tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post6608579248497549147..comments2024-03-28T07:46:22.586-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Harkness Tower locale / SAT 4-26-14 / Physical feature of Herman on Simpsons / It's canalized at Interlaken / Locale for zoot suit riots of 43 / He called his critics pusillanimous pussyfooters / Reality show documenting two-week trade / Group with 63 hit South Street / Brand named after some Iowa villages / Europe's City of Saints StonesRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger69125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-86512477949634196172022-09-20T23:21:26.910-04:002022-09-20T23:21:26.910-04:00Thanks buttload to Evan for the personal reactions...Thanks buttload to Evan for the personal reactions to the editing! This makes reading the blog worthwhile, and makes up for weak points int he puzzle -- of which there are few.<br /><br />IMHO, the clue for "WE WON" is simply wrong: a high-fiver doesn't reiterate the obvious. 2nd, why is "Reagan-ERA" hyphenated? 3rd ... nope ... no more complaints. Yes, there are a couple of moldy words int here, but the crosses they support justify their use. AGNEW over AGNES is a worthy choice.<br /><br />Thanks again.Prunehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00224476641730508311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-23288003115221349632014-06-01T01:24:11.254-04:002014-06-01T01:24:11.254-04:00Everyone happy with the SW huh, Rex included? Ret...Everyone happy with the SW huh, Rex included? Retrovirus, the Orlons, ttyl, ser, along with cute cluing on belt sander, and anyone else. Made it to there, and then a stone wall.longbeachleenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-23945613075887563782014-05-31T15:49:01.663-04:002014-05-31T15:49:01.663-04:00Ah, youthful summers spent at CAMP HOW DARE YOU.Ah, youthful summers spent at CAMP <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIw-lH9PGV4" rel="nofollow">HOW DARE YOU</a>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-58496772800558352422014-05-31T13:03:21.742-04:002014-05-31T13:03:21.742-04:00Big DNF for me. I had onions instead of orlons and...Big DNF for me. I had onions instead of orlons and 1000S instead of limos so retro remained incorrect. Oh well, see ya all next Wednesday. Enjoyed the comments today.<br /><br />Just a thought: Could Evil Doug be the anti-Chr....er...anti-Rex on this blog. I hope so. Nice balance.<br /><br />Ron Diego 10:AM PSTAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-28287359597508493742014-05-31T11:16:00.204-04:002014-05-31T11:16:00.204-04:00Ah yes, 52d. Who can forget Jean-Louis' triump...Ah yes, 52d. Who can forget Jean-Louis' triumphant cry at finding...not the treasure, but Herman's spare: "WEWON! WE WON!"<br /><br />[There might still be a human being on the planet who hasn't seen "Charade," but I doubt it.]<br /><br />This one was crunchy, interesting, and both easy and hard, by turns. How hard can it be when you start with two gimme fifteeners? And yet, cracking the NW was...no pushover. I didn't get PROTESTVOTE as an alternative to abstention for a while; Now that I see it I guess it makes a kind of sense. Don't know from AVILA outside of baseball.<br /><br />If you need a nitpick, I could go with SKYBOXSEATS. The SEATS ending implies that the ticketholder is assigned a specific seat location. Not true. The holder, most typically a company, has the whole box, and those with passes can sit anywhere they want. I was in one once, and I can tell you, it is one helluva great way to see a ballgame.<br /><br />I'm in a two-pair rut. Fold. Again. spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-57665016736759718202014-05-07T09:38:35.656-04:002014-05-07T09:38:35.656-04:00Hard.DNF I Never Google.52 down---a real high five...Hard.DNF I Never Google.52 down---a real high fiver doesn't say anything.Enjoyed learning a lot from this puzzle<br />Charles Flasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16588962898277593533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-43758714747912685382014-04-27T22:07:10.639-04:002014-04-27T22:07:10.639-04:00Thanks, Evan. I enjoyed this one. Came in at 23 mi...Thanks, Evan. I enjoyed this one. Came in at 23 minutes over two sessions, so a bit easier than the usual Saturday for me. Thanks for the Calvin and Hobbs answer!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04983081176623722693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-59108773725659672182014-04-27T18:01:51.180-04:002014-04-27T18:01:51.180-04:00@Grove Park Fullery: it's my understanding tha...