tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post77062358029111203..comments2024-03-28T04:40:27.172-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Halloween cry / TUES 10-30-18 / "Get lost!" / It's prologue, they say / JFK AlternativeRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger73125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-71288568700387089932018-12-04T22:26:13.005-05:002018-12-04T22:26:13.005-05:00I get the fold-up thing with TRIPYCHs. I've se...I get the fold-up thing with TRIPYCHs. I've seen TRiPTYCHs in the former USSR, Austria, and at home in MN. Just never in a xword puz. On a Tuesday.rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-14911561992813707462018-12-04T20:00:56.656-05:002018-12-04T20:00:56.656-05:00The Lenni Lenape Indians live near where I grew up...The Lenni Lenape Indians live near where I grew up. So, for once, I had a gimme. Religious TRIPTYCHs all over Europe. <br /><br />Lady DiDiana, LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-63512090339205851172018-12-04T19:00:02.632-05:002018-12-04T19:00:02.632-05:00Buncha tough words. Do I show my TRIPTYCH at the b...Buncha tough words. Do I show my TRIPTYCH at the boarding gate? Are my sardonic words on this blog RIPOSTES? Does a French baby take LENAPE? If you're short down under are you a mere AUSSI? Duke duke duke, duke of ERL? For a Tues-puz you really had to URN this one.<br /><br />I guess a sailor might have an AYE, baby. Or DAMA. Do you GIVEARIP?<br /><br />Somehow no write-overs, so I guess I PAST.rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-34254658460531199162018-12-04T16:48:45.685-05:002018-12-04T16:48:45.685-05:00DonA before DAMA. Learned LENAPE. RIP, President B...DonA before DAMA. Learned LENAPE. RIP, President Bush.leftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-39674026063722891422018-12-04T12:35:10.497-05:002018-12-04T12:35:10.497-05:00Like @Foggy, I had a Rip-roaring time RIPping thru...Like @Foggy, I had a Rip-roaring time RIPping thru this. <br /><br />@Spacy - you never heard "moi AUSSI"? P'raps even Miss Piggy said it, in her "moi" stage. Just as well.<br /><br />Diana, Et Toi?Diana, LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-81602564937770765722018-12-04T11:52:59.174-05:002018-12-04T11:52:59.174-05:00I almost DNF this, with that weird SE corner. No i...I almost DNF this, with that weird SE corner. No idea for 47-across, 51-across, or 54-down. So 44-down was a mystery. I had P__RAL. Then the DOH! moment hit, but what's a sideways clue like that for PLURAL doing in a Tuesday puzzle? Come to think, why are we cluing OPIE that way this early in the week?<br /><br />So AUSSI means "too" in French? "Too! Too! Too! Oy! Oy! Oy!" Doesn't sound right. Oh well. I did eventually remember about Internet Service Providers, but it took a while for this tech-poor soul. Same with UNPEGS. Most of this puzzle was easy to solve, but in spots, not so much. I'd say for a Tuesday, medium-challenging.<br /><br />Theme and revealer cleverly done, with some primo long fill. No direct DOD in the grid, but in the clues we find Ke$ha, so let's go with that. Par.spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-80429017259991051442018-12-04T10:29:45.449-05:002018-12-04T10:29:45.449-05:00COY ARTS AIDED SPIN
AYE, he won’t GIVEARIP
in th...COY ARTS AIDED SPIN<br /><br />AYE, he won’t GIVEARIP <br />in the BROAD SOCIAL sense.<br />He got PAST EGOTRIPS <br />to POSIT a STYLIZED defense.<br /><br />So MR.RIPLEY READSALOUD <br />to his GRAVEYARDSHIFT all the night<br />RIPOSTES OFUSE to that crowd <br />should he DARE GOFLYAKITE.<br /><br />--- SRA. EDA LENAPE<br />Burma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-72982433767258872852018-12-04T09:21:24.284-05:002018-12-04T09:21:24.284-05:00RIPpped through this one in no time flat. And YIPp...RIPpped through this one in no time flat. And YIPpy for me! No BOO-BOOs.thefogmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870509029973778266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-45446084343853841602018-11-02T17:13:34.980-04:002018-11-02T17:13:34.980-04:00@chris b .... aspirate has a linguistic meaning, n...@chris b .... aspirate has a linguistic meaning, not just medical!