tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post8796808509714610956..comments2024-03-28T08:24:32.790-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Major media event of '95 / FRI 12-19-14 / Almost any character in Jon Stewart's Rosewater / Never-seen neighbor on Mary Tyler Moore / Novel subtitled Parish Boy's Progress / Scimitar-horned creature / Fictional school bully with henchmen named Crabbe Goyle / Dr. Watson portrayer on CBS's elementaryRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger88125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-90481029906465817162015-01-23T19:37:35.603-05:002015-01-23T19:37:35.603-05:00Challenging and interesting DNF puzzle for me. Stu...Challenging and interesting DNF puzzle for me. Stuck too long with TOYabOdE instead of TOYSTORE and (Jude) Law instead of (Lucy) LIU in SE. OFFAL was another problem. Now for Saturday's.... leftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-90937145320884955742015-01-23T18:51:19.147-05:002015-01-23T18:51:19.147-05:00@Leapfinger 8:29
Orange?! Where was that vile teac...@Leapfinger 8:29<br />Orange?! Where was that vile teacher from, the Land Of 70s Fake Tan in a Tube?? I used to be very annoyed by the "Flesh" colored crayon, having never seen anyone that insipid pinky-beige color (not even the "white" people) & many people a nice, rich brown color. But orange??? Might as well color everyone grey (& read or see "The Lathe of Heaven" some time).<br />Bizarre.<br />I personally flailed unsuccessfully at this one, came over here to feel stupid, & was a bit surprised to find Rex waxing lyrical. Not his typical reaction these days. ecanarensishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13952085753371764437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-75949401904149066072015-01-23T15:13:04.848-05:002015-01-23T15:13:04.848-05:00The company was known as the Nippon Electric Compa...The company was known as the Nippon Electric Company, Limited, before rebranding in 1983 as just NEC. Its NEC Semiconductors business unit was one of the worldwide top 20 semiconductor sales leaders before merging it with Renesas Electronics.<br /><br />I knew NEC more for their monitors than chips.rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-66335542138114847532015-01-23T15:01:00.514-05:002015-01-23T15:01:00.514-05:00This one was not "easy-medium" for me! ...This one was not "easy-medium" for me! It seemed like I earned just about every square. And I would never have gotten to the end if my old friends OLIVER and DRACO hadn't appeared. It also helped that Mr. Coe's name was one letter too long! Finished with two questionable, but correct squares, The N in NEC, is as much a mystery to me as it is to @spacecraft. And, even tho I've been there and done that, I just couldn't parse OPENMRI. I guess I was thinking school exams. At any rate no more MRIS for me. Pacemaker rules them out, and, from the horror stories above, I guess that's a good thing??<br /><br />check<br /><br />DMGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-38941767208941581442015-01-23T14:14:24.781-05:002015-01-23T14:14:24.781-05:00SPIREA = the drizzles with twizzlesSPIREA = the drizzles with twizzlesA. Retentivenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-11009057480600939672015-01-23T13:56:26.914-05:002015-01-23T13:56:26.914-05:00This one almost killed me. Had almost nothing but ...This one almost killed me. Had almost nothing but OFFAL AFR and YEW and SPIREA. (And yeah baby Lucy LIU.) So this puz worked itself out from bottom to top for me. Especially after remembering the MALFOY kid and got it from only the F-Y.<br /><br />Challenging all the way, rather see this than the M-W stuff.<br /><br />So the OJTRIAL is already 20 years past?? Seems like yesterday the glove didn't fit.<br /><br />Reason for knowing OFFAL - I had haggis in Scotland and rather liked it, even knowing what's in it.<br /><br />Captchs sez:<br />I'm not a robotrondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-54179633506132850602015-01-23T11:23:19.598-05:002015-01-23T11:23:19.598-05:00Not easy-medium for me, for sure. My biggest hangu...Not easy-medium for me, for sure. My biggest hangup was the "Big name in chips." Three letters? Why, LAY, of course! What else? I had that "gimme" in the bank and had the tax paid. Came within a whisker of DNFing on account of that one. What the hell is NEC, the three nonsense letters I finally was forced into putting there? BIG name? Can't be. Not food, not golf, not gaming, not anything.<br /><br />When I hit on OJTRIAL, 37d almost had to be JOECAMEL; this began LAY's unraveling. But that SW was a bear. Racked my brain for a human track star of '77; nothing. Finally worked a few downs, enough to aha! SEATTLESLEW. Still, though, there was that unknown bully. I wound up taking a total flyer on 41d. LINECUT meant nothing to me, but at least it was two real words. The N and C were both natick guesses. Whew!<br /><br />And by the way, Mr. Kramden, just what IS a string of POLOPONIES?<br /><br />Challenging. Enjoyable because (1) I solved it and (2) the symmetrical gems at 2 and 29d: that hilarious Nortonian misread and that affliction which has now begun to overtake me--though a different "senior-" than he's talking about here. Trust me, EVERYBODY gets this kind, if they live long enough.spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-14654489492243691522014-12-29T15:53:27.277-05:002014-12-29T15:53:27.277-05:00How I Got My Lover Back {eboehispellcaster@gmail.c...How I Got My Lover Back {eboehispellcaster@gmail.com}...