tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post7822979136783784701..comments2024-03-28T16:43:37.613-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Jazzy Waters - MONDAY, Mar. 16, 2009 - L Lempel (Track choice for Lionel trains / Second-generation senator from Indiana / AOL chitchat)Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-58167024878946173152009-03-17T22:36:00.000-04:002009-03-17T22:36:00.000-04:00The long "i" theme!The long "i" theme!KMBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02488847780173409650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-40408618452666464702009-03-17T10:42:00.000-04:002009-03-17T10:42:00.000-04:00I had no idea what the theme was until I came here...I had no idea what the theme was until I came here. I have never heard or even heard of the song, so I pronounce SIGMA CHI as Sigma Khee, and not, as a guess, Sigma Child without the -ld. And I thought EVAN BAYH was pronounced Evan Bay.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-5952225922635633452009-03-17T01:09:00.000-04:002009-03-17T01:09:00.000-04:00As Mac and Greene put it, this is a nice little Mo...As Mac and Greene put it, this is a nice little Monday puzzle. Hey! "Mac-Greene"! Reminds me to remind you puzzlers, Happy St. Patrick's! Drive softly, better yet, DD it and slainte!<BR/>What's green and sits outside?<BR/>Pati-o'furniture.<BR/>Out of here.+wordphanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05693465770426693314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-36475132062550121802009-03-16T22:46:00.000-04:002009-03-16T22:46:00.000-04:00Another SUNY-B alum here ('87). How bizarre to fin...Another SUNY-B alum here ('87). How bizarre to find our little school in Division I. They were Div III when I was there. They had one halfway decent player who was 6'7"-the rest were nothing. Athletics were not the point then.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-80259235798527797962009-03-16T22:19:00.000-04:002009-03-16T22:19:00.000-04:00@fergus-Thank you for pointing out what I couldn't...@fergus-<BR/><BR/>Thank you for pointing out what I couldn't put my finger on - that extra connectedness in Ms Lempel's puzzles.edith bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12048817959846956992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-76782587987771221632009-03-16T20:55:00.000-04:002009-03-16T20:55:00.000-04:00With Rex on not liking the Note: to explain the th...With Rex on not liking the Note: to explain the theme entries. They ought to stand alone. Odd though, that I'd done the puzzle, figured out the twist, and then finally saw the Note. (This was in the print edition where the Star Wars did have a second capitalization.) Does a veteran puzzler simply block out explanatory notes through gridular habit, or just consider any extra print not worth looking at, like it was a part of Ken-ken?<BR/><BR/>The resonance of words and ideas always impresses me in a Lynn Lempel puzzle. It's hard to say why or how, but there is an extra connectedness in the choice of words she ties together.fergushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17056002311944010536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-23351178211426240042009-03-16T19:36:00.000-04:002009-03-16T19:36:00.000-04:00ILLY ILLY OXINFREE and out!ILLY ILLY OXINFREE and out!johohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12708487230515532492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-73775872379671051602009-03-16T19:16:00.000-04:002009-03-16T19:16:00.000-04:00Quiet day on the blog --- but ok.I hate the 100+ e...Quiet day on the blog --- but ok.<BR/><BR/>I hate the 100+ entry days, my lips get sooo tired reading them all ;-)<BR/><BR/>But I do read them all --- at least the first few lines of each, then scan for "@"'s.<BR/><BR/>For example, the 8 for O = ATNO last Friday was asked 3+ times, and answered at least twice.<BR/><BR/>Scanning ALL the comments answers a lot of questions, and usually raises a couple of more --- but to be part of "this", ya gotta do it.<BR/><BR/>.../GlitchGlitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14940000404613329056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-19703025962702200082009-03-16T17:47:00.000-04:002009-03-16T17:47:00.000-04:00OOPS .. KNEEHIGH NUDESEVER KOALA ... NIL.RECON TAH...OOPS .. KNEEHIGH NUDE<BR/><BR/>SEVER KOALA ... NIL.<BR/><BR/>RECON TAHOE<BR/><BR/>ARRIVEAT SIGMACHI ... MAITAIAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-78830319376206043422009-03-16T17:30:00.000-04:002009-03-16T17:30:00.000-04:00I can't imagine using "illy" in any context and be...I can't imagine using "illy" in any context and being understood.<BR/>Other than that I thought is was another fine Monday puzzle with an interesting theme.Two Ponieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06896743444873087885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-40174077280859061032009-03-16T17:14:00.000-04:002009-03-16T17:14:00.000-04:00The kids are illy, but the dog is doing OK. Fun pu...The kids are illy, but the dog is doing OK. <BR/><BR/>Fun puzzle.sillygoosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03483946342170291849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-6377577193615295642009-03-16T15:39:00.000-04:002009-03-16T15:39:00.000-04:00It's weird: I'm leaving on the 27th for Tahiti and...It's weird: I'm leaving on the 27th for Tahiti and Bora Bora, and references to my destinations start piling up: we had the Îles de la Société, to which both belong, a few days ago in a puzzle; yesterday's NYT mag had the end page, right after the puzzle, devoted to Bora Bora (a real downer if you're about to go there) and today, Tahiti pops up in the comments. The great event starts casting its shadows before...Ulrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02086202853174403008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-80058255823406383622009-03-16T15:37:00.000-04:002009-03-16T15:37:00.000-04:00I forgot. ILLY?I forgot. ILLY?edith bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12048817959846956992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-46370853310461302962009-03-16T15:34:00.000-04:002009-03-16T15:34:00.000-04:00A thinking person's theme for a simple enough puzz...A thinking person's theme for a simple enough puzzle. Lynn Lempel, along with our ACME, are the resident masters of the Monday puzzle.