tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post2518478853513772235..comments2024-03-29T07:29:20.302-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: December 7, 2014 Alan OlschwangZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-9311147377146651152014-12-08T01:34:46.051-06:002014-12-08T01:34:46.051-06:00BTW, did anybody explain why Jones is a trendsetti...BTW, did anybody explain why Jones is a trendsetting family? I know I'm going to feel silly but I didn't get it. <br /><br />Ah! As in "Keeping up with the Joneses?" It just hit me while I was typing. Never mind...Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-5279145675077311672014-12-08T00:50:06.050-06:002014-12-08T00:50:06.050-06:00Didn't even have time for a puzzle today said....Didn't even have time for a puzzle today said...<br /><br />HBD Windhover!<br /><br />Cheers, -T Anonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-15067920729311602212014-12-08T00:34:56.530-06:002014-12-08T00:34:56.530-06:00Time spent on today's puzzle left me with no G...Time spent on today's puzzle left me with no GREAT EXPECTATIONS and soon turned to red-letter help on a RESCUE MISSION.<br /><br />My favorite clue was "Members of a trendsetting family?"<br /><br />We have wanted to visit the HST Presidential Museum and Library, in Independence, MO, and just haven't got around to it. We've been to DDE Presidential Museum and Library, in Abilene, KS, several times over the years.<br /><br />Remembering the young men who died on Pearl Harbor Day. My 92 yr. old uncle has just started to talk about his service in the Japanese Islands during WWII. He was there for 3 1/2 yrs and was the radio man. He was always on the HAM radio when I was a child and I never associated it with his military service.<br /><br />Happy Birthday, Windhover! Hope you had a good one!Blue Irishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09670176636354786453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-45514321203791811952014-12-07T22:38:20.327-06:002014-12-07T22:38:20.327-06:00Cremora is a brand. It was created by Borden, but ...Cremora is a brand. It was created by Borden, but they sold some of their international business in 1998 to Nestle, which now controls the Cremora brand in the Middle East and Africa. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-35679599179968399792014-12-07T21:28:26.118-06:002014-12-07T21:28:26.118-06:00Lime Rickey, thanks for your faith in me. I happen...Lime Rickey, thanks for your faith in me. I happen to have my own unique take on unusual words. <br />As I said yesterday, the meaning of SEMI used in a novel I am reading to refer to a type of a residence was new to me. I love meeting new words or new forms of words like that in novels and crosswords. Rather than suspecting them as made up or not quite legitimate, I research them, try to find their origins, and look for examples of their use in print. That way I increase my vocabulary and make the new word more memorable.<br />I am finding my avid interest in novels about the exploits of the Royal Navy under sail has frequently been of use in crossword solving, for example, BARK today. I read many of those novels with an online dictionary or Google at hand.<br />-From an incorrigible logophyle.Yellowrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590216912123103432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-72746973878303454582014-12-07T21:03:37.337-06:002014-12-07T21:03:37.337-06:00Dammit, almost 6 years and I still can't do th...Dammit, almost 6 years and I still can't do this right. The iPhone keyboard locked up and I had to publish and then start a new post. <br />As I was (trying to) saying, I still read every blog, but since I still don't have a computer (no broadband in this backwater) I have to rely on the Irish to print and bring them home and it's often 2-3 days later if she's working out of the office. Normally, as many of you know, I solve the puzzle the evening of the publication date. <br />But (again, as many of you know) puzzle analysis and/or criticism has never interested me as other than a spectator sport, so I've had little to contribute the past several months. I do enjoy reading your comments. <br />Thanks again for the b-day wishes and the nice shout-outs. <br />Larry<br />BTW, this birthday for me was what used to be known here as "Jeannie's number". windhoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09185847697518005172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-15513352760684622352014-12-07T20:53:36.593-06:002014-12-07T20:53:36.593-06:00Hello All,
A little late to the dance, since I won...Hello All,<br />A little late to the dance, since I won't see this puzzle till late tomorrow evening. Tomorrow is my youngest son's 42nd b-day, so the the party that started Friday night will be extended on more night. <br />Thanks to C. C. for remembering my birthday, and thanks to the rest of you for your very kind compliments. It's greatly appreciated. <br />I still read every blog, and since windhoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09185847697518005172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-48882516857510858082014-12-07T20:27:19.167-06:002014-12-07T20:27:19.167-06:00Lime Rickey @ 6:13
Was that necessary ?Lime Rickey @ 6:13<br /><br />Was that necessary ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-14447721760094549712014-12-07T19:51:47.623-06:002014-12-07T19:51:47.623-06:00Rainman -
or web crosswords.com, then click on LA...Rainman - <br />or web crosswords.com, then click on LA Times Crossword. There are several others available there too. In Hawaii I get each day's puzzle in the afternoon of the previous day.Mike Sherlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02420362294423320273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-74096305653921869922014-12-07T19:12:04.349-06:002014-12-07T19:12:04.349-06:00Rainman said...
