tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post4423345101063529584..comments2024-03-28T18:45:22.098-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Saturday, September 8, 2018, Ryan McCartyZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-7312081746947340502018-09-09T13:15:32.649-05:002018-09-09T13:15:32.649-05:00Good Sunday afternoon, folks. Thank you, Ryan McC...Good Sunday afternoon, folks. Thank you, Ryan McCarty, for a fine puzzle. Thank you, Husker Gary, for a fine review.<br /><br />Well, I finished a day late. This was a tough puzzle, IMHO.<br /><br />I will not go through all the words I had trouble with. There were many.<br /><br />SPACE MOUNTAIN took me forever, even though I have ridden that ride in Florida many times years ago. Oh well.<br /><br />PELEG I did remember because we had him within the last week.<br /><br />Anyhow, I have to run. see you tomorrow.<br /><br />Abejo<br /><br />( )Abejohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10318111258011554517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-19615607293181173262018-09-09T02:58:10.244-05:002018-09-09T02:58:10.244-05:00Worked off and on (mostly off) all day. When I fin...Worked off and on (mostly off) all day. When I finally tanked and fell asleep I just looked at answers. No wonder!!"artily" - "booze cruises" - "hitmen" --- silly, silly, silly! C'mon!!! Let's get back to understandable English answers and clues! Sad that I have to go to bed with a bitter pill in my craw. Sorry I didn't write this more artily ... must have just got back from a booze cruise!Bobbinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-10749098184108924612018-09-09T01:09:07.465-05:002018-09-09T01:09:07.465-05:00Right now is the first chance I've had to retu...Right now is the first chance I've had to return since this morning. My family combined August and September birthdays for a total of ten honorees. We had a good crowd, very good food and wonderful conversation. When we start reminiscing about things or people past, I notice the very young ones, listening om wonderment. I hope they learn some of the family lore from these talks.<br /><br />So now I'm being entertained by all your comments. When I say "cheating" it's with tongue in cheek because I do know I'm my only judge. It has taken me many years to arrive at the competency level where I am today and I'm well satisfied with it. It disappoints me when I can't get the answer on my own and have to look it up and it's not because I'm a fount of knowledge, though I have amassed a good deal of it. Most of my solve, if I don't actually know it, is through good guessing from experience.<br /><br />AnonT:<br />Thank you for answering my question about the diameter of the cactus bloom. <br />Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-84565917100048063992018-09-09T00:42:28.791-05:002018-09-09T00:42:28.791-05:00PK - I agree and don't w/ you and Bill G.
I...PK - I agree and don't w/ you and Bill G. <br /><br />I approach the puzzle wondering "How dumb am I today?" So any lookup, even spellings (BORSCHT I actually got right!) I eschew because they evoke an inner monologue of "You be stupid -T"<br />Mondays, I'm pretty freakin' sharp; Saturdays, not so much. :-)<br /><br />I don't "cheat" until "That's it, I cannot fill another square -- wait what's this? SLR..." and, an bit later, TITT. I then flog myself for missing the obvious [see: BOO--C--I--S == BOOZE CRUISES]. Cathartic in a way :-)<br /><br />Finally, it's time to learn what I really didn't know. See: MADAME BOVARY today - I've heard that but had no idea what it's about (nothing to do with the Butterfly Madame I need to look up later).<br />And then the Corner enlightens me more.<br /><br />Today - C+ for fill and A- for learning. Kinda like most Saturdays.<br /><br />Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-20913151413549504272018-09-08T23:26:14.403-05:002018-09-08T23:26:14.403-05:00PK, I agree completely. PK, I agree completely. Bill Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04495413609545426668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-48177549663774397422018-09-08T22:18:09.235-05:002018-09-08T22:18:09.235-05:00Owen, my friend ~
Please don't apologize for m...<b>Owen</b>, my friend ~<br />Please don't apologize for me. I am trying to help drum up interest in my own way. Several of us happen to enjoy your poetry and wish to encourage others to join us in our appreciation of your good work.<br />And while it's true that we have been asked to keep Jumble discussion out of this Corner, I don't believe a link or two amounts to a full-on "discussion." So far, no one - to my knowledge - has suggested we not mention there is another site, or that we shouldn't provide an easy link to it.<br /><br />I'm sorry if you found my postings offensive. I really am. I don't like jeopardizing friendship.<br /><br />~ <b>OMK</b>Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-9115255158667546712018-09-08T22:17:23.363-05:002018-09-08T22:17:23.363-05:00Whether I resort to LIU or red letters or not is u...Whether I resort to LIU or red letters or not is usually a matter of having time and undivided attention. Tomorrow I will be very busy and distracted. We are having a retirement party for my all time favorite pastor. Knowing I will not have time to concentrate, I solved the Sunday puzzle just now. With no time constraints, I FIR without help.<br />When buoyant refers to mood it is very close to blythe. I feel buoyant during vacation. Recreation = re create. I feel created anew.Yellowrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590216912123103432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-2455459859358396362018-09-08T22:13:12.585-05:002018-09-08T22:13:12.585-05:00Thank you, for giving everyone the Jumble link, Ol...Thank you, for giving everyone the Jumble link, Ol'Man Keith. I too would love to see more of our blog friends who enjoy working the daily Jumble to come and check in on our site and give us their experience. That would be lovely!Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570695193695039956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-39211975154770555122018-09-08T22:05:56.580-05:002018-09-08T22:05:56.580-05:00The word "cheat" is not my invention.
