tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post8301104744034630933..comments2024-03-29T05:08:37.783-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Sky hue / TUES 10-1-19 / Fingerprint shape / "Cool" amounts / Travel aimlesslyRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger81125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-11641704020407677802019-11-05T17:07:06.329-05:002019-11-05T17:07:06.329-05:00FEAT. is very common, lotsa times even reduced to ...FEAT. is very common, lotsa times even reduced to f. Check your radio sometime. But what’s wrong with cluing it as Little FEAT? Jam to this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RvR3j535qc Get your Dixieland chicken on.<br />Yes, ZENDAYA is another in a long string of Disney pop tarts.<br />Liked it WELL enough.<br />rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-17456249163010810592019-11-05T15:44:09.361-05:002019-11-05T15:44:09.361-05:00An easy puzzle with a ton of personality - decent ...An easy puzzle with a ton of personality - decent theme (though the revealer was redundant), sparkly clues all over the place, great fill, enjoyable from end to end.<br />All Tuesday puzzles should be like this.<br /><br />How are you? I'm WELL, or, I'm ILL.<br /><br />I think Agard is in the vanguard of puzzle constructors. He might well make a cool MIL over time. Definitely not a FIASCO.rainforestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-46798448437171887662019-11-05T13:48:44.871-05:002019-11-05T13:48:44.871-05:00Agard is a Tuesday treat pushing into Wednesday te...Agard is a Tuesday treat pushing into Wednesday territory. Clever with some real zip:<br /><br />ZENDAYA<br />AFROPUFF<br />BEYHIVE<br />FEAT(?)<br /><br />As for EYEUP, where's the down?<br /><br /><br /><br />leftcoastnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-79279783971856959352019-11-05T11:41:48.989-05:002019-11-05T11:41:48.989-05:00No love for SEALISLAND? First thing I noticed: the...No love for SEALISLAND? First thing I noticed: the poor South was left with nothing but the revealer. No shade below line 10; makes for a very unbalanced look. Guess I just have to keep my EYEUP (ugh).<br /><br />I agree about FEAT. I can remember Rufus featuring Chaka Khan, but that's about it. Erik, we are inundated with abbrs. all the time; you don't have to turn a perfectly good word into one. We are also assailed by RRNs, though I have no idea how to fix this one. Sometimes you just gotta.<br /><br />A lot of the rest of it has the Agard stamp: in other words, WELL done. I guess I must be a member of the BEYHIVE for DOD Knowles: please let me be a drone! Wrote STEW on the wrong line; inkfest there, otherwise about medium for the day. Oh, and I instinctively wrote tIMe as the partner for life--until re-reading the clue and noting the lower-case l. Birdie.spacecrafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09125304293611865503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-90779484467300163912019-11-05T10:38:06.477-05:002019-11-05T10:38:06.477-05:00UNDERCOVER SPY
In the OFFSEASON I DREAD rotten we...UNDERCOVER SPY<br /><br />In the OFFSEASON I DREAD rotten weather,<br />in BELIZE, OFF and ON, WET then DRY.<br />It’s a FIASCO that TAUTENS the TETHER – <br />that ONE piece of LAUNDRY – IT’SATIE!<br /><br />--- AZURE WHORL, “CPA”<br />Burma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-37463718529305115842019-11-05T10:19:50.874-05:002019-11-05T10:19:50.874-05:00A sprightly Tuesday offering, wit overtones of Mon...A sprightly Tuesday offering, wit overtones of Monday for the newb (sic) solver. Not that I'm newb. (Nor am I ole. more of a tweeny baby, baby)<br /><br />I'm already prepping for ACPT in March. Erik will be there I do believe. Along with many of your fav posters.<br /><br />Off to enjoy the misty California morning.<br /><br />Diana, LIWDiana, LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-73284954036897086202019-10-03T17:03:58.517-04:002019-10-03T17:03:58.517-04:00Where do you live? (I know this is a late respon...Where do you live? (I know this is a late response).<br />I live in central NJ. Came home yesterday to an onslaught of stink bugs. Screen door. Window screens. Yuck. I feel your pain. <br />Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12530103132016509902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-19864091606374309682019-10-01T16:22:56.617-04:002019-10-01T16:22:56.617-04:00@Z
"Adult" means the person is no longe...@Z<br /><br />"Adult" means the person is no longer a child--I don't really need to be explaining this to you, do I? <br /><br />You could remove the word altogether and just say "the Disney Channel seems to launch an awful lot of careers." <br /><br /><br />If you don't see being a Disney Channel alum as affording the person disproportionate advantage as a professional springboard (vis-à-vis child performers working elsewhere), whatever--maybe not. Seems that way to me, though.Ethan Taliesinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02351067844997213681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-86380784238463129232019-10-01T15:08:55.954-04:002019-10-01T15:08:55.954-04:00Well and ill work for me. I never sent a "Get...Well and ill work for me. I never sent a "Get Good" card to a friend in hospital.pl8231https://www.blogger.com/profile/10795303704143251857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-2242759830852114772019-10-01T14:50:33.065-04:002019-10-01T14:50:33.065-04:00p.p.s.s.
