tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post7743685757485395510..comments2024-03-29T08:44:33.824-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Poker snafus / THU 4-14-22 / Subject of rationing in the old English navy / Homer's self-satisfied assertion / Yam source historically / Facility often referred to by its first letterRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger87125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-25297994690361108862022-05-21T15:53:08.742-04:002022-05-21T15:53:08.742-04:00Truly exquisite point!Truly exquisite point!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-53712989225328074142022-05-19T17:11:27.548-04:002022-05-19T17:11:27.548-04:00I have had cataract surgery in both eyes, and have...I have had cataract surgery in both eyes, and have lost my sight in my right eye, due to glaucoma. And yet, I loved this puzzle. I do agree that it was very easy, though. It might have been my easiest Thursday NYTX ever, and I've been doing crossword puzzles for over 60 years. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-11766230825928285402022-05-19T14:34:15.772-04:002022-05-19T14:34:15.772-04:00OHYAY, loved this grid! Creative and so on the mon...OHYAY, loved this grid! Creative and so on the money for this solver who always has trouble with the (rn or m?) kerning issue. @Diana, the bad news is that cataract surgery doesn't help - have had both eyes done and while overall vision is much improved, this problem persists.<br /><br />Only delays that had me me SPINNING(my)WHEELs were PAYOLA before PAYGAP, OBE before ODE and ONESOCK before ODDSOCK. And scratched my head like a GREATAPE over BAE. Huh?<br /><br />THA's all folks!Waxy in Montrealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04395751487137805245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-69311028189605871272022-05-19T14:00:36.647-04:002022-05-19T14:00:36.647-04:00Come on now, admit it. Right about when you got th...Come on now, admit it. Right about when you got the SCOTTISHPOET and figured out the trick you put that paper with the agate type right up next to your NOSE and said, "Oh, yeah." HADAHUNCH you did. Well done, especially for Thursday.<br /><br />Wordle par today leaving me at 6 under after 15.<br /><br />rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-31731636945709422892022-05-19T13:31:51.770-04:002022-05-19T13:31:51.770-04:00NO GREAT STUD
STU was a DING-dong EGOIST,
an ODDS...NO GREAT STUD<br /><br />STU was a DING-dong EGOIST,<br />an ODDSOCK, yet an EAGER, TOUCHY guy.<br />Just SPINNINGWHEELs will GET him pissed,<br />but still TELLS himself, “WHATAGOODBOYAMI!”<br /><br />SALMAN IVES<br />Burma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-14123383764995868772022-05-19T12:41:38.494-04:002022-05-19T12:41:38.494-04:00I usually fear the Thursday rebus or missing lette...I usually fear the Thursday rebus or missing letter type thingy.<br /><br />But I LOVED THIS. I see RN for M all the time! (The good news is I'm getting cataract surgery next week - can't wait!)<br /><br />This puz was right down my alley. Where my alley cat was my ally. <br /><br />Diana, Lady-in-Waiting for Crosswords - and Clarity of VisionDiana, LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-9765527084780653972022-05-19T11:00:41.747-04:002022-05-19T11:00:41.747-04:00Wow, how did my post above (from at least a month ...Wow, how did my post above (from at least a month ago) wind up here? I've been "Wordling" that long. Today's (again taken from yesterday's grid):<br /><br />YBGBB<br />BBGGB<br />GGGGG<br /><br />for a second consecutive birdie.<br /><br />Anyhoo. I've been thrown off many times by the bad kerning in the font in which clues are printed in my paper, and today I get a whole puzzle built around it! I couldn't tell which it was anyway, so I just waited till I got enough letters to figure it out. Like a long across ending in -OET. Well, that just about had to be POET (checking the down: yep, -GAP looks right) and so the key word becomes Burns. See? This font is much better. You can see the difference easily. Bums, Burns.<br /><br />So it was a bit of a different solving experience for me. But I think we all agree about the stuck landing. 10 out of 10. Plus clean and interesting fill as well. Put me down for a sea eagle!spacecrafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09125304293611865503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-26184729808456311912022-05-19T10:52:54.248-04:002022-05-19T10:52:54.248-04:00Ditto what Rex said. Excellent puzzle. Well done A...Ditto what Rex said. Excellent puzzle. Well done Ashish Vengsarkar and Narayan Venkatasubramanyan More please!