tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post3439722640015281670..comments2024-03-29T06:59:14.073-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Wednesday, January 6, 2021, Jerry EdelsteinZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-18363989527709024632021-01-07T00:04:52.791-06:002021-01-07T00:04:52.791-06:00Perhaps a little late to chime in, but I was inter...Perhaps a little late to chime in, but I was interested in CanadianEh's remark: "I am still questioning 15A EXILE. Should Napoleon not be “In EXILE or EXILEd”???" I don't think we have to resort to French as Michael suggested. A person who IN exile is AN exile. When Napoleon was on St Helena, he was an exile. For me, the clue and answer work. My two cents!NaomiZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024038841021678864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-45057544954137101992021-01-06T20:39:56.437-06:002021-01-06T20:39:56.437-06:00Hi All!
Thanks Jerry for the puzzle -- enjoyable ...Hi All!<br /><br />Thanks Jerry for the puzzle -- enjoyable save the all the names! I got 'em but it wasn't easy.<br /><br />Wonderful pictorial expo mb. Thank you.<br /><br />WOs: ute b/f ATV, ASIAnIC (?).<br />ESPs: names!<br /><b>Fav</b>: Boo was cute. Eldest told me on the way to the hardware store it's Latin origin but I've forgotten already. <b><a href="http://www.latin-dictionary.net/search/latin/Boo" rel="nofollow">link</a></b>?<br /><br />D-O: I too am fascinated with CALL LETTERS. Did not know WGBH.<br />I grew up on WDBR (SPI, IL) and K-SHE 95 (St. Louis - you could get it if you ran spliced telephone wire from the back of the 300Ω splitter on the back of the TV to the antenna hook-up on your radio receiver). <br />But my favorite - KGOU:<br />K (left of the Mississippi)<br />G (greater OKC metro area?)<br />O (University of)<br />U (Oklahoma)<br />//OU - school for dyslexics :-) Boomer Sooner!<br /><br />And then there's the station that introduced RUSH to the US -- <b><a href="https://coolcleveland.com/2019/01/video-geddy-lee-rush-breaking-cleveland/" rel="nofollow">WMMS</a></b> from (not WKRP) Cincinnati. <br /><br />Gerry - a) I put an A in your name yesterday - sorry. b) That was your debut! Good show. Thanks for popping by The Corner.<br /><br />Ray-O: LOL Epiphany humor.<br /><br />Long day - b/f what we all know what happened, Eldest and I were building a book press. She's into binding books (it gets lonely at the dorm during pandemics :-)). <br />11 1/4" x 13" x 1" red-oak (with rounded-over edges). We're about 1/2 done but I really messed up a pair of cleat (how was my drill so far off?!?) edge-binders so we will cut anew and re-router some tomorrow. <b><a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/yrKSy18UxyZz4jgP8" rel="nofollow">Work in progress</a></b><br /><br />Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-9661156378981107012021-01-06T19:39:30.981-06:002021-01-06T19:39:30.981-06:00
If it were me, I would keep comments about the c...<br /><br />If it were me, I would keep comments about the crossword separate from comments about politics. If they are combined in a single post, the entire post will get deleted. <br /><br />Thank you for understanding. <br /><br /> TTPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03978803962510303498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-84110846743216535902021-01-06T19:12:40.077-06:002021-01-06T19:12:40.077-06:00C-eh, while I have you here I want to congratulate...C-eh, while I have you here I want to congratulate your Jr Hockey Club for it's stellar effort vs USA the other night. My fellow BCer in goal for USA was just to much.<br /><br />WCWilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-82290534022729508772021-01-06T18:30:46.431-06:002021-01-06T18:30:46.431-06:00Michael@ 5:46 - thanks for your clarification re e...Michael@ 5:46 - thanks for your clarification re exilé. That makes sense, but it is pushing the clueing to expect us to give a French answer IMHO.<br /><br />WC- my iPad seems to be COMPELling my fingers to type sofa instead of soda! 😀<br /><br />CanadianEh!https://www.blogger.com/profile/05688358229402732332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-84889871357842143912021-01-06T18:27:39.715-06:002021-01-06T18:27:39.715-06:00I just solved tomorrow's USA Today puzzle. C....I just solved tomorrow's USA Today puzzle. C.C. is the constructor. It was designed to put solvers in a spot....but I got out of it. Malodorous Manateehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03190184054027642643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-77018176704690715762021-01-06T17:59:23.334-06:002021-01-06T17:59:23.334-06:00Hi all.
