tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post6810766074680172962..comments2024-03-29T03:22:09.826-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: 1909 Matisse masterpiece / THU 4-7-16 / Big-picture approach to patient care / Onetime debater with Joe Biden / Golden galloper / Big name in foam-based weaponry / Quaker state city subject to lake effect snowRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger87125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-41453670908731111392022-08-10T05:47:04.628-04:002022-08-10T05:47:04.628-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Global Analyticshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09892950083016154966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-40943024981192906892016-12-03T22:49:13.030-05:002016-12-03T22:49:13.030-05:00I want to thank Dr.Agbazara for his job in my fami...I want to thank Dr.Agbazara for his job in my family, this is man who left me and the kids for another woman without any good reasons, i was pain and confuse,till one day when i was browsing through the internet with my computer then i saw Dr.Agbazara contact, then i contaced him and he help me cast a reunion spell, since I then the situation has changed, everything is moving well, my husband who left me is now back to his family. reach DR.AGBAZARA TEMPLE via email if you have any relationship problem at: <br /><br />( agbazara@gmail.com ) <br />OR whatsapp or call him on +2348104102662<br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-70736873750693596522016-06-05T18:27:02.356-04:002016-06-05T18:27:02.356-04:00Interesting that I got the PATS answer by linking ...Interesting that I got the PATS answer by linking it to the Clive Bundy family; self-described Patriots who defy the BLM and occupied the Oregon wilderness reserve. Any way you get there, a correct answer is a correct answer. J Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03089922629341405116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-6262744112337957742016-05-13T20:33:35.886-04:002016-05-13T20:33:35.886-04:00@rainy:
@Rainy:
I think you put your finger on it...@rainy:<br />@Rainy:<br /><br />I think you put your finger on it.<br /><br />Your experience in Canada has been different from ours in the U.S. with racial/ethnic contention and conflict. That may be why we may seem oversensitive to the use of racially-tinged language. Unfortunately, the problem has been exacerbated here during the current political campaign and election season.<br /><br />Thank you for your thoughtful responses. leftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-67222777273409823962016-05-12T23:58:09.750-04:002016-05-12T23:58:09.750-04:00@Diana,LiW @leftcoastTAM - As you can tell, I hav...@Diana,LiW @leftcoastTAM - As you can tell, I have a thickish skin, and basically just want to solve my daily NYT puzzle as well as I can. Maybe it's the answer; maybe it's the clue; it seems that certain words that may have a reference to black life (but only in the minds of white folks) raise the ire of a certain percentage of the commentariat. <br /><br />"Afro" has been such a word. OFL has waxed apoplectic whenever it appears, and I just don't understand his dudgeon, high, low, or manufactured. I don't know, I just believe that the lexicon has been enriched by such words. Hell, back in the day I had my hair permed so I could have an afro (three times!). There was no sense on my part that it had anything to do with the hair of blacks. I just wanted to look like Gordon Lightfoot, har. <br /><br />Now, "(great) white hope" might be a different animal. If you focus on the word "white", perhaps it is unacceptable. However, as a counter example, when I was teaching Chemistry in a large secondary school, the principal hired a woman who he actually said would be "the great white hope" for the Physics department. At the time we had two hard-edged male teachers in that department, and the enrollment in Physics was declining yearly. When she came in, everything changed, one of the old guys left for another school, and Physics enrollment increased dramatically. No one in this scenario was black, brown or any other colour. The meaning of his appellation was clear, as were the results of her hiring. OK, I'm a Canadian, as you can tell from some of my spelling, and the acceptance of different races is much more of a given here. Maybe that's where I'm coming from. <br /><br />As I said yesterday, I don't want to argue. I want all Syndies to get along, and I just want to do my daily puzzle. However, if called upon, I will engage.<br /><br />Love you guys.rain forestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-45149106146036940672016-05-12T20:07:22.461-04:002016-05-12T20:07:22.461-04:00@Rainy
