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Crossword Confidential: THURSDAY, June 4, 2009—Dan NaddorOrangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-57327042237094760962009-09-01T23:43:20.328-07:002009-09-01T23:43:20.328-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Sweethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02554449424855914987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-31935450003944500472009-09-01T23:43:16.551-07:002009-09-01T23:43:16.551-07:00Waiting for Godot (pronounced /ˈɡɒdoʊ/) is a play ...Waiting for Godot (pronounced /ˈɡɒdoʊ/) is a play by Samuel Beckett, in which two characters, Vladimir and Estragon, wait for someone named Godot. .<br />hi I am following the puzzle two months after you guys as it is published in the papers after two months in India...<br />I find the names a little difficult but am getting better and learning lots thanks to your blog...Sweethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02554449424855914987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-42743092998749504382009-09-01T23:43:09.792-07:002009-09-01T23:43:09.792-07:00Waiting for Godot (pronounced /ˈɡɒdoʊ/) is a play ...Waiting for Godot (pronounced /ˈɡɒdoʊ/) is a play by Samuel Beckett, in which two characters, Vladimir and Estragon, wait for someone named Godot. .<br />hi I am following the puzzle two months after you guys as it is published in the papers after two months in India...<br />I find the names a little difficult but am getting better and learning lots thanks to your blog...Sweethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02554449424855914987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-90418757211468541072009-06-04T18:38:58.914-07:002009-06-04T18:38:58.914-07:00I enjoyed this puzzle, not too easy, not too tough...I enjoyed this puzzle, not too easy, not too tough, all gettable.<br />Never heard of Specie before, or OEO. Henkel means detergents after having lived in Germany.<br /><br />Thank you, PG, for explaining the theme..... Didn't even look for it, to be honest.<br /><br />I was in Minnesota once, changing planes from Boise to NY, and I have never felt such cold ever before in my life.machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-39460009245741630712009-06-04T18:30:24.278-07:002009-06-04T18:30:24.278-07:00What a wonderful puzzle and thanks @puzzlegirl for...What a wonderful puzzle and thanks @puzzlegirl for another terrific write-up<br /><br />I confess you've won my heart w the picture of the Great One, W.C. Fields. Now here's a confession I'm not proud of: I missed ADEE for "Chick follower."<br /><br />Instead, I put ADAD, as in a father who trails after his cute teenage daughter to safeguard against the likes of, well, Fields<br /><br />This produced a few bizarre entries in the NE quad but otherwise 98 percent completed!<br /><br />Loved GODOT: loved BAR as spot for a screwdriver. Fields would have loved that one too. And ADORE for Dig deeply--sweet<br /><br />And perhaps best of all, I didn't think there wasn't a single hackneyed clue like ERL or REES or ORE<br />Thanks constructor!Charles Boglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15667976595355657752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-78452476058327784832009-06-04T16:51:05.273-07:002009-06-04T16:51:05.273-07:00Oddly, I got Wild Turkeys right off the bat but I ...Oddly, I got Wild Turkeys right off the bat but I messed myself up by assuming that "Minnesota twin?" was "cities" instead of "StPaul" (jumped the gun on that one). "Istles" I couldn't even find under an article I read on Wiki about agave; had to get it with the crosses.Waynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16165259499917393643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-4620947245137647122009-06-04T15:55:52.184-07:002009-06-04T15:55:52.184-07:00Thanks, Scortch. I had asked about that same litt...Thanks, Scortch. I had asked about that same little guy cartoon issue.Denisenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-34012385637659846442009-06-04T13:57:04.881-07:002009-06-04T13:57:04.881-07:00Orange, you rock! That's a great way to think...Orange, you rock! That's a great way to think about the pirogue/pierogi confusion.<br />Thankseileenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08982438058437100914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-30291517021858891622009-06-04T13:29:28.315-07:002009-06-04T13:29:28.315-07:00Got a handicap being from the S.E. so pirogue was ...Got a handicap being from the S.E. so pirogue was a no brainer. Metallic money had me, never heard of that one.<br /><br />Otherwise good puzzle.bouncernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-34971319072603342812009-06-04T11:20:30.712-07:002009-06-04T11:20:30.712-07:00Pirague.
Rotes?
