tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post1782586500030302362..comments2024-03-28T08:31:00.782-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Wednesday, February 3 2021, Fred OhlesZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-41428198335169597632021-02-03T23:24:12.706-06:002021-02-03T23:24:12.706-06:00Thoroughly enjoyable, thanx Fred! Seemed more like...Thoroughly enjoyable, thanx Fred! Seemed more like a Monday to me. FIR with a couple WOs due to careless spelling, caught by perps. Thanx for the nice write-up, MB!! And I agree, I too love the USPS. I have a sticker on my front door just over the mail slot that says so! Who else will pick up a letter at my house and deliver it to the home of my friend in Sequim (I live in Fort Lauderdale) for ~$0.50?? I bet Biden’s gonna get ‘em some new electric trucks!! unclefredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04184507029837978331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-42311198307602772422021-02-03T22:18:25.962-06:002021-02-03T22:18:25.962-06:00I'm late because of the great posts and links ...I'm late because of the great posts and links today<br />Picard, glad we lured you in. Fascinating article on Maya. Their astronomy is fascinating too. Did you explain to "Voice of Reason" the difference between a thousand years of climate change vs <100? Also, I spent time at Harvard Square but never MIT.<br /><br />CED, there was a Mash-like series, minus the humor, that was Nam-based. No true Nam series could pass the censors.<br /><br />"Who has time for soap operas ?". Funniest note of the day.<br /><br />RayO, saw your "Rules" then noticed it was Scrabble. I have an advantage with French (and Sports) but lose it with Spanish and Latin. Actually what folk knew and didn't was fascinating. I agree that if the answer is obscure Then the clueing shouldn't be. <br /><br />So that's IDINA MENZEL. Big E, that's how to do politic- with humor. Nothing like freebies. <br /><br />WC<br />Wilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-89805497149330606172021-02-03T21:01:12.120-06:002021-02-03T21:01:12.120-06:00Thank you Fred for a very crunchy (almost brittle!...Thank you Fred for a very crunchy (almost brittle!) Fridayish puzzle, which I enjoyed immensely, despite an FIW, due to two stupid mistakes. And thank you Melissa for an excellent review. Favorite clue was SELAH, which I have read many times in the PSALMS, but the Bible footnotes, like your link, are divided as to what it means. I'm sticking with the theory in the link that they are instructions to "The Choirmaster" as a placeholder for an intstrumental interlude. They were sung afterall and somebody had to keep them on key!<br /><br />Yuman @2:25PM Like several other cruciverbalists, after the recent paeons here to Merl Reagle (whom I knew from "WordPlay"), I ordered two of his books and received one on Monday. I started with Book Number 1, which contains the absolutely remarkable puzzle "GridLock", a metaphor for Xwd puzzles writ large. It took me the better part of the day to solve it. Imagine two 3 lane highways, spanning the entire width and depth of the grid and intersecting in the middle with dozens of different car models, clued by lists of mfgers, all trying to get through the intersection at once. What Spitz might term a TraffikMarmalade!<br /><br />Dw and I also watched the Simpsons episode someone recommended (Series 20, Episode 6) with Lisa, who is competing in a community crossword puzzle contest. Who shows up to counsel her but Will Shortz and Merle Reagle themselves, voicing their own characters. Great fun.<br /><br />Cheers,<br />Billwaseeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01486819496295875624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-15518682261783683462021-02-03T20:03:12.178-06:002021-02-03T20:03:12.178-06:00-T --- Yeah, I never watched THAT show either. Se...-T --- Yeah, I never watched THAT show either. See how confused I get!<br /><br />Picard --- Just finished reading your article. Very interesting. Thanks.LEO IIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109264341518680358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-55332357760951361232021-02-03T19:51:50.483-06:002021-02-03T19:51:50.483-06:00Fun puzzle, if a bit on the easy side for a Wednes...Fun puzzle, if a bit on the easy side for a Wednesday.jfromvthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16864768391894999950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-51270986627050788322021-02-03T19:43:32.502-06:002021-02-03T19:43:32.502-06:00Hi All!
