tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post5929810372874676062..comments2024-03-29T10:51:12.209-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Competitor of Blue Bell / THU 10-3-19 / 2008 Beijin Olympics stadium / 2010 Denzel Washington title role / Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger111125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-42542232804608935952019-11-07T21:28:07.389-05:002019-11-07T21:28:07.389-05:00@Strayling - what a grape comment, music to my ear...@Strayling - what a grape comment, music to my earsrondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-75768403203067397102019-11-07T19:42:58.241-05:002019-11-07T19:42:58.241-05:00Nice theme related playfulness in this one. To WEL...Nice theme related playfulness in this one. To WELCH is to go BACH on a deal? straylinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13536180563789923012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-37508486675008331582019-11-07T19:09:54.464-05:002019-11-07T19:09:54.464-05:00got the joke early on - ha, ha, ha.
but then th...got the joke early on - ha, ha, ha. <br /><br />but then the lOCARBS diet made a mess of the mid-west, so I dnf'd there.<br /><br />Diana, LIWDiana, LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-25830335948780378752019-11-07T16:49:00.957-05:002019-11-07T16:49:00.957-05:00Lost my most excellent comments. Anyway....
Broke...Lost my most excellent comments. Anyway....<br /><br />Broke through the ONEWAY[MIRROR], picked up the PIECEs and put them "all together" (EN MASSE).<br /><br />Thought at first the theme might have something to do with the double letters: YYs, KKs, etc. Well, it did, but only insofar as the mirrored letters were concerned, which was not very far.<br /><br />Noteworthies: ABIERTO was a Spanish lesson. Couldn't quite fathom TIDE as coming in pods. YIPE missing an S at the end. OREO still amazes me with the many different ways it can be clued. Finally, SALE as "$$$ Off!" time. <br /><br />This was fun<br />leftcoastnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-59555255684724991292019-11-07T14:57:26.761-05:002019-11-07T14:57:26.761-05:00Sweet puzzle, and a debut "at that". Ho...Sweet puzzle, and a debut "at that". How's that for jazz, @Spacey? I didn't miss the Steely Dan ref either, @rondo. In that vein, Stephen Colbert tossed off "take that big black cow and get out of here" the other night.<br /><br />Started at the top, figuring out whether 1A was "royal" or PIECE. PEDAL solved that for me, but, moving Southwards, it took until ONEWAY--- to get the aha (a real one with a !). After that, smoothness ensued until I hit TIDE/DULCE, a crossing that took ages to parse, mainly because I thought "gin" was in a zombie.<br /><br />Every time I think that all themes have been explored, here come a new one. Excellent, especially for a first-timer. Btw, I detest Piers Morgan.rainforestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-89275589477551406802019-11-07T12:24:54.293-05:002019-11-07T12:24:54.293-05:00No "abierto" on any doors in Weed Patch,...No "abierto" on any doors in Weed Patch, North Dakota. Not that I've noticed...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-43522398682685155002019-11-07T12:02:48.832-05:002019-11-07T12:02:48.832-05:00Anyone else have pewtER before SOLDER? It was made...Anyone else have pewtER before SOLDER? It was made from lead and tin in the olden days. Before they realized the lead would kill ya. Inkfest there. Caught on to the ‘mirror’ deal at the VANITY answer. Three themers are WISE (YY) with the KK breaking that pattern, so only 3 Ys, man.<br /><br />Nice Steely Dan reference by @spacey.<br /><br />Didn’t realize that Vivaldi was a contemporary of Bond girl Barbara BACH. Or is it Daisy Duke portrayer Catherine BACH?<br /><br />Mirror, mirror on the grid, in the DAILY puz I did. Har.<br />rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-74743521976926344312019-11-07T11:29:22.254-05:002019-11-07T11:29:22.254-05:00SOYA ASKS
I think ‘TIS a DAILY dose of VANITY
