tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post3657161397939512005..comments2024-03-28T10:36:12.666-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Sunday April 7, 2013 Don and Barbie GagliardoZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-60696441524229884932013-04-08T03:03:16.202-05:002013-04-08T03:03:16.202-05:00Note: NTUPLE makes no sense. It is N-TUPLE.Note: NTUPLE makes no sense. It is N-TUPLE.fermatprimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06391014624435192426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-92020339546871854162013-04-07T22:02:54.757-05:002013-04-07T22:02:54.757-05:00ABEJO we just had RAU on the March 15 Jack McIntur...ABEJO we just had RAU on the March 15 Jack McInturff effort. Lemonade714https://www.blogger.com/profile/13642909374639570868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-38665775101209960592013-04-07T21:22:49.683-05:002013-04-07T21:22:49.683-05:00This was a DNF for me and a DNC (Did Not Care) bec...This was a DNF for me and a DNC (Did Not Care) because its Sunday and I like to tackle them leisurely.<br /><br />CC. Did not expect my link to make the front page today.. Thanks for the shout out.<br /><br />Bill, Lampshade, Verrry Interesting.... But my first thought was to start up the log splitter.<br /><br />TTP, You name the left and right ones? I just name the big... Oh screw it , lets not get DF here<br /> Manachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13904472091922069440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-31420064891801995622013-04-07T20:33:31.726-05:002013-04-07T20:33:31.726-05:00I just read what I wrote, and before D-O or Lois c...I just read what I wrote, and before D-O or Lois comments, I was talking about my Hammer and Brunswick balls.TTPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03978803962510303498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-16895881652069203182013-04-07T20:25:16.978-05:002013-04-07T20:25:16.978-05:00Are any of you woodworkers? I never would have ima...Are any of you woodworkers? I never would have imagined creating a lampshade out of a big log. The result is beautiful though. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/embed/LgsDWb0orSQ?rel=0&hd=1&egm=0&modestbranding=0&theme=light&autohide=1&iv_load_policy=3&cc_load_policy=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" rel="nofollow">Wood lampshade. </a>Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-24590606021601523062013-04-07T20:21:20.072-05:002013-04-07T20:21:20.072-05:00Thank you Don and Barbie Gagliardo.
A very specia...Thank you Don and Barbie Gagliardo.<br /><br />A very special thank you to CC. I enjoy the puzzle and the write ups each day. <br /><br />I did pick off NINE PIN. <br /><br />AFAIC, a first ball buried shot that leaves a standing 9 pin is the only true "tap" for a right handed bowler as is an 8 Pin for a left handed bowler.<br /><br />Thank you for the great compliment. Your husband is a great bowler and I am not. I only carry a 20x average, and have never thrown a 300 game, but have been close many times. I will bring my balls the next time I come to Minneapolis and play against Boomer if he spots me pins ! <br /><br />TTPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03978803962510303498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-65528214770342169302013-04-07T19:12:35.536-05:002013-04-07T19:12:35.536-05:00Qli: I have to give credit to Jayce for the wordp...Qli: I have to give credit to Jayce for the wordplay. Hahtoolahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03439791473590708547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-40186308133818352572013-04-07T18:46:09.070-05:002013-04-07T18:46:09.070-05:00Ice cream! Of course. That's what we'll ha...Ice cream! Of course. That's what we'll have for dessert especially since my A/C is not working and no one will come to repair it until tomorrow! Mmm, ice cream with strawberries. Thank you, Argyle.Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-52871763814574418422013-04-07T18:26:57.696-05:002013-04-07T18:26:57.696-05:00CED: Thank you for the Monty Python clip!! Holy G...CED: Thank you for the Monty Python clip!! Holy Grail is one of my favorite movies!!!61Rampyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11208117849059402835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-18992138732623986642013-04-07T18:19:34.836-05:002013-04-07T18:19:34.836-05:00Unlike some others today, I thought this puzzle wa...Unlike some others today, I thought this puzzle was fairly easy. Still, DNF, not because of CASCA, but because of ETC and PETCRATE. Arrgh. I had ETs and PETsRATE, thinking of aliens and the vets fee for looking at your pet.