tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post3915108025655986543..comments2024-03-28T22:14:27.877-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Sunday April 19, 2009 Merl ReagleZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-77116617534192351212009-04-20T04:24:00.000-05:002009-04-20T04:24:00.000-05:00Hello C.C. & all,
C.C.,
Do you have the broom...Hello C.C. & all,<br /><br />C.C.,<br />Do you have the broom out? I found it very satisfying that Nathan struck out Hunter to complete the sweep of the Angels!<br /><br />Cutesy puzzle, today, with a few stretches in the cluing and answers, but overall an enjoyable puzzle.<br /><br />Jeannie, the only marathon I ever "competed" in was in the boudoir. And we both finished first, over and over again!!<br /><br />Anon @4:10pm, <br />You make a valid point, even if I got the correct answer, that Ricky and Lucy were Fred and Ethel's tenants, not Desi! Good catch!!<br /><br />@Al,<br />great link to the Jetson's.<br /><br />@WM, <br />Also nailed the NYT puzzle, what a nice feeling! Two for two with the LAT and NYT. Good for you!<br /><br />Kind of a slow blog today/tonight, no doubt C.C. appreciates the shorter posts, to ease her headaches, but it seems like spring fever has kicked in, and sunshine and nice weather is dominating. None the less, all you contributors still give an insight to your solving methods and perceptions <br />that are fun to read from this "lurking Loon" and sometime participant.<br /><br />Goodnight from,<br /><br />TJ in OsseoThomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17792133327936842987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-90312512586902798982009-04-19T20:47:00.000-05:002009-04-19T20:47:00.000-05:00C.C.
The Dan Naddor puzzle was in the Idaho State...C.C.<br /><br />The Dan Naddor puzzle was in the Idaho Statesman today too. They had been sticking with the LA times puzzle for Sundays, but they changed it up today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-30783102152225693442009-04-19T19:03:00.000-05:002009-04-19T19:03:00.000-05:00Hi C.C. & gang,
It was an easy slog and enjoy...Hi C.C. & gang,<br /><br />It was an easy slog and enjoyable puzzle this morning.<br /><br />I finally found a good article comparing <A HREF="http://en.allexperts.com/q/Nutrition-Dieting-939/salmonella-e-coli.htm" REL="nofollow">salmonella-e-coli</A> for you C.C.Warrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05071851300251199505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-88354461102105408812009-04-19T17:09:00.000-05:002009-04-19T17:09:00.000-05:00On this day, April 19th...
1775 The American Revo...On this day, April 19th...<br /><br />1775 The American Revolutionary War began with the battles of Lexington and Concord.<br /><br />My mom grew up close to Lexington, KY.<br /> <br />1897 The first Boston Marathon was run.<br /><br />I couldn't even attempt it...is there anyone out there that has run a marathon?<br /> <br />1943 Tens of thousands of Jews living in the Warsaw Ghetto began an uprising against Nazi forces.<br /><br /> <br />1989 A white female jogger in New York's Central Park was brutally beaten and raped. (Five black and Hispanic teenagers were imprisoned, but the convictions were overturned in 2003 when a serial rapist confessed and DNA evidence tied him to the crime.)<br /><br />Can you imagine being wrongly accused and sent to prison?<br /> <br />1993 A 51-day siege at the Branch Davidian compound near Waco, Texas, ended when fire destroyed the structure after federal agents smashed their way in. Dozens of people, including sect leader David Koresh, were killed.<br /><br />1997 Flooding from the Red River forced more than 50,000 residents to abandon Grand Forks, N.D.<br /><br />It happened again this year...just not to that degree, I don't believe.Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14901963533031920633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-13114945872817014562009-04-19T16:12:00.000-05:002009-04-19T16:12:00.000-05:00c.c.,
Here are a few: Tanz/dance; tot/dead; tief/...c.c.,<br />Here are a few: Tanz/dance; tot/dead; tief/deep; dicht/thick; Tropfen/drop; geben/to give; greifen/to grip, grasp; reiten/to ride; helfen/to help; trinken/to drink; denken/to think; Bad/bath; Bart/beard; Firnis/varnish; Faß/vat.<br />I went through those letters in a dictionary to try and find more, but many of the changes are at the ends of syllables, and I wasn't seeing them. <br />The d or b at the end of German syllables are usually unvoiced (i.e. they sound like t or p), so they switch to t or th, and p in the English equivalents. Also German v at the beginning sounds like f, so that's a logical spelling change in English too.kaziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06761801803016465459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-64604770912138371852009-04-19T16:10:00.000-05:002009-04-19T16:10:00.000-05:00Need to point out that "One of Fred's tenants" is ...Need to point out that "One of Fred's tenants" is wrong. While DESI is the answer and refers to Desi Arnaz, Desi was NOT Fred's tenant. Ricky Ricardo, the character was, as the character Fred was played by William Frawley. Yes, I'm anal, but clues like this tick me off even if I do get them right.