tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post415598717859785635..comments2024-03-18T21:23:54.524-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Thursday, December 18, 2014 Ed SessaZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-74448101673204792642014-12-19T11:21:18.397-06:002014-12-19T11:21:18.397-06:00So sorry but the nit is with the paper. Let them k...So sorry but the nit is with the paper. Let them know. Politely. They may not know crossword etiquette and thought they were helping. Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472446316589207365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-21099434532369443012014-12-19T11:15:24.395-06:002014-12-19T11:15:24.395-06:00My paper said 10. Mount Rushmore Local. There was ...My paper said 10. Mount Rushmore Local. There was no abbreviation for Mt. Like you show. Held me up the whole day. FOUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-89809151081170398962014-12-19T06:23:26.521-06:002014-12-19T06:23:26.521-06:00Spitzboov,
No limit on cheater squares. But the to...Spitzboov,<br />No limit on cheater squares. But the total black square count must be under 43.<br /><br />Ed's puzzle has 42 black squares, but only 72 words.Zhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-70688354452349490162014-12-18T21:19:44.270-06:002014-12-18T21:19:44.270-06:00Yitzhak Rabin Took Xcederin ?Yitzhak Rabin Took Xcederin ?TTPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03978803962510303498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-88425095081625938052014-12-18T19:38:45.140-06:002014-12-18T19:38:45.140-06:00Thanks Irish Mist for clearing that up. I was thi...Thanks Irish Mist for clearing that up. I was thinking maybe Young Radiologist Takes X-ray. Or <br />You're Really Tall, Xena!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-13740223045163483962014-12-18T19:27:57.754-06:002014-12-18T19:27:57.754-06:00CED 3:31 - that's the one. The entity sharing ...CED 3:31 - that's the one. The entity sharing Spock's body was a little more outgoing than Spock himself, obviously. <br /><br />Nice to see bits and pieces of the shows to which I was riveted in my ute! The sets may have been cheesy, but the sci fi was solid.Dudleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587399549104728305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-57272265282691770372014-12-18T19:24:08.703-06:002014-12-18T19:24:08.703-06:00Add me to the list of those who enjoyed the trombo...Add me to the list of those who enjoyed the trombone arrangements. Thanks JzB.<br /><br />BTW, another one in the same series is "Silver Bells," number 2 I believe. I especially enjoyed that one. <br /><br />The rain has let up and I am heading out for a bike ride and espresso. No tutoring for two weeks.Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-65708932191233536472014-12-18T18:09:50.263-06:002014-12-18T18:09:50.263-06:00CED @ 4:17 - Your notation YRTX was to thank YR fo...CED @ 4:17 - Your notation YRTX was to thank YR for explaining the Rome holiday sight=ruins clue.Irish Misshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12527047622731333304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-76354698944419366172014-12-18T17:59:10.044-06:002014-12-18T17:59:10.044-06:00Greetings!
A very workable Thursday. Thanks Ed, M...Greetings!<br /><br />A very workable Thursday. Thanks Ed, Marti!<br /><br />Going out of house to rheumatologist for regular appointment. (Can't help me with cold!)<br /><br />YR: Get you doctor to prescribe some meloxicam. Good pain reliever.<br /><br />Cheers!fermatprimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06391014624435192426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-30639584893059521752014-12-18T17:44:57.923-06:002014-12-18T17:44:57.923-06:00All the puzzles this week have been fairly easy. ...All the puzzles this week have been fairly easy. I'm sure tomorrow will be very different. I didn't get the theme, as usual, so thanks to Marti for explaining it. Thanks for the puzzle, Mr. Sessa.<br /><br />YR--hang in there! It'll take a couple months after surgery to really start feeling better, but the result is well worth it. No more thinking about every step to minimize the pain.<br /><br />Eggs over and almost fully cooked. Just a little yolk oozing out.<br /><br />Mom would have celebrated her 94th birthday today. She's in a better place now. RIP.<br /><br />PatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-65005111359924706042014-12-18T16:50:47.126-06:002014-12-18T16:50:47.126-06:00Looking at the FDR STAMP I believe the deformity i...Looking at the FDR STAMP I believe the deformity is quite obvious.<br /><br />Jazz:<br />I've surely enjoyed the trombone arrangements. Thank you.Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-69787623958850417882014-12-18T16:47:27.520-06:002014-12-18T16:47:27.520-06:00d-otto @11:33
