tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post1506792084347215046..comments2024-03-19T01:45:31.939-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Saturday April 4, 2009 Robert A. DollZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger102125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-58686170458010346042009-04-06T05:56:00.000-05:002009-04-06T05:56:00.000-05:00SkipC,I've copied and pasted your comments to Toda...SkipC,<BR/>I've copied and pasted your comments to Today's blog (Monday, April 6). Hope to see you there.<BR/><BR/>Bush League,<BR/>Don't be surprised. My ignorance knows no bounds.Zhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-54051333384626581142009-04-06T00:42:00.000-05:002009-04-06T00:42:00.000-05:00you've never heard of "Ghostbusters?" That's odd....you've never heard of "Ghostbusters?" That's odd.Bush Leaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09592310597031207304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-28648232603677856952009-04-05T22:27:00.000-05:002009-04-05T22:27:00.000-05:00c.c.What an interesting blog. I really enjoyed rea...c.c.<BR/>What an interesting blog. I really enjoyed reading through your thoughts about the answers. It is rather like the way my son and I handle the LA Crossword that is run in our local paper on Sundays in Vancouver Canada.<BR/>I'm sure to be back for more.<BR/>SkipSkipChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06399131962045709344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-79337719457877727042009-04-05T05:41:00.000-05:002009-04-05T05:41:00.000-05:00Hello C.C. & all, First off, CrckttMCMCDVII, p...Hello C.C. & all,<BR/> First off, CrckttMCMCDVII, please forgive me for negating your follow up posts to my late night posts. I appreciate your comments and you are someone who's input I enjoy and appreciate. You're SOMETHING! Thanks for the pet-peeve throw-in.<BR/> <BR/>Kazie@ 9:51,<BR/>My humble apologizes.. I will not question your languages, but will only question for your linguistic abilities.<BR/><BR/>Jeannie: I love a bobber that slips and slides!<BR/> <BR/>"In the weeds", I was frequently thrown under the bus by a hostess that didn't know how to seat a dinning room, and caused all the food to be served at the same time, as well as appetizers, salad, drinks, dessert, and check! Try juggling 20 people at 5 different tables when the hostess is the wife of the GM! Grin and bite it! But, immodestly, I WAS the best!<BR/><BR/>But at least it was at the Hilton in FL and we wouldn't have had this cruddy weather today! Agree, Jeannie!<BR/>This snow sucks!!!<BR/><BR/>Oh, and C.C., I didn't post after you did because I hadn't done the puzzle, which was a doozie, today,<BR/>(yesterday), with most of the same snags and conundrums from everyone else encountered as well. Finished, but needed on-line red letter help.<BR/><BR/>Have a great Sun., to all the next day bloggers who want to bother to catch up on the last day's post.<BR/><BR/>TJ in OsseoThomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17792133327936842987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-45479360154982571852009-04-05T00:27:00.000-05:002009-04-05T00:27:00.000-05:00Elissa,It sounds like you might be having a graphi...Elissa,<BR/>It sounds like you might be having a graphics card issue. Do you know whether you <I>have</I> a graphics card or simply an onboard graphics chipset?<BR/><BR/>Wolfmom,<BR/>It sounds like you have a compromised PC. You should take the advice I offered the other day. If you do not recall my advice, just ask me.<BR/><BR/>Kazie,<BR/>I think you are confusing Debussy with Handel ('Water Music').<BR/><BR/>"English simply borrowed yet another French term instead of creating its own."<BR/>You make it sound like the English are lazy and deliberately plagiarized the French. Modern English, as I am sure <B>you</B> are well aware, is fundamentally a Germanic language with a HEAVY French stamp on it due to the invasion of England by the Normans. It's not as if they all politely asked William of Normandy to come and take over the place. "Hey! You there! Yes, you! We find that we are at a loss for words here. Do you think you might be a good chap and come help us out?"<BR/>If there ever was an original term for the word we know in English today as 'mister', it was likely some forgotten (or almost forgotten) variety of Brythonic Gaelic.