tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post8585019033566084817..comments2024-03-28T06:29:33.354-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Food often with pentagonal cross sections / SUN 7-13-14 / World's largest particle physics lab, in Switzerland / Frequent features of John Constable landscapes / Traditional Gaelic singer Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger104125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-5192667576249844632023-07-10T19:11:41.556-04:002023-07-10T19:11:41.556-04:00I do not understand why “till”, in “It ain’t over ...I do not understand why “till”, in “It ain’t over ….,” has two “l’s”. I believe I even saw it written in this article as ‘till. Until only has one “l”. Till is a cash drawer. <br />I found this puzzle a bit difficult. But I started it a few days ago, not 9 years ago! Sorry I’m late to the convo.AMS in Canadanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-49298826692144088672014-08-11T01:57:26.127-04:002014-08-11T01:57:26.127-04:00leading exporters of lab equipment eg: motor contr...leading exporters of lab equipment eg: motor control circuits trainer with faults and other physics electrical since 1954 in india.<a href="http://physicslabequipment.blogspot.in/2014/08/how-to-take-proper-good-care-of-your.html?view=flipcard/" rel="nofollow">read more</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14554684840001211706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-42229636674011333162014-07-20T20:43:42.461-04:002014-07-20T20:43:42.461-04:00You haven't lived til you've had bugles fi...You haven't lived til you've had bugles filled with aerosol cheese and olives! Only in the good ol USA!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-20375630782696292792014-07-20T15:18:44.141-04:002014-07-20T15:18:44.141-04:00My trouble came in the SE corner, mostly because I...My trouble came in the SE corner, mostly because I had HATERS GOttA HATE which made things harder than they had to be. Also, porn before SMUT obscured that section but eventually I got it all sorted out. @spacy is 1005 correct about EwW, I think but of course the crosswords dictate otherwise. 105a reminded me of this <a href="https://www.facebook.com/PearlsComic" rel="nofollow">Check this out</a>Pearls Before Swine strip.<br /><br />306 ties me with the leader.Dirigonzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03903353503511480168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-54261665340362594192014-07-20T14:12:04.458-04:002014-07-20T14:12:04.458-04:00hand up for the SW toughness--WAY up. As in couldn...hand up for the SW toughness--WAY up. As in couldn't get anything at all in that section except the two lead-ins. I could not pull out another thing in there. DNF.<br /><br />I hate it when somebody says "CHILD'S PLAY," in CAPS yet (!), and I can't finish. DON'T DO THAT! Even the shorties: VEG??? Is that supposed to be short for "vegetate?" Stupid, and I never heard of it. Pip = GEM?? So, the ace has one GEM on it? What??? As for beast/rider, the -ON ending looked like it might be DRAGON, but no way could I ever come up with ERAGON. Never heard of him (her?). The long downs could almost be anything; I had nothing for a foothold. SLOTS for match game?? How is ANYONE supposed to make THAT journey? LAMEST doesn't really mean "least plausible," either. It just means there wasn't gonna be a plausible excuse, anyway, no matter what. So they're all lame. The dog ate my homework. The school bully tore it up. I forgot. Which is LAMEST?? Does it matter?<br /><br />Had to rework the neighboring sector after assuming eggON for "Urge to attack." Didn't anybody else? Plus, hand up for GOTTA. Other than that, this puzzle WAS fairly easy, outside the SW.<br /><br />I liked the circular Stein quote; the circles in this case are quite acceptable, alluding to the "circular" reasoning and even resembling the flower itself. Theme and circles get a pass. The fill, like Royal Liverpool, has some pretty rough rough. I mean, ENSNARE? I know it's a word--I just don't know why. Doesn't "snare" take care of the meaning? Yecch. HASATIT? Has at what?? VAN a workman's aid...oh, I suppose, but certainly not a clue designed to elicit VAN. And, EEW should be "EWW." One E, two W's. 'Course, that would cause the across word to UNREwL.<br /><br />I wish I could have gotten this one; I kinda liked it. But that SW: OHDEAR!<br /><br />144; at least I can get a win with the captcha.spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-14985182586800541002014-07-20T01:06:39.670-04:002014-07-20T01:06:39.670-04:00@Anonymous 9:06PM Right on.
