tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post6240959552768805472..comments2024-03-29T05:08:37.783-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Grasslike perennial / TUE 6-14-16 / Krupp ironworks city / Greek philosopher of paradox fame / Forage beans / Dangerous virus strain named for its original outbreak locationRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-29331890960386782062016-09-15T18:23:35.378-04:002016-09-15T18:23:35.378-04:00From the first entry on google for "slugging ...From the first entry on google for "slugging percentage": "In baseball statistics, slugging percentage(abbreviated SLG) is a popular measure of the power of a hitter. It is calculated as total bases divided by at bats."<br /><br />Try a little less indignance...it will make you seem more likeable when you're wrong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-32028954976254039042016-07-23T14:07:05.543-04:002016-07-23T14:07:05.543-04:00I work in a large medical center hospital, and we ...I work in a large medical center hospital, and we still use a fax machine for some docs from time to timeJentapshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06454427112814312006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-82733404005919257092016-07-19T18:41:13.718-04:002016-07-19T18:41:13.718-04:00Where is @Burma Shave? No post yesterday either. D...Where is @Burma Shave? No post yesterday either. Don't leave us, @BS!Teedmnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12832353448839187816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-66070199276015053822016-07-19T15:45:17.246-04:002016-07-19T15:45:17.246-04:00Good puzzle.
The term AT BAT can apply to any bas...Good puzzle.<br /><br />The term AT BAT can apply to any baseball player, whether he/she be a singles hitter or a "slugger". It is a datum of hitters' stats. And what is wrong with "datum", btw? Would you rather say "piece of data"? Ugh.<br /><br />I see awkward plurals, as well as some so-called crosswordese, as the collateral damage in an otherwise fine puzzle. Rarely do they grate. They're there, as is their right, or maybe, wont.<br /><br />I think that DRANO is the best drain cleaner ever, but up here in Vancouver, I can no longer find it. Is it still available in the USA?<br /><br />I liked the theme and the the revealer. It gave the puzzle extra zip.<br /><br />rain forestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-83735217202151286842016-07-19T13:19:22.580-04:002016-07-19T13:19:22.580-04:00P.S. I was thinking "forgive me, but" wh...P.S. I was thinking "forgive me, but" when I started my post with the so obvious "E-Z", honest, I was.leftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-86621593862967024482016-07-19T12:57:50.733-04:002016-07-19T12:57:50.733-04:00E-Z except for the SW, where the alternative NANS ...E-Z except for the SW, where the alternative NANS spelling of Naans caused a slow-down in getting CANOODLES and the crossing CROUTON and ERES spellings right as well.<br /><br />I liked the theme answers, especially EMILIANOZAPATA and those EROGENOUS things.<br /><br />Not a ZZZZZZ-er but just OK.<br /><br />leftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-38114580886528923212016-07-19T08:29:01.435-04:002016-07-19T08:29:01.435-04:00It's early for me because we have been up all ...It's early for me because we have been up all night trying to deal with the biggest foul-up ever with an airline. To make an impossibly long story short, we wound up with two people stranded at the airport, the airline saw their chance to gouge us, and they did. Let's just say the skies are NOT friendly. No, not friendly at all.<br /><br />To the puZZZZ. Pretty exacting theme, so one might expect rough fill. Not so much, really. At least nothing to UPSET me. I do agree that clue 1-across was INARREARS, skill-wise. For the DOD we wade through all the NANS, ELSAS and PATS to arrive at: EVE, the one who started all the trouble, the ALLTIME DOD.<br /><br />Watch out for @BS; he's sure to TAKEAPART those EROGENOUSZONES, along with some OVULATION. Birdie.spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-66251699333028239132016-06-15T08:10:19.467-04:002016-06-15T08:10:19.467-04:00What about where's Casey?What about where's Casey?Notformetosayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13940483344929601759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-67804735821557367982016-06-15T08:07:10.871-04:002016-06-15T08:07:10.871-04:00What about "where's Casey?"What about "where's Casey?"Notformetosayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13940483344929601759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-61193403216134007562016-06-14T22:28:16.568-04:002016-06-14T22:28:16.568-04:00I took a look at today's puzzle and once I saw...I took a look at today's puzzle and once I saw the gimmick I decided not to even bother with it, but I came back an hour later and figured I might as well. Frankly, I am just about to give up on doing the NYT xword puzzles. They just aren't any fun anymore. There's no flashes of brilliance to them. I might as well be doing the JUMBLE -- the gags are that obvious and that labored.notarysojackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14393842095041585457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-47697133518098234292016-06-14T20:47:41.522-04:002016-06-14T20:47:41.522-04:00Yup. This was the hardest part of the puzzle for m...Yup. This was the hardest part of the puzzle for me. I was like... How is this being spelled!?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07024473256105635443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-81975056254870906952016-06-14T20:31:07.470-04:002016-06-14T20:31:07.470-04:00Here is my analogy on AT BAT. If the clue was &quo...Here is my analogy on AT BAT. If the clue was "physical metric for Iowans", a poor answer would be HAT SIZE. Yes, Iowans all have hat sizes, but there is absolutely nothing about Iowans that makes 'hat size' more meaningful for them than for anyone else in the world. So it is with AT BAT and sluggers.kitshefnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-28509128732489961352016-06-14T20:25:58.837-04:002016-06-14T20:25:58.837-04:00@socdwm, probably the tenth or so answerer, but a ...