tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post1066086958719912389..comments2024-03-29T08:04:24.537-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Thursday, September 29th, 2016 Bruce Venzke and Gail GrabowskiZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-84456424555954969532016-10-16T12:50:06.212-05:002016-10-16T12:50:06.212-05:00I managed to get the puzzle with circles here http...I managed to get the puzzle with circles here http://games.latimes.com/games/daily-crossword/ but the very first circle was missing!<br /><br />As a result, PINTO became INTO and I could not figure out the pattern until I was completely finished!<br /><br />Very clever construction! Must have been a challenge!Picardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17401317669146538447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-45234546439953854222016-09-29T20:26:16.627-05:002016-09-29T20:26:16.627-05:00I never 'got' ARIA until in here. And I...I never 'got' ARIA until in here. And I'm in here and it's still Thursday. I got the beans which helped with PINTO and CLOT.<br /><br />Did anyone ever do a "Casey"? I did a "Grogan at the helm" after the Patriots won in Miami to clinch the '86 AFC East.<br /><br />This is the 30th anniversary. But I can't find it. Owen, there's an idea for you.<br /><br />Btw, you forgot one of your bug admirers but I never get in here until the next day. I marvel at the creativity.<br /><br />Now to view that 50s baseball Clip<br /><br />Oh. Great puzzle and write-up. Wilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-59151892874189097842016-09-29T19:21:42.309-05:002016-09-29T19:21:42.309-05:00Thanks, Gail and Bruce, for the fun puzzle. I fin...Thanks, Gail and Bruce, for the fun puzzle. I finally finished one of your late-week offerings!!! Great write-up Steve!<br /><br />DH and I were at the out-patient surgery center for his second cataract surgery at 6:30 am. We got home around 8:45 and everything is going well. At 12:30 our power went out. It came back on at 7:30 so I haven't time to read the member posts. I look forward to reading them later.<br /><br />I hope everyone has had a great day!<br /><br />PatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-84299788528849831682016-09-29T19:13:32.055-05:002016-09-29T19:13:32.055-05:00Last post for today ... Yay! Wahoo! Our son just...Last post for today ... Yay! Wahoo! Our son just got a "firm" offer for a job in the area he's been seeking for the last 4 years! We are so happy we are about to explode! It'll mean he and his family moving from Tempe to San Diego, but he's good with that. He'll sell his business in Scottsdale.<br /><br />More about the early 60's tomorrow. G'night all!Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-66413450332939487672016-09-29T18:34:14.852-05:002016-09-29T18:34:14.852-05:00Orange face? (Snort, giggle) Same as it Ever Was
...Orange face? (Snort, giggle) <a href="http://youtu.be/98AJUj-qxHI" rel="nofollow">Same as it Ever Was</a><br /><br />Martin: (Snort giggle tehee)<br /><br />It's very interesting to hear about these near misses from past lives. It's a small world indeed.Avg Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02301873113962640644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-30100635186367822132016-09-29T17:58:51.026-05:002016-09-29T17:58:51.026-05:00Jayce,
We probably overlapped. My years as a stud...Jayce,<br />We probably overlapped. My years as a student were '61 through spring '64. I met my wife in the Drama School; we married and our first son was born while we lived on Sylvan in the shadow of what was then Grace-New Haven hospital. We were such regulars at the Duchess that we didn't try many others. They had a high chair always ready when they saw us coming - and once we propped Jeremy up with his seat belt in place, he would actually stay nicely quiet throughout our meal, entertained by playing with peas, rolling them around on his metal tray.<br />The Cuban Missle Crisis was the big deal while I was a student. I kept the campus selective service office busy as my San Francisco Draft board kept trying to get me to report back home despite my deferment. <br />Do you remember Kennedy coming through town? Must've been around '62. His motorcade swept by me with the top open on his car. I recall how orange his face was, and I also wondered that he was so exposed to a potential shooter!<br /> Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-63656553890430206412016-09-29T17:40:46.979-05:002016-09-29T17:40:46.979-05:00Don't EVER compare me with that hack again.
