tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post2372188313492830160..comments2024-03-28T18:45:22.098-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Wednesday April 7, 2010 Donna S. LevinZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-77632401348312987032010-04-08T01:52:52.542-05:002010-04-08T01:52:52.542-05:00MS. Levin,
Excellent puzzle! I enjoyed each and e...MS. Levin,<br />Excellent puzzle! I enjoyed each and every entry! I look forward to more of your puzzles in the future.<br />Lemonade714, I really 'got it' the way you explained each clue was excellent! You are the best! Congrats. to Aaron. He is one brilliant young man who is going places, literally and figuratively!!!<br />Hope you feel better. Allergies, infections and settling in the chest...very bad combination!<br />My positive thoughts go out to you and to Dennis...Frenchiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09121204927549427122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-3668526664800710362010-04-08T01:28:31.743-05:002010-04-08T01:28:31.743-05:00Jeannie,
Peter was very pleased with the spaghetti...Jeannie,<br />Peter was very pleased with the spaghetti! He enjoyed it very much. I explained to him how I'd gotten the recipe from you and he says if our group ever gathers together, he hopes you cook!<br />Thanks for sharing, it was well appreciated!<br />FrenchieFrenchiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09121204927549427122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-8664040073446475192010-04-07T22:04:36.306-05:002010-04-07T22:04:36.306-05:00Hey all, if you google this site and type after th...Hey all, if you google this site and type after that "brie" you will find a recipe I posted a recipe that is a "stunner" for my friends. I believe it was December 7th; coincidentally Windhover's birthday. <br /><br />Frenchie...how did your Italian dinner turn out for your Pete? just relying on my memory. It may or may not be reliable.Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14901963533031920633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-20253141396551404072010-04-07T21:56:16.252-05:002010-04-07T21:56:16.252-05:00Thank you, all, for your very kind comments. As a...Thank you, all, for your very kind comments. As an advocate of any kind of exercise for good health, it is joyous to know of others who also work out.<br /><br />Annette, I congratulate your husband on doing hatha yoga; that is something i could not do. I am always hot and high temperatures really stifle me. Ironic that I live here, too.<br /><br />Dodo, that is good news! I salute you for doing pilates. Good luck. I did that for one year, liked it but returned to yoga which I much prefer and, too, the instructor was changed, not for the better, unfortunately.<br /><br />Lemon, congratulations on your son's achievement. What a grand opportunity! <br /><br />MJ, how delightful to enjoy your grandchild so much. They do steal one's heart, don't they?<br /><br />And Donna, thank you for creating even a sports themed xwd fun!Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-73158833132085744172010-04-07T21:23:38.741-05:002010-04-07T21:23:38.741-05:00Annette and Clear Ayes, I also thought of baked br...Annette and Clear Ayes, I also thought of baked brie for the "Runny fromage" clue. Yummy graphic link, CA!<br /><br />Lucina, your yoga postures are inspiring. You obviously have very good balance.<br /><br />Dodo, do the numbers "1029" in your e-mail have significance?<br /><br />We were blessed to babysit our darlin' grandson Drake last night while his parents had their first "date" since his birth. All went well, and we are now "Certified Sitters."<br /><br />Cheers!MJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17409431043640770889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-14503468280943363902010-04-07T20:18:45.332-05:002010-04-07T20:18:45.332-05:00Lemonade:
For obvious reasons ...
I think that w...Lemonade:<br />For obvious reasons ...<br /> <br />I think that was me.<br />LOLTinbenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14661395078047234853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-52286152210508034002010-04-07T20:16:39.941-05:002010-04-07T20:16:39.941-05:00Jerome: Thank you, kind words from a constructor w...Jerome: Thank you, kind words from a constructor who is also a wit mean a great deal to me. <br /><br />My favorite TEE TOTALER joke is an old one; at the temperance meeting, the speaker has in front of him a glass of water and a glass of whiskey. After a 10 minute harangue on how whiskey will kill you, he opens a container with holes in it and shows the crowd two big fat healthy earthworms. <br />"My final argument against demon rum will not be words, but you will see with your own eyes." He says. <br />He then places a worm into each glass; in the water, the worm is swimming around happily, while after just a few seconds, the worm in the whiskey, shakes, and floats to the surface dead.<br /><br />"You see," he continued.<br /><br />From the back of the room, a voice booms, "Yes, I see; if I drink me whiskey, I'll never have worms."Lemonade714https://www.blogger.com/profile/13642909374639570868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-48168408162483834522010-04-07T19:25:14.350-05:002010-04-07T19:25:14.350-05:00Thanks, Clear Ayes. I knew the right term was &qu...Thanks, Clear Ayes. I knew the right term was "Brie en Croûte", but didn't think I could spell it!<br /><br />My b-i-l does "hot yoga" every Sunday morning. My sister went with him once, but between the heat and bending over, she got light-headed and just lay there until he was done.Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02347232302896024104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-76899722249369912252010-04-07T17:24:52.950-05:002010-04-07T17:24:52.950-05:00Very enjoyable puzzle today. I did it last night ...Very enjoyable puzzle today. I did it last night on Cruciverb but because of their difficulties it wasn't savable so I printed it. Not such a bad idea, but I miss the morning brain work!<br /><br />Lucina, your pix have inspired me to get back to my Pilates classes! Thanks, my dear! Flexibility isn't a problem, but balance certainly is so Yoga isn't for me.dodohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06118973969033979741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-68190493620752156072010-04-07T17:09:31.871-05:002010-04-07T17:09:31.871-05:00Annette, I was just going to say the same thing ab...Annette, I was just going to say the same thing about baked brie....lovely runny <a href="http://img.foodnetwork.com/FOOD/2003/09/29/pa1a05_brie_lg.jpg" rel="nofollow">Brie en Croûte</a>.<br /><br />Don't be overly concerned about typos. We see what we expect to see. You may have written "it it", but I saw "it is", just the way you meant to type it.<br /><br />Lucina, terrific photos. I've tried some very simple yoga and enjoyed it. I wish there was a gym or someplace for classes around here, but no such luck.<br /><br />Lemonade, sorry I omitted my good wishes for your sick friend in my morning post. Both you and he are getting them right now.Clear Ayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14463641770718104835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-68884533593286571682010-04-07T17:02:39.570-05:002010-04-07T17:02:39.570-05:00Fairly easy puzzle today. Took 18 minutes to compl...Fairly easy puzzle today. Took 18 minutes to complete. No errors or difficulties. Northwest corner was the last part to be completed.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03101397219611638842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-2368623228846911372010-04-07T16:00:29.686-05:002010-04-07T16:00:29.686-05:00Thanks for the fun puzzle, Donna!
I finished on ...Thanks for the fun puzzle, Donna! <br /><br />I finished on paper with no assists and got the theme, not that it was easy going the whole way though! There were many fun reveals. I sent it right off to the golfers of the family.<br /><br />When you bake brie in phyllo dough, it it rather runny until it starts to cool off.Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02347232302896024104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-81765097108977404732010-04-07T15:11:37.144-05:002010-04-07T15:11:37.144-05:00Lucina, I'm so impressed with your yoga expert...Lucina, I'm so impressed with your yoga expertise. My exercise routine is hit and miss and I surely would be anxious for any yoga routine to be finished almost before it started.<br /><br />JD, you too, are a great yoga enthusiast and I admire the hard work you put in. <br /><br />Jerome, leave it to you to find Donna Levin's entire name in the puzzle. Excellent work!Chickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116766478313653724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-82281601458835326282010-04-07T15:07:30.158-05:002010-04-07T15:07:30.158-05:00Hello All--I enjoyed your blogging today, Lemonade...Hello All--I enjoyed your blogging today, Lemonade. Good job.<br /><br />My one lookup today was One L. We've had this before, not too long ago, and I just didn't remember it. The N in Donna didn't help as I hadn't that word either!<br /><br />For basements I had Dusty. As I do the downs and across fills together, that error was soon corrected with Macabre. All in all a fun puzzle with a great Golf theme. Very apropos for this week.Chickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116766478313653724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-83700104037426544712010-04-07T15:06:56.394-05:002010-04-07T15:06:56.394-05:00Donna is an absolute gem. All her theme entries ar...Donna is an absolute gem. All her theme entries are terrific, fun phrases.<br /><br />14 across= DONNA. Oh, but it gets much sneakier than that. Where is she going to put S. LEVIN? In the top right hand corner check out the crossing of EVIL and ANKLES. You can't trick me, sister! :)<br /><br />DR. RUTH cures. DR. HURT doesn't.<br /><br />Top-notch job, Lemonade.Jeromehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06174332800591939009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-15859912988375447202010-04-07T13:57:37.359-05:002010-04-07T13:57:37.359-05:00Thank you, JD; you shall gain that strength in a ...Thank you, JD; you shall gain that strength in a very short time, I'm sure. Four years ago I was desperate for the end of each routine, but now i love it and feel so energetic.Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-87724650249072817882010-04-07T13:53:27.108-05:002010-04-07T13:53:27.108-05:00Thanks, anon! I saw the "mound" part an...Thanks, anon! I saw the "mound" part and could imagine a pitcher, but otherwise, no idea.<br /><br />Some really great clues today from Donna (sorry about the earlier remark, couldn't help myself and made me smile):<br /><br />Pablo Neruda and Rigoletto. If you haven't heard that aria, please do so, it will break your heart.<br /><br />Green eggs and ham, always a fav as are all Dr. Seuss<br />ixnay<br />gout (that's why I do yoga, to prevent it!)<br /><br />On teetotaler, I initially was convinced it should be "monk" (celibate after all) at the end, so that gave me endless troubles until erased it then china and star appeared like magic and the rest filled in.<br /><br />Thank you for your kind remarks, Lemonade and melissa bee. <br /><br />Clear Ayes,<br />I always enjoy a poem from you and especially one by Neruda.Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-565727811046372552010-04-07T13:42:50.302-05:002010-04-07T13:42:50.302-05:00Good morning Lemonade, CC and all,
