tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post5093372052455572871..comments2024-03-28T14:42:34.512-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Sunday April 21, 2013 Robin StearsZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-45247335064626876642013-04-23T20:48:32.798-05:002013-04-23T20:48:32.798-05:00Agree on being stuck there to. VETEBRAL bones fina...Agree on being stuck there to. VETEBRAL bones finally jogged that one loose fir me. A challenging puzzle though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-16630122886799297042013-04-22T05:39:47.093-05:002013-04-22T05:39:47.093-05:00Happy Sunday everyone!
Took a while, but I finall...Happy Sunday everyone!<br /><br />Took a while, but I finally got the theme – Living on Borrowed Thyme was the Eureka! (CA)….<br /><br />WEES about mucked….<br /><br />Been to Mesa quite a few times. Home of the Cub’s Spring Training park, HoHoKam….<br /><br />I’m on a temp assignment to the Middle East for a few months, so thanks C.C. for the abs and areola pix. Maybe that also explains why I REALLY wanted 17D to be alcoholic….<br />River Dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07217414780894792059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-33286259090100317762013-04-22T04:41:36.163-05:002013-04-22T04:41:36.163-05:00Blue Iris,
Boomer does not react to my perfume. Bu...Blue Iris,<br />Boomer does not react to my perfume. But sometimes my stir-frying can send him on a sneezing fit.Zhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-64129742507588058352013-04-21T22:03:19.985-05:002013-04-21T22:03:19.985-05:00HG, my daughter texted us a picture of Fenway on c...HG, my daughter texted us a picture of Fenway on cell phone and said "GO ROYALS!" She called when the game was over. She also saw Harvard, Paul Revere's Church and Home today. Thankful Boston is moving around without fear now. God Bless Them! Blue Irishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09670176636354786453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-17206660963647461652013-04-21T21:23:54.106-05:002013-04-21T21:23:54.106-05:00-Home from windy Lincoln (where we were for a socc...-Home from windy Lincoln (where we were for a soccer game and prom pix) and a shot at Robin’s lovely puzzle. 3 personal Natick’s cost me a perfect completion, but waddaya gonna do? I’ll take 3 bad cells.<br />-Well, they got those monsters and America had better be back on their toes. The 19 years old had better not be allowed to lawyer-up and stay quiet. There’s a lot more to this onion.<br />-Everyone is rooting for Boston but my Royals beat them in the first game of the double header today and then the Sox reliever walked in the Royals’ winning run in the 10th and then Greg Holland struck out the side for a KC doubleheader sweep of Boston for the first time in 42 years.<br />-Splynter, I’m glad you liked Chichén Chong yesterday!<br />Husker Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09980336006827988210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-69823570282750481862013-04-21T21:17:43.898-05:002013-04-21T21:17:43.898-05:00Abejo, we are in total agreement about liking old-...Abejo, we are in total agreement about liking old-time country music and Hank Williams Sr. <br /><br />I've had interesting experiences about meeting people online. My first online adventure involved a fellow from England who I met on a puzzle conference. We corresponded back and forth about puzzle. Then, much like here, that evolved to writing about lots of other stuff. I mentioned to him that Barbara was going to be out out of town at a math conference and that I was likely to be lonely and bored. He offered up the possibility of finding a cheap plane ticket and coming for a weekend visit. It was an excellent weekend (though my students warned me about the dangers of meeting people online). Then, though the same First Class Bulletin Board, we were invited back to stay with a woman and her husband in Cumberland, Maine. It proved to be an excellent visit. We met a very nice group of Mainers there, one of whom was known as 'Grammie Jan.' I just read of her passing a few days ago. It's sad to lose one of my first friends made through this marvelous Internet technology. I'll miss her.<br /><br />Sunday Morning had several nice segments today including Alan Alda and then another one about an 80-something man who had never learned to read but wanted to read at least one book before it was too late. He and some other samaritans made the effort and he's on his 14th third-grade-level biography. <br /><br />I've lost my mind and I'm pretty sure my kids took it.Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-69745789276868255702013-04-21T21:03:18.569-05:002013-04-21T21:03:18.569-05:00Fun puzzle! Ichor was new to me, as was Severn Riv...Fun puzzle! Ichor was new to me, as was Severn River - learned something new today. Spring has finally really sprung here in the lower Hudson Valley, it's just beautiful. Hope everyone has a great week.