tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post7885693123707930452..comments2024-03-29T03:22:09.826-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: "Airplane!" star Robert ___ / MON 12-8-14 / Carole King hit from "Tapestry" /"Airplane!" star Robert ___ / Lily with bell-shaped flowers / Charlotte of "The Facts of Life" / Nickname for Willie Mays / Certain vacuum tubeRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger78125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-24757008441368268262015-01-12T14:15:55.167-05:002015-01-12T14:15:55.167-05:00Done almost completely with acrosses only, so I di...Done almost completely with acrosses only, so I didn't even see many of the downs. I hate to see SNAFU degraded to simply "error" or "mistake". It's much more complicated and full of turmoil for that.<br /><br />Monday-easy, and Annabel-fresh. <br /><br />checkrain forestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-39420164239994735802015-01-12T13:30:45.130-05:002015-01-12T13:30:45.130-05:00That was me ar1:27. Somehow got posted while tryin...That was me ar1:27. Somehow got posted while trying to sign in. On thhe other hand got a hand this time<br /><br />2085 Not the greatest, but with no competition...DMGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-41766642972114563922015-01-12T13:27:46.232-05:002015-01-12T13:27:46.232-05:00I guess, as someone said above, solving is an age ...I guess, as someone said above, solving is an age thing. I just walked theough this one almost without pause. Did use the crosses for SCIFICONVENTION. But, I always leave the grid spanners for last. So maybe I would have gotten it anyway?<br /><br />@Spacey: Just a check here, too. Maybe Captcha has solved all it's problems and gone onto retirement.??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-67054426564641394922015-01-12T13:26:08.570-05:002015-01-12T13:26:08.570-05:00So when W.C. Fields said "My little chickadee...So when W.C. Fields said "My little chickadee" to Mae West, well . . . irony??<br /><br />@Spacey, I've been getting baccarat numbers maybe 1 in 3 times. Let's see about today:<br /><br />Nilrondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-64244732662913989722015-01-12T12:53:38.278-05:002015-01-12T12:53:38.278-05:00Willie Mays may not have been the best player of a...Willie Mays may not have been the best player of all time, I give that nod to The Bambino, but he is in the top three. Mays is the best all around, for sure. He could hit, bunt, hit for power, throw, run, catch almost anything and do it all with stlyle, grace, and a sense of showmanship that put fans into seats. He knew how to make a close play thrilling and he was loved by his fans, teammates, managers, and perhaps even opposing teams.Syndicate Bobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-31991795749036526262015-01-12T12:01:39.655-05:002015-01-12T12:01:39.655-05:00Oh Carole, I am but a fool! SOFARAWAY was just one...Oh Carole, I am but a fool! SOFARAWAY was just one of her VERY special gifts to us. It also (epiphany!) happens to be the title of a Dire Straits tune--also, though quite different, one of my favorites.<br /><br />Then, too, it's an answer to WHEREAMI? Along with the SAYHEYKID, RETRO and the two ERNESTS, I'm back a ways.<br /><br />So for the memories and music it evokes, I like this one. From a construction critic's standpoint...I can't believe someone said "clean fill:" ANI ORA ONETO (!) ONA. Theme is tired to the point of exhaustion, though to be fair the entries are dynamite. A mixed bag; I'll say B.<br /><br />These days I'm just getting an automatic checkmark on my captcha: is baccarat dead?spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-30472317182563390472015-01-11T17:32:50.141-05:002015-01-11T17:32:50.141-05:00@Ron Diego - you Tasmanian Devil you!!
