tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post7418080782353665847..comments2024-03-28T14:27:07.588-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: "___ Dere" (jazz classic about a toddler's many questions) / WED 11-2-22 / Friedrich who created a scale of hardness / Nutmeg's "sister spice"Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger70125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-3922225039359503972022-12-08T15:06:06.510-05:002022-12-08T15:06:06.510-05:00@mathgent 8:08am:
Discourse is an online site whe...@mathgent 8:08am: <br />Discourse is an online site where people who have similar interests, can form communities to discuss said interest. Things like: birding, gardening, sewing, cemeteries, etc., etc. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-62113849849878682522022-12-08T04:00:21.714-05:002022-12-08T04:00:21.714-05:00@Anon at 1:50 PM
I did it on the Seattle Times p...@Anon at 1:50 PM <br /><br />I did it on the Seattle Times page as well, my experience was just like yours -- knew something was up with ER but couldn't make it work with an incorrect grid so gave up and came here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-89154234856130197402022-12-07T19:57:32.784-05:002022-12-07T19:57:32.784-05:00@ Anon 1:50 PM: I also was flummoxed by the Seattl...@ Anon 1:50 PM: I also was flummoxed by the Seattle Times mis-grid. Luckily I punted and went back to it after work. They had fixed it and it was an easy solve except for RUMI and that Italian confection cross. Got all of it except that lonely R that did not have an E with it. I need to visit more Italian restaurants, or maybe visit Italy. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-83356277242227977372022-12-07T14:48:42.998-05:002022-12-07T14:48:42.998-05:00LEOPARD BRIEFS ALERT
TESS and TIM WERE RUMI frien...LEOPARD BRIEFS ALERT<br /><br />TESS and TIM WERE RUMI friends,<br />BUT not AVERSE to BORDER the norms,<br />“WE’RE not NOOBS, our CRIB depends<br />that OVERHERE we LAYUP in our DORMS.”<br /><br />--- AMBER TAFT<br />Burma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-42189396422551177632022-12-07T13:50:36.013-05:002022-12-07T13:50:36.013-05:00Did this on the Seattle Times (syndicated feed) we...Did this on the Seattle Times (syndicated feed) web page. They put the wrong grid up, but it was so close to the real grid that it wasn't at all obvious (exact same number of across and down clues, and many of the correct answers just plugged straight in). However, the plethora of 2-letter answers suggested something was up, and we even figured out from Ferrero Rocher and Roger Federer that there was something going on with ER. But we couldn't make it work. After a looooooooong time we gave up and Rex Parkered it. Nearly threw the laptop across the room ....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-66562622176629499292022-12-07T13:31:01.974-05:002022-12-07T13:31:01.974-05:00If you have to have a rebus, having a consistent o...If you have to have a rebus, having a consistent one makes up for a lot. I guess. And I guessed this all correctly. Now, the rebi family can take a long, long VACAY. <br /><br />Diana, LIWDiana, LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-4404023441719642232022-12-07T11:45:27.145-05:002022-12-07T11:45:27.145-05:00OHHELLYEAH, that RUMI guy is one known to vERy few...OHHELLYEAH, that RUMI guy is one known to vERy few of us--make that you. Let's fair up those crosses, people. Except for a tiny handful of truly famous ones, like ThrillER, I am at a loss for album titles. Had ASIA_ and almost put in N for ASIAN. But then I thought, that's a dumb title for an album. But then I thought, lots of albums [alba?] have dumb titles. But THEN I thought, hey, what about AS I AM? That at least sounds catchy, so I went with it. *Whew!*<br /><br />Hardly a LAYUP. The rest of the puzzle, though, laid down rathER nicely. A short & sweet revealER that points us directly to the rebus feature: Watch out, folks, you have to BOX ER! Slang will have its way (VACAYS, NOOBS, maybe even EMOBAND), but by and large the fill is fine. Give it a birdie.