tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post1836845054175988979..comments2024-03-28T17:04:25.560-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Thursday, May 1, 2008 Alan P. OlschwangZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-69737674712358743712008-05-06T15:48:00.000-05:002008-05-06T15:48:00.000-05:00Horrible clues. All trivia. No substance. I cou...Horrible clues. All trivia. No substance. I could write a crossword puzzle too if all I asked for was names of sports figures. Horrible, horrible, horrible day for the presenters of this crossword puzzle.MooBossyCowCowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09951981689733862488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-78279297258859640112008-05-02T12:53:00.000-05:002008-05-02T12:53:00.000-05:00C.C., don't think I've got an answer to your quest...C.C., don't think I've got an answer to your question. If expenditures is OUTGO, what is the equivalent for INCOME?Crockett1947https://www.blogger.com/profile/06404431645533093707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-53044574662442327472008-05-02T06:31:00.000-05:002008-05-02T06:31:00.000-05:00Happy 100th Day, Star Tribune Crossword Corner Blo...Happy 100th Day, Star Tribune Crossword Corner Blog.<BR/><BR/>200Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-87594938612197355162008-05-01T22:20:00.000-05:002008-05-01T22:20:00.000-05:00eau de cologne also known as toilet water = probab...eau de cologne also known as toilet water = probably not used by the winner of the Ortiz jerseyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-35199794790659582902008-05-01T19:46:00.000-05:002008-05-01T19:46:00.000-05:00A l'eau, a l'eau???eaux dear...could only think of...A l'eau, a l'eau???<BR/>eaux dear...could only think of making lace in Swedish (where a few stalwarts still do that for fun)...after reading all the comments here (took far longer than doing the puzzle btw) I'm ready for a delicious drink (eau de vie, anyone?)On an early flight this morning but tomorrow I hope to get here earlier..Mr. Corcoranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09988899737306962603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-63265426359711524252008-05-01T18:43:00.000-05:002008-05-01T18:43:00.000-05:00mkatesq: Ah, a fellow pool shark! I knew I liked ...mkatesq: Ah, a fellow pool shark! I knew I liked you too. Tell me about your pool playing. I play pool for the APA and ranked a 4 of 7. I want to be at least a 5, but...there are these things called rules. Spoil all the fun! <BR/><BR/>Melissa bee: How funny! I agree about starting off with a certain youtube viewing and also find it stimulating...just not so much the brain cells. My oh My!!! As for creating a crossword? They probably wouldn't be able to print it, but it would be fun! <BR/><BR/>Fellas: about that dancing around the maypole today? Well, my take on this auspicious occasion is to entertain the man from Warsaw across the street. <BR/><BR/>Have a good night!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-23922878837359804832008-05-01T18:01:00.000-05:002008-05-01T18:01:00.000-05:00Off topic (apologies) Rick Wagoner report. It was ...Off topic (apologies) Rick Wagoner report. It was a good talk about the general health of the General and how much they are doing to save the environment. There was a (unscheduled) protest demonstration right in the middle of the presentation that was the most exciting part. Some people jumped up on their seats and demanded that GM sign an agreement to reduce petroleum usage to a certain level by 2012. They were hustled out by security and Wagoner made a very appropriate comment about how much he appreciated their passion. All in all pretty exciting with lots of press coverage and a good Q&A session following the talk. Keep your eyes on the GM-Volt - it appears that GM is committed to bringing this to fruition.MHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06348375549703359344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-16394002220979797192008-05-01T17:42:00.000-05:002008-05-01T17:42:00.000-05:00Another mis-quote in the name of cruciverbalism. (...Another mis-quote in the name of cruciverbalism. (Is that a word?)<BR/><BR/>Here is <A HREF="http://www.worldofquotes.com/author/Zsa-Zsa-Gabor/1/index.html" REL="nofollow">the actual quote</A>. <BR/><BR/>I don't even bother solving any of the "quip" answers on Thursdays. I can usually work around them. But I do occsaionally use them to cross-check some of the other answers -- like floret instead of flower. <BR/><BR/>Aside from the mis-quip, nothing exciting today (5 minutes and 1 second).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-41423471798873920852008-05-01T17:41:00.000-05:002008-05-01T17:41:00.000-05:00afternoon all ..was rushing through the puzzle tod...afternoon all ..