tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post4697680629589650755..comments2024-03-29T08:35:40.450-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Tuesday, November 27, 2018 Jeff StillmanZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-50266629697023228772018-11-28T07:42:07.645-06:002018-11-28T07:42:07.645-06:00All 4 mentioned, new to me also, plus I had forgot...All 4 mentioned, new to me also, plus I had forgotten about Oporto, thanks crosses. Challenging for a Tuesday. Acesaroundagainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13978377031614115404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-84738857809496355532018-11-28T02:43:00.669-06:002018-11-28T02:43:00.669-06:00-T, I sat down and watched a Xmas Hallmark root be... -T, I sat down and watched a Xmas Hallmark root beer float. I think one of your bot-coders devised one who writes these. <br />There's some kind of plot device where a monkey wrench is thrown in extend the story. <br /><br />Then again, the CSI Franchise works the same way. <br /><br />WC <br /><br />Ps. "Thomas the Tank Engine" held my son's rapt attention for many nightsWilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-28065552940119670182018-11-27T23:46:21.256-06:002018-11-27T23:46:21.256-06:00Good evening, folks. Thank you, Jeff Stillman,for...Good evening, folks. Thank you, Jeff Stillman,for a fine puzzle. Thank you, TTP, for a fine review.<br /><br />It is late. Solved this puzzle while watching Perry Mason.<br /><br />Theme was good. Caught it when I came here.<br /><br />APPARAT was a new word for me. Perps helped.<br /><br />Liked KROC. Ray was a great man. What a vision!<br /><br />Anyhow, I am crashing for the night. Big day tomorrow. Crossing Guard, Knee Therapist appointment, work at DuPage Election Commission, take my wife to dinner for her Birthday. Then go to sleep again.<br /><br />See you tomorrow.<br /><br />Abejo<br /><br />( )Abejohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10318111258011554517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-16769541235628298022018-11-27T23:21:30.666-06:002018-11-27T23:21:30.666-06:00Lemonade...From my daughter
"The Peng River ...Lemonade...From my daughter <br />"The Peng River on the bridge near the Night Bazaar !!"<br />"along that main road (Thanon Thapae) there was a Wat (temple) which is where i released my lantern and monks help you set it up. but most people go to the bridge and release them and their kathrongs (floating flowers) but its very crowded !!JJMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10160962871151825507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-75923008771194264792018-11-27T23:11:57.534-06:002018-11-27T23:11:57.534-06:00Hello! Today was a busy day for me. My sister deci...Hello! Today was a busy day for me. My sister decided we needed more green-corn tamales so that's what we did today. Then later I attended the scheduled monthly HOA meeting. At least it wasn't as contentious as last month's! Everyone had calmed down. We found out that the homeowner who was there last month and today also had been in the U.S. Army. To me that explains her confrontational attitude. Or maybe that is her personality.<br /><br />WEES about the puzzle. I believe EXTERN was the only unfamiliar word for me. I've seen TREACLE in many books. Otherwise I found it easy. Thank you, TTP and Jeff Stillman.<br /><br />I hope your day was pleasant, everyone!<br />Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-79789026408332547492018-11-27T23:01:34.898-06:002018-11-27T23:01:34.898-06:00Lemonade... just viewed the Instagram post again a...Lemonade... just viewed the Instagram post again and the location heading was "Lanterns & Yi Peng festival". Does that sound familiar to you?JJMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10160962871151825507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-85085353991399249732018-11-27T22:54:32.678-06:002018-11-27T22:54:32.678-06:00C, Eh! Brilliant! Duplo blocks. Thanks.C, Eh! Brilliant! Duplo blocks. Thanks.Anonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-55832627064362668932018-11-27T22:36:22.392-06:002018-11-27T22:36:22.392-06:00Well, no new NCIS tonight; TV is so bad I did the ...Well, no new NCIS tonight; TV is so bad I did the WSJ cw's for Monday (BY C.C.) and today. Both easier than Jeff's.<br /><br />Good night everyone.Spitzboovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448007368332133086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-47711364768313843762018-11-27T22:27:50.556-06:002018-11-27T22:27:50.556-06:00Lemonade.... Didn't ask where in Chiang Mai sh...Lemonade.... Didn't ask where in Chiang Mai she was, but I will and will post. The video of her lighting her lantern and letting it fly to the sky was very cool. I enjoyed watching it. Looked like the festival was really fun, especially when you're 20!JJMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10160962871151825507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-9065363404429573332018-11-27T22:27:43.846-06:002018-11-27T22:27:43.846-06:00AnonT - I agree that we seem to do more getting th...AnonT - I agree that we seem to do more getting than giving! We think we are stimulating the economy but really we are creating more stuff to dispose (perhaps by our children). Ah, the art of simplifying. . .<br /><br />As to that two year old boy, his mother would probably appreciate clothes but he would sooner have a toy. Nothing electronic or requiring batteries; perhaps a wooden train from a craft show, Duplo for building things (Lego is too small for that age), and of course, a couple of good books (get your daughters to choose one each that they liked as a child).CanadianEh!https://www.blogger.com/profile/05688358229402732332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-54802054706378248052018-11-27T20:16:15.902-06:002018-11-27T20:16:15.902-06:00Hi All!
