tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post6343019995123992524..comments2024-03-29T03:22:09.826-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: German port on Baltic / FRI 1-17-14 / Bowling splits in which 5 10 pins remain / 1969 role for Dustin Hoffman / Cars whose only color until 1952 was bottle green / Bygone station name / Herb whose name is derived from Latin for to wash / Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger120125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-91662443772469645112022-09-18T06:37:02.303-04:002022-09-18T06:37:02.303-04:00Thank you for nice information. please visit our w...Thank you for nice information. please visit our web :<br /><a href="https://uhamka.ac.id/" rel="nofollow">Dais Isnafirlah</a><br /><a href="https://uhamka.ac.id/" rel="nofollow">Dais Isnafirlah</a>dais isnafirlahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05676050473044054018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-60380781116974177202014-02-28T12:11:48.346-05:002014-02-28T12:11:48.346-05:00Obviously I said something wrong. You are hanging ...Obviously I said something wrong. You are hanging on to my participation here by the most gossamer of threads.spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-15692753041053459512014-02-28T10:43:01.127-05:002014-02-28T10:43:01.127-05:00My paper reprinted the Livengood one, both clues a...My paper reprinted the Livengood one, both clues and grid. Never finished a Friday so fast!!<br /><br />What's new is the statement below the comment window that reads: "Comment moderation has been enabled. All comments must be approved by the blog author." Now, while I'm normally a frowny-face toward censorship, if this means no more spellcasting testimonials or ads for Indian escorts, I am foursquare FOR it!spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-10482071669535446042014-02-22T16:15:23.487-05:002014-02-22T16:15:23.487-05:00Well, I'll add my experience. The Seattle Time...Well, I'll add my experience. The Seattle Times (2/21/14) has same puzzle but credited to Ian Livengood.Tom Koroczhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00466525745495723225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-71728535019452747072014-02-21T23:52:30.243-05:002014-02-21T23:52:30.243-05:00Here in Syndicationland, we got the grid for Kevin...Here in Syndicationland, we got the grid for Kevin Der's puzzle with clues (presumably Ian Livengood's) that don't match that grid. I was relieved to find that this was a misprint, not a puzzle that was supposed to be beyond challenging.Joshuanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-51530558781526756592014-02-21T19:35:12.016-05:002014-02-21T19:35:12.016-05:00Der in St. Louis. Liked the puzzle, and found it ...Der in St. Louis. Liked the puzzle, and found it pretty easy. 10 D surprised me!Shaxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-29949635755805004952014-02-21T15:34:34.281-05:002014-02-21T15:34:34.281-05:00BTW, wrote in SABOTS without crosses. Huge fleets ...BTW, wrote in SABOTS without crosses. Huge fleets of the little class sailboat with the shoe on the sail in Seattle and Vancouver.<br /><br />Does my second post allow me to use the Capcha? Five fives, YESSSSS!Solving in Seattlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04249420848844874936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-69858742662244187472014-02-21T15:29:53.683-05:002014-02-21T15:29:53.683-05:00Great clue for 28A. BOws before BOAS.
