tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post1053551551080622021..comments2024-03-28T02:28:44.292-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Saturday, May 4, 2019, Pawel Fludzinski Zhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-39565721337889755572019-05-06T01:04:10.881-05:002019-05-06T01:04:10.881-05:00Hi! Sherpa is an ethnicity, not a trade. So Tenzig...Hi! Sherpa is an ethnicity, not a trade. So Tenzig Norgay was not a sherpa, but rather was a Sherpa.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-41513824218513710052019-05-05T09:21:02.821-05:002019-05-05T09:21:02.821-05:00Lucina: The Island of Sea Women is about Korea be...Lucina: The Island of Sea Women is about Korea before and during the Korean Conflict. It’s a great historical novel. You will enjoy it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-64679957606492906142019-05-05T02:12:08.889-05:002019-05-05T02:12:08.889-05:00Hi All!
Folks are probably already solving Sunday...Hi All!<br /><br />Folks are probably already solving Sunday by now but I finally got to The Corner after my last chance at a solve after the Gala we attended for DW's College.<br /><br />Fun puzzle Pawel but above my pay-grade. I couldn't suss the East-side below PERFECT CRIME and above TAKES BY STORM. I had WitS not WAGS and ShiN Fein.<br /><br />Great expo HG. Thanks for the images esp. Airplane!'s END CREDIT.<br /><br /><b>Fav</b>: PAC MAN. I'm fairly certain I paid for one of those machines over the summer at the arcade.<br /><br />{A, C+}<br /><br />LOL on the DR OMK.<br /><br />Susan, Alice - Not everyone at The Corner is Saturday-worthy yet. Five years ago, I wasn't Wednesday-worthy.<br /><br />CED - Cumberbach is brilliant in that BBC version. Not only is it his speech-patterns and smug look but the subtle wit comes through with barely a smile.<br /><br />With all the talk of betting on the Horses, I'm surprised so many don't know VIG. Pop (who's not a gambler either) taught me that when I was a kid - "What's the VIG?" he asked when I was selling Cub Scout candy-bars; basically asking how much Cub Scouts get v. the company that made the candy.<br /><br />Speaking of VIG, the Gala was a fundraiser for scholarships and DW's Honors College's capstone. [capstone: Every year ~60 students are given a free trip to Italy - or, for the ones who may not be allowed back in the country (Dreamers) Washington D.C.] One guy, at a table near me, bid (and won) $9.5k to throw out first-pitch at an Astros game + Skybox for him and 20 friends. That breaks down to ~$450 a seat. I'd say the school gets a good CUT of that money :-)<br /><br />Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-51385760566591747452019-05-04T22:18:57.128-05:002019-05-04T22:18:57.128-05:00Thank you, PK. Glad to hear that.
Thank you, PK. Glad to hear that.<br /><br /><br />Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570695193695039956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-6454154864065797512019-05-04T21:38:08.880-05:002019-05-04T21:38:08.880-05:00Yellow Rocks!