<br /><br />Wordle 334 4/6*<br /><br />⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜<br />⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜<br />⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩<br />🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩thefogmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870509029973778266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-12862002305900010182022-04-25T21:50:41.161-04:002022-04-25T21:50:41.161-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06140499195767964308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-22838165459267914942022-04-16T16:58:59.956-04:002022-04-16T16:58:59.956-04:00Salman. Or mbs. Is a murderer. Plain and simple. S...Salman. Or mbs. Is a murderer. Plain and simple. Sliced up a reporter and hid it because of his connections In the White House who by the way he just gave 2 billion dollars to against the recommendation of others. So miss me with anything good to say about this puzzle. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-59032824418491605172022-04-16T11:48:56.302-04:002022-04-16T11:48:56.302-04:00Sometimes I hate Saturday puzzles, but this is the...Sometimes I hate Saturday puzzles, but this is the lowest point in recent memory.<br /><br />Simply atrocious.JChristophernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-46532704217729679442022-04-16T03:46:04.633-04:002022-04-16T03:46:04.633-04:00Decided to see what all the fuss was about, so I t...Decided to see what all the fuss was about, so I tried Wordle. My first one ever:<br /><br />BBBBB<br />BBGBY<br />BGGBB<br />GGGGG<br /><br />A "par." Is that good? For a first time?spacecrafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09125304293611865503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-21472635190987421382022-04-15T15:05:20.754-04:002022-04-15T15:05:20.754-04:00Horrid puzzle - not a "crossword" puzzle...Horrid puzzle - not a "crossword" puzzle, IMO, due to the bizarre 'trick'. And not worthy of publication in the NY Times.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-39523393928339549162022-04-15T08:38:44.239-04:002022-04-15T08:38:44.239-04:00@Danny and Rachel 11:58
Simply put, the m in STEM...@Danny and Rachel 11:58<br /><br />Simply put, the m in STEM changes to rn in STERN.JC66https://www.blogger.com/profile/05324615675333287919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-39082556906609434582022-04-15T01:01:00.592-04:002022-04-15T01:01:00.592-04:00The clue here says that the answer is a clue for p...The clue here says that the answer is a clue for parsing lower case letters of 4 other clues. And the answer is the example of how stem goes to stern if you squint. Isn't that clever?<br /><br />The funny thing for me was that I thought the m's were rn's while I was solving. It took a while to figure out how the revealer was supposed to be revealing anything. nonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09798521719339168943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-15384245680841964062022-04-15T00:06:24.749-04:002022-04-15T00:06:24.749-04:00@Danny and Rachel - They must've started with...@Danny and Rachel - <i> They must've started with this phrase and built the puzzle around it, because it is right on the money: it's a familiar idiom that could stand on its own in any puzzle *and* it uses clever wordplay to indicate the theme (instead of just pointing at it) *AND* it's a perfect grid-spanning 15 letters long. This is what's known as "sticking the landing." So much of the pleasure of solving rides on this moment: the revealer revealing.</i>Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-10928294710239965122022-04-14T23:58:03.845-04:002022-04-14T23:58:03.845-04:00OK...I feel like an idiot...but can someone explai...OK...I feel like an idiot...but can someone explain why so many people find this revealer perfect? I get that the m's change to rn's, but why is putting that in STEM/STERN "perfect?" What am I missing here? I keep thinking, "Yes, that's an expression, but the clues/answers don't at all involve the "STE" part of the revealer. I must be missing something, though, because y'all are losing your minds over this revealer. Danny and Rachelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-64090543136044389132022-04-14T22:41:59.731-04:002022-04-14T22:41:59.731-04:00When Rex enjoys and savors a puzzle it brings to m...When Rex enjoys and savors a puzzle it brings to mind the feeling I had when I was a kid and an evening would pass in which my parents simply enjoyed spending time with each other. (14 years that were otherwise acrimonious ...)Harryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15375953201255032682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-32607784301966865722022-04-14T18:22:52.695-04:002022-04-14T18:22:52.695-04:00Love that the puzzle has an interactive component ...Love that the puzzle has an interactive component for solvers – like so many others, I did look closely at the “m” in 29A to make sure it was an “m.” I had SCOTTISH P_ _ _ and when arse was eliminated, I realized the trick to this puzzle must be, really?, yes!, it must be that particular optical diphthong that often occurs when the letter spacing is too tight and makes me look again. Glad I was familiar with Scotland’s Robert Burns. Didn’t know Little Jack Horner so didn’t understand the first themer till I read @Nancy’s 9:23 am post – thanks, Nancy!