tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post4973032918086695534..comments2024-03-28T22:14:27.877-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Saturday, Dec 6th, 2014, Barry C. SilkZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-13377778821689744232014-12-07T02:46:34.426-06:002014-12-07T02:46:34.426-06:00Happy Birthday Lucinda! I will wish your granddaug...Happy Birthday Lucinda! I will wish your granddaughter a HBTY since getting here so late. Blue Irishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09670176636354786453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-73881113493254085432014-12-07T00:35:55.138-06:002014-12-07T00:35:55.138-06:00Only played 1/2 the puzzle today said...
HBD Luci...Only played 1/2 the puzzle today said...<br /><br />HBD Lucina! Thank you for all the recipes and I hope your tomorrow is as good as today.<br /><br />Cheers, -T Anonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-80173479832477478912014-12-06T23:36:24.084-06:002014-12-06T23:36:24.084-06:00Winona Ryder with red hair.
Oh, the horror...Winona Ryder <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-eUwua-TUDIU/UDMhfNPRqyI/AAAAAAAAESg/J90DvWNu4IU/s1600/Winona+Ryder+2012_08.jpg" rel="nofollow">with red hair</a>.<br /><br />Oh, the horror...Crownoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-57556059320738415022014-12-06T23:33:08.476-06:002014-12-06T23:33:08.476-06:00Winona Ryder brings back an interesting memory. We...Winona Ryder brings back an interesting memory. We had gotten some better-than-usual seats to a Dodgers game 15/20 years back. I was standing in the aisle when I noticed Winona Ryder walk by with a friend to an even better seat. I told daughter Bonnie, who was a BIG fan, about who I had just seen, pointed her out walking to her seat and suggested she go say hello and get an autograph. She was embarrassed and reluctant. I told her that this was probably her only chance to meet her and to just act like a normal person and not a fan. So she did. Winona did chat with her and gave her an autograph after making her promise not to tell anybody else. A job well done by ol' Dad.Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-132626718158228092014-12-06T23:17:43.785-06:002014-12-06T23:17:43.785-06:00Hello Puzzlers -
Extra late to the party. Really ...Hello Puzzlers -<br /><br />Extra late to the party. Really struggled with this one, especially in the SW corner. Erie PA was all perps, and I failed utterly to parse it - D'Oh! <br /><br />Had to smile at Duff, the real name of the president of my old university.<br /><br />HBTY Lucina, late but sincere!<br /><br />Bill G - Winona Ryder mmmmmmDudleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587399549104728305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-10894279793150490852014-12-06T22:23:39.984-06:002014-12-06T22:23:39.984-06:00I was watching the football game on television and...I was watching the football game on television and heard one of the announcers say, "He's having trouble keeping his eyes on both he and Marcus" I chalked it off to a mistake in casual oral grammar. About 10 minutes later he said, "...between he and Jason..." Geez...<br /><br />I stumbled across a 25-year-old movie on cable called "Great Balls of Fire" with Dennis Quaid and Winona Ryder. It looks like good fun and great music.Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-60145834178135782332014-12-06T22:07:27.029-06:002014-12-06T22:07:27.029-06:00Welcome Rainman.
CED, LOL at your apt coincidence....Welcome Rainman.<br />CED, LOL at your apt coincidence. No harm done. Your link should have been "tidal excitement" rather than tidal bore. Spectacular!<br />I am very interested in tides. Today's Wall Street Journal suggests that the tide may have been of great assistance in Moses's parting of the Red Sea.<br /><a href="http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/how-moses-could-have-parted-the-red-sea/ar-BBgr2Du?ocid=U147DHP" rel="nofollow">Link Moses's tide</a>Yellowrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590216912123103432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-48869472918904884592014-12-06T22:00:49.970-06:002014-12-06T22:00:49.970-06:00Ok anon...here is your guy with a DUFF.Ok anon...here is your <a href="http://www.kegworks.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/simpson-duff-beer-internet-homer.jpg" rel="nofollow">guy with a DUFF</a>.Moenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-81622935465618771962014-12-06T21:02:43.333-06:002014-12-06T21:02:43.333-06:00Has no one anything to say about duff? How about ...Has no one anything to say about duff? How about a guy with a duff?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-20306402914208369732014-12-06T19:58:56.719-06:002014-12-06T19:58:56.719-06:00Never mind - I just noticed the comma in the clue....Never mind - I just noticed the comma in the clue. Funny how such a small thing can make all the difference - like using apostrophe-s to indicate plural.Mike Sherlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02420362294423320273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-77435133008931443702014-12-06T19:54:38.175-06:002014-12-06T19:54:38.175-06:00Jerome:
Gracias. You make my heart flutter!
