tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post6026376883884542124..comments2024-03-28T13:17:40.062-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Victoria singer known for her gothic blues style / FRI 11-25-22 / Coffee-brewing portmanteau / Biryani base / Site of 2022's Woman Life Freedom protests / Costumer's measurement / Annual bodybuilding competition won 10 times by Iris Kyle / Title girl of a 1957 Dale Hawkins hitRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger77125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-13573023721950650292022-12-30T20:55:09.202-05:002022-12-30T20:55:09.202-05:00EASY???? You're out of your mind! Me? DNF. A s...EASY???? You're out of your mind! Me? DNF. A six-letter word for list of players is, OF COURSE, roster. It can't be anything else UNLESS you're talking baseball, but there was no such mention in the clue. Even for a Friday, this is GROSSLY unfair. ROSTER was inked in with 100% confidence, leading to the plumber's clog, so hence a dead end. I cry: foul ball!spacecrafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09125304293611865503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-21028323988597680492022-12-30T18:57:08.867-05:002022-12-30T18:57:08.867-05:00A nice Fri-puz that took a while for me to get goi...A nice Fri-puz that took a while for me to get going.<br />Wordle par.rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-59302790260084638552022-12-30T14:08:01.999-05:002022-12-30T14:08:01.999-05:00Friday. Names. You know the drill - easy except ...Friday. Names. You know the drill - easy except where it wasn't. <br /><br />Lady DiDiana, LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-5276603786616136952022-12-30T12:19:34.888-05:002022-12-30T12:19:34.888-05:00PIES MEET POUT
I TRY and TRI for what SHE'S w...PIES MEET POUT<br /><br />I TRY and TRI for what SHE'S worth,<br />and IGOTNOTHIN' but BAD trouble,<br />PIZZAROLLS LOADED UP my GIRTH,<br />CANI ever be a BODYDOUBLE?<br /><br />--- MS. SUSIE Q. FLEMINGBurma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-77484446151931177962022-12-30T10:34:23.939-05:002022-12-30T10:34:23.939-05:00I wouldn’t go so far as to say I HADABLAST solving...I wouldn’t go so far as to say I HADABLAST solving this one, but it was a pretty decent puzzle. A good themeless with very little junk fill. And ISLE take that any day.thefogmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870509029973778266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-45801292573396507562022-11-27T14:49:06.066-05:002022-11-27T14:49:06.066-05:00The answer for 8 down is incorrect. The American F...The answer for 8 down is incorrect. The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) was started to help conscientious objectors during World War I. Of course, that answer doesn’t work in the puzzle. Richardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-15695922624256871222022-11-26T22:50:51.643-05:002022-11-26T22:50:51.643-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.asdasdasdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11301232398132225361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-87504172990060533762022-11-26T00:52:46.685-05:002022-11-26T00:52:46.685-05:00Monday appropriate puzzle. The colloquialisms wer...Monday appropriate puzzle. The colloquialisms were not silver worthy. Just sillyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-70474419445995045462022-11-25T21:47:40.446-05:002022-11-25T21:47:40.446-05:00@egs
Thoughts and prayers.
