tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post6579698970743079587..comments2024-03-29T05:08:37.783-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Longtime Burmese PM / THU 12-11-14 / Togs with red tags / Brand name in immunity boosting / Fox's partner on X-Files / Ancient site of Luxor Temple / Old service site informally / Aerial anomaly / Cat Stevens surname now / 1975 Tony-winning play with Latin name / Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger114125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-83902986179482010472015-01-17T20:07:14.315-05:002015-01-17T20:07:14.315-05:00I just finished the puzzle today, then read the bl...I just finished the puzzle today, then read the blog, then turned on the TV and came across the old film "Alexander Nevsky" in progress. The first caption I read said "we have worsted you before and we shall worst you again."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-63225517996184731182015-01-15T15:11:34.136-05:002015-01-15T15:11:34.136-05:00@rain forest - @Diri has been experiencing compute...@rain forest - @Diri has been experiencing computer issues which have temporarily relegated him to occasional lurker status. He'll be back as soon as a particularly tenacious virus has been banished from his computer. He thanks you for your concern and says that he really liked today's puzzle.Dirigonzo's friendnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-75650755433714444432015-01-15T14:26:54.117-05:002015-01-15T14:26:54.117-05:00An interesting combo of clever and clunky today, b...An interesting combo of clever and clunky today, but still an enjoyable solve. For some reason CUTS(through)THE CLUTTER just came to me and so two of the other themers were easy. Took a while for PULLS...because "comes.." is way more common. WORST=defeat? How can that be used in a sentence.<br /><br />By the way, where is @Dirigonzo? Have I missed something?<br /><br />rain forestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-87740143933555027682015-01-15T14:01:56.930-05:002015-01-15T14:01:56.930-05:00Don't feel so well - I've got the PLU.
Too...Don't feel so well - I've got the PLU.<br />Took me a looong time to get the theme; all the way down to GOING through TABOOS.<br />Used to have a ZENITH television in the B/W days.<br />UNU it was difficult when having only to use crosses.Same with NEYO.<br />Anyone remember counterfeit BOXTOPS???<br /><br />Number please:<br />nuthin'rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-9520545144180867122015-01-15T12:39:46.776-05:002015-01-15T12:39:46.776-05:00I CAN'T BELIEVE ALL YOU PEOPLE DON'T KNOW ...I CAN'T BELIEVE ALL YOU PEOPLE DON'T KNOW WHO ED AMES IS, especially since the clip featured above is probably the most famous Johnny Carson clip of all time!Steven J. Wangsnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14846516529180802046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-28599608478055251332015-01-15T12:02:24.125-05:002015-01-15T12:02:24.125-05:00First thought for What Germany's leader lacks ...First thought for What Germany's leader lacks was "penis"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-65362142277416715542015-01-15T10:59:48.868-05:002015-01-15T10:59:48.868-05:00I very nearly DNF because I was so unwilling to ac...I very nearly DNF because I was so unwilling to accept PLU. Short for plural? Yagottabekiddingme. The abbr. for plural is PL. There is no other. Big fat yellow hankie for that abysmal clue. If you need those three letters, you might read from a grocery store's register key: PLU means "price lookup."<br /><br />I can't blame OFL for getting--tongue in cheek--at least the NW themer wrong; "CUTS through THECLUTTER" doesn't really ring "through" as a familiar phrase, at least not to the degree of the other three. That section gave me the most grief, finally unraveled by the pangram-fulfilling IQTEST/EQUUS. Wow, two days in a row--and without so much as a murmur from OFL!<br /><br />Scrabblation also helped in the SW with CHEZ/ZENITH. One drawback of pangrams I haven't seen stressed here is the fact that they ease the difficulty level.<br /><br />Who knew UNU? Not me. And at last, a PEI sans the I.M.!<br /><br />Other didn't-knows: Cat ISLAM?? Really? EDAMES one of the Ames Brothers? Oh, I think I knew that at one time, but forgot.<br /><br />Not a fan of HARDG, but been doing this long enough that I knew what he was looking for.<br /><br />Theme was gettable, but not immediately. Chunky fill interspersed with giant gimmes made for an overall medium rating for me. Let's call it a B-.<br /><br />3120. Improving; still not there.spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-63999395869276709682015-01-10T01:28:42.558-05:002015-01-10T01:28:42.558-05:00I see that somehow my browser search function fail...I see that somehow my browser search function failed me, and that two of you already had explained the red tag reference. Love the E-How reference, @NCA President.Bur Davisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-61032269137452184952015-01-09T20:50:49.688-05:002015-01-09T20:50:49.688-05:00I realize I'm a bit late to the party on this ...I realize I'm a bit late to the party on this one, but can't help adding info no one else seems to have provided. Mr. Parker says he doesn't know what 'red tag' means relative to Levi's. It's a reference to the red brand tag sewn into right edge of the left back pocket. My father used to tell me it was a target on the playgrounds of his youth: you'd sneak up behind someone and try to rip off their red Levi's tag (presumably damaging the pocket in the process).Bur Davisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-63575626424469702722014-12-12T10:35:42.625-05:002014-12-12T10:35:42.625-05:00Thanks Casco. I've been missing him.Thanks Casco. I've been missing him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-77004988065574320342014-12-11T23:29:05.486-05:002014-12-11T23:29:05.486-05:00Everybody's a comedian.Everybody's a comedian.UNUknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-74706646486175235302014-12-11T22:53:02.413-05:002014-12-11T22:53:02.413-05:00Thank God! I was very confused by that.Thank God! I was very confused by that.