tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post662307473856783276..comments2024-03-28T12:49:16.793-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Heroine Prior of the Divergent series / WED 6-15-22 / Epitome of slowness / Start of a punny quip with two correct answers / Where shampoo was invented / Come under fire literally or figuratively / Fictional character who dreams about HeffalumpsRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger103125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-34841254570265805602022-07-20T14:12:36.339-04:002022-07-20T14:12:36.339-04:00That's two days. 2, not wo. tho it is a woe
...That's two days. 2, not wo. tho it is a woe<br /><br />Diana, LIWDiana, LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-31761764684411475802022-07-20T12:21:28.536-04:002022-07-20T12:21:28.536-04:00wo days in a row my paper has a different puzzle. ...wo days in a row my paper has a different puzzle. And I checked all the Wed puzzles for June and July. Hmmmm!!!!<br /><br />Lady Di, Lost in SpaceDiana, LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-77010342617605031602022-07-20T12:16:09.778-04:002022-07-20T12:16:09.778-04:00Reasonable for a quip puz, maybe better than what ...Reasonable for a quip puz, maybe better than what may be in store for tomorrow. PODS in the corners.<br />Nearly a wordle eagle, and then took 4 more for my first 6. How was I to know that I needed to tee it up again?rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-21723937819133047172022-07-20T11:57:28.680-04:002022-07-20T11:57:28.680-04:00STICKTO ITT?
ONCE YOU are a TEEN,
NOMATTER THE cr...STICKTO ITT?<br /><br />ONCE YOU are a TEEN,<br />NOMATTER THE craze,<br />KISSIN' FANNIE's obscene,<br />CHECK OUT of that PHASE.<br /><br />--- SUE "IDO" POOHBurma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-48716641576190593102022-07-20T11:24:34.656-04:002022-07-20T11:24:34.656-04:00So you give me a quip puzzle. Strike one. Then on ...So you give me a quip puzzle. Strike one. Then on the one key word with two spellings you have to qualify the down clue with "(five letters)" which is inexcusably awkward. Strike two. And what is the quip? A dad joke! Yer OUT!<br /><br />Nor was the fill much better, with awkward partials and such. Double bogey.<br /><br />Wordle? I don't wanna talk about it. Epic fail, on account of that damn 4th letter.spacecrafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09125304293611865503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-90423656219532198942022-07-20T11:17:42.911-04:002022-07-20T11:17:42.911-04:00Ahhhh! Finaly a decent puzzle. I love this one for...Ahhhh! Finaly a decent puzzle. I love this one for the same reasons Rex the puzz CRIT TEARS into it. That double-letter double-meaning circled square was a real Aha! moment. Very original and very well executed. Rex POOH POOHs it, but he’s COOLTO themers NOMATTERHOW good they are. Maybe he’s just TEASing us. ITT doesn’t matter. I like this one ALOT. And it’s a debut for Rob Baker.IDO hope he PENS many more. OK. I’m DONE now. TTFN.thefogmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870509029973778266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-51805646618999574632022-06-16T13:23:53.566-04:002022-06-16T13:23:53.566-04:00I solved it pretty quickly, but needed my wife to ...I solved it pretty quickly, but needed my wife to look at it for 10 seconds to decipher the theme. I, like you was hooked starting with 1 across.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17835543251283477769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-16126165158322259962022-06-16T00:08:54.586-04:002022-06-16T00:08:54.586-04:00♫ Look, ma'am, an invitation
Here, ma'am, ...♫ <i>Look, ma'am, an invitation<br />Here, ma'am, delivered by hand<br />And, ma'am, I notice the stationery's<br />Engraved and very grand </i>♫Joe Dipintohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07922691457886440325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-82625301784711409432022-06-15T23:49:41.545-04:002022-06-15T23:49:41.545-04:00@Albie - Agatha bundled lutists
@Pete - I’ll take...@Albie - Agatha bundled lutists<br /><br />@Pete - I’ll take the under. However, the anon who can’t read and misunderstood what Rex wrote about TAKE FLAK might hit the over. I saw at least two replies to now missing comments. <br /><br />Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-39697280447014433332022-06-15T23:31:32.240-04:002022-06-15T23:31:32.240-04:00I thought it was easy, for Wednesday anyway. I of...I thought it was easy, for Wednesday anyway. I often think puzzles are easy when you think they're hard, and vice versa. Maybe it's because I'm older than you - at least that's my theory.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-35140008861921952102022-06-15T22:14:11.709-04:002022-06-15T22:14:11.709-04:00@albatross shell: Great! Congratz. Should be three...@albatross shell: Great! Congratz. Should be three anagram-puns in there, so keep on a-lookin.<br /><br />M&A Help DeskMasked and Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16346263641338670679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-8379354208259037482022-06-15T22:02:42.278-04:002022-06-15T22:02:42.278-04:00I don’t think I even knew that the two senses of t...I don’t think I even knew that the two senses of the word were spelled differently Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-88103590076821635592022-06-15T21:45:23.373-04:002022-06-15T21:45:23.373-04:00Ok, so what's the over / under on the number o...Ok, so what's the over / under on the number of posts deleted by the mods regarding my having been an ass / still am an ass comment of this AM?<br /><br />I'm saying 7.5<br /><br />Petenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-91658603279827192822022-06-15T21:15:50.780-04:002022-06-15T21:15:50.780-04:00Hey @M&A
Haven't read your post yet. Got ...Hey @M&A<br />Haven't read your post yet. Got it to open easy enuf but no typing in answers. A little short on anagrams maybe ( only about 3/4 through). But the rest is just as requested. Not sure of some of the 2 letter answers. C'mon @Zed give it a try. Loosen dem hate strings of your heart.albatross shellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04076278220407657633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-38478989302523906982022-06-15T20:12:09.060-04:002022-06-15T20:12:09.060-04:00@albatross shell: At least worth a shot, on yer du...@albatross shell: At least worth a shot, on yer dusty old computer. (M&A's is also pretty day-um dusty.)<br />Try it this-a-way:<br />1. Bring up my message in the Rex Parker blog comments.<br />2. Click on the "**gruntz**' link.<br />3. On the next screen, click on "Down Home" link.<br />4. On the next screen after that, click on the "Show Puzzle" button.<br /><br />If U get that far, it should at least show U what the runtpuz looks like. U might also be able to go ahead and type in yer answers. Best wishes and let m&e know, how it goes.<br /><br />M&A Help Desk<br /><br />p.s.<br />If all else fails, I'll try to post a pic of the runtpuz here for U to look at, tomorrow.Masked and Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16346263641338670679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-49441635096855792302022-06-15T19:59:59.303-04:002022-06-15T19:59:59.303-04:00@Zed
I believe you warned me about the perils of s...@Zed<br />I believe you warned me about the perils of sarcasm once or 3 times. Have no fear. I will continue to ignore them from time to time. And reveal the true reality about your tyranny over this blog. albatross shellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04076278220407657633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-34955868604876351452022-06-15T19:51:11.130-04:002022-06-15T19:51:11.130-04:00@anon 829pm
Log sawhorse here.
