tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post1864193935073383632..comments2024-03-29T02:07:08.222-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Friday, December 30, 2016, Jeffrey WechslerZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-83113069916372978572016-12-30T22:29:06.156-06:002016-12-30T22:29:06.156-06:00I meant Midnite, Misty.
No sports clues. We'...I meant Midnite, Misty. <br /><br />No sports clues. We've been going Greek lately. Speaking of..<br /><br />ETHER. Opposite of Day and where Wilbur does his posting<br /><br />Well. It's almost Saturday, will Rich go to the bullpen for Mr Lin in case there's any cruciverbalist EGOTISM in here<br /><br />WCWilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-69522452801487907392016-12-30T22:26:46.570-06:002016-12-30T22:26:46.570-06:00all in all a fun Friday. thank you for the kind wo...all in all a fun Friday. thank you for the kind words; it is a pleasure blogging these puzzles and sharing my reactions.Lemonade714https://www.blogger.com/profile/13642909374639570868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-25098285198373547652016-12-30T21:58:12.395-06:002016-12-30T21:58:12.395-06:00Fairly easy for a Friday puzzle. Enjoyed the Fred ...Fairly easy for a Friday puzzle. Enjoyed the Fred Astaire tap dance segment above, decades later on my cell phone no less. Could use some of that elegance and sophistication in the new yearRay - O - Sunshinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04864005198472595370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-31500565273680636552016-12-30T21:26:13.080-06:002016-12-30T21:26:13.080-06:00Could your insomnia be jet lag, Misty? I wish you...Could your insomnia be jet lag, Misty? I wish you a sound sleep and happy dreams tonight.<br /><br />Thank you all for your kind thoughts.<br /><br />Good to meet another Silverstein lover, Bill. His garbage poem and his peanut butter one are two of our other favorites.Yellowrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590216912123103432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-61738466824322809462016-12-30T19:40:10.572-06:002016-12-30T19:40:10.572-06:00Misty, I find watching golf on TV the ultimate NyQ...Misty, I find watching golf on TV the ultimate NyQuil alternative. I take a natural thing called Minute which is chamomile, lemon grass and melatonin.<br /><br />Then again, there's alcohol😂 <br /><br />Owen, I recalled Zeno's turtle but not to make a complete fool of myself I did a quick Google check<br /><br />But couldn't put it into verse. Isn't there a genre for the poetry you used for Zeno? It may truly be an A+ <br /><br />QCWilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-26786666774350044322016-12-30T17:27:05.862-06:002016-12-30T17:27:05.862-06:00Hello everyone.
Liked Jeffrey's puzzle. He m...Hello everyone.<br /><br />Liked Jeffrey's puzzle. He managed to pull the fill out of me so eventually, no look-ups were needed. THE PRADO was a complete WAG but it worked.<br />PROWS - As the Armada sailed up the English Channel with a following wind that July day in 1588, past Spithead Roads, it was led by its PROWS.Spitzboovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448007368332133086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-76575634175162290602016-12-30T17:13:29.560-06:002016-12-30T17:13:29.560-06:00Hmm,
what is win win anyway?Hmm,<br /><br /><a href="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/ce/46/64/ce4664061b458cb1cd2f0168edcead95.jpg" rel="nofollow">what is win win anyway?</a>CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-26894738983986273232016-12-30T17:00:57.443-06:002016-12-30T17:00:57.443-06:00Good day to all!
