tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post4068522992470533878..comments2024-03-29T02:07:08.222-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Thursday June 14th 2018 Joe KiddZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-16146753987487888582018-06-14T23:47:45.354-05:002018-06-14T23:47:45.354-05:00Lucina - LOL!Lucina - LOL!Anonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-58165838531952887292018-06-14T23:24:45.456-05:002018-06-14T23:24:45.456-05:00AnonT:
Thank you. The new one is already installed...AnonT:<br />Thank you. The new one is already installed and has been tested. It works.<br /><br />Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-38776215518336761592018-06-14T23:17:58.175-05:002018-06-14T23:17:58.175-05:00TTP - I knew you used a little Google-Fu there :-)...TTP - I knew you used a little Google-Fu there :-)<br /><br />Rick - what fun! Thanks.<br /><br />Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-50971521306920043552018-06-14T21:29:56.152-05:002018-06-14T21:29:56.152-05:00Dash T, yep, site search:
site:crosswordcorner.blo...Dash T, yep, site search:<br />site:crosswordcorner.blogspot.com ukaseTTPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03978803962510303498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-6044380208860406032018-06-14T21:26:43.459-05:002018-06-14T21:26:43.459-05:00Lemonade at 4:15 PM. You must have missed this ea...Lemonade at 4:15 PM. You must have missed this earlier post at 8:17 AM<br /><br /><a href="https://crosswordcorner.blogspot.com/2018/06/thursday-june-14th-2018-joe-kidd.html?showComment=1528982252328#c1329300540868421420" rel="nofollow">UKASE on the LA Times Crossword</a>TTPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03978803962510303498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-90696452173140719002018-06-14T21:21:57.791-05:002018-06-14T21:21:57.791-05:00Hi All!
D'Oh! 3 bad squares for me today. H...Hi All!<br /><br />D'Oh! 3 bad squares for me today. Hand up with ScARF and I had AOsT and, more like Jinx and less like YR, I didn't know how to spell RUCcUS. ScACE didn't look like anything but, in my defense, neither does UKASE :-)<br /><br />Thanks Joe for the puzzle. The NW was the hardest corner for me (that I nailed) and the SE my killer. I caught the theme at STIR and ROW (my 1st 2).<br /><br />Steve - LOL@53a & 1d. Thanks for the expo Mate.<br /><br />US DOT - I knew that.<br /><br />WO: N/A<br />ESPs: CARRE, RUDIN; AOUT and UKASE needed lucky WAGs that I lost on [odds: (1/26)^2] <br /><b>Fav</b>: WEES c/a for TANTRUM<br /><br />{A+,A}<br /><br />Roy - Love Roger Rabbit. Thanks.<br /><br />Lucina - I've not had time yet to look at printers. Maybe I'll have time this weekend while I look into that Carder (and maybe by you a HOT new one ;-) )<br /><br />TTP - I'll take your word that we had UKASE 2 years ago... My memory isn't that long; obviously.<br /><br />Before getting back to work/ (and then my TPS Report)... <b><a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Xo21CkoxEmA" rel="nofollow">Could you describe the RUCKUS sir? </a></b> [Breakfast Club @1:18 of 2:20-ish].<br /><br />Cheers, -T<br />//Rick - I'll read your story later when I can enjoy it fully.Anonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-62807578296946056562018-06-14T18:36:25.983-05:002018-06-14T18:36:25.983-05:00CED:
Rear end award reminds me of Average Joe. I m...CED:<br />Rear end award reminds me of Average Joe. I miss his posts.<br /><br />Rick:<br />That's a hilarious story. I laughed at the name TUTEE UKASE! I believe that will etch UKASE in my memory.<br /><br />A friend and I went to see the movie "Pope Francis: in His Own Words". Both of us were quite moved in several places; it's a powerful presentation.<br /><br />Lemonade:<br />I also keep a dictionary of crosswords and phrases but can't find UKASE in it. I could have been gone during that time. I'll have to check the date.