tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post6917800130728845488..comments2024-03-28T08:24:32.790-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Candy man Russell / SUN 11-11-12 / Title gunfighter of 1964 #1 hit / Villainous Star Wars title / Words are loaded pistols / Carved polynesian talisman / Irish lullaby opener / Battle of 1796 Napoleon victory / Neutrogena competitorRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-8874764651378672412022-12-13T05:57:15.507-05:002022-12-13T05:57:15.507-05:00BCM Gunfighter Kag Black Mlok would be beneficial ...BCM Gunfighter Kag Black Mlok would be beneficial to categorize handgun <br />cartridges into two sub-pages,(Buy BCM KAG MLOK-Cheap gun parts for sale-<br />Buy gun kits-Buy gun parts) one for revolver cartridges and one for semi-automatic cartridges.<br /><a href="https://gunslist.org/product/bcm-gunfighter-kag-black-mlok/" rel="nofollow">BCM Gunfighter Kag Black Mlok</a>writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06283975586979243831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-17662765452392817982012-11-25T17:29:31.215-05:002012-11-25T17:29:31.215-05:00kahlua and cream = Brown cowkahlua and cream = Brown cowAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-14747323564036210002012-11-19T05:53:25.429-05:002012-11-19T05:53:25.429-05:00One would think a Dumass musketeer would be Athol,...One would think a Dumass musketeer would be Athol, but apparently not.<br />First thing that came to mind for 59D ("ball coverings") was pubes, but knew the NYT wouldn't allow that.Anonyratnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-76843587841838274562012-11-18T22:34:40.086-05:002012-11-18T22:34:40.086-05:00The best theme answers were customedam and saturda...The best theme answers were customedam and saturdaynightevil, as both ways they related directly to the clue. So often the alternate answer is just a phrase, but not clue-related. <br /><br />This was fun and easy, except I didn't get the NW four squares. That was fine. Usually these puzzles take me all week to do. This week I can read my book.wcutlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08615799228069705972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-10427570712271663322012-11-18T20:34:27.149-05:002012-11-18T20:34:27.149-05:00Great Gorski! A fun do, with plenty of chuckle to ...Great Gorski! A fun do, with plenty of chuckle to go with. "GO TO YOUR MOOR!" Priceless!<br /><br />I echo the discomfort that some, including OFL, felt about the clue for COMA. I couldn't put my finger on why...it JDFR (Just Didn't Feel Right). But @Rex verbalized it pretty well.<br /><br />Clean, mostly fresh fill, even including colloquialisms. Let us though, not start playing bingo on our crosswords. The potential is horrifying! YALL come back soon, Liz!Spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-1385963926720778292012-11-18T19:54:44.081-05:002012-11-18T19:54:44.081-05:00@Dave 12:36 - I also thought of White Russian at f...@Dave 12:36 - I also thought of White Russian at first. But that drink includes vodka along with the Kahlua and cream. And a Black Russian is just Kahlua and vodka.<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Russian_%28cocktail%29<br /><br />This was a very fun puzzle for me. My toughest spot was getting ORLON. I tried rayon and nylon and just could not see 5 or 6 Down for a while. And hands up for the ALOop error (ATHOS fixed that very quickly, though).<br /><br />As someone who is a slow solver, I felt proud of myself that I wrote in one theme entry, VAMPIRE TAB, even before I had any crosses. And I wrote in MOOR, but not the rest of it, without any crosses. C'mon! With Wuthering Heights in the clue, what else could it be but MOOR? <br /><br />But I had to laugh at the alternate suggestion for 70D, blood money, that @syndy suggested. Good one!<br /><br />A very fun puzzle. I can't pick my favorite theme entry - they're all good!Syndi Solvernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-8130898790254642752012-11-18T18:52:49.969-05:002012-11-18T18:52:49.969-05:00A coma does not denote mental illness. It is a dee...A coma does not denote mental illness. It is a deep sleep a person can't wake from easily (or ever in some cases).Kimethanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-40497215260610861982012-11-18T16:54:42.875-05:002012-11-18T16:54:42.875-05:00@mitchs........ "Hi Guy" was a Right Gua...@mitchs........ "Hi Guy" was a Right Guard commercial, but you got the scene right<br /><br />messed up with 51D and put uthat. Figured out it was wrong when I got ANOSE, which let DARTH fall in. But not having seen "A Crying Time", I never got ANDROGYNY, so had a hole there, in part because I put rayON for "leisure suit material" (19A) and wouldn't let it go.<br /><br />Also, having not heard of 29A, I put PuTiN, which messed up 24D for SATURDAY..... and couldn't cross the fill at TSENG and YADIG<br /><br />still fun; I find the more tedious ones like last week's syndicated one to be no fun and normally they wind up in recycle well from complete.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-37104958198378821602012-11-18T14:30:34.980-05:002012-11-18T14:30:34.980-05:00Hello Fellow Seattleites,
