tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post7475242680971383044..comments2024-03-28T18:52:07.432-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Family name in Frank Miller's Sin City series / SUN 4-4-10 / Cursed alchemist / 1986 rock autobiography / Chartres shout / Epithet for Elizabeth IRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger70125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-77860762768096940042011-04-09T13:20:18.066-04:002011-04-09T13:20:18.066-04:00I had the same issue as the person above me. No &q...I had the same issue as the person above me. No "bonus question" included. I thought that there was either some sort of mixing and matching or a word chain that I just couldn't figure out (COLLEGE PAPER, PAPERBACK, etc.)siukongnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-60528319230632002552010-05-08T16:50:30.715-04:002010-05-08T16:50:30.715-04:00Just now finished this one, and never did understa...Just now finished this one, and never did understand the theme, so I had to come here for help figuring it out. I was flummoxed because the version I did was from the International Herald Tribune, which left out the parenthetical addendum to the title! And I had no clue what was meant by "After Word". So thanks to all for a very entertaining post-mortem on this very clever puzzle!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-66880743442673898992010-04-17T16:08:22.955-04:002010-04-17T16:08:22.955-04:00Sorry, 46D. My head was filled with 7's.Sorry, 46D. My head was filled with 7's.janonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-52267129743997448502010-04-17T16:01:15.966-04:002010-04-17T16:01:15.966-04:00Thanks to Chicago Sun Times' delay of one week...Thanks to Chicago Sun Times' delay of one week of this puzzle, I write on 4/17. I was sure the "some naturals" clue for 47D was for the "Seven Natural wonders of the World," for which there is a global poll initiative was started in 2007 by a Swiss. It has some 28 finalists, including the Bay of Fundy, Grand Canyon, Great Barrier Reef, and Uluru (a great crossword) found in Wikipedia at New Seven Wonders of Nature.janonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-72835179863370199342010-04-11T21:07:51.856-04:002010-04-11T21:07:51.856-04:00Got the delayed version today - couldn't for t...Got the delayed version today - couldn't for the life of me figure out the theme. Sacramento Bee apparently omitted the parenthetical addendum to the puzzle's title ("What word can follow each starred clue?)"!<br /><br />Nailed it anyway, but it was a struggle.jb sactonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-52285906646213897452010-04-08T21:15:11.154-04:002010-04-08T21:15:11.154-04:00I found this puzzle difficult and worked on it sin...I found this puzzle difficult and worked on it since Sunday and finally came here for a few answers I couldn't get. I don't understand why many people didn't get that "board" was used after either the first part of the clue or the last part of the clue. <br />dandydeeUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07023105242640497525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-20778273267542884352010-04-07T18:23:31.501-04:002010-04-07T18:23:31.501-04:00RP - the drink you had was a French 75, not 76. N...RP - the drink you had was a French 75, not 76. Named after a gun used by the French in WWI.<br /><br />Strong gun = strong drink<br /><br />Gin, champagne and tom collins or other lemony mix.<br /><br />Two will kill you - I speak from experience.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-30026389987028606892010-04-05T09:28:24.492-04:002010-04-05T09:28:24.492-04:00@Blackhawk
Fully explained in Rex's writeup.
