tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post2353244283074216935..comments2024-03-29T06:59:14.073-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Tuesday, May 30, 2017 Alex Eaton-SalnersZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-76572085667937409892017-05-31T11:25:32.255-05:002017-05-31T11:25:32.255-05:00Thanks, Argyle, for the ASH PIT graphic. New to me...Thanks, Argyle, for the ASH PIT graphic. New to me. Haven't lived in a home with a fireplace since I was a child.<br /><br />I stayed in the OUTER BANKS with my parents as a teen. I loved swimming in the warm water and I loved visiting the Wright Brothers Museum. This was back in the 70s. People were hang gliding on the sand dunes. This was the very beginning of the sport, before people dared to go higher than you were willing to fall!<br /><br />After I got home I built a hang glider with a friend. Pretty sketchy. Good that we didn't go higher than we cared to fall!<br /><br />DW and I went to the WEST BANK in Israel/Palestine a couple of years ago before we were married. We visited Bethlehem and Jericho there. It was very peaceful. We were probably the only non-believers there, but we enjoyed the history and the stories.<br /><br />ETAPE/DAW a Natick for me. But I did WAG it correctly for a FIR.<br /><br />SATAY is a common dish in Thai restaurants, too. Yes, very tasty with peanut sauce and with the pickled cucumber sauce.Picardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17401317669146538447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-20489741948513454182017-05-30T22:21:12.315-05:002017-05-30T22:21:12.315-05:00BillG: Thank you for the pictures of the Jacaranda...BillG: Thank you for the pictures of the Jacaranda trees. I visited a friend in La Mesa, CA years ago. There was a huge Jacaranda in full gorgeous bloom across from his place. I had never seen one before nor since. I didn't realize they only bloomed a short time. Things in season make a person appreciate them more, I think. PKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14570575955563406341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-81068225189960916382017-05-30T20:48:19.860-05:002017-05-30T20:48:19.860-05:00I agree, Misty! I have learned so much!I agree, Misty! I have learned so much!SwampCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06893584705424353444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-74309922570041447992017-05-30T20:26:23.906-05:002017-05-30T20:26:23.906-05:00Occulting white lights--it really is fun to learn ...Occulting white lights--it really is fun to learn new things on the blog!Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570695193695039956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-76132267385206330262017-05-30T20:14:32.914-05:002017-05-30T20:14:32.914-05:00Do you know of Jacaranda trees? They are prominent...Do you know of Jacaranda trees? They are prominent in southern California at this time of year. They have pale violet blossoms for a few weeks that eventually fall off giving way to uninteresting leaves. They are really beautiful for a few weeks and then become very messy as the blossoms fall off and litter the ground. <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=jacaranda&safe=off&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjvzrm2-JjUAhXFhFQKHTt0DDYQiR4IuQE&biw=1920&bih=952#imgrc=m4Y936Lg4pnnIM:" rel="nofollow">JACARANDA TREES</a>Bill Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04495413609545426668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-40199955878600050472017-05-30T19:32:25.842-05:002017-05-30T19:32:25.842-05:00Michael @ 1525 - Tell me about it. I now have to ...Michael @ 1525 - Tell me about it. I now have to find a new version of Solitaire Mahjongg, because the version that was migrated over doesn't play well with others- keeps dumping Safari. Also lost all my old e-mails -- I know, bad filing system.<br /><br />SwampCat - Thanks for sharing. I mentioned the 2 on the California coast because they would be the closest to Misty who weighed in on realizing there was another meaning for OCCULT.Spitzboovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448007368332133086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-22588610282215500192017-05-30T19:06:47.118-05:002017-05-30T19:06:47.118-05:00D-Otto: Betcha your clothing will be washed & ...D-Otto: Betcha your clothing will be washed & dried in the new laundry set, so of course it is OURS. Unless, of course, you've reverted to scrubbing your DUDS in the sink and hanging them on the bushes. Laundry is not gender specific, guys. LOL! <br /><br />My husband never learned to use the washer-dryer until the last few years of our marriage, being sure that was women's work. When I broke my vertebrae and was flat on my back a while, he decided doing laundry himself was more fun than going stinky. Then he ran in and washed his duds every night as soon as he took them off. He wasted a lot of soap and water washing five items every night (two of them socks), but I did not say one word.PKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14570575955563406341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-927940755182965222017-05-30T18:42:48.554-05:002017-05-30T18:42:48.554-05:00Spitzboov,