Alfs!Pirague.<br />Rotes?<br />Alfs!SethGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13753036404140901368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-41346349582615557072009-06-04T11:05:43.027-07:002009-06-04T11:05:43.027-07:00I enjoyed this one. Not a stunner or anything, bu...I enjoyed this one. Not a stunner or anything, but quite good. Liked the clue for TOTAL a lot. <br /><br />For some reason, I blazed through the top half, got to the middle, and suddenly my brain froze. For example, WILD TURKEYS was just not coming, and it took me forever to get DDAY and PREVAIL. But then, as soon as I figured those three out, the rest of the puzzle fell super quickly. So strange, especially considering the familiarity of those three.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16535460873084083441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-77450551409426853422009-06-04T10:08:46.836-07:002009-06-04T10:08:46.836-07:00sanhador, one of the puzzle editors has said that ...sanhador, one of the puzzle editors has said that since many people do the crosswords at the breakfast table to not have any clues/answers that would put them off their feed. Which is why you don't see answers like enema, hitler, or clues related to farts or lice in the puzzle. Unless you're doing the Onion puzzle.Karennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-62769162945553678832009-06-04T09:36:39.605-07:002009-06-04T09:36:39.605-07:00@eileen, how about this: Pirogue looks French, and...@eileen, how about this: Pirogue looks French, and the Cajuns have French roots. A pierogi tastes much better than any boat—it has a Polish spelling that begins with a tasty "pie."<br /><br />If only mathematically minded scamps were associated with pirogues.Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-75458934736205345222009-06-04T09:30:58.417-07:002009-06-04T09:30:58.417-07:00Does anyone have any tips of relating pirogue to a...Does anyone have any tips of relating pirogue to a cajun vessel rather than a potatoe-filled pasta?<br /><br />Great write-up puzzle girl!eileenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08982438058437100914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-40513285597332120672009-06-04T08:36:41.609-07:002009-06-04T08:36:41.609-07:00For me to have a six-pack it would need to be make...For me to have a six-pack it would need to be make-up. Nice Thursday puzzle.toothdochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05789603460108959746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-42422107890876343982009-06-04T08:30:37.622-07:002009-06-04T08:30:37.622-07:00For me the best part of today's puzzle was the...For me the best part of today's puzzle was the clip of Frank Caliendo!! Now that's entertainment!! I knew a lot of the little answers, dri of course!! Found the puzzle hard for the most part. Had to come to this site right away for answers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-19267213074206913232009-06-04T08:26:42.002-07:002009-06-04T08:26:42.002-07:00The puzzle went pretty quickly for the majority of...The puzzle went pretty quickly for the majority of the fill. My issues were with two crosses and the abbreviations used, PIROGUE/OEO and SPECIE/CMD. PIROGUE I remembered and was pretty certain of, SPECIE I put down and then looked it up. I think it's a Naddor "pet" word that I've seen before.*David*noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-7797736675496317932009-06-04T08:26:02.320-07:002009-06-04T08:26:02.320-07:00Had an easy time with the puzzle but never got the...Had an easy time with the puzzle but never got the theme til I came here.<br /><br />I too thought knives for Henkle.<br /><br />I'll be on Italy"s coast in a few days - well not the coast but Rome and I think we will go to Ostia Antiqua which is on the coast.<br /><br />@Wayne from yesterday. You mentioned that you are in chronic pain...e-mail me..I have a great book for you to readchefbeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15195945085405126511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-51311116328548898292009-06-04T08:20:11.907-07:002009-06-04T08:20:11.907-07:00Waiting for Godot was written by the Irish playwri...<i>Waiting for Godot</i> was written by the Irish playwright <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Beckett" rel="nofollow">Samuel Beckett</a>. He moved to France and took to writing his absurdist/minimalist plays in French: "Despite being a native English speaker, Beckett chose to write in French because—as he himself claimed—in French it was easier for him to write 'without style.'"<br /><br />ISTLES is old-school crosswordese. I used to mix it up with the similar INGLE, which is a fireplace-related word. I'll go with gjelizabeth's thISTLE cue to cement it in my head.Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-54181800496354187162009-06-04T08:08:57.155-07:002009-06-04T08:08:57.155-07:00Very cool clip, thanks. That guy is an amazing ta...Very cool clip, thanks. That guy is an amazing talent.Gary Lowenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-53047259312694396912009-06-04T08:04:40.057-07:002009-06-04T08:04:40.057-07:00Had no luck with the SW corner. Even after reading...Had no luck with the SW corner. Even after reading all the clues here still couldn't solve it. Other than that not too bad once I had filled in all the blanks provided. I wanted LICE for LOCK as well. BTW what is the "Breaksfast rule"? Had the right idea with UNI lateral - but was trying to fit ELE or LAT in somehow. Same with chick. Oh well. Not too bad for Thursday!sanhadornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-12473676882367578932009-06-04T07:56:06.594-07:002009-06-04T07:56:06.594-07:00@Scortch: Thanks!
@Johnsneverhome: WAITING FOR GOD...@Scortch: Thanks!<br />@Johnsneverhome: WAITING FOR GODOT is a French play by, I think, Sarte. All the characters are waiting for, naturally, Godot, the lead character who, as the clue says, never shows up on stage.gjelizabethnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-82140020331255222892009-06-04T07:52:47.020-07:002009-06-04T07:52:47.020-07:00So, John, you're Waiting for (a) Godot answer?...So, John, you're <i>Waiting for</i> (a) <i>Godot</i> answer?Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00645254428860855980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-16513803425717743662009-06-04T07:46:59.558-07:002009-06-04T07:46:59.558-07:00This one took me nearly an hour, but I eventually ...This one took me nearly an hour, but I eventually got it all right. That SW got me again... too many words could be used for "pushes forward", so I didn't push forward very fast. Thought Henkel had to do with cutlery and so Soft & DRI just didn't pop out for me.<br />Got 52D (GODOT) from crosses, but still have no idea what that means. Anyone, anyone?<br />Didn't catch on to the theme until I was all done. Ohhhh yeahhhh!JOHNSNEVERHOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13447455788629988277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-79151888380092534872009-06-04T07:46:34.247-07:002009-06-04T07:46:34.247-07:00To look over the online puzzle after you've so...To look over the online puzzle after you've solved it, wait for the little guy to finish and you should see a button in the lower right hand corner that says "Continue Playing". Click on that and then click on the "Look Over This Puzzle" button and you'll be able to look over the completed puzzle.Scortchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05476651490237052437noreply@blogger.com