<br />Speaking of which, a few weeks ago I posted that I feared the worst about my 10 yr old cat, who was very ill. After putting him in a PETCRATE and taking him to the vet, the vet announced he could see nothing wrong. So, we paid the PETs RATE, took him home and waited. He is now playing like a kitten!! WHOO HOO!61Rampyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11208117849059402835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-77749095254114346262013-04-07T18:14:06.659-05:002013-04-07T18:14:06.659-05:00Oh dear! I so easily get sidetracked... 88A "...Oh dear! I so easily get sidetracked... 88A "It's directly behind the three" immediately made me think "toighty!" (to explain) The M*A*S*H* episode where they say goodbye to Henry, & they are all drunk in Rosie's, & Henry has to go potty... Radar says, you go out the back, past the 1st tree,,, past the 2nd tree,,, & the third tree is the "tioghty." ( I cannot find the clip, possibly because I have no idea how to spell "toighty.")<br /><br />HG, Hmm, that bridge is too small to be named after Dolly Parton...<br /><br />Fir coat had me going for a while, until I Googled Fir Cones.<br /><br />Horse sounds <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4_9kDO3q0w" rel="nofollow">reminds me of coconuts</a>.<br /><br />The hardest to grasp in this puzzle? <a href="http://benreinhardt.files.wordpress.com/2008/02/picture-1.png" rel="nofollow">SHOEPAC</a>.CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-25986596483243980282013-04-07T18:11:30.515-05:002013-04-07T18:11:30.515-05:00Happy Sunday. This puzzle was a struggle for me in...Happy Sunday. This puzzle was a struggle for me in places but that's the way crossword solving goes for me. I never heard of SHOEPAC and a couple of others. I had heard of NTUPLE but it didn't pop into my mind from the clue. A pine cone from a fir tree didn't make sense to me. Oh well...<br /><br />Gary, I enjoyed the video!<br /><br />Good luck Splynter!<br /><br />We took Jordan, his mom and Uncle Tim to The Olive Garden for a birthday lunch. We got there early so it wasn't crowded. He filled up on fettucini Alfredo.Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-73538506587755291862013-04-07T18:00:03.357-05:002013-04-07T18:00:03.357-05:00Late to the party due to gardening duties. Enjoyed...Late to the party due to gardening duties. Enjoyed the puzzle and got it done except for two cells. Did not know shoepac or Casca, so wagged the SC and lost. Cest la vie. Still, lots to like and it was fun.....although I did have the same gripe already voiced about that Fir cone.<br /><br />From yesterday, Manac, I had the same thought about Rio Bravo and El Dorado as I watched. But they both also had the same self deprecating attitude where they were just having fun...especially liked the scene where Dean Martin asked Walter Brennan for a light. Not so much as a smile. Hahahahaha! But I also believe that Robert Mitchum is the far better actor.Avg Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02301873113962640644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-56012872535399661632013-04-07T17:27:27.242-05:002013-04-07T17:27:27.242-05:00I didn't realize they all crossed each other! ...I didn't realize they all crossed each other! Neat! <br /><br />SHOEPAC hurt me for a while, but a fun puzzle overall. I was especially pleased with PURPLE COW, as me and my sis used to chant that ditty all the time as kids.Rojohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05098831940691963743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-16877983648847958072013-04-07T17:17:40.049-05:002013-04-07T17:17:40.049-05:00Qli @ 4:57, glad to oblige with Toby Keith's
...Qli @ 4:57, glad to oblige with Toby Keith's<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMEtqj2Fa4s" rel="nofollow"> "Red Solo Cup"!</a>!!HeartRxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08786026973246127946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-66756736511416109182013-04-07T17:07:26.447-05:002013-04-07T17:07:26.447-05:00HG @ 10:38, truly a LUMP-IN-THE-THROAT video!
