tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post963917549543154180..comments2024-03-29T01:22:33.864-04:00Comments on Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: 1977 horror film set in Newfoundland / FRI 4-8-16 / Grammy-nominated rock band for Epic / Oriental blossom / Restaurant critic who lent his name to brand at supermarket / Club that even god can't hit according to Lee Trevino / Ontario town across from BuffaloRex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger77125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-16480419588459596782016-05-14T01:47:02.688-04:002016-05-14T01:47:02.688-04:00@rondo: I laughed when I read your comment about &...@rondo: I laughed when I read your comment about "The Ghost and Mr. Chicken". I am fairly sure that is one of the only times I've come across BonAmi. I must have been about eight years old back then.<br />@Diana LIW: I'm considering going to the crossword tournament in ST. Paul. We'll all have to meet up.<br /><br />I worked my way through the puzzle slowly but surely. My second gimme was arcana. Oh, how the crossword mind works.<br /><br /> kathy of the towernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-7614895566498925352016-05-13T23:10:37.509-04:002016-05-13T23:10:37.509-04:00Final note for today, with more followup tomorrow,...Final note for today, with more followup tomorrow, but I just must say that today, while solving, the two pets needing a sitter were, indeed, CATS. Lovey, dovey, smoochie, smoochie cats!!!!<br /><br />Diana, Kitty Mom, Lap ProviderDiana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-91978118623648295612016-05-13T16:53:43.900-04:002016-05-13T16:53:43.900-04:00Blue period had to be Monday. Why didn't the ...Blue period had to be Monday. Why didn't the Bounding Main fit? Am I the only one?Longbeachleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10945278798020339134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-36835892635574875342016-05-13T15:48:23.991-04:002016-05-13T15:48:23.991-04:00Read Rex but not the comments yet.
Hilarious solv...Read Rex but not the comments yet.<br /><br />Hilarious solve for me, with many wrong guesses to botch up the works:<br /><br />tabu for BRUT<br />oat for DIE (yeah, I doubted that one)<br />pins for PARS<br />tipin for TAPIN<br />noexit for NAUSEA<br />secret for ARCANA<br /><br />This all left me scratching my head like a LAPCAT with fleas. So I came here and cheat-checked, and found the error of my ways. Also looked up FAITHNOMORE as I'd never heard of them. <br /><br />Already had the SW filled in, and bit by bit got the rest. Until I had wireup for FIREUP. Wax? Wax? Is this some new cell phone I'm not aware of? Ohhhhhhh, FAX - of course. <br /><br />@Rainy - I don't think you're thick-skinned. I think you legitimately had run into w/hope at work, probably heard it several times, and therefore, as with so many words and phrases, it neutralized itself. In all the places I've lived (NYC, Philly, NJ suburbs, San Diego, Albany, La Jolla, Bend (Ore), Port Townsend, Chicago, Spokane, Pacific Grove) I have never come across the beast in the wild, or in situ as we say in the crossworld. So I only have the 100-year-old reference - hence my reaction was instant. And I agree that afro is about as offensive as ponytail or crewcut. So thanks for explaining your experience. (Which reminds me of an example - "Splain that to me Lucy" has become part of the vernacular. And, yes, some would sneer. But Ricky didn't, and neither did their kids. It even morphed into the more recent "man-splaining")<br /><br />And speaking of Syndies - where is Ron Diego? Cathy? Kathy? eh? Anyone?<br /><br />And, BTW, you can see Ferris Bueller on the big screen this weekend in celebration of its 30th anniversary. Check TCM for theaters.<br /><br />Diana, Waiting for the FerrariDiana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-59976771723186108162016-05-13T15:25:19.567-04:002016-05-13T15:25:19.567-04:00This medium-challenging puzzle took time, patience...This medium-challenging puzzle took time, patience and some good guessing, and it was very satisfying, finally, to solve.<br /><br />Errors to start were sADDAY and LAPdog, and because of the latter, the NE was the last section to go.