tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post5010559401230677697..comments2024-03-28T18:45:22.098-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Sunday June 14, 2009 Will NedigerZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-17543841772627154682009-07-11T18:23:42.216-05:002009-07-11T18:23:42.216-05:00TRIGRAPH was totally new. TRIPTHONG is also three...TRIGRAPH was totally new. TRIPTHONG is also three sounds composing one - "ire" in Fire and "ower" in Flower. (in Phonetics) Too many letters, but couldn't get it out of my head, either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-82816680810785450672009-06-15T11:42:35.425-05:002009-06-15T11:42:35.425-05:00Argyle, Fine job!Argyle, Fine job!LUXORnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-90924720691990664822009-06-15T09:47:47.370-05:002009-06-15T09:47:47.370-05:00sherds is short for potsherds, archeological term ...sherds is short for potsherds, archeological term for pottery fragments.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-16771713841134364672009-06-14T23:00:07.199-05:002009-06-14T23:00:07.199-05:00Tarrajo,
I thought the comments from Jacktwin were...Tarrajo,<br />I thought the comments from Jacktwin were interesting too--how neat to be 70 and aware of all those twin things all your life like that--something for you and Tashajo to look forward to as well. I was glad to hear Littleguyjo survived his stitches-in-time and will get them out tomorrow! Good night for now!kaziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06761801803016465459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-81962246987911988342009-06-14T22:36:55.063-05:002009-06-14T22:36:55.063-05:00Kazie...yes I read your thread and that's wher...Kazie...yes I read your thread and that's where I came into trouble with overposting. Tashajo and I must be mirror twins. There are too many "coincidences" to not be. We got pregnant two weeks apart. She had a girl, and I had Littleguyjo...Oh by the way, her gal is Zoe-Jo...Littleguyjo and her have the love/hate relationship right now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-78584723901327807472009-06-14T22:25:27.394-05:002009-06-14T22:25:27.394-05:00Tfrank,
I always check the printout before leaving...Tfrank,<br />I always check the printout before leaving the website, because it usually omits the bottom line of the clues, whatever it is. If you look at the screen before leaving, you could write it in.<br /><br />KittyB,<br />Thanks for your insight on Starbucks. Who'd a thunk it?<br /><br />Melissa Bee,<br />I stand corrected, thanks. I guess I had always just thought that when I heard the word peak-ed, that people were just being cute, pronouncing the syllables separately like I often do, when saying picture-skew for picturesque. I had always pictured it with the "piqued" spelling.<br /><br />Tarrajo,<br />Have you had a chance to check the mirror twin website I posted Friday night after your last post? And did you see the comments from Jacktwin there too?kaziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06761801803016465459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-60865580692300559052009-06-14T21:08:16.608-05:002009-06-14T21:08:16.608-05:00No time for the puzzle today... I let Littleguyjo ...No time for the puzzle today... I let Littleguyjo go out on his roller blades this afernoon. Only 'cause he's really good on them. His stitches come out tomorrow. We went fishing today in our canoe and of course he out fished me once again. Now if he'll figure out how to filet...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-41227832096139295882009-06-14T20:13:17.913-05:002009-06-14T20:13:17.913-05:00Lots of family stuff gong on the last few days. T...Lots of family stuff gong on the last few days. Today was a B-day party for my 11-yr-old grandson.<br /><br />Like many, I worked today's puzzle outside in. Never got ELF, COP, or SHERDS.<br /><br />Nor the theme. I could probably stare at the completed grid forever and never get it, even with the 69A explanation.<br /><br />Had to G-spot Cassandra and TRIGRAPH, which I still got wrong as TRIGRAMS.<br /><br />A stunning WIZ of a puzzle, with a lot of great words, and clever and/or misleading clues. It was fun to slowly suss it out, tho I wasn't quite able to get it all.<br /><br />But there are a few imperfections. REEDIT for further shorten? Not necessarily. There is more to editing than taking words out.<br /><br />I don't think the POROSE that embien discovered is what was intended. If, so, I would say, "OK" though it's a pretty obscure word. But it is clued as a variant spelling, presumably of POROUS. Crossing it with another variant is inelegant and unfair. Even having two vars in one puzzle is pushing it.<br /><br />But worst is 45D temper = ANNEAL. I know the dictionary is your friend, but like any other work of human hands it is imperfect. <a href="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/temper" rel="nofollow">Here</a> from Merriam-Webster definition 4b is flat out wrong. If you anneal glass, you remove its temper. If you temper glass, it is no longer annealed.<br />End of rant.<br /><br />Cheers!Jazzbumpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07337490817307473659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-67373223214556198472009-06-14T19:55:33.067-05:002009-06-14T19:55:33.067-05:00Hi, C.C. & gang,
