tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post7518045745742514990..comments2024-03-29T01:22:33.864-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Attractive fashionable man in modern parlance / WED 11-10-21 / Eponym of a famed NYC deli / Title woman in song by Dexys Midnight RunnersRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger131125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-64152319323247377282021-12-15T17:51:14.116-05:002021-12-15T17:51:14.116-05:00Generally have to go with Rex on this one.
The l...Generally have to go with Rex on this one. <br /><br />The long, themed acrosses are fine. The revealer is okay. I like ‘NUFF and am a fan of DORA. Could have done without ZADDY. Thought the VAULT was more a springboard affair than an event with a table.<br /><br />Lesson for the day: Beware of QUACKS. leftcoasternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-46261081504915977732021-12-15T17:08:12.446-05:002021-12-15T17:08:12.446-05:00Nope, did not know ZADDY. Filled it in but asked s...Nope, did not know ZADDY. Filled it in but asked self WTF. Never heard of zamn either. OFL's link cites rap USES. No can do, no, I can't go for that, can't go for that.<br />OONA Chaplin, yeah baby.<br />@D,LIW, I can't make that phone ring. Reason forthcoming.<br />OK puz,rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-641379269191955012021-12-15T15:33:55.525-05:002021-12-15T15:33:55.525-05:00I'm astounded by how many people on this site ...I'm astounded by how many people on this site didn't know the word zaddy. I'm 70 years old, and have heard and seen zaddy in the wild. However, I must confess, I didn't know exactly what a zaddy was.<br />Now I have a definition. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-57908606727131572622021-12-15T14:32:55.477-05:002021-12-15T14:32:55.477-05:00My utter, ongoing lack of tech savviness (I have n...My utter, ongoing lack of tech savviness (I have no cell phone 'cept an old traCfone I use in emergencies, and do not participate in "social media") cost me another 1-letter dnf. So...am I a crossword one-percenter? <br /><br />Diana, Lady-in-Waiting for the phone to ringDiana, LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-17935980365231879502021-12-15T11:30:14.448-05:002021-12-15T11:30:14.448-05:00NO IOU DRAMA
Against UNFAVORABLEODDS (she OMITs),...NO IOU DRAMA<br /><br />Against UNFAVORABLEODDS (she OMITs),<br />EILEEN WONAT THE QUIZ event,<br />"Now I won't SCORN THEULTRARICH,<br />I'm ONE of THE ONEPERCENT."<br /><br />--- BARB & NICK KATZBurma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-23782029671581678942021-12-15T09:53:13.665-05:002021-12-15T09:53:13.665-05:00Fine. Not terrific. Not among the top ONEPERCENT. ...Fine. Not terrific. Not among the top ONEPERCENT. But good enough by today’s lower NYT standards. thefogmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870509029973778266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-54554717718041726072021-11-22T22:06:22.823-05:002021-11-22T22:06:22.823-05:00Beginning the long, slow process of vacation catch...Beginning the long, slow process of vacation catch-up. Not sure what is worse, KATZ/KARATS or KATZ/ZADDY Guessed right, but on Wednesday we shouldn't need to guess. And on every day of our lives, we should not need to know ZADDY.kitshefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10014225555838850414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-80593117445308866942021-11-11T14:20:19.594-05:002021-11-11T14:20:19.594-05:00A pretty egregious error seems to have slipped pas...A pretty egregious error seems to have slipped past the editors and this thread.<br /><br />Johnny Carson was from NEBRASKA not IOWA.copernicushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13184907733070654849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-31861032464655673302021-11-10T21:50:50.099-05:002021-11-10T21:50:50.099-05:00@TTrimble nailed it!