tha...SOYA ASKS<br /><br />I think ‘TIS a DAILY dose of VANITY<br />that on ANEW day she’d UNDO what she WORE.<br />It ALSO ACTEDUPON my sanity<br />VIA the ONEWAY ABIERTO DOOR.<br /><br />--- ELI “AIRE” EYRE<br />Burma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-28836376320714957642019-11-07T10:37:37.388-05:002019-11-07T10:37:37.388-05:0060-down: Device for checking out your core? OK, AB...60-down: Device for checking out your core? OK, AB mirror is a stretch, but I love those little theme lagniappes. And today, ABBA is also the source for our DODs: either or both.<br /><br />I was going to rail about NOCARBS, but now it feels like piling on. 'Nuff said there. Some clues have been cited as stretches, but no one has mentioned the one that made me go "Huh?": how does "At that" translate to ALSO?? I would really like some help on that, because try as I might I can make absolutely no sense of it.<br /><br />I didn't glom onto the theme right away, so The NW was left half-done. Came to a pause at EYRE and YEN; knew something was amiss but...then as I fleshed out the NE it became apparent that there was "backwardsing" going on--and that's when it hit me. A truly prize-winning aha! moment. The rest fell fairly quickly, though I haven't heard of BLACK Mirror.<br /><br />The stale OREO was at least saved by an original clue, and that's about it for the nits. This is first rate work IMO, and I'm pleased to award Mr. Cruz' debut with an eagle. Ricky don't lose that number!spacecrafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09125304293611865503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-81149386564676909042019-10-04T00:02:21.066-04:002019-10-04T00:02:21.066-04:00Remember Ruppert’s (sic) on Columbus between 72nd ...Remember Ruppert’s (sic) on Columbus between 72nd and 73rd ? Halcyon days.I Miss the City (but tuitions are too high so I moved to Westchester)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-43955687866119544352019-10-03T23:57:13.348-04:002019-10-03T23:57:13.348-04:00@Joe D
Yeah, I remember the place, but not the na...@Joe D<br /><br />Yeah, I remember the place, but not the name. My future wife and I went there for dinner after being interviewed by the co-op board. It turned out to be a mere formality, but she ended up drinking more than I did to relieve the built up tension.JC66https://www.blogger.com/profile/05324615675333287919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-41033227608808733022019-10-03T23:44:34.099-04:002019-10-03T23:44:34.099-04:00Okay I did some googling and there is currently a...Okay I did some googling and there is currently a place called Big Nick's at 70 W. 71st, which seems to be part pizzeria, part diner. From its spot on Google Maps I'm positive this is the location of the place I mean, but I don't think that was the name of it then. The interior layout looks more or less the same from the photos. It doesn't have steps leading inside but they could have changed the entrance. And the old place had only a pizzeria menu, no diner food. Anyway... Joe Dipintohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07922691457886440325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-40182781969779897282019-10-03T23:43:01.755-04:002019-10-03T23:43:01.755-04:00Frigidaire. Once so common that it was used as a s...Frigidaire. Once so common that it was used as a synonym for refrigerator.Wordsmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16849898746241885746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-66776631779376240032019-10-03T23:30:19.611-04:002019-10-03T23:30:19.611-04:00@Charles
FRIGIDAIRE@Charles<br /><br /><a href="https://www.frigidaire.com" rel="nofollow">FRIGIDAIRE</a> <br />JC66https://www.blogger.com/profile/05324615675333287919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-34215262091226562492019-10-03T23:03:53.404-04:002019-10-03T23:03:53.404-04:00Okay, why is -aire a frigid suffix?Okay, why is -aire a frigid suffix?Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07534750081064158723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-65966498793493309672019-10-03T22:45:44.120-04:002019-10-03T22:45:44.120-04:00There was a Ray’s Pizza on NE corner 72nd/Columbus...There was a Ray’s Pizza on NE corner 72nd/Columbus across from Ottamanelli’s in the 1980s. Vinny’s was, as described , at 73rd/Amsterdam. I can’t remember a pizzeria in 70th or 71st east of Columbus Ave. Don’t get me started on Malachy’s.<br />Former Upper West Bankernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-31342986507984857592019-10-03T22:35:31.601-04:002019-10-03T22:35:31.601-04:00Oops, I'm doing a @Z and going over my allotme...Oops, I'm doing a @Z and going over my allotment. Can't leave out @Quasi to the singers. We need a fourth to make a quartet. Any one?GILL I.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05605766053820226324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-87306723053551185702019-10-03T22:34:30.645-04:002019-10-03T22:34:30.645-04:00Well, @Gill I, it may take me a minute or two to g...Well, @Gill I, it may take me a minute or two to get to NYC!<br /><br />Har<br /><br />RooMonsterRooMonsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14103892151115549684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-5413801837851878882019-10-03T22:18:15.932-04:002019-10-03T22:18:15.932-04:00@Joe....Of course...Zabar's!!!
