Arden-3:50P. M, your back hurts and someone rubs it for you. He or she hits the place where it hurts the most. You say —,`” ahh, yes, right there.` I am delighted that my 23-year-old son is suddenly curious to see the riddle. He`s seen me complete the NYT puzzle all his life. We worked together on the Sunday enigma. I told him it was a combination of words of knowledge, “getting” of the subject, distribution of clues, knowledge of crossword puzzles and happiness. Today, he added elhi and eniac to his “crossword.” He completed about 60% of the puzzle, then I gave him some clues and he finished the rest. He knew Lorain because we are the best friends of a family whose father grew up in Lorain. Then he said, “What kind of car is a Skoda? Why didn`t the notice say, “Psychologist of law and order?” I think J.K. Simmons is a great actor and deserves recognition. Happy New Year for all.

So, you want a bad joke? A guy`s taking his girlfriend to prom. He waits a long time in the box office, but he finally has it. He`s going to rent a limo. The rental line is really long, so he waits and he finally has the reservation. He`s going to buy his dates. The snake at the florist is really long, it waits and it finally has the roses. At prom, she asks him to give him a shot. It goes to the refreshment table and there is no fall. RooMonster Again, thanks to the commentators…. The solution is fun! I learn things and I laugh every time… Thank you very much! I like the new phrase, “Go over you all Melanie Wilkes” — it took me a few heartbeats before I got it, and I like that it wasn`t Pollyanna`s obvious reference — that I bet people know, even though they`ve never read the books or never seen the movie. I thought it was just ok (we eat Haribo all the time here, have met a lot of Skodas, etc.) …

it`s so obvious that Rex gets cranky when it`s little things he doesn`t know and he`s in order with ridiculous things he knows by chance. It`s too transparent. I might also be grumpy about it, but I solve it with a little help (like harassing my family members who are in the room) and then I learn something new! Happy New Year… CS worried about the smoke, spat in front of the TIFF, but they headed down. Sorry, this New Yorker has never heard of LORAIN, and I don`t care if it marks me as provincial. I have never heard of an ELHI, and I guess it is a concept that can only be found in crossword puzzles. I didn`t have a problem with HARIBO and I saw SKODAS. Felt harder than a typical Tuesday, but it fell well short of my normal time. I liked it. Isn`t SKODA also the name of J.K.

Simmons` character in the Law and Order Shows? Insemination in this way would still be relatively opaque for many people, but perhaps a slight improvement. One way or another, I don`t complain much about obscure proper names when all crosses are gimmes, which was the case today with SKODA and LORAIN. I will never understand that @Rex purported requirement that crossword responses must be sufficient “now” to make the note. KBTOYS, ZIMA and LOCALCALLS didn`t bother me a bit, and they shouldn`t bother you. I don`t hate it as much as the OFL, but I agree with all its points, except one thing: I have no problem with ATANDT. I do not understand why the fact that it is never written like that no longer makes it eligible. Don`t we accept many other answers that fit this description, such as hoe words and phrases that appear in crossword puzzles without dashes? @Anon 11:15 a.m.: Schodack has a population of 13,000 and has just been subjected to a spelling test.