An...Don't EVER compare me with that hack again.<br />And it's pronounced Scor-SESS-ee, not Scor-SAY-zee.<br />Yeesh! You're as bad as he is. Go figure.Martin S.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-4937685770377733432016-09-29T16:09:30.095-05:002016-09-29T16:09:30.095-05:00I, too, scratched my head at YALE U. (funny sorry,...I, too, scratched my head at YALE U. (funny sorry, though, about Jail vs. Yale ). I, too, lived in new haven for a short period. My hubby had a post-doc there. I can't remember the name of the street, but we lived across from a little mom and pop grocery store. Hahtoolahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03439791473590708547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-10703092228748940842016-09-29T15:57:28.512-05:002016-09-29T15:57:28.512-05:00Ol'ManKeith,
I was there in the early 60'...Ol'ManKeith,<br /><br />I was there in the early 60's and it is where I proposed to my wife; we married in 1965. She worked at that time as a waitress at a joint called Gogie's, which is probably long gone. I recall a couple of my favorite places to eat, but I can't remember their names. Looking at the map, I would say the three places are now called Louie's Lunch, on Crown Street, Box 63 American Bar and Grill, at the corner of Park and Elm, and Sitar, on the corner of Grove and Orange, which, now that I think of it, was called Sidney's, or something like it, back then. Man oh man it was a total greasy spoon, but very affordable (aka cheap) and actually reasonably nutritious. I enjoyed Sid's Hungarian goulash and ordered it so often and so regularly that it became known as "the usual." Deep in the back of my mind I think I enjoyed many weekends at Savin Rock, too, but I don't remember very clearly. Sorry I don't recall a Duchess Diner, but I'm sure I would have liked it.Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-24239361456645756692016-09-29T15:50:03.251-05:002016-09-29T15:50:03.251-05:00I got frustrated today and put the clipboard down....I got frustrated today and put the clipboard down. After lunch I took another look, got ARIA (and a forehead slap), and quickly finished up. Had to erase CLOd and PAyNE, but got everything else from perps or the theme. Didn't know PIAF, ASPERA, BIG HOUSE, or RIPA (in the context of Electrolux). Sorta knew ETRE, KENOSHA and ERES TU. Eres Tu was a little before my time. A marketing class in my MBA track used Electrolux as an example of how changes in language usage affects advertising. Their motto used to be "Nothing sucks like an Electrolux!".<br /><br />I used to race sailboats in a bay next to the runway at the world's largest navy base. THE E2 Hawkeye is the carrier-based AWACS plane. They look awkward, but I hear they fly just fine. The big radome actually provides a lot of extra lift. The P3 Orion has what looks like a stinger extending out the back. The Orion is a submarine hunter.<br /><br />Fun puzzle today after I got on track. Thanks Bruce and Gail for another challenging grid and to Steve for a fine write upJinx in Norfolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10066853291104407732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-80076630573517640672016-09-29T15:28:17.190-05:002016-09-29T15:28:17.190-05:00Jayce!
I lived at 99 Howe my first year at Yale, ...Jayce!<br /><br />I lived at 99 Howe my first year at Yale, right around the corner from your Lynwood address. My wife was on Dwight. We next moved together to Sylvan and spent our third year on Elm Street.<br />When I came back to teach in the late 70s, we lived on East Rock Rd.<br />In my student days, we used to eat at the Duchess Diner. It was on Chapel St., I believe, or one block over. Cheap diner fare, but a real treat for poor students. Was it around in your day?<br /> <br />Good times...<br />Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-91834995253072176202016-09-29T15:12:47.803-05:002016-09-29T15:12:47.803-05:00I agree with AnonymousPVX about Yale. I lived for ...I agree with AnonymousPVX about Yale. I lived for a while in New Haven while attending Yale and had never heard called or referred to as "Yale U." (By the way, I lived for a while on William Street, south of State, and then on Lynwood Place, between Park and Howe Streets. Fun times, especially up the hill at East Rock Park.)Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-87172221708545460422016-09-29T15:08:47.898-05:002016-09-29T15:08:47.898-05:00The reference to King Lear's line at 61-D remi...The reference to King Lear's line at 61-D reminds me of my favorite scene in the play. It is not typical of the loud, commanding Lear or the crazed, explosive Lear; it is instead the act 4 turning point of the play. He is speaking to Cordelia after her army has rescued him from her vile sisters' abuses. He is just waking from a comatose sleep, unsure where he is, but beginning to recognize her - and her goodness. <br /><br />I spent three grad years at Yale, so agree in part with AnonymousPVX. Yet, this being a Xwd, and the clue being quite fair in giving us "sch." as an abbreviation, how else can one abbreviate YALE? I came from across the country to attend Yale, and I recall referring to its full title as "Yale University" a few times among friends. I took to adding "University" after I overheard my sister bragging to friends on the phone that I was going to Yale. "No, silly," I heard her say, "not to <i>JAIL</i>, to <i>YALE</i>!"<br /> Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-18688960536616614822016-09-29T14:40:10.831-05:002016-09-29T14:40:10.831-05:00Nice construction, a very clever grid.