Since I was holding the camera below...d-otto @11:33<br />Since I was holding the camera below my mast ... <br />It is really <b>hard</b> to say whether the mast had been raised at that <b>sunset</b> moment. lolTinbenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14661395078047234853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-14104691252738239972014-12-18T16:17:19.412-06:002014-12-18T16:17:19.412-06:00Hmm, I think the daily crossword is all the puzzli...Hmm, I think the daily crossword is all the puzzling I can handle...<br /><br />In my notes to discuss, after 30D Holiday Ruins? i added "YRTX"<br /><br />It took me a while to realize that I had already done it, but can you figure out what I was trying to tell myself?CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-8952096842622324032014-12-18T15:31:43.784-06:002014-12-18T15:31:43.784-06:00I did the puzzle waiting for Daughter#3 to get thr...I did the puzzle waiting for Daughter#3 to get thru a Doctors appt. (just a head cold that is leading to an ear infection) So it could not have been that easy if it took all that time...<br /><br />I must be getting old, I make notes of what I want to discuss, & the 1st note was "stew." What the heck has "stew" got to do with the puzzle? It took a while but I realized I had saved <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8HqSV6HqNU" rel="nofollow">The Singing Stewardess clip</a> to post later<br /><br />Yes, Holiday in the 30D clue did not make me think of "ruins." Yellow Rocks, thanks for the explanation, it does make some sort of sense now. P.S. keep us updated about how the knee thing goes, as we may be all next in line...<br /><br />34d pizza topping ,,, onion? (am I missing something?)<br /><br />It would be nice if our constructors made a puzzle that included all of the UEY variations as the clue, and the answer was the words "oneeighty..." (parse that one...)<br /><br />had to look up the FDR stamp, interesting!<br /><br />Dudley, the 1st clip is the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fK3Fc14xOu8" rel="nofollow">Uhura = freedom.</a> (I haven't time to watch all 8 minutes, gotta do a Mr. Moms taxi run. Maybe later...)<br /><br />Good thing the puzzle was about descending <a href="http://lowres.cartoonstock.com/hobbies-leisure-mountain_goat-headbutt-head_butt-butting-rock_climber-njun1636_low.jpg" rel="nofollow">& not climbing...</a>CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-84919604539984600972014-12-18T15:16:45.013-06:002014-12-18T15:16:45.013-06:00Must be. I'd agree with the hanging and flippi...Must be. I'd agree with the hanging and flipping comments. <br /><br />Enjoyed the puzzle, but didn't find it overly easy. Guilty of Orem before Orel. Wrong Moscow, evidently. Liked the difference in the types of orders.<br /><br />I like my eggs over easy, but don't often get them that way in a restaurant. I like the whites set and the yolks hot but still runny. I usually order basted cuz most short order cooks I've encountered overcook them if you ask for over easy. Maybe that's also a Nebraska thing :-)Avg Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02301873113962640644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-85385538205527282532014-12-18T14:52:19.148-06:002014-12-18T14:52:19.148-06:00Ergo, that's what Husker said about the Uey. ...Ergo, that's what Husker said about the Uey. It must be a Nebraska-ism. Where I grew up we would hang a UEY and flip a bird.desper-ottohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242581085713882677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-36023276932726557012014-12-18T14:44:28.088-06:002014-12-18T14:44:28.088-06:00My English friend called a vacation a holiday. A R...My English friend called a vacation a holiday. A Roman holiday could be a vacation in Rome where one of the tourist attractions is seeing the ancient ruins. I thought the clue was clever.Yellowrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590216912123103432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-13014698943965382652014-12-18T14:38:49.066-06:002014-12-18T14:38:49.066-06:00Thank you Ed and Marti.
Sorry to be a wet blanket...<br />Thank you Ed and Marti.<br /><br />Sorry to be a wet blanket, but the puzzle to me was a 'meh' for a Thursday.<br /><br />The verticals did help a bit. The lack of symmetry was odd. And what's up with hanging a UEY? We used to hang rights and lefts, but never a UEY. Those, we flipped. Ergonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-57749268875066046282014-12-18T14:24:01.081-06:002014-12-18T14:24:01.081-06:00Lemonade, mucho apologies.
