tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post7441391975516730012..comments2024-03-29T03:22:09.826-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Athlete who started a clothing company in 1933 / FRI 4-12-13 / Millerite e.g. / W.W. II pistol / St. Petersburg's CollegeRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger89125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-69171019851710981712013-05-17T19:06:10.409-04:002013-05-17T19:06:10.409-04:00@DMG - Rocket Propelled Grenade, a weapon as ugly ...@DMG - Rocket Propelled Grenade, a weapon as ugly as its name.<br /><br />@Waxy - gracias.Dirigonzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03903353503511480168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-88077984301351723002013-05-17T16:21:59.535-04:002013-05-17T16:21:59.535-04:00This one took a little work, but the little grey c...This one took a little work, but the little grey cells can always use the exercise. There were a lot of names, and I just had to accept that JOREL and SPINER were ok. But, CAESARSALAD as finger food! Had to come here get the answer verified. I can't imagine all that oil and egg, etc, dribbling wherever, and I'll continue to use a fork, thank you. Still don't know whar RPG stands for, but it fit.<br /><br />Now to see if I can manage the Captcha as well as the robots or whatever seem to be doing. Wonder if they really believe we read beyond the first word to two of their gibberish.DMGrandmanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-6399261148652951422013-05-17T16:20:44.013-04:002013-05-17T16:20:44.013-04:00@Diri, si.@Diri, si.Waxy in Montrealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04395751487137805245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-86500816041423503162013-05-17T15:59:09.462-04:002013-05-17T15:59:09.462-04:00Hey Dave, me too on the Lehrer song.Hey Dave, me too on the Lehrer song.LongBeachLeenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-2180703446277740262013-05-17T15:58:27.382-04:002013-05-17T15:58:27.382-04:00I can often climb on board Patrick Berry's wav...I can often climb on board Patrick Berry's wavelength and today was such a day, so the puzzle seemed easier than yesterday's without the embarrassment of a personal debacle to ruin the experience. AINT and RPG gave me ARCHIPELAGO and the grid opened up with barely a whimper (I was going to say, "like a two-dollar whore" but I don't want to offfend anybody). I finished in the SE corner where RENELACOSTE emerged from the dark recesses of my brain for game, set m and match. HAVANA is a bleed-over from yesterday, no?Dirigonzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03903353503511480168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-3075237736018289182013-05-17T15:56:30.395-04:002013-05-17T15:56:30.395-04:00Caesar Salad was created in the 30s at Caesar'...Caesar Salad was created in the 30s at Caesar's Restaurant in Tiajuana, and it's still served there. It's supposed to be mixed at the table with fresh ingredients. LobgBeachLeenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-89425400222457509702013-05-17T15:37:46.713-04:002013-05-17T15:37:46.713-04:00Not surprised that @sanfranman59's rating for ...Not surprised that @sanfranman59's rating for this puzzle was easy as it didn't seem as difficult to solve as many Fridays. That being said still DNF due to the same error identified by @ACME in primetime - MANOLErE/ArM. But a very pleasant overall experience - Patrick Berry is a constructor whose puzzles are always fun.Waxy in Montrealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04395751487137805245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-79466819071233113212013-05-17T14:13:22.117-04:002013-05-17T14:13:22.117-04:00True story: Many years ago my Uncle was announcing...True story: Many years ago my Uncle was announcing a small town baseball game. Player 'Jammer' was due up third in the inning. Uncle announced so and so at bat, what's his face on deck and Jammer in the hole.<br /><br />Love Caesar salad, especially if it's made with anchovies. Not really a Caesar without them.<br /><br />As always, PB gives us a gem. Real time posters said it first, and much better than I can, but the AHA moments, and the tricky clues, make it a treat to solve. Curious, would Will dare (?) to change a PB Clue? Gingernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-27320463409306320252013-05-17T13:36:57.863-04:002013-05-17T13:36:57.863-04:00Re: JULES Feiffer, I should clarify that I've ...Re: JULES Feiffer, I should clarify that I've seen the cartoons. I just did not remember the name at all.Syndi Solvernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-50942039900001809692013-05-17T13:28:36.526-04:002013-05-17T13:28:36.526-04:00Wow, fun puzzle! Fairly easy for me for some reaso...Wow, fun puzzle! Fairly easy for me for some reason. Some Fridays it takes me an hour or more and yet this took me about 30 minutes.