tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post939768852203474004..comments2024-03-28T16:18:29.258-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Nongovernmentally owned ship decked out for war / MON 8-13-18 / Jason's fleece-seeking ship / Cannabis variety used for rope / Gel producing succulent Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger98125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-87017319524098886052018-12-24T15:55:38.930-05:002018-12-24T15:55:38.930-05:00Late to the game, but I enjoyed this one and found...Late to the game, but I enjoyed this one and found it fairly easy I'm surprised no one has mentioned that GOOD NEWS BAD NEWS has nothing to do with a mixed message. The only thing that bothered me, though I can't think of another way to clue the reveal that isn't awkward.Kim Mackenzie / Kim Hubbelinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647525583583468587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-30784263578465893572018-12-24T15:54:31.900-05:002018-12-24T15:54:31.900-05:00Late to the game, but I enjoyed this one and found...Late to the game, but I enjoyed this one and found it fairly easy I'm surprised no one has mentioned that GOOD NEWS BAD NEWS has nothing to do with a mixed message. The only thing that bothered me, though I can't think of another way to clue the reveal that isn't awkward.Fiddlechickhttp://www.fiddlechick.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-49478122476355363982018-09-17T19:39:40.184-04:002018-09-17T19:39:40.184-04:00I am TAR'd of all this. Let's just call it...I am TAR'd of all this. Let's just call it all black shit and move on.spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-44931919542788445282018-09-17T19:28:24.757-04:002018-09-17T19:28:24.757-04:00@rainforest -- I'm here, but not as regularly ...@rainforest -- I'm here, but not as regularly as I would like to be. Thanks for asking.leftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-48264657368356472962018-09-17T16:08:36.123-04:002018-09-17T16:08:36.123-04:00Asphalt built-up roofs are made up of multiple lay...Asphalt built-up roofs are made up of multiple layers of reinforcing plies and asphalt forming a redundancy of waterproofing layers. The reflectivity of built up roofs depends on the surfacing material used. Gravel (aggregate) is the most common and they are referred to as asphalt and gravel (or asphalt and aggregate) roofs.<br /><br />Coal TAR pitch is a carcinogen, forbidden by code . . . Coal TAR pitch is often confused with asphalt and asphalt with coal TAR pitch. Although they are both black and both are melted in a kettle . . . that is where the similarity stops.<br />an old TARnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-44619004430910076252018-09-17T14:56:53.556-04:002018-09-17T14:56:53.556-04:00@Lady Di - present. But where is leftcoastTAM?
@...@Lady Di - present. But where is leftcoastTAM?<br /><br />@Rondo - OK,OK, but can you explain why roofing material that consists of gooey black stuff covered with small stones is called "tar and gravel"? I'm beginning to think that TAR is a myth.<br /><br />TAR notwithstanding, this was a good Monday, smooth, devoid of dreck and "-ese", combined with a neatish theme and revealer. Typical Lynn Lempel.<br />rainforestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-34567952185186849152018-09-17T13:03:21.970-04:002018-09-17T13:03:21.970-04:00OKJ. What have the Synders learnt from x-word puz...OKJ. What have the Synders learnt from x-word puzzles? <br /><br />1 - Roofs don't have TAR. Please Rex, wake up!<br /><br />2 - @Rondo played geTAR when opening for Cash. Johnny Cash.<br /><br />3 - Mondays should be smooth and easyish, like today, and L. Lempel should edit all Mondays for funness.<br /><br />There.<br /><br />Diana, Lady6-in-Waiting for Crosswords<br /><br />Have we had a Synder rollcall lately? Are we all present and accounted for. Who belongs to this distinct club? I remember Kathy...Diana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-18578012846772004142018-09-17T12:29:55.244-04:002018-09-17T12:29:55.244-04:00Yes, a bright Mon-puz. Except for you-know-what.
