tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post4365854577924413642..comments2024-03-29T08:35:40.450-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Saturday, March 27, 2021, Craig StoweZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-91074580277684518842021-03-28T06:05:17.434-05:002021-03-28T06:05:17.434-05:00Just now getting caught up on posts after 10:00. ...<br /><br /><br /><br />Just now getting caught up on posts after 10:00. The better part of Saturday was spent tending to one of the gardens. Felt good to get my hands back in the soil again. But good night ! I wore myself out. I knew I was tired so I decided to lie down for a few minutes. That was around 6 PM after supper, and that's all she wrote. The next thing I knew it was after 2 AM. Then a few more hours of sleep after that !<br /><br />Anonymous "c-level solver" at 10:17, why don't you "go blue" by creating a Blogger profile ? You can add as much or as little about yourself as you want, and add an avatar image if you'd like. There is a link to general how-to instructions on the main page of the blog. If you are using a smartphone, you may have to scroll all the way to the bottom and use the "View Web Version" button to get to the main page with all of the links.<br /><br />Dash-T, looking back at how long I've been a CR subscriber, both print and online, I might have bought the lifetime membership way back in the day and saved some geld. Shame on Pauly Shore.<br /><br />Liked your NCAA limerick, Chairman Moe. <br /><br />Unclefred @ 4:37, there is a Glen who (don't know who Glen is)<a href="https://crosswordsolvingtimes.blogspot.com/2021/03/saturday-32721.html" rel="nofollow">recorded 4:10</a> as his completion time. On paper. Maybe he's a court reporter and does it in shorthand ? :>) <br /><br />NaomiZ, the toaster oven I got is laboriously slow and is in its box in the basement. Thanks for the feedback on the Breville.<br /><br />TTPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03978803962510303498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-4641560486338251602021-03-27T23:29:01.138-05:002021-03-27T23:29:01.138-05:00Gary, I just now saw your question and sent you an...Gary, I just now saw your question and sent you an answer.Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-57524491776632937632021-03-27T22:49:25.251-05:002021-03-27T22:49:25.251-05:00YR, Henry Clay at his most diplomatic couldn't...YR, Henry Clay at his most diplomatic couldn't hold a candle to your response. <br /><br />Ok, Fred, we'll give you the FIR. Mainly because we went through the Litt/Latt/LETT business awhile ago. <br /><br />IM, I got the SW. A few squares elsewhere. I don't really have a NYTimes level brain these days. I see that "fog" you talked about awhile back has lifted. <br /><br />I read where NYT had strived for diversification and the Rap and slang is there. I'll get back to it in the morning. <br /><br />WCWilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-56936734668161434512021-03-27T22:20:43.586-05:002021-03-27T22:20:43.586-05:00
I agree Saturday is toughest, I had always thoug... <br />I agree Saturday is toughest, I had always thought they increase in difficulty from Monday to Saturday, with the big Sunday grid usually a Wednesday/Thursday level. AnonymousPVXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10078186298428497941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-46806130593256714832021-03-27T20:58:35.066-05:002021-03-27T20:58:35.066-05:00Saturday puzzles should be and have always been a ...Saturday puzzles should be and have always been a tad more difficult. In fact, a Saturday puzzle of long ago is what brought me to this LAT site in search of an obscure clue/fill. Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-6328184127940082902021-03-27T20:06:01.356-05:002021-03-27T20:06:01.356-05:00Wilbur @ 2:24 ~ I did today’s NY Times puzzle by M...Wilbur @ 2:24 ~ I did today’s NY Times puzzle by Michael Hawkins. It was challenging but P and P paid off with a successful completion.Irish Misshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12527047622731333304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-3539618127415794302021-03-27T18:59:13.545-05:002021-03-27T18:59:13.545-05:00Unclefred, I would say you have done a stupendous,...Unclefred, I would say you have done a stupendous, valiant job, even with one bad cell. Kudos. I would take exception to LATT, even if you give yourself a break on Roma. Even Lett is becoming obsolete.Yellowrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590216912123103432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-22411482638996069252021-03-27T18:27:44.829-05:002021-03-27T18:27:44.829-05:00Unclefred, we're