tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post4038510825849517781..comments2024-03-28T22:14:27.877-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 Stanley B. WhittenZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-24852245601153101022009-10-10T04:19:18.003-05:002009-10-10T04:19:18.003-05:00If you want to do a shopping in Mumbai, but you ha...If you want to do a shopping in <a href="http://www.mumbaishopping.biz" rel="nofollow">Mumbai</a>, but you have no idea how many shops there are in Mumbai of that type of shopping? Though we also don’t have exact no of shopping centers but we have large collection of Mumbai business addresses with their phone number and postal address. So, whether you are from local Mumbai or you are a tourist, this site may be helpful for you. So, explore this website and you may find it useful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-22330404418081678492008-05-15T13:57:00.000-05:002008-05-15T13:57:00.000-05:00Etherton.james,I've made a copy of your comment an...Etherton.james,<BR/>I've made a copy of your comment and pasted on today's entry (May 15 Thursday), as SHEDS was clued as MOLTS again.Zhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-48453269064659159962008-05-15T13:29:00.000-05:002008-05-15T13:29:00.000-05:00Hello: A belated comment to the "Drop Down" clue:...Hello: A belated comment to the "Drop Down" clue:<BR/><BR/>An old riddle asks. "Q: How do you get down off an elephant?<BR/>A: You don't get down off an elephant, you get down off a duck."<BR/><BR/>This led to my invention of the self-answering Question pun, of which there only two in existence:<BR/><BR/>1. "Howdah you get down from an elephant?" <BR/>and<BR/>2. "Juneau the capital of Alaska?"Norm dePlumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07823991365569207402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-12472550180547873212008-05-14T06:05:00.000-05:002008-05-14T06:05:00.000-05:00der katze & LoisI think I like "MOREL MARSHAL", it...der katze & Lois<BR/>I think I like "MOREL MARSHAL", it's even alliterative. <BR/><BR/>Jim,<BR/>Thanks for the 204.<BR/><BR/>Kit,<BR/>Thanks for stopping by.<BR/><BR/>Thomas,<BR/>Thank you for noticing Hardy as well. I am eager waiting for Drdad's response.Zhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-87548420991771617932008-05-14T00:49:00.000-05:002008-05-14T00:49:00.000-05:00dah di dah dit, dah dah dit dah! egad...it was tou...dah di dah dit, dah dah dit dah! egad...it was tough getting through all the comments of the day...enjoy the repartee as usual...c.c.(to echno melissa) your observation re Mr. Hardy's opus were hermeneutically astute. And doctor you must realize Kirk and his crew stole Nexus from that great author of the trilogy Nexus, Plexus and ? (not sure if I should clue you in considering the naughty nature of that one!)Mr. Corcoranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09988899737306962603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-3392888600357367712008-05-14T00:31:00.000-05:002008-05-14T00:31:00.000-05:00c.c. I know absolutely nothing about chemistry, s...c.c. I know absolutely nothing about chemistry, so had to cheat and look to you for the answers to allyl/aryl. Otherwise, fairly easy, except I, too, put Charlie rather than Charles (Gibson).<BR/><BR/>Lois, we naughty girls are indeed thankful for naughty boys - or at least I was when I was young, oh, so long ago. <BR/><BR/>KitAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-82016652642791775402008-05-13T20:52:00.000-05:002008-05-13T20:52:00.000-05:00CC: I AM the 'morel' police! If there is ever a ...CC: I AM the 'morel' police! If there is ever a 'morel' issue, I'm 'on it' and 'all over it'. Glad to be of service!loishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03331538822790190512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-85086555065688907592008-05-13T19:10:00.000-05:002008-05-13T19:10:00.000-05:00Dennis:Sorry - - my bad. You were the first corre...Dennis:<BR/><BR/>Sorry - - my bad. You were the first correct answer.<BR/><BR/>C.C. Loved the video, but at 4c yrs old, it would be a waste of two people's times for me to join the 'mushroom marshals' BTW you age should be '2c', not 2cs. CC is 204 2c is too young to a 4c.