<br /><br />It's fun to read what was the first "gimme" for different people. My first entry was SHIRE. :-)<br /><br />My toughest spot was around JOREL/JULES/BOGEY. I tried kalEL (oops, that's Superman, not his father) and BaGel (as in a zero on the score card). I even tried Balks for a while (do baseball score cards keep track of balks?). Then I figured out LUGER and the Y in CARNEY got me to BOGEY. The J for JOREL/JULES was a guess. <br /><br />So, am I the only one who did not recognize the name JULES Feiffer and had to google to see who that was?<br /><br />@Loren Muse Smith, you're not alone, I also can't spell ARCHIPELAGO. I had an "i" near the end until LAUREL fixed it. :-)<br /><br />I did not know MANOLETE or ECKERD at all! Fortunately the crosses filled them in for me. I briefly thought of ArM but ATM was so much more obvious answer for the camera location. <br /><br />I'll end by saying that it's always fun to see FERMI in a puzzle. I have fond memories of visiting FermiLab in Illinois <b>many</b> years ago - <a href="http://www.fnal.gov/" rel="nofollow">http://www.fnal.gov/</a>.Syndi Solvernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-37070718881678887392013-05-17T10:58:05.765-04:002013-05-17T10:58:05.765-04:00@DBlock, fellow "Mad" scientist, my favo...@DBlock, fellow "Mad" scientist, my favorite feature was the comic stylings of the late, great Don Martin. Upon learning of his passing, my own "usual gang of idiots" bowed heads in a minute of silence, broken by the simple prayer:<br /><br />Poit!<br /><br />I love the memories that these puzzles jog, like the above, and the musical stylings of BOSTON. They don't make bands like that any more. Hell, they don't even make MUSIC like that.<br /><br />Still more memories: the "Hey there, Ralphie boy!" of Art (nice clue, but the appearance of the word in the clue, vis-a-vis 30d, is a defect) CARNEY; the speechy stylings of Brando as JOR-EL; SPINER as the yellow-eyed Data.<br /><br />I have never seen CAESARSALAD listed in the "salads" section of a menu; it's always been an entree in my experience. Till you get done with a well-made one, you've had your meal. Yum. Now, the finger part? Not so much. Even though one of my Dad's (more wonderful memories!) favorite sayings was; "Fingers were made before forks."<br /><br />Oh, solving the puzzle? Can I say a PB offering was "easy?" Not quite. Despite getting ARCHIPELAGO off just the G, I had to work all the way around counterclockwise from JOREL/JULES to get the rest of the NW. Shame on me for letting the "salt" clue trip me up for so long. I was trying to sprinkle something on the 1a, which itself didn't come to light till the end. That made it "easy-medium."<br /><br />Strange, every time I see a Berry puzze I wind up thanking him.<br /><br />Thanks, Mr. B. See ya next time.Spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-75152582325191202942013-04-16T20:32:44.772-04:002013-04-16T20:32:44.772-04:00Got Manolete immediately because he is referenced ...Got Manolete immediately because he is referenced in the Tom Lehrer song "In Old Mexico" during the bullfight segment.Davenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-24084085320264421422013-04-13T17:12:08.171-04:002013-04-13T17:12:08.171-04:00Am I the only person who could see C_ _ _ EY and t...Am I the only person who could see C_ _ _ EY and the clue "Art of television" and write in "CLOKEY."In hindsight, the answer is obvious, but I guess I'm a bigger Gumby fan than I knew.Marknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-43711317259854308472013-04-13T03:40:50.473-04:002013-04-13T03:40:50.473-04:00This post is so informative and makes a very nice ...This post is so informative and makes a very nice image on the topic in my mind. It is the first time I visit your blog, but I was extremely impressed. Keep posting as I am gonna come to read it everyday! <a href="http://stellarglobal.com/" rel="nofollow">Furniture online</a>Furniture onlinehttp://stellarglobal.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-11513575254576308202013-04-12T22:17:30.265-04:002013-04-12T22:17:30.265-04:00This week's relative difficulty ratings. See m...This week's relative difficulty ratings. See my 8/1/2009 post for an explanation and my 10/15/2012 post for an explanation of a tweak I've made to my method. 