Thanks Fred for the puzzle; congrats on t...Hi All!<br /><br />Thanks Fred for the puzzle; congrats on the debut. I got all the LOOSE CHANGE but some fill just wasn't gonna. DNF.<br /><br />Thanks mb for the fun expo to take my mind off of this Thumper (see 12:43); enjoyed the Van Morrison too - thanks.<br /><br />WOs: SCENE -> SCRIM(?), OCTetS (Hi PVX!)<br />DNF: EDO-EILe | ID-NAMENZae | FaRBER & KEP- | O-SK, SEL-H. NE didn't turn out so well... OR, what LEO-III @4:43 said :-)<br /><br />ESPs: GLORIA|EBRO<br /><b>Fav</b>: I'll go w/ ILK since I unknowingly just used it :-) //Hi Spitz!<br /><br />{A, B+}<br />Both DRs are fun OMK.<br /><br />ED O'NEILL - I could see him in my mind's eye (was also on Married ... With Children) [LEOIII - funny! clue was Modern Fam!) but only knew the ED part of his name.<br /><br />CED - Thanks for the PIXAR short. Been a long time since I've seen it.<br /><br />PVX - I have both a cable-modem and DSL modem for redundancy.<br /><br />Lucina - My first real camera was Mom's hand-me-down '70's MINOLTA SLR with auto-winder and flash (think <b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWfQD72nNB8" rel="nofollow">Austin Powers'</a></b>) that her second husband bought for her. I also had a tri-pod and a "remote" shutter opener - great for extra-long exposures of cactus blooms. I never got Picard-quality snaps but, then, I was 12 :-)<br /><br />Enjoyed reading everyone!<br /><br />Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-35264224589271998902021-02-03T19:13:55.704-06:002021-02-03T19:13:55.704-06:00Thank you, Jayce.Thank you, <b>Jayce</b>.Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570695193695039956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-59177253309275207352021-02-03T18:29:59.772-06:002021-02-03T18:29:59.772-06:00This was an informative and timely lesson. Thank y...This was an informative and timely lesson. Thank you for sharing!sasseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399904111407769761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-20050335446201808192021-02-03T18:27:53.901-06:002021-02-03T18:27:53.901-06:00I said the same thing to my dentist. He said he mi...I said the same thing to my dentist. He said he might enjoy it!sasseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399904111407769761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-54844057002383063442021-02-03T18:08:49.044-06:002021-02-03T18:08:49.044-06:00Maybe you remember Idina Menzel from this TV comme...<br />Maybe you remember <a href="https://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video?fr=ymyy-t&p=geiko+idina+menzel#id=2&vid=9cf3e2c7d854f5c1b0ab05c483ed675a&action=click" rel="nofollow">Idina Menzel</a> from this TV commercialMartin the Geckonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-59171327819695129062021-02-03T17:55:56.090-06:002021-02-03T17:55:56.090-06:00d-o --- That’s FUNNY!!! He was probably charging ...d-o --- That’s FUNNY!!! He was probably charging two cents for the Band-Aid and the rest for PAIN AND SUFFERING. I lost my tonsils when I was six. I can still see them putting whatever it was over my face to knock me out with the ether. It is one of my oldest memories.<br /><br />Me too, Gary. WORD makes writing/editing/correcting so much easier. So THAT’S what a KEPI is. Might remember it now.<br /><br />Spitzboov – FLN – I really enjoyed the USS Truman video; I never get tired of those kinds of videos.LEO IIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109264341518680358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-18017127577396744882021-02-03T17:50:10.797-06:002021-02-03T17:50:10.797-06:00This was a fun theme made even faster by the circl...This was a fun theme made even faster by the circles! I'm with RoS - I like Laura Branigan's<br />"Gloria" the best partially because it's a fun dance song - but also the unofficial theme song of the St. Louis Blues hockey team.<br />https://www.thrillist.com/news/nation/play-gloria-st-louis-blues-victory-song-explained<br /><br />I'm a happy camper - came home during daylight! and it is 57 degrees! Walk time at the conservation area near me on the way home! By Sunday the high will be 17 - so glad the Chiefs will be playing in Florida instead of a home game!<br /><br />Thanks Melissa and congrats to Fred on his debut! inanehikernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-76080437582947102972021-02-03T17:31:06.226-06:002021-02-03T17:31:06.226-06:00Sorry, the abbreviation for (South) Korea is not K...Sorry, the abbreviation for (South) Korea is not KOR; it is ROK. Just as the abbreviation for The United States of America is not AMER or whatever, it is USA.<br /><br />"dedos"? "CINE"? Sheesh. Wei shemma yung waigwo hwa?<br /><br />I thought of Misty at Woo-HOO and of Picard at UNIcycle.<br /><br />At least Owen's poems, melissa's write-up, and all your comments were a pleasure to read.Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-85100253794989819262021-02-03T17:27:34.443-06:002021-02-03T17:27:34.443-06:00Big Easy:
But they show up! Ours don't, even f...Big Easy:<br />But they show up! Ours don't, even for free food.Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-68382477985633277462021-02-03T17:15:42.442-06:002021-02-03T17:15:42.442-06:00After noticing PENNY & NICKEL in the circles I...After noticing PENNY & NICKEL in the circles I went ahead and filled DIME & QUARTER in the other two LOOSE CHANGE fills. I had to change the unknown IDINA MENDEL to MENZEL to get ZOOM. There's an immensely popular video game series that's been around a very long time named DOOM and I would bet there have been at least 100 million people playing it. And they do meet online.<br /><br />Took a WAG for the cross of MANO & SELAH to FIR. SCRIMS- perps, never heard of it.<br /><br />Bygone Ford- The Ford Custom in the 70s became the LTD which became the Crown Victoria and Mercury Grand Marquis. The last two were discontinues a few years back and policemen hate their replacement Ford Explorer.<br /><br />CNN & FOX in the same puzzle. I noticed they weren't close on the grid.<br /><br />G-L-O-R-I-A-- the first song that just about every garage band learned to play.<br /><br />Ray & Lucina- the problem with my HOA is that the same of 20 us have been doing all the work for 25 years. It's a voluntary HOA @ $100/year and almost all 435 owners belong. But they don't show to help with the gardens, Christmas displays, flags, helping with the Easter Egg hunt, Mardi Gras party, Pumpkin painting party, or Night Out against Crime Extravaganza (but they show up for all the free food that the 20 of us get restaurants to donate).Big Easyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00048745560125993409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-25276400420189642612021-02-03T17:01:26.768-06:002021-02-03T17:01:26.768-06:00DNF. (I deem LIU to be cheating.) My Natick was ED...DNF. (I deem LIU to be cheating.) My Natick was ED O'NEILL with MANO and IDINA MENZEL. Never watched "Modern Family", don't know the cast, and don't keep track of the Emmys. I've seen Idina before (probably in CWs) but couldn't remember well enough to guess. I thought of MANO, but didn't know <i>dedo</i> and figured I would DNF anyhow.<br /><br />42a waited for perps to see if KOR or ROK.<br /><br />>> RoyThe Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00671636316561947612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-31945457405214382092021-02-03T16:47:57.142-06:002021-02-03T16:47:57.142-06:00I really wanted to add my 2 cents worth,
But none ...I really wanted to add my 2 cents worth,<br />But none of the loose change links were funny...<br /><br /><a href="https://images.app.goo.gl/NyN6wAAeGEGCbVqR8" rel="nofollow">a couple of beers later...</a>CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-47973003851156550952021-02-03T16:43:38.622-06:002021-02-03T16:43:38.622-06:00WOW! I messed this one up to a fare-the-well! I ...WOW! I messed this one up to a fare-the-well! I don’t think I could have done any worse on a Wednesday puzzle had I tried!<br /><br />First, the good news: I got the theme clues and the reveal immediately, although I did have SPARECHANGE before LTD corrected it to LOOSECHANGE.<br /><br />There I was, rock-‘n’-rollin’ along (G-L-O-R-I-A!) when I hit the wall. Didn’t know DEDOS, so I missed MANO/OMSK/SELAH (which I also didn’t know anyway), didn’t know KEPI (we didn’t really have advanced placement per se way back in the dark ages), and didn’t even think of FERBER (all the rest of IDINIAMENZOL was perps), and didn’t know RHEA.<br /><br />SCRIMS, EBRO, EDONEILL, OCTADS and ERSE were all perps. I never watched “Married … with Children.”<br /><br />Other than that….<br /><br />My original thought for 65A was ATWT (As the World Turns), but LTD came to the rescue there too.