Great puzzle from JW today. S...Good day to all! <br /><br />Great puzzle from JW today. Seeing the theme early on certainly helped in the solve. Favorite clue/answer was "Flip-flop revelations" for TOES. Cute. Was unaware that the word ATTIC was of Greek origin. With all the discussion about it, I just might remember it for the next time. Thanks for your thorough and informative review, Lemonade.<br /><br />From Wednesday--Thanks, C.C., for a very enjoyable puzzle. It's always a fun ride when Boomer guest blogs!<br /><br />Welcome home, Misty. I hope you get some needed rest soon. Any photos to share with us?<br /><br />YR, my thoughts are with you as you deal with the daily challenges of caring for Alan. He's lucky to have you.<br /><br />I'm late to the party today as I made the 3+ hour round-trip drive this morning to go pick up my mother's mail and take it to her at the Assisted Living facility. She's not happy about being there, but it's where she needs to be for now. It's a very nice place and the staff is wonderful and accommodating. Enjoy the (rest of) the day!<br /><br />MJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17409431043640770889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-40093768228028739532016-12-30T16:12:45.385-06:002016-12-30T16:12:45.385-06:00OKL - Wow! Thanks for the research - more than my...OKL - Wow! Thanks for the research - more than my MTV* (I'm still reading that) attention-span Google'd for gravitas :-)<br /><br />JW - Are we overthinking this? Was it Rich (AND/OR by extension) Patti's clue? No shame in that. What did-it-is you meant? <a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1GRKQm--we4" rel="nofollow">Inquiring minds*</a> and all that.<br /><br />More inquiry - did anyone try the 'Happy New Year!' iOS 10 Easter Egg FLN? Did it work for you? <br /><br />Cheers, -T<br />*Gratuitous Weird Al link- <i>I Want My MTV</i> interviews him discussing how Michael Jackson enjoyed being SENT-up in Al's parodies. Tawnya: You'd like this... It's the INNARDS of our '80's.Anonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-1347170204648533582016-12-30T15:45:18.064-06:002016-12-30T15:45:18.064-06:00Michael: Wrong story. The one you need is here:
A...Michael: Wrong story. The one you need is <a href="http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=attic" rel="nofollow">here</a>:<br /><br />Attica <br /> traditionally explained as from Greek Attikos (Latin Atticus) "of Athens" (see Athens); but perhaps ultimately from Greek akte "shore, maritime place," also "raised place."<br /><br />Attic (adj.) <br /> 1590s, "pertaining to Attica," from Latin Atticus, from Greek Attikos "Athenian, of Attica," the region around Athens (see Attica). Attested from 1560s as an architectural term for a type of column base.<br /><br />attic (n.) <br /> "top story under the roof of a house," 1855, shortened from attic storey (1724). The term Attic order in classical architecture meant a small, square decorative column of the type often used in a low story above a building's main facade, a feature associated with the region around Athens (see Attic). The word then was applied by architects to "a low decorative facade above the main story of a building" (1690s in English) to convey a classical heritage where none exists, and it came to mean the space enclosed by such a structure. The modern use is via French attique. "An attic is upright, a garret is in a sloping roof" [Weekley].OwenKLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16709695380239557575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-4239709503643444312016-12-30T15:25:17.754-06:002016-12-30T15:25:17.754-06:00A big " me too" for MIC DROP and ATTIC (...A big " me too" for MIC DROP and ATTIC ( huh??). Went crazy trying to remember PP and M's "B" side. Now I'll be humming it all day long: " How many years ...."!!Bobbinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-31768936262549570252016-12-30T14:57:00.892-06:002016-12-30T14:57:00.892-06:00Hello Puzzlers -
This one was tricky, but still I...Hello Puzzlers -<br /><br />This one was tricky, but still I had quite good luck. Mostly that means first guesses turned out right. Managed a legitimate no-peeky. Thanx, Jeff Wex and Lemon.Dudleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587399549104728305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-7612503790633755722016-12-30T14:48:11.576-06:002016-12-30T14:48:11.576-06:00OMK - I didn't know about the dialect. I look...OMK - I didn't know about the dialect. I looked up what Lem said and was going to detract it as my <b>F</b>av. I was thinking like JzB and found <a href="http://www.doric-column.com/glossary_classical_architecture.html" rel="nofollow">ATTIC base in Doric architecture </a> which I vaguely remembered from grade-school.<br /><br />Maybe JW had a double-pun for us today(?). JW, care to comment?<br /><br />Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-13285780289357967002016-12-30T14:35:00.168-06:002016-12-30T14:35:00.168-06:00I have to say that none of the derivation tales co...I have to say that none of the derivation tales concerning ATTIC occurred to me. I just know ATTIC as a common and therefore useful adjective pertaining to anything that's classical Greek. <br />A quick dictionary check (now, after the fact) tells me that ATTIC refers to the dialect of Greek used in the Golden Age. So, that's why we encounter it so often.Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-35323508853779875962016-12-30T14:24:46.937-06:002016-12-30T14:24:46.937-06:00Not an easy climb this one. The cluing made it to...Not an easy climb this one. The cluing made it tough to gain a foothold. The only gimmes (for me) were 5-A, 20-A, 24-A, 32-A, 39-A, 46-A, and 6-D. Lest these seem a lot, note that they are all three-letter fills. Many of the rest allowed for multiple answers, which throws a wrench into solving by perps. <br />Still, I managed to avoid absolute cheats, using the net for occasional confirmations. This helped me avoid self-imposed restrictions--such as holding out for a Spanish article to precede PRADO.<br />It helped to take note of the repeat appearances of WIN. I didn't know the precise nature of the theme until the end, but each "W" caused me to expand it to a full WIN--and thus to crack the longer fills.<br />I enjoyed INNARDS. And re-learned TAWS. Thanks, Mr. W.<br />In the end, it all came clear. I summitted at last. I can't say I felt a powerful Ta-DAH, but still I finished, if not with a <b>Bang</b>....<br /> Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-26256504375216098042016-12-30T14:04:20.412-06:002016-12-30T14:04:20.412-06:00Hi gang -
It's another JW Friday!
