tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post7256300886301959253..comments2024-03-29T01:22:33.864-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Mets' venue before Citi Field / MON 8-3-2020 / Hawaiian porch / 12, for 1/3, 1/4 and 1/6: Abbr. / Protected at sea / Tuesday, in ToulouseRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger95125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-6349427502893947562020-09-07T18:27:45.615-04:002020-09-07T18:27:45.615-04:00A solid Monday, quickly finished. And I don't...A solid Monday, quickly finished. And I don't solve for speed - at all!<br /><br />Diana, LIWDiana, LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-70086128615985983222020-09-07T17:27:40.841-04:002020-09-07T17:27:40.841-04:00I knew I could count on you BS! Bravo!I knew I could count on you BS! Bravo!thefogmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870509029973778266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-6975958228678680782020-09-07T15:06:21.172-04:002020-09-07T15:06:21.172-04:00It was fine. The revealer had me second-guessing 1...It was fine. The revealer had me second-guessing 13A until I reread the revealer clue because why would you put an unrelated 10-letter clue directly above your related 10-letter clue? <br /><br />AGUAS and AQUAS shouldn't be in the same puzzle. Other than those hiccups, it was fine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-19464666509238264802020-09-07T11:50:32.502-04:002020-09-07T11:50:32.502-04:00ISIT NOT OVER
OH, that DRAMAQUEEN JUST went throu...ISIT NOT OVER<br /><br />OH, that DRAMAQUEEN JUST went through APHASE,<br />an IDOL seen ON PLASMASCREENTVS,<br />but her SWIMSUITSCENEs were some SOLID ways<br />her LIQUIDASSET switched TO LCDs.<br /><br />--- MRS. SUSIE GREENBurma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-86365443703334202972020-09-07T11:09:04.892-04:002020-09-07T11:09:04.892-04:00An uneven effort. Boffo theme and revealer, plus l...An uneven effort. Boffo theme and revealer, plus longer fill. The short fill, NOT so much. This fellow could be a diamond in the rough--now there's a SOLID for ya!<br /><br />DOD is my beloved DAISY Duke: Catherine Bach. ALAS, she was stuck in such a dreadful show. But I watched it anyway, JUST to see her.<br /><br />If NOT for OHHI, This one might have even earned an eagle, but birdie will have to do. spacecrafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09125304293611865503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-78291284957999452122020-09-05T15:08:27.701-04:002020-09-05T15:08:27.701-04:00Just wondering what BS is going to do with LIQUIDA...Just wondering what BS is going to do with LIQUIDASSET...thefogmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870509029973778266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-10959995754300682392020-08-03T21:55:46.045-04:002020-08-03T21:55:46.045-04:00Aside from LCD thought it an ok mondayAside from LCD thought it an ok mondayjaymarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02748854807699713294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-61634855291018839092020-08-03T21:03:47.770-04:002020-08-03T21:03:47.770-04:00Thanks for the P.S. ... I got LCD but didn’t know ...Thanks for the P.S. ... I got LCD but didn’t know what it stood for in this context.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-58761303281385795452020-08-03T19:51:39.765-04:002020-08-03T19:51:39.765-04:00@Barbara S.
Hey, you'll take it! :-) Congrat...@Barbara S. <br /><br />Hey, you'll take it! :-) Congrats. I think that's happened to me too. <br /><br />Right now I'm one away; I can safely say I'm proud of the last one I got. I'm considering going out on the high note, but not just yet. <br /><br />Looking forward to hearing the word that delivered the crown! <br /><br />I still cannot make sense of the pair that I think some of us were secretly alluding to, why one of them is out. <br />TTrimblenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-44314068783246980112020-08-03T19:36:40.795-04:002020-08-03T19:36:40.795-04:00****SB ALERT****
I gave up. I should have gotten...****SB ALERT****<br /><br />I gave up. I should have gotten one of the words, but I never heard of the other,<br /><br />Tomorrow's another day.JC66https://www.blogger.com/profile/05324615675333287919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-45257702361676094342020-08-03T18:17:08.025-04:002020-08-03T18:17:08.025-04:00****SB ALERT****
@Barbara S
Congrats.
I'm t...****SB ALERT****<br /><br />@Barbara S<br /><br />Congrats.<br /><br />I'm two words short of QB, but don't know how much longer I can keep going.JC66https://www.blogger.com/profile/05324615675333287919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-25999172450486343642020-08-03T18:03:32.788-04:002020-08-03T18:03:32.788-04:00***SB ALERT***
Well, I don't know what to say...***SB ALERT***<br /><br />Well, I don't know what to say. I just got QB with a word I absolutely didn't know. I was throwing darts blindfolded (as @pabloinnh so delightfully calls it), i.e. trying unknown but marginally possible combinations, when suddenly I'm at my own coronation. Maybe this word is well known to my fellow-players, but for me it was sheer dumb luck.<br />Barbara S.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-31189916477972778652020-08-03T17:39:08.579-04:002020-08-03T17:39:08.579-04:00One more 2 cents worth on liquid assets.
