tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post2198572451239680756..comments2024-03-29T03:51:31.793-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Tuesday June 9, 2009 Joan BuellZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-25985248282696696052009-06-09T23:57:07.167-05:002009-06-09T23:57:07.167-05:00Carol, I am more miffed about the 94 bones I misse...Carol, I am more miffed about the 94 bones I missed out on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-62126409546721525772009-06-09T23:06:17.631-05:002009-06-09T23:06:17.631-05:00Midnight here on the East Coast and the puzzle is ...Midnight here on the East Coast and the puzzle is published. (I won't say anything about the archive in case it is suppose to be mum.)Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472446316589207365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-17042387187359191532009-06-09T22:42:44.670-05:002009-06-09T22:42:44.670-05:00Crockett and Argyle...Son of a gun...but it appear...Crockett and Argyle...Son of a gun...but it appears that C.C. was correct...we need to check back after 9 pm PDT...<br /><br />That's it for me...I hit #5.WMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02840615580631001361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-47494376777599867862009-06-09T22:06:59.576-05:002009-06-09T22:06:59.576-05:00Tarrajo..do not worry about a mammogram and a '...Tarrajo..do not worry about a mammogram and a 'lack of a rack'.. they are better than they were. I don't have much of a 'rack' either but in the old days, they seemed to be able to squish any size, now, not so much. The new equipment is better..not fun, but better. <br /><br />Lois, have fun you little devil! Cowboy's are looking forward to this summer and your return, so are their horses. As I said last summer: Yippee aye K-Y !! LOLcarolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01863837914353193182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-29911163319381195922009-06-09T21:59:20.337-05:002009-06-09T21:59:20.337-05:00Son-of-a-gun!
How'd you happen on that?Son-of-a-gun!<br /><br />How'd you happen on that?Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472446316589207365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-60662297296537271572009-06-09T21:30:38.433-05:002009-06-09T21:30:38.433-05:00You need to go to the Archives. How they can archi...You need to go to the Archives. How they can archive something that isn't even published yet is beyond me, but that's where the following day's puzzle is available.Crockett1947https://www.blogger.com/profile/06404431645533093707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-20516424647911905372009-06-09T21:25:04.877-05:002009-06-09T21:25:04.877-05:00Little guyjo enjoyed his time today at outdoor cam...Little guyjo enjoyed his time today at outdoor camp day care. He wasn't too pleased I didn't allow his roller blades and bike though. He said he felt like a girl. Sigh...I told him the girls would probably like to have him there. It's not hitting home yet and that's okay with me.<br /><br />@Dennis, why loaners...and I always thought that BR meant "big rack" and that is why I never applied for those apartments. <br />I must be a novice as I thought LR meant "left right" FR meant "front right" and DR meant "doctor." I haven't had a mammogram yet but not looking forward to it, seeing I don't have a BR. <br /><br />@SBKaren, I think we all know what Lois' plans are for the summer. I am sure we will read something or another about those in one paper or another :) Go Lois....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-88587097108735008982009-06-09T21:14:48.282-05:002009-06-09T21:14:48.282-05:00Went there, it wasn't. still Tuesday.Went there, it wasn't. still Tuesday.Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472446316589207365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-76821658813320225432009-06-09T21:13:02.788-05:002009-06-09T21:13:02.788-05:00Crockett, I'm still gonna do mine from the pap...Crockett, I'm still gonna do mine from the paper in the morning, but I just tried cruciverb and I got the puzzle for today. Am I doing something wrong?Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05476669744435495547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-38298791848292660932009-06-09T21:01:06.342-05:002009-06-09T21:01:06.342-05:00OK. 7:00 P.M. PDT, and tomorrow's puzzle is av...OK. 7:00 P.M. PDT, and tomorrow's puzzle is available on cruciverb.com.<br />Knock yourselves out!!Crockett1947https://www.blogger.com/profile/06404431645533093707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-14542451685869925482009-06-09T20:16:22.038-05:002009-06-09T20:16:22.038-05:00Crockett-If it was called Kandy and Kathy's Ki...Crockett-If it was called Kandy and Kathy's Kitty Klubhouse then maybe some would quit calling it the KKK :}<br /><br />Downloaded the xword stuff earlier today.<br /><br />Gotta go, dinnertime!treefroghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09555676766985705783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-46261111882642687832009-06-09T20:11:54.159-05:002009-06-09T20:11:54.159-05:00Embien and all...I downloaded AcrossLite 2.0 and a...Embien and all...I downloaded AcrossLite 2.0 and am waiting anxiously for 7 pm PST to arrive...<br /><br />It looks like I can also print out several other puzzles...Cool!<br /><br />I really like hard copies because I can walk away if needed and that darn time clock stresses me because I am waaaay too competitive. I'm working on that! ;o)<br /><br />#4WMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02840615580631001361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-56333990887597488472009-06-09T19:59:12.461-05:002009-06-09T19:59:12.461-05:00@treefrog Welcome to the cadre that now gets their...@treefrog Welcome to the cadre that now gets their puzzle printed out from the web. As you can see from the discussion the past couple of days, there are two ways to get it: from cruciverb.com or from C.C.'s link. Pick your poison. The cruciverb link requires that you download Across Lite, and embien has a link to the latest version in his 3:43 P.M. post.Crockett1947https://www.blogger.com/profile/06404431645533093707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-40095403511092595902009-06-09T19:39:26.204-05:002009-06-09T19:39:26.204-05:00Received an answer from the Mail Tribune.
