tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post4310306143678466684..comments2024-03-29T10:19:28.791-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Saturday, April 28, 2018, Andrew J. RiesZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-66732040182383165422018-04-29T00:28:54.906-05:002018-04-29T00:28:54.906-05:00Lucina: my admiration for your niece & her hus...Lucina: my admiration for your niece & her husband.True saints. I think the parents of my nephew's kids have some substance abuse in their history, money problems, can't hold jobs. The first kid was born in their early teens. They are supposed to be getting training to get the kids back. Youngest needs surgery. Sounds like a lot of heartbreak.PKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14570575955563406341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-18361799190297699682018-04-28T23:19:02.094-05:002018-04-28T23:19:02.094-05:00PK:
You just reminded me that I failed to post my ...PK:<br />You just reminded me that I failed to post my admiration for one of my nieces and her husband who adopted five siblings from their drug-addicted mother (a niece) to keep them all in the family. They are true heroes as well as my sister (their great-grandmother) who lives with them and helps with their rearing.<br /><br />Since they were all born drug-addicted they have had some challenging health problems but are flourishing under the love of their adopted family. Except for the oldest one, none know of their true origin. <br />Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-62325991328274286662018-04-28T23:03:01.474-05:002018-04-28T23:03:01.474-05:00Greetings!
Thanks to Andrew and Gary!
My sympat...Greetings!<br /><br />Thanks to Andrew and Gary!<br /><br />My sympathies, Keith.<br /><br />Not a very difficult Saturday, but, can you believe that I spelled BEeTLE wrong!<br /><br />Hope to see you tomorrow!fermatprime@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17552154324807006890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-43791707572042220692018-04-28T21:58:11.867-05:002018-04-28T21:58:11.867-05:00I should add my thanks to Husker Gary for the grea...I should add my thanks to Husker Gary for the great write-up. And Andrew for bolloxing me with The Hollywood "Cuts".<br /><br />I was looking for some kind of wierd DO .<br /><br />I've never sailed through 8/9th of a Saturday so smoothly .<br /><br />Did anybody catch the demolition of Jordan Speith and his partner Ryan Palmer? Water, water ... And embedded ball in a trap . -8 on the 17th tee and they missed the cut shooting -3*. <br /><br />So now it's Perez and Dufner. <br /><br />WC<br /><br />* On a 20 foot final putt from SpeithWilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-30466544039341571042018-04-28T19:30:00.267-05:002018-04-28T19:30:00.267-05:00I went to Mass at 4pm and said my prayers for Russ...I went to Mass at 4pm and said my prayers for Russell, Scott and of course OMK . <br /><br />Within a short time I had only the SW . I decided I needed a foothold so I looked up KIM!! Jeong. And completely missed that it was KEN . <br /><br />So I was stymied . I finally gave up and there was the V8 can- TENTHS . I quickly filled the rest of the corner . <br /><br />So, I hope I can knock off Sunday. <br /><br />WCWilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-49944851731533803242018-04-28T18:09:25.987-05:002018-04-28T18:09:25.987-05:00Hi Y'all! SHRUG was my reaction to many of the...Hi Y'all! SHRUG was my reaction to many of the clues on first pass. There were a plethora of three-letter initials which always make my mind go tilt. Many clever clues were admired when all was done. Thanks, Andrew.<br /><br />Gary, you definitely did TICKLE my funny bone with your expo today (no abuse at all). As to favorite Super Heros: mine are my nephew and his wife who are fostering five black children along with their own three white children. The oldest are 8 yrs. old, youngest is an infant, three in diapers. That's heroic in my book.<br /><br />In common farm use, I never heard of a herd of STEERs. A pen of STEERs being fed for slaughter never hung around long enough to be called a herd. We had a cow-calf herd with a resident bull. I suppose in the olden cattle drive years, the herd was mostly STEERs being herded up the trail to the railhead. STEERs are castrated males, BTW.<br /><br />RARES usage refers to stamps or coins. I think I ran into this when we were trying to appraise items in my MIL's estate. I remember going to a specialty shop for help with those items. Nothing too valuable was found.PKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14570575955563406341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-14786746165669783292018-04-28T17:54:53.262-05:002018-04-28T17:54:53.262-05:00Sheldor is back online