<br />Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-45085208417240503132018-06-14T16:50:04.483-05:002018-06-14T16:50:04.483-05:00I nominate 44a Afts, for the rear end award...I nominate 44a Afts, <a href="http://www.funawards.com/trophies/images-lg/horses-rear-award.jpg" rel="nofollow">for the rear end award...</a>CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-34551564939506269822018-06-14T16:37:24.079-05:002018-06-14T16:37:24.079-05:00FIW: I changed HSN to HSC for SCARF. After reading...FIW: I changed HSN to HSC for SCARF. After reading all the discussion, I'm forced to admit that I have encountered SNARF before.<br /><br />Wanted <i>[The fall of] the House of USHER</i>. Didn't work.<br /><br />There are ways around MERIT SYSTEMs. We had one position stay vacant for several years when no one wanted to hire the woman who was blocking the list.<br /><br />I do know UKASE; usually used only for the decrees of the tsars (or of someone who thinks they're the tsar.)<br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ds6w7SkHyw" rel="nofollow">Shave and a haircut</a>.Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00671636316561947612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-47940273172294009862018-06-14T16:15:27.652-05:002018-06-14T16:15:27.652-05:00Checking the history, from the time the Corner swi...Checking the history, from the time the Corner switched to the LAT(2009) to present below are the appearances of UKASE in the fill.<br /><br />LA Times - Aug. 21, 2016<br /><br />LA Times - Apr. 01, 2014<br /><br /> I did not remember, maybe JD who used to chronicle new words has a better recollection.<br /><br />Kazie- thank you for your French expertise, but where is the blue you?Lemonade714https://www.blogger.com/profile/13642909374639570868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-63355881463340198342018-06-14T15:38:44.847-05:002018-06-14T15:38:44.847-05:00Yes, Lucina, another easy Jumble.
I wasn't i...Yes, <b>Lucina</b>, another easy Jumble. <br />I wasn't into solving until <b>Misty</b> started talking about them. They were tricky at first but seem easier now. <br />I'm either overdue for a fall, maybe a real toughie, or it's a case of practice making perfect. Today I found I don't need to think hard, just plant the anagrams in my head and let my unconscious sort them while I'n doing something else. <br /><br />~ <b>OMK</b>Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-46670827477825906092018-06-14T15:25:50.253-05:002018-06-14T15:25:50.253-05:00Lucina @ 1011 - I agree about AFTS. I think they ...Lucina @ 1011 - I agree about AFTS. I think they picked the meh clue because it's a Thursday. They could have kept it nautical by invoking a harder clue for AFT; say, "where the crew watches flicks in good weather", or "where the crew fishes from with no way on", por ejemplo.<br /><br />……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………<br /><br />Glad I took French in HS to get AOÛT. (Chacun à son goût.)Spitzboovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448007368332133086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-49600161772181359032018-06-14T15:13:05.630-05:002018-06-14T15:13:05.630-05:00Le Carre's Trilogy was "Tinker, Tailor...... Le Carre's Trilogy was "Tinker, Tailor...", "The Honorable Schoolboy"and Smiley's People". The first was made into a most excellent PBS Series with Alex Guiness.<br />I made a complete Rohrschach blot out of this baby. The last to fix was BARTAPS/TABS. HOLD,CALL, FOLD, The whole RUCKUS thing.. At first I thought it would be easy. I'm guessing others found it crunchy. <br />Speaking of... T_. #1 was hard to decode. <br />Steve, good one on Stormy. You easily amused me at least. <br /><br />I had this ear worm all Wednesday; Ringo, now I can't remember. Dadada...<br /><br />Two W's today Owen. <br /><br />Jinx, I have the golf on as I type. Poor Jordan. I've got it on tape of course. <br />Mia is best known in Boston for marrying Nomar Garciaparra. He was a college soccer player<br />Big Easy: Or the war of Northern Aggression, eh?