@socdwm, probably the tenth or so answerer, but a Fish story= telling a lie= telling a TALE.<br /><br />*You shoulda seen the size of the one that got away* :-) <br /><br />RooMonster RooMonsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14103892151115549684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-8323675128786283862016-06-14T17:42:25.028-04:002016-06-14T17:42:25.028-04:00Looking forward to your report on the Indie 500.Looking forward to your report on the Indie 500.Canis Nebulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17203140798061386580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-6897039908497362016-06-14T17:27:58.815-04:002016-06-14T17:27:58.815-04:00My favorite clue for AT BAT is Up.My favorite clue for AT BAT is Up.jaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03385568014046336373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-82539592832430534432016-06-14T13:49:14.250-04:002016-06-14T13:49:14.250-04:00Just wanted to hurl another brickbat at ATBAT. &q...Just wanted to hurl another brickbat at ATBAT. "Slugger" is the late week style of misdirection that is key to my dislike of the clue. Slugger gets you thinking of RBIS, HOMERS, DOUBLES or TRIPLES, not at bats. Sorry. Not good in my book.ArtOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02146522383916865617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-91187019753924245922016-06-14T13:33:18.266-04:002016-06-14T13:33:18.266-04:00For obvious reasons, EBOLA ZAIRE was a gimme to me...For obvious reasons, EBOLA ZAIRE was a gimme to me and not the least bit green paintish. Had I known more about the outbreak and joined Peace Corps at an age when I actually comprehended my own mortality, I might not have been so cavalier about where I was posted. Along with many volunteer stories such as the volunteer who spontaneously combusted because of a hex placed on him when he slept with the wife of the chief in his village, we heard the story about the volunteer who was evacuated by WHO staff in full biohazard gear and not even allowed to gather his belongings. We heard it was in 1979, the year before we arrived, but it looks like it was three years before. <br /><br />Got lucky today because all the PPPs where in my wheelhouse. Liked seeing ZINC in the puzzle, a very important mineral in nutrional science, Aketihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07059835429995060000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-65382532669479175552016-06-14T13:27:13.163-04:002016-06-14T13:27:13.163-04:00Hard for a Tuesday here. 23A, I had PATA and the f...Hard for a Tuesday here. 23A, I had PATA and the first name just kept getting longer and longer: EMIL, no. Female Mexican revolutionary EMILIA, no... Wow, EMILIANO lAPATA, crossing LINC, I don't think so...Aaah, ZAPATA.<br /><br />Seeing ZENO and KENO was KEeNO but no EASY DOES IT for me.Teedmnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12832353448839187816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-65489669345166686372016-06-14T13:09:17.948-04:002016-06-14T13:09:17.948-04:00Fairly easy Tuesday for me, but can someone help m...Fairly easy Tuesday for me, but can someone help me understand the clueing for TALE (Fish story). I got the solve but this clue doesn't make sense to me. What does the fish have to do with anything? "Story" is a synonym for "tale" so couldn't the clue just have been "Story"? Does "Fish" add something cute that I'm not getting? I mean "Fish tale" is a homonym with "Fish tail" I guess, but again that has nothing to do with the clue and solution. socdemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04051254184347412926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-8699536909596796592016-06-14T13:02:46.763-04:002016-06-14T13:02:46.763-04:00Slugging percentage is a common baseball statistic...Slugging percentage is a common baseball statistic used to measure hitters' efficiency. It is calculated: total bases/at bats. <br /><br />The clue is appropriate, for me. CHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11794828441408837047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-34955398731718792002016-06-14T13:00:52.869-04:002016-06-14T13:00:52.869-04:00I would have preferred something like "Rarity...I would have preferred something like "Rarity for American League pitcher" for 1A.<br />RSLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-61841350998604252912016-06-14T12:41:59.705-04:002016-06-14T12:41:59.705-04:00@Gill I. - I'm working on a POO Clause, but wo...@Gill I. - I'm working on a POO Clause, but would be happy to hear suggestions on exactly what the PPP POO Clause might be.<br /><br />I'm a little surprised that there is an AT BAT debate. Sure, HR, Doubles, Slugging Percentage, or OPS would all fit the clue and are much more associated with a "slugger." But that isn't how crosswords work. Is an AT BAT a piece of data kept on "sluggers?" Yes. Quod Erat Demonstrandum. As for the singular "datum," "How many AT BATs did Miggy have last night? He walked twice, hit a sac fly, and had a triple, so one AT BAT." Yep, works fine.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-63268082437809899962016-06-14T12:05:48.334-04:002016-06-14T12:05:48.334-04:00I loved this Tuesday offering from the mind of Tra...I loved this Tuesday offering from the mind of Tracy Gray, simply because "Zzzz's" are a few of my favorite things!Warren Howie Hughesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-60386688804033869742016-06-14T11:53:34.648-04:002016-06-14T11:53:34.648-04:00So NAN (which should never be pluralized) is an al...So NAN (which should never be pluralized) is an alternate spelling of "naan". For once I would like to see that clued with something like "(Math.sqrt(-1))"cwfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02139294102199197879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-47864049381887893082016-06-14T11:42:57.718-04:002016-06-14T11:42:57.718-04:00I'm hung up on the clue for EBOLAZAIRE: "...I'm hung up on the clue for EBOLAZAIRE: " Dangerous virus strain named for its original outbreak location." Shouldn't the clue be the other way around, i.e., "Original outbreak location of dangerous virus strain"?Kim Scuderahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15325616360993250306noreply@blogger.com