<BR/>G'nitejimhllrnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02093522584515676626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-83363742384349404132008-05-13T18:05:00.000-05:002008-05-13T18:05:00.000-05:00C.C., I was gonna pursue 14A, but there was no pic...C.C., I was gonna pursue 14A, but there was no picture...Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05476669744435495547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-27768343761380749492008-05-13T17:39:00.000-05:002008-05-13T17:39:00.000-05:00Moral not morel,CC? Heck, I thought you were calli...Moral not morel,CC? Heck, I thought you were calling the "mushroom marshals".Der Katzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11672501404840520249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-37074790683411885402008-05-13T17:20:00.000-05:002008-05-13T17:20:00.000-05:00I meant MORAL Police. But you know what I meant.I meant MORAL Police. But you know what I meant.Zhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-86037414421269677982008-05-13T17:18:00.000-05:002008-05-13T17:18:00.000-05:00Lois,I was thinking of calling MOREL police earlie...Lois,<BR/>I was thinking of calling MOREL police earlier. I am just relieved that Dennis decided not to chase after my <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8uQG9V5keY" REL="nofollow"> 14A Comments</A> today.Zhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-7231775843213741012008-05-13T16:52:00.000-05:002008-05-13T16:52:00.000-05:00Dennis: I would think that age has a lot to do w/...Dennis: I would think that age has a lot to do w/cup size. With age comes knowledge; with knowledge comes wisdom, and with wisdom comes a broader sense of awareness increasing our ability 2C. Our fearless leader is young but able 2C. On the other hand, my cup runneth over and I am such a wise ass.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-2683348308935205222008-05-13T15:41:00.000-05:002008-05-13T15:41:00.000-05:00What's cup size have to do with age??What's cup size have to do with age??Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05476669744435495547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-184946289301322972008-05-13T15:20:00.000-05:002008-05-13T15:20:00.000-05:00Johnboy,RE: CRESCENDO. Got your point. The clue ne...Johnboy,<BR/>RE: CRESCENDO. Got your point. The clue needs rewording then.<BR/><BR/>Der Katze,<BR/>Don't blame it entirely on the constructor. Remember that the editor has the final say.<BR/><BR/>Melissa,<BR/>RE: TESS. I was worried that our dysfunctional family would get LAID in the wrong way, that's why I quoted the dairy maid's "She would have LAID down her life" line. I had no idea that Dennis, drdad, and others still went down the chimney. The reason why I dislike the 63A clue is because of the LAY root in LAYER/LAID. <BR/><BR/>Dennis,<BR/>What's my age in computer language? I have 2C's.Zhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-58987538246397115872008-05-13T14:28:00.000-05:002008-05-13T14:28:00.000-05:00Well damn, I must've done a bad job.Well damn, I must've done a bad job.Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05476669744435495547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-88048211144333281492008-05-13T14:08:00.000-05:002008-05-13T14:08:00.000-05:00drdad & johnboy:good job guys. I used to tell my ...drdad & johnboy:<BR/>good job guys. I used to tell my age in hex and when they looked at me in disbelief I would say, "That's in hex" Usually got blank stares, but after 73 I hadda quit. <BR/>JB Used to looove programming in assembly. Use about 1/3 or less of the memory.jimhllrnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02093522584515676626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-73050577480202661592008-05-13T13:10:00.000-05:002008-05-13T13:10:00.000-05:00hi c.c. and all - i had to scratch around a bit fo...hi c.c. and all - <BR/><BR/>i had to scratch around a bit for this one. not a tv watcher either, but knew all except lester holt. jim i also wrote charley first, argh.