tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post1261472491002923560..comments2024-03-28T22:14:27.877-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Saturday, February 16, 2019, Christopher AdamsZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-89708486429810871492019-02-17T02:58:00.886-06:002019-02-17T02:58:00.886-06:00Chris (I guess I can call you that)...
After @11:...Chris (I guess I <i>can</i> call you that)...<br /><br />After @11:27 & Lucina said it, I too wondered about the PP&M 'theme' (on a Sat?). Subversive - well done.<br /><br />I wasn't keen enough to hit your thought process, but (after a few cheats) had fun. Keep puzzling us Chris. A few more and I'll learn your game/mind and solve you.<br /><br />Thanks for dropping into the Corner. It's always nice, er, Adroit [care to explain?] for the constructor to comment. <br /><br />Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-31818393040645157372019-02-17T01:52:19.020-06:002019-02-17T01:52:19.020-06:00constructor here! thanks everybody for the kind co...constructor here! thanks everybody for the kind comments; much appreciated. one correction: this is not my LAT debut; that was june 28, 2018 (a thursday). otherwise, some quick thoughts based on the comments, and on what i (vaguely) recall from construction. peter stuyvesant, being 15 letters, was the seed entry; the peter / paul / mary thing was intentional after that, and the names dictated the shape of the grid. iirc, i could've filled it without the squares in the four corners, but i liked some of the fill better this way. as for nippon, my original clue was in the same vein as what was published, though today i'd probably go for something like "ANA part" to specify nippon over nihon.chris adamshttp://arctanxwords.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-15143365409256252882019-02-16T23:36:28.136-06:002019-02-16T23:36:28.136-06:00Yes, Jayce! Still doing keto. Haven't been to ...Yes, Jayce! Still doing keto. Haven't been to Facey lately to be weighed lately (They have a wheelchair scale.)<br />Was kissed by Shamu when I was a lot younger and prettier.fermatprimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06391014624435192426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-65061670801392001842019-02-16T23:29:51.563-06:002019-02-16T23:29:51.563-06:00Greetings!
Thanks to Christopher and Gary!
Took ...Greetings!<br /><br />Thanks to Christopher and Gary!<br /><br />Took me awhile but I finally prevailed. Wrote down the letters I had for whence (__ENCE) and finally got it. Did not know: BRET, FRED, CALDER, DANTE and NEATER.<br /><br />No rain today. Hooray!<br /><br />See you tomorrow!fermatprimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06391014624435192426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-69118832000301530082019-02-16T22:32:26.139-06:002019-02-16T22:32:26.139-06:00Just lurking today,
but had to opine....
Jerome D...Just lurking today,<br />but had to opine....<br /><br />Jerome D. Gunderson @ 8:05,<br />She read the Tarots, and kicked you out?<br />If you paid in advance, I would not give it a second thought.<br />However, if she kicked you out when you owed her money, I would be deeply concerned...<br /><br />Jerome again@ 10:07 Re: Cell Phones...<br />Ignorance is bliss, enjoy while you can.<br />However, once you get a smartphone, you will be forever tied to it<br />hook, line, and sinker...<br />I cannot imagine living without it now.<br /><br />Make phone calls? It is the last thing I do with it!<br />Texting is awesome! Imagine Morse coding with anyone in the world!<br />And it's a flashlight!<br />And it's a Camera!<br />And it's a calculator!<br />And I can use the camera to zoom in on a menu in a dark restaurant<br />when I forgot my glasses.<br />(not to mention, find splinters etc...)<br />And it's a clock, timer alarm...<br />And it will tell you the Weather, and show you live and future radar pictures.<br />And it is a GPS that will direct you anywhere!<br />And it has maps that show where you are in real time!<br />And it even can be used as a level to hang pictures evenly!