<br /><br />I didn't think of it at the time but Jazz etal have a point on the classic Natick. Of course, the months of Summer are French 101. But, I didn't know USTED until Lucina helped me out*<br />Speaking of.. _J: I just got it Lucina.<br /><br />Picard. I looked again. It was green. Teal in fact and. It was fabulous. The pic with "Chicago". Mme D, you're an expert. Check out Picard's sweater from Tuesday night post. Or maybe Monday. <br /><br />So after reading the posts I see it was declared"Easy". Perhaps online where one can undo easily. <br /><br />WC<br /><br />* That was a NYT Sunday. 0527 . Now I'm doing 0520. Wilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-71217822549836777572018-06-14T15:09:57.668-05:002018-06-14T15:09:57.668-05:00PK@2:21
100* weather? It is definitely the heat ...PK@2:21<br /><br />100* weather? It is definitely the heat that is killing your battery!<br /><br />I had the same problem down in Florida over the summer with my Scooter.<br />I was told to remove the battery and bring it into the air conditioning<br />if not using it for months at a time.<br /><br />I realize that is not a practical solution for a full size car battery,<br />but there are some things you need to be aware of:<br /><br />A trickle charger that constantly charges without a break is worse for<br />a battery than going dead! You need A BATTERY TENDER.<br />Make sure your charger says TENDER. What they do is bring the battery<br />up to full voltage, and then slowly bleed volts, and then recharge it again<br />on a regular cycle.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/shopping/product/8326113225159997311?lsf=seller:3856108,store:10081201379733108777&prds=oid:17995892332913695292&q=battery+mainainer&hl=en&ei=fsgiW8rHMqHc5gKckYiADQ&lsft=gclid:CjwKCAjwpIjZBRBsEiwA0TN1r-UeNq3L92KlgF9JjXnbO0QP6WRvIuprDQc7EjR9qoZ5L7icDhHKuRoCsEAQAvD_BwE" rel="nofollow">Here is an example.</a> (note that I got mine at Harbor Freight on sale for $4.99)<br /><br />Also, if the battery is bad, no amount of charging is going to help...<br /><br />Good Luck!CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-70155880293629267252018-06-14T14:57:15.416-05:002018-06-14T14:57:15.416-05:00For TTP, Owen, Jazzbumpa, Lucina, et al.,
if I we...For <b>TTP, Owen, Jazzbumpa, Lucina</b>, et al., <br />if I were a lawyer I would make a grand case for SCARF as the <i>perfect equal</i> of SNARF. In the end the difference doesn't matter to the diligent cruciverbalist. Let us declare that either is acceptable, and any dissenters are hereby awarded a legitimate <i>Ta- </i><b>DA!</b> <br /><br />Not convinced? Then consider: The C/N swap allows for the key perp to retain its integrity. I mean, HSC is quite as valid as HSN in received usage - so I would adopt the position of New Criticism by pointing out that the author's (and editors') intentions are irrelevant, as the opus must stand on its own terms and merit. <br /><br />This was in all other respects a fine offering from the esteemed Mr. <b>Kidd</b>, with an excellent response from our <b>Steve</b>.<br /><br />I knew UKASE from George Bernard Shaw. He uses it in a speech in his play <i>Misalliance</i>, a comic tirade spoken by the character Gunner, a role I once played as an undergrad.<br /><br />~ <b>OMK<br /><br />____________<br />Diagonal Report:</b> Today we have a single diagonal (NW to SE). Mr. <b>Kidd</b>’s pzl holds an anagram that yields the following phrase (where the traditional “V” for Victory is explained):<br /><br />V = A CAESARED TRUCE<br /><br />… by which we may presume is meant a truce concluded by Caesar, or one in line with his style and substance.Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-16691152309035291852018-06-14T14:26:18.183-05:002018-06-14T14:26:18.183-05:00Nice puzzle, nifty theme. As Lucina said, "If...Nice puzzle, nifty theme. As Lucina said, "If UKASE has been in previous CWs I have no recollection of it." Here we go again with the ole SCARF/SNARF debate. I'll CHIME in: I have always said and heard "scarf down" and only relatively recently, when I started doing crossword puzzles regularly, did I learn of the expression "snarf down." According to Steve's Law, you can have "scarf down" and "snarf up" but not "snarf down." Or maybe you can. Whatever. Anyway.