tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post4867888960756848857..comments2024-03-18T22:48:18.493-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Saturday, April 27, 2019, Joe DeeneyZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-3577501813592629172019-04-28T07:08:53.301-05:002019-04-28T07:08:53.301-05:00
Sea-Tac is not an airport code. It is a portmant...<br />Sea-Tac is not an airport code. It is a portmanteau of Seattle and Tacoma. It is the common name of the airport, and it is also the name of the city that surrounds the airport. <br /><br />Airport codes are three letters. The airport code for Seattle-Tacoma International Airport is SEA, and it would be capitalized. TTPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03978803962510303498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-78401624460731740512019-04-28T05:38:39.909-05:002019-04-28T05:38:39.909-05:00I take issue with the "Sea follower?" cl...I take issue with the "Sea follower?" clue. All airport codes are all in capital letters and you misled us with the way you posted this clue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-79033529164717594602019-04-28T00:16:49.621-05:002019-04-28T00:16:49.621-05:00PK - not since the 15th at The Corner. I just sen...PK - not since the 15th at The Corner. I just sent an email to her gmail account. I'll let everyone know if I get a reply. -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-57821486145164596462019-04-27T23:44:59.349-05:002019-04-27T23:44:59.349-05:00Has anyone heard from Fermatprime? The last I reme...Has anyone heard from Fermatprime? The last I remember she got home.<br />PKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14570575955563406341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-61382015332700104652019-04-27T23:09:57.772-05:002019-04-27T23:09:57.772-05:00Please forgive the lateness of my note.
Yellowro...Please forgive the lateness of my note.<br /><br /><b> Yellowrocks</b> FLN at 7:53 PM, I could comment on many posts, but it is 12:40 AM on Sat. and I want to move on, so I will ask one question. Has your DIL had a hip replacement?<br /><br />I am with <b>CanadianEh! and Abejo</b> who, like me, found the CW to be difficult. I did <b>FIR</b> eventually.<br /><br />Now I could go to bed or work on Sunday's CW, hmmm.<br /><br />ÐaveD4E4Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10722279710961820843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-9003205415479036872019-04-27T22:04:59.091-05:002019-04-27T22:04:59.091-05:00CED - Right then, one more Big Nose out of you...
...CED - Right then, one more <b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToYt5SgGDgI" rel="nofollow">Big Nose out of you</a></b>...<br /><br />When I think of <b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3T1c7GkzRQQ" rel="nofollow">Roxanne</a></b> The Police come by...<br /><br />Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-34477019738389818002019-04-27T21:31:52.168-05:002019-04-27T21:31:52.168-05:00Good evening, folks. Thank you, Joe Deeney, for a...Good evening, folks. Thank you, Joe Deeney, for a fine puzzle. Thank you, Husker Gary, for a fine review.<br /><br />This puzzle was tough. Took me a few hours.<br /><br />I see that Joe Deeney lives in the same town that my sister and brother in law live in, Melrose, MA. Small world.<br /><br />No idea about SHYAMALAN. Perps<br /><br />I agree with NEPALIS, great clue.<br /><br />Sometimes ROLODEXES are handy. Easy to use and no logging on and passwords.<br /><br />I was in Rockford, IL, today. Did most of the crossword after I got home. Cruciverb worked today. You never know.<br /><br />See you tomorrow.<br /><br />Abejo<br /><br />( )Abejohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10318111258011554517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-65270428296783841872019-04-27T21:24:26.349-05:002019-04-27T21:24:26.349-05:00Well, almost 10:30 on the East Coast,
& I fina...Well, almost 10:30 on the East Coast,<br />& I finally got to read the Blog.<br /><br />I had 3 successes today,<br />& now I claim 4 by not even attempting this puzzle,<br />which would have been another frustration I did not need.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlOsRzW1CDY" rel="nofollow">My favorite scene from RoxAnne...</a>CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-1727556370892990112019-04-27T17:32:06.606-05:002019-04-27T17:32:06.606-05:00Didn't do the puzzle,