P...Yes, a bright Mon-puz. Except for you-know-what.<br />Please, please, please me. Just as turpentine is not gasoline, TAR is not the same as the asphalt that goes on your roofs and roads:<br /><br />noun: bitumen<br />1. a black viscous mixture of hydrocarbons obtained naturally or as a residue from petroleum distillation. It is used for road surfacing and roofing. Asphalt, also known as bitumen, is a sticky, black, and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid form of petroleum.<br /><br />noun: tar<br />1. a dark, thick, flammable liquid distilled from wood or coal, consisting of a mixture of hydrocarbons, resins, alcohols, and other compounds. It is used for coating and preserving timber.<br /><br />Can’t we get it, and keep it correct? Please let us not wander in the desert of ignorance.<br /><br />Different SARA. SARA Bareilles. Yeah baby.<br /><br />Very nice puz, but, as usual, I had to toss in my two CENTS about TAR.<br />rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-58139446459172681542018-09-17T11:12:28.869-04:002018-09-17T11:12:28.869-04:00I think I may have heard, once, some sports commen...I think I may have heard, once, some sports commentator say "He made 75% of his passes," but no. In football, you THROW passes, and if successful as the clue indicates, you COMPLETE them. This theme entry was strained to the limit, but let's say it had "LL immunity." Hey, why should PB be the only one?<br /><br />Other than that it all worked for me; a nice, easy, fun Monday to warm up the week. I happened to be doing Downs in the SW, so had PIPEDin instesd of PIPEDUP. UNDiE looked okay (tee hee), but I never heard of EGYnT. A rare Monday writeover.<br /><br />Clues are fair game for DODs, so despite only appearing as AKA in the grid, the Stormy one gets my vote today.<br /><br />lol @the fogman for the FACT/FICTION confusion. I guess it depends on what your definition of "is" is.<br /><br />I expect another TAR rant from @rondo, especially when it reappears in the exact center in "geTARun." BTW I have no problem with GETARUN; this usually refers to one that is scratched out as opposed to knocked in: "The home team got a run in the second on an error, a stolen base. a balk and a wild pitch." Hey, it's still a "1" on the ol' scoreboard. Now I GOTARUN. Birdie.spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-83370578296120515832018-09-17T10:21:24.439-04:002018-09-17T10:21:24.439-04:00VAGUE MORES
It’s a FACT that SARA’s a VAMP, she’l...VAGUE MORES<br /><br />It’s a FACT that SARA’s a VAMP, she’ll MAKEPASSES unsisterly:<br />What she DIDIN ABED at band camp will GODOWNINHISTORY.<br /><br />--- ANN MOODY<br />Burma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-51177684095311693932018-09-17T09:56:22.116-04:002018-09-17T09:56:22.116-04:005A is incorrect. Today there is no difference betw...5A is incorrect. Today there is no difference between fact or fiction. The Donald told me so.<br />Overall, this was a decent puzzle. I had no writeovers but the bottom half took a bit longer than normal for a Monday. Rex is being a wee bit harsh in his critcism. This was a good start to the week. Thank you Lynn Lempel!thefogmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870509029973778266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-67387983339182372052018-08-16T15:47:19.611-04:002018-08-16T15:47:19.611-04:00If one assumes the writer is using conflate to mea...If one assumes the writer is using <i>conflate</i> to mean “combining in my mind two distinct things, treating them as one,” the sentences about soups make perfect sense. Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-84490115488696843002018-08-13T22:56:00.841-04:002018-08-13T22:56:00.841-04:00Dude, borscht is red from beets. Vichyssoise is w...Dude, borscht is red from beets. Vichyssoise is white from spuds....and leeks, and there’s not much more to to it, other than glorious cream.<br /><br />Fun puzzle!SuTunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-88054766711808314932018-08-13T21:45:49.268-04:002018-08-13T21:45:49.268-04:00@anon You are mistaking fun for importance. @anon You are mistaking fun for importance. ZenMonkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01351161309102608706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-50069528158226922352018-08-13T20:55:56.828-04:002018-08-13T20:55:56.828-04:00Why is speed so important to you people.Why is speed so important to you people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-8379198117643015712018-08-13T20:03:08.364-04:002018-08-13T20:03:08.364-04:00Or that I doubt there’s anything in French cooking...Or that I doubt there’s anything in French cooking that’s beet-based lol.Kyle in Brooklynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10473389259441692876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-25049720072672715492018-08-13T20:01:05.311-04:002018-08-13T20:01:05.311-04:00Very true though I’d suggest “get a run IN” is mor...Very true though I’d suggest “get a run IN” is more common. Still, I’m on board with ya.Kyle in Brooklynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10473389259441692876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-27303117774017185042018-08-13T17:35:10.647-04:002018-08-13T17:35:10.647-04:00Gill,