<BR/><BR/>was rushing through the puzzle today between patients but my 3:30 just cancelled so here i am ...<BR/><BR/>i liked this one, and chuckled at the quip although personally have little use for diamonds. i know i'm a girl and all, but i also dislike shopping so go figure. (get it? as in, figure SKATER?? would prefer a few ..er .. laps around the rinK than some silly diamond rinG. tee hee.)<BR/><BR/>eau i got right away but a better clue might have been 'water IN paris.' also got 'outgo' easily enough (expenditures go, while an expenditure goes) but was stumped by moonfish, ecole atttendee (had no idea) and bruins (was thinking boston).<BR/><BR/>crockett .. same here, when i first started doing crosswords i would methodically cross off clues as i solved, too lazy now i guess. my new crossword ritual is to start with a certain youtube viewing. it seems to stimulate brain cells. <BR/><BR/>mh, how was the talk?<BR/><BR/>lois that was quite a paragraph .. drool, cox, balls, blue, naked, stiff and bend. perhaps you should create a crossword puzzle with a theme.melissa beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11617567775900623609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-37155696434775989372008-05-01T15:51:00.000-05:002008-05-01T15:51:00.000-05:00drdad, I have a feeling you should be asking exact...drdad, I have a feeling you should be asking exactly the opposite re Lois.Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05476669744435495547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-9746936901330623552008-05-01T15:09:00.000-05:002008-05-01T15:09:00.000-05:00c.c. Thanks for clueing me in on the difference b...c.c. Thanks for clueing me in on the difference between "Quip" and "Quote"JIMBOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934491040910020956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-38907662963013030542008-05-01T14:22:00.000-05:002008-05-01T14:22:00.000-05:00drdad: Oh ye of little faith, try me!drdad: Oh ye of little faith, try me!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-11392110705909044152008-05-01T13:41:00.000-05:002008-05-01T13:41:00.000-05:00Well, I went back to yesterday's comments and now ...Well, I went back to yesterday's comments and now understand the Chippendales vs. Clydesdales. What an interesting proposition. I don't know if Lois could handle it.Dr. Dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15228401181876693308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-7758505645908782262008-05-01T12:19:00.000-05:002008-05-01T12:19:00.000-05:00Superfrey,As I explained it to Jimbo at my 11:45am...Superfrey,<BR/>As I explained it to Jimbo at my 11:45am comment, the QUIP theme allows the constructor to slightly twist the original lines to harmonize his grid structure. <BR/><BR/>If the theme were QUOTE, then this would be a legit gripe.Zhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-69824256725899344702008-05-01T12:18:00.000-05:002008-05-01T12:18:00.000-05:00Oh Lois, you should write a book! I started laughi...Oh Lois, you should write a book! I started laughing out loud as I was reading your post. That wouldn't be a bad thing, except for the fact that I am sitting at Reception and supposed to be hard at work!<BR/><BR/>I had the same problem as everyone else; flower instead of floret. I always think of veggies when I hear foret, never a bloom. The Bruins' clue also stumped me. I am Canadian, so my mind goes to hockey, not UCLA!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10803084631261452632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-84877036385143678482008-05-01T11:50:00.000-05:002008-05-01T11:50:00.000-05:00I got a late start on the puzzle today... it took ...I got a late start on the puzzle today... it took me a lot longer than it should have.... I, too, had Flower for 5D which complicated the quote. I think JIMBO is right the quote was "..to give HIS diamonds back"... I notice with some quotes used on Thursdays that the constructor frequently changes the quote slightly to fit the need. Has anyone else ever notice this. ... It is particularly true of Evan Esar quotes.Superfreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14282780961579920355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-351288625355964932008-05-01T11:45:00.000-05:002008-05-01T11:45:00.000-05:00Drdad,"ō" is not on the ASCII code tables. I just ...Drdad,<BR/>"ō" is not on the ASCII code tables. I just went to your link and copied and pasted the sign. Don't feel bad about EAUX. There are bactéries in them. Let's have some Bordeaux wine, then we will find wisdom.<BR/><BR/>Crockett1947,<BR/>Why is 33D clued plurally then?