tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post8482178434274139221..comments2024-03-28T20:02:27.431-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Old city in Kyrgyzstan / SAT 11-12-16 / Lachrymatory agent / Precept about idol worship / Dirty snowballs to some astronomers / 6 11 Kanter of NBA / End of match in rugby / Common database system programRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger76125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-56378985780518923582017-10-18T15:48:49.349-04:002017-10-18T15:48:49.349-04:00Ever wanted to get free YouTube Subscribers?
Did y...Ever wanted to get <b>free YouTube Subscribers</b>?<br />Did you know that you can get them <b>ON AUTOPILOT AND ABSOLUTELY FOR FREE</b> by using <b><a href="http://socialexch.syntaxlinks.com/r/AddMeFast" rel="nofollow">Add Me Fast</a></b>?Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07287821785570247118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-27212350362861402016-12-17T17:58:07.631-05:002016-12-17T17:58:07.631-05:00A rare Saturday rebus, and only one COMMA required...A rare Saturday rebus, and only one COMMA required to solve it. The long downs and acrosses helped a lot.<br /><br />ESTATE and TESTATE? Well, OK I guess.<br /><br />But tried to finish in the NE with ANedit instead of ANOINT, and SEdatE instead of SERENE, which left a small cluster of errors there.<br /><br />I'M not GLAD.leftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-2340086893672070112016-12-17T14:39:29.639-05:002016-12-17T14:39:29.639-05:00At first - 4 words. Then, bit by bit, got the bot...At first - 4 words. Then, bit by bit, got the bottom half. Amazed myself, that.<br /><br />Then...FLUMMOXED. Completely, indubitably, flummoxed. A plethora of unknowns - like rugby. I'm luck to know three strikes and you're out, but start with two strikes and you're on a roll in bowling. So I ended feeling lachrymatorous. <br /><br />Best part of puzzle, for me, was to learn that there is a rap singer with a great sense of punny humor - Flo RIDA indeed!<br /><br />Second best part was reading Rex and the mustachioed TESTATE. I wasn't AS RED after reading that. <br /><br />Even tho the northern territories "knocked me silly," I had fun visiting the south. <br /><br />I was going to mention that it's cold enough today to wear a sweater, but I decided to have more TACT. (I originally mistyped TACK. Probably more to the point.)<br /><br />Diana, Lady-in-Waiting for CrosswordsDiana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-83161673741750403942016-12-17T13:11:49.592-05:002016-12-17T13:11:49.592-05:00This puz started to put up some resistance, but IM...This puz started to put up some resistance, but IMGLAD it faded away solving from east to west, and in 28 minutes it was done. And nary a w/o in sight. Musta been all the fresh air from a coupla hours of removing last night's 6" snowfall.<br /><br />What is one thing the Vikes will APPARENTly never be in my lifetime? SUPERBOWLCHAMPS. TOOBAD they DODGED winning it 4 times in the 70s. When I TESTATE my ESTATE I will stipulate that 6 Vikings be my pall bearers so they can let me down ONE last time.<br /><br />NOREASON that those two AMYS can't be yeah babies today. I've DREAMT of such.<br /><br />Gonna get to -20F (+/- -30C) tonight. Might have to roast my chestnuts on an OPENFIRE.rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-12848446284682894272016-12-17T12:44:00.255-05:002016-12-17T12:44:00.255-05:00EDENIC REARSEAT
There's NOREASON RAY GETSINTO...EDENIC REARSEAT<br /><br />There's NOREASON RAY GETSINTOTROUBLE<br />for that ONE APPARENT SEXSCENE,<br />IMGLAD it wasn't RAY with AMYS double <br />who performed so CALMED and SERENE.<br /><br />--- ESTEE "ESSIE" REGNAL-CAPRABurma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-19239064803625101962016-12-17T12:43:43.879-05:002016-12-17T12:43:43.879-05:00
Not easy, incomprehensible for the most part, and...<br />Not easy, incomprehensible for the most part, and riddled with pissers. Rejected.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-31511088280478752962016-12-17T12:35:18.617-05:002016-12-17T12:35:18.617-05:00DNF on account of that dad-blamed NW. I hate the N...DNF on account of that dad-blamed NW. I hate the NW. Even in real life it doesn't sound inviting, with all that constant dreary rain. But in puzzles? It's my Waterloo. The comma thing? Got it. Very clever. a cool aha! moment. But up there...no idea what teh end of a rugby game is called. "NOSIDE?" What is that? Nonsense. Without the starts to 1- and 2-down I couldn't come up with anything. Yes, SUPERBOWL etc. was in, and I had __PORTGENERATOR, but that didn't help. Tried IM- and EX-, never thought of RE-. DERN techy stuff; what do I know?