Had KIEL ov...Great clue for 28A. BOws before BOAS.<br /><br />Had KIEL over TODDS over FOPS over an "S" for the 11D plural clue, giving me KOPS. Huh? Then parsed the OPS separately and reeled in BLACK. That was one of the fun parts of solving this Kervengood puz. These two should get together more often. INSUM, a very good construction coupled with Saturdayesque cluing.<br /><br />Would an undercover CIA operative be a BLACKOPSist?<br /><br />Now that Capcha has finally given me numbers the best I can muster is a pair of threes. Seriously!<br /><br />Canada does it again, eh?<br /><br /><br />Solving in Seattlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04249420848844874936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-60970350800606160152014-02-21T15:08:16.917-05:002014-02-21T15:08:16.917-05:00Well it appears that my local daily rag got things...Well it appears that my local daily rag got things right by printing the correct puzzle and crediting the correct constructor. I finished in fairly short order (relatively speaking, of course) but I feel like I cheated by getting help from a "spoiler" that appeared in yesterday's comments - it related to DIMESTORE and sadly my usually totally unreliable short-term memory retained it; that "gimme" pretty much iced the whole corner although I did have to get rid of LIthely in favor of LISSOME on my own. Similarly, "sitsdown" obscured the NE corner until the crosses produced HASASEAT. Awesome clue either way.<br /><br />There are BLACKOPS in ARGO, are there not? (I'd say "yes, ASIRECALL", but I haven't actually seen the film.)<br /><br />Just in case @spacey comes to the table later, I have fours full of nines.Dirigonzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03903353503511480168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-57064377930584841352014-02-21T14:06:39.857-05:002014-02-21T14:06:39.857-05:00Got the puzzle Rex printed, credited to "othe...Got the puzzle Rex printed, credited to "other author", another of the strange things that sometimes happen in the San Diego Union. Hi @Ron Diego! Wonder what we'll get tomorrow?!<br /><br />First time through was ???? And then it started falling. Has to trade my FiAt for. SAAB, and change my command from EYESOpen to EYESONME. Overall, I enjoyed the challenge of dredging up,words that sort of lurk in the back of my mind,e.g. JAKE.<br /><br />DMGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-91253536016511029612014-02-21T12:28:03.380-05:002014-02-21T12:28:03.380-05:00The puzzle I just finished today, Friday 2/21/14, ...The puzzle I just finished today, Friday 2/21/14, here in San Diego is authored by Ian Livengood. I'm assuming the Kevin Der puzzle was online. If so, why does Rex list Kevin Der as the author of the puzzle printed at the top? Oh, heck, I don't really care. Whoever composed the puzzle did a fine job and I rated it "Medium." I googled just once for the Gleason name but it was a big help for that corner.<br /><br />Ron Diego 9:25 AM PSTAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-78999070886873321792014-01-24T17:41:29.018-05:002014-01-24T17:41:29.018-05:00Kevin Ders' puzzle ran today. I live Califor...Kevin Ders' puzzle ran today. I live California so picked up the Northern California edition here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-8884305342005911112014-01-24T08:15:01.416-05:002014-01-24T08:15:01.416-05:00*** (3 Stars) Fine Friday Fare*** (3 Stars) Fine Friday Faredkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17317008233459295376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-79010839586769273462014-01-21T16:21:31.240-05:002014-01-21T16:21:31.240-05:00To those curious why it was important to ensure th...To those curious why it was important to ensure that Kevin's puzzle was published Friday, http://web.mit.edu/puzzle/www/2014/puzzle/cross_pollination/ (including the solution link) may be elucidating.David Glasserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01927128078035245970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-52940198997957957502014-01-19T23:42:56.032-05:002014-01-19T23:42:56.032-05:00@Andy Nelson - paper is made from wood pulp, which...@Andy Nelson - paper is made from wood pulp, which is gotten from dead trees. So those of us who solve on paper are "dead tree solvers."William Randolph Hearstnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-43695427246987982552014-01-19T18:18:21.293-05:002014-01-19T18:18:21.293-05:00I got the livengood version, out here in Portland,...I got the livengood version, out here in Portland, OR. But please explain to me what "dead tree solvers" areandyn840@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17001613260435940433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-7493556286164057622014-01-18T10:08:10.842-05:002014-01-18T10:08:10.842-05:00I had the Livengood puzzle (which was great, btw) ...I had the Livengood puzzle (which was great, btw) and considering I solved it with just a single google (13D) I'm figuring the difficulty level was (very) easy.