Dang. I'm beginnin to see why the Aga...p.p.s.s.<br />Dang. I'm beginnin to see why the Agardmeister went with WELLDRILL, for his first 9-long themer. Once U get past OFFSEASON, the pickins get mighty mighty slim.<br /><br />"Best" M&A effort: (HOT) N SP(ICY).<br /><br />M&A Research Dept.Masked and Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16346263641338670679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-19529039719128441142019-10-01T13:39:01.545-04:002019-10-01T13:39:01.545-04:00I loved this puzzle! I loved this puzzle! Music Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11018681369835878309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-17920030448638227812019-10-01T13:25:07.379-04:002019-10-01T13:25:07.379-04:00@JC66 - Oh, wow -- yep. NOGOODBYES, tho independen...@JC66 - Oh, wow -- yep. NOGOODBYES, tho independently thought up, *definitely* deserved a "[yo, @Muse darlin]". Thanx. <br />@Muse: Sooo ... are them stinkbugs more prevalent, up on hills? [Like Capitol Hill, f'rinstance?]<br /><br />While I'm here: Things I didn't know about, pre-puz: ZENDAYA. AFROPUFF. BEYHIVE. Capital of BELIZE. All were gettable without nanosecond carnage, tho.<br /><br />Is KO sorta the OPPOSITE of OK? I'm just askin for a puz KOOK.<br /><br />The OPPOSITE revealer coulda been left out, if this was a Wed/ThursPuz. But it was a cute, wonky addition for today, for sure.<br /><br />M&A Kook DeskMasked and Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16346263641338670679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-75910497587489904492019-10-01T13:12:38.865-04:002019-10-01T13:12:38.865-04:00Vexation is not ire. Vexation is not ire. chaskluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06544882246726372209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-87305625651193314222019-10-01T13:10:21.313-04:002019-10-01T13:10:21.313-04:00We must not blame Clare for being so young that sh...We must not blame Clare for being so young that she attended schools that never drummed into her head the difference between "good" and "well." Progress marches on. Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02004390938711706983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-85502800374478971242019-10-01T12:53:11.124-04:002019-10-01T12:53:11.124-04:00*How long until some corrects me? #WELLFIASCO*How long until some corrects me? #WELLFIASCOZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-78353201921504795962019-10-01T12:51:52.276-04:002019-10-01T12:51:52.276-04:00@Nancy - @anon11:19 gives a good example of where ...@Nancy - @anon11:19 gives a good example of where you might see it related to a concert, but I think it’s more commonly seen on albums where Beyoncé may deign to FEAT. Kanye on one song to give his career/ego a boost. <br /><br />@Ethan Taliesin - What are you suggesting with the adjective “adult?” Since Disney has lots of shows starring teenyboppers and most teenyboppers eventually become adults it doesn’t seem surprising to me that lots of them continue in the industry where they have experience. Thinking about that adjective some more, I don’t find it surprising that those same actors might want to avoid typecasting by taking on more <i>adult</i> roles. For instance, I started watching <i>Euphoria</i> but soon stopped because if I wanted that much teenagers behaving like teenagers I’d just go back to work. ZENDAYA was too well in her portrayal for me.*Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-33595214423486474152019-10-01T12:48:48.345-04:002019-10-01T12:48:48.345-04:00@M&A
Was that a shout out tp @LMS's avata...@M&A<br /><br />Was that a shout out tp @LMS's avatar?JC66https://www.blogger.com/profile/05324615675333287919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-48900740867825947332019-10-01T12:35:03.406-04:002019-10-01T12:35:03.406-04:00Well drilled puz … except maybe for WELLDRILL.
A...Well drilled puz … except maybe for WELLDRILL. <br /><br />All the other themers start with a word who's meanin stays the same. UNDER. OFF. WET. Not so much, for WELL, as clued. A slight outlier.<br /><br />Plus, WETLAUNDRY and WELLDRILL do have a slight aroma of green paint or Ow de Speration or perhaps, oh, say … RAWFISH? Coulda used NOGOODBYES, instead of WETLAUNDRY, I suppose. <br />What to use instead of 9-long WELLDRILL, tho? All I got is stuff like INKY SPOUT? INDY ROUT? INCA SHOUT? UHUH x 3.<br /><br />Woulda been even kinda cooler, if *both* opposites were absorbed into the themer. Examples: INQUIREDABOUT. INDIANSCOUT. But, hey -- there probably ain't many such animals.<br /><br />Anyhoo …<br />Real snappy theme idea, and fun solve quest. thUmbsUp.<br />fave fillins: WHORL. FIASCO. UHUH.<br />staff weeject pick: As wide open as this puzgrid was, it's surprisin to behold 20 of the lil darlins, runnin around in there like stinkbugs. [Good to hear from U, @Muse darlin.] Let's go with the well-drilled Random Roman Numeral DCC.<br /><br />Thanx, Mr. Agard. This one made my mind wander a country-sized lot.<br />And thanx to guest writer Clare Carro2L, of course.<br /><br />Masked & Anonym8Us<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://puzzlecrowd.com:8080/UploadRunt/FetchPage?id=MjcxMzE5ODc1NzQzMDcx&title=Stumpy_1_Stumper_7__1_Judge_1_Zorro_1_-_1_by_1_M_1_and_1_A" rel="nofollow">**gruntz**</a><br /> <br />Masked and Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16346263641338670679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-77546305476557773532019-10-01T11:54:50.408-04:002019-10-01T11:54:50.408-04:00@anon 11.19
I am well.
