tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post2761973536410273696..comments2024-03-28T12:47:45.446-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Friday, March 9, 2012 Kevin ChristianZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger72125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-4518867644390075982012-03-10T19:17:19.116-06:002012-03-10T19:17:19.116-06:00@Anon 9:13 - hopefully not too late to posit an an...@Anon 9:13 - hopefully not too late to posit an answer to your question.<br /><br />The ellipses indicate missing words, as Argyle says, the key thing is that those missing words are not the answer the constructor is looking for, those would be represented by underlines. The missing words could be included, but would make the clue lengthy and wouldn't add anything to the clarity.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00485564817818402947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-46841047792810129552012-03-10T14:36:25.478-06:002012-03-10T14:36:25.478-06:00Good afternoon, folks (on Saturday). Thank you, K...Good afternoon, folks (on Saturday). Thank you, Kevin, for a good but tough Friday puzzle. Thank you, Steve, for reviewing.<br /><br />I finished late last night. I was so tired I went to bed. This morning started on the Saturday puzzle and got it done and am now replying to Friday's puzzle.<br /><br />Most of it fell together easily.<br /><br />Got stuck on HOME EC, ROLF, CHAI, and ALECTO. I had CAT instead of TAT for 13D. was thinking of CAT SCAN. EPCOT straightened that out.<br /><br />Did not know KOAN. Perps had to work.<br /><br />ED KOCH at 48D took me a while.<br /><br />Other than those it fell together quite easily.<br /><br />See you on Sunday, since this is now Saturday.<br /><br />AbejoAbejohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10318111258011554517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-2549264839143609202012-03-09T21:55:56.402-06:002012-03-09T21:55:56.402-06:00I think it is just an indicator that the phrase is...I think it is just an indicator that the phrase is usually found in a sentence and could be replaced by the answer. The missing words are not important.<br /><br />Maybe.Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472446316589207365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-89876689087925135172012-03-09T21:13:46.525-06:002012-03-09T21:13:46.525-06:00Question about clues! What does it mean when a clu...Question about clues! What does it mean when a clue has an ellipses? Example being:<br /><br />25. "... if not cheaper" : OR LESS<br /><br />A rookie crossword solver told me what he thought it meant at work today and the girl I sit next to who crosswords on my level gave me the same "whaaaat?" look I have her. <br /><br />I never really thought about it so I really don't know if he was wrong or not. The answers I get for clues with elipses usually end up working out at some point so I never pay too much attention. <br /><br />Any help would be great!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-48293462703999560032012-03-09T21:00:25.348-06:002012-03-09T21:00:25.348-06:00Jayce, Dogonnit now some fun Friday puzzle maker w...Jayce, Dogonnit now some fun Friday puzzle maker will take your hint and give us lorid and I won't figure it out.PKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-38656793710657240732012-03-09T19:51:16.233-06:002012-03-09T19:51:16.233-06:00Re: Kevin Christian@12:55
(it figures the Constru...Re: Kevin Christian@12:55<br /><br />(it figures the Constructor would post while i was typing my rant.) Kevin, please don't take me seriously, i am just having a bad day...<br /><br />Desper-otto@2:00<br />i hear you, everyone does their puzzle in their own way. I just ran out of time and was forced to use that dreaded "solve" button. I should have just saved the puzzle for tomorrow. Still, my favorite Abbr. is Jayce's "FIW."<br /><br />Jayce, ya got me,<br />i searched the dictionary for "Lorid" without success, and was halfway thru a Google search when it dawned on me why i could not find anything. You were right, lorid is the center of Florida!CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-28173190542468775242012-03-09T19:18:06.316-06:002012-03-09T19:18:06.316-06:00Jayce: you are too funny! I love your take on th...Jayce: you are too funny! I love your take on the center of Florida!Hahtoolahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03439791473590708547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-82649201864261560932012-03-09T19:12:56.484-06:002012-03-09T19:12:56.484-06:00Hola Everyone,
