tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post3626777053959445542..comments2024-03-29T06:22:32.405-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Wednesday, April 8, 2020, Zachary David LevyZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-40644553163040949782020-04-09T01:25:16.140-05:002020-04-09T01:25:16.140-05:00PK:
I am so sorry for the loss of your friend and ...PK:<br />I am so sorry for the loss of your friend and mentor. And losing a sibling is a gut wrenching experience. I know. I've lost two brothers.<br /><br />Today when I delivered my grandchildren's Easter baskets it hurt deeply to just look at them and not be able to hold them. They are all such sweet children, ages 17, 14, & 10.<br /><br />Thank you, Tony.Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-15338787642419484532020-04-08T23:32:16.922-05:002020-04-08T23:32:16.922-05:00Hi Y'all! Sweet puzzle, Zachary! Sweet expo, M...Hi Y'all! Sweet puzzle, Zachary! Sweet expo, Melissa! Found the Asia time zone map very interesting.<br /><br />Hurrah! I got the theme for once. I used to make a lot of cake when all my kids were in residence and I took harvest meals to the field. Hard working men appreciated sweets. I've spent the whole day lamenting that I don't have CAKE on hand. Haven't eaten it in years. Brownies is the closest I get -- about once every six months.<br /><br />DNK: SPONGE BOB's vocation.BOB perped in and I WAGd the rest. Also DNK: MARIANO, NIETO, and forgot IMARET -- knew it had an ET on the end.<br /><br />Don't live in LA, but knew about the Watts Towers. Remember the riots and have read crime novels that featured the neighborhood.<br /><br />The woman friend who had the most impact on my life & my kids died yesterday. She was 90. I'm sad but glad she no longer has to suffer the indignities of old age and dementia. This is the third once-close friend to die this week already. The tenth person close to me to die this year, including my brother & a cousin-in-law. Whap! Whap! Whap! Hard to keep one's equalibrium in all this. Stay safe, y'all! <br /><br />PKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14570575955563406341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-84126071219176443032020-04-08T22:14:47.928-05:002020-04-08T22:14:47.928-05:00Anon -T @ 2121 - - Reken is pronounced more like r...Anon -T @ 2121 - - Reken is pronounced more like rakin' as in "I was rakin' leaves."Spitzboovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448007368332133086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-74437201490063967442020-04-08T21:21:37.350-05:002020-04-08T21:21:37.350-05:00Hi All!
Easy as Pie! Thanks Zachary for the puzzl...Hi All!<br /><br />Easy as Pie! Thanks Zachary for the puzzle -- fun fill too.<br /><br />Thanks for the expo mb - loved the Radar image/caption. BTW, did you know you blogged Zach's other puzzle (his debut) last July? [I see Lem mentioned that]<br />That said, construct more Zach!<br /><br />WO: N/A<br />ESPs: CASABAS(?), NIETO.<br /><b>Fav</b>: any one ever read Douglas Adams' <b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TNXaCBAjpo" rel="nofollow">Dirk Gently's HOLISTic Detective Agency?</a></b> [BBC's Trailer]. Fun stuff. <br /><br />OMK's DR: if they remain during the debate, it's an ORATORS' CAGE-match... , right? :-)<br /><br />WEES - HAUL UP is not carpet related... In HS (JROTC) I learnt it was Called On the carpet [not that I ever was... *adjusts halo*]<br /><br />There's a wonderful feature length documentary on <b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaIloDyhg90" rel="nofollow">Watts Towers</a></b> [Trailer]. Something else you can do during the quarantine.<br /><br />Anyone read 53d and think "theme reveal" and then look at SPON<b>G</b>E and <b>G</b>OTO for way too before <b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nPL3IvDVFQ" rel="nofollow">Cleavon Little</a></b> hit? Just me, eh?<br /><br />FLN - Lucina: any USB "web cam" should work. You pretty much can't go wrong with Logitech. Oh, and what Jinx said, don't install their software - Windows 10 will get the right drivers for you.<br /><br />I've read ERIC Carle's books hundreds of times each - to both girls.<br /><br />Jinx & D-O: I saw John Prine / Dear Abby trending on Twitter last night - I didn't think I knew of him until I listened to When I get to Heaven (thanks D-O!).<br /><br />Spitz - do tell - is reken in L. German pronounced oater-like (i.e. reh-kin)?<br /><br />Ray-O: I was thinking Sharp instead of POUNDSIGN for the tic-tac-toe / number sign / hash / octothorpe. And I too know the MEASLY box of CRAYOLA shame...<br /><br />Enjoyed reading everyone today.