sorry, we'll have to conv... Unclefred, we're sorry, we'll have to convene the FIR-FIW Jury. YR, Lucina, ATLgranny, … Perhaps Anon-T. And Wilbur. Last time they marked me FIW when I thought I had a case. <br /><br />Add Naomi to the jury. I liked "Has it not been ever thus?". So I'll add "What sayest thou?" <br /><br />WC<br /><br />Wilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-1117435144476343452021-03-27T17:37:04.204-05:002021-03-27T17:37:04.204-05:00Super Saturday, Mr. Stowe! FIW because I made a WA...Super Saturday, Mr. Stowe! FIW because I made a WAG at ANNIE waTTS, and although I knew that wOT and aRO were wrong, I failed to come up with POT and ORO. My bad! <br /><br />Our Breville TOASTER oven is a workhorse, and saves us from heating the large oven when baking small items.<br /><br />I appreciated seeing that favorite moment from the movie Sideways, which even referred to yesterday's Xanax.<br /><br />Kerek @ 8:37 AM asks whether there is a new trend for the puzzles to have obscure clues and answers. Has it not been ever thus? And of course the difficulty increases every day from Monday through Sunday. <br /><br />Any time I read about how Rich has changed a constructor's clue, I am very grateful to Rich.<br /><br />Congratulations to Oo!<br /><br />Thanks, Husker Gary!NaomiZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024038841021678864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-50331225815675780142021-03-27T16:37:04.701-05:002021-03-27T16:37:04.701-05:00After a long 40 minute struggle that I almost gave...After a long 40 minute struggle that I almost gave up on several times I’m gonna claim a FIR even though one letter is wrong. I had LATT instead of LETT as Latvia is next to Estonia (I think) and WHENINROMA works as well as WHENINROME (for me at least) so I’m gonna award myself a FIR. After so much struggle I deserve it!! Other than that sniggle an enjoyable if difficult CW, thanx, Craig! PRÉCIS was new to me, too. Also had to choose FERN ALGA MOSS for 2D; PERPS to the rescue. Nice write-up, HG, thanx for all the wit and work that went into it. At the end after so much struggle I actually was surprised it was only 40 minutes. I know, I know, someone’s gonna say he or she got a FIR in five minutes. I’m just proud of getting a Saturday CW completed. Usually, I fail Saturdays. Well, maybe I failed today too because of the A vs E I mentioned. I’ll still stubbornly claim a victory.unclefredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04184507029837978331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-34352258475201813402021-03-27T16:28:02.702-05:002021-03-27T16:28:02.702-05:00
Wow, this was a toughie.
Started off “on the wav...<br />Wow, this was a toughie.<br /><br />Started off “on the wavelength” or so I thought. <br /><br />Got the solve after a LOT of reviewing. <br /><br />Some write-overs though...SORE/WEAK, WIN/POT, CRABAPPLE/KRABAPPEL (and I haven’t missed an episode), SHOCKS/STRUTS, SERB/LETT.<br /><br />And I always heard “all kidding aside”. <br /><br />UCONN ladies won big, now they have Baylor (won in OT) on Monday, can’t wait. <br /><br />I finally had my 2nd Moderna shot Thursday. Sore shoulder that evening, tossed and turned all night, didn’t fall asleep til 3 AM, woke up at 7. I had a sip of tea which then “returned” itself, then that was the end of the nausea. Logy all day. Fine today. Worth it. <br /><br />Stay safe. AnonymousPVXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10078186298428497941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-13134801244727604382021-03-27T16:01:54.368-05:002021-03-27T16:01:54.368-05:00Just going back through the grid while the Server ...Just going back through the grid while the Server Team dallies say...<br /><br />Remember when Vyvyan ate the Tele b/f the TV Taxman could nick him? He claimed it was a<b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CQI44K0QoQ" rel="nofollow"> TOASTER</a></b>.<br /><br />I'll see meself out. -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-7811836241021222192021-03-27T15:55:27.258-05:002021-03-27T15:55:27.258-05:00C-Moe, I'll see your suite and double down wit...C-Moe, I'll see your suite and double down with <br /><br />The old UCLA Bruins had a hellava gang<br />Alcindor, Walton the whole shebang<br /><br />Yes those were days of glory<br />But 2021 is another story<br /><br />Until along came Jump'n, Johnny Juzang<br /><br />WCWilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-59996836395879211812021-03-27T15:41:37.460-05:002021-03-27T15:41:37.460-05:00Congratulations to Oo!