Fun Puzzle Don...Good morning Lemonade, CC and all,<br /><br />Fun Puzzle Donna. Most clues made me think, then smile when it clicked, such as pig Latin refusal. Unfortunately 16A never did click, as I could not come up with the K in bunker or tek. Thanks Lemonade for explaining the theme. D'oh girl here.<br /><br />I agree that Brie is sofy, but not runny-my favorite.<br /><br />Lucina, I am impressed with your finesse with those yoga poses. I'm still working on gaining strength doing yoga, as I already have the flexibility.<br /><br />Hahtool, I think the closest Bahai temple to us is in SF. San Jose celebrated 50 yrs at their center a few yrs back, and there is a school over in Santa Cruz.The Lotus Temple in India is stunning.<br /> <br /> Baha'i House of Worship, India( I have NO idea how to post a picture, so we'll see if it shows up.)<br /><br />Lemonade, "Up, Up and Away" brought us back to the corny routines we once loved. The plastic see thru dress is a bit on the Lady Gaga scale for that time.<br /><br />Giant Mel= ott.....HELPJDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789723171543457661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-68713971844408262172010-04-07T13:24:57.114-05:002010-04-07T13:24:57.114-05:00Hi Lemonade, C.C. and all -
Great job blogging Lem...Hi Lemonade, C.C. and all -<br />Great job blogging Lemonade!<br /><br />Fun puzzle, I didn't know all the answers but the perps took care of most of them. I always enjoy a Donna Levin puzzle and am usually on her 'wave-length'. <br />I never can remember what BLUENOSE means, and I refuse to look at my notes so I can try to get over my lethologica but if C.C. has it, I am in good company:)<br /><br />34A (JOINT PROBLEM/GOUT) really had me stopped for a while, as did 18D (NOT BEHIND/ANTI)- great tricky clues, loved 'em. <br /><br />Speaking of EARTHY smells, I plan to generate lots of them today. I am planting Dahlias. I put 3 in a few days ago, but today I am planting 9 more. They are so bright and beautiful and wonderful for cutting.carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01863837914353193182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-89409401972963780342010-04-07T12:54:36.076-05:002010-04-07T12:54:36.076-05:00Wonderful puzzle Donna, and nice write up Counselo...Wonderful puzzle Donna, and nice write up Counselor. A golf theme how fitting that you should be the one blogging today. I have to admit I had to hit the g-spot for the Rigoletto aria – Donna and Bahai. Other than that I did pretty good. My favorite clues were “Piglatin refusal” – Ixnay and “activity from below” – evil. I can’t wait to get out and dig in my garden and get that earthy smell! Enjoy this wonderful day.Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14901963533031920633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-78225823046908755322010-04-07T12:41:31.725-05:002010-04-07T12:41:31.725-05:00Hi.
Different strokes. I'll be watching
the I...Hi.<br /><br />Different strokes. I'll be watching<br />the IRL race this weekend since <br />Versus is back on direcTV.<br /><br />eddyBeddyBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00905272532346939000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-69082889949274091922010-04-07T12:01:24.918-05:002010-04-07T12:01:24.918-05:00Good day to all,
Terrific write-up and links, Lem...Good day to all,<br /><br />Terrific write-up and links, Lemonade. Thank you! Also, congrats to your son. Should be an adventure never to be forgotten.<br /><br />I absolutely loved this puzzle! It gave me so many smiles along the solving way. Great evocative fill such as MACABRE, MUSTY, and GOUT. And I found it delightful that Donna put herself in the puzzle in such an unassuming way. All thumbs up!<br /><br />Warm thoughts sent out to Dennis, Robin, Lemonade, and all with friends and loved ones facing mighty challenges.<br /><br />Enjoy the day!MJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17409431043640770889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-79257324526952367252010-04-07T11:50:57.249-05:002010-04-07T11:50:57.249-05:00good morning c.c., lemonade and all,
love donna&#...good morning c.c., lemonade and all,<br /><br />love donna's puzzles. timely, clever theme (thanks rich), and alot of colorful fill, loved everything about it.<br /><br />wonderful job lemonade, you make it look easy. perfect planting comment. terrific accomplishment for your son, congratulations.<br /><br />c.c., brilliant thought of tee to green placement.<br /><br />a few years ago i attended a pro-am tournament and was surprised at how exciting it was. can actually feel the crack on tee-off, very powerful. mickelson won.<br /><br />lemonade, i remember the arlo story, and still like him. on his <i>live in sydney</i> cd he came up with a way to do alice, without actually doing alice. very funny.<br /><br />limber lucina, great pics!melissa beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11617567775900623609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-51260104937969763312010-04-07T11:34:50.053-05:002010-04-07T11:34:50.053-05:00Echoing Lemonades wishes for you, Robin and Dennis...Echoing Lemonades wishes for you, Robin and Dennis. dodododohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06118973969033979741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-82842216718679183712010-04-07T11:24:05.855-05:002010-04-07T11:24:05.855-05:00Lucina
Balks is a baseball term.
The pitcher makes...Lucina<br />Balks is a baseball term.<br />The pitcher makes an illegal move with a runner on base (to entice, so he can "pick him off").<br />Umpire calls a 'balk' and the runner(s) advance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com