tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post5989915571969066629..comments2024-03-28T18:52:07.432-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Picture section in old newspapers / SAT 5-11-19 / Children's author Ibbotson / Great Texas hold 'em hand informally / Field of study for TV physicist Sheldon CooperRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger74125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-74208892072238988982019-06-15T22:01:24.988-04:002019-06-15T22:01:24.988-04:00@Spacecraft Thank you. I was asking for someone i...@Spacecraft Thank you. I was asking for someone in futureland <br /><br />@Rondo Thank you although I’m still a little unclearWooody2004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-19624422508091722052019-06-15T20:33:47.084-04:002019-06-15T20:33:47.084-04:00@Woody: Damsel Of the Day. Equivalent to @RONDO...@Woody: Damsel Of the Day. Equivalent to @RONDO's "yeah baby." What can I say, we are hopeless voyeurs.spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-63358351363258097342019-06-15T19:24:50.369-04:002019-06-15T19:24:50.369-04:00@Woody - IMAY can stand alone, so no partial there...@Woody - IMAY can stand alone, so no partial there. IF the clue was 'Give me ____', ABREAK would be a partial.rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-9820185244217963122019-06-15T17:28:52.638-04:002019-06-15T17:28:52.638-04:00EVA Gabor could be DOD (whatever that means).
LF...EVA Gabor could be DOD (whatever that means). <br /><br />LFB* : A shark bit off Captain Hook’s arm. <br /><br />Even though I am always in LASTPLACE on this blog, I thought I’d ask a question that I can’t find in the FAQ. What is a “partial”?¿? Is IMAY a partial? Is POR a partial? It’s part of a phrase. Is LETSSEENOW a full-ial? It’s a full phrase. <br /><br />*Learned from blog. Wooody2004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-26414950096277821062019-06-15T15:38:06.850-04:002019-06-15T15:38:06.850-04:00Started celebrating prematurely on "finishing...Started celebrating prematurely on "finishing" this very fine Saturday puzzle.<br /><br />Wanted dEnIS before NEVIS and unfortunately stuck with it. Have you ever heard of ST. KaTTS? Worst of all, got the NOTE stuck in the POSTal office, even with POST IT staring me in the face! <br /><br />Liked virtually all the long across and down clues and answers from STICK SHIFT to LETS SEE NOW, and from INNER PEACE to EVIL GENIUS. Really nice work.<br /><br />Was cheered up a bit by Gal GADOT, HALLE Berry, and Deborah Kerr's ANNA. Oh, and should mention the Princess who couldn't sleep because of the PEA beneath all those SEALY mattresses. <br /><br />Enough. I have BARED it all.<br /><br />leftcoastnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-71684455912397119812019-06-15T15:03:03.305-04:002019-06-15T15:03:03.305-04:00O man...I got stuck in the SE for-eh-vah! But the...O man...I got stuck in the SE for-eh-vah! But then I used a technique I learned at ACPT - spell out a down answer across on the newspaper - and I instantly saw SCENE, giving me the key to the rest. Hooray!<br /><br />Of course, yes, I had already cheated on some of the words/names I didn't know. NEVIS - really? Not to mention the poker hand and Greek goddess - always my downfalls.<br /><br />Fun for Saturday. Off to the gym now.<br /><br />Diana, Lady-in-Waiting for Crosswords, aka Lady DiDiana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-27064107459966280562019-06-15T12:28:54.026-04:002019-06-15T12:28:54.026-04:00Because that famous "Gal," GADOT, was my...Because that famous "Gal," GADOT, was my way into this grid, I'll make her DOD, though HALLE is right there, one helluva runner-up. After SW, things slowed down. Wanted OVERSIZED, but tried too long to fit Scallopini in for the veal dish. I think of SCHNITZEL with a "wiener-" prefix, but OK.<br /><br />Two things I "don't like but should be used to by now," per @RONDO: the SOFTG thing, plus clues that reference each other (5d, 37a) so that you MUST get one by crosses before making any headway. That said, this IS Friday, after all. Not supposed to be a pushover.<br /><br />Brand new clue for ANTE--perhaps so as not to create a mini-theme with TRIPS? Which, BTW, is a "great hand" unless somebody else has a pat hand. Oh, and speaking of pat, loved the limerick, @ghthree! If you missed it, folks, it's near the top of the comment list. It's worth the scroll.<br /><br />Eventually got everything. The LASTPLACE I went was the SE, the toughest for me. When I finally grokked SCARECROWS, I thought, well of course, duh, perfectly clued. Why did that take so long?<br /><br />Triumph points fairly high; fill within tolerable limits. A U.S. Open birdie.spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-51419616740644100482019-06-15T11:01:03.202-04:002019-06-15T11:01:03.202-04:00ONCE WORE TREAT
LET’SSEENOW, on that POSTITNOTE
