tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post4797343559674162919..comments2024-03-29T03:51:31.793-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Sunday August 24, 2014 Gail GrabowskiZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-39448420999583081042014-08-24T22:36:44.350-05:002014-08-24T22:36:44.350-05:00Oh, here we go again. Just tried Cruciverb for the...Oh, here we go again. Just tried Cruciverb for the Monday puzzle and it's missing. Rats.Dudleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587399549104728305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-63855989566401307922014-08-24T21:20:58.802-05:002014-08-24T21:20:58.802-05:00Out of town and late to the comment party today bu...Out of town and late to the comment party today but I'm with Montana. The NW was the last fill. For 1A I had _HIP and 1D _DC. So I did the alphabet run and got 'C'. As for the puzzle, there were lots of new words, both in the clues and answers. BEATER is a new word to me for jalopy, as are TAORMINA, BROM, KIPPER, ISOPOD, TABERNA, ERDA. Awards today from both the U.K. and USA for OPRAH and Harry Potters' creator. Perps filled DANTE, ELI, AIMEE, FIATS, ASTER.<br /><br />I figured out the theme at MIRACLE CURATE, as BEATER BASH came later because the only FIATS I ever saw were in junkyards and I had no clue as to their model names.<br /><br />I never needed a power WINCH to get the anchor up from my CATAMARAN, but it was nice (really mandatory) for bringing in the 200 feet of anchor line and 40 feet of rode (chain) on the 33 ft sailboat.<br /><br />I thought the puzzle was very straight forward without misdirecting clues.Big Eastnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-41810394080951083382014-08-24T21:17:42.073-05:002014-08-24T21:17:42.073-05:00Hello puzzlers,
I worked on this blasted thing al...Hello puzzlers,<br /><br />I worked on this blasted thing all day before throwing in the towel on ETICKET and CAKE.<br /><br />Felt pretty bad until reading the comments of veterans here who anguished on the same connectors.<br /><br />I ran through the alphabet and even spoke it out loud: "CAKE" but it just didn't seem to fit the solidify clue. <br /><br />Other than that hiccup, a solid Sunday offering.Husker Chuck (a.k.a. Ergo)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-59427803007104342372014-08-24T20:25:16.067-05:002014-08-24T20:25:16.067-05:00Owen (7:45), ah yes. WINCHES are some of my favori...Owen (7:45), ah yes. WINCHES are some of my favorite things. I like them in movies, I sometimes sing songs about them, I can look at them lovingly at great length... Oops, winches. Not wenches. Never mind...Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-69211832531242004122014-08-24T19:51:36.731-05:002014-08-24T19:51:36.731-05:00Cranes are specialized winches.Cranes are specialized winches.Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472446316589207365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-34309051011592565552014-08-24T19:45:09.953-05:002014-08-24T19:45:09.953-05:00WEES. I'm surprised no one has commented on WI...WEES. I'm surprised no one has commented on WINCHES (are winches a type of crane or are cranes a type of winch?) being opposite ICHABOD Crane!OwenKLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16709695380239557575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-32777509945644383482014-08-24T19:39:41.797-05:002014-08-24T19:39:41.797-05:00Thank you Jayce and Thelma!Thank you Jayce and Thelma!Avg Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02301873113962640644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-9116927597840842652014-08-24T19:12:32.782-05:002014-08-24T19:12:32.782-05:00Good puzzle and write-up. WEES. The last to fall...Good puzzle and write-up. WEES. The last to fall for me was ETICKET.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01964101357124950300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-70553524581355007602014-08-24T18:13:42.314-05:002014-08-24T18:13:42.314-05:00Since I am not clever enough to link the site.... ...Since I am not clever enough to link the site.... check out the news on the internet.... this earthquake shook the whole of the san francisco bay area.... <br /><br />thelmaaka thelmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16648450259770808588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-81816289471432398552014-08-24T18:00:05.636-05:002014-08-24T18:00:05.636-05:00Good afternoon, folks. Thank you, Gail Grabowski,...Good afternoon, folks. Thank you, Gail Grabowski, for a fine puzzle. Thank you, C.C., for a fine review.<br /><br />Well, never even started yesterday's. Went to Dixon, IL, for the day. (Ronald Reagan's boyhood home)<br /><br />Started today's puzzle in the morning. Got 2/3's through and had to go to a reception all afternoon. Got home and finished. Total, about 3 hours. Not sure how many of you good folks do these Sunday puzzles in an hour or less. Good for you! I am not that sharp.<br /><br />Puzzle started fine. Got SPARE ATTIRE easily and then I knew the theme. Helped with the remainder of the puzzle.