tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post8020381723936971630..comments2024-03-28T06:11:29.690-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Climactic scene in Eminem film 8 mile / SAT 7-8-17 / Astrologer known for annual forecast books / Certain Confucian compilation / 1960s TV character who says Aw shucks Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger100125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-56385189048707933432018-02-06T04:40:08.069-05:002018-02-06T04:40:08.069-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.agent williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14440736178173610954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-60631446912328723652017-08-14T16:19:11.627-04:002017-08-14T16:19:11.627-04:00Finished this, but took way too long because of &q...Finished this, but took way too long because of "off" clues. I guess I'm just a believer in the crossword-concept that you can't just make things up or get them wrong. <br />The obvious ones: <br /> 4-across, "cast-iron" alibi...maybe there are a few usages, somewhere, versus "iron-clad"...but therefore, could I use "titanium","teflon" or "stainless steel" in a clue just because I think I thought I saw that usage somewhere?<br /> 9-down, "proctored" for the clue "Supervised". Proctoring is actually "administering" a test, not supervising it. <br /> 26-across, "midsize bra parts"...I won't belabor that "B" is not the middle of the range of bra sizes available (nor, it seems, the middle of breast sizes, in America anyway). But I've never heard a woman sizing up her bra as "compact, midsize..." and so on. <br /> I didn't mind the misdirections this puzzler is obviously fond of. Nor even questionable usages like "fores" (really is never pluralized.) Nor "beer darts"...though, could I use "beer Scrabble", "beer tennis" or "beer poker" (versus "strip poker") as answers if I make a puzzle?<br /> I guess in conclusion, sure, there can be fun in puzzles...but the fun shouldn't violate proper, thoughtful, genuine linguistic issues. Surely anyone could use endless "clever misdirections" and close-but-not-really synonyms/definitions/phrases to create a "valid" puzzle that no one could solve.Gloucester de la Vegashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09947283151011088708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-7912068615889705432017-08-12T22:49:05.129-04:002017-08-12T22:49:05.129-04:00@centralscrewtinizer - BEERDARTS > BEERFARTS@centralscrewtinizer - BEERDARTS > BEERFARTSthefogmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870509029973778266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-60630113852895757982017-08-12T21:45:51.885-04:002017-08-12T21:45:51.885-04:00Dear @Centralia
We "Syndies" are in &qu...Dear @Centralia<br /><br />We "Syndies" are in "Syndieland" because we solve the puzzle when it is "syndicated" 5 weeks later than the original NYT puzzle (and folks who pay for the puzzle on line!) We are intrepid, and wait our turn, and solve with the best of them!<br /><br />Lady Di, WaitingDiana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-50388387964451693582017-08-12T21:08:39.724-04:002017-08-12T21:08:39.724-04:00So then is syndieland what you call when people po...So then is syndieland what you call when people post after a month, or is it something else?<br /><br />Tough puzzle. NE was toughest, mostly because I did not expect 'getting rid of' to involve murder, yikes. Even had ORIENTEERING and RAP BATTLE and still had to give up. Never heard of BEER DARTS.centralscrewtinizerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03404913280254786506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-85217377687427886542017-08-12T20:33:23.386-04:002017-08-12T20:33:23.386-04:00I, too, want to say welcome to @thefogman and @kat...I, too, want to say welcome to @thefogman and @kathy. Hope you two stay with us. We're a small group at the end of the blog and date lines, but as @Lady Di says, we're pretty friendly.leftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-19934331186181536422017-08-12T19:23:03.707-04:002017-08-12T19:23:03.707-04:00The Syndies play together so well. No sniping lik...The Syndies play together so well. No sniping like, well, you know who. At ACPT someone asked me if I'd ever be getting a subscription and switching to Futureland. No, no, no. I'll stick with the Synders!<br /><br />Lady DiDiana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-59646995125000149862017-08-12T16:33:03.400-04:002017-08-12T16:33:03.400-04:00@thefogman-- Thanks; good, clear definition. Saved...@thefogman-- Thanks; good, clear definition. Saved me the trouble of looking it up.leftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-39068939230897158752017-08-12T16:21:36.806-04:002017-08-12T16:21:36.806-04:00To Lefty above - The clue to 50A refers to a music...To Lefty above - The clue to 50A refers to a musical score and is not sports related. In music a slur is when two notes are played together without separation i.e. legato style. <br /><i>A tie is a curved line connecting the heads of two notes of the same pitch and name, indicating that they are to be played as a single note with a duration equal to the sum of the individual notes' values. A slur is indicated by a curvy line that begins at the first note of the slur group and continues to the last note. ... A "tie" is a similar curved line that joins two notes of the same pitch.