The continuing situation in the nation&#...Hi all. <br /><br />The continuing situation in the nation's capital is indeed a shock to the values that so many of us respect.<br /><br />Please respect the rules of the blog and please refrain from politically based comment and innuendo. <br /><br />We are all intelligent enough to understand the entire course of events and we don't need to regurgitate it here.<br /><br />Thank you for your consideration and for respecting the comments of this blog.<br /><br /><br />Anyone that feels the need to vent can voice their opinions at <br /><a href="https://yakkingblog.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">(Almost) Unrestricted Comment Blog </a>TTPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03978803962510303498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-13145925294284280552021-01-06T17:46:17.002-06:002021-01-06T17:46:17.002-06:00Curmudgeon @ 3:54:
"ESCALADE is an oxymoron...Curmudgeon @ 3:54: <br /><br />"ESCALADE is an oxymoron. A Cadillac SUV? Aw, c'mon."<br /><br />It gets even worse -- there is a version out that is basically a Cadillac pick-up truck. Voila: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadillac_Escalade#/media/File:1st_Cadillac_Escalade_EXT.jpg" rel="nofollow">SUV a la GMC </a>Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13270740184766230842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-78225060413473141292021-01-06T17:25:22.735-06:002021-01-06T17:25:22.735-06:00C-Eh! @ 9:47 -- The LA Times for 15A is correct, b...C-Eh! @ 9:47 -- The LA Times for 15A is correct, because an exiled Frenchman is << exilé >> in French, but our English absence of accent marks strikes again here.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13270740184766230842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-82696619481059431952021-01-06T16:46:44.732-06:002021-01-06T16:46:44.732-06:00Well, it's been a busy day, but it started off...Well, it's been a busy day, but it started off well with a FIR. I struggled a bit in the NW corner, not seeing ABASE, ABASH, SHOT at first. Plus not being sure of Malfoy's name, had some lag in seeing ASIATIC. Thought it might end in pig instead of TIC, which wasn't helpful. Anyway CALL in the circles was clear enough and confirmed by the reveal. Thanks, Jerry, and Melissa B, for the puzzle work today. Very enjoyable. Nice to see you stop by, Gerry W.<br /><br />Lucina, when my nearby grocery stores gave a 5% discount on Wednesdays I would go and stock up. Then they stopped and which day to go shopping didn't matter. Now during COVID I stretch it out and only shop when we run out of milk, usually a few days after our bananas for breakfast are gone, once every nine days or so. Toward the end, meals get creative, using what's available in the pantry and freezer. <br /><br />Hope you all are staying safe during these tumultuous times.ATLGrannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08803167697891397373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-64608908995742671072021-01-06T16:26:19.541-06:002021-01-06T16:26:19.541-06:00WC@1:54-LOL that you caught my sofa/sofa typo. I ...WC@1:54-LOL that you caught my sofa/sofa typo. I had a similar problem with “a combo or Rousted” typing or instead of of. <br />Actually I would drink pop on my chesterfield if I liked any of them. Maybe some Canada Dry😁CanadianEh!https://www.blogger.com/profile/05688358229402732332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-67859204557416974102021-01-06T15:54:17.077-06:002021-01-06T15:54:17.077-06:00ESCALADE is an oxymoron. A Cadillac SUV? Aw, c'...ESCALADE is an oxymoron. A Cadillac SUV? Aw, c'mon.The Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00671636316561947612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-47079067244848249512021-01-06T14:01:39.148-06:002021-01-06T14:01:39.148-06:00English bank; German Bank; Dutch bank; French ban...English bank; German Bank; Dutch bank; French banque<br />English (river)bank; German Bank<br /><br />English bench; German Bank or Sitzbank; Dutch bank; French banc<br /><br />(clear as mother's milk)Spitzboovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448007368332133086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-40740391640307390312021-01-06T13:54:50.643-06:002021-01-06T13:54:50.643-06:00So…. C-eh, if not on the"Sofa" where do ... So…. C-eh, if not on the"Sofa" where do you drink your "Soda"? I don't drink Coke and rarely soda except Seagrams Lime ginger ale. I like a taste of coca cola now and then. <br /><br />The "Space City" clue threw me off for a sec but "STRO" is another "hanging fruit"* of the xword world. I think some solvers have a list of same with (Yoko)ONO leading the list with the ESAIs,EEROs,EVELs and Mr Rubik (ENRO) following. <br /><br />Is there a Cadillac"ESCApADE"? I tried that first. My friend has one but from my Limo days I greatly prefer the Lincoln. <br /><br />C-Moe, I get the weeks xwords as an insert on Sunday TB-Times. I see you've found a source. Yes, the next two days have some interesting clueing<br /><br />WC<br /><br />*re. "Hanging Fruit". Do we have an acronym for recurring xword fodder?<br />Wilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-90130570400944685512021-01-06T13:33:36.055-06:002021-01-06T13:33:36.055-06:00Lucina I agree