Late start today due to Sund...Hi, C.C. & gang,<br /><br />Late start today due to Sunday obligations.<br /><br />My printout of the downloaded version from the LAT website had the clue for 69A as "Birdie that's hidden literally in 10" and that's all. I thus found it impossible to snoop out the theme and was unable to finish. Lots of good clues and some impossible ones, too.<br /><br />I spent most of the golf match trying to make some sense out of things, but finally gave up with about 20 answers unsolved. Jean was listening to sermon CDs on my PC, so I had no recourse to help. Considering these hindrances, I don't feel too bad.<br /><br />As Scarlet said, "Tomorrow is another day".tfrankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16067745487778322519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-23416558940269954462009-06-14T16:30:56.679-05:002009-06-14T16:30:56.679-05:00@Donnie, "perps" are just perpendicular ...@Donnie, "perps" are just perpendicular across or down answers that help fill in letters you don't know for the word you are working on.<br /><br />Red Lettters <a href="http://games.latimes.com/index_crossword.html?uc_feature_code=tmcal" rel="nofollow">online</a> are when you do the crossword at the La T. site in "Regular" skill level instead of master skill level. When you enter an incorrect letter it shows up in red, so you get feedback right away if you are wrong. You can sit on a square and type a-z one at a time until it turns black, thus a "help".Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00645254428860855980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-78462737749002854342009-06-14T16:15:13.361-05:002009-06-14T16:15:13.361-05:00I ditto abogato's & Derek's comments a...I ditto abogato's & Derek's comments about the difficulty. I haven't been able to finish the puzzles lately. Would someone explain a couple of terms used in the comments? 1. "perps" 2. Did on line with some "red help".donniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02202902755283360250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-28683717380815635032009-06-14T15:18:59.790-05:002009-06-14T15:18:59.790-05:0030:00 on the nose today. I thought the theme was c...<b>30:00 on the nose today.</b> I thought the theme was cute and clever, being a former golfer (shoulder injury has curtailed my golfing, though I still have my clubs). I saw the theme when I got <b>69a: Birdie that's hidden ...</b> and that did help me fill in a few ONEs where I already had PARs.<br /><br />I didn't know POROSE, but it seems to be a word (not sure how the definition fits with <b>pumice</b>, however. <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/porose" rel="nofollow">porose</a>.<br /><br />I filled in PALINDROMIC immediately with only a couple of crosses, but then got beat up with PIP and ELF, neither of which came to me. <br /><br />I also thought the hymn was DEUS IRAE (instead of DIES), so that slowed me down immeasurably in that area. I now see that the song I was thinking of is Mr. Mister <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNKbHJ3PTu4" rel="nofollow">Kyrie Eleison</a>. The mind plays strange tricks on one, doesn't it?<br /><br />ZISSOU was a complete unknown, even though I always thought I was a Bill Murray fan (I don't see many movies).<br /><br /><b>@jerome:</b> Yreka Bakery!!! Wow!embienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01991001167394653649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-2236285048869279372009-06-14T14:55:03.242-05:002009-06-14T14:55:03.242-05:00@kazie: i don't think it's meant to be an ...@kazie: i don't think it's meant to be an alternate spelling of 'piqued,' but peak-ed, two syllables, meaning sickly. anon@10:35 mentioned also.melissa beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11617567775900623609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-44715927405793687602009-06-14T14:34:05.454-05:002009-06-14T14:34:05.454-05:00Clear Ayes, I had the same problem with the "...Clear Ayes, I had the same problem with the "B r n o" looking like Bmo. I had to wait for enough fills to get CZECH.<br /><br />Ah HAH!...the dictionary wouldn't have given me ZISSOU! There are some very odd movies out there. As I recall, there's one about being inside John Malkovich's head. I went for the action movie instead, and saw "Angels and Demons" last night. It's fairly faithful to the book, and had stunning shots of Rome.<br /><br />Your comment reminded me that I didn't know TRIGRAPH. <br /><br />I'll have to look for "The Tudors." I generally enjoy historic shows and Dear Husband might be persuaded to watch with me.<br /><br />Kazie, when I go to Starbuck's, I order a 'Venti' iced tea, which is the largest size. The medium size is 'Grande.' I had to guess at the answer in the c/w, because I've never looked at the smallest size cup. Who'd have guessed they'd call it TALL?<br /><br />The iris and peonies have been dead headed, and I pulled some weeds. I cut spinach and lettuce from the garden for dinner tonight. What a satisfying feeling to have grown my own. Too bad there isn't some way to do crosswords and pull weeds at the same time! (grins)KittyBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04666226081076161638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-26483194222249023362009-06-14T13:50:55.483-05:002009-06-14T13:50:55.483-05:00As is usual for me on Sundays, when I don't ge...As is usual for me on Sundays, when I don't get it in my paper, I did this online with some but not a huge amount of red help.<br /><br />I like the same clues as c.c., but wanted to comment on a few others: I didn't make the full golf connection other than PAR, not knowing what a birdie is. I still object to spelling PIQUED as PEAKED, so I had no clue as to the connection there even after getting it in. Also CABS/REDS meant nothing to me, not being a big wine drinker. <br /><br />I think the cultural references can be very tricky, depending on one's lifestyle. I've never been to a Starbucks either. But this was emminently doable compared with yesterday's.kaziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06761801803016465459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-36917412371462013432009-06-14T13:09:05.766-05:002009-06-14T13:09:05.766-05:00Good Morning Fellow Head-Scratchers!