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-81495148701005793142018-10-31T10:31:58.764-04:002018-10-31T10:31:58.764-04:00Loved this one ! Clever, timely, puzzle. Never he...Loved this one ! Clever, timely, puzzle. Never heard of pea gravel or Papa John but they were inferrable. Thanks to Bruce Haight and Will Shortz. Margienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-59492875546532479142018-10-31T00:54:42.372-04:002018-10-31T00:54:42.372-04:00Nice write up, disappointing only because I was lo...Nice write up, disappointing only because I was looking forward to see Rex tear this one apart. I was not very impressed with the theme, and it had way, way too much crosswordese. Jesse Witthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17303843866820554058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-81156794653870046242018-10-30T23:28:27.932-04:002018-10-30T23:28:27.932-04:00By the way, Clare. I love watching anything that ...By the way, Clare. I love watching anything that will make me jump out of my seat. Our daughter has been telling us to watch The Haunting of Hill House for ages now. After reading your recommendation, my husband and I put it on. Dang....That first scream made me wet my pants!<br />Have you ever watched "Repulsion" with Catherine Deneuve (sp?), directed by Roman Polanski? It's a black and white film that gave me nightmares for days. You can probably see some trailers on Youtube. It was/still my all time favorite "scare the pants off you" film....<br />Happy Halloween. GILL I.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05605766053820226324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-80397524507192905252018-10-30T22:49:17.323-04:002018-10-30T22:49:17.323-04:00Very nice write-up, Clare, at such a busy time for...Very nice write-up, Clare, at such a busy time for you. Like others and minutes, I stared at p_ural. Knew Lenape from when my younger brothers went to a jr high of that name in PA.<br />Clare, I don’t know what torts textbook you are using, but about this time twenty-eight years ago when the work was coming on strong, my text got to the slip-on-banana-peel cases, welcome comic relief! Nowadays I take my torts with an “e”.SusanTnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-72428478425170669992018-10-30T21:15:45.065-04:002018-10-30T21:15:45.065-04:00@oisk, I was thinking the same thing, but upon loo...@oisk, I was thinking the same thing, but upon looking it up there seems to be tradition of erl-king as the translation. Goethe wrote the famous poem - character/legend already in existence.<br />Schubert famously said of the song accompaniment "let the devil play it, I can’t"<br />Take a listen and try tapping your whole right hand along with the triplets for the duration of the song. Only a couple of moments of respite. If you ever want to feel the burn, this will do it...burtonkdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02775521394938142484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-40074531405522085102018-10-30T21:13:23.497-04:002018-10-30T21:13:23.497-04:00@Rainbow... thanks.... I know, I saw the hint. S...@Rainbow... thanks.... I know, I saw the hint. Still it seemed weird; you have the poor slob of the red eyed worker and then you have the Tombstone. Maybe I overthought it. By the way, My dear old grandfather called it "Boot Hill."<br />@Nancy: I know...sob and then some. Wait for "happier moment in our nation's history"....Wouldn't that be something. <br />You'll still be alive when the big news come.....I'll give you a call. ;-)GILL I.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05605766053820226324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-12431834594367560402018-10-30T19:49:41.432-04:002018-10-30T19:49:41.432-04:00You're absolutely right, @JC66, and thanks for...You're absolutely right, @JC66, and thanks for your understanding and support. It is indeed all about the unfortunate and tone-deaf timing of this particular puzzle's publication. If I had been Will Shortz -- regardless of whether I had a lead time of 72 hours, 48 hours, 36 hours or only 12 hours -- I would have said: Stop the presses! This puzzle cannot and should not be published now. Hold it back and wait for a happier moment in our nation's history. Let's find something in our ginormous, absurdly backed-up NYT queue of already-accepted puzzles* to replace it with. Considering how very, very, very, <i>very</i> long that queue is, finding a replacement will definitely not be a problem.*<br /><br /><br /><br />*I know, from personal experience, whereof I speak, btw. With any luck, I'll still be alive when the big news finally can -- and will -- be revealed. Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16737377749030219974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-65211352857945257142018-10-30T19:26:28.516-04:002018-10-30T19:26:28.516-04:00I agree LENAPA and AGIS seemed just as likely to ...I agree LENAPA and AGIS seemed just as likely to me. Not a Tuesday cross. This one was a dud overall to me. Wanderlusthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00257309310234624771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-34856044489228036702018-10-30T19:10:16.706-04:002018-10-30T19:10:16.706-04:00I have seen it before, and it always bothers me......I have seen it before, and it always bothers me...Schubert's the ____King. The poem (that Schubert didn't write, but set to music,) is Der