<br />And I can just talk to Siri and ask her a million things,<br />like to remind me on tuesday at 9am that I have a dentist appt at 10am,<br />set timers/alarms, and remind me that I dropped and lost the nut to my motorcycle<br />battery and need to get a new one if I ever want to use it again...<br /><br />Boarding a plane? it has your boarding pass...<br /><br />Want to play solitaire? (I play pinball games on mine...)<br /><br />Use apps like Shazam to listen to a song you don't know the name of on the radio,<br />and it will tell you in seconds exactly what you are listening to...<br /><br />I use a free app called star walk, that I hold the camera up to the night sky<br />and it shows me what constellations and stars I am looking at in real time!<br /><br />See a plant and don't know what it is. Take a picture using garden answers<br />and it will tell you what it is, and how to take care of it. Is it edible?<br />Is it poisonous?<br /><br />Hook up your Fitbit to it and it will give you maps of your walks/hikes/biking/runs<br />showing heart rates, elevation climbs, calories burned, mileage, and even how well you slept.<br /><br />Yuman @ 2:14<br />Amazon Echo?<br />DW got me one for Xmas because she could not think of what else I did not already need.<br />It immediately started the whole house fighting over who was going to use it.<br />(but it's my present!)<br />It is like Star Trek, where you ask the computer to do something,<br />like turn on lights, play music etc...<br />I am still playing with mine, but never thought to use it to cheat on crossword puzzles...<br />The biggest time saver so far for me was that I have a Hoover Rogue 970 Vacuum<br />(with the buggiest software ever.)<br />that takes several steps with the Ipad or Smartphone to get going.<br />But now I just say, "Alexa, start a rogue mission."<br />& within seconds, my house is being vacuumed!<br /><br />CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-23430690597433684642019-02-16T22:29:15.036-06:002019-02-16T22:29:15.036-06:00BE, a “mobile” by Alexander Calder is a sculpture ...BE, a “mobile” by Alexander Calder is a sculpture that moves, the whole and its parts hanging by wires, so they may spin in a breeze or if pushed. Similar to wind chimes but usually silent. A lot of them are hung over babies’ cribsbillocohoesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-6659937022868598752019-02-16T22:03:59.521-06:002019-02-16T22:03:59.521-06:00Mike S. - Nice, er, Adroit; well played.
Nothing ...Mike S. - Nice, er, Adroit; well played.<br /><br />Nothing apropos says...<br /><br /><b><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/dolphins-seem-to-use-toxic-pufferfish-to-get-high-180948219/" rel="nofollow">Yo, Fipper, pass the puffer</a></b>. [Smithsonian]<br /><br />Thought some y'all would find it interesting.<br /><br />Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-18252301071382537782019-02-16T22:00:16.389-06:002019-02-16T22:00:16.389-06:00Out of town until 9:00pm today but this was a very...Out of town until 9:00pm today but this was a very easy puzzle for a Saturday. Under 10 minutes. WHENCE was all perps; ditto for CALDER, DANTE,NEATER, BRET Michael (or Poison), NO ONE, HANGED, AISHA, & DANSON. Didn't know MARY TODD LINCOLN or PAUL CEZANNE but there were so many perps in place that they were easy to guess. Never heard of either DANTE or "Clerks". STUYVESANT was a gimme; only the correct spelling took perps.<br /><br />Never heard of a mobile ( other than Alabama) or CALDER. I saw the photo and looked at other comments and still don't know what a 'mobile' is.<br />After reading some comments, and looking up its definition, I still don't know how Adroit relates to NEAT. Tidy whiskey with no ice. Maybe just a 'neat' way of doing something.<br /><br /><br />Big Easynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-17004057615259245772019-02-16T20:56:11.901-06:002019-02-16T20:56:11.901-06:00-T HAR! Nudge, nudge, wink, wink......say no mor...-T HAR! Nudge, nudge, wink, wink......say no more.Mike Sherlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02420362294423320273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-35742459639840943892019-02-16T20:20:17.702-06:002019-02-16T20:20:17.702-06:00Waited all day for this says...