<br /><br />What a wonderful and a straight forward spell caster that has brought back joy and happiness into my life after i saw a post on how he helped a lady called Nicole Morgan; i decided to contact him for help, when i told this God sent man Dr Eboehi on how my lover left me for 2 years without calling nor texting me, When i shared this my sad experience with Dr Eboehi he said everything would be okay within 3 days i was like am i sure what this man is saying is real, So i decided to give him a try and at first i was thinking he was a scam and i taught he was like other spell casters who come online to add pain to people's life not knowing there feelings but to make money, this great man Dr Eboehi is never like that because he is for good and to make people happy with the one they love, am just so happy, Even before the 3 days i just got a call from a man who has left me for 2 years saying that he his sorry and that he wants me back to his life i was so happy, He invited me for a dinner which i met with him there and we both talked, he said he wants to prove that he would never leave me for any other lady he engaged me and also made me had access to all his account am so happy all thanks goes to this great man Dr Eboehi a man who has brought back joy to my life, friends that need help in getting their lover's back i would advice you contact Dr Eboehi via email: eboehispellcaster@gmail.com because he is the right man to help you get your problem solved.<br /><br />Thanks... Stacy DonaldAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-2918598334909749432014-12-19T23:58:04.438-05:002014-12-19T23:58:04.438-05:00@John Child: The clues for some of these ordinary ...@John Child: The clues for some of these ordinary words were new and interesting; the rest I consider footholds.<br />machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-91138859898424729612014-12-19T23:22:22.665-05:002014-12-19T23:22:22.665-05:00Found the puzzle to be tough, a bit of a slog, sor...Found the puzzle to be tough, a bit of a slog, sort of like Rex these days, but I do enjoy the comments of fellow puzzlers!Webbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17455561875259425484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-76418706662778718252014-12-19T22:42:19.248-05:002014-12-19T22:42:19.248-05:00Not an ibex. Who knew?<a href="http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scimitar_oryx" rel="nofollow">Not an ibex. Who knew?</a>Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-32253222260813474702014-12-19T21:42:01.518-05:002014-12-19T21:42:01.518-05:00I got stuck on Scimitar-horned" animal. Ibex...I got stuck on Scimitar-horned" animal. Ibex fits that description better than oryx. Anyway got through it in 17 min. And I agree, good puzzle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-44557486557782910192014-12-19T21:01:27.796-05:002014-12-19T21:01:27.796-05:00Thought of Coe right away but knew 77 was too earl...Thought of Coe right away but knew 77 was too early. Just Wiki'd him and was surprised he became an MP from 92-97. Thats LORD Sebastian Coe to you Sir!<br /><br />TedinDenver<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-70848204014761561532014-12-19T20:52:56.105-05:002014-12-19T20:52:56.105-05:00I nominate this puzzle for an ORYX!
Brad and Doug...I nominate this puzzle for an ORYX!<br /><br />Brad and Doug many BRAVOS!!!johohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12708487230515532492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-48394317791411596612014-12-19T20:24:03.265-05:002014-12-19T20:24:03.265-05:00@Quesinia. PIRATE freaking RADII? Too funny. Tha...@Quesinia. PIRATE freaking RADII? Too funny. Thanks for the confession.<br /><br />@Whirred - Now you know.Mohair Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16502840715719161565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-15640816712239312042014-12-19T19:10:24.217-05:002014-12-19T19:10:24.217-05:00This was my solving experience:
{I'm doing go...This was my solving experience:<br /><br />{I'm doing good! I'm doing good! I'm doing good! I'm doing good! I'm gonna.... finish... in really good time... yeah baby, pay the lady!!}<br /><br />****"Almost There! You have one or a few wrong blah, blah, blah ...."*******<br /><br />What did I do wrong?!!<br /><br />1A- SPA- check<br />4A- OLIVER TWIST-check<br />15A-TON- check<br />16A-PIRATE RADII- (Underground waves?) check <br /><br />etc... x 10<br /><br />Fifteen minutes go by. <br />I take a screen shot so I can stop the clock. Still can't find anything wrong. Defeatedly press "check puzzle".<br /><br />PIRATE RADI*O*<br /><br />I thought PIRATE RADII were underwater diffraction patterns emanating from an underground source.<br /><br />Yeah, I tell myself things. Many times over.<br /> Questiniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06225633428852696530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-26696649758758800892014-12-19T18:55:32.556-05:002014-12-19T18:55:32.556-05:00@mohair Sam @Steve J
