tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post6314842489693086790..comments2024-03-28T04:40:27.172-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Nonclerical at a church / MON 5-16-22 / Pita sandwiches of deep-fried chickpea balls / Roman garment of old / Big bird in Liberty Mutual ads Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger99125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-92007131595488735062022-06-20T19:01:35.762-04:002022-06-20T19:01:35.762-04:00and remember, "It's hard to stop a Trane....and remember, "It's hard to stop a Trane." <br /><br />I agree with @Spacy - fun with WORDS from Lynn.<br /><br />Diana, Lady-in-Waiting for Crosswords who<br />THROWS LIKE A GIRLDiana, LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-86421633981294768012022-06-20T17:36:41.515-04:002022-06-20T17:36:41.515-04:00Cheers Rondo!
Two more. There’s a BAT hanging betw...Cheers Rondo!<br />Two more. There’s a BAT hanging between 33D and 52A and an ELK horning in off of EEL and DRINKLIKEAFISH.<br />That’s ALOT of critters!thefogmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870509029973778266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-77255096501744318662022-06-20T16:55:57.166-04:002022-06-20T16:55:57.166-04:00This puz was easylikeSundaymornin'.
@foggy an...This puz was easylikeSundaymornin'. <br />@foggy and I appear to have used the same starting word, but no wordle eagle for me. I was an idiot before the birdie.rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-54896088712072297252022-06-20T13:19:08.824-04:002022-06-20T13:19:08.824-04:00NUT JOB
SHE may RUNLIKEADEER,
or ELSE WOK away ov...NUT JOB<br /><br />SHE may RUNLIKEADEER,<br />or ELSE WOK away over WALLs,<br />IRMA GOTAJOB ALOT fear:<br />AWASH OF EARL's SOURBALLS.<br /><br />--- AESOP ZAPPABurma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-70968729936959630322022-06-20T11:45:46.984-04:002022-06-20T11:45:46.984-04:00Emulate Lynn Lempel (CONSTRUCT LIKE A PRO). See he...Emulate Lynn Lempel (CONSTRUCT LIKE A PRO). See here how few PPPs there are--and what's there is fun! ZAPPA! AESOP! JAMIE! And, DOD Shirley MacLaine as IRMA La Douce!<br /><br />But...that's another story. Mostly we have just some nice, normal WORDS (remember them? The WORDS of crosswords?). Sure it's easy, but hey: it's MONDAY. Knowing OFF's usual admiration for LL's work, today's blog really surprises me. His curmudgeon-ness is accelerating. He's headed toward Grumpy-old-man status LIKEADEER.<br /><br />A fine birdie. here's another:<br /><br />YYYBB<br />BYBYG<br />GGGGG<br /><br />What a week! Par, birdie, eagle, birdie, bogey, birdie, birdie: 5 under.spacecrafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09125304293611865503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-79203367396930881872022-06-20T11:09:56.805-04:002022-06-20T11:09:56.805-04:00Last one. RAM appears (backwards) inside 1A. That’...Last one. RAM appears (backwards) inside 1A. That’s a lot of BEASTs!thefogmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870509029973778266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-78035797848256591212022-06-20T10:59:37.576-04:002022-06-20T10:59:37.576-04:00PPS - Also WASP at the 14A 4D crossing. That ark i...PPS - Also WASP at the 14A 4D crossing. That ark is getting full!thefogmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870509029973778266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-52934703324709479132022-06-20T10:50:43.467-04:002022-06-20T10:50:43.467-04:00Lewis at 7:19 am noted: I also like the supporting...Lewis at 7:19 am noted: <i>I also like the supporting cast of animal and animal-ish answers – MARES, EEL, EMU, GOOSE eggs, sCAT, saMOA, fRAY, iRATe, backward WOLF – all tied together with NOAH.</i><br />I would add that NOAH pairs up nicely with AESOP. And there were at least three more hidden animals in the grid: BEE in 47A (BEET). And GOAT - where EGOS crosses OATH. Just borrow the G in EGOS and run it down 12D. Similarly, an ASP appears where AWASH and ESPN meet presumably to SLITHER onto NOAH’s ark.<br />I liked this one ALOT.<br />thefogmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870509029973778266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-9127674951870929672022-06-20T10:21:43.003-04:002022-06-20T10:21:43.003-04:00Easy peasy. A perfect beginner-friendly Monday puz...Easy peasy. A perfect beginner-friendly Monday puzzle. Lynn Lempel is a pro.<br />Somebody out there is showing off how they completed their first NYT crossword. And hopefully they will be doing many more.<br />That’s why Mondays are the breeding ground for new solvers.<br /><br />PS - Looks like luck was on my side for the Wordle today….