I am ill.
Works fine. #D...@anon 11.19<br /><br />I am well.<br /><br />I am ill.<br /><br />Works fine. #DeltaHelperVerbWilliam of Ockhamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-30948608238842399452019-10-01T11:38:33.787-04:002019-10-01T11:38:33.787-04:00If you're feeling "good", it has to ...If you're feeling "good", it has to be about something; or you may mean that your sense of touch is in perfect order. Healthwise, one feels well, not good. Good is an adjective. Well is an adverb.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-50579289958695599412019-10-01T11:26:22.218-04:002019-10-01T11:26:22.218-04:00I'm an Erik SATIE fan but, since he lived from...I'm an Erik SATIE fan but, since he lived from 1866 to 1925, I was surprised to see that in addition to being a composer, he was also an IT guy (47 Down).<br /><br />I thought only two of the four themers, UNDERCOVER & OFFSEASON, were solidly in the language and something I might hear UTTERED in the normal course of events. I agree with others, however, who can't say the same for the other two. WELLDRILL & WETLAUNDRY both have a made-up-just-for-this-puzzle, <i>ad hoc</i> feel to them, and not something I have ever heard or read, nor do I expect to anytime soon. <br /><br />The reveal OPPOSITES seems unnecessary. That becomes obvious by the second themer. Maybe that slot would have been better used for another themer, although the list of nine letter candidates (has to be symmetrical with WELLDRILL) is probably short to none. Maybe just go with four themers.<br /><br />I think "Shashimi" is a better clue for 1 Down RAWFISH. Per wiki, "Sushi (すし, 寿司, 鮨, pronounced [sɯ̥ɕiꜜ] or [sɯ̥ꜜɕi]) is a Japanese <b>dish of prepared vinegared rice</b> (鮨飯 sushi-meshi), usually with some sugar and salt, accompanying a variety of ingredients (ネタ neta), such as seafood, vegetables, and occasionally tropical fruits" [emphasis mine].Anoa Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16185183023273883700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-31921444555450014012019-10-01T11:19:46.929-04:002019-10-01T11:19:46.929-04:00" a person feels "good," not "..." a person feels "good," not "well." "<br /><br />among the Effete Eastern Intellectual's grammar teachers, yes you feel 'well'<br /><br />not that I knew before the CNN show over the weekend (I didn't watch but my ball and chain did), but one might well see on the marquee:<br /><br />Queen<br />feat. Adam Lambert<br /><br />IOW, when the frontperson of a singing group is replaced by an interloper, said interloper isn't considered part of said group. same for the Rolling Stones current bassist (I can't think of his name off hand).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-73668888074303654652019-10-01T11:18:17.074-04:002019-10-01T11:18:17.074-04:00I did "downs only" today on this one and...I did "downs only" today on this one and was golden up until the last word ZENDAYA, when, feeling unsure of my guesses, I had to look at the across clues. It was easy as hell (Zendaya notwithstanding), but I think it had pretty solid fill for an above average gimmick. <br /><br />Am I crazy or is The Disney Channel responsible for an inordinate number of teenybopper performers turning into adult film and music professionals? It's a real industry it seems.Ethan Taliesinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02351067844997213681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-50928843906278670072019-10-01T11:17:11.623-04:002019-10-01T11:17:11.623-04:00A masterpiece. Well done, Erik.A masterpiece. Well done, Erik.SJ Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10091353484812479314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-45003531757763611972019-10-01T11:13:37.658-04:002019-10-01T11:13:37.658-04:00Claire: You are a breath of fresh air in these ot...Claire: You are a breath of fresh air in these otherwise dismal, depressing, holier-than-thou critiques from Mike.<br /><br />As a matter of fact...if you are ever ill, I will send you a "Get Good Soon" card! :)<br /><br />Keep killing it in school and whenever you guest here. <br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />Bax'N'NexBax'N'Nexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12191416323124153018noreply@blogger.com