tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post5779337546488924784..comments2024-03-28T15:13:08.509-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Having no aisles in architecture - SATURDAY, Mar. 28, 2009 - J Krozel (Big catch of 2003 / Title apiarist of a 1997 film / Grosbeak relatives)Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-30238314890370225082009-03-29T17:45:00.000-04:002009-03-29T17:45:00.000-04:00You all remember I gave you the list of famous ALO...You all remember I gave you the list of famous ALOIS's earlier this week? Including the Pope!william e embanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-3349829339246681392009-03-29T14:37:00.000-04:002009-03-29T14:37:00.000-04:00Unable to finish.I gave up and read the blog this ...Unable to finish.<BR/><BR/>I gave up and read the blog this morning. Then I completed the puzzle using blue instead of black ink. It's suprising how much was, after all, done, for such a poor showing. That's the way it seems to work for me- you're nowhere, nowhere, nowhere, then suddenly its closing up and you're finished. <BR/><BR/>But not this time. Not even close.<BR/><BR/>I had big problems in the west.<BR/><BR/>Hwy 1, below pt conception was devoid of SEAMAPS, nor did I break into HISPEED along the upper coastal road. Hwy 101 was not UNCONDITIONALLY filled, either. Nor did I get a TOE hold on I-5. And no PLEASURECRUISES going east on I-10.<BR/><BR/>Sort of like SEAWARS, SEAMAPS was weird but cool. Scripps e-mag ran an article with SEA MAP in the title. Can't complain about that.<BR/><BR/>On the blog: I liked the picture of the bird, and the bird song.liquid el layhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00955796642605260715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-35403450255013634092009-03-29T13:31:00.000-04:002009-03-29T13:31:00.000-04:00Leave it to ICE-T to lead me to the theme answer. ...Leave it to ICE-T to lead me to the theme answer. Strangest thing, I was looking at Eiffel Tower pictures last night and thinking about "Devil in the White City" (Eiffel/Ferris Wheel World's Fairs related) on the way home from the coffee shop where I picked up my paper, yet it took me forever to figure out the theme!<BR/><BR/>SIDE NOTE: For those who haven't read it yet, "Devil in the White City" is unbelievably well-researched and really interesting. I went to architecture school and never knew a tenth of the things he wrote out about the Columbian Exposition and how it came to be!thebubbreporthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16261667323677777482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-75454966459187347252009-03-29T03:40:00.000-04:002009-03-29T03:40:00.000-04:00Sage tea? Wanted spice but way wrong, but drinkabl...Sage tea? Wanted spice but way wrong, but drinkable.<BR/>This was a not too difficult puzzle I made difficult by over-thinking. I learn so much on so many levels. For one, just relax and enjoy!+wordphanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05693465770426693314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-80562995608653538472009-03-29T00:09:00.000-04:002009-03-29T00:09:00.000-04:00@davidb: I loved that book, but I cannot remember ...@davidb: I loved that book, but I cannot remember the Finny character.machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-47430046152518639702009-03-29T00:05:00.000-04:002009-03-29T00:05:00.000-04:00My reading habits are, indeed, odd as I get just a...My reading habits are, indeed, odd as I get just as much pleasure reading Anthony Trollope as I do in reading Jacqueline Susann - just of a different sort.<BR/><BR/>My father always said I was filling my head with useless information but it does come in handy solving crossword puzzles! My Dad considered the Pallisar novels superior to the "Hollywood drivel" that Jacqueline Susann put out. I don't.Bill from NJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10103923612595508277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-49759142837325069502009-03-28T23:31:00.000-04:002009-03-28T23:31:00.000-04:00My one and only known Phineas is the character fro...My one and only known Phineas is the character from John Knowles' A Seaparte Peace. Though it's been nearly 3 decades since I had to read it in 9th grade English, the character has found a permanent niche in my memory. As far as I can recall his last name was not identified, but he was often referred to as Finny, so "Phineas Finn" doubly brought him to mind.<BR/><BR/>Sailed pretty smoothly through this one except for that one letter A, which has been derided so much today, that it has become the Scarlet Letter of the puzzle keeping company with that similarly-hued TANAGER.davidbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13337056962315699195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-52321198419282433522009-03-28T22:27:00.000-04:002009-03-28T22:27:00.000-04:00I refer, of course, to the 1923 movie. Jules Verne...I refer, of course, to the <A HREF="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0013839/" REL="nofollow">1923 movie</A>. Jules Verne called him Phileas. Did I already mention I'm an idiot? <BR/><BR/>I had dinner with some Finns tonight, and I'm way way way off-topicer than usual. Ta!SethGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13753036404140901368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-4431897314494283672009-03-28T21:54:00.000-04:002009-03-28T21:54:00.000-04:00@Seth G, yeah, it figures you'd know Phineas Gage ...