tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post7684589682588271455..comments2024-03-28T20:49:13.267-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Ecuadorean coastal province known for gold / SUN 4-29-18 / Dreyfus Affair figure / It dethroned Sophia as #1 baby girl's name in 2014 / Country whose capital lent name to fabric / Bar that might be dangerous / Subject for The Source magazineRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger118125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-26474183117564388752018-05-10T15:01:41.595-04:002018-05-10T15:01:41.595-04:00On the woman theme....I like that there were two f...On the woman theme....I like that there were two first names on the Supreme Court, and for a change it was not the typical one that I've seen in recent crosswords....and all three are women!<br />Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03478447195848504538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-77215764102031633992018-05-07T23:29:40.033-04:002018-05-07T23:29:40.033-04:00There will be more women constructors when more wo...There will be more women constructors when more women care about being constructors. Maybe they have better things to do ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-10937949612209171172018-05-07T10:26:24.088-04:002018-05-07T10:26:24.088-04:00I don't understand the impulse to get scurrilo...I don't understand the impulse to get scurrilous when you don't understand the clue or think it's not a real expression. These are real learning opportunities to figure out something from another angle, and I for one welcome them.Eric Seljehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17281291974062721183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-22240572491425455542018-05-06T17:39:01.588-04:002018-05-06T17:39:01.588-04:00I thought this quite crunchy and rather difficult....I thought this quite crunchy and rather difficult. AnonymousPVXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10078186298428497941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-19752952135886180912018-05-06T14:52:40.883-04:002018-05-06T14:52:40.883-04:00I liked this puzzle just fine, thank you very much...I liked this puzzle just fine, thank you very much. I stalled in the North trying to figure out the themer, so went to the South, and quickly got ANTE MERIDIEM RADIO, which I thought was pretty funny.<br /><br />Working up the grid, I found the fill to be good, and the cluing just about right.<br /><br />At the last two schools where I worked, they each had a Mac lab and a PC lab and a laptop portable lab. 'Course that was 10 years ago, so I have no idea how current PC lab is.<br /><br />WATER CLOSET FIELDS was just plain funny.<br /><br />The so-called "ampersandwich" seems to irk some commenters. I don't know how else to get that common phrase into a grid. It's pretty clear to what it refers. Speaking of common, I thought the clue "common core" was a beauty. The only thing is, I think I'm totally onto these self-referential clues, and they are tending to the banal. That doesn't take anything away from this puzzle. If your construction entails getting EMS into the grid, "common core" is way better than "Dorothy's Aunt and others", or, "some dashes". Too small a point for me to go on like this, but so be it.rainforestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-33078051810085751772018-05-06T14:44:10.277-04:002018-05-06T14:44:10.277-04:00As noted above A.M. for RADIO is Amplitude Modulat...As noted above A.M. for RADIO is Amplitude Modulationrondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-49247959260395944262018-05-06T14:42:08.444-04:002018-05-06T14:42:08.444-04:00@anon 11:50 - ANTE MERIDIAN is abbreviated as A.M....@anon 11:50 - ANTE MERIDIAN is abbreviated as A.M. as in the morning. The "Morning Zoo" is/was a popular morning radio show, or at least a generic term for those wacky A.M. shows we all love to hate. Thus A.M. RADIO.rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-60775583377799301682018-05-06T12:57:24.073-04:002018-05-06T12:57:24.073-04:00I cannot believe that so many people liked this! I...I cannot believe that so many people liked this! I think it's one of the worst puzzles that ever marred a Sunday crossword page. Two Greek letters with circular clues? Common core = EMS? And that most horrible ampersandwich? The form is bad enough, but the subject: it's hard to believe that ANYONE exists who thinks there's not already enough pain in the world. Bah! The FCC shoulda stopped this!<br /><br />The theme did not impress, and as for the fill, well, there's more but I'm tired of list-making. I second the nomination of LANA Wood and move that the nominations be closed. Double-bogey. spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-43967136000390040592018-05-06T11:50:08.479-04:002018-05-06T11:50:08.479-04:00I also struggled w/ 61a- had ella for emma and I s...I also struggled w/ 61a- had ella for emma and I still do not get the answer to 117a- it makes NO sense. 115 d and 118 d were just dumb and weird. got the rest of the theme ones pretty quick. Still not entirely on board w/ the the theme or the theme answers. Thought title was just cryptic. and I saw no relation to the answers. But there were some clever clues/ answers. and that is the only reason I found this puzzle ok. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-44947995762187854082018-05-06T11:22:42.952-04:002018-05-06T11:22:42.952-04:00Everything was filling in, so WATERCLOSETFIELDS ga...Everything was filling in, so WATERCLOSETFIELDS gave the HINT away early. There seemed to be an abundance of threes and lotsa abbr.s. And an ampersandwich to boot.<br /><br />Where to start? This puz YIELDS RUTH and JOY and SONIA and EMMA and ANNA and EVA and RENATA and VAL and SADE and JANEPAULEY and MIAHAMM, but right there in the 69 position it HASTOBE Bond girl and yeah baby LANA Wood.<br /><br />Not a very MEATY puz, and so this puzzling DAY ENDS. Book ‘em DANO.<br />rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-82257152657351338622018-05-06T10:30:16.450-04:002018-05-06T10:30:16.450-04:00Today is Sunday - May 6. Have not looked at puz a...Today is Sunday - May 6. Have not looked at puz as of yet. Just here to say I'm in a much better mood than yesterday - perhaps I was harsh.<br /><br />Today is Bloomsday and the 12 - K race. Running with a Futurelander today - Ms. @Teedmn. I'm pretty sure she's gonna win. See y'all later.<br /><br />Diana, Lady-in-Waiting for Crosswords and the Starting LineDiana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-80305476955212372692018-05-06T09:57:39.392-04:002018-05-06T09:57:39.392-04:00HASTOBE AWE
The SANDM FETISH JOY, my teacher, had...HASTOBE AWE<br /><br />The SANDM FETISH JOY, my teacher, had<br />was ISANE and SICK and ILL and just BAD.<br />ICANSO RAT_ON her E.D.U.,<br />so PUBLICSCHOOL,ILOVEYOU.<br /><br />--- ISAIAH CHENEY<br />Burma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-49777020739069054882018-05-04T15:20:19.133-04:002018-05-04T15:20:19.133-04:00I enjoyed the puzzle overall.
