tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post7035409837759688820..comments2024-03-29T01:22:33.864-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Country below Hungary / MON 9-24-18 / Vegas hot spot / Alcohol that's transparent / Unattractive fruitRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger81125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-49989053542943416742018-10-29T14:52:53.839-04:002018-10-29T14:52:53.839-04:00Full of NEAT pairings of clues and answers besides...Full of NEAT pairings of clues and answers besides the game shows and their hosts.<br /><br />Starting with the Williams sisters. Didn't know that the AGEGAP between them was only one year.<br /><br />Other of these more or less related pairings that help tie the whole thing together:<br /><br />IBOOK, GALAXY, EFILES<br />APTEST, GED, ESL<br />QATARI, NEPALI<br />ITO, IAM<br />REBA, LARA<br />FADE, FAINT<br /><br />Any more?<br /><br />With @Diana, SAWPIT was and outlier.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />leftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-34517248269697353652018-10-29T14:33:34.324-04:002018-10-29T14:33:34.324-04:00In this market JEOPARDY is on at 4:30 on the NBC a...In this market JEOPARDY is on at 4:30 on the NBC affiliate and WHEELOF FORTUNE is on CBS at 6:30, so that cluing was of no help. And I wouldn’t exactly call yeah baby VANNAWHITE a *co-host*, she is one of “the *stars* of WHEELOF FORTUNE”, whose job has become obsolete as far as letter-turning goes, but she does make a new car look better.<br /><br />I do watch JEOPARDY whenever possible. Don’t you just love when ALEXTREBEK gets to pronounce foreign words, especially French? I chuckle every time. Sack-ray-blue. And yes, I remember Art Fleming.<br /><br />I’ll take Four-letter Yeah Babies for 800, ALEX. And let’s make it a true Daily Double with LARA and REBA. Double JEOPARDY indeed.<br /><br />This puz was OK. But let’s not have one focused on The Match Game, Card Sharks, or Joker’s Wild; talk about dumb.<br />rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-52726956389729619232018-10-29T14:32:03.481-04:002018-10-29T14:32:03.481-04:00I don't watch those shows even though I know w...I don't watch those shows even though I know who the emcees are. ALEX TREBEK is a Canadian about whom I do not brag. He's deathlessly, repugnantly, and disgustingly arrogant. Kind of the OFL of JEOPARDY.<br /><br />Straightforward colour-by-number theme, but that's OK. It is Monday.<br /><br />From the description of a SAWPIT, it sounds like the lower guy in there could easily get sawdust in his eyepit.<br /><br />I think the AGE GAP between @Rex and me is about 30 years, and so he has time to get a little wiser and a lot more tolerant.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />rainforestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-7770793290397016522018-10-29T13:11:52.175-04:002018-10-29T13:11:52.175-04:00I agree with @LarryG (first response) and @Foggy (...I agree with @LarryG (first response) and @Foggy (first Synder?). I would never think to complain about such a Monday puzzle. Nae.<br /><br />'Twas even not as easy as some Mondays, IMHO. Thank SAWPIT for that. <br /><br />WEGETIT @Rex, you're gonna b*tch about your itch. <br /><br />Diana, Lady-in-Waiting for CrosswordsDiana, LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-14646270773442043002018-10-29T11:28:04.957-04:002018-10-29T11:28:04.957-04:00Love JEOPARDY!. Tried out once; didn't get pic...Love JEOPARDY!. Tried out once; didn't get picked. I was fine on the quiz part, but apparently didn't cut it in the personal interview. Not enough of a "live wire," I guess. It was so long ago I could've sworn the host was Bill Cullen--but no, that's one show he never did. It was Art Fleming. I remember the show's title contained an anagram of the announcer, Don PARDO.<br /><br />WOF, not so much, but the ever-youthful VANNAWHITE is a shoo-in for DOD. I'd probably win if I ever got on, but...I just don't "jump up and down" enough. BTW, that's a stupid expression. One simply jumps. From a standing position there's only one way to go; as for the down, well, gravity takes care of that; you don't have to jump.