... The word "cheat" is not my invention. <br />For my own solving experience I rarely do a lookup. The reason is my own psychology. If lookups is an option I'd be doing it all the time and never solving anything. <br /><br />Even today, lost and befuddled as I was I knew if I quit the answers would kill me .<br />And.. <br />When I get to the last corner my mind starts playing her little tricks. Same difficulty but now my mind won't function. <br /><br />Time is an element here as is the blog itself. So I log in here where I can wait forever with NYT because I get it a week late anyway. I just FIR 8/26 yesterday. <br /><br />WCWilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-54009244245005451222018-09-08T21:49:28.492-05:002018-09-08T21:49:28.492-05:00Took a while, but finally finished, except for HYM...Took a while, but finally finished, except for HYMNODY and TAVIS. Tougher than usual Saturday, which are tough enough.jfromvthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16864768391894999950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-48383936549678107542018-09-08T21:37:22.638-05:002018-09-08T21:37:22.638-05:00Picard at 12:19 PM & Yellowrocks at 12:39 PM
...<b>Picard</b> at 12:19 PM & <b>Yellowrocks</b> at 12:39 PM<br /> - - The BLYTHE Intaglios are interesting. I defined Intaglio and realized it is the opposite of a cameo where the figure is raised from the background. In an Intaglio the figure is indented into the background.<br /><br /><b>Picard</b> at 8:18 PM<br /> - - <a href="http://swt.org/crosswordcorner/highway1-carad/20160905-475.JPG" rel="nofollow"><b>What is the structure over the highway?</b></a><br /><br />ÐaveD4E4Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10722279710961820843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-45505789926975037992018-09-08T21:10:04.736-05:002018-09-08T21:10:04.736-05:00Picard - interesting re The Blythe Intaglios or Bl...Picard - interesting re The Blythe Intaglios or Blythe Geoglyphs. Thanks YR for the link to more info. I have seen Agawa Rock pictographs (from 17th or 18th century) north of Sault Ste Marie, but these are different and much older. Fascinating.<br /><br />AnonT - I think I did not get back to thank you for the photo of the second beautiful cactus.<br />Your question about Canadian SSNs was a new thought for me so I LIUed. Yes, the first number is based on the province of issue. I checked mine and DH to confirm. Learning moment!CanadianEh!https://www.blogger.com/profile/05688358229402732332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-80351959431330025192018-09-08T20:34:56.145-05:002018-09-08T20:34:56.145-05:00Don't know why you all think doing research an...Don't know why you all think doing research and getting a hint is "cheating". This isn't a semester test over material you were supposed to learn for a grade. The teacher isn't going to whack your hand with a ruler or dock your grade for looking at an answer. This is a mental exercise and no one but you cares how you do it.PKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14570575955563406341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-75777042740576852002018-09-08T20:18:45.567-05:002018-09-08T20:18:45.567-05:00Yellowrocks Thank you for following up on my BLYTH...<b>Yellowrocks</b> Thank you for following up on my BLYTHE desert figures. I love those aerial photos! Thanks!<br /><br />There is not much else to see or do in BLYTHE. I was amused that the locals I talked to had never even visited these sites!<br /><br /><b>AnonT</b> Hope you also enjoy the BLYTHE photos!<br /><br /><b>CanadianEh</b> Glad you also liked the NEUTRONS clue!<br /><br /><b>Wilbur Charles and Lucina</b> Good for you that you persist and do not cheat! I am the same way. Even if I have to set it aside multiple times throughout the day, I will do so. I don't begrudge those who cheat in different ways. We each have different ways of enjoying the puzzles, different knowledge bases and different thresholds of frustration. It is just not for me.