tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post700613072863588376..comments2024-03-29T08:05:46.119-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Actress Blake / MON 11-5-12 / Jedi's furry friend / Bedazzled actor Moore / Hitchcock thriller set in CaliforniaRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger92125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-80338111316140121202012-12-12T03:03:38.864-05:002012-12-12T03:03:38.864-05:00Am I the only one who thought ACHE and AHME at the...Am I the only one who thought ACHE and AHME at the beginning and end of the second line was a veiled self-reference (AC+ME = Acme)?<br />@ Bob Kerfuffle 10:06 AM - Obviously, (almost) no one would have a problem with the foreign words in this puzzle you cited. It's the ones like "Archaic French for 'aardvark scrotum'" that cheese people off.<br />From reading all the comments I'm starting to wonder if the key to being an elite solver is to drop a lot of acid?<br />@ JFC - Does that stand for Jesus F. Christ?Anonyratnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-48815638371962838262012-12-10T19:31:56.267-05:002012-12-10T19:31:56.267-05:00@rainforest
why is that a dark thought? SOmetimes...@rainforest<br />why is that a dark thought? SOmetimes I get extra kudos bec they know my name, and more often than not these days I get extra grief for the same! So it balances out!acmenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-14365410844274846162012-12-10T18:35:42.081-05:002012-12-10T18:35:42.081-05:00As I sat down to solve this one, I thought "I...As I sat down to solve this one, I thought "I won't have enough time before I have to leave". Wrong. This was maybe the first time I pretty well just did the acrosses and, when finished, went back to look at the downs to see if I had messed up. Nope. I don't time myself, but this had to be the fastest I have ever solved a puzzle. Is that a good thing? Well, one good thing is that there is no "yech" fill. None, not even SSTS, given how/where it is clued. Dark thought: I wonder if knowing the constructor's name had anything to do with the kudos tossed her way...rain forestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-34013899346316065052012-12-10T16:57:54.076-05:002012-12-10T16:57:54.076-05:00On seeing the by-line I knew I was in for a smooth...On seeing the by-line I knew I was in for a smooth, sweet solve and I wasn't dissapointed. I like the different smile inducing TRIOs. At 1-D originally wanted my golfer to shoot for the Pin. Also like everyone else, I briefly had an i in BLYNKEN.<br /><br />@Spacecraft - SST is crosswordese at it's worst, but the real thing is (was) an awesome bird. The Air and Space Museum at Boeing Field in Seattle has one and it's fascinating.<br /><br />My daughter saw THE BIRDS, and has since hated birds of every kind.<br /><br />Thanks, @ACME, enjoyed your puzzle immensely. Also enjoyed your commentary.Gingernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-80009355559608085272012-12-10T13:01:18.956-05:002012-12-10T13:01:18.956-05:00A simple Monday confection. I enjoy doing puzzles ...A simple Monday confection. I enjoy doing puzzles for the memory jogs as much as anything else; this gave me two.<br /><br />I can remember seeing THEBIRDS for the first time as a teenager; when the words "THE END" came on the screen--seemingly in the middle of an incredibly tense situation--I cried out loud "Alfred, you sonofabitch!" Apparently, per the new film bio, he was.<br /><br />OHENRY's Full House was another memorable filmgoing experience for me, though the story that stayed with me was not the one in the clue: it was "The Last Leaf." That one gives me chills even now.<br /><br />My only gripe: ever since the SSTS' last real-life flight, they've been busier than EVER as they SOAR through crosswords. Can we ground those puppies once and for all?<br /><br />Hackers like me shoot for PAR; real "golfers" are after THEBIRDS.Spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-70193180375698866432012-12-10T10:46:26.183-05:002012-12-10T10:46:26.183-05:00liked the puzzle. Yes, it was easy just as a Monda... liked the puzzle. Yes, it was easy just as a Monday puzzle should be. <br /><br />I did misspell "Blynken' but that was corrected by "yoyo". Any references to TV or film was filled in with crosses. <br /><br />I liked that I did not have to know a street name in SF or NYC or the third bridge built in Paris, etc.<br /><br />I think it was a very good puzzle.<br /><br />NM Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14920756034993068695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-34716867114772497872012-12-10T10:43:09.495-05:002012-12-10T10:43:09.495-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.NM Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14920756034993068695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-1690818322349910632012-11-06T14:28:36.656-05:002012-11-06T14:28:36.656-05:00@ MIETTE & ACME- I hope you are not as old as ...