I was sailing throug...@Anonymous 9:06PM Right on.<br /><br />I was sailing through this beauty until I hit the SW corner, which caused my head to spin. It was only when I tried WIRE, that things started to come together there. <br /><br />Had a lot of fun with this one. Keep 'em coming.<br /><br />Geez, the same captcha...again. I guess it is what it is.rain forestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-7666226166621742792014-07-19T05:30:39.263-04:002014-07-19T05:30:39.263-04:00we manufacture physics lab equipment such as, Elec...we manufacture physics lab equipment such as, Electrical Instruments, Heat Laboratory Equipment, Mechanics Laboratory Equipment, Measurement Instruments, Meteorology Earth Science Apparatus, Modern Physics Instruments, Optical Instruments<a href="http://www.aticoexport.com/physics/" rel="nofollow"> read more</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14554684840001211706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-12535086838495514622014-07-14T21:06:03.552-04:002014-07-14T21:06:03.552-04:00First thing I thought of after getting "hater...First thing I thought of after getting "haters gonna hate" was "gee, that's how R.P. approaches his Sunday critiques".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-88188073205215783152014-07-14T20:25:54.240-04:002014-07-14T20:25:54.240-04:00DNF due to mid and lower left. Lop eared is a huge...DNF due to mid and lower left. Lop eared is a huge unnatural stretch.Literal for strict is shaky at best. Eragon----?????<br />Rest of puzzle was well clued.Charles Flasterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16588962898277593533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-28414923890333386502014-07-14T14:00:02.714-04:002014-07-14T14:00:02.714-04:00Fun puzzle. I too think the clue for 23A "Boy...Fun puzzle. I too think the clue for 23A "Boys Will Be Boys" should be something other than the "misdemeanor one" that was listed. Perhaps a more apt clue could have been: "Classic Excuse for some fraternity pranks". <br /><br />Harrishttp://www.qandhey.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-8469369618848116792014-07-14T11:53:09.315-04:002014-07-14T11:53:09.315-04:00Roz Chast had the last word on IT IS WHAT IT IS: a...Roz Chast had the last word on IT IS WHAT IT IS: a drawing of a nerdy guy in a superman suit with a big I in place of the S. Idiot Man written over the guy's head & the caption at the bottom: IT IS WHAT IT IS. Well, ya had to be there. What works works.<br /><br />I love her. She graduated from my alma mater Hamilton.<br /><br />Best,<br /><br />johnJohn Towlenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-24567574675877221992014-07-14T03:11:37.896-04:002014-07-14T03:11:37.896-04:00@Gary Simmons --- Here, have a little edit:
Sie s...@Gary Simmons --- Here, have a little edit:<br /><br />Sie sohl vachsen vie a tsibbelleh mit den kop' in der erd' und der feess in der luft<br /><br />(Transl'n: You should grow like an onion with your head in the ground and your feet in the air)<br /><br />@Z, I'm not sure how this applies, other than he's trying out a colourful curse on you.Leapfingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14243620614139990887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-18939251518328838562014-07-13T21:55:16.346-04:002014-07-13T21:55:16.346-04:00@mathguy: like remembering my periodontic visits (...@mathguy: like remembering my periodontic visits (root canal). Whatever Jesuits do - they do it thoroughly!<br />Fred Romagnolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11994837736408182418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-43027527753487918912014-07-13T21:29:14.684-04:002014-07-13T21:29:14.684-04:00I was glad to read that so many others had trouble...I was glad to read that so many others had trouble with the SW corner. It made me feel less stupid. I got TITRATES down and ITISWHATITIS across, but after that, nothing. Seeing the answers here, I have to agree that they fit the clues, but they certainly were not inferable. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-20643901520679323812014-07-13T20:40:11.523-04:002014-07-13T20:40:11.523-04:00I muddled through in nearly infinite time because ...I muddled through in nearly infinite time because of SW, tried "it's not' and "isn't" over and over and over before ain't and it finally was successfully over <br />(Btw, "it ain't what it ain't" is even more true than "it is what it is", given the much larger range of possibilities; as annoying? Probably would be. In that case, how about "it probably is what it probably is."?) <br /><br />Not long ago Doris Day was on Terry Gross, confessing that she hated "Que Sera Sera" but was forced to sing it anyway, though it was absurd in the movie. She had to do what she had to do, I suppose. <br /><br />Btw , I've been to CERN so that wasn't what bothered me. It stands for Centre Europeen pour la Recherche Nucleaire", which is so old a title it ought to be changed. It's actually a center for particle research. <br /><br />As with ret chemist, I tried "analyzes" before "titrates," though my chem knowledge ended in high school. <br /><br />Have mostly ignored World Cup, since watching sports except triple crown takes too much time. Guessing from above remarks though that Germany won. Would have preferred Netherlands, much smaller country, which Ger. overran in WWII. I skip M-Wnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-39350451717088605302014-07-13T20:12:04.933-04:002014-07-13T20:12:04.933-04:00@jae - Thanks for the effort, I did appreciate it....@jae - Thanks for the effort, I did appreciate it.<br /><br />@Ellen S. Thanks for Saturday's Pearls. I had cut it out of the paper and placed it on Jon's desk. He didn't remember it from the puzzle, even though he had filled some of it in and just thought I was picking on him. Oh well, you know what they say...<br /><br />@Alias Z - WEN you get here.chefwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03999206352243329280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-35011693261910874952014-07-13T19:51:15.319-04:002014-07-13T19:51:15.319-04:00@Fred Romognolo: Did seeing Thomas Aquinas in the...@Fred Romognolo: Did seeing Thomas Aquinas in the acrostic remind you of taking epistemology at USF?<br />mathguynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-32790466785111658422014-07-13T19:02:58.507-04:002014-07-13T19:02:58.507-04:00@Mohair Sam: "Triple net" makes my head ...@Mohair Sam: "Triple net" makes my head hurt. <br /><br />Germany's collective head will hurt tomorrow. Don't buy an Audi, BMW, VW, Mercedes or Porsche built tomorrow. The whole country will be hung over. Great final, and great to see my No. 2 team win the World Cup. <br /><br />Sadly, back to work - and more business-speak - tomorrow. Steve Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15185067739452052656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-69291210383730081392014-07-13T18:57:56.688-04:002014-07-13T18:57:56.688-04:00Most fun I had solving a puzz in a long time. I gr...Most fun I had solving a puzz in a long time. I grew up on Popeye so dug that reference. The first 3 letters on my license plate are "EWW" & I hold that "EEW" ought be noted as a variant in clues :-)<br />For "ABIDES" a great clue would be "What The Dude does in The Big Lebowski"<br />Fitzynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-44638649914686756042014-07-13T18:27:03.653-04:002014-07-13T18:27:03.653-04:00
Z said...