Story, as ...Hi gang -<br /><br />It's another JW Friday!<br /><br />Story, as in the various levels of a house, ATTIC being the top one. The word is ultimately of Greek origin, though for the use in that sense, the derivation seems a bit convoluted.<br /><br />Like the theme, lots of fresh fill.<br /><br />Made it through, except for one fingerfehler. Oh, well.<br /><br />Happy weekend, everyone.<br /><br />Cool regards!<br />JzBJazzbumpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07337490817307473659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-88926233977154539282016-12-30T13:54:20.702-06:002016-12-30T13:54:20.702-06:00I got no sleep last night--zero. Took two Advil PM...I got no sleep last night--zero. Took two Advil PMs--all that's allowed in 24 hours--but no sleep ever came. Tried a nap a few hours ago, and no sleep came. My travel has totally messed up my sleep and I'm feeling simply desperate.<br /><br />As a result I wasn't even going to try a Jeffrey Wechsler Friday puzzle. But with no energy or strength for anything else, I gave it a go and to my surprise got the top half. Stopped to try the Friday Diabolical Sudoku--of course didn't get it, and came back to the JW puzzle. To my surprise I finished it, and finished it correctly. Yay, Hurray! One small blessing on an otherwise depressing and scary day. So many thanks, Jeffrey, and you too, Lemonade. The blog always cheers me up.<br /><br />Sorry about your rough time, Yellowrocks. Have a good day, everybody, and pray that I get some sleep.Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570695193695039956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-46111241508105319712016-12-30T13:46:27.390-06:002016-12-30T13:46:27.390-06:00Happy Friday all!
4 lookups and still DNF - Kern ...Happy Friday all!<br /><br />4 lookups and still DNF - Kern wasn't behind <a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qOyF4hR5GoE" rel="nofollow">I caNT DANCE</a>... Oh, well, it was fun; thanks Jeffrey. Thanks Lem for the expo (I too wondered what a TWIN WINDOW FAN was - twin fans or windows?).<br /><br />WOs: SEcond b/f SEASON; OrThO b/f OSTEO<br />Lookups: DAE, EMME, and 1a.<br />Re: 1a - Really? I need to know PMs going back to 1874? I can go back to 1984 (though I probably couldn't get them in the right order...) but geesh...<br /><br /><b>Fav</b>: C/A for ATTIC when it (I think) dawned on me: a story in the architectural since. One above the second floor, no?<br /><br />Today, the ANTIS (not the eyes) had it. I really wanted eyes for both my <a href="http://www.landofmarbles.com/cat-eyes.html" rel="nofollow">marbles</a> and __drops.<br /><br />{A,C,T,B}<br /><br />Oc4beach - CV clicked for me 1) DW is in academia and 2) that's what I've seen resumes called from folk in the UK.<br /><br />YR - Sorry to hear re: Alan. The poem reminds me of the Girls when it's their turn to clean up after a particularly complicated AND/OR big dinner. :-)<br /><br />WIN-WIN? IS IT ENOUGH? No, nowadays you hear WIN-WIN-WIN... //sigh<br /><br />Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-7606878845595132016-12-30T13:13:16.493-06:002016-12-30T13:13:16.493-06:00
TTP @ 12:48pm: Not until after the Rose Bowl.<br />TTP @ 12:48pm: Not until after the Rose Bowl.oc4beachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06568497002517859531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-2122543104337212252016-12-30T13:03:52.118-06:002016-12-30T13:03:52.118-06:00I'm with Irish Miss here -- as clued, the '...I'm with Irish Miss here -- as clued, the 'Story of Greek origin' gives this below from Google: no way does 'Attic' fit in. I must be missing something, but what? <br /><br />"The Creation<br /> <br />In the beginning there was only Chaos. Then out of the void appeared Erebus, the unknowable place where death dwells, and Night. All else was empty, silent, endless, dark. Then, Love was born bringing along the beginning of order. From Love emerged Light, followed by Gaea, the earth.<br />Erebus slept with Night, eventually giving birth to Ether, the heavenly light, and to Day, the earthly light. Then, Night alone created Doom, Fate, Death, Sleep, Dreams, Nemesis, and all things that dwell in the darkness haunting mankind.<br />Meanwhile, Gaea alone gave birth to Uranus, the sky. Uranus became Gaea's husband, surrounding her on all sides. Together, they produced the three Cyclopes, the three Hecatoncheires, and twelve Titans."Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13270740184766230842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-52278769593113399832016-12-30T12:48:13.583-06:002016-12-30T12:48:13.583-06:00Back for a few minutes. Read the review and got c...<br />Back for a few minutes. Read the review and got caught up on all of the comments, including my own. Where is my proofreader ? :)<br /><br />Good stuff Lemonade. Lwmonade. D'oh !<br /><br />RetFizz, thanks for the help. I do remember the song Old Man River. Perhaps I will remember Jerome Kern's name in the future.