<br /><br />Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-37362866018325028582020-04-08T18:58:36.289-05:002020-04-08T18:58:36.289-05:00Bill G - I don't get to northern VA much, exce...Bill G - I don't get to northern VA much, except I love Colonial Beach and try to get there for a few days a couple of times a year. Lots of history in that area, including the attempted escape route of John Wilkes Booth and the birthplace of James Monroe.<br /><br />WC - I have always been a skeptic regarding alternative medicine. But about 20 years ago I had an Irish Wolfhound that had bouts of extreme neck pain. His traditional vet would prescribe prednisone, which made him drink lots of water and have trouble making it outside to pee. He would otherwise NEVER go in the house, even when overtime work required him to hold it for more than 12 hours. When we moved to Virginia a friend recommended a vet who not only did traditional practice, but was also certified in Chinese herbal medicine, acupuncture and chiropractic. When he had a session we took him to her. After an hour of acupuncture he was pain free and never went on pred again. The dog was immune to the placebo effect, and that opened my eyes to alternative medicine.Jinx in Norfolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05891694970152198474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-88007407015495083302020-04-08T18:46:33.774-05:002020-04-08T18:46:33.774-05:00Boomer and Weeseeley, yes many mask ideas using te...Boomer and Weeseeley, yes many mask ideas using tee shirts. I just saw one that used a tee shirt, but inserted a coffee filter for additional protection. So instead of using your coffee filters for toilet paper they have another new use.LOLYumanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03652134683862744042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-91049088557605664282020-04-08T18:28:33.775-05:002020-04-08T18:28:33.775-05:00YR:
I also read that about people being home and t...YR:<br />I also read that about people being home and therefore needing more TP since they don't use it from their workplace.<br /><br />About those A- words. Without them literature and all writing would be very grim and unappealing. Varieties of words contribute to the richness of prose and poetry.<br /><br />Melissa:<br />It struck me as really clever!<br /><br />My daughter has used acupuncture with great relief for severe migraine headaches; I would hate to think access to it and other alternative medicines would be unavailable.<br /><br />Anonymous@12:13<br />I misremembered the story; thank you for the article. Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-88656629311547357062020-04-08T16:51:25.663-05:002020-04-08T16:51:25.663-05:00OOPS, I hit publish instead of preview.
Here is th...OOPS, I hit publish instead of preview.<br />Here is the rest of it.<br />I like answers that can be inferred by extending something I already know, even if the result is uncommon or new to me.<br />Clannad sounded Irish. Irish singer, four letters, likely to be ENYA.<br />HOLISTIC was well known by me. Just change it to something with the same root word. HOLIST.<br />I had AB----. Full volume reminds me of BLARE. That can be adapted to fit this clue. <br />In addition to puns, this is my favorite type of clue. I don't think of these words as obscure.<br />I read that TP used by schools, workplaces, restaurants, etc. is made by different companies from usually inferior paper, than what is used in households. Maybe the free roll with a take out order is the kind used by these establishments and so is more readily available.<br />They say households are using much more TP because the whole family is home all day, every day and that is why it is flying off the shelves.Yellowrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590216912123103432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-62067773833570327112020-04-08T16:32:19.463-05:002020-04-08T16:32:19.463-05:00Reiki and Reflexology are not my cuppa tea. My tak... Reiki and Reflexology are not my cuppa tea. My take on holistic is not that New Age stuff.<br /><a href="//www.webmd.com/balance/guide/what-is-holistic-medicine#1" rel="nofollow">Link text</a><br />Yellowrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590216912123103432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-43893391586333040262020-04-08T16:17:40.841-05:002020-04-08T16:17:40.841-05:00I see others have already been objecting to the &q...I see others have already been objecting to the "obscure" fills of this Xwd. From HOLIST to ABLARE, I have not seen so many offbeat words assembled in one place since I-dunno-when.<br /><br />Ah, well. Got 'em all, anyway. Sheer luck, I suppose.<br />~ <b>OMK<br />___________<br />DR:</b> One apiece today.<br />The anagram on the far side refers to the place they may keep you as you wait to address the assembly--in the Speaker's Box, or the...<br />"<b>ORATOR'S CAGE</b>"!Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-20637003434410563552020-04-08T16:10:05.790-05:002020-04-08T16:10:05.790-05:00Hmm,
