tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post8585974222403199684..comments2024-03-28T18:12:10.683-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Shakespearean fencer / SAT 1-13-18 / Neighbor of Allemagne / Pertaining to colored rings / Measure of data transfer speed for short / Like eisteddfod festival / 1940 Fonda roleRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger131125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-52797962648642850632018-02-18T02:30:06.004-05:002018-02-18T02:30:06.004-05:00For kitshef 8:28 AM et al who commented on the cut...For kitshef 8:28 AM et al who commented on the cut time, I offer this attempt, even though I'm not completely sure it's accurate, but I think it makes the point:<br />Singing Darktown Strutters' Ball, if you clap four times singing<br />... down to get you in a taxi honey,<br />you're singing it in 4/4, Common Time. Seeing the 4/4 time signature tells the musicians to play it with four beats.<br /><br />If you sing the same words clapping twice,<br />you're singing it in 2/2, Cut Time. Seeing the 2/2 signature tells the musicians to play it with two beats, giving a very different feel.<br /><br />I thought this must be easy, as I almost completed a whole half (the top half, unlike the commenter who thought the bottom was easy). <br />wcutlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08615799228069705972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-48716550466406285442018-02-17T23:41:57.505-05:002018-02-17T23:41:57.505-05:00This puzzle was far from easy. This puzzle was far from easy. Doktorkevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07432984824242822194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-50294299873459556362018-02-17T19:29:38.259-05:002018-02-17T19:29:38.259-05:00Thanks @Waxy.
My American ignorance GOesDEEP, but...Thanks @Waxy.<br /><br />My American ignorance GOesDEEP, but my Canadian - who knows?<br /><br />Lady DiDiana, LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-87140534000276446842018-02-17T17:31:59.934-05:002018-02-17T17:31:59.934-05:00Easy? Is there even a COLONEL of truth to that? IM...Easy? Is there even a COLONEL of truth to that? IMIMPRESSED if you really feel that way but I FEAR this was a real inkfest-IQTEST for me. There was no FLOW at all. I had to GODEEP - but I got 'er done anyways. YESISEE that the puzzle had okay PHIL but aside from that it was PLAIN and SEMIARID. Frankly, I ZINC the MAKER is a bit of a PRISS.thefogmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870509029973778266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-87390987011720126192018-02-17T16:39:14.076-05:002018-02-17T16:39:14.076-05:00Had many of the problems with this one noted by Re...Had many of the problems with this one noted by Rex, though he, of course, blew through them, and I, of course, didn't. Got buried in the SE graveyard.leftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-41419280084497607682018-02-17T15:15:26.824-05:002018-02-17T15:15:26.824-05:00Found this medium, on average, and really enjoyabl...Found this medium, on average, and really enjoyable.<br /><br />Got my initial foothold in the NW with ROUGH IT, GTO, PHIL, and CUT TIME (I used to play the accordian - guffaws optional). <br /><br />Hardest part of the East was the HAID/PRISS/BITSEC area, but I eventually sorted it out.<br /><br />Funny/silly argument about GO DEEP. Of course it can apply to either the receiver or the quarterback. QED.<br /><br />Last to be gotten was NORMARAE. I was questioning my spelling of LANGUOR and thinking that "field work" had something to do with a faRM, and that was messing everything up. Great clue there.rainforestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-91920381512385984762018-02-17T15:03:58.863-05:002018-02-17T15:03:58.863-05:00IM(not)IMPRESSED by OFL's dissing of William M...IM(not)IMPRESSED by OFL's dissing of William Manchester - one of best-known biographer/historians of the second half of the 20th century. <br /><br />Enjoyed the misdirection of the 15A, 29A & 47A clues. EDEN, ALIS & SUISSE were gimmes, not so much AREOLAR, UNITEDFRONT & SOLANGE. Would like a duel between ARAMIS and LAERTES, maybe ELDUQUE could umpire.<br /><br />@Diana, OTT=OTTAWA, as in the Ottawa Senators.Waxy in Montrealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04395751487137805245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-84738765281332039472018-02-17T14:21:21.815-05:002018-02-17T14:21:21.815-05:00If this week were an IQTEST, I'd be in deep yo...If this week were an IQTEST, I'd be in deep you know.<br /><br />Even after correcting errors, I had more to go. <br /><br />Even after looking up the table answer (darn table) I still missed OTT - who? <br /><br />Must pay attention to culture!<br /><br />Diana, Lady-in-Waiting to ake up next weekDiana, LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-43014640673041913502018-02-17T14:00:06.123-05:002018-02-17T14:00:06.123-05:00STEPH CUR ELI