To conflate is to confuse but in specific wa...Gill,<br />To conflate is to confuse but in specific way and this by combining in error. Simply confusing lake Michigan for the Atlantic ocean is not to conflate the two, though it is an example of confusion. I say again, Rex did not conflate, he simply confused. <br />So did I. The charity is food for the poor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-8473557026082211382018-08-13T17:20:38.752-04:002018-08-13T17:20:38.752-04:00Weep for Rex, everyone. And for yourselves, too, ...Weep for Rex, everyone. And for yourselves, too, if you're from the generation that doesn't know the difference between vichyssoise and borscht. But how <i>can</i> you, if you've never had either one? A great borscht can be a lovely treat, but a great vichyssoise is sublime. I used to order it all the time in restaurants, but I don't think I've seen it on a menu in forty years. Even the top French restaurants (which I can't afford, btw,) don't have it. They're all serving nouvelle cuisine these days and vichyssoise is considered ancien. I just Googled vichyssoise in NYC restaurants, and nothing is coming up. Borscht is still being served at the Russian Tea Room, where I see <i>they're charging $20/bowl.</i> $20 for a bowl of soup?????Still, I've always been someone who much prefers a great soup to a great dessert. And the great soups are disappearing -- maybe entirely gone. An incalculable loss!Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16737377749030219974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-20472131828912373722018-08-13T17:05:26.750-04:002018-08-13T17:05:26.750-04:00Oh @Kitshef, I love it!
I guess the moderators ju...Oh @Kitshef, I love it!<br /><br />I guess the moderators just updated because I didn’t see my post. I just reposted the poem so now I’ll have to delete it if they don’t notice the repetitionAketihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07059835429995060000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-1444092034101951842018-08-13T17:03:06.279-04:002018-08-13T17:03:06.279-04:00Agh, my post disappeared.
Too tired to reacreate ...Agh, my post disappeared.<br /><br />Too tired to reacreate it. But the BEAK and the bill both appear in the poem my Dad often recited when we’d spot a pelican in San Francisco Bay.<br /><br />A wonderful bird is the pelican<br />His bill can hold more than his belican<br />He can take in his beak<br />Food enough for a week<br />But I'm damned if I see how the helican <br /><br />Dixon Lanier MerrittAketihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07059835429995060000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-64999903318448828252018-08-13T17:01:41.756-04:002018-08-13T17:01:41.756-04:00@Aketi, for you
Daddy, what would a pelican do
If...@Aketi, for you<br /><br />Daddy, what would a pelican do<br />If he swallowed a bottle of glue?<br />Would his beak get stuck?<br />Would he run out of luck<br />And lose his job at the zoo?<br /><br />-Spike Milligankitshefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10014225555838850414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-12982049035696473062018-08-13T16:57:45.312-04:002018-08-13T16:57:45.312-04:00I believe the pelican poem is by Ogden Nash, at le...I believe the pelican poem is by Ogden Nash, at least that's what Google says.Monty Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03924320449868956299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-55304052012503722982018-08-13T16:50:33.725-04:002018-08-13T16:50:33.725-04:00I wish I had @LMS's eye for juxtaposition, but...I wish I had @LMS's eye for juxtaposition, butt I don't. Sigh.Monty Boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03924320449868956299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-48798311679735502542018-08-13T16:47:25.732-04:002018-08-13T16:47:25.732-04:00Off to the hoot. Seems like a good night for &quo...Off to the hoot. Seems like a good night for "Barrett's Privateers", a great Stan Rogers song.pabloinnhnoreply@blogger.com