tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post3006595810416209712..comments2024-03-28T22:14:27.877-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Friday, April 20, 2018, Mike McHughZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-78297649705252473652018-04-21T10:21:01.433-05:002018-04-21T10:21:01.433-05:00So glad for this site. Otherwise I’d still be scr...So glad for this site. Otherwise I’d still be scratching my head at the theme. One of the answers had “NI” in it, which of course is “IN” in reverse. So that threw me off for the longest time. BRISK works great for walk or wind preceder, confirmed by RUN at 10D. Other than that corner, I filled everything in correctly, but the theme completely eluded me.Mark Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16397896168098993903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-71129991324735108792018-04-21T00:20:21.416-05:002018-04-21T00:20:21.416-05:00Thank you, Len Goodman. I guess Warren Sapp was my...Thank you, Len Goodman. I guess Warren Sapp was my favorite. I wondered after I'd posted that he won, if I remembered right.<br /><br />My son was stationed in the UAE and never went off the AF base because of kidnap threats to officers. He was piloting missions and felt he saw all he wanted to from the air. I think, expats need to have a lot of money to live in UAE.PKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14570575955563406341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-81077747331566208312018-04-20T23:48:28.708-05:002018-04-20T23:48:28.708-05:00Back from New Zealand. This puzzle was difficult,...Back from New Zealand. This puzzle was difficult, but I loved the theme and got it, with no help except from my husband who kn ew the Superman guy. Siegell. I wrote it wrong at first but then when I reversed the e and i, it all fell together.<br /><br />BeckyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-42738788185449348342018-04-20T23:20:23.839-05:002018-04-20T23:20:23.839-05:00PK @ 7:24 am
To answer your question....
Warren ...PK @ 7:24 am<br /><br />To answer your question....<br /><br />Warren Sapp was the "runner-up" to Brooke Burke in Season 7 of Dancing With The Stars.<br /><br />He was selected to the NFL Pro Bowl 7 times in his career making him a Pro Bowler.<br /><br />Also, cones and cubes are geometric solids. Len Goodmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-51067162324988424652018-04-20T23:03:24.832-05:002018-04-20T23:03:24.832-05:00My big problem: not reading clues. Hence a big FIW...My big problem: not reading clues. Hence a big FIW thanks to BRISK and BAKE in the NE. AURAE for AUDIO. <br /><br />And, I didn't read that the theme referred to clue not answer. <br /><br />Thanks Lem for the explanation . I liked your Ku C-Moe.<br /><br />I'll leave y'all's with this*<br /><br />And what of the bow?<br /><br />The bow is made in England <br />of YEW wood, the true wood<br />The wood of English bows.<br />.<br /> .<br /> .<br /><br />WC<br /><br />+ That ditty is from A.C. Doyle ."The White Company" . The Bowman's Song .<br />Wilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-44780000228781721362018-04-20T21:41:36.789-05:002018-04-20T21:41:36.789-05:00This lurker doesn't have time to read all post...This lurker doesn't have time to read all posts this late, but<br /><br />TTP (7:35 am), wish you would've mentioned the station the news anchor was trying to pronounce Atascocita - maybe I could've googled it. I'm sure D-O and Anon-T would've gotten a big laugh. Running through various attempts - could it have sounded like "atta-skeeta" kinda like atta-girl addressing a mosquito? Feeble, I know. Wisconsin city names, D-O, are totally beyond me - still can't remember how to pronounce where J.J. Watt is from.<br /><br />Truly a head-scratcher until "domestic animals" appeared. Then I read "back"wards the first word of the clue. Ingenious. Thought of Warren Moon, but "shin" was my first fill. With the NE in place, I thought of Nepal first, never thinking of an area within a country. <br /><br />Lemonade - yes, I'm wondering too how many expats live in the Arab Emirates. <br /><br />Two more days of spring-like weather in South Texas before humidity descends for 7 months. <br /><br />Onward to Saturday. TX Msnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-16395766440615270132018-04-20T21:03:45.561-05:002018-04-20T21:03:45.561-05:00Like everyone(?) else, I missed the theme. Had to ...Like everyone(?) else, I missed the theme. Had to read Lemonades explanation several times before I got it. IMO, clever but not unfair.<br /><br />Missed NFL and was thinking of PBA; Warren SAPP is a complete unknown.<br /><br />HEEL! before COME! Uncertain about NCAA or IOCC. GEOthermal before EXO.<br /><br />Wanted to locate Beersheba in JUDAH or JUDEA before perps gave NEGEV.<br /><br />LBS because REPS and SETS don't fit.