tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post7626915173926862869..comments2024-03-29T11:24:03.304-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Claire's boy on Lost — THURSDAY, Sep. 10 2009 — CNBC host Regan / Bravo follower / Lago composition / Big-screen beekeeper / Geographical fingerRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger78125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-78311554655557684352010-04-07T18:30:58.006-04:002010-04-07T18:30:58.006-04:00I detected the rebus early with Where's WALDO ...I detected the rebus early with Where's WALDO too..but this was still very challenging for me.I got lucky,but might hold off on any more challenging ones.<br /><br />I actually had my dad help..auugh.<br /><br />Great puzzle,and cool blog.<br /><br />Not as good as you guys,but ya have to start somewhere.<br /><br />Liza..:)Elizabethhttp://elizabethpaulason.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-84183893702415657182009-10-15T14:19:52.822-04:002009-10-15T14:19:52.822-04:00DO
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...DO<br /> TI<br /><br /> LA<br /><br /> SOL<br /><br /> FA<br /> MI <br /> <br /> RE<br /><br /> DOSingernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-65703970938577586282009-10-15T12:02:32.072-04:002009-10-15T12:02:32.072-04:00I got the NW in a flash, thought this was going to...I got the NW in a flash, thought this was going to be an incredibly easy Thursday - then got stuck on every other word in the diagonal. <br /><br />Was it "Where's Nemo" for some bizarre reason, "oil portrait?", nope doesn't fit either. Dang. <br /><br />SE was also quick and easy. Recognized that a rebus was at play and figured it out with JE*RE*MY IRONS, although I toyed with looking for C*M, D*M, E*M, etc in before Mr. Irons ironed it out. Immediately filled in the rebusses in the diagonal, although I put in SO tentatively just in case Mr. Choset had it (Sound of Music) wrong, but was hoping for SOL and was very pleased to find it. <br /><br />I agree with @spyguy that it would have been even more satisfying if the scale had illustrated the half steps between MI and FA and between TI and DO. <br /><br />Definitely worth the little bit of lame fill. I don't agree that NO U turn is lame, and I also like ALLA Salute. I do think that STS sweepers is pretty lame and could have done without so many WTF names, though they were all gettable with crosses.Singernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-17957938141831767272009-09-23T13:02:12.115-04:002009-09-23T13:02:12.115-04:00There are already 74 comments, and maybe someone h...There are already 74 comments, and maybe someone has said this, but here goes:<br /><br />Sorry folks, it's DO RE MI FA SO LA TI DO. That's "SO" not "SOL". Many millions of other people and I learned it that way in countless elementary school classes. Also, just listen to the "Sound of Music" and the classic song there. "So, a needle pulling thread....", i.e. homonym with "sew".<br /><br />I don't care what books or web pages you quote, it's SO not SOL (three letters?? you've got to be kidding me.)<br /><br />I got the puzzle right because it had to be sol to fit. But the word is SO, now and forever. Just ask all my music teachers.<br /><br />- henry, Sleepy Hollow NYAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-6886846639380734132009-09-11T18:49:56.582-04:002009-09-11T18:49:56.582-04:00I recall a puzzle with a similar theme in the not-...I recall a puzzle with a similar theme in the not-too-distant past that rendered SOL as SO and I was truly confused. Had never seen it as SO.<br /><br />My last name used to be OLSON and at one time when Ted was still the SG, I decided to find out once and for all how he spelled his last name since I saw it both with an E and with an O. Did a bit of poking around the internets and found reliable sources had it both ways. So now I can never remember if it's "my way" or "the other way." I always know it's one of those two though!!PuzzleGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06835502266781516627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-6186407745001638922009-09-11T00:03:47.754-04:002009-09-11T00:03:47.754-04:00@TinSD: Glen Beck is not even a court jester. That...@TinSD: Glen Beck is not even a court jester. That is because he is a vile impersonation of Rush Limbaugh, who is a vile impersonation of Father Coughlin. Any resemblance between Glen Beck and heroism and patriotism is the creation of a mind devastated by too much football-watching (which is any amount more than mine, which is not minor). A thin line separates the sane and the deranged.slypetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05537129206516720012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-19056914620885249122009-09-10T22:56:27.929-04:002009-09-10T22:56:27.929-04:00I've been having difficulty getting Google to ...I've been having difficulty getting Google to accept my password. I think my husband helped me, and if this is accepted, I am in.<br /><br />Today's puzzle was fun. Would anyone be willing to tell me how the construction is done--do you start with the do re mi etc squares and build the rest around them?<br /><br />Left coast solverbluebellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07112978237190389791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-43633419544012557992009-09-10T22:55:54.914-04:002009-09-10T22:55:54.914-04:00@sanfranman59 - Adding my thanks for your data rep...