tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post6142934705031577784..comments2024-03-19T00:21:49.519-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Obsolescent aid for businessperson / SAT 11-9-19 / Stereotypical exclamation from Hercule Poirot / Aircraft that excels at water landings / Rapturous reception for Oprah Winfrey / Corporate shuffle for shortRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger106125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-41595203849251450062023-07-18T10:44:02.323-04:002023-07-18T10:44:02.323-04:00Great comment, thanks for the insight. I thought t...Great comment, thanks for the insight. I thought this puzzle was pretty terrific (and super clean), if too easy for Saturday. But, that's not your fault!<br /><br />In fact, this would have been my best Friday time. Now I have to work to get my Friday best down, so I don't have the weird dissymmetry that bothers me. 😂maverickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09140742773507184371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-83381455228572232862023-07-18T10:27:08.172-04:002023-07-18T10:27:08.172-04:00Whoo-hoo! Chalk up another for personal best. Beat...Whoo-hoo! Chalk up another for personal best. Beat 10 minutes for the first time ever (9:40) and I wasn't even trying to speed (maybe a little toward the end when I realized it was possible). Nearly 4 minutes faster, my previous best was somewhere around 13.5 minutes.<br /><br />Enjoyable, clean puzzle, but did feel a bit too easy. My sense of accomplishment isn't as grand as I had hoped.maverickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09140742773507184371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-17796710611708547432019-12-14T20:35:01.204-05:002019-12-14T20:35:01.204-05:00I had NOPROBLEMO liking this puzzle. I've giv...I had NOPROBLEMO liking this puzzle. I've given up on discerning our leader's comments. To each his own, I guess. <br /><br />Amazed that I remembered SUPERFREAK. I could just about hear it when I saw the clue, then it came to me. <br /><br />Lady DiDiana, LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-45754877358266918002019-12-14T19:04:45.830-05:002019-12-14T19:04:45.830-05:00I think Rex's comments on this puzzle are pecu...I think Rex's comments on this puzzle are peculiar, idiosyncratic.leftcoasternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-88412867053318147472019-12-14T16:10:43.401-05:002019-12-14T16:10:43.401-05:00There is so much good stuff in this puzzle. Can...There is so much good stuff in this puzzle. Can't count the ways it entertained, so will just have to say IHADABLAST. <br /><br />Didn't know SUPERFREAK, but it does stand out, while the curt and quick OK, SO stood behind a potted plant for a bit.<br /><br />Good to see a fun and easy Saturday like this from time to time.leftcoasternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-14248100342460941702019-12-14T13:14:37.209-05:002019-12-14T13:14:37.209-05:00Thanks for ruining my glow at doing it in a half h...Thanks for ruining my glow at doing it in a half hour. I was going to brag to my wife but not now.Rick Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10220289453217911253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-38880200958381652882019-12-14T12:22:02.536-05:002019-12-14T12:22:02.536-05:00The clue for 39a was at the top of the second colu...The clue for 39a was at the top of the second column of clues, so I started with SUPERFREAK and never looked back. If I'd have checked crosses first I wouldn't have MADE_A mistake, having BEGAT BEGoT. That ALTO ADELE sure has the pipes, she gets the yeah baby SASH. NOPROBLEMO with this puz and it was no SNOOZEFEST.rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-62962616869833053562019-12-14T12:12:14.169-05:002019-12-14T12:12:14.169-05:00Sometimes I just don't understand OFC. No voic...Sometimes I just don't understand OFC. No voice?? This was one of he most voice-y puzzles I've ever seen! IHADABLAST solving it; contrary to many folks' ease of solving, I had a bit of a wrestle. Never heard of ALANPATON, and mea culpa for that.<br /><br />Started in the SW with MADEA (no, I do NOT watch that stuff, but I do see the name often during an onscreen TV guide search) and ADELE, the only viable recipient of today's DOD SASH. Broke into the north with a total guess: ZORROMASK/SNOOZEFEST. Happily, it worked. Cleaned up in the NW (again!) with TEES (I'MOUTRAGED!) and that word/nonword INAPT. Word in print; nonword in speech. The most disappointing corner of the lot. OK, SO, ISIT? Well, at least I don't have to deal with Judas again (ISITI?) Birdie.spacecrafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09125304293611865503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-2637460008239420862019-12-14T12:07:28.624-05:002019-12-14T12:07:28.624-05:00ADELE BUYS IDEA
ASPERUSUAL IHADABLAST again,
OK,S...ADELE BUYS IDEA<br /><br />ASPERUSUAL IHADABLAST again,<br />OK,SO that IPHONEAPP is great.<br />SACREBLEU, that WOMAN rates a TEN!<br />ISIT the ADS I USEDASBAIT?<br /><br />--- EBB PENNBurma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-67494982613845375622019-11-25T14:36:01.906-05:002019-11-25T14:36:01.906-05:00There are two places in the world where one can se...There are two places in the world where one can see a moonbow. One is in Africa and the other is Cumberland Falls in Kentucky. I've seen the moonbow at Cumberland Falls. Absolutely beautiful and breathtaking.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-81183073613869132922019-11-10T18:56:15.814-05:002019-11-10T18:56:15.814-05:00@NPW - thank you for the feedback.
