tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post6015222486847365601..comments2024-03-28T15:13:08.509-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: 1985 Kate Nelligan title role - WEDNESDAY, Mar. 4, 2009 - C.W. Stewart (Steel helmets with visors / 1980s Geena Davis sitcom / Choice for a dog)Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger104125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-56035726194008070702009-03-07T08:30:00.000-05:002009-03-07T08:30:00.000-05:00Test.Test.Megan Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08619091536246341951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-92177130152821815732009-03-07T08:25:00.000-05:002009-03-07T08:25:00.000-05:00This is a test, this is only a test.This is a test, this is only a test.Megan Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08619091536246341951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-74149681538739340542009-03-05T13:46:00.000-05:002009-03-05T13:46:00.000-05:00@XavierThanks, technically "First rebus recognized...@Xavier<BR/><BR/>Thanks, technically "First rebus recognized and used to finish ASAP"<BR/><BR/>All you cat folks - keep your domesticated cat indoors, spay, do not declaw. Our black cat (the one in the cardboard box in my avatar) is Foster aka lucky cat as he was rescued from a foster home. Ignoramuses (ignoramii??) in the US think of black cats as bad luck, but in the UK they are good luck. Foster is indeed Good Luck.<BR/><BR/>Rex, be thankful it's cat people, not chimpanzee people ....xyzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08287781952915413013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-55439299740965561932009-03-05T03:23:00.000-05:002009-03-05T03:23:00.000-05:00GOMEZ was hanging around until OPEL showed up and ...GOMEZ was hanging around until OPEL showed up and prefered LOPEZ.<BR/><BR/>SLAYS taught me that ILSES spells with the S before the L.<BR/><BR/>I changed BAAL to BAEL to accomodate TESTED which had to be right. Couldn't see TASTED.(Though I would have used solution A had I seen it, I think solution B, BAEL x TESTED, is best)<BR/><BR/>I read some where-<BR/>Zen cat: Door closed, come in; door open, stay out!liquid el layhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00955796642605260715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-15917329922147953612009-03-05T01:18:00.000-05:002009-03-05T01:18:00.000-05:00@macit's ok, you should see all the ways it's spel...@mac<BR/>it's ok, you should see all the ways it's spelled on the cat blog!<BR/><BR/>Too tired to write but wanted to thank Sharon for the big back up on the whole theme thing...<BR/><BR/>Speaking of which, I LOVED this puzzle!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<BR/><BR/>@Jim in Chicago (not to be confused with Jeff in Chicago)<BR/><BR/>E_X_A_C_T_L_Y...it brought back so many memories of my beloved Aggie and standing at the back door, freezing, asking "IN OR OUT???" after she had been whining and scratching and when the door opened standing there so indecisively...<BR/>she was a good girl.<BR/><BR/>MALABAR (which I didn't know) also reminded me of MALOMAR and I was going to tell my Malomar story again just to irk the mean man who said I've begun to repeat my stories, but I don't think I will...<BR/><BR/>I started to put in LANCE for LABAN<BR/>how embarrassing is THAT?<BR/>;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-66661724303891556582009-03-04T22:47:00.000-05:002009-03-04T22:47:00.000-05:00P.S., in an earlier comment, I got so carried away...P.S., in an earlier comment, I got so carried away about my non-native-speaker status that I spelled category the Dutch way....machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-82245164795723435222009-03-04T22:46:00.000-05:002009-03-04T22:46:00.000-05:00retired-chemist and Miriam: it sounds like a match...retired-chemist and Miriam: it sounds like a match made in heaven.<BR/><BR/>I just signed up to support Peter Gordon in his quest to produce more Sun-quality puzzles. Rex recommends them, as well, just click on his mention in the sidebar.machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-87135034334837070212009-03-04T21:30:00.000-05:002009-03-04T21:30:00.000-05:00"cat blog" gets 892,000 Google hits. Be afraid. Be..."cat blog" gets 892,000 Google hits. Be afraid. Be very afraid.jeff in chicagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10492964479021891094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-79346768833725140972009-03-04T21:10:00.000-05:002009-03-04T21:10:00.000-05:00mmmmm! In n' out Burger. What I miss about So Cal...mmmmm! In n' out Burger. What I miss about So Cal. The above Burger joint, Rubios, and El Polo Loco. What I don't miss - traffic.chefwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03999206352243329280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-49207555559353825942009-03-04T20:59:00.000-05:002009-03-04T20:59:00.000-05:00I am going mad here with the archy thread. I canno...I am going mad here with the archy thread. I cannot find "toujours gai, tojours gai, and let who will be clever" via google. My Don Marquis stuff was lost about 3 moves ago. Did I make that quote up?<BR/><BR/>Not crossowrd related but, to me, WONDERFUL reminiscence.retired_chemisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13181126754941899228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-66675630301150156452009-03-04T20:45:00.000-05:002009-03-04T20:45:00.000-05:00There was a parody of shinbone in one of the 1940'...There was a parody of shinbone in one of the 1940's Sherlock Holmes movies. It was refered to as Fishbone alley.