also, one last unrelated th...@TTrimble nailed it! <br /><br />also, one last unrelated thought but don't want to make an extra comment out of it - i didn't read the "yeezus" clue as a song title but rather, a nickname for KANYE. much like sean combs was puff daddy, puffy, p diddy, diddy, etc, "yeezus" is just one of kanye's many names..."familiarly", you might say ;) (tbh i didn't even know there was a song or album called yeezus - i know plenty of kanye's music just from hearing it, but probably couldn't come up with any song or album titles if asked.) looking at wikipedia, i see yeezus came out in 2013, but he's been putting out albums since 2004. i don't think i realized that, or just how extensive his solo discography was. TIL. stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14309261340110993880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-61477782016334763622021-11-10T21:40:55.792-05:002021-11-10T21:40:55.792-05:00@anon 7:47 seems our comments were in the queue si...@anon 7:47 seems our comments were in the queue simultaneously - can't believe nobody else mentioned in living color, but at least we have each other :pstephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14309261340110993880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-78836906828679100322021-11-10T21:38:11.253-05:002021-11-10T21:38:11.253-05:00@GILL – the Zabar's manager does sound like a ...@GILL – the Zabar's manager does sound like a nightmare and you did the right thing. I was just musing that in all the years of people raving about the place, I never heard anyone talk about the staff's attitude, but @Anon 2:04 also said they are rude. Maybe the regulars enjoy the abuse.<br /><br />I ate at Durgin-Park in Boston once, and the service's reputation, as noted by @Boston Blackie 1:58, preceded it. It did not disappoint. We had a waitress who looked and sounded like Bette Davis in her "Baby Jane" era, and when she brought plates to the table she slammed them down so hard I thought they would shatter into pieces.Joe Dipintohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07922691457886440325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-91655942810074808762021-11-10T20:49:41.600-05:002021-11-10T20:49:41.600-05:00Thanks all.
Spent day down when thinking about my...Thanks all.<br /><br />Spent day down when thinking about my dementia, up while savoring having lived,<br /><br />. C’est la vie.Al Rodbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05993709026872288071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-60045240957905599532021-11-10T20:49:30.007-05:002021-11-10T20:49:30.007-05:00@stephanie
"for anyone still not entirely su...@stephanie <br />"for anyone still not entirely sure on ZADDY, it can be summed up very simply and accurately as "current-era jeff goldblum." " <br /><br />A-HA! I knew it! <br />TTrimblenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-85385485984413164442021-11-10T20:20:58.029-05:002021-11-10T20:20:58.029-05:00i liked it, and didn't take issue with any of ...i liked it, and didn't take issue with any of the themers. but as to the rest, the PPP did swing heavily in my favor so this was easy for me. i did guess TIM before MEL (tim robbins is...someone who did...something, right? it's a name anyhow...), LIST before QUIZ, PESTERS before FESTERS...and i spelled EBSEN wrong at first pass so i was left wondering what kind of frothy drink a PRAPPO was. oops! <br /><br />i don't associate HOMIE with any clown other than the one on in living color from back in the day - but in googling it to ensure i didn't dream up entire decades of "homie don't play that", it turns out that clown is spelled HOMEY. well, the more you know. <br /><br />for anyone still not entirely sure on ZADDY, it can be summed up very simply and accurately as "current-era jeff goldblum." <br /><br />and as a born and bred rhode islander who has been living in the boston area for the past twenty years, i feel compelled to weigh in on the ice cream drink convo. yes, a milkshake really is/was just shaken milk. that said, we have "regular" milkshakes (with ice cream) and unless it is specifically stated, OR you see both milkshakes and frappes on the menu, it's safe to assume a milkshake has ice cream. (or some facsimile thereof.) cabinet is also still used here and there, but somehow only ever coffee. coffee cabinet. never heard anyone order a chocolate cabinet. (kind of like grinder - meatball grinder! definitely. always. but any other filling...a sub.) frappes and cabinets are pretty thick. awful awfuls (awful big, awful good) can be had at the newport creamery and run a bit thinner, as i prefer. drink three get one free! fribbles USED to be sort of thin and lumpy (in a very good delicious way) but several years ago i stopped by a friendly's, craving one, and was disappointed to find it was nothing more than a run of the mill thick milkshake, and an artificial tasting one at that. sadge. stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14309261340110993880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-90916952153891435922021-11-10T20:19:07.183-05:002021-11-10T20:19:07.183-05:00@Unknown 6:13p - if you worked for Transit and rod...