<BR/><BR/>"Maybe you have yet to meet the right Germans"<BR/>I know you are right. Yet, why is it that when other Europeans are vacationing on a far flung beach and they hear the Germans coming ... they all quietly grumble? My understanding is that the South Americans do the same thing to Argentinians and, of course, many people the world over would sooner avoid that 'Fat American'.<BR/><BR/>"Don't ever forget that the Bible was written by men"<BR/>Those are words to live by and, as far as Christianity empowering women, NO. Christianity cannot take credit for that. Respect for women in Europe began with the institution of Chivalry, a creed systematically opposed by the Catholic Church. This harkens back to the Provençal clue we had a while back and the Troubadours.<BR/><BR/>IN RE: Melissa's query -<BR/>You did say that in Oz they use zebra instead of zed correct? So, if you had been using your initials, you would be <I>kay zebra</I>, no?<BR/><BR/>JD,<BR/>'Jupiter Poeninus' does not sound at all Celtic. That clearly smacks of Rome, but I like the sound of it ;)<BR/><BR/>Anon@10:23 said: "BTW, how do I find your answer to this question?"<BR/>The main page is <A HREF="http://www.crosswordcorner.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">http://www.crosswordcorner.blogspot.com</A>. Go to it now and bookmark it. That is where you will see fresh posts for the current day's puzzle, as well as C.C.'s answers to the previous day's questions.<BR/><BR/>Buckeye,<BR/>Whichever browser you use, you need to install the plugin for the Adobe Reader. You must have done that at some time in the past for Internet Explorer (either that or it was already done for you). Open Firefox and go to <A HREF="http://www.adobe.com" REL="nofollow">http://www.adobe.com</A> and click on the button labeled 'Get Adobe Reader'. It takes only a minute to install the plugin, after which you should be good to go.<BR/><BR/>C.C.,<BR/>Please forgive me the long post. It <I>is</I> only my second, though.<BR/>I am not actually married. but my SO and I have been together for 14 years. We are, for all intents and purposes, married. We only seriously discussed the matter very briefly a couple of years after we met. At that time, there was no possibility of same sex couples getting legally married anywhere in the US. There still is not in this somewhat backward state. Therefore, it is a bit of a non-issue. I can sense the prevailing winds, though, and I hope that those same-sex couples who truly desire to get married will be able to do so soon ... wherever they may live.Auntie Naomihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17676091081670473598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-44024367810242309032009-04-05T00:20:00.000-05:002009-04-05T00:20:00.000-05:00Jeannie...I waited tables in my college years and ...Jeannie...I waited tables in my college years and many years later worked in a cooking school, then in a Gourmet Deli/Wine store (Oakville Grocery) as the cheese and charcuterie buyer and interned in a restaurant in Brittany, France for a bit...I have a lot of chef friends so it is a term that I am very familiar with...I have led a very varied life. The painting is what I went to school for but it took me about 30 years to get back to it full time...I used to attend and then later work the Food Shows in SF, Chicago and NYC for the British cheese company Neal's Yard Dairy, so I can relate to your job a bit.<BR/><BR/>Yep..it's only 10:15 on the left coast...still early.<BR/><BR/>YOMAP(????) have no idea...if I wrote it somewhere it is most likely a typo...I'm very good at typos.<BR/><BR/>This is 4 for me.WMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02840615580631001361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-74133699314208709822009-04-04T23:24:00.000-05:002009-04-04T23:24:00.000-05:00@Andrea, who is your food distributor?@Dennis, do ...@Andrea, who is your food distributor?<BR/><BR/>@Dennis, do you hunt and search and finally get your prize and forget it after<BR/>five minutes? Wow. You found the wrong thing.<BR/><BR/>@Linda, I fish also. Do you ever use a slip bobber?