tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post3021030823335491898..comments2024-03-29T08:04:24.537-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Sunday, October 25, 2020 Alan OlschwangZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-7317242644953064662020-10-26T08:18:14.125-05:002020-10-26T08:18:14.125-05:00Thanks for this explanation of sidereal time, Wass...Thanks for this explanation of sidereal time, Wasseely! Granjanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01159466543417660454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-6807147556814577512020-10-26T00:48:08.120-05:002020-10-26T00:48:08.120-05:00I forgot to mention earlier that MADURO means ripe...I forgot to mention earlier that MADURO means ripe or mature.<br /><br />JAYCE:<br />All afternoon, on and off, I've been puzzling about your use of "green paint" which even when I looked it up didn't quite understand it. Do you mean superfluous? or the opposite, non-essential. If you see this would you please explain it. I'll check on it tomorrow.Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-15460313106001197552020-10-25T20:49:35.556-05:002020-10-25T20:49:35.556-05:00Anonymous @ 6:37, re green paint, Anonymous @7:04 ...Anonymous @ 6:37, re green paint, Anonymous @7:04 explained it better than I could. Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-85088098719687754952020-10-25T20:11:24.306-05:002020-10-25T20:11:24.306-05:00
I got to do this in pencil and paper in the Washi...<br />I got to do this in pencil and paper in the Washington post today. Luckily I had the circles today, so it actually helped in solving the puzzle.<br /><br />I got it done without understanding some of the words like PURLIEU. <br /><br />Not much else to say other than what others have said. Plus I’m doing this on my iPad, so it’s going slowly.<br /><br />Be safe everyone, and please wear your masks. See you all tomorrow.<br /><br />oc4beachnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-13153036091465490872020-10-25T19:57:57.324-05:002020-10-25T19:57:57.324-05:00BigEasy - Azaleas are a close relative of rhododen...BigEasy - Azaleas are a close relative of rhododendrons. Rhododendrons need very acidic soil and reasonably dry feet to thrive. We're in zone 4 up here so don't know much else about azaleas.Spitzboovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448007368332133086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-17659323294165071092020-10-25T19:37:12.407-05:002020-10-25T19:37:12.407-05:00A very late start the last two days. Yesterday-FIR...A very late start the last two days. Yesterday-FIR; today FIW, due to sloppy reading of the 100-D clue. I had to leave at noon to drive to a 70th bday party 50 miles away. No time to double check anything. Filled LEAPT IN instead OF LEAPS IN. DNF.<br /><br />I'd never heard of PARLIEU;TATE, TESS, SHE'S the one, IRIS West, MADURO (other than the bane of Venezuela), HER, & ANNA Kendrick were other unknowns filled by perps. Didn't really know if it was NITRATE or NITRITE and had to wait for SIDEREAL to complete it.<br /><br />AZALEA- mine keep dying from fire blight. I am digging up six this week and having them replaced by something else. DW has a nursery rep come over tomorrow.Big Easyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00048745560125993409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-82640881619963599012020-10-25T19:04:11.031-05:002020-10-25T19:04:11.031-05:00[ ] Green paint" is industry shorthand for a...[ ] Green paint" is industry shorthand for a crossword answer that while definitely exists in real life, doesn't feel "conversational enough" to be a tuly legit entry in a puzzle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-57303505775158695812020-10-25T18:37:05.467-05:002020-10-25T18:37:05.467-05:00Jayce, what is meant when a clue is referred to as...Jayce, what is meant when a clue is referred to as "green paint"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-64010993493834449192020-10-25T18:08:44.318-05:002020-10-25T18:08:44.318-05:00YR - It was nice to hear you're still doing we...YR - It was nice to hear you're still doing well. I know - a big transition and lots of work.