tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post7834628795474569753..comments2024-03-28T10:05:18.052-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Monastic realm / TUE 3-14-17 / Mystery writer Marsh / Anatomy of Murder actor 1959 / online money transfer facilitator / Journalist Nellie / Gesture to punctuate great performance / Asian gambling mecca / Rice-based Spanish dishRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger141125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-67400571837452948672017-08-20T04:40:47.975-04:002017-08-20T04:40:47.975-04:00I earn $20 for each 20 minute survey!
Guess what?...<b>I earn $20 for each 20 minute survey!</b><br /><br /><b>Guess what?</b> This is <b>exactly</b> what big companies are paying for. They need to know what their customer base needs and wants. So big companies pay millions of dollars each month to the average person. In return, the average person, like myself, <b><a href="http://opinion-surveys.syntaxlinks.com/r/PaidSurveysAtHome" rel="nofollow">answers some questions</a></b> and gives them their opinion.Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07287821785570247118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-83622185754574713862017-04-18T18:06:24.209-04:002017-04-18T18:06:24.209-04:00Forgot, as someone above mentioned, the premier Ru...Forgot, as someone above mentioned, the premier Russian SALAD (a glorified potato SALAD) is SALAD Olivier. Now there's one that would have top billing. Most of those others were just "in" the flick.rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-59932286296599108592017-04-18T18:01:51.883-04:002017-04-18T18:01:51.883-04:00Well all of those actors were in all of those film...Well all of those actors were in all of those films, but there were bigger names and higher billings for those others than for our puz people. I knew the names, but would not necessarily associate them with those films.<br /><br />There’s an ad on TV right now featuring a MICDROP. Still don’t really get it, seems self-serving.<br /><br />I had a ’58 TBIRD and a 1997 TBIRD. Still miss the ’97, what a great car.<br /><br />JADA and ANI and Ms. DEY are always winners for me. Yeah babies all.<br /><br />Better than a lot of Tuesdays, IGUESS.<br />rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-72024631328190909762017-04-18T15:49:57.801-04:002017-04-18T15:49:57.801-04:00"Never put anything in your ear smaller than ..."Never put anything in your ear smaller than your elbow" - Orson Bean<br /><br />I also knew SID CAESAR (crazily funny at times), LEE J COBB (movies mentioned above). TOM GREEN? Just a salad eponym to me. <br /><br />I see nothing wrong with SALAD DAYS as the revealer. I usually eat SALAD in the daytime. All the "problem" entries were easily got using the fair crosses. <br /><br />My favourite salads are Salade Nicoise and the Startin Salad, but those would be difficult to make themers of. There you go, @leftcoastTAM.<br /><br />I think a theme for OFL today would be, "Hey, I want to say nasty things about this puzzle. Send me your nit-picking Tweets". But, I liked it.rain forestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-83899241849051992152017-04-18T15:48:15.865-04:002017-04-18T15:48:15.865-04:00Guessed the C in NEC/MICDROP - so I finished, but ...Guessed the C in NEC/MICDROP - so I finished, but not due to knowledge of same.<br /><br />Ngaio Marsh is well known to me. Know Tom Green from crosswords. Remember Mr. BEAN from What's My Line? <br /><br />Didn't we see another ABBACYish word recently? Or was that in one of my anthologies. Seems like ABB could lead anywhere...<br /><br />Diana, Lady-in-Waiting for CrosswordsDiana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-40919575444320352672017-04-18T15:04:19.062-04:002017-04-18T15:04:19.062-04:00Late to the party due to syndication, but I take i...Late to the party due to syndication, but I take issue with shoed. Farriers shoe horses, blacksmiths make wrought iron implements.Jentapshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06454427112814312006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-76990106510569267602017-04-18T15:00:00.599-04:002017-04-18T15:00:00.599-04:00Rex: Orson Bean was often on What's My Line. P...Rex: Orson Bean was often on What's My Line. Probably those others ,too.Jentapshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06454427112814312006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-47271194879236487732017-04-18T13:38:00.688-04:002017-04-18T13:38:00.688-04:00It appears that to avoid the usual Tuesday critici...It appears that to avoid the usual Tuesday criticism you run a Thursday level puzzle.<br />This was NOT a Tuesday puzzle..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-66431642116893447102017-04-18T13:30:32.664-04:002017-04-18T13:30:32.664-04:00Crunchier than usual Tuesday. SALADs are common en...Crunchier than usual Tuesday. SALADs are common enough but a couple of the ingredients are not.