tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post6099264201724105260..comments2024-03-28T10:24:47.650-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Othello evildoer / MON 2-9-15 / Tree that yields chocolate substitute / Typical prom concluder / German composer of Tristan und Isolde / Retired Brazilian soccer sensation Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger85125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-74720051977399315352015-03-17T19:08:29.454-04:002015-03-17T19:08:29.454-04:00Those that think it would be more fun without the ...Those that think it would be more fun without the circles, then it would have been a Wednesday at least. The circles were a big help to those of us not familiar with "VIM" and composers named Gustav.Mark Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16397896168098993903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-57277855741400368152015-03-16T18:50:19.241-04:002015-03-16T18:50:19.241-04:00Took me a bit longer than a normal Monday, glad to...Took me a bit longer than a normal Monday, glad to know I wasn't alone in that! Fun puzzle though! My only hang up was I entered covetors and couldn't figure out rse your head! (35 across) until I ironically used my head!KariSeattlehttp://yahoo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-19242940841299499542015-03-16T14:55:37.835-04:002015-03-16T14:55:37.835-04:00From Syndication Land
I think this would have bee...From Syndication Land<br /><br />I think this would have been more fun without the circles. Then, when we got the revealer, we could have looked through the theme answers to find Waldo!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-70141715554730901462015-03-16T14:34:00.668-04:002015-03-16T14:34:00.668-04:00Saint Urho's Day is celebrated on March 16th. ...Saint Urho's Day is celebrated on March 16th. One of the great promoters of St. Urho's day was the late Maynard Speece of WCCO Radio in Minneapolis. He was a great story teller from MEADOWLANDS, MN. He considered St. Urho's day to be a very important part of Minnesota lore.WHERES saint urhonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-3813200660965011642015-03-16T13:41:49.449-04:002015-03-16T13:41:49.449-04:00Forgot it was Monday. A really decent Mon-puz! Unc...Forgot it was Monday. A really decent Mon-puz! Uncommon fill words were a nice surprise. FRUMPY FALSIES, huh?!<br /><br />@Spacey - nice verse.<br /><br />Nothing more to say - good one for Monday.WHERESronDOnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-31200391003481313092015-03-16T13:32:10.023-04:002015-03-16T13:32:10.023-04:00Monday fun. When I hit the revealer I looked back...Monday fun. When I hit the revealer I looked back, and there were all those Waldos waiting to be discovered-which I probably couldn"t have done without the circles. I seem to,be the only one who's impressed that the constructor found four hidden Waldo's for our pleasure. There must be a limited number of phrases that offer those letters in some permutation or other. <br /><br />DMGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-10120864450414649792015-03-16T13:30:07.140-04:002015-03-16T13:30:07.140-04:00USTA MEMO
EMT ADE AXL TEA,
USE CPR ORE HIM.
HAL A...USTA MEMO<br /><br />EMT ADE AXL TEA,<br />USE CPR ORE HIM.<br />HAL AVE WIG EGO,<br />MAT OWE GEN LEE,<br />UFO ESE MER VIM,<br />TWA END RIO. <br /><br />--- WADE SYNAPSE<br />Burma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-5185337415036307442015-03-16T10:11:12.500-04:002015-03-16T10:11:12.500-04:00The hope or our "heroine" TOOTSIE
Was fo...The hope or our "heroine" TOOTSIE<br />Was for DREAMY PELE to play footsie.<br />He saw FALSIES and WIG--<br />So "up was the jig!"<br />That's one thing up with which he won't put, see?<br /><br />I had a blast with this one. I do not think the theme is broken; after all, she did put "hiding" in quotemarks. It refers to the well-known pictures--and diabolically difficult jigsaw puzzles--in which our hero is hiding among a huge crowd of lookalikes. Of course he's not actually hiding in this grid.