<br /><br />The only way I got RUDIN was from the perps. I'll forget him by next week.<br /><br />Hand up for CARDS before LORDS, and for liking how TANTRUM was clued.<br /><br />Good wishes to you all.Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-40859397526865028032018-06-14T14:21:28.371-05:002018-06-14T14:21:28.371-05:00Hi Y'all! Really fun, great puzzle, Joe Kidd. ...Hi Y'all! Really fun, great puzzle, Joe Kidd. Great expo, Steve. Cute picture with your brother.<br /><br />No circles. Steve had to explain the theme. I liked all the long answers.<br /><br />DEBT/DCUP were sort of startling leading fills. Does that imply a large loan? DEBT put many men in a BREADLINE during the 1930's, so placement of the two is apt.<br /><br />For some reason Cobalt made me think of a barium enema, but that didn't fit.<br /><br />Jinx: Knee pads. I wouldn't go that far. LOL!<br /><br />Did not know: RUDIN, UKASE, AOUT. WEES. I SNARF so had no problem.<br /><br />Big Easy: I agree that there was nothing CIVIL about that WAR. I had three ancestors in that mess. One was too old and discharged after two months. One came home and fathered eight girls & one boy. One died of severe diarrhea. <br /><br />After trying about 8 mos. ago and not being able to make the software work, the only grocery store that delivers has received my order and promises to come tomorrow. They have definitely made the process easier. I will keep my fingers crossed that they come and my frozen food is still cold in our predicted 100* weather. My trickle-down charger failed to keep the battery on my car charged so I'm without transportation again. I may go into the dealership and have a TANTRUM.PKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14570575955563406341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-43945469600030902272018-06-14T13:43:03.359-05:002018-06-14T13:43:03.359-05:00Laurel and Hardy raising a ruckus (8:57)
if in a h...Laurel and Hardy raising a ruckus (8:57)<br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bY5GXPnvmr8" rel="nofollow">if in a hurry, jump in around the 4 minute mark....</a>CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-71157032546172237712018-06-14T13:31:21.543-05:002018-06-14T13:31:21.543-05:00"20. Longtime network symbol: PEACOCK. NBC, n..."20. Longtime network symbol: PEACOCK. NBC, now part of Comcast NBCUniversal. The name gets longer with each acquisition."<br /><br />So do their bills.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13270740184766230842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-57834496204306274982018-06-14T13:10:22.068-05:002018-06-14T13:10:22.068-05:00Lemonade......I lived in CT for 56 years, I’d stil...Lemonade......I lived in CT for 56 years, I’d still be there except retirement made me relo to SC......speaking of which....<br /><br />Big Easy....they call it “The War of Northern Aggression” here....I guess because when you open fire on a fort with no declaration of war and are battled back, why that’s “northern aggression”....<br /><br />In a similar vein, this war wasn’t about slavery, but “states rights”.....despite slavery being cited as the cause in every seceding state’s declaration of secession. Cuz what did the people who seceded actually know about what they were doing?<br /><br />Anyway, a nice Thursday puzzle with a bit of crunch. AnonymousPVXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10078186298428497941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-83064360266261159262018-06-14T13:05:07.564-05:002018-06-14T13:05:07.564-05:00Steve: Thanks for the AHA Take On Me song. I like ...