tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post8245618826969399367..comments2024-03-29T01:22:33.864-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Hit 2018 film involving gay teenage romance / FRI 1-24-20 / Virtual animal on once-popular website / Term of address for drag queen / John who explored northern Canada / Musical set on Greek island / Finger-pointing activity colloquially / Does some backup dancing / One-named singer whose name sounds like goodbyeRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger71125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-38309053652850025322020-02-28T17:54:06.176-05:002020-02-28T17:54:06.176-05:00The old fashioned is a cocktail made by muddling s...The old fashioned is a cocktail made by muddling sugar with bitters, adding whiskey or, less commonly, brandy, and garnishing with a twist of citrus rind. It is traditionally served in an old fashioned glass, which predated the cocktail. Wikipediafakt chekkernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-61833167689562208082020-02-28T17:46:49.832-05:002020-02-28T17:46:49.832-05:00There is never brandy in a true old fashion Old Fa...There is never brandy in a true old fashion Old Fashioned. It's always a whiskey. Either rye or bourbon. JimmyBgoodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-4203197034189754882020-02-28T17:38:35.063-05:002020-02-28T17:38:35.063-05:001a and 1d gimmes and off to the races, except for ...1a and 1d gimmes and off to the races, except for the popular NOpetS. Thus endeth the string of puzzles with no write-overs. The other AUGUSTA will be happening before you know it. The late Gregg Allman and Sonny would have known about RIDESHARE or RIDECHER. With this puz I was quite PLEASED.rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-89674503054198647402020-02-28T16:53:10.862-05:002020-02-28T16:53:10.862-05:00Said state, is Maine. The clue is correct. Said state, is Maine. The clue is correct. JimmyBgoodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-4542995543568985092020-02-28T15:31:30.306-05:002020-02-28T15:31:30.306-05:00This has been a good week, and the quality of this...This has been a good week, and the quality of this puzzle kept up the trend. My first thought for 1A was BLAME GAME, and that was confirmed by EST, GIGS, A MOI. I was lucky to guess BLIMEY, and the NW came down relatively quickly. MAID and MENDED were gimmes.<br /><br />The NE was trickier especially since Edam wasn't going to work for 11D, but HANOI and SIDETRACKS helped get that section. MIMETIC (?) and NEOPET were unknowns, but ALL RISE helped a bunch.<br /><br />In the SE, I could easily imagine a Brit saying "there's a bit of NASTINESS with the Irish troubles". I confidently put in AUGUSTA off the "U", thinking "I didn't know AUGUSTA, Georgia had such a small population", only to find out that it is the capital of Maine. Hey, I'm a Canadian, but later I realized that Atlanta is the capital of Georgia, so I felt shame. But I did learn something. Good times with this puzzle.rainforestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-52119824751642870322020-02-28T14:03:49.346-05:002020-02-28T14:03:49.346-05:00MAMMA DON’TCRY
BLIMEY, DEAR ELLEN and CHER,
I’m P...MAMMA DON’TCRY<br /><br />BLIMEY, DEAR ELLEN and CHER,<br />I’m PLEASED you’re NODOGS,<br />but ICAN’TGOON ‘RIDESHARE’,<br />with MOODY BLANKETHOGs.<br /><br />--- CHUCK COCKEREL<br />Burma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-61398040076006149272020-02-28T13:43:48.516-05:002020-02-28T13:43:48.516-05:00Gimme an A. I get an A! An A for YAH! Yeah!! (...Gimme an A. I get an A! An A for YAH! Yeah!! (or boo-yeah, p'raps)<br /><br />I see from @Spacey's remark (haven't read the future-landers yet) that YAH caused some controversy. Sure did for me, too. and ENNEAD was yet another WOE for me. So a great guess finished a time-taking but satisfying puzzle. <br /><br />Oh yes - "nopets" was a short-term distraction for MOI. At least it didn't translate into "nosnakes." <br /><br />Diana, Lady-in-Waiting for CrosswordsDiana, LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-86577125422044577012020-02-28T13:30:51.664-05:002020-02-28T13:30:51.664-05:00Whatshername: watched the beginning to Mammamia on...Whatshername: watched the beginning to Mammamia once. Never again. It seemed to be set in a woman's mental institution, with the inmates literally jumping up and down and rolling on the ground while singing bad music. Singing badly. One to miss.