tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post155655438383094222..comments2024-03-29T05:53:39.358-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Sunday, December 10, 2017, C.C. BunikelZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-50857759513425437012017-12-10T22:19:17.166-06:002017-12-10T22:19:17.166-06:00Hello Puzzlers -
Late to the party. Finished with...Hello Puzzlers -<br /><br />Late to the party. Finished with perp help in a few places - Celadon I’m looking at you. Guess I never read that particular Poirot tale.<br /><br />Husker, thanks for filling in. It’s good practice for Saturdays.<br /><br />Anon -T from last night - yup! That’s the Python sketch! Not only did I learn that tidbit about Lenin, I also found out that Coventry City had never won the FA cup. A few short years later, 1983, I found myself on a bus tour in Coventry; as a gag I asked the tour guide in what year the local team had won the cup. He knew the answer...Dudleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587399549104728305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-47631318864095690892017-12-10T21:39:18.010-06:002017-12-10T21:39:18.010-06:00I reread that l'ick. I got it. It does flow ni...I reread that l'ick. I got it. It does flow nicely - OREAD-Rory had. There's an Irish golfer named RORY McIlroy who dated a professional tennis player(Carolyn Wozniaki). <br /><br />It didn't work out<br /><br />WCWilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-23227418809505254542017-12-10T20:55:58.522-06:002017-12-10T20:55:58.522-06:00Wendybird (and all other lurkers) Crucial cruciver...Wendybird (and all other lurkers) <a href="https://crosswordcorner.blogspot.com/2009/02/comments-section-abbreviations.html" rel="nofollow">Crucial cruciverbal vocabulary</a>. There's so much stuff in that right-hand column finding this particular lexicon is difficult.OwenKLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16709695380239557575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-30744864857721858152017-12-10T19:55:11.033-06:002017-12-10T19:55:11.033-06:00The lingo is under Olio, on the right side of the ...The lingo is under Olio, on the right side of the blog.Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472446316589207365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-2480171769439586132017-12-10T19:44:43.646-06:002017-12-10T19:44:43.646-06:00Where oh where can I find all the “lingo” you folk...Where oh where can I find all the “lingo” you folks use; i.e., perp, Wag, etc. I read the blog every week and would love to more clued in. Thanks. WendybirdWendybirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13680784385470001268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-86214259316820830122017-12-10T19:33:23.792-06:002017-12-10T19:33:23.792-06:00Wilbur (re Dec8 l'ick) : Rory was just pulled ...Wilbur (re Dec8 l'ick) : Rory was just pulled out of the air because I needed a name that ended in that syllable (one of Dr.Who's companions was named Rory). I couldn't recall any Greek nymph names -- Wiki said there were ~62 of them -- but Rory seemed as likely as Laurie. I gave it an A because it had a coherent plot and I thought the rhythm and rhymes really rolled!OwenKLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16709695380239557575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-24202618627268969172017-12-10T19:05:06.628-06:002017-12-10T19:05:06.628-06:00Fun puzzle, CC. Always fine write up, Gary.
I will...Fun puzzle, CC. Always fine write up, Gary.<br />I will surely miss your Sat. Expos, Splynter. Best wishes in your future endavors.<br />Happy belated birthday, Hatoolah and Jazz B.<br />Dave, please explain your emai!. I am mystified.Yellowrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590216912123103432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-31418694690721995062017-12-10T18:15:47.797-06:002017-12-10T18:15:47.797-06:00Picard, scary that you are so close to the fire. S...Picard, scary that you are so close to the fire. Stay safe and good luck!PKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14570575955563406341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-35382060336385589172017-12-10T18:12:07.758-06:002017-12-10T18:12:07.758-06:00I'm baaacck. I never got the Fri newspaper out...I'm baaacck. I never got the Fri newspaper out of it's sheaf. I was going to try to get Fri and Saturday done yesterday. No newspaper at my house. <br /><br />I would have bought one but the idea of knocking off PC,'s toughie in short order proved to be a long order. I got'er done, nufsed<br /><br />Except this. Owen graded#1 as A. So there was more to it than met the eye. I looked up OREAD and grokked the mountains aspect. But who's RORY?