<br /><br />Sounds like it created an interactive moment for Ashish and Narayan, too, when they thought of the revealer well into construction. Though it, as noted, brilliantly fits their theme, it was hard for me to warm up to it.<br /><br />TG[T]IF.<br />Aelurushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07889229591741515406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-86036620542233654572022-04-14T17:31:02.494-04:002022-04-14T17:31:02.494-04:00I hated it! So hard! Even after I figured out th...I hated it! So hard! Even after I figured out the theme trick, it was still hard! Who is Horner? What's a cornet? Aggghh. Also I've rarely heard the expression from stem to stern, so even though I recognize it as an expression, I never would have come up with it. <br /><br />I had nits with some of the clues. For "falls into line" I thought, obeys fits, but no that can't be it because the expression is "fall in line," not "fall into line"! I've never heard anyone say it that way. So I left obeys blank for a long time refusing to believe that could be the answer. I also don't really think peruse works as a clue for scan. They don't have similar enough meanings. I definitely wouldn't use them interchangeably. This puzzle was no fun for me, and so hard.Rachelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-50440034437183500962022-04-14T17:07:16.976-04:002022-04-14T17:07:16.976-04:00I really felt the clues should avoid all instances...I really felt the clues should avoid all instances of “m” and exchange “for example” with “for instance”, other wise the theme makes it read “for exarnple”!Simpsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12638749422627772662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-68250526536473732472022-04-14T16:59:05.762-04:002022-04-14T16:59:05.762-04:00@Anoa Bob, I think if you've seen a bald eagle...@Anoa Bob, I think if you've seen a bald eagle you can rest assured you've seen an ern, tho I think it is North America's lone representative. It, the white tailed eagle, African fish eagle, Stellar's eagle (one from Russia making its way around Maine of late, oddly enough), and a couple others all qualify. thfennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12184305198435406844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-78820989589478511322022-04-14T16:48:20.197-04:002022-04-14T16:48:20.197-04:00Just want to mention once again for Rex that the m...Just want to mention once again for Rex that the murderous crown prince of Saudi Arabia is Mohammed bin Salman (MbS) whom I think many know. Bin means “son”. So King is Salman. Don’t forget!ATnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-58375270768468039842022-04-14T14:55:58.488-04:002022-04-14T14:55:58.488-04:00I was primed for today's puzzle and didn't...I was primed for today's puzzle and didn't even know it. The Tuesday March 29 puzzle started at 1 Across with a "Came ___ taco" clue and I was flummoxed because I thought I was knowledgeable about all things taco. Even after the answer ASADA filled in, I was still perplexed. It wasn't until later in the solve that I realized the clue was "Carne ___ taco". D'oh! I even commented here that day on my careless mistake. So today's reveal was especially nice. I agree that it would have worked better with lower case letters "from stem to stern", but I also agree that even so it still stuck the landing.<br /><br />I've lived near either the Pacific or the Gulf of Mexico for over four decades---and did a hitch in the Navy---and I have never seen any ERNS (39D). They must exist, though, because ERN or ERNS has appeared in the NYTXW 220 times during the Shortz era. Maybe that is what SCOTTISH POET Robert Bums called "Sea eagles".Anoa Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16185183023273883700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-2212166994048830842022-04-14T14:49:54.914-04:002022-04-14T14:49:54.914-04:00I thought the theme and revealer were first rate, ...I thought the theme and revealer were first rate, but the rest of the fill was so-so. I agree SCOTTISH POET is a bit green-painty.<br /><br />[Spelling Bee: yd 5:50 to pg, got to -1 missing <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/qigong" rel="nofollow">this word</a>. No fair!]okanaganerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03082227619755246335noreply@blogger.com