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-34964212456969057282009-03-04T20:29:00.000-05:002009-03-04T20:29:00.000-05:00I'm with Bob Kerfuffle and Margaret. The reason t...I'm with Bob Kerfuffle and Margaret. The reason this one left me a little meh is that I was looking for more after getting the theme early on. There wasn't any.jaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03385568014046336373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-81783598466979543262009-03-04T20:02:00.000-05:002009-03-04T20:02:00.000-05:00@rex: your cat blog comment is priceless.@imsdave:...@rex: your cat blog comment is priceless.<BR/><BR/>@imsdave: I solve on paper,too, and just write really tiny in those rebus squares. Funny how we all do it our own way.<BR/><BR/>@evil doug: In-N-Out Burger is my favorite!!!! Oh how I wish we had them in the Cincinnati area. Nobody knows what I'm talking about.johohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12708487230515532492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-52400073050208223662009-03-04T19:54:00.000-05:002009-03-04T19:54:00.000-05:00@ miriam b - memory lane in spades. next you will ...@ miriam b - memory lane in spades. next you will tell me you live in shinbone alley.retired_chemisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13181126754941899228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-53118414451724767882009-03-04T19:45:00.000-05:002009-03-04T19:45:00.000-05:00@retired_chemist:there's a dance in the old dame y...@retired_chemist:<BR/><BR/>there's a dance in the old dame yetmiriam bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03506593846362044050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-52439131293658816162009-03-04T19:33:00.000-05:002009-03-04T19:33:00.000-05:00@ miriam b - You rock! Thanks for reminding me of...@ miriam b - <BR/><BR/>You rock! Thanks for reminding me of archy and mehitabel. wotthehell wotthehell. toujours gai!retired_chemisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13181126754941899228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-91655833230655335522009-03-04T19:19:00.000-05:002009-03-04T19:19:00.000-05:00Well, I kept thinking "nra" can't possibly be the ...Well, I kept thinking "nra" can't possibly be the answer, could it? Then I saw that it was, conceded the logic, and made a face.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-5359880336469202452009-03-04T19:11:00.000-05:002009-03-04T19:11:00.000-05:00It's nice to see all the letters typed in and all,...It's nice to see all the letters typed in and all, but you can get the applet to accept your solution if you only type the first letter of the rebus word. I find getting the full words entered to be more trouble than it's worth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-75966744028674253982009-03-04T19:07:00.000-05:002009-03-04T19:07:00.000-05:00@retired_chemist:Maybe there is a cat/cockroach bl...@retired_chemist:<BR/><BR/>Maybe there is a cat/cockroach blog, because there certainly is such a story - Don Marquis' book about archy the cockroach and his feline friend mehitabel. The book is a series of observations typed by archy, who writes in lower case because he can't depress the cap key. I guess he's a garden-variety cockroach rather than one of those humongous ones some of us have encountered.miriam bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03506593846362044050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-25779534979866647932009-03-04T19:03:00.000-05:002009-03-04T19:03:00.000-05:00Excellent puzzle, C.W., and that 4/30/06 Gorski is...Excellent puzzle, C.W., and that 4/30/06 Gorski is very nice, as well (here's a link to the puzzle: http://select.nytimes.com/premium/xword/Apr3006.puz and one to the solution: http://www.xwordinfo.com/ShowPuzzle.aspx?date=4/30/2006&g=4&d=A).<BR/><BR/>Gotta love that the rebus is creeping earlier into the week. Will there ever be a Monday rebus?<BR/><BR/>Great meeting some of you at the ACPT (would you pronounce that ack-putt?).<BR/><BR/>Best,<BR/>PauerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-68613131826847497882009-03-04T18:08:00.000-05:002009-03-04T18:08:00.000-05:00Sorry - Ctrl + Insert is what works for me.Sorry - Ctrl + Insert is what works for me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-17193872617452789752009-03-04T18:07:00.000-05:002009-03-04T18:07:00.000-05:00Shift + Insert is what works for me in the rebus s...Shift + Insert is what works for me in the rebus squares. No limit, apparently, on how many letters you can enter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-66414916794543905282009-03-04T16:48:00.001-05:002009-03-04T16:48:00.001-05:00imsdave @4:36 is right -- I missed that forest for...imsdave @4:36 is right -- I missed that forest for the trees. It would be fine (indeed wonderful) if <I>each</I> theme answer was reversed like that, but there are probably not enough such double pairs (e.g. inlet/outlet & let in / let out) to make an entire puzzle. NDEAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-50256956139560657842009-03-04T16:48:00.000-05:002009-03-04T16:48:00.000-05:00@ Rex: you missed the cockroach etc. discussion - ...@ Rex: you missed the cockroach etc. discussion - perhaps you could find a cockroach blog too. Or maybe there is a combined cat/cockroach blog....retired_chemisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13181126754941899228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-67149379253484424362009-03-04T16:36:00.000-05:002009-03-04T16:36:00.000-05:00@Nanpilla and Noam - the big problem with the LETI...@Nanpilla and Noam - the big problem with the LETIN/OUT change at 68A, is that it is the inverse of 1D which I think is a nono.<BR/><BR/>Nice puzzle with good theme density and minimal crap fill.<BR/><BR/>I solve on paper, and when I get a rebus, I just black out the square.imsdavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12966770844825169981noreply@blogger.com