A DNF for me today. With a number ...Hola Everyone,<br />A DNF for me today. With a number of Google lookups I had about 80% of the answers, but I finally gave up and came here for Steve's excellent writeup to fill in he rest.<br /><br />This was a toughie, and Kazie said just about what I was going to say. Thanks, Kazie.<br /><br />Friday's are usually tough for me, but I always have learning moments to make the exercise worthwhile.<br /><br />Bill G. Sorry, but we wouldn't pass on any gossip. That would be wrong. We never have anything but nice things to say about the blog. It is one the favorite things in our lives.Chickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116766478313653724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-3293353568637840202012-03-09T18:31:10.053-06:002012-03-09T18:31:10.053-06:00This was a rough go today. Was a DNF for me, but...This was a rough go today. Was a DNF for me, but I agree with Bill G. Much better to finish with red letters than to give up entirely. That is how we learn. Had problems with NW and SW corners. Did not know KOAN or KNESSET. Got Flip Wilson, but was trying for his first name (and/or middle) rather than Comedian. Had forgotten all about R.J. Reynolds now that cigarettes are no longer advertised on TV.<br /><br />One thing I have noticed is how much more falls when the puzzles are done on the computer instead of from the paper. Don't really know why this is - perhaps there is more dimensionality (is that a word?) on the computer as opposed to the newspaper.<br /><br />Hope you all have a great weekend!LA CW Addictnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-7742108110765870602012-03-09T17:49:05.893-06:002012-03-09T17:49:05.893-06:00Hello everybody. I could not finish this puzzle wi...Hello everybody. I could not finish this puzzle without looking up "Meatballs" and "Ivan V".<br /><br />Wanted IST or ISM for Journal ending. Never would have thought of ESE, so it required the perps, which themselves were not easy, what with that pesky ENCLS.<br /><br />Had EGYPT before changing it to SYRIA.<br /><br />Wanted LORID for "Center of Florida".<br /><br />Fiddled with UNE and LES for "French article" and frowned at DES when it appeared. I guess it is technically an article, even though it means "of the" which is more like a prepositional phrase. In fact, if it were singular it would/could be DE LA (or DU).<br /><br />Happy Friday and best wishes to you all.Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-12233113131409775182012-03-09T17:33:49.042-06:002012-03-09T17:33:49.042-06:00LOL GREGLOL GREGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-86402807397704349792012-03-09T17:28:35.233-06:002012-03-09T17:28:35.233-06:00Remind me in 2399 to add that extra leap day. I wi...Remind me in 2399 to add that extra leap day. I will have forgotten to by then.Greg Oriannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-9938550290737785822012-03-09T17:22:54.756-06:002012-03-09T17:22:54.756-06:00It took me some 50 minutes to do today's puzzl...It took me some 50 minutes to do today's puzzle.<br /><br />The comment about waiting for spring (3/21) to go on DST reminds me of an interesting factoid: Spring will begin on March 20th for most of this century. It's early since 2000 was a leap-year, using a rule that comes into play only once every 400 years (leap years are years that are divisible by 4, unless they are divisible by 100 and not by 400). So sticking that extra day into 2000 means spring begins on the early side. As 2400 approaches, it will begin on the late side and we'll stick in an extra leap day to get back on track.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-21179011573425527172012-03-09T17:09:21.690-06:002012-03-09T17:09:21.690-06:00Just in the door after 2 days at Boys State BB cha...Just in the door after 2 days at Boys State BB championships in Lincoln and am writing this before going out the door to the Y. I had lots of time between games to work this wonderful Kevin Christian puzzle and spent most of that time on the bottom. What a relief to finally get NYQUIL at a Runza Restaurant!<br /><br />I'll read all of you later!Husker Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09980336006827988210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-39281361121823905342012-03-09T16:53:11.094-06:002012-03-09T16:53:11.094-06:0067A-Flightless bird-Kiwi incorrect67A-Flightless bird-Kiwi incorrectAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-6289920516691700212012-03-09T16:52:31.106-06:002012-03-09T16:52:31.106-06:00Greetings!
Beautiful day here!