<br /><br />Did not realize ODETTA released an album this century.<br /><br />Hangup was the SE. TEEN, then IRON, then back to TEEN. ECHO before ROTE. Had to look up UAE demographics (you have to be a resident 20 years and speak Arabic to become a citizen) and Muscat grapes.<br />Royhttps://royatlat.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-57966829512521563712018-04-20T20:59:50.283-05:002018-04-20T20:59:50.283-05:00I didn't think of Calvin and Hobbes but I shou...I didn't think of Calvin and Hobbes but I should have. A favorite for sure. Bill Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04495413609545426668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-5555212299147137882018-04-20T19:44:21.599-05:002018-04-20T19:44:21.599-05:00Hand up with Big Easy: ISO before EXO and ENER bef...Hand up with Big Easy: ISO before EXO and ENER before EXEC.<br />Hand up with Lucina: CHIN/CAPP which seemed just as good to me, too. A bit sad to get everything else right and feel certain of a FIR... and then discover FIW.<br /><br />Struggled to get the theme. Without which indeed the clues made no sense. It was a breeze to finish the theme answers after that!<br /><br />The last remaining mystery was how I, O or U was ELEM? When the light went on, I laughed out loud. That made it all worthwhile!<br /><br /><b><a href="http://swt.org/crosswordcorner/beersheba/" rel="nofollow">Here we were at Be'er Sheva/Beersheba after crossing the NEGEV.</a></b><br /><br />We were leaving Eilat after visiting Jordan. We picked up three Yeshiva students who were hitch-hiking and Be'er Sheva was their destination. So it became our destination! A beautiful little city and some beautiful little museums. It was our one chance to have Japanese food, too!<br /><br /><b><a href="http://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/1995/12/17" rel="nofollow">Did anyone else think of Calvin and Hobbes with SLED RIDE?</a></b><br /><br />Calvin and Hobbes had many such "enlightening" SLED RIDE experiences!Picardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17401317669146538447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-47121194343503209702018-04-20T19:43:24.477-05:002018-04-20T19:43:24.477-05:00AWOL again these past few days (helping to move an...AWOL again these past few days (helping to move and downsize an elderly relative!) and I haven't had a chance to do today's CW.<br /><br />But FLN, LOONIE was a fun CSO. And that story about the Loonie under the Olympic ice at Salt Lake City was true. It has been hidden at other sports competitions also, and apparently the Canadian Mint has produced a specialty "lucky loonie" for games.<br />Maybe the Toronto Maple Leafs or Raptors could use one.<br /><a href="http://www.cbc.ca/sports/lucky-loonie-olympics-1.3714417" rel="nofollow">LuckyLoonie</a><br /><br />I am sure that there must be more Canadians besides Northern Boy and myself who read the blog. But we must be braver than our copatriots!<br /><br />Back later, maybe.CanadianEh!https://www.blogger.com/profile/05688358229402732332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-84530423819507110462018-04-20T19:40:45.435-05:002018-04-20T19:40:45.435-05:00CED: Thank you for never failing to make me laugh....CED: Thank you for never failing to make me laugh. Really needed some good ones today.<br />PKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14570575955563406341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-10625609585455919692018-04-20T18:02:19.604-05:002018-04-20T18:02:19.604-05:00I would suggest "starred clues literally....I would suggest "starred clues literally." First or second clouds the issue.Yellowrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590216912123103432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-15371477134742873782018-04-20T17:29:49.458-05:002018-04-20T17:29:49.458-05:00RE: NETTLE
For allergies, I take stinging NETTLE, ...RE: NETTLE<br />For allergies, I take stinging NETTLE, a natural herbal substance which helps me.<br /><br />I'm looking forward to tomorrow's puzzle!<br />Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-2995885273342870072018-04-20T16:40:12.645-05:002018-04-20T16:40:12.645-05:00//posted hastily because ATT was going to disconne...//posted hastily because ATT was going to disconnect me to bury their cable and now correcting says ...<br /><br />Hi All! (And Happy 4/20 Tin! - toke it up w/ GAL PAL)<br /><br />Mark got me good today. Hand-up for being rock-dumb today (Hi IM!). It took me 3 Googles for the FIW (the only Warren I knew was Moon - he lived in the 'hood at my old house). Thanks Mark for the mind-bender; I never caught on that things were BACK-WORDs in the clue. <br />Theme makes sense <i>now</i> and is cute (if not diabolical). I was so stuck on "pay back is hell," like when someone (DW?) PRATTLEs ON after you've said sorry. And backwards, that's NO! (on<->no, no? [um, no]). Like most EES, I tried to reverse the last fill words and tossed the towel anticipating Lem's 'splainin'.