Eat My Shortz

[TheCalvinator24]

Gee, I wonder if anyone will accuse lb of lying about this like was done to me when I once posted that I had once (and only once) successfully completed a Sunday NYT Crossword.

I can also guarantee if it were on this board, someone could come up with exact post.
Are you saying we have a double standard here?

I used to do the daily crossword in our pitiful local newspaper, but quit when I could almost do it with my
eyes closed. I never did move on to bigger or better challenges. Prolly should have.

kay

Pretty sure it was on one of the old incarnations of the Bored, but we've been here so long that it's possible it was here.

Double standard? That's putting it mildly.

[littlebeast13]

Gee, I wonder if anyone will accuse lb of lying about this like was done to me when I once posted that I had once (and only once) successfully completed a Sunday NYT Crossword.

I can also guarantee if it were on this board, someone could come up with exact post.
Are you saying we have a double standard here?

I used to do the daily crossword in our pitiful local newspaper, but quit when I could almost do it with my
eyes closed. I never did move on to bigger or better challenges. Prolly should have.

kay

Pretty sure it was on one of the old incarnations of the Bored, but we've been here so long that it's possible it was here.

Double standard? That's putting it mildly.

I can not imagine that would ever happen here.....

lb13

[kayrharris]

I can also guarantee if it were on this board, someone could come up with exact post.
Are you saying we have a double standard here?

I used to do the daily crossword in our pitiful local newspaper, but quit when I could almost do it with my
eyes closed. I never did move on to bigger or better challenges. Prolly should have.

kay

Pretty sure it was on one of the old incarnations of the Bored, but we've been here so long that it's possible it was here.

Double standard? That's putting it mildly.

I can not imagine that would ever happen here.....

lb13

I try to treat all my children the same. Always have and always will.

kay

[lilclyde54]

Congratulations. One of The Baboo's favorite pastimes is doing crossword puzzles.

[mrkelley23]

Can't believe anyone would accuse Cal of not being able to finish a Sunday Times crossword. Must've been before my time, or during one of my "breaks."

The whole double standard thing sounds kinda ghostish, though....

[rgcviper]

Congrats, littlebeast13! Quite an accomplishment!

[frogman042]

Number in brackets is the number of letters in the answer
1. Before Noon (abbr.) [2]
2. Pronoun for myself [1]
3. Definate article [3]
4. Pertaining to the lonley according to Mr. Orbison [4]
5. The identity for multiplication [3]
6. Not a pair, not indicating an excessive amount, but the other one in a famous triplet. [2]
7. What may be nailed to your apartment door if you are behind in your rent [6]
8. ____ Girl (60's sitcom) [4]
9. See clue 3 [3]
10. What this is [6]
11. How a door may be presented to an unruly patron [5]
12. If you were cool, you might have been a this with a certain crowd [2]
13. See clue 3 [3]
14. What the parents of the main character of the move Time Bandits are warned not to touch [4]
15. The bored least and most favoriate rodent [8]
16. An old-fashion name for a room that should not be confused with a parlor [7]
17. Middle word in the King of Pop's last film [2]
18. Borat tried to learn how to make a joke by adding this word to the end of a statement [3]
19. Objects may have this property depending on how you look at it: Reflectional, Rotational, Transaltional... [10]
,
20. You wont find this in a metephore but you might find it in a simile [4]
21. If you want a clean wash, you might want to give it your... [3]
22. One of the ways you can buy something from Amazon, even though it is typically more expensive then another way [3]
23. Maker of a peppermint patty [4]
24. They try men's souls [5]
26. Plural form of clue 10. [7]
27. "Am not!' "___ To!" [3]

[Phil Ken Sebbin]

Number in brackets is the number of letters in the answer
1. Before Noon (abbr.) [2]
2. Pronoun for myself [1]
3. Definate article [3]
4. Pertaining to the lonley according to Mr. Orbison [4]
5. The identity for multiplication [3]
6. Not a pair, not indicating an excessive amount, but the other one in a famous triplet. [2]
7. What may be nailed to your apartment door if you are behind in your rent [6]
8. ____ Girl (60's sitcom) [4]
9. See clue 3 [3]
10. What this is [6]
11. How a door may be presented to an unruly patron [5]
12. If you were cool, you might have been a this with a certain crowd [2]
13. See clue 3 [3]
14. What the parents of the main character of the move Time Bandits are warned not to touch [4]
15. The bored least and most favoriate rodent [8]
16. An old-fashion name for a room that should not be confused with a parlor [7]
17. Middle word in the King of Pop's last film [2]
18. Borat tried to learn how to make a joke by adding this word to the end of a statement [3]
19. Objects may have this property depending on how you look at it: Reflectional, Rotational, Transaltional... [10]
,
20. You wont find this in a metephore but you might find it in a simile [4]
21. If you want a clean wash, you might want to give it your... [3]
22. One of the ways you can buy something from Amazon, even though it is typically more expensive then another way [3]
23. Maker of a peppermint patty [4]
24. They try men's souls [5]
26. Plural form of clue 10. [7]
27. "Am not!' "___ To!" [3]