I actually f...Good Morning Fellow Head-Scratchers!<br /><br />I actually filled in more of this one than I expected to when I first saw it. I too worked all around the edges, which left the middle with a big blank hole in it. Benelux never came to me. Though I wrote tutee , it seemed like a made up word. Sherds and porose were also out there. I wanted eggs or oats for breakfast staple. Even though I didn't fill in all the blanks, it was still an enjoyable exercise. I'm looking forward to a breather tomorrow.<br /><br />Hasta LuegoLolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479469659017174528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-79420071164624187612009-06-14T13:08:37.840-05:002009-06-14T13:08:37.840-05:00A very enjoyable Sunday puzzle.
As usual, I lik...A very enjoyable Sunday puzzle. <br /><br />As usual, I liked the theater, movie and literature clues/answers. Willa Cather is a favorite author. William INGE's plays are wonderful and the COEN brothers haven't made a movie I didn't liked.<br /><br />I had a problem with the clue for 64A. Online it looked like "Bmo-born people". It took a while to realize what was really being asked for.<br /><br />This puzzle was like a bullseye pattern for me. I filled in everything but most of the center area and then had to pick away one perp at a time.<br /><br />BENELUX, SPOR, TRIGRAPH and POROSE were all newbies for me. <br /><br />I'm rather iffy about "Sorrow" and REMORSE being close enough. I think you can be sorrowful without being remorseful.<br /><br />I particularly enjoyed the great long one word fills PALINDROMIC and CHAPARRAL.<br /><br />A huge D'oh moment with the reveal of ONE UNDER PAR. After going back through the puzzle I looked for the 10 pairs and missed SPARTA and TONERS. Thanks C.C. for showing all of them.<br /><br />Lemonade714 is right about <i>The Life Aquatic With ZISSOU</i> being bizarre. Bill Murray has made quite a few quirky movies. But I'm with eldest son on this one. I liked it.<br /><br />Also right on with the Showtime series <i>The Tudors</i>. Sure, Henry VIII is played by a very hot Jonathan Rhys Meyers, rather than as an overweight aging blowhard, but the historical tidbits are pretty much on track. Some liberties have been taken, but if nothing else, it is a great soap opera and nurtures an interest in reading more accurate historical accounts.<br /><br />Happy 40th Day, JD!Clear Ayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14463641770718104835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-17580164177015872522009-06-14T12:59:54.896-05:002009-06-14T12:59:54.896-05:00Barb B, I too, thought of Ghostbusters first. Wha...Barb B, I too, thought of Ghostbusters first. What does that say about us? <br /><br />Crockett, I must have gotten ZISSOU from the fills, because I don't have a clue what that is. I know....the dictionary is my friend....<br /><br />JD, Happy Anniversary! What an accomplishment to have been married 40 years to the same man. My hat's off to you. Enjoy that 'mini moon.'<br /><br />Betsy must have thanked her stars that there were only 13 of them to appliqué on that first flag!<br /><br />Clear Ayes, how cool that Tony Hall contacted you about the information you shared with us. Thanks for letting us know that he contacted you. "Global" is no longer a word of the future. <br /><br />Jerome....CREEPO?? Come onnnnnnnn! That's gotta be a guy thang....I've never heard it used, or read it. 'Sleezoid,' I might accept. lol<br /><br />I've seen DIES IRAE in innumerable puzzles, but it seems as though I haven't seen it much recently. Perhaps it's popping up at other sites.<br /><br />Yreka Bakery...how very clever to have seen that it's a palindrome. I catch the short ones, but I wouldn't have realized this was a palindrome.KittyBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04666226081076161638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-63006188363895837942009-06-14T12:41:53.986-05:002009-06-14T12:41:53.986-05:00Hi C.C. & gang, I print out the blank puzzle a...Hi C.C. & gang, I print out the blank puzzle and the answers too for Sunday's puzzle. Very clever how they managed to get one under par!<br /><br />Re: 47A:Chilling order?<br /><br />I think that I finally got it, <a href="http://www.reallyfunnypictures.co.uk/general/pic60.php" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">take a chill pill</a><br>Warrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05071851300251199505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-84155086237454575692009-06-14T12:17:35.496-05:002009-06-14T12:17:35.496-05:00Good ol' DIES IRAE. The words have bailed out ...Good ol' DIES IRAE. The words have bailed out many a constructor in a tough SPOT. It's Latin for 'day of wrath'. Very vowel friendly too. Vowels being a puzzle makers best friends.