tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post4588616477936052010..comments2024-03-29T02:07:08.222-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Saturday, January 5, 2019, Jeffrey WechslerZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-90956999719295649822019-01-05T19:43:37.377-06:002019-01-05T19:43:37.377-06:00Greetings!
Thanks to Jeffrey and Gary!
A miracle...Greetings!<br /><br />Thanks to Jeffrey and Gary!<br /><br />A miracle! No problems! Only unknown was PAUL IS DEAD.<br /><br />Have a great Sunday!fermatprimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06391014624435192426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-15122890839507111692019-01-05T19:41:47.709-06:002019-01-05T19:41:47.709-06:00Yellowrocks thank you for the appreciation of my K...<b>Yellowrocks</b> thank you for the appreciation of my King Tut photos!<br /><br /><b>AnonT</b> thanks for the ALAN puzzle link. I just downloaded the puzzle and the solution and look forward to solving it!Picardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17401317669146538447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-42360151555280247352019-01-05T19:20:00.743-06:002019-01-05T19:20:00.743-06:00I can't let Whipped Cream Day go by without me...I can't let Whipped Cream Day go by without mentioning one of my all time favorite birthday presents, an Isi whipped cream maker. You place whipping cream in a metal cylinder and add a little confectioners sugar. If you don't use it right away refrigerate it. When ready, screw on an aerating cartridge, replace it with the nozzle and squirt. The remainder keeps ten days in the refrigerator. So quick, so easy, so muss free. I love mine and use it often. Pricey, but worth it,<br /><a href="//www.amazon.com/iSi-Easy-Whip-Mini-White/dp/B01AZLJFHM" rel="nofollow"> Isi </a>Yellowrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590216912123103432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-31810266507319956382019-01-05T18:58:03.135-06:002019-01-05T18:58:03.135-06:00Big Easy ~
You are with my wife when it comes to y...<b>Big Easy</b> ~<br />You are with my wife when it comes to your hatred of whipped cream. And she (and you) positively deplore(s) my love of egg nog. <br />I prefer brandy to rum as the "extra" ingredient, but it is the lovely creamy flavor and aerated milky substance with a sprinkle of nutmeg on top that I absolutely must have for about a month surrounding the winter solstice. Ahhh! <br />I repeat: Ahhhh....<br />Do you join her in considering it a moral weakness? A sort of first-world luxury indulgence that a person of character should resist?<br />Or do you share her (mild degree of) lactose intolerance? (For which, I extend my sincere sympathy.)<br />~ <b>OMK</b>Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-87376836088882772352019-01-05T18:45:16.973-06:002019-01-05T18:45:16.973-06:00Madame Defarge ~
The assignment you gave your stud...<b>Madame Defarge</b> ~<br />The assignment you gave your students was a wise idea. I hope they enjoyed it as much as they may have learned from it. <br />It overlaps in a way with the kind of improv we would give to acting students. They had to imagine on their feet how the same plot device would be played in different physical circumstances by various characters. <br />Think of bumming a small loan from college dorm buddies, then a stranger at a diner, and then between homeless guys in an alley. The choice of words would change along with everything else.<br />Over half the time they would have had no experience of the environment & characters, but they quickly learned to exercise their imaginations--and their logic! <br />In some cases, they'd be dispatched to do follow-up real-life research.<br />~ <b>OMK</b>Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-13583889115845711592019-01-05T18:38:33.869-06:002019-01-05T18:38:33.869-06:00Sitting here before a blazing fire, a lovely nosts...Sitting here before a blazing fire, a lovely nostsligic tree, candles and all my angels I am not ready to say adieu to Christamas. This is the freshes tree I have had in years. I will wait. Our last municipal tree pick up is next Friday. It was well worth the effort to decorate so fully. I have more years to act my age. Continuing merry Christmas.Yellowrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590216912123103432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-1020271265114457252019-01-05T18:20:23.235-06:002019-01-05T18:20:23.235-06:00I loved this puzzle and very much enjoyed solving ...I loved this puzzle and very much enjoyed solving it. This is one of those puzzles that I enjoy looking at both forward and backward. Looking forward, it was often a matter of "Sheesh, that could be anything!" Looking backward, it was often a matter of, "Gosh, what a nifty clue and answer!" And indeed there were some nifty clues and some nifty answers. Top notch Wechsler.