...@Blackhawk<br /><br />Fully explained in Rex's writeup.<br /><br />.../GlitchGlitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14940000404613329056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-85068895005421249322010-04-05T04:29:32.300-04:002010-04-05T04:29:32.300-04:00"Board meetings" would not have been a g..."Board meetings" would not have been a good title. It would have made this truly outstanding puzzle way too easy.<br /><br />However -- I don't understand why they went the "bonus answer" route here with the clue that ties the puzzle together. <br /><br />I would have thought that the conventional and better way to go would be to have "board" be an answer somewhere in the puzzle clued as "word that goes before and after each word of the starred answers."<br /><br />Can one of the construction experts tell me why this method was not used, or was it just artistic choice not to go that route?<br /><br />I have another title for this one, given its difficulty and still using the unifying board concept: "Walk the Plank."Blackhawknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-42343427378340418802010-04-05T03:06:37.864-04:002010-04-05T03:06:37.864-04:00Perhaps Cher found Gregg's catboard on Day 8.Perhaps Cher found Gregg's catboard on Day 8.andrea chat michaelsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-25584216871083326182010-04-05T01:17:49.945-04:002010-04-05T01:17:49.945-04:00Wew! my favorite cartoon tv series is "The Si...Wew! my favorite cartoon tv series is "The Simpsons". Such a good TV series.gihhttp://get-infoz.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-1406595145339705812010-04-05T01:07:13.766-04:002010-04-05T01:07:13.766-04:00@CoolPapaD: Country names will change in different...@CoolPapaD: Country names will change in different languages typically because of different associations of a particular area with a different group. Sometimes one group of languages will name things based on a characteristic of the place, while others will name it for a notable people who live (or once lived) there. Sometimes there are linguistic evolutions that aren't immediately obvious (the Italian "tedeschi" or "tedesco" for "German" comes from the same Old German root of diutisc of "Deutsch"). Sometimes they're just plain mistakes or inaccurate (like the English using "Dutch" to refer only to people from the Netherlands). <br /><br />In the case of Germany, you can find out far more than you may ever want to know <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_of_Germany%22" rel="nofollow">in this Wikipedia article on the different names of Germany</a>.<br /><br />It is odd that English, a Germanic language, doesn't use a variant of the Germanic Deutsch. I don't remember the historic reasons that English came to associate "Dutch" with only the Germanic portion of the Low Countries, but I suspect that's why we use "Germany" instead of something like "Dutchland."Steve Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15185067739452052656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-60623509335359672082010-04-05T00:56:41.352-04:002010-04-05T00:56:41.352-04:00@edith b - My tired brain thanks you! My mind had...@edith b - My tired brain thanks you! My mind had somehow confused HOARD and HORDE, and the clue made no sense - now it is obvious. Ditto for rapido - my brain is lento!CoolPapaDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11542059534657415505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-62093284852690690032010-04-05T00:27:25.263-04:002010-04-05T00:27:25.263-04:00@CoolPapaD-
6DA Spanish fleet is looking for a wo...@CoolPapaD-<br /><br />6DA Spanish fleet is looking for a word that defines fast or quick = rapido.<br /><br />59A Big band = large group = HORDEedith bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12048817959846956992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-24929271148081161672010-04-04T23:49:44.277-04:002010-04-04T23:49:44.277-04:00Have to echo everyone else - loved this, and it wa...Have to echo everyone else - loved this, and it was tough! Thanks to NDE for clarifying natural 7, and for telling me what Mitzrayim means, after all these years (40+)of hearing Dahyenu! Why does a country's name change in other languages? For instance, why do we call Germany "Germany," and not the name that was given to it by its own people, anyway?<br /><br />Anyone still awake that can explain 6D? Got it from the crosses, but I'm a blank , and don't know why some others found it clever. Ditto for 59A - HORDE??<br /><br />Thanks - hope that those that are still awake didn't get too shaken up by the quake!CoolPapaDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11542059534657415505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-33040423195720288152010-04-04T22:52:02.427-04:002010-04-04T22:52:02.427-04:00Not so tough IMO. Medium. Got the theme quickly fr...Not so tough IMO. Medium. Got the theme quickly from the bonus question, which helped. Agree CAT board is kinda a stretch, but the rest were truly fine.<br /><br />EINS (45A) was a minor WTF - wanted EINHEIT. Then I got it - <i>ergo</i>, 112A. <br /><br />ORIANA was cool - I did not know that.retired_chemisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13181126754941899228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-84847077099682799452010-04-04T22:28:29.915-04:002010-04-04T22:28:29.915-04:00@archaeoprof, lol