Mike S. A nod...Waited all day for this says...<br /><br />Mike S. A nod's as good as a wink to a blind bat...<br /><br /><b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Kwh3R0YjuQ" rel="nofollow">Python</a></b>[2:22].<br /><br />Loved reading y'all and learning today.<br /><br />Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-25596522475384693272019-02-16T19:41:02.822-06:002019-02-16T19:41:02.822-06:00Husker @1928 Boy am I dense today (well, maybe not...Husker @1928 Boy am I dense today (well, maybe not just today). Of course she's BATTING her eyes! Which makes the c/a even more obfuscated - is the flirt bit a bat or a wink? Mike Sherlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02420362294423320273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-82089315068814360522019-02-16T19:28:56.339-06:002019-02-16T19:28:56.339-06:00Musings
-WC, The clue/fill was “65. Wilson of Hear...Musings<br />-WC, The clue/fill was “65. Wilson of Heart et al.: ANNS” on Feb. 13. As you can see it referenced ANN Wilson of the group Heart but the et al made it plural to include other ANNS as well.<br />-Mike, I thought about that bat/wink idea when I blogged it. One eye indicates a wink but the fill BAT seems to be using both eyes in a sequence. If only one eye is batting I think you have a tic.<br />Husker Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09980336006827988210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-9721344614110868422019-02-16T18:28:52.703-06:002019-02-16T18:28:52.703-06:00I blew it like D-O on the JLO/ELO. RAJIV is on TBB... I blew it like D-O on the JLO/ELO. RAJIV is on TBBT. Duh. <br /><br />I was completely stuck. I handed it to Phil, as in, you'll never get one. He said "Dad, what's this RET? You want ALT. "<br /><br />Then strangely the other half fell into place. I need to do Saturday at 7:00 am. <br /><br />Bob, you're thinking of Tom <a href="https://g.co/kgs/Gf74XE" rel="nofollow"> Sturdivant</a><br />He may have played for the Redsox too. <br />I translated LXVII as 47. Boy, when Mr S. is in town...<br />-T, I didn't even get that far in the first hour. I didn't like that X in OXYGEN<br />My brain works funny. I have to load it up and let it percolate<br /><br />Wow, until I read Jayce I thought WINK was a cartoon bat. I see Mike had the same idea<br /><br />Wait a SEC. CALDER does or doesn't make "Mobil" phones??? I was so late I haven't hit HG's links yet<br /><br />I misspelled the blimp and the film state. <br /><br />WC<br /><br />PS. The other day we had ANNS as an answer vis a vis a person . I still don't get it<br />Wilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-73953385604775629062019-02-16T16:35:33.528-06:002019-02-16T16:35:33.528-06:00
This Saturday puzzle took some effort.