<BR/><BR/>brilliant c.c., your observation about tess of the d'urbervilles, would never have seen that.<BR/><BR/>had no idea about the radicals so struggled in that section. love the explanations (not that i'll remember them later).<BR/><BR/>also liked the 25a clue for aback. did not so much like the molt clue, but got it. penned in 'goose' for downy duck and quickly reailzed my mistake.<BR/><BR/>59a placed = laid .. why do you dislike that c.c.? <BR/><BR/>not sure i've seen 'gull' by itself, but it came easily. liked the crossing of it with seaway. also molt and eider, although a duck is not the same as a goose (unless you're gullible .. yuk yuk).<BR/><BR/>gorgeous day on the left coast .. off to enjoy it.melissa beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11617567775900623609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-32820768183805803562008-05-13T13:05:00.001-05:002008-05-13T13:05:00.001-05:00Clue/answer combination technically incorrect?I al...Clue/answer combination technically incorrect?<BR/>I always thought puzzle constructors, not unlike like poets, had a license to vary from strict rules. Maybe we should ask Mr. Whitten to show us his Crossword Constructor's license.Der Katzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11672501404840520249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-77216843862738652382008-05-13T13:05:00.000-05:002008-05-13T13:05:00.000-05:00Computers use base 16 arithmetic (also called "hex...Computers use base 16 arithmetic (also called "hexadecimal", or shortened to "hex"). <BR/><BR/>Each digit is a power of 16, the same way that in base 10 each digit is a power of 10.<BR/><BR/>The letters A-F are used to represent the numbers from 10 to 15. (A = 10, B = 11, C = 12, etc.)<BR/><BR/>4C = 16 * 4 + 12 = 64+12 = 76.<BR/><BR/>In a former life, I was an assembler language programmer, aka a "Hex Maniac". Now I am a "30" year-old C# programmer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-42468273656331662082008-05-13T12:01:00.000-05:002008-05-13T12:01:00.000-05:00jimhllrn - I get 76 for 01001100jimhllrn - I get 76 for 01001100Dr. Dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15228401181876693308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-28756605130963571812008-05-13T11:40:00.000-05:002008-05-13T11:40:00.000-05:00cc, No. Technically, the 'crescendo' clue is incor...cc, No. Technically, the 'crescendo' clue is incorrect.<BR/><BR/>It is used colloquially as "peak" by people who are not musicians. See the usage note at the American Heritage site. <BR/><BR/>A small part of the quote from that link: "it is difficult for anyone acquainted with the technical musical sense of crescendo to use it to mean 'a peak.' "Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-77737464329020796582008-05-13T11:35:00.000-05:002008-05-13T11:35:00.000-05:00Drdad,Now I am waiting for NEXUS to be clued as "E...Drdad,<BR/>Now I am waiting for NEXUS to be clued as "Energy Ribbon". Thank you for letting me know. I think I am going to give up WASABI after today's radical puzzle. Isn't ALLYL that makes WASABI pungent?<BR/><BR/>Crockett1947,<BR/>I love your "EIDER duck molts, he certainly drops down" comment.<BR/><BR/>Dennis,<BR/>How do you get 76?<BR/><BR/>Johnboy,<BR/>Besides the "the intensity building", CRESCENDO can also mean "climax". So technically the clue is correct!Zhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-75957187743593496402008-05-13T11:32:00.000-05:002008-05-13T11:32:00.000-05:00Crockett: NOW I get 17A. That is cute! Thank yo...Crockett: NOW I get 17A. That is cute! Thank you. And Charles Gibson is called Charlie, right? I got Charles, but only b/c of the perps that I already had. <BR/><BR/>Dennis: you are always so perceptive and right on target!<BR/><BR/>drdad: It just occurred to me. I love chemistry too...but I prefer the 'physical' side of it but I specialize in deviations, not derivations.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-18161286989661253512008-05-13T11:31:00.000-05:002008-05-13T11:31:00.000-05:00ERROR:11D should be Crescendo, not credendo.ERROR:<BR/><BR/>11D should be Crescendo, not credendo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com