tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post4621109915144505846..comments2024-03-28T18:45:22.098-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Saturday, February 21, 2009 Barry Silk LA TimesZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-84028228064436815222009-03-03T13:22:00.000-06:002009-03-03T13:22:00.000-06:00Nice write-up Dr. Dad. Was on vacation when this c...Nice write-up Dr. Dad. Was on vacation when this came out. My hat is off to you for working this in around your job and travels! I had to cheat a lot to finish this puzzle too so my hat is off to you not only for blogging but for finishing the puzzle.NYTAnonimohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02280444758529687355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-3577053571972643092009-02-28T08:28:00.000-06:002009-02-28T08:28:00.000-06:00Ah, Dr. Dad,56A: Knockouts, so to speak: TENSI bel...Ah, Dr. Dad,<BR/><BR/><EM>56A: Knockouts, so to speak: TENS</EM><BR/><BR/>I believe this, <A HREF="http://janetcharltonshollywood.com/upload/2006/12/Bo-Derek-cut-C10102252.jpeg" REL="nofollow">Bo Derek in the movie "10"</A> is the knockout to speak of.Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472446316589207365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-35019886264832221592009-02-27T14:17:00.000-06:002009-02-27T14:17:00.000-06:00Dr. Dad,Thanks for all the answers. When do you no...Dr. Dad,<BR/>Thanks for all the answers. When do you normally leave for work? 5:00am?Zhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-50198399956284444352009-02-27T05:26:00.000-06:002009-02-27T05:26:00.000-06:00C.C. - this link tells about the differnces betwe...C.C. - this link tells about the differnces between <A HREF="http://www.landrystuff.com/creole.htm" REL="nofollow">Acadians, Creoles, and Cajuns.</A><BR/><BR/>Knockouts so to speak - in boxing a fighter is knocked out when he cannot rise after hitting the canvas before the referee counts to TEN.<BR/><BR/>Good way to have it - Made. When things are going well you "have it made." <BR/><BR/>Way back when, we had a TV that had knobs for adjusting the tint, hue (color) and contrast. Today they are done from the menu that pops up on the TV using the remote control.<BR/><BR/>If you have sores on your skin, it is indeed a dermatology issue. Didn't really like the clue though.<BR/><BR/>I have seen hdg as an abbreviation for heading.<BR/><BR/>Thanks to everyone for the nice feedback.Dr. Dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15228401181876693308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-57816208947317389272009-02-26T23:37:00.000-06:002009-02-26T23:37:00.000-06:00I'm looking at this rather late, as I had quite a ...I'm looking at this rather late, as I had quite a few things to do today, and only took time to keep up with the other Thursday blog until now, bed time.<BR/><BR/>Dr. Dad did a wonderful job of blogging it. I agree that the PERP would need to be BOOKED, and hence would be one for the BOOKS.<BR/><BR/>Is Pete the one guarding the pearly gate? Curses often seem to involve religious figures for some reason.<BR/><BR/>I had a real hangup with ORONO for a long time, looking all over the map of ME for a place with the right number of letters NNW of Bar Harbor, but finally enough perps helped me guess it. It's not an area I'm at all familiar with.<BR/><BR/>But my real bug was the LIFEjacket. I couldn't get my head around it at all, and when I started to read the blog, there it was, so I quickly got 1,2 and 3D from that.<BR/><BR/>I also had ILY for 36A for a while. I guessed MAHI because I figured it was a big, and therefore strong fish. The rest came together after several sittings and returnings.<BR/><BR/>Thanks Dr. Dad, Barry S. and c.c.!kaziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06761801803016465459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-28358511358810319012009-02-26T20:52:00.000-06:002009-02-26T20:52:00.000-06:00Excellent job, Drdad! I loved how you kept the sho...Excellent job, Drdad! I loved how you kept the short on money idea weaving through all your comments with the answers. It was cute and brought a chuckle. Great links too. Very well done.loishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03331538822790190512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-66832332358377823772009-02-26T20:28:00.000-06:002009-02-26T20:28:00.000-06:00Thanks Dr Dad for an excellent job.Really enjoyed ...Thanks Dr Dad for an excellent job.