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 5:33, 6:10, 0.90, 10%, Easy<br />Tue 7:16, 8:15, 0.88, 15%, Easy<br />Wed 9:50, 10:16, 0.96, 40%, Medium<br />Thu 13:57, 16:58, 0.82, 18%, Easy<br />Fri 16:46, 22:14, 0.75, 13%, Easy<br /><br />Top 100 solvers<br /><br />Mon 3:22, 3:42, 0.91, 9%, Easy<br />Tue 4:25, 4:49, 0.92, 15%, Easy<br />Wed 5:12, 6:04, 0.86, 12%, Easy<br />Thu 8:37, 9:56, 0.87, 22%, Easy-Medium<br />Fri 8:38, 12:47, 0.68, 5%, Easy (9th lowest ratio of 172 Fridays)sanfranman59https://www.blogger.com/profile/15118732156312301425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-216943058188151202013-04-12T19:32:41.907-04:002013-04-12T19:32:41.907-04:00No time to read throug, but great write-up, I LOL&...No time to read throug, but great write-up, I LOL'd at the ROKER thing. Fun puzzle, gotta go, bye!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04551716499829677518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-30157999701479646032013-04-12T19:03:14.387-04:002013-04-12T19:03:14.387-04:00@M & A – you wrap-around TAINTed CAD! You TEA...@M & A – you wrap-around TAINTed CAD! You TEAR me up!Loren Muse Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05308030011870397977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-15074352611322105722013-04-12T18:29:43.889-04:002013-04-12T18:29:43.889-04:00@lms: My dream theme in the puz was WRAPAROUND LEI...@lms: My dream theme in the puz was WRAPAROUND LEIA. But I figured, that was over the top.<br />M&AMasked and Wrapominousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-49051754407764052802013-04-12T18:22:57.327-04:002013-04-12T18:22:57.327-04:00I didn't see RPG at all while solving -- got i...I didn't see RPG at all while solving -- got it entirely from the long crosses in quick succession. And I'm just a bit SAD that it wasn't clued as [Dungeons & Dragons, e.g., for short] or something to do with Role-Playing Games. I played way too many of those growing up (but actually, never D&D -- I wasn't <i>that</i> big of a nerd).<br /><br />Thanks, Erik. I'll now take my business to Google where "Al Roker White House poop" will be in my search bar for the next 30 minutes.Evanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15440942981870183719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-88810227538429751032013-04-12T18:04:29.053-04:002013-04-12T18:04:29.053-04:00@Jen CT - Thanks for that link. I saw the writing...@Jen CT - Thanks for that link. I saw the writing about it.<br /><br />I found a clip. The HARASS starts at 2:12<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBwiS2yeLaoLoren Muse Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05308030011870397977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-13368384291091828892013-04-12T17:09:20.794-04:002013-04-12T17:09:20.794-04:00@JenCT - thanks for the link. Like LMS, I couldn&#...@JenCT - thanks for the link. Like LMS, I couldn't find anything either. Another funny one, a track announcer calling a horse named Hoof Hearted. Only happened a few yrs ago, so its on you tube if you type in the horses name.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09567874862630285191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-44059495116433479002013-04-12T16:47:37.331-04:002013-04-12T16:47:37.331-04:00A robot spouting gibberish? What are robots coming...A robot spouting gibberish? What are robots coming to?Thoracichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16330466807313325340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-67840076331536065842013-04-12T16:47:32.835-04:002013-04-12T16:47:32.835-04:00What language is the robot writing in?What language is the robot writing in?Two Ponieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03279414989390373057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-58945017949385525192013-04-12T16:45:24.667-04:002013-04-12T16:45:24.667-04:00Some nice Googlable clues made for a relatively qu...Some nice Googlable clues made for a relatively quick solve. I realize that occasional use of Google is rather impure, but I need to get a reasonably fast start or I would be spending all day with these puzzles (as much fun as thet are.)LaneBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-69426980077608722942013-04-12T16:36:19.845-04:002013-04-12T16:36:19.845-04:00A Robot got in???A Robot got in???chefbeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15195945085405126511noreply@blogger.com