tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post6168030968025378299..comments2024-03-19T00:21:49.519-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Bygone Toyota sports car / TUE 2-14-17 / Relatives of slack jaws / Archenemy of Bugs Bunny / Advice-giving Dr of radio / Goalie Dominik with 16 seasons in the NHLRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger70125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-63555713973755225652017-03-21T20:54:28.109-04:002017-03-21T20:54:28.109-04:00Had me at QUACK OF DAWN. Much fun, right difficult...Had me at QUACK OF DAWN. Much fun, right difficulty, nicely done.straylinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13536180563789923012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-38323683197794725312017-03-21T15:04:58.086-04:002017-03-21T15:04:58.086-04:00Great job by the kid. His MAW probably FEELS proud...Great job by the kid. His MAW probably FEELS proud; 13 and already a PRO. <br />HASEK was a gimme for me, so not really ANY problems. I must be at least at an eighth grade level.<br /><br />Know what you say to anyone who can shoot like Annie OAKLEY? “Yeah, baby.” And don’t challenge her to a DUEL.<br /><br />Daniel: for a first NYT puz, this was a good SINE.<br />rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-55269103734530241192017-03-21T14:02:39.216-04:002017-03-21T14:02:39.216-04:00Mr. HASEK almost tripped me up on the ice, but the...Mr. HASEK almost tripped me up on the ice, but the themer saved the day. A little more crunch than yesterday, so perfect for Tuesdayville.<br /><br />Brought back good memories of toons in the afternoon after school. I don't think they were making fun of anyone - they just were who they were. There's a new Sesame Street character - a little girl with autism. She's not making fun, just being included in the gang. Or like the character in Father of the Bride - "how would you like your keek?"<br /><br />Tomorrow I'm off to ACPT, with a stop in NYC to see Hamilton with two friends, including Teedmn from Futureland. Don't know if I'll post (tho @Teed sent me the puzzles already) - not sure how to access email. <br /><br />So happy spring! See you Monday, if not before.<br /><br />Diana, Lady-in-Waiting no longer for an adventureDiana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-52121515326088978012017-03-21T13:21:44.337-04:002017-03-21T13:21:44.337-04:0013-year old constructor? Give him ABIG ovation.
...13-year old constructor? Give him ABIG ovation.<br /> <br />Fun to sound out words as ELMERFUDD would; also to conjure up an image of a SWATMACHINE.<br /><br />Didn't know goalie HASEK, and was tempted to put in HAYEK at first.<br /><br />Nice work, Daniel Larsen.leftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-7795257375045859022017-03-21T12:54:06.497-04:002017-03-21T12:54:06.497-04:00MARINE MANTRA
WYE, those WOWEDMOUTHS pwayed the B...MARINE MANTRA<br /><br />WYE, those WOWEDMOUTHS pwayed the BAR’S SWATMACHINES<br />at the TWEEHOUSE LAIR, so RAPT they’d say, “AW_GO_ON.”<br />Those AUSSIES made the WHISKEYMOVE and built up STEAM,<br />with HEADY GRIT and such ESPRIT, they SEES the QUACKOFDAWN.<br /><br />--- ELMERFUDD, USNA<br />Burma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-73363470921797855612017-03-21T12:15:38.704-04:002017-03-21T12:15:38.704-04:0013, eh? I am duly WOWED. Although there's more...13, eh? I am duly WOWED. Although there's more than one BUG here (ATO, ONOR, MFAS, and four letters as entries--a mini-theme?), most of it is weally vewy good. Wook--okay, I'll stop--look at those wide open NE and SW corners! Especially compared to recent "adult" efforts, this baby shines.<br /><br />Not much in the way of DOD candidates (well, what can one expect from a tween?), but how about the OTHER Dr. Laura--Berman? BTW, young Daniel, just how do you know about 24-across? Anyway, welcome to our fold, and card a birdie on your first hole.spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-39324915242997736792017-02-15T03:38:14.544-05:002017-02-15T03:38:14.544-05:00vewy vewy cute heh heh heh heh heh!vewy vewy cute heh heh heh heh heh!Astra Cuba Mantranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-69638320595749222312017-02-14T23:35:13.987-05:002017-02-14T23:35:13.987-05:00Suffwin' succotash! Dat dang wabbit has gotten...Suffwin' succotash! Dat dang wabbit has gotten me befuddled again. If u dink that the old cartoons were doing something other than having fun and entertaining kids (and adults), take a break and we lax.Andrew Heinegghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18101651673327984167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-60445181975360992382017-02-14T23:25:47.843-05:002017-02-14T23:25:47.843-05:00@all - Я думаю, что пришло время вы начали изучать...@all - Я думаю, что пришло время вы начали изучать русский язык и все. Я начинаю урок группы North NJ - позвоните мне по телефону 908-555-1212, если вы находитесь в области. Если вы хотите, чтобы начать занятия в вашем районе, позвоните мне, и я могу вам начать работу с несколько простых уроков.Paul Manafortnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-74803942035585670982017-02-14T21:00:29.321-05:002017-02-14T21:00:29.321-05:00To even consider that this could be an offensive p...To even consider that this could be an offensive puzzle aimed at people with speech impediments means that you're just looking for things to be outraged by. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-66500792632225452122017-02-14T19:01:42.863-05:002017-02-14T19:01:42.863-05:00@AliasZ - I hoped you would come here with some mu...@AliasZ - I hoped you would come here with some music (but I was expecting the other famous bit!)<br /><br />But before Saint-Saens there was Handel. -- @Mac - if you see this, the finale is from a performance in Antonius van Paduakerk Nijmegen. Of course I had to look up the town, it looks absolutely beautiful.