tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post5729109334626557754..comments2024-03-29T10:41:13.608-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Gaming trailblazer / SUN 2-12-17 / 1950s French president Rene / Dismaying announcement about disaster relief / Roker's appeal before bastric bypass surgery / Abductor of PersephoneRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger127125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-70260083292367101422017-02-27T23:59:41.800-05:002017-02-27T23:59:41.800-05:00Thanks so much for the PP&M and the second P. ...Thanks so much for the PP&M and the second P. Loved seeing both videos. lodsfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05345395843784742434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-25104577583900065662017-02-20T13:44:28.460-05:002017-02-20T13:44:28.460-05:00I was thinking maybe it was an ice storm disaster ...I was thinking maybe it was an ice storm disaster and the forecast for tomorrow unfortunately is more ice on the way. JUST ICE FOR ALLGood ol' Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07127333106595395817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-32718995006363883662017-02-19T20:18:49.956-05:002017-02-19T20:18:49.956-05:00I just realized something. I do not need the kind...I just realized something. I do not need the kind of negativity this guy spews every week in my life! I'm done! Ben Eggenbergerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14879059430991841320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-90312793498152282382017-02-19T17:25:19.441-05:002017-02-19T17:25:19.441-05:00Inclined to agree with Rex on the uneven quality o...Inclined to agree with Rex on the uneven quality of the themers. Liked the long downs the best and would even throw in the amusing BRA IN WAVES.<br /><br />Actually, apart from the themers, there were several aha moments in moving through whole puzzle.<br /><br />Middle South was the rockiest part, with its ICE and FAT AL themers. POUFS became obvious after getting NUB, which is a common and well-used word, I thought. <br /><br />Over all, found and enjoyed this one more than most Sundays.<br /><br /><br /><br />leftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-13280495801664652222017-02-19T14:45:48.167-05:002017-02-19T14:45:48.167-05:00Forgot to mention how much I appreciated the Peter...Forgot to mention how much I appreciated the Peter Yarrow clip. Ever since I first heard the song - and I'm 63 - I always felt bad for Puff. Nice that Mr. Yarrow cleared that up and closed the circle. I actually felt good about that, kind of dumb I guess but I'm glad Puff has a new friend. AnonymousPVXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10078186298428497941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-74432071901424781752017-02-19T14:40:54.255-05:002017-02-19T14:40:54.255-05:00Same issue, poof/pouf. Nice puzzle - for a Gimmick...Same issue, poof/pouf. Nice puzzle - for a Gimmick puzzle - but clumsy clueing, plus another same issue, hard to tell what was and wasn't part of the gimmick. Meh. AnonymousPVXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10078186298428497941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-73912223408656910702017-02-19T14:33:46.873-05:002017-02-19T14:33:46.873-05:00Interesting construction comments by Rex. I did n...Interesting construction comments by Rex. I did notice that some of the non-themers were longer than usual. I rather liked it (them), and thought, "I wonder why you don't see more of this?" I love it when I can suss out a longer answer - they really help the solve.<br /><br />Surprised that Rex and others didn't give more "hate" to the punnyness of the answers. (Again, which I love.) My first was BRAINWAVES - HA! Momentarily paused at the Roker answer; however, it brought to mind his (I believe) bravery at being so open about his surgery and prior struggles with weight. I'm sure that made a lot of other struggling people feel like they had a friend in Al, and they felt less alone. Being in the news business, I'm sure someone will point this reference out to him. I rather think he'd laugh - he seems like an even-keeled guy.<br /><br />GOOSESTEP also made me pause, so I looked it up and discovered that it is still used in militaries in at least 70 countries world-wide. But it will always have the connotation many noted.<br /><br />Didn't even notice "KID" showing up twice. It wasn't in the clue for the answer, though, so a minor penalty. Could easily have been avoided.<br /><br />Also had bats before BLTS, so I stared at AASTER for a while. And Dave before DAVA - never heard of a DAVA. My bad. <br /><br />Wonder if we'll be seeing some UNFUNDEDMANDATES in the coming months? Stay tuned, folks. <br /><br />Diana, Lady-in-Waiting for Crosswords Diana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-66355687541761516462017-02-19T13:59:42.597-05:002017-02-19T13:59:42.597-05:00RINSE TESTY SANDBLAST