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-26212169327031365952013-04-21T19:46:27.254-05:002013-04-21T19:46:27.254-05:00Good evening, folks. Thank you, Robin Stears, for...Good evening, folks. Thank you, Robin Stears, for a very good Sunday puzzle. Thank you, C.C., for a well review.<br /><br />I was gone all weekend to a meeting. Got home this morning at about 9:30. Dug into the puzzle for a while. Stopped and went to our local high school play, Joseph, and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat. It was outstanding! My wife made most of the costumes.<br /><br />Came home and continued with the puzzle. Got it all except with one mistake. I had CEDALLA for 76A and KABOSH for 70D. I no idea about 76A, but I think KABOSH is a legitimate spelling for that word, as is KIBOSH. So, that's my error.<br /><br />Enjoyed the theme. Really helped with puzzle once I figured it out.<br /><br />David Allan COE, no problem. Enjoy a couple of his songs from way back. I am a country music buff. The old stuff, not the new so much. My all time favorite is Hank Williams, Sr.<br /><br />I had a few write-overs as well before I finished. MOLDS/MODES, OCONNER/OCONNOR, LADED/LADEN, HARDEN/ANNEAL, ICHAR/ICHOR. I think that's it.<br /><br />AEIOU was easy.<br /><br />I thought the Motto would be in latin, so ORO was slow in coming.<br /><br />SUR was easy for 90A. Travelled through there many times while living in California. Beautiful country along the ocean.<br /><br />Did not know TRW. Perps fixed that.<br /><br />DEBAR again. Aha. Some controversy earlier this week.<br /><br />I have a lot of catching up to do now that I am home. <br /><br />Did not do yesterday's puzzle due to my weekend meeting.<br /><br />See you tomorrow.<br /><br />Abejo<br /><br />(aloremo)<br />(ionsdd)Abejohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10318111258011554517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-6321669941730717712013-04-21T18:15:06.393-05:002013-04-21T18:15:06.393-05:00I plant MINT, rosemary, DILL and basil in pots Ha...I plant MINT, rosemary, DILL and basil in pots Has anyone ever smelled MYRRH? <br /><br />We traveled to our son university open house this weekend. He borrowed a wheelchair, at the VFW, for me. Worked out well. Loved talking with all his friends and instructors.<br /><br />While traveling Friday evening, his twin sister called to say she had landed in Boston airport. She was able to get a taxi to the hotel, but said the silent streets were "just creepy." Two hours later she called to say every police siren in the city was on and they were headed in one direction. What strange timing for her!Blue Irishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09670176636354786453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-211765356454410262013-04-21T17:53:36.339-05:002013-04-21T17:53:36.339-05:00I think I've had a few Sundays where I haven&#...I think I've had a few Sundays where I haven't needed red letter help...this was not one of them. I still enjoyed the Sunday afternoon departure.<br /><br />CC, can you wear perfume okay since Boomer has a problem with some department store scents?I remember when nurses were not allowed to wear perfume because of patient's possible allergies. We were also not allowed to wear jewelery and had to keep our hair up and under our nurse's caps. Of course, this is also when patients stayed months and months once admitted to hospital. <br /><br />Instead of Chinese CHA tea we drink Chai while missionaries in Kenya. They boiled tea leaves, goat's milk and plenty of sugar over an open fire in middle of their hut. It tasted like hot chocolate and not like the Asian Chai served at Starbucks, etc. If you didn't partake it was an insult and after four to five home visits finding a place to for private elimination became a concern. No outhouse available.<br />BTW, we never saw a RHINO while in Kenya, Idi Amin had killed most of them.Blue Irishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09670176636354786453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-19589619528528042562013-04-21T17:43:49.147-05:002013-04-21T17:43:49.147-05:00Where is Jazzbumpa to post this
blog's tradem...Where is Jazzbumpa to post this<br />blog's trademark <a href="http://naturalbeauty65.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Areola-Right-After-Dave.jpg" rel="nofollow"> Areola Pic</a> ?Manachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13904472091922069440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-31736271507194549292013-04-21T17:18:33.522-05:002013-04-21T17:18:33.522-05:00Thanks for stopping by, Robin
and thank you, Anni...Thanks for stopping by, Robin<br /><br />and thank you, Annie, for popping a fine visual bubble.Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472446316589207365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-15782200489362800832013-04-21T17:14:25.479-05:002013-04-21T17:14:25.479-05:00Sfingi, they eat a little what?? Ashes??
