tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post2775461588702498889..comments2024-03-29T06:59:14.073-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Saturday, Feb 6th, 2016, Barry C. SilkZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-23950090320962125432016-02-06T23:29:27.264-06:002016-02-06T23:29:27.264-06:00Glad you brought that up, NW Runner. I was confuse...Glad you brought that up, NW Runner. I was confused by that connection as well. To me, ground zero is more or less the center of a circle where something forceful has happened - earthquake, bomb blast, what have you.Dudleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587399549104728305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-12758455590611085332016-02-06T22:41:10.086-06:002016-02-06T22:41:10.086-06:00I don't understand how you get ground zero fro...I don't understand how you get ground zero from elementary level. Either the constructor or the editor seems to have confused this with square one.Northwest Runnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16393323369312291931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-44295563336031958202016-02-06T22:24:03.798-06:002016-02-06T22:24:03.798-06:00love me a saturday silkie, but i BEG all crossword...love me a saturday silkie, but i BEG all crossword constructors to be just a tad more fair john in michiganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12953418446495481901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-9704894950274686652016-02-06T20:50:08.102-06:002016-02-06T20:50:08.102-06:00I made two WAGs in the NW, RAGU & AMOS, and s...I made two WAGs in the NW, RAGU & AMOS, and still couldn't finish it. No way in hell I would have ever filled GATTACA or GO KARTS and MAKE was nowhere to be found in the nether regions of my brain.<br /><br />I BEG to differ but is someone here PREGNANT- GESTATE??? Get serious. This one was stillborn because HENBANE was a total unknown and though I had STATE there was no way I could think of GESTATION other than the obvious. Nine months?? Is HEN BANE some type of pox on chickens?<br /><br />UncleFred- GEO Storm & Metro- one step above a YUGO but not too much higher.<br /><br />HG- I could have shown my newspaper grid , which was not ERROR PRONE, but had some BLANK spaces: M__E, GO___TS, ____ACA, BE_, HENBAN_. When I had zero knowledge of the movie, game racers, or the poisonous plant there was no way to finish. But the Madri Gras parade was fabulous tonight.Big Easynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-50740222209384988492016-02-06T20:12:41.022-06:002016-02-06T20:12:41.022-06:00Hi Y'all! Silk and I never think alike. Nuff s...Hi Y'all! Silk and I never think alike. Nuff said. I managed to get the whole EAST side & a few others such as AMOS & SEEDS. Tell me what else but PLANTS have SEEDS. Maybe pearls. Could I think of PLANTS? Thought that was too unSilk-like.<br /><br />I knew GAYLE. Her hit song, "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue", could describe how I felt about this puzzle. Too many unknowns & mehs to be fun.<br /><br />EMU: has anyone here ever eaten an EMU? Seriously.<br /><br />My partly antique ROLLTOP is used to pay bills and do other business things. My husband bought the base at an auction for $5 and years later I had a local furniture maker reconstruct a top for it. Love it.<br /><br />I didn't know Uranus had moons. I just thought some juveniles used it to moon someone. Meh!<br /><br />I thought Bernini was just a brand of sewing machines.<br /><br />The things I did like in the puzzle could be boiled down to NESTLE, LUST, & TEACH ME (how well I remember that lovely song, Gary).<br /><br />Robert, I filled in RAGU next to last, so it bothered me a bunch.<br /><br />Good one, Splynter!PKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-89258130193168843302016-02-06T17:38:24.583-06:002016-02-06T17:38:24.583-06:00Ragu for R & B brand since 2014 went right ove...Ragu for R & B brand since 2014 went right over my head. Nobody else seemed bother.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11480618146021260908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-76344352981354440292016-02-06T16:58:16.262-06:002016-02-06T16:58:16.262-06:00Not a robot took so long to give me a check, I was...Not a robot took so long to give me a check, I was worried that I had become a robotLongbeachleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10945278798020339134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-13381258671573129872016-02-06T16:56:20.789-06:002016-02-06T16:56:20.789-06:00Bernini's genre was sculpture. End of story.Bernini's genre was sculpture. End of story.Longbeachleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10945278798020339134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-56589054450864057842016-02-06T16:15:26.721-06:002016-02-06T16:15:26.721-06:00I BEG to differ.