I didn't know cakes could solve crosswor...Hmm,<br /><br /><a href="https://res.cloudinary.com/twenty20/private_images/t_watermark-criss-cross-10/v1446033369000/photosp/68ee6db3-7552-4353-a6b3-c64b2c6c1c92/stock-photo-love-heart-funny-birthday-happy-quotes-cakes-cake-on-a-plate-68ee6db3-7552-4353-a6b3-c64b2c6c1c92.jpg" rel="nofollow">I didn't know cakes could solve crosswords...</a>CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-29629068008978278872020-04-08T15:24:48.610-05:002020-04-08T15:24:48.610-05:00MB: How can people charge so much for basic necess...<br />MB: How can people charge so much for basic necessities. Greedy B-----ds!<br /><br />One restaurant here has been handing out a roll of TP with each take-out order. Free.<br /><br />I guess the world is really made up of the Good, the Bad and the Ugly. Let's hope the Good prevails.<br /><br /><br /><br />oc4beachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06568497002517859531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-80623925288157240522020-04-08T14:56:45.098-05:002020-04-08T14:56:45.098-05:00it was't ENYA that was obscure (to me), but i ...it was't ENYA that was obscure (to me), but i didn't know she was part of a band before she went solo. even though i knew immediately the answer was ENYA, i didn't know *why*.<br /><br />"hauled up on charges" is fairly common - but somehow the clueing made me think smaller, like an argument. never heard it used that way.<br /><br />boomer, i hope you get your masks. i appreciated that our stove repair tech came in wearing one yesterday. we have two compromised people in the house. every innocent cough from either of them gets my attention.<br /><br />d-o, i'm envious of your many trips to amsterdam. it's the place i'd love to go most in the world. the tulips, the van gogh museum, the anne frank haus ... so much to see. like yellowrocks though, travel is not too alluring any more, and i doubt i'll ever go. <br /><br />irishmiss, same for me - had heard of the towers but never knew what they were. fascinating.<br /><br />lucina, i thought of judge ITO too. LOL at your 10:50 comment ;)<br /><br />oc4beach, it's sad that some businesses are already shuttering. in our small town the few restaurants we have are still hanging in there with takeout, one closed temporarily. we're trying to support them as best we can. library is closed to patrons but the employees are still going in to (sanitize and) check in books from drop box, and leave requested books outside on a table to pick up. we have one grocery store, which has always been overpriced, and are now selling a 12-pack of tp for $60. vultures.melissa beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11617567775900623609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-87453182361199516132020-04-08T14:49:12.442-05:002020-04-08T14:49:12.442-05:00Jayce, I enjoyed them both very much. Thanks.
~ M...Jayce, I enjoyed them both very much. Thanks.<br /><br />~ Mind how you go...Bill Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04495413609545426668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-4718520297821755872020-04-08T13:57:40.107-05:002020-04-08T13:57:40.107-05:00
I thought this Wednesday go a bit tough but fair....<br />I thought this Wednesday go a bit tough but fair.<br /><br />Write-overs...STAGE/PHASE, STY/PEN, AMNESIAK/AMNESIAC, MEAT/BEEF, AMOEBAS/AMOEBAE.<br /><br />On to Thursday. <br /><br />AnonymousPVXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10078186298428497941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-69378515663852903842020-04-08T13:46:59.220-05:002020-04-08T13:46:59.220-05:00Bill G, for you: "I've got a horse right ...Bill G, for you: "I've got a horse <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92htry0ankA" rel="nofollow">right here</a>." Also for you: 7 relaxing minutes of "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLNORRrRyMQ" rel="nofollow">Solace</a>."Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-36261901496370126672020-04-08T13:40:08.904-05:002020-04-08T13:40:08.904-05:00This was a a nice and delicious looking (thanks Me...This was a a nice and delicious looking (thanks Melissa) stroll on a cake walk!<br /><br />My kids loved all the Eric Carle books - his most famous being "The Very Hungry Caterpillar". If you are ever on vacation in Western Massachusetts, there is The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art - it has a lot of original art from different picture books(not just his but many well loved books! We happened upon it when we were waiting for the Emily Dickinson House and Amherst College to open up in Amherst, MA and it ended up being a highlight of our trip!