<BR/><BR/>@Clearayes....Damn, you lost your keys? Hey, I think I may have 'em. Long night last night; sorry about that. But if you hadn't have left them there<BR/>you might have gotten into your house. <BR/><BR/>@Al, no one asked me to the prom either. Turns out guys were scared to ask? I was mortified! I ended up going stag with some "other wall flowers". We had fun anyway, and I believe I ended up stealing someone's date at an after party. :) <BR/><BR/>@Linda, If I was married I would prefer my mail to be addressed to me: Ms Jane Doe...maybe that's a women's lib thing. I don't know. I just know I have earned any mail coming my way whether it be a bill or anything else addressed to me. <BR/><BR/>@Wolfmom...Did you use the phrase "In the weeds"? Were you a server or cook at some time in your life? BTW YOMAP Baffeled by that.<BR/><BR/>@Buckeye, my sweetie...what else can I say to you to entice you into my lair? Did that cold shower do you in darlin'? I am missing my daily dose of you.<BR/><BR/>@Argyle, thanks for looking up and linking Muddy Water. If I may be candid here, champagne gives me a headache and makes me do stupid things like taking my top off; and reefer puts me to sleep quickly...not a good mix in my book....but in OTHERS.....???<BR/><BR/>By the way...it's snowing like hell outside right now. Is it ever gonna quit??? COMEONNNNN!!Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14901963533031920633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-15365114376456827822009-04-04T23:13:00.000-05:002009-04-04T23:13:00.000-05:00JD,I'm still up, and I'm in the midwest! Night-ow...JD,<BR/>I'm still up, and I'm in the midwest! Night-owling tonight because I can. I didn't use my posts up early like most days.<BR/><BR/>Yes, Anonymous @ 10:23--Just bookmark this site, and visit it every day. c.c. does the same blog every day of the year, at an unearthly hour of the morning. Most of us are now getting the LAT 6 days a week, and it's available 7 days a week online if you don't get it in your paper on Sunday at <A HREF="http://games.latimes.com/index_crossword.html?uc_feature_code=tmcal" REL="nofollow">LAT</A>.kaziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06761801803016465459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-55490656578026616032009-04-04T23:01:00.000-05:002009-04-04T23:01:00.000-05:00@buckeye I don't understand why NOT USING Internet...@buckeye I don't understand why NOT USING Internet Explorer would affect your Adobe. Don't delete it, just switch over to Firefox and you should be golden!Crockett1947https://www.blogger.com/profile/06404431645533093707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-39115520333366848522009-04-04T22:44:00.000-05:002009-04-04T22:44:00.000-05:00Welcome anonymous @ 10:23Wayne Robert Williams ret...Welcome anonymous @ 10:23<BR/><BR/>Wayne Robert Williams retired. There have been so many different reactions to these new puzzles. Many love the new challenges they bring, while others like you, and me are pulling out their hair. We had grown very comfortable with the same old clueing. I intend to learn from this; that is why this blog is so great. Read and join in the conversation, especially when the goin' gets rough. C.C., our hero, does such a great job.<BR/><BR/>Hopefully you have bookmarked us. Just scroll down and read. As you can see, it starts early with the east and it is those of us on the west that continue later. Sign your name if you write, because it sounds better than anonymous.JDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789723171543457661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-16823263302481448682009-04-04T22:23:00.000-05:002009-04-04T22:23:00.000-05:00I suppose this has been addressed earlier, but I d...I suppose this has been addressed earlier, but I don't know blogs. Found this site by googling.<BR/>Why did Tribune replace Wayne Robert Williams? Did he retire, or what? I was comfy with his puzzles & am pulling hair out with some of the LA Times clues.<BR/><BR/>BTW, how do I find your answer to this question?<BR/><BR/>Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-46518808751123133182009-04-04T22:11:00.000-05:002009-04-04T22:11:00.000-05:00Good evening CC and other night owls,I agree, we n...Good evening CC and other night owls,<BR/><BR/>I agree, we need more time to get used to Rich Norris's style, but if they get any harder, I'm screwed! LOL! I only filled in 18 out of the 72 without help. I had to G spot Stael, Sergio, Ecto, and PT boats or I couldn't have budged. Like Kathleen, I came here for help, picked up 1 or 2 words and went back to circling. I agree with what Lola said (10:10). I do like the clues,but have trouble thinking out of the box.