<br /><br />'Let the bright seraphim' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5sOoMcGi6U<br /><br />Final chorus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwLCqFxhqYEbeatricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16162755764092888665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-62083884034251681172017-02-14T17:13:58.084-05:002017-02-14T17:13:58.084-05:00@Z & Tita - my granddaughter had the T instead...@Z & Tita - my granddaughter had the T instead of hard G/C (tar for car) problem. I mentioned it to a speech therapist from my daughter's elementary school and she recommended having her pronounce the words while gargling because the hard C/G sounds come from the back of the throat. So, the next time we baby sat I had her gargling and spitting water all over the back yard and laughing a lot. Took about 45 minutes to fix it and it never reoccurred. jaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03385568014046336373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-32942548777662572332017-02-14T16:34:55.914-05:002017-02-14T16:34:55.914-05:00Solid Tuesday puzzle, especially for a 13 year old...Solid Tuesday puzzle, especially for a 13 year old! My one specific comment: given recent events, it would have been fun to use a clue such as "Former Knick Charles" for OAKLEY.Ebenezerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13132532140209414250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-55150198954509345842017-02-14T14:48:04.148-05:002017-02-14T14:48:04.148-05:00@Tita A - My knowledge is second hand from working...@Tita A - My knowledge is second hand from working with special ed departments, but I think it is fair to say that there are a wide range of reasons for speech impediments. I recall signing off on plans dealing with hearing issues and developmental issues (both physical and mental), but those are broad categories with lots of different specifics. I've never heard anyone suggest that "baby talk" had any influence. I suppose if all one was exposed to were baby talk it could matter, but kids often pick up all kinds of non-baby talk language from near by adults. There is also the question of what actually constitutes an "impediment." If everyone in some places have <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhotacism_(speech_impediment)" rel="nofollow">rhotacism</a> those of us using the sound would be the odd ones, n'est-ce pas?Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-12864642109738906622017-02-14T14:13:50.916-05:002017-02-14T14:13:50.916-05:00@Oisk, it was SXSW. Just sayin'. Nevertheless...@Oisk, it was SXSW. Just sayin'. Nevertheless, welcome back, nice to hear from you.<br />@AliasZ, for a second there I thought you meant Jaroslav HAlaK Moly Shuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08469710317471610093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-56883688359842109642017-02-14T13:54:48.711-05:002017-02-14T13:54:48.711-05:00Only a neophyte and already the constructor knows ...Only a neophyte and already the constructor knows what to do if a possible theme entry is ten letters long and its symmetrically matching themers are all eleven letters long. POC to the rescue. And why not, no one will notice. Well, almost no one.<br /><br />Speaking of which, I'm not sure how "wide" and "WOWED" (42A) fit the R & L sounds changed to W sounds pattern.<br /><br />The gym I use has a STEAM room and a sauna. The sauna has a very low humidity that results in rapid evaporation of perspiration, and that allows for much higher temperatures in the sauna than would be possible in the STEAM room. <br /><br /><br /><br /> Anoa Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16185183023273883700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-21977534412552790282017-02-14T13:21:52.014-05:002017-02-14T13:21:52.014-05:00I was convinced that something was amiss with SWAT...I was convinced that something was amiss with SWAT MACHINE and WOWED MOUTHS as ELMER FUDDisms. After watching a few clips of Warner Bros. cartoons featuring him, I was astounded to see that he, indeed, had trouble with both "R" and "L." In recent years, I have had the pleasure of tutoring adult English learners. My guys are native Spanish speakers, so the L/R transposition is no problem, but the text materials we use consistently address that issue typical of native Asian speakers. <br /><br />Wasn't there a horrific crash at an Asian airport involving a jumbo jet hitting construction equipment on a closed runway? Something about pilot error involving "L" and "R"?<br />Larry Gilstraphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15493069947477383208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-90881543756724867762017-02-14T13:10:33.885-05:002017-02-14T13:10:33.885-05:00No howts and fwowers on Vawentine's Day? AW GO...No howts and fwowers on Vawentine's Day? AW GO ON! <br /><br />I loved TWEE HOUSE. The "tiny house" is a (now aging) trend but it is something my nephew has vowed to do someday. They are very cute but surprisingly expensive to build, for their size, at least those I've checked out.<br /><br />A rather Zen puzzle with the DALAI Lama and MANTRAs. ESPRIT de corps next to the MARINE corps, very nice. <br /><br />And to @Evil Doug's Astro suggestion, ruh RHO!<br /><br />Congrats on your debut, Daniel Larsen, and please continue in your efforts.Teedmnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12832353448839187816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-16034651073977958962017-02-14T13:07:47.770-05:002017-02-14T13:07:47.770-05:00Easy for me too. Pretty nice debut for anyone let...Easy for me too. Pretty nice debut for anyone let alone a 13 year old. Liked it. jaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03385568014046336373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-57548929171378783732017-02-14T12:31:40.050-05:002017-02-14T12:31:40.050-05:00Daniel Larsen, YEW wascally wabbit!
