tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post5896260942870435693..comments2024-03-28T12:49:16.793-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Dolphinfish informally / SAT 2-24-18 / Pennsylvania city where Delaware Lehigh rivers meet / Irvin early cartoonist designer for New Yorker / Italian sculptor Lorenzo Bernini / Hollande's successorRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger121125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-56615860253556508342023-09-16T15:57:53.990-04:002023-09-16T15:57:53.990-04:00LOL! I usually don't like to comment on posts ...LOL! I usually don't like to comment on posts this old, because, what's the point? But, I just couldn't resist... because I just read your post for today (SAT 9-16-23) and here is a quick quote from it:<br /><br />'My other big mental block was on 44D: Picker-uppers (TONGS). I had the "T" and could think only of TONICS, which wouldn't fit.'<br /><br />Oh, world, how you come full circle and just the weirdness of the coincidence that I would basically read these back to back.maverickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09140742773507184371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-62222036256353837392018-04-07T03:00:33.770-04:002018-04-07T03:00:33.770-04:00Average Saturday speed. Easy Saturday but the NW c...Average Saturday speed. Easy Saturday but the NW corner slowed me down. We all realize that Snopes.com is taken from the family in my SNOPES trilogy: The Hamlet, The Town, and The Mansion, right? - William Faulkner<br />William Faulknernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-53738147526855996112018-04-01T00:38:53.704-04:002018-04-01T00:38:53.704-04:00Maybe I'm wrong but can't one be denied pa...Maybe I'm wrong but can't one be denied parole at a parole hearing ? Wouldn't something having to do with a commutation or a pardon be a much better answer ? A parole hearing could end up as a continuation of a long sentence. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-58012237190318458492018-03-31T22:39:40.677-04:002018-03-31T22:39:40.677-04:00@TomAz 3:22 PM ("I did this in 12 minutes and...@TomAz 3:22 PM ("I did this in 12 minutes and I can't remember ever doing a Saturday that fast.") I did this, and I can't remember ever doing a Saturday at all. <br /><br />Larry Gilstrap 5:59 PM (" Remember, some teachers sow seed over fertile ground, others sow seed over a paved parking lot, that's what I did for much of my career.") In the five years I was a Public Assistance caseworker, I actually helped one person, and I figured I was probably ahead of the game. I decided I needed to go into computer programming, where specific actions would yield expected results. wcutlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08615799228069705972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-47051832509938762422018-03-31T19:30:08.143-04:002018-03-31T19:30:08.143-04:00@rondo: Pirate radio got the nautical monicker bec...@rondo: Pirate radio got the nautical monicker because unlicenced stations used to broadcast to the UK from ships in international waters. Radio Caroline is the most famous example. <br /><br />Now off to SNOPES to fact-check my memory.<br /><br />Oh yeah: the puzzle was great, most fun Saturday in a while. The EDDY clue is sneaky because it's natural to assume an Earthly hemisphere, where the effect is tiny. straylinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13536180563789923012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-27883780879685321902018-03-31T19:05:08.902-04:002018-03-31T19:05:08.902-04:00Just what I like on a Saturday, a (easy/medium) pu...Just what I like on a Saturday, a (easy/medium) puzzle that was a ton of fun to finish. Had a lovely brunch to go to as soon as I was done, but I thought I'd give my two cents first (actually, here in Canada we no longer have pennies, so maybe this is my nickel).<br /><br />All of the stacked sections, both vertical and horizontal, were lovely, and there was sufficient clever cluing to contribute to the pleasure. <br /><br />First entry was I RULE, which RULEd out an -est ending to 1D, after which TEEN and ERR<br />provided enough glue to cement the NW and then in every other section, a few semi-gimmes helped to polish them off, except for the SW, where SCIENCE and COLLET took some effort to reveal.<br /><br />Not a stinker anywhere, not even ET ALII, which one always has to get a cross to work out, and that's why it's called a crossword puzzle.<br /><br />Memorable puzzle.rainforestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-36328233295238740412018-03-31T16:34:40.340-04:002018-03-31T16:34:40.340-04:00First time commenter but a long time syndication r...First time commenter but a long time syndication reader.