tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post9093844491851197176..comments2024-03-28T20:15:26.332-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: WEDNESDAY, Dec. 26, 2007 - Jim PageRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-63931343545020190312007-12-28T07:49:00.000-05:002007-12-28T07:49:00.000-05:00There are entries for both ENDO and INDO at urband...There are entries for both ENDO and INDO at urbandictionary.com. Two different (conjectural?) etymologies: ENDO having to do with the tips of the cannabis plant's flowers ("which creates the most resin") and INDO having to do, indeed, with Indonesia, though another definition insists it comes from "Cannabis indica," an Indian, NOT Indonesian hemp plant.<BR/><BR/>INDO beats ENDO in a [x + marijuana] Google test, almost two to one, but there's plenty of instances of both.<BR/><BR/>INDO appears to be what Snoop was smoking when he was rollin' down the street sippin' on gin & juice, for the record.<BR/><BR/>rpRex Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-23529439716681570172007-12-28T02:08:00.000-05:002007-12-28T02:08:00.000-05:00I'm pretty sure ENDO is wrong. It's INDO, as in "...I'm pretty sure ENDO is wrong. It's INDO, as in "indoor" (where it's grown). Dr. Dre et al. lengthened this to "indonesia", but that's just being silly.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03345623954861334689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-27863235390207420192007-12-26T23:05:00.000-05:002007-12-26T23:05:00.000-05:00Words from another musical..."Travel's a curse" (L...Words from another musical..."Travel's a curse" (Les Miserables) Took all day to get from Michigan to Philly so I just sat down and finished this. It was pretty easy but I wanted AONE for Able. If I had not tried to read Burr once, I would still be there. ETAS was easy and AQUA had to work and I had no idea about URSA (thought it was a bear). Going to rest so I can tackle tomorrow's puzzle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-90413519085717037012007-12-26T20:22:00.000-05:002007-12-26T20:22:00.000-05:00Broadway show based on a comic strip? Abner, of c...Broadway show based on a comic strip? Abner, of course. Li'l, that is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-73578748218659471832007-12-26T20:02:00.000-05:002007-12-26T20:02:00.000-05:00oh, bill -- i did, i did. thx for the reminder. ...oh, bill -- i did, i did. thx for the reminder. what a nice cameo that was, too!<BR/><BR/>;-)<BR/><BR/>j.janiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15129173620859824730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-266397629439138792007-12-26T19:50:00.000-05:002007-12-26T19:50:00.000-05:00I did today's puzzle on the train to: NYC! My bigg...I did today's puzzle on the train to: NYC! My biggest problem was that they didn't turn on the overhead lights. I've only know the term set piece in connection with soccer in England. Getting ready to celebrate our anniversary tomorrow, billnutt!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-23509943329726790952007-12-26T19:42:00.000-05:002007-12-26T19:42:00.000-05:00Janie, did you see the version of ANNIE that was b...Janie, did you see the version of ANNIE that was broadcast on ABC a few years ago? In a neat twist, the part of the star-to-be was sung by Andrea McArdle, who created the role of Annie on Broadway. (That production also featured the versatile Victor Garber as Daddy Warbucks and the sublime Audra MacDonald as Grace Farrell.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-62585153151569223892007-12-26T19:32:00.000-05:002007-12-26T19:32:00.000-05:00i'd forgotten that "nyc" was a warbucks-generated ...i'd forgotten that "nyc" was a warbucks-generated song. in my mind it was always associated with the lyrics sung by "star-to-be" (the late laurie beechman in the b'way original):<BR/><BR/>NYC<BR/>Just got here this morning<BR/>Three bucks<BR/>Two bags<BR/>One me<BR/>NYC<BR/>I give you fair warning<BR/>Up there<BR/>In lights<BR/>I'll be<BR/>Go ask the Gershwins or Kaufman and Hart<BR/>The place they love the best<BR/>Through California pays big for their art<BR/>Their fan mail comes addressed to<BR/>NYC<BR/><BR/>Tomorrow a penthouse<BR/>That's way up high<BR/>Tonight<BR/>The "Y"<BR/>Why not<BR/>It's NYC<BR/><BR/>cheers --<BR/><BR/>janiejaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15129173620859824730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-18473165145631907462007-12-26T19:24:00.000-05:002007-12-26T19:24:00.000-05:00I found this quite easy, liked the theme,, and tho...I found this quite easy, liked the theme,, and thought there were some clever clues. But I also thought there was a lot of crosswordese -- arete, csi, aqua, spec, anti, aria, zaps, mica, adar, mega, otoe, okapi.