You bought my TV stand from Holy Fa...Yellow Rocks!<br /><br />You bought my TV stand from Holy Family Rummage Sale!<br /><br />(just kidding)<br />I donated a Tiffany style ceiling lamp, & Misc. other odds & ends,<br />all of which were gone when I went to visit around 12PM.<br /><br />(We might have just missed each other!)<br /><br />Small world...<br /><br />CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-2008009246939571712019-05-04T21:37:22.956-05:002019-05-04T21:37:22.956-05:00Lemon @ 9:09 - No, sadly, he did not. We had Cutt...Lemon @ 9:09 - No, sadly, he did not. We had Cutting Humor, ridden by Mike Smith. Smith had originally been slated to ride the favorite, Omaha Beach, until he got scratched. Too bad you didn't have any money on Country House. People will be talking about that finish for years to come.Java Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03262932524822014846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-83433538248085432212019-05-04T21:09:03.187-05:002019-05-04T21:09:03.187-05:00So Java Mama did your long shot win? I had a tip o...So Java Mama did your long shot win? I had a tip on the winner but at 60-1 I did not bet it. He paid 132.00 for a 2 betLemonade714https://www.blogger.com/profile/13642909374639570868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-911867859257264082019-05-04T20:20:49.403-05:002019-05-04T20:20:49.403-05:00We had a lively discussion of Where the Crawdads S...We had a lively discussion of Where the Crawdads Sing. Everyone had a different theory about the ending which in itself was mysterious. If you read the book, you know what I mean. Lots of food for thought there. Our next book will be The Island of Sea Women by Lisa Lee. We've read some of her books and they always provide a perspective on Chinese life with which we are mostly unfamiliar. I'm sure I'll think about C.C. as I read it.Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-39429990661984495862019-05-04T19:57:26.444-05:002019-05-04T19:57:26.444-05:00Well, in my inimitable way I've managed to FIR... Well, in my inimitable way I've managed to FIR the weekend after some FIWs early in the week. <br /><br />The outlook wasn't brilliant as I tried to find a foothold. VIG and PACMAN were two. I worked from the SW corner up to the NE. I gathered steam but had the NW still to conquer. Hilary-EVEREST was s biggie<br /><br />NIN is becoming the OTT/ORR of LAX- word-dom. I had ATREST as well as the VENOM thing. <br /><br />Satisfying win and not a long time although I have no idea. 1/2 hour?<br /><br />WC<br /><br /><br />Wilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-69701093685224453832019-05-04T19:35:04.776-05:002019-05-04T19:35:04.776-05:00What a slogfestWhat a slogfestAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-79411776032290602082019-05-04T19:27:31.810-05:002019-05-04T19:27:31.810-05:00PK, we have twin sons. Identical, born nearly 35 y...PK, we have twin sons. Identical, born nearly 35 years ago. My long suffering bride, after full term, realized that they weighed 7 lbs 10.5 oz and 7 lbs 6 3/4 oz. So just over 15 lbs. And individually they were the largest infants in the nursery at the time, also the only multiples. We found out about them 2 weeks before delivery. Needless to say, it was an interesting pregnancy.Avg Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02301873113962640644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-8402335328417096092019-05-04T18:03:52.411-05:002019-05-04T18:03:52.411-05:00Lucina & Wendybird: I also enjoyed "Where...Lucina & Wendybird: I also enjoyed "Where the Crawdads Sing" some time ago. Really different read. Been long enough, I think I'll go back and read it again.<br /><br />Misty: hiatal hernia won't kill you (that I know of). It just feels like it will. Often mistaken for a heart attack the first time. I tell the story in case someone has HH and needs relief. That was a strange pregnancy because he was so big and I also had a kidney stone which went undiagnosed until after he was born. Add HH and it was one of the most miserable times of my life. I made surgically sure it didn't repeat.PKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14570575955563406341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-29698304752116850282019-05-04T16:38:14.495-05:002019-05-04T16:38:14.495-05:00Good afternoon everyone! Pawel sure made me BREAK...Good afternoon everyone! Pawel sure made me BREAK A SWEAT with this Saturday challenge. Thanks for the workout, which ultimately resulted in a FIR. Great expo, Gary. I got a laugh out of the Worst Boy END CREDIT for “Airplane”, one of my all-time favorite comedies, right up there with “Young Frankenstein”.<br /><br />WEES about VIG and ANTIVENIN. Misread the clue for 29D, which had me wondering what kind of structure could span the Grand Canyon – doh, time for new glasses. Hand up for thinking of Hercule Poirot at PERFECT CRIME. I’m currently working my way through a boxed set of the David Suchet series. He’s the definitive Poirot for me.<br /><br />We stopped by our local racino to place a modest bet on the Kentucky Derby. It makes watching the race more fun when you have a horse to cheer on to the finish line. Got a tip on a long shot from SIL, who is a big horse racing fan. Here’s hoping she’s right!Java Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03262932524822014846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-38676810857087322822019-05-04T16:15:28.557-05:002019-05-04T16:15:28.557-05:00A very classy puzz from Mr. Fludzinski!