Has anyo...Sfingi, they eat a little what?? Ashes??<br /><br />Has anyone read Pinter's French Lieutenant’s Woman or seen the movie. This is the ONLY case where I found the movie better than the book upon which it was based.<br /><br />I guessed that the Maidenform slips were Shapewear. (Shapewear: women’s tight-fitting underwear intended to control and shape the figure.) I was fairly sure Maidenform doesn’t sell regular slips which are so much more comfortable. Here’s a peek at the Maidenform website.<br /><a href="http://www.maidenform.com/shapewear/styles/slips?cm_mmc=ChannelAdvisor-_-Bing-_-Brand_Maidenform-_-Maidenform_Shapewear_Slips" rel="nofollow">Link Maidenform slips</a>Yellowrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590216912123103432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-20679014747737856442013-04-21T17:10:59.434-05:002013-04-21T17:10:59.434-05:00Uhhhh Maybe I should clarify - Convertible top-do...Uhhhh Maybe I should clarify - Convertible top-down car ride, for those of you whose minds wanders a bit. lolAnnieB8491https://www.blogger.com/profile/06866812841593448847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-29734061021867115732013-04-21T17:10:36.308-05:002013-04-21T17:10:36.308-05:00Thanks, everyone! I'm glad you enjoyed this pu...Thanks, everyone! I'm glad you enjoyed this puzzle. I had fun making it.<br /><br />I have to give credit where it's due: I got most of those puns from Reddit.com. Thanks, Redditors!Robin Stearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09852304601907094487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-88467674199646739992013-04-21T17:01:16.487-05:002013-04-21T17:01:16.487-05:00Sie essen ein bischen ashen. yuck.
Silver and gol...Sie essen ein bischen ashen. yuck.<br /><br />Silver and gold are nice. And sounds so nice in Spanish. Excelsior (NYS) is wha? It means ever upward, I guess. Excelsior is also pine shavings. Sfingihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06903616949048940858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-68904340427891833922013-04-21T16:56:27.252-05:002013-04-21T16:56:27.252-05:00Beautiful day today. Took a top-down ride up Case...Beautiful day today. Took a top-down ride up Casey Key, Siesta Key, St. Armands and Longboat Keys and Brandenton Beach. Started clouding up on the way back, but still an enjoyable ride. Finished off with a Mcd's chocolate milkshake. Yum! My favorite.<br /><br />Have a relaxing rest of the day everyone.<br /><br />nofmystAnnieB8491https://www.blogger.com/profile/06866812841593448847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-70321612128772939282013-04-21T16:55:58.078-05:002013-04-21T16:55:58.078-05:00Happy Sunday. Boston is peaceful and so am I. Than...Happy Sunday. Boston is peaceful and so am I. Thanks Robin and CC. If you watch poker on TV, you'll hear MUCK often. When a player throws away his weak hand, the announcers will often say, "Into the muck." This one took me a while but I enjoyed the PUNgent herbs. SUNDTEA, good one! <br /><br />We had a $10 off coupon so Barbara suggested we use it for lunch today. Everything was OK but their lobster bisque soup is REALLY good. I'm stuffed and ready for a nap.Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-29462444385422638062013-04-21T16:52:48.299-05:002013-04-21T16:52:48.299-05:00Good day all - Another brain tester today. Thanks...Good day all - Another brain tester today. Thanks Robin for making me think - a lot! Thanks C.C. for your great write up. Some familiar, some not so much. It always surprises me when I don't know a fill-in until a get some of the letters, then it come back to me. I knew the 'garcon' answer was the little 'thingy' under the c, but wasn't sure what it was until I got some perps, then managed to get the rest. <br />I did need red letter help today, (after all, it is a Sunday) just to let me know when I was wrong lol. Which I was with NEONSIGN, ....TUBE, ....LITE, til I finally got LAMP. Whew! I had ENDA.. - tried ...AIM, ACT, ALL - yes finally. <br />i went across, then down, then across again, down, again.... until I finished. A real workout, but enjoyable. I got the last themed answer first. Had LIVING...........HYME, figured last word was THYME, then filled in some of the middle, then figured it out. The rest were easier when I knew what I was looking for.AnnieB8491https://www.blogger.com/profile/06866812841593448847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-16604464086350402682013-04-21T16:49:17.512-05:002013-04-21T16:49:17.512-05:00I started this puzzle in the middle of the night, ...I started this puzzle in the middle of the night, but got very few answers.