<br /><br />Thanks, Fred and Melissa!LEO IIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109264341518680358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-59329927364279669632021-02-03T16:38:37.047-06:002021-02-03T16:38:37.047-06:00Lucina, how did I know that you would be the only ...Lucina, how did I know that you would be the only one to comment? I do so sincerely appreciate it.Shankersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-8472141305528653332021-02-03T16:17:14.723-06:002021-02-03T16:17:14.723-06:00Late checking in today but FIR the puzzle early be...Late checking in today but FIR the puzzle early before the day got busy. Thanks, Melissa, for confirming that. Like others I saw what was happening with the circles by NICKEL, making the last two easy to prefill. The reveal was apt. Only one WO so my grid is neat. (I'm not saying what it was. Too embarrassing!) The unknowns were perpable with the first letter of IDINA my last fill. I noticed that many of you had the same unknowns. In general I enjoyed the puzzle and thank Fred for his debut offering.<br /><br />We've talked before about learning how to make change back in the day before cash registers would calculate it for you. Well, WC says we'll see Jeffrey Wechsler tomorrow. Get ready!ATLGrannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08803167697891397373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-7761270586285258742021-02-03T16:15:20.301-06:002021-02-03T16:15:20.301-06:00Well conceived & executed by Mr. Ohles--a toug...Well conceived & executed by Mr. <b>Ohles</b>--a tough Humpday PZL. <br />But <i>TA ~ </i><b>DA!</b>...<br />It yielded to me because of the theme. True to form it was the long fills that opened the door to victory. <br /><br />SELAH? It is clued as "Psalm instruction," but most scholars admit not known what the word means. Some say a musical notation, others say an unknown punctuation mark. <br />Hardly an "instruction." <br /><b>Melissa B</b> wisely threw up her hands & linked it to a Wiki article. <br /><br />The last to fall for me was 10A. Wasn't sure what "Academic pds." meant. <br />"Pds."?<br />Sure, SEMS should have been EZ, but I spent over 35 years on an academic campus that did not use SEMS. <br />Our pds. were QTRS.<br />~ <b>OMK<br />____________<br />DR:</b> A three-way on the odd side. <br />The central diagonal gives us an anagram (13 of 15 letters) the speaks of an armory incident wherein the stored weaponry ended its life with a reversal of its intended conclusion.<br />I speak of an...<br />"<b>ARMS IMPLOSION</b>"!<br />-or-<br />In another universe, the same available letters might speak of what happens when a group of fathers watching their offspring at a soccer match <i>bite their tongues</i> rather than use their fists when they see their youngsters fouled by bullies on the rival team. <br />Here I am speaking of...<br />"<b>DAD IMPLOSIONS</b>"!Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-12093057624164214122021-02-03T16:14:54.451-06:002021-02-03T16:14:54.451-06:00
This midweek crossword had its moments,
Ended 24...<br />This midweek crossword had its moments,<br /><br />Ended 24a with STAND before SHELF. <br /><br />LANS b4 DSLS.<br /><br />Is anyone still using DSL?<br /><br />And OCTETS b4 OCTADS. <br /><br />Did not care for 23A clue...one shouldn’t have to be able to read a foreign language to understand and fill in the answer, also in Spanish. <br /><br />And how does a TIRE “cover” a WHEEL?<br /><br />Happy to get the solve.<br /><br />Stay safe.AnonymousPVXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10078186298428497941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-48248040412300561772021-02-03T15:43:07.296-06:002021-02-03T15:43:07.296-06:00To be peevish CW fill shouldn't rely on foreig...To be peevish CW fill shouldn't rely on foreign language words unless they are in common usage in English. The fencing sword <i>Épée</i> can be found in the OED but the French word for summer <i>été</i> is not. <br />Scrabble rule: Some foreign words are accepted<br /><br />According to the official Scrabble rules, <i>“all words labeled as a part of speech” are allowed, including those listed as “archaic, obsolete, colloquial, and slang.” Foreign words are permitted as long as they appear in English dictionaries"</i>...Sep 18, 2019<br />Ray - O - Sunshinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04864005198472595370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-48818554436594764732021-02-03T15:10:08.092-06:002021-02-03T15:10:08.092-06:00Woohoo to you too, CanadianEh! And Yuman, I am so ...Woohoo to you too, CanadianEh! And Yuman, I am so happy that you've gotten the Merl Reagle puzzle book. Have a wonderful time solving it!Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570695193695039956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-20210413743652369542021-02-03T14:35:02.445-06:002021-02-03T14:35:02.445-06:00Here's another take on Gloria.Here's another take on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4pmz_G_CfU" rel="nofollow">Gloria</a>.desper-ottohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242581085713882677noreply@blogger.com