Not much...<br />This Saturday puzzle took some effort. <br /><br />Not much happened the first two passes, then just tried to work what I had. As usual, working from the bottom...SE, actually...got me some traction and I built thensolve from there.<br /><br />Markover...RAGEV/RAJIV.<br /><br />Have a great weekend.AnonymousPVXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10078186298428497941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-70673430982882781022019-02-16T16:31:55.732-06:002019-02-16T16:31:55.732-06:00Jayce, having studied Japanese for a few years, I ...Jayce, having studied Japanese for a few years, I can point out the hiragana symbol for Ho and Po are almost identical and the difference in pronunciation is not as great as it is in English. Nihon Nippon.Yellowrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590216912123103432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-69734233551284029002019-02-16T16:13:39.727-06:002019-02-16T16:13:39.727-06:00Jayce, all you need is WiFi Jayce, all you need is WiFi Yumanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03652134683862744042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-71390500609093742402019-02-16T16:11:30.777-06:002019-02-16T16:11:30.777-06:00An exceptionally bright Xwd today from Mr. Adams! ...An exceptionally bright Xwd today from Mr. <b>Adams</b>! <br />Yes, I needed a few helps to wrestle it to submission, but I enjoyed the "journey" (the label we're giving to almost any process or path these days)--and every time I wanted to challenge the cluing I ended up agreeing with it.<br /><br />Hard to choose a fave clue, but I guess the hint for 23A (WINK) has to be among everyone's top contenders.<br /><br />As <b>HG</b> said, the long fills were easy and a major help. <br />In the personal connection department I enjoyed seeing HANGED on top of CALDER. I once used the "HANGED Man" image in an experimental German DRAMA in a university show, and Alexander CALDER's mobiles were the inspiration for our earlier design of a professional production of <i>HMS Pinafore</i>. <br /><br /><b>Jayce</b> ~<br />No, not TMI. I enjoyed your riff on "Nihon/NIPPON" & "ren/jen." You are right about the way Anglophone ears can mis-hear many Asian sounds. In my experience with Asian exchange students, our mis-hearing is based on the different manner in which our nationalities articulate consonants. The same phoneme will gain or lose overtones depending on where in the mouth it is shaped. As a general rule (meaning there are significant exceptions) European speakers use the forward parts of the mouth to form consonants, while Asian speakers often form them toward the throat. <br />~ <b>OMK</b>Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-76768311197468136272019-02-16T16:10:18.257-06:002019-02-16T16:10:18.257-06:00Well the other day it was not watching commercials...Well the other day it was not watching commercials, today it was ignoring sports and pop "culture" in general. An unusually high number of shows, movies, songs, and people I've never heard of: 3d the clue indicated it must be a band. 5d - last time I knew it was Drew Carey, but I also knew he'd gone on to some TV game show. 9d - after pondering, figured Couples could be a person's name. 42d - I thought I heard she was actually a trained pianist, but the clip of this song was torture, despite how pretty she is. How terribly amusical can a song be and become a #1 hit? Good grief. 27a - Clerk - huh? <br />I shamed myself @ 35a - a musician, I couldn't think of anything but candy on the pillow in a hotel room - even after getting some of it, I was thinking DULCE at first. (Kicking self).<br />A lot of the clues were very clever. I thought 23a Flirtatious bat might be a cartoon character, and when WINK showed up I wasn't disabused of that thought. Nice gif, Husker, but it's showing a BLINK (both eyes), not a Wink (one eye).<br />My favorite was 36a Dizzy genre - thought of Dizzie Gillespie in about 2 seconds. I generally love clues about real music. (But still kicking myself over 35a).Mike Sherlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02420362294423320273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-56457917150911427412019-02-16T15:38:14.563-06:002019-02-16T15:38:14.563-06:00From the thesaurus on my MacBook - one sense of ne...From the thesaurus on my MacBook - one sense of neat shows adroit, but adroit doesn't show neat anywhere. I couldn't see it while doing the puzzle either.<br /><br />neat adjective (after 4 other senses)<br />5. his neat footwork: skillful, deft, dexterous, adroit, adept, expert; informal nifty. ANTONYMS clumsy.<br /><br />adroit adjective<br />an adroit politician | adroit social commentary: skillful, adept, dexterous, deft, nimble, able, capable, skilled, expert, masterly, masterful, master, practiced, handy, polished, slick, proficient, accomplished, gifted, talented; quick-witted, quick-thinking, clever, smart, sharp, cunning, wily, resourceful, astute, shrewd, canny; informal nifty, crack, mean, ace, A1, clueful, on the ball, savvy, crackerjack. ANTONYMS inept, clumsy.