@Seth G, yeah, it figures you'd know Phineas Gage through Dehaene, given his interest in math and cognition. <BR/><BR/>Not sure if it's Phineas or Phileas Fogg. I've seen both and haven't read the book... Didn't know what the P stood for in P.T. Barnum. Being a good showman, no wonder he went with the initials.<BR/><BR/>Liked the pasta recipe on your blog! I shall try it.foodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13052189131129098616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-2722002681011244682009-03-28T21:03:00.000-04:002009-03-28T21:03:00.000-04:00I've been doing puzzles for more than 30 years and...I've been doing puzzles for more than 30 years and, like Rex, I don't remember seeing TIR before although Anonymous 3:04 cited 3 examples of it appearing in the past. The word eluded me completely.<BR/><BR/>What I liked best about <B>17A: Grosbeak relatives</B> is that it appeared to take the form {descriptive word} + {some bird}. As the crosses developed I had ***RLE**AN*G**S> I reached into my memory bank labeled BIRDS and came out with TANAGER and coupled it with the descriptive word SCARLET.<BR/><BR/>Clear as mud, eh. This is why I do crossword puzzles.edith bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12048817959846956992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-72640991282463490442009-03-28T20:15:00.000-04:002009-03-28T20:15:00.000-04:00@foodie, Gage I knew. From Dehaene, maybe? Maybe G...@foodie, Gage I knew. From Dehaene, maybe? Maybe Gladwell? <BR/><BR/>Don't forget Phineases Fogg and Barnum!SethGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13753036404140901368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-28844211130117967872009-03-28T20:00:00.000-04:002009-03-28T20:00:00.000-04:00I liked the puzzle a lot. It had the characteristi...I liked the puzzle a lot. It had the characteristics of a good Saturday -- looked impossible at first, but then turned out to be quite doable. I was one for two on guesses -- got ponte-erle, missed ansa-aetat. Odd to find these in an otherwise accessible puzzle with easy and helpful fifteen letter answers such as "stand on one's toes" and "one moment please" and (easy for me) "scarlet tanager" and "a lot on one's plate."michaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-68245860245499328952009-03-28T19:17:00.000-04:002009-03-28T19:17:00.000-04:00@Artlover et.alOrthopedic/Anatomic triviaPES ANSER...@Artlover et.al<BR/><BR/>Orthopedic/Anatomic trivia<BR/><BR/>PES ANSERINUS (Anser, Anserine)is the conjoined tendon of hamstrings attached to the lower inner part of the knee. Goose Foot and that's what it looks like, sort of con/divergent and webbed.<BR/><BR/>Now no one will ever forget.xyzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08287781952915413013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-43523948551821854582009-03-28T18:28:00.000-04:002009-03-28T18:28:00.000-04:00Only 19 black squares! That's just one over the r...Only 19 black squares! That's just one over the record (according to Wikipedia, whose Crossword page attributes the record of 18 to Kevin Der, 22 August 2008). --NDENoam D. Elkiesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-49312530201021652172009-03-28T18:23:00.000-04:002009-03-28T18:23:00.000-04:00@Seth G, Anthony Trollope is the author of Phinne...@Seth G, Anthony Trollope is the author of Phinneas Finn, and a 19th century English author known to be extremely prolific. I've read books by his less well-known descendant, Joanna Trollope, and wondered how their names relate to the word describing a disreputable woman. <BR/><BR/>The only Phineas I'm really familiar with is Phineas Gage, a 19th century railroad construction worker who survived an accident with a iron rod going through his frontal cortex. The description of the changes in his personality and behavior following the accident was one of the earliest hints about the role of our frontal cortex in controlling decisions and emotions.foodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13052189131129098616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-71989730223348955222009-03-28T17:08:00.000-04:002009-03-28T17:08:00.000-04:00I'm surprised that all you erudite folks are unawa...I'm surprised that all you erudite folks are unaware of the fact that people who have a big mouth and tattle on others are called "Grosbeaks". Therefore highly placed Grosbeaks who get caught spilling the company beans are your well-known SCARLET MANAGERS. <BR/><BR/>No? <BR/><BR/>LTCOL intersecting with ACs, and ALOIS in the neighborhood did not help me sort out this little uncertainty... <BR/><BR/>Otherwise, easy and fun! Is this near the minimum black squares we've