<br /><br />Keith, ha! The perfect diagonal for you! Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-64364623079281559402019-01-05T18:13:11.450-06:002019-01-05T18:13:11.450-06:00Well, of course -- it's Saturday AND a Weschsl...Well, of course -- it's Saturday AND a Weschsler; going down in flames a foregone conclusion.<br /><br />But as the altimeter wore down to zero (but hadn't hit it yet), the I noticed that my crosswordification was proceeding.<br /><br />Look, 10A "Felipe's assent" just had to be "¡Si! Si!" `16A had to be "On A HOT streak." (But not everywhere: DOOM for 'bad lot' one of many misses.<br /><br />We're starting to tune in when there's still V-8 juice left at the end of the puzzle.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13270740184766230842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-45548427039385056642019-01-05T17:36:17.790-06:002019-01-05T17:36:17.790-06:00Finally got to this enigma after lunch (chores all...Finally got to this enigma after lunch (chores all morning). Needed a break from "honey do's". Shoulda stayed with the chores! Only got 1/3 done in 90 min. Let's say going back to the chores was more pleasurable than this conveluted, esoteric toughie! Not a pleasurable use of my time!Bobbihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13813467924796996540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-39938982336565728882019-01-05T16:32:36.381-06:002019-01-05T16:32:36.381-06:00A tough but doable Wechsler today, just the ticket...A tough but doable <b>Wechsler</b> today, just the ticket for a football Saturday.<br />Oh, yeah: <i>Ta ~ </i><b>DA!</b><br />It took two separate passes (like <b>Yellowrocks</b>) to allow P+P enough THINK-time to finish.<br />I felt I was on A HOT roll.<br /><br />So, I told my wife that this is Nat'l Whipped Cream Day, and she looked at me like I wasn't SANE. She doesn't like the stuff. I think she thinks those of us who do betray a moral weakness.<br />~ <b>OMK<br />____________<br />DR: </b> If <b>Jayce</b> is still looking for a diagonal, this is his day. There is one hearty anchor line stretching from NW to SE.<br />The more I stare at today's diag, the eerier it seems to me. It contains an anagram tribute to an obscure creature of the <i>phylum Nematoda</i>. I would not expect to see such a bizarre reference from Mr. <b>Wechsler</b>, especially because this particular plant-eating parasite bears my own name. I mean the ...<br />"<b>EELWORM KEITH</b>"!Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-76304928895868291522019-01-05T15:46:25.686-06:002019-01-05T15:46:25.686-06:00The first Saturday puzzle I've ever completed ...The first Saturday puzzle I've ever completed without a mistake AND all chained answers. The cartoonist awarded an Edgar (Allan Poe) had to be Charles Addams, and everything followed from there. I'm so proud of myself, I'm going to have a big slice of pumpkin pie. With whipped cream.Reghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07015164393503058714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-89174115331527604702019-01-05T15:14:19.623-06:002019-01-05T15:14:19.623-06:00A big, hearty thanks to JW and Gary! A big, hearty thanks to JW and Gary! Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-2649165834622791652019-01-05T15:13:09.929-06:002019-01-05T15:13:09.929-06:00A Saturday Jeffrey Wechsler puzzle! What could be ...A Saturday Jeffrey Wechsler puzzle! What could be better? Actually my new refrigerator which I was refilling and doing the puzzle in between while waiting for it to be installed. I love it!<br /><br />The top, right, center and bottom filled in almost no time. I thought JW had given us A TREAT but then I came to the SW. Since a large cultural gap exits for me during the 60s I had no idea about PAUL IS DEAD. And for date clarification I was looking for romantic dating and having DOGIES didn't help. Finally I erased it all and just LIU. With Paul in place I could suss the rest.