tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post5889292654365397823..comments2024-03-29T09:37:45.612-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Porgy novelist Heyward / SAT 9-8-18 / Useful list when troubleshooting computer / Balkan land on Olympic scoreboards / Half of 1980s sitcom duo / Member of Hoboken FourRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger122125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-51021337857648531322018-10-14T11:28:21.953-04:002018-10-14T11:28:21.953-04:00Actually, the proper term in English for we reside...Actually, the proper term in English for we residents of La Belle Province is indeed QUEBECER (or even Quebecker, ONE of the ODDEST spellings ever).<br /><br />This must have been about the easiest SAT grids ever. Only minor problems were thinking there was an EMAGAZINE (sorry Oprah) for too long and also trying to force POT and PANGRAM at 21 AANDD (hey, if RANDD & RANDB are okay, so's AANDD!).<br /><br />BTW, as TSARINA is an anagram for SINATRA, are 38D and 51D permitted in the same grid?<br /><br />Now to become a SEATFILLER (TV version) for Game 2 of the Red Sox - Astros series. Given the weather on the east coast, would probably be better quality baseball if played on the GEORGIADOME (AREA)RUG.Waxy in Montrealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04395751487137805245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-737823639019976742018-10-13T22:34:20.411-04:002018-10-13T22:34:20.411-04:00Hey. It's night here in SE BC, or the Pacific...Hey. It's night here in SE BC, or the Pacific Northwest for you Yanks, and I was at a school reunion of colleagues. Nevertheless, I finished this baby which I found much easier than yesterday's (which I finished in an amazingly long time).<br /><br />Not much to say at this late hour other than:<br /><br />I liked it.<br />DAFT is one of my favourite words.<br />I don't mind ampersandwiches. I always think "that's the way they are said, so what's the problem?"rainforestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-70895910602566877702018-10-13T19:56:52.975-04:002018-10-13T19:56:52.975-04:00Hm - I posted earlier, but it didn't go thru. ...Hm - I posted earlier, but it didn't go thru. Yesterday was on the road, today getting settled. The X almost got me. I told @Foggy about the lavatory, too, in my earlier post. Maybe that's why it was dropped.<br /><br />Diana Lady-in-Waiting for CrosswordsDiana, LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-80890438383054094712018-10-13T15:27:55.454-04:002018-10-13T15:27:55.454-04:00Easy, huh? Not on this end.
Annoying short answer...Easy, huh? Not on this end.<br /><br />Annoying short answers:<br />OBIE (not Tony)<br />HAS <br />DAFT<br />SAT<br />SINUS<br />ONE<br /><br />Vexing longer answers:<br />DUBOSE (sealed off the SW)<br />IOTAS ("III, in Ithaca?")<br />TANGRAM (what's that?)<br />OMAGAZINE (not EMAGAZINE)<br /><br />Easy, you say? Eat my ERRORLOG.<br /><br /><br /><br />leftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-1693514505396331442018-10-13T14:49:45.651-04:002018-10-13T14:49:45.651-04:00Cheers Spacecraft!Cheers Spacecraft!thefogmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870509029973778266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-68413824301274218402018-10-13T14:18:53.336-04:002018-10-13T14:18:53.336-04:00The "head" is the toilet on a ship, typi...The "head" is the toilet on a ship, typically; thus, LAVatory. One of the several clue misdirects in a typical Saturday grid. My fave: "Small square" for ONE. Yes indeedy, ONE squared is ONE. Duh.<br /><br />Started--and ended--in the SW. Ernie "Sweetness" ELS and Aesop's ANIMALs kicked me off; the Natick at #57 was last to go. SAT score, sure, OK. I did guess it, so finished, with attendant triumph points.<br /><br />All ampersandwiches are awkward, but 58 across (no, I will NOT type it) really takes the cake. Automatic one-stroke penalty. Hand up for QUEBECan, my only w/o. Since @rondo didn't list Ms. Winslet with his KATEs, I'll make her DOD. Oh, but it's hard to argue with Hudson. Par.<br /><br /><br /><br />spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-32534715627667323672018-10-13T13:08:42.660-04:002018-10-13T13:08:42.660-04:00PS - Can somebody please explain...