<br /><br />Thanks Lem for the Expo and depicting what an Outkast was (not German, apparently).<br /><br />WO (highlights): ISO->EXO after I found ISOTOPE* (Hi BigE!); Heel b/f Stay b/f looking up KNOX; iRatE b/f DROVE which was fixed 'cuz I knew Rapeseed==CANOLA (Hi C, Eh!).<br /><br />ESPs: ODETTe [sic for FIW], SIEGEL<br /><b>Favs</b>: ITALIANO and learning about the 'burb just north of me [KATY].<br /><br />Last Google was NEGEV.<br /><br />I knew LII 'cuz LI was played in Houston.<br /><br />TTP - Yep, still the KATY freeway and, as DO said - big. Even after adding 8 lanes, it's stand-still at rush hour.<br /><br />Dudley - I found that out too but with GoKarts instead of SLEDS. Bros and I went racing on an indoor track last Sunday while in Denver. The Karts can hit 35+ mph. After I almost flipped in the 5th turn, I took a 'PETS back' and slowed a bit. I came in last. Army Bro (12 yrs my Jr.) EDGE'd out everyone. Frankly, I was done after the 3rd (of 10) laps.<br /><br />CED - pix were priceless today! [I'm still giggling about Pooh's pants]<br /><br />A little ditty about <b><a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cbHVJU8W7PA" rel="nofollow"> James K. Polk </a></b>[TMBG] <br /><br />Cheers, -T<br />*In a network built in the early-aughts, I named all the servers after ELEM/ISOTOPES - the mail server was U238 'cuz it nuked Spam (anyone remember MIMEDefang?)Anonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-80833846923953972422018-04-20T16:09:02.960-05:002018-04-20T16:09:02.960-05:00Dudley @ 1:54 - I don't want to be a spoiler a...<br />Dudley @ 1:54 - I don't want to be a spoiler about Chappaquiddick, but what I will say is that it wasn't a deep movie (no pun intended) that left out some of the facts. It didn't put Ted Kennedy in a great light, but didn't crucify him either. It wasn't a Michael Moore movie. As far as movies go, it was interesting. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-45347185278568992212018-04-20T16:05:16.317-05:002018-04-20T16:05:16.317-05:00Pretty straightforward solve. Paused two or three ...Pretty straightforward solve. Paused two or three times to sleuth the theme. Was unsuccessful each time and moved on. Sometimes I've gotta get the theme to get unstuck but wasn't stuck so didn't need the theme. My thinking here is clear as mud, I get it.<br /><br />Based on the posts, while I think the reverse cluing is unique, sometimes, regardless of what we are doing, our human nature is to "reach too far", "try to do too much", "overthink something" or some other pertinent crosswordese like adage, saw, precept, truism, cliche, saying or axiom especially when making our debut. Looking forward to Saturday.CartBoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14105737955168150226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-79171084222259757882018-04-20T15:28:43.733-05:002018-04-20T15:28:43.733-05:00I didn't understand the theme either, but I th...I didn't understand the theme either, but I think it is a well-constructed puzzle. I found it to be quite difficult and had to turn red letters on for help. That's when I found out that SIMPLE interest, the prickly plant CACTUS, the dog command STAY, and the PR firm HYPE were all completely wrong. I liked the clues for TOAST and AHI.Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-79820365917923602352018-04-20T14:37:28.995-05:002018-04-20T14:37:28.995-05:00CED, I appreciate your calling me out about my com...CED, I appreciate your calling me out about my comment to the anon last night. You are right . I overreacted. I reread the whole exchange from last night and perhaps the anon was just trying to be helpful. It still doesn't read that way to me, but I can't define his/her intention. <br /><br />I have no defense. I did overreact. We had had so many snarky comments all day. Must be something to do with the moon.<br /><br />I'm sorry.SwampCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06893584705424353444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-17203521505576468392018-04-20T14:31:01.819-05:002018-04-20T14:31:01.819-05:00"PT2":
Re: sledding
As a kid we had se..."PT2":<br /><br />Re: sledding<br /><br />As a kid we had several great hills for sledding, but we usually stayed on the streets in our local "subdivision" whenever possible - especially before the trucks and plows came out to apply cinders to the road surfaces. That really messed up our sledding. Anyone else recall when cinders were used instead of salt? My dad worked for one of the larger tire chain mfrs; I also remember when those were used to help 1950's / 1960's cars travel through snow<br /><br />As for my kids (and Lemony might know of this hill) Goodwin Park in Wethersfield CT was a favorite. Only problem was the long hike back to the top. Chairman Moehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830681893074853511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-39083335177210317332018-04-20T14:22:48.442-05:002018-04-20T14:22:48.442-05:00I usually look forward to Fridays