Too much work, Jay! I got about half way through and then I saw something shiny and got distracted. Damn Attention defic....hey look at the squirrel with the poofy tail!

[mcd1400de]

Number in brackets is the number of letters in the answer
1. Before Noon (abbr.) [2]
2. Pronoun for myself [1]
3. Definate article [3]
4. Pertaining to the lonley according to Mr. Orbison [4]
5. The identity for multiplication [3]
6. Not a pair, not indicating an excessive amount, but the other one in a famous triplet. [2]
7. What may be nailed to your apartment door if you are behind in your rent [6]
8. ____ Girl (60's sitcom) [4]
9. See clue 3 [3]
10. What this is [6]
11. How a door may be presented to an unruly patron [5]
12. If you were cool, you might have been a this with a certain crowd [2]
13. See clue 3 [3]
14. What the parents of the main character of the move Time Bandits are warned not to touch [4]
15. The bored least and most favoriate rodent [8]
16. An old-fashion name for a room that should not be confused with a parlor [7]
17. Middle word in the King of Pop's last film [2]
18. Borat tried to learn how to make a joke by adding this word to the end of a statement [3]
19. Objects may have this property depending on how you look at it: Reflectional, Rotational, Transaltional... [10]
,
20. You wont find this in a metephore but you might find it in a simile [4]
21. If you want a clean wash, you might want to give it your... [3]
22. One of the ways you can buy something from Amazon, even though it is typically more expensive then another way [3]
23. Maker of a peppermint patty [4]
24. They try men's souls [5]
26. Plural form of clue 10. [7]
27. "Am not!' "___ To!" [3]

You need to replace #21 with this clue: Happy Days actor Donny [4].

Though your statement is a general rule, it does get broken on rare occasions (such as last Dec. 25, for instance, when the pattern was designed to resemble a Christmas tree).

(And speaking of lb's avatar... shouldn't that be an 8-letter word?)

[frogman042]

Number in brackets is the number of letters in the answer
1. Before Noon (abbr.) [2]
2. Pronoun for myself [1]
3. Definate article [3]
4. Pertaining to the lonley according to Mr. Orbison [4]
5. The identity for multiplication [3]
6. Not a pair, not indicating an excessive amount, but the other one in a famous triplet. [2]
7. What may be nailed to your apartment door if you are behind in your rent [6]
8. ____ Girl (60's sitcom) [4]
9. See clue 3 [3]
10. What this is [6]
11. How a door may be presented to an unruly patron [5]
12. If you were cool, you might have been a this with a certain crowd [2]
13. See clue 3 [3]
14. What the parents of the main character of the move Time Bandits are warned not to touch [4]
15. The bored least and most favoriate rodent [8]
16. An old-fashion name for a room that should not be confused with a parlor [7]
17. Middle word in the King of Pop's last film [2]
18. Borat tried to learn how to make a joke by adding this word to the end of a statement [3]
19. Objects may have this property depending on how you look at it: Reflectional, Rotational, Transaltional... [10]
,
20. You wont find this in a metephore but you might find it in a simile [4]
21. If you want a clean wash, you might want to give it your... [3]
22. One of the ways you can buy something from Amazon, even though it is typically more expensive then another way [3]
23. Maker of a peppermint patty [4]
24. They try men's souls [5]
26. Plural form of clue 10. [7]
27. "Am not!' "___ To!" [3]

You need to replace #21 with this clue: Happy Days actor Donny [4].

Though your statement is a general rule, it does get broken on rare occasions (such as last Dec. 25, for instance, when the pattern was designed to resemble a Christmas tree).

(And speaking of lb's avatar... shouldn't that be an 8-letter word?)

Thanks, I didn't know the rule was ever violated - but I don't play it everyday. Did the 25th one have no

Spoiler

symmetry

whatsoever - not even vertical?