<br /><br />Before that, needed lots of crosses to get the long middles, and they seemed so easy and obvious only after seeing them.<br /><br />SHIRR sure was new to me, FAX seemed very outdated, and ASKFOR was quite a toning down of "Demand."<br /><br />I liked this PB puzzle.leftcoastTAMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-85839339166508041072016-05-13T14:55:44.158-04:002016-05-13T14:55:44.158-04:00Typical Patrick Berry. Starts off easy, then gets...Typical Patrick Berry. Starts off easy, then gets hard, then gets impossible, then small gains are made, impossible becomes hard again, and then finishes up easy. At least for me.<br /><br />I sort of grimaced at LAP CAT for reasons given above. Opens the door for other pets: LAP BOA, LAP PIG, LAP RAT, or, @M&A LAP EEL. However, I guess it works. Didn't know the band, but it just appeared as I got other answers. Only real hangup was in the SE where KEY fob held me up for quite a while, and I, for some reason, didn't think TRIBUNE would be correct. Was trying to get UTAHAN something in there. <br /><br />Very nice Friday. <br /><br />rain forestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-90168067658882454992016-05-13T14:35:31.833-04:002016-05-13T14:35:31.833-04:00This was a tale of two puzzles and for a while I t...This was a tale of two puzzles and for a while I thought the east might never meet the west. Had the west about completely filled and nothing in the east except Mr. HINES last name. The SPANISHMAIN was damn hard to cross. Partially my own damn fault because yeah baby LENA Horne’s last name in the clue looked like Home through my bifocals that obviously need to be replaced. Where the heck is the home of “The Lady and Her Music” I kept thinking. After I finally read it correctly LAPdog fell in creating further confusion helped along by the fragrant tabu. ASSUCH, that NE is one blue ink blot.<br /><br />Can’t ever see BONAMI without thinking of The Ghost and Mr. Chicken. Probably the first movie in which I was aware of product placement. The bloodstained organ keys couldn’t be cleaned ”. . . and they even used BONAMI.” That line was repeated several times. Must’ve worked, I remember that line 50 years later. Do they even still make BONAMI?<br /><br />DUNCANHINES was a gimme (or a TAPIN), but I haven’t used a cake mix since my mini-course in home-ec in high school. Do they even still make DUNCANHINES?<br /><br />Anyway, it was a toughie for me, but a PB1 can almost always be solved with a bit of determination. I think I’ve earned the right to relax with some XRATED ARCANA. Or something.<br />rondonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-27089036824579020922016-05-13T12:07:57.449-04:002016-05-13T12:07:57.449-04:00Yeah, that ONEIRON is a bitch. I don't have on...Yeah, that ONEIRON is a bitch. I don't have one, and wouldn't get many PARS with it. I don't quite get TALKINGHEAD for "Show authority?" but it's all good; crosses filled it in. The rest is pure PB; eagle!<br /><br />My LAPCAT was a dog at first. For the DOD we'll have to settle for Emma WATSON of the Potter series. Coulda been worse. See ya tomorrow.spacecraftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-86990459756697283712016-05-13T11:49:12.477-04:002016-05-13T11:49:12.477-04:00Ted Cole here in NY, agreesTed Cole here in NY, agreesTed Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13505291080379022326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-42467714456679687442016-05-13T10:31:45.872-04:002016-05-13T10:31:45.872-04:00DARK ANTIC ALERT
I have ONEIRON in the FIRE,UP in...DARK ANTIC ALERT<br /><br />I have ONEIRON in the FIRE,UP in my bed,<br />SHE has an XRATED HOBBY, we’re TALKINGHEAD.<br />But IPHONE another to ASKFOR a score,<br />SHE SAID SHE believed, but has FAITHNOMORE.<br />SHE won’t SPEAK in ANGER, and SHIRR won’t be feared,<br />ATANEND did I PROBE her, ASSUCH SHE’s who I REARED.<br /><br />--- ASHMAN WATSON<br />Burma Shavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-19512233742263857752016-04-08T23:08:37.347-04:002016-04-08T23:08:37.347-04:00@Chaos344 - Dead tree and pen solver here, so no o...@Chaos344 - Dead tree and pen solver here, so no options to select a different font. Why pen? Because pencil on newsprint just doesn't show up very well unless you're sitting at a desk or table. Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181544219511150272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-12203583836286275642016-04-08T22:06:22.582-04:002016-04-08T22:06:22.582-04:00I had a SADDAY with a DNF bc I've never heard ...I had a SADDAY with a DNF bc I've never heard of Bonami, so sonami sounded just as good.<br /><br />But with FAITHNOMORE in a puzzle (a gimme for guys of a certain age), I am not to sad after all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-52158810845953213182016-04-08T22:00:08.404-04:002016-04-08T22:00:08.404-04:00A LAP CAT is definitely a thing. Most cats in my e...A LAP CAT is definitely a thing. Most cats in my experience are not lap cats. Our three cats certainly are not. (Well, the two adult cats sure are not, and I am pretty sure that the kitten will not be a lap cat when she is fully grown.)Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17459992224851404501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-62071440725163605712016-04-08T20:17:53.097-04:002016-04-08T20:17:53.097-04:00@Teedmn - yes, thinking of going to Minn Puz tourn...@Teedmn - yes, thinking of going to Minn Puz tourney. Actually - likely. Would love to meet up with any other commentators, of course!<br /><br />Diana,LIWDiana,LIWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-67276988574747509462016-04-08T17:10:56.061-04:002016-04-08T17:10:56.061-04:00So, though no one has asked, I'll tell you any...So, though no one has asked, I'll tell you anyway: My brother the golfer had heard the ONE IRON golf witticism. He also knew, without my telling him, that it was Lee Trevino who said it. And, no, he hadn't looked at this blog. He doesn't know from this blog. He doesn't even do crossword puzzles.<br /><br />Re golf: It's hard not to see a pattern here. There's ONE IRON and PARS and TAP-IN, but there's also WATSON. Now, here it's clued as the Sherlock Holmes biographer, but I'm just taking a peek at today's coverage of the Masters tournament. They're showing a hole being played by the venerable Old Master, Tom WATSON. What's more, the New Master, Bubba WATSON, is at the tournament too, though I didn't see him. So PB1 could have used a golf clue for WATSON as well. Did this puzzle appear this week because of the Masters -- arguably the best and most important Grand Slam event in golf? Just wondering.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16737377749030219974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-64743582748825810732016-04-08T17:04:19.108-04:002016-04-08T17:04:19.108-04:00One of my favorite recordings is Howard Ashman sin...One of my favorite recordings is Howard Ashman singing on this demo of the title song from "Beauty & the Beast." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ctJOAho3xE#t=27<br /><br />The final lines get me every time.pauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04459037089749874180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-41767407241198213172016-04-08T16:47:27.557-04:002016-04-08T16:47:27.557-04:00The full Trevino story is that someone once asked ...The full Trevino story is that someone once asked Trevino what he does when he's caught out on a golf course during a lightning storm and he answered, I hold up my one iron, because even God can't hit a one iron!Sargetronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00552066671747618839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-76209463147548437252016-04-08T16:22:00.215-04:002016-04-08T16:22:00.215-04:00We've had a busy day at work so I'm commen... We've had a busy day at work so I'm commenting late. If I hadn't wasted so much time on LAP DOG I'd have finished considerably faster. At least a lap-dog is an actual thing. A lap cat is a cat cat. Where's the green paint shout out. It seems with some constructors people just turn into lap-dogs. The rest of the puzzle was great. Shirr seemed completely new to me however it turns out I've seen it twice before. The SE was the last to go in. I had a TRIVIA/ARCANA write over. PROP was hard to see as I kept wondering why STOL didn't lead to anything. ASHMAN may be a debut I have yet to score the puzzle.puzzle hoardernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-4240110580983596162016-04-08T15:57:39.038-04:002016-04-08T15:57:39.038-04:00@Z - I share two of your complaints.