Erlkonig. I don't think "ERL" is an English word, so if one wishes to clue it, it would be better to write "Schubert's Der ___ Konig." <br /><br />That said, I found this to be a more difficult than average, but apt Tuesday puzzle. Interesting that I didn't think about Pittsburgh until I saw Nancy's post, although I have several relatives in Squirrel Hill. (all safe, fortunately.) OISKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16808675378318214461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-51851429919077155472018-10-30T19:05:41.154-04:002018-10-30T19:05:41.154-04:00In a former life I worked the day shift and every ...In a former life I worked the day shift and every morning would see the GRAVEYARD SHIFT (midnight to seven) workers as they were getting off. I guess they did it for the extra pay and the 7-hour rather than the normal 8-hour shifts, but they always looked like zombies, tired-as-hell and the sun just coming up. I'm thinking many of them had a touch of <a href="https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/12115-circadian-rhythm-disorders" rel="nofollow">Circadian Rhythm Disorder</a>.<br /><br />I've spent a fair amount of time in GRAVEYARDs. Comes with getting older, I guess. I don't recall ever seeing RIP on a marker or headstone. So this theme didn't work as well for me as it seems to have for most of y'all.<br /><br />Interesting that 44D PLURAL is singular. There were a few PLURALS in the grid, though, including two of the themers that needed a <a href="https://anoabob.blogspot.com/2013/06/poc-levels.html" rel="nofollow">POC assist</a> in order to fill their slots.Anoa Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16185183023273883700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-71618573446717678492018-10-30T17:16:52.499-04:002018-10-30T17:16:52.499-04:00This is a very sane post. Thanks anonymous 4:19pm!...This is a very sane post. Thanks anonymous 4:19pm!Casimirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15118560632987728262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-33765285894878690582018-10-30T17:13:48.846-04:002018-10-30T17:13:48.846-04:00I know constructors know a week or so ahead of pub...I know constructors know a week or so ahead of publication, so there is quite a bit of lead time. I’m speculating here, but I imagine there is some sort of special typesetting (or whatever the 21st century equivalent is) that requires some lead time. Making a change on 48 hours notice is probably not impossible but is probably not easy. <br /><br />@michiganman - After re-reading I agree with @JC66, @Nancy was giving a personal response, and one that is hardly surprising. Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-3217088851821012912018-10-30T16:19:22.002-04:002018-10-30T16:19:22.002-04:00Any day of the year is filled with tragedy. 189 pe...Any day of the year is filled with tragedy. 189 people just fell out of the sky. It's horrible. If we internalize every horrid event we could not rise to face another day. Every day someone dies, every day someone is born. Savor the joy of being alive. If doing a simple thing like a puzzle brings a small glimmer light to your world do it and never feel guilt about it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-44955618691082490852018-10-30T16:07:48.142-04:002018-10-30T16:07:48.142-04:00@michiganman
I don't think @Nancy suggested t...@michiganman<br /><br />I don't think @Nancy suggested that any solver thought what happened in Pittsburgh was anything but horrific. She did, however question the timing of <b>publishing</b> the puzzle, although I'm not sure what kind of lead time is needed to make changes/substitutions.. <br /><br />I honestly didn't consider it while solving, but after she so eloquently pointed the problem out, I agree with her. <br /> JC66https://www.blogger.com/profile/05324615675333287919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-74443590085166291672018-10-30T15:10:42.146-04:002018-10-30T15:10:42.146-04:00@Nancy
Of course the Tree of Life massacre is hor...@Nancy<br /><br />Of course the Tree of Life massacre is horrendous. We are all thinking about it and are overwhelmed--again. Millions share the pain, you are not alone. I would bet that every solver today (I hope) is saddened and outraged. I don't think it's appropriate to suggest that it is otherwise. The shooting and today's puzzle are not related.michiganmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-41036093932584348802018-10-30T14:21:44.477-04:002018-10-30T14:21:44.477-04:00OK Tues puz. @Clare: Good job. (And your dad was w...OK Tues puz. @Clare: Good job. (And your dad was wise to sell the pool table if he saw you putting chalk on balls. It goes on the tip of the cue stick.) Joe Bleauxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13161776968606180476noreply@blogger.com