<br />https://www.carlemuseum.org/ <br /><br />Thanks Melissa and Zachary!<br /> inanehikernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-4435247849162931552020-04-08T13:02:01.553-05:002020-04-08T13:02:01.553-05:00YR, when I was in Boston last October I read where...YR, when I was in Boston last October I read where a law was considered banning Reiki, Reflexology and other Holistic Healing Arts. Ostensibly for combating trafficking but obviously Commercial Medicine fighting for their monopoly.<br /><br />If it heals, if it helps let it happen. If hypnotism can end smoking, AA the same with drinking etc, all is well.<br /><br />And this from a world class sceptic<br /><br />WCWilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-45422572181241473232020-04-08T12:56:42.021-05:002020-04-08T12:56:42.021-05:00How do I know Victor Borge's page turner was h...How do I know Victor Borge's page turner was his Son?<br /><a href="https://thehappypianoprofessor.wordpress.com/2012/01/01/victor-borge-the-page-turner-classy-classic-comedy/" rel="nofollow">(because I am obsessed of course...)</a><br />but in lighter trivia, I also found out that "Negi" is Japanese for onion...<br />(what is French for onion - i don't care...)<br /><br />Which brings me to OCD,<br /><br />(possible political rant follows, tune out now...)<br /><br />For many years, I have been horrified by the Supermarket<br />cashier licking his/her fingers to get a plastic bag off the dispenser<br />and then handle my food! (I purposely avoid known finger lickers...)<br />& what do I see Victor Borge doing turning the pages?<br />Ack! my hero worship has been ruined...<br /><br />I have been known to admonish such cashier finger lickers,<br />even dare to spit on the money and say, "here, how do you like it!"<br />I think I will head out to the store now,<br />if you see me on the eleven o'clock news, you will know what happened...<br /><br />Oh dear, I am afraid I have gone off again.<br /><br />Here is a link of atonement, <a href="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1546238232-20216dec9f72?ixlib=rb-1.2.1&ixid=eyJhcHBfaWQiOjEyMDd9&auto=format&fit=crop&w=1000&q=80" rel="nofollow">something I don't mind taking a licking from...</a>CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-58060588699862940372020-04-08T12:50:46.420-05:002020-04-08T12:50:46.420-05:00Hi everybody,
I have visited the Watts Towers sev...Hi everybody,<br /><br />I have visited the Watts Towers several times. They are very impressive; having been constructed by an Italian immigrant out of junk. I have been meaning to take my grandson to visit them. Years ago, they were thought to be unsafe and they got a big crane to try pull them over. The big crane tilted over instead and the towers remained. Yea for our side...<br /><br />Jinx, have you gotten to northern Virginia? I'm from Falls Church. <br /><br />There's nothing wrong with words like Ablast/Ablare. I just don't like some of them.<br /><br />I remember the small thrill at having a new box of Crayons. They had a special smell.Bill Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04495413609545426668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-85318637076061376602020-04-08T12:31:45.255-05:002020-04-08T12:31:45.255-05:00Reasonable solve today. Nice puzzle from Zachary. ...<br />Reasonable solve today. Nice puzzle from Zachary. Melissa Bee provided a nice narrative of the puzzle.<br /><br />I finally saw the theme. Makes me hungry for some cake too. But about all I can bake are brownies and some cookies. Cakes and Pies are not in my baking wheelhouse. Have to see if I can con(vince) DW into baking today.<br /><br />I let perps fill in ENYA (unknown) and decide between PASTOR and PRIEST. Perps also helped with HOLIST and CASIOS.<br /><br />HG: Here are the Everly Brothers singing <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuc2D1zaVRY" rel="nofollow">Wake up little Susie. </a> OO LA LA.<br /><br />Rained overnight, actually heavy Thunderstorms, but it's nice now. So, decided to go out to get some take-out subs for lunch from our favorite Italian place. One waitress taking orders and one cook fixing the orders. They're making some money, but not a lot. I hope they survive. One restaurant a few doors down has already gone out of business for good. More will follow I'm afraid.<br /><br />I hope everyone is safe. Wear your masks and gloves.