tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6797119770533435005.post3995157145880719901..comments2023-12-22T06:42:08.261-05:00Comments on Sun Blocks - A Crossword Blog by Pete Mitchell: Friday, May 9, 2008Pete Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00915253628212019131noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6797119770533435005.post-27533741907929243402008-05-11T19:42:00.000-04:002008-05-11T19:42:00.000-04:00The reason I did so good on this puzzle was I knew...The reason I did so good on this puzzle was I knew not only who MR. MXYZPTLK was, but how to spell it. All my days of being a comic book nerd (now long behind me) FINALLY pay off!Dave Mackeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13454782108761662940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6797119770533435005.post-2016088893347508962008-05-11T14:10:00.000-04:002008-05-11T14:10:00.000-04:00Weighing in on the 5'th dimensional imp:That was e...Weighing in on the 5'th dimensional imp:<BR/><BR/>That was easy for me, and actually a delight to see something that obscure (and yet, for me - fairly mainstream) appear.<BR/><BR/>As a note to all who remember him, Alan Moore, arguably the finest writer to ever work in the comics medium wrote the definitive "Last Superman" story when he penned the 2-part "Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?" Anyone who thinks Mr. M. was only part of a simpler time needs to read that story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6797119770533435005.post-15365924000270080452008-05-09T22:44:00.000-04:002008-05-09T22:44:00.000-04:00Thanks, Bill D. I like the Sun puzzle a lot, espe...Thanks, Bill D. <BR/><BR/>I like the Sun puzzle a lot, especially the bound volumes, which are quite portable. CULAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6797119770533435005.post-56910286328550098672008-05-09T17:46:00.000-04:002008-05-09T17:46:00.000-04:00I liked this puzzle, and most of it fell readily f...I liked this puzzle, and most of it fell readily for me, although I did wrestle with RUTH ROMAN and ESTEE (Lauder) for a bit. VOX POP and PROLES, my least favorite answer, came last.<BR/><BR/>Didn't notice the ABC/XYZ theme until I came here. I thought getting Mr M.to.K into the puzzle was genius. I am, of course, old enough to remember him and was always amused at how Supe managed to dupe him into saying his "name" backwards. What can I say, it was a simpler time.<BR/><BR/>@Jim in NYC - glad to find you over here. Don't know if you saw my last message at RP on 6:26 Wed; hope you did.Bill Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13741876820211768387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6797119770533435005.post-84123813959089401002008-05-09T17:43:00.000-04:002008-05-09T17:43:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Bill Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13741876820211768387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6797119770533435005.post-18980952936584374932008-05-09T13:05:00.000-04:002008-05-09T13:05:00.000-04:00Yup, MR. MXYZPTLK, after I saw a few letters, was ...Yup, MR. MXYZPTLK, after I saw a few letters, was a gimme. 1958-1961???<BR/><BR/>Mr. M. would periodically escape from another dimension and come to this one to harass Superman. In order to send him back, Supe would have to trick him into saying KLTPZYXM, either as a word or just the letters in sequence. Fine literature, no?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6797119770533435005.post-77222206466669058972008-05-09T12:29:00.000-04:002008-05-09T12:29:00.000-04:00i slowed myself down considerably by trying REHABC...i slowed myself down considerably by trying REHABCLINIC. it took me until DRAKES to figure out that it wasn't right.<BR/><BR/>MRMXYZPTLK looks like it really ought to be in a frank longo vwllss crsswrd. wow. i grudgingly respect this, because he's semi-familiar to me, and ... did i say wow?Joonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07825085755390339668noreply@blogger.com