@JC66. How kin...@Joe....Of course...Zabar's!!!<br />@JC66. How kind of you to invite all of us bloggers to your mansion for some Pu Pu et allii. I'm hoping we can have some songs from @pablo, @Joe and the rest of you....@Roo can drive us? Everyone else can add their contributions. <br />See what you did, @Nancy? You're so kind.....GILL I.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05605766053820226324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-53573083802381309262019-10-03T21:53:48.923-04:002019-10-03T21:53:48.923-04:00Gee, all you Westsiders and former Westsiders are ...Gee, all you Westsiders and former Westsiders are making me feel deprived living all the way over here on the east side in the Carnegie Hill area. Time for a brisk walk through the park to the West 70s.<br /><br />I'll bring the smoked Atlantic salmon. And maybe a nice French Raclette -- a very nice cheese that I've only recently discovered.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16737377749030219974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-42434963151664690992019-10-03T21:20:35.958-04:002019-10-03T21:20:35.958-04:00The word "lest" has fallen out of genera...The word "lest" has fallen out of general use. It can usually be replaced with "should" or even "if" and either of those would have been a better clue (in my opinion).<br /><br />I did not see that answer, but I believe it is clued correctly. It does seem archaic. Maybe it's found more often across the pond. You know, the DAILY YLIADHankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08890638573084306139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-66084372065828310992019-10-03T20:33:00.352-04:002019-10-03T20:33:00.352-04:00Yay, par-tay at @JC66's place! @GILL – we can...Yay, par-tay at @JC66's place! @GILL – we can hit Zabar's for bread and whatever else. <br /><br />@Quasi -- it wasn't called Vinny's. It was on the south side of either 70th or 71st, right off the corner of Columbus, going toward the park. This was in the mid-late 1980s. There was also a diner on the corner of 69th and Broadway we used to eat at. I don't remember Ying's.Joe Dipintohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07922691457886440325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-32664264632137378022019-10-03T20:31:16.774-04:002019-10-03T20:31:16.774-04:00for those who had trouble with 7D: Come to Washing...for those who had trouble with 7D: Come to Washington and ride the Metro... sometimes your estación is cerrada, and sometimes it is abierta...retired guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12194488804819021233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-24684220873030255542019-10-03T19:46:21.416-04:002019-10-03T19:46:21.416-04:00@JC66, I’ll bring a Pu pu platter.@JC66, I’ll bring a Pu pu platter.chefwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03999206352243329280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-25992998931825074672019-10-03T19:31:56.202-04:002019-10-03T19:31:56.202-04:00@JoeDiPinto, do you mean Vinny's Pizza? I thin...@JoeDiPinto, do you mean Vinny's Pizza? I think it was on Amsterdam. 73rd. Great neighborhood. Did you ever eat at Ying's? "You Got Mail" was shot partly in the cheese shop near the Occitante shop. I had friends in the Ansonia too. QuasiMojonoreply@blogger.com