<br /><br />Nor do I agree that it's Tuesdayish. I zipped through this seamlessly; one of my smoothest solves ever. This is what happens when you have a constructor with some chops. Just look at all those great fillers: FRUMPY and SYNAPSE and PYRAMID and...you get the idea. Okay, maybe we slipped a RD in there, but even ESE could have been clued as a language suffix. A+! Thanks, Lynn, and please come visit more often.spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-78372270772438844842015-02-11T12:43:18.014-05:002015-02-11T12:43:18.014-05:00I knew most of the band names, but not some of the...I knew most of the band names, but not some of their actual spellings, so the humor was a bit lost on me. Gracie Hnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-27588456714214970382015-02-10T16:27:23.505-05:002015-02-10T16:27:23.505-05:00A pretty fast solve, but a cut above a typical Mon...A pretty fast solve, but a cut above a typical Monday. I liked with or without circled letters (which were quite unnecessary).pfbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-83994737975623202422015-02-10T16:12:56.506-05:002015-02-10T16:12:56.506-05:00ANON: "ANA" I think is abbreviation for ...ANON: "ANA" I think is abbreviation for All Nippon Airways, a Japanese airline. Yea, weak alright.<br />Myuen88https://www.blogger.com/profile/08034202784105746759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-14819273652445032432015-02-10T03:35:55.747-05:002015-02-10T03:35:55.747-05:00Vert nice puzzle, but l'd like to putin a good...Vert nice puzzle, but l'd like to putin a good word for the <i>other</i> MEADOWLANDS. <br /><br /> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3q9fEFM75Kg<br /><br />Every ruble has a B-side.<br />Polyushka Pollynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-19372549701910361272015-02-09T23:28:51.498-05:002015-02-09T23:28:51.498-05:00This must be the first time I've ever seen Fal...This must be the first time I've ever seen Falsies in a crossword. Hell I haven't heard the word in probably 20 years.Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06237769422347289261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-73220248835930522002015-02-09T21:36:36.409-05:002015-02-09T21:36:36.409-05:00Had to do this at dawn, in bed, before driving 2 h...Had to do this at dawn, in bed, before driving 2 hours to Atlanta and without a keyboard. I still got this in a minute under my average Monday time. I never even noticed the four out of 120 possibilities for O LAWD. Yeah, according ot Miss Lynn, the circles were entirely Mr. Shortz's idea; possibly thinking that made the puzzle more Monday-ish. <br /><br />To fill a tire with air I have to<i>in</i>FLATE it. If it gets a puncture, it <i>de</i>FLATEs. To get more air in it, I have to <i>re</i>FLATE it but in the interim, is the tire O-FLATEd? <br /><br />I felt sympathy for the patient in the ER getting CPR from the EMT to reGENerate VIM in HIM. And I didn't mind the rest of the ESE since it went a long way in enabling the MONOTONE UPSURGE of FALSIES and the PRIMERS of REMORSE for COVETOUS DEMONS while MEADOWLANDS ORATORS PANT over the FRUMPY BRIDAL SLOW DANCE by A LIT PYRAMID. Too bad it was TWIX rather than the rabbit from TrIX, that DREAMY cereal cirminal. <br /><br />I guess I liked this a bunch more than @63. Or maybe he was "jest funnin' us." I wonder if themes of dismemberment pass the breakfast test.Numinoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01263999193499725814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-67889516101032678662015-02-09T20:14:58.825-05:002015-02-09T20:14:58.825-05:00It was worth coming to the party late just to envi...It was worth coming to the party late just to envision Aketi tuping one handed and @Rex assassinating WALDO...<br />Had to do this on my iPhone since the printer died ...you iPoders are lucky<br />Loved this puzzle... DREAMY FALSIES...my best friend Paulette told everyone in school that I stuffed them with yellow Kleenex.<br />Thanks for the memories LynnGILL I.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05605766053820226324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-14990848766896524672015-02-09T19:47:25.273-05:002015-02-09T19:47:25.273-05:00Rhino said:
"I agree with rex: if you circle ...Rhino said:<br />"I agree with rex: if you circle Waldo, he's not hidden anymore."<br /><br />But what if you circle OWLAD? Isn't WALDO hidden in that anagram?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15339432172410182520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-22038115465263632642015-02-09T19:41:58.773-05:002015-02-09T19:41:58.773-05:00About average Monday solve for me. I think the id...About average Monday solve for me. I think the idea that the word WALDO is hidden in the circles is accurate since what we actually have in the circles are anagrams of WALDO. But, as with most Mondays, paying attention at all to the theme is a net loss in time to solve.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15339432172410182520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-8939332527916233892015-02-09T18:08:04.451-05:002015-02-09T18:08:04.451-05:00Late to the party due to dealing all day with a Me...Late to the party due to dealing all day with a Medicare Part D billing foul-up. Nice to have this delightful puzzle move that experience into my failing short-term memory.