</i>thefogmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870509029973778266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-62817478899203519822017-08-12T16:06:24.991-04:002017-08-12T16:06:24.991-04:00Clever, fair, and mostly fun and current as DS'...Clever, fair, and mostly fun and current as DS's puzzles usually are.<br /><br />It was on the up side of medium for me. In SW corner, went from CRAFT fair to shop and stayed there, unfortunately, which left pEDS instead of WEDS at bottom.<br /><br />Dumbly stayed with NrA, not even considering NBA, in the SE. Also didn't know OMARR, which left me with HOVER something. HOVERBOARD doesn't sound very sci-fi to me.<br /> <br />SLUR as "score symbol..."? Left it in, but an unknown.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />leftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-7903668391549429592017-08-12T15:18:57.417-04:002017-08-12T15:18:57.417-04:00Big (((((hugs!))))) to everyone who sent me such k...Big (((((hugs!))))) to everyone who sent me such kind words on this crossword blog.thefogmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870509029973778266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-33889926633040986582017-08-12T14:37:01.739-04:002017-08-12T14:37:01.739-04:00@thefogman and @kathy of the tower. Welcome to sy...@thefogman and @kathy of the tower. Welcome to syndiland. Hope you hang around.<br /><br />@Rondo - I'd say that 35 minutes is quick on this baby. More than an hour here.<br /><br />The NW and SE were quite a bit easier (less difficult) for me. DDRIVE is an unknown to me and made me doubt ODEON for awhile. Getting SEE and MELO got me into the NE where the bottom part filled in sort of easily, but the top was plain challenging. I know about ORIENTEERing, but I waited because I thought ORIENTEER was a verb. Once I accepted it, I got rid of "more" and "Pyle".<br /><br />Is BEER DARTS different from DARTS? Hi @Spacey. CBER was wicked. Speaking of which TURPITUDE was the key to the SW, but I went from faiR to Sail to SHOp to, finally SHOW before claiming victory. <br /><br />Tough, but fair, I say.rain forestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-76246756629028233422017-08-12T14:09:44.325-04:002017-08-12T14:09:44.325-04:00The NW and SE were easiER, but not easy for me - s...The NW and SE were easiER, but not easy for me - several erasures. <br /><br />But my judge declared "innocence" crossed with "a-one" condition and left me with naught to crow about. Got the bottom half of the NE, but couldn't get "No sh**" outta my head. Yeah. CBER - cleaver way with words there. (Hi Smokey)<br /><br />Had to laugh at the "skews old" comments from some, considering the constructor. It's all fair...and fun.<br /><br />Good to see the @ToweringKathy again.<br /><br />Diana, Lady-in-Waiting for CrosswordsDiana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-20901383689766361322017-08-12T12:37:22.530-04:002017-08-12T12:37:22.530-04:00DNF on account of the NE. Couldn't let go of m...DNF on account of the NE. Couldn't let go of mOre for "No____!" and moniTORED. The bear trap fearer I never did suss; CBER just didn't come--and was but one of several letter-added entries. I never heard of BEERDARTS--it's simply darts. Yeah, you play for beers, but...really green green paint on that one. And PROB?? Come on, let's be fair. Nobody's going to get that. ORIENTEER?? What's that, an Asian who works for free?? Ne. Ver. Heardofit. And the coup de grace: a scene from a movie I have never seen and have no desire EVER to see.<br /><br />Not that failing to finish was disappointing. Those above-mentioned extra letter items impart no joy--not even BCUPS. DDRIVE is worse, and even David doesn't have immunity for 49-down. Our young virtuoso usually takes more care with the fill; I'm dismayed. Bogey.<br /><br />P.S. A belated welcome to a new, and apparently steady, syndicated contributor: @thefogman. Nice to see fresh bloo--I mean, hi there!spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-43779743671755318132017-08-12T11:46:52.247-04:002017-08-12T11:46:52.247-04:00Love the word TURPITUDE. I was hoping that would b...Love the word TURPITUDE. I was hoping that would be the answer.<br />I needed to ask my husband about MELO.<br /><br />My first answer didn't come until TRE. I was a bit worried about getting the puzzle finished, but I soldiered on and ultimately did it.<br /><br />After the prompt of CRAFTSHOW I'm going to spend the rest of the morning quilting. <br /><br /><br />kathy of the towernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-41914358461666097232017-08-12T11:41:51.737-04:002017-08-12T11:41:51.737-04:00Let's TRYST again. Like we did last summer...