<br /><br />Yellowrocks, never read that poem before, but it's funny.<br /><br />I remember Daniel Dae Lewis from Last of The Mohicans. Not to be confused with Daniel D-Day from Animal House.<br /><br />From last evening, welcome back Misty !<br /><br />Oc4beach, even with so many college football games, I'm not yet sated. More games to come. IS IT ENOUGH for you ? <br /><br />Speaking of which, I'd better get back to chores and errands. Don't want to have to be heading to the grocery store tomorrow !<br /><br />Go Buckeyes !TTPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03978803962510303498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-78534929582994209832016-12-30T12:16:22.903-06:002016-12-30T12:16:22.903-06:00The last Friday of the year proved to be just as t...<br />The last Friday of the year proved to be just as tough as most of the other Fridays of the year, especially JW's. But, I'm not complaining. It was a good puzzle that needed Perps and Red Letter help to get through. Lemon did his usual outstanding explanation that pulled things together and provided the head slaps that resulted.<br /><br />Like others, I got the first four clues and figured it was going to be a breeze, but I was left BLOWININTHEWIND by the TWINWINDOWFANs, etc. I didn't get the WIN/WIN until I read Lemon's write up. Anytime I hear someone use WIN-WIN, my skin crawls because I think that anyone using the term is out to screw me. WIN-WIN situations in my experience are definitely NOT.<br /><br />I had a few other errors along the way like STOMA vs SEPAL, DAY vs DAE, EMMY vs EMME and SLASH vs SAWED. I also had GUM vs MIC because I had never heard of MIC drop (I guess I lead a sheltered life.)<br /><br />CV just did not compute even though I have reviewed many Resumes over the years and should have recognized CV as Curriculum Vitae. CVs are geared more to the academic community where Resumes are more common in the business community where I came from. <br /><br />I hope next year is a great one for everyone.<br /><br />oc4beachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06568497002517859531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-92046283033885692262016-12-30T11:52:28.845-06:002016-12-30T11:52:28.845-06:00YR, I've always loved than poem. Jordan and I ...YR, I've always loved than poem. Jordan and I have read it together several times along with several other of Shel's masterpieces including another favorite about the girl who wouldn't take the garbage out. <br /><br />I feel bad for what you are going though. Good luck to both of you. <br /><br />Thanks Jeffrey and Lemon.Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-91516112649701107572016-12-30T11:40:18.754-06:002016-12-30T11:40:18.754-06:00Hi everybody. We are getting some more rain here. ...Hi everybody. We are getting some more rain here. I love it! We recently had our roof checked over with skylights etc. resealed. I turned off the lawn sprinklers more than a week ago and they're still off. It's never enough for me though the people who live in the areas of recent brush fires may be threatened by mudslides if the rain keeps up too long. The Rose Parade almost always showcases beautiful Chamber-of-Commerce weather. Maybe not this time (Monday). <br /><br />I was working on the puzzle late last night and thought it was harder than usual, appropriate for a Friday. Many of the clues seemed tricky but ultimately fair. I would get stuck in one area and then some letter or word would be revealed and snowball into a larger area of success. I needed a little help in a couple of places but then enjoyed the end result. <br /><br />From late last night: "Have we tried unplugging 2016 waiting ten seconds and plugging it back in?"Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-51295944134198106502016-12-30T10:35:35.931-06:002016-12-30T10:35:35.931-06:00Wilbur: Yes, I enjoyed your post last nite, and no...Wilbur: Yes, I enjoyed your post last nite, and noticed that you had competently paralleled my lick with your comment! I think one would have to know Zeno's paradoxes in advance to even begin to understand that one!<br /><br />Big Easy: <a href="https://www.google.com/search?site=imghp&tbm=isch&q=mic+drop&btnG=Search+by+image" rel="nofollow">Mic drop is becoming a common trope</a>, though spelling mic for mike is like feedback whine to me. But I guess they're making mics sturdier these days. Once, mic drop would make mic go BOOM!<br /><br />I watched the first few episodes of Magicians and enjoyed it, but then something else I wanted to see more got scheduled opposite it, and it's one of those shows where once I lose the thread, the ongoing plot loses me. Also, while I love hard sci-fi and superheroes, there have been so many vampire/werewolf/zombie/etc shows that I'm getting very selective about any series with any sort of supernatural content.OwenKLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16709695380239557575noreply@blogger.com