<BR/><BR/>Nice to see the engineers back at M.I.T. and not at Rice.Michael Chibnikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04700426644898924644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-18708208605510054982007-12-26T17:53:00.000-05:002007-12-26T17:53:00.000-05:00Johnnycakes -- brings to mind Vito Spatafore and t...Johnnycakes -- brings to mind Vito Spatafore and the final season of the Sopranos. <BR/><BR/>I didn't notice the embedded NYCs<BR/>or recall that it was a song from the musical Annie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-72976301290613671382007-12-26T17:26:00.000-05:002007-12-26T17:26:00.000-05:00I thought it was easy until I got back to 1A and 1...I thought it was easy until I got back to 1A and 1D, error & esker! It might have been someone else Curtis? Too tired to try later, I peeked. We were up late playing hilarious new literary game, "It was a dark and stormy night..", nailing down author and title from opening lines. My gift to all: see goodreadgames dot com -- p.s. author for the game's title is Bulwer-LyttonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-89670803663181459092007-12-26T17:00:00.000-05:002007-12-26T17:00:00.000-05:00NYC was sung in the Broadway version of Annie, but...NYC was sung in the Broadway version of Annie, but not in the moive. Lucky 8 year old that I was - I had both records. =)Rebelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12835352917180439099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-57270711252646843212007-12-26T14:44:00.000-05:002007-12-26T14:44:00.000-05:00This was hard for a Wednesday. Except for the SE,...This was hard for a Wednesday. Except for the SE, I had zilch in the corners and could only solve the middle of the puzzle. Knowing NYC was going to be in the theme answers helped immensely except when it didn't, like FUNNYCIDE. Really? I thought I'd at least heard of every Derby winner. Guess not!wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06899889818724088564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-28173999270920020052007-12-26T14:36:00.000-05:002007-12-26T14:36:00.000-05:00N Y C!What is it about you?You're bigYou're loud...N Y C!<BR/>What is it about you?<BR/>You're big<BR/>You're loud<BR/>You're tough.<BR/><BR/>I really don't like ANNIE, but the college glee club for which I was the accompanist did a medley from it. Plus, my lovely wife and I worked lights for a production several years ago, so the songs are stuck in my head.<BR/><BR/>That said, I found "NYC" one of the more tolerable songs in the show. Daddy Warbucks sings it, and if you've got a guy who knows what he's doing, you sense that the things he loves about New York are the qualities that he wants to have in himself.<BR/><BR/>Yes, Diane Keaton played KAY in the GODFATHER movies. And yes, you need to see them (the first two, anyway) again.<BR/><BR/>I loved SETPIECE.<BR/><BR/>Have to say that this did seem easy for a Wednesday, but that's because I found yesterday's puzzle (which I only just got the chance to do) tough for a Tuesday.<BR/><BR/>Happy Boxing Day! (or Happy St. Stephen's Day. Or, if you're like me - Happy anniversary!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-72155182845543076982007-12-26T14:09:00.000-05:002007-12-26T14:09:00.000-05:00nope, didn't like this puzzle much. most of the cl...nope, didn't like this puzzle much. most of the clueing seemed to me to be cheap and obscure rather than clever and a-ha-inducing, so there was little joy in working across the grid. in short, a labor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-2130261808081832282007-12-26T13:46:00.000-05:002007-12-26T13:46:00.000-05:00Messed up the grid by entering JONNYCAKES, figurin...Messed up the grid by entering JONNYCAKES, figuring that nobody would have only one. Slow in the SW as well, but that was all LIST's fault -- until finally on the third run through the alphabet the obvious price connection fell. Funny relation to pre- and post-Xmas shopping.<BR/><BR/>I bet I wasn't the only one who started with Walkman instead of DISCMAN. Liked the crossing of CLOROX with SOS pads.<BR/><BR/>Big Random House dictionary has MELON as medium Crimson along with Deep pink. Along with AQUA, you could get a good dispute going about which colors can genuinely take on Deep and Pale.<BR/><BR/>Amusing to see the ENGRs returning to MIT after their sabbatical at Rice.fergushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17056002311944010536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-13272164653200992772007-12-26T13:43:00.000-05:002007-12-26T13:43:00.000-05:00Every curious, I wondered what the etymology of EN...Every curious, I wondered what the etymology of ENDO as slang for weed was, and googled +ENDO +slang.