Banca = Bank (conto in banca, bank...Lucina I agree<br /><br />Banca = Bank (<i>conto in banca</i>, bank account)<br />Banco = Bench, counter, (river bank)Ray - O - Sunshinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04864005198472595370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-40289054084866363742021-01-06T13:32:55.985-06:002021-01-06T13:32:55.985-06:00Messed up in the NW today. Had AVAST for 2D, whic...Messed up in the NW today. Had AVAST for 2D, which made 14A and 22A incorrect.<br /><br />CALL LETTERS was my first fill, followed by MALLCOP. Wanted an African elephant before a ASIATIC one. Perps got the unknown names, DRACO, ORSON, ODETS, ALEC and ANA.<br /><br />My boss and I had to make trip to call on a customer once, so we flew into the Kansas City airport. Our sales rep for the area (who lived in Grand Island, NE) picked us up at the airport in a Cadillac ESCALADE. When my boss marveled at how nice the company cars were these days, our sales rep’s reply was that the company only provided a monthly car allowance to the reps (rather than owning a fleet of company cars). He said that he lived in the middle of his sales territory and covered some humongous amount of area. Since he spent most of his time in the car, he was going to be as comfortable as possible. Gotta admit, it was a nice ride!<br /><br />KELP in El Paso<br />KTHT in Houston --- Texas HoTLEO IIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109264341518680358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-58108483318757398552021-01-06T13:13:37.045-06:002021-01-06T13:13:37.045-06:00Really liked this puzzle. It included crossword s...Really liked this puzzle. It included crossword staples abash/abate/abase, along with rio/ria, and THREE Xs!<br /><br />BobAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-85429822598609147392021-01-06T13:04:40.880-06:002021-01-06T13:04:40.880-06:00oc4beach- yes, we still have CFRB out of Toronto. ...oc4beach- yes, we still have CFRB out of Toronto. My parents listened to it all the tme, but I don’t nowadays.<br /><br />Lucina- thanks for clarifying BANCA and RIA. I think I remember now that we have had Banc in previous CWs referring to a judge’s seat.CanadianEh!https://www.blogger.com/profile/05688358229402732332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-76949424810179296112021-01-06T12:05:25.976-06:002021-01-06T12:05:25.976-06:00Fun Wednesday puzzle, Jerry--many thanks. And your...Fun Wednesday puzzle, Jerry--many thanks. And your commentary was great, Melissa, and I loved seeing that "beaded" gown, and, of course, "Cleo." <br />Also, thanks for checking in with us, Gerry. <br /><br />I got CALL LETTERS pretty early on and saw right away that all the circles seemed to have L and or A in them. Wooohoo--that helped with the long theme words. And, of course it was a delight to see movie and drama and art references here and there, as Melissa pointed out, like ODETS and O'NEAL. But my favorite clue was the silly "Sound meant to startle": BOO. <br /><br />Owen, you're at the top of your poetic talent these days--many thanks!<br /><br />Also, nice to be reminded that today is the feast of the Epiphany.<br /><br />Have a good day, everybody.Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570695193695039956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-67566135190419716212021-01-06T11:48:52.409-06:002021-01-06T11:48:52.409-06:00BANCA is not the feminine of BANCO and in fact has...BANCA is not the feminine of BANCO and in fact has a different meaning entirely. It means BENCH. And RIA is not the feminine of RIO but it does mean small river.<br /><br />Our first radio station here and the only one for many years was KOY; I'll have to research it for any hidden meaning. One of the main sources of entertainment that I recall was the group, "The Sons of the Pioneers".<br /><br />Today is the first Wednesday of the month and the grocery stores here offer a 10% discount to seniors. That discount is not as important to me these days as it was in the past when I bought many more groceries, but it's a hard habit to break so off I go.<br /><br /><br /><br />Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-51493658570511229412021-01-06T11:08:33.162-06:002021-01-06T11:08:33.162-06:00Puzzling thoughts:
Thanks MB for the recap; thank...Puzzling thoughts:<br /><br />Thanks MB for the recap; thanks JE for a cute, though crunchy (in spots) puzzle <br /><br />My stomach hurt after solving as I gave my ABs quite a workout<br /><br />Where was ABBA in this one?? 🤡<br /><br />Bill W —> yeah, Pal, you’d better get tomorrow’s puzzle solved correctly!! 😀<br /><br />WC —> I know what you mean about Friday’s puzzle 🤡<br /><br /><br /><br />Chairman Moehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830681893074853511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-14843204459769855772021-01-06T10:53:03.251-06:002021-01-06T10:53:03.251-06:00Musings
-Rich or his constructors must have a grea...Musings<br />-Rich or his constructors must have a great love of <i>Lord Of The Rings</i> and <i>Harry Potter</i><br />-To me <a href="https://earthsky.org/upl/2011/07/11july27_430.jpg" rel="nofollow">DRACO winds between the dippers</a><br />-80 years ago, the Woodmen Of the World society decided to invest in what some called a passing fancy – radio. That is the source of the Omaha TV station WOW’s call letters.<br />-FWIW, The Dirham is the capital used in the capital city of RABAT. You’re welcome.<br />-ABASH or ABUSE? Of course I got AB_S_ first for both fills<br />-The time periods for <i>Paper Moon</i> and OKIES are the same<br />-In CA. misuse of a High Occupancy Vehicle lane is a $136 fine. Using a mannequin as a fake passenger adds $200 to the fine.<br />-BIG BEN is actually the name of the bell inside the tower but now extends to the clock and the tower<br />-LOLL – a much used COVID technique<br />-<a href="https://www.scouting.org/programs/scouts-bsa/advancement-and-awards/merit-badges/" rel="nofollow">At this site</a> you can scroll down to see all the MERIT badges a scout can earn and then click on the badge to see the requirements.Husker Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09980336006827988210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-33021586478949467752021-01-06T10:47:31.847-06:002021-01-06T10:47:31.847-06:00Enjoyable puzzle. Not familiar with the 1948 play ...Enjoyable puzzle. Not familiar with the 1948 play Golden Boy. There are numerous books with that title. I think of Paul Hornung when I hear Golden Boy. Hated the clue Space City ALer. Anonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03909651659917317577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-76197657818812513712021-01-06T10:44:54.229-06:002021-01-06T10:44:54.229-06:00Got it done in Wednesday time. Good puzzle with en...<br />Got it done in Wednesday time. Good puzzle with enough head scratching clues. Thanks Melissa Bee for the tour through the grid.<br /><br />Instead of the Merriam-Webster site, I have to use the LA Times site now that Adobe Flash is no longer supported by Adobe. I don't particularly care for the LA Times site, but you use what is available. It does have the circles though.<br /><br />I got the theme with the CALL LETTERS easily enough. Most of the rest of the puzzle filled in nicely, although I didn't remember ORSON and needed perps to fill it in. <br /><br />WRT to radio station call letters, the first commercial broadcast occurred on November 2, 1920 on KDKA in Pittsburgh. Generally call letters for stations <a href="https://www.rd.com/article/radio-stations-k-w/" rel="nofollow">west of the Mississippi start with the letter K and stations east of the Mississippi start with the letter W. </a> There are exceptions though,<a href="https://www.bnd.com/living/liv-columns-blogs/answer-man/article66843127.html" rel="nofollow">with KDKA being one of the exceptions.</a> As a teenager during the 50s with the birth of Rock and Roll I would try to listen to as many far away stations as I could, including Canadian stations (CFRB in Toronto) along with WCKY (Cincinnati), WOWO (Fort Wayne, Indiana), WKBW (Buffalo), WBZ (Boston), WGN (Chicago) and of course WABC (New York City) to keep up with the latest hits. The only local radio station we had was a 1,000 watt station that only had religious daytime programming. <br /><br />Listening to far away stations did get me and my girlfriend in trouble once. While on a date we were listening to WGN in Chicago in the car and didn't realize that it was in the Central Time Zone. I ended up getting GF home an hour late which resulted in her being grounded by her Dad. That was basically the end of our relationship. Ah, to be 16 again.<br /><br />A VANILLA COKE and an angel cream donut was a teenage treat at the soda fountain. Talk about a sugar rush.<br /><br />Have a great day everyone and please be safe and wear your masks.<br /><br />oc4beachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06568497002517859531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-55401996029550702332021-01-06T10:17:01.203-06:002021-01-06T10:17:01.203-06:00DO...😄. I stuck with ABASe and couldn't figu...DO...😄. I stuck with ABASe and couldn't figure figure out how <i>seat</i> was "useless now" Ray - O - Sunshinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04864005198472595370noreply@blogger.com