<BR/><BR/>Mt. Blanc was once called Mont Maudit, "accursed mountain," due to a legend of a statue of the Celtic sky god,Jupiter Poeninus, that was to have sat on top. He was considered a pagan devil in old Christian myths.<BR/><BR/>CC, if you haven't seen Charly, the movie adapted from Flowers for Algernon, it is worth renting, although it is sad.<BR/><BR/>Since you asked... Pan loved noise and confusion.He created panic by showing up unannounced and scaring "people." He fell in love with the moon, but the moon said he was too ugly to marry and smelled like a goat. So he dressed up as a sweet fluffy lamb and lured the moon into the woods.When she recognized his voice, she hid behind the earth's shadow for many days, creating the 1st eclipse.<BR/><BR/>Goodnight Moon..Ok,Ok, my grandson LOVES that book.JDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789723171543457661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-26507692963352458862009-04-04T21:51:00.000-05:002009-04-04T21:51:00.000-05:00TJ,No, I answered correctly, it was c.c. who calle...TJ,<BR/>No, I answered correctly, it was c.c. who called it a wagon. Here is my quote from Thursday:<BR/>Volk just means people in German, and Wagen is car, or any vehicle for that matter.<BR/><BR/>It's nice to arrive late for once--I still have 2 more comments possible!<BR/><BR/>Melissa B.,<BR/>I actually said I was using the first part of my name--not the initials, and the ZIE are the first three letters of my last name, though I liked your KAZED suggestion. Some of my French students used to call me Mme Zedd (the French pronunciation of the letter). To the German classes I was often Frau Zett, or simply Frau, which is actually not "done" in German without adding the name, but they were just trying to be cute so I put up with it.kaziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06761801803016465459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-29329057127435776632009-04-04T21:41:00.000-05:002009-04-04T21:41:00.000-05:00Crockett, my friend. At risk of getting c.c.'s ire...Crockett, my friend. At risk of getting c.c.'s ire my 6th post is - that if I drop IE, I experience Adobe problems. Damned if you do , damned....<BR/><BR/>Great win for MSU. BIG TEN rules. Won the NIT for the second year in a row (OSU won last year). We're the best of the least!!!<BR/><BR/><BR/>IMBO Finally.Buckeyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09464996017224227015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-59867585833219395142009-04-04T21:34:00.000-05:002009-04-04T21:34:00.000-05:00c.c.,I skimmed the comments very fast tonight, so ...c.c.,<BR/>I skimmed the comments very fast tonight, so forgive if this was answered already: Epicurean refers to food, in a gourmet rather than gourmand sort of way. Hedonism deals with physical pleasures in general, delights of the body.<BR/><BR/>For LIMO I scratched my head for a while trying to think of a dance teaching term that would fit, so the kids would get "coached" for the prom.kaziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06761801803016465459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-19524285044930248602009-04-04T21:23:00.000-05:002009-04-04T21:23:00.000-05:00Sorry for my tardy arrival today. I started the X...Sorry for my tardy arrival today. I started the XW over breakfast as usual, but only had a few answers when we had to leave, including among others, CHAMONIX, IM BEAT, BOBS, BOOK EM DANNO and MEASLE. <BR/><BR/>I didn't get back to it until about half an hour ago, but gave up again and came here. I saw the Mary Jane and Lady Di answers and then decided to google a bit and see where it would lead. Ended up with all but the SW corner done, mostly by guessing.<BR/><BR/>I agree that too much g'spotting steals the fun, especially when it's to get sports figures, or sports team abbreviations that don't even appear on the school's official athletic website!<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I had EAU for Debussy's subject, thinking of the "Water Music" and I had SPUNK for SPINE too.<BR/><BR/>MESSRS is actually French, short for Messieurs, plural of Monsieur, because the possessive (mon/ma/mes) changes to agree with the noun (c.f. Madame/Mademoiselle/Mesdames). English simply borrowed yet another French term instead of creating its own.