Glad you co...@Ron Diego - you Tasmanian Devil you!!<br />Glad you could check in a couple times. Enjoy the rest of your tour.<br />Miss your regular posts.rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-31011803767373387972014-12-08T23:09:32.788-05:002014-12-08T23:09:32.788-05:00I enjoyed the puzzle. It was tougher than a normal...I enjoyed the puzzle. It was tougher than a normal Monday, which is ok with me. But what I found especially interesting is that it is the first ACME puzzle I have ever done that did not have that smooth buttery feel. Other ACME puzzles have had that feel 100%, or 80%, or 90%, but this one not at all. I mean nothing negative by that. It does say something about the result of this particular collaboration . . . Nice puzzle you guys.<br /><br />And I loved the write up. I was howling with laughter as i read excerpts aloud to Semi-Puzzle Partner, trying not to give too much away because he hasn't done the puzzle yet. I could read the Archie Bunker stuff cause his name was in the clue. I could mention Diamonds are . . . because he would get that answer before he even looked at the clue. More difficult was reading about the waltzing figures and cat-like aliens without conjuring up a sci-fi convention.Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17459992224851404501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-84311192262911118502014-12-08T22:46:22.350-05:002014-12-08T22:46:22.350-05:00I find it just wonderful that there are puzzle con...I find it just wonderful that there are puzzle conversations going on all over the place! No need to apologize about the different quests, apparently. The way it should be.machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-44455252139593848392014-12-08T19:01:11.207-05:002014-12-08T19:01:11.207-05:00Yay Annabel! Yay ACME! Yay Kevin!Yay Annabel! Yay ACME! Yay Kevin!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-43920746304554826602014-12-08T16:12:53.035-05:002014-12-08T16:12:53.035-05:00You can have your Dwight Clarks and Odell Beckham...You can have your Dwight Clarks and Odell Beckham Jrs. To me THE CATCH will always be <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Catch_%28baseball%29" rel="nofollow">the one Mays caught on the warning track in the Polo Grounds in the 1954 World Series against Vic Wertz</a>. Broke this young Indians fan's heart and IMO gave the Giants the momentum for the 4-0 sweep of the series.retired_chemisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13181126754941899228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-79828944079913961332014-12-08T16:00:53.255-05:002014-12-08T16:00:53.255-05:00Yay!! Glad you agree. By the way you really know b...Yay!! Glad you agree. By the way you really know baseball. I was privileged to see him from 1951- 1957 almost daily or at least read <br />of his exploits.<br />Try to get a hold of the three game playoff in 1962 against the Dodgers and observe!!<br /><br />Charles Flasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16588962898277593533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-37935382204056351472014-12-08T15:48:04.883-05:002014-12-08T15:48:04.883-05:00@ RooMonster et al -
Just to keep things in persp...@ RooMonster et al -<br /><br />Just to keep things in perspective: <br /><br />(1)When I do Runt Puzzes, I feel under terrific time pressure, which really kills me.<br /><br />(2)Cryptic crosswords have some fairly well-established rules; Runt puzzes answer only to M&A.<br /><br />(3) Although I did decode those two examples, I wasn't solving, I was just reverse engineering clue/answer sets right in front of me; there have been lots of cryptics I have seen where I couldn't even do that.Bob Kerfufflehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02615811802419025933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-10427767348911595682014-12-08T15:47:08.074-05:002014-12-08T15:47:08.074-05:00Baseball's Sad Lexicon
These are the saddest o... Baseball's Sad Lexicon<br />These are the saddest of possible words:<br />"Tinker to Evers to Chance."<br />Trio of bear cubs, and fleeter than birds,<br />Tinker and Evers and Chance.<br />Ruthlessly pricking our gonfalon[a] bubble,<br />Making a Giant hit into a double[b] –<br />Words that are heavy with nothing but trouble:<br />"Tinker to Evers to Chance."<br /><br />Franklin Pierce Adams<br /><br />Remember there was a whole NYT crossword puzzle dedicated to this I believe within the last ~10 years. A good one I think.<br /><br />Loved today's puzzle. Sad to say I didn't seethe theme despite staring at it for some time - thought maybe Will had finally decided to go back to having occasional themeless Mondays.David from CAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-61707746253730765232014-12-08T15:13:07.927-05:002014-12-08T15:13:07.927-05:00Interesting factoid (a la @Lewis): The only acto...Interesting factoid (a la @Lewis): The only actors who have won Emmys for both best actor/actress in a drama and in a comedy are Carroll O'Connor and Edie Falco. (source: Wikipedia)Ludyjynnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-60197837318216053272014-12-08T14:43:16.027-05:002014-12-08T14:43:16.027-05:00@mathguy - When I'm stuck in situations like t...@mathguy - When I'm stuck in situations like that, I use http://www.crossword-dictionary.com/ If you enter PROP.ET, both PROPHET and PROPJET show up.<br /><br />@Bob Kerfuffle - Awesome decrypting. I'd definitely have needed crosses for those two.Carolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15971759975067250908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-65091723161969498892014-12-08T14:29:50.684-05:002014-12-08T14:29:50.684-05:00I did try with only Downs, and only used one Acros...I did try with only Downs, and only used one Across to finish. Saw that the long words all started with S-, but didn't get the vowel trend. Nice to see a puzzle approved of at this site! Genehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17061491158278453862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-22480708222558604242014-12-08T14:04:43.544-05:002014-12-08T14:04:43.544-05:00Wow @Bob Kerfuffle, how can you get those crazy cr...Wow @Bob Kerfuffle, how can you get those crazy cryptics, but have a hard time on Runts? Inquiring minds want to know! :-)<br /><br />RooMonster RooMonsternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-63643963939508342992014-12-08T13:25:28.101-05:002014-12-08T13:25:28.101-05:00@Bob Kerfuffle: You're awesome!