<br /><br />oc4beachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06568497002517859531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-18363045849561495462020-04-08T12:31:31.336-05:002020-04-08T12:31:31.336-05:00Found the puzzle to be just at my wavelength today...Found the puzzle to be just at my wavelength today<br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyQp5o0ERTM" rel="nofollow">it's nice when you are in tune...</a><br /><br />However, I am loathe to regurgitate another cake link for this theme...<br /><br />I did appreciate the M*A*S*H* pic of Radar ordering face masks!<br />reminded me of a clip where Potter is bemoaning to Father Mulcahy<br />about Klinger being awful replacing him, & Mulcahy recalls the trials<br />of his predecessor teaching Radar the ropes.<br />I tried ti find the clip for you, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ojp5MbVY1U" rel="nofollow">but YouTube kicked me while I'm down...</a><br /><br />So instead,<br />in a repeat of how I religiously dog ear certain books for a reason,<br />(sheet music books for page turning, don't freak out!)<br />I give you Victor Borge, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWqFaGwNCMU" rel="nofollow">& his Son as the page turner...</a>CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-88499431141707337552020-04-08T12:13:29.082-05:002020-04-08T12:13:29.082-05:00Lucina if you read the article you will see that t...Lucina if you read the article you will see that the man who built Watts Towers died before the Watts Riots began.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-9340073028913554972020-04-08T11:50:05.427-05:002020-04-08T11:50:05.427-05:00I loved this Wednesday puzzle--many thanks, Zachar...I loved this Wednesday puzzle--many thanks, Zachary, for the treat. I got almost everything, though it took a bit of interesting work here and there, but loved the way everything eventually fell into place. And when I got PIECE OF CAKE and checked, there they were, FUNNEL and SPONGE and POUND, and CARROT filled in later. My only problem was the middle south. I know what SADD stands for and that they worry about alcohol, but coudn't get D__. And I just didn't know that fashion brand at all. I do drink two glasses of Merlot every evening, but I haven't shopped for clothes in ten years or more (there's a half century of clothes in my closet just sitting there) so I don't know my fashion brands. But that's only four letters out of place--not a big deal--and it was lots of fun to do so well on this puzzle. And, Melissa, I just loved your picture of the TULIP field.<br /><br />Have a great day, everybody. Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570695193695039956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-1654702656868332382020-04-08T11:32:32.316-05:002020-04-08T11:32:32.316-05:00WC. LOL, A beefcake bod is not only large, but mus...WC. LOL, A beefcake bod is not only large, but muscular. It is produced by many reps at the gym, rather than many pieces of cake. It is a glamorous male body similar to cheesecake for a female. Beefcake is considered sexy, but I prefer just normally fit. <br /><br />Wikipedia"..."holism" usually refers to the idea that a whole is greater than the sum of its parts In this sense, "holism" may also be spelled "wholism"... Finally, in the context of holistic medicine, "holism" refers to treating all aspects of a person's health, including psychological and cultural factors, rather than only his/her physical conditions or symptoms" This was certainly the case in evaluating Alan's many problems. I had to be the holist, uniting all the parts for the varied specialists because we consulted so many of them.<br /><br />I think ABLARE is used in writing rather than in everyday speech."With trumpets ablare, the band entered the stadium." I sometimes resent that we must avoid speaking so many wonderful words for fear of being called pretentious or elitist. I sometimes wonder whether people are being pretentious about their own unpretentiousness. Saying, "I am always very humble," is not true humility, IMO.<br /><br />HG, your post about the tulip garden reminds me of our local beautiful Presby Iris Gardens, Upper Montclair, NJ. I am sure that COVID 19 will keep it closed this spring. Alas!<br /><br />FLN. CED, Thanks for sharing. Sara is so talented. And thanks for the adorable pup in a cup.<br /><br />Ray, what a sad Crayola experience. When I was six none of us came from the 10%. We all seemed quite similar to one another. So no prob. However, as a teacher in a 10%er neighborhood, I felt very sorry that the few kids of lesser means were put down like that. I commented to two third grade girls that they had very similar shirts. The 10%er said in a smug voice, "But MINE is Izod."Yellowrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590216912123103432noreply@blogger.com