New Canal Light at the Lake Pontchartra...Spitzboov,<br />New Canal Light at the Lake Pontchartrain entrance to our small boat harbor (New Orleans Marina) is an occulting white light. <br /><br />It was first built in 1838 but destroyed in Hurricane Katrina. It could be seen almost all the way across the Lake.....and was a source of great comfort on rainy, foggy nights as we were heading home in a storm! I used to know the seconds in each rotation and held my breath till it came on again!<br /><br />Thanks for the memories.SwampCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06893584705424353444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-89632303320710081052017-05-30T18:24:39.008-05:002017-05-30T18:24:39.008-05:00Etape is french for "step" or stopping p...Etape is french for "step" or stopping place. You hear it in bicycle racing. Each day of a multi-day race, like the Tour de France, is an etape.TinoTechiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04304997210390807237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-25096301764695492842017-05-30T18:23:34.209-05:002017-05-30T18:23:34.209-05:00H.G.- The Wright brothers had the sense to realize...H.G.- The Wright brothers had the sense to realize that they had to be able to control their plane and didn't want to die in the process of being first.<br /><br />Sikorsky chained all of his prototype helicopters to the ground so that they couldn't get high enough to do damage when he couldn't control them. He didn't want to die either.Big Easynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-88591589935018032002017-05-30T16:35:29.240-05:002017-05-30T16:35:29.240-05:00Musings
-Got the puzzle done at 8:15, went to 9:00...Musings<br />-Got the puzzle done at 8:15, went to 9:00 golf league and just finished chores around here<br />-Puzzle was fine even though theme eluded me and ETAPE, CRU, SATAY and SOBA are not in my day-to-day lexicon<br />-I was, however, familiar with the DAW woman <br />-Punters are second from the lowest <a href="http://www.besttickets.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Average-NFL-Salaries-By-Position.png" rel="nofollow">in NFL payscale.</a> Only trail Long Snappers<br />-What’s yours is yours and what’s mine is OURS<br />-<a href="https://uncommon-courtesy.com/2014/01/24/thank-goodness-we-dont-have-to-do-that-anymore-hat-etiquette/" rel="nofollow">Should you still DOFF your hat?</a><br />-Getting enough PEAS for one bowlful is a lot of work<br />-Were the Wright Brothers first? They are given credit for the first heavier than air flight that was controlled and sustainable.Husker Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09980336006827988210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-26289217281349981892017-05-30T15:59:13.476-05:002017-05-30T15:59:13.476-05:00For awhile there I was saying"Who's this ...For awhile there I was saying"Who's this Jason Saulniers guy and doesn't he know it's Tuesday? But then it all fell in and I even WAGed SOBA. Btw.. are ramen noodles SOBA?<br /><br />Jason slipped in a QOD for Splynter: FOUND GOD. He'll get it. <br /><br />I knew DAW, does anyone remember the Skeezix? Or Uncle Wiggley for that matter. <br /><br />ETAPE? We've had it before. Our Quantico hikes had no 'leg', that would imply that we stopped. Oh, the good ol' days. <br /><br />Speaking of.. Cape Cod had a "Season" once: Memorial to Labor day. Oh, the GoDs<br /><br />Grr. That AVOW/AVER thingy again. <br /><br />Don't get me started on hunter killer mania. Advertisments? Ugh. Cialis and the pharma stuff. I tape everything. <br /><br />WC<br /><br />Ps. Kudos to Argyle and Owen. I liked your ERSATZ one yesterday. I never quite got in yesterday. <br />Wilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-4444313024238941152017-05-30T15:57:32.702-05:002017-05-30T15:57:32.702-05:00Thank you, CanadianEh!. I felt I was a little too ...Thank you, CanadianEh!. I felt I was a little too quick on that Paris thing.Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472446316589207365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-28426192702003558662017-05-30T15:47:51.046-05:002017-05-30T15:47:51.046-05:00Howdy!!
No circles, no problem! Had the same mis...Howdy!!<br /><br />No circles, no problem! Had the same mistakes as most of you - did not know DAW, TWEEDY, etc. Overall, well done Alex. And I'm taking TANYA as a CSO because I'll never see my name in there otherwise ;) Thanks for the write-up, Argyle - much appreciated.<br /><br />@CED - LMAO at the last link!! Thank you!! Sick, twisted, and right up my alley!<br /><br />Favorite song of the day: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSAoEf1Ib58" rel="nofollow">SLOOP John B</a> (I had actually filled in BEACH BOYS for 27A - the first band I thought of with congas)<br /><br />Happy Tuesday!<br /><br />t.tawnyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07466346747643525821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-1086598996843078772017-05-30T15:39:31.361-05:002017-05-30T15:39:31.361-05:00Hi All!
