tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post8109786752425506072..comments2024-03-28T20:49:13.267-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: 2004 Nobel Peace Prize winner who founded the Green Belt movement / SUN 10-13-19 / Half-frozen Italian dessert / Swedish name akin to Lawrence / One honored March 8 per a 1977 United Nations resolution / Airport named for two Washington cities / Arthropod appendages Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger128125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-66282160860132212252019-10-27T22:15:12.438-04:002019-10-27T22:15:12.438-04:00@Strayling - IT'S worth plenty. Good analogy.@Strayling - IT'S worth plenty. Good analogy.rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-30140447802856895782019-10-27T19:49:38.316-04:002019-10-27T19:49:38.316-04:00For What IT'S Worth.For What IT'S Worth.straylinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13536180563789923012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-31475254406807988722019-10-27T19:46:31.854-04:002019-10-27T19:46:31.854-04:00Well I finished it, but I can't help feeling t...Well I finished it, but I can't help feeling that it was a bit of a jazz music puzzle: clever, but far more fun for the constructor than for the audience.straylinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13536180563789923012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-30522494276439454662019-10-27T15:12:34.855-04:002019-10-27T15:12:34.855-04:00Though it tended to the tedious, this was a good p...Though it tended to the tedious, this was a good puzzle with a ton of clues that tested me throughout. Those devious clues prevented this becoming a slog, but it did take a long time.<br /><br />HEROIZE? Really?<br /><br />That Nobel prize winner's name was a challenge, but I stuck to untangling the crosses until I got it, yet wasn't sure I was absolutely correct until I came here.<br /><br />This seemed like a puzzle the constructor had fun putting together, and it was fun, though protracted, to solve.rainforestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-89926693638756322692019-10-27T14:41:01.113-04:002019-10-27T14:41:01.113-04:00Absolutely Hospitals, nursing homes, any 24 hour m...Absolutely Hospitals, nursing homes, any 24 hour medical setting has a Scheduling Coordinator Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12103933579639454153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-54742366387806860442019-10-27T14:13:20.071-04:002019-10-27T14:13:20.071-04:00Line of work:
GIGOLO
"Make my day with what s...Line of work:<br />GIGOLO<br />"Make my day with what she's having."<br />(When Dirty Harry Met Sally)rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-40460519662699391032019-10-27T12:24:39.493-04:002019-10-27T12:24:39.493-04:00Got it done like everyone else, using crosses for ...Got it done like everyone else, using crosses for the Nobel winner. Almost needed a MAGICIAN for that. The 1d clue for BRADS has gotta be Will at work.<br /><br />A little empirical in the S with ROMAN crossing OTTOMAN.<br /><br />Take the train into downtown Seattle from SEATAC. Bargain.<br /><br />Glad to see my grandpa LARS up top. <br /><br />ROSARIO Dawson a gimme and hands down yeah baby.<br /><br />Not exactly a SNOOZE, but I was a bit BORED.rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-72759327557646170062019-10-27T12:06:00.476-04:002019-10-27T12:06:00.476-04:00ARTIST STANK
DORA, the SCHEDULINGCOORDINATOR
INCA...ARTIST STANK<br /><br />DORA, the SCHEDULINGCOORDINATOR<br />INCAREOF AUDIO, pulled a FASTONE,<br />that WOMAN's UNFIT, we SEMI-hate her -<br />not AMUSED by the ENTRANCEMUSIC SAMSUNG.<br /><br />--- SRTA. ROSARIO GRANITABurma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-30392557382042224122019-10-27T11:19:04.512-04:002019-10-27T11:19:04.512-04:00DIY = Do It Yourself(ing)DIY = Do It Yourself(ing)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01099787901040004530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-2457338360245171532019-10-27T11:13:00.519-04:002019-10-27T11:13:00.519-04:00Got through it, but only by using every single cro...Got through it, but only by using every single cross for 15d. The theme seems not all that tight. Arguments can be made for fitting, but they are tenuous. I found it a bit of a slog. NW and SE corners are severely cut off from the rest of the grid; good luck getting out of--or into--those. Fill is at times pretty off-the-wall, though it's to be expected from EA.<br /><br />Really wanted Elevator MUSIC; that's a thing. ENTRANCEMUSIC? Nah. For DOD I raided the clue set: Beyoncé. Good overall, make it a birdie.spacecrafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09125304293611865503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-74585620656500092692019-10-27T09:56:30.808-04:002019-10-27T09:56:30.808-04:00Trying to come up with a clue to the answer "...Trying to come up with a clue to the answer "When Harry Met Dirty Sally" but nada so far...<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00763496775065159714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-26929601480274338132019-10-17T08:59:23.904-04:002019-10-17T08:59:23.904-04:00So glad to see Wangari Maathai in this puzzle. I ...So glad to see Wangari Maathai in this puzzle. I met her many years ago and in addition to being a remarkable person who did extraordinary work, she was incredibly kind and generous. Made my day!