<br /><br />I love it when I get an answer after setting it aside if the problem just required thinking outside the obvious box. My gripe is when the solution requires obscure information and no amount of creativity will solve it.<br /><br />I almost forgot: HYMNODY one of those words that is unknown and sounds wrong. The cross with the difficult to parse CARAD was a challenge. But CAR AD was one of those that was solved by setting it aside!<br /><br /><b><a href="http://swt.org/crosswordcorner/highway1-carad/" rel="nofollow">OK! I have been inspired to dig out this set of photos on California Highway 1 where many CAR ADs are filmed.</a></b><br /><br />Have others enjoyed the amazing beauty of this highway?<br />Picardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17401317669146538447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-63197564060200445352018-09-08T20:07:49.727-05:002018-09-08T20:07:49.727-05:00Thank you Mr. Ryan McCarty for this extremely diff...Thank you <b>Mr. Ryan McCarty</b> for this extremely difficult CW. I needed all the Ps I could find, and a good helping of WAGS to come close to completion. I BAILed at 29 A & 11 D which allowed me to complete the CW.<br /><br />Thank you <b>Husker Gary</b> for your review which is excellent.<br /><br />I was sure that 1 A was BATROBE.<br /><br />ÐaveD4E4Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10722279710961820843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-39881730679589101312018-09-08T19:23:19.935-05:002018-09-08T19:23:19.935-05:00HYMNODY I knew (LW is an organists who collects hy...HYMNODY I knew (LW is an organists who collects hymnals).<br /><br />I tasted VEGAMITE once. As I recall, it tasted like salt mildly flavored with 💩. Which, come to think of it, is about what I thought of my only taste of caviar as well.<br /><br />I've seen those disc-golf poles in a park or two here'bouts. I'm a decent Frisbee thrower, but how they can get in those "holes" is beyond me!<br /><br />Had dEad aa'S > NEUTRONS<br /><br />The JumbleHints site was founded to keep _J discussions out of the Corner, so, flattered as I am by OMK's flattery, I also apologize for it. I do think a more subtle approach would be better, such as noting the <a href="https://jumblehints.blogspot.com/2018/09/sept8-2018.html?showComment=1536389195886#c6860339483994523143" rel="nofollow">DIES IRAE link</a> in my poems today. Hints, not direct reveals!<br /><br />It would be better to say buoyant can mean BLITHE, rather than BLITHE means buoyant. "Happily carefree" is the primary meaning of BLITHE, while only a tangential/metaphoric meaning of buoyant.<br /><br />BTW, do you remember U.S. President Blythe? He was one of 3 or 4 who was elected as something other than their birth names.<br /><br />Do you know where Batman relieves himself?<br />The bat-room.OwenKLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16709695380239557575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-26362293254638959292018-09-08T18:19:12.314-05:002018-09-08T18:19:12.314-05:00Well I finished it while watching Serena act like ...Well I finished it while watching Serena act like an idiot today, while losing the US Open final. Illegal coaching, smashed her racket, and screamed at the umpire. Warning, point penalty, and game penalty. Osaka was beating her badly. At least McEnroe had a case on his accusation. Not Serena.<br /><br />HYMNAL- I know; HYMNODY? All perps with a WAG on the O of TITO. I filled HIT MEN by perps, kept looking at it, and left it because ON END was so solid. I wanted HIT MES (blackjack).<br />TRAGICOMEDIES- never heard of but the perps were solid.<br />RENDS- I also had TEARS first.<br />ELI Lilly- I used to purchase a million $/month from that company.<br />I know of MADAME BOVARY but who is Mia Wasikowska?<br />JAG-U-AR- a crummy car, still after all these years.<br />RAMS- They're still DODGE trucks.<br />VEGEMITE (marmite)- scraped from the vats after the beer has been removed. Tastes like ****.<br /><br />BOOZE CRUISES- went on one in the Bahamas and if I hadn't seen it I wouldn't have believed it. The captain on the boat went under a limbo bar that was just high enough for his head-turned sideways- to get under.