Didn't read the Blog...Didn't do the puzzle,<br />Didn't read the Blog.<br />But I actually fixed three things today<br />that have frustrated me for the past week...<br /><br />& then I found this,<br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iq50IdSuNnI" rel="nofollow">& just had to share...</a>CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-33316490508876524692019-04-27T17:25:29.547-05:002019-04-27T17:25:29.547-05:00Hi Y'all! Thanks for the challenge, Joe. I'...Hi Y'all! Thanks for the challenge, Joe. I'm not on your wave-length so had a lot of learnin' to do. Thanks, Gary, for another informative expo.<br /><br />After doing the puzzle at midnight, I happened on a YouTube click site for the Merrie Monarch Festival and watched HULA dancing for about half an hour. Enjoyable. I'd never heard of the fest before. Some of the crowd people wandering around was pretty distracting in an amateurish filming, but interesting.<br /><br />SHYAMALAN: never heard of "Glass" but when SHY perped in I knew who they meant. How to spell had to wait for more perps. I'm not a fan of his stuff.<br /><br />Never heard of NATE Silver or his show, CHOSEN ONES, DON'T BE THAT GUY, or TAO OF POOH (how'd I miss Gary's mention?).<br /><br />DNK: ORIBI, OLAND, ALEXI, CARLA, ESTES. Needed red-letter runs to get some toe holds.<br /><br />IM: Well, thanks, but I seem to be wrong a lot. I try.PKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14570575955563406341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-9301844222015105302019-04-27T16:33:10.282-05:002019-04-27T16:33:10.282-05:00SHENANIGAN (or SHENANIGANS) is such a cool word! M...SHENANIGAN (or SHENANIGANS) is such a cool word! My parents used it a lot. I got OLAND right away but did as many of you did: filled OKAPI at first. ENTHRALL is another cool word; I remember an old Star Trek episode where there were people called the Thralls because they were, well, enthrall to their enslavers. <br /><br />Wow, TAO OF POOH two days in a row,<br /><br />For some reason I remembered CARLA Gugino, but not from that show,<br /><br />Hand up for entering DON'T BE THAT WAY before realizing it had to be GUY, and for think BON AMI instead of BON MOT.<br /><br />I strongly dislike both MILEY Cyrus and her father.<br /><br />The term "Merrie Monarch" in the clue led me to think of something the old English or Celts did. My mind never ventured anywhere near Hawaii, so I was stuck on that one until I got all 4 perps. I wasn't fooled by ROTC, though.<br /><br />My favorite clue today was for NEPALIS.<br /><br />When I see the word ROXANNE I not only think of the Steve Martin film but also of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lAKlYTQVKY" rel="nofollow">this</a>.<br /><br />Good wishes to you all.Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-10914594401891445382019-04-27T16:04:10.105-05:002019-04-27T16:04:10.105-05:00¡Howdy!
Thanks, Joe & Husker. A Saturday trea...¡Howdy!<br /><br />Thanks, Joe & Husker. A Saturday treat, indeed. I had some difficulty getting traction in the NE but once I got the NW done, it filled in nicely. <br /><br />- ICED TEA instead of ice tea… yay!<br />- Even without the final S I liked seeing SHENANIGAN. <br />- I agree with those who felt there were too many names out of People magazine. <br />- I remember Warner OLAND better for his Charlie Chan movies. <br />- FIR in 28 minutes. Surprising considering how long I struggled with the NE. <br />- ORIBI was a learning moment; if not for solid perps that one would have stumped me. <br /><br />Still snowing here at 16:00 — not a ton but also not just a little. Good day for crosswords, Sudokus, Cryptograms, and the like. Sounds like a perfect excuse for a nap, so…WikWakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14873144164842777944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-40503831628933216782019-04-27T14:52:06.116-05:002019-04-27T14:52:06.116-05:00For WC and other Baseball fans, Toronto Blue Jays ...For WC and other Baseball fans, Toronto Blue Jays are hoping that Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is their MAGIC CHARM. (His name