tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post6941882331909683732..comments2024-03-29T05:08:37.783-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Flat-topped hill / MON 1-11-21/ Letters between thetas and kappas / Actress Donovan of "Sabrina the Teenage Witch" / Hilton alternative / Soccer star HammRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger131125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-32036992697359176792021-02-15T15:51:09.167-05:002021-02-15T15:51:09.167-05:00Oops, not Rex. Sorry, August. Good review.Oops, not Rex. Sorry, August. Good review.leftcoasternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-32189844686804295182021-02-15T15:45:14.915-05:002021-02-15T15:45:14.915-05:00Sandwich theme and fill salted with some tasty bit...Sandwich theme and fill salted with some tasty bites (except for the “fast-food item” Rex threw into the garbage).<br /><br />Elsewhere, needed all the crosses for DIWALI, hadn’t heard of ELISA Donovan, and had to attend to the spelling of OEUF. <br /><br />SLOG, in my opinion, is an apt term for Sunday puzzles. Mondays’, like today’s, can provide a fresh welcome to the week.<br /><br /><br /><br />leftcoasternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-60086225203824193582021-02-15T14:52:23.216-05:002021-02-15T14:52:23.216-05:00The first McRib was very good - thus the continuin...The first McRib was very good - thus the continuing popularity, plus the lack of any competition for a pork BBQ sandwich nationally.<br /><br />Moral: change often worsens things. the original Wheaties, ginger snaps and animal crackers were all better than what is found today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-79561600313054465412021-02-15T14:17:43.083-05:002021-02-15T14:17:43.083-05:00Vaguely aware of REDDIT, but SUBREDDIT? C'mon,...Vaguely aware of REDDIT, but SUBREDDIT? C'mon, I only check it out during DIWALI.<br /><br />First outbuilding = BARN_ONE.<br /><br />Sorry CARDI B, no way. ELISA D, yeah baby.<br /><br />Not a SLOG.rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-30218254249136113622021-02-15T14:06:28.875-05:002021-02-15T14:06:28.875-05:00MORAL CASA?
It's no SAFER when the PARTY star...MORAL CASA?<br /><br />It's no SAFER when the PARTY starts,<br />it's not HALTED, ORA WRAP, OR stopping,<br />when the CUBAN OR the EURO-POPTARTS<br />and their MAMAs go BAR and CLUBHOPPING.<br /><br />--- SCOT REEDBurma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-73115228579781858232021-02-15T12:12:55.451-05:002021-02-15T12:12:55.451-05:00I am in total agreement with @Spacey today. I did...I am in total agreement with @Spacey today. I did finish it, but REDDIT? DIWALI? Where did this stuff come from, and how did they sneak into Monday? A fine puzzle otherwise, but, well, you know...<br /><br />Diana, Lady-in-Waiting for CrosswordsDiana, LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-3014551744445757202021-02-15T10:54:22.553-05:002021-02-15T10:54:22.553-05:00Okay, you make a meat loaf--a big one. Then you ha...Okay, you make a meat loaf--a big one. Then you have leftovers. The next day you slice one off, Add [gluten-free] bread and plenty of mayo, a little salt if sodium isn't killing you, and you have THE definitive sandwich.<br /><br />Easy-peasy to make--unlike today's lunch. This is MONDAY?????? All right, so you can fault me for tech-ignorance on SUBREDDIT, for which I needed every single cross. You can cluck-cluck at me for somehow missing "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch;" trust me, it can be done. Ditto for CARDIB. But DIWALI?? That puppy doesn't even belong in a SATURDAY puzzle! Who not of Indian descent is gonna know THAT one? Oh yeah, and what is a CUBAN sandwich? Or is it CUBA? Or just CUB?<br /><br />I got it done, but bro-THER! Was it ever misplaced! DOD is AMAL Clooney, for many reasons. People who skip M-W, you might want to take a bite of this one. Birdie, for the triumph points.spacecrafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09125304293611865503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-70303605961527497312021-01-20T09:55:57.411-05:002021-01-20T09:55:57.411-05:00A little more challenge than a typical Monday, whi...A little more challenge than a typical Monday, which is always welcome. <br /><br />Favorite sandwich? Hard to say. Either salami and cheese with butter, or PBJ with butter. And thin bread (but not a WRAP). <br /><br />Hand up for not liking Picasso<br />kitshefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10014225555838850414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-38112979173357605542021-01-12T10:09:03.036-05:002021-01-12T10:09:03.036-05:00@Gill - thanks for the reco. Next time I’m in Miam...