<br />Big Easynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-25269343381345024982018-09-08T18:02:24.364-05:002018-09-08T18:02:24.364-05:00Not sure a Zebra is an eyeball bending critter jus...Not sure a Zebra is an eyeball bending critter just because it has stripes. But then again Saturday puzzles are supposed to be the most difficult sometimes requiring stretching clues to that endRay - O - Sunshinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04864005198472595370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-35542985571589327032018-09-08T18:01:52.419-05:002018-09-08T18:01:52.419-05:00I liked this difficult puzzle and took a long time...I liked this difficult puzzle and took a long time to finish it. Didn't understand CARAD until coming here; I thought it was a zoological term for a spot on a jaguar's coat. Took me forever to get BAT ROPE; I had heard of, among others, bat-mobile, bat signal, bat phone, and bat cave (the four letter bat-thingy I so much wanted it to be) but had never heard the term bat rope per se. Well, at least I knew TITO Puente and TAVIS Smiley. Somehow I got PELEG quickly, too. Oddly, I was able to get HYMNODY, which I had not ever heard of, because I had heard of a PSALMODY. And even though I have never heard of Mia Wasikowska, with a few letters including that V filled I did get MADAME BOVARY. Never heard of a BOOZE CRUISE but I assume it must be a real thing to be in a puzzle. Filled in the O from BORSCHT and so filled the rest for OSAGE, and when that didn't work I tried OMAHA, but that didn't work either. O! (ha ha) it was OTOES with the E and an S. Sheesh.<br /><br />Looking back (I seem to do a lot of looking back lately) I realize and appreciate what a well-made puzzle it is. Oh, and speaking of puzzles, I resisted ZEDS because of the way the clue was worded which led me to ask what a pair of puzzles in Britain would be called.<br /><br />Best wishes to you all.Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-10610902049995614382018-09-08T17:14:25.914-05:002018-09-08T17:14:25.914-05:00OMK - I'm just imagining all the "Dearest...OMK - I'm just imagining all the "Dearest nephew" letters to travel 100 miles. Air transport is nice.<br /><br />For anyone wondering why HG asked about your SSN [he must be an uber-hacker!], <b><a href="https://www.ssa.gov/employer/stateweb.htm" rel="nofollow">states of issuance</a></b>. By telling you 34, you know I got my SSN in IL.<br /><br />C, Eh!, do y'all have a similar 'by province' for SINs? <br /><br />Have a fun eve all! -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-21287898343000922792018-09-08T17:03:10.954-05:002018-09-08T17:03:10.954-05:00Yes, Madame Defarge ~
The coming of computerized...Yes, <b>Madame Defarge</b> ~ <br /> The coming of computerized word processing and ubiquitous Xerox machines have really changed the ordeal of writing theses and dissertations in my lifetime. I sometimes think of it in terms of lost skills, like 1890s' horsemanship giving way to 1930s' auto service from AAA - and of even broader life experiences.<br /><br />I think of how many skills used to be involved when traveling a mere 100 miles. Today, we drive or fly and rarely need to think of taking food with us or wonder where we'll sleep between here & there. Back in the day, you either had to write ahead to several inns, or if you didn't know what amenities lay along your route, you had to take a chance of finding hospitable farmers along the way. <br />Who would look after your horse? How would you protect your money? <br />What social skills did you need to talk strangers into the help you'd need?<br />Who would you be sharing a bed with?<br />How many days would it take to let your family know you'd arrived safely? <br /><br />And what if you had to write your dissertation by hand?<br />Aargh.<br /><br />~ <b>OMK</b>Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-33344441407903777352018-09-08T16:45:12.114-05:002018-09-08T16:45:12.114-05:00The not entirely literate Cornerite say...
