tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post1926123085126177086..comments2024-03-29T07:44:30.564-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Thursday, March 13, 2008 Alan P. OlschwangZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-15403888445669369682008-03-14T11:51:00.000-05:002008-03-14T11:51:00.000-05:00Jolienb,You made me laugh with your 37D reply. I t...Jolienb,<BR/><BR/>You made me laugh with your 37D reply. I tend to use "olio" often, or "eke out" something. <BR/><BR/>I am glad you found the root cause. Just keep your eyes on your goal.Zhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-89473324064388966272008-03-14T11:28:00.000-05:002008-03-14T11:28:00.000-05:00Yes, i have found the root of it.I went to a treat...Yes, i have found the root of it.<BR/>I went to a treatment center even, but the road to recovery is long for everyone.<BR/>Crosswords not only help the anxiety of meals, but i have become like a human thesaurus in school.<BR/>People are like, "where do you come up with these words?" and i say, "yesterday-i believe it was 37 down:]"jolienbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07201917610388713990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-44749122162895789452008-03-14T10:33:00.000-05:002008-03-14T10:33:00.000-05:00MKat et al....I do the same thing...turn to the Su...MKat et al....I do the same thing...turn to the Sudoku for awhile to distract me. Sometimes hubby is home and he will help (more so with the NYT). However, as the week goes on the Sudoku gets harder...I start, dh finishes ALL! <BR/><BR/>I never knew it was the Star Tribune Crossword here in Seattle either...It just says "Daily Crossword".<BR/><BR/>Thanks everyone for being here.<BR/><BR/>AlohaSpirit in Seattle where it's raining of course!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-35062670674250968742008-03-14T07:52:00.000-05:002008-03-14T07:52:00.000-05:00Katherine,Just google "Chicago Tribune Daily Cross...Katherine,<BR/><BR/>Just google "Chicago Tribune Daily Crossword", it will come up.<BR/><BR/>I have no idea how to make a link from the Blog Comment section.Zhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-68556086737921783182008-03-14T07:12:00.000-05:002008-03-14T07:12:00.000-05:00Tim, I tried to get to the crossword with the link...Tim, I tried to get to the crossword with the link in your blog, but I could not get to it. Was some of the URL cut off in your blog?Katherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04132601991530024336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-17498062248858154282008-03-14T06:31:00.000-05:002008-03-14T06:31:00.000-05:00Jolienb,Solving crosswords will distract you from ...Jolienb,<BR/><BR/>Solving crosswords will distract you from food, for a short period of time. But it won't solve your problem. You have to find the ROOT cause and confront it. Otherwise you will be battling anorexia forever.<BR/><BR/>Tim, <BR/><BR/>There are total 49 different newspapers carrying out the Tribune Media syndication puzzle, including Star Tribune, Chicago Tribune, the Oregonian, NY Daily News, etc.Zhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-48864403814932971772008-03-14T06:11:00.000-05:002008-03-14T06:11:00.000-05:00Anonymous @ 7:56 PM,I chuckled to myself when I re...Anonymous @ 7:56 PM,<BR/><BR/>I chuckled to myself when I read your post because when I get frustrated with a crossword, I immediately flip to the Soduku puzzle to distract myself. I know it's bad, though, when I get stumped on the Soduku! :o)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-32553783270697346952008-03-14T00:49:00.000-05:002008-03-14T00:49:00.000-05:00you can do the star tribune crossword online - I f...you can do the star tribune crossword online - I found it at:<BR/><BR/>http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/chi-sa-crossword-htmlpage,0,1710056.htmlpage<BR/><BR/>I like your blog I found it while searching for crossword clues to the crossword puzzle in the oregonian - It is the same one - they don't say that it is the star tribune.