Wow, Jeff, a Tuesday with Thursday Three ...Hi All!<br /><br />Wow, Jeff, a Tuesday with Thursday Three Dollar words! Good things perps were friendly. Thanks for the fun puzzle.<br /><br />Thanks TTP for the expo. Nice history of USO and great image of FERMI labs.<br /><br />WO: UPPER Class (Hi Spitz!)<br />ESPs: TARA, APPARAT, OPORTO (WAG'd the P), TREACLE, PAVANE, BESTIAL [I really wanted the A - thanks for LIU C, Eh!]<br /><b>Fav</b>: I was thinking "cold" for December temp b/f SANTA showed.<br /><br />{A, A-}<br /><br />Welcome back Picard!<br /><br />C, Eh! - Yes, we have Giving Tuesday. I picked two gifts to purchase off the office-floor's tree. [what do I get for a 2yro boy?] It's odd, in six days we go from Give Thanks, Get Stuff, Get Stuff Locally, REST, Get Stuff Virtually, Give Stuff. Seems there's more getting than giving...<br /><br />Jinx - I don't know what a meniscus is but do take care not to exacerbate it.<br /><br />HG - I swear Eldest & DW watched 10 of those sappy Hallmark Christmas movies - I just stayed in the garage :-)<br /><br />Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-54461077216437035812018-11-27T20:10:20.747-06:002018-11-27T20:10:20.747-06:00Oh my! Coincidences flow like water! I’m reading...Oh my! Coincidences flow like water! I’m reading a novel of the lives of Katherine of Aragon and her first marriage to Arthur Tudor (we’ll get to Henry VIII eventually) . They ask her to dance, and she and her ladies from Spain dance a pavane. Maybe she worked the crossword before the wedding! Hehehehe <br />SwampCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06893584705424353444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-63930055388587418752018-11-27T19:15:04.028-06:002018-11-27T19:15:04.028-06:00Northwest Runner, I see you solved the same NYT I ...Northwest Runner, I see you solved the same NYT I did with APPARATLemonade714https://www.blogger.com/profile/13642909374639570868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-29429563932944053712018-11-27T19:12:30.683-06:002018-11-27T19:12:30.683-06:00Damn Tinman- 46? 72 at my place this morning
JJM
...Damn Tinman- 46? 72 at my place this morning<br /><br />JJM<br /><br />Did you learn where in Chiang Mai your daughter watched the festival?Lemonade714https://www.blogger.com/profile/13642909374639570868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-1279147503371211712018-11-27T18:14:30.758-06:002018-11-27T18:14:30.758-06:00I'm thinking the FBI is monitoring all of my p...I'm thinking the FBI is monitoring all of my posts.<br /><br />(No, we aren't.)<br /><br />~ The FBIBill Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04495413609545426668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-15081004734230830142018-11-27T17:46:16.457-06:002018-11-27T17:46:16.457-06:00I remember when we learned the PAVANE, back when I...I remember when we learned the PAVANE, back when I was one of the pre-performance dancers at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. Actors who weren't in that evening's show were often among the "dancers-on-the-green." We learned the PAVANE along with the Allemande - two very stately slow-time dances that came as a great relief after we'd worn ourselves ragged doing uptempo jigs and reels.<br />Our practice studio was a big, hot upstairs room, situated above an air-conditioned ice cream parlor. After a few hours of sweaty rehearsal, we nearly ran downstairs to place our cool-off orders. <br />My favorite was always the root beer float. Ah....<br /><br />Many thanks to Mr. <b>Stillman</b> for his friendly Tues puzz!<br /><br />~ <b>OMK<br />____________<br />DR: </b> One mirror diagonal, NE to SW, offering the anagram for ...<br />"<b>RIPE SOARERS</b>,"<br />which I imagine is some sort of tribute to rapid climbing vines. Yes?Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-25628906916610563082018-11-27T16:54:44.852-06:002018-11-27T16:54:44.852-06:00In fact speaking of Alice, I know exactly how she ...In fact speaking of Alice, I know exactly how she felt . I got passes from the Hatter to the March Hare. Next, the Red Queen<br /><br />WCWilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-41651185506106340912018-11-27T16:46:40.177-06:002018-11-27T16:46:40.177-06:00PVX, I thought RAT ?? was familiar.
