tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post7948751331317154250..comments2024-03-29T05:08:37.783-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Classic sound effect in action film when someone is badly injured / FRI 8-23-19 / Title locale in Hercule Poirot mystery / Military drudges for short / fighter for Moors in Zaragoza in 1080sRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger119125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-73694537224729693412019-09-27T18:44:59.463-04:002019-09-27T18:44:59.463-04:00General Accounting Office, I think.General Accounting Office, I think.spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-52900339628056117122019-09-27T17:20:13.837-04:002019-09-27T17:20:13.837-04:00Fair and gettable, including the pesky SE corner -...Fair and gettable, including the pesky SE corner -- except for ONE word that spoiled the fun.<br /><br /> WILHELM? no, no, no. (Wanted "violent".)<br /><br />Ach.leftcoastnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-18000189967222365032019-09-27T15:28:01.252-04:002019-09-27T15:28:01.252-04:00Well, I for one really liked this puzzle. Lotsa g...Well, I for one really liked this puzzle. Lotsa good clues and longer answers and, for me, very little dreck. Maybe a little easy for a Friday, but that is never a problem for me. It's a personal experience thing anyway.<br /><br />CONTUMELY is a word; a real word; I've seen it in print. However, it is an awkward word that I'd never use in conversation. Maybe EPICTETUS would though, bloody STOIC.<br /><br />So Sheb Wooley was the guy who initiated the whole WILHEM SCREAM thing, eh? I only know him for The Purple People Eater.<br /><br />As a Canadian, I sort of like parsing the variety of US government acronyms that appear quite regularly. I think GAO stands for Government Audit Office, and if it doesn't I don't really care. But, it's a thing I do.<br /><br />rainforestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-32065498160960211012019-09-27T15:13:22.241-04:002019-09-27T15:13:22.241-04:00Too much of the NE corner was a Natick for me. An...Too much of the NE corner was a Natick for me. And I was thinking Otto, the dog. Grrr.<br /><br />But the rest got done, and it was a workout for me. Easy my peasy.<br /><br />Diana, Lady-in-Waiting, PatientlyDiana, LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-11154835325606187512019-09-27T15:03:26.854-04:002019-09-27T15:03:26.854-04:00Carol king by far the best clue, sure to make Lewi...Carol king by far the best clue, sure to make Lewis' top 5. <br /><br />Not up on my Disney princesses, it was at first moANA, which made the creepy-crawlers MImES, which I think still works. Got it all figured out after crosses.<br /><br />I've got Grammy winner SADE circled. Yeah baby.<br /><br />Pretty good puz. BYE BYE.rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-86153618631278845852019-09-27T14:53:09.948-04:002019-09-27T14:53:09.948-04:00Learned from Crossword: Manumission. Yggdrasil &...Learned from Crossword: Manumission. Yggdrasil "The Tree". El Cid's era. <br /><br />Learned from blog: Judy the Dickin Medal-winning dog. I wonder if any cats have won medals for bravery?<br /><br />SADE or FEY will be DOD today. Or perhaps the THREEPOINTER sisters?Wooody2004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-88038560639019827722019-09-27T14:40:02.846-04:002019-09-27T14:40:02.846-04:00NOVEL WHIM
VICTORIAFALLS for a SWAB or THREE
with...NOVEL WHIM<br /><br />VICTORIAFALLS for a SWAB or THREE<br />with a UNIT powered be A_AABATTERY,<br />THO she's STOIC and SMUG as heck<br />when it's ONEON ONE to NECK,<br />for that ABUSE it's BETTERYOUTHANME.<br /><br />--- EARL EDGAR OLSONBurma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-2900400459409447792019-09-27T10:41:33.946-04:002019-09-27T10:41:33.946-04:00I'm surprised no one got after the double (ACT...I'm surprised no one got after the double (ACTV; DISAPPEARINGACT). It's never been a deal breaker for me, but seems to be a construction no-no, having a word appear twice in the grid.<br /><br />Count me among those who never heard of 35-across. From the WOD description, it's astounding how often this is used for my never having heard of it. Must be an intra-industry thing, like "Break a leg."<br /><br />Overall, I had a good time with the solve, though the fill owies mentioned by OFC bothered me too. I mean, "RE-TIP?" "Hey sir, you only left five bucks for a $60 meal. Don't ya think you should RE-TIP me?" Yow! The clue for UNIT is a really long stretch. But then there's the clue for WENCESLAS, which makes up for a lot. It didn't fool me, because of the E-less Carol, but I am a Carole King fan, bigtime. She gets most honorable DOD mention right behind winner Tina FEY. <br /><br />Agreeing that any Yoda quote elevates the puzzle, I give this one a birdie.spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-11049350592441859512019-08-26T16:03:08.687-04:002019-08-26T16:03:08.687-04:00Sapor: Sabertooth tigers savored the sapor of suc...Sapor: Sabertooth tigers savored the sapor of succulent Homo sapien specimens.<br />Oh, sorry! That wasn’t in public. <br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-37427559933979292872019-08-26T15:52:37.110-04:002019-08-26T15:52:37.110-04:00KPs police up the kitchen, while the rest of the p...KPs police up the kitchen, while the rest of the platoon polices up discarded cigarette butts that smokers didn’t fieldstrip and whitewashes the rocks that line the sidewalks. MPs provide base security and force protection, and guard POWs. The FBI picks up AWOLs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-19343145762430640652019-08-26T15:37:28.692-04:002019-08-26T15:37:28.692-04:00Contumely is a noun, hard as that may be to believ...Contumely is a noun, hard as that may be to believe.