<br /><br />A few rough spots. I also had a problem with E TICKET. Maybe because it was a Down word, but I was thinking of something the pilot would print. Not knowing ERDA did not help. Eventually got it.<br /><br />TATAR PAPER was tough. I was thinking of Russians because of Volga. It fell eventually.<br /><br />ZAG through me for a loop. I wanted EJECT for 108D Finally pieced it together. EGEST worked.<br /><br />Wanted CRAWL for 40D. Once I got PORRIDGE CRAWL became CREEP.<br /><br />Hey, my old lake was in there again. ERIE. Thanks for catching that Irish Miss.<br /><br />I need to mow my lawn now, but it is too hot. I will catch it in the morning.<br /><br />See you tomorrow.<br /><br />Abejo<br /><br />(900)Abejohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10318111258011554517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-47130448857262222542014-08-24T17:52:33.180-05:002014-08-24T17:52:33.180-05:00Hello everybody. Cool puzzle today. I had a harder...Hello everybody. Cool puzzle today. I had a harder time with it than you all seemed to have. Penciling in INNING instead of PERIOD messed me up for far too long. I also clung to ERDE for a long time. Seeing ERDA sorta grates on my sensibilities, much as if I were to see PORSCHA in print. <br /><br />I felt the Napa earthquake but my LW didn't. That's because I happened to be awake at that moment, sitting on the edge of our bed having a coughing fit. It started out as an up-and-down "shaker" for maybe 6 seconds then changed into a horizontal "roller" for about another 15 seconds. It occurred on the Napa fault. I think the only property damage was in the town of Napa and nowhere else. The news reported that it is the largest quake we've had since the magnitude 6.9 Loma Prieta quake in 1989, which really surprised me. As heartless as it sounds, this is the kind of event we earthquake researchers hope for: lots of data and a minimum of havoc and damage.<br /><br />Best wishes to you all.Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-27631360526876836342014-08-24T17:31:01.869-05:002014-08-24T17:31:01.869-05:00Speaking of the Little League World Series in Will...Speaking of the Little League World Series in Willimasport, PA, did you catch the 13 year old female phenom in what is usually an all male competition? She pitched a 2 hit shut out in one of the games. Her fast ball is amazing and she is featured on Sports Illustrated. Young girl athletes have proudly picked up the slogan, "Throw like a girl." You go, girl! We are proud of you.<br /><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/early-lead/wp/2014/08/19/little-league-phenom-mone-davis-lands-her-first-sports-illustrated-cover/" rel="nofollow">Link You go, girl!</a>Yellowrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590216912123103432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-28274546792075084362014-08-24T17:14:39.198-05:002014-08-24T17:14:39.198-05:00I'd heard some mention of the Napa quake earli...I'd heard some mention of the Napa quake earlier in the day, but only saw the extent on the evening news. much worse than i would have expected with the light news feed through the day. Is anyone on this thread affected? If so, I hope you are all OK. <br /><br />Jayce? No word from you today. Anything to report?Avg Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02301873113962640644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-61754803564089682362014-08-24T16:57:27.012-05:002014-08-24T16:57:27.012-05:00Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,
Old time is still...Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,<br />Old time is still a-flying;<br />And this same flower that smiles today,<br />Tomorrow will be dying.<br /><br />Good day to you all. I tumbled to the theme right away and it helped me with the solving. I couldn't read ETICKET vertically either. HASOPEN seemed OK. WEES.<br /><br />I like oatmeal. One serving of oats, a little salt and one serving of water put into the pan first. Then allowed to boil or simmer for about five to 10 minutes. (I try to stir often and keep the boiling low to avoid sticking and tough cleanup.) Putting the oats in the water at the beginning seems to produce a smoother final product. Then serve with a little brown sugar and half-and-half. <br /><br />I'm watching a bit of the Little League World Series. The LL bats used to be aluminum. They don't sound like aluminum any more. What are they made of these days?Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-2595527528427416182014-08-24T15:05:58.028-05:002014-08-24T15:05:58.028-05:00Thanks for your shoutout, YR, and thank you for re...Thanks for your shoutout, YR, and thank you for responding to LR before I could formulate one. I was having a hard time coming up with a response that wouldn't get me barred from this blog. <br />And now for something completely different, my new favorite way to make oatmeal, a la Bobby Flay. It's actually not so much a recipe as a different technique.