I sincerely thank you for keeping the HOPE...@Rainy<br /><br />I sincerely thank you for keeping the HOPE dialogue going. I rarely have a problem with clues/answers, and agree that many, many comments and reactions are too "sensitive." But, of course, it's also all about opinions.<br /><br />As a member of a group who adopted a pejorative as a name (Friends "quaked" before God by their critics, and they said, ok, we're Quakers) I'm pretty cool with language fluidity. I remember when "black" was a nasty form of "colored," until "black power and black is beautiful" emerged in the 60's. People can take back their own "labels." <br /><br />Still mulling hope, as I strain brain to think of an apt example. I never heard anyone I know referring to a "popular" "savior" of any sort as a "white, or great white, hope." <br /><br />That said, it's:<br /><br />Answer (whitehope) - no problem, fine phrase in a crossword. Yes, it's a known phrase.<br /><br />Clue - 100% problem - elevates answer to something aspirational. Indicates this is a good thing. Baaaaad.<br /><br />Rough try for an example - Like calling:<br /><br />(answer) GERMANSSYOUTH, <br /><br />(clue) "gung- ho young protectors of the homeland"<br /><br />As I said, rough try<br /><br />Diana, Mulling, and waiting for mulled thoughtsDiana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-36281417783276224902016-05-12T19:35:10.839-04:002016-05-12T19:35:10.839-04:00@rain forest:
I appreciate your response, but I t...@rain forest:<br /><br />I appreciate your response, but I think the use of any such racist terms--like this one, especially given its woeful clue in the puzzle--reflects more their users' moral insensibilities rather than their moral sensibilities. leftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-38531417420819870902016-05-12T19:11:56.314-04:002016-05-12T19:11:56.314-04:00@BS1:
You're wicked.@BS1:<br /><br /> You're wicked.leftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-11519682047616873572016-05-12T16:46:21.117-04:002016-05-12T16:46:21.117-04:00I see we're back to last week's "Hard...I see we're back to last week's "Hard is the new Easy!" <br /><br />If constructors can cheat (put more than one letter in a square) well so can I. But even looking up some of the unknowns didn't help, and I had a dnf. <br /><br />Had Vive instead of ABAS at first 'cause I didn't read the parenthetical part of the clue. Har. And tried ryetoast from the diner. Palmslap for OHSNAP - figured PalPals were some kind of Ugg boot from the Aussies. <br /><br />Speaking of toast from the diner, how does Rex stay so slender? He's endlessly talking about having a beer, cocktail, pie, cookies, breakfast, lunch, dinner, snax. Maybe it's the hat - helps him work off calories. Me? Gym five times a week and watch every bite that comes toward my mouth. Even have a separate kitchen for the man cave so hublet can have his cookies and ice cream. <br /><br />Back in the days when I played at tennis I never learned the terminology for hitting the ball. I just desperately ran for the ball when my fiendishly difficult adversary (the practice wall) hit another one out of my reach. The wall always won. <br /><br />Yes, of course Paul Ryan. Totally forgot Sarah - now she's like an ear worm.<br /><br />Had the little creature 70% solved, but then hit the proverbial wall of non-Knowledge. So off to Cheatersville. <br /><br />Oh, yes, I wanted to make "faces" in the photo booth. Don't you?<br /><br />Diana, Lady-in-Waiting for Sarah (and others) to "gay avec"Diana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-62281470224946702702016-05-12T14:13:50.144-04:002016-05-12T14:13:50.144-04:00@Lady Di:
See last comments yesterday's puzzl...@Lady Di:<br /><br />See last comments yesterday's puzzle, 1:59 a.m.<br /><br />LeftyleftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-52013676061381082922016-05-12T14:07:29.830-04:002016-05-12T14:07:29.830-04:00Got the PAL gimmick at SARAHPALIN because Paul Rya...Got the PAL gimmick at SARAHPALIN because Paul Ryan didn't work. Pacino's line was good but didn't help as much.<br /><br /> After that, it was a matter of finding where the PALs went, and they were revealed by crosses and the PAL words themselves.<br /><br />Fun to do.leftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-49174941356750616562016-05-12T13:41:55.628-04:002016-05-12T13:41:55.628-04:00Good puzzle that was easy nowhere for me. Threw d...Good puzzle that was easy nowhere for me. Threw down PAUL RYAN and INSOLES right off, so there's that. The only place I've heard/seen OH SNAP is on my computer when it loses the server. Otherwise, no one says that, in Canada.<br /><br />I didn't know the quote, to the extent that I had the first part, and FRIEND in the second part, and I still didn't know what the adjective was, an I've actually seen Scarface. There's that, too.<br /><br />So, much effort was required to repair the first mistakes and to suss out the omission. I already had PAL in the two upper areas, so things went a little more smoothly in the lower section. I've only recently become aware of SAM SMITH and that pretty well finished off the puzzle.