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-27667524332387699692009-04-19T15:30:00.000-05:002009-04-19T15:30:00.000-05:00C.C. the Barry Silk NYT was the one from about a m...C.C. the Barry Silk NYT was the one from about a month or so ago...since then, today's is only the second Sunday one that I have completed unassisted. I am up to #67 in my NYTimes 1,001 Omnibus puzzle book and am reading the Amy Reynaldo book. Plus...you are an insightful instructor...Merci beaucoup.<br /><br />But...like I said today, it might have been that extra shot of espresso because I was pulling words out of my head that I didn't even know I remembered. Must be the great weather! :o)WMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02840615580631001361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-88455660585612780992009-04-19T15:19:00.000-05:002009-04-19T15:19:00.000-05:00KQ,
I like today's post length. Long post make...KQ,<br />I like today's post length. Long post makes me headache.<br /><br />Kazie,<br />I will digest your "idea" later. As for DORP and dorp connection yesterday, you mentioned "letters f,b,p,v often are interchanged in words developed in German and borrowed into English. Also happens with t <-> d." Can you give me some examples?Zhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-50356985517917886212009-04-19T15:16:00.000-05:002009-04-19T15:16:00.000-05:00Crockett,
You can go to Cruciverb's website for Da...Crockett,<br />You can go to Cruciverb's website for Dan Naddor's puzzle.<br /><br />Al,<br />Thanks for ICHOR. I am slow but eager to learn. Agree with Anon B.P. on Da Vinci. <br /><br />WM,<br />You aced the NYT Sunday Barry Silk? Incredible! <br /><br />Sallie,<br />No idea. There is no clear pattern as to which paper carries which puzzle.Zhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-43589944876416923902009-04-19T14:48:00.000-05:002009-04-19T14:48:00.000-05:00Hello all. The Naples News ran the Dan Naddor puzz...Hello all. The Naples News ran the Dan Naddor puzzle. I surely don't understand the two puzzles appearing in different papers. The online was for the Reagle puzzle, so I couldn't use it. Aargh or aarh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-54839064628531123192009-04-19T14:38:00.000-05:002009-04-19T14:38:00.000-05:00Good afternoon all!
I didn't start until after noo...Good afternoon all!<br />I didn't start until after noon over lunch today, and printed the Reagle puzzle out and got all of it without help except six tiles around OTTO, which I googled. Then the rest fell in. <br /><br />Eminent satisfaction getting a Sunday out with just one g'spot! For once figured out the theme idea early, so was then looking for each one to see what deviation it would have from the original titles. Lots of fun, most enjoyable and definitely much easier than Saturday was. <br /><br />c.c.,<br />I used the term "idea" to indicate a single concept and the distinguish it from a single word. Sentences can contain one-word-ideas, but also an idea can be a whole phrase or clause. In my example, the adverbial clause "because I needed to buy something" gives one idea: the reason I went to town--the "why" concept. When explaining German word order it's important not to think of each separate word as an idea, because often the concept consists of several words linked in a single thought. Let me know if this is still confusing.kaziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06761801803016465459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-80293150644565949952009-04-19T14:10:00.000-05:002009-04-19T14:10:00.000-05:00Everyone is busy today. Lots of short posts. I wor...Everyone is busy today. Lots of short posts. I worked this puzzle in various time frames, going away, coming back. Each time things would click. Didn't have quite enough time to completely finish, but I got all the theme answers.<br /><br />I would highly encourage you to see <I>A Fish Called Wanda</I>. Great movie and Kevin Kline is fantastic in it. I really like him anyway. Loved <I>The Big Chill</I> also.<br /><br />Lots of clever clues, most of then doable too with a little thought and sometimes a few perps to help out. Really liked some of the down clues that were phrases. The theme was a little difficult to pinpoint at first, but once you got it it was very clever.