is probably too difficult to become a CW staple like Ott!) He lived up to the media hype in his MLB debut in yesterday's home game. His father, Hall of Famer, (Expo No. 27) Guerrero Sr., was in attendance. (Jr. is wearing No. 27 on his Blue Jay uniform also)<br /><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/sports/baseball/mlb/mlb-toronto-oakland-series-opener-guerrero-debut-1.5113567" rel="nofollow">MLBdebut</a>CanadianEh!https://www.blogger.com/profile/05688358229402732332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-21482099977681448222019-04-27T14:24:29.355-05:002019-04-27T14:24:29.355-05:00Saturday Stumper! Thanks for the fun, Joe & H...Saturday Stumper! Thanks for the fun, Joe & Husker G.<br />I worked long and hard in my newspaper to finish this CW. 3 Google helps (confirmations) required and plenty of inkblots.<br /><br />Hand up for Okapi before ORIBI. (Apparently, Oribi live in Masai Mara but I don't remember them from our safari there.)<br />Another hand up for Mode before MAKE.<br />My "no nonsense dismissal" started with Leave until I got POOH.<br />I had Bon AMI (the cleaner) at first, and thought it was a new clue for an old French CW friend.<br />I wanted to Donate (but 1 letter short) before PHONE IN., and Luau before HULA.<br /><br />My Sunday subject was REL before I realized there was no abbreviation and SIN appeared.<br />I was misdirected with "drilling org." to dentists but ADA did not fit. Light-bulb moment when ROTC filled the spot.<br />Thanks HuskerG for explaining how NEPALIS are "highly populated". Another Lightbulb moment.<br /><br />DESELECTED can also be seen when you are completing an online survey or quiz, and change your mind about an answer.<br />Perps or WAGS were required for ALEXI, OLSEN, ESTES, CARLA.<br />SHYAMALAN and OLAND were just complete unknowns.<br />I smiled at OIL UP crossing PAY UP.<br />We have tickets to see Cyrano de Bergerac at the Shaw Festival in the summer.<br /><br />When you cross the Canadian border, "It's often done on highways" becomes One Hundred, as miles change to kilometres.<br />Surprisingly, this Canadian thought the Hill worker was at Capitol Hill and might be an aid(e)! Oh, even more industrious than that.<br /><br />I remembered that SAO was Portuguese from Lucina's kind correction when I listed it as a Spanish word previously.<br /><br />AnonT, those matryoshka dolls are beautiful. (On looking at that 56A clue again, I am astounded by the precise definition; "save one" refers to the outside doll that does not NEST.)<br /><br />Enjoy the day.CanadianEh!https://www.blogger.com/profile/05688358229402732332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-7868649497194940492019-04-27T13:30:52.906-05:002019-04-27T13:30:52.906-05:00Ta~ DA!
Sometimes I don't stop to reason why. ...<i>Ta~ </i><b>DA!</b><br />Sometimes I don't stop to reason why. I just wait to hit the Corner and be instructed by a veteran cruciverbalist like <b>Husker G</b>! <br />Such was the case with 31D today. <br />Oh, <i>now</i> I get it...<br /><br />Our Louie continues to thrive. Last night he even started into his famous "squirmy-wormy" dance, the one where he lies on his side and starts kicking all four trotters like he's running in place. This morning he's a little tired, understandable after such a <i>wild & kee-razy</i> display.<br />~ <b>OMK<br />____________<br />DR: </b>Two diagonals today, one on each side.<br />The mirror line offers a strange anagram.<br />How to explain this one...?<br />I think it refers to some poor sap whose nights have been troubled by horrible dreams of dungeons, instruments of torture, and especially nightmarish fantasies of being forced to ingest various poisons. <br />Finally, his shrink advises him to stick a special morphine patch on his butt (the same as the PETMED sticker our vet has placed on little Louie's behind!). <br />Finally this sap is able to enjoy a full night of...<br />"<b>NONTOXIC SLEEP</b>"!Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-10879840044135502622019-04-27T13:21:48.731-05:002019-04-27T13:21:48.731-05:00Totally agee.Totally agee.Crownvic89https://www.blogger.com/profile/17207319319832735718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-50152837909991571822019-04-27T13:18:41.276-05:002019-04-27T13:18:41.276-05:00Hola!