Am still slogging...Greetings!<br /><br />Beautiful day here!<br /><br />Am still slogging through taxes. Much more to go. So didn't feel guilty about googling up ALECTO. (Got caught in Clams-CRABS trap.)<br /><br />I daylight savings times coming to CA too this weekend?<br /><br />Ron--hoping that things work out the next time around!<br /><br />Kevin: fun puzzle! Steve: great, thorough write up as usual! You are one smart cookie!<br /><br />Bye for now!fermatprimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06391014624435192426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-61906358444514022082012-03-09T16:23:01.079-06:002012-03-09T16:23:01.079-06:00BillG: Maybe This? :-)BillG: Maybe <a href="http://arnoldzwicky.wordpress.com/2012/03/08/trannysaurus/" rel="nofollow">This</a>? :-)Avg Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02301873113962640644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-343264117313318132012-03-09T16:13:55.584-06:002012-03-09T16:13:55.584-06:00I just got back from lunch. My friend and I sat ou...I just got back from lunch. My friend and I sat outside in about 75-degree weather with bright blue skies. The food was excellent as usual. I'm getting spoiled and fatter.<br /><br />Now it's almost time for a short bike ride and a macchiato. <br /><br />What's another word for 'thesaurus'?Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-6480363306458010132012-03-09T15:40:41.783-06:002012-03-09T15:40:41.783-06:00See-een!
Come out and pla-ay!See-een!<br />Come out and pla-ay!Marihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475079290527666605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-34771391924395300122012-03-09T15:36:53.141-06:002012-03-09T15:36:53.141-06:00Kevin, it's always wonderful to hear from the ...Kevin, it's always wonderful to hear from the constructor! I assume that if you put EXACTO at 3D, you would change 4D to TYPO? I always tweak the grid after I have finished filling it in, so it is interesting to hear your alternate possibility.<br /><br />With BECO at 20A and CO at 28A, it locks that part of the grid, but I think you picked some fine fill for that area. Great job!!HeartRxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08786026973246127946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-25674722284886534442012-03-09T15:34:58.863-06:002012-03-09T15:34:58.863-06:00Mari: Loved that movie. Had to look up this clip.
...Mari: Loved that movie. Had to look up this <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDH9Jq5AWkQ" rel="nofollow">clip</a>.<br /><br />Would have bet money that they were longneck bottles though. I remember drinking those little 8 oz(i think) bottles. Two swigs and it was gone.Seldom Seenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12552098012158588852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-46168733701708856102012-03-09T14:19:15.556-06:002012-03-09T14:19:15.556-06:00CrazyCat, thanks for the memory about making tuna ...CrazyCat, thanks for the memory about making tuna casserole in home ec. We did too, but our topping was crushed potato chips and I'm pretty sure the soup was cream of mushroom. Loved that stuff, but haven't made it in years. With a freezer full of home-raised choice beef, my husband didn't tolerate buying tuna. Now I wouldn't want the salt on the chips.PKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-87934685384111419732012-03-09T14:17:42.610-06:002012-03-09T14:17:42.610-06:00Kevin Christian @ 12:55 pm: You know it's a d...Kevin Christian @ 12:55 pm: You know it's a doozy when even the constructor makes an oops on the solve! Thanks for the Friday challenge!Marihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475079290527666605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-72415543249927387852012-03-09T14:11:37.242-06:002012-03-09T14:11:37.242-06:00anon@1:18
According to my AAA atlas the I-ten ends...anon@1:18<br />According to my AAA atlas the I-ten ends in Jacksonville, Fla which is right on the Atlantic coast. And I know for a fact that it stretches to the edge of the California coast just a few hundred feet from the beach.Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-78083758098225844332012-03-09T14:00:16.176-06:002012-03-09T14:00:16.176-06:00CED@12:57 -- I guess I'm a purist. I'll p...CED@12:57 -- I guess I'm a purist. I'll put in a WAG, but I won't look anything up. I solve the whole thing in the newspaper, and then come here to check my results. If my grid has an error, that constitutes a DNF so far as I'm concerned. I try really hard to avoid that, but it still happens now and then.<br /><br />Dudley@5:42 -- Ames, Iowa is also home to Iowa State University. I only know that because the Cedar Rapids radio station I worked at carried the Cyclone football games.<br /><br />Kevin Christian@12:55 -- Thanks for dropping by. It's always nice to get the constructor's point of view.desper-ottohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242581085713882677noreply@blogger.com