In 2006 my son and I visited...@mohair Sam @Steve J<br /><br />In 2006 my son and I visited the Vietnamese countryside including a tour of the <b>Cu Chi tunnels.</b> This network of tunnels was constructed by the Viet Cong to move materiel and stage attacks.<br /><br />I've never considered myself claustrophobic, but after about 30 minutes of squeezing into and crawling through these dark, narrow passageways, I was never more greatful to see daylight and breathe fresh air than the moment I exited them. <br /><br /><a href="http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%E1%BB%A7_Chi_tunnels/" rel="nofollow"> Cu Chi Tunnels Wikipedia article </a>Whirred Whackshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05637591146611998012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-29785304647557596972014-12-19T18:21:28.113-05:002014-12-19T18:21:28.113-05:00AFR AMO ANI ASE ATO CRY DIR ELK ENE ETD LIU NEC OP...AFR AMO ANI ASE ATO CRY DIR ELK ENE ETD LIU NEC OPS SPA SST TON YEW ACID ACRE ATRA DATA ERIE IDOL LARS MAYO NOLO ONES ORYX PDFS SAGA SEAL SEER SINE TOES TRIX<br /><br />That's half of the puzzle, 35 words out of 70 -- a lot of tired stuff to slog through for the nice long answers.John Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15408970733883446524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-38531896832466338542014-12-19T18:03:08.276-05:002014-12-19T18:03:08.276-05:00TUILE is a thin cheese or dough wafer
TOILE is a ...TUILE is a thin cheese or dough wafer<br /><br />TOILE is a thin linen or cotton fabric that can be printed or pained.<br /><br />TULLE is a lightweight fine netting usually of silk or rayon, as in a wedding veil. <br /><br />Maybe by typing this, I will learn it. But I doubt it. tuiletoiletullenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-81696606554543498502014-12-19T17:49:02.480-05:002014-12-19T17:49:02.480-05:00@Mohair Sam, I'm originally from the Scranton ...@Mohair Sam, I'm originally from the Scranton area!! I also took that tour. It goes down quite far.<br /><br />I didn't mean to minimialize phobias (even though that's what it sounded like), heck, I have a few myself. So sorry about that everyone.<br /><br />RooRooMonsternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-49563537804686556072014-12-19T17:40:51.292-05:002014-12-19T17:40:51.292-05:00Beautiful puzzle by crossword royalty. I suspect t...Beautiful puzzle by crossword royalty. I suspect these two guys have a lot of fun working together.<br /><br />I found it tough in places, but especially enjoyed the clues. Couldn't get Octomom out of my head in the place of OJtrial.<br /><br />I have an old English cookbook that has a chapter called "Awful Offal". machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-90365925800290653502014-12-19T16:16:58.568-05:002014-12-19T16:16:58.568-05:00Another vote for "aye" at 1A, though I a...Another vote for "aye" at 1A, though I also considered "eye" as something to be rubbed.<br /><br />Big DNF for me today. Just couldn't get much in the top half to fall.<br /><br />Are the TULLES the rest of Ian Anderson's bandmates?Martel Moopsbanenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-27267000257585151922014-12-19T15:55:34.121-05:002014-12-19T15:55:34.121-05:00@steve J. Nice response on phobias. Thanks on be...@steve J. Nice response on phobias. Thanks on behalf of the (claustro)phobic community.<br /><br />@RooMonster - No berating, I felt exactly as you do about phobias until I took a coal mine tour in Scranton, PA a few years back. Now I can't take the tunnels into Manhattan without trembling. Hello GW Bridge. Strange stuff. Mohair Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16502840715719161565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-84088856354241076132014-12-19T15:31:27.151-05:002014-12-19T15:31:27.151-05:00For some reason, I thought of Sven, or Olaf, not L...For some reason, I thought of Sven, or Olaf, not Lars. But evenually, finished correctly. Almost missed by writing "Drago" instead of Draco Malvoy, but caught the error; I am really tired of Harry Potter clues, and would love to see them retired, but can't complain when the trivia also contains an opera aria, a great race horse, Oliver Twist, and Lucy Liu, all personal favorites. (and just to be ornery, I thought Joe Camel was cute.) OISKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16808675378318214461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-34790069072336827842014-12-19T15:07:44.139-05:002014-12-19T15:07:44.139-05:00Ha! LARS was the first answer I put in - I guess t...Ha! LARS was the first answer I put in - I guess that dates me. LIU was the second, but then the rest of the SE eluded me till the end. OLIVERTWIST and the Rosewater clue, along with knowing SINE, gave me the NE, and DRACOMALFOY and PESETA led me through the SW easily enough. Swizzles and twizzles are ice dancing to me though, not figure skating, but it was pretty clear that figureskate was what was wanted. Got OPENMRIS immediately - I've had a few that weren't open and didn't mind too much, but happy when they were over.<br />Don't see what's so great about this puzzle...As someone else said, it seems that if it's the trivia you know, the puzzle is fun, if it's the trivia you don't know (for me, that's rappers and the Simpsons - though OJTRIAL was a gimme), not so much fun.Carole Shmurakhttp://carole-books.comnoreply@blogger.com