<br /><br />I am surprised that I appear to be the only one who threw down cyber stalking for 28A. I immediately realized it wasn't correct when I couldn't get the crosses to line up but I thought it was a great answer.<br /><br />Cyber stalking and noted were the only write overs so l agree with the easy rating. Fun puzzle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-46746391827671765452018-03-31T15:47:08.654-04:002018-03-31T15:47:08.654-04:00Liked Rex's up-beat, sunny review. Also enjoye...Liked Rex's up-beat, sunny review. Also enjoyed the puzzle, apparently as much as he did. Very nice, on both counts.<br /><br />Got best start in the middle three-stack. Had to wait for AIR in AIRPLAY to show up in the crosses. Just below, COLLET was an unknown, but again crosses took care of it.<br /><br />NW and SE three-stacks were more resistant. For 1D, wanted something to go with __eST, but nothing worked. Gave up on it, peeked to get FIRST. Okay, I can live with a one-square dnf.<br /><br />Shouldn't the 22A clue, "__ talk", have a capital T for talk? Thought Ted Talk was the official title.<br /><br />SE three-stack answers at first were partially hidden by PCB and RIAA down crosses, and was puzzled by "Offshore waves?" clue for PIRATERADIO. But there it was.<br /><br />Fun, easy-medium Saturday. leftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-14672726131581474412018-03-31T15:29:42.765-04:002018-03-31T15:29:42.765-04:00headlong down this slippery slope, big fun.headlong down this slippery slope, big fun.paradoxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-89799035982333917662018-03-31T15:24:48.737-04:002018-03-31T15:24:48.737-04:00FIRST thing is to know which trees are oaks and wh...FIRST thing is to know which trees are oaks and which are ELMs; makes a big difference and is why the NW was where I finished. Another area of concern was RESendS (ASIN forwarding an email) before RESHIPS. <br /><br />Did not like the clue for PIRATERADIO as nothing needs to be *offshore*; in the past I amazed my friends with a tiny PIRATERADIO station and I'm nowhere near being offshore. PIRATERADIO only has to do with not being FCC licensed, at least in my world.<br /><br />Indeed, two thumbs up for FAMED yeah baby Sheena EASTON, the only performer of a James Bond theme song to ever appear on-screen, with good reason. AESTHETICs, I think they call it, the looks of a MODEL. And I've seen her perform live. <br /><br />Nice puz that I wouldn't call easy, it took more than BASICSKILLS.rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-24473607085545726452018-03-31T15:02:46.028-04:002018-03-31T15:02:46.028-04:00AESTHETIC BASICSKILLS
"WHY is it that ARGENT...AESTHETIC BASICSKILLS<br /><br />"WHY is it that ARGENTINE MODEL <br />MORNS with such a SADSONG?"<br />"Well, FIRST, that HORS' on the PROWL,<br />FAMED for giving HEADLONG."<br /><br />--- EDDY MACRONBurma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-33574764214396013742018-03-31T12:21:22.508-04:002018-03-31T12:21:22.508-04:00Began with gimme EASTON--in fact, PLEASE gimme She...Began with gimme EASTON--in fact, PLEASE gimme Sheena EASTON, my DOD. I'm a Keystone Stater, originally. Then the first six letters of ARGENTINE, which I knew from chem class. The middle gems didn't plunk themselves down for me like they did for many of y'all, but they did emerge. I'd call it easy-medium, for the day. CANTILEVERS was a huge gimme help in the SE, though I did struggle through tROlL and tRaWL before finally settling on PROWL. Ink smudges there.<br /><br />WOES were REA (had REd and almost missed correcting for SADSONG), SNOPES (this word seems strangely familiar though I never heard of that website), MACRON and new WOD COLLET. Very satisfying puzzle to solve; triumph factor not gigantic but definitely there--and clean fill, ETALII notwithstanding. I'm gonna COLLET a birdie.spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-71210634961278939642018-02-26T00:15:02.308-05:002018-02-26T00:15:02.308-05:00Looked at a blank grid for five minutes, then *bin...Looked at a blank grid for five minutes, then *bing* and it fell in quickly. No clue why it took so long to start.ChE Davenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-33187000291849413112018-02-25T09:53:04.331-05:002018-02-25T09:53:04.331-05:00Before I looked at it, I so wanted 37D to be "...Before I looked at it, I so wanted 37D to be "GEPETTO."E.J. Coppermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15101002495935972952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-81237921314270429792018-02-24T23:04:15.066-05:002018-02-24T23:04:15.066-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Ameliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03983199184835619743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-5778296205197163832018-02-24T22:45:41.147-05:002018-02-24T22:45:41.147-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Name that tunehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03769658863976281123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-39849450279941015922018-02-24T22:17:08.356-05:002018-02-24T22:17:08.356-05:00@Shelby: Had never heard of the Bechdel Test, I lo...