<br /><br />Digression over. I don't know what's so all-fired awful about a "list" as a theme; the explanation eludes me. They're all "lists" of one sort or another. I was more bothered by the fill, which seemed a bit awkward. In addition to the EFILES/ESPIES pair, we have QATARI and NEPALI; also APTEST and GED. Still, needing high-count letters for the hosts' names, Mr. Black did OK with it. He wisely didn't strain things further by trying to force in a Z for the pangram. Par.spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-57636242705240276252018-10-29T10:42:07.824-04:002018-10-29T10:42:07.824-04:00IAM beginning to think Rex doesn't see puzzles...IAM beginning to think Rex doesn't see puzzles. He sees PINATAs he simply must smash to pieces just for FUN or to unleash his FURY. WEGETIT. It's a bit of an act. I'm a FAN but was hoping and thinking "NODONT SLAG this one Rex." After all, it's only Monday. This one did the job just fine. As usual, I got quite a few chuckles out of his review. Loved this one: <i>35D: Does one's taxes online (E-FILES) — it's how all the E-SPIES do their taxes</i> On to Tuesday.thefogmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870509029973778266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-14011981389898726562018-10-29T10:18:13.483-04:002018-10-29T10:18:13.483-04:00NO,DON’T FAINT
SIR, WEGETIT, there’s an AGEGAP,
b...NO,DON’T FAINT<br /><br />SIR, WEGETIT, there’s an AGEGAP,<br />but if FORTUNE TREATS you right,<br />a WISER FAN just won’t CLAP<br />after LYIN’ with VANNAWHITE.<br /><br />--- ALEXTREBEK & PATSAJAK<br />Burma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-69750842880806965992018-09-24T23:21:39.966-04:002018-09-24T23:21:39.966-04:00Sun Aug 19, 2018
Sun Aug 10, 2014
Thu Dec 23, 1999...Sun Aug 19, 2018<br />Sun Aug 10, 2014<br />Thu Dec 23, 1999<br />Appearances of "pitsaw" (a saw that is operated in a sawpit) in NYT puzzles.<br />Sat Apr 1, 2000<br />Previous appearance of "sawpit" (a place where a pitsaw is worked) in NYT puzzles.<br /><br />Find a working mill near you:<br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_watermills_in_the_United_States<br />This one is a good example of a pitsaw mill<br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Sawmill<br /><br />(Celebrate learning something for a change instead of only proud ignorance, even if that is the motto of Rex Parkerland.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-4069822503342872412018-09-24T22:04:47.908-04:002018-09-24T22:04:47.908-04:00I enjoyed it. Easy and exactly what I expect from ...I enjoyed it. Easy and exactly what I expect from a Monday as a relative newcomer. Finished it at my average Monday time (9 minutes.) SAWPIT was the only answer that felt a little forced to me.<br />Peter Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05358201722058061544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-21578405114239160442018-09-24T18:59:53.297-04:002018-09-24T18:59:53.297-04:00@DigitalDan - GED is in the puzzle, not Graduate R...@DigitalDan - GED is in the puzzle, not Graduate Record Examination. I think GRE made an appearance yesterday. <br /><br />@jessica cohn - Magnetic Resonance Image, an even higher tech way than an X-Ray to peer inside a body, and English as a Second Language. ESL gets lots of adult ed/night school clues.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-39068455401848971652018-09-24T18:57:21.484-04:002018-09-24T18:57:21.484-04:00Magnetic Resonance Imaging
English as a Second La...Magnetic Resonance Imaging<br /><br />English as a Second LanguageAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-18356599801951120962018-09-24T18:55:50.557-04:002018-09-24T18:55:50.557-04:00I just figured out that The MRI is short magnetic...I just figured out that The MRI is short magnetic resonance imaging . The clue for pics made me think of photographs like the ones taken of newborn babies or two id photos of people visiting a hospital. No one refers to mri images as “Pics”<br />Or pictures <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05288210877590952551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-72271158166512304772018-09-24T18:38:55.466-04:002018-09-24T18:38:55.466-04:00What is MRIS and ESL?What is MRIS and ESL?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05288210877590952551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-38385488347701732422018-09-24T17:52:26.377-04:002018-09-24T17:52:26.377-04:00Am I the only one who believes that the GRE is an ...Am I the only one who believes that the GRE is an undergraduate (on the way to graduate school) qualifier, not something one is exposed to in high school?DigitalDanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11620300502981292088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-36013180272589735842018-09-24T16:15:57.658-04:002018-09-24T16:15:57.658-04:00Forgot to mention - I tried out for wheel of fortu...Forgot to mention - I tried out for wheel of fortune a long time ago - met Vanna!!! I passed with flying colors but when all was over...I didn't get picked because I did not jump up and down enough when I got an answer right!!!chefbeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15195945085405126511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-71475173481559297842018-09-24T15:23:15.802-04:002018-09-24T15:23:15.802-04:00@Lurker Librarian - I think I like you.
