tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post7611818242839710608..comments2024-03-28T12:49:16.793-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: WEDNESDAY, Mar. 28, 2007 - Burton ClemansRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-9897175905896633412007-05-09T21:31:00.000-04:002007-05-09T21:31:00.000-04:00I was looking for a comment on Spader, knowing how...I was looking for a comment on Spader, knowing how you feel about Ally McBeal. Is it just Ally or are all things Kelly reviled??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-28380817216806069512007-03-30T18:03:00.000-04:002007-03-30T18:03:00.000-04:00In my world, a D.O.A. deer would be "dead on arriv...In my world, a D.O.A. deer would be "dead on arrival" to the clinic. But never mind that. I must enter the fray and insist, Mr. Barrywep, that ROE is positively NOT just silly crosswordese! One cannot simply say "deer" and have anyone who cares know what you are talking about. There are roe deer, fallow deer, and red deer (which aren't really deer at all, but actually elk) in Europe, not to mention reindeer (also not truly deer, but so very dear to young children worldwide). Here in the west, we have white-tailed deer (white-tails), mule deer (mulies), and black-tailed deer galore. And don't forget the diminutive Key deer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-15434096908402895432007-03-29T14:32:00.000-04:002007-03-29T14:32:00.000-04:00DO A DEER: What grown-up Bambi does vis-à-vis Fali...DO A DEER: What grown-up Bambi does vis-à-vis Faline.Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-69998278613190528472007-03-29T14:31:00.000-04:002007-03-29T14:31:00.000-04:00Pair of nappies/"Pees" is one of the most inane th...<B>Pair of nappies/"Pees"</B> is one of the most inane things I've seen in the puzzle in a while, and the only word I got wrong. I had absolutely no idea "nappies" meant diapers. <BR/><BR/>I know it's desperately trying to be clever and precious and cutesy and everything, but man is that one awkwardly constructed clue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-49619455450104204552007-03-29T13:05:00.000-04:002007-03-29T13:05:00.000-04:00I guess I way overthought the nappies/pees connect...I guess I way overthought the nappies/pees connection. But nappies is the Brit expression for diapers, so I wasn't completely out there.Linda Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15816794362786044423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-12079492048277030472007-03-29T12:43:00.000-04:002007-03-29T12:43:00.000-04:00Rex, your "misconstrued" comment about DO A DEER m...Rex, your "misconstrued" comment about DO A DEER made me laugh so hard I sputtered my coffee. I'm either going to have to read this blog uncaffeinated, or start wearing a bib. -- Eric (p.s. very nice meeting you, albeit too briefly, Sunday before lunch - I was standing w/ Dave).Eric Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07687908374545158426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-79433545985852323432007-03-29T10:57:00.000-04:002007-03-29T10:57:00.000-04:00there are two "p' s in the word "Nappies"there are two "p' s in the word "Nappies"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-42268014114162622782007-03-29T10:56:00.000-04:002007-03-29T10:56:00.000-04:00I also had DOA deer. I must have put that on Amy'...I also had DOA deer. I must have put that on Amy's blog. I get confused as to what I've written where. I know I'm not alone there.<BR/><BR/>OzzyOsmond, nappies is another word for diapers. Diaper can be paired with pee for obvious reasons, so the plurals of both can apparently be paired.<BR/><BR/>Rex, it's too bad you couldn't use your blog picture on your passport. That is SO how I picture you -- and will continue to do until I meet you in Brooklyn ; )Linda Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15816794362786044423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-62263580081137721852007-03-29T10:54:00.000-04:002007-03-29T10:54:00.000-04:00NAPPIES has two PEES in it, as in the letter "P."R...NAPPIES has two PEES in it, as in the letter "P."<BR/><BR/>RPRex Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-1571069293852503332007-03-29T10:39:00.000-04:002007-03-29T10:39:00.000-04:00I'm embarrassed to admit I still don't get the "na...I'm embarrassed to admit I still don't get the "nappies" -> "pees" clue. Would someone please fill me in?<BR/><BR/>Thanks.<BR/><BR/>mMark Iversonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00448150970123392335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-83624709535858530662007-03-29T10:00:00.000-04:002007-03-29T10:00:00.000-04:00"DO A deer" could be horribly, if hilariously, mis..."DO A deer" could be horribly, if hilariously, misconstrued. I like D.O.A. DEER, though, as a potential answer for some as yet unformulated theme clue.<BR/><BR/>RPRex Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-7309635136831203392007-03-29T09:41:00.000-04:002007-03-29T09:41:00.000-04:00Went through the same process as Rex on mitre / mi...Went through the same process as Rex on mitre / miter--undoubtedly at a much slower pace (I continue to shake my head in wonder at how someone has time to get mired in a quandary of unsolvability and still finish a puzzle in seven or eight minutes...).<BR/><BR/>Roe deer is familiar to me as the translation of the French chevreuil--not to be confused with chèvre :)--which you're much more likely to come across on menus or in casual conversation than venison or deer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-83432976336044926582007-03-29T09:37:00.000-04:002007-03-29T09:37:00.000-04:00Am I the only one who though "__deer" might be DOA...Am I the only one who though "__deer" might be DOA, as in "Do, a deer, a FEmale deer..."? - Eric 'n BostonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-47412416750844864772007-03-29T08:27:00.000-04:002007-03-29T08:27:00.000-04:00Hey, you can support ROE all you want, but hands o...Hey, you can support ROE all you want, but hands off ERN/E. <BR/><BR/>Pantheona get that way because they are convenient, grid-wise. I doubt many constructors are thinking "I've got to find a way to use ALAI today."