Her...HG @ 10:38, truly a LUMP-IN-THE-THROAT video!<br /><br />Here's another "uplifting" one form today's <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6XUVjK9W4o&feature=player_embedded#!" rel="nofollow">igoogle site</a>. 4:39HeartRxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08786026973246127946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-40684302869333941772013-04-07T17:03:07.594-05:002013-04-07T17:03:07.594-05:00I assume this gird was much harder to create than ...I assume this gird was much harder to create than to solve on a Sunday. I found PC connection very helpful and filled those in pretty quickly then slowed down to a Sunday pace. <br /><br />Didn't know RUTA, AL ROSEN, ALARUM,N-TURPLE or SHOEPAC. I chalked it up to being Sunday difficulty. Usually have trouble with more than that at the end of the crossword week.<br /><br />Bob HOPE-Oh, how quickly we forget...<br /><br />BERT and Ernie were also pals in "It"s a Wonderful Life." <br /><br />Our grade school served Green Eggs and Ham on DR Seuss's Birthday(March 2)every year. I wonder if our First Lady would approve now:)<br /><br />YR, I remember Supine because you are lying on your spine.<br /><br />Argyle,we don't have a Friendly's, but an ice cream cone sounds good about now. <br /><br />Spylnter, have a good driving test!<br /><br />Have a relaxing Sunday evening all!Blue Irishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09670176636354786453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-14018426005539148552013-04-07T16:57:02.370-05:002013-04-07T16:57:02.370-05:00Argh, defeated by CASCA and SHOEPAC. But the rest...Argh, defeated by CASCA and SHOEPAC. But the rest was fun, Barbie and Don! Enjoyed the PURPLE COW clue. Had to study Ogden Nash in school, which was not a hardship. Thanks for the Bond, C.C. and the bit of learning; I never knew Don Ho was a pilot.<br /><br />I was waiting for someone to link "Red Solo Cup" by that C&W singer, I forget his name... catchy little ditty. <br /><br />Great Pope joke, Spitz (Hahaha, Hahtoola; AKITAboov!)<br /><br />Qlihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02953464288856767755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-36613301500313584702013-04-07T16:30:59.628-05:002013-04-07T16:30:59.628-05:00My two-year old grandson, Sam, asks to have the st...My two-year old grandson, Sam, asks to have the story, "Green Eggs and Ham," read to him over and over. We oblige.<br /><br />Storm warnings are out. Winter is returning to my area.<br /><br />MontanaMontanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00291743761732429768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-59447883223186614712013-04-07T15:55:53.375-05:002013-04-07T15:55:53.375-05:00From Wiki: A character known as "Sam I Am&quo...From Wiki: A character known as "Sam I Am" pesters Sam's friend to taste green eggs and ham. The unnamed character declines, claiming to dislike green eggs and ham.<br />SAM:<br />I am Sam<br /><br />I am Sam<br />Sam I am<br /><br />SAM”S FRIEND<br />That Sam-I-am<br />That Sam-I-am!<br />I do not like<br />that Sam-I-am<br /><br />SAM:<br />Do you like<br />green eggs and ham<br /><br />SAM’S FRIEND<br />I do not like them,<br />Sam-I-am.<br />I do not like<br />green eggs and ham.<br /><br />SAM:<br />Would you like them<br />Here or there?<br /><br />SAM’S FRIEND<br />I would not like them<br />here or there.<br />I would not like them<br />anywhere.<br />I do not like<br />green eggs and ham.<br />I do not like them,<br />Sam-I-am<br /><br /><a href="http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20091118215339AAG8bj" rel="nofollow">Link full text</a>Yellowrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590216912123103432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-17133882686387867302013-04-07T15:26:47.706-05:002013-04-07T15:26:47.706-05:00Did anyone else have a problem with Sam being call...Did anyone else have a problem with Sam being called the narrator of Green Eggs and Ham? He holds up signs in the beginning, but the narrator is the other character.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-9408480567125919862013-04-07T14:56:52.948-05:002013-04-07T14:56:52.948-05:00Neil,my point exactly, at 10:42. I always cringe w...Neil,my point exactly, at 10:42. I always cringe when people call every type of conifer cones pine cones. I am APPALLED. Someone asked me what these cones are called-- simply cones or fir cones, spruce cones, hemlock cones, etc.<br />Rainman was a great movie.I saw it twice.<br />Splynter, I KNOW you will succeed. You deserve the upgraded position. Best wishes.Yellowrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590216912123103432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-3472002213281228902013-04-07T14:40:38.488-05:002013-04-07T14:40:38.488-05:00And Friendly's has ice cream cones.And Friendly's has ice cream cones.Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472446316589207365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-64557745592509718672013-04-07T14:15:49.436-05:002013-04-07T14:15:49.436-05:00Hi!