as "Gimmick...I usually look forward to Fridays<br />as "Gimmick" day, when the theme is a bit quirky,<br />as it usually helps me solve.<br /><br />This one, while brilliant, is a bit more Tetchy (new word learned yesterday)<br />than quirky...<br /><br />Happy Birthday AnonymousPVX<br />Can't find an AnonPVX cake, <br /><a href="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/7e-Y-X2kp0k/maxresdefault.jpg" rel="nofollow">so I am just going with "happy."</a>CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-40796003843961922692018-04-20T14:17:28.153-05:002018-04-20T14:17:28.153-05:00"Puzzling Thoughts":
TGI Friday! Was a ..."Puzzling Thoughts":<br /><br />TGI Friday! Was a very long week, but also very "fruitful" - sold a lot of wine (no ASTI) and covered a lot of ground. Winemaker visits are always welcomed ...<br /><br />Other than a few WO's, I had no trouble with this puzzle, and oddly enough did get the reveal and the REVERSE of the starred clues. I had ISO/EXO, and started putting ABS/LBS, but that's it. The TADA came very early for a Fri xword. Lots of great clues; kudos to M McHugh and L714 for their efforts today. <br /><br />My Moe-ku brain was a bit off today, as you'll notice in my ditty below. Please don't GIVEABADREVIEW. Treat this in the same manner as you viewed CED's mascot pic:<br /><br />Girl named CANOLA<br />Has a mom who was defiled. <br />Impregnated by rape seeds <br /><br />{groan}<br /><br />Happy weekend. Chairman Moehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830681893074853511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-49915081438443264572018-04-20T14:16:58.684-05:002018-04-20T14:16:58.684-05:00Further on the Diagonal Report: In the interest o...Further on the <b>Diagonal Report:</b> In the interest of clarity, I should add that the mirror side has <i>four</i> diagonals if we count all the subs. This is rare. Today's pzl actually has two sets of sub-diagonals on the NE to SW side, although it lacks a main mirror line. <br />On a 15x15 grid, the main diagonal has 15 squares; the first set of sub-diags has 14 squares each, and the second set has 13.<br /><br />But you know what I think of sub-diags that have no main diagonal.Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-45676508148689880802018-04-20T14:12:45.498-05:002018-04-20T14:12:45.498-05:00I hope you're right, Ol'Man Keith--that wo...I hope you're right, Ol'Man Keith--that would be great!Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570695193695039956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-41786753952456633332018-04-20T14:00:18.712-05:002018-04-20T14:00:18.712-05:00Brilliant!
But I had no idea of the real meaning o...Brilliant!<br />But I had no idea of the real meaning of Mr. <b>McHugh</b>'s theme clue, IN REVERSE, until reading <b>Lemonade</b>'s write-up. <br />I kept trying to read the fills in reverse - obviously to little avail. <br />I can't recall an earlier instance where the trick referred to the clue itself rather than to the fill. <br />I applaud the creativity!<br /><br /><b>Misty</b>, while both Friday and Saturday pzls can be tougher than noshing on tar, they don't always get chewier between the two days. <br />Why, I'll bet tomorrow's pzl will surprise you. It'll probably be a piece of cake.<br /><br />____________<br /><b>Diagonal Report:</b> A count of three or five, depending on your strictness. On the main side (NW to SE) we have the standard 3-way slash, i.e., the main diagonal flanked by two sub-diags. <br />On the mirror side (NE to SW) we see that the main line is missing. All that remains are the two sub-diags. I am personally loathe to count flankers when they have nothing to flank. <br />Others (bless 'em!) may be more generous.Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-60224501479764584832018-04-20T13:54:29.631-05:002018-04-20T13:54:29.631-05:00Hello Puzzlers -
WHS at 11:08. I was stumped at t...Hello Puzzlers -<br /><br />WHS at 11:08. I was stumped at trying to reverse the fill instead of the clue. Oops! Otherwise smooth sailing. Put Vineyard right in; it’s more or less in my neighborhood.<br /><br />Speaking of which, I haven’t seen Chappaquiddick yet. It sounds interesting. I was young when that incident happened, but I remember it was big news.<br /><br />Lemon - sledding is less fun at greater age. Trust me on this. I have lived all my days across the street from an excellent public sledding hill, and within recent times I saw fit to trot out the Flexible Flyer and let gravity do its thing. I was sore for days.Dudleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587399549104728305noreply@blogger.com