tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post8329027852197307584..comments2024-03-29T07:51:46.113-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Here’s hoping / WED 7-3-19 / Matthew English poet who wrote Dover Beach / Color of most Solo cupsRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger81125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-46753647789796142972019-08-07T15:09:13.101-04:002019-08-07T15:09:13.101-04:00Like @Lefty, I had the ept atts before ESQS. Howe...Like @Lefty, I had the ept atts before ESQS. However, the WEI/WRIT cross was my near Natick - good guess, that W. Of course, you know what I'm going to say, I had my FINGERSCROSSED. At least it wasn't my eyes.<br /><br />Diana, Lady-in-Waiting for CrosswordsDiana, LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-90253157887863796582019-08-07T14:17:06.990-04:002019-08-07T14:17:06.990-04:00Pretty easy, yet impressive.
Good CROSSED themer...Pretty easy, yet impressive. <br /><br />Good CROSSED themers and specific FINGERS revealer, all nicely named and displayed. Also, some bonus long downs and acrosses, including LADIES ONLY (lady fingers?), UV EXPOSURE, and LIQUIDATED. <br /><br />ESQS crossing the unknown WEI came after trying the inapt attS.<br /><br />Enjoyed the solve.<br /><br />leftcoastnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-85161058255645681392019-08-07T12:43:47.167-04:002019-08-07T12:43:47.167-04:00IT’SSO SOON
Feel ALITTLEBIT lonely? GEES, ALL is ...IT’SSO SOON<br /><br />Feel ALITTLEBIT lonely? GEES, ALL is not lost – <br />I’LL invite LADIESONLY, keep your FINGERSCROSSED.<br /><br />--- ARNOLD GOTANA<br />Burma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-398241109378098152019-08-07T11:39:26.082-04:002019-08-07T11:39:26.082-04:00Cool one, and fairly easy. Nice theme with juicy l...Cool one, and fairly easy. Nice theme with juicy long intersecting entries, along with a perfect revealer. Nor does the fill suffer much, SAVE for ALITTLEBIT in the south central. Fun to parse GOTANA as one word: maybe a new country? I liked it. Lots of EVA's to choose from for DOD. Solid birdie.spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-2641383579368877862019-07-03T20:30:58.234-04:002019-07-03T20:30:58.234-04:00Nice commentary guest blogger! But if Rex’s puzzl...Nice commentary guest blogger! But if Rex’s puzzle time is to have any meaning at all, I don’t think you should have included the time it took to complete the puzzle because you solved with assistance. (Ok, I guess you can list it, but just not at the top where that time is used to assess the puzzle’s difficulty level.). I believe Rex always does these alone. Nothing against your mother—she sounds very sweet! <br />addisondewitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01048396060472053931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-64328093332511318262019-07-03T20:01:58.843-04:002019-07-03T20:01:58.843-04:00@anon 7:51- I know you’re probably not a math maj...@anon 7:51- I know you’re probably not a math major but accounting for fingers and toes that would amount to twenty digits, not ten. LOL, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-87527006261277055792019-07-03T19:51:37.957-04:002019-07-03T19:51:37.957-04:00We have ten digits. Some are fingers, some are to...We have ten digits. Some are fingers, some are toes, and some are thumbs, and the knuckleheads amongst us have ten thumbs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-85990281698604031812019-07-03T19:05:55.928-04:002019-07-03T19:05:55.928-04:00@anon 5:57- Dude, Homo Sapiens have ten fingers an...@anon 5:57- Dude, Homo Sapiens have ten fingers and ten toes, two eyes and one nose. Deal.C. Darwinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-35853044302607512632019-07-03T18:45:35.946-04:002019-07-03T18:45:35.946-04:00@Mals -- When I was in school I had (still have, i...@Mals -- When I was in school I had (still have, in fact) the Gieseking Debussy preludes on LP. There are newer versions I like better now, but his were the benchmarks for a long time. Yeah, make sure the restorers save the autograph. Joe Dipintohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07922691457886440325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-59320578231204203042019-07-03T18:05:10.382-04:002019-07-03T18:05:10.382-04:00Never heard of the four finger and one thumb disco...Never heard of the four finger and one thumb discount.Leftynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-66988151654299083432019-07-03T17:57:47.015-04:002019-07-03T17:57:47.015-04:00@anon/5:22
If the thumb isn’t a finger then the ha...@anon/5:22<br />If the thumb isn’t a finger then the hallux, aka big toe, isn’t a toe. <br /><br />As I was taught in grade school, the main characteristic that made man different from the other apes was the opposable thumb. It's not the same as a finger, while the Big Toe is just like all the other ones, just bigger and not, at least on me, opposable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-9653700210276460392019-07-03T17:46:38.037-04:002019-07-03T17:46:38.037-04:00I miss GillI miss GillBobLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614228671316214824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-51472697864227144032019-07-03T17:39:39.851-04:002019-07-03T17:39:39.851-04:00Great write-up and puzzle. One of the rare times ...Great write-up and puzzle. One of the rare times when I put in the last letter and got the happy tune. I usually spend as much time looking for the one square that's wrong as I do solving.<br /><br />Regarding the mural: The caption I remember is Jesus saying "OK, everyone on this side of the table for the group portrait!"Monty Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03924320449868956299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-27827254916384265202019-07-03T17:22:19.074-04:002019-07-03T17:22:19.074-04:00If the thumb isn’t a finger then the hallux, aka b...If the thumb isn’t a finger then the hallux, aka big toe, isn’t a toe. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-82655061953334567882019-07-03T17:12:41.932-04:002019-07-03T17:12:41.932-04:00Sorry all,