@Grove Park Fullery: it's my understanding that Roman poet, Virgilius, has his name spelled Vergil in English; seems nonsenseical, but there you are.Fred Romagnolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11994837736408182418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-50618958572629736582014-04-27T17:45:44.178-04:002014-04-27T17:45:44.178-04:00I have a real beef with the clue for Dido. The Ae...I have a real beef with the clue for Dido. The Aeneid is an epic poem written by a man, Virgil. He made all of it up, even the stuff that the gods and goddesses do in it. It is a work of fiction. It doesn't count as "mythology" just because mythic deities appear in it. Dido is not "of mythology". She was a fictional human female character in a written work of fiction which developed status as a legend due to political and cultural forces.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04134879331912372496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-40761843430149044012014-04-27T00:48:06.500-04:002014-04-27T00:48:06.500-04:00@Doc John - I like your answer better.@Doc John - I like your answer better.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-63493512452678322632014-04-27T00:42:36.041-04:002014-04-27T00:42:36.041-04:00Just wondering if anyone else had "Rose"...Just wondering if anyone else had "Rose" (as in Pete) for "Red giant that disintegrated?"Doc Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12540112168511893896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-62761112994176559122014-04-26T18:45:08.965-04:002014-04-26T18:45:08.965-04:00DNF but did 95% before going brain dead with YOKE ...DNF but did 95% before going brain dead with YOKE and HYDROX and using ORiONS instead of ORLONS.<br />Pretty good for a Saturday on which I often throw in the towel early. Found this one easieer than yesterday's.LaneBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-11829204763253135082014-04-26T18:31:35.963-04:002014-04-26T18:31:35.963-04:00Having something to new to say about the puzzle-so...Having something to new to say about the puzzle-solving experience is an amazing thing Rex has done. Not awesome, since that's an adjective I forbid to be used in my classes, but pretty darn capable for English teacher writing merit.<br />fergushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17056002311944010536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-78222271981916392702014-04-26T18:22:40.616-04:002014-04-26T18:22:40.616-04:00Enjoyed both Fri and Sat puzzles enough to see wha...Enjoyed both Fri and Sat puzzles enough to see what others might say. Then I see first comment on Saturday and my reflective pleasure is oddly enhanced.fergushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17056002311944010536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-393467774320987462014-04-26T17:22:32.402-04:002014-04-26T17:22:32.402-04:00@anon 3:43 - I rate this puzzle easy- medium despi...@anon 3:43 - I rate this puzzle easy- medium despite needing one google. Shouldn't have neded that but had a brain f**t in the NW. My bad, not the puzzle's.<br /><br />That's how you do it. Any questions?retired_chemisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13181126754941899228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-44031014913864096492014-04-26T16:50:31.550-04:002014-04-26T16:50:31.550-04:00C'mon, guys, I thought everybody knew "Fr...C'mon, guys, I thought everybody knew "Friday the 13th" was filmed in a real Boy Scout Camp - <a href="https://www.nobebosco.org/tour/tour-event" rel="nofollow">you can even sign up for a guided tour!</a>Freddy Kruegernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-28490040252688844552014-04-26T16:29:11.731-04:002014-04-26T16:29:11.731-04:00Due to my second addiction CALVIN AND HOBBES was m...Due to my second addiction CALVIN AND HOBBES was my first fill and I let out a big "SWEET". The rest wasn't as easy. <br /><br />Not knowing Friday the 13th, my people were at the PROM first. Where I came up with that idea remains unknown.<br /><br />It took two of us, but we finally tackled this one to the ground.<br /><br />Loved HOW DARE YOU.<br /><br />And, yes, I do watch WIFE SWAP, and yes, I'm not proud of it.chefwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03999206352243329280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-31379434865913185502014-04-26T16:03:08.796-04:002014-04-26T16:03:08.796-04:00@dirigonzo -- even though it's not in the diag...