seen? <BR/><BR/>@mac, I totally agree with you about the art of dunking a BISCOTTI. I like it because it doesn't feel as fatty to me as say a cookie, and doesn't leave junk in my drink. And dunking is good for the soul.foodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13052189131129098616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-53153073505852282162009-03-28T16:33:00.000-04:002009-03-28T16:33:00.000-04:00I really like these Krozel puzzles with the multip...I really like these Krozel puzzles with the multiple 15 letter answers. When I first started doing crosswords, I thought such puzzles were extremely daunting, but now I understand why Rex says these long answers actually make solving a bit easier. The construction aspect still amazes me, but I tore through almost all these long answers in very short order which, of course, blew the puzzle wide open.<BR/><BR/>I struggled with the ANSA/AETAT crossing. I think I can remember ANSA for the future, but know I will never remember AETAT. It just looks like a random collection of letters. Christina Applegate probably got this one.<BR/><BR/>Finished this in about 42 minutes. I am slowly starting to get the hang of this!Greenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10412634072650228847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-74003291094084817682009-03-28T15:45:00.000-04:002009-03-28T15:45:00.000-04:00Actually this was not too bad for me even though I...Actually this was not too bad for me even though I had to come here to finish up the NW. I have a cut off time which I think is reasonable and then that's it - to the blog I go.<BR/><BR/>I finished the east and south with no mistakes - slowly of course - but when I hit what I later found out to be Singer and apteral, I could not close the deal.<BR/><BR/>All in all, I'm pleased with Friday and Saturday this week.Annenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-13367716797080725102009-03-28T15:06:00.000-04:002009-03-28T15:06:00.000-04:00What I found odd about this puzzle was how most of...What I found odd about this puzzle was how most of the clues and answers were so pedestrian, and yet the two most obscure things (to me) in the puzzle - ANSA and AETAT - were made to cross! I'd never heard of either of those.<BR/><BR/>Also, all the 15s were such simple, straightforwardly clued phrases, and then... SCARLET TANAGERS??? I'd never even heard of a grosbeak. I ended up with (what I thought was) SCARLETTA NIGERS - some sort of latin name for an african bird?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17815406623533665510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-10228162960297594682009-03-28T15:04:00.000-04:002009-03-28T15:04:00.000-04:00TIR has appeared four times in the NY Times since ...TIR has appeared four times in the NY Times since 1987:<BR/><BR/><BR/>Th NYT 94 French shooting match<BR/> 1 Th NYT 89 Rifle range at Saint-Cyr<BR/> 1 Th NYT 88 Shooting match, French style<BR/> 1 Th NYT 87 Shooting match, in SedanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-61125332242459146982009-03-28T14:40:00.000-04:002009-03-28T14:40:00.000-04:00I was just saying that only a line segment actuall...I was just saying that only a line segment actually has ends. With the football reference my quibble is rescinded.fergushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17056002311944010536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-90351058319925137162009-03-28T14:20:00.000-04:002009-03-28T14:20:00.000-04:00@Seth G:Opus: A catalogue numbering designating a ...@Seth G:<BR/><BR/>Opus: A catalogue numbering designating a published work in chronological relationship to a composer’s other compositions<BR/><BR/>Think Peter, Pope I<BR/><BR/>@twangster<BR/><BR/>But Digestion System and Circulation System are not.<BR/><BR/>.../GlitchGlitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14940000404613329056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-6449616902065038102009-03-28T13:58:00.001-04:002009-03-28T13:58:00.001-04:00@ fergus - I took ENDS to mean the football positi...@ fergus - I took ENDS to mean the football positions. What's a Segment quibble?retired_chemisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13181126754941899228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-22080606311374519902009-03-28T13:58:00.000-04:002009-03-28T13:58:00.000-04:00Yep. Easy-Medium with the ANSA error (I've seen it...Yep. Easy-Medium with the ANSA error (I've seen it with both an E and and an A and flipped a coin a put in the E). I also needed some spelling help from my bride e.g. TANAGER with an A vs. I and HUSSEIN with and E vs. A. A good puzzle, but I'm kinda with Evil on this one, nothing really stands out.jaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03385568014046336373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-56229058985283790632009-03-28T13:57:00.000-04:002009-03-28T13:57:00.000-04:00Doc John -- Digestive system and circulatory syste...Doc John -- Digestive system and circulatory system are both extremely common phrases.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com