Hiding behind a single letter is akin ...<br />Z said...<br /><br />Hiding behind a single letter is akin to voxen uber drait a zayvee atsibila or a phonetic Yiddish quote of similar ilk<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />9Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16637863123963136525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-27078978543707579262014-07-13T18:09:57.210-04:002014-07-13T18:09:57.210-04:00This week's relative difficulty ratings. See m...This week's relative difficulty ratings. See my 8/1/2009 post for an explanation and my 10/15/2012 post for an explanation of a tweak I've made to my method. In a nutshell, the higher the ratio, the higher this week's median solve time is relative to the average for the corresponding day of the week.<br /><br />All solvers (this week's median solve time, average for day of week, ratio, percentile, rating)<br /><br />Mon 6:27, 6:02, 1.07, 80%, Medium-Challenging<br />Tue 7:50, 8:33, 0.92, 23%, Easy-Medium<br />Wed 9:49, 9:40, 1.02, 59%, Medium<br />Thu 14:18, 16:47, 0.85, 22%, Easy-Medium<br />Fri 14:27, 21:03, 0.69, 5%, Easy<br />Sat 27:52, 25:25, 1.10, 78%, Medium-Challenging<br />Sun 27:18, 27:58, 0.98, 45%, Medium<br /><br />Top 100 solvers<br /><br />Mon 4:11, 3:55, 1.07, 80%, Challenging<br />Tue 5:28, 5:25, 1.01, 53%, Medium<br />Wed 6:32, 6:08, 1.07, 68%, Medium-Challenging<br />Thu 10:02, 10:09, 0.99, 45%, Medium<br />Fri 9:57, 13:03, 0.76, 12%, Easy<br />Sat 18:50, 17:09, 1.10, 72%, Medium-Challenging<br />Sun 23:11, 20:38, 1.12, 74%, Medium-Challengingsanfranman59https://www.blogger.com/profile/15118732156312301425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-80909446182410409152014-07-13T17:50:14.403-04:002014-07-13T17:50:14.403-04:00@steve j - Given that I've reviewed enough tri...@steve j - Given that I've reviewed enough triple net leases to sink a navy, I think net-net is going easy. Besides, with our old treasurer one net would never slow him down.Mohair Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16502840715719161565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-53819765917967648372014-07-13T17:01:51.628-04:002014-07-13T17:01:51.628-04:00I sit corrected. True, no lesser a personage than ...<br />I sit corrected. True, no lesser a personage than William Safire has dug up a quote that contained this unfortunate collection of words that predates 1956 when "Que sera, sera" became a hit, but clearly it hasn't gained wide usage until the mid-2000's. I consider that nearly five decades, not six.<br /><br />Now I will go find another nit to pick.<br />AliasZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03477396362209386037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-87093205563372875592014-07-13T16:54:10.368-04:002014-07-13T16:54:10.368-04:00When it's all said and done, it's all said...When it's all said and done, it's all said and done. <br />Never heard HATERS GONNA HATE before, but kind of profound, no? Explains a lot.<br />Liked it, thought SW hard.Black-eyed Susannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-34661484669105207532014-07-13T16:50:42.475-04:002014-07-13T16:50:42.475-04:00@Steve J, net-pro vs net-con yields the net result...@Steve J, net-pro vs net-con yields the net result. I assume.<br /><br />@Z, interesting about the first known appearance of IT IS WHATcetera. Nice bit of research. When first minted, it was a fresh invention, newly coined. Somewhere between the first and tenth million repetition, it turned into a verbal shortcut, shorthand for a real thought put into a real sentence.<br /><br />I s'pose that in writing some of these comments, I'll say 'dang', 'I dunno' or 'ya got me' when I'm aiming for a certain voice. I doubt that I'd use them in real conversation, unless perhaps I was spoofing. But I also remember this one fellow who used to say "Be careful what you pretend to be. You might wake up one morning and find you've become that."<br /><br />Interesting REMARK, but I was kinda leaning toward 'smarmy cretin', myself.<br /><br />Just remember, what's right is right, never say never, no pain no gain, and yada yada yada dabba dooAnonyMEREnoreply@blogger.com