<br />@ MIETTE & ACME- I hope you are not as old as it appears. I haven't heard Wynken et alii for the past 80 years, since I was in grade school. Good puzzle anyway.ksquarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06181873595483296089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-55695634840407182122012-11-06T13:11:29.812-05:002012-11-06T13:11:29.812-05:00@JFC - you d**K@JFC - you d**KAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-16332403644454169102012-11-06T00:14:04.996-05:002012-11-06T00:14:04.996-05:00This 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<br /><br />Top 100 solvers<br /><br />Mon 3:28, 3:41, 0.94, 26%, Easy-Mediumsanfranman59https://www.blogger.com/profile/15118732156312301425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-38432608285531833742012-11-05T23:25:42.854-05:002012-11-05T23:25:42.854-05:00@Tita - No.@Tita - No.JFCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-36325473625216967082012-11-05T23:16:46.531-05:002012-11-05T23:16:46.531-05:00It's fixed now. Clicking on the play button do...It's fixed now. Clicking on the play button downloads the .puz file.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-28002449058584070332012-11-05T23:04:49.816-05:002012-11-05T23:04:49.816-05:00For some reason the .puz version is not available....For some reason the .puz version is not available. You can get the .pdf version by clicking the "download puzzle as PDF" linkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-86095198154264283032012-11-05T22:53:47.596-05:002012-11-05T22:53:47.596-05:00Where's my friggen puzzle for Tues? I don'...Where's my friggen puzzle for Tues? I don't want to download a pdf, I want to solve a .puz.Dissatisfied Consumernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-88341888833281977642012-11-05T22:41:26.892-05:002012-11-05T22:41:26.892-05:00My fastest Monday ever! Used to recite the poem wy...My fastest Monday ever! Used to recite the poem wynken blynken and nod when i was (much) younger so it was not a problem for me. Thanks @andrea! Where is your Beatles singalong? May i come next time?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-85174622834415541182012-11-05T22:26:22.033-05:002012-11-05T22:26:22.033-05:00Shout outs to our northern New England nighbors, @...Shout outs to our northern New England nighbors, @lindsey and @dirigonzo.<br />3rd and out...Titahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16368251255494687496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-46986538656146888312012-11-05T21:46:19.232-05:002012-11-05T21:46:19.232-05:00Oh - and @Andrea - my half-French dear friend'...Oh - and @Andrea - my half-French dear friend's daughter is named Yvette, and is trilingual. I will use this puzzle to introduce her to the delights of crosswords- with those 2 French words, one clued with her name, and the easy-peasyness, it will be perfecte!<br />Thanks for stopping by.<br /><br />@Bob K - lol!!<br /><br />Titahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16368251255494687496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-80863767067251436992012-11-05T21:33:29.103-05:002012-11-05T21:33:29.103-05:00@lms - yup - the clue for RIP was fun.
@acme - as...@lms - yup - the clue for RIP was fun.<br /><br />@acme - as was the whole puzzle - how could each of those trios do anything BUT bring smiles?<br />I guess @rex must be back to hating everything. One might have had a brief ray of hope that between his respites from blogging, and his own published Sunday, that he would do more than "the usual". aah well.<br /><br />@jfc - give it a rest! I appreciate that you have voted yourself the judge of when-rexites-have-actual-opinions vs when-rexites-have-constructor-fed-koolaid-opinions, but realize that your posts explaining the above are getting quite tiresome.Titahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16368251255494687496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-74868193320819250712012-11-05T20:54:02.403-05:002012-11-05T20:54:02.403-05:00Hi Hi,
I'm here...busy day...when I have a pu...Hi Hi, <br />I'm here...busy day...when I have a puzzle it's like a mini-birthday celebration!!!! i get to hear from all my friends and celebrate getting a puzzle published!<br />Still a big deal to me each time it happens!<br /><br />The original idea was as a Tuesday...with just the one person in the clue and the solver "shouts out" the other two.<br />Like a little dance or conversation...I say, "SNAP!" you say "CRACKLE AND POP!!!", I say "HUEY", you shout "DEWEY AND LOUIE"!!!<br /><br />But it became a Monday, I guess, bec of the otherwise easiness of the fill (and no matter what I do, Will prefers me on Mondays)<br /> (@San Fran, congrats on record time!)<br /><br />I actually had to rewrite from scratch bec originally I had SHEMP AND CURLY but was told they were never in a film together.<br /><br />I love that folks have come up with another for a sequel... Love DEWEY, CHEATEM AND HOWE or MANNY, MO AND JACK.<br /><br />TINKERS TO EVERS TO CHANCE I actually considered but threw it out bec it was baseball...<br /><br />(Kidding, I tossed it bec it was more "x TO x TO x" than AND and wanted to be consistent)<br /><br />For TREVI I had ""Three Coins" fountain" to add to the theme.<br /><br />@AnoaBob<br />Love TWOOUTOFTHREE (it's even 13!) but the TRIO in the corner was meant as a reveal/dollop...