Wow - I had issues in the SW w/ today'...Hi All!<br /><br />Wow - I had issues in the SW w/ today's Alex's LAT and trouble in the NW in C.C.'s WSJ. The WEST coast was not kind to -T.<br /><br />Thanks Alex for a fun Monday. I <b>FIW</b> going for DeW and ETePE; Nope, never heard the rhyme. Thanks Argyle for fixing it (and the music!)<br /><br />WO: ASHbin - and boy did that take a long time to give up on.<br />ESP/WAG: SOBA / SATAY; started w/ SOBi and fixed it near the end. Don't know why.<br /><br /><b>Fav</b>: FOUND GOD. Mom did for a spell and I couldn't listen to <a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcoweoZ6jpM" rel="nofollow">Ozzy 'cuz my soul'd be UNFED</a>. Did I just OVERLAP OCCULT into this link? :-). DUH*, I SEE, no religion on C.C.'s TURF.<br /><br />Re: TWEEDY - I live in TX so I was going w/ TrEnDY before I walked, er, crawled out of that SWIMming. Yes, PK, <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Cheney_hunting_incident" rel="nofollow">orange is much better!</a>.<br /><br />CED - Your 'pen' at the BANK link made me think of <a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RW8wgv_c_Mk" rel="nofollow">Corsican Brothers</a> [you only need the 1st 4 min but I know you'll watch to the end]. Everyone, point at CED for that REHASH :-)<br /><br />I'm a Dyslexic Agnostic - I've never FOUND dog.<br /><br />Cheers, -T<br />*WSJAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-89174879352307840212017-05-30T15:25:06.327-05:002017-05-30T15:25:06.327-05:00Dear Spitzboov--
With a new iMac, it' not jus...Dear Spitzboov--<br /><br />With a new iMac, it' not just "little changes and features" you have to deal with, those people at 1 Infinite Loop changed a lot of familiar software -- just for starters, AppleWorks is gone ... and over a decade's worth of work now had to be laboriously recreated, "We were not amused."Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13270740184766230842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-1502094331015943062017-05-30T14:51:56.716-05:002017-05-30T14:51:56.716-05:00Misty @ 1355 - Thanks. J
ust for S's and G...Misty @ 1355 - Thanks. J<br />ust for S's and G's, I looked at the USCG Light List for California. Two lighthouses emit occulting light; Point Pinos near Monterrey, and Point Bonita in the Golden Gate Rec Area. Spitzboovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448007368332133086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-57009467844870261402017-05-30T14:13:10.562-05:002017-05-30T14:13:10.562-05:00Cool puzzle. I liked it. What Ol' Man Keith sa...Cool puzzle. I liked it. What Ol' Man Keith said about ETAPE.Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-18876670851787139722017-05-30T13:45:26.915-05:002017-05-30T13:45:26.915-05:00Seemed to be a typical Tuesday puzzle. Had the cir...Seemed to be a typical Tuesday puzzle. Had the circles but didn't need ( or want) them. <br /><br />Pittsburgh won another one. AnonymousPVXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10078186298428497941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-14103972405718332922017-05-30T13:43:53.693-05:002017-05-30T13:43:53.693-05:00Totally unaware of the "banks" theme was...Totally unaware of the "banks" theme was I!<br /><br />A new word for me was ETAPE. I kept staring at it, kinda remembering having seen it before - but uncertain as to its meaning or correctness. Perps convinced me to keep it, although after-the-fact research (online) left a conflicted impression. Some dictionaries don't recognize it at all. Others say it is a storehouse or prison, and a few say it's an encampment, "as of soldiers." <br />Plenty of marching back in the '60s left me with such drill components as "phalanx" and "dress right" and "Step off on your <b>LEFT</b> foot, idiot!" But ETAPE was left out of my education. <br /><br />Still, I thank Mr. Eaton-Salners and Argyle for today's <i>Ta-</i><b>DA!</b>Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-20528945860383809592017-05-30T13:36:34.238-05:002017-05-30T13:36:34.238-05:00I wish there was a way to tag CED@1:12's link ...I wish there was a way to tag CED@1:12's link "Too far in?" for tawnya (not TANYA).