I use your puzzle blog pretty much every Sund...Hi!<br /><br />I use your puzzle blog pretty much every Sunday. Mostly to get help though sometimes just be be sure I was right. (Fewer of those!)<br /><br />So I like it - and your commentary - a lot. But today ... you really should have addressed a bad clue.<br /><br />"Fir coat feature" is not OK. Sure the writer has to take some license now and then. But here the alleged answer is "pine cone". Too much license.<br /><br />A pine in a whole different species. A fir tree cannot produce pine cones no matter how hard Ms. Lewis cheers it on!<br /><br />Pine trees have pine cones. Fir trees have ... ta da .. fir cones.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.ca/#hl=en&sclient=psy-ab&q=fir+tree+cones&oq=fir+tree+cones&gs_l=hp.3..0l2j0i22i30l2.3380.6815.0.7469.14.12.0.2.2.0.123.1341.0j12.12.0...0.0...1c.1.8.psy-ab.JcLk1Dpv4_4&pbx=1&fp=1&biw=1920&bih=908&bav=on.2,or.r_qf.&cad=b" rel="nofollow">Here's</a> a link.<br /><br />So hey - first complaint n 2-3 years of LA puzzles and your blog-spot. Pretty good overall!<br /><br />Keep doing it.Neil N.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-32819480735120844892013-04-07T13:55:24.278-05:002013-04-07T13:55:24.278-05:00Good afternoon, folks. Thank you, Don and Barbie,...Good afternoon, folks. Thank you, Don and Barbie, for a great Sunday puzzle. Thank you, C.C., for a swell review.<br /><br />Well, I got this one done. Took me from Chicago to Bloomington. Finished just as I rolled into Normal, IL.<br /><br />I did not consider this as difficult as some Sunday puzzle, however it was not a cake-walk either.<br /><br />The theme appeared early and helped me throughout the puzzle.<br /><br />I had no problem with CASCA. My problem was with SHOEPAC. I entered SHOE MAC, thinking of the British Mac for a raincoat. Eventually I straightened that out.<br /><br />Did not know the author RAU. If we had her before I do not remember. Perped that one.<br /><br />AUTISM came slowly for 44A. Never saw the movie The Rainmaker.<br /><br />POOL CUE came slowly. Mainly because I did not know Ruta Lee.<br /><br />I put FIVE PIN first for 88A. PAINT CAN fixed that to NINE PIN. I should have thought about that a little harder.<br /><br />I was amazed at how many theme answers the constructor baked into this puzzle. Excellent job!<br /><br />Now I am going to try my luck at finishing Saturday's puzzle. I was tied up all day and could not finish. It was tough.<br /><br />See you later today or tomorrow.<br /><br />Abejo<br /><br />(heidnes)Abejohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10318111258011554517noreply@blogger.com