t...ONCE WORE TREAT<br /><br />LET’SSEENOW, on that POSTITNOTE<br />the EVILGENIUS will SUMUP his query:<br />“Where’s the LASTPLACE that Gal GADOT<br />had a SCENE with SOFTG STRINGTHEORY?”<br /><br />--- GOV. LUTE NEVIS<br />Burma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-13297458190885233962019-06-15T10:23:58.306-04:002019-06-15T10:23:58.306-04:00Hey, I finally made a puz; RONDO is a perfectly go...Hey, I finally made a puz; RONDO is a perfectly good musical term that doesn’t show up often enough. This took less than 3 Rexes, so pretty quick for me.<br /><br />I dislike answers like SOFTG, but should be used to them by now.<br /><br />CONTOURMAPS are still quite important in engineering, even with all the 3D stuff you can do on a computer.<br /><br />HALLE Berry got paid like an extra half-mil when she BARED it all in Swordfish. Yeah baby.<br /><br />If IMAY SUMUP, good puz.<br />RONDOnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-76347173510961004182019-05-13T10:03:11.226-04:002019-05-13T10:03:11.226-04:00So why do trucks have Jake brakes?So why do trucks have Jake brakes?Hack mechanichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01540215230674545243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-35863162729311389012019-05-12T08:26:30.103-04:002019-05-12T08:26:30.103-04:00I don't like the answer for 21A "Emergenc...I don't like the answer for 21A "Emergency contact form abbreviation" - the fill is "TEL" but most of us with cell phones know you always store your emergency contact info under "ICE" ("In Case of Emergency"). So I thought that was a weak clue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-6074192709304573112019-05-11T22:31:36.407-04:002019-05-11T22:31:36.407-04:00@Georgia (12:03) -- What an original and inspired ...@Georgia (12:03) -- What an original and inspired question! That is one smart child!!!<br /><br />@ghthree (7:55) -- Love the limerick.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16737377749030219974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-48717674459692337672019-05-11T19:33:08.803-04:002019-05-11T19:33:08.803-04:00Dude, how often do we have to hear about the NRA a...Dude, how often do we have to hear about the NRA and nothing about the Big Bang Theory? At least NRA helps fill out a grid... BBT it's mysoginist garbage. Try 10:50 or 15:20 of this video.<br />https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=X3-hOigoxHsMatty Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10893075607399592384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-75491619835318340192019-05-11T17:16:53.552-04:002019-05-11T17:16:53.552-04:00ORCA for CROC only goes to prove that, unlike Pete...ORCA for CROC only goes to prove that, unlike Peter Pan, Rex grew up too fast.<br />DigitalDanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11620300502981292088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-38494127661638677272019-05-11T17:01:57.139-04:002019-05-11T17:01:57.139-04:00It’s always funny to see how a particular puzzle’s...It’s always funny to see how a particular puzzle’s difficulty is perceived. For me, the Saturday puzzle usually takes about 30 minutes to complete. This one I finished in just under 10, easily a record. Can’t say why, but everything just clicked. Honestly, it felt more like a mid-week offering than a Saturday challenger. Anyway, I’m sure that my unsolicited boastfulness will be appropriately punished by the crossword gods next Saturday. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12799839762435094862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-18560777489161166272019-05-11T16:33:28.160-04:002019-05-11T16:33:28.160-04:00Fun fact: Alexander Hamilton was born in NEVIS.Fun fact: Alexander Hamilton was born in NEVIS.kitshefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10014225555838850414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-38253414443499197322019-05-11T16:12:06.963-04:002019-05-11T16:12:06.963-04:00A wonderful puzzle, with answers that made me chuc...A wonderful puzzle, with answers that made me chuckle all the way through! Being a woman of a certain age and a former journalist, I got ROTO immediately--the first answer I entered. The SOFT G threw me, which is embarrassing, and I "got" it only because I got all of the across answers. Overall, I found the long answers much easier than a lot of the short fill.<br /><br />The major kudos go to STICK SHIFT. Absolutely loved that clue/answer!Petsoundsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-29569941339912121332019-05-11T15:34:30.531-04:002019-05-11T15:34:30.531-04:00I was amused to to discover the TIT over the TAT. ...I was amused to to discover the TIT over the TAT. posTITnotes. Unfortunately it was in the part of the I dnf until googling to get NEVUS and STKITTS, neither of which I knew.<br />That gave me TAT and STRAIN to finish the DNF.<br />Started in the NE. Got the eastern third and progress stalled until I got enough to get the AERIALIST LOVESMENOT cross. Then moved quickly until the NW failure.<br /><br />I wasn't sure that bad luck was involved in the flower petal picking. I thought most flowers of the daisy composite ilk had even numbers of petals. I googled and -surprise- most are of the opinion that odd is more common- meaning you are loved. The Fibonacci enthusiasts tell you you are loved at 13 and 21 but not at 34 petals. Nobody seems to have done serious research on whether flowers actually comply with the theory.<br />Good puzzle, excellent cluing. ROTO made no sense to me. ANTE was also a mystery. Both filled in. SOFTG type answers I get but seldom quickly. Gotta remember shit like that. Costs me minutes not seconds.albatross shellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04076278220407657633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-90555696020941850872019-05-11T15:04:22.378-04:002019-05-11T15:04:22.378-04:00Try renting a car in Grand Fenwick . . .