They dro...Received an answer from the Mail Tribune.<br />They dropped the LA Times puzzle because of a steady stream of complaints. The new one comes from Universal Press. <br /><br />I sent a note and told them that after 2 days of the new one I could see they would get a steady stream of complaints about it too. Consider this one of them.<br /><br />Guess I told them!!<br /><br />THis dumb thing won't let me sign in.<br />TreefrogAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-5048230963164951572009-06-09T19:24:36.735-05:002009-06-09T19:24:36.735-05:00Jeanne - yes we spent the weekend in North Coventr...Jeanne - yes we spent the weekend in North Coventry. It was 85 on Friday when we left the beach and dropped 10 degrees for each state we passed thru - by the time we got to P-town, it was in the 50's. Of course all I packed were shorts and flip flops - we were freezing Friday nite (read blanket on the bed) but by Saturday it warmed up and was indeed a lovely weekend (good for an outdoor wedding) - thanks so much for asking. We also had awful t-storms hit here today (not as bad as yours apparently) but made a major traffic mess in the tunnels. Luckily I was home and could watch Mother Nature's 'show' over the ocean and beach - she got pretty wild, as she is prone to do.<br /><br />Embien - totally forgot about those Mason Jars. Yep, fits with moonshine here in the South. Actually that might be a good xword word.<br /><br />So Lois what do you do for fun in the summer?SandbridgeKarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05096939536359849556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-7826798841074396412009-06-09T19:14:18.622-05:002009-06-09T19:14:18.622-05:00CA/Embien...I also checked out a local store call ...CA/Embien...I also checked out a local store call The Spanish Table and Paella pans are definitely different from what they are calling ollas. I googled a translation and got info that said that Ollas were usually ceramic pots used to carry water...then...for the REALLY bad news...if you google OLLA...and hit images...apparently it can be randomly used for pretty much any type of pan...in which case we have to give in to the puzzle designer or editor...personally I think that is really stretching the meaning. IMHO.<br /><br />#3WMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02840615580631001361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-10555831546456291822009-06-09T19:00:49.240-05:002009-06-09T19:00:49.240-05:00Embien and WM...me too about the paella pan. I ha...Embien and WM...me too about the paella pan. I have a flat bottom paella pan. I can't imagine using a pot like an olla to make paella. As well as selling paella pans, this site sells <a href="http://www.orceserranohams.com/pages-shop/paella-pans.htm" rel="nofollow">ollas</a> (scroll down near the bottom). It states that its main purpose is for steaming mussels and other shellfish.Clear Ayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14463641770718104835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-35753649056136812852009-06-09T18:03:28.663-05:002009-06-09T18:03:28.663-05:00Embien...re: Paella pan...Thank you...I forgot to ...Embien...re: Paella pan...Thank you...I forgot to mention it earlier but I thought that was a really poor clue. Paella pans are very flat and shallow and come in carbon steel and some newer styles are available in enameled metal and stainless...Paella is traditionally cooked over an open fire and the flat pan allows quick even cooking and the ability to crisp the outer edges of the rice...I thought that an olla was some kind of ceramic clay cassarole. When I saw it in the puzzle I thought...oh no, they can't really mean that, but that was the only thing that fit. I don't have a Spanish American dictionary so I can't really confirm.WMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02840615580631001361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-72546247232349788432009-06-09T17:48:03.373-05:002009-06-09T17:48:03.373-05:00Good Afternoon All-No wonder children need all tho...Good Afternoon All-No wonder children need all those calories with the fusing of bones going on. <br />One good note, my daughter had a crossbite and at age four year had an appliance put into the roof of her mouth. We took a small key and made a turn of the appliance everyday until the crossbite was alligned properly. The bones in the roof of the mouth do not fuse until a child is older, so we were spreading the bones. We kept the appliance in until the time was right and fusion was complete--voila--no more cross bite and no braces, etc. as she got older. Much cheaper and a completely permanent correction. Our orthodondist was one special person.<br /><br />I have a meeting this evening, so must run. Will check back with the blog later.<br />Wish I was as speedy as Dennis!<br /><br />ChickieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-24552023121832817402009-06-09T17:37:31.808-05:002009-06-09T17:37:31.808-05:00embien, I think 'BRs' really is a pretty c...embien, I think 'BRs' really is a pretty common abbreviation. Look at any real estate ad and you'll typically see LR, DR, FR, BR, etc.Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05476669744435495547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-19054770433116663512009-06-09T17:34:21.657-05:002009-06-09T17:34:21.657-05:0010:40 today. Those who have read my previous posts...<b>10:40 today.