<br /><br />I thought NICER had a "green paint" feel to it, but ANENT and EIEIO seemed like old FRIENDs. <br /><br />@Diana,LIW @leftcoastTAM @rondo - I don't want to argue, really, but there are three aspects to the "white hope" thing. One, of course is the phrase itself, which has odious connotations if one chooses to discern them. Another is the hypersensitivity some have whenever they read/hear such phrases. This varies, but in my opinion doesn't necessarily reflect upon the moral sensibilities of whomever uses the phrase. I mean that. The third aspect is the inclusion of such a phrase in a crossword puzzle where we might encounter Idi Amin, McCarthy, Nazi, ISIS, Assad, Poutin, etc. As xword answers they are neutral grid fillers. A crossword puzzle is not literature, nor a statement of beliefs or opinions. It is a bunch of words and phrases. Clearly, one may react negatively when they appear, but I just don't see it as necessary to point out how one does react. Personally, I hate to ever see SARAH PALIN in a puzzle, but I shrug when entering her venerated name.rain forestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-40195910758165208102016-05-12T10:46:16.679-04:002016-05-12T10:46:16.679-04:00My natick was not with the second A of ANA; it was...My natick was not with the second A of ANA; it was with the first. All five vowels make a perfectly good word when INSERTed into P_TS. I had no idea what was meant by "Brady bunch" until I read OFL's explanation. I have no love for the PATS, and so it didn't occur to me. The A was a pure guess, based on the likelihood of ANA over other choices. Whew!<br /><br />One must admit the reveal in this puzzle is a FACEPALM. It would have been funnier if we didn't know what the "LITTLE FRIEND" was, or how it was about to "SAY HELLO." I grabbed onto it when I was puzzling over the #42 square. Say, NEPAL and PALED would fit: we got us a rebus! The quote, already in, now made perfect sense. Whereupon I rushed back up to the NW for the now-gimme SARAHPALIN.<br /><br />Cute though that Alaskan may be, I won't have her as my DOD. I've neither seen nor heard of the tennis chick, but I'll take her anyway.<br /><br />"Dallying sort" confused me; I thought it was some kind of time-waster. BEER TENT? Not when I was there. They are permanent structures; I would've called them barns. Huge! And a lot of fun.<br /><br />I don't understand OHSNAP; saw it before in xwords so I know it...but it sounds terminally stupid. You will never hear me say it.<br /><br />Theme and revealer: middle of the fairway. Fill: in the deep rough. Hole: not too hard. Result: par.spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-46518109495241816902016-05-12T10:00:36.771-04:002016-05-12T10:00:36.771-04:00EIEIO EMCEE
Spin a RAPALBUM in APPALACHIA?
OHSNAP...EIEIO EMCEE<br /><br />Spin a RAPALBUM in APPALACHIA?<br />OHSNAP, you’re like to be SLAYED.<br />IBET there’s NUN who OBEYS ya,<br />NONO, they’ll INSURE you be daid.<br /><br />--- ANA ISABEL ONEAL<br />BS2noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-41276502575558424772016-05-12T09:06:55.804-04:002016-05-12T09:06:55.804-04:00Yeezus indeed! Hand up for pAulryaN, and then OHSt...Yeezus indeed! Hand up for pAulryaN, and then OHStoP and INSoleS. Talk about an inkfest, but yeah baby SARAHPALIN was the easiest because she was all alone there. The other two being tied together made the NE a real mess. The rest went pretty easy.<br /><br />I went to both Harvard and MIT, but it’s a lot to take in on one day.<br /><br />Don’t need to read sports complaints when Shaq’s name comes up. NONO! Mr. ONEAL is one of the most recognizable athletes ever. That you can’t spell is on you.<br /><br />Speaking of sport, yeah baby ANA Ivanovic may not have done POSES for PLAYBOY, but her SI POSES were terrific.<br /><br />@D,LIW, agree so much, awful clue could easily have been avoided. Cluing the play and/or film would have given perspective. Tony, Pulitzer, and Academy Awards as evidence could have made the answer go OVEREASY.<br /><br />Stuffing a whole word like PAL into one square is, again, not my favorite type of puz, but having done a RAFT of them, I take what comes along. Find me a BEERTENT.<br />rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-60494974565875640362016-05-12T08:31:02.331-04:002016-05-12T08:31:02.331-04:00FACEPALM, PLAYBOY
ONCE SARAHPALIN rolled OVEREASY...FACEPALM, PLAYBOY<br /><br />ONCE SARAHPALIN rolled OVEREASY, ALAE open for ABALL with no end,<br />with DEPALMA her hand TITUS can be, she’d SAYHELLOTOMYLITTLEFRIEND.<br /><br />--- ELMORE PALOMINO<br />Burma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-49748202153647817002016-05-11T23:20:34.077-04:002016-05-11T23:20:34.077-04:00@Lefty
Pls see yesterday re WHope - I hope. Did ...@Lefty<br /><br />Pls see yesterday re WHope - I hope. Did comment - late.<br /><br />Lady DiDiana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-15604008326713432132016-04-09T22:14:31.647-04:002016-04-09T22:14:31.647-04:00Ugh.