<br /><br />TOM GREEM? Okay, but never heard of. IGUESS I didn't see "Road Trip". ORSON BEAN? Sure, know him, but as actor in "Anatomy"? Saw the movie, but not a shred of memory of him in that one.<br /><br />NGAIO? Another never heard of, but crosses introduced me. And in the NW, MICDROP is a new one, too.<br /><br />Finally, also in the NW at 1D, stuck with MeNS MAN, which left me with an embarrassingly misnamed eNI DiFranco. dnf.<br /><br />Mixed feelings about today's menu.leftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-90969825102227406072017-04-18T12:18:48.680-04:002017-04-18T12:18:48.680-04:00Oh, come on. Or, as the puzzle says, "AWGEEZ....Oh, come on. Or, as the puzzle says, "AWGEEZ." Saying that ORSONBEAN is an "Anatomy of a Murder" actor is like saying that Peter Cushing is a "Star Wars" actor. Yeah, he was in it, but...AWGEEZ! Talk about your CAMEOS! Contrast SIDCAESAR's antics in Madx4 World, or LEEJCOBB's powerful linchpin performance in 12. Oh, and just who is TOMGREEN? Sounds more like TOMGREENpaint to me.<br /><br />I did like the theme PERSE, though finding salad-y names amongst the famous isn't easy--and the resulting constrictions proved near-fatal to the fill. It's amazing how many different Natick spots there were for different solvers. Mine came in the dreaded NW; this techless wonder never heard of Asian electronics "giant" (???) NEC, and the term MICDROP must refer, IGUESS, to a performer dropping his microphone, for whatever reason. Seems a stupid, or at the very least clumsy, thing to do onstage. It certainly makes no sense to me. Possible letters in that square include D, S, and even X. That I settled on C was nothing more than a lucky shot.<br /><br />There is serious contention for DOD today, including perennial xword faves ANI DiFranco and Susan DEY, along with, of course, JADA Pinkett-Smith, but I'm going for my #1 hottie Daniela Ruah as Kensie BLYe. I know the spelling is off, but it looks like this is the only way she'll make a grid, and I MUST have her.<br /><br />Hard to imagine a GOOIER fill: ABBACY? OBOES EPEE ESAS--again? RVER???? I did know NGAIO--from earlier puzzles--but didn't know she was a woman, so thanks for the WOD, Fearless One. Par--and you can thank 27-down, even without the E, for that.spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-72806615236986561782017-04-18T10:29:07.134-04:002017-04-18T10:29:07.134-04:00ARTSY TBIRD CAMEO
In his SALADDAYS he was an AERO...ARTSY TBIRD CAMEO<br /><br />In his SALADDAYS he was an AEROBAT, a TEAS, and a MANSMAN. No spit!<br />But in the NADIRS of his NAKED ARIALs? AWGEEZ, he suffered SPASTIC fits.<br />He couldn’t COMPORT himself ONEIOTA, with unease IGUESS we’ll read his OBIT.<br /><br />--- JADA AMATI-PAELLA<br /><br />this stream of unconsciousness brought to you by PAYPAL<br />Burma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-65279394268758395592017-03-15T08:31:44.835-04:002017-03-15T08:31:44.835-04:0019th century journalists definitely qualify as Nat...<i>19th century journalists definitely qualify as Natick material</i><br /><br />I guess Pepys is in serious trouble. Probably Shakespeare also.<br /><br />Well, @Beizer Rebbe, I don't agree with you. And the Lubavitcher Rebbe called and said to tell you this is not the place for <i>pilpul</i><br /><br />Not sure what Esai MORALEs was doing in the SALAD puzzle. Maybe he's the window dressing on the side. What with the intelligent kickass ladies in the grid, the discussion of NGAIO and Agatha at least should extend to Dorothy Sayers, not for her Whimsy as much as her Montague <b>Egg</b>.<br /><br />I always enjoy a good food-based puzzle, and on Pi Day I spose we can enjoy some healthy SALADS in place of just desserts.Leapfingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14243620614139990887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-136329665182140112017-03-15T01:14:25.926-04:002017-03-15T01:14:25.926-04:00Bly *was* a "super famous journalist feminist...Bly *was* a "super famous journalist feminist icon badass muckraking globe circumnavigator". She retired in 1895 and died in 1922. 19th century journalists definitely qualify as Natick material. ahechthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04829062560611567654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-38664008014931798222017-03-14T22:22:01.272-04:002017-03-14T22:22:01.272-04:00Did not know the actors . Abbacy seems ridiculous ...Did not know the actors . Abbacy seems ridiculous . I hate it when the constructors make up words Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05288210877590952551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-81383636428394144152017-03-14T21:57:30.531-04:002017-03-14T21:57:30.531-04:00Here's a neat thing.