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-32204247240441741702020-02-28T12:15:55.241-05:002020-02-28T12:15:55.241-05:00No rye in a Old Fashioned. Brandy or bourbon.No rye in a Old Fashioned. Brandy or bourbon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-10106321931191629442020-02-28T11:27:05.206-05:002020-02-28T11:27:05.206-05:00Have to laugh: I see YAH all the time. It's th...Have to laugh: I see YAH all the time. It's the printed abbr. for Young At Heart, the Boyd Gaming promo for seniors. But as an affirmative? A little off the wall. Except maybe in certain parts of New England.<br /><br />Hand up for NOpets, which nearly derailed me. Also, figuring out that "sucker" was literal, and so VAC rather than ViC. [-tim]. YAH, it took me forever to see the simple PLEASED.<br /><br />I am PLEASED to see that some are smashing their Friday times; not so here. I make it at least medium, tending toward the challenging side. Not knowing NEOPET or MIMETIC was a factor. Nothing too awful in the fill, save perhaps the SE. The crutchy ASSESS meets another double-S at the corner; that's a bit of NASTINESS. And the hot wire business with OVENRACKS: is this to be taken just literally, as, the racks are made of wire and they get hot?? That's IT?? Pretty thick to be called "wire," if you ask me. And OFC: if war isn't NASTINESS, what is it? Surely not cordiality.<br /><br />With ALLRISE in the grid, DOD has to be Simone Missick, but a bow to CHER is always in order. Loved TWERKS next to ASSES(S). Birdie. spacecrafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09125304293611865503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-74002007583831479122020-01-31T08:56:40.319-05:002020-01-31T08:56:40.319-05:00UTAHAN is garbage. The correct word is UTAHN.UTAHAN is garbage. The correct word is UTAHN.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-41732732206446991152020-01-25T23:38:29.250-05:002020-01-25T23:38:29.250-05:00Not quite a personal best for a Friday but close a...Not quite a personal best for a Friday but close and probably should’ve been. I rarely paused.imnotbobbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18306475092005894772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-55243626267007292072020-01-25T10:42:16.774-05:002020-01-25T10:42:16.774-05:00@ QuasiMojo
Yes, there’s still a Miss Porter’s Sch...@ QuasiMojo<br />Yes, there’s still a Miss Porter’s School in CT, and a Miss Hall’s in Pittsfield MA. And there’s still a Miss America pageant.Carole Shmurakhttp://carole-books.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-32187959449314205662020-01-24T20:25:05.701-05:002020-01-24T20:25:05.701-05:00@pabloinnh
Too funny!@pabloinnh<br /><br />Too funny!JC66https://www.blogger.com/profile/05324615675333287919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-74272583332644948552020-01-24T20:10:40.611-05:002020-01-24T20:10:40.611-05:00TWERKS right next to ASSESS. Cute. TWERKS right next to ASSESS. Cute. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00174181009242342417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-64126859737606211552020-01-24T19:43:22.553-05:002020-01-24T19:43:22.553-05:00Sort of like saying BBQ sauce is a good alternativ...<i>Sort of like saying BBQ sauce is a good alternative to dijon mustard since both are condiments.</i> ←Tom R<br /><br />@Tom R – But that's exactly how the Times puzzle typically categorizes things in clues. Any condiment is an "alternative" to any other condiment. Any cheese is an "alternative" to any other cheese. Don't expect nuance.Joe Dipintohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07922691457886440325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-62140977524865503462020-01-24T19:26:44.570-05:002020-01-24T19:26:44.570-05:00@JC66-