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-61432958889499598302014-01-18T10:07:00.207-05:002014-01-18T10:07:00.207-05:00I never thought of op-art as trompe l'oeuil, b...I never thought of op-art as trompe l'oeuil, but of course it is….<br />machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-40534730874950340382014-01-18T08:55:33.383-05:002014-01-18T08:55:33.383-05:00Just FYI. There is a theme, but it only relevant ...Just FYI. There is a theme, but it only relevant to the MIT Mystery Hunt, which is currently in progress.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-23558696417434172432014-01-18T00:52:54.593-05:002014-01-18T00:52:54.593-05:00@ludyiynn
I'd be pleased to give you the answ...@ludyiynn<br /><br />I'd be pleased to give you the answers [which I think are correct] to any of the clues you identify.<br /><br />I managed to finally struggle through the Livingood puzzle--which was in the NYT in the Bay Area--notwithstanding some odd and difficult cluing. When this one is finally published in the future, I'll be able to do it in record time!LaneBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-1942972109033564692014-01-17T23:27:03.794-05:002014-01-17T23:27:03.794-05:00Got the other puzzle in my Cincinnati dead tree v...Got the other puzzle in my Cincinnati dead tree version, the electronic digest has this puzzle. Davenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-21152797318810229792014-01-17T22:40:01.897-05:002014-01-17T22:40:01.897-05:00This week's relative difficulty ratings. See m...This week's relative difficulty ratings. See my 8/1/2009 post for an explanation and my 10/15/2012 post for an explanation of a tweak I've made to my method. In a nutshell, the higher the ratio, the higher this week's median solve time is relative to the average for the corresponding day of the week.<br /><br />All solvers (this week's median solve time, average for day of week, ratio, percentile, rating)<br /><br />Mon 5:48, 6:22, 0.91, 12%, Easy<br />Tue 9:52, 8:15, 1.20, 90%, Challenging<br />Wed 8:46, 10:26, 0.84, 13%, Easy<br />Thu 14:44, 19:03, 0.77, 12%, Easy<br />Fri 21:05, 19:52, 1.06, 67%, Medium-Challenging<br /><br />Top 100 solvers<br /><br />Mon 3:35, 3:58, 0.90, 5%, Easy<br />Tue 6:21, 5:12, 1.22, 95%, Challenging<br />Wed 5:28, 6:11, 0.88, 18%, Easy<br />Thu 8:37, 10:36, 0.81, 16%, Easy<br />Fri 12:57, 11:32, 1.12, 73%, Medium-Challengingsanfranman59https://www.blogger.com/profile/15118732156312301425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-20810892527951630492014-01-17T22:19:32.395-05:002014-01-17T22:19:32.395-05:00As a 1L, I very much liked 17 Across. Funny, some...As a 1L, I very much liked 17 Across. Funny, some variant of that clue/answer has appeared probably half a dozen times since I started law school, and in my thirty-some years of avid puzzling, I swear it's never appeared before. ;)<br />Joe The Jugglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08623445472297705053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-58604326863238690692014-01-17T21:47:28.744-05:002014-01-17T21:47:28.744-05:00email me, oh google botsemail me, oh google botsTitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16368251255494687496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-85593199923906630212014-01-17T21:46:49.653-05:002014-01-17T21:46:49.653-05:00Banned in Boston - har!
@bluesman - one of the be...Banned in Boston - har!<br /><br />@bluesman - one of the best puzzle-related stretches ever - from a "hmmm that's sort of interesting about DIMESTORE" to "OMG, it's also called the Woolworth split" stretches... Thank you!<br /><br />Another LAVENDaR here.<br /><br />THis was a tough battle for me, but a fabulous puzzle every step of the way, and the ANIMALFAT on the cake was finding the Medium-Challenging rating.<br />Yes, I freely admit that I take as much gluttonous glee from the (rare) times that a Fri or Sat that I finish all by my little LISSOME - er - lonesome, as I do when the much more common opposite occurs.<br /><br />It took me from last night to a few hours ago, when the SE finally fell.<br /><br />My grid is very colorful today - I highlight answers that I love, and this one is chock-ablock:<br />HONEYBEE, GENIE, TOWELETTE...<br />Loved learning the factoids about the EDSEL and SAABS. Pux-spouse owned two - neither were green.<br /><br />Liked going from thinking there was no plant with the word "lave" in it to the aha MEMENTO of LAVENDaR.<br /><br />All in all, thank you Mr. Der, and thank you Will for the mixup!<br /><br />And I fully expect that I will have forgotten any of the Ian spoilers scattered about here by the time it shows up next week.Titahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16368251255494687496noreply@blogger.com