- - I just left a voice m...Sheldor is back online<br /><br /> - - I just left a voice message for <b>sanfranman59</b> who posted in Dec. and Jan. I spoke to him on Jan. 30, and he felt that his statistics, and he were not welcome on the Corner so he stopped posting. I invited him to post again, and hope that he does.<br /><br /> - -I have found a particularly soothing musical video. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6mGsXvhAjY" rel="nofollow"><b>- LINK -</b></a><br /><br />ÐaveD4E4Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10722279710961820843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-82570169645815111672018-04-28T17:24:44.789-05:002018-04-28T17:24:44.789-05:00Ol'Man Keith, you give us all inspiration on h...Ol'Man Keith, you give us all inspiration on how bravely and tenderly to grieve over a painful family loss. Thank you for your moving words. Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570695193695039956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-44946925110359863552018-04-28T16:41:06.064-05:002018-04-28T16:41:06.064-05:00Harry Cary in the Wrigley Field broadcast booth. H...Harry Cary in the Wrigley Field broadcast booth. He previously wass in St. Louis's Sportsman's Park where I went to see Cardinal games in my youth. His colleagues were Jack Buck and Joe Garagiola Both surpassed Cary and went national.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-26010030617907595162018-04-28T15:50:24.865-05:002018-04-28T15:50:24.865-05:00My thanks again to all who took time to express sy...My thanks again to all who took time to express sympathy on the death of my brother, Russell Fowler, the one I called my "Lil' Bro" even into his seventies. <b>SwampCat</b> and <b>JJM</b>, I appreciate your sentiments today - and yours too, <b>Misty, AnonPVX</b> and any others I may have inadvertently overlooked.<br />It is a hard time for us, as it is for every family that loses a dear member. But we take some consolation in that my brother has been released from a long period of ill health and failed procedures. <br />He was a musician who could no longer play. He had been a truly vibrant personality, and that's the way we will always remember him.<br /><br />As for myself, I think it very strange to have lost a younger sister and now my Lil' Bro - both of my <i>younger</i> siblings. Happily, they both left children who are thriving and founders of their own families. <br /><br />And I find solace in a wife who understands my heart. She knows the depth of my feeling, and there is nothing quite so soothing as a companion in sorrow.<br /><br />____________<br />Today's pzl from Mr. <b>Ries</b> was wonderfully tough, yet manageable! I found myself stymied in the NE corner - mainly because I did not want to give up TIGER PAW as my answer to 16A. Sometimes we can see a far better answer to the constructor's clue than he ever realized. Tell me, anybody, why TIGER PAW is not a better response than JIB CRANE!<br />But, No, I defer to the master and submit to his banal fill. That at least opened up his brilliant word and my favorite fill of the day - FOXTROT. <br />The military/NATO alphabet dawned on me like a small sunrise.<br /><br /><b>Diagonal Report:</b> Six, count 'em, six. That is, if we allow sub-diagonals without a main diagonal to anchor them. <br />You know my feelings on this. But for any in the opposite camp, I submit a real anomaly. While there is no main slash - and no mirror diagonals - we spot <b><i>six sub-diagonals</i></b> running NW to SE. WooHoo!Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-47850045110405475092018-04-28T15:47:23.755-05:002018-04-28T15:47:23.755-05:00A well-constructed puzzle.A well-constructed puzzle.Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-60969397471731846352018-04-28T15:41:21.080-05:002018-04-28T15:41:21.080-05:00YR, the problem with trying to condemn the abuse y...YR, the problem with trying to condemn the abuse you mention is that it is just abuse for its own sake with no content to argue about. As you said, it is not different opinions. That we could discuss. What passes as opinion today is often just nastiness. <br />SwampCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06893584705424353444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-82946869053203705102018-04-28T15:30:02.439-05:002018-04-28T15:30:02.439-05:00It is so amazing what passed for scandalous ten ye...It is so amazing what passed for scandalous ten years ago! Public discourse, and especially tweets and Facebook memes, have coarsened in the last ten years. The Dixie Chicks gave a