Please, please, let me differ!I BEG to differ.<br /><br /><i>Please, please,</i> let me differ!Olivernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-80870483465107174982016-02-06T13:48:07.059-06:002016-02-06T13:48:07.059-06:00Agreed, just adding Baroque architecture as the ca...Agreed, just adding Baroque architecture as the case may be. Bernini was also one of the key architects of the Italian Baroque, an architectural style in its own right.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-29821503602051703912016-02-06T13:40:00.558-06:002016-02-06T13:40:00.558-06:00Well, I fully anticipated enjoying a Saturday Silk...Well, I fully anticipated enjoying a Saturday Silk puzzle, but I didn't like this one so much. Perhaps because some clues seemed off to me, such as BAROQUE being called a genre, as Barry G said, and MAKE being clued as "prepare <b>for</b> a meal" instead of prepare a meal. I also got very messed up by ROLL crossing ROLL at 18A/12D. BEG for "Avoid" made me cringe. I couldn't shake off HEMLOCK, which is a case of myself annoying myself. Anyway, I guess this puzzle didn't tickle my satisfaction bone.<br /><br />I am <b>not</b> saying the clues were wrong or unfair, and I am <b>not</b> saying it was a bad puzzle. I'm simply saying I didn't like it very much, so please don't quote the dictionary to me.<br /><br />Best wishes to you all, really.Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-80605032207462049742016-02-06T13:33:55.977-06:002016-02-06T13:33:55.977-06:00As is usual, the Silkie gives and takes away. I ag...As is usual, the Silkie gives and takes away. I agree that with his puzzles you can just look at it for a bit and the answer pops into your head, at least sometimes. It did today. <br /><br />Initial goofs UNITE/AGREE, STOPINON/DROPINON, HEMLOCK/HENBANE, GEOM/TRIG, BLUE/AQUA, BILL/ROLE.<br /><br />So a lot of misdirection before a successful solve. AnonymousPVXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10078186298428497941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-33429703462263509302016-02-06T13:12:49.558-06:002016-02-06T13:12:49.558-06:00Difficult for me today, needing a few helps. I am ...Difficult for me today, needing a few helps. I am kicking myself, a Jersey girl, for needing so many perps for East Orange. I have frequently passed by there on the highway, right next to Newark. I thought the NE was easy, but much else was not.<br />Mario game uses GO KARTS with a K. <br />BAROQUE is not just a period, but also a style or class of art, sculpture in this case.<br />"GENERA is a class of art (or artistic endeavor) having a characteristic form or technique," so BAROQUE would qualify.Yellowrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590216912123103432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-10470370444612296842016-02-06T12:55:40.377-06:002016-02-06T12:55:40.377-06:00May I have the judges' ruling? GO CARTS and MA...May I have the judges' ruling? GO CARTS and MACE (to flavor with said spice, or slang for macerate) for GO KARTS and MAKE (such a pedestrian word for a Saturday)?Maverickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06461185358269552765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-11555225750717829702016-02-06T12:38:51.045-06:002016-02-06T12:38:51.045-06:00I felt the same as you, Splynter. When I spotted ...I felt the same as you, Splynter. When I spotted Barry Silk's name, I thought, <b>"a REAL Saturday pzl!"</b> <br />And, sure enough, it was a tough one. Even after three or four cheats to get a foothold, I found myself scraping thee bottom of my memory recesses to come up with the other answers. Funny how some right answers pop into my head even though I can't find any conscious connections to <i>When</i> or <i>How</i> I learned them. Equally strange is how many long answers come into focus with only one or two letters to start them. It's one of the beauties of crosswords, isn't it, to get us acquainted with our own mental processes?Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-67733051192999394242016-02-06T11:44:21.159-06:002016-02-06T11:44:21.159-06:00OK, OK, MAKE a salad, MAKE a meatloaf, etc. etc. W...OK, OK, MAKE a salad, MAKE a meatloaf, etc. etc. WSS: Meh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-38551794361578231152016-02-06T11:41:38.720-06:002016-02-06T11:41:38.720-06:00Fouls: MAKE and PROPS. MAKE would be OK if the clu...Fouls: MAKE and PROPS. MAKE would be OK if the clue were "Prepare a meal," as in MAKE DINNER, without the "for."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-25437551590193614882016-02-06T10:24:51.022-06:002016-02-06T10:24:51.022-06:00I wandered long in the desert before BAROQUE/AQUA/...I wandered long in the desert before BAROQUE/AQUA/TETE/NARCS/LONG (later LUST) arrived while I was looking for a white flag! Then it was delightful torture the rest of the way where AMALGAM/DROPINON/SANGRIA unlocked their respective corners. Wow!!<br /><br />Musings<br />-ERROR PRONE? - <a href="http://s1183.photobucket.com/user/gschlapfer/media/June%2020%20Storm/Feb%206%20puzzle/IMG_0090_zpsgvjc5nxa.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">Look at my grid today!</a><br />-WASH, LAVE, BAKE? Nope, MAKE<br />-CHUG – cue Roger Miller…<br />-<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=US7c9ASVfNc" rel="nofollow"> High Flying STOMP!</a> (4:02)<br />-BEGging the question is a form of logical fallacy in which a statement or claim is assumed to be true without evidence other than the statement or claim itself. Hello election season!<br />-My acquaintance with <a href="http://canyongatedental.