tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297435965328205266.post4269876394475070360..comments2024-03-23T09:05:11.135-05:00Comments on The New York Times Crossword Puzzle Solved: Sunday, September 17, 2017Chancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00226145896576592193noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297435965328205266.post-35831522592791033152017-09-17T11:50:33.448-05:002017-09-17T11:50:33.448-05:00Loren, I love your comments! I don't see that...Loren, I love your comments! I don't see that you have your own blog --- maybe you should! Hilarious. Right on the money for the cruel guys. Weezer and the Shins! A supergroup for the ages.<br /><br />Rex is grumpy when he doesn't "get it." He didn't know whata diastema was, so he raged against that puzzle's maker. He didn't spot the ER trick here, so he said there was no point. Me, I think it's amazingly clever. Love your proposed examples too.<br /><br />Thanks Marcie!Chancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226145896576592193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297435965328205266.post-79425116164082330682017-09-17T11:45:10.678-05:002017-09-17T11:45:10.678-05:00Chance, nice blog. Chance, nice blog. Marciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00967626485672894082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5297435965328205266.post-29204892094372352722017-09-17T10:30:12.569-05:002017-09-17T10:30:12.569-05:00I was pleased when I saw the trick and liked the w...I was pleased when I saw the trick and liked the way the phrases loop around on themselves. I wrote them all out and underlined the ERs. So each phrase as an ER, two letters, and then another ER. I see Rex’s point about the <i>na und? </i> Still, the two inside letters are backwards and sit atop the phrase, so I liked the trick. Must’ve been tough to construct. I agree that it was easy, especially since I went in and filled in all the ERs after I saw the deal. Maybe it the repeater pair had been different letters each time, it would have been tougher? ONE ST<b>OP</b> SH<b>OP</b>PING, TWENTY FO<b>UR</b> HO<b>UR</b>S, POTATO S<b>AC</b>K R<b>AC</b>E (ahem)…<br /><br />I had “goal” for my setting a world record. Hah. What would your world record goal be?<br /><br />“All cruelty springs from weakness.” Never heard that quote, but it’s so true. The thing is, this is obviously lost on the cruel guys. Bet they think they’re all that and a bag of chips.<br /> <br />And speaking of anonymice, PESTS’ has “vermin” for the clue. I like it when the plural is not obvious.<br /><br />I misread the clue for ALT POP as a group called <i>Weezer and the Shins</i>. Made a mental note to look into that group. I just googled ALT POP and lost patience to really understand it, but the term seems like an oxymoron. Music is POP ‘cause it’s popular, right? Vapid? That’s why I like any Boston Pops stuff, I think. It’s not challenging; perfect for me. ALTernative means I won’t understand it. It’ll make me feel dumb and unhip.<br /><br />Loved the clue for SPADES.<br /><br /><br />Loren Muse Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05308030011870397977noreply@blogger.com