very short, and by today's standards, mild, opinion against George W. Bush and the Iraq war. The only harsh word was "ashamed." I am surprised that others, even in those days, gave scathing opinions against Bush and that war and were not as badly censured as these gals. And the rabid abuse continues today against Obama and Trump. These diatribes are not just differences of opinion, but outright abuse. Can't we refute, or even condemn, the ideas, without damning and condemning the speaker? Yellowrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590216912123103432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-61295390825166081112018-04-28T15:09:37.228-05:002018-04-28T15:09:37.228-05:00Late today due to many interruptions, though good ...Late today due to many interruptions, though good ones. My S-I-L, daughter and friend are repairing my patio ceiling. Yea! Rah! The top was sealed a few weeks ago but the damage underneath was not so they are busy on that while I fetch things they need.<br /><br />Some of today's solve was a walk in the park for me, RECESS, SMACKS, MAURA, NEBULOUS and ALTOSTRATUS. Clouds are in the 4th grade science curriculum. However, misspelling BEATLEMANIA (BEATTLE) kept me hostage for a long time then the V-8 can hit. Hard. I also knew DIXIE once CHICKS was in place. Not a fan but I recall the brouhaha. <br /><br />Only because of Crosswords am I familiar with the NATO alphabet so knew FOXTROT followed ECHO.<br /><br />The SE was last to fall and even then had to look up CRANSTON and TENTHS. Only then did LAKE ERIE and OPEN SEA emerge.<br /><br />Thank you, Andrew J. Ries and Gary! You provided some fun today.<br /><br />I hope you are all enjoying this glorious spring Saturday! <br /><br /> <br />Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-37133406649072687132018-04-28T14:33:41.299-05:002018-04-28T14:33:41.299-05:00Holy Cow, Batman! HG - Batman is my fav 'cuz ...Holy Cow, Batman! HG - Batman is my fav 'cuz he's a normal guy (no mutations, etc.) with LOTs of fantastic toys. Frank Miller's presentation of Bruce Wayne is NOIR.<br /><br />Hi All! - I tossed-the towel today after an hour+ trying to finish everything west of 19d. Dime and Oaf would never go away until I cribbed from HG's grid. Thanks Andrew for a fun puzzle and thanks HG for the sparkly Expo.<br /><br />Y'all have no idea how many times I read 'flight' as 'fight' and had -I SPORT BAR. Answer: so many times, in fact, that it took HG to fix me -- guess I wasn't on my A-GAME today. ELITE solver I'm not.<br /><br />WOs: FAA b/f ATC; I had Jon b/f TOM [brain-fart, I knew we were looking for the musician]; started EMI b/f MCA. Bottle b/f RATTLE.<br /><b>Fav</b>: FOXTROT - nicely clue'd but didn't fool me (for more than 2 minutes :-))<br /><br />JIB CRANE: I know these 'cuz my Uncle is in construction. He told me a story about a) how much the operators make and b) they go up there with Gatorade and come down w/ bottles of urine - they don't come down all day because it's a 30min one-way climb.<br /><br />YR - get a maid but stay away from Service Master companies. My experience: a hounding of phone calls for up-sells (no, I don't need lawn care!).<br /><br />Picard - yep, thought of Ho-HUM too with UNO sitting there alone as one.<br /><br />Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-44674440934437010182018-04-28T13:45:58.240-05:002018-04-28T13:45:58.240-05:00Rainman, there has been an “international “ alphab...Rainman, there has been an “international “ alphabet using words for letters for a long time, surely since WWI . As you said it is reviewed and changed when thought necessary. The letters that come to my mind from WWII are Able, Baker,Charlie, Dog , Easy, Fox, George.<br />SwampCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06893584705424353444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-16672239949273061722018-04-28T13:40:29.584-05:002018-04-28T13:40:29.584-05:00Picard, the Dixie Chicks apologized because they w...Picard, the Dixie Chicks apologized because they wanted their (probably fairly conservative) country western audiences to keep buying their records and coming to their concerts. I think they had to cancel a couple because attendance was down. I forgot what they said but I assume it was political.<br /><br />I thought, Hmmm, this puzzle is pretty easy for a Saturday, but did, in fact, FIR.