<br /><br />Wordle 366 2/6*<br /><br />🟩⬜⬜🟨⬜<br />🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩<br /><br />WordleBot<br />Skill 99/100<br />Luck 92/100thefogmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870509029973778266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-77184621604451871402022-05-18T10:42:05.248-04:002022-05-18T10:42:05.248-04:00The RIME LAIC IRMA bunching stumped me. The RIME LAIC IRMA bunching stumped me. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-14807423741078427282022-05-17T15:31:36.805-04:002022-05-17T15:31:36.805-04:00First Monday puzzle I’ve been able to solve in yea...First Monday puzzle I’ve been able to solve in years, solving by looking at the across clues only. I used to be successful about 8 times in 52 attempts each year. Haven’t even gotten close in the past few years. This puzzle made my day, if not my year. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-9044740231691787422022-05-17T00:09:12.488-04:002022-05-17T00:09:12.488-04:00I don’t much shoot for time, but fastest time in y...I don’t much shoot for time, but fastest time in years. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-73822615663707664012022-05-16T23:33:46.870-04:002022-05-16T23:33:46.870-04:00@anon
Was my stream of consciousness too tsunami f...@anon<br />Was my stream of consciousness too tsunami for ya? And why is is 638pm "already"? <br />Yes the triple double letters were irrelevant. I just wanted to point them out. Also I was answering ROO's question not @anoa's. A case of mistaken identity. The rest seems factual or puns or sound puns or extending the puzzles themes to other words in it in a humorous or ridiculous grab bag way.<br /><br />@anoa<br />I do like GOOSEEGGS because baseball announcers often speak of goose eggs on a scoreboard and will say something like look at all those gooseeggs to avoid jinxing a no hitter or a perfect game in progress<br /> <br />I do not understand your bet offer. I thought writing clues generally came after writing fill but I don't construct. I can see you might think GOOSEEGGS was maybe an early word after the theme elements were written and the grid selected. An early commitment to plurals. As Imagery, GOOSEEGGS and SOURBALLS work beautifully together as a symmetric pairing. One poc could be eliminated by changing the NE corner square to a T. The puzzle would be the worse for it. REFS-GASES is probably the low point of the solid puzzle. 2 double POCs maybe one step over the line for you. I think the puz sings in the selection of the themers. You seem to think so too.<br />albatross shellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04076278220407657633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-83262826305448328912022-05-16T22:29:16.209-04:002022-05-16T22:29:16.209-04:00Hand up for RUN LIKE A DEER not really popping the...Hand up for RUN LIKE A DEER not really popping the way the others do. <br /><br />When I make falfafel, I squish 'em down a bit to make them easier to fry in a shallow pan. Not balls so much as think disks.kitshefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10014225555838850414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-58867475972000436492022-05-16T21:45:42.845-04:002022-05-16T21:45:42.845-04:00@Teedmn – I'm trying to imagine what your frie...@Teedmn – I'm trying to imagine what your friend would consider a "perfect sweater" for her brother – one that would look good covered with cat hair?Joe Dipintohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07922691457886440325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-4434662165918346872022-05-16T20:22:49.093-04:002022-05-16T20:22:49.093-04:00Watch “Against the Ice” if you want to see dogs wo...Watch “Against the Ice” if you want to see dogs work. Wonderful (and heartbreaking movie). MichiganWomannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-90450701910474049862022-05-16T20:12:26.756-04:002022-05-16T20:12:26.756-04:00Did Monday on Sunday and vice versa, but couldn...Did Monday on Sunday and vice versa, but couldn't post until today. PR for a Monday on this one, and wasn't rushing. That being said, I'm a hunt and peck typer, so my PR is nothing special (high sixes), but still made me happy.LateSolvernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-6843100083651186642022-05-16T19:46:32.705-04:002022-05-16T19:46:32.705-04:00For anybody who is here and loves "Like Water...For anybody who is here and loves "Like Water For Chocolate" like I do, it's now streaming on HBO. Hope it brings some smiles to you this Monday.GILL I.