tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post6144879686435797810..comments2024-03-28T15:13:08.509-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: "FADE-OUTS" - SUNDAY, Aug. 17, 2008 - Caleb Madison (OLD TV'S "_____ DERRINGER" / RAPPER WITH THE 1996 NINE-TIME PLATINUM ALBUM "ALL EYEZ ON ME")Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger67125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-74022063419874195882008-08-27T18:26:00.000-04:002008-08-27T18:26:00.000-04:00Hi Rex-a little late, but.....Easy puzzle, yeah, b...Hi Rex-<BR/>a little late, but.....<BR/>Easy puzzle, yeah, but any puzzle that has D'OH is OK by me.<BR/>Also, I was surprised that nobody has mentioned the positions of a few clues in the NorthEast quadrant and their relative positions that amused me (Is it just me?)...<BR/>ASA RUEHL & SOLUTE (salute) UNCLESAM<BR/>As I filled in lower and lower I was hoping for more bad puns like that, ,but I guess that there can only be one Merl Reagle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-17058706917069045042008-08-27T09:45:00.000-04:002008-08-27T09:45:00.000-04:00Trivia: According to IMDB, the decaying Southern m...Trivia: According to IMDB, the decaying Southern mansion in "YANCY Derringer" is the old TARA set.Ameliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15377159639018028534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-40904857761965653752008-08-25T16:30:00.000-04:002008-08-25T16:30:00.000-04:00Um.....if something has more than one form, aren't...Um.....if something has more than one form, aren't they all variants?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-59515259714012546752008-08-25T00:22:00.000-04:002008-08-25T00:22:00.000-04:00@embien, "Dr. T and the Women" was a Robert Altman...@embien, "Dr. T and the Women" was a Robert Altman movie starring Richard Gere and a host of female stars, that I found fairly forgettable.Travel Bumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12355290574789205966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-44184862018380363352008-08-25T00:19:00.000-04:002008-08-25T00:19:00.000-04:00@Mike the Wino, I think this refers to the extende...@Mike the Wino, I think this refers to the extended discussion of beet preparation methods from last month (actually, last week in syndicationland).Travel Bumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12355290574789205966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-2138011593205238432008-08-24T19:09:00.001-04:002008-08-24T19:09:00.001-04:00'potty' is a synonym of 'daft' in British English....'potty' is a synonym of 'daft' in British English.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-15734314481950412182008-08-24T19:09:00.000-04:002008-08-24T19:09:00.000-04:00'potty' is a synonym of 'daft' in British English....'potty' is a synonym of 'daft' in British English.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-76499016548565388962008-08-24T15:44:00.000-04:002008-08-24T15:44:00.000-04:001wklater from syndicationland:50a 2000 title role ...1wklater from syndicationland:<BR/><BR/><B>50a 2000 title role for Richard Gere</B> (DR T) Say what? I guess I'm supposed to know this, but I certainly don't.embienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01991001167394653649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-4647318058411260972008-08-24T14:38:00.000-04:002008-08-24T14:38:00.000-04:00A week behind here, so can someone point me to the...A week behind here, so can someone point me to the previous discussion regarding the off-limits 56A?<BR/><BR/>Thanks, Mike the WinoMike the Winohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06130415184285936710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-44739765988438763822008-08-24T14:25:00.000-04:002008-08-24T14:25:00.000-04:00Odéon is a Paris Métro stop near Université Paris ...Odéon is a Paris Métro stop near Université Paris V et VI, named for the historic theater there, and presumably these American theaters are named eponymously.<BR/><BR/>*******<BR/>You wondered about "odeon" as well (spelling it as "odean").<BR/><BR/>"Odeon" is right up there with the "Roxy", "Rivoli", "Rialto", "Strand" and "Bijou" as a traditional name for a movie theater since the beginning of movie theaters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-50509362473963433562008-08-24T08:28:00.000-04:002008-08-24T08:28:00.000-04:00fun puzzlefun puzzlekashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01597650746996249094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-54869158732936591332008-08-23T09:16:00.000-04:002008-08-23T09:16:00.000-04:00Wonder if anyone can help me on this one. I use Ac...Wonder if anyone can help me on this one. <BR/><BR/>I use Across Lite to print my favorite Sunday crosswords each week. I prefer to do this so I can work on them at my leisure. They used to print great with a nice large grid and the clues all on one page. Somehow I changed something in the program so now when I print, I get a tiny unusable grid in the upper left and the clues on the rest of the page. I can't figure out how to change it back .... Can anyone help me? Thanks .. ALANfotos4funhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02855882479426232735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-609035049219730312008-08-19T01:40:00.000-04:002008-08-19T01:40:00.000-04:00Also, to the same poster:You wondered about "odeon...Also, to the same poster:<BR/>You wondered about "odeon" as well (spelling it as "odean").<BR/><BR/>"Odeon" is right up there with the "Roxy", "Rivoli", "Rialto", "Strand" and "Bijou" as a traditional name for a movie theater since the beginning of movie theaters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-30251092343609241752008-08-19T01:31:00.001-04:002008-08-19T01:31:00.001-04:00To the poster who wondered why "gossiping" was the...To the poster who wondered why "gossiping" was the clue for "dishy", instead of "gossipy":<BR/><BR/>I wondered at first, too, until I realized that "gossiping" in this instance is an adjective, as in "gossiping teenagers". So, both words are adjectives and nothing's amiss.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-48823104106248103752008-08-19T01:31:00.000-04:002008-08-19T01:31:00.000-04:00To the poster who wondered why "gossiping" was the...To the poster who wondered why "gossiping" was the clue for "dishy", instead of "gossipy":<BR/><BR/>I wondered at first, too, until I realized that "gossiping" in this instance is an adjective, as in "gossiping teenagers". So, both words are adjectives and nothing's amiss.