Never having...@Z - I share two of your complaints.<br /><br />Never having heard of the band-down-the-middle, and reading 'Horne' as 'home', I was a very unhappy solver. Once the 'home' error came to light the puzzle began to hum along, but I still resorted to googling the band (which I almost never do), because I was stuck in Depeche MOdE. The other is the awkwardness of AWAKES - sounds quite archaic. For those interested in pursuing the matter, the wonderful website Stack Exchange quotes from the OED's rather opaque explication. http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/148744/a-study-of-awake-and-awaken<br /><br />Got held up on WATSON - I can't see how he is a 'biographer' - memoirist, perhaps.<br /><br />@jberg - ONEIRON is the Greek word for 'dream' - oneirology is the scientific study of dreams.<br /><br />Okay - seeing (TEA)ROSE brought to mind John Wilbye's 'Lady when I behold (the roses sprouting). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sc88mtqFR0<br /><br />The leader of our consort asked if the lyrics reminded anyone else of 'Moses supposes (his toeses are roses)' from "Singing in the Rain". It did, and does, and here you are https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKlub5vB9z8 <br /><br /><br /><br />beatricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16162755764092888665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-1788822840469242992016-04-08T15:36:15.454-04:002016-04-08T15:36:15.454-04:00Not much time to type, here, but I greatly enjoyed...Not much time to type, here, but I greatly enjoyed this one. At one point, I had the NW corner, most of the SW, and a few answers in the SE. The center was blank, and I was beginning to worry that I might have to cheat to solve the puzzle.<br /><br />I had FORTE--- (Ontario town across from Buffalo) and took a guess with FORT ERIE. From just the final IN I was able to pull SPANISH MAIN. A few short crosses later I used the final ORE to pull FAITH NO MORE, and then everything came together.<br /><br />Nothing is quite so satisfying as solving a grid that you were almost ready to give up on. (... up on which you were ready to give?).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11292806089549341991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-73419778130348523932016-04-08T14:56:13.864-04:002016-04-08T14:56:13.864-04:00Ernie, the crossword world apologizes profusely fo...Ernie, the crossword world apologizes profusely for the indignities heaped upon you. We wish you well. Tap in to your resolve and come out of this stronger. We are not your bogeymen, we support you. Get back on the track to carding pars and birdies!!Sargetronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00552066671747618839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-50251279254569522602016-04-08T14:51:11.449-04:002016-04-08T14:51:11.449-04:00Thanks @lms for those pairings, esp. DUNCAN DOUGHN...<br /><br />Thanks @lms for those pairings, esp. DUNCAN DOUGHNUTS!<br />I did gush stupidly at Mr. Berry when I dragged @loren over to meet the grandmaster and asked him to sign my puzzle board!!<br /> <br />One of the reasons I love Fri/Sat puzzles best (except for Thursdays and Sundays and an ACME or Pepper Monday)...<br />I race through a small section (NW), struggle, stare, struggle, stare, go to bed, repeat, throw puzzle down saying I'll never finish, ppick it up again, and - FINISH!!!<br /><br />@kitshef - lol - I'm not a golfer, inferred ONEIRON, and now will never forget thx to that quote. Thx for sharing it.<br /><br />@Glimmer - a sloop is rigged midships - I thought yacht for a few desperate moments, keeping KETCH in the wings while waiting to be shown that rover and dROnE were wrong.<br />btw- My can of BONAMI still has the slogan...<br /><br />SHIRR got me out of a bind too, though I hesitated a long time figuring it was way too ARCANe even for a PB Friday. Was smug when it turned out to be right.<br /><br />Thanks Mr. Berry for a perfect Friday!<br />Titahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16368251255494687496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-64054683638391227212016-04-08T14:48:51.514-04:002016-04-08T14:48:51.514-04:00@kitshef - the quote behind the answer to 54A also...@kitshef - the quote behind the answer to 54A also shows that Mr. Trevino has a great sense of humor, having been struck by lightning 3 times in his career.Martel Moopsbanenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-35214557738225269862016-04-08T14:48:10.883-04:002016-04-08T14:48:10.883-04:00Horror movie fan, here. I've never heard of O...Horror movie fan, here. I've never heard of ORCA. I looked it up and it stars Richard Harris & Charlotte Rampling. Added to my netflix queue!Banyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14590166629376970490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35115061.post-40044757991442272192016-04-08T14:31:32.348-04:002016-04-08T14:31:32.348-04:00Cheated (a little) and still dnf'd at wax/wire...Cheated (a little) and still dnf'd at wax/wired up. Enjoyable though. Great puzz. Going golfing now. Cheers!Chronic dnferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05129538196003383400noreply@blogger.com