1. There was an LARGE...Lemonade, mucho apologies.<br /><br />1. There was an LARGE element of satire, firmly tongue-in-cheek, and total speculation, involved in my earlier post. Coupled with some irreverent, though somewhat appropriate scientific terminology.<br /><br />2. Although I am only too aware of your serious debilitating eye disorders, I thought you would look past all that and take it with a BIG grain of salt. Much to my horror, you have taken me far too literally. I too, suffer from keratoconus ( but, no ghost vision, yet ) and have gone through some procedures, so far, unfortunately unhelpful. Having no other choice, I have learnt to live with it.<br /><br />I just 'put in' the word keratoconus because it is one of the syndromes which can cause ghost vision, which perhaps, the artist could have been afflicted with(?) <br /><br /> Sufficeth to say, my earlier post can be described as 'pure undiluted 100% bunkum'.<br /><br />NEVER believe what you read on the internet. lol.Bashful Lurkernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-49777549527819268892014-12-18T14:15:08.633-06:002014-12-18T14:15:08.633-06:00Should've made my way straight to you earlier ...Should've made my way straight to you earlier but tennis prevailed. <br /><br />WES about the Thursday difficulty. But totally enjoyable. <br /><br />I do question OREL. Couldn't find it as clued near any Moscow I know…<br /><br />MOST fave today: MOPS. <br /><br />Was not familiar with LORNA nor EDNA. <br />I didn't care for AREAR but like ABAFT., which IS a word. <br /><br />And I don't get why "holiday" was needed to get Roman attractions. RUINS it??<br /><br />Other than these nits, Ed Sessa's offering was very nice, albeit too quickly over. Thanks Ed for the subtle clueing, and to Marti. <br /><br />Hang in there, YR, but not the UEYs. <br />Rainmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06511366260609189046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-7159444647168141522014-12-18T14:11:41.470-06:002014-12-18T14:11:41.470-06:00Anon T and Abejo, it looks like we three are in th...Anon T and Abejo, it looks like we three are in the minority here. I also like my eggs SUNNY SIDE UP.<br /><br />HG, I stared and stared at the stamp for way too long before I continued on with the comments. I was sure it had something to do with the fact that he died in 1945, but the date on the stamp was 1947. (D'uh, Marti, it was a <i>commemorative</i> stamp!!) <br /><br />D-otto @ 12:12, very funny!!HeartRxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08786026973246127946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-63008746360670887092014-12-18T13:55:41.458-06:002014-12-18T13:55:41.458-06:00I apologize for a 6th post, but I must ask Lurker ...I apologize for a 6th post, but I must ask Lurker again,who does not have an email attached, how interesting; who was the artist? I myself have suffered with kerataconus since I was a very small child and have had 5 eye operations. I seldom read or hear anything about kerataconus (from the Greek for Cone Shaped Cornea). Lemonade714https://www.blogger.com/profile/13642909374639570868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-76885198787972520992014-12-18T13:46:59.403-06:002014-12-18T13:46:59.403-06:00Lemonade, regarding Franklin Delano Roosevelt, I h...Lemonade, regarding Franklin Delano Roosevelt, I have it on unimpeachable references, from FDR's personal physician, no less, ( unfortunately, also, no longer with us - ) that FDR did not suffer from polydactyly or polydactylism (same - ). Sorry to have to pour cold water on your impending theories.<br /><br /> His health issues were mostly due to the effects of his polio outbreak, (despite of which, he had - ) his numerous ongoing affaires and his smoking of various obnoxious weeds...<br /><br />This physician also assured me that the Monaco artist who drew the infamous picture on the stamp was afflicted with diplopia ( double vision ) combined with keratoconus, which provided certain ghost images. Thus, that was the proximal cause of the unusual drawing...<br /><br /><br />Husker Gary, you have totally misjudged the intention of the design of the Walmart Carmelo Anthony doll. It was a 'paint by numbers' type of doll. You have to paint the number '1' ( for the '17') and color it ebony black all over ... As is explained in 'White men can't jump'. lol.Lurker, again,noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-1754853809647858712014-12-18T12:32:56.789-06:002014-12-18T12:32:56.789-06:00Thank you S Mom, I am getting old as it obviously ...Thank you S Mom, I am getting old as it obviously is Millard Fillmore buried in Buffalo. <br /><br />HG you did not answer my question, is it a bad photo or was FDR a polydactyl? We all know he had health issuesLemonade714https://www.blogger.com/profile/13642909374639570868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-20983784112756418162014-12-18T12:12:02.163-06:002014-12-18T12:12:02.163-06:00Anon-T, yes I saw that article. I'm surprised...Anon-T, yes I saw that article. I'm surprised at how many antique car nuts there are here in my little town. I can think of five that are all within 1/2 mile of me, and several more within 1 mile. Oh, and I'm on an IMac. I guess I'll just keep hitting "Preview" and "Publish" and ignore the check box.<br /><br />Synapstic Mom, I can see it now -- Mrs. Van Buren in the Conservatory with the Lead Pipe.desper-ottohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242581085713882677noreply@blogger.com