Your 58A was a...@NPW - thank you for the feedback.<br /><br />Your 58A was about as good as the end clue.<br /><br />I agree that 51A was a fun type of clue/answer combo. Dipped toes and curled toes are each part of expressions which have some nuance, as well as being reasonable just as simple actions in themselves. <br /><br />Curled toes = either something very pleasurable or something unsettling<br />Dipped toes = doing something in a tentative or "testing" manner<br /><br />Prior to getting the answer I was thinking of doughnuts, hair, cursive letters, and types of pitches or trajectories.<br /><br />Constructing is maybe like song writing - there is the form (the intersecting grid) and there is the content (by which I mean the clues). Of course they interact in a third manner as the form (the answers) are content as well. When the content has "intersections" of meaning or relevance that is an element that we can enjoy. You clearly try to hit all three of these elements, making them work together.Hankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08890638573084306139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-63688249006818688342019-11-10T09:37:09.843-05:002019-11-10T09:37:09.843-05:00Hi, I'm late so you may not see this...
I en...Hi, I'm late so you may not see this... <br /><br />I enjoyed the puzzle and love hearing how you put it together. It is a rare treat when constructors post here. <br /><br />I admire the fortitude required of you to read comments about your work.<br /><br />Thanks,<br />PC 💻 Preferred Customerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13927933342023893607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-18733785210452426382019-11-10T01:09:24.086-05:002019-11-10T01:09:24.086-05:00@Hank
Sure thing. A few clues that didn't ma...@Hank<br /><br />Sure thing. A few clues that didn't make the cut:<br /><br />15A: Vulcan nerve pinch target (NAPE)<br />41A: Soft side at an Indian restaurant (NAAN)<br />49: Brief outside broadcast (PDA)<br />58: Spring sign, often enough (GARAGE SALE)<br />34D: Hands up! (STANDING O)<br /><br />Some nice additions from the crew:<br />26A: Think box (BEAN)<br />28A: Response to a morning knock (I'M UP!)<br />13D: Refine (Smelt)<br /><br />Otherwise, really, most of my clues (or at least the gist of them) survived editing. My favorite clue (which did survive) was actually:<br /><br />51A: They might be dipped or curled (TOES)<br /><br />I just love that type of lateral-thinking clue; you know the answer is going to smack you in the face once you realize what it is, but it's hard to figure out what connects them when you're still in the dark about it. (And at least for me, the clue evokes CANDLES as an answer to me, which is clearly too long).NPWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13658464146389451493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-24700536583585241662019-11-09T20:27:03.007-05:002019-11-09T20:27:03.007-05:00NPW,
Thanks for the first class puzzle.