<br /><br />Wordle par.spacecrafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09125304293611865503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-38695173375522256212022-12-07T10:57:01.548-05:002022-12-07T10:57:01.548-05:00PS - RUMI was a complete unknown to me - which did...PS - RUMI was a complete unknown to me - which didn’t help me solve my AerIAl ASIAM booboo. I’ve got to bone up on 13th-century Persian poets now…thefogmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870509029973778266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-7060297104435244312022-12-07T10:51:59.147-05:002022-12-07T10:51:59.147-05:00DNF because I had AerIAL for 23A. It sure sounded ...DNF because I had AerIAL for 23A. It sure sounded like a title for an album to me. Maybe it is, but not one by Alicia Keys. Consequently, I had DORMer for 3D, which is a word. Alas, it just isn’t the right word. I counted all the ER boxes after solving and noticed I had 13 - not 12. I thought that was odd but figured maybe it’s a pun I’m missing. Something to do with a baker’s dozen maybe? Nope. I should have hemmed and HAWED a bit longer before putting my pen down. Aside that, it was a pretty enjoyable solve.thefogmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870509029973778266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-68473206540252941032022-11-11T10:25:52.509-05:002022-11-11T10:25:52.509-05:00Definitely not easy. Even getting the gimmick righ...Definitely not easy. Even getting the gimmick right off the bet due to Ferrero Rocher, took me a while. Lots of clues outside my wheelhouse. <br /><br />Layups need not be underarm. I'd argue that 85% of them are not.kitshefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10014225555838850414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-34441067052920301462022-11-03T00:13:17.754-04:002022-11-03T00:13:17.754-04:00Just wanted to point out that rumi is a Persian po...Just wanted to point out that rumi is a Persian poet only in the sense that he wrote in the Persian language. He was born in what is now Afghanistan, but lived in Konya, Turkey!! Saranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-60813252918604561842022-11-02T22:32:15.281-04:002022-11-02T22:32:15.281-04:00I am so over puzzles with 2 letters in one square....I am so over puzzles with 2 letters in one square. I refuse to do them any more. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-49706277076178352552022-11-02T21:31:14.376-04:002022-11-02T21:31:14.376-04:00Fun puzzle, until we crashed at the AS_AM / _CET N...Fun puzzle, until we crashed at the AS_AM / _CET Natick. Thought it might be somehow a tribute puzzle to the late Queen, but the theme BOX ER on the Day of the Dead is in poor taste! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-63263019018187604892022-11-02T21:05:56.966-04:002022-11-02T21:05:56.966-04:00@Gary Jugert - Perhaps the only time W.E.C. has pr...@Gary Jugert - Perhaps the only time W.E.C. has prevailed anywhere, in or out of court!Carolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15971759975067250908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-83653042327603055082022-11-02T19:51:01.283-04:002022-11-02T19:51:01.283-04:00A lot of short fill made this tedious. Not hard, j...A lot of short fill made this tedious. Not hard, just tedious. A couple PPP I had to rely on crosses for.<br /><br />I like bhatura, too, but never really considered it flatbread since it tends to be so puffy - almost balloon like. That being said, my go to at home is naan (and make it myself on occasion, and it puffs similarly before deflating) so I am always tripped up by ROTI in the puzzles. My local Indian place does not have that.LateSolvernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-51899261360609573572022-11-02T17:17:40.505-04:002022-11-02T17:17:40.505-04:00@Carola 10:44 AM
Acme LeopardMace® is available in...@Carola 10:44 AM<br />Acme LeopardMace® is available in three varieties. Mild to perfume overly aggressive drag queens dressed in leopard skin tights and looking fabulous. Medium to scare away furniture salesmen who swear leopard prints are back in fashion. And heavy duty for those on safari, but it no longer comes with a sprayer because Acme company settled its product design liability suits with Wile E. Coyote, and you'll be eaten by the time you realize what's happening. Gary Jugerthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16782396155485870118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-2251367220771171292022-11-02T15:32:00.217-04:002022-11-02T15:32:00.217-04:00How does anyone do this “gimmick” of two letters i...How does anyone do this “gimmick” of two letters in one square online???