<br /><br />Gary, I'm sorry to tell you that in your sentence that should be ESA.<br /><br />SHAREABLE. One of my sisters always loves to share her meal at restaurants. It drives me crazy. <br /><br />AUTODIDACT. New to me, too.<br /><br />DRED. I didn't know Harriet had written that.<br /><br />It's time to go back and finish cleaning the kitchen. I found so much to throw out!<br /><br />I hope you are all having a fine day!Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-16805065534136184032019-01-05T15:08:16.537-06:002019-01-05T15:08:16.537-06:00So, I misspoke on my "Like TTP said" re:...So, I misspoke on my "Like TTP said" re: so. He distinctly indicated it was "as in Ergo." and I missed it. So, that's, um, 3, 3! uses :-) Mea Culpa.<br /><br />OKL - BigE was referring to Warren's DNA test showing 1/1000th Native American blood. It gets political from here/thar be Dragons.<br /><br />Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-61485921578064358122019-01-05T14:55:08.941-06:002019-01-05T14:55:08.941-06:00Big Easy: I'm afraid I don't get your comm...Big Easy: I'm afraid I don't get your comment to me, altho I notice the I in SAHIB is directly above a K.<br /><br />I seem to be in the minority on knowing (and even using) AUTODIDACT.<br />PERMIT > DETOUR, JOHN IS DEAD > PAUL, FORD > WACS, expected Chester Gould (Dick Tracy) > ADDAMS, could also have been Al Capp (Fearless Fosdick), Ed Gorey, Gahan Wilson, Will Eisner...<br /><br />HG: "Cogito ERGO sum" I've heard hundreds of times, but "dubito ergo cogito" never before. Had to look it up to verify that yes, it really is part of that quote, and adds significant meaning to it!<br /><br />How many longbows can you get out of those <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yew" rel="nofollow">YEW</a> shrubs? 😉<br /><br />I don't like whipped cream on milkshakes either, but it's because when I finish the drink, the cream is a solid sitting on the bottom with no decent way to get to it.<br /><br />Many years ago I wrote a song about a dreidel. Actually, added verses to an existing one. The original had 3 or 4 verses, and I added about 20 more. Lost to the drives of a dozen or more new computers since then. As I vaguely recall, each verse had it made of a different material. (I'm not Jewish, but somehow got on Chabad's permanent mailing list.)<br /><br />If the NOME <i>high </i> is -7˚ and <i>low </i> is -1˚, they must be having a really weird temperature inversion!<br /><br />Like = um = uh = er etc., IMHO.OwenKLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16709695380239557575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-1117387831538446912019-01-05T14:35:59.594-06:002019-01-05T14:35:59.594-06:00A challenging JW puzzle today. Red letters, perps ...<br />A challenging JW puzzle today. Red letters, perps wags and outright google look-ups were needed to fill in all of the white spaces. HG, your tour splained a lot that didn't make sense at first. <br /><br />Officially a DNF, even though all of the letters were filled in ultimately. A learning puzzle today.<br /><br />When watching Jeopardy or Wheel of Fortune or some other show where the host asks participants questions, I've noticed that just about every one starts their explanation/answer with "So," and some then add "Like" before getting into the answer. Generally the ones who add "Like" are younger than those who do not. So, Like, it can be annoying, but I guess that is how they talk.<br /><br />Nice to know that it's National Whipped Cream Day. I enjoy it on many desserts (notice I spelled it correctly this time). One day a friend made a homemade dessert and took it to work to share with her staff. Along with the dessert she took a mixer, chilled bowl, whipping cream, vanilla and sugar and made scratch whipped cream to put on the dessert. Many of her younger staff were amazed that you could make whipped cream. They thought it only came in an aerosol can.<br /><br />Around here the meal after a funeral is called a Repast. <br /><br />Here we are in another year. Boy does time fly by.<br /><br />Have a great day everyone.<br /><br /><br />oc4beachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06568497002517859531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-10014166947868748492019-01-05T14:32:00.122-06:002019-01-05T14:32:00.122-06:00Hi All!