Barry Fr...Try renting a car in Grand Fenwick . . .<br /><br />Barry Frain <br />East Biggs, CABarry Frainnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-73816225822693510982019-05-11T14:51:47.846-04:002019-05-11T14:51:47.846-04:00Tough but fair SatPuz. [Except for status quo ANT...Tough but fair SatPuz. [Except for status quo ANTE.]<br /><br />Had trouble gettin in, but ironically (yo, @RP) CROC started my solvequest up. I think the CROC ticked, so Capt. Hook knew when it was around. Maybe it swallowed a clock/watch, along with Hook's hand? Illogical -- who winds that clock? Was this a Neverland neverwind watch? <br />BTW, @RP: As I recall, the Hookmeister's boat was in port during most of the story, so CROCs could plausibly be nearby.<br /><br />staff weeject pick: GOV. As in: runtpuz.gov. We don't honor them Congressional subpoenas either, btw.<br /><br />fave words included: SCHNITZEL. STRINGTHEORY. EVILGENIUS. <br />Great STICKSHIFT clue, too boot.<br /><br />Thanx for the many many nanoseconds of precious puzfun, Ms. Weintraub darlin.<br /><br />Masked & Anonymo3Us<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/UploadRunt/FetchPage?id=MjM2NDM0NzQ5NzczMjk5MQ&title=Hugging_1_the_1_PuzRails_1_-_1_by_1_M_1_and_1_A" rel="nofollow">**gruntz**</a><br /> Masked and Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16346263641338670679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-12243722298785742022019-05-11T14:42:32.819-04:002019-05-11T14:42:32.819-04:00@JoeDiPinto, good to know. I can still hear the co...@JoeDiPinto, good to know. I can still hear the conductors shouting out “Aw-burn-dale” on the LIRR in that inimitable accent of theirs. QuasiMojonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-75112873996175259042019-05-11T14:24:19.826-04:002019-05-11T14:24:19.826-04:00Sideways synchronicity... watching American Experi...Sideways synchronicity... watching American Experience on AERIALIST Amelia Earhart. Learned about TAT... Transcontinental Air Transport, the first cross-country airline.<br />Now there's a gal who's a super hero.<br />Titahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16368251255494687496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-43880562697386364062019-05-11T13:57:54.503-04:002019-05-11T13:57:54.503-04:00@QuasiMojo -- somehow I missed your earlier post. ...@QuasiMojo -- somehow I missed your earlier post. I'm a Brooklynite now, but I grew up in Queens in the area currently called Auburndale (back then it was just part of Flushing). I know Queens geography quite well.Joe Dipintohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07922691457886440325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-87912449482949447872019-05-11T13:49:18.417-04:002019-05-11T13:49:18.417-04:00@mericans 9:33 - I'm willing to concede the po...@mericans 9:33 - I'm willing to concede the point, but I'm not willing to put my coffee cup down to shift gears.Speedweedernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-27010018451742920332019-05-11T13:32:42.916-04:002019-05-11T13:32:42.916-04:00Forgot to say, if @LMS is listening, happy Teacher...Forgot to say, if @LMS is listening, happy Teacher Appreciation Week! We do.BarbieBarbienoreply@blogger.com