</b> Those who have read my previous posts know that my Achilles heel is movies/Broadway shows, etc. I really struggled with this one. <br /><br />I caught the theme early with IRVING BERLIN, but I didn't know any of the others, and the theme didn't help one whit with the first names of these guys.<br /><br /><i>4D: Moonshine container: STONE JUG</i><br /><br />The only moonshine I've ever had was consumed from a MASON JAR. Living on the West Coast, we had no opportunities to see moonshining (I think of it as an Appalachia sort of thing, but could be wrong).<br /><br /><i>25D: Paella pot: OLLA</i><br /><br />Am I completely crazy? The only paella I've ever seen cooked was in one of those large, flat pans. <a href="http://www.paellapans.com/" rel="nofollow">Paella Pan</a> <b>Never</b> in a pot.<br /><br />And as for EELY sushi: I love sushi and sashimi, but I have never liked unagi (freshwater eel) or anago (saltwater eel). <br /><br />Eels are also a favorite food in Britain. I wonder if the British eel is related to the Japanese? Are they the same species? Wikipedia says "no". <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_eel" rel="nofollow">Anguilla anguilla</a> vs. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unagi" rel="nofollow">Anguilla japonica</a>embienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01991001167394653649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-24603145082456196632009-06-09T15:43:51.460-05:002009-06-09T15:43:51.460-05:00The latest version of Across Lite (2.0) is availab...The latest version of Across Lite (2.0) is available for free download at <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/ref/membercenter/help/litsoft.html" rel="nofollow">NY Times</a>. This version is better than the one you get from the litsoft.com website.<br /><br /><b>@Jerome</b> made a good point yesterday about what can go into L??Y?. There are several words, besides LIBYA that fit (LLOYD, LADYS, LUCYS, etc.), but maybe they aren't of Monday-level.<br /><br />Doesn't mean I like BRS as an abbreviation, though (I only ever see BDRM).<br /><br />Back later to blog the puzzle. I'm on the run today.embienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01991001167394653649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-91385354094743040192009-06-09T15:43:46.243-05:002009-06-09T15:43:46.243-05:00Thank you Al for the links to Dick and Peggy. It ...Thank you Al for the links to <i>Dick</i> and <i>Peggy</i>. It is interesting to follow the chain of rhyming nicknames to the latest incarnations that don't seem to be related to the original name at all.<br /><br />I was one of those kids who never had a nickname, other than dropping the last syllable of my name and adding an "ie". I wanted a cool nickname, but it never happened. GAH calls my daughter "Killer", which is better than "Spidey", which he called her when she was a teenager with long thin legs. He's never come up with a cute nickname for me.<br /><br />Jimmy Carter is someone I admire. His failings as President probably came about because he was too honest and ethical. I remember the huge commotion he caused in his 1975 Playboy interview, when he said he had looked on women, other than his wife, with lust and had therefore committed adultery in his heart. That is almost laughable now that we have heard about the real affairs of so many Presidents and other politicians.<br /><br />Jeanne, looking forward to that photo.Clear Ayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14463641770718104835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-37260428406387019322009-06-09T15:41:48.499-05:002009-06-09T15:41:48.499-05:00Good Afternoon,
Glad you missed damage from the st...Good Afternoon,<br />Glad you missed damage from the storm, Dennis. It sure was scary here this a.m. Another line of storms is going through now but mostly to the south of us in Chester Co. also with tornado warnings. Mother Nature is beautiful and frightening at the same time.<br /><br />President Carter and his wife were gracious and welcoming and posed for many pictures with all the family members. Politics were never discussed during the wedding weekend and that was a good thing. Those of us of a certain age will remember “Miss Lillian” and the pond house where she lived. That was where the wedding was held; of course, Miss Lillian wasn’t alive by that time. It was the only time of my life that I had to get clearances and have anything to do with the Secret Service. All very interesting and memorable. This was all before I had a digital camera-so if I can get my scanner working, I’ll try to post a picture.<br /><br />@Skaren, did you get to Pottstown, PA last weekend? The weather was actually pretty nice which has been a rarity lately. We were at an outdoor wedding on Saturday and thank goodness the rain had ceased.Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01556624760211529996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-7019053332660227562009-06-09T14:55:19.972-05:002009-06-09T14:55:19.972-05:00@dennis Cruciverb.com is where you find the puzzle...@dennis Cruciverb.com is where you find the puzzle the night before. C.C. and I are having a discussion about when exactly, but hopefully we'll get that resolved later today. You need to download Across Lite. See the last few posts from last night for the exchange between argyle and myself.<br /><br />Glad you missed the lightening strike, or glad that the lightening strike missed you!Crockett1947https://www.blogger.com/profile/06404431645533093707noreply@blogger.com