[littlebeast13]

Number in brackets is the number of letters in the answer
1. Before Noon (abbr.) [2]
2. Pronoun for myself [1]
3. Definate article [3]
4. Pertaining to the lonley according to Mr. Orbison [4]
5. The identity for multiplication [3]
6. Not a pair, not indicating an excessive amount, but the other one in a famous triplet. [2]
7. What may be nailed to your apartment door if you are behind in your rent [6]
8. ____ Girl (60's sitcom) [4]
9. See clue 3 [3]
10. What this is [6]
11. How a door may be presented to an unruly patron [5]
12. If you were cool, you might have been a this with a certain crowd [2]
13. See clue 3 [3]
14. What the parents of the main character of the move Time Bandits are warned not to touch [4]
15. The bored least and most favoriate rodent [8]
16. An old-fashion name for a room that should not be confused with a parlor [7]
17. Middle word in the King of Pop's last film [2]
18. Borat tried to learn how to make a joke by adding this word to the end of a statement [3]
19. Objects may have this property depending on how you look at it: Reflectional, Rotational, Transaltional... [10]
,
20. You wont find this in a metephore but you might find it in a simile [4]
21. If you want a clean wash, you might want to give it your... [3]
22. One of the ways you can buy something from Amazon, even though it is typically more expensive then another way [3]
23. Maker of a peppermint patty [4]
24. They try men's souls [5]
26. Plural form of clue 10. [7]
27. "Am not!' "___ To!" [3]

You need to replace #21 with this clue: Happy Days actor Donny [4].

Though your statement is a general rule, it does get broken on rare occasions (such as last Dec. 25, for instance, when the pattern was designed to resemble a Christmas tree).

(And speaking of lb's avatar... shouldn't that be an 8-letter word?)

I don't know how many times I counted the letters in squirrel and kept coming out with 7..... even just now....

Holy crap.... I guess we won't see this avatar in the 2010 countdown....

lb13

[SportsFan68]

Number in brackets is the number of letters in the answer
1. Before Noon (abbr.) [2]
2. Pronoun for myself [1]
3. Definate article [3]
4. Pertaining to the lonley according to Mr. Orbison [4]
5. The identity for multiplication [3]
6. Not a pair, not indicating an excessive amount, but the other one in a famous triplet. [2]
7. What may be nailed to your apartment door if you are behind in your rent [6]
8. ____ Girl (60's sitcom) [4]
9. See clue 3 [3]
10. What this is [6]
11. How a door may be presented to an unruly patron [5]
12. If you were cool, you might have been a this with a certain crowd [2]
13. See clue 3 [3]
14. What the parents of the main character of the move Time Bandits are warned not to touch [4]
15. The bored least and most favoriate rodent [8]
16. An old-fashion name for a room that should not be confused with a parlor [7]
17. Middle word in the King of Pop's last film [2]
18. Borat tried to learn how to make a joke by adding this word to the end of a statement [3]
19. Objects may have this property depending on how you look at it: Reflectional, Rotational, Transaltional... [10]
,
20. You wont find this in a metephore but you might find it in a simile [4]
21. If you want a clean wash, you might want to give it your... [3]
22. One of the ways you can buy something from Amazon, even though it is typically more expensive then another way [3]
23. Maker of a peppermint patty [4]
24. They try men's souls [5]
26. Plural form of clue 10. [7]
27. "Am not!' "___ To!" [3]

You need to replace #21 with this clue: Happy Days actor Donny [4].

Though your statement is a general rule, it does get broken on rare occasions (such as last Dec. 25, for instance, when the pattern was designed to resemble a Christmas tree).

(And speaking of lb's avatar... shouldn't that be an 8-letter word?)

I don't know how many times I counted the letters in squirrel and kept coming out with 7..... even just now....

Holy crap.... I guess we won't see this avatar in the 2010 countdown....

lb13

Good.

I was hoping it would be gone by this morning.

[littlebeast13]

You need to replace #21 with this clue: Happy Days actor Donny [4].

Though your statement is a general rule, it does get broken on rare occasions (such as last Dec. 25, for instance, when the pattern was designed to resemble a Christmas tree).

(And speaking of lb's avatar... shouldn't that be an 8-letter word?)

I don't know how many times I counted the letters in squirrel and kept coming out with 7..... even just now....

Holy crap.... I guess we won't see this avatar in the 2010 countdown....

lb13

Good.

I was hoping it would be gone by this morning.

Fortunately, ES is good at fixing things.....

He can fix your LS total for a few scritches he says....

lb13

[SportsFan68]

I don't know how many times I counted the letters in squirrel and kept coming out with 7..... even just now....