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/mercury-fillings.jpg" rel="nofollow">AMALGAM</a><br />-That HOOD is very useful when I MAKE dinner (burnt OFFering from last Sunday?) <br />-DROP IN ON cedes “ending in prepositions champ” to <i>What did you bring that book that I don't want to be read to from out of about 'Down Under' up for?</i><br />-Lovely <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emkqc3PIw8E" rel="nofollow">TEACH ME</a> (2:55)<br />-I chose ARDENNE (forgot about the silent S) over ARGONNE with AR _ _ NNE showing. <br />-Pon Pon in GTO? No way! Yup, I looked it up and there it was!<br />-In <i>Paint Your Wagon</i> Ben and Pardner tunneled under buildings and collected the GOLD DUST that fell through floor boards of gold rush buildings<br />Husker Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09980336006827988210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-26706839917413813792016-02-06T10:18:56.417-06:002016-02-06T10:18:56.417-06:00Good Morning:
This was one of the rare Silkie'...Good Morning:<br /><br />This was one of the rare Silkie's that I just couldn't crack open. Both the SE and NW areas gave me fits but eventually solved the SE, then spent a lot of time trying to do the same in the NW, but no such luck. Finally asked for a hint and that did the trick, but still a FWH. No complaints, though, as Mr. Silk is still my favorite Saturday stumper!<br /><br />Thanks Barry and Splynter for a challenging offering and expo.<br /><br />TxMs from last night: Enjoyed the puppies and hope their prediction is correct! 🐶 🏈 🏆 Thanks for sharing. 🤗<br /><br />Have a great day.Irish Misshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12527047622731333304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-55643553554912156672016-02-06T10:18:35.115-06:002016-02-06T10:18:35.115-06:00For Uncle Fred : Geo Storm.For Uncle Fred : <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geo_Storm#/media/File:Geo_Storm_--_-07-09-2009.jpg" rel="nofollow">Geo Storm</a>.Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472446316589207365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-63562368484144327162016-02-06T09:48:25.212-06:002016-02-06T09:48:25.212-06:00Good morning! (Is it still morning?)
Was getting...Good morning! (Is it still morning?)<br /><br />Was getting absolutely no traction in the NE, so put the paper down and went for the morning "march" around the hood. When we got back I poured another cup of coffee and five minutes later it was finished. <br /><br />Hand up for SITE, Splynter. BTW, furniture and undertaking are frequent companions, probably because the old-timey undertaker also built the coffins. He knew cabinet-making, so he could make furniture in his spare time. Sixty years ago my father and two uncles each had a furniture/funeral combo in separate towns.desper-ottohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242581085713882677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-36081194887312569222016-02-06T09:26:07.179-06:002016-02-06T09:26:07.179-06:00Aarrgh!!!!👿Aarrgh!!!!👿Magilla Go-Rillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18113605035807477547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-19715740921448036542016-02-06T08:55:22.728-06:002016-02-06T08:55:22.728-06:00Hello Puzzlers -
Firm TDNF today. Why? Because I ...Hello Puzzlers -<br /><br />Firm TDNF today. Why? Because I was sure the poisonous plant was Hemlock, which led to Accrete for the "coat" clue. Totally logjammed the SE. Had to red letter out of that mess. Once I remembered Henbane, the V8 can flew.<br /><br />Missed the last couple of days due to workload, so a few notes:<br /><br />CED, fascinating story about the manuscript (forgot the name).<br />TTP, I'm well familiar with those Murphy days, where any one problem begets at least two others...<br />PK, glad you navigated your way out of that jam!<br /><br />MsTx from last night, loved the Puppy Predictions!Dudleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587399549104728305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-87848945110418752362016-02-06T08:41:52.061-06:002016-02-06T08:41:52.061-06:00Quite the rodeo today. Many errors, including Bake...Quite the rodeo today. Many errors, including Bake for Make, Site for Plot, Galaxy for Google, Honda for Mazda (which led to RHE...a. Wait a minute, fiddn't dit), Geom for Trig, Hole for Role and Gattica for Gattaca. Maybe others. But half an eraser later, was able to rope, wrestle and tie this one up. Hen bane was ESP and didn't care for Beg, but it all worked out. My experience was similar to yours, Splynter. Thanks Mr Silk and you as well, Splynter.<br /><br />Loved the Puppy Bowl last night. Go Donkeys!!Avg Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02301873113962640644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-78122072011275544212016-02-06T08:33:00.315-06:002016-02-06T08:33:00.315-06:00Well, I got 'er done, but took 47 minutes to d...Well, I got 'er done, but took 47 minutes to do so!! And even now, after coming here, don't know how "Storms of the '90's" is GEOS, or know what ORNE is. Perps one and all. In spite of my ignorance, NE was where I got a grip, and worked my way down the East coast, bottom, and up the West coast, making the NW the last to fill. Don't remember GATTACA. All perps there, too. I had to look it up, and I guess I know why I don't remember it, the movie lost a fortune, like $20 million, so I guess not many people went to see it. Anyway, got the Jumble today and got the Saturday Silk, even though it took a long time. So off to a good start for a Saturday.unclefredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04184507029837978331noreply@blogger.com