...Let's TRYST again. Like we did last summer...<br /><br />Oy vey! That was a tough one. Went though a few feet of whiteout tape but finally managed to muddle my way to the finish. The NE corner had a higher concentration of the white stuff than the rest of the grid thanks in large part to Eminem's RAPBATTLE.<br /><br />I don't mean to say this in a braggadocious way, but did David Steinberg have Trump in mind when he constructed the puzzle? ASS, ALIBI, CROWING, TURPITUDE, SLUR, REVILE, IRE, PROB, PERP and SLIDERS(in the polls)...<br /><br />I had IRK before IRE because IRK is the more accurate connotation of DUDGEON in my opinion. The cluing should have evoked a word relating to anger as the solution (not resentment) as DUDGEON does.thefogmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870509029973778266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-82601733009424327032017-08-12T11:33:24.784-04:002017-08-12T11:33:24.784-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.thefogmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870509029973778266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-12805940115538236982017-08-12T10:43:26.932-04:002017-08-12T10:43:26.932-04:00TURPITUDE ALIBI
It's RARE I'LLPASS on a T...TURPITUDE ALIBI<br /><br />It's RARE I'LLPASS on a TRYST with a whole LOTTA grapple,<br />YOU SEE BOPEEP won't get kissed, ERGO her ADAMSAPPLE.<br /><br />--- OPIE NEMEABurma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-38303818824610300822017-08-12T10:18:00.539-04:002017-08-12T10:18:00.539-04:00Like some other folks I fell into the morPh trap a...Like some other folks I fell into the morPh trap and had an aonE CRAFTSale before the tasty REMOULADE saved that. My little beefs started as heIfERS until the NBA's (not NrA) CarMELO Anthony saved them. Also had a cast iron Anvil, shoulda known better because Anvils are made of steel, cast iron being too brittle for that work. That's my ALIBI and I'm sticking to it. ORIENTEER a gimme.<br /><br />DS seems to sparingly use yeah babies so I'll refer to the 8 Mile clue for yeah baby Kim Basinger who played Eminem's mother. Decidedly larger than BCUPS there.<br /><br />+/- 35 minute workout. Very fair clues/answers IMHO. Regardless of the scattered little inkfests, I have nothing to REVILE here.<br /><br />rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-19913296528736651552017-07-11T20:39:30.297-04:002017-07-11T20:39:30.297-04:00Is it just me or does anyone else get a kick out o...Is it just me or does anyone else get a kick out of DS including a female undergarment reference in nearly every puzzle submitted to NYT. Of course, he is a teenage boy, so easy enough to understand and excuse the fixation. Never fails to bring a smile to my wife and me as we search for, and inevitably find, the clue to his obsession.Without a cluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05294278534419140718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-53851085247266857252017-07-11T05:26:22.267-04:002017-07-11T05:26:22.267-04:00Are you interested in joining the illuminati broth...Are you interested in joining the illuminati brotherhood and make your<br />dreams come true this is your chance to make it happen. contact now<br />and enjoy Benefits of being<br />a new member. As a member you will get to enjoy many<br />things name them cars, money, fame, popularity,<br />houses, connections etc. - you will be given $30,000 every two weeks<br />as a membership blessings, inbox us now if interested email ...illuminatiworldwidenet@gmail.com...whatsapps contact ...+2349036812898 for more infoAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14399684335394209983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-12118406350591694052017-07-10T00:48:21.576-04:002017-07-10T00:48:21.576-04:00XOXO = hugs & kissesXOXO = hugs & kissesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-56682686427307247912017-07-09T20:56:16.090-04:002017-07-09T20:56:16.090-04:00I'm sure this is not the first time you've...I'm sure this is not the first time you've heard this, but your I'm-smarter-than-everyone-else commentary of the clues is so irritating. If these are the things that you find "rage-inducing" then I wonder how you feel about the reports of atrocities in Syria. I supposed this what you consider "writing with passion" by why you think that means acting like everything is stupid and beneath you is beyond me. As an English teacher, you should know better: criticism does not equal snarky and egocentric. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-85031766096840234392017-07-09T16:42:38.302-04:002017-07-09T16:42:38.302-04:00I am not seeing how O = hugI am not seeing how O = hugAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-35359674621700805162017-07-09T13:29:42.777-04:002017-07-09T13:29:42.777-04:00Rum raisin is a Hagen Daas flavor and is my husban...Rum raisin is a Hagen Daas flavor and is my husband's favorite.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04263401488414697554noreply@blogger.com