<br />One recipe's worth of steel-cut Irish oatmeal whisked into one recipe's worth of boiling water. Bring back to boil for one minute and remove from heat. When it reaches room temp, put in reefer (memories!) overnight. Nuke as much as you want the next morning. Great texture, great flavor. easy-breezy. EnjoyBluehenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11215040742633388939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-68832089570840212602014-08-24T14:38:50.116-05:002014-08-24T14:38:50.116-05:00Nice and smooth. I had to stare at a couple of gap...Nice and smooth. I had to stare at a couple of gaps in the grid before I had my V8 moments.<br /><br />We used to have kippers for breakfast occasionally when I was a kid back in the UK. Delicious, but the smell stayed in the house for ours and the taste stayed with you all day! I was going to be bothered by the kippers/herring plural mismatch, until I remembered that one herring produces a pair of kippers.<br /><br />Some of my LA friends reporting feeling the Napa earthquake this morning, but my reaction was the same answer I'd get if I asked my girlfriends if the earth moved - "Nope, never felt a thing" :)<br /><br /><br /><br />Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00485564817818402947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-28734537836165770492014-08-24T14:38:39.564-05:002014-08-24T14:38:39.564-05:00Lime Rickey @ 12:45,very broad statement. Would yo...Lime Rickey @ 12:45,very broad statement. Would you tar us all with the same brush?Yellowrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590216912123103432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-71935549753630597372014-08-24T14:33:52.583-05:002014-08-24T14:33:52.583-05:00I moved right through this puzzle and figured out ...I moved right through this puzzle and figured out the theme, but, alas, a DNF. I could not fill in the 9 squares in the far NW. When I read CC's expo, I don't see how I could blank out on CHIP, DIRE, SPARE (had the rest of the phrase), CDS, HIP, and IRA but I did and I had PERIOD to perp with but to no avail. <br /><br />Snow above 5000’ and inches and inches of rain in MT. High temps in the 40s and 50s. That's 35° below normal. Fall/winter is on its way? Wish I were on your porch, Marti, but appreciate the moisture.<br />Only complainers are farmers not done combining or haying an extra cutting. <br /><br />MontanaMontanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00291743761732429768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-78022371587133857772014-08-24T12:45:00.260-05:002014-08-24T12:45:00.260-05:00YR@12:32: New Jerseyans could redeem themselves, j...YR@12:32: New Jerseyans could redeem themselves, just a tad, if they'd learn how to drive.Lime Rickeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-21315876799209889512014-08-24T12:32:57.523-05:002014-08-24T12:32:57.523-05:00The theme was easily recognizable and helpful. I h...The theme was easily recognizable and helpful. I had a few doubtful answers which I went back and checked with red letters, so I finished with help in 2 cells.<br />Like DO, I had AVEA and FEAT, bzzzt, and changed the E to I. FIAT is pretty much off my radar as far as cars go.<br />I was fairly sure of ERTA and wondered why TANTE seemed strange. Bzzzt. I'm sorry to say I didn't think of DANTE.<br /><br />DEL was a CSO to bluehen and the University of Delaware team.<br /><br />CC, thanks for the shoutout. A fanny pack is smaller than a backpack and handier than a purse. <br /><br />I have seen Snooki's TV show, Jersey Shore, twice, IF THAT, (maybe even less.) Low class. it demeans all of us New Jerseyans.Yellowrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590216912123103432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-18563231522524332272014-08-24T11:20:52.869-05:002014-08-24T11:20:52.869-05:00Happy Sunday everybody!
Well, it sounds like I ha...Happy Sunday everybody!<br /><br />Well, it sounds like I had a solving experience very similar to PK's. Had to re-enter two thirds of the answers after I inadvertently hit the "back" button on the iPad. Also had to revert to writing E _ I C _ _ T horizontally to grok ETICKET. CAKE and ERDU also did not help at all in the DELaware section of the grid....<br /><br />Rosetta Stone = SPARE ATTIRE....<br /><br />Hard to read miniscule Sunday clues on the iPad. I interpreted Bores for Ore as Bones for One. Skipped that one entirely at first pass....<br /><br />STORMS as Ball Game delayers worked only because Batters Who Go In and Out of the Box and Pitchers And Catchers Who Can't Agree on What to Throw didn't fit....<br /><br />Is a crossword constructor's (or editor's) misdirection clue considered a RED HERRING...?<br /><br />Kept thinking of the old CBer term Bear in the Air at 22A....<br /><br />Finally, would a crossword describe viewing an active volcano in Sicily as being AETNA...?<br /><br />Doc outRiver Dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07217414780894792059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-49796971563794782132014-08-24T10:46:32.596-05:002014-08-24T10:46:32.596-05:00Hi there~!