<br /><br />What kind of word puzzle am I worst at? Jumbles. So the reveal was pleasantly tough for me to get. Lots to like otherwise, too. @Casco Kid - I loved your scenario(s).<br /><br />Random memory: in the late 1960s we kept a magazine photo of OLEG Cassini taped to our medicine cabinet so my husband could trim his mustache to match. Style, man!Carolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15971759975067250908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-27758376663788511852015-02-09T17:52:31.710-05:002015-02-09T17:52:31.710-05:00@aging soprano: 120. I wonder how many of them w...@aging soprano: 120. I wonder how many of them would fit into a nine- or eleven- letter entry? With two vowels and W the only uncommon letter, I would guess most of them.mathguynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-3505900389311618772015-02-09T17:05:53.779-05:002015-02-09T17:05:53.779-05:00When I completed this Monday in no time at all and...When I completed this Monday in no time at all and ne'er a Google I thought to myself, well, either that was really easy or I am getting better at this. <br />@ritabel I totally identified with everything you said. Started enjoying this blog about half a year ago, and just got up the nerve to begin posting OFLATE.<br />Hey, @mathguy, how many possble combinations/permutations of W A L D O are there which could have been used? <br />Bravo @ aliasZ for discovering the Dowland connection. Brilliant!<br />I have a feeling Wagner would not have been too pleased at being in the same puzzle as Mahler, but heaven forbid if Mendelsohn had also made it in, or, worse yet, Meeyerbeer. Wow, look at all those eeeee's.aging sopranohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01085649464857246925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-76753793922811821562015-02-09T17:04:48.591-05:002015-02-09T17:04:48.591-05:00When I completed this Monday in no time at all and...When I completed this Monday in no time at all and ne'er a Google I thought to myself, well, either that was really easy or I am getting better at this. <br />@ritabel I totally identified with everything you said. Started enjoying this blog about half a year ago, and just got up the nerve to begin posting OFLATE.<br />Hey, @mathguy, how many possble combinations/permutations of W A L D O are there which could have been used? <br />Bravo @ aliasZ for discovering the Dowland connection. Brilliant!<br />I have a feeling Wagner would not have been too pleased at being in the same puzzle as Mahler, but heaven forbid if Mendelsohn had also made it in, or, worse yet, Meeyerbeer. Wow, look at all those eeeee's.aging sopranohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01085649464857246925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-31673816928504002552015-02-09T17:02:38.821-05:002015-02-09T17:02:38.821-05:00there is no substitute for chocolate!
picture thi...there is no substitute for chocolate!<br /><br />picture this...a formal portrait of hasidic jews, row on row, black beards, identical black hats and waldo sitting somewhere .....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-86953962177257519612015-02-09T16:57:55.646-05:002015-02-09T16:57:55.646-05:00Today's "Corrections" in the NYT add...Today's "Corrections" in the NYT addresses about the problem with the <b>El Al clue</b> in the Sunday puzzle regarding: אל על, and not לע לא.<br /><br />You need to scroll down to Crossword.<br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/07/pageoneplus/corrections-february-7-2015.html?_r=0" rel="nofollow"> Here's the link. </a>Whirred Whackshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05637591146611998012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-46696694359020453762015-02-09T16:46:17.918-05:002015-02-09T16:46:17.918-05:00@allan: Thought the BEQ puz was great. It inspire...@allan: Thought the BEQ puz was great. It inspired an M&A runtpuz. With the circles, btw.<br /><br />@muse & @acme: Where's U?<br /><br />M&A <br /><br />** gruntz **Last Silver Bulletnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-74787874940573897032015-02-09T16:14:00.980-05:002015-02-09T16:14:00.980-05:00Sub 4 minute for me so definitely a Monday. One pa...Sub 4 minute for me so definitely a Monday. One pass across and one pass down and done.<br />So if she'd left out the circles, would that have sufficiently met your definition of "hiding?"Doc Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12540112168511893896noreply@blogger.com