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05605766053820226324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-38700774252901732002022-05-16T19:39:12.173-04:002022-05-16T19:39:12.173-04:00albatross, I would bet a cold brewski or two that ...albatross, I would bet a cold brewski or two that GOOSE EGG<b>S</b> went into the grid before any clue was chosen. The 11 Down slot needed a nine letter entry and one GOOSE EGG wouldn't quite do it. <a href="https://anoabob.blogspot.com/2013/05/poc-doc.html" rel="nofollow">POC</a> to the rescue. The clue could just as easily been "Big fat zero" but it needed only an S tacked on to "zero" to work for the more than one GOOSE EGG version. <br /><br />GOOSE EGGS does drop down through two themers and that puts a heavy constraint on what will fit there and at the same time make it possible to fill surrounding squares, so maybe the plural is more than justified and doesn't take away from the puzzle's overall quality. But there are several other POCs, including a couple of <a href="https://anoabob.blogspot.com/2013/06/poc-levels.html" rel="nofollow">two-for-one POCs</a>, where a Down and an Across share a final letter count boosting S. The POC committee is leaning toward a POC assisted rating for the grid fill.Anoa Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16185183023273883700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-36644060593692672942022-05-16T19:19:09.825-04:002022-05-16T19:19:09.825-04:00Why does Rex think "nothing runs like a Deere...Why does Rex think "nothing runs like a Deere" is the slogan if it isn’t because it is a common phrase? His Google auto fill example is basically cluttered with commercial interests that poison the well if one is looking for ordinary phrases.burtonkdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02775521394938142484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-62658985329009943752022-05-16T19:12:17.044-04:002022-05-16T19:12:17.044-04:00@Teedmn…lol at your term “shops like a sloth.” I’m...@Teedmn…lol at your term “shops like a sloth.” I’m trying to wrap my head around that and if @Frantic Sloth sees/saw this I wonder how she would weigh in. Shop slowly? Even if this were my dear friend I think an “intervention” might be in order for the good of the rest of the travel group! If not…I get it…some dear friends are SO dear they are given long reins in the road of our life. <br />This comes from someone who decided a while ago to not actually “shop” on vacays (especially overseas) and to buy only if something just gobsmacks me.Beezernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-88172385274197852322022-05-16T19:07:09.264-04:002022-05-16T19:07:09.264-04:00@Anoa
How about PTUI?
Plural
That's
Unusually...@Anoa<br />How about PTUI?<br />Plural <br />That's<br />Unusually<br />Individual<br /><br />Have your people call my people. 🤪<br /><br />RooRooMonsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14103892151115549684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-62090417261052393032022-05-16T19:00:53.476-04:002022-05-16T19:00:53.476-04:00@albatross Have you started drinking already?@albatross Have you started drinking already?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-59223255082038046862022-05-16T18:39:39.394-04:002022-05-16T18:39:39.394-04:00@anoa
GOOSEEGGS because of their size (baseball ol...@anoa<br />GOOSEEGGS because of their size (baseball oldschool scoreboards), the double 00 (zeroes) in goose (roulette losers too) and maybe the amusing triple double letters in GOOSEEGGS.<br /><br />Upon further analysis. <br />Fish do drink and have concentrated urine. Marine (saltwater) fish anyway. Not alcohol, however which is what is generally meant by the phrase in question.<br />Run with ease, agility, gracefulness in a leaping loping style. Not however on all 4's.<br /><br />Watch like a hawk. Pretty much watch like a hawk.<br />Work like a dog. Pretty much get hooked up to a sled and run to near exhaustion. Paid enough to get food. Other dogs have more fun and less strenuous work. Many do no work and just get pampered.<br /><br />NOAH and AESOP nice animal pairing. Plus spin (tales) like AE SOP. Obey (the lord) like a NOAH<br />Or drink like a Noah. Daddy booty call?<br /><br />Starts with MARES. Ends with BEAST. <br /><br />Drink like AESOt?<br /><br />Rex misses the boat on run like a deer.<br /><br />I guess Isaw all the animals except MOA. <br /><br />POSE A tells a bunch of stories backwards.<br /><br /><br />albatross shellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04076278220407657633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-77962862030327364552022-05-16T17:16:13.868-04:002022-05-16T17:16:13.868-04:00Another perfect Monday for aspiring solvers and a ...Another perfect Monday for aspiring solvers and a lovely one for me as well. I always enjoy seeing a Lynn Lempel byline. Certainly easy, but a consistent theme and a very junk-free puzzle. Thanks, Lynn!CDilly52https://www.blogger.com/profile/07727001753847073030noreply@blogger.com