Erik, if you solve...I enjoyed the puzzle overall. <br /><br />Erik, if you solved only with acrosses (bravo) how did you get crossed up at JANE PAULEY and HDDVD?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-16380153204120463492018-05-03T10:08:27.018-04:002018-05-03T10:08:27.018-04:00Yup!Yup!Mary Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02465919515883858255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-1358848350029363382018-05-03T10:06:04.012-04:002018-05-03T10:06:04.012-04:00Please don't bring such a nasty attitude to a ...Please don't bring such a nasty attitude to a friendly crossword blog! Sheesh. Mary Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02465919515883858255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-43623208978489047542018-05-02T00:19:58.099-04:002018-05-02T00:19:58.099-04:00Got it. Not that hard. Ante meridiem was the kicke...Got it. Not that hard. Ante meridiem was the kicker. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18038002669098155804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-61982737455526185502018-04-30T12:51:57.526-04:002018-04-30T12:51:57.526-04:00I had a late start and just finished this one. I f...I had a late start and just finished this one. I found it one of the hardest Sunday puzzles to solve in quite some time. DNF'd because I went with ANTEMERIDIan and nEATo/WHAMMo. I liked it in spite of my DNF.thefogmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870509029973778266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-44345207147115487192018-04-29T23:20:35.858-04:002018-04-29T23:20:35.858-04:00No need for the nod to women (I am one and have 3 ...No need for the nod to women (I am one and have 3 daughters). No need for crossword puzzle gender equality. I want a reasonably challenging and clever puzzle and do not care one iota as to the sex of the creator. Didn’t love this puzzle. Theme answers didn’t all jive. Physical therapy boats for sailors and PT boats jived but water closet fields and W. C. Fields did not. Not a satisfactory puzzle for us OCD puzzlers. Figured out the connection between AM and ante meridien but couldn’t for the life of me determine what the answer had to do with zoos until I read the comments. Okay so I learned something new. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-76714487153575329792018-04-29T22:06:42.908-04:002018-04-29T22:06:42.908-04:00Thanks, Erik, for the news about the gender gap in...Thanks, Erik, for the news about the gender gap in puzzle authorship. I mean, like, why? This not the NFL.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08316379159031860155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-63964780259811675412018-04-29T22:03:58.404-04:002018-04-29T22:03:58.404-04:00@Nancy....And handsome men!
@Nancy....And handsome men!<br />GILL I.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05605766053820226324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-84304410920906868912018-04-29T21:59:58.914-04:002018-04-29T21:59:58.914-04:00Yes, remember when George Bush said “they misunder...Yes, remember when George Bush said “they misunderestimated me”?mjddonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08069055024049098314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-6292727777625248042018-04-29T21:49:56.751-04:002018-04-29T21:49:56.751-04:00@Quasi -- The 39 Steps is not only a fave I forgot...@Quasi -- The 39 Steps is not only a fave I forgot to mention, but has the most shocking, chilling, and completely unexpected line of any movie I've ever seen. The hairs on the back of my neck literally stood up when I heard/saw it. If I put it in context or mention the scene, it would be a spoiler for someone who hasn't seen the film, but if I quote the line out of context, I don't think I'm giving anything away. The line: <i>Are you quite sure it's not <b>this</b> one?"</i> You know what I'm alluding to, right?Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16737377749030219974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-80487690999004657462018-04-29T21:10:55.913-04:002018-04-29T21:10:55.913-04:00It's cute to see anyone accuse Erik of poor fo...It's cute to see anyone accuse Erik of poor formMatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16926503156538603718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-30919716713117835372018-04-29T21:03:10.998-04:002018-04-29T21:03:10.998-04:00@GILL -- Are you kidding me? NEVER!!!!!!!!! Gett...@GILL -- Are you kidding me? NEVER!!!!!!!!! Getting pleasure from being scared to death has always seemed <i>beyond weird</i> to me. Just don't get it at all and never will. Nevertheless, we still agree on food, libation, and dogs :)Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16737377749030219974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-70753040552135830072018-04-29T20:03:12.419-04:002018-04-29T20:03:12.419-04:00@Nancy: I lived for scary - seconds after screami...@Nancy: I lived for scary - seconds after screaming my head off and getting the first adrenaline rush of my youth after watching "Creature Of the Black Lagoon." I was young. I loved the feeling of being spooked. Then, along came "The Shrinking Man" and probably followed by "The Fly." All made my hair stand on end. In my adult years, "The Shinning" almost did me in but not to EVER BE OUTDONE by my all-time favorite, knock down can't sleep for years, Polanski's "Repulsion." Today, I might not scream with horror as I did in my youth, but man, I saw "Repulsion" when I was about 24 or so - in Spain- and my sister, my mother and I, all slept in the same bed for weeks.<br />It's fun...Try it some time. :-) GILL I.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05605766053820226324noreply@blogger.com