BTW, I love your post...@egs<br /><br />Thoughts and prayers.<br /><br />BTW, I love your posts.JC66https://www.blogger.com/profile/05324615675333287919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-56297283637389109302022-11-25T21:10:46.143-05:002022-11-25T21:10:46.143-05:00@egsforbreakfast (1:37 PM)
Prayers for your wife&...@egsforbreakfast (1:37 PM)<br /><br />Prayers for your wife's full recovery! 🙏<br />___<br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_DxNpW1kHQ" rel="nofollow">Peace 🕊 🇺🇦 ~</a> Compassion ~ Tolerance ~ Kindness to all 🙏bocamphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02524629632075020985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-9513263885590383642022-11-25T20:32:50.479-05:002022-11-25T20:32:50.479-05:00@Son Volt – Wikipedia says the Jive Five worked a ...@Son Volt – Wikipedia says the Jive Five worked a lot arranging/performing jingles and bumpers for the Nickelodeon network during the 1980s-90s. Eugene Pitt really did have an amazing voice.<br /><br />I notice on the label that the songwriters of "Rain" were Feldman-Gottehrer-Goldstein. That trio later wrote and recorded "I Want Candy" as the Strangeloves. They also wrote "My Boyfriend's Back" for the Angels.<br /><br />@egs – the way I see it, any mention in the comments is good publicity, even if you're being confused with another poster (waves to @pablo). Speedy recovery to your wife.Joe Dipintohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07922691457886440325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-87438068924000232972022-11-25T20:00:48.007-05:002022-11-25T20:00:48.007-05:00I enjoy your comments about about the tricks const...I enjoy your comments about about the tricks constructors use to fill out puzzles. That made me notice a related concept of singular of convenience, where the answer is singular when the word is almost always plural. Of course my brain is too flogged from yesterday to think of any.<br />One point about your list of "POCs" today, I think while alp is a common word the plural capitalized constitutes a different meaning and a valid answer on its own. The clue is also fairly original!dgdnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-56005397798089800732022-11-25T18:42:13.203-05:002022-11-25T18:42:13.203-05:00@Joe D - fantastic tune. I was lucky enough to me...@Joe D - fantastic tune. I was lucky enough to meet Gene Pitt at the Tower store on Broadway in the mid 80s - they had been doing some current stuff at the time that escapes me now but one of the great voices of all time. <br />Son Volthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04322446657870644953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-22480174849511357352022-11-25T18:35:14.094-05:002022-11-25T18:35:14.094-05:00@Barbara S: I totally bought the Princess Margaret...@Barbara S: I totally bought the Princess Margaret story too. You know, what with you Canadians being among the royal subjects and all. 😄<br />Whatsernamehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15450876821189472213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-25553585185964002992022-11-25T18:29:35.500-05:002022-11-25T18:29:35.500-05:00@Anonymous (12:23) Welcome! Now that you’ve gotte...@Anonymous (12:23) Welcome! Now that you’ve gotten the hang of it, give yourself a name so we know who’s making all those witty comments. <br /><br />@Anonymous (12:50) FYI, the letters IROC stand for International Race Of Champions, a now defunct auto racing series. <br /><br />Whatsernamehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15450876821189472213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-32316933917694323392022-11-25T18:10:40.615-05:002022-11-25T18:10:40.615-05:00@Gary Jugert (9:51)
A lovely thing to say – thank ...@Gary Jugert (9:51)<br />A lovely thing to say – thank you. And a HAT TIP right back at you for the brilliance of the uniclues.<br /><br />@Nancy (10:32) and @jberg (12:04)<br />YES! So glad you allowed yourselves to fall for My Evening with Margaret. You two and @Gary J. might be my ideal audience!<br />Barbara S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17634754070567731006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-2474122559380674392022-11-25T17:20:21.685-05:002022-11-25T17:20:21.685-05:00@egs-No harm in the slightest, no foul, so really ...@egs-No harm in the slightest, no foul, so really no apologies needed. I wish your wife and you the best in what must be difficult times I'm always happy to see your comments, which in general are in sync with my personal quest to find the fun in stuff.<br /><br />Best to you and yours.pabloinnhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04967477079504866917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-84016206392781485022022-11-25T14:46:06.872-05:002022-11-25T14:46:06.872-05:00Good thoughts for your wife as she hopefully recov...Good thoughts for your wife as she hopefully recovers from a stroke, @egs❤️🩹. Solidarity in a relationship means so much. Good for you as well. <br /><br />I’m still so full from yesterday but I got up and ate pie anyway. I am the chief cook, but for the first time since my mom passed in 1994, I had help from my daughter, my niece and my granddaughter. Both my niece and granddaughter love to cook and bake. My heart just went pitter-pat for three days 💓 . <br /><br />So glad today was easy!! But it was also not dreary-easy so good news there. That’s really all I have because I’m told the family poker tournament is starting. That means we have only one slice of pie remaining. And our