<br />JimGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-60873825938566355512019-08-24T17:59:39.926-04:002019-08-24T17:59:39.926-04:00Just finished after a fragmented slog. I started a...Just finished after a fragmented slog. I started at about 4:45am while breakfasting before a 10K race. Then I worked a bit while entertaining family visitors. Finally, after a nice day of fun in the sun I finished. Nice puzzle and a worthy challenge.Hungry Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13465905817770134952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-25203631135809734622019-08-24T10:10:21.447-04:002019-08-24T10:10:21.447-04:00@Chrisco and @Roo - The convention is that the clu...@Chrisco and @Roo - The convention is that the clue phrase is usually used to mean something else so the question mark tells us to think about the clue differently. “Long shot” is a reference to gambling odds usually, so the question mark suggests to us that the answer will not have anything to do with gambling. Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-61898513263088477872019-08-24T09:14:39.001-04:002019-08-24T09:14:39.001-04:00Lots of interest and fun, but probably less so if ...Lots of interest and fun, but probably less so if you didn't know WILHELM SCREAM. And yes, that SE corner was a tough little nut. TIANA was a bit of a guess and the clue for UNIT was tricky. kitshefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10014225555838850414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-76294275394162588512019-08-23T22:43:30.167-04:002019-08-23T22:43:30.167-04:00King Wencesla(u)s was murdered by his younger brot...King Wencesla(u)s was murdered by his younger brother Boleslaus The Cruel. Boleslaus was subsequently julienned to death by their sister Coleslawa The Creamy. (Okay I made that last part up.)Joe Dipintohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07922691457886440325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-85746677472063042312019-08-23T21:46:26.729-04:002019-08-23T21:46:26.729-04:00Had a hard time with that, as wellHad a hard time with that, as wellRHopkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18244071518753132285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-91232245997511894622019-08-23T21:10:22.954-04:002019-08-23T21:10:22.954-04:00@Chrisco
I think the question mark has it as a dou...@Chrisco<br />I think the question mark has it as a double meaning type thing, as in It's a long shot, ala far, but also It's not as guaranteed as a two-pointer, ala longer odds to make it. <br />My two cents.<br /><br />RooMonsterRooMonsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14103892151115549684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-45074889351848529312019-08-23T19:58:55.939-04:002019-08-23T19:58:55.939-04:00He gives us a lot of information He gives us a lot of information Sam Buggelnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12467440898500488980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-32678454358223736832019-08-23T19:36:29.229-04:002019-08-23T19:36:29.229-04:00@pabloinnh -- I've sung the carol many times a...@pabloinnh -- I've sung the carol many times and what I always sing is Wen-suh-luss. Fortunately no one glares at me since I'm surrounded by a mob of other street singers and my mispronunciation is drowned out. Or maybe they're mispronouncing it too. I'll try to be more careful next time. But is it any wonder that I can't spell it?Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16737377749030219974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-20691418815983506942019-08-23T19:32:03.071-04:002019-08-23T19:32:03.071-04:00I am thinking 36 A - "Long shots?" - sho...I am thinking 36 A - "Long shots?" - should not have a question mark. Tres are actually long shots.Chriscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06686660183447872700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-16718545163979969162019-08-23T18:55:37.797-04:002019-08-23T18:55:37.797-04:00Being Bohemian (Slovak, not Czech or no, not Slove...Being Bohemian (Slovak, not Czech or no, not Slovenian), WENCESLAUS has a 'U', but it fit and worked; Like chalk screeching, though.<br /><br />WTH do I know, it's a freaking Will Shortzism, anything goes with him.<br /><br />SAPOR, I learnt today, WTH do I know.<br /><br />Otherwise, it fell as usual.<br /><br />Wee got THREEPOINTERS!!! But, I guess WILHELM is a white male, so that must be the PC- imbalance today, maybe we need Karen Allen's scream from Blow-Out. But wait! That's all un-PC, WTH do I know. I'm trying to be a good person.<br /><br />Good puzzle if easy for Friday, they solve like sailing back and forth ...<br /><br />Cheersxyzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08287781952915413013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-82954043001495699512019-08-23T18:21:40.086-04:002019-08-23T18:21:40.086-04:00No complaints about Act V and Disappearing Act? I...No complaints about Act V and Disappearing Act? I held onto "ink" thinking we couldn't possibly have 2 Acts.Georgiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09390260023876228637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-20203317068669047432019-08-23T18:19:12.244-04:002019-08-23T18:19:12.244-04:00Yes, it's sports. The #1 seed, say, starts th...Yes, it's sports. The #1 seed, say, starts the tournament with a "bye," meaning they don't have to play the first round while other teams duke it out to qualify. This is an awkward clue for a simple word.Georgiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09390260023876228637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-87862653187548391932019-08-23T18:17:24.806-04:002019-08-23T18:17:24.806-04:00Because I need the information to do crosswords. Because I need the information to do crosswords. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-10169053014300226562019-08-23T18:10:25.862-04:002019-08-23T18:10:25.862-04:00I had WENCISLAS and NICK instead of NECK, because ...I had WENCISLAS and NICK instead of NECK, because I thought "Pet" might be pet name, aka nickname...and that was a bear trap I couldn't get out of. :(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com