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11285649911960517418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-42124370111395848442008-03-13T21:59:00.000-05:002008-03-13T21:59:00.000-05:00I thought this puzzle was fairly easy today. It wa...I thought this puzzle was fairly easy today. It was the first time in awhile that I finished by myself! :) Usually I have to check up with your blog, which I love by the way! <BR/><BR/>I don't usually time myself because I end up doing other things while working on the puzzle, but I'd say it took me about 15 minutes tonight. <BR/><BR/>I vary the way I solve the puzzle. Some days I will do all the across and come back and do the down. Sometimes I will fill in a clue and then start on the next clue of the last letter filled in. Sometimes I start at the bottom and go backwards... it just depends! <BR/><BR/>Til tomorrow!Jillz801https://www.blogger.com/profile/17974458826975538569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-499449824502172142008-03-13T19:56:00.000-05:002008-03-13T19:56:00.000-05:00I'm not sure how to answer your poll. I usually w...I'm not sure how to answer your poll. I usually work on the puzzle for 20-30 minutes, get about half of it done. Then I give up and turn to the Sudoku puzzle while my wife laughs at me about all the things I didn't know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-6722885061320713592008-03-13T15:30:00.000-05:002008-03-13T15:30:00.000-05:00i'm new the google, but have become a fan of cross...i'm new the google, but have become a fan of crossword puzzles. After developing anorexia and battling it everyday, crossword puzzles during meal time keeps my mind of the meal and more on the puzzle.<BR/>but, i have troube and after i fill in all i know and google a few answers...<BR/>i was so happy to find that the Bakersfield Californian puzzles are the same as Star Tribunes.<BR/><BR/>So, I'm joining the group and plan on commenting in the future!jolienbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07201917610388713990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-33697643937619630602008-03-13T14:03:00.000-05:002008-03-13T14:03:00.000-05:00sallyjane, I got your point on the PRELAW clueing....sallyjane, <BR/><BR/>I got your point on the PRELAW clueing. Will add it to my Letter to the Editor this week.<BR/><BR/>"Olympia" was Jackie Kennedy's favorite painting when asked by the Press during their visit to Paris in 1961. It caused quite a stir. <BR/><BR/>Anonymous at 1:48pm,<BR/><BR/>Thank you very much for the explanation.Zhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-1571566738526601422008-03-13T13:48:00.000-05:002008-03-13T13:48:00.000-05:00MY INTERPRETATION IS DOTS AND DASHES ARE HOW MORSE...MY INTERPRETATION IS DOTS AND DASHES ARE HOW MORSE CODE IS REPRESENTED IN WRITEN FORMAT (... --- ... IS SOS FOR EXAMPLE). DITS AND DAHS ARE HOW MORSE CODE WOULD SOUND AURALLY (DIT DIT DIT DAH DAH DAH DIT DIT DIT).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-6736334067556609672008-03-13T13:21:00.000-05:002008-03-13T13:21:00.000-05:00I had Monet too. I like the Durant quote. At least...I had Monet too. I like the Durant quote. At least they gave us a clue as to who said it today. I absolutely hate anonymous quips.Kyle B. Doedenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06831239008358041934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-32117507935118514522008-03-13T11:56:00.000-05:002008-03-13T11:56:00.000-05:00Good afternoon, everyone!I don't actually time mys...Good afternoon, everyone!<BR/><BR/>I don't actually time myself because many days I'm doing the puzzle in stages while fixing breakfast or something else. But if I had to guess, this one took me probably 10-12 minutes.<BR/><BR/>One minor complaint, and this is the same as the other day, when two other "have to know it" answers crossed each other. Art is not exactly my strong suit, so when a clue could be either (45A.) MANET or MONET, I wait until I get the cross to fill it in. Unless, of course, it's a painting I know for sure. Today you not only had to know which painter was correct, you also had to know the obscure answer (37D.) RYA. I hate when that happens. OK, I'm over it!<BR/><BR/>24A. HAREMS - I always thought a harem was where the concubines were kept. Lesson learned today! <BR/><BR/>9D. PRE-LAW - Confusing clue with the plural.<BR/><BR/>18D. WESTER - I thought the winds were called Westerlies. Not familiar with this version.<BR/><BR/>37D. RYA - Had absolutely no clue!<BR/><BR/>42D. SENSEI - Believe it or not, I remember this term from the movie, The Karate Kid. :)<BR/><BR/>Ciao!