Man, E-ticket screwed me. I just co...Hi there~!<br /><br /> Man, E-ticket screwed me. I just couldn't see it in the down, and CAKE never occurred to me, though I can see how it fits the clue....oh well, you can't smoke 'em all....<br /><br /> HuskerG, um, I can find some other uses for that lathe~! (LOL)<br /><br /> Jamie was back at the restaurant for one more shift - not in the best of moods, but I did get to joke with her one last time, so I feel a little better.<br /><br /> SplynterSplynterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04857732691220377494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-30777374734729935842014-08-24T10:29:07.418-05:002014-08-24T10:29:07.418-05:00OMG, ETICKET. I was going for ETI (Estimated Time ...OMG, ETICKET. I was going for ETI (Estimated Time In…), ET (Extra Terrestrial In…) and then I got it (ERDA and CAKE didn’t help)! What a lovely puzzle and theme. HONEY COMBAT probably my fav.<br /><br />Musings<br />-<a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=diet+pills&client=firefox-a&hs=pCG&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&channel=sb&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=7Pr5U9CyL-LW8AGH4oCoBw&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAg&biw=1366&bih=609" rel="nofollow">Many MIRACLE CURES for a SPARE TIRE</a>. Yeah right!<br />-Nice BRONX CHEATER picture, C.C.<br />-<a href="http://connellydale.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/cuffs.jpg" rel="nofollow">1950’s CUFFS</a> to allow for growth not for fashion<br />-If you sold SHARES in the DIRE bear market with the Dow at 8,000, it is now 17,000<br />-Lucy misunderstood something, hilarity ENSUED<br />-Do elephants go <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXiMs65ZAeU" rel="nofollow">go EEK when they see a mouse?</a><br />-<a href="http://mason.gmu.edu/~jlemza/img/Airlift5.jpg" rel="nofollow">History’s most famous AIR DROP</a><br />-<a href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/08/22/virginia-parents-police-teen-nude-photos/14457387/" rel="nofollow">Recent Va. SEXTING story</a>. Receivers may also be prosecuted.<br />-<a href="http://www.viperbats.com/images/batbeingsanded.jpg" rel="nofollow">Best use for a LATHE</a><br />-The entire ELO playlist, SIDES A and B, should be in here by now<br />-Our 100 sq ft Miracle Gro garden has produced many cucumbers. No pickles for C.C. though! ;-)<br />-Nothing says “tourist” like my fanny pack. Don’t care. <br />-<a href="http://marcustheatres.com/Files/Theatres/Media/20130703-cc-9341.jpg" rel="nofollow">Reserved SEATS at our fav Omaha theater</a><br />-New buyers took all the IVY off my daughter’s house<br />-All that CROUCHING can wear out catcher’s knees. Hello first base.<br />Husker Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09980336006827988210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-66568584337840096192014-08-24T10:14:36.823-05:002014-08-24T10:14:36.823-05:00Almost like last weeks puzzle, the element of the ...Almost like last weeks puzzle, the element of the week club. AT , Astatine, Atomic No. 85 is a radioactive halogen. Fortunately, it exists only in extremely small amounts <br /><br />If I paid more attention to puzzles like this I would probably be a physicist instead of a lawyerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-13019165011237118322014-08-24T10:08:07.959-05:002014-08-24T10:08:07.959-05:00Good Morning:
A very enjoyable, fun offering from...Good Morning:<br /><br />A very enjoyable, fun offering from Gail. Caught the theme right away at Spare Attire and it was a breeze from then on. Only write-over was Air Lift/Air Drop. Liked seeing Eerie and Erie (CSO to Abejo), Sodas over Nehis, and the Away/AWOL crossing.<br /><br />Nicely done, Gail, and thanks, CC, for your spot-on write-up. Nice picture, YR, who is your cute, little friend?<br /><br />My French Onion Soup turned out yummy and I have 5 more portions in the freezer for our upcoming "colder than average winter", per the 2014 Farmer's Almanac.<br /><br />Have a great day.Irish Misshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12527047622731333304noreply@blogger.com