@Shelby: Had never heard of the Bechdel Test, I looked it up, made me hurl. Jane Doenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-55886188571062448792018-02-24T21:19:57.983-05:002018-02-24T21:19:57.983-05:00@Anonymous 11:02. So pleased to read your post to...@Anonymous 11:02. So pleased to read your post today. Not that I cared about the content, but I realized that a previous comment to @Stuart was NOT directed to me! At the time, I couldn't understand it! <br /><br />Glad to see the near unanimity on this puzzle, which I found challenging but rewarding. I realize what AVGAS must mean, but didn't know it was ever abbreviated like that. Love the clue for "Hors." My chem background held me back on 12 down - containing silver, (to me) is "argentous." Give me a sentence with "Cantilever." "You'll have to pick up your laundry at the store, I cantilever. " <br /><br />Clean week for me, first in a while. Good puzzles all week, not just because I finished them.<br /><br /><br /><br />OISKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16808675378318214461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-61068107923059538462018-02-24T18:10:23.847-05:002018-02-24T18:10:23.847-05:00Speaking of AVGAS, Colette Eddy is president of Ae...Speaking of AVGAS, Colette Eddy is president of Aerial Innovations, Inc.Disciple of Nanlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-13083348998977812712018-02-24T18:08:56.648-05:002018-02-24T18:08:56.648-05:00C'mon...this rates at least a medium. I strug...C'mon...this rates at least a medium. I struggled with AVGAS. dm3000https://www.blogger.com/profile/12053238727094376741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-8379699312824118292018-02-24T17:59:25.646-05:002018-02-24T17:59:25.646-05:00@Loren, High school kids who can neither read nor ...@Loren, High school kids who can neither read nor write most probably have grown up in a culture that is either illiterate or does not value literacy, or perhaps even resents it. In the desert, we have many immigrant families; they do most of the work, and many of those people are illiterate in English and Spanish. But. boy, do they value an education and are very supportive of the schools and other literacy programs. As a result, many of our kids leave town and get an education or training. Their parents hope for a better life for them than the one's they live. In some communities, the goal is for the boys to get a truck and the girls to get a baby, game over. Teachers have a tendency to be idealistic, but the reality is that there is only so much that can be done. Also, if the political climate is anti-public education, then you're swimming upstream and the society is stuck with the residue. Remember, some teachers sow seed over fertile ground, others sow seed over a paved parking lot, that's what I did for much of my career. Pavement cracks and some seeds take root and even prosper. Or, get out of Dodge! Any school would be lucky to have you. Larry Gilstraphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15493069947477383208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-56239616179359655792018-02-24T17:55:59.285-05:002018-02-24T17:55:59.285-05:00If we took the Bechdel test seriously (and, perhap...If we took the Bechdel test seriously (and, perhaps, we should,) would Aliens be the last movie we could watch, successfully? It’s a slippery slope and might entail some binge-watching.Girishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06905274808378712801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-59019056676483700402018-02-24T17:49:51.194-05:002018-02-24T17:49:51.194-05:00@Rex Parker 10:15 AM Mahi to the rescue. Howver, ...@Rex Parker 10:15 AM Mahi to the rescue. Howver, et alia/et alii is definitely filler. Thanks for a nice write-up. �� Girishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06905274808378712801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-56186500394138983632018-02-24T17:43:26.502-05:002018-02-24T17:43:26.502-05:00Love your Goya olives tagline, @Quasi (5:28). Tha...Love your Goya olives tagline, @Quasi (5:28). That makes 2 out of 3 of us who are good at this. :)Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16737377749030219974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-46294017822783585322018-02-24T17:38:13.835-05:002018-02-24T17:38:13.835-05:00@Quasi
# 1's good, but I love #2!@Quasi<br /><br /># 1's good, but I love #2!JC66https://www.blogger.com/profile/05324615675333287919noreply@blogger.com