tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post8396163254544474063..comments2024-03-29T08:45:20.722-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: 1972 Eastwood western / SUN 9-16-12 / Title heroine Gustave Charpentier opera / Androgynous SNL skit 1994 movie / Highest taxonomic rank / Obsolescent belt attachment / Nonhuman villain classic 1968 film / First bishop of ParisRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-81267365582272571512012-10-05T13:10:57.354-04:002012-10-05T13:10:57.354-04:00"Aft."Is an abbreviation for afternoon, ..."Aft."Is an abbreviation for afternoon, which is part of the PM (with the rest being the "evening" I suppose). It's a bit forced of course cuz it's not really a universally used abbreviation, but the fact it was an abbreviation was so clearly signaled by use of "P.M." (E.g., Notice the inclusion of the unnecessary periods), that I think it was a perfectly fair clue/answer.Bananafishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-90318537960966683102012-09-24T04:22:58.763-04:002012-09-24T04:22:58.763-04:00Can someone please explain how "P.M. part&quo...Can someone please explain how "P.M. part" = AFT? I got it, but don't "get it." Is it because P.M. is after noon????noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-73134138703447029952012-09-23T20:56:34.131-04:002012-09-23T20:56:34.131-04:00Weekend puzzle partner and I got a late start on t...Weekend puzzle partner and I got a late start on this beauty and it took us a while to tumble to the theme. Like others, we put off fully reading the revealer clue until we had the grid mostly filled in, and by then we had enough crosses and circles filled in to see the whole fairy tale unfold. Our few write-overs included oneway before DETOUR, ELhi before ELEM and UNseaLS before UNROLLS.<br /><br />@SmacD - I think @Sharon didn't understand Rex's reference to the movie in his comments since he mentioned the name of one of the movie's stars but didn't name the movie.<br /><br />I wonder, how can a day off and an OFFDAY be so different?Dirigonzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03903353503511480168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-27412892446723529792012-09-23T14:02:03.232-04:002012-09-23T14:02:03.232-04:00Is that the Green Giant 55' statue in Blue Ear...Is that the Green Giant 55' statue in Blue Earth, Minnesota?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-663766941387870462012-09-23T13:22:13.819-04:002012-09-23T13:22:13.819-04:00Despite being handed 56 letters to start, I liked ...Despite being handed 56 letters to start, I liked this. Must be the fill: the NNW section with the GG and ZZ is genius.<br /><br />See, even if I'm trying NOT to locate the theme, here's this clue that takes up five lines of print, and has numbers with dashes. I'd have to hold my finger over it not to see. So we perforce start with 3/50d, the circles, and FE FI FO FUM. From there any puzzle should be easy--yet there were some nooks and crannies that required effort.<br /><br />I have to agree with the ratingof easy-medium, and just wish the theme could have been disguised a little better (it couldn't of course). I did appreciate that all the action--as in J & the B itself--was vertical.<br /><br />Mr. Haldiman will be pleased to know that in the Las Vegas Sun's printing of this puzzle (Sep. 23) he was credited along with Mr. Steinberg.Spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-76697909859731644822012-09-22T22:29:55.706-04:002012-09-22T22:29:55.706-04:00I found this puzzle an enjoyable climb up the bean...I found this puzzle an enjoyable climb up the beanstalk.<br /><br />For @ Jack from Into the Woods (11:52 AM): Thanks for the lyrics. Sondheim rules!<br /><br />For @ Anonymous (11:37 AM): Info about "yegg": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yegg<br /><br />For @ Sharon (4:01 PM): I can't think of any other villain named HAL except the one in 2001: A Space Odyssey. Is there another possibility?