Write down Pi, as in 3.14...Here's a neat thing.<br />Write down Pi, as in 3.14, with the closed 4 like it is here, on a piece of paper and hold it up to a mirror. <br />Coincedence??<br /><br />Roomonster RooMonsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14103892151115549684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-14147569926882207582017-03-14T21:07:29.835-04:002017-03-14T21:07:29.835-04:00Does anyone remember Lee J. Cobb?Does anyone remember Lee J. Cobb?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-30964388836651836862017-03-14T19:18:17.713-04:002017-03-14T19:18:17.713-04:00I found it hard for a Tuesday, but that is a good ...I found it hard for a Tuesday, but that is a good thing. Space Is Deephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03799838582935195126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-34280850911205078192017-03-14T18:50:59.095-04:002017-03-14T18:50:59.095-04:00@Jeremy-Vero-Haub -- I was not referencing you by ...@Jeremy-Vero-Haub -- I was not referencing you by any means. Although I will say that you should know Nellie Bly. She is one of the sainted celebrity ladies of years gone by who pops up often in crosswords. I liked your Ty joke. And your avatar or whatever that decal thing is called.<br /><br />I thought of another themer: Gugliemo Marconi. (Just kidding!) <br /><br />One last word on "salad days." To me that is a very common expression, still in use. At least by me, who remembers my own with increasing fondness. QuasiMojonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-58694631382112396772017-03-14T18:17:49.223-04:002017-03-14T18:17:49.223-04:00@QuasiMojo I can't speak for everyone else, bu...@QuasiMojo I can't speak for everyone else, but at least on my part, I wasn't tweeting my disdain. Just the thought that with all of the proper names—many of them crossing—maybe it was a a bit early in the week for this puzzle. Feels like a perfectly reasonable thing to say to @Rex & to this community, but different strokes for different folks.<br /><br />I liked tons about the puzzle, enjoyed the solve, thought many of the downs were sparkly, etc. Just didn't love all of the proper names. But again, different strokes.<br /><br />@Anon 12:29, I loved your short story, and yes, I think the universe has repaid you for your (intentional, but not malicious?) deceit. I mean, I don't speak for the universe, either, but if I did, I'd say you're good.<br /><br />@oldactor sounds like you've had a heck of a life . . . here's to hoping we're all going strong—and still wrestling with the crossword—when we're 85. If there was some way to do it, I'd buy you a drink and pepper you with questions about what you've seen and experienced!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00091221733880813910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-83193187970842232722017-03-14T18:07:10.796-04:002017-03-14T18:07:10.796-04:00Wow. So completely out of my wheelhouse, it was a ...Wow. So completely out of my wheelhouse, it was a slog from beginning to end. Not knowing ANY of the actors names, or who they are, when I got to the revealer and had _____DAYS, I confidently put in happyDAYS, with a shrug of "maybe those guys were all in that show". I was way off. But that makes me think of all kinds of potential Happy Days themes.<br /><br />I also had BEAN, and GREEN, and was going in a legume direction for a while. <br /><br />However, loved GOOEY. So long as it doesn't refer to my lettuce...iamjessnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-71285740080249887542017-03-14T17:59:35.881-04:002017-03-14T17:59:35.881-04:00actually Anon 12:29, I have had high plaster ceili...actually Anon 12:29, I have had high plaster ceilings fall down in my ancient house and repaired them (sloppily) plus the plumbing leaks at fault. I've also fallen and had to have my quad re-attached. So if my choice is either fall off the roof now or the ladder later, I choose the latter. Sounds much like your snowblower car karma- if I can't win, I would rather repair things than bones,..rorosenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10799928908574734534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-72959670533061494482017-03-14T17:43:37.537-04:002017-03-14T17:43:37.537-04:00Not hard except for the SW, where I couldn't r...Not hard except for the SW, where I couldn't remember the Breaking Bad network and all I could think of for FBI employee was GMAN, which was once classic fill. I figured did a smith's job would be SHOED but it sounded wrong because I think of SHOD much more quickly. But there was enough there to suss it out, including classic Ms. DEY of LALAW. Those were the SALADDAYS of crosswords when both those clues were regulars.Sherm Reinhardthttp://www.breakfastwithpandora.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-78739113244027589002017-03-14T17:30:05.201-04:002017-03-14T17:30:05.201-04:00Heh! Of course, if you were in Ngaio Matsh book yo...Heh! Of course, if you were in Ngaio Matsh book you would turn out not to have had a heart attack but to have been murderedAlisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00623917836620719933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-75248860260425330962017-03-14T17:16:27.059-04:002017-03-14T17:16:27.059-04:00So I guess I should probably remove HOLY ARK from ...So I guess I should probably remove HOLY ARK from my word list. <br /><br />With that said, it is *not* made up, and it's *not* "green paint." It's a stand alone entry in all three of the dictionaries I consulted. <br /><br />See <a href="http://www.dictionary.com/browse/holy-ark" rel="nofollow">here</a>, <a href="http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Holy+Ark" rel="nofollow">here</a>, and <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/holy%20ark" rel="nofollow">here</a>.<br /><br />Jewish customs are not something I know much about, so all I can do in defense of HOLY ARK is direct people to the dictionary links above.DJGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14169359183650145099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-47761787042045838672017-03-14T16:44:13.380-04:002017-03-14T16:44:13.380-04:00I'm a pretty new puzzle solver and really not ...I'm a pretty new puzzle solver and really not that good yet but I always get it after the fact.... EXCEPT for SALAD DAYS. I have never heard of that in my life and think NGAIO MARSH is nothing to that. I still don't get it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com