I'd like to find a good way t...<b>Rainman said...</b><br /><br /><i>I'd like to find a good way to do them online.</i><br /><br />Try the <a href="http://www.us.mensa.org/AML/?LinkServID=9C6D60CE-E081-4C23-C43F546F9F20DE10" rel="nofollow">Mensa</a> site.Lime Rickeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-70588186874549394652014-12-07T19:05:04.524-06:002014-12-07T19:05:04.524-06:00A real slow drudge for me. I also had DATEMARKET ...A real slow drudge for me. I also had DATEMARKET and FAZE. Took me waaay toooo long. In the end I had a couple of other mistakes and never got the theme as well. I think doing puzzles the old-fashioned way (newspaper and Erasermate pen, for me, because I can put it down and go back later)... tends to slow me down. I'd like to find a good way to do them online. Shopping around. Yes, happy natal anniversary, Windhover!Rainmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06511366260609189046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-38526325920096016362014-12-07T18:13:03.931-06:002014-12-07T18:13:03.931-06:00BV Ahlers said...
"1D Power producers could ...<b>BV Ahlers said...</b><br /><br />"<i>1D Power producers could be DAMS which would make 23A MATE market!</i>"<br /><br />Ya think?Lime Rickeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-76640097650261629812014-12-07T18:02:10.041-06:002014-12-07T18:02:10.041-06:001D Power producers could be DAMS which would make ...1D Power producers could be DAMS which would make 23A MATE market!BV Ahlershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08813125027871134012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-4207638091701666962014-12-07T17:49:06.010-06:002014-12-07T17:49:06.010-06:00A bark is a type of smaller boat with 3 or more ma...A bark is a type of smaller boat with 3 or more masts with sails; usually not large enough to be considered a ship.BV Ahlershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08813125027871134012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-18284091175315740172014-12-07T17:32:04.598-06:002014-12-07T17:32:04.598-06:00Thanks, LR. The letter L spelled out. For some r...Thanks, LR. The letter L spelled out. For some reason I almost never see that, at least not right away. Will try harder to remember for next time.Mike Sherlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02420362294423320273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-15649198558598385832014-12-07T17:21:32.441-06:002014-12-07T17:21:32.441-06:00DAZE, FAZE, TAZE cost me one bad cell on Alan’s bi...DAZE, FAZE, TAZE cost me one bad cell on Alan’s big time Sunday challenge. Working late due to grandchild visit.<br /><br />Musings<br />-My daughter met new husband on match.com<br />-I too enjoyed old friends AMAH and RAREE<br />-First of 12 wasn’t PETER<br />-Nice view from <a href="http://damhyul3s75yv.cloudfront.net/photos/1738/original_View%20of%20Waikiki%20from%20Diamond%20Head%20Crater-FHKE.jpg?1299848346" rel="nofollow">the RIM of this extinct volcano</a><br />-<a href="http://img.bleacherreport.net/img/images/photos/002/503/531/PeliniRage_crop_north.jpg?w=630&h=420&q=75" rel="nofollow">His RAGE-filled RANTS</a> got him fired<br />-NEUT. – Tin and I are of Swiss heritage<br />-In the Farmer In The DELL, the cheese stands ALONE<br />-<a href="http://tws1.ftwmedia.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/wedding-group-dance-songs.jpg" rel="nofollow">These events</a> usually feature the YMCA<br />-Have seen the ad where the GENIE gives a guy <a href="http://santa.marketmenot.com/geico-genies-can-be-really-literal-commercial/geico-genies-can-be-really-literal-ss-05.jpg" rel="nofollow">a million bucks</a><br />-Some peeps got EXEMPTED from Obama Care<br />-We use 5 of the 36 PRESETS on our radio<br />-<a href="http://www.myurbangardendecoguide.com/images/6a00d83451b60269e2011168395bab970c-500wi.jpg" rel="nofollow">New plans for milk jugs</a><br />-Said Simple Simon to the pieman, let me taste your WARE<br />-<a href="http://www.1001moviequotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Scent-of-a-Woman-1992.jpg" rel="nofollow">He wouldn’t NAME NAMES</a><br />-Some athletes like playing in FL and TX where there is no STATE TAX<br />-HBD, Windy!