https://images.app....@anon 829pm<br />Log sawhorse here.<br />https://images.app.goo.gl/eyoEzBrZfW5AwuK78<br /><br /> May also be made from logs. Ist das nicht ein kreuz und quer?albatross shellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04076278220407657633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-2261691236364561362022-06-15T19:48:56.932-04:002022-06-15T19:48:56.932-04:00@albatross shell - in case M&A does not see yo...@albatross shell - in case M&A does not see your post and get back to you, I can email you the Rex tribute anagram puzzle in, say, a pdf. I see you don't have an email listed but if you email me I can reply.kitshefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10014225555838850414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-91070678150679582412022-06-15T19:31:02.944-04:002022-06-15T19:31:02.944-04:00@M&A
I love your posts and what I have seen of...@M&A<br />I love your posts and what I have seen of your little puzs. I did figure out once how to at least see them on my phone. I discovered how to read the clues and could do them if I handdraw the grid and then look at the clues on the phone and solve them on paper. I only did 2 of them early on when I first join the blog.<br /><br />Today I managed to get to one puzzle with the answer of OGRE and DO when I stumbled on a link in the comments but could not get to the rest of the clues. I assume I need to get there on my computer which I use mostly for dusting practice nowadays. Will it work do you think on the computer? I would like to see what you did. You of course would be the one to come through. Who else would even try. Bunch of slackers. Or is that slackards?albatross shellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04076278220407657633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-90998485764599059182022-06-15T19:02:08.270-04:002022-06-15T19:02:08.270-04:00Where else might that poor butterfly be? Butterfly...Where else might that poor butterfly be? Butterfly at the North Pole? Butterfly at Everest? Butterfly to the moon? Or maybe it’s more mythological, Butterfly crossing the River Styx? Butterfly at Asgard? Butterfly in Mordor. Wherever the intrepid butterfly may be one thing is certain; It’s no Butterfly Shrimp. Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-91813757833073857592022-06-15T18:38:30.903-04:002022-06-15T18:38:30.903-04:00It's hard to find a five letter string that is...It's hard to find a five letter string that is more grid fill friendly than ATSEA. According to <a href="http://pi.math.cornell.edu/~mec/2003-2004/cryptography/subs/frequencies.html" rel="nofollow">cornell.edu</a>, A is the most frequent letter in standard English text with T and A ranking 2nd and 3rd and S coming in a 6th. That makes it super easy to fill in crossing words and the reason it has appeared 169 times during the Shortz era (and is likely to appear again soon). Most ATSEAs have been clued something along the lines of "Lost", "Befuddled" or "Confused". I have also seen the phrase "Butterfly at sea" used to suggest extreme discombobulation. Not as grid fill friendly, though.Anoa Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16185183023273883700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-17805070863791599652022-06-15T17:10:39.352-04:002022-06-15T17:10:39.352-04:00FWIW the Times puzzle uses "at sea" very...FWIW the Times puzzle uses "at sea" very frequently (I am too lazy to look it up). In real life I think it sounds a bit quaint these days. As Zed says, it will be appearing again in a puzzle near you.dgdnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-36334993559613373962022-06-15T16:26:17.399-04:002022-06-15T16:26:17.399-04:00@Pdxrains: I reckon you mean What. The. Huck.
Las...@Pdxrains: I reckon you mean What. The. Huck.<br /><br />Last line of the book: But I reckon I got to light out for the territory ahead of the rest, because Aunt Sally she's going to adopt me and sivilize me, and I can't stand it. I been there before.Mark Twainnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-58278009789833690522022-06-15T16:20:27.308-04:002022-06-15T16:20:27.308-04:00@albatross shell, 11:52AM:
Sorry for the delay, o...@albatross shell, 11:52AM:<br /><br />Sorry for the delay, on yer puz request …<br /><br /><a href="http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/UploadRunt/FetchPage?id=NzY2NjExNTMyNDE1NjgxMg&title=Crazier_1_Than_1_Rex_1_Parker_1_-_1_by_1_M_1_and_1_A" rel="nofollow">**gruntz**</a><br /><br />M&A Tribute DeskMasked and Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16346263641338670679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-66861391524550361732022-06-15T15:31:47.730-04:002022-06-15T15:31:47.730-04:00I've never ever heard anyone say LITOUT. What....I've never ever heard anyone say LITOUT. What. The . HeckPdxrainshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08226235855539945980noreply@blogger.com