But did you also cook for them?...@archaeoprof, lol<br /><br />But did you also cook for them? If not, I got you beat. <br /><br />This was like trying to unravel a sweater that has a pattern of knots. Give a tug and a lot unravels, then you hit a knot. Spend time to undo it, then tug and a lot of progress... This is a weird association, I know. From my childhood, when I'd help knitters in the family unravel knitted garments to recycle/reuse the yarn. <br /><br />For some reason, I think the title proposed by Klahn may have made things a bit easier for me. I worked from the bottom up and with DRAWING CARD, I immediately guessed BOARD, but then I discarded it because of CAT and TABLE. I understand that "Meetings" is tricky. But I've learned to play with these titles every which way to see what they reveal, so I'd like to think that it would have been enough (and certainly more elegant). I guess I'll never know for sure.foodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13052189131129098616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-62863297123075265262010-04-04T22:04:10.014-04:002010-04-04T22:04:10.014-04:00@Mac - That's a "Flexitarian". Vegg...@Mac - That's a "Flexitarian". Veggies only, unless the meat looks really, really good.Zekenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-67223648470026034972010-04-04T21:03:30.183-04:002010-04-04T21:03:30.183-04:00@Ulrich and @Elaine: you are right. Not meat eater...@Ulrich and @Elaine: you are right. Not meat eaters, I guess, just seafood. I actually know a "vegetarian" who only eats fish and seafood and the occasional bloody filet mignon!machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-11740800511271679232010-04-04T20:12:33.904-04:002010-04-04T20:12:33.904-04:00Hard puzzle. I think I owe wikipedia a donation.Hard puzzle. I think I owe wikipedia a donation.Debrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00002807945357368445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-67908335967276311742010-04-04T19:52:48.836-04:002010-04-04T19:52:48.836-04:00Some obscure Ice Hockey term! And TABLEBOARD, Any ...Some obscure Ice Hockey term! And TABLEBOARD, Any puzzle is hard with enough esoteric answers in it!Bah! I put BOARD with a ? because I couldn't make sense of those 2 and CATBOARD! WTF!raidodazehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03556192721877992928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-610375459365006882010-04-04T18:12:43.755-04:002010-04-04T18:12:43.755-04:00superb puzzle....took three of us to finish it...f...superb puzzle....took three of us to finish it...family is all here for Easter ham. thank you Mr Kahn.your average blankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06362703669092144957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-72416018307995211252010-04-04T17:46:00.164-04:002010-04-04T17:46:00.164-04:00Loved the puzzle. Nice to know it was hard work f...Loved the puzzle. Nice to know it was hard work for others too. I think 'Board Meetings' would have been a great title. (I am a big fan of the elegance of no notes or bonuses.)<br /><br />I had a very slow start. Then CHEESE HEAD gave me CARNE, CHILI and CIDER, and then the darn thing just started filling itself in. Except for the whole East Coast from CAT to AXILLAS, which put up an enormous fight. Along came semi-puzzle partner, who looked over my shoulder and gave me CUTTING SCHOOL, and I got the rest.Clarknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-53681590561988311882010-04-04T17:12:14.519-04:002010-04-04T17:12:14.519-04:00In-laws here, and a Klahn puzzle. All in all, a h...In-laws here, and a Klahn puzzle. All in all, a hard day.archaeoprofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17956231727789223463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-33341003815384916302010-04-04T16:46:06.286-04:002010-04-04T16:46:06.286-04:00One of the few times I can recall enjoying a puzzl...One of the few times I can recall enjoying a puzzle I was so frustrated by. I couldn't get anything established forever, with answers scattered all over the place. (Coincidentally, SWITCHBACK was also my first theme answer. And I would have picked up on the theme way earlier had the original title of "Board Meeting" been left intact, I think, as there was nothing with the WS title to give me any clue.)<br /><br />I ended up googling way more than I can recall on a Sunday puzzle in ages, and eventually I had a DNF. But there were so many clue/answer combos that I loved, that my frustration at never getting into the groove on this one didn't matter so much. Definitely challenging. But in a good way. <br /><br />(Btw, @Jim H, you were definitely not alone in reading "boff" as a verb. Also, @Noam D Elkies, I also wanted CUTTINGCLASS - we always said that, never "cutting school", but as you mentioned it didn't fit. Nor did SLICEDBREAD, which is what I wanted for a long time for the Wonder clue.)Steve Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15185067739452052656noreply@blogger.com