pumpkin pie is sooooooo good!! <br /><br />Peace and love to one and all on this weekend to be grateful for family - however you define the word. Each of you beings me happiness each day. Thanks. CDilly52https://www.blogger.com/profile/07727001753847073030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-77341537169105994852022-11-25T13:54:38.241-05:002022-11-25T13:54:38.241-05:00Yep @Roo, I think the grid fill got some significa...Yep @Roo, I think the grid fill got some significant help from the plural of convenience <a href="https://anoabob.blogspot.com/2013/05/poc-doc.html" rel="nofollow">(POC)</a>, starting right out of the gate when ALP and PIZZA ROLL were each a letter short of filling their slots. And 31D SISSY is a classic POC enabler, here helping WINE SNOB, SHE and PIE in like manner. Also a couple of two for one POCs, where a Down and an Across both get a letter count boost by sharing a final S, including one where it is most likely to appear, in the lower, rightmost corner.<br /><br />A long, long time ago I volunteered for a hitch in the Navy so I put SIGN UP at 10D "Enlist". ROPE IN seems to imply commandeering someone against their will. <br /> <br />Having once used "Port authority" as the clue for SOMMELIER, I tried that (plus an S) at 28 Across. Too many letters . WINE SNOBS? Really? Does being an authority on anything equate to being a SNOB?<br /><br />I've had a number of fish tanks over the years and never saw any 45A SCUM. Alga on the aquarium glass sides yes, SCUM floating on top of the water, no. If there is SCUM on the water, something is seriously wrong, maybe way over-feeding. I'd go with Marlon Brando's "Get up, you SCUM sucking pig" from "One-Eyed Jacks" for that one.Anoa Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16185183023273883700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-21909929838545862052022-11-25T13:37:26.297-05:002022-11-25T13:37:26.297-05:00Apologies to @Joe DiPinto and @Pabloinnh and every...Apologies to @Joe DiPinto and @Pabloinnh and everyone else. Sorry about my confusion. My wife quit drinking after a stroke a month ago, so, as a show of support, I joined her. My mind apparently doesn’t function well in this state (or in any other, perhaps).egsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17439054465313994020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-66918248820143912862022-11-25T12:55:18.282-05:002022-11-25T12:55:18.282-05:00@Nancy - Leather & tobacco are not usual descr...@Nancy - Leather & tobacco are not usual descriptors for certain types of wines. "Leatheriness" usually describes a certain dry, astringent tannin flavor. "Tobacco" -- well, some Bordeaux or Cabs and other wines have what I would call a whiff of tobacco or tobacco smoke to them from the toasted oak the wine was aged in. Most of the vocabulary you see around wine commentary can seem completely pretentious and made-up and bewildering, but it typically does refer to specific flavor compounds, esters, etc. Rather than say a particular chardonnay is diacetyl-forward, you might typically read "buttery" or "creamy" (or something more fanciful, but hitting those key flavor words.) I'm not big into wines, but the vocabulary is useful for me in identifying what wines I may like or not based on scanning several descriptions of it by different reviewers. Those words really do describe something tangible and useful to me.<br /><br />The puzzle was much, much too easy for a Friday. Only real tie-up was having kARL for CARL Jung, so it took me a bit to see the SkiM wasn't right when I didn't get the finishing chime.Peter Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05358201722058061544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-15756383040217836722022-11-25T12:50:56.087-05:002022-11-25T12:50:56.087-05:00IROC? Was I the only person who didn’t know this? ...IROC? Was I the only person who didn’t know this? Had me completely baffled. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-74257936710451753952022-11-25T12:47:29.004-05:002022-11-25T12:47:29.004-05:00An easy Friday but with just enough misdirection t... An easy Friday but with just enough misdirection to make it interesting. I'm not familiar with NESPRESSO or ADIA and I expected 27A to be Pizza puffs.<br /><br /> Fridays and Tuesdays are our babysitting days with our 19 month old grandson so that is all for now.puzzlehoarderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06483026520823801765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-40908270140828995522022-11-25T12:37:45.171-05:002022-11-25T12:37:45.171-05:00I changed my avatar again because I felt we could ...I changed my avatar again because I felt we could all use a picture of Cher on a horsy today. Cross-breed, half-breed— what's the dif?!<br /><br />You can be an authority on a subject without being a snob about it (and vice versa). Yet another dud clue that's enamored of its supposed cleverness. But that was really the only eyeroller. Generally I liked the puzzle. Agree with those who felt the difficulty could have been upped a little.<br /><br />Not such nice weather outside. <a href="https://youtu.be/3jVDsWPdi_c" rel="nofollow"> Better call the plumber. Drip...drop...</a>Joe Dipintohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07922691457886440325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-34672745561094813572022-11-25T12:29:51.571-05:002022-11-25T12:29:51.571-05:00Nothin' good to say 'bout it.Nothin' good to say 'bout it.<br />Rug Crazyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12283894657220231200noreply@blogger.com