<br />Husker Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09980336006827988210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-13191186605123262262014-12-07T15:26:13.495-06:002014-12-07T15:26:13.495-06:00There are two "ELLS" (i.e. the letter &q...There are two "ELLS" (i.e. the letter "L") in the word "swell".<br /><br />I also thought FUMY was a made-up word but I was confident that Yellowrocks would set us straight.Lime Rickeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-13525238203903252972014-12-07T15:17:59.234-06:002014-12-07T15:17:59.234-06:00I concede bark is accepted spelling, but new to me...I concede bark is accepted spelling, but new to me, only knew barque. To me that's part of the beauty of crosswords, though - hoping to see enough that you know that you can figure out what you don't. <br /><br />On that note, can someone please explain 18D - SWELL PAIR=ELLS? CC, in your writeup the two Ls are colored purple, and there's a period after ELLS.,as in an abbreviation, though there's nothing I can see in the clue to so indicate. Huh?<br />Thanks.<br /><br />By the way, I too thought FUMY was a made up word - "Boy, it sure is fumy in here".Mike Sherlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02420362294423320273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-9537851234654683822014-12-07T14:54:46.793-06:002014-12-07T14:54:46.793-06:00Re: East of Eden: Cal and Aron are analogous to Ca...Re: <i>East of Eden</i>: Cal and Aron are analogous to Cain and Abel. Their father is Adam Trask.<br /><br />There's a pretty decent rom-com on TV now called <i>Selfie</i> whose main characters are Eliza Dooley and Henry Higgs. I wonder how many young viewers miss the rather obvious allusion.Lime Rickeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-87446444487716485582014-12-07T14:30:41.276-06:002014-12-07T14:30:41.276-06:00Hello Puzzlers -
Technical DNF today due to NSPCA...Hello Puzzlers -<br /><br />Technical DNF today due to NSPCA instead of ASPCA. Oops. Otherwise, it was a real workout, but what detailed themage! This must have taken ages to construct. Styne was a complete unknown, but Gant came from a less-used cranial cranny, and Raree came back from some long ago crossword.<br /><br />Hello C.C., in the past I've read up on barks/barques and barkentines, as well as brigs, with a view to trying to keep them straight. No can do. The differences among some of those old sailing rigs are just too hard to remember and categorize. I'm more at home with the smaller craft.<br /><br />A few of us neighbors got together today to aid a pair of recently widowed sisters who had fallen behind in farm chores. There's a cold north wind, but the sun is bright and the soil still workable - not a bad day for agriculture. We intend to hoist some ales later on in celebration of our righteousness. :-)Dudleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587399549104728305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-8419415194660373792014-12-07T14:19:41.983-06:002014-12-07T14:19:41.983-06:00Happy Sunday! Wow! This puzzle was a little too ha...Happy Sunday! Wow! This puzzle was a little too hard for me to complete comfortably but I still liked it. I had even more trouble at the bottom with too many words I didn't know, couldn't suss out and not enough crossing letters to help. I agree with D-O that DECIMATE means to kill every tenth person in an army. Like so many words, it has been misused so often that it's meaning has become changed.<br /><br />Windhover, I hope you stop by again. I miss your intelligent slant on things. <br /><br />We got a Christmas tree yesterday. It will be delivered today. The nursery puts a fresh cut on the tree and fits it with a stand so the tree is perpendicular to the floor. It's been kept in water in its stand and will be fresh. We find it's worth the extra money, especially since we don't have to get down on the floor to get it straight in our own stand. <br /><br />We also bought Jordan a bicycle for Christmas yesterday. That will be something fun for Grandpa and Jordan to do together.Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-31933242847340100092014-12-07T14:17:12.365-06:002014-12-07T14:17:12.365-06:00Greetings!