<br /><br />Hope everyone had a nice weekend. The rain has invaded here, but we desperately need it. I would hope that it would rain a little harder if we are going to get some though. The sprinkling stuff doesn't do much.KQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03265126111013180472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-74832604767753582752009-04-19T13:19:00.000-05:002009-04-19T13:19:00.000-05:00Quick hi...did the NYT first as it is in the paper...Quick hi...did the NYT first as it is in the paper...aced it! Only the second time, the first was the Barry Silk. Then decided to print off the LATimes...what fun and incredibly do-able or maybe it was the latte after the two cups of coffee! Loved the TV show clues and got every one.<br /><br />C.C. Best Dragon lair movie: Monty Python and the Holy Grail...one of my favorites.<br /><br />Also have Amy Sedaris' book "I Like You" her brother is also hugely funny.<br /><br />C.C...Thanks to you I started out clueless and can now do xwords with "perp"ose...<br /><br />Summer is temporarily here...so play day.WMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02840615580631001361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-54960007887580461852009-04-19T12:53:00.000-05:002009-04-19T12:53:00.000-05:00@crockett1947
Rats. Didn't go back an check and yo...@crockett1947<br />Rats. Didn't go back an check and you caught me!Southern Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17543153239610994704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-26922532954066527492009-04-19T12:19:00.000-05:002009-04-19T12:19:00.000-05:00Good morning, all. I was a bit taken aback when th...Good morning, all. I was a bit taken aback when the "other" puzzle blog came up on my screen this morning, and then was relieved to find this one. Is the "other" puzzle available online? <br /><br />There were lots of nice clues today. Show your face?, Tale-with-a-point guy, Cellphones started one, Skye cap, Slippery arenas, Global septet, Letters on Manhattan letters, Paean penners, The quicker picker-upper?, etc.<br /><br />C.C. "The Jetsons" was a cartoon set in the future, and George was the father of the featured family.<br /><br />@barryg Wow. I took over an hour, but I might have snoozed off there a bit as well.<br /><br />@southernbelle I think we're minus an "F" for the pangram.<br /><br />@anon-hp Thanks for the new word. The wikipedia article on <I>lipogram</I> was an interesting read. A novel with over 50,000 words and not a single "e"!<br /><br />Have a great day, all!Crockett1947https://www.blogger.com/profile/06404431645533093707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-6511241338616691992009-04-19T11:56:00.000-05:002009-04-19T11:56:00.000-05:00An easy one Al:
Da Vinci
Keep 'em coming.
Rega...An easy one Al: <br /><br />Da Vinci<br /><br />Keep 'em coming.<br /><br />Regarding yesterdays, I missed your5 letter direction. I do see what you're getting at though, with the word ichor contained within the actual clue. Great word, ichor. I liked the way it fit in the name of the Greek Muse too.<br /><br />OK, OK, Now I'm REALLY off! Enjoy your day, Al and all.<br /><br />Anon-HPAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-30383161473724717392009-04-19T11:24:00.000-05:002009-04-19T11:24:00.000-05:00Yesterday's cryptic solution is ICHOR. See if you...Yesterday's cryptic solution is <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ichor" REL="nofollow">ICHOR</A>. See if you can spot the hidden word answer in the clue now:<br />Wh<B>ich or</B>ganism <br /><I>contains</I> this bloodlike fluid?<br /><br />Anon-HP, you get points for trying, kind of over-thinking it and still coming up with a reasonable answer. If they get that complicated though, I usually have to come back to them after I get a few letters from the perps. I did mention there were only 5 letters.<br /><br />Here's one for today, more like a LA Times tricky clue, actually. Tell me if you like these or not.<br /><br />Brown's profitable code (2,5)<br /><br />The numbers indicate a two word andser and the length of each.Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00645254428860855980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-82030933668645923812009-04-19T11:20:00.000-05:002009-04-19T11:20:00.000-05:00CC: understood, for whatever reason earlier I kept...CC: understood, for whatever reason earlier I kept cycling back when clicking on links to the Sunday puzzle and not to the Saturday comments. The old brain must not have been in gear yet.<br /><br />Crockett: great observation. So that makes this xword a <I>lipogram</I>, my bonus word the day. I'm familiar with the word <I>pangram</I>, but <I>lipogram</I> was something new for me. It popped up during a quick search for examples og pangrams beyond the usual <I>the quick brown fox...