@Unknown 6:13p - if you worked for Transit and rode the 1 train to 242nd once or twice a week you’d have a different take. Son Volthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04322446657870644953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-32185412444179831562021-11-10T20:05:07.835-05:002021-11-10T20:05:07.835-05:00Just to confirm, dairy farmers do not have cows th...Just to confirm, dairy farmers do not have cows that produce milk with 1% fat content.<br /><br />They have cows that produce milk, and then an industrial establishment called a "dairy" processes the milk, coming up with cream, whole milk, 2% milk, 1% milk, and skim milk as some of their products.<br /><br />So the chances that a dairy farmer would ever use the term "low fat milk" in a business conversation are near zero. Bad cluing.<br /><br /><br />VillagerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-60788603149779635122021-11-10T20:04:12.171-05:002021-11-10T20:04:12.171-05:00@thfenn 3:58 -in Philly, some say that hoagies are...@thfenn 3:58 -in Philly, some say that hoagies are cold sandwiches whereas heroes are warm. I don’t think that is universally true, but my guess is that there are subtle differences in some of those sandwich types to the puristsTreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13279784774317489512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-21570207708349566222021-11-10T19:47:38.292-05:002021-11-10T19:47:38.292-05:00@anon 6:07pm to sum things up:
"[newport cre...@anon 6:07pm to sum things up:<br /><br />"[newport creamery] is known for Awful Awful milkshakes, made from blended syrups and a proprietary ice milk. The drink started at the New Jersey–based chain, Bond's, in the 1940s. The name comes from a Bond's customer who called it "awful big and awful good". In 1948, Bond's licensed it to Newport Creamery and then to Massachusetts-based Friendly's. The terms of the license mandated the two New England businesses not sell it in New Jersey, leading the expanding Friendly's chain to rebrand it as a "Fribble", and later changing its formula to be more like a traditional milkshake with ice cream instead of ice milk. When Bond's went out of business in the 1970s, Newport Creamery purchased the trademark and continues to serve the original recipe."<br /><br />and by the way, awful awfuls are "drink three, get one free!" my mom said her brothers used to do this with some frequency back in the day. (1960s) i'd never make it through even two. :)stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14309261340110993880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-89647166714343731452021-11-10T19:47:22.858-05:002021-11-10T19:47:22.858-05:00Was 99% there except for ZADDY/RAND cross. Never ...Was 99% there except for ZADDY/RAND cross. Never heard of either, so DNF by one square<br /><br />Am I the only one who knows HOMIE the clown from 'In Living Color' - but I guess that was HOMEY<br /><br />Solved (except for the one square) without the help of the revealerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-70478694447997403882021-11-10T19:31:18.423-05:002021-11-10T19:31:18.423-05:00BrilliantBrilliantBettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11746341186529746787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-72125469505396744172021-11-10T19:06:32.409-05:002021-11-10T19:06:32.409-05:00Curiously both easy and hard. The NW augured "...Curiously both easy and hard. The NW augured "easy": OTIS goes in without hesitation, and how many four-letter states do you know beginning with I? SPF and ARK -- pre-Monday easy, especially ARK which is remedial. (MEL who?) <br /><br />But then the NE (which was at the end for me) seemed strangely niche: ZADDY is new-fangled, and unknown to me before today. And KATZ was a bit of a desperation move based on thinking "Jewish name" beginning with C or K -- the odds were K -- and I wasn't aware of AGAVE as a didgeridoo material. Whew! <br /><br />ZADDY. I'm thinking maybe someone like Jeff Goldblum, who is eccentrically and unabashedly stylish in his own skin, and well old enough that "ZADDY daddy" feels fitting. (Although, a rapid perusal of the internet turns up an occasional strange-sounding reluctance to admit that "daddy" is part of the equation.) I'm not sure George Clooney would fit. Would he? He can be counted on to appear in black tie at virtually any moment of the