<br /><br />By the way, here in the magical, mystical land of syndication, the Montreal Gazette, where the Sunday NYT crossword appears on Saturday, gave Barry Haldiman no credit; it said "Puzzle by David Steinberg."SmacDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-86331825795728634182012-09-22T18:16:04.826-04:002012-09-22T18:16:04.826-04:00I don't get DEES eitherI don't get DEES eitherAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-32853871152000651522012-09-18T05:06:17.853-04:002012-09-18T05:06:17.853-04:00It was really nice to study your post. I collect s...It was really nice to study your post. I collect some good points here. I would like to be appreciative you with the hard work you have made in skill this is great article.hghhttp://growthhgh.info/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-28030188424094149662012-09-17T21:28:37.534-04:002012-09-17T21:28:37.534-04:00Couple of buddies = pair in "buddies" = ...Couple of buddies = pair in "buddies" = dd = deesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-89431184371724083542012-09-17T16:07:34.424-04:002012-09-17T16:07:34.424-04:00I see David Steinberg's commented elsewhere. D...I see David Steinberg's commented elsewhere. David, if by chance you're still looking, just curious to know which HAL you guys meant. Really enjoyed the puzzle. Thanks! Sharonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-90076431606178389552012-09-17T16:01:14.283-04:002012-09-17T16:01:14.283-04:00Rex, I'll eat my hat if, for 117D, Steinberg a...Rex, I'll eat my hat if, for 117D, Steinberg and Haldiman weren't referring to HAL, the computer-gone-rogue in Stanley Kubrick's 1968 futuristic classic "2001: A Space Odyssey." It was another of the wonderful, slightly askew clues in this fun, chewy puzzle: the villain wasn't a person, but a machine. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Sharonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-35908306855501163392012-09-17T11:37:47.184-04:002012-09-17T11:37:47.184-04:00Yegg?Yegg?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-78230666413034952782012-09-17T11:08:11.399-04:002012-09-17T11:08:11.399-04:00Great puzzle.
I do claim Natick at "DAR&qu...Great puzzle. <br /><br />I do claim Natick at "DAR" and "ASTRA" though. Latin meets...? Guess I'm the only one..<br /><br />CJAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-62519386618250024692012-09-17T02:24:32.977-04:002012-09-17T02:24:32.977-04:00I thought the clue for CLUE was pretty bad, but I ...I thought the clue for CLUE was pretty bad, but I really liked "start of a spill" for SLOSH.<br /><br />Didn't know that domains had been added to taxonomy, above kingdoms.<br /><br />Spent 40 years in the great lakes region, where BLAT is supposedly used, and I've never heard of it.paulsfohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07721639286466422944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-8573266309744219062012-09-17T00:06:53.424-04:002012-09-17T00:06:53.424-04:00Loved this puzzle!! Thank you, David and Barry.
...Loved this puzzle!! Thank you, David and Barry. <br />Fabulous as a puzzle, and, this year, I planted beanstalks - I have a solid green wall of beanstalks, planted about every 3-4 weeks apart since March. I've got some giant beans!<br /><br />Thanks for checking the slideshow - it really was magical to see that happen before our eyes.<br />@Retired_Chemist- I hope your wife feels better soon!Titahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16368251255494687496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-87055483441279404262012-09-16T23:36:46.129-04:002012-09-16T23:36:46.129-04:00Such a cool puzzle. The circles were even in the...Such a cool puzzle. The circles were even in the shape of a beanstalk!<br /><br />don't get DEES, tho.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-40916842573226790652012-09-16T22:22:36.739-04:002012-09-16T22:22:36.739-04:00Yes, @Tita, the butterfly slideshow was wonderful....Yes, @Tita, the butterfly slideshow was wonderful. Thank you to you (and JenCT!) for sharing it. Milfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04923019988243284636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-12992401089643512952012-09-16T21:27:33.089-04:002012-09-16T21:27:33.089-04:00@Tita - The slide show is just wonderful. Thank y...@Tita - The slide show is just wonderful. Thank you.Carolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15971759975067250908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-20528247231068739792012-09-16T20:30:14.537-04:002012-09-16T20:30:14.537-04:00I enjoyed this puzzle, but it took me all day - I ...I enjoyed this puzzle, but it took me all day - I just couldn't let go of 'hopE TO' instead of DARE TO, which left me unable to guess Mr. Henley's middle name. Finally biked in to town for South End Open Studios, went out to lunch, then biked back home ans DETOUR leaped out of me, making everything else fall into place.