tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post1120673050204642576..comments2024-03-28T22:14:27.877-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: LA Times Daily CrosswordZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-69256245864122609372014-09-03T23:20:42.456-05:002014-09-03T23:20:42.456-05:0011. Schnauzer of fiction : ASTA is correct. In the...<i>11. Schnauzer of fiction : ASTA</i> is correct. In the book (fiction), Asta was a schnauzer.<br /><br />In "The Thin Man (film) Asta was a terrier...and a scene stealer.<br /><br />There are many major differences between the book and the film, including who the thin man was.Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472446316589207365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-11549377672947728032014-09-03T22:20:02.896-05:002014-09-03T22:20:02.896-05:00Sun Aug 31 puzzle... 11 across... ASTA was ...Sun Aug 31 puzzle... 11 across... ASTA was a wire-fox terrier... NOT a Schnauzer....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-70459669219823495752011-10-17T22:20:53.601-05:002011-10-17T22:20:53.601-05:00No, Barry, this isn't the right place to post ...No, Barry, this isn't the right place to post a comment...but we gotcha covered. Click <a href="http://crosswordcorner.blogspot.com/2011/10/monday-october-17-2011-kelly-clark.html" rel="nofollow">here</a> for the right place. There you will find that NU and XI are, in that order, letters in the Greek alphabet. A little tough for a Monday but we had a similar clue/answer last week.Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472446316589207365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-46975991484608248222011-10-17T21:52:02.787-05:002011-10-17T21:52:02.787-05:00Hello. I don't know if this is the right plac...Hello. I don't know if this is the right place to leave a comment. Re the L.A. Times Crossword of 10/17/11, the clue is xis (47 Across). The word is nus. This is some sort of Greek word, supposedly. Sorry, but nusxis ain't a word. Can anyone help me out? Best, Barry.Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01402505487827209487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-59624235573014845862011-06-18T07:28:20.707-05:002011-06-18T07:28:20.707-05:00LA Time 6/12 - I remember reading a Trogs album co...LA Time 6/12 - I remember reading a Trogs album cover - 60's - and it explained what a troglodyte was and where they live. Go figure!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-2112677423717770872010-09-25T15:23:25.694-05:002010-09-25T15:23:25.694-05:00In case you'd like to know:
Spoonerism comes...In case you'd like to know: <br />Spoonerism comes from a Prof. Spooner at Harvard or Yale. He was famous for crossing the first letters of two words. Behind his back, his students were ridiculing him. <br />It was a great sport when I was in HS, 60 yrs ago, to think up funny ones. <br />Thanks for your solutions, I always go to you. I think it's amazing that you have such a great command of our language.Johannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05745411182138248577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-66682880499680024172010-08-20T13:47:04.484-05:002010-08-20T13:47:04.484-05:00Mike,
LA Times weekday puzzles have no titles. We ...Mike,<br />LA Times weekday puzzles have no titles. We make them up. Hope to hear from you often.Zhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-78511725085061446322010-08-20T12:14:21.065-05:002010-08-20T12:14:21.065-05:00Our Incredible Shrinking Newspaper publishes the L...Our Incredible Shrinking Newspaper publishes the LAT crossword, in spite of the fact it's an "Affiliate of the New York Times Corp." They've only recently started printing the theme, if any, and then only on Sunday. So we have a small additional challenge -- not just to conform to the theme, but to find it in the first place. Often I see that there is a theme, but can't name it, so I come here, where all is revealed. Thank you.<br /><br />I've been commenting anonymously now and then, but just remembered I do have a Google account, so will post under that name from now on. Expert solvers might have some fun figuring out my username's basis.Mikeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01098743176079304484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-43618571557176828612009-05-01T16:15:00.000-05:002009-05-01T16:15:00.000-05:00Neil,
You can always go to LA Times website and pr...Neil,<br />You can always go to <A HREF="http://games.latimes.com/index_crossword.html?uc_feature_code=tmcal" REL="nofollow">LA Times website</A> and print out the puzzle that I am blogging here if your paper now carries a different puzzle.Zhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-40282047124147741372009-05-01T14:17:00.000-05:002009-05-01T14:17:00.000-05:00I feel like an abandoned step child. Really going ...I feel like an abandoned step child. Really going to miss your helps. You have been commenting on a puzzle that we get in Idaho Statsman.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05613960121634514889noreply@blogger.com