Thank you so much, Joe Deeney and Gary for ...Hola!<br /><br />Thank you so much, Joe Deeney and Gary for some great fun today from both of you.<br /><br />LASCALA instantly went in, then: nothing. I jumped around for a while then the SW corner began a slow fill starting with MILEY. My oldest granddaughter watched her incessantly. SHENANIGAN was fun though it's usually more than one.<br /><br />My daughter loves M. Night SHYAMALAN's films and I was surprised to see his name. We've discussed his name many times.<br /><br />I remembered ROXANNE with Steve Martin.<br /><br />CSO to Bill G at TUTORING.<br /><br />ORIBI is a new one for me; I refused to let go of OKAPI for too long but liked seeing ICED TEA. MODE changed to MAKE and CARLA is unknown as is Wayward Pines.<br /><br />CSO to OMK and his Louie at PETMEDS.<br /><br />I loved the clue, highly populated people, NEPALIS!! Highly, indeed.<br /><br />Have a special day, everyone!Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-28267637608536831032019-04-27T13:17:14.235-05:002019-04-27T13:17:14.235-05:00Hi All!
Another learning Saturday for me. I did ...Hi All!<br /><br />Another learning Saturday for me. I did OK (by my low standards) getting some fill b/f I had to start cheating [I wanted Dan Brown - for Venus clue and all the perps (2) I had worked with it - Google didn't confirm].<br /><br />Anyway - Thanks Joe for a grid to noodle & learn on though, I'm kinda w/ JHG-K@9:28 - too many names (I did know MILEY).<br /><br />Thanks HG for the expo and a grid to crib from (see 1a :-)).<br />BTW, YR, - HG gave us the TAO OF POOH yesterday in a Musings link. That's probably why I got it sans perpage|cross-checking ARF. //Kinda feels like a cheat to me...<br /><br />Don't take my solve-report as literal - 2/3 my grid was blank b/f cheats...<br />WO: SHiNANAGAN, NET b/f HG said it was NAB (Hi PVX!).<br />ESPs: None - I cheated.<br /><b>Fav</b> (that I got on my own): HEAVE-HO<br /><br />{A}<br /><br />TTP - I must be Tweeting wrong or something; no likes from Eric idle yet :-(<br /><br />D-O: LOL at tossing the ROLODEX but keeping the punch. I've s*** like that around - specifically, many power-chargers that belong to nothin' no more.<br /><br />Steve @12:18p - PHONE-IN is OK by me (how else you gonna pledge to NPR or Jerry's Kids?). I will, however, back you on <b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvK1F-Thrzk" rel="nofollow">SHENANIGAN</a></b> in the singular :-)<br /><br />Real <b><a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/BirrWAMrxjnW1ue77" rel="nofollow">NESTing Dolls</a></b> DW purchased in Russia. DW told me that the intricate art-work illustrates folklore.<br /><br />Have a wonderful afternoon!<br /><br />Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-11153845950521662832019-04-27T12:50:51.936-05:002019-04-27T12:50:51.936-05:00
This Saturday puzzle had its share of crunch.