NORMARAE, you SPECIFY that your SEL...STEPH CUR ELI<br /><br />NORMARAE, you SPECIFY that your SELFIE needs no IQTESTS, <br />and it's PLAIN who FACES FEAR. No PRISS would be undressed.<br />YESISEE your AEREOLAR UNITEDFRONT, and I'MIMPRESSED.<br /><br />--- COLONEL LAERTES EULERBurma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-20915746412681250492018-02-17T12:58:45.578-05:002018-02-17T12:58:45.578-05:00Half an hour of interesting PHIL-in-the-squares. W...Half an hour of interesting PHIL-in-the-squares. Woulda been 20 minutes save for the SW. Can't explain that. HAID a gimme along with the GTO PHIL PRIMA stack made the east a snap.<br /><br />I remember Beyoncé's younger sister and yeah baby SOLANGE from her dust-up with Jay Z caught on the elevator cam. Can't say I'd pick SOLANGE's music out of a lineup, though.<br /><br />Nice puz. While writing up comments I had to put on "I Ain't Got Nobody" by Louis PRIMA.rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-14964729005653508132018-02-17T11:01:07.223-05:002018-02-17T11:01:07.223-05:00REARER? Come on, New Yorkers, say that one three t...REARER? Come on, New Yorkers, say that one three times fast--and hit EVERY R! This one did not play all that easy for me; I vaguely knew about the PRIDEPARADE but didn't realize it has already become an "annual" event, and SOLANGE was a WOE. I GODEEP into the SE for that and WELSH, but must then abandon the area.<br /><br />Got started again in the NE somehow; had to ROUGHIT because I don't know "CUTTIME." But good old Tom JOAD locked in MAJORCA. Had a "divine" inspiration for God: MAKER, and rode the SKIS to the NW. The blocking clue there was "30, on a table." Starts with Z?? Then the aha moment of the day hit: Oh, THAT table! The periodic one!<br /><br />The clue on NORMARAE was, I agree, fantastic. Eventually I was able to attack the troublesome SE with a UNITEDFRONT, and all was well. Thanks for the non-Usain clue for BOLT. Very clean, and not boringly easy. I make it medium, with challenging overtones in the SE. I dream of Jeanie, the lovely Barbara EDEN, so she's my DOD. Birdie.spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-70251356250548624282018-01-14T15:48:49.839-05:002018-01-14T15:48:49.839-05:00I could try that in my class LMS, but if they aske...I could try that in my class LMS, but if they asked to see my back they'd find out I was lyin' =)Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17369386841641471325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-50057764362852537422018-01-14T15:35:55.466-05:002018-01-14T15:35:55.466-05:00This one wasn't bad, but it could definitely u...This one wasn't bad, but it could definitely use some work.<br /><br />ASTER-JOAD-OTT-AREOLAR is not fun to have in the same corner. especially when MAJORCA is known to many people as Mallorca. That corner messed me up real good. Also, ELDUQUE next to LAERTES couldn't be fun for some people. <br /><br />Those objections aside, this was solid. EGGMCMUFFIN, PRIDEPARADE, IMIMPRESSED (which was almost a gimme but I wasn't sure about it until much later) are cool answers. Cluing was also slightly above par, good attempt but it couldn't exactly hit that very delicate "trivia/trickiness/gimme" balance as much as I would have liked. That's totally subjective though.<br /><br />Overall, not a bad effort for a rookie constructor.<br /><br /><b>GRADE:</b> B, 3.5 stars.<br /><br /><b>P.S.:</b> I apparently forgot to hit publish, and this comment box has been open for more than 24 hours. Amazing job by me.semioticus (shelbyl)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16204028248874222567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-66663219714290392732018-01-14T12:02:03.302-05:002018-01-14T12:02:03.302-05:00No one would say bit/sec unless the value in quest...No one would say bit/sec unless the value in question was 1.saltyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17509059132881882002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-23908291171630067752018-01-13T21:10:14.392-05:002018-01-13T21:10:14.392-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-1754315941926076502018-01-13T21:08:27.275-05:002018-01-13T21:08:27.275-05:00@Nancy