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-32215691813608357512008-08-17T23:30:00.000-04:002008-08-17T23:30:00.000-04:00That was ASRED as a what,,,,My french failed me as...That was ASRED as a what,,,,<BR/><BR/>My french failed me as I had eaus, not EAUX and I thought he highest dart score was fifty.<BR/><BR/>The Sunday puzzle always seems like "The Glassbead Game to Me." A little to much neo-romanticism. <BR/><BR/>However, I like this blog so much, puzzle I did.<BR/><BR/>Sorry Caleb this one was a little drawn out for my taste.<BR/><BR/>Good night from Dr. Cranky Pants.dkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17317008233459295376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-88046736743481509342008-08-17T22:40:00.000-04:002008-08-17T22:40:00.000-04:00if you say so. i'm just saying i've never heard of...if you say so. i'm just saying i've never heard of them. i looked them up, and they all have big-name stars, so i guess i'm just ... not old enough? i dunno. actually, all these movies are pretty old (beverly hills cop seems to be the most recent, and it was made in 1984), but the other ones are super-famous.Joonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07825085755390339668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-28807381453263067782008-08-17T22:02:00.000-04:002008-08-17T22:02:00.000-04:00Three Days of the Condor, The Elephant Man and Cal...Three Days of the Condor, The Elephant Man and California Suite are relatively well known movies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-63474713950835535552008-08-17T21:04:00.000-04:002008-08-17T21:04:00.000-04:00getting around to the puzzles late today. this one...getting around to the puzzles late today. this one was ... okay. i like the theme, actually, but once i figured it out, all of the theme answers were rather easy. the other thing i didn't love about the theme was three movies i had absolutely positively never heard of. THREEDAYSOFTHECONDO? THEELEPHANTMA? CALIFORNIASUIT? whatever.<BR/><BR/>i agree that the fill wasn't much to write home about, despite a very large black square count. whole lot of mystery celebs today: RUEHL, LIEV, DRT, TISH. plus unfamiliar-to-me SMOLT and SHMEAR. plus ANSA, whoa--only reason i had ever heard of that was that <A HREF="http://crosswordfiend.blogspot.com/2008/07/thursday-731.html" REL="nofollow">orange warned us about it</A> a while back when we saw ANTA. in retrospect, i was pretty lucky to get the RUEHL/SMOLT crossing--i tried the fishy SMELT, and then noticed i needed to change the E to an O for ...FALCO.Joonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07825085755390339668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-55325327254818108552008-08-17T19:30:00.000-04:002008-08-17T19:30:00.000-04:00@russalka thank you. Hoping to have at least some ...@russalka thank you. Hoping to have at least some chance to puzzle but most aware that three weeks with family and friends plus baby daughter aint gonna give me much time, especially as still working too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-15425890845639161192008-08-17T18:51:00.000-04:002008-08-17T18:51:00.000-04:00And speaking of three days of the condor - I almos...And speaking of three days of the condor - I almost forgot... when I lived in manhattan in the good old days.. I watched one scene being filmed on east 76th st where Robert Redford rode his bicycle up to a brownstone and knocked at the door. I was suppes to be raining (and of course it wasnt) so they had hoses hooked up to all the buildings on the street. I stayed there all day watching all the takes.chefbeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15195945085405126511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-51053646770222524502008-08-17T18:35:00.000-04:002008-08-17T18:35:00.000-04:00I like the theme a lot but the cluing was just off...I like the theme a lot but the cluing was just off enough, just enough of the time for me to not love this puzzle. As many have already stated, Saturday Night Live does not have GUEST STARS. It has GUEST HOSTS. And the musical guests are, wait for it ... musical guests. They're not guest stars either. Also, there is only one Alcoholics Anonymous. And certainly more than one way to clue AAs (batteries, anyone?).<BR/><BR/>@Barry: As always, I only filled in SAINTOLA- and waited to see if that last letter would be an F or a V. It's been a good strategy for me.<BR/><BR/>Now I'm off to rent "Three Days of the Condor" -- haven't seen it in many years but remember that I liked it a lot.PuzzleGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06835502266781516627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-67864332589028497492008-08-17T18:03:00.000-04:002008-08-17T18:03:00.000-04:00regarding the snl clue, they may have meant the pe...regarding the snl clue, they may have meant the performing artist for GUEST STAR rather than the actual host.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-30852059196301062312008-08-17T18:02:00.000-04:002008-08-17T18:02:00.000-04:00the upper right corner was hard. i got the RUEHL /...the upper right corner was hard. i got the RUEHL / SMOLT crossing wrong, put an O there, as well as the EAUX / SEXTET. liked most of the theme entries, but DAYS is repeated across to two entries and the modified NIGH appears in another entry as NIGHT.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-24689252471481909582008-08-17T16:34:00.000-04:002008-08-17T16:34:00.000-04:00The theme is super-tight, RUEHL is famous enough b...The theme is super-tight, RUEHL is famous enough by far, DISHY is a great weird word, -IOR and EOE appear all the time, and Sundays always have little bits of gross fill like that. GAIA is supereasy if you do puzzles (though ANSA, yikes). YANCY was easily gettable from crosses (though I guess that final "Y" from UNISYS might throw you). Acceptance of this puzzle has nothing to do with constructor's youth, believe me. The kid already broke the record. It's not the greatest Sunday ever, but I've seen So Much Worse.<BR/><BR/>EAUX / SEXTET was, in retrospect, harsh.<BR/><BR/>rpRex Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.com