<br />the theme to me was not that it was only 2 out of three, it was that we work "together" to name the TRIO.<br /><br />As for "Bedazzled", it's funny, my original clue was about Nell's beau Doright...but in a later version I changed it to "Bedazzled" as it felt more pizzazz-y with the zzz (I have OUZO and ZONE in the SE but that corner was rewritten in editing, so glad there were some Z's in the clues)<br /><br />For the gentleman @3:28 who said he walked away not having learned anything new, etc. perhaps that hysterical Peter Cook, Dudley Moore film could have been one!<br />I myself learned how to spell BLYNKEN and got a mini-tutorial about the Stooges! <br />I also misspelled LOUIs while resolving yesterday!<br /><br />Actually, I can take no credit for THEBIRDS. The NW also underwent revision, unclear why...My 3D was OUTBURST and, ironically, AMI in my version was APU!!! <br />(Not sure I would have had so much French or ALAW for that matter and I had YAYA (Yay Sisterhood!) not YOYO, but the powers that be felt this was better, sobeit!)<br /><br />There is a new movie about Hitchcock's abuse of Tippi Hedren. Apparently the birds actually hurt her and he did a bunch of other cruel things to her.<br /><br />Now it's off to my First Monday of the month Beatles singalong!!! I guess my choice of songs has been made for me! ;)<br /><br />Thanks everybody who got it and "sang" along with me today!<br /><br /><br />Andrea Carla Michaelsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-1794470116385384802012-11-05T20:52:42.374-05:002012-11-05T20:52:42.374-05:00I enjoyed the quick romp through childhood trios. ...I enjoyed the quick romp through childhood trios. Had DEWEY and LOUIE reversed which causes a pile up down there in the middle. And, not having heard of BLYNKEN and what? (and not seeing OHENRY or AMOON right away) I almost DNFed. On a Monday. On an ACME puzzle. But then it all came to me.<br /><br />Count me in at Bodega Bay.Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17459992224851404501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-57084227064744498692012-11-05T20:49:34.977-05:002012-11-05T20:49:34.977-05:00Wynken, Blynken, and Nod (Dutch Lullaby)
by Eugene...Wynken, Blynken, and Nod (Dutch Lullaby)<br />by Eugene Field (1850-1895)<br /><br />Wynken, Blynken, and Nod one night<br /> Sailed off in a wooden shoe---<br />Sailed on a river of crystal light,<br /> Into a sea of dew.<br />"Where are you going, and what do you wish?"<br /> The old moon asked the three.<br />"We have come to fish for the herring fish<br /> That live in this beautiful sea;<br /> Nets of silver and gold have we!"<br /> Said Wynken,<br /> Blynken,<br /> And Nod.<br /><br />The old moon laughed and sang a song,<br /> As they rocked in the wooden shoe,<br />And the wind that sped them all night long<br /> Ruffled the waves of dew.<br />The little stars were the herring fish<br /> That lived in that beautiful sea---<br />"Now cast your nets wherever you wish---<br /> Never afeard are we";<br /> So cried the stars to the fishermen three:<br /> Wynken,<br /> Blynken,<br /> And Nod.<br /><br />All night long their nets they threw<br /> To the stars in the twinkling foam---<br />Then down from the skies came the wooden shoe,<br /> Bringing the fishermen home;<br />'T was all so pretty a sail it seemed<br /> As if it could not be,<br />And some folks thought 't was a dream they 'd dreamed<br /> Of sailing that beautiful sea---<br /> But I shall name you the fishermen three:<br /> Wynken,<br /> Blynken,<br /> And Nod.<br /><br />Wynken and Blynken are two little eyes,<br /> And Nod is a little head,<br />And the wooden shoe that sailed the skies<br /> Is a wee one's trundle-bed.<br />So shut your eyes while mother sings<br /> Of wonderful sights that be,<br />And you shall see the beautiful things<br /> As you rock in the misty sea,<br /> Where the old shoe rocked the fishermen three:<br /> Wynken,<br /> Blynken,<br /> And Nod.Miettenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-74885533294704886092012-11-05T18:39:10.307-05:002012-11-05T18:39:10.307-05:00Looks like I have to guide you city folk to your d...Looks like I have to guide you city folk to your destination again: If you want to see what your darlin' Andrea has to say, (it ain't much) you gotta go to the comments at "Diary of a Crossword Fiend."Dan'l Boonenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-39994810776619168352012-11-05T18:34:17.237-05:002012-11-05T18:34:17.237-05:00Will the real ACM please stand up.Will the real ACM please stand up.Another Counterfeit Menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-2185898105645995012012-11-05T18:31:04.607-05:002012-11-05T18:31:04.607-05:00@Rex
You always say you want a puzzle with some SN...@Rex<br />You always say you want a puzzle with some SNAP, CRACKLE & POP. <br />Anonymous Cryptic Monikernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-5169960858849286802012-11-05T18:11:29.734-05:002012-11-05T18:11:29.734-05:00@Tobias D: That makes two of us! And yes, "cr...@Tobias D: That makes two of us! And yes, "crunchy" is the result (even if "winken" and "blinken" are real German verbs)Ulrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02086202853174403008noreply@blogger.com