT. Most people out here, whether they notice it or not, actually say “or-ih-gin.”<br /><br />I’ve been reading this for years, but have never felt compelled to comment before.natehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09247281048150110249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-35219534863440342742018-09-16T17:23:26.860-04:002018-09-16T17:23:26.860-04:00Uh, a Senator is not generally referred to as a co...Uh, a Senator is not generally referred to as a congressman. True it is a lowercase "c" but I thought this was a real stretch. Fitzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-2866877338218552018-09-16T17:23:21.720-04:002018-09-16T17:23:21.720-04:00Phablet is Perfect.
Never attended a rave, but k...Phablet is Perfect. <br /><br />Never attended a rave, but know Trance music is used primarily as a potentiator of the MDMA (Ectasy) experience. Don’t ask me how I know. <br /><br />Agree with your opinion of “Open” by Andre. My first cousin was his first love (before Brook) and I know second-hand what it took for him to be so honest and forthcoming. XQQQMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14730522813259347091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-86604326878166415372018-09-16T17:17:29.163-04:002018-09-16T17:17:29.163-04:00@Mama Karma
There are 3 "C"s in Hitchco...@Mama Karma<br /><br />There are 3 "C"s in Hitchcock.JC66https://www.blogger.com/profile/05324615675333287919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-64974887047559406022018-09-16T17:13:51.880-04:002018-09-16T17:13:51.880-04:00Anonymous 3:51 PM
I'm glad you didn't mak...Anonymous 3:51 PM<br /><br />I'm glad you didn't make your sexist statements earlier in the day. A ***tstorm might have ensued, though less of a storm than if your comments had been against women.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-75991586460442634712018-09-16T17:10:54.492-04:002018-09-16T17:10:54.492-04:00Why are cees the answer to Hitchcock triple featur...Why are cees the answer to Hitchcock triple feature (93D)? Enjoyed this puzzle, and this was easy enough to get from the crosses, except for cabala, which is not a usual transliteration. I'm missing something simple here, I'm sure!Mama Karmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16421881478084806942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-7258261333201612792018-09-16T17:08:53.129-04:002018-09-16T17:08:53.129-04:00A snood is kind of like a dickie that you wear on ...A snood is kind of like a dickie that you wear on your head instead of around your neck. CashPo'noreply@blogger.com