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02055387461737510704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-29601551267495585742014-12-11T21:30:10.109-05:002014-12-11T21:30:10.109-05:00@leapy -- thoracic duck -- is that like Jurassic P...@leapy -- <b>thoracic duck</b> -- is that like Jurassic Park? Oh, and just to see PPP made my heart smile...Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09709142959535977331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-13855065809791699882014-12-11T21:20:39.914-05:002014-12-11T21:20:39.914-05:00Zome people just have a talent for clear inZtructi...Zome people just have a talent for clear inZtructionZ!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-24705959066328167672014-12-11T21:18:07.499-05:002014-12-11T21:18:07.499-05:00@rorosen, I do remember that; you came up with a g...@rorosen, I do remember that; you came up with a good selection.<br /><br />@Lewis, did you notice the <b>NENE</b> square in mid-grid? Being as it's so close a <b>RIB</b>, that probably makes it a <b>thoracic duck</b>. That could have made it as a long-gone <b>PPP</b><br /><i>Just a little anatomy joke there, people!</i>Leapfingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14243620614139990887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-8851259384464684212014-12-11T20:10:48.632-05:002014-12-11T20:10:48.632-05:00Leapfinger- because a while ago Rex wrote this:
p...Leapfinger- because a while ago Rex wrote this:<br /><br />potential answers for my "hidden African countries" puzzle (along with ANIMAL INSTINCTS (15!), that brings total such answers to two—I'm on my way!)rorosenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10799928908574734534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-33604184213313721862014-12-11T20:05:56.489-05:002014-12-11T20:05:56.489-05:00Liked the theme, but otherwise a slow, painful slo...Liked the theme, but otherwise a slow, painful slog for me. GTO? (product names, never know em.) Dana? Neyo? Don't like clue for "worst." or "Hard G" EsterC???? Really outside my wheelhouse all through, (except for Ed Ames and Ode to Joy, and I began with Oratorio for the latter). Plu?? Come on! Unu?? <br /><br />Ugh.<br /><br />But I finished it.OISKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16808675378318214461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-71267877395180912182014-12-11T19:59:23.672-05:002014-12-11T19:59:23.672-05:00@Leapy - Be Bold and find your "<" an...@Leapy - <b>Be Bold</b> and find your "<" and ">" symbols. Put a "b" between them before the word you want to embolden and a "/b" between them after. Replace the "b" with an "i" for italics. <i>Don't include the quote marks.</i> Hit the "Preview" button to see if you got it right. Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-16101909247473834992014-12-11T19:35:24.717-05:002014-12-11T19:35:24.717-05:00@Andrew Heinegg, it would be sooo pleasant if you ...@Andrew Heinegg, it would be sooo pleasant if you started addressing your replies to the person(s) you are addressing. Unless you're specifically aiming for ambiguity, in which case, please continue as you are.<br /><br />Sheesh, @Teedmn, is a body not allowed a small grump? I enjoyed the solve gangbusters, only thought the theme didn't 'precisely' work as intended. And it wasn't *really* a Thursday hook. [Wish I knew how to bold like WhWhacks!] I even enjoyed the PLU me de ma tante.<br /><br />@Martel MB - BurmaShave, lol<br /><br />Now I need @Gilly for her initialism to BillyC.Leapfingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14243620614139990887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-78096176891545405592014-12-11T18:31:14.840-05:002014-12-11T18:31:14.840-05:00I've knitted many sweaters out of WORSTed wool...I've knitted many sweaters out of WORSTed wool yarn but never used it to mean "defeat". But I'm pretty sure that same clue was used not so long ago - thought it was cute the first time, not so much this time. <br /><br />Two pangrams in a row, both with minimal dreck; a decent theme, @Rex and @Leapfinger's comments notwithstanding, and a few cute clues. Two answers with two u's, nothing much to complain about today. <br /><br />My last answer was RAPPORT. I was playing with the idea that 47A was trying to be CLA (College of Liberal Arts) but there were so many things wrong with that (ANNUL would be ANNaL, the clue would be self referential, etc.) didn't know Lacoste, figured it had to be Gene or Rene and went with the more likely, given the surname. It all worked out fine and I never went back to see what had become of PLU until I got here, ugh.<br /><br />Like @John Child, seeing @Rex's theme answers made me think, "oh oh, here goes an epic rant" but was pleased to be wrong.<br /><br />Thanks for the fun puzzle, Mr. DiPietro!Teedmnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12832353448839187816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-63050200261151783312014-12-11T18:27:56.697-05:002014-12-11T18:27:56.697-05:00Amen to your post.Amen to your post.Andrew Heinegghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18101651673327984167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-36440458974476429872014-12-11T17:30:45.956-05:002014-12-11T17:30:45.956-05:00Well Wishes sounds better than withes, doesn't...Well Wishes sounds better than withes, doesn't it?chefwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03999206352243329280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-17990445647135406932014-12-11T16:52:42.586-05:002014-12-11T16:52:42.586-05:00@Roo - did you really panic at Burma, or was it mo...@Roo - did you really panic at Burma, or was it more of a close shave?Martel Moopsbanenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-87390182678192021242014-12-11T16:31:03.523-05:002014-12-11T16:31:03.523-05:00@mamasan - I just counted all the letters. It IS a...@mamasan - I just counted all the letters. It IS a pangram = one of every letter. What letter did you miss?chefbeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15195945085405126511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-51315807361129443212014-12-11T16:24:19.384-05:002014-12-11T16:24:19.384-05:00Xword Info says this is a pangram. Am i just not ...Xword Info says this is a pangram. Am i just not seeing it?mamasannoreply@blogger.com