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-69422636773301322322019-10-16T15:11:15.549-04:002019-10-16T15:11:15.549-04:00Some one explain 104 down, the missing letters in ...Some one explain 104 down, the missing letters in fwiw. Thanks APsychiatristWriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09194561250862206761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-81648618783902895092019-10-16T08:52:51.610-04:002019-10-16T08:52:51.610-04:001 down destroys your thought process. A gimme whic...1 down destroys your thought process. A gimme which sets up the entire corner. No sympathyRubehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16937106538342819008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-18892489586785627242019-10-15T07:46:39.970-04:002019-10-15T07:46:39.970-04:00This puzzle was great, but you had to roll with it...This puzzle was great, but you had to roll with it. I was overjoyed that Wangari was front and center. I learned of her many years back when she received the Nobel.Funny thing, I just happen to be working on a painting of her for my art class. We both chose an amazing subject. Bravo Erik Agard!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-84432802901612177422019-10-14T23:47:31.765-04:002019-10-14T23:47:31.765-04:00First word I said after finishing this puzzle was ...First word I said after finishing this puzzle was STUPID. I did not like the clues at all. Did not know Wangari Matathai at all but I got that section just fine anyway. I got stuck in NW thinking baseball player and shepherd. Never heard of brads or palps. Assumed upsell but never heard it. Never had granita. I didn't like sra and srta together. Race, rage and rake were lazy. Scotus and Scotia. Meh <br />Heroized was super annoying. Herofied makes more sense. I think Agar must own cats because of housecat and scritches (whatever the heck that is). Puzzle took me twice the time of an average Sunday. Themers were lame. Yup, STUPID.<br />Have a great week Rex! PatKShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11527048302847956744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-87912660902237890842019-10-14T23:22:37.241-04:002019-10-14T23:22:37.241-04:00Me threeMe threePatKShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11527048302847956744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-67701485663912240442019-10-14T22:57:56.933-04:002019-10-14T22:57:56.933-04:00Hard and extremely unpleasant. Honestly, I don'...Hard and extremely unpleasant. Honestly, I don't look at constructor names before I solve. Yet 70% of the time when I finish and think "that STANK", I look up and it's Erik's name at the top. <br /><br />WANGARI MAATHAI is certainly crossworthy, but you have to make the crosses fair. No muses, no initialisms, Dr. Seuss quotes. Even LOW PH was pushing it.kitshefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10014225555838850414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-11033444637198641332019-10-14T21:22:10.643-04:002019-10-14T21:22:10.643-04:00Oh come on! House cat was the most hysterical clue...Oh come on! House cat was the most hysterical clue in the entire puzzle!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03672156573927767774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-42057507602257148502019-10-14T19:54:34.882-04:002019-10-14T19:54:34.882-04:00For me, it was the Northwest - not the Northeast t...For me, it was the Northwest - not the Northeast that did me in. I put down BaseballPlayer for 21A and I just couldn't shake it off. I did not know 15D (thought I'm very glad to know of her now) but I just assumed it was correct given the crosses. So 1D, 2D, 3D and 24A and 39A all blank for me - pretty poor showing.<br /><br />Really liked 31D (Bars that people walk into?) and a couple others. Other than the NE, enjoyed this Sunday Hughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02534114117788875905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-72258642941671598002019-10-14T09:36:50.314-04:002019-10-14T09:36:50.314-04:00Ah! Thx.Ah! Thx.Maybe . . .https://www.blogger.com/profile/10886430132197850907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-68030442215132058102019-10-14T09:07:32.687-04:002019-10-14T09:07:32.687-04:00@Maybe - The 9 Justices work in the District of Co...@Maybe - The 9 Justices work in the <i>District</i> of Columbia. Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-39066723170141403272019-10-14T08:14:50.470-04:002019-10-14T08:14:50.470-04:00Why is 52D "District 9, for short?" SCOT...Why is 52D "District 9, for short?" SCOTUS [i.e.,The Supreme Court]?Maybe . . .https://www.blogger.com/profile/10886430132197850907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-69499804156124597162019-10-14T07:53:58.370-04:002019-10-14T07:53:58.370-04:00Canadian Mail, like US Mail, does not use periods ...Canadian Mail, like US Mail, does not use periods in its provincial (state) abbreviations. N.S. is not a postal abbreviation; NS is.Joe in Newfoundlandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-35297432475469443252019-10-14T02:07:26.280-04:002019-10-14T02:07:26.280-04:00SCHEDULING COORDINATOR definitely a thing. “Get t...SCHEDULING COORDINATOR definitely a thing. “Get to the chopper!” definitely a thing as well (what Ahhhnold line were you thinking of: ‘hasta la vista, baby.”?) This puzzle was a joy to solve, and fwiw the theme does work. The movie lines are said by the professionals, they’re just apropos of the professionals’...professions. The scheduling coordinator isn’t having their schedule coordinated (I.e. day made), they are sorting out someone else’s day. The IT SPECIALIST does know how to quit, but the person they’re helping does not. The EPIDIMIOLOGIST doesn’t want to contract anything, but if someone has what she’s having (e.g. a communicable disease) then clearly it all works, yes?a.cornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03235810940721348751noreply@blogger.com