<BR/><BR/>c.c.,<BR/>Maybe you have yet to meet the right Germans--there are as many assholes there as anywhere else.<BR/><BR/>Linda,<BR/>Don't ever forget that the Bible was written by men, with every reason to keep women and others right where they wanted them! The Dead Sea Scrolls might have put an entirely different slant on religions if they had not been censored out. Dot makes a good point, namely that a lot of the old testament subjects are handled very differently in the NT.<BR/>Linda,<BR/>I don't have an answer to your diacritical question. I just tried it here and mine work, so it's not the site. Some of them don't work in all fonts, but the font isn't relevant on this site. If your numeral lock is on, and you use the number keypad on the right, there shouldn't be a problem. The only otheer possibility is that something else is turned on or off that affects it. I even checked the caps lock, and with that on, I can still use them normally too. Have you tried using them in a word document as well to see if it works there?kaziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06761801803016465459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-45625361362430434172009-04-04T21:21:00.000-05:002009-04-04T21:21:00.000-05:00Greetings C.C. and allEmbien -Thanks for the look ...Greetings C.C. and all<BR/><BR/>Embien -<BR/>Thanks for the look at L.A. Crossword Confidential.<BR/><BR/>C.C. -<BR/>After taking a peek at L.A. Crossword Confidential I am in awe of your blog - yours is far superior IMHO.<BR/><BR/>Have a great "rest of the weekend."<BR/><BR/>TTFN<BR/><BR/>OnlyNightOwlOnlyNightOwlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-571763833026394772009-04-04T20:36:00.000-05:002009-04-04T20:36:00.000-05:00Greetings C.C. and allC.C. –I thought I might have...Greetings C.C. and all<BR/><BR/>C.C. –<BR/>I thought I might have given myself away. Yes, I am the old Night Owl. The drunk phrases are kinda old – some of the younger posters may never have heard of them.<BR/><BR/>Clear Eyes –<BR/>Thanks for the heteronyms – love the wordplay.<BR/><BR/>Today’s puzzle was a real bear. I had to research a lot – I just hope some of it sticks in my brain for later use. I have always liked puzzles – most any kind. I like the challenge. I think with these new constructors that they just have different ways of expressing themselves AND are a little devious too. This is not what we are accustomed to and it will take time to adjust our thinking.<BR/><BR/>There is a second xword puzzle in The Ledger; however, there is no constructor name or anything to tell where the puzzle comes from. I think I will call the paper to see if they can enlighten me. The only reason I mention this is because in the clues if there is more than one word in the answer they so indicate. Example: They give the clue and then (2 wds.), (3 wds.), etc. I don’t believe I have ever seen this in a xword puzzle before.<BR/><BR/>C.C. –<BR/>From your lips to constructors/editors ears. Besides xword I also enjoy Sudoku and their puzzles start out Very Easy (in my newspaper) on Saturday and Sunday and become more difficult as the week progresses with Friday being a Hard puzzle.<BR/><BR/>Difficult puzzle. But the comments were tremendous!<BR/><BR/>C.C. –<BR/>Thanks for the blog. You are doing a wonderful job as has been mentioned in many of the comments. I think many people would give up xwording without you.<BR/><BR/>TTFN<BR/><BR/>OnlyNightOwlOnlyNightOwlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-74256168568339116872009-04-04T20:02:00.000-05:002009-04-04T20:02:00.000-05:00@buckeye Just junk the old IE and stay on Firefox....@buckeye Just junk the old IE and stay on Firefox.<BR/><BR/>@embien Good to see you. Thanks for chiming in on Linda's problem. I didn't read it close enough to see it was a problem between the keyboard and the operator. It's tough to remember some of those things you don't use very often. I do good remembering what I had for lunch some days!<BR/><BR/>@doesitinink It is DANNO.