</I>.<br /><br />OK, I'm off now to enjoy this gorgeous weather today. Hope the rest of you get to do as well. <br /><br />-anon hpAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-28216890845078431192009-04-19T11:10:00.000-05:002009-04-19T11:10:00.000-05:00Just solved the Merl Reagle puzzle on-line. Solve...Just solved the Merl Reagle puzzle on-line. Solved the Dan Naddor first (that was printed in the Scranton Times Sunday paper).<br />Thought that Merl's was an easier puzzle, but I always find solving on-line easier. Took me about 45 minutes. <br /><br />Both puzzles have the word "daunt" as answers. Thought that was interesting.<br /><br />Now I need to get off of my butt! This will be the last nice weather day for a while, so I'm on my way to purchase some tomato and pepper plants and will work on the garden today. Don't have much of a green thumb and will try container gardens this year. <br />Hope everyone enjoys their day.cabrinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15202884624378588320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-46850201447183882142009-04-19T11:06:00.000-05:002009-04-19T11:06:00.000-05:00Good morning, C.C. and gang - this'll be quick, si...Good morning, C.C. and gang - this'll be quick, since it's another beautiful day and I need to be out in it.<br /><br />I was happy to see that everyone else (most everyone, anyway) got a Sunday Merl Reagle puzzle, which is what we get each week. Always very clever, but eminently doable. Clever clues for me in this one included 'skye cap', 'gets down on the floor' and 'tale with a point guy'.<br /><br />Fun Fact for the day: <B>4 and a wakeup!</B>Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05476669744435495547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-10640018537092538502009-04-19T10:41:00.000-05:002009-04-19T10:41:00.000-05:00Al,
Oh, now I see the GER connection. Thanks a bun...Al,<br />Oh, now I see the GER connection. Thanks a bunch. Holy cow, STRAWY is a real word! As for your cryptic "Which organism contains this bloodlike fluid?" yesterday. I don't know. HUMAN? Can you give us the answer and explain the rationale?<br /><br />Democrat,<br />Great links, as always.<br /><br />Elissa, Warren, Buckeye et al, <br />Thanks for the answers yesterday.Zhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-40416391688306338182009-04-19T10:35:00.000-05:002009-04-19T10:35:00.000-05:00Jeanne,
Thanks. I had a very confusing morning.
K...Jeanne,<br />Thanks. I had a very confusing morning.<br /><br />KittyB,<br />Nice to see you on the blog regularly now.<br /><br />Anon-hp,<br />Click on the "Older Posts" on the lower right corner. <br /><br />Crockett,<br />Wow, indeed, no F, great observation.Zhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-34172482515253628622009-04-19T10:34:00.000-05:002009-04-19T10:34:00.000-05:00Late morning all. I tried this online today and i...Late morning all. I tried this online today and it kind of slowed me down. Took me 33:25 due to finding and correcting all the typos. Plus, it doesn't skip to just the empty squares, so that's annoying. When I solve the printed one in the paper, I have one finger on the across and another finger on the down, so that I'm thinking in both directions before writing, then usually fill a block (or at least most of it) all at once. The interface doesn't act like the way I think when I fill in letters. I accidently overwrote correct answers, missed squares and didn't see them until later, and so cleanup took me unusually long. I don't think I'll be doing that again, back to paper for me.<br /><br />Here's <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yjy-fnsmWR4" REL="nofollow">The Jetsons</A>. George is the dad. <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtKLu5DIH1A&feature=related" REL="nofollow">Tiffany sang a ballad</A> in the full-length movie.<br /><br />At first I thought of Vin Diesel, but he's not German. But <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolf_Diesel" REL="nofollow">Rudolph</A> who invented the diesel engine is.Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00645254428860855980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-57094830038493464592009-04-19T10:04:00.000-05:002009-04-19T10:04:00.000-05:00Forgot to sign that last post, as anon-hpForgot to sign that last post, as anon-hpAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-6648202327627015332009-04-19T10:03:00.000-05:002009-04-19T10:03:00.000-05:00C.C. I clicked on the older post link initially, b...C.C. I clicked on the older post link initially, but now I see I should have done so twice, since the first older post link still directed me to a puzzle from today. Does your paper publish 2 xwords on Sunday?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com