Rainm...Jerome:<br />Gracias. You make my heart flutter!<br /><br />Rainman:<br />Welcome!<br /><br />BillG:<br />We shall yet meet. I'm sure of it.<br /><br />NEET is a brand name, same as Nair.<br /><br />Again, thank you all for your good wishes. I partied at my daughter's house and now I'm all tuckered out. Tomorrow is my granddaughter's birthday so, another party.Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-30153048586260961492014-12-06T19:54:35.532-06:002014-12-06T19:54:35.532-06:00I grew up in the D.C. area, and sweet rolls were a...I grew up in the D.C. area, and sweet rolls were also called cinnamon rolls, somewhat tall, made in a spiral with cinnamon & sugar rolled inside, with white sugar icing; always thought of Danish as more flat, made in one piece, with fruit or cheese in the middle, and maybe icing too.<br /><br />I still don't get 60D. D and C are street names in Washington, D.C., and probably lots of other cities, but I can't imagine a situation where they'd be written as D.C. Streets.Mike Sherlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02420362294423320273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-56360006535440868992014-12-06T18:54:31.284-06:002014-12-06T18:54:31.284-06:00Never heard of Neet. Perhaps it's a knock-off ...Never heard of Neet. Perhaps it's a knock-off of Nair and Veet?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-70835769143012960302014-12-06T18:22:28.372-06:002014-12-06T18:22:28.372-06:00LOL. Yr@3:22. MY daughter bought a semi to live in...LOL. Yr@3:22. MY daughter bought a semi to live in; I Wear runners to run, and my husband loves Danish. And I don't live too far from Toronto! So I understood your story perfectly.CanadianEh!https://www.blogger.com/profile/05688358229402732332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-68278645748196144142014-12-06T18:16:14.052-06:002014-12-06T18:16:14.052-06:00Thanks to Splynter and Barry Silk for another terr...Thanks to Splynter and Barry Silk for another terrific Saturday Silkie and write-up.<br /><br />This is my first blog on any site ever so I hope to get it right and add value to your turf. Any help is appreciated. Please forgive me should I err or break any rules.<br /><br />Being a former postal employee, even before the Zip Codes existed (1963), I was able to get the cleverly clued " ... 16501" right away. Until then, I was just spinning my wheels. I'm always happy when I can complete a Saturday LAT puzzle without help and I'm a happy man today! Everything finally fell into place. It was a bit of a struggle, taking me almost an hour.<br /><br />Thanks also to Barry G and Marti, each for offering some motivation, and to all of you. I've been following and enriched by your comments for several years and I feel I know many of you from your posts and profiles. And thank you, C.C. It's a privilege to take part.<br /><br />Felíz Cumpleaños, Lucina. Yes, 77!<br /><br />RainmanRainmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06511366260609189046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-36262159853708042752014-12-06T16:43:33.617-06:002014-12-06T16:43:33.617-06:00Hi again~!
D-Otto, I was on a completely differ...Hi again~!<br /><br /> D-Otto, I was on a completely different wavelength when I did the write-up this AM - first off, it was raining here, and so subconsciously, I read 'blade' in 22a. and thought of wiper blades, not grass blades....hence my version of "wipe". When I go to mom's house, I do the washing, and she does the drying. <br /><br /> Happy B-day Lucina~!<br /><br /> Loved the panoramic image of the Milky Way, BillG - just not dark enough around here, even at the far end of the Island, to see the details, but you can see its vague haze sometimes.<br /><br /> SplynterSplynterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04857732691220377494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-38588161050326562492014-12-06T16:42:38.612-06:002014-12-06T16:42:38.612-06:00Oh crap, Yellowrocks, you snuck that in just as I ...Oh crap, Yellowrocks, you snuck that in just as I was posting.<br /><br />It was in no way directed at you.<br /><br />Just a play with words.CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-62785700616829672482014-12-06T16:40:50.269-06:002014-12-06T16:40:50.269-06:00Don't be a tidal bore...<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAGABdvv5u8" rel="nofollow">Don't be a tidal bore...</a>CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-30171734900917592942014-12-06T16:40:37.805-06:002014-12-06T16:40:37.805-06:00The tides cause the water level of a specific plac...The tides cause the water level of a specific place to rise and fall, but they also cause the water to flow in and ebb out in a current.<br />Dictionary:<br />"1. (Physical Geography) the cyclic RISE AND FALL of sea level caused by the gravitational pull of the sun and moon. <br />2. (Physical Geography) the CURRENT, ebb, or flow of water at a specified place resulting from these changes in level: the tide is coming in."