Hi All...The not entirely literate Cornerite say...<br /><br />Hi All!<br /><br />DNF. I just couldn't crack the center-fill and the NE. RED oak was close but no cigar and I couldn't think of another word for 'parking spot' for the Jag. I had no chance with 30a & 32a. I did get PELEG sans perp, so I guess I'm somewhat literate :-)<br /><br />Thanks Ryan for the fun puzzle to play during Ask Me Another and working getting iApps happy with the NFC YubiKey.* SEC tech consultant, eh? Can you do anything about automated trading? Been a while since a flash-crash but I smell one coming.<br /><br />Excellent Expo HG - Loved the Zebra pic and the Hole In One from the TEE PAD. A: 34 and Mary Ann. After I TITT, I used your grid for extra-play to extend the suss'n'. Thank you.<br />VEGIMITE is nasty - a buddy from Perth gave me some once -- Once! :-) <br /><br />WOs: I wish RED oak was one; w/ the K there I was thinking Sanskrit or something akin. As soon as I read elm in HG's expo, hymnals went in; aha! it's AH SAID.<br />ESP & WAG: IRON GRIP<br />Sparkle: C/as for ETS, MACES. ASSANGE<br /><b>Fav</b>: c/a for HIT MEN. TOTAL V8 moment!<br />NOT FAIR!: the clue for 29d was split in the paper so it looked like the hyphen between apt and titude was to keep the word together.<br /><br />{C+, A, A+}<br /><br />Welcome home YR! Good news about Alan health-wise. Thanks for that learning-bit on 'ODY == of ODE'.<br /><br />Lem: Don't take this and put in in your HYMNODY(?), but I think of Coding in higher-level scripting languages and programming is closer to the hardware. E.g.: I code in Python & Perl; I program in C.<br /><br />Dudley - I just had a bit on a cracker but <b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfR9iY5y94s" rel="nofollow">Men at Work mention a VEGIMITE sandwich</a></b> is such a thing. I can't imagine more than a taste!<br /><br />Time to go look at Picard's Glyphs - I've seen those but didn't know a thing about 'em until YR linked it (thanks!)<br /><br />Cheers, -T<br />*For two-factor authentication on the go. NFC == Near Field Communications - what you use if you pay with your iThing/'Droid at the gas station. The idea is to have a second "are you really you?" before you Tweet on the go.Anonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-35475898934323322932018-09-08T16:40:32.064-05:002018-09-08T16:40:32.064-05:00BTW, if you don't get the Jumble in your regul...BTW, if you don't get the Jumble in your regular news or web source, you'll find it reprinted - in full color - over on the special site. <br />Don't worry: you won't see the answers right away, as we only allow <i>hints</i>, not solutions, until the end of day.<br />Once again, here's the connection to the site (remember to click on the current date once you're there):<br /><br /><a href="http://jumblehints.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Jumble Link</a>Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-28720143793838549052018-09-08T16:35:23.187-05:002018-09-08T16:35:23.187-05:00Posting later than usual today ~
because
Mr. McCar...Posting later than usual today ~<br />because<br />Mr. <b>McCarty</b>'s pzl kept me going longer than usual. In the end I came to a near-<i>Ta-</i><b>DA!</b>, but can't claim a pure victory because I needed a couple of sly cheats in the end. Still, I appreciated the beauty of today's cluing.<br /><br />Like <b>Irish Miss</b> and <b>Misty</b> I really enjoyed 51A ("Offers?"), and there were many runners-up. Good job! <br /><br /><b>Alert Alert</b> for Jumble solvers! ~<br />If you do the daily Jumble and/or if you appreciate <b>Owen</b>'s often brilliant poetic contributions to this site, you really must come over and check out the colorful, dedicated Jumble site. It's a beauty!<br />Four to six of us are regulars over there, and we'd love to see more of our comrades join us. <br />Use this <a href="http://jumblehints.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Jumble Link</a> to go there. Just click on it, and when you're there, click again on the current date along the lower right side.<br /><br /><i>Yloul rlealy ejony het stei; trsut em!</i><br /><br />~ <b>OMK<br />____________<br />Diagonal Report:</b> Blanko today.<br /><br /><a href="http://jumblehints.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Jumble Link</a>Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-92161302075233646172018-09-08T15:36:47.082-05:002018-09-08T15:36:47.082-05:00YR: missed you, but suspected you were at the Jers...YR: missed you, but suspected you were at the Jersey Shore. I had a few moments reminiscing about our trip there in 1985.PKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14570575955563406341noreply@blogger.com