About SEASON...@Bob Kerfuffle: You're awesome!<br /><br />About SEASON: Noses never occurred to me as a synonym for hooters. I was thinking owls or breasts.<br /><br />About PROPJET: The J was uncrossed and I put in H because my cheap Franklin Spelling Ace swore that that was the only possible such word.<br /><br />Thank you very much. And thanks also to Rex for allowing this digression.mathguynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-27025111923743625362014-12-08T13:16:09.605-05:002014-12-08T13:16:09.605-05:00some have said Muhammed Ali was the most overrated...some have said Muhammed Ali was the most overrated athlete ever. I think that is more accurate than "best" ever.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-78114578735384434292014-12-08T13:11:09.457-05:002014-12-08T13:11:09.457-05:00Lovely Monday - puzzle, write-up, comments. I cau...Lovely Monday - puzzle, write-up, comments. I caught on to the theme after SAY and SEE...which helped me only with SIOUX, as I guessed the long I sound would be in "sigh" and couldn't believe that the too-easy SO would be used. I liked the TIARA for @acme as queen of Mondays.Carolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15971759975067250908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-62001322469083467762014-12-08T13:01:03.041-05:002014-12-08T13:01:03.041-05:00What a nice Monday, thanx to KC, ACMe, & '...What a nice Monday, thanx to KC, ACMe, & 'Bel.<br />It appears Kirk and Spock arrived on planet SAT in their loafer-shuttlecraft.<br /><br />Weeject Cafe aperitifs...<br />* TOR. Nothin says moo-cow-easy, like a good rocky tor, huh, Bel?<br />* ORA. Better clue for Bel: {The answer to this SAT question is either D ___}.<br />* TIT. Good clue. Marilyn did indeed have nice chickadees.<br />* ONA. Better clue: {For this SAT question, I have decided ___}.<br />* ANI. Are A 'n' I both missin from "dangerously"? Confuses the M&A.<br />* ZAC. Letters missin from M&A's brain, when arrayed in this order.<br />* CLE. This "on scoreboards" phrase is really cool. Should be used in almost all Abbr. clues. Example:<br />{Torture following extensive research, on academic scoreboards} = SAT. Right, Bel?<br />* RAE. More than one RA, Latinly.<br /><br />Wow, nice litter of runtwords, there. Fun puz!<br /><br />TIMEFLIES. <br />GETOVERIT. <br />M&AMasked and Anonymo4Siouxsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-55619966343925229632014-12-08T12:39:00.894-05:002014-12-08T12:39:00.894-05:00🌕🌕🌕🌕 (4 mOOOONs)
When will Andrea do a duet w...🌕🌕🌕🌕 (4 mOOOONs)<br /><br />When will Andrea do a duet with Tony Bennet?<br /><br />You know liver with FAVA (fresh) beans and a nice chianti is a great meal. I served it with a light salad with arugula, kale, tomatoes, artichoke hearts (fresh) and blueberries. Hardest part is preparing (extracting) the FAVA beans.<br /><br />Annabel another wonderful writeup As far as coming of age: "We are the Borg -- resistance is futile.dkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17317008233459295376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-14806025508815109002014-12-08T12:24:49.726-05:002014-12-08T12:24:49.726-05:00And anybody who says "there are plenty of bas...And anybody who says "there are plenty of baseball players who were as good as Mays" should stick to crosswords. Because he/she don't know nothin' 'bout baseball.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18092261950230730569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-59522376200477243122014-12-08T12:16:14.306-05:002014-12-08T12:16:14.306-05:00I look forward to these monthly Annabels, and was ...I look forward to these monthly Annabels, and was disappointed when foggy fogey Rex forgot to let her do her thing last week. (This puzzle seems like it would be way easier for the fogey contingent than those born after, say, 1975.) I print the Monday puzzle out from NYT subscription. Not paying extra for the app, or whatever it is. The Mondays are quite a bit different from the Sundays that I do regularly and usually take me all week. I am so far behind, commenting on them would make no sense. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18092261950230730569noreply@blogger.com