<br />I picture the undertow as a current. It is also the tide going out.<br /><br />PK, are you all right? I certainly do miss your posts.Yellowrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590216912123103432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-56330342780373236032014-12-06T16:00:59.504-06:002014-12-06T16:00:59.504-06:00Current is back/forth? I think not. I'm pretty...Current is back/forth? I think not. I'm pretty sure the current of most rivers flows just one way.<br /><br />Tide is up/down? I think not. The tide come in and the tide goes out. Back and forth.<br /><br />In any case, both terms describe the movement of water. It's Saturday. Get over it.Lime Rickeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-66055418459426819392014-12-06T15:54:06.936-06:002014-12-06T15:54:06.936-06:0020A TIDE is an up/down measurement, while CURRENT ...20A TIDE is an up/down measurement, while CURRENT is a back/forth movement. I don't think that even "poetic license" would fit here!<br />Tide can cause a current as in tidal current but they are not the same. FWIWBV Ahlershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08813125027871134012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-35128261261951976692014-12-06T15:41:12.089-06:002014-12-06T15:41:12.089-06:00Happy Birthday Lucinda. Thank you Barry Silk and ...<br /><br />Happy Birthday Lucinda. Thank you Barry Silk and Splynter.<br /><br />I was able to complete from the FIFTHAMENDMENT and points to the North. The South however, was a complete train wreck. But for a Saturday Silky, I can't help but feel a sense of accomplishment.<br /><br />One funny - I can't tell you how long I stared at ERIEPA trying to make sense of it. But the perps were solid and there were other mysteries to solve. One has to appreciate clues that prompt you to explore multiple methods of solving.Ergonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-72436420887980188542014-12-06T15:23:24.187-06:002014-12-06T15:23:24.187-06:00Good afternoon, folks. Thank you, Barry, for a fi...Good afternoon, folks. Thank you, Barry, for a fine puzzle. Thank you, Splynter, for a fine review.<br /><br />This was a toughie.<br /><br />My easiest answer was, of course, ERIE PA. My home town. My ZIP code as a youth was 16506. My brother's is 16505. Downtown Erie is 16501. Wahoo!<br /><br />US EMBASSY was clever.<br /><br />I had BEST FOOD NATION until a couple perps corrected it to FAST.<br /><br />HONEYED was easy. I love honey baked ham.<br /><br />Had RUMP for 35. Started with a U. After a while and FIFTH AMENDMENT I changed that to DUFF.<br /><br />Happy birthday, Lucina, and many more.<br /><br />Off to a dinner tonight in Chicago. See you tomorrow.<br /><br />Abejo<br /><br />(606)Abejohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10318111258011554517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-79223383028511161742014-12-06T15:22:22.581-06:002014-12-06T15:22:22.581-06:00In re sweet roll vs. Danish ( We say Danish here.)...In re sweet roll vs. Danish ( We say Danish here.) <br />There seem to be many regional differences in word usage.<br />In the novel I am reading some of the characters live in SEMIS. To me that is a truck with a semi-trailer. I looked it up, and as I suspected, found SEMI refers to semi detached houses. The characters wear RUNNERS, AKA sneakers.<br />The language seemed British to me, certainly not American English, so I checked out the setting of the story, TORONTO.<br />Sometimes these Canadian and British regionalisms turn up in crosswords, so I try to remember them.Yellowrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590216912123103432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-90984205180811581292014-12-06T15:05:18.451-06:002014-12-06T15:05:18.451-06:00Tyrant need not be political. Hopefully you have n...Tyrant need not be political. Hopefully you have never had a boss who was a tyrant or an ogre.<br /><br />From the Dictionary:<br />ID Informal n.<br />A form of identification, especially an ID card.<br />tr.v. ID'ed, ID'·ing, ID's<br />To check the identification of, especially in order to verify legal age; card: The bouncer ID'ed everyone who looked younger than 30.<br /><br />My son's close friend's father fell from a ladder last month, shattering leg and hip bones, so Dave is fearful of trusting me on ladders. He also realizes I walk with difficulty. Today he set up a cut tree on the patio for me and set up my main tree in the house, adding lights and timers to both. He placed decorations in two very high windows, changed the screen to storm door. and hung curtains in my remodeled bathroom. All of that would have been so difficult for me alone. He's a real sweetie.Yellowrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590216912123103432noreply@blogger.com