<br /><br />BeckyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-37546214369452854742018-04-28T13:10:08.387-05:002018-04-28T13:10:08.387-05:00I only recently began hearing of a NATO alphabet. ...I only recently began hearing of a NATO alphabet. I still call it the ICAO (eye-kayo) alphabet. The International Civil Aviation Organization developed it. Since then, it has gone through lots of review but few if any changes. Developed in the late 40s. Not sure what aviators and controller used before. Anyone know?Rainmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06511366260609189046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-32149102346623819582018-04-28T12:53:40.449-05:002018-04-28T12:53:40.449-05:00Thanks, AnonPVX. I've never heard of the NATO ...Thanks, AnonPVX. I've never heard of the NATO alphabet and just looked it up. Interesting. Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570695193695039956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-91770024511039965122018-04-28T12:25:57.485-05:002018-04-28T12:25:57.485-05:00OMK....I just read of your loss in yesterday’s com...OMK....I just read of your loss in yesterday’s comments. My sympathies to you and yours.AnonymousPVXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10078186298428497941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-27567600257784654702018-04-28T12:20:07.524-05:002018-04-28T12:20:07.524-05:00ECHO FOXTROT is part of the NATO alphabet. GOLF HO...ECHO FOXTROT is part of the NATO alphabet. GOLF HOTEL INDIA, etc. <br /><br />I’m sorry, RARES may be a collectors term, but no dictionary lists that usage. <br /><br />Otherwise, a rather easy Saturday puzzle. AnonymousPVXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10078186298428497941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-52591337826848317532018-04-28T12:03:39.927-05:002018-04-28T12:03:39.927-05:00Not a big deal but I believe 'Moccasin' is...Not a big deal but I believe 'Moccasin' is misspelled at 27D. It's a hard word for me to spell too while trying to decide which letters are doubled. <br /><br />I believe the gentleman holding the mic is Harry Caray, long time announcer for the Chicago Cubs baseball team. He would sing along with "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" during the bottom of the seventh inning while holding the mike out the window to the crowd for the final rousing chorus. Bill Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04495413609545426668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-79091244420836418182018-04-28T11:56:42.787-05:002018-04-28T11:56:42.787-05:00Well, this was a Saturday toughie for me, as most ...Well, this was a Saturday toughie for me, as most of them are. I did get a few items to start me off, like RECESS, SON, RESETS, FRAUEN, and AHEM. The southeast corner was the easiest for me, but I then had to start cheating, especially with the long fills. Like others, had DIME before CENT and OAF before APE. But still lots of fun--thanks, Andrew. And you posted great pictures this morning, Husker Gary.<br /><br />Never heard of a JIB CRANE. I know I must be missing something obvious here, but how is ECHO followed by FOXTROT? <br /><br />Wonderful picture, C.C.!<br /><br />Ol'Man Keith, I'm still stunned by your sad news and thinking of you.<br /><br />Argyle, you too are in my thoughts and prayers every day.<br /><br />Have a great weekend, everybody!Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570695193695039956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-29216194659491391782018-04-28T11:53:27.176-05:002018-04-28T11:53:27.176-05:00I'm not a Catholic, but because Notre Dame mea...I'm not a Catholic, but because Notre Dame means Our Lady and the cathedral is dedicated to the Virgin Mary, who is sometimes called Saint Mary, I though she was the STE. in the puzzle. <br />JIB CRANE, TOM WAITS and MAURA were the only fill new to me. They were sussed from perps and wags. Other fill which were in my wheel house needed a few perps to jog my memory.<br />PICARD, I, too, thought the Dixie Chicks had a right to their opinions.<br />Another recess is over. I seem to need so many rest-my-back periods these days. Back to vacuuming. I am debating my need for maid service.Yellowrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590216912123103432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-68518178731212198272018-04-28T11:43:18.443-05:002018-04-28T11:43:18.443-05:00Three things:
1. Keith... I've kept your broth...Three things:<br />1. Keith... I've kept your brother in my daily prayers since you first posted. My deepest condolences. Be well<br /><br />2. Okay here's how my SW corner looked<br /> __ENSEA<br /> __NTHS<br />DNF for me. I don't think the clues were all that good for these 2 fills.<br /><br /><br />3. PROM NIGHT for my last one at home, then off to college in a few most. <br /> I hope he has the greatest, SAFE, time tonight.<br /><br />Have a great weekend all.JJMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10160962871151825507noreply@blogger.com