Tough as...A very classy puzz from Mr. <b>Fludzinski</b>! <br />Tough as nails. I doubt I would have completed it if I hadn't seen part of the final grid by accident!<br /><br />"SALANIO: Now, what news on the RIALTO?" <br />My first show as a professional actor was this one, at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. I was Lorenzo, so I wasn't on stage for this opening scene. But I remember listening to it backstage on many nights. Years later, when I was in Venice, my favorite foreign city, for the first time, I rushed to the Rialto bridge. <br />What a great lifting rise it has! I stood atop the arch and reflected that Shakespeare probably never saw the actual bridge--and how privileged we are to visit the historic sites he only read and heard about. <br />~ <b>OMK<br />_____________<br />DR: </b> A 3-way on the flip end, with a central anagram that celebrates the fine study of clumsiness, the major high school subject of many an adolescent, the...<br />"<b>MALADROIT ARTS</b>"!Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-11319397559638206292019-05-04T14:58:44.273-05:002019-05-04T14:58:44.273-05:00Thanks all for the positive feedback.... and a spe...Thanks all for the positive feedback.... and a special thanks to "Husker Gary" - I very much enjoy his writeups. He does a terrific job. Until next time....Pawel Fludzinskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00242541258293306589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-37005407065404489282019-05-04T14:39:45.187-05:002019-05-04T14:39:45.187-05:00
Wow, this was a tough Saturday puzzle, tough but ...<br />Wow, this was a tough Saturday puzzle, tough but fair. <br /><br />Thought I got it, but had a bad cell.<br /><br />Markovers...POE/NIN (total guess), SUMOS/SEXES, ENSELD/ENSELM. <br /><br />Bad cell....HERBARIE and ENSELM....the E is an A where they meet. <br /><br />Enjoy the weekend, see you Monday. AnonymousPVXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10078186298428497941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-3660343841367990272019-05-04T14:18:22.383-05:002019-05-04T14:18:22.383-05:00I picked Alan up for the weekend at 7:30. I filled...I picked Alan up for the weekend at 7:30. I filled in parts of the puzzle between various jaunts with him. I didn't really concentrate until just now. Then I FIR. <br />Alan is happy and doing well, but was very eager to come back to visit. We had breakfast at his favorite "Cheers" style coffee shop to say hello to the waitresses. We went to the church rummage sale where I bought him a used TV stand and a used TV brought in by a friend. Alan took his old TV and table to his new home. We ordered him a birthday cake for next week, had lunch and did a lot of laundry because the washer at his home was on the fritz.<br /><br />As for the puzzle, I waited to choose antivenom or antivenin because I thought it was a 50/50 choice. The same with WIT or WAG. I thought of ANSELM immediately, but didn't trust it until I had 3 perps. RAI was ESP, as was SOLID. But now I remember having seen SOLID here before and I remember the discussion that ensued.<br />Waiting until there is an odor in the fridge is way too long to procrastinate. Still an obvious answer. <br />The V gave me VIG for VIGORISH. Crime novels to the rescue. <br />I always struggle with spelling FEIN or SINN.<br /><br />Fun puzzle, Pawel and great blog, Gary.Yellowrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590216912123103432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-73175062538959357522019-05-04T13:53:53.525-05:002019-05-04T13:53:53.525-05:00Unfortunately the sun is not shining bright on My ...Unfortunately the sun is not shining bright on My Old Kentucky Home today. Hoping the rain holds off for a few more hours. The Garland of Roses was constructed last night at Kroger which is less than 3 miles from me. It has been made there every year for at least 25 years. It’s fun to watch. There is always a crowd. It got a police escort to Churchill Downs today. <br /><br />Happy Derby Day to all. Went for 20 years but so glad I don’t have to go anymore. It was fun though. I pass on the Mint Julep & opt for just the bourbon with a splash of water. Cheers!Miminoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-24389660274818881272019-05-04T13:23:28.973-05:002019-05-04T13:23:28.973-05:00Fun puzzle for a Saturday,
50% very easy