@jberg - ...@Lurker Librarian - I think I like you.<br /><br />@jberg - Judge Lance ITO of OJ Trial infamy.<br /><br />As for Vanna - <a href="https://torontosun.com/2017/03/30/vanna-white-now-60-reflects-on-1987-playboy-cover-i-did-something-i-shouldnt-have-done/wcm/cf71fb26-2e3a-454d-b619-5380e4c9eaed" rel="nofollow">here's a nice story reflecting on her appearance on the cover of <i>Playboy</i>.</a><br /><br />Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-48293537877846284622018-09-24T15:16:23.038-04:002018-09-24T15:16:23.038-04:00Mr Singh actually spells his first name VEJAY when...Mr Singh actually spells his first name VEJAY when he’s using a REATAJJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-6481849084147078222018-09-24T14:20:02.145-04:002018-09-24T14:20:02.145-04:00A very close friend of mine was on Jeopardy many m...A very close friend of mine was on Jeopardy many many years ago. He won for a day or two and got a washer/dryer and a LOT of Paul Mitchell shampoo out of the deal. <br /><br />Puzzle - meh. Not a fan of TV topics. (Not a fan of baseball topics either - there, I’ve said it.)<br /><br />Congratulations to @Rex on Twelve Angry Years! (Said with true affection from a true fan!)Cassieopiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12656341974633440703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-42148815753621580922018-09-24T14:13:31.369-04:002018-09-24T14:13:31.369-04:00@Smitty 6:32- Klondike Fever by Pierre Burton!!!@Smitty 6:32- Klondike Fever by Pierre Burton!!!Cassieopiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12656341974633440703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-90127948504236787432018-09-24T14:10:09.734-04:002018-09-24T14:10:09.734-04:00Wheel of Jeopardy puz. Hey, why not?
Lots of coo...Wheel of Jeopardy puz. Hey, why not?<br /><br />Lots of cool fillins, plus SAWPIT. har<br /><br />No obvious moo-cow eazy-E MonPuz clue stand-outs, but I'll go with: {Purchase at Citgo} = GAS.<br />staff weeject pick: KAN. Better clue: {Kale konfetti kontainer}. Primo weeject stacks, in the NW & SE, btw.<br /><br />Nice, sizable black-diagonal slash gridart, in the center. Helps open up the grid, which is needed, since there ain't a lot of real long themers [Longest is VANNAWHITE or ALEXTREBEK, each length 10]. Yet, the long diagonal thingy also keeps any one Down answer from havin to cross too many of the cute lil themers. Good constructioneerin decisions, there.<br /><br />Thanx for yer generoUs U-purchase, @muse darlin.<br /><br />Thanx for the game-show-orama, Mr. Black.<br /><br />Masked & Anonymo4/5Us<br /> Masked and Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16346263641338670679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-11713224087620871542018-09-24T13:42:44.621-04:002018-09-24T13:42:44.621-04:00Sir Hillary said...