<br /><br />PLAINJANE, MRPEANUT, CZECHS, BEANPOLE... good stuff. SLEAZE, CREEPO and JERK... even better. The repeated POP in POPGUN and SODAPOP is not a problem. Minor thing when weighing the value of those two excellent words.<br /><br />I loved how PALINDROMIC begins with the P from PIP since PIP is PALINDROMIC (repeat that after a few POPs). Numbers can also be palindromic. 1661, for example. I live in NorCal. Small town called Healdsburg, an hour north of San Francisco. Further north is a town named Yreka. The Yreka Bakery is a wonderful palindrome. I'd love to clue Palindrome as "Alaskan Governor's mansion".<br /><br />Great puzzle, Will. You aced it!Jeromehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06174332800591939009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-62087397650070261442009-06-14T12:07:20.916-05:002009-06-14T12:07:20.916-05:00Good Morning All, Before I comment on today's...Good Morning All, Before I comment on today's puzzle, I wanted to share something with you. Do you remember about six weeks ago when I provided some information about Jack Hall, the wonderful craftsman and artist, who created musical instruments from matchsticks? <br /><br />What a surprise it was when I received the following email this morning.<br /><br />"Hello Clearayes, Greetings from Tony Hall in England, U.K.! I have by chance googled the May 1, 2009 LA Times Daily Crossword Blog and viewed your comments about my late father Jack Hall. Thanks for the nice things you said and the links. Have a lovely day, From sunny Sussex by the sea over the Atlantic! - Tony Hall"<br /><br />I am constantly amazed at the internet's ability to shrink our world. People we have never met, from halfway around the planet are no more that a few keystrokes away. What a fascinating time we live in.Clear Ayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14463641770718104835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-77537736749527007792009-06-14T12:02:18.118-05:002009-06-14T12:02:18.118-05:00Good morning all,
Have not yet finished c/w, but ...Good morning all,<br /><br />Have not yet finished c/w, but will take it on our 1 day "mini moon" to celebrate our 40th ann. <br /><br />Fly your flag today if you've got one. Kitty should appreciate this: our flag is the most complicated one in the world. It takes 64 pieces of fabric to make one.<br /><br />"We take the stars from heaven, the red from our mother country, separate it by white in stripes, thus showing that we have separated from her..."JDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789723171543457661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-86160958763693030322009-06-14T11:49:41.036-05:002009-06-14T11:49:41.036-05:00A most excellent puzzle. I think I rated a B. I ci...A most excellent puzzle. I think I rated a B. I circled around, working one section at a time, but the center section defeated me. One under par was unreachable, and I never saw the pattern until CC showed us. If I have to strike out, this is a worthy cause. I guess. <br /><br />I couldn’t think of BENELUX, but I think it will be etched in my brain from now on, and BRNO BORN PEOPLE (czechs) was so confusing – and such a head slapper – that I’ll remember that too, although I doubt I’ll ever see it again. Bran is not a staple at my house. ECTOMORPH had me thinking of ghost busters. <br /><br />My favorite clue was ‘development sites’, WOMB.Barb Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14939627110461264552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-16835125772648378592009-06-14T10:50:42.347-05:002009-06-14T10:50:42.347-05:00SEDATIVE is a Doctor's order, for chilling.
...SEDATIVE is a Doctor's order, for chilling. <br /><br />Flag Day was a big deal growing up in New England, not so much in Florida. Also, Bunker Hill Day never made it South.Lemonade714https://www.blogger.com/profile/13642909374639570868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-76619361759147161332009-06-14T10:42:05.568-05:002009-06-14T10:42:05.568-05:00Good morning, everyone! Well, I got the PAR part b...Good morning, everyone! Well, I got the PAR part but missed that there was a ONE under each of them. Thanks for the heads up, C.C. <br /><br />Strange solve to this one. I first got foothold in the N, then the S, then worked my way all around the central part, which was the last to fall. A few red letter helps and some g spot visits (ZISSOU, APOLLOIX, etc.), but ultimately finished it. ECTOMORPH, WTF?<br /><br />I still don't see how SEDATIVE and Chilling order? are related. Help.<br />Thanks for the OSO explantion. Where are the worms?<br /><br />Interesting that WIZ is not listed as an abbreviation in Merriam-Webster online. <br /><br />Like others have said, I was <b>very</b> impressed with the construction. This one must have taken ages to craft. Well done!<br /><br />Have a great Sunday all. Remember that it's Flag Day and fly it if you have it!!Crockett1947https://www.blogger.com/profile/06404431645533093707noreply@blogger.com