(Wolverin...Fun puzzle for a Saturday,<br />50% very easy<br />(Wolverine, never saw an X-man movie)<br />I refuse to watch the series unless I can watch them as<br />they were meant to be seen. Meaning I must see the 1st Movie 1st!<br />What, does Disney own this Franchise or something?<br />The 1st movie is unavailable for love of money!<br />(ref: Netflix/Hulu etc...)<br /><br />50% impossibly hard!<br />(Hedgefund? Did not see this movie either, but Hedgefund was impossible to deduce...)<br /><br />Speaking of deduction, 22a perfect crime,<br />reminded me of the BBC Sherlock with Cumberbach & Freeman episode<br />where he tries to solve the perfect crime of the murder of a soldier<br />in a locked room (shower). Daughter #2 introduced me to this series<br />and I have been grateful ever since...<br /><br />I just watched highlites of season #1 thinking to post it,<br />but realized (deduced...) that it would be a terrible spoiler<br />for anyone who had not seen the series.<br /><br />So, the best I can offer without posting too much would be<br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaT7IYQgyqo" rel="nofollow">Sherlock & Johns 1st meeting...</a><br /><br />Followed by how he deduced <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqBsPWaBSB8" rel="nofollow">after 2 minutes/poorer vid quality...</a>CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-27222254805749005422019-05-04T13:05:48.880-05:002019-05-04T13:05:48.880-05:00I can't believe I solved the whole thing! Well...I can't believe I solved the <b>whole</b> thing! Well, actually, I can believe it because I just did it. Like Lucina, hand way up for knowing only WOLVERINE as an X-man. Also didn't know the term VIG and the word SOLID as clued. I spelled SINN right, but took it out because I had WITS instead of WAGS and FIGHT instead of MELEE. Once I sorted those out I put SINN back in again. I mis-recalled RAI as REI which blocked my getting REFACE for a while. STOW before LADE misled me for a while too. But I wasn't fooled by Pound :)<br /><br />I sorta chuckled to fill ANUT after having filled INUIT above. Loved the clues for NEPOTIST and SEXES.<br /><br />Good wishes to you all.Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-16155761184467724692019-05-04T13:01:05.480-05:002019-05-04T13:01:05.480-05:00Alice, Saturday puzzles are always tough for many ...Alice, Saturday puzzles are always tough for many of us--so you're not alone.<br />Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570695193695039956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-53379612029942940732019-05-04T12:40:20.477-05:002019-05-04T12:40:20.477-05:00Wendybird:
Yes! I loved Crawdads, too, and was mys...Wendybird:<br />Yes! I loved Crawdads, too, and was mystified at the ending. I can't wait to hear what my fellow readers have to say about it. There are too many gaps and unanswered questions in the story.Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-51550885256477950472019-05-04T12:18:41.652-05:002019-05-04T12:18:41.652-05:00Very hard -- I'm impressed by the rest of you....Very hard -- I'm impressed by the rest of you.Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03650255861939991800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-82064286018783370692019-05-04T12:13:14.369-05:002019-05-04T12:13:14.369-05:00Well, Saturdays are always toughies for me and thi...Well, Saturdays are always toughies for me and this one was no exception. But still, thanks, Pawel, for some interesting items along the way. I actually got the northeast corner right away because I knew BABE (even though sports are not my thing) and that gave me ABBOT and then PRADO and then the rest of the east began to fill in. I got SINN immediately (I'm pretty good at Irish items) and then remembered RIALTO (I used to love to visit Venice). In the end there were some words I never knew, like VIG, and ANTIVENIN and SOLID as a word for 'favor.' But, hey, still fun, and Husker Gary, I loved your contrasting pictures of that REFACE.<br /><br />PK, your hiatal hernia story is fascinating. Hard to imagine surviving such an experience, but thank goodness it all turned out all right for you.<br /><br />Have a great weekend, everybody. Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570695193695039956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-41353709779489535162019-05-04T12:10:52.541-05:002019-05-04T12:10:52.541-05:00Loved “Crawdads”! I was totally taken in by the t...Loved “Crawdads”! I was totally taken in by the twist at the end.Wendybirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13680784385470001268noreply@blogger.com