<br /><br />So, I need an annotated Owen, again. Btw, I enjoyed all four of today's l'icks as well as CoachJ's. I liked hearing about the EEL slipping into the LARK's lovelife. <br /><br />And now today. Oops, a note to our previous Saturday blogger. Wilbur-here will sadly miss you Splynter. <br /><br />CC's moniker always means D&D. Doable but Difficult. It so taxed my dwindling brain power that given the _ A_B_L_E I couldn't fill CABLE for Dish. As Misty would say AARRGGHH!! <br /><br />Loved the write-up Gary. That was Ferris making the ASIDE I'm guessing. ALONZO was a HOYA, btw. I'm sure playing for John Thompson provided the fatherly mentoring he needed. <br /><br />I see that Massachusetts map had Norwood* in it if NOT NATICK. I needed those circles badly to finish. My wife called and I asked about Downton Abbey and the countess. She mumbled something and tada there was DOWAGER.<br /><br />I see I had a note, MAGGIE? Mae?, Drawers? I'll come back later. <br /><br />WC<br /><br />* Class of '62Wilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-3490855622003113872017-12-10T17:06:20.080-06:002017-12-10T17:06:20.080-06:00Well, I'm starting to feel better and I don...Well, I'm starting to feel better and I don't believe it's really a cold though I'm not sure what this is. Fortunately, nothing aches.<br /><br />I remember Kathryn ERBE from Law and Order, CI. Wow! Tina Turner can move and sing!<br /><br />My daughter and granddaughter love any of the movies with dancing. DIRTY Dancing is at the top of list along with Grease and Saturday Night Fever. Some of those they know all the words in the dialogue. Both studied dancing for several years and appeared in many school performances.<br /><br />Wednesday for my birthday I went out to dinner at the Salt Cellar (do you know it, Jayce?) and the halibut cost $44!<br /><br />Depending on who's saying it I don't mind being called HON.<br /><br />Off to cook dinner.<br /><br />Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-11761607031232253172017-12-10T16:27:26.823-06:002017-12-10T16:27:26.823-06:00Amusings
-I'd better publish soon before every...<b>Amusings</b><br />-I'd better publish soon before everyone develops "Hot Legs" like Anon T and PK have.<br />tawnya 240P<br />-Your dirge link was so powerful, I stayed for 2 more gigs. "Hot Legs" really were, and she could sing also. I feel that Splyter will appreciate your send off.<br />Picard 346P<br />-Your quote from Ringo "No. I'm a Mocker!" reminds me to explain that I am not a stand up comedian, I am a "Sit down commodian!"<br />Dave 2D4E4Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10722279710961820843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-56507168132937896682017-12-10T15:46:41.545-06:002017-12-10T15:46:41.545-06:00Our power is back on again for now, but it is hell...Our power is back on again for now, but it is hell outside. Severe health warning not to go outside from the ash and smoke. The Thomas Fire just expanded further in our direction. Still not too close, but close enough. We actually got a break yesterday by travelling toward the fire to Oxnard's harbor. Scary to see so much burned along Highway 101. We could see the flames from there, but the wind was blowing the smoke away from the harbor.<br /><br />This CC puzzle seemed more challenging than usual, but maybe our situation has lowered my IQ a bit for now. I was sure it was DIE IN, but CHEDSEA seemed wrong. Decided to go with LIE IN even though I never heard that term before. That was last to fall to FIR.<br /><br /><a href="http://swt.org/events/WestmoreStarTrekMakeup/" rel="nofollow">Last year I got to meet Michael Westmore who creates some of these amazing and famous ETS</a><br /><br />The woman with the orange top and red hair is his wife June Westmore. She is the one who does the actual artistry of applying the creations to the humans underneath. The second photo of Westmore at the top is with Dilling Yang, wife of chancellor Henry Yang of our UC campus in Santa Barbara.<br /><br />Learning moment there is a person named ALONZO MOURNING. Had no idea what to make of that clue! Learning moment about TISANE. Apparently they are technically not teas.<br /><br />I remember TWIGGY, but only remember the term MOD from the Beatles in the "Hard Day's Night" movie. Ringo was asked if he was a MOD or a ROCKER. "No. I'm a Mocker!"<br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jeu3iH0R_GM" rel="nofollow">Gotta love YouTube. Here is that six second clip with Ringo!</a><br /><br />Hand up for ELSA before NALA which I only know from these puzzles. I know how much CC loves EELS so 17 was an easy WAG! I used to get grilled EELS at a Korean restaurant in Oxnard. But they stopped serving it. Apparently it got too hard to obtain. But then the restaurant closed.<br /><br />Unknowns ERBE, AMY, PASHA.<br /><br />I had two posts last week involving NICARAGUA, so I will refrain from more for now.Picardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17401317669146538447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-90719595898072899142017-12-10T15:41:45.325-06:002017-12-10T15:41:45.325-06:00Tawnya, very fitting musical selections -- a/k/a l...Tawnya, very fitting musical selections -- a/k/a leg show. LOL! The anti-leg troll may have a conniption.PKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14570575955563406341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-85951722411812024772017-12-10T15:27:49.326-06:002017-12-10T15:27:49.326-06:00Sunday Lurk say...