AZURE ROMAN MALE with a LIB...RINSE TESTY SANDBLAST<br /><br />AZURE ROMAN MALE with a LIBIDO, I INFERNO ORGY's a dud,<br />IHOP around and IGETIT SOFAR as IGET CHEERS as a STUD.<br /><br />--- RONALD OCONNOR, ASST. CFO, CPABurma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-82555539474099320602017-02-19T13:29:31.867-05:002017-02-19T13:29:31.867-05:00We, like others must get the Sunday puzzles a week...We, like others must get the Sunday puzzles a week later than the rest of you. So anyway....finished fairly quickly but didnt get the "Justice for all" clue..and poor Al Roeker.Ray - O - Sunshinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04864005198472595370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-73949590444703703602017-02-19T12:59:12.829-05:002017-02-19T12:59:12.829-05:00Har. Best thing I'll say about it is that ther...Har. Best thing I'll say about it is that there was no rebus, although any puz with RONALD in it catches my eye. Too bad it's a Reagan clue, though.<br /><br />I've mentioned before that 20s/30s yeah baby Greta GARBO was a cousin of my grandmother and resented Gram's permanent move to the U.S. Should I feel odd about calling a relative a yeah baby?<br /><br />I thought the FAT AL one was the best. Faint praise. So warm today that I'll definitely be using the WEBER. rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-10780181308780988782017-02-19T12:25:14.369-05:002017-02-19T12:25:14.369-05:00I liked it. Medium, maybe leaning toward challengi...I liked it. Medium, maybe leaning toward challenging in spots, but doable using some gray cells. Some of the clues are a bit sideways, such as the above-mentioned "Sluggish" (moving slowly) for INERT (NOT moving AT ALL). Agree that the JUSTICE clue is a tad problematic.<br /><br />My POUFS were cOiFS to start, and remained so until I uncovered the hilarious LABORPARTY. So the c became a P--and for some reason I naturally (?) replaced the I with a U. Never even considered POoFS. I don't know why.<br /><br />Another twin possibility turned out to be a triplet: "Club cousins." Was it BarS (places to go at night), or was it BaTS (weapons)? No, no, it was...BLTS (sandwiches)! Marvelous! Oh, my usual aversion to acronymics? Not this one. First of all, the BLT is firmly in the common language--in its abbreviated form--and secondly: I love 'em!<br /><br />So I am not going to RANT and RAVE (same clue!); no HATE spewed here. But...is UNFUNDEDMANDATES a thing? Haven't heard that phrase before, although it brings to mind a certain blond politico...<br /><br />DOD candidates abound, but I guess my last impression was the most lasting: Glenn Close in the title role of 106-across. Talk about your LIBIDO! Today's score actually appears in the puzzle: BIRD.spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-61542510128025815242017-02-14T11:53:29.335-05:002017-02-14T11:53:29.335-05:00Goosestep stopped meGoosestep stopped meIzziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02498666419664712169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-70832642671831333042017-02-13T23:52:12.783-05:002017-02-13T23:52:12.783-05:00Nob it ain't; knob is.Nob it ain't; knob is. Joe Bleauxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13161776968606180476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-46993221685471513962017-02-13T23:47:57.142-05:002017-02-13T23:47:57.142-05:00Nope. Spot on. Nope. Spot on. Joe Bleauxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13161776968606180476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-91472208435969354702017-02-13T23:45:09.919-05:002017-02-13T23:45:09.919-05:00@anon 11:37. In my opinion, you are correct, sir, ...@anon 11:37. In my opinion, you are correct, sir, or ma'am. The blog is Rex's, and he be da man. Anyone who doesn't appreciate him, or the aforementioned fact, not only could, but should, take it on down the road. Joe Bleauxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13161776968606180476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-54696294904911261712017-02-13T16:33:27.507-05:002017-02-13T16:33:27.507-05:00Awesome clip!Awesome clip!RalphWiggumisGodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-26622070207204424282017-02-13T08:07:42.535-05:002017-02-13T08:07:42.535-05:00Packing peanuts. Packing peanuts. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09796779120171570512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-83137267372588590872017-02-13T02:56:16.465-05:002017-02-13T02:56:16.465-05:00Chill outChill outAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473046924075955262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-39664079819466728092017-02-12T23:04:14.866-05:002017-02-12T23:04:14.866-05:00Plastic "peanuts are often used as packing/pa...Plastic "peanuts are often used as packing/padding in shipping to keep the goods inside a box from rattling around.Numinoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01263999193499725814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-2171775766678866602017-02-12T22:54:58.835-05:002017-02-12T22:54:58.835-05:00Can someone explain the answer "peanut"?...Can someone explain the answer "peanut"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-22904153229123384262017-02-12T21:13:38.524-05:002017-02-12T21:13:38.524-05:00LOL@jberg, RAW. RECRUIT fit in because of the cros...LOL@jberg, RAW. RECRUIT fit in because of the crosses. Yeah, yeah, I know. That just occurred to me and gave me a little chuckle.<br /><br />@Z, No, I'd never use a dupe. At least not as long as I could catch them which is usually. I do recognize that shit happens though and sometimes something like that might get past Will or Joel. Especially given today's avowel. I thought it amusing that someone earlier bitched about EVEL and EVILEYE. I know how they look but to me they are radically different. I'm sure it's been done but a theme of homophones and near homophones might just drive these armchair critics insane. <br /><br />I'm vastly entertained by the POUF POoF confusion. Especially along with UNFUNDED MAN DATES. Is there suddenly an LGBTQ theme here? I remember when POoF was short for POoFter pronounced more like POoFda. That used to be a term for a guy searching for a MANDATE. Might have been a good one to appear in yesterdays "Across the Pond" puzzle. Just by the bye, I think the phrase, "across the pond" is irrevocably stupid. I've sailed across that body of water during a hurricane. There was nothing pond-like about it. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />BTW, @Z, I do enjoy your insight and pithiness. Numinoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01263999193499725814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-81700897030411980272017-02-12T21:08:18.829-05:002017-02-12T21:08:18.829-05:00@Tita A - On my incens-o-meter the KID dupe in a S...@Tita A - On my incens-o-meter the KID dupe in a Sunday puzzle is at most a 5 on a scale of 1 to 100. Shortz' cavalier dismissal is at least a 15, maybe even 20, which is about as high as my incens-o-meter goes for anything xword related. Any complaint about a crossword is the very definition of a "first world problem."Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-17284383816128662632017-02-12T20:57:26.921-05:002017-02-12T20:57:26.921-05:00Did our most favorite, always upbeat lady @LMS jus...Did our most favorite, always upbeat lady @LMS just call our president "turd"? Aren't you a middle school teacher? What kind of a role model are you for our young people?<br /><br />IndependentAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-25147288551960961862017-02-12T20:38:55.648-05:002017-02-12T20:38:55.648-05:00I found this tougher than most -- at one point I h...I found this tougher than most -- at one point I had the whole NW filled in, right down to the second of those two diagonal lines of black squares -- but nothing at all in the SE. PRIED and AUTRY helped me out there, but it still took a long time.The big problem was FIre before FILM, plus having only the vaguest notion that Al Roker was a thing. But it finally all fell into place; moreover, without the duplication rule, I'd have put in 'power wash' instead of SAND BLAST, and then where would I have been?<br /><br />I did enjoy the theme, once I stopped trying to figure how RAW RECRUIT fit in.jberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02169065390875378077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-74771862048139685532017-02-12T20:18:16.022-05:002017-02-12T20:18:16.022-05:00@Z...I've probably only noticed 1% of partial ...@Z...I've probably only noticed 1% of partial dupes like the one today, particularly in a Sunday, unless someone points it out.<br /><br />Heck - I had NUt for NUB, never noticing PEANUT.<br /><br />Should my lazy ambivalence mean standards should be lowered? I guess not. But I am more incensed by dull and stupid clues like MEAT for Lamb (And no, I'm no vegan - it's just a terrible, terrible clue for which an infinite number of better ones exist) then a fairly innocuous KID/kiddie faux pas.<br /><br />Not to mention an endless stream of things that are really important to be incensed about.Titahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16368251255494687496noreply@blogger.com