Although I ha...<br />Daniel Larsen, YEW wascally wabbit!<br /><br />Although I have watched many a hockey game in which the goalie was Dominik, my main go-to HAŠEK guy is Jaroslav, the creator of <i>The Good Soldier Švejk</i>.<br /><br />Sitting by the lagoon,<br />Let us ONOR AWGOON,<br />The old Dook of Rangoon.<br /><br />One Dominik HAŠEK<br />And the good soldier Švejk,<br />Both of them native Czech.<br />One was quite often "checked"<br />In quaint hockey jargoon,<br />And Švejk was a dragoon.<br /><br />A little exotic <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GouzOMvpOuI" rel="nofollow">SAMSON and Delilah music</a> should brighten your day.<br />AliasZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477396362209386037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-79211381503205903992017-02-14T12:24:37.554-05:002017-02-14T12:24:37.554-05:00While quick and easy, even for a Tuesday, enjoyabl... While quick and easy, even for a Tuesday, enjoyable. And for us pun-lovers, just gotta love "QUACK OF DAWN"! Malcolm Gibsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13584014091826171760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-56987783522010632092017-02-14T11:57:56.404-05:002017-02-14T11:57:56.404-05:00@Z, I ROUE the day-ay.@Z, I ROUE the day-ay.No. 1 Fannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-3777735928349032702017-02-14T11:56:16.838-05:002017-02-14T11:56:16.838-05:00Very fine Tuesday puzzle! I returned home from S...Very fine Tuesday puzzle! I returned home from South America last week, and Tuesday, was my first Times puzzle in two weeks. DNF. I was surprised, not that many others also DNF, but that so many actually defended crossing NSFW with TXSW ! In general, acronyms should not cross acronyms. I have never seen NSFW except in the puzzle, and had no idea what TXSW was even once I saw the answer. It's a major music festival? I'll take your word for it...but this was a TUESDAY! I DNF on Thursday also, ( Quo or Qua?) but the down clue was obscure only to me. (Aziz Ansari??) <br /><br />Since then, though very pleased with the run of Times puzzles! ( and Patagonia is magnificent...) OISKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16808675378318214461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-47035211007862341052017-02-14T11:48:28.264-05:002017-02-14T11:48:28.264-05:00My wife was a speech therapist and there was no ba...My wife was a speech therapist and there was no baby talk used by her or me. Didn't stop one of my girls from calling her big sister Sarah "Hawa" for a while. S came out as H. R came out as W, just like old ELMER FUDD.<br /><br />Cute puzzle,old timernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-48343957730766492262017-02-14T11:46:55.858-05:002017-02-14T11:46:55.858-05:00Solved this with Across clues hidden. Got the them...Solved this with Across clues hidden. Got the theme but 22D {Man's nickname that's just wonderful?} MARV made me reveal the Across clues. I had _A_ _. The first blank was filled in by the M of 21A {500 sheets of paper} REAM but all I had was REA_ which meant the _ could have been D,L,M,P, or R. The second blank was filled in by the R of 31A {Like a well-worn dirt road} RUTTED but all I had was _UTTED which meant the _ could have been B, G, J, P, R, or T. <br /><br />Details are <a href="http://puzzlecrowd.com/nyt170214.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>.r.alphbunkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00657275501845781384noreply@blogger.com