@sanfranman59 - Adding my thanks for your data reports. I keep planning to compare to my personal spreadsheet of times in some logical way but haven't got around to it yet.Jeffreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01699404861773455504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-25381426018804027572009-09-10T22:27:43.795-04:002009-09-10T22:27:43.795-04:00re Trish Regan: I hope she remembers that some day...re Trish Regan: I hope she remembers that some day her kids will grow up and might watch this tape. May be she can ask herself: is this how I'd want my daughter to make an impact on the world? By making eyes? <br /><br />@T in SD, welcome to the ranks of the commenters...<br /><br />I always entertain the hypothesis that Rex says things tongue in cheek : ) <br /><br />@Bill from NJ, I'm amazed at the breadth of your interests. <br /><br />@sanfranman59, your notion from the other day that there is a floor effect for the top 100 seems to be getting further support. I think particularly so when there is a rebus and it takes time to manage it on line.foodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13052189131129098616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-47793219127255372722009-09-10T22:21:07.929-04:002009-09-10T22:21:07.929-04:00@T in SD: Thanks for posting!! Don't know the ...@T in SD: Thanks for posting!! Don't know the answer to your question, but I think I was sensing irony in the remark you asked about.<br /><br />Puzzle I experienced as tough but fair and original. (Maybe the theme's been done but the diagonal scale was pretty remarkable.)<br /><br />Also it was ALL ABOUT ME! Not only is my last name in the grid, but Trish Regan is (as I learned) "a small-town girl from Hampton, NH"(!) where I'm a part-time librarian. BTW, Trish seems to me like less of a flirt than an extreme overachiever (which she's not shy about pointing out).<br /><br />Also, BEQ, whether or not it's their best record, that Stooges album cover .jpg was great!Stanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02681342234536407419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-29727938703016857182009-09-10T22:02:44.402-04:002009-09-10T22:02:44.402-04:00This week's relative difficulty ratings. See m...This week's relative difficulty ratings. See my <a href="https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=35115061&postID=3588389571383499624&isPopup=true" rel="nofollow">7/30/2009 post</a> for an explanation. 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 6:54, 6:55, 1.00, 55%, Medium<br />Tue 7:31, 8:25, 0.89, 20%, Easy-Medium<br />Wed 11:38, 12:15, 0.95, 38%, Easy-Medium<br />Thu 18:43, 18:41, 1.00, 58%, Medium<br /><br />Top 100 solvers<br /><br />Mon 3:51, 3:41, 1.05, 70%, Medium-Challenging<br />Tue 4:12, 4:22, 0.96, 45%, Medium<br />Wed 5:43, 5:59, 0.95, 41%, Medium<br />Thu 9:30, 9:10, 1.04, 64%, Medium-Challengingsanfranman59https://www.blogger.com/profile/15118732156312301425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-19685445704910446722009-09-10T21:46:12.627-04:002009-09-10T21:46:12.627-04:00Good grief ... is there no place of refuge from th...Good grief ... is there no place of refuge from the message machine?sanfranman59https://www.blogger.com/profile/15118732156312301425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-161247667201916482009-09-10T20:51:58.353-04:002009-09-10T20:51:58.353-04:00Reading this for a couple years. Love it but have...Reading this for a couple years. Love it but have never commented. Curiousity has the better of me. Do you consider Glenn Beck a hero and a patriot?T in SDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-2632453499652166382009-09-10T19:05:24.173-04:002009-09-10T19:05:24.173-04:00Fun puzzle...well constructed...enjoyed it from be...Fun puzzle...well constructed...enjoyed it from beginning to end...PIXnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-70373463822750352232009-09-10T18:29:13.191-04:002009-09-10T18:29:13.191-04:00Thanks, Kevan & Will! A Thursday theme like t...Thanks, Kevan & Will! A Thursday theme like that is more than worth a few 42A:NUISANCE fills.<br /><br />One & ut,<br />— NDENoam D. Elkiesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-71944300411442204522009-09-10T18:17:00.292-04:002009-09-10T18:17:00.292-04:00@ crosscan -
IMO $$$$$$ is your answer.@ crosscan - <br /><br /><br />IMO $$$$$$ is your answer.retired_chemisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13181126754941899228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-92230343115286162752009-09-10T18:05:25.361-04:002009-09-10T18:05:25.361-04:00If spelling bees and poker are televised, why not ...If spelling bees and poker are televised, why not crossword tournaments?Jeffreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01699404861773455504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-12009264738834468212009-09-10T17:51:59.460-04:002009-09-10T17:51:59.460-04:00Since I had the NW and SE completely filled in fir...Since I had the NW and SE completely filled in first, the rebus took me by surprise. <br /><br />I, too, cursed The Sound of Music for screwing up the middle of my puzzle. Why couldn't Hammerstein have instead written the lyric, "Sol, the bottom of your shoe"? Okay, not as nice of an image as a needle pulling thread...Joseph Brickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11530316240817680978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-2725679336633712862009-09-10T17:34:52.613-04:002009-09-10T17:34:52.613-04:00Put me in the "Happy Camper" division.