Too much sports stuff crossing with other es...Ugh.<br /><br />Too much sports stuff crossing with other esoteric stuff.<br /><br />LADANSE / ABALL<br />PATS / ANA [Ivanovic]<br />PALOMINO / ANENT<br />LSU / LEHI<br /><br />And a medical prescription is a script, not a SCRIP.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-47157422277704470402016-04-08T10:51:13.133-04:002016-04-08T10:51:13.133-04:00On the website, use shift and then type the letter...On the website, use shift and then type the letters. If you already have something entered in the grid, erase it first.Sonia Shttp://www.copyblogger.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-55641343013901970062016-04-08T06:25:08.982-04:002016-04-08T06:25:08.982-04:00How do you make little PALs in the boxes? I just u...How do you make little PALs in the boxes? I just used Ps and it graded me out.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16296230733651648770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-57223209835704723862016-04-07T23:49:49.506-04:002016-04-07T23:49:49.506-04:00Thanks to all who answered my MED question. I see...Thanks to all who answered my MED question. I seem to be alone here, but I've never heard or read "scrip" for prescription, only Rx. I always thought scrip was some sort of substitute money used at a fair or bazaar. So I've learned something. I've also never heard MED used in the singular, other than in referring to a MED student. I've heard the expression: "Don't forget to take your MEDS", but never "Don't forget to take your MED." (Even if the person in question only takes one type of medication.) So I can't say I think this is a great clue, but I'll bow to the wisdom of the commentariat.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16737377749030219974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-60462072866008207342016-04-07T23:32:49.294-04:002016-04-07T23:32:49.294-04:00@Anon 9:17: You're right, and here I am writi...@Anon 9:17: You're right, and here I am writing. :-)<br /><br />I took a looooooong absence from doing the puzzles, due to various complications: MS relapse, a fall that broke my (dominant side) shoulder, another MS relapse, the death of my mother-in-law, a major house remodel, the death of my father-in-law, arthroscopic shoulder surgery, etc., etc.<br /><br />Some of you may remember the incredibly generous blog post that Rex did, which, combined with the extreme generosity of Rex's readers, raised all of the money for me to get Oliver, the black Lab service dog, . After having him for one week, though, I gave him back, much to the dismay of my husband & son. The dog & I just didn't have a "connection."<br />But about 4 months later, Emmy became available, and the rest is history! Thanks for all the Emmy love - she's a real sweetheart, a very loyal service dog, and a big joker. She helps me out a lot around the house and especially out in public, where she's a total ice breaker - she helps me make friends wherever we go. I have a 2-minute video on YouTube, showing the things she does for me: https://youtu.be/0dQD3vLJL7w<br />It was so fun to see Rex & Emmy cuddling at the ACPT Final - they both seemed to enjoy it so much.<br /><br />(Oh, about Oliver: When I gave him back, I told the head trainer that I thought he might do better with a male owner; I just got that feeling when observing his interactions with other people. The trainer assured me that the dogs are trained to be paired with either sex. One day, I heard that the Boston news channel was doing a story on Assistance animals, so I taped it. They profiled different types of service animals: a horse, a monkey, and a dog. The dog was a black Lab from NEADS and had paired up with an Iraq veteran with PTSD. You guessed it, the dog was Oliver, and both he and his new owner seem very happy.)<br /><br />I'll do a writeup about the ACPT also; I'll post it to my blog in the next few days. Thanks for letting me post my long story, Rex! (Hi Marion, Loren, Karen, Bob, Dave, Andrea, Tita etc.!)<br /><br />JenCThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18290169184354765840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-52755604431790987682016-04-07T22:04:09.354-04:002016-04-07T22:04:09.354-04:00@Chaos344 - OFL is, indeed, a Tiger fan. His openi...@Chaos344 - OFL is, indeed, a Tiger fan. His opening night Tweets reflected my feelings of our "revamped" bullpen. Still, 2-0 is 2-0. Now the damn Yankees and light snow for the Home Opener party. Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-36945243876946747972016-04-07T18:28:51.634-04:002016-04-07T18:28:51.634-04:00@Tita A : Bring a rubber band to hold your sliced...@Tita A : Bring a rubber band to hold your sliced-into-wedges apple together, but you'll still get tossed out for throwing it. :)Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10032302346488486116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-43364951991110480692016-04-07T18:09:31.073-04:002016-04-07T18:09:31.073-04:00@Chaos 344 (10:01)-- I just love the unconditional...@Chaos 344 (10:01)-- I just love the unconditional love test you propose! And I also love the fact that your yellow lab's name was CHAOS. You don't have a photo, by any chance, do you? Although, right now, I only have eyes for Emmy. (Sounds like a song, doesn't it?)Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16737377749030219974noreply@blogger.com