<BR/><BR/>Sallyjanesallyjanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16154608023835234882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-51285630046697007812008-03-13T11:14:00.000-05:002008-03-13T11:14:00.000-05:00Good morning! (West Coast-Seattle chiming in). T...Good morning! (West Coast-Seattle chiming in). Took me about 30 minutes and then I had to come 'see' you folks. <BR/><BR/>6A. Deb? I get it now<BR/>6D. Dahs? Thanks for the explanation. <BR/>11D. China? Like others I was thinking the country.<BR/><BR/>Only got 61A (LeeLee) because of 48D. <BR/><BR/>Thanks all of you for being here.<BR/><BR/>See ya tomorrow.<BR/><BR/>AlohaSpiritAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-51538060609257242472008-03-13T10:09:00.000-05:002008-03-13T10:09:00.000-05:00I took about 20 minutes to do this one. It would h...I took about 20 minutes to do this one. It would have been shorter but I had "eludes" as 4D. This had the quote starting out "NO MUN __OS". Had to get the rest of the quote and then go back to discover my mistake. The rest of it was pretty easy. I started in the upper left, couldn't get the middle, went to upper right and worked counter-clockwiseMHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06348375549703359344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-30895189704332845592008-03-13T09:16:00.000-05:002008-03-13T09:16:00.000-05:00C.C.I never paid an attention to time until I star...C.C.<BR/>I never paid an attention to time until I started reading your blog but if I had to guess it would probably be in the 10 minute range.Dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12486268207040292639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-31341248876473665372008-03-13T08:32:00.000-05:002008-03-13T08:32:00.000-05:00I just added one short note at the end of my blog ...I just added one short note at the end of my blog entry today asking for other readers' solving time.<BR/><BR/>I think I spent about 30-35 minutes...before I googled for help.Zhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-89154600945647805132008-03-13T08:14:00.000-05:002008-03-13T08:14:00.000-05:0046A - I think Bert and Nan were one set of the Bob...46A - I think Bert and Nan were one set of the Bobbsey twins - very old series of children's booksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-61143432895755864432008-03-13T07:58:00.000-05:002008-03-13T07:58:00.000-05:00I, like dick, also got stuck on China as the count...I, like dick, also got stuck on China as the country not dishware.<BR/><BR/>Today's seemed easy for me for whatever reason - 20 minutes.<BR/><BR/>As for 61A Leelee Sobieski - I've seen her in "The Glass House" and "Joan of Arc". <BR/><BR/>Happy Thursday everyone!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-34912515680067573362008-03-13T06:31:00.000-05:002008-03-13T06:31:00.000-05:00Katherine,Sorry for the confusion.I've corrected m...Katherine,<BR/><BR/>Sorry for the confusion.<BR/><BR/>I've corrected my mistakes after Dennis pointed them out.<BR/><BR/>No excuse. Too haste in typing. "No man who's in a hurry is quite civilized." See how quickly I forgot what I learned?<BR/><BR/>Dennis,<BR/><BR/>I stand here in awe of you.<BR/><BR/>Will double check tomorrow before I publish the entries.Zhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-29654863794866042612008-03-13T06:23:00.000-05:002008-03-13T06:23:00.000-05:00Good morning, C.C.Once in a while, I'll look at my...Good morning, C.C.<BR/>Once in a while, I'll look at my watch when I start; I love competition, even if it's with myself. This one was a bit over 5 minutes, which I don't think I'll ever touch again.Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05476669744435495547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-9722453521212896082008-03-13T06:22:00.000-05:002008-03-13T06:22:00.000-05:00Oops, I saw my mistake about 17 across.Oops, I saw my mistake about 17 across.Katherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04132601991530024336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-62331447400993950442008-03-13T06:18:00.000-05:002008-03-13T06:18:00.000-05:00How can 17 across be "no man who is", when 7 down ...How can 17 across be "no man who is", when 7 down is "elope"? And 73 across can't be dicer because 56 down is "razor". 73 down has to be direr. Did I miss something?Katherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04132601991530024336noreply@blogger.com