Please com...NPW,<br />Thanks for the first class puzzle.<br />Please come around here more often to tell Rex to wrong Red's review is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-92091088424620602122019-11-09T18:51:44.893-05:002019-11-09T18:51:44.893-05:00For @GILL and @Mohair. Re: THE VERY BEST SCREEN H...For @GILL and @Mohair. Re: THE VERY BEST SCREEN HERCULE POIROT EVER! (Welcome back, Mohair, and I wouldn't have noticed @GILL's ranking of the various screen Poirots if you hadn't chimed in with your opinion.) But you're both oh-so-wrong. Finney and Ustinov both hammed up Poirot in their very different ways, each making Poirot "their own." But when you've read every Christie novel at least twice, you can't help but observe that their Poirots weren't Agatha's Poirots. I was beginning to think that the role could only be spoofed or caricatured until the absolutely sublime David Suchet came along in the British TV series.<br /><br />To use Hollywood's favorite catch phrase: David Suchet <b>IS</b> Hercule Poirot! He's exactly as I saw him in all the books. <i>Exactly!</i>Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16737377749030219974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-33861198618788028902019-11-09T18:45:36.495-05:002019-11-09T18:45:36.495-05:00@oldactor:
What Joe Dipinto said. And I knew them ...@oldactor:<br />What Joe Dipinto said. And I knew them as pontoon planes. Remember the Spruce Goose?<br /><br />well... there's some debate on terms. the original PanAm planes (and the Spruce Goose) were 'flying boats'; the lower fuselage was a boat hull. they, and most such, had outboard wing stanchions with 'floats'. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_boat<br />this is PanAm: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan_American_World_Airways#Clipper_era<br /><br />the clue, 'Aircraft that excels at water landings' isn't anywhere near true. pontoon planes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floatplane are completely ungainly, and neither fish nor foul. they usually have landing gear embedded in the pontoons, so that they can land on land. definitely not the Goose.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-26413376892503336092019-11-09T17:50:41.224-05:002019-11-09T17:50:41.224-05:00An OBI is a SASH.An OBI is a SASH.Fred Wollamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09079333036178727961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-27051666426430956722019-11-09T17:44:36.148-05:002019-11-09T17:44:36.148-05:00Public Address System.Public Address System.Fred Wollamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09079333036178727961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-67423628429813291482019-11-09T17:39:06.550-05:002019-11-09T17:39:06.550-05:00@Gill I (6:40 AM, don't you sleep) - Ustinov, ...@Gill I (6:40 AM, don't you sleep) - Ustinov, it ain't even close.<br /><br />@NPW - Thanks for the construction lesson, fun to see how the house was built. And thanks for giving Rex a smack - he needs a little humbling.Mohair Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16502840715719161565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-58831751738755092552019-11-09T17:15:07.317-05:002019-11-09T17:15:07.317-05:00English tea is milk tea.English tea is milk tea.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-33917870883538570042019-11-09T16:30:22.111-05:002019-11-09T16:30:22.111-05:00@ NPW 12:53
Thanks for the commentary, Neil - an...@ NPW 12:53<br /><br /><br />Thanks for the commentary, Neil - and for the enjoyable puzzle.<br /><br />If you have the time (and the inclination) can you provide some of the unused clues from your original submission that you regretted not seeing in the final puzzle ? Or some where you were happy to see them improved ? I'm not looking for a comprehensive list - just a few highlights.<br /><br />I can see that you like to explain (which is great) but you needn't make a mini essay out of it - unless that would be fun for you. I just think it would be interesting to compare some of the choices. <br /><br />thanks again !Hankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08890638573084306139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-13543811304715989112019-11-09T15:52:53.990-05:002019-11-09T15:52:53.990-05:00Milk isn't tea. Tea is black, or green or red....Milk isn't tea. Tea is black, or green or red. Bottoms up!Mme Laffarguenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-90976392822456592262019-11-09T15:22:00.596-05:002019-11-09T15:22:00.596-05:00What Joe Dipinto said. And I knew them as pontoon ...What Joe Dipinto said. And I knew them as pontoon planes. Remember the Spruce Goose?oldactorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18051597410428663925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-89466488855396405562019-11-09T15:15:37.063-05:002019-11-09T15:15:37.063-05:00I had a hot dog sandwich for lunch today.
I had a hot dog sandwich for lunch today.<br />Geezernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-40962503814376563092019-11-09T15:01:00.946-05:002019-11-09T15:01:00.946-05:00The short time when people carried personal data a...The short time when people carried personal data assistants like the Palm Pilot around. Bladehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14861218236665588031noreply@blogger.com