tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post8661110529592583029..comments2024-03-28T12:14:34.190-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: It's found near a trap / THU 8-12-2021 / Sch. with a campus in Narragansett / Michelle who was FIFA's Female Player of the Century / It was once sold medically under the commercial name Delysid / Home to the oldest continuously functioning university in the Americas (since 1551) / Channel with the slogan "Boom."Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger101125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-26975694718916465602021-09-16T20:31:56.104-04:002021-09-16T20:31:56.104-04:00Not the best Thursday theme ever, but as @Rondo sa...Not the best Thursday theme ever, but as @Rondo said, better than a rebus. <br /><br />Had to do some checking, so I'm with the "Saturday" difficulty crowd. But a fine puz, overall.<br /><br />Diana, Lady-in-Waiting for CrosswordsDiana, LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-77894212949486455142021-09-16T18:17:15.348-04:002021-09-16T18:17:15.348-04:00@repetitive musical form: Not the craft specifical...@repetitive musical form: Not the craft specifically, but SPACE has appeared several times--and once, even SPACEY, not clued as Kevin. Story behind my handle: first day after induction into the BPOE, I walked into our local club on a bright summer afternoon with sunglass clip-ons, which I raised once indoors. One member--who has since become a good friend--immediately started looking around the street outside. When a fellow Elk asked what he was looking for, he replied "Where this guy parked his spacecraft." I've been that ever since.spacecrafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09125304293611865503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-88552448747327650432021-09-16T15:00:23.016-04:002021-09-16T15:00:23.016-04:00To CALL[s] IT LIKE IT IS: A pretty DIPpy puzzle, ...To CALL[s] IT LIKE IT IS: A pretty DIPpy puzzle, IMHO.leftcoasternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-6768155188250326892021-09-16T13:41:23.199-04:002021-09-16T13:41:23.199-04:00Pisser infested and devoid of any enjoyment. Rejec...Pisser infested and devoid of any enjoyment. Rejected.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-28918403799795821742021-09-16T11:40:13.788-04:002021-09-16T11:40:13.788-04:00@spacey - I don't recall ever filling in '...@spacey - I don't recall ever filling in 'spacecraft' in a puz, but I'm sure there have been instances of 'Carl'.<br />RONDO<br />repetitive musical formnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-71522818349299150912021-09-16T11:29:57.967-04:002021-09-16T11:29:57.967-04:00SATYR TAUNT
HEH HEH, BUD, you're A NEAT RIOT,...SATYR TAUNT<br /><br />HEH HEH, BUD, you're A NEAT RIOT,<br />FUNNY, in fact ONE CALLSIT a GAS:<br />with that LADY TEST and try IT;<br />when in the ACT, grab KEKE SASS.<br /><br />--- SALVADOR OCHOABurma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-56449330690501048882021-09-16T11:06:56.745-04:002021-09-16T11:06:56.745-04:00I enjoyed it but it by no means was “medium”. Easi...I enjoyed it but it by no means was “medium”. Easily a Saturday-level difficulty with all the vague and cryptic I liked the theme but the reveal (CALLSITLIKEITIS) was a bit of a letdown. Still good overall.thefogmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870509029973778266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-64162547185464934702021-09-16T11:02:44.931-04:002021-09-16T11:02:44.931-04:00Trap = trapezoid, another muscle. But that cross g...Trap = trapezoid, another muscle. But that cross gave me the willies, as well. I spent three years in Merrie Olde, and never heard of those Sally-whatevers. I figured probably BUNN, which leaves a perfectly good DEbT crosswise. But how did any "trap" square with debt?? I just left it blank for a while and went on.<br /><br />I found this one hard to get through, in retrospect probably harder than it should've been. When I look at the finished grid, I say, "Of course. What else?" But during the solve...not so much. My biggest mistake was reading the clue for 29 down as a row of asterisks instead of the DITTOMARKS they were; in defense I cite the tiny typeset used for the clues in my stingy paper. So for the longest time, I thought 29-down was the linchpin of the whole deal!<br /><br />Stalled mightily after only the NW and NE corners, still ignorant of the McGuffin. Took a flyer on SALVADOR and things began to open up--and no, that's NOT too easily clued for a Thursday, Chris.<br /><br />I did not know KEKE Palmer, but after a post-solve Google, she's my DOD. There's a lot of [clue for NEAT] in the fill, and the theme, now that I understand it, is cool as well. Birdie.spacecrafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09125304293611865503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-53575902051646998082021-09-16T10:49:26.117-04:002021-09-16T10:49:26.117-04:00Hey I'm in the puz! RONDO shows up every year ...Hey I'm in the puz! RONDO shows up every year or so.