tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post4682026363667360555..comments2024-03-29T08:35:40.450-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Friday, June 1, 2012, Joe DiPietroZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger95125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-66840330450728652912012-06-02T20:39:19.874-05:002012-06-02T20:39:19.874-05:00A common toast is "To Your Health".A common toast is "To Your Health".Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472446316589207365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-64902420611248207602012-06-02T20:32:57.748-05:002012-06-02T20:32:57.748-05:00Wait (same anon as last post)....I really didn'...Wait (same anon as last post)....I really didn't get "drank a toast" etiher, as "show concern for someone's health." I'll have to look for that explanation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-2737647094474016002012-06-02T20:24:52.950-05:002012-06-02T20:24:52.950-05:00Loved the puzzle, except for the bad clue "It...Loved the puzzle, except for the bad clue "It's quarry." Made no sense, as others have noted. Where in the heck were the editors on that one?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-24551965153795052852012-06-01T22:28:50.162-05:002012-06-01T22:28:50.162-05:00hey placematfan, here is a kicker...i am going to ...hey placematfan, here is a kicker...i am going to take credit for that observation. thanks for noticing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-24922815813357895792012-06-01T20:38:55.722-05:002012-06-01T20:38:55.722-05:00It's quarry=quarry of IT=hiders.Does this help...It's quarry=quarry of IT=hiders.Does this help?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-85550939038393925832012-06-01T20:32:17.976-05:002012-06-01T20:32:17.976-05:00Seriously, though, how cool is it that someone pos...Seriously, though, how cool is it that someone posted, on a blog on which a topic du jour was Hide and Seek and the now-famous It clue, the actual sentence, “I should be It.” in reference to something very different? <br /><br />Words rock. So do people.placematfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00991724369300576192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-68083135301916477232012-06-01T20:25:59.204-05:002012-06-01T20:25:59.204-05:00We could also revive the discussion of the phrase ...We could also revive the discussion of the phrase used to call in the missing HIDERS:<br /><br />Olly olly in free! (or whatever variation was used in your region)Grumpy 1https://www.blogger.com/profile/02194375320149174361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-52902379520894663122012-06-01T20:13:44.420-05:002012-06-01T20:13:44.420-05:00Jim Hietter@11:59 and Anon.@1:13, I think I should...Jim Hietter@11:59 and Anon.@1:13, I think <i>I</i> should be It, now. Or else I’m not gonna play anymore. I’m tired of being quarry.placematfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00991724369300576192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-12777110852680303832012-06-01T19:48:25.230-05:002012-06-01T19:48:25.230-05:00Bill G, I recall that discussion. That one could g...Bill G, I recall that discussion. That one could go either way. If you consider the IMAC creation as Steve Jobs personal property, you could put an apostrophe after Jobs and indicate ownership.<br /><br />But, let's take a similar case with a name not ending in 's': <br /><br />Big Blue is an IBM creation, or Big Blue is IBM's creation.<br /><br />I think either would be correct.<br /><br />I agree with the ones that interpret today's clue as IT being the person so designated in Hide and Seek (the seeker) and the HIDERS as being It's quarry. Replace It's quarry with seeker's quarry and it should clear up the its/it's confusion. Fiendishly clever clue.Grumpy 1https://www.blogger.com/profile/02194375320149174361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-49873796449020760012012-06-01T19:16:36.746-05:002012-06-01T19:16:36.746-05:00Susan, I think you're right.Susan, I think you're right.Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-30854987819409503272012-06-01T18:45:54.250-05:002012-06-01T18:45:54.250-05:00Boy we sure have some (one) snarky anons today!Boy we sure have some (one) snarky anons today!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12382314731552481050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-61616880074084227672012-06-01T18:45:45.164-05:002012-06-01T18:45:45.164-05:00Another apostrophe question to annoy the anons -- ...Another apostrophe question to annoy the anons -- A year or so ago, IMAC was cleverly clued as "Jobs creation." I never understood why it wouldn't be Jobs' creation as the creation of Steve Jobs. But nobody else said anything so it must have seemed OK to everybody else. What was I missing?<br /><br />It's amazing how many snarky and frustrated anons showed up today. You'd think if some of the posts on this blog annoyed them so much, they would look for their social interaction elsewhere.<br /><br />~ Do not argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience.Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-75779114666078065392012-06-01T18:39:35.886-05:002012-06-01T18:39:35.886-05:00I think I just heard his head explode!I think I just heard his head explode!