I accept ...Nice construction, a very clever grid. <br /><br />I accept SESS and no problem with BSMT. <br /><br />BUT I have to draw the line at YALEU. I grew up in New Haven, and it's YALE. Yale University is the full name. NO ONE I have ever met or spoken to calls it Yale U. No one. I guess BROWNU is next? How about HARVARDU?AnonymousPVXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10078186298428497941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-34515462052571753732016-09-29T14:07:59.243-05:002016-09-29T14:07:59.243-05:00I don't want to STRING this out before I fix m...I don't want to STRING this out before I fix my wife's COFFEE, but for supper last night I thawed some frozen LIMA 'beans', seasoned with pickled pork , smoked sausage, and andouille sausage. Ok, that enough. Will rising 'tides' be next? NEAP, EBB, SPRING, TSUNAMI.<br /><br />I don't think I would have completed the puzzle without the theme clue, which I had mostly completed by perps. PIAF was a complete unknown that looks like a rice dish missing a letter. I knew of KENOSHA, WI but didn't know it was on Lake Michigan, and the NW would not have been filled without the BEANs falling from left to right. And speaking of Michigan I thought the BIG HOUSE (also an unknown) referred to the main state prison of every state.<br /><br />SESS & BSMT- I agree with you Steve. No basements in flat South Louisiana; you hit water.<br />Learned RIEL from a puzzle a few days ago. RIPA and APERA were perped.<br /><br />TTP- I agree with you on the CLOT clue.<br />DUCK- I once hit a screamer that hit a DUCK about 50 yards off the tee. One of my foursome asked me if I had a hunting license. I didn't but the crows quickly took care of the evidence.<br />AWACS is not a spy plane; it's an airborne radar used to supply other friendly fighter planes information about enemy planes. Bgi Easynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-20880556197127678052016-09-29T13:41:14.924-05:002016-09-29T13:41:14.924-05:00I'm so thankful I have LA Times circles in my ...I'm so thankful I have LA Times circles in my puzzles, because those SPILLED BEANS this morning were among the most delightful I've ever seen! Many thanks, Bruce and Gail!<br /><br />I was so nervous about whether I was going to get this one because I wasn't sure if the cross of SONE and REBAR was going to be correct. It was--Yay! But then, the let down: I guessed MBMT and BEAU, and sadly that turned out to be wrong. Hasn't been my best week--but I still loved this puzzle.<br /><br />As Owen knows, I love verses and I loved all your verses this morning, Steve. This is the first time I've ever seen lines from the EDDA. And then your LEAR lines made me wonder: just exactly what is a "runcible spoon"?<br /><br />Have a great day, everybody!Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570695193695039956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-43902194595138613182016-09-29T13:25:43.204-05:002016-09-29T13:25:43.204-05:00The Corner - you always amaze me
The way that you ...The Corner - you always amaze me<br />The way that you constantly praise me<br />Can't write worth a whit<br />And rhyme? Not a bit<br />Yet you make me feel like Scorsese!O.N. Calenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-28794137859609026472016-09-29T13:05:02.514-05:002016-09-29T13:05:02.514-05:00I was LIVID when AWACS was the answer for a spy pl...I was LIVID when AWACS was the answer for a spy plane. As a radar engineer that worked on the original proposal it was more like a flying Air Traffic Control system than anything else. Of course with today's sensors anything that flies can spy !<br /><br />More importantly AOL search is returning some "pernicious" websites for LA Times Crossword Corner. Be careful if you are as old as I am and never changed your home page from the 90's !Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04657212130232818015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-64239153868329174892016-09-29T12:38:38.092-05:002016-09-29T12:38:38.092-05:00Loved the theme, visually and semantically. Well d...Loved the theme, visually and semantically. Well done, Bruce and Gail! Some things I flat out didn't know, but got them from perps, which is the way it should be later in the week, no? I agree 100% with what TTP said about lump and CLOT. AHABERS -- wonderful! <br /><br />We have AWACS planes fly over us often, but not as much when Moffet Field was a Naval Air Station. I think they fly in and out of Alameda now. The aircraft here are propeller driven, not jet. I think they're called P4 Orions.<br /><br />Isn't Hoboken where Frank Sinatra was born? There was a terrible train crash there today.<br /><br />Like Hahtoolah and Lucina, I thought the clues for EPA and SOLE were fun.<br /><br />Beast washes to you all.Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-42175568183345349502016-09-29T11:59:21.596-05:002016-09-29T11:59:21.596-05:00Good morning everyone.