<BR/><BR/>Mh,<BR/>Thanks for clarifying the "Balance" issue. I thought you meant "Grid Balance" when you said you disliked the puzzle, so I was confused.<BR/><BR/>No, no funny bathing suits! No DIAMONDS either. Only this simple <A HREF="http://www.authenticwatches.com/omega-speedmaster-reduced-38347235.html" REL="nofollow">GREEN Speedmaster. </A> which is on sale now. Wagoner knows what I am talking about. <BR/><BR/>Jimbo,<BR/>This is a QUIP, not a QUOTE. This constructor Olschwang is known for twisting the original QUOTE to satisfy his GRID need. Zsa Zsa's original QUOTE is grammatically correct.Zhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-53983355008817607092008-05-01T11:26:00.000-05:002008-05-01T11:26:00.000-05:00jimbo, yes, absolutely.jimbo, yes, absolutely.Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05476669744435495547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-82538484565028233582008-05-01T11:14:00.000-05:002008-05-01T11:14:00.000-05:00eau is water in Frencheau is water in FrenchAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-46204454774535697062008-05-01T10:53:00.000-05:002008-05-01T10:53:00.000-05:00Hi C.C. and all you wizards.I have one question. ...Hi C.C. and all you wizards.<BR/>I have one question. to make better sense, should'nt the quote have read "to give (his) diamonds back"?JIMBOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934491040910020956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-85692333333309772612008-05-01T10:36:00.000-05:002008-05-01T10:36:00.000-05:00MH, No ice skates for me, pal. I might fall and hu...MH, No ice skates for me, pal. I might fall and hurt something I may need later in life... although what that would be I forgot!!<BR/><BR/>OH, wait..IT IS LATER IN LIFE.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15048138709177547522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-75546799110890279242008-05-01T10:23:00.000-05:002008-05-01T10:23:00.000-05:00Well things are sure picking up around here. It us...Well things are sure picking up around here. It used to be that I could make my comments and retire for the day. Now I have to check back or I miss something altogether. Like the youtube video from Melissa bee yesterday and the followup comments. Yikes do Dennis, Dick, Bill, Thomas, et.al. (note use of common xword) really have to do a Clydesdales video???<BR/><BR/>Anyway, CC, finally saw your message back to me from yesterday. By "balance" what I meant was that I like puzzles that are uniform in terms of difficulty. Of course, they can't be completely uniform but yesterdays was outside the norm in that the theme was supremely easy - you could fill them out first thing. Then some of the words were supremely difficult and obscure. I'd expect them to be in a Friday NYT crossword (or maybe even Sunday!). Anyway, maybe that's just the Libra in me coming out or the engineer. The structure was fine and, to be honest, until you started bringing up structure I hadn't paid much attention to it. I certainly agree that having a nice symmetrical word like celeb as the middle clue is great (even better if it were a palindrome!). And I did like all the crossings with similar context as you mentioned. Sorry to drag on like this.<BR/><BR/>I will say hello to Mr. Wagoner for you, but don't know much about his Omega watch or Green Speedmaster (is that one of those funny bathing suits?) - you must know him better than I ;-)MHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06348375549703359344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-43797918530322875912008-05-01T10:17:00.000-05:002008-05-01T10:17:00.000-05:00Good morning everyone. C.C., Cape May is in New Je...Good morning everyone. C.C., Cape May is in New Jersey. Income and Outgo -- nary a plural to be found there. Kim, same problem with 5D here as well. Barry, I used to cross out the clues, but stopped many moons ago -- took too much time, LOL! Lois, what a riot.Crockett1947https://www.blogger.com/profile/06404431645533093707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-26042193539636059922008-05-01T09:36:00.000-05:002008-05-01T09:36:00.000-05:00CC: no problem. Never thought otherwise. So wa...CC: no problem. Never thought otherwise. So was I :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-46520007280562265602008-05-01T09:23:00.000-05:002008-05-01T09:23:00.000-05:00Boy! Do I feel like a jerk. C.C. is right, I am ...Boy! Do I feel like a jerk. C.C. is right, I am WRONG. "les eaux" is waters according to my Alta Vista translator.<BR/><BR/>How did you get that long O symbol? I don't have it on any of my ASCII charts.<BR/><BR/>I hate being wrong. I thought I was wrong once but I was mistaken. LOLDr. Dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15228401181876693308noreply@blogger.com