<BR/>Really enjoyed this X Word even though it took a long time to finally finish with some help from an atlas( Orono Me.) and Mr G.<BR/>It did look impossible for the longest time and after picking up and putting down many times it eventually came together.<BR/>When ordering Mahi Mahi will now ask for strong strong fish.<BR/>This reminds me of N Y times X Word which I used to attempt when living in Nyc.<BR/><BR/>Guess NBC/Golf channel are in mourning after Tiger was knocked out today. Thats the reason the networks hate Matchplay.<BR/><BR/>Jimmy S CarolinaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-2373582554324099262009-02-26T14:15:00.000-06:002009-02-26T14:15:00.000-06:00Dr. Dad...You are absolutely terrific and I think ...Dr. Dad...You are absolutely terrific and I think you found your own "sub-theme" MONEY, or lack thereof.<BR/><BR/>This puzzle was so much fun and I really had to pick it up, put it down, pick it up again and slap my forehead. Even though it initially seemed almost impossible at the beginning, it came together well. The place where I made mistakes were my errors. <BR/><BR/>Your answers and links were superb, and you did a wonderful job with this...Thanks ever so much.<BR/><BR/>Thank you so much to Barry Silk for another intriguing and clever puzzle. When I finished it, I felt great!WMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02840615580631001361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-51744383318070982502009-02-26T13:47:00.000-06:002009-02-26T13:47:00.000-06:00Dr. Dad et al,Barry Silk is traveling to NY for th...Dr. Dad et al,<BR/>Barry Silk is traveling to NY for the ACPT Tournament today and has no access to a computer until Sunday evening. So, he won't address our questions until he is back home.Zhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-25800538116696448902009-02-26T13:42:00.000-06:002009-02-26T13:42:00.000-06:00Barry Silk,Forgot to say earlier I liked the OCTO ...Barry Silk,<BR/>Forgot to say earlier I liked the OCTO clue, though I always thought the plural form of octopus is octopuses. Why the abbreviation NNW for ORONO, MAINE? Also, I prefer a "horseless" clue for IRON (2D: Word with hand or horse) due to HORSE SENSE (14D).<BR/><BR/>Dr. Dad,<BR/>You meant the octopus in Yantai? Still strange to think you've been to an area where I worked before. How does CREOLE differ from Cajun? I also don't understand the cluing rationale of HUE ( 32A: Old TV knob), SORES (34A: Dermatology issues), TENS (56A: Knockouts, so to speak) and MADE (Good way to have it). Also, is "hdg" a common abbreviation for heading (9D: ENE, Storm hdg)?Zhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-90769010716627954842009-02-26T13:39:00.000-06:002009-02-26T13:39:00.000-06:00Hard, hard possible. IAL for "Adverb ending"? That...Hard, hard possible. IAL for "Adverb ending"? That's devious. I wanted ILY. Adverbial was simply not in my mind. Saw "By way of" and wrote down VIA immediately. That's how Wayne Williams often clues the word. "One for the books?" is a great clue for PERP. Anyway, I could how many correct answers I filled before I came here. "Subject of the 2007 Mitchell Report" STEROIDS was a rare a gimme.<BR/><BR/>My Firefox is down. Does anyone experience the same GLITCH today? IE seems fine.Zhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-24885035232434001292009-02-26T11:07:00.000-06:002009-02-26T11:07:00.000-06:00Good Morning Dr. Dad, I haven't started our regula...Good Morning Dr. Dad, I haven't started our regular Thursday puzzle, but B.Silk's terrific L.A. Times puzzle has been finished and on my desk for several days. I'm happy to be able to comment on it.<BR/><BR/>I mentioned the other day that twelve ten letter answers, as well as six eight letter answers made this puzzle a dilly!<BR/><BR/>I had a heck of a time on ORONOMAINE (18A), and SWEATSTAIN (57A). Some of the shorter words weren't any easier, ZIPCODE (25A), JEAN (35A), GRUNTERS (39A) and PURRS(38A) were all stickers for a while. Happily, Barry Silk gives us enough easy(easier?) perps to help us through.