<br /><br />It's a shame, too, because I liked doing the rest of it. If I could grade a DNF I'd probably say birdie. A curse on the NW! Inc.spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-3587953150742151692016-11-13T09:25:46.049-05:002016-11-13T09:25:46.049-05:00Loved getting snookered by a Saturday rebus. A te...Loved getting snookered by a Saturday rebus. A technical DNF, but my cheat was of the mildest form...removing all the wrong squares allowed me to finish. Goofs like roomkeyS, APeaRing, made this so tough,<br />Thanks, Mr. Kahn.Titahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16368251255494687496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-63025669913311206912016-11-13T03:53:05.353-05:002016-11-13T03:53:05.353-05:00I can't with 'opuses'. I was taught th...I can't with 'opuses'. I was taught that the plural of opus is opera.<br /><br />I refuse to recognize the bad grammar of this clue.<br /><br />So there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-43115883102323369032016-11-12T19:00:33.582-05:002016-11-12T19:00:33.582-05:00@tkr. & Nancy - I've been doing the Sat. p...@tkr. & Nancy - I've been doing the Sat. puzzles from the early years of the Shortz era ('94 and '95 so far) and have encountered a few rebuses in my grids. jaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03385568014046336373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-4713705318120020362016-11-12T18:57:45.285-05:002016-11-12T18:57:45.285-05:00For awhile, I actually had TEAR GL& in the top...For awhile, I actually had TEAR GL& in the top right corner, thinking it must be part of the theme.MattGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-91439088843881989812016-11-12T18:55:24.446-05:002016-11-12T18:55:24.446-05:00Wow, some strong reactions to a puzzle that I foun...Wow, some strong reactions to a puzzle that I found, while not completely satisfying, put up enough of a fight to be reasonable for a Saturday. But I'll take it, I'll take it. Didn't care for DERN (auto-correct doesn't either), of course wanted DuRN, but as @Sam says above, he used it, and to be honest, it seems like a better phonetic transcription of the southern pronunciation. But ugly it is. Like OPUSES. Unfortunately this is used - perhaps more in non-musical contexts? Don't know, don't care that much. Don't plan to use it myself.<br /><br />Before I forget - @Leapy and @Tita - thank you both for your nice responses to my post on post-election night. If you listened, I hope you weren't disappointed!<br /><br />So to my PMR of the day - since TEARs are still a fitting subject, a simple search yielded a composer quite new to me, Antonio Cebrian (born ca.1520), not surprisingly, since almost nothing about him shows up web-SIDE, and only two pieces, one being 'Lagrimas de mi consuelo', or 'Tears of my comfort' (apparently). I think it's gorgeous. <br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSRZ9fGPzQU<br /><br />And, for NO_REASON other than we deserve it, a re-post of one of my favorites, 'Un sarao de la chacona', with not a TEAR in sight. <br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkkBUaASKY4<br /><br />And, because you owe it to yourself if you like this stuff at all - a video of a performance (1:46:42) of Catalan renaissance music, w. Jordi Savall in command.<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYEveIBHMS0<br /><br />beatricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16162755764092888665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-37433452667311093722016-11-12T18:44:12.363-05:002016-11-12T18:44:12.363-05:00Also annoying:
- both ESSIE and ESTEE in the grid...Also annoying:<br /><br />- both ESSIE and ESTEE in the grid<br /><br />- 1A and 1D both phrases starting with NO<br />Paul408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-81934270731821444162016-11-12T18:40:26.963-05:002016-11-12T18:40:26.963-05:00Lots of Bruce Dern talk. His family was very conne...Lots of Bruce Dern talk. His family was very connected politcally. Kind of a shock that he became an actor. Worse, he went to Penn!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-64583379287598681372016-11-12T18:10:43.409-05:002016-11-12T18:10:43.409-05:00The center square was a nice cherry atop of a chal...The center square was a nice cherry atop of a challenging puzzle. Then again, were I writing this blog, nearly every Saturday post would rate as challenging.<br /><br />My only mistake was at DERN where I had DaRN and thus OPUSaS. In my brain, an opusa seemed like it could easily be found in a botanical conservatory... perhaps some orchid-esque flower with Medusa, tendril like petals. Marty Van Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-3681014844934970812016-11-12T17:17:12.148-05:002016-11-12T17:17:12.148-05:00Enjoyed yesterday's a bit more, but this was f...Enjoyed yesterday's a bit more, but this was fine. Rida was totally unfamiliar, but it was easily gettable from the crosses. Last "aha" was "sib," which gave open fire,, which forced me to write "opuses, " and change Darn to Dern. Bruce playing the flute? Dern tootin. <br /><br />OISKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16808675378318214461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-52835051299161744682016-11-12T17:04:45.137-05:002016-11-12T17:04:45.137-05:00@tkr (3:45) -- I think it's a custom and not a...@tkr (3:45) -- I think it's a custom and not a hard and fast rule. And isn't it much more "puzzling" when the rebus comes as a surprise? Isn't being surprised always a <i>good</i> thing in puzzledom? Add to that the fact that for many of us there is no such thing as too many rebuses (Hi, @Hartley) though I fully respect the views of those who feel differently. And this rebus -- even though it only affected one square -- was a real beauty.