Liquidit...One more 2 cents worth on liquid assets.<br /><br />Liquidity really does mean that you can cash it in instantly at the current market price, which is true of publicly traded stocks.<br /><br />It does not mean that the asset is stable in price. All that liquidity promises is instant sellability. It might be sellable for $100 today and $50 tomorrow. So liquid doesn't mean low risk.<br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-6212523920111471682020-08-03T17:13:53.945-04:002020-08-03T17:13:53.945-04:00@BarbieBarbie (12:47) -- I believe the word you ar...@BarbieBarbie (12:47) -- I believe the word you are looking for is PLASMA.Birchbarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09292725119040462686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-68143197969351015022020-08-03T17:11:08.431-04:002020-08-03T17:11:08.431-04:00Can I complain about a POWTF in a different puzzle...Can I complain about a POWTF in a different puzzle? 18A in today’s New Yorker puzzle - Ugh.<br /><br />@Frantic Sloth - “To be is to do”—Socrates.<br />“To do is to be”—Jean-Paul Sartre.<br />“Do be do be do”—Frank Sinatra.<br />(a day late, I know)<br /><br />Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-43187537374464648312020-08-03T17:07:02.344-04:002020-08-03T17:07:02.344-04:00I suspect that the un-Monday-like clue for 51D LCD...I suspect that the un-Monday-like clue for 51D LCD, "12, for 1/3, 1/4 and 1/6: Abbr.", was chosen rather than a more accessible to solvers "liquid crystal display" clue because that kind of LCD would duplicate part of the theme entry LIQUID ASSET and because LCD is a type of TV screen, and that would also dupe another themer PLASMA SCREEN TV.<br /><br />Yes, I did notice that PLASMA SCREEN TV is only posing as a grid spanner and needs a leg up from the versatile S to fill the slot. Too easy. Major plural of convenience deduction there. <br /><br />I knew the math clue for LCD. I got the math award at our H.S. graduation for having the highest 4-yr. GPA in math classes. @mathgent's comment further confirms a long held suspicion that many people are drawn to math because it is like a puzzle. Math problems are fun to solve. I went to school in the inkwell-in-the-desk era so math was my video game. Anoa Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16185183023273883700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-39779577447283044012020-08-03T17:03:58.189-04:002020-08-03T17:03:58.189-04:00Sorry. I won’t do that again.Sorry. I won’t do that again.ow a paper cuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17274485476691680075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-34792291783362237012020-08-03T16:58:49.327-04:002020-08-03T16:58:49.327-04:00SB ALERT****
@ ow a word- Others have mentioned ...SB ALERT****<br /><br />@ ow a word- Others have mentioned this- I just got a word because of your post at 1:14. Please take it down, and please don’t do that again.Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05832495838735512868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-46303370246563389272020-08-03T16:25:33.503-04:002020-08-03T16:25:33.503-04:00Ok. Little crunchy for Monday
When Annabelle sai...Ok. Little crunchy for Monday <br /><br />When Annabelle said she finished her first novel -- no kidding <br />I thought it meant she finished READING her first novel. <br /><br />Like in Seinfeld when George said he was going to read a book " from beginning to end." during the summer of George. <br />Frisbee golf or Frolf was also on the admittedly minor bucket list. <br /><br />Big Steve<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-38872280392134155392020-08-03T15:31:03.370-04:002020-08-03T15:31:03.370-04:00@sharon's
Yes.@sharon's<br /><br />Yes.JC66https://www.blogger.com/profile/05324615675333287919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-9283186666808255102020-08-03T15:16:51.025-04:002020-08-03T15:16:51.025-04:00I have a question for the SB fans. When someone r...I have a question for the SB fans. When someone refers to the queen bee. Is that something you get if you comeup with EVERY word the puzzle maker has decided on?sharon'snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-55468452743892462122020-08-03T15:15:58.790-04:002020-08-03T15:15:58.790-04:00It’s very hot in Southern California this time of ...It’s very hot in Southern California this time of year, so I’m avoiding using the oven. However, I made a no-bake cheesecake yesterday that came out great! Just fill a graham cracker pie crust with a well-blended mixture of cream cheese, sour cream, sugar, and Cool Whip. Let it set in the refrigerator for 4 hours or more. <br /><br />Goes easy down the GULLET; so good, you’ll want to HOARD it. Unfortunately, it’s probably not so good for my ABS. <br /><br /> Music Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11018681369835878309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-77953975683672463862020-08-03T14:11:39.300-04:002020-08-03T14:11:39.300-04:00****SB***
@TTrimble- I’m still missing 6, and abo...****SB***<br /><br />@TTrimble- I’m still missing 6, and about to take another break. Grrrr...<br /><br />This might not be my day :(Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05832495838735512868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-9159540707871155392020-08-03T14:04:33.286-04:002020-08-03T14:04:33.286-04:00*** SB ALERT - SPOILERS ***
I missed yesterday...*** SB ALERT - SPOILERS ***<br /><br />I missed yesterday's by two words, eleven and incivil. I know, bop me with a dictionary. I do, though, often have a mental block against numbers written out as words -- I've noticed this before: an annoying blindspot. As for incivil, I thought the acceptable form was uncivil. But WikiDiff says that incivil is rude, while uncivil is barbarous. Hmm.<br /><br />As for today, I want MOTTE and ONEMENT. Three words to go, but I'm a bit doubtful I'm ever going to arrive.<br /><br />BTW, @ow a paper cut's 1:14 post indirectly contains a spoiler for today. The Mods might want to take it down.<br />Barbara S.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-27409572284806635492020-08-03T13:41:13.712-04:002020-08-03T13:41:13.712-04:00@anon/1:19 (no, not a continuing soliloquy)
I fin...@anon/1:19 (no, not a continuing soliloquy)<br /><br />I find it amusing that a certain sect of the body politic blares it's love for the USofA circa 1955, yet refuses to recognize that:<br />1 - unions were strong<br />2 - top marginal tax rates were north of 70%<br /><br />of course, black folk were still marginalized, and so were wimin to a lesser extent. the USofA treated Russia/USSR as the enemy it is. the federal government built the Interstate Highways and much other infrastructure, not all of it universally praised, many dams in particular. and so forth.<br /><br />I chalk up the morphing from one era to another to the simple fact that Leaders in the 50s, business and political, were part of, and retained a significant measure of, the commonweal ethos of WWII. we've reverted to a mythological Wild West 19th century view. MAGA, and party like it's 1859!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com