<br />Hilarious!!!CanadianEh!https://www.blogger.com/profile/05688358229402732332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-52888434451333829872017-05-30T13:35:25.730-05:002017-05-30T13:35:25.730-05:00Ooh, I love seeing circles in a puzzle in the morn...Ooh, I love seeing circles in a puzzle in the morning--means a fun theme is in the works. This one was a Tuesday delight--easy but with just a little bit of crunch here and there. Many thanks, Alex! Fun references to popular culture with The BRADY BUNCH, and ABBA, and Princess LEIA and MAMMA MIA, among others. And, surprisingly, I remembered Margery DAW from reading nursery rhymes to my son almost fifty years ago. So a fun puzzle, and, Santa, how nice that you posted Simon and Garfunkle in your write-up.<br /><br />The heater just went on and off for the tenth time today, it seems--crazy, cold weather for the end of May in southern California. But I can't complain when I see what a difficult winter so many other regions of the country have suffered. <br /><br />I love C.C.'s puzzles and will have to see if I can find this one. <br /><br />Spitzboov, interesting comment on OCCULT--never heard of that.<br /><br />Have a great day, everybody!Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570695193695039956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-83615522309156625592017-05-30T13:33:20.516-05:002017-05-30T13:33:20.516-05:00Straight-forward puzzle today. Thanks for the fun...Straight-forward puzzle today. Thanks for the fun, Alex and Argyle.<br />I was working in my newspaper and had the circles but did not figure out the relationship of Branch, Sand, Ford, West and Swiss until I reached 61A reveal. Lightbulb moment.<br />I have visited Sandbanks Provincial Park. Very popular in the summer. <br />I think of the disputed Palestine/Israel West Bank rather than Rive Gauche (actually Left bank) in Paris.<br /><br />I noted the cross of FAN and STANDS (season ticket holder clecho).<br />Hand up for Tweeds before TWEEDY but I corrected it. I thought about Espy but already had the first letter S. I waited for perps to complete AVOW (over Aver).<br />But I see I had a FIW with Sobi giving Sitay (and I have heard SATAY).<br /><br />I dredged up ETAPE and DAW with the help of perps. It has been a long time since I heard that nursery rhyme. I must check the grandchildren's books.<br /><br />Have a great day.CanadianEh!https://www.blogger.com/profile/05688358229402732332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-47844447260807392382017-05-30T13:12:25.508-05:002017-05-30T13:12:25.508-05:00Outer Banks?
Way, way out...
Too far in?<a href="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/84/ff/a9/84ffa96e745e53143b078758bff6bedd.jpg" rel="nofollow">Outer Banks?</a><br /><br /><a href="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/db/9e/47/db9e4710951ba54d2e12540e68675307.jpg" rel="nofollow">Way, way out...</a><br /><br /><a href="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/8d/0c/e4/8d0ce4824030ede9527440650997bc4e.jpg" rel="nofollow">Too far in?</a>CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-5882522345772318312017-05-30T11:47:27.528-05:002017-05-30T11:47:27.528-05:00Hi Y'all! Fun puzzle, Alex. Thanks, Argyle.
...Hi Y'all! Fun puzzle, Alex. Thanks, Argyle. <br /><br />No circles and I couldn't figure out anything that had to do with Outer Banks. But just the mention of them brought back a giggle. I had a great bus trip to the Carolinas where another lady traveling alone and I got together. I never laughed so much in my life. she was a hoot.<br /><br />Last to fill was the "T" in SPOT/ETAPE. Why I didn't SPOT that answer I don't know.<br /><br />Didn't know YUAN, DAFOE,TABULA. But for the first time, I remembered SOBA & SATAY! Yay!<br /><br />TWEEDY for a hunting jacket? Not out here in deer & pheasant hunting country unless you want to be shot. HUnters wear an "orange" jacket over camouflage fatigues or jeans. Bright orange allows other hunters to see you aren't a deer. When they are all thrashing through the woods and weeds full of the excitement of the hunt, some guys will shoot at anything. <br /><br />Amazing that so few knew Margery DAW. We had an old English Nursery Rhyme Book with that in it. We also knew it as a simple little song in our beginning piano book. I remember rocking hard in an old rocker with my little sister singing that song at grandmama's house.PKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14570575955563406341noreply@blogger.com