day, and he's photogenic enough, but I'm guessing that ZADDY implies something more individuated, sort of a sui generis stylishness, confident enough to march to a different beat and not worry what the others think. <br /><br />Heh, I had "UNFAir tABLE ODDS" at first. Table as in blackjack table. Eventually i_ULT (instead of VAULT) became insupportable. This mistake burned away literally billions of nanoseconds. RAZR -- yuck. Unknown to me. <br /><br />Entertaining discussion of frozen concoction preparations and NY eateries that I am not competent to join, despite currently living in NE not far from NY. I just always naturally assumed that a Fribble was a frozen Ibble and never gave that a second thought. <br /><br />yd pg -6?? forgot about it and never got back to it <br />td 0 <br />TTrimblenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-1097001723057562002021-11-10T18:34:40.393-05:002021-11-10T18:34:40.393-05:00@Joe D. 4:25...Ok so I'm going to break the la...@Joe D. 4:25...Ok so I'm going to break the law today and go over 3 posts but @Z does it all the time and we all love him for it.<br />NOTHING TO DO WITH ANYTHING ALERT....<br />@Joe....I'm going to tell my "rotten apple that day" story:<br />I spent most of my working life dealing with customers....We all know that there are people that come in all moods, aura's, character, conditions, yada yada yada. Anyway, before I went into sales at Mexicana, I was a ticket agent. One day, we had a line out the door at out ticket office on Union Square in San Francisco. Our clients were mostly Mexican migrant workers waiting patiently to buy their tickets to Guadalajara, Mexico. Some would bring their very hard earned US dollars in brown paper bags to pay their way back home for the season and it would endear me no end. I use to chide some of them, telling them people could steal. I got to know many of them by name and I knew I loved my job.<br />Anyway....I was about 8 months pregnant with our son, waiting on these delightful people, when a travel agent cut into the line and yelled at me that he had a ticket in will-call that he wanted to pick up. I smiled and told him that he'd have to wait in line...like everybody else. He yelled at me that he had no time and that if it weren't for him, we'd be out of business. I told him he'd still have to wait. He picked up a ticket validator (we had to use them in those days) that weighed about 10 pounds and threw it at me. It missed because I ducked. In those days, and because I was wearing a uniform, I couldn't go behind the counter and deck him. Believe me....as big as a whale I was, I would've.....Instead I screamed at him.....<br />My Supervisor was very sympathetic but told me that part of my job was putting up with scum. <br />Now back to Zabar's....I was never rude.....The Manager was. His job is/was to make sure that his clients want to come back. Even if you have the best reputation on the block......I will never go back and I hope other's won't as well. It wasn't a rotten apple day...it showed how that store doesn't care....<br />End of my story of woe..... <br />GILL I.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05605766053820226324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-57954741913293603172021-11-10T18:13:19.736-05:002021-11-10T18:13:19.736-05:00@ Sun Volt 5:06 I'm not sure that Riverdale...@ Sun Volt 5:06 I'm not sure that Riverdale qualifies as being "in the city." I mean, technically, yes, but in real life? Not so much.<br /><br />I thought this was a great puzzle but for one of the crosses in the NE.<br />Liked the theme.<br />Always amused at the number of folks here who have never even attempted to create a puzzle yet who can be so dismissive and rex-like. It's a little sad.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02410198809183164965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-48982711447642780342021-11-10T18:07:49.442-05:002021-11-10T18:07:49.442-05:00FWIW, I got the Fribble naming situation backwards...FWIW, I got the Fribble naming situation backwards. Friendly's sold them as 'Awful Awful' (as long ago as when I was growing up). That was the naming they got in trouble for, so became Fribble, not the other way round. I knew you wanted that cleared up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-84512917258082488642021-11-10T17:49:09.188-05:002021-11-10T17:49:09.188-05:00The ice milk issue refers to an ice milk drink tha...The ice milk issue refers to an ice milk drink that is still popular in Rhode Island. at a local chain. Friendly's. Fribble, note the capital F, was until recently made with ice milk says Google. Even when it was made with ice milk, it was clearly labeled so there was no confusion.DGDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14701563939006161505noreply@blogger.com