Thanks Alan and CC! Lot of work.
Anot...Greetings!<br /><br />Thanks Alan and CC! Lot of work.<br /><br />Another red-letter day for me. And the most difficult LAT Sunday puzzle that I have ever seen.<br /><br />Good to see old friend RAREE. Didn't know GANT, ARON, AON, MIRABEL, EMILE, LORCA, STYNE. Figured out PAMELA from the PA. <br /><br />Happy belated birthday to Lucina! Hope that you had a piece of chocolate cake!! Happy birthday Windover, wherever you are!<br /><br />Feel better today. But head is ver foggy.<br /><br />Cheers!fermatprimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06391014624435192426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-78093833675688063712014-12-07T14:02:19.162-06:002014-12-07T14:02:19.162-06:00Since I started this puzzle in a grumpy mood, I fi...Since I started this puzzle in a grumpy mood, I figured it was just me, but apparently this puzzle was more of a challenge than usual for the Sunday solvers. Turned on the red letters after 40 minutes to take out the errors; turned them back off and ran through again; turned them back on and still had to go letter by letter. Spent over an hour on it.<br />Sorry, Alan. I'm sure that technically it's a wonderful puzzle, but I'm still feeling grumpy. Maybe some lunch will help.GrannyAnnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14937441868610879422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-73525288861570013962014-12-07T12:42:43.559-06:002014-12-07T12:42:43.559-06:00SAIL ON, SAIL ON by Thomas Moore
Sail on, sail on...SAIL ON, SAIL ON by Thomas Moore<br /><br />Sail on, sail on, thou fearless BARK -- <br />Where'er blows the welcome wind, <br />It cannot lead to scenes more dark, <br />More sad than those we leave behind. <br />Each wave that passes seems to say, <br />"Though death beneath our smile may be, <br />Less cold we are, less false than they, <br />Whose smiling wreck'd thy hopes and thee." <br /><br />Sail on, sail on -- through endless space -- <br />Through calm -- through tempest -- stop no more: <br />The stormiest sea's a resting-place <br />To him who leaves such hearts on shore. <br />Or -- if some desert land we meet, <br />Where never yet false-hearted men <br />Profaned a world, that else were sweet -- <br />Then rest thee, bark, but not till then.Yellowrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590216912123103432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-55411137855579363422014-12-07T12:41:53.490-06:002014-12-07T12:41:53.490-06:00This took quite a while. I was defeated in the NW ...This took quite a while. I was defeated in the NW by DATE MARKET instead of MATE. Of course, I couldn't anagram DATE and resorted to red letters. The M suggested DAMS, then DAZE and ZETA, so one red letter help.<br /><br />Happy birthday, Larry. I miss your posts.<br />CC, I have heard of FUMY, but thought of it as informal. Apparently it is a standard adjective.<br /><br />I wasn't at all surprised to find BARK spelled with a K.<br /><br />"HMS Endeavour, also known as HM Bark Endeavour, was a British Royal Navy research vessel that Lieutenant James Cook commanded on his first voyage of discovery, to Australia and New Zealand, from 1769 to 1771."Yellowrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590216912123103432noreply@blogger.com