I liked this puzzle except...Congratulations to Oo!<br /><br />I liked this puzzle except for MAS. Had to look up KRABAPPEL in order to break open that SW corner. Thought of Misty at MERLOT.Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-4348142455690721812021-03-27T15:18:18.573-05:002021-03-27T15:18:18.573-05:00My NCAA limerick du jour:
Indiana hotels interven...My NCAA limerick du jour:<br /><br />Indiana hotels intervened <br />With the basketball teams quarantined.<br />Before games one and two<br />They knew just what to do:<br />Get prepared for the new Suite Sixteen<br />Chairman Moehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830681893074853511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-67829886138044032182021-03-27T14:44:37.632-05:002021-03-27T14:44:37.632-05:00Hi All!
Let's see... OPTS, CPA, DINAH (also b...Hi All!<br /><br />Let's see... OPTS, CPA, DINAH (also b/f my time), SNO, MAXINE, PSI (I useda could sovle Shrödinger's math), IDES, PENA, METAL HEAD (on a lark), MAS and then a long stare at a blank grid.<br /><br />Ok, FRIO, RENT OUT... another long stare (and my Grape Nuts).<br /><br />Needed a couple of cheats to keep playing. Big Fat DNF in my book.<br /><br />Thanks Craig for the puzzle to play while aiding with a system migration at work. Also thanks for stopping by with some inside-baseball.<br /><br />As usual, HG, thanks for letting me crib from your grid :-) Fun expo too.<br /><br /><b>Fav</b> (post cheat): <b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Cg3HnTwHUQ" rel="nofollow">EASY DOES IT </a></b> [Eagles]<br /><br />Ray-O: Another big Corner (belated) HBD to Catherine.<br />Curious - which vaccine did she get post-C19? Did it make her 'relapse' a bit?<br /><br />WC - Re: Pauly Shore. Don't like him; he made fun of DW's outfit and accent when she interviewed him for university-TV after his show in Monroe, LA. And she worked really hard to lose her Sothern accent for TV (ole (oil) was the hardest for her :-))<br />//DW was a Radio/TV/Film major b/f a Shakespeare class turned her into an English major (and with only 1 semester left!!! and a scholarship for the last semester). Remember, we were married through college.<br /><br />TTP - Let's see if I can guess the magazine you mentioned re: TOASTER. I've had a subscription for over 25 years now :-)<br /><br />Enjoyed reading everyone!<br /><br />Back to work... (we're doing a migration :-( )<br />Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-18842477162476215402021-03-27T14:43:10.874-05:002021-03-27T14:43:10.874-05:00Super Saturday. Thanks for the fun, Craig (glad t...Super Saturday. Thanks for the fun, Craig (glad to have a fellow-Canadian here again and even one Canadian clue at 11D!) and HuskerG. Although officially a FIW, I enjoyed this CW (even though it required P&P and two Google searches). <br />Several Aha moments as the mist cleared and areas filled. <br /><br />But I arrived here to discover that the Natick crosses (for a lot of us I see and even Craig admits it!) of ENNIO, ANNIE POTTS, MAXINE defeated me. I had Annie crossing Ennio. Close but not a match.<br />Plus my hand is up (with Anon@10:17) for choosing the wrong Greek letter (Phi) giving me Hadr. <br /><br />Background was too long but OFF CAMERA fit. Ditto with Jeans to KHAKIS.<br />Another hand up for wanting kidding instead of JOKING, and Siamese before MALTese. <br />My Spanish memory from a previous CWs finally gave me ANO. Ditto with SWATHE.<br /><br />I used my "phone a friend" and asked DH, but he didn't know PENA (Google cheat required). He also didn't know where the TD Gardens were, (hello Kelly) but another Goggle cheat gave me Boston, and then DH immediately gave me Celtics (which I shortened to CELT). All in a day's fun.<br /><br />The way it was positioned in the CW with the phrase going up, I guess we were "sitting on the HOT SEAT". Actually, I just noticed that the TOASTER is sitting on the HOT SEAT!<br /><br />Ray-O- I thought of PRECIS in the same manner as those Abstracts for Medical Journal articles.<br /><br />Lucina, are you thinking of the Rose Garden at Butchart Gardens? Yes, they are beautiful; actually the whole place is gorgeous.<br />Here is an informative link about Vancouver Island RAIN FOREST, difference between tropical and temperate rain forests, and more. (open the pdf also for maps etc.)<br /><b><a href="https://www.brettcairns.com/comox-valley-bc/vancouver-island-temperate-rainforests/" rel="nofollow">VancouverIslandTemperateRainforests</a></b><br /><br />Ray-O- best wishes for a wonderful late celebration for Catherine.