<br />Returned this morning and did better. I got the theme phrases, but a great big DNF for the puzzle as a whole. I nearly wore out the red letter function with the squares I didn’t know.<br /><br />I don’t know any of your state’s mottos. <br /> I wonder why you should know mine: Oro y plata. <br />Other tidbits of Montana trivia:<br />There are not quite 3 people and 17 cows for every square mile of Montana.<br />In my county, there are only 0.8 people per square mile. <br />Snow went around my area, but my daughter got 3" of the white stuff and the cold front from Canada moved in overnight.<br /><br />Have a good Sunday evening, all,<br />Montana<br />Montanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00291743761732429768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-8048945979972897862013-04-21T16:15:40.090-05:002013-04-21T16:15:40.090-05:00Hi Y'all! Did the puzzle just after midnight. ...Hi Y'all! Did the puzzle just after midnight. Don't know how long it took, but after red-lettering every single answer I entered, five minutes had elapsed with nothing correct. I was still in the NW corner. Finally got a foothold at bottom & worked back up. Struggled more than yesterday. Needed red-letters.<br /><br />Without C.C.'s great help I still wouldn't understand some stuff. Thanks! CEDILLA?<br /><br />Didn't know any names except O'CONNER & DIK.<br /><br />Flotsam & Jetsam I knew having seen my grandsons in "The Little Mermaid" and wondering what that pair were supposed to be. Very tubby eels.<br /><br />I wanted cashmere/kashmir sweaters. (I once did a story on a load of angora goats that was fun.)<br /><br />I enjoyed the theme entries which came easier than the perps. First one was LETS MAKE A DILL. I've made DILL pickles.<br /><br />CHOCaholic was my second try. I am one.<br /><br />I thought Maidenform only made bras & is defunct.PKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-58932250153140707712013-04-21T14:35:51.488-05:002013-04-21T14:35:51.488-05:00Once on a trip through the UK there was a couple a...Once on a trip through the UK there was a couple and their son in our group. The son was named SEVERN and they enthusiastically cheered the SEVERN river when we crossed it. I never knew the connection with his name but I imagine it was important and possibly eventful.<br /><br />Now I'm going to the airport to collect my youngest sister who will be here for two weeks.Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-74268548823063229502013-04-21T14:22:46.802-05:002013-04-21T14:22:46.802-05:00Hi Everyone:
I guess I am in the minority as I di...Hi Everyone:<br /><br />I guess I am in the minority as I didn't really enjoy solving this puzzle. I had a hard time in a couple of areas and, IMO, the effort wasn't worth the end result. It was a DNF because of in the wall rather than on the wall; I had murmur in my head instead of mirror.<br /><br />That said, kudos to Robin for a fresh theme and some very clever cluing. Thanks, CC, as always, for an informative, concise review.<br /><br />Have a great Sunday.Irish Misshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12527047622731333304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-65397345566837539202013-04-21T14:01:40.923-05:002013-04-21T14:01:40.923-05:00TTP said, "Shouldn't it be SUNDTEA ?"...TTP said, "Shouldn't it be SUNDTEA ?" Ha ha, like the ole ICE TEA vs ICED TEA question, eh? Good one :)Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-17271540259997241942013-04-21T13:44:25.480-05:002013-04-21T13:44:25.480-05:00Major DNF today:( Had BaY aND BAYLEAF, which gav...Major DNF today:( Had BaY aND BAYLEAF, which gave me SaVERN. Didnt know CEDILLA, but I did know it was that little hook thing hanging off the C. Also had ENDAim instead of ENDALL, so I had trouble with NEON LAMP. Had to look up GIAMATTI and PINTER. AARGH!Breezed through the rest of it, even getting the theme after the first theme answer.<br />As Lucina said, SUN TEA can be made in a very short time in the summer here!<br />Maybe I can make it through Monday without MUCKING something up.61Rampyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11208117849059402835noreply@blogger.com