<br /><br />BillO - I thought of it; <b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8pL7a0Qzjs" rel="nofollow">Aint Nothin' but a Break in My Stride</a></b> but... OK, um, ok, it's a song...<br /><br />I thought CED's cat covered it pretty well :-)<br /><br />Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-59785722944073848562020-10-25T17:49:11.299-05:002020-10-25T17:49:11.299-05:00Sundays are always toughies for me, but this one s...Sundays are always toughies for me, but this one still had many fun items--so, many thanks, Alan. And thank you, always, C.C., for your commentary.<br /><br />My favorite clue was "One who gets what is coming" for HEIR. I also had to laugh when "Cab category" turned out to be RED. Oh, wine, and not a taxi? (I've never seen a red taxi). Silliest item today was when "It can smell" turned out to be NOSE. Doh! Like I said, lots of fun.<br /><br />Yellowrocks, take good care of yourself.<br /><br />Have a good week coming up, everybody.<br /><br />Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570695193695039956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-2877560350364474412020-10-25T17:48:33.692-05:002020-10-25T17:48:33.692-05:00Surprised nobody went for this song for the theme ...Surprised nobody went for this song for the theme (unless I missed I)<br />Matthew Wilder<br />https://youtube/iGtQMT-QLgc<br /><br />I usually only solve online Sundays but I wish there was a pause on the clock for when I’m called away. Also wish red letters were bold or had a different background- maybe color blindness makes it hard for me to find them.<br /><br />Subway sells subs. Not submarines, torpedos, heroes, grinders,po’boys or hoagies.billocohoesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-51126623624735164202020-10-25T17:12:24.493-05:002020-10-25T17:12:24.493-05:00Sunday Lurk Say:
Thanks D-O for the pronunciation...Sunday Lurk Say:<br /><br />Thanks D-O for the pronunciation (I'd have Paul Harvey'd it). Thanks Spitz for more learning.<br /><br />Nice to see you SwinglishMom!<br /><br />CED @1:49. #3 is LOL. And you beat me to the Minestry of Silly Walks.<br /><br />DUMPSTER DIVING - What hackers do to find intel on companies from documents that employees tossed in the bin. The intel (phone numbers, names etc) is used in phase II - social engineering [tricking people].<br /><br />And (CED) then there's <b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOCGwm-hmd8" rel="nofollow">George</a></b>.<br /><br />Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-87999327503033789602020-10-25T16:55:04.910-05:002020-10-25T16:55:04.910-05:00I liked this puzzle and enjoyed solving it. Once I...I liked this puzzle and enjoyed solving it. Once I figured out that the letters in circles would all be the same six letters in different orders it help to fill in some of the cells.<br /><br />Favorite fill are DUMPSTER DIVER and IN A SLING.<br /><br />BUTTER DISH strikes me as being pretty pure green paint.<br /><br />Favorite clue is "Places to walk with best friends?". (Dog is man's best friend, get it? Nyuck nyuck.) My wife loves to walk through the local dog park every morning, and enjoys meeting up with her buddies and all the various dogs there who have gotten to know her and come running when they see her. I'm sure the fact she always has treats for them has nothing to do with it.<br /><br />Second favorite clue is the one for HEIR.<br /><br />Changes: NICKS became SNIPS. MSRP became LIST. NUKE became TASE which became LASE. STEP ON became SLAM ON. EXEC became SUIT. MADURA became MADURO when TREO was revealed. EMIT became SPEW. STS became RRS. CHEER became CHANT. DIVES IN became JUMPS IN which became LEAPS IN (also sorta green painty.) RUDY became RUDI. REAL became RIEL. And an alphabet run changed NAE/NALOS to HAE/HALOS. <br /><br />I learned STERES and PURLIEU. I will probably quickly forget IRIS and TESS as clued. I remember ANNA Kendrick because I used to have a crush on her. <br /><br />All of which is to say: those characteristics are what I think makes a puzzle fun and interesting.<br /><br />Good wishes to you all.Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-33775592135433236132020-10-25T15:15:59.992-05:002020-10-25T15:15:59.992-05:00desper:
Thank you. As our Canadian friends says, w...desper:<br />Thank you. As our Canadian friends says, we learn so much here. I had never heard of Freegans though I have seen dumpster divers here. It makes me shudder and count my blessings!<br /><br />Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-10621699830152479562020-10-25T15:12:10.480-05:002020-10-25T15:12:10.480-05:00FIW, even after years of smoking good cigars. I gu...FIW, even after years of smoking good cigars. I guess I quit too long ago, because I put in MADURa. Also, I used to have a TREO, so not thinking too well. Hungry Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13465905817770134952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-33708455987887259372020-10-25T14:54:28.531-05:002020-10-25T14:54:28.531-05:00Sidereal was a relearning moment,
I knew it from m...Sidereal was a relearning moment,<br />I knew it from my astronomy days, just didn't know<br />How to pronounce it. (Like Betelgeuse...)<br />Watched a 15 second commercial on YouTube to hear the 1 second pronunciation...<br /><br />True learn8ng moment: Freegan!<br />Seems to be a cross between free and vegan...<br /><a href="https://youtu.be/MJmCUSb-ZVo" rel="nofollow">a skill that may come in handy sooner than you think!</a>CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-73032201722357164632020-10-25T14:48:09.324-05:002020-10-25T14:48:09.324-05:00Good to hear from you SwenglishMom.
Thanks to you...Good to hear from you SwenglishMom.<br /><br />Thanks to you all for the info, pronunciation etc. re SIDEREAL. I learn a lot here.<br /><br />YR, we were missing you (see AnonT last night). Sorry that you have aggravated that rib injury. Packing and moving is a big job. Glad your son can help .<br /><br />Wendybird - Argyle, AKA Santa was a beloved blogger here (and much more even behind the scenes). His untimely death in 2018 was a very sad time here and truly the end of an ERA. We still miss him.CanadianEh!https://www.blogger.com/profile/05688358229402732332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-92050106979833808772020-10-25T14:31:41.849-05:002020-10-25T14:31:41.849-05:00Sunday Stumper. Thanks for the fun, Alan and C.C....Sunday Stumper. Thanks for the fun, Alan and C.C.<br />Officially a DNF today as I was defeated in the SW corner and had to turn on the red letters and reveal.<br />MADURO crossing SIDEREAL and KUNZU (seen here before but forgotten) were my Natick.<br />But I did find the STRIDES.<br />.<br />I was thinking of tea and wanted Steeped, but it was coffee that was being PERKED.<br />Is it SSAE or SASE today?<br />I had Tase before LASE.<br /><br />YOWZY, we had HER, HERA and HERO., plus HEIR. (Was SHE’s an outlier?)<br />Then EROS, ERAS and ERSE; ESTS, ESTES and TESS. (Was ESTH the outlier?)<br />RAM, LAMS,, MADAMS and DRAMA (Ray’o could do something with that last one - “ the male sheep’s mother” perhaps?)<br /><br />I noted RAM and ARIES, OVULE and SPORE.<br />Fans were AROAR (part of our hated A TEAM today) or CHANTING.<br />We could wear a SUIT or a TEE - COLLAR STAYS if really formal!<br />RIEL and BAHT for our capital today. Alas NO TIP.<br />Do those SHARPEI go to the DOGPARKS?<br /><br />And of course you all know that DRAMA is presented in the Theatre district in Toronto. I was last there in January and am missing it.<br />I’ll post this and come back to read you all.<br />Have a great day.CanadianEh!https://www.blogger.com/profile/05688358229402732332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-57348833991116068132020-10-25T14:18:19.252-05:002020-10-25T14:18:19.252-05:00Lucina, I think the Costner/Russo movie you're...Lucina, I think the Costner/Russo movie you're thinking of is <i>Tin Cup</i>. Freegans (pronounced like Vegans) don't pay for food -- they dumpster dive for it.desper-ottohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242581085713882677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-9535763692601668612020-10-25T14:09:26.169-05:002020-10-25T14:09:26.169-05:00Hola!