56D: Head, fo...PS - Can somebody please explain...<br /><br />56D: Head, for short - LAVthefogmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870509029973778266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-2931311197943714012018-10-13T12:49:26.977-04:002018-10-13T12:49:26.977-04:00I just couldn't CUTIT. DNF because I guessed w...I just couldn't CUTIT. DNF because I guessed wrong and had zANGRAM/zIP. I thought zip could equal zero (scratch) on an Excell table or some other ledger. Alas, ONE mistake did MAR this one for me. Just another one to add to this week's ERRORLOG...thefogmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870509029973778266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-30362674662658380992018-10-13T12:04:14.839-04:002018-10-13T12:04:14.839-04:00ADORE DAFT UNITY
IF ONE HAS ARTSY SNAPCHATFRIENDS...ADORE DAFT UNITY<br /><br />IF ONE HAS ARTSY SNAPCHATFRIENDS<br />as your BEST yet ODDEST SOURCE,<br />the BATCH of ANIMAL PIX never ends,<br />ONE SENSES it's par for the COURSE.<br /><br />--- MAJOR OTIS "CRO" BARREBurma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-80527131979425558362018-10-13T11:22:47.736-04:002018-10-13T11:22:47.736-04:00Same finish as OFL; that three letter word went po...Same finish as OFL; that three letter word went pot/poP/pIP/TIP. Only other write-over in the ERRORLOG was at QUEBECan. TAXISQUAD a gimme as was GEORGIADOME. The ampersandwich annoyed. Finished in JUSTASEC under 4X Rex.<br /><br />KATE Moss, Middleton, Upton, Hudson, Jackson, Mara; choose your own BEST yeah baby.<br /><br />Tough enough and nice to know I can CUTIT on Saturday.rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-16124680619436554882018-10-12T20:52:20.035-04:002018-10-12T20:52:20.035-04:00If you do not include checking on one false answer...If you do not include checking on one false answer I solved everyday but Thursday without hints this week. Sunday thru Saturday. <br /><br /><br /><br />Mark Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-49617646376138966882018-09-09T12:37:35.750-04:002018-09-09T12:37:35.750-04:00Re: mixed feelings- did not totally get the them u...Re: mixed feelings- did not totally get the them until reading your explanation- thought all were love but of course that didn't work well. But beyond that I loved this puzzle. any puzzle that referenced the far side-(along w/ Calvin and Hobbes) my favorite comics ever which sadly are no more. Well anyway, is a great puzzle. Clever and different. On a personal note- I am now on the same page with puzzles. I switched from the pricier not as good Utica Od which always was a week behind on the Sunday Puzzle to the Syracuse Post Standard - a cheaper better paper which has the current Sunday puzzle and an acrostic - plus 2 NYT puzzles- color me happy! Bunny Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-28663260317282346322018-09-09T03:00:55.792-04:002018-09-09T03:00:55.792-04:00Also found this medium hard based on my time, but ...Also found this medium hard based on my time, but it felt more difficult while I was solving. Not a slog though, a fun workout. <br /><br />I hope this wasn't the topic of those deleted comments but...I love "Kokomo." I fully realize I'm in the minority in the world and I may be banned from this blog for saying so but I can't help it. I liked it before I learned I wasn't supposed to. :DZenMonkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01351161309102608706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-58287150434936612402018-09-09T02:56:16.410-04:002018-09-09T02:56:16.410-04:00What did I miss?What did I miss?The Other Guynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-9233821251552812722018-09-08T23:50:41.738-04:002018-09-08T23:50:41.738-04:00Wow... It's late now and probably (almost) no ...Wow... It's late now and probably (almost) no one will see this, but I just came back after posting this morning to read others' observations and I can't believe how many comments were deleted by the blog administrator. One can only imagine what they said...<br /><br />Oh, and @Emily: I get your point but I have a great many non-white friends who play golf. Avidly. Country-club Republicans may fit the connotation, but they do not in any way define the game. Just sayin'. <br />mmorganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18375430572178263265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-69644466137811661482018-09-08T22:41:46.473-04:002018-09-08T22:41:46.473-04:00The only reason I come by here is because LMS has ...The only reason I come by here is because LMS has chosen this (for who knows why) to be her home, comments-wise.<br />She ain't here. Everybody else, and their uncle, is here today.<br />There<br />ain't<br />no<br />reason<br />to be<br />here.<br /><br />Find a better pasture and eat that grass there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-77128491419921400612018-09-08T22:19:19.490-04:002018-09-08T22:19:19.490-04:00Wow, I logged on late and I’m kind of glad.. lots ...Wow, I logged on late and I’m kind of glad.. lots of removed comments. Anonymous must be feeling frisky after his/her success on the NYT OpEd page. <br /><br />I found this crunchy and fair, average for a Saturday, which for me means hard. Agree about the Celine clue. A lot of the other stuff was fun. (Do you call it fill if it’s a themeless?)BarbieBarbienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-58274893914230655242018-09-08T22:05:22.191-04:002018-09-08T22:05:22.191-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-51799175510537940682018-09-08T20:50:50.622-04:002018-09-08T20:50:50.622-04:00the fact is: sometimes, not always nor for all po...the fact is: sometimes, not always nor for all posters, topics generated tangentially from the puzzle and/or OFL's review are lots more fun than either. 99.44% of us exist only as meaningless strings of characters. there's no reason to get personal, since there isn't a person; and no reason to feel personal, ditto. this is supposed to be fun. y'all are free to ignore comment threads if you want. some number of people know now what they didn't know before: NFL teams are sucking at the public teat majorally. all thanks to Rex/GEORGIADOME that's worthwhile. IMHO.Banana Diaquirinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-14577407040625252882018-09-08T20:26:35.497-04:002018-09-08T20:26:35.497-04:00Question regarding Rex’s review. Which NFL owners ...Question regarding Rex’s review. Which NFL owners are white supremacists ? I will totally boycott their team.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-29950045450046337972018-09-08T19:58:08.771-04:002018-09-08T19:58:08.771-04:00Hey mods,
Isnt anon 7:52 being mean? And what does...Hey mods,<br />Isnt anon 7:52 being mean? And what does Miata posts have to do witg the Puzzle or Rex's review?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-8981376869305384342018-09-08T19:50:15.999-04:002018-09-08T19:50:15.999-04:00Amen.Amen.pabloinnhnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-40573603623527018582018-09-08T19:43:44.647-04:002018-09-08T19:43:44.647-04:00So just those three rules? And of course you and t...So just those three rules? And of course you and the other invisible and anonymous magi get to judge?<br />Creepy and gutless.<br />Post this and see what the regualars think, please.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-15492531598172469142018-09-08T19:41:21.779-04:002018-09-08T19:41:21.779-04:00@Moderator
THANK YOU!!!!@Moderator<br /><br />THANK YOU!!!!JC66https://www.blogger.com/profile/05324615675333287919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-51951688617769259402018-09-08T19:32:27.453-04:002018-09-08T19:32:27.453-04:00Be on Topic (the crossword puzzle or Rex’s respons...Be on Topic (the crossword puzzle or Rex’s response to the crossword puzzle)<br /><br />No more than three comments a day.<br /><br />Don’t be mean, especially not repeatedly mean, to other commenters. <br /><br />Apologies to everyone else.One of Your Moderatorsnoreply@blogger.com