<br />Lemonade - congrats to Oo on her citizenship. (Even if it is American and not Canadian LOL!)<br />Wishing you all a great day.CanadianEh!https://www.blogger.com/profile/05688358229402732332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-81752169448958457342021-03-27T14:24:31.688-05:002021-03-27T14:24:31.688-05:00Interesting experience today at break-lunch. I gra...Interesting experience today at break-lunch. I grabbed the Ocala newspaper and there was a xword. Hah, I said, this local, country bumpkin xword I can do in my head. <br /><br />So I started.Nope, nope, huh?....<br /><br />Then I checked the fine print. Copywrite Nytimes. <br /><br />I may try to solve it. I'll make it a weeks project. Anybody solve Nytimes Saturday xword?<br /><br />Just as I was feeling good about FIR on La-Times. I see Irish Miss and some others didn't think today was so hard.<br /><br />I can never tell. PENA seemed obscure to 95%. <br /><br />Re. Brackets. I'm at 60% but I still have Syracuse. What a story on Jim and Buddy Boeheim, eh? Name of the tournament?<br /><br /> <a href="https://www.google.com/search?kgmid=/g/11h1j32bb0&hl=en-US&q=Johnny+Juzang&kgs=8ba77dd38b8cf9af&shndl=0&source=sh/x/kp/osrp&entrypoint=sh/x/kp/osrp" rel="nofollow">Johnny Juzang </a><br /><br />WCWilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-41853463793963563462021-03-27T14:15:36.161-05:002021-03-27T14:15:36.161-05:00It's been TD Garden for EONS now and this Bost...It's been TD Garden for EONS now and this Bostonian keeps forgetting that, sheesh! Anyway, a super-duper puzzle, Craig -- and I LOVE your clue for CPA :-)Kelly Clarknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-74935059725782477572021-03-27T13:30:15.003-05:002021-03-27T13:30:15.003-05:00CED, just wanted to say that I LOVE your posts and...CED, just wanted to say that I LOVE your posts and always look forward to them.Sandyanonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05156440590675492735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-69402018680177415262021-03-27T13:15:39.597-05:002021-03-27T13:15:39.597-05:00I thought I had a possible nit with 49. Plant with...I thought I had a possible nit with 49. Plant with corms: TARO<br />As plant (singular) should not have multiple "corms."<br />(Or at least the English language was being abused...)<br />And I was all set to venture out into the internet for proof<br />When I thought, "lemme check the Blog first..."<br /><br />(Good thing I did as the blog had pictures and everything...)<br /><br />It was a learning moment, as my only knowledge of corms was<br />Finding survival food. Like <a href="https://images.app.goo.gl/9LQkBUrMDRuYHBTP6" rel="nofollow">skunk cabbage</a> has an edible<br />Corm for survival situations, but only if you prepare it properly.<br />The oxelate crystals in the corm will burn your tongue and mucus membranes, <br />And damage internal organs, but can be neutralised by cutting into thin<br />Slices and completely drying (in an oven) before eating...<br /><br />So I went looking for more knowledge,<br /><a href="https://youtu.be/Lt2riV40NUQ" rel="nofollow">online</a> but only made it two minutes<br />Into this 8 minute video before getting munchies, and ditching the whole thing<br />To go case the kitchen for potato chips...CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-27167875166948946532021-03-27T12:46:53.897-05:002021-03-27T12:46:53.897-05:00I thought today's Saturday stumper was easier,...I thought today's Saturday stumper was easier,<br />(Until it wasn't)<br /><br /><a href="https://images.app.goo.gl/qhVKefHaQ1yg7Tw57" rel="nofollow">oh well</a>CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-13226236566767645712021-03-27T12:33:41.759-05:002021-03-27T12:33:41.759-05:00Add my best birthday wishes to Catherine too, Ray ...Add my best birthday wishes to Catherine too, Ray O! ATLGrannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08803167697891397373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-37574809214196037552021-03-27T12:18:23.584-05:002021-03-27T12:18:23.584-05:00Thank you IM..I'll tell her you send greetings...Thank you IM..I'll tell her you send greetings 😊Ray - O - Sunshinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04864005198472595370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-29898090396249778282021-03-27T12:14:21.012-05:002021-03-27T12:14:21.012-05:00Ray O @ 9:41 ~ Happy Birthday to Catherine; hope s...Ray O @ 9:41 ~ Happy Birthday to Catherine; hope she enjoys her belated celebration. 🎂🎁🎉🎊🎈Irish Misshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12527047622731333304noreply@blogger.com