Figured we were spilling o...Good morning everyone.<br /><br />Figured we were spilling or pouring something with the trend of each set of circles. Fun filling the circles but they were not needed for the solve. Remembered ASPERA from sometime back. Agree with Steve about AWACS. Touted as a command and control platform. Perps were ample, anyway.<br /><br />Have a great day.Spitzboovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448007368332133086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-2229483503709702052016-09-29T11:37:17.052-05:002016-09-29T11:37:17.052-05:00Another enjoyable LAT puzzle. Thanks Bruce, Gail, ...Another enjoyable LAT puzzle. Thanks Bruce, Gail, Rich, Steve, et al. <br /><br />I love the WWII era; its fashions, its music...<br /><br />Hoboken, a Delaware Indian name meaning "Land of the tobacco pipe." It always reminds me of Jack Benny's hometown, Waukegan, Illinois. And then there's Anaheim, Azusa and Cu...camonga! (Is that called stream of consciousness?)Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-3750281231301001642016-09-29T11:25:23.826-05:002016-09-29T11:25:23.826-05:00Thanks for the fun Gail and Bruce, and Steve. Lik...Thanks for the fun Gail and Bruce, and Steve. Like others, I started on Mensa and moved to LA Times when I saw the clue referring to circles. We'll complain for Barry. LOL.<br /><br />I smiled when I saw the bean theme. DH has picked over 130 pints of green and yellow beans this summer; the green beans are still picking. We joke that the neighbours are "full of beans" as we share the wealth.<br /><br />2013 NHL Winter Classic was played at The Big House! 2017 game is in Toronto at BMO Stadium.<br /><br />We travelled around the world today with a Latin motto, Spanish song title, French PIAF, Indian TAJ Mahal, Cambodian RIEL, Scandinavian EDDA, Uganda and KENYA (safari memories!) and a ride from JFK to Heathrow in SST.CanadianEh!https://www.blogger.com/profile/05688358229402732332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-20189997867736610492016-09-29T11:24:12.953-05:002016-09-29T11:24:12.953-05:00Hi gang -
Circled puzzles aren't my fav, but ...Hi gang -<br /><br />Circled puzzles aren't my fav, but this one made such a nice visual pun. Kudos to Bruce and Gail.<br /><br />A TAD on the easy side for a Thus. SW corner was the last to fall.<br /><br />Tigers still have an outside chance. They won a rain delayed and then shortened game against CLE last night, and have another today, weather permitting. That's a big question mark. Then the final 3 at Atlanta, who have been surprisingly red hot this month. Baseball - go figure.<br /><br />Very wet and gloomy here this week, and will remain so through the week end.<br /><br />Cool [and damp] regards!<br />JzB<br />Jazzbumpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07337490817307473659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-21205136390325640962016-09-29T11:16:45.497-05:002016-09-29T11:16:45.497-05:00Nice puzzle and theme. Cudos to Bruce & Gail ...Nice puzzle and theme. Cudos to Bruce & Gail for another fine outing! Got the theme after PINTO showed up after GREEN, and smooth sailing for the rest. <br /><br />Thanks, Steve, for another great write-up. I agree with D-O that this was the perfect puzzle for you with all the "FOOD!" in it.C6D6 Pegnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-83086701735956757052016-09-29T10:58:39.724-05:002016-09-29T10:58:39.724-05:00Even before filling the puzzle, I enjoyed the visu...Even before filling the puzzle, I enjoyed the visual appearance of the spilled beans. Thank you, Gail and Bruce! Once the NW corner was done and PINTO appeared, it set the theme for me and I waited on the others.<br /><br />Perps helped with BIGHOUSE, KENOSHA, ASPERA and AWACS. I took the latter on faith and patted myself for recalling Junior SEAU and spelling it! <br /><br />Like Hahtoolah, I thought the clues for EPA and SOLE were fun.<br /><br />Thank you, Steve, for revealing the pot of BEANS and all the side dishes.<br /><br />Have a great day, everyone!Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.com