<b>Steve:</b> Thanks for the AHA Take On Me song. I like the song, but never knew the title!Picardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17401317669146538447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-21520858704968129602018-06-14T13:03:18.081-05:002018-06-14T13:03:18.081-05:00I enjoyed the RUCKUS theme and got it fairly quick...I enjoyed the RUCKUS theme and got it fairly quickly. Hand up UKASE and that HAMM unknown. Hand up TANTRUM clue was amusing!<br /><br />When I was a teen we went to the Cyclorama in Atlanta. Lots of DIORAMAs. Great for the CIVIL WAR BUFF. My father's Aunt Ruth lived there and was our guide.<br /><br /><b><a href="http://swt.org/crosswordcorner/cyclorama-outside/" rel="nofollow">But I only seem to have these photos outside the building.</a></b><br /><br />I also have been to an extraordinary DIORAMA exhibit in Manila, but I can't seem to find those photos. They covered the history from prehistory up to the present.<br /><br /><b><a href="https://youtu.be/usNsCeOV4GM" rel="nofollow">Did anyone else think of the Beatles' song Day in the Life regarding the HOUSE OF LORDS?</a></b><br /><br />He blew his mind out in a car<br />He didn't notice that the lights had changed<br />A crowd of people stood and stared<br />They'd seen his face before<br />Nobody was really sure if he was from the HOUSE OF LORDS<br /><br />From yesterday:<br /><b>Wilbur Charles:</b> Sorry, but I am not seeing where I was wearing a blue sweater? In the YARN Bomb photos? Somewhere else?<br /><br /><b>Lucina:</b> Regarding printers, I have only ever owned laser printers and they were all made by HP. Laser printers cost less to run in the long run. The toner doesn't go bad like ink jet ink. They are very reliable. Nothing to clog.<br /><br />Black and white laser printers are quite cheap now. But I finally made the big step up to an HP M451dn color laser printer.<br /><br />Your printer is an all-in-one. Do you need the other functions? I have a separate scanner.<br />Picardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17401317669146538447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-54484546820009864642018-06-14T12:03:51.192-05:002018-06-14T12:03:51.192-05:00FINALLY!! More than 50 years later, I was finally ...FINALLY!! More than 50 years later, I was finally able to make good use of 2 semesters of Russian history when UKASE reared its head. Woo!<br /><br />I too thought the clue for TANTRUM was the best one today, but there were others nearly as good. <br /><br />A fun Thursday romp in the park. Thanks to Joe and to Steve. <br /><br />Several SO's today helped keep it interesting, too. <br /><br />Have a great day, all… or not; your choice.WikWakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14873144164842777944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-52478272111251349612018-06-14T12:00:28.822-05:002018-06-14T12:00:28.822-05:00I agree with d-otto ... this felt Mondayish.
Fave...I agree with d-otto ... this felt Mondayish.<br /><br />Fave today, of course, was <b>BAR-TAB</b> ... <br />Though I NEVER carry one since I always "pay cash" when I am in a Bar or Pub.<br />(That way when it is time to leave ... you can leave, without waiting for the bartender).<br /><br />Cheers!Tinbenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14661395078047234853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-39736154390432597272018-06-14T11:53:06.961-05:002018-06-14T11:53:06.961-05:00Musings
-aoUt/Ukase was right! I’ll take a “got ‘e...Musings<br />-aoUt/Ukase was right! I’ll take a “got ‘er done” out of petty phrases<br />-MERIT PAY - We know going into teaching that excellence is never rewarded. On the other hand, sycophancy… <br />-Raise your hand if you’ve never helped a child with a DIORAMA<br />-After years of giving my NASA presentation, I have HONED it into a pretty good program<br />-<a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/tiger-woods-called-his-20-million-yacht-a-dinghy-2018-6" rel="nofollow">He’s ASEA this week in his $20M yacht to avoid traffic at the U.S. Open</a><br />Husker Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09980336006827988210noreply@blogger.com