<br />Mike Sherlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02420362294423320273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-9354710550653262892019-02-16T15:05:29.956-06:002019-02-16T15:05:29.956-06:00My friend, Mark, also has a cell phone from Consum...My friend, Mark, also has a cell phone from Consumer Cellular for his limited use. I don't recall the cost but I'm sure it's very low.<br /><br />Jayce:<br />That's interesting information about Chinese and Japanese pronunciation. I only know that speakers of those languages have a very bad time with English, r and l especially.<br /><br />Yuman:<br />I think I would really like to have an Echo but if it depends on a smart phone I'm out of luck.Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-31267843279707773852019-02-16T14:49:04.585-06:002019-02-16T14:49:04.585-06:00A question for pet owners out there:
Have you eve...A question for pet owners out there:<br /><br />Have you ever been with your pet outside in the early morning or late night, in the rain or cold, maybe on a trip at a rest area or just in a general hurry and looks down at the procrastinator and begged for 46a GODEEP in reverse? Cesar Milannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-29762359542543114472019-02-16T14:31:24.683-06:002019-02-16T14:31:24.683-06:00Jayce, interesting addition to the Nippon, Nihon d...Jayce, interesting addition to the Nippon, Nihon discussion.<br />Gary, with all the wonderful pictures and links it must take you hours to do the expo, a labor of love. We certainly do appreciate it. <br /><br />I wish all the annual financial reporting for Alan would use the same time period.<br />Social Security representative payee, one account, Sept 1-Aug.31.<br />Another social security account, Oct. 1 -Sept. 30<br />Guardianship, Jan 10 - Jan 9 the next year.<br />IRS and Medicaid, Jan. 1 - Dec.31<br />When Alan goes to the group home they will handle all his money. This year should be a partial year, difficult to parse. After that I think I am home free.<br /><br />oc4beach, what a mess. Every time something like that happens, I am tempted by the continuing care option.<br /><br />Alan has a Consumer Cellular Doro 626 flip phone costing just under $50. The monthly fee is $15 plus taxes, etc. This satisfies his limited usage needs and keeps us connected. There is no contract. The only problem with this phone and many Consumer Cellular phones is that the battery runs down quickly. We charge it overnight a couple times a week.Yellowrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590216912123103432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-71610969032351491602019-02-16T14:24:18.105-06:002019-02-16T14:24:18.105-06:00The death of spelling, example #775543543:
Having...The death of spelling, example #775543543:<br /><br />Having no idea who 5d is, perps led me to AESHA, because SHARPEE looked like a good answer for 13a.<br /><br />I was wrong, but this led me to note that both of these errors are also perfectly legitimate, at least in current usage. Look, for example, at the names of NFL and college footballers, or the tweets of a certain unnamed potentate. It's open season on spelling ... and let's not try to pronounce the results.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13270740184766230842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-79419325897761022262019-02-16T14:14:50.889-06:002019-02-16T14:14:50.889-06:00Do any if you have an Amazon Echo? My daughter con...Do any if you have an Amazon Echo? My daughter convinced me I needed one and I resisted for several months but I finally relented. It comes in very handy when doing crossword puzzles. For example, I couldn’t remember the artist for “The CardPlayers” asked Alexa and she immediately gave me the answer. Alexa has many practical uses, and lots of fun ones. Last night while doing dishes I played Jeopardy. All you have to do is download the app and plug it in. They are on sale right now for $69 marked down from $99Yumanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03652134683862744042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-398958601618538862019-02-16T13:33:27.139-06:002019-02-16T13:33:27.139-06:00I was able to get through the puzzle with a little...<br />I was able to get through the puzzle with a little help. HG's tour explained a lot of unknowns today.<br /><br />The long clues were not a problem today. They helped fill in some of the shorter fill. AISHA and DANTE were the two look-ups that I needed today. I knew the others.<br /><br />With all the snow we've had, water is now my problem. But not the outside water. The solenoid fill valve on my whole house humidifier is leaking and the water softener is overflowing when it recycles. I have turned both units off and will call the appropriate repairmen on Monday morning. The continuing care living option, where there is someone to take care of everything, is starting to look better. It's a good thing my ShopVac can vacuum up the water on the floor.<br /><br />Have fun today.<br /><br />oc4beachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06568497002517859531noreply@blogger.com