<BR/><BR/>As for Mexico - I'm not afraid of illness. Secret to not getting sick: proper tequila intake (too much will, of course, make you sicker than you've ever been in your life, if my experience is any indication). My passport (recently arrived) has a photo that makes me look like an escaped mental patient. No exaggeration. I love it.<BR/><BR/>RPRex Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-9044850574525778582007-03-28T21:42:00.000-04:002007-03-28T21:42:00.000-04:00Linda, Roe Deer are found throughout Europe , incl...Linda,<BR/> Roe Deer are found throughout Europe , including Great Britain. They look different from "American" deer and are an entirely different species. They are the only ruminant animal which has the reproductional tactic of delayed implantation of the egg. As a former dilletante of zoology, Roe Deer seems like a good clue to me. It's more legitimate than Erne/Ern which is more crossword fill in than proper zoological terminology. One would not have to be a zoologist to refer to the animal in question as Roe Deer as there are other types of deer in Europe. Unlike in the US where I believe there the deer are all closely related.<BR/><BR/>ProfPhilAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-10418308996694631132007-03-28T21:07:00.000-04:002007-03-28T21:07:00.000-04:00Orange said: "Rex, couldn't you find a nice pictu...Orange said: "Rex, couldn't you find a nice picture of Ashton Kutcher? You're ruining my crush."<BR/><BR/>For "nice picture" follow this link, you may want to enlarge once you've arrived!DONALDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17398968047673788006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-29720840121566733742007-03-28T20:47:00.000-04:002007-03-28T20:47:00.000-04:00In re: ERNE. Do you think constructors include su...In re: ERNE. Do you think constructors include such words more frequently than is even usual because they undoubtedly know there are people like us out there commenting on these things? I can just picture them rubbing their hands together with glee every time they slap a pat of OLEO onto the mix or slip us the old ERNE. Or are such Pantheonia just essential to constructing?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-618009025906986852007-03-28T20:27:00.000-04:002007-03-28T20:27:00.000-04:00I swear I've seen this puzzle somewhere. Exactly t...I swear I've seen this puzzle somewhere. Exactly the same puzzle! Is this possible? I've solved some USA today puzzles and Los Angeles times puzzles online, I may have seen it there. But is this possible? (I know I said that twice, but I'm that disturbed)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-66475982361534459362007-03-28T18:11:00.000-04:002007-03-28T18:11:00.000-04:00My family and I used to go to Cancun. Then we stop...My family and I used to go to Cancun. Then we stopped going there when we realized a disturbing trend developing, to wit one of us would get extraordinary diarrhea when we came home.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, enjoy the vacation!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-61902893153907776742007-03-28T16:01:00.000-04:002007-03-28T16:01:00.000-04:00barrywep,There were certainly better ways to clue ...barrywep,<BR/><BR/>There were certainly better ways to clue ROE -- fish eggs, landmark case vs. Wade. Oh, well.<BR/><BR/>Did I think to look it up in a dictionary before asking via blog? No, because I have friends here who know everything. Thanks for the info.Linda Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15816794362786044423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-91924078301969610812007-03-28T15:25:00.000-04:002007-03-28T15:25:00.000-04:00Linda G:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roe_deerAs fa...Linda G:<BR/><BR/>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roe_deer<BR/><BR/>As far as I am concerned, ROE DEER only exist in crosswords like ERNES and nonhuman TITS.barrywephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04025848655112601237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-33279572910102878772007-03-28T15:12:00.000-04:002007-03-28T15:12:00.000-04:00This was super easy once I caught the theme, which...This was super easy once I caught the theme, which was pretty early on.<BR/><BR/>The whole HEINIE thing was strange. Its intersection with PEES put it over the edge.<BR/><BR/>Would someone please explain the clue/answer for 22A. How does ROE fit a blank before deer? What am I missing?<BR/><BR/>Aaah, Mexico. We neglected to get our passports in time, so our post-tax season trip will be within the US. Maybe Napa Valley wine country?Linda Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15816794362786044423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-5505062498021151622007-03-28T14:11:00.000-04:002007-03-28T14:11:00.000-04:00Thought I was just a casual user but now know I'm ...Thought I was just a casual user but now know I'm an addict to your blog. I'm reading it regularly; love the stories on the Stamford experience; wish you lots of fun, sun and margaritas in Mexico but will still check to see if you've posted.<BR/>Keep up the very fine work<BR/>Trish in OPAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-72322904050527366472007-03-28T13:15:00.000-04:002007-03-28T13:15:00.000-04:00The Nina and the Pinta were both caravels -- small...The Nina and the Pinta were both caravels -- smaller ships than the Santa Maria -- but I seem to recall that the Pinta meant the Painted, not a Pint (of rum?).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-67089270161280572602007-03-28T13:03:00.000-04:002007-03-28T13:03:00.000-04:00Too bad I wasn't there for you ACPT-ers: my time o...Too bad I wasn't there for you ACPT-ers: my time on the applet was 9-plus hours! (I couldn't see 'tic' for 'tac' and fell asleep.)<BR/>I quite liked this Wednesday puzzle, probably due to the anagrams came quickly to me. As an Angelino, I too was surprised they used the LA for the Times anagram.<BR/>PS: Loved the Stamford Experience recaps. <BR/>PPS: Felt like I was there reading your blog and Orange's. Thanks.Campesitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01852123189179333049noreply@blogger.com