I...<br />This Saturday puzzle had its share of crunch. <br /><br />I must say, I didn’t like the clue for 31D, even as it filled I thought it a reach. <br /><br />Similarly, 33D didn’t really need the “in”. <br /><br />So it went slowly but surely. <br /><br />Markovers....NET/NAB, MAN/TAC, JULY/HULA.<br /><br />Enjoy the weekend, see you Monday. AnonymousPVXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10078186298428497941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-14456005137436042742019-04-27T12:49:16.986-05:002019-04-27T12:49:16.986-05:00A creative puzzle spoiled by names you just had to...A creative puzzle spoiled by names you just had to know. Crossing each other.<br /><br />SHYAMALIN crossing OLIND seems just as good if you never heard of either of them. Why does the editor allow that?<br /><br />Too bad. It was good otherwise.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-46945530452207676442019-04-27T12:18:24.560-05:002019-04-27T12:18:24.560-05:00Very enjoyable grid with lively fill. TIL yet *ano...Very enjoyable grid with lively fill. TIL yet *another* obscure Savannah grazer to go with Eland and Okapi (both of which preceeded the newbie). I hope there aren't many more. Faves were all of the 9+ letter entries, with one exception which I'll get to. Some were because of the word itself, others because of the great clueing (MAGIC CHARM, DESELECTED, DONT BE THAT GUY) and other clever wordplay.<br />Speed Bumps(answers that slow you down because they're sketchy at best, horrible at worst, and sometimes make you go eeew):<br />PHONE IN - kind of a non-phrase. Somewhat archaic and just blah<br />SHENANIGAN - REALLY? One shenanigan? How would you even use that in a sentence without people staring blankly at you?<br />I GOTTA RUN - Ick! Go.<br />C TEAM - how far down the alphabet are we going to go with this? "26th squad" Z TEAM<br /><br />Overall a great grid with fun words and clever clues!<br /><br />Steve Out<br /><br />Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08374801334132884071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-6999286395342325112019-04-27T12:02:43.271-05:002019-04-27T12:02:43.271-05:00Hello everyone.
Tough one. Needed help with SHYA...Hello everyone.<br /><br />Tough one. Needed help with SHYAMALAN, ROXANNE, ESTES, and MILEY. Got ORIBE because perps were solid. The long downs helped with the enjoyment.<br />Babe Ruth - HG alluded that he died in 1948. On a rare visit to NYC when I was 10 years old, we happened to pick a particular day to see the Manhattan sights. As we were going up 5th Avenue toward the St. Patrick's Cathedral area, we began to see very large crowds and mounted Police to help control things. My relatives asked a policeman what was going on. He said it was the funeral procession for Babe Ruth.Spitzboovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448007368332133086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-61081897429772313762019-04-27T12:01:46.469-05:002019-04-27T12:01:46.469-05:00Well, Saturday puzzles are always real toughies fo...Well, Saturday puzzles are always real toughies for me, but the first word I got on my first run-through was LOGIC. Hey, I do a Sudoku every day, right after the crossword puzzle, and I know that even with the numbers, the skill is not math but LOGIC. (Thankfully, I got Sudoku, Kenken, and the Jumble after this toughie). Nice to see LA SCALA come up right at the beginning, and, Husker Gary, great picture of the poster. I don't know Billy Ray, so didn't know right away that his daughter was MILEY. Fun to see SHENANIGAN come up. Couldn't believe the name SHYAMALAN when it fell into place. Thanks for getting this Saturday off to a fun but challenging start, Joe and Husker Gary.<br /><br />Fun poem, Owen.<br /><br />Have a great weekend, everybody.Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570695193695039956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-14224958048288755402019-04-27T11:07:53.602-05:002019-04-27T11:07:53.602-05:00Good morning. Thank you Joe Deeney and thank you ...Good morning. Thank you Joe Deeney and thank you Husker Gary.<br /><br />I struggled to find many of the answers, but that made getting them much more enjoyable. So many unknowns as clued. <br /><br />CHOSEN ONES eluded me for the longest time. Had all but the O and E in CHOSEN and only saw it after a break. <br /><br />DESELECTED never came into view. I got OLSoN to confirm the NE corner and never checked to notice that I had made a new word with deselocted. D'OH !<br /><br />In the end, that O where the E needed to be was the only error, but it took 46 minutes to get a completed grid. Good challenging puzzle, Joe. I liked it.<br /><br />In other news, the weather people said it was going to start snowing around 1 PM. It just started. So glad I got the lawn mowed yesterday. I had to stop three times to clean out the deck, and that's after mowing Monday. <br /><br />Dash T - FLN, some guy on that thread with your name is also a Monty Python fan ! Wait, what ? At the gym ? Never mind.TTPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03978803962510303498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-22879621560369399422019-04-27T10:57:43.168-05:002019-04-27T10:57:43.168-05:00Joe Deeny also has a puzzle in today's New Yor...Joe Deeny also has a puzzle in today's New York Times. Congrats, Joe!Irish Misshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12527047622731333304noreply@blogger.com