<br /><br />I was never a Munsters fan, but knew AL LEWIS because he was the Green Party candidate for US Senate from New York a few years ago. Nobody knew his name then either, to the Greens were careful to always mention that he was Grandpa Munster. He lost anyway.<br />@Dukedog, LlD is strictly an honorary degree - barristers get either an LlB or a JD.<br /><br />I did enjoy it, but thought the fill was worse that Rex did, with lines like UNDERGO LOA ALOE GLO. I guess that could be an advertising slogan.jberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02169065390875378077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-72857357626759799592012-09-16T18:11:10.983-04:002012-09-16T18:11:10.983-04:00This puzzle screamed Tony Hayward to me:
Boss
Off ...This puzzle screamed Tony Hayward to me:<br />Boss<br />Off day <br />Tact<br />Sham<br />Finite resource <br />Feeble attempt<br />Fumble the ball<br />And what the residents of the Gulf Of Mexico were wont to do-<br />Foam at the mouth<br />They smelled the blood of an Englishman!!!<br />Or am I reading too much into this?A Capriotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09015774166575861146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-59594204107992387862012-09-16T17:12:49.178-04:002012-09-16T17:12:49.178-04:00Beautiful September day spent here in SE Michigan,...Beautiful September day spent here in SE Michigan, home of Domino's PIZZA and THE LIONS (mini-theme?)<br /><br />Found this fun and medium, got the longer theme answers about half-way through. Tough to parse out FINITERESOURCE at first, but that only made the puzzle better Not a slog at all, just a couple words I've never seen: YEGG and RIAS. <br /><br />AL LEWIS was completely known by me, thanks to many hours watching The Munsters. I remember reading once that people were either Munsters fans or Addams Family fans. I could never decide which we were. Milfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04923019988243284636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-38064024759132304552012-09-16T16:55:48.641-04:002012-09-16T16:55:48.641-04:00@Tita ... thank you, that was fascinating! Wish I ...@Tita ... thank you, that was fascinating! Wish I could have been there.johohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12708487230515532492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-84047891036203630632012-09-16T16:35:43.807-04:002012-09-16T16:35:43.807-04:00Not surprised that few knew Henley's middle na...Not surprised that few knew Henley's middle name (or, for that matter, his other names). I AM surprised that the poem itself in unfamiliar to any of us. However, AL LEWIS - WTF.<br /><br />Tita, thanks ever so for the Monarch butterfly link. I forwarded it to my wife, who is visiting in MI and is bedridden with a cold for a couple of days (bummer). It will brighten her day as it did mine.<br /><br />Enjoyable and easy-medium, per Rex's writeup. Same experience as JFC except I ignored the circles. Just whacked in 3D and 50D after a very few crosses. The rest of the theme answers, plus some more long ones, almost wrote themselves in.<br /><br />Had PHYLUM for 25A - clearly wrong, as crosses soon showed. D'oh.<br /><br />I would link to the William Hung version of SHE BANGS, but I have spent years trying to forget it. Thanks, David and Barry, for everything but that.retired_chemisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13181126754941899228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-2723792508326997922012-09-16T14:58:26.857-04:002012-09-16T14:58:26.857-04:00Thanks for all the nice comments, everyone! And t...Thanks for all the nice comments, everyone! And thanks, Rex, for the great review--I'm glad you enjoyed our puzzle!David Steinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02037243171142078417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-50114676086398805082012-09-16T14:55:59.230-04:002012-09-16T14:55:59.230-04:00Once I realized it was not'Jack and Jill......Once I realized it was not'Jack and Jill...', I blew through this one. Lots of fun.edmcanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18432176765106022049noreply@blogger.com