Are any of you going to ...Hello Fellow Seattleites,<br />Are any of you going to the CW tournament today (Sun. 18 at the Northgate Barnes & Noble? It's at 2 p.m. If so, hope to meet you.connie in seattlenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-79650345717900005372012-11-18T10:43:59.064-05:002012-11-18T10:43:59.064-05:00(From syndiland) I hate to gloat but I get to so s...(From syndiland) I hate to gloat but I get to so seldomly that I will anyway - WPP and I crushed this puzzle and had great fun in the doing! We caught the trick at CUSTOMEDAM and went through the rest of the grid trying to guess the theme phrases without any crosses and we actually got a lot of them right. When we had gone through all the clues once the grid was nearly complete with only the NE corner needing a revisit, and we were presented with JUNKREWARD as our final entry. That was FUN! Thanks Ms Gorski (and Will, I guess, for whatever minor roll he may have had in the process).<br /><br />As a post-gloat moment of humility I should confess that we had ALOOP and never went back to correct it, but it still isn't enough to throw me for ALOSS.Dirigonzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03903353503511480168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-23401405918362578232012-11-16T12:36:23.532-05:002012-11-16T12:36:23.532-05:00Never heard of a Sombrero, we always called Kahlua...Never heard of a Sombrero, we always called Kahlua and Cream a "White Russian". Never cared for them.<br /><br />Strange thing about this puzzle was that I had trouble finding a toehold, but then once I did, finished it as fast as I could write the answers in. Davenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-2215958990741227432012-11-13T09:31:13.019-05:002012-11-13T09:31:13.019-05:00Chiming in late as I didn't have time to do th...Chiming in late as I didn't have time to do the puzzle till MOnday night. After getting JUNK and BUNS (backwards)and reading the title, I concluded it was a puzzle full of euphemisms for gluteus maximus. But it was not to be. Oh well...Nancy in PAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-87340571285818075602012-11-13T01:20:37.834-05:002012-11-13T01:20:37.834-05:00I'm another who knew Tod (due to numerous time...I'm another who knew Tod (due to numerous times getting caught up in watching the movie with my children), and whose heart sang when I saw the name of the constructor!<br /><br />Thank you for a very enjoyable solve, Ms. Gorski!nurturinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02035395856164817422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-55661243006540166342012-11-12T16:32:43.824-05:002012-11-12T16:32:43.824-05:00Better late than never: I had a good time with th...Better late than never: I had a good time with this one. The theme was fun, but I thought the NEWJOB/FJORD crossing was spectacular! Not to often to see a J cross; or is it J-walk? Hmmmm.John Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557037910799243636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-1103618543793719412012-11-11T23:50:01.607-05:002012-11-11T23:50:01.607-05:00I know i am getting old when martinis come in fla...I know i am getting old when martinis come in flavors and bartenders never heard of SOMBREROS! Now i usually just order as Kahlua and cream on ice. Tastes the same, regardless of how you say it. Good puzzle.mjddonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08069055024049098314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-52819440458761996242012-11-11T21:58:50.404-05:002012-11-11T21:58:50.404-05:00WOTD #2 Silas DEANE only was familiar due to drivi...WOTD #2 Silas DEANE only was familiar due to driving in the area of Newington/Hartford, CT.