tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post8718592028448990452..comments2024-03-29T03:22:09.826-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Judith who was second American woman in space / SAT 11-21-20 / Annual mass event in Nevada's Black Rock Desert / Machine in particle physics lab in brief / 3x platinum Kendrick Lamar song with the lyric I was born like this / Longtime locale of Mideast conflict / Composer whose name is one letter off from an international peace grp / Ally of Britain during the Seven Years War / 1980s cable competitor of CMTRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger110125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-36309050960629149102020-12-27T01:45:48.801-05:002020-12-27T01:45:48.801-05:00@thurston 4:39 AM "A poet is an expert on fee...@thurston 4:39 AM "A poet is an expert on feet?"<br /><br />"A poetic foot is a basic repeated sequence of meter composed of two or more accented or unaccented syllables." See https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/subject_specific_writing/creative_writing/pattern_and_variation_aural/poetic_feet_line_length.html.wcutlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08615799228069705972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-33177606462350075252020-12-26T20:17:39.596-05:002020-12-26T20:17:39.596-05:00The FLOORS clue was great. Started with SERIES, ha...The FLOORS clue was great. Started with SERIES, had FLOOPS for a while (because it sounded really techy like F-FLOPS) until eventually the penny dropped. Reminded me of my sister-in-law's condo highrise in Toronto which was constructed omitting a 4th and 14th floor designation (in addition to the standard 13th) because the builders anticipated that many buyers might be immigrants from China where 4 apparently is considered an unlucky number because it is nearly homophonous (in Chinese) to the word for "death". But they could have saved themselves the trouble because the building also backed onto a cemetery and that too is a Feng Shui no-no leading to no sales to prospective Chinese clients. The best laid plans and all that...<br /><br />Happy Boxing Day to everyone in Syndiland!Waxy in Montrealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04395751487137805245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-32510620494258154592020-12-26T16:48:06.218-05:002020-12-26T16:48:06.218-05:00Enough elusive clues and tough answers here to mak...Enough elusive clues and tough answers here to make you think this was a Saturday puzzle. (Oh, right, it is.) Got most of it (ala Diana), but not enough to RING UP the sale (now that's an oldie) or RESPIN the slot’s wheels for a pay-off.<br /><br />Liked the exercise anyway.<br /><br />leftcoasternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-80235782374670552682020-12-26T14:26:27.509-05:002020-12-26T14:26:27.509-05:00WEIRD ENERGY
It's ELEMENTARY, THE TURINGTEST,...WEIRD ENERGY<br /><br />It's ELEMENTARY, THE TURINGTEST,<br />ANDYET ASTUDENTs IN CYST it's fun.<br />From ONETOTEN, THE worst ORE best;<br />will IOWA RINGUP ANOTHERONE?<br /><br />--- BUB RESNIK, NIHBurma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-87271774750108560882020-12-26T13:40:55.160-05:002020-12-26T13:40:55.160-05:00Got most of it. WEIRD HUH? And I agree - ALOE VE...Got most of it. WEIRD HUH? And I agree - ALOE VERA does not sound like mouthwash material to me. <br /><br />I got INAKIT right away, but it truly is green paint.<br /><br />Diana, Lady-in-Waiting for a walk to walk off yesterday's din dinDiana, LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-36266077042470828502020-12-26T12:20:58.986-05:002020-12-26T12:20:58.986-05:00Challenging, but I did it - almost. Had URSAi - iN...Challenging, but I did it - almost. Had URSAi - iNESCO. Close but no cigar. There were plenty of other unfair traps like this. Where’s the editor?thefogmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870509029973778266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-7703346036311716602020-12-26T02:48:25.480-05:002020-12-26T02:48:25.480-05:00I'm doing this in syndication so it's curr...I'm doing this in syndication so it's currently 12/25 and is technically the 12/26 puzzle and since I'm in the middle of a four-day weekend I thought this was completely awful for a Sunday. <br /><br />As is, I'm not happy about it for a Saturday but Saturdays are what they are. Was able to get everything from 48A and below and 8D and to the right but just could not crack that upper left and mid. WEIRDHUH is inane. I've never heard of mouthwashes containing aloe vera. Ecigs don't even register on my list of "modern health risks" (originally had RONA), INAKIT is also inane (wanted something referencing the... struts? that they come stuck to that you have to separate them out of), and so on and so forth. Hopefully Sunday is funday. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-11618332552901329942020-11-23T09:31:36.210-05:002020-11-23T09:31:36.210-05:00One of those puzzles that’s probably fun for the c...One of those puzzles that’s probably fun for the constructor but not so much for the solver. A slog from start to don’t-care-that-I dnf Westwordnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-57007404007847740722020-11-22T21:33:51.787-05:002020-11-22T21:33:51.787-05:00Barry Habib Net Worth<b><a href="https://starbioo.co/barry-habib-net-worth/" title="Barry Habib Net Worth" rel="nofollow">Barry Habib Net Worth</a></b>Rehanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09103883919990921558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-58346285867354635642020-11-22T16:07:51.135-05:002020-11-22T16:07:51.135-05:00@linac800 Thanks for the fun post!@linac800 Thanks for the fun post!chinchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02174625541060546588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-44047405983633536512020-11-22T08:32:27.970-05:002020-11-22T08:32:27.970-05:00Congrats - great post!Congrats - great post!Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15184010885645948989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-57199197475785604442020-11-22T04:39:51.139-05:002020-11-22T04:39:51.139-05:00A poet is an expert on feet? A poet is an expert on feet? thurstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03258398304015536870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-59657365684593005262020-11-22T01:07:12.460-05:002020-11-22T01:07:12.460-05:00The Sunday 11/22/2020 puzzle was too wacky for my ...The Sunday 11/22/2020 puzzle was too wacky for my taste. I like my numbers to stay in number land.Art for Everyonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03595856719220737120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-90576723956967153622020-11-22T00:03:45.332-05:002020-11-22T00:03:45.332-05:00And I'll have you know, I'm a Bobcat alum ...And I'll have you know, I'm a Bobcat alum (MSU).Monty Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03924320449868956299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-44494481471000876332020-11-21T20:31:02.311-05:002020-11-21T20:31:02.311-05:00This was a slog for me too... and I am with whoeve...This was a slog for me too... and I am with whoever mentioned their surprise at seeing ALOE VERA in their mouthwash! What?! But even more for me was the PINE NUTS in couscous. My mother and grandfather were both born in Egypt and the family spent many years there before moving to France and I have been eating traditional couscous since I was knee-high to a grasshopper, and I have since eaten the Moroccan, Algerian and Tunisian versions, and no pine nuts in any of them! I still had some fun figuring out the more obscure clues, such as FLOORS and NEWSDESK. Kind of nice to see BURNINGMAN making an appearance too even though it's not what it used to be... Paloma Vitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17493513031385869804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-54951661382276533902020-11-21T18:50:01.986-05:002020-11-21T18:50:01.986-05:00Thrilled to see LINAC today! I'm a radiation o...Thrilled to see LINAC today! I'm a radiation oncologist -- I give radiation treatments for cancer patients, and I use a linac everyday.Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18248881757706617349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-59444423042978467432020-11-21T18:05:23.114-05:002020-11-21T18:05:23.114-05:00I know the distinction you mean, but it seems to m...I know the distinction you mean, but it seems to me that if you get new information (including Hakuna when you have matata) as opposed to confirmation from looking things up, that’s a felony. Just my two cents.algiardellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12612312129409364504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-38823729227637647892020-11-21T17:58:02.950-05:002020-11-21T17:58:02.950-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anoa Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16185183023273883700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-3050434010852594822020-11-21T17:56:07.420-05:002020-11-21T17:56:07.420-05:00Am I missing something with "No how" for...Am I missing something with "No how" for 36D ("In any possible way, in dialect")? "No how" means "in no way" or "not at all". Aren't those concepts ("not at all" vs. "in any possible way") the exact opposite of each other?sbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17479138073271884115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-88653975881819296102020-11-21T17:49:00.411-05:002020-11-21T17:49:00.411-05:00I've always thought of BUB (33A) as a term of ...I've always thought of BUB (33A) as a term of endearment, not as a "Condescending term of address", as clued. One of the local sailors calls his wife BUB all the time. He also calls her the Admiral, he being the Captain. She's fine with both.<br /><br />There are ALOE VERA farms down here in TexMex land. It also grows wild and, with a little watering, makes a very nice decorative plant. I used it once when I got a nasty rash from an unfriendly encounter with a cinder block. There was an ALOE plant in the yard so I cut off a piece and rubbed it across the rash. As advertised, it had a soothing effect. Plus when the gel dried, it left a protective film, kind of like a spray-on bandage.<br /><br />I don't use ALOE VERA in a mouthwash, though. Most mouthwashes will wreak havoc on the mouth's normally healthy microbiome community by killing off many of the probiotic or beneficial microbes which opens the door for the harmful microbes that cause bad breath. It becomes a vicious cycle where continued use of mouthwash is necessary because the mouth's healthy microbiome is never allowed to become re-established.<br /><br />I'm seeing signs of an increased interest in establishing and maintaining a healthy microbiome, both internal and external, as part of an overall healthy life style.Anoa Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16185183023273883700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-30896300485952738892020-11-21T17:48:20.970-05:002020-11-21T17:48:20.970-05:00I was not happy with the clue for Stent (31D). The...I was not happy with the clue for Stent (31D). The “blockage unblocker” is typically balloon angioplasty with the stent placed subsequently to preserve the patency of the artery. So the “unblocker” is the ballon not the stent. RNADNAMDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05813888799056355568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-73787881703429417602020-11-21T17:07:39.082-05:002020-11-21T17:07:39.082-05:00@okanaganer 3:48 PM
Roger that. It's no coinc...@okanaganer 3:48 PM<br /><br />Roger that. It's no coincidence that the occasional x-word answers end up in the sb, sometimes on the same day. 🤔<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_DxNpW1kHQ" rel="nofollow">Peace</a> Amani Salam Gawairþi Pace Pax Frieden 🕊bocamphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02524629632075020985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-53645682344084010792020-11-21T17:01:16.862-05:002020-11-21T17:01:16.862-05:00@okanaganer 3:48 PM
Oh, I know. (Oh brother, do I...@okanaganer 3:48 PM <br />Oh, I know. (Oh brother, do I know.) TTrimblenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-6568002367524778472020-11-21T16:48:02.053-05:002020-11-21T16:48:02.053-05:00@TTrimble - North star is Polaris (think North Pol...@TTrimble - North star is Polaris (think North <b>Pol</b>e), dog star is Sirius (think Sirius Black, who can change into a dog).<br /><br />Several interesting GIBBS suggestions - @Z, I'm confused by your The Wire rant as no one seems to have mentioned anything from that show. Just a random "I hate The Wire" spasm?kitshefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10014225555838850414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-61042574392200096622020-11-21T16:15:00.174-05:002020-11-21T16:15:00.174-05:00Couldn’t think of any shortstops from this century...Couldn’t think of any shortstops from this century huh ?Jake Gibbsnoreply@blogger.com