<BR/>Lo and behold, or should I say HUZZAH HUZZAH, this blog came up #12 on the list.<BR/><BR/>Holy self aware irony BatmanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-44804645051872779532007-12-26T13:40:00.000-05:002007-12-26T13:40:00.000-05:00This puzzle gave me all sorts of problems even tho...This puzzle gave me all sorts of problems even though I do remember NYC from the musical, saw Joan BENOIT win the marathon on TV, and remembered the name FUNNYCIDE (well, after a few crosses, anyway). (And my name was even in one of the clues.) Alas, none of that stopped me from having a terrible time of it.<BR/><BR/>Did the WALKMAN thing and then DISKMAN before finally realizing the K was really the C in NYC.<BR/><BR/>The SW was really killing me until I went, "Brr, it's cold today." BURR opened that corner up for me. Let's not forget that first "Got Milk?" commercial that very humorously featured the Burr-Hamilton duel.<BR/><BR/>Finally, I think I was the one who made that ridge=ARETE comment that Rex mentioned. Not to blow my horn but I'm amazed that little ol' me was able to provide assistance to The King of CrossWorld. That should keep my spirits up throughout the day!<BR/><BR/>Happy Boxing Day, everyone!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-45348753389497623932007-12-26T13:10:00.000-05:002007-12-26T13:10:00.000-05:00Also had hominy cakes before I finally got johnny ...Also had hominy cakes before I finally got johnny cakes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-29824786298866058152007-12-26T13:08:00.000-05:002007-12-26T13:08:00.000-05:00I had marajuna before I got cannabis (that is, in ...I had marajuna before I got cannabis (that is, in the puzzle). Although the spelling looked very off.<BR/><BR/>Never heard of funnycide, had sunnycide instead and broke down and Googled which is quite unusual for a WEd and got the F, then the rest of the NE fell into place.<BR/><BR/>I found this puzzle really hard for a Wed, although it was after much food and drink, so it may have been me.<BR/><BR/>ProfphilAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-84473754535813886292007-12-26T12:59:00.000-05:002007-12-26T12:59:00.000-05:00Mmm... johnnycakes... but I'm with Rex... no more ...Mmm... johnnycakes... but I'm with Rex... no more indulging. Nice to see Tony Curtis after having Jack Lemmon, his buddy in Some Like it Hot, the other day. Lots of good scrabbly letters here... clorox, messkit, ponycarts, argyles, satyr, okapi, and Beijing. Arete has become a gimme, as has okapi which appeared recently. Vidal's Burr is a great account of a pretty colorful character who was indicted for murder during his vice-presidency for killing Alexander Hamilton, a political opponent, in a duel. It pretty much did in the Federalist party of which Hamilton was a leader, and Burr ended up a political exile.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-32464629806975633892007-12-26T12:55:00.000-05:002007-12-26T12:55:00.000-05:00Had the same ONEA SW problem as many of you and go...Had the same ONEA SW problem as many of you and got hung up briefly in SE until Kite as a bird dawned. I also wanted ESKER (or ESKAR) for ridge so this was more medium/challenging than easy for me. I liked the fill but was not impressed by the theme.<BR/><BR/>We actually celebrate boxing day. The grandkids open presents at our place. Spreading Christmas over a couple of days makes it a little less hectic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-7616258266386843292007-12-26T12:50:00.000-05:002007-12-26T12:50:00.000-05:00I did this puzzle too fast and this made me carele...I did this puzzle too fast and this made me careless.Got caught on noti:itoo. Never heard of Joan Benoit.Well onward and upward to Thursday's puzzle.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15447162545694461366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-23196781175738113652007-12-26T12:37:00.000-05:002007-12-26T12:37:00.000-05:00I thought this was sort of brutal for a Wednesday,...I thought this was sort of brutal for a Wednesday, but maybe the food hangover had something to do with it. A pale hue is always ECRU, except when it is AQUA, I guess.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-70412820621224328942007-12-26T12:34:00.000-05:002007-12-26T12:34:00.000-05:00The cross for Langston Hughes/Joan BENOIT gave me ...The cross for Langston Hughes/Joan BENOIT gave me problems. Also ARAL vs URAL.<BR/><BR/>I like the picture of the kite.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com