66A. This is the first time in the history of the New York Times Crossword that the entry MAXI has been clued to a ubiquitous feminine hygiene product. Kudos to the editors for that one."The clue is "_________ pads (hygiene product)." In my long NYT crossword experience, "MAXI" has always been the ubiquitous long skirt. What else is there? Father Maxi from "South Park"?
Hunyo 1, 2020
The NYT gives itself kudos for a menstrual milestone.
From the column about the today's crossword (spoiler alert):
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The NYTs is a trashy publication.
Only degenerates take it seriously.
Maxi Priest?
Another brick in the wall of female supremacy. The feminist dream that 'if it bleeds, it leads'.
Will he get a Pulitzer?? (Don't know of a Crossword puzzle prize!) The Washington Post and The New York Times got one for their fake Russian Collusion story telling. They should give it back. Along with the money they received for their lies???
Whenever feminists celebrate menstruation it becomes hard to take them seriously. While they're at it they might as well grab a peanut-filled turd from the toilet and smile like an idiot as they proclaim that the human body is beautiful.
And let's not forget the brave example of the midget actor Herve Villachaize and his activism on behalf of "the little people" who so often don't fit in a world filled with "big people". He took his wealth from the TV series "Fantasy Island" and set up an apartment in Hollywood, built to a scale for his "little people" fans, so that they could come & visit the set. He charged no rent for the apartment.
That's right. Villachaize created a stay-free mini pad.
Agwent 23 [taunts]: It's just you and Maxi-pad against the six of us.
Max: Oh, gee, Maxi-pad, I've never heard that one before!
Get Smart (2008)
Seven letters. Ends in L.
Clue: "Whatever."
Did Will Shortz retire?
Wow, what an accomplishment. What a truly glorious time to be alive. I'm telling my grandchildren about this.
Now we know what the NYT brain trust spent many hours debating this week. Editorial judgment is critical in these perilous times.
Waiting to hear if Rex Parker thought it was bloody awful.
Bloody smashing, old chap!!!
Lovernios: Maxi Priest?
Of course.
They also had the school's Principal Victoria.
"The NYT gives itself kudos ..."
Another job Americans won't do anymore.
Ireland 1973 Maxi [Irene McCoubrey] - Do I Dream
Celebrate life, not death.
I see another Pulitzer in their future.
Tampons aren't the greatest thing in the world, but they're right up in there.
Are there any kings called Max?
Yes, have come across "maxi" as a kind of dress in crossword puzzles dozens of times over 35 years.
You can use the NYTimes to soak up dog piss.
FWIW, Erik Agard, the "setter" of the puzzle, as they say in the U.K., is a young (20-ish) phenom in the crossword puzzle world. I think it was two years ago that he won the ACPT (scheduled for the end of March this year in Stamford CT but canceled), but dropped back a bit last year. Not a big fan, for no particular reason.
And, no, Will Shortz hasn't retired. He's the editor and is always listed as such on-line (haven't seen a paper NYT crossword in well over a decade, if not more).
--gpm
"Waiting to hear if Rex Parker thought it was bloody awful."
He had a guest blogger today. She didn't mention it.
REAL crosswords are cryptic
@YoungHegelian:
That was seriously funny.
Somebody suggested that with all this time on our hands Americans should take up British crosswords with their "cryptic clues."
Fortunately the country didn't take that advice. If we had, the frustration and the riots would have been even worse than they are.
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