<BR/><BR/>@dot Nice post!!Crockett1947https://www.blogger.com/profile/06404431645533093707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-89316741956970438412009-04-04T19:43:00.000-05:002009-04-04T19:43:00.000-05:00Linda's explanation of that scripture is what ...Linda's explanation of that scripture is what I've always been taught. However, when studying the Bible you should never take just one scripture without comparing it with all others on the related subject. The New Testament does not put women in a subservient position. Christianity lifted women to a much higher standard of life than any of the religions that existed at the time. It gave her love, honor and respect.<BR/> If the wife were not supposed to have any opinions or contribute to decisions made in a household she would be unnecessary. But when God formed her, He took a rib from Adam. Not a headbone so she would rule over him nor a foot bone so Adam would push her down. He took the side bone so they would work side-by-side with her as a helpmate. Everything God did has been done in an orderly fashion and every organization needs an order so it can function well. Even so, there has to be an order of authority in the family & in relation to God. When I was working in a large corporation, the president of the company said, "In the end, someone has to make a final decision, and so the buck stops here - at my desk" That's why I think the CEO's of these banks and businesses should be held responsible for what has been going on in our business world - but that's another subject!<BR/> DotAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-30108340640029105562009-04-04T19:28:00.000-05:002009-04-04T19:28:00.000-05:00I read the LA Confidential, and she could not poss...I read the LA Confidential, and she could not possibly have done the puzzle in 3:16 based on the inaccuracies of her comments, the most grievous of which is suggesting that MESSRS is the abbreviation of MONSIEUR, when it is in fact the abbreviation of MESSIEURS the plural of Monsieur. Her tone is also pedantic, which is the last thing I want from a blog. Okay, maybe she and Rex Psrker can write really fast, but who cares, I am here to have fun, not to be lectured.Lemonade714https://www.blogger.com/profile/13642909374639570868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-24568545718874780832009-04-04T19:22:00.000-05:002009-04-04T19:22:00.000-05:00for jeannie...Muddy Waters: a song about what we ...for jeannie...<A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHowqKYSXNI" REL="nofollow">Muddy Waters</A>: a song about what we were talking about the other day. <EM>Champagne & Reefer</EM><BR/><BR/>Some days going away and coming back to the puzzle doesn't work. Maybe tomorrow, Mary Jane and Lady Di would have pop into my brain, I certainly knew both, but they would not come to me today.<BR/><BR/><B>ECTO</B>plasm is stuff that allegedly oozes from ghosts or spirits and makes it possible for them to materialize. That was what the Ghostbusters used the ECTO-1 for; to suck up ghosts after they got them to "show" themselves.<BR/><BR/>“book ‘em dAnno” is correct.Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472446316589207365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-83386168009942731702009-04-04T19:17:00.000-05:002009-04-04T19:17:00.000-05:00Elissa,hit Bill Gates where it hurts! A few years ...Elissa,<BR/><BR/>hit Bill Gates where it hurts! A few years ago I bought Macs and donated our PCs to charity. I promptly fired the IT dept.<BR/><BR/>I work for a law firm in Cincinnati.<BR/><BR/>ALL GRAVY NO GRIEFAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-79497055019184757282009-04-04T19:11:00.000-05:002009-04-04T19:11:00.000-05:00CC,Right MARY JANE has nothing to do with Spiderma...CC,<BR/><BR/>Right MARY JANE has nothing to do with Spiderman gf I just used it since the girl in the song was named MARY JANE.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-70955653378846074382009-04-04T18:48:00.000-05:002009-04-04T18:48:00.000-05:00Ha ha. I just went to the "other" LA Times Crosswo...Ha ha. I just went to the "other" LA Times Crossword blog (not sure if it's kosher to plug it here, but I'll put in a link anyway). <A HREF="http://latcrossword.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">L.A. Crossword Confidential</A>. <BR/><BR/>Not only does <B>Orange</B> call this puzzle "easy" (took her 3:16 to solve, but then Orange is in a different universe from most of us), she posted a link to the same Tom Petty song (but a different version), "Last Dance for Mary Jane" as <B>Red state Democrat</B> did!embienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01991001167394653649noreply@blogger.com