<br /><br />@amykatesouth - trapezius muscle<br /><br />Awfully funny start in the NW with HOHO HEH and HAR.<br />Two seeming gimmes down south Tease and Licit wasted many precious nanoseconds. Apparently it is LICIT to TAUNT. And let's work on not having such obscure PPP.<br /><br />I've seen Lorena OCHOA in person. Yeah baby.<br /><br />More difficult due to those southern inkfests. Superior to a rebus.<br /><br />RONDOrepetitive musical formnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-67944818017782374832021-08-14T22:43:15.963-04:002021-08-14T22:43:15.963-04:00I've read the post and most comments and I *st...I've read the post and most comments and I *still* do not get "delt." In fact, I Googled the clue and found this blog because I thought it might be a mistake somehow - for "pelt." Because trap leads to pelt. But trap leading to deltoid muscle??? I don't get it. amykatesouthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06457174143626159054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-69347786304049092662021-08-13T20:18:14.691-04:002021-08-13T20:18:14.691-04:00Second great puzzle this week (adding to Monday...Second great puzzle this week (adding to Monday's). My only nit, and it's a big one but dwarfed by the overall excellence, is the clue for DIP.kitshefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10014225555838850414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-57552756241526980672021-08-13T07:15:28.817-04:002021-08-13T07:15:28.817-04:0029D! :) I come for Rex, stay for Loren. 29D! :) I come for Rex, stay for Loren. Okoumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05987618406203821706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-52064412074256165512021-08-13T00:05:25.556-04:002021-08-13T00:05:25.556-04:002. Is Digital Access included in Home Delivery sub...2. Is Digital Access included in Home Delivery subscriptions?<br /><br />"Yes. All Home Delivery subscribers get access to unlimited articles, podcasts, videos and more on NYTimes.com and the NYTimes app (iOS and Android), including New York Times Games and NYT Cooking. You can receive digital access by connecting your Home Delivery Subscription to an NYTimes.com account at myaccount.nytimes.com/link/homedelivery." <a href="https://help.nytimes.com/hc/en-us/articles/115015852367-Digital-subscriptions" rel="nofollow">(NYT About Subscriptions page)</a> <br />___<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_DxNpW1kHQ" rel="nofollow">Peace ~</a> Empathy ~ Tolerance ~ Health ~ Kindness to all 🕊bocamphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02524629632075020985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-35655477542035812562021-08-12T23:24:26.198-04:002021-08-12T23:24:26.198-04:00@Joe Pinto: Thank you for details on FUGUE vs. RON...@Joe Pinto: Thank you for details on FUGUE vs. RONDO. Given the clue, seems like either one would have been appropriate (but of course only one would "work" in this grid).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-50225069461866012522021-08-12T23:09:59.167-04:002021-08-12T23:09:59.167-04:00Proud of X Ambassadors as an Ithacan and great fri...Proud of X Ambassadors as an Ithacan and great friend of Sam’s and Casey’s Mom Margaret Harris, a gifted cabaret-style singer in her own right. Here she is singing “Georgia” on stage with her boys https://youtu.be/biwV5eftT3A Nice shoutout!The Sane Asylumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04450252527231127628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-68779207738603149632021-08-12T22:37:36.489-04:002021-08-12T22:37:36.489-04:00I cannot stop laughing at that board game video. ...I cannot stop laughing at that board game video. I'll have to check out other skits from that show. Thanks again, Chris.Joe Dipintohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07922691457886440325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-14403623079702510062021-08-12T22:36:01.380-04:002021-08-12T22:36:01.380-04:00@Joe Dipinto - Contact support. They rolled all-di...@Joe Dipinto - Contact support. They rolled all-digital access into home delivery a few years ago. <br /><br />I am so happy that I find spelling annoying so am at no risk of getting sucked into a love-hate relationship with Ezersky. I will occasionally get sucked into sudoku until I come to my senses and stop. The same with kenken, but the local paper doesn’t carry that particular time suck. Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-13076486306028642122021-08-12T21:33:46.596-04:002021-08-12T21:33:46.596-04:00@Smith – yes I do get home delivery. I see the st...