<BR/><BR/>On Monday it is all in the fill and I liked the snap provided by ORGANMUSIC and MODELPLANE more than I disliked the blah of YAPAT and GLUEON. A successful puzzle, all things being equal.edith bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12048817959846956992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-43184473297073556572009-03-16T14:42:00.000-04:002009-03-16T14:42:00.000-04:00Enjoyed this puzzle, had a few mistakes like drs f...Enjoyed this puzzle, had a few mistakes like drs for MDS, auras for AURAE, and don't ask me why but I put in mama was a rolling stone, had a good laugh at myself when I figured that one out.chefwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03999206352243329280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-42926909334213132942009-03-16T14:30:00.000-04:002009-03-16T14:30:00.000-04:00It's a fine clue. If anything's hateful, it's AT N...It's a fine clue. If anything's hateful, it's AT NO. itself.<BR/><BR/>@Penny, answers to questions I don't address can often be found in the Comments section. I'm nearly certain that was the case with the ATNO clue on Friday.<BR/><BR/>RPRex Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-46860375218939246882009-03-16T13:49:00.000-04:002009-03-16T13:49:00.000-04:008 is the atomic number (ATNO) of Oxygen (O). A co...8 is the atomic number (ATNO) of Oxygen (O). A common, though hateful, cluing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-58378723219205023872009-03-16T13:47:00.000-04:002009-03-16T13:47:00.000-04:00Please, on Friday March 13, there was a clue "8 fo...Please, on Friday March 13, there was a clue "8 for O". What does it mean? Even with the answer in front of me, I don't get it. Thanks.<BR/>(I am very new to crosswords, but I love the NYT.)pennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01441277076375582936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-57776210663309858422009-03-16T13:38:00.000-04:002009-03-16T13:38:00.000-04:00Not many Tahitian words have made it into crosswor...Not many Tahitian words have made it into crosswords. I sometimes see TABU which is native, but I am waiting for the term Thank You to make it...Mauruuru.<BR/><BR/>/meeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-31122960370822273282009-03-16T12:52:00.000-04:002009-03-16T12:52:00.000-04:00Fun easy Monday puzzle. Not a very clear sky here ...Fun easy Monday puzzle. Not a very clear sky here today.<BR/><BR/>Love mud pie<BR/><BR/>By Bychefbeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15195945085405126511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-81093367209101461962009-03-16T12:12:00.000-04:002009-03-16T12:12:00.000-04:00A fine puzzle and thanks to Ms. Lempel for her lar...A fine puzzle and thanks to Ms. Lempel for her large body of work!<BR/><BR/>I liked CLEAR SKY and MUD PIE. <BR/><BR/>University of Cincinnati is also the Bearcats. Somebody told me that it was an imaginary animal. I guess not.johohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12708487230515532492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-73416895089777679432009-03-16T12:04:00.000-04:002009-03-16T12:04:00.000-04:00The old civet cat also was the likely ground zero ...The old civet cat also was the likely ground zero animal for the SARS epidemic in China. Those traditional food markets in Guangzhou are, ahem ... a little exotic. <BR/><BR/>Motored through this one, only skipping a couple like ILLY and EVANBAYH. Would have much preferred "Italian espresso brand" over the lame-o clue. No Philly clue today?Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10389790318218161090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-58799600266923594102009-03-16T11:55:00.000-04:002009-03-16T11:55:00.000-04:00I just checked my self and found the same thing. "...I just checked my self and found the same thing. "Better keep your mouth shut and be thought a fool....."mccollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12504650421550088556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-45674734964072251272009-03-16T11:53:00.000-04:002009-03-16T11:53:00.000-04:00Def. 2 of "shunt" is "a railroad switch." Dictiona...Def. 2 of "shunt" is "a railroad switch." Dictionaries!<BR/><BR/>rpRex Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-16376581515318621282009-03-16T11:41:00.000-04:002009-03-16T11:41:00.000-04:00You could do this one in the shower. It must have...You could do this one in the shower. It must have been fun to construct. I didn't get to Sunday until this morning. What fun prioresses was, but not very difficult.<BR/>@Patrick Berry. Thanks.<BR/>(quibble) The use of "shunt" is incorrect. To shunt a freight car means to push it with the engine and let it roll free whether it changes tracks or not. The device to change tracks is simply called a "switch."mccollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12504650421550088556noreply@blogger.com