Holy crap.... I guess we won't see this avatar in the 2010 countdown....

lb13

Good.

I was hoping it would be gone by this morning.

Fortunately, ES is good at fixing things.....

He can fix your LS total for a few scritches he says....

lb13

ES can stay away from me and from my LS totals, thank you very much.

[moonie]

Hey LB.... a big woohoo to you!


I actually do the Sunday Magazine puzzle too. I get really close most weeks. Our local library copies the puzzle, I pick them up on Tuesdays, and I give myself a week to complete it (then check the week after in said library).

It is amazing that you can be completely stymied on one day, and come back the next and see something you hadn't thought of, and that leads to many more clue-solving.

Again, CONGRATS!

Moonie, paying it forward for the Wheel Mobile visit somewhere in the future.

[littlebeast13]

It is amazing that you can be completely stymied on one day, and come back the next and see something you hadn't thought of, and that leads to many more clue-solving.

I hear that! I sometimes work on it over a span of two nights, and each break or lunch I sit down and something comes to me right away that didn't before. It's weird how it works, but the one I solved this week was one I hit a huge roadblock on not even midway through. It's all about perseverence....

Now to see if it takes another 2 years to get another one.....

lb13

[Estonut]

It's all about perseverence....

I hope you don't throw off a puzzle by spelling it that way...

[mcd1400de]

Thanks, I didn't know the rule was ever violated - but I don't play it everyday. Did the 25th one have no

Spoiler

symmetry

whatsoever - not even vertical?

Spoiler

Nope, no symmetry in any direction, top/bottom or left/right. I'll see if I can figure out a way to post the image when I get home later.

edited to add:

Here's a link to a site with more info about the NYT crossword than you probably ever wanted or cared to know! (The links to unsolved puzzles require subscription to the NYT Premium Puzzles page -- which is well worth it for crossword fans -- but the rest of the site should be readily available).

For Frogman:

Spoiler

you'll see the link about symmetry in the list on the left-hand side... enjoy!

[littlebeast13]

It is amazing that you can be completely stymied on one day, and come back the next and see something you hadn't thought of, and that leads to many more clue-solving.

I hear that! I sometimes work on it over a span of two nights, and each break or lunch I sit down and something comes to me right away that didn't before. It's weird how it works, but the one I solved this week was one I hit a huge roadblock on not even midway through. It's all about perseverence....

Now to see if it takes another 2 years to get another one.....

lb13

Nope.... just 7 months! I finished this Sunday's NYT puzzle on first break last night and it became my second perfecto!

And just like the first one I got completely correct, it looked hopeless early on......

lb13

[MarleysGh0st]

I finished this Sunday's NYT puzzle on first break last night and it became my second perfecto!

Congratulations!

Doing the NYT crossword puzzle in the Walmart break room--you must be such an inspiration for your coworkers!

[littlebeast13]

I finished this Sunday's NYT puzzle on first break last night and it became my second perfecto!

Congratulations!

Doing the NYT crossword puzzle in the Walmart break room--you must be such an inspiration for your coworkers!

I think they get a kick out of it. They always ask if I'm working "the easy one" or "the hard one", as there are two Sunday puzzles in the St. Louis paper, and I work them both over the course of a few nights. Of course, the guy across from me just wants me to point out the dirty words in the puzzle..... it amuses me too though.....

lb13

[minimetoo26]

I remember tackling the old Sunday Times puzzle with the unabridged dictionary, almanac, atlas, and bible nearby. I always loved Will Shortz's Games Magazine, so I "got" his style right away and had more success with hs puzzles. I can't think if I ever really tried to finish a whole one, and my dad started taking my papers a few years ago so I didn't even get to do the Sudokus. Now he gave up on the papers since his eyesight is fading, so maybe I'll get a crack at the puzzles again before my dementia gets too bad...

[ulysses5019]

From the header, I thought this was going to be about a trivia question we had last night...

"Eat my shorts" was popularized by Bart Simpson. But what 1985 film also popularized the phrase?

[earendel]

I finished this Sunday's NYT puzzle on first break last night and it became my second perfecto!

Congratulations!

I'll add my gratz also. Our local "alternative" newspaper prints the Sundy NYT crossword on Wednesdays, so I get them then and work them.

[minimetoo26]

From the header, I thought this was going to be about a trivia question we had last night...

"Eat my shorts" was popularized by Bart Simpson. But what 1985 film also popularized the phrase?

Whichever John Hughes film came out in 1985, I'm guessing...