The bats, looking for all the world lik...Sorry all,<br />The bats, looking for all the world like the ones in the puzzle, are on the cover of the preiodical (Pennsylvania Game News).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-29169826072930471412019-07-03T17:08:00.913-04:002019-07-03T17:08:00.913-04:00@Joe D, well, it IS a Baldwin so it will still be ...@Joe D, well, it IS a Baldwin so it will still be "bright." But the pins and pinblock are at their max. The tuner has been supergluing the pins so it will hold a tune. Felts and hammers are completely worn and the stringing is 60 years old. So, yeah, I'm expecting a new piano. The only thing they're not redoing is the case finish; it will stay its slightly scarred mahogany. I'm impressed you know Gieseking; he's really a blast from the deep past. Fun fact: he signed the piano and the restorers have promised to spare the signature. Malsdemarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05375476737540476148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-9927905291634980552019-07-03T16:22:36.767-04:002019-07-03T16:22:36.767-04:00Hi all, especially daily readers,
I had to write. ...Hi all, especially daily readers,<br />I had to write. Recently there was a kerfuffle about whether the puzzle had done a good enough job representing bats.I have a bit of evidence that says they did.<br />I hope to he...ck, folks will be able to see it, but the July 2019 issue of Pennsylvania Game News (it arrived in the mail today)features a flying bat. For all the world its eaxactly the shape/profile of the black squares designed to represent a bat the puzzle used. Its even the same orientation, flyinf from SW to NE.<br />Anyway, i cant prove the cover exists @z, but kudos to Shortz, and the author of that very fine puzzle.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-83525157777318758722019-07-03T16:13:14.415-04:002019-07-03T16:13:14.415-04:00@Z -- It seems to work either way. Though it mess...@Z -- It seems to work either way. Though it messes up the height elements of some letters (see the "t" below).<br /><br />sʞuɐɥʇJoe Dipintohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07922691457886440325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-66621578504033792432019-07-03T15:48:35.691-04:002019-07-03T15:48:35.691-04:00@Joe Dipinto - www.upsidedowntext.com
I copy and ...@Joe Dipinto - <a href="http://www.upsidedowntext.com/" rel="nofollow">www.upsidedowntext.com</a> <br />I copy and paste the html. I don’t remember if just copying and pasting the upside down text itself works. Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-8581413489393494042019-07-03T15:45:57.098-04:002019-07-03T15:45:57.098-04:00The clue reads "Certiorari, e.g." (for e...The clue reads "Certiorari, e.g." (for example). So if it's a TYPE of writ then it's an example of a writ, just what the clue says.Wyatt Earpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-77485999550823958232019-07-03T15:32:32.830-04:002019-07-03T15:32:32.830-04:00Regarding the "finger debate:"
I think ...Regarding the "finger debate:"<br /><br />I think you guys are focusing on the wrong thing. Regardless of whether the thumb is a finger or not, when you "cross all your fingers," you (generally) don't cross your thumbs. Instead you cross your little and ring fingers, and your index and middle fingers. That's also the the pattern the puzzle builds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-51216555494754551322019-07-03T14:48:59.634-04:002019-07-03T14:48:59.634-04:00@kitshef
In the same vein, try today's Peter ...@kitshef<br /><br />In the same vein, try today's Peter Gordon Firebird offering.JC66https://www.blogger.com/profile/05324615675333287919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-79693136022715475332019-07-03T14:35:42.826-04:002019-07-03T14:35:42.826-04:00Certiorari is not a writ. It is a TYPE of writ. It...Certiorari is not a writ. It is a TYPE of writ. It is a review process. A writ of certiorari is an order granting certiorari. Myuen88https://www.blogger.com/profile/08034202784105746759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-50211712132801667822019-07-03T14:20:57.778-04:002019-07-03T14:20:57.778-04:00LMS, love the “aqueous humor” reference!LMS, love the “aqueous humor” reference!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-90181894502548824782019-07-03T14:10:51.911-04:002019-07-03T14:10:51.911-04:00@Malsdemare -- Walter Gieseking! I'm jealous. ...@Malsdemare -- Walter Gieseking! I'm jealous. Fingers crossed the piano sounds even better after the rebuild.<br /><br />Jeff Chen at XWord Info doesn't seem to have noticed that "Thumb" <i>is</i> in the puzzle.Joe Dipintohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07922691457886440325noreply@blogger.com