Nice Expo HG - let's see i...Sunday Lurk say...<br /><br />Nice Expo HG - let's see if I remember the name of the green vase this week... I know Rich will use it again :-)<br /><br />{C+,B, A-, A} [Nice Coach J!]<br /><br />Jinx - OK State is the Cowboys and OU* is the Soone... Ha! LOL!<br /><br />Tawnya - D'Oh! I'm kicking myself for not linking Rod Stewart for Splynter's Bon Voyage. Well played, t, well played.<br /><br />Cheers, -T<br />*University of Oklahoma - abbreviating it OU is dyslexic-friendly :-)Anonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-58824257572419065742017-12-10T14:40:42.259-06:002017-12-10T14:40:42.259-06:00Greetings Corner Family!
Not many things can make...Greetings Corner Family!<br /><br />Not many things can make me as happy as a CC Sunday puzzle! Full of sports references, punnies, and a few learning moments - I'm thankful for all of it. And for the wonderful write-up as well!<br /><br />I didn't finish yesterday's puzzle and am heartbroken to read that Splynter is leaving us. If you read this, please know that you will be missed and I will think of you often. We will be <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ih7N9_VUU4U" rel="nofollow">singing DIRGES in the dark</a> MOURNING your absence. One last <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQGGlMRBKHs" rel="nofollow">Hot Legs link</a> in your honor. Good luck, my on-line friend.<br /><br />Happy Sunday to you all -<br /><br />t.tawnyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07466346747643525821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-20427570748474963062017-12-10T13:24:09.431-06:002017-12-10T13:24:09.431-06:00There is nothing better than waking up on a Sunday...There is nothing better than waking up on a Sunday morning and finding a big C.C. puzzle in the paper. Yay! And this one was a delight because I was able to work my way, slowly, slowly, through nearly all of it except a bit of the southeast corner, and a few empty letters sprinkled here and there. But stupidly, I never looked at the title and so never got the theme until I came to the blog. I think I was just so entranced with the solving, not a bad thing. So, thank you, thank you, C.C. I don't know how you do it--watching over our blog, doing the write-ups regularly, and then solving not only daily crosswords but brilliant Sundays, like this one. You are totally AMAZING!<br /><br />Husker Gary, thank you for lots of helpful explanations and pictures. A delight to see Yul Brynner shouting his ETCs, and your cartoon explained "Dopey" in relation to the CEL. But I was a little disappointed that you didn't explain that weird "Mourning on the court" clue. I had ALONSO, but didn't realize it was a name (with a different spelling) until PK's post. What a sad name, "Mourning." Just remembered to thank you for posting the fun picture of the group, C.C. <br /><br />I loved "Downton Abbey," and so got DOWAGER COUNTESS early on. Like others, I put CAPE COD first before I realized it had to be CAPE ANN. Rowland and I had some lovely vacations on Cape Cod, in our day. <br /><br />Dave, I too liked "Dirty Dancing."<br /><br />Lucina, take good care of your cold.<br /><br />Have a great Sunday, everybody!Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570695193695039956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-76981951275928311762017-12-10T13:19:46.774-06:002017-12-10T13:19:46.774-06:00The fire is on the move again here. More power fai...The fire is on the move again here. More power failures have delayed my ability to solve and post.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/edit?o=U&video_id=tQM7QoMdd-I" rel="nofollow">For now I will just share this PANDA video I took at the San Diego Zoo in June!</a>Picardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17401317669146538447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-9017975095043368282017-12-10T13:07:01.392-06:002017-12-10T13:07:01.392-06:00I liked this puzzle. Lots of fun and satisfaction....I liked this puzzle. Lots of fun and satisfaction. Clever clues and some terrific fill. Good stuff!Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-76023838709083665032017-12-10T12:24:06.894-06:002017-12-10T12:24:06.894-06:00D-O, the chastisement was meant to be gentle and t...D-O, the chastisement was meant to be gentle and tongue-in-cheek. All the other pairs I mentioned are ass-backward as well. I once called a New Zealander friend of mine an Aussie. For the rest of the time I knew him he called me Canuck. People can be SOOO sensitive.Jinx in Norfolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10066853291104407732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-46585322789171328392017-12-10T11:50:31.236-06:002017-12-10T11:50:31.236-06:00Happy Birthday (belatedly) to Hahtoolah, and greet...Happy Birthday (belatedly) to Hahtoolah, and greetings to all!