...Put me in the "Happy Camper" division.<br /><br />Knew it was a rebus early on, too many sure things not working, even had 19D = Ill @ for a while, but MAJORSCALE and juDO broke it for me.<br /><br />Looked for symmetry, SE nope, NE yup, filled in the diagonal, the rest fell.<br /><br />NW after several erasures (pasa --- yeah, I know), was last to fall.<br /><br />Don't know why, but never considered anything but SOL.<br /><br />"Gimmick Puzzle", yes, good puzzle, yes, no circles, yahoo.<br /><br />.../GlitchGlitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14940000404613329056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-88466562365098920062009-09-10T17:14:56.712-04:002009-09-10T17:14:56.712-04:00I guess it doesn't surprise me about the sheer...I guess it doesn't surprise me about the sheer number of people who know who Chip Reese was. The World Series of Poker is one of my guilty pleasures that my wife DOES NOT appreciate. I was never a gambler but I sure do like me some Main Event of the WSOP. It reminds me of NASCAR a little in the way folks seems to identify with the individual players.<br /><br />I like Mike "The Mouth" Matasow myself but Stu Unger makes an appearance in the puzzle from time to time.Bill from NJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10103923612595508277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-55633096454909302312009-09-10T16:16:48.151-04:002009-09-10T16:16:48.151-04:00I felt like I got the rebus late (down at JEREMY I...I felt like I got the rebus late (down at JEREMY IRONS) and then wondered why some sections were having lots of rebus and some having none, until I finally saw the pattern back up at WALDO. I thought the presentation was very well done, and memorable.Karen from the Capehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11476512301997985060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-63659246634368008592009-09-10T16:13:26.843-04:002009-09-10T16:13:26.843-04:00RE: Trish Regan
She's cute but her head is as...RE: Trish Regan<br /><br />She's cute but her head is as round as a basketball.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17857747515877769718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-20353217591043019832009-09-10T16:11:43.424-04:002009-09-10T16:11:43.424-04:00@sanfranman59 : add my name to those who appreciat...@sanfranman59 : add my name to those who appreciate the data every day!<br /><br />@poc: A roan is a color of a horse, but not a pinto. In the roan, the white hairs are evenly dispersed throughout the coat, as opposed to large white areas like a pinto or paint.<br /><br />Liked this puzzle, although, I too didn't know there was an l in sol.<br />I always do the puzzle on paper, and even drew circles around the rebus answers when I was done - it was quite nice. I was glad that the circles weren't there to begin with.nanpillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05548473809500612699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-10307813234663159322009-09-10T15:52:31.835-04:002009-09-10T15:52:31.835-04:00Midday report of relative difficulty (see my 7/30/...Midday report of relative difficulty (see my <a href="https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=35115061&postID=3588389571383499624&isPopup=true" rel="nofollow">7/30/2009 post</a> for an explanation of my method):<br /><br />All solvers (median solve time, average for day of week, ratio, percentile, rating)<br /><br />Thu 18:45, 18:41, 1.00, 58%, Medium<br /><br />Top 100 solvers<br /><br />Thu 9:44, 9:11, 1.06, 74%, Medium-Challengingsanfranman59https://www.blogger.com/profile/15118732156312301425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-11036450642473841822009-09-10T15:19:33.067-04:002009-09-10T15:19:33.067-04:00Not much more to add about the puzzle that hasn...Not much more to add about the puzzle that hasn't been said but I did want to mention that Ted Olson is one half of an unlikely partnership that is taking the fight for marriage equality to the Supreme Court. The other half of the equation is David Boies. The two men were adversaries in the Bush v Gore conflict but have this time teamed up to champion the cause for equality. You go, guys!Doc Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12540112168511893896noreply@blogger.com