Ryan solves the NYT, Sun 11-16-8
Keeping with our current trend of lame-o weekend entries, here’s another quick one about today’s Merle Reagle puzzle. I don’t know all the backstory, but I do know that Merl and Will will be appearing on the Simpsons tonight. The title was a sly nod to that: SOUNDS LIKE SOMEBODY I KNOW. There may be other references to the Simpsons or tonight’s episode that I’m not picking up on. (Ok, well I see D’OH.)
This will be a bit of a watershed event for me as Will Shortz is the first person I’ve met who will be on the Simpsons. (Haven’t had a chance to meet Merl yet. Hopefully at the next ACPT.)
The theme answers were a lot of fun with MARISA PTOMAINE, RAYMOND CHANNELER, MONICA ZEALOUS, and LINDSAY LOWHAND (my personal favorite), among others.
Besides being a Meshed foundation in lace I have no idea what a RESEAU is. And I don’t know why GATT would be letters of commerce.
Ok, sorry for the brief posts this weekend. With Cherry Orchard rehearsals, Quantum of Solace, and birthday parties, this has been quite the busy few days.
Can’t wait to see the Simpsons tonight.
Next stop, Monday.
November 16th, 2008 at 1:31 pm
The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) while designed to help the West fight Communism in the day, it was in fact a continuation of the anti-third world policies of the USA. NAFTA was a start in the right direction, but there is more to be done unless someone can explain why an invisble line along the Texas border should separates welath from poverty.
A puzzle with hidden messages? Where is my de-coder ring? The real inside joke is that Merl and Will are smart and we are not. The Simpsons will not air here. Come to think of it, there is no TV here. The numerous pop culture references here insures that the NYT crossword will not make it to the larger world….well, unless soccer players start getting more play in the puzzles.
November 16th, 2008 at 1:33 pm
separate wealth (no automatic spell checker here)