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16737377749030219974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-22502920650590875262016-11-12T15:54:13.772-05:002016-11-12T15:54:13.772-05:00Since when are rebuses acceptable on a Saturday? N...Since when are rebuses acceptable on a Saturday? New York New York was obvious early but I couldn't believe there was a comma there.<br /><br />The rest of the fill was horrific as well.tkrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07823544081230336440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-72484884048583196322016-11-12T15:53:37.726-05:002016-11-12T15:53:37.726-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.tkrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07823544081230336440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-78941765563228680592016-11-12T14:56:07.935-05:002016-11-12T14:56:07.935-05:00Tact quote is from Isaac Newton. Also, definitely...Tact quote is from Isaac Newton. Also, definitely First Commandment.<br />Dreamt or dreamed. Both are past participles, dreamt is more "poetic", but that doesn't make it a deal-breaker as an answer in the puzzle.Blackbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16537197525833245668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-61853802918728557132016-11-12T14:41:38.529-05:002016-11-12T14:41:38.529-05:00Another good Saturday. I really liked the [,] in t...Another good Saturday. I really liked the [,] in the middle of the puzzle. I liked that it worked differently in each direction. I also notice that the the iOS app accepted the [,] or [COMMA] in that square @kitschef. <br /><br />I hade to google for ESSIE and ENES. I don't believe I know Ah Wilderness and I've never heard of E. Kantar (my autocorrupt just tried to replace that with Kangaroo). Speaking of ROOS, when driving outside of cities in Australia, there is a real danger of hitting one and shoving the engine back into the front seat beside you. My car, a <a href="https://assets.blog.hemmings.com/wp-content/uploads//2014/07/MiniMoke_2500.jpg" rel="nofollow">Mini Moke</a>, had canvas sides and more than once I was afraid that a ROO, bounding along beside me, would decide to use the side of my car to make a sharp left turn. <br /><br />I had to chide myself for forgetting ESTATE wagons but in Oz, utes (small pickup trucks) were more common. Speaking of Australia, if you have a subscription to Hulu and would like a look at a slice of life different from ours, I highly recommend McLeod's Daughters. It's about five sheila's running a cattle station (ranch). <br /><br />I rather liked this puzzle and most of @Rex's complaints didn't bother me at all. Okay, ENE and ENES was a little bit tacky. DREAMT was a bit of a surprise. Merriam-Webster lists it as equal to DREAMed but when I use it in a sentence it seems more like past perfect to me: "I had never DREAMT of such a thing" vs. "I never DREAMed of such a thing." I'm probably wrong but that's the way I view learnt and spelt as well. <br /><br />Thanks David Kahn with a [HOOK] iin the middle. Numinoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01263999193499725814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-57997151997670545202016-11-12T14:35:47.542-05:002016-11-12T14:35:47.542-05:00NO SIDE as clued is a Shortz era debut. That term ... NO SIDE as clued is a Shortz era debut. That term hasn't been used in 30 years! I had to start with TEARGAS and worked my way around clockwise. I did leave out the K of KEYCARDS (just couldn't see it) until NYET went in and knew what 33A was. I didn't figure out the comma thing until I had filled in the top of the puzzle. Mopping up that south central are a was how I finished. Until I read @Carola's comments I didn't get the obvious FLORIDA thing. I guessed SIDLED before DODGED. This is a recurring late week phenomenon where I'm thinking long and am blind to the obvious short stuff.puzzle hoardernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-39074889169440718802016-11-12T14:27:29.828-05:002016-11-12T14:27:29.828-05:00Hmmmm...I thought the plural of OPUS WAS OPII, pro...Hmmmm...I thought the plural of OPUS WAS OPII, pronounced OPIE.<br /><br />Guess I've learned my LESION.foxaronihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00085435659928443459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-57814983841497593482016-11-12T14:12:00.976-05:002016-11-12T14:12:00.976-05:00That's the first commandment. Period.That's the first commandment. Period.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-50971465301838994772016-11-12T14:06:35.489-05:002016-11-12T14:06:35.489-05:00The comma rebus just irritated me. If you're g...The comma rebus just irritated me. If you're going to do something like that's why not make it a theme and put in some other punctuation based clues? Also dern. I had darn for the longest time. Rita Flynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07689648485986830427noreply@blogger.com