<br /><br />I never finished yesterday's puzzle, and never made it to the Corner. So I am saddened upon reading Saturday's blog and comments this morning to learn that Splynter has resigned his regular Saturday commission. I hope he'll keep in touch.<br /><br />Without circles (Mensa site), I didn't see "Amazing GRACE" until getting to the reveal. My favorite clue/answer was "Dopey frame" for CEL. Even though the answer was obvious, I still thought it was cute. Thanks for today's challenge, C.C., and thanks for the grand write-up, Husker Gary.<br /><br />Enjoy the day! MJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17409431043640770889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-10981643143442520142017-12-10T11:48:45.785-06:002017-12-10T11:48:45.785-06:00Grace...<a href="http://christianfunnypictures.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Animals-saying-grace-1.jpg" rel="nofollow">Grace...</a>CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-42845804856094708252017-12-10T11:38:08.155-06:002017-12-10T11:38:08.155-06:00Sunday puzzles always take me a bit longer but the...Sunday puzzles always take me a bit longer but they are worth it! Thank you, C.C. You are a GRACE to us but never a MIXEDBLESSING.<br /><br />I even recalled ALONZO Mourning just from listening to the sports section in the news. Most of the time I tune it out but some names just stay with me. The markings in bowling, however, are alien to me so / meant nothing. Then I thought Lara's husband was SASHA so FIW there. Technology also escapes me, ERGO, IOS never found its way in. Thank you, Gary, for filling in that bit. And thank you for all the nice graphics. Yes, where is BEN? He was my first fill before VAL.<br /><br />AHORA, ESTA posed no problems and thank you for the CSO. Actually ELDERLY is one, too, I'm sorry to say.<br /><br />Who, if you watched Downton Abbey, could forget the DOWAGERCOUNTESS? Maggie Smith rocked that role!<br /> <br />I also immediately wrote ELSA before NALA but then she appeared later.<br /><br />Thank you, again, C.C. and Gary. This was fun.<br /><br />I awoke with a raspy and sore throat but I have to take a gift for the name I chose on the tree at church. Then I'll come home and tomorrow there is a funeral for a dear friend, the husband of one of our ex-nun group. So I have to feel well!<br /><br />Have a grand Sunday, everyone, even if you're homebound from the snow!Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-44412537455705358202017-12-10T11:10:59.276-06:002017-12-10T11:10:59.276-06:00Jinx, sports has never been (and never will be) my...Jinx, sports has never been (and never will be) my long suit. I accept your chastisement. In '79, shortly after moving to Houston, I was making a sales call with a guy named Al Jamison. He asked me if I was a football fan. I asked him if there was a local team. Bad move.desper-ottohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242581085713882677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-88611108381115569892017-12-10T10:05:07.148-06:002017-12-10T10:05:07.148-06:00Thanks for all your work, Gary and CC...I enjoyed ...Thanks for all your work, Gary and CC...I enjoyed this puzzle. The NE corner was the last to fall...HOLLER just wasn’t coming to mind. <br /><br />There once was a guy from CAPE ANN<br />Who really was a KNAVE of a man<br />He always drank ALOT<br />ERGO, became a big SOT<br />In his hand always a BEVERAGE CANCoach Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03890697492875233628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-16706609968483104022017-12-10T10:03:24.589-06:002017-12-10T10:03:24.589-06:00Good Morning:
Had to chuckle at 1A SPARE, CC'...Good Morning:<br /><br />Had to chuckle at 1A SPARE, CC's nod to Boomer! Thought of Steve at Scone and Chelsea, Lucina at Ahora, and Canadian Eh at the Lacrosse clue. Unknowns were Tisane and Tazo but I knew Alonzo, so no problems. I had Ella/Elsa (again!) Neither/Whether, and Par/Pro. I saw Grace right off the bat and, of course, the title was a hint, but the reveal, Mixed Blessings, was a surprising AHA. <br /><br />Thanks, CC, for a pleasant and smooth solve and for sharing the group photo and thanks, HG, for the always amusing and articulate write-up.<br /><br />We got only 4-5 inches of snow yesterday/last night but it was the kind that makes the roads very slippery. The plunging temps exacerbated the driving conditions and caused a lot of skidding and accidents. Frigid weather (20's daytime) due Tuesday and Wednesday, plus more snow mid-week and Friday. Winter is here. (I sound like Al Roker!)<br /><br />Have a great day.<br />Irish Misshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12527047622731333304noreply@blogger.com