If you can throw in 77A or 118A in tomorro...@Nancy<br /><br />If you can throw in 77A or 118A in tomorrow's puzzle with just a couple letters given by the downs, I'll take back my 1:07PM comment.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />For some reason, I don't think of you as a sports fan. ;-)JC66https://www.blogger.com/profile/05324615675333287919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-73513358590314637332018-01-13T21:02:42.439-05:002018-01-13T21:02:42.439-05:00I was annoyed by the Norma Rae clue. Ms Field acte...I was annoyed by the Norma Rae clue. Ms Field acted in it (beautifully), but was not the director. So in my book, it is a Ritt work, not a Field work. I actually had it solved with almost no letters, but erased it because of that (until some letters came back in). Argh!JDogNYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15907297273879111065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-32933432450875940352018-01-13T18:20:43.763-05:002018-01-13T18:20:43.763-05:00From a quick ctrl+F, am I the only one who very co...From a quick ctrl+F, am I the only one who very confidently put in OLYMPIC for 12D? It seemed so perfect until it ruined everything in that corner.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13631743840776360363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-83077542166431119532018-01-13T18:20:09.244-05:002018-01-13T18:20:09.244-05:00I was living in Ecuador during dollarization--the ...I was living in Ecuador during dollarization--the end of the sucre.Joe Wellinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12192393155208569867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-87091265775801065072018-01-13T17:54:50.031-05:002018-01-13T17:54:50.031-05:00What did the panino stutter when it was ready to b...What did the panino stutter when it was ready to be served?<br /><br />"I'm...I'm...pressed!"Joe Dipintohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07922691457886440325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-15442590987197370312018-01-13T17:50:04.827-05:002018-01-13T17:50:04.827-05:00(Julie) London or (Melissa) Manchester = SINGER. J...(Julie) London or (Melissa) Manchester = SINGER. Just sayin'. And isn't the YESISEE a river in Russia? Oh, my bad, that's the Yenisey.<br /><br />Another EZ Weeknd puzz.Joe Dipintohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07922691457886440325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-56165915935057880302018-01-13T17:36:24.493-05:002018-01-13T17:36:24.493-05:00Eisteddfod was the first one I got. Actually perf...Eisteddfod was the first one I got. Actually performed at one in Wales when I was a kid! Similarly Eden was pretty easy for me. Going to see the Churchill movie tonight so will be looking out for Anthony!<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13592374384505316587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-44923245476139042602018-01-13T17:33:21.525-05:002018-01-13T17:33:21.525-05:00OK, this should settle it. “GODEEP” is legit.
htt...OK, this should settle it. “GODEEP” is legit.<br /><br />https://youtu.be/rCANxnsN5-A<br /><br />There are a couple of good examples starting at 1:45.ColoradoCoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13693437307303188333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-75048066325450482292018-01-13T16:40:16.044-05:002018-01-13T16:40:16.044-05:00The Glory and the Dream was a fAvorite book when I...The Glory and the Dream was a fAvorite book when I was in high school. Go Democratshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01921729627957540312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-11488786629439750972018-01-13T15:49:19.705-05:002018-01-13T15:49:19.705-05:00I guess it was easy for me, too. It took me 2:27 (...I guess it was easy for me, too. It took me 2:27 (that’s two hours!) and a lot of sweat. Luckily, I’m sitting poolside in Key West getting ready for the half marathon tomorrow by veging out. Happy to finish, not happy with my time; my usual reaction to a half marathon the last couple of years.Hungry Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13465905817770134952noreply@blogger.com