Thank you, Alan, for the challenging workou...Hola!<br /><br />Thank you, Alan, for the challenging workout! YOWZA! Yes, thank you for the CSO. Sunday's are always a slow solve but it finally fills, little by little.<br /><br />The entire top half flew by quickly and quite often I take a CALCULATED RISK on a word or term. Sometimes it's correct, sometimes not but that's puzzling.<br /><br />Wasn't there a movie with Kevin Costner and Rene Russo called TAP IN?<br /><br />The IRIS is my sister Yoli's favorite flower. I love her crepe trees in North Carolina. Sadly many of the trees are disastrously being overtaken by KUDZU.<br /><br />Never having heard of RUDI Gemreich I had VENT/RUTI which sounded fine to me.<br /><br />And speaking of VENDing machines, Carvana in Tempe, sells cars through one. They are stacked inside a very tall machine but I have no idea how one goes about buying one. No coins in the slot, I'm sure.<br /><br />I was surprised on seeing the ST. ANDREW's golf course how small it is and looking a bit unkempt and not at all like the well groomed courses here.<br /><br />Can someone tall me who is Freegan of DUMSTER DIVING fame?<br /><br />YR:<br />I am sorry you are experiencing pain and I do hope you will have some help soon. Take care of yourself.<br /><br />I've never left without tipping even if the service is poor. Having watched my nieces work as waitresses I know how hard the job is and even if it's a small amount, I TIP.<br /><br />Have a joyful day, everyone!Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-42399136217243737022020-10-25T13:57:46.564-05:002020-10-25T13:57:46.564-05:00beating Anonymous-T to the link without breaking s...<a href="https://youtu.be/HHFuTpVvRCI" rel="nofollow">beating Anonymous-T to the link without breaking stride...</a>CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-86093492674822119622020-10-25T13:51:16.977-05:002020-10-25T13:51:16.977-05:00CED, great clip of your parents!!CED, great clip of your parents!!Wendybirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13680784385470001268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-71232949249218984032020-10-25T13:50:01.552-05:002020-10-25T13:50:01.552-05:00Despite a mess of a SW corner, I enjoyed this puzz...Despite a mess of a SW corner, I enjoyed this puzzle a lot. Learned new things and loved seeing little-used words like PURLIEU. I was clicking along, slowly but steadily until I fell into the abyss of the SW.<br /><br />I didn’t recognize UXMAL, didn’t know SIDEREAL, TREO OR MADURO and tried wowee and yowee, never thinking of YOWZA. So, FIW, but it it was still fun. My favorite theme answer was DUMPSTER DIVING.<br /><br />Thanks, Alan for the challenge, and thanks, C.C. for the excellent tour.<br /><br />BTW, what is “The Argyle Era”? Wendybirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13680784385470001268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-42265012234632979942020-10-25T13:49:36.470-05:002020-10-25T13:49:36.470-05:00stride?
I invested a lot in this puzzle...
I wo...<a href="https://images.app.goo.gl/EqwCubvwaDX8CZ2KA" rel="nofollow">stride?</a><br /><br /><a href="https://images.app.goo.gl/ZvMq3iXAuGCAkqjr7" rel="nofollow">I invested a lot in this puzzle...</a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://images.app.goo.gl/fAPdH3suac5KQxAg9" rel="nofollow">I would like to thank my parents...</a>CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-27861666007841943202020-10-25T13:18:24.084-05:002020-10-25T13:18:24.084-05:00Despite remembering SKEE Mr S insisted on TRAK pho... Despite remembering SKEE Mr S insisted on TRAK phone. LIU says they're still selling them with a C. I also had NITRaTE. <br /><br />Lot's of cute clues like "One who gets what's coming". I can't believe I couldn't think of AZALEAS until SIZE grok'ed. I also couldn't believe the Ray's had pulled it out in the 9th. I must have dozed. Speaking of stumbling.<br /><br />Sundays go slow. There's always a bad box or two.<br /><br />WC<br />Wilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.com