@Smith – yes I do get home delivery. I see the statement you quoted, under #2 on the Digital Subscriptions page, but it's just wrong. You don't get automatic access to Games And Cooking just by virtue of being a Home Delivery subscriber. You need to be paying for the All Access, rather than the Basic, subscription. That must be what you have if you've been getting digital access to the Games all along.<br /><br />Joe Dipintohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07922691457886440325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-12832366789845363282021-08-12T21:00:56.643-04:002021-08-12T21:00:56.643-04:00Same as most - Lunn/Delt was the last square. Did...Same as most - Lunn/Delt was the last square. Did you notice the Delt/Dealt pair? Also noticed the atsea/reef pair. I thought 'Allo' for the French greeting from the old Britcom 'Allo, Allo' but didn't really think it was a legit word until the crosses came through - 'Listen very carefully, I shall say this only once'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-31264393647200516922021-08-12T20:21:32.391-04:002021-08-12T20:21:32.391-04:00@Joe Dipinto (7:20 PM) / @JC66 (7:52 PM))
Thx for...@Joe Dipinto (7:20 PM) / @JC66 (7:52 PM))<br /><br />Thx for clearing up the 'subscription' issue. Sounds like @Nancy is happy with the Sunday SB, anyway, so non-zero-sum game. 😊<br />___<br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_DxNpW1kHQ" rel="nofollow">Peace ~</a> Empathy ~ Tolerance ~ Health ~ Kindness to all 🕊bocamphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02524629632075020985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-24645930164530414252021-08-12T19:52:50.335-04:002021-08-12T19:52:50.335-04:00@Joe D is right. Getting the Times home delivered...@Joe D is right. Getting the Times home delivered provides full internet access as well (except for puzzles and games, which is an additional $20/year). JC66https://www.blogger.com/profile/05324615675333287919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-71618548959558479532021-08-12T19:50:28.605-04:002021-08-12T19:50:28.605-04:00@Joe 7:20
But do you get home delivery? That seem...@Joe 7:20<br /><br />But do you get home delivery? That seems to be the key.<br /><br />@Nancy You're most welcome!Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06242868539621158336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-65255176688783327362021-08-12T19:48:57.601-04:002021-08-12T19:48:57.601-04:00@bocamp 6:58
Well, I found that site, but none of...@bocamp 6:58<br /><br />Well, I found that site, but none of the regulars are on it... like if you came here and no LMS, Z, Pablo, M&A, Roo, you...Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06242868539621158336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-28956147989905587312021-08-12T19:28:38.637-04:002021-08-12T19:28:38.637-04:00I am not a speed solver. My current Thursday aver...I am not a speed solver. My current Thursday average according to NYT is 31 minutes and 5 secs. Today I clocked in at 1 hour 13 minutes and 11 seconds. So, I'll just put it our there that I had some trouble. The straight west killed me, because "Tells it like it is" seemed immutable. I mean, that had to be right, so the five blank squares stayed blank throughout the day as I gave my subconscious deep brain time to work on it, checking back every so often, but nope, nothing. Until I decided NEAT must be be right, and then it came together. But I say, "Tells it like it is" is much more common.Stephen Mineharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00395849299050188474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-73822057205836236362021-08-12T19:20:10.425-04:002021-08-12T19:20:10.425-04:00The Basic subscription to the Times does *NOT* inc...The Basic subscription to the Times does *NOT* include the Games. I can install the Games app on my Android and it will give me a 6-day free trial, but after that I would have to pay an extra monthly or yearly fee to continue to receive it. This has always been the case, and it hasn't changed.<br /><br />The Basic subscription gives you online access to articles only, along with paper delivery. The All-Access subscription (more $$) gives you other online stuff including the Games.<br /><br />@anon 4:30 – FUGUE would also fit the clue "repetitive musical form", though it's repetitive in a different way than a RONDO is. A rondo keeps going back and repeating the same section, with other sections interspersed. A fugue starts with a phrase played by one voice, which is then picked up by another voice starting on a different note; and then picked up by a third voice...complications ensue. <br />Joe Dipintohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07922691457886440325noreply@blogger.com