I could not ink my way out of a paper-bag...Hi All!<br /><br />I could not ink my way out of a paper-bag this morning. I took a DETOUR at Permit [Hi Spitz!] and didn't recover before peeking at HG's grid. What's really pathetic, I had IBM's RHINO exhibit for a while :-)<br /><br />Prole (hey, it's Saturday <i>and</i> JW!) b/f PEONS. OLDS for a CAR manual @1d - HG fixed that (WAC would have never come to mind) and AUTODIDACT emerged (I'm surprised so many at the corner haven't heard that word, usually with -ic suffix).<br /><br />Thanks for the diversion JW but, as usual w/ your efforts, above my pay-grade. But your grids are always worth dipping into.<br /><br />Thanks for the fantastic expo HG - hope you don't mind my looking at your paper :-) //Those fractal lamps are too cool!<br /><br />Dating clue had me on carbon-dating right off, so didn't fall for 'blonds-only' or some such.<br />PAUL IS DEAD blead into the 80's - I remember hearing that from a friend (remember, we were 10 or 11 yros) -- and that was after John was shot.<br /><br />Receivers didn't need anything related to stereo equipment.<br /><br /><b>Fav</b>: DRED xing DOOM.<br />Clue for TENNIS GAME is stellar.<br /><br />{A, A+} [funny BigE]<br /><br />@11:08 - pipe-in and add to the fun.<br /><br />Picard - <b><a href="http://www1.chem.umn.edu/groups/baranygp/puzzles/cryptic/" rel="nofollow">the link D-O provided</a></b> for the Alan puzzle.<br /><br />On the use of 'so'. So what? :-)<br />I think the word has dual use in the common annoyance - <br />NPR-STER (and what TTP said): shorthand in an explanation (take it as so that xyz, {explanation follows as to how two ideas are related}) and <br />Storyteller: 'so' as to introduce a SCENE (So [anyway], I was standing in the express lane with my 12 items or less and... ) //should be 'or FEWER'!!!<br />I'll consult Dr. Mrs. Anon -T [love it MdF!] later today.<br /><br />Have a wonderful Saturday!<br /><br />Cheers, -T<br />Anonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-10058836661410093572019-01-05T14:08:31.838-06:002019-01-05T14:08:31.838-06:00WikWak, thanks for your answer. Every meal I have ...WikWak, thanks for your answer. Every meal I have ever been invited to after a funeral has been called a repast. I wonder in what context you hear it.<br /><a href="//beyondthedash.com/blog/what-is-repast-at-a-funeral/7156" rel="nofollow"> funeral repast</a><br />Anonymous PVX, yes, I agree. Every generation has had its own lingo and slang, even ours. It seems we do outgrow it. I think of teenage and its lingo as just a stage everyone must go through. This, too, shall pass. Just like the terrible two's.<br />Picard, I love your King Tut pictures.Yellowrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590216912123103432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-7516754266877039582019-01-05T13:47:12.551-06:002019-01-05T13:47:12.551-06:00Wow....a real genuine toughie today, unthemed as w...Wow....a real genuine toughie today, unthemed as well.<br /><br />After the ocean of white cells, had to start making educated guesses....not so educated though, judging by the writeovers.<br /><br />Which were....ALOT/ATON, LAUD/TOUT, PERMIT/DETOUR, ROPERS/RIDERS, LINE/LANE, CTY/CIR.<br /><br />I must say, I’m somewhat taken aback when I see the criticisms of current slang/lingo on the younger generation. It’s not like everything was so much better years ago.<br /><br />So, like, I mean, really, y’know?AnonymousPVXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10078186298428497941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-87905009869829458192019-01-05T13:39:30.466-06:002019-01-05T13:39:30.466-06:00I loves me a good JW puzzle! HG, your exposition r...I loves me a good JW puzzle! HG, your exposition raised more than a few memories from the murky depths. Detasseling corn, the Herb Alpert album (which I was just listening to earlier this week), Ghost Riders in the Sky... we must’ve been on the same wavelength today. Twenty minutes; good time for a Saturday JW. <br /><br />YR: I do use REPAST occasionally, but have never heard it used in the sense you described. <br /><br />Am I the only one who wanted the red & white hat wearer to be WALDO?<br /><br />The long fills mostly eluded me until a few perps showed the way, but PAUL IS DEAD leapt immediately to mind. <br /><br />Loved the c/a for 64A. <br /><br />Surprisingly, AUTODIDACT came to mind after only a few perps. <br /><br />Nap time … have a great day, all.WikWakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14873144164842777944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-30354785340009824162019-01-05T13:32:35.559-06:002019-01-05T13:32:35.559-06:00I almost forgot: SANTA reminded me of our own dear...I almost forgot: SANTA reminded me of our own dear departed Argyle!Picardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17401317669146538447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-26625846251473981592019-01-05T13:31:35.874-06:002019-01-05T13:31:35.874-06:00From yesterday:
AnonT thanks for the tip about the...From yesterday:<br /><b>AnonT</b> thanks for the tip about the ALAN puzzle. But I am not sure where to look for it. Can you point me?<br /><br />Thanks for explaining about COS and adult! By the way... Japanese adult videos are quite different than American ones. They do things that are quite outrageous by American standards. Yet, they censor pubic hair!<br /><br />Thanks for looking up the King Tut tour that came to Houston. Glad you got to experience that! Each tour is unique in terms of the pieces on exhibit and with regard to policies like photography. This one in Los Angeles had over 150 pieces on display and allowed photography.<br /><br /><b><a href="https://www.edhat.com/news/king-tut-in-los-angeles" rel="nofollow">Here is my full King Tut article!</a></b><br /><br />The King Tut discussion started with SCARAB in the puzzle. Can you see the SCARABs in my article and photos?Picardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17401317669146538447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-24495060564051813422019-01-05T13:29:46.796-06:002019-01-05T13:29:46.796-06:00I loved today's puzzle!! Thank you, Mr. Wechs...I loved today's puzzle!! Thank you, Mr. Wechsler for this daunting offering. I had Waldo instead of Santa which stopped me in that corner, and I also held onto it's on me instead of my treat for way too long. But I FIR with no help, which always surprises me on a Saturday. Autodidact was my favorite and probably will be for a long, long time!Beckynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-1898716212062693302019-01-05T13:21:02.620-06:002019-01-05T13:21:02.620-06:00This seemed impossible, but I was wrong. FIR! Yes,...This seemed impossible, but I was wrong. FIR! Yes, Wechsler on a Saturday is a scary thought, but he gave us a tough but fair challenge.<br /><br />I guessed that the EDGAR (Allan Poe) AWARD was for things that are creepy. And ADDAMS was famous for creepy cartoons. Voila!<br /><br />AUTODIDACT I have not used, but I have heard it used. Many who claim to be self taught should reflect on those who were mentors who helped them at key moments. I am grateful to those mentors in my life.<br /><br /><b>Husker Gary</b> thanks for yet another beautifully illustrated write-up. I loved the HOT STREAK image. This Semite finds it funny and not the least bit offensive!<br /><br />Anyone else put reveRSE before ENDORSE? That had me stuck for awhile.<br /><b>Spitzboov</b> hand up for PERMIT before DETOUR<br /><br />I have not yet had a chance to edit my hundreds of Rose PARADE photos.<br /><br /><b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw9HTrrsfcOKUyyBuZO347cxge-u-Mgge" rel="nofollow">But here are seventeen of my video clips from the Rose PARADE on Tuesday!</a></b><br /><br /><b><a href="http://swt.org/crosswordcorner/arctriomphe/" rel="nofollow">Here I bicycled around perhaps the most famous CIRcle in the world, in Paris!</a></b><br /><br />Certainly the most COMPLEX TRAFFIC PATTERN I have negotiated!<br /><br /><b><a href="https://youtu.be/A1oSwl6vSc8" rel="nofollow">Here is the BE IN song from the Broadway musical "Hair"</a></b><br /><br />Has anyone else heard that BE IN song?Picardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17401317669146538447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-59843407341854840232019-01-05T12:45:07.034-06:002019-01-05T12:45:07.034-06:00The second shot at the puzzle was the charm. I had...The second shot at the puzzle was the charm. I had an ocean of white, all except for DEKE. I was rushing through my breakfast to get to the supermarket before the crowd. When I returned home and settled down the puzzle was solved fairly quickly. I was kind of on a hot streak for a Saturday. I slowed down in the NW because WACS didn't have a note that it was shortened. I already had WHAT at 1A. Accepting WACS allowed me to finish. I have heard of autodidact, but it was my last fill.<br />Thanks to all the word nerds who followed the grammar and usage thread FLN. Very enjoyable. We follow technical, computer and scientific threads. This was right in our word nerd wheelhouse. <br />Um, ahem, uh, so etc. seem to be intros, segues into what we are about to say. We should think of better ways to begin.<br />I hate parade detours, because the way around them is seldom indicated. The detour might be noted in the local newspaper, but out of towners are out of luck.<br />I can find many written references using REPAST, but in my everyday experience, it is usually used only in reference to meals after funeral services. Do you use REPAST?<br />HG, as a teen I used to pick up potatoes on a farm, as I walked behind the digger. That's where my a allergies began. I never could have survived detasseling corn.<br />Does BAD LOT mean bad fate? That's the only way I can relate it to DOOM.<br />Alan had lunch with his stepmother today. He seems very calm and happy. Then they came back to the house and we exchanged gifts. So, (LOL) Christmas is over for us. I will start to put away the decorations tomorrow. It will take three days. <br />Have a great weekend.Yellowrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590216912123103432noreply@blogger.com