<BR/><BR/>Sorry, Dr. Dad...Nancy Kerrigan?? For all the "kid's" out there, nobody was a bigger skating star in her time than <A HREF="http://www.sonjahenie.net/shg16.jpg" REL="nofollow">Sonja Henie</A>. She won ten world championships and three Olympic gold medals She starred in 12 movies in the 1930's and 1940's with leading men like Tyrone Power and Don Ameche. I spent about five years of my life (until I discovered boys!!) trying to skate just like Sonja.<BR/><BR/>I take a lot of pride in knowing all the words, both verse and chorus to <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mglkzYxiZ2c" REL="nofollow">Aba Daba Honeymoon</A>. I know, I need to get a life!!<BR/><BR/>AND a big Thank You to Dr. Dad for taking the time to blog for us. It is not an easy and you did an outstanding job.Clear Ayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14463641770718104835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-30422427149920355492009-02-26T10:21:00.000-06:002009-02-26T10:21:00.000-06:00Oh, a bulb just lit When a Perpetrator gets booke...Oh, a bulb just lit <BR/>When a Perpetrator gets booked by the Police <BR/>you think ?mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13234873011923375101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-11159096998384514182009-02-26T10:19:00.000-06:002009-02-26T10:19:00.000-06:00You did a splendid job, IHMOCouldn't get 38A Purrs...You did a splendid job, IHMO<BR/><BR/>Couldn't get 38A Purrs, but for your explanation also did not have 39A Grunters reminded me of Monica Seles what a Grrunter very annoying, lol <BR/> <BR/>New to me was Demode and Perp, i only know Perp to be short for Perpetrator but " one for the books ? " <BR/><BR/>And lovely map of Italia . had forgotten where Padova was<BR/>Oh another unknown was t. Rex Sue, wowmariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13234873011923375101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-81021152693142094782009-02-26T08:07:00.000-06:002009-02-26T08:07:00.000-06:00Argyle,I don't get Chris's theme music yesterday a...<EM>Argyle,<BR/>I don't get Chris's theme music yesterday at all.</EM><BR/><BR/>It had 'Wednesday' in the title, that's all. I was always intrigued by the two treatments of basically the same song. That was why I linked the second version of the song.Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472446316589207365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-67788545152009568352009-02-26T06:16:00.000-06:002009-02-26T06:16:00.000-06:00Dr. Dad,Yeah, my plan to surprise others with a my...Dr. Dad,<BR/>Yeah, my plan to surprise others with a mysterious blogger was spiked last night. Need to inform Barry Silk too. Thanks for the great work. You are a natural, just as Argyle our sweet Santa is. No comment on the puzzle as I have not tackled it yet. <BR/><BR/>Argyle,<BR/>I don't get Chris's theme music yesterday at all.Zhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-11116960136150052672009-02-26T05:57:00.000-06:002009-02-26T05:57:00.000-06:00Welcome, Dr. DadYour turn next, Dennis.A second cl...Welcome, Dr. Dad<BR/><BR/>Your turn next, Dennis.<BR/><BR/>A second clue for <EM>43A: One for the books?: PERP</EM>.<BR/><BR/>"Book 'em, Danno!"Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472446316589207365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-360252151612854172009-02-26T05:43:00.000-06:002009-02-26T05:43:00.000-06:00Dr.Dad, as I said on your blog, just an outstandin...Dr.Dad, as I said on your blog, just an outstanding job, especially considering that you're not exactly swimming in free time. My compliments.Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05476669744435495547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-27504642057544056592009-02-26T05:35:00.000-06:002009-02-26T05:35:00.000-06:00What a surprise. For some reason, I thought Barry...What a surprise. For some reason, I thought Barry's Themeless was going to be in Sunday's blog. I hope everyone like's my comments.<BR/><BR/>Out on business but had enough time this morning to visit the site. Got through the Thursday, 2/26/09 puzzle without too much trouble. No googling but it certainly wasn't in Dennis Time.<BR/><BR/>Today is Carnival Day and Levi Strauss' Birthday. It is also National Pistachio Day and For Pete's Sake Day. Enquiring minds want to know: Who the hell is Pete and why should we care?<BR/><BR/>Have a great Thursday.Dr. Dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15228401181876693308noreply@blogger.com