Bad? It sucks.@JC66-<br /><br />Bad? It sucks.pabloinnhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04967477079504866917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-20700839547561486472020-01-24T19:00:58.223-05:002020-01-24T19:00:58.223-05:00The sliced stuff you get at the deli counter is mo...The sliced stuff you get at the deli counter is more gouda-like.Elisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11665421896340330392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-65462562571174019782020-01-24T18:59:56.417-05:002020-01-24T18:59:56.417-05:00I got blame game pretty quick but that led to By J...I got blame game pretty quick but that led to By Jove and a pretty slow time. Luckily maid was there to sort it out. Elisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11665421896340330392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-5542125246534382092020-01-24T18:24:36.400-05:002020-01-24T18:24:36.400-05:00@Lewis - thanks@Lewis - thanksjaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03385568014046336373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-58792659757613415692020-01-24T18:18:35.182-05:002020-01-24T18:18:35.182-05:00@Anon 5:38
VACuum. Yeah, I know it's bad.@Anon 5:38<br /><br />VACuum. Yeah, I know it's bad.JC66https://www.blogger.com/profile/05324615675333287919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-36231576631981476572020-01-24T17:38:22.008-05:002020-01-24T17:38:22.008-05:00VAC meaning sucker, for short? Huh?
VAC meaning sucker, for short? Huh?<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-28433554556128762982020-01-24T17:33:02.380-05:002020-01-24T17:33:02.380-05:00Two things: On 17A I had the last 4 letters "...Two things: On 17A I had the last 4 letters "goon" before the others and it threw me for a loop - I just could not see parsing it into "go on" and you can imagine my struggles with that.<br /><br />The other is a serious comment. Alternative to gouda: Havarti??? No matter what you may find on Wikipedia, this is a terrible clue/answer and suggests to me the constructor has little experience with these cheeses. A good answer to alternative to gouda might be Edam, or even colby. Hvarti is a soft ripened cheese with a creamy textured middle - I would buy Brie or Camembert as alternatives to Havarti, but gouda is a totally different cheese in both taste and texture. Sort of like saying BBQ sauce is a good alternative to dijon mustard since both are condiments.Tom Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08747031714530310684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-26241231059414930302020-01-24T17:29:20.193-05:002020-01-24T17:29:20.193-05:00I’m clearly in the minority, not found this to be ...I’m clearly in the minority, not found this to be very challenging and I finally just gave you. :(Dr.Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745237087694065478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-10705404706030789802020-01-24T16:56:31.447-05:002020-01-24T16:56:31.447-05:00This is a nice debut puzzle though awfully easy fo...This is a nice debut puzzle though awfully easy for a Friday. It's a bit like comparing apples and oranges (themed vs themeless), but I was almost four minutes faster on this one than yesterday's.<br /><br />There were a few real head-scratchers for me here: <b>SIA {39D: One-named singer whose name sounds like a goodbye}</b> (thanks for teaching me how to pronounce this singer's name), <b>LOVE SIMON {15A: Hit 2018 film involving a gay teenage romance}</b>, <b>AMA {51A: Interview conducted online, for short}</b> (???), <b>ARMIE {60A: Actor Hammer of "The Social Network"}</b>, <b>NEOPET {23D: Virtual animal on a once-popular website}</b> and <b>SIS {52A: Term of address for a drag queen}</b>. That's an awful lot of swings-and-misses for a Friday puzzle that I got through so quickly. Apparently, I've seen <b>NEOPET</b> in three previous puzzles, one NYT and two LATs. Clearly, it didn't sink in. Hey, I was proud of myself for throwing down <b>TWERKS {49D: Does some backup dancing?}</b> off of just the T. Way to go, Boomer. The clue for <b>NASTINESS {66A: Armed conflict, euphemistically}</b> is an odd one.<br /><br />This puzzle has me wondering if Will tried to reach his 2020 woke-ness quota in one fell swoop.sanfranman59https://www.blogger.com/profile/15118732156312301425noreply@blogger.com