I went Tuesd... PVX, I thought RAT ?? was familiar. <br /><br />I went Tuesday quick. Sometimes my handwriting is my biggest enemy. I found my self solving via the downs. <br /><br />APPARAT fortunately was perp solid. We use Apparatchik to mean yes-man / flunkey. [political comment deleted]. <br /><br />YR, I'm confident you'll receive justice today. That's the way it works. I'm currently being denied compensation on a case where my contactor took my money and declared bankruptcy. Judge absolved him .<br /><br />State of Florida Insurance fund people say I haven't gone after the contractor.<br /><br />Each Apparatchik passes the buck to the next <br /><br />WC<br /><br />Ps. NORTHE=THRONE . <br /><br />And,... Now I have to read my Alice . I read the Annotated Alice, years agoWilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-11080383272984897732018-11-27T16:15:05.554-06:002018-11-27T16:15:05.554-06:00Picard: Thor's hammer looks more like Big Bird...Picard: Thor's hammer looks more like Big Bird to me.<br /><br />Jayce: Johnny Weir works hard at being weird. I used to enjoy his skating performances. <br /><br />AnonPVX: you were missed. Why would you think you weren't?<br /><br />BillG: LOL! Help yourself.<br /><br />Sadly, they found our missing lady several miles from her car. She didn't survive the blizzard. PKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14570575955563406341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-21875169378562947602018-11-27T15:48:30.572-06:002018-11-27T15:48:30.572-06:00Bill G, mind how you go.Bill G, mind how you go.Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-66566260840061557922018-11-27T15:06:39.922-06:002018-11-27T15:06:39.922-06:00Hi everybody. Thanks for the puzzle and analysis, ...Hi everybody. Thanks for the puzzle and analysis, Jeff and TTP. As with Jayce, WEES about APPARAT and EXTERN. <br /><br />We're due for significant rain tomorrow and Thursday. I'll believe it when I hear it on the skylights.<br /><br />~ I'm trying to be more independent. Can you give me a little help? Bill Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04495413609545426668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-50516571321300687962018-11-27T13:29:05.191-06:002018-11-27T13:29:05.191-06:00I liked this puzzle and finished it more quickly t...I liked this puzzle and finished it more quickly than I expected to. WEES about APPARAT and EXTERN. TREACLE I knew, from Winnie The Pooh I think.<br /><br />Interesting what a different point of view I have of a puzzle when looking back on it than while solving it. While solving: "Dang, that could be anything!" While looking back: "Oh yeah, that makes sense. Good clue!"<br /><br />PK, we also saw TARA Lipinski and Johnny Weir on the dog show. Same observation as you. And Weir is as weird as ever.<br /><br />Good wishes to you all.Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-57646347713263831562018-11-27T13:19:50.685-06:002018-11-27T13:19:50.685-06:00Yellowrocks thank you for the birthday wishes and ...<b>Yellowrocks</b> thank you for the birthday wishes and for the kind words about my enthusiasm!<br /><br />We are just back today from almost a week of travels, visiting family and friends. My good friend Virginia, who is from VIETNAM, showed us some hidden bits of San Francisco. I have been there many times, but she always finds something new!<br /><br />Hand up learning moment today about EXTERN. PAVANE I know, but not spelled that way. My music teacher often has us play very old dance music, including what we know as PAVANs.<br /><br /><b><a href="http://swt.org/recorder/classmusic/2016-0913/PipersPavan.pdf" rel="nofollow">Here is the Piper's PAVAN that we played a couple of years ago.</a></b><br /><br />FERMI was a gimme for this physics guy.<br /><br /><b><a href="https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~rgs/alice-VII.html" rel="nofollow">TREACLE I remember from "A Mad Tea Party" in Alice in Wonderland.</a></b><br /><br />Does anyone else remember this?<br /><br /><b><a href="http://swt.org/events/2016travels/bryce/20160414-460.JPG" rel="nofollow">Once again, here we were with THOR's Hammer behind as Bryce Canyon, Utah.</a></b><br /><br />Fun theme HANDS DOWN! FIR!<br /><br />I just went back and solved the puzzle from last Thursday 11/22/18.<br /><br /><b>Can someone explain the anagram of NORTHE?</b> Several people asked what is NORTHE but no answer was forthcoming.<br /><br />In our travels this past week we saw OTTERS at Moss Landing, near Monterey. Perhaps I will have photos to share. Learning moment about the hand holding!Picardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17401317669146538447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-15893810461650532482018-11-27T13:13:28.133-06:002018-11-27T13:13:28.133-06:00Not sure why I forgot to post yesterday, at least ...Not sure why I forgot to post yesterday, at least I wasn’t missed.<br /><br />Pretty quick solve today, themed but no giveaways, a nice change. <br /><br />Markovers....KROK/KROC, ARALS/URALS, INTERN/EXTERN, RATTRAP/RATHOLE.....I was gonna put in RATTRAP first but we just had that Saturday. <br /><br />On to hump day. AnonymousPVXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10078186298428497941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-82354542630405382552018-11-27T11:37:59.690-06:002018-11-27T11:37:59.690-06:00Definitely took me longer than a normal Tuesday. I...Definitely took me longer than a normal Tuesday. I sat and stared at a few clues before either I got it or the perps helped me.<br /><br />EXTERN<br />APPARAT<br />TREACLE <br /> <br />ALL 3 are Friday or Saturday words. Not complaining, Just stating the obvious.JJMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10160962871151825507noreply@blogger.com