<br /><br />This was hard, but at least not a struggle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-69496400563079222342012-11-11T20:23:28.470-05:002012-11-11T20:23:28.470-05:00This week's relative difficulty ratings. See m...This week's relative difficulty ratings. See my 8/1/2009 post for an explanation. 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 5:44, 6:46, 0.85, 2%, Easy (3rd lowest median solve time of 174 Mondays)<br />Tue 7:57, 8:58, 0.89, 18%, Easy<br />Wed 7:55, 11:48, 0.67, 1%, Easy (lowest median solve time of 173 Wednesdays)<br />Thu 25:45, 18:49, 1.37, 95%, Challenging (10th highest median solve time of 174 Thursdays)<br />Fri 26:25, 24:22, 1.08, 68%, Medium-Challenging<br />Sat 24:06, 29:04, 0.83, 15%, Easy<br />Sun 23:47, 32:47, 0.73, 6%, Easy<br /><br />Top 100 solvers<br /><br />Mon 3:28, 3:41, 0.94, 26%, Easy-Medium<br />Tue 4:27, 4:41, 0.95, 41%, Medium<br />Wed 4:30, 5:57, 0.76, 3%, Easy (5th lowest median solve time of 173 Wednesdays)<br />Thu 15:09, 9:24, 1.61, 98%, Challenging (4th highest median solve time of 174 Thursdays)<br />Fri 14:38, 12:10, 1.20, 82%, Challenging<br />Sat 16:04, 16:30, 0.97, 50%, Medium<br />Sun 23:47, 32:47, 0.73, 13%, Easysanfranman59https://www.blogger.com/profile/15118732156312301425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-42855143149586427312012-11-11T19:58:37.495-05:002012-11-11T19:58:37.495-05:00Almost exactly what @joho said! My favorite word w...Almost exactly what @joho said! My favorite word was androgyny: I had the -yny first and could not believe that could be right.<br /><br />Fun one, Elizabeth!<br />machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-21200507979694367322012-11-11T18:26:29.389-05:002012-11-11T18:26:29.389-05:00@jberg: I have to disagree with your characteriza...@jberg: I have to disagree with your characterization of NATO. The mission of NATO is not to make war but to defend the member states. More info here: http://www.nato.int/welcome/brochure_WhatIsNATO_en.pdf<br />Regards, Norm (believe it or not a happy resident of the People's Republic of Berkeley who nonetheless believes that the use of military force is sometimes required)Normhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10032302346488486116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-70455983726223410222012-11-11T18:07:50.726-05:002012-11-11T18:07:50.726-05:00Great easy-breezy Sunday. Title told us what to lo...Great easy-breezy Sunday. Title told us what to look for, and I got it at CUSTOM EDAM. Snarliest was in the Oregon region for me, but overall a fun solve. Best answer was ANDROGYNY, after thinking of many other words to fit there. <br /><br />Never knew there was a name for Kahlua and cream. <br />We just called it Kahlua and cream. Milfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04923019988243284636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-76216787159948065292012-11-11T16:43:52.430-05:002012-11-11T16:43:52.430-05:00A fine Sunday. I had a malapop at 53A with AS IS m...A fine Sunday. I had a malapop at 53A with AS IS making it's actual appearance at 88D and a few areas that took me awhile to piece together, but all in all a smooth solve.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-73823919905455093452012-11-11T16:13:19.500-05:002012-11-11T16:13:19.500-05:00Lotsa fun...thanks Liz Gorski!Lotsa fun...thanks Liz Gorski!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04551716499829677518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-32603872835684628792012-11-11T15:13:03.412-05:002012-11-11T15:13:03.412-05:00I am fairly sure that the percentage of voters tha...I am fairly sure that the percentage of voters that were Latino was greater than 7 percent this year. One internet source said 10 percent; another estimate prior to the election was 9 percent.<br /><br />Whatever the percentage, Latino voters had a big effect on the results....michaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-17423089988073230102012-11-11T14:05:14.861-05:002012-11-11T14:05:14.861-05:00re: TOD
I knew TOD and how to spell it. I had 80...re: TOD<br /><br />I knew TOD and how to spell it. I had 80s kids.Texas Mommahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07601124453265527124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-88325303510941953482012-11-11T13:57:11.500-05:002012-11-11T13:57:11.500-05:00@Gill - I thought you'd get a kick out of that...@Gill - I thought you'd get a kick out of that one.<br /><br />Hey - has anyone noticed that you are not getting email notifications?<br /><br />I haven't gotten them in about 3 days, and I'm feelin' so left out! :(Titahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16368251255494687496noreply@blogger.com