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-67346915063217728162022-11-02T14:21:14.437-04:002022-11-02T14:21:14.437-04:00bestie!!! Wow I did not know how much I needed a M...bestie!!! Wow I did not know how much I needed a Malaika MWednesday until I opened the blog today :) <br /><br />Personally felt underwhelmed when I got to the revealer, but I agree the puzzle was still delightful, and a nice little Rebus RWednesday!clairernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-81763889805458841062022-11-02T14:15:00.512-04:002022-11-02T14:15:00.512-04:00Like some of yous, at first I didn't care for ...Like some of yous, at first I didn't care for xwords with multiple letters in single grid squares---<i>litteris</i>* puzzles---but in my case I still don't care for them. What's the point? The rote letter combo search exercise detracts more than adds interest and pleasure to the solve experience for me. Seems like extra work without much of a payoff. <br /><br />*Latin for "by way of or with letters".<br /><br /><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebus#:~:text=In%20linguistics%2C%20the%20rebus%20principle,meaning%2C%20to%20represent%20new%20words." rel="nofollow">Wikipedia's Rebus</a>Anoa Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16185183023273883700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-2627903890829782072022-11-02T14:02:01.921-04:002022-11-02T14:02:01.921-04:00Am I the only one who hears ROCHER in Jeremy Irons...Am I the only one who hears ROCHER in Jeremy Irons’ voice?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-68770672329641975862022-11-02T13:59:03.963-04:002022-11-02T13:59:03.963-04:00ER...um...uh... Please give us a break with BE*ME ...ER...um...uh... Please give us a break with BE*ME -- for a few weeks, anyway, AS I AM liable to FLY OFF the handle. Oth*wise, this was a decent Wednesday puzzle. johnkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08281232978308159052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-26465097472590623262022-11-02T13:17:40.468-04:002022-11-02T13:17:40.468-04:00OMG!I got carried away with ERs for RogER! Please ...OMG!I got carried away with ERs for RogER! Please mentally correct for me and remove the ERrant one. Thanks.Aelurushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07889229591741515406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-85224303510220760922022-11-02T13:12:57.751-04:002022-11-02T13:12:57.751-04:00Saw something was up at ROG, and that looked like ...Saw something was up at ROG, and that looked like BEER ME again over there in the NE. Was a rebus possible on a Wednesday? OH HELL YEAH. What fun searching out all of them.<br /><br />Four long seeds and another 12 crosses using the BOXed ERs. Pretty cool. (Hi, Malaika; I counted too – welcome back!) <br /><br />As Tomas says at xwordinfo, it turns out to be a wonderful shout-out to ROGER FEDERERER on his retirement. Not sure about a “literal” (scare quotes redux) tribute puzzle, but maybe Roger also has a BORDER TERRIER, loves FERRERO ROCHER, and is known for waving to his pals: WE’RE OVER HERE. Nice to think so.<br /><br />Jeff Chen gives it his weekly POW and includes in his write-up two more lovely BOXed ERs of his own.<br /><br />Thanks, Ethan and Tomas, for making a POWerfully entertaining puzzle! Aelurushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07889229591741515406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-63821544581819821322022-11-02T13:12:20.226-04:002022-11-02T13:12:20.226-04:00[SB update... I went to bed last night missing an ...[SB update... I went to bed last night missing an 8er and not a clue what it was. This morning, turned on the monitor, had a hazy vision of a word... tried <a href="https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=mellodon%2Cmelodome%2Cmelledon%2Cmelodeon" rel="nofollow">these "words"</a>. The last one was correct, so I'm counting it as yd 0* (with an asterisk cuz after midnight).]okanaganerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03082227619755246335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-31502956625222988732022-11-02T12:45:52.408-04:002022-11-02T12:45:52.408-04:00All I have to say is thank God for erma bombeck! ...All I have to say is thank God for erma bombeck! That’s when I realized it was a rebusAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com