@dirigonzo -- even though it's not in the diagonal line, you have to add ALITO to the list<br /><br />I'm with @gill -- this was a yummy puzzle. I have had some experience with Evan; he has helped me with questions on puzzles I was constructing. He is a thinker, always, with a strong interest in cluing (note his posts here are mainly about the cluing), as well as giving the puzzle a contemporary feel. I always look forward to his puzzles, knowing they will have bite, cleverness, and very little garbage. (i.e. -- no complaints from Rex about the fill.)Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09709142959535977331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-44771531187025767092014-04-26T15:59:17.382-04:002014-04-26T15:59:17.382-04:00Thanks for the cookie info Numinous and Oisk. The...Thanks for the cookie info Numinous and Oisk. There is no end to the talent available here.<br />Evan, be still my heart, I'm star-struck to read a message from a CONSTRUCTOR! Who knew this is where one hung out? I always figured they were locked away creating Mensa tests for lesser mortals and taking breaks for short spurts of brain surgery. Wow!Hartley70noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-23382500154250741442014-04-26T15:48:20.841-04:002014-04-26T15:48:20.841-04:00I had PRESENTVOTE for 4D, and consequently didn...I had PRESENTVOTE for 4D, and consequently didn't get the NW. All else was good. Liked the 15s, thought the SW was nothing short of inspired. One of my best Saturdays in a long time.<br /><br />@LMS was kind to introduce me to Evan in Brooklyn. Nice puzzle, Evan.John Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557037910799243636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-62370899750024062182014-04-26T15:43:30.090-04:002014-04-26T15:43:30.090-04:00I don't understand how anyone can rate a puzzl...I don't understand how anyone can rate a puzzle as easy, medium or difficult if they have to google one single answer to complete the grid. Just saying.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-7215646840171889282014-04-26T15:42:17.300-04:002014-04-26T15:42:17.300-04:00All ratings of puzzles that I make are strictly on...All ratings of puzzles that I make are strictly on MY scale only. I only compete with myself! This puzzle took me 50 minutes - very fast Saturday for ME . Someone who takes 10 minutes to complete when it usually takes them 8 minutes might not agree.wreckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08797908615185213756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-61008761269669602402014-04-26T15:39:22.593-04:002014-04-26T15:39:22.593-04:00This was looking like it was going to be really ha...This was looking like it was going to be really hard. I didn't have a toehold anywhere.<br /><br />And then: the creators of G.R.O.S.S. (Get Rid Of Slimy girlS) to the rescue! Everything fell into place after that.<br /><br />It's a Calvin and Hobbes miracle.<br /><br />gpoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-82850951703913386622014-04-26T15:27:02.664-04:002014-04-26T15:27:02.664-04:00East L.A. is absent from the millions of answers y...East L.A. is absent from the millions of answers you might have come up with for the clue zoot suit riots locale.Billynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-805724806923599002014-04-26T15:09:16.019-04:002014-04-26T15:09:16.019-04:00Tough for me, a very enjoyable workout. Got a toe...Tough for me, a very enjoyable workout. Got a toehold in the SEW-WHARF-HYDROX area, which led to SKYBOXSEATS on the right and the very welcome OREO connection on the left. Enough for a gradual accretion of letters to let me see CALVIN AND HOBBES, WALT DISNEY WORLD and, slowly, the rest. I liked RACE CARD with HOW DARE YOU, as well as its cross with PROTEST VOTE.<br /><br />Not knowing the "Friday the 13th" movies, I thought the setting might be a duMP. My first abstention alternative was a PResEnTVOTE (thinking of Obama being given grief for voting "Present" in the Illinois legislature). NEWly before NEW TO. Got faked out by both the "leader" and the "terminal" today - when will I EVER learn?<br /><br />@Evan - I thought "uh-oh" when I saw your name at the top. I've tried your Devil Cross puzzles and have had to give up; and when you've occasionally suggested alternate cluing in comments here, my reaction has been, "No way would I have known that." But this one was very accessible (eventually :) ). Lots of fun to figure out.Carolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15971759975067250908noreply@blogger.com