@Gill - thanks for the reco. Next time I’m in Miami or D.C. I will definitely try those places. As for cooking pork, I agree - low and slow is the way. And you are right - the bread is the key. Man I could go for a Cuban right now :)Xcentrichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03861463412821400095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-75191916640200369722021-01-12T10:06:24.409-05:002021-01-12T10:06:24.409-05:00Almost set a PR on this one and really liked it! I...Almost set a PR on this one and really liked it! It felt fresh and fun. I'm old and female, but love Reddit, it's the only social media site I use (well, besides occasional forays into commenting on Rex's blog - does that count?) SUBREDDIT is absolutely the term, usually shortened to "subs", and not crosswordese in the least. Reddit's a wild place but I steer clear of the craziness; the train porn, atoptic, and guinea pig subs are about my speed. Cassieopiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12656341974633440703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-37121156405366518932021-01-11T22:50:47.260-05:002021-01-11T22:50:47.260-05:00I set a new personal record on this puzzle! "...I set a new personal record on this puzzle! "Talk a blue streak" was by far my hardest clue. ELISA, AMNIO, and STOLI were also pretty hard. Also: Reddit has over 300 million users per month, so I'm not sure if it qualifies as crosswordese (although there is probably little overlap in target audience).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-86313339944066660332021-01-11T22:05:17.413-05:002021-01-11T22:05:17.413-05:00I've never known "talks a blue streak&quo...I've never known "talks a blue streak" to mean "talks fast". I've only known it to mean "never shuts up". At least that's what it seems to mean in my neck of the woods.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16737377749030219974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-29335726829678034512021-01-11T21:55:45.822-05:002021-01-11T21:55:45.822-05:00@Anon8:53 - I think “talk a blue streak” just mean...@Anon8:53 - I think “talk a blue streak” just means “fast” and the question mark indicates some sort of play on words, in this case “blue” being a slang term for sexual language, so CUSSing. If you’re finding online support for it just meaning CUSSing that may be a later usage based on “blue” in the phrase being misunderstood. Two dictionaries I found (Merriam-Webster and Cambridge) only have the <i>talk quickly and without stopping</i> definition and no etymology of where it comes from. Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-25955809672101594012021-01-11T21:05:07.821-05:002021-01-11T21:05:07.821-05:00^ All of this.^ All of this.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15648779696252876256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-87219522619260535392021-01-11T20:53:55.815-05:002021-01-11T20:53:55.815-05:00What does "talk a blue streak?" mean. S...What does "talk a blue streak?" mean. Some googling gave the definition "talk fast" or even "curse a lot", but why is there a question mark if the intended meaning is literally "CUSS"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-82134941711504129092021-01-11T19:01:18.020-05:002021-01-11T19:01:18.020-05:00@Charles Ives stuff-
All the talk about this comp...@Charles Ives stuff-<br /><br />All the talk about this composer had me wondering if my choral group had sung any of his pieces in the last thirty years, and of course we had, viz. "The Circus Band" which our director liked very much, and which I will only say is "interesting" and his Christmas song titled, appropriately enough " A Christmas Carol", which is simple and lovely.<br /><br />And that's the end of my Charles Ives knowledge.pabloinnhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04967477079504866917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-74419069009780746252021-01-11T18:55:19.446-05:002021-01-11T18:55:19.446-05:00My dear sweet @Nancy.....no apologies necessary. ...My dear sweet @Nancy.....no apologies necessary. Some people like pizza...I hate it. Music is so subjective and one has to be in the mood. What I most loved about Ives is that he took a chance on music that wasn't popular. P.S. I also hated Picasso and my art teacher almost failed me because I had the guts to say so...<br />As our friend @bocamp is famous for saying.....high five and peace to all.... ;-)GILL I.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05605766053820226324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-33590690589470073172021-01-11T18:24:51.114-05:002021-01-11T18:24:51.114-05:00If only the music had been simply dissonant, but n...If only the music had been simply dissonant, but not also lugubrious...<br /><br />If only the music had been simply lugubrious, and not also dissonant...<br /><br />But, alas, I found the music both dissonant AND lugubrious. Which made it for me:<br /><br /><i>Music to slit your wrists by.</i> Perhaps perfect for this terrible and depressing moment in American history -- but who wants to feel even more terrible and depressed?<br /><br />Apologies to all those who love Ives. Especially my good pal @GILL who re-thought Dylan because of me. Musical tastes are so individual and idiosyncratic @GILL. I'm sure I have a very middlebrow ear (to mix my body metaphors) and that it also takes more classical music education than I have acquired to develop an appreciation of this kind of atonal composition. But I'd be curious what other people on the blog who have never before heard any Ives might make of "Three Places in New England".Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16737377749030219974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-54355259056809643962021-01-11T18:01:49.698-05:002021-01-11T18:01:49.698-05:00Quite a few comments concerning Charles Ives. He i...Quite a few comments concerning Charles Ives. He is known for his manner of incorporating musical quotes galore in his pieces, both from the pop world and the classical world. If you don't recognize the quotes, some of the charm (if that's the correct word) of his works diminishes. What would I recommend to a person who wants to be introduced to his music? The Second Symphony (best version might be Bernstein's earlier recording with the NY Philharmonic) will have quotes you recognize. The second and third movements of the Fourth Symphony (the second is an aural presentation of a train ride). The Greg Smith Singers performing his chorale music. (I think made two recordings. The first 1966 recording (that includes General William Booth Enters into Heaven, The Circus March, and Psalm 90 [one of the most amzing works I have ever heard]) is wonderful, it you can find it. And make sure you listen to the organ Variations on America Or the orchestration by William Schuman. Much is osted on You Tube.pmdmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-38241202592308079852021-01-11T17:05:10.636-05:002021-01-11T17:05:10.636-05:00@A: The clue for WRAPPARTY specifically said "...@A: The clue for WRAPPARTY specifically said "end of filming." Cast parties are after Theatre closings and if it's a Musical, the orchestra is definitely included. Wrap parties include the myriad tech people involved in the making of the film. Oldactornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-71297149229868571772021-01-11T16:51:55.185-05:002021-01-11T16:51:55.185-05:00Terribly late to the posting party again today (Zo...Terribly late to the posting party again today (Zoom is taking over my life – aargh!), so I’ll just say a few silly things and go away.<br /><br />I’m back to intolerable boasting: this puzzle was a PR for me, a nice lift after my dismal failure yesterday.<br /><br />Hey, I wonder if “Jane Eyre” is Martha Kimes’s favorite book. There’s a JE section in the center bottom, with EYRE above her nasty aunt, Mrs. REED. Crossing them both is FIRE, which is a major plot point at the end of the novel. And ISLANDER might refer to Mr. Rochester’s wife, who’s from Jamaica. Coincidence? Maybe, but I like to think not. However, if anyone can see literary references where they don’t exist, it is I! <br /><br />Here's another <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5qXCzknxn8" rel="nofollow">memorable MIA</a>.<br /><br />I have an old Bances cigar box in which I keep odds and sods. I don't know about the quality of the cigars but the boxes are durable -- this one dates back to the '70s.<br /><br />@Anoa Bob (12:10 PM)<br />The resident glaciologist says that some TUNDRA is frozen seasonally, some falls into the category of permafrost, and that all areas of frozen ground are indeed shrinking in the climate crisis.Barbara S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17634754070567731006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-36242002658287286472021-01-11T16:46:48.816-05:002021-01-11T16:46:48.816-05:00@GILL (1:40) -- I have no opinion to "change&...@GILL (1:40) -- I have no opinion to "change" about Ives because I've never heard him and therefore have no opinion at all. But I promise to listen to "Three Places in New England" before the day is out.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16737377749030219974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-4394384158304013192021-01-11T16:27:10.097-05:002021-01-11T16:27:10.097-05:00Respect for Arthur Bryant’s, but your conclusion i...Respect for Arthur Bryant’s, but your conclusion is just so, so wrong. anonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856590945706264171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-40470765445715615142021-01-11T16:07:35.473-05:002021-01-11T16:07:35.473-05:00@burtonkd & @Z ... Quite literally, I knew we ...@burtonkd & @Z ... Quite literally, I knew we had a guest reviewer as soon as I read "THEME: Deli-ghtful" and then confirmed it with "I liked this one overall".<br /><br />@nancy (12:02pm) ... since burtonkd hasn't responded to your post, I'll take a stab and guess that they were referring to our discussion the other day about quintessential American music, though my memory is that you were wondering about songs that more or less require an American singer to be properly interpreted. I'm regret to say that I don't know enough about Ives' vocal music oeuvre to comment further.sanfranman59https://www.blogger.com/profile/15118732156312301425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-84505462993242200162021-01-11T16:01:04.863-05:002021-01-11T16:01:04.863-05:00My extended family includes two transgender people...My extended family includes two transgender people and getting name and pronouns right really does matter to them. It is absolutely the least one can do to honor their existence. It is a paradoxical thing where it is simultaneously not a big deal (and they will say as much) and the biggest deal in the world. <br /><br />Best grilled cheese? Quesadilla with whatever cheese and tasty leftovers might be in the fridge. The last one I made had some left over calabacitas that were maybe just a little too spicy (aka - “perfect”) joining some sharp cheddar. <br /><br />SUBREDDIT “crosswordese” comment - I assume August had a brain fart. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crosswordese" rel="nofollow">I don’t know how long this page will last unless it is improved, but it is a decent explainer/list</a>.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.com