Yeah, not much to see here.
W...Sir Hillary said...<br />Yeah, not much to see here.<br /><br />Where the hell are ARTFLEMING and CHUCKWOOLERY.<br /><br />Watching those Jeopardy shows with Art Fleming on YouTube is exhausting. Rapid Fire Q and A's. And has anyone ever made a worse decision than Chuck Woolery and leaving the Wheel? I remember watching him on TV when I visited Grandma's and a few years later he's on the Love Connection (watch those YouTube clips for some cringe worthy moments).<br /><br />I have taken the online Jeopardy contestant test 3 years in a row. Still waiting for my call.Marcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-74047077833822929352018-09-24T13:15:54.705-04:002018-09-24T13:15:54.705-04:00A hearty congratulations for your 12th anniversary...A hearty congratulations for your 12th anniversary (tomorrow)! Reading your blog each day, Rex, is my reward for finishing the puzzle. 😊<br /><br />Is the word ONYXES truly correct? If so, are a pride of lynx called "lynxes". No, didnt look it up, just sounds wrong. Dawn Urbannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-13573595090154414272018-09-24T13:13:42.637-04:002018-09-24T13:13:42.637-04:00@Quasi, Anony 11:42. My French step-mom says his ...@Quasi, Anony 11:42. My French step-mom says his accent is deplorable - a word she probably heard from Hillary. From what I know, he grew up bilingual and knows several other languages. Good for him. The problem is that he's a pretentious little so and so. When someone mispronounces something - especially in French, he loudly corrects them in his speech - followed by "Well, I guess we can accept that!"...meow.<br />@Anony 11:42. Oh, I don't know. When the internet just started to get popular and no one censored racy pics, she was featured in a few "oh lookiee there" shots. I say good for her as well. I think it beats turning letters all day long. <br /> GILL I.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05605766053820226324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-59447507022155202772018-09-24T13:10:10.951-04:002018-09-24T13:10:10.951-04:00Disgusting puzzle. Who cares about this TV crap? C...Disgusting puzzle. Who cares about this TV crap? Can we dumb this thing down any further?Uke Xensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14925310033193507314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-82195583992574065692018-09-24T13:04:59.261-04:002018-09-24T13:04:59.261-04:00A fine example of a Monday theme - the fun is in t...A fine example of a Monday theme - the fun is in the fill, as @Nancy observes. Looking at JEOPARDY in the grid, I wondered how the game got its name. After all, the contestants are in no physical danger. So I Googled it and got this from a U.S. Game Shows wiki: <br /><br />The original name for Jeopardy!, due to how the format worked, was called "What's the Question?" It was an unexcitable title, and NBC executives confirmed it by saying, "Merv, there are no jeopardies in the game. It needs more jeopardies." Merv didn't completely listen; he kept hearing the word Jeopardy. "Jeopardy? WOW! What a word." So he told the network executives, "I heard what you're saying and we've decided to change the name; from this day on, the name of the show will be called 'Jeopardy!'"<br /><br />Sounds like "jeopardies" are the game show equivalent of "cowbell", har.<br /><br />I liked the crossing of FADE and FAINT. The "Poem of the Day" email I get every day was a poem that mentioned fading (here's a small snippet): <br /><br /><b>Adrift</b> by Bao Phi<br /><br /><i>A shipping container of rubber duckies made in China for the United States washed overboard in 1992, and some of them had traveled and washed ashore over 17,000 miles over 15 years.</i><br /><br /><b>Let’s go ahead and assume it’s yellow.<br />What little of science I know:<br />its plastic skin invincible against salt water,<br />but not the sun–<br />we can only ask so much.<br />Will it fade or brown?</b><br /><br />Thanks, Michael Black.Teedmnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12832353448839187816noreply@blogger.com