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-75668270272713390402012-06-01T18:35:27.118-05:002012-06-01T18:35:27.118-05:00'Its' is the possessive of it--not 'it...'Its' is the possessive of it--not 'it's', which is the contraction of 'it is'. <br /><br />I think the 'hiders' clue was referring to 'quarry' as a generic idea, not a particular item of quarry, or person considered to be the quarry of any particular group or pursuer. Then by definition, 'hiders' would all be quarry to whomever it is who searches for them. Either way, I didn't get it until I came here.kaziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06761801803016465459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-81175396442496319152012-06-01T18:24:30.765-05:002012-06-01T18:24:30.765-05:00Lemonade714, have you noticed that you're the ...Lemonade714, have you noticed that you're the <i>only</i> blogger that feels it necessary to post so many times on your blogging day? Think maybe you're a little too full of yourself? Just askin'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-12667119659984163012012-06-01T18:14:03.191-05:002012-06-01T18:14:03.191-05:00Susan? Weren't you listening? One-Upper(avg jo...Susan? Weren't you listening? One-Upper(avg joe) has deemed that discussion over!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-83473273935045009782012-06-01T18:12:21.184-05:002012-06-01T18:12:21.184-05:00It's got to be the quarry of IT so then posse...It's got to be the quarry of IT so then possessive--right?Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12382314731552481050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-33288389401395836832012-06-01T18:10:17.342-05:002012-06-01T18:10:17.342-05:00One question--If "It is quarry" is the w...One question--If "It is quarry" is the way it is read then shouldn't hider be singular?<br /><br />Fun puzzle, great write-up, and wonderful comments.<br /><br />Thanks all.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12382314731552481050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-21389321471311844332012-06-01T17:45:37.807-05:002012-06-01T17:45:37.807-05:00Maybe someone will copy and "top" avg jo...Maybe someone will copy and "top" avg joe...oh wait...he's the one that does that...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-81897493107952143682012-06-01T17:35:39.689-05:002012-06-01T17:35:39.689-05:00LA CW ADDICT@5:32
To achieve ECRU in paint, a few ...LA CW ADDICT@5:32<br />To achieve ECRU in paint, a few drops of brown must be added to white.Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-34541240836919459562012-06-01T17:33:27.472-05:002012-06-01T17:33:27.472-05:00Jayce@2:08
Thank you. Yes, my ride, which potentia...Jayce@2:08<br />Thank you. Yes, my ride, which potentially could have been hazardous, is now smooth. <br /><br />CED@2:45:<br />LOL!! You do crack me up. That is very funny.<br /><br />Earlier I failed to mention that It's quarry made no sense to me as a clue and I only got the H in HIDERS from THE. But on further analysis from all of you, it clicked.<br /><br />I found BUT IS IT ART very clever.<br /><br />At the top I misread Laminaria as Luminaria so immediately wrote LAMP and that held me up for a very long time. Finally I erased the whole corner and started anew.<br /><br />How lovely that such a witty and complex puzzle stirs up some interesting discussion.Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-55277070903475270642012-06-01T17:32:56.123-05:002012-06-01T17:32:56.123-05:00Somewhere out there in the universe there's a ...Somewhere out there in the universe there's a bridge that's missing its Troll.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFkzRNyygfk&ob=av2n" rel="nofollow">Daily tuneagement</a>Avg Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02301873113962640644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-57154762769579825842012-06-01T17:32:54.992-05:002012-06-01T17:32:54.992-05:00Wow, this one was worse than yesterday. At least ...Wow, this one was worse than yesterday. At least I only missed 3 letters yesterday. Today, it was a complete train-wreck. First mistake was spouse instead of steady for "main squeeze" and it went downhill from there. Because of that error, I had POOLS instead of TOOLS, and totally missed out on AISLES in the theme clue. Had I started out properly, I think I may have gotten it all correct. Wound up resorting to the "red letters" where I was able to complete the puzzle and see the error of my ways, but without that it would have been a DNF. Like Abejo, this took me at least three hours.<br /><br />One nit: 14A - I never thought of ECRU as a brown shade - thought it was an off-white color, which is a stretch from brown.LA CW Addictnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-19598181789839360912012-06-01T17:22:18.684-05:002012-06-01T17:22:18.684-05:00ladies and gentlemen, avg joe has spoken...we must...ladies and gentlemen, avg joe has spoken...we must listen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-8985974429720722122012-06-01T17:20:38.706-05:002012-06-01T17:20:38.706-05:00A pedant walks into a bar....
I think that Jayce ...A pedant walks into a bar....<br /><br />I think that Jayce has it right...it's a diabolical clue. Let it go.Avg Joe FIPnoreply@blogger.com