tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post5136026255935034484..comments2024-03-29T03:51:31.793-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Thursday, April 7th, 2016 Jeff StillmanZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-58157683152557683072016-04-08T04:20:28.132-05:002016-04-08T04:20:28.132-05:00ABYSM...first use, 14th century. Was that the last...ABYSM...first use, 14th century. Was that the last use too??? Are we to expect HWAET in the next puzzle? I'm a fan of Shakespeare, who used this word, and of Middle English too. But not every word he used belongs in a puzzle.<br /><br />I don't mind foreign words if they are likely to be familiar to an English speaker. Anyone want to defend OLLA?<br /><br />LET ON is just WRONG. I'd like to see it used in a sentence in the sense of the clue, which seems 180 degrees off. I couldn't finish until red letters told me that the obviously correct PUT ON was not.<br /><br />It's baseball season, so I'm applying the three strikes and you're out rule to this one.<br /><br />Sorry to be so negative, but this is always a TAXING time of year.Freondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17872137389144605317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-51915251913462763342016-04-07T23:15:31.771-05:002016-04-07T23:15:31.771-05:00Anon T
Mom had a great "Sense-of-Humor" ...Anon T<br />Mom had a great "Sense-of-Humor" ... plus she was named for Sarah (in the bible) ...<br />where they probably spelled it correctly ... in that book ...<br /><br />And now some "idiot anon" will say I forgot about the "No religion" in the comment section ...<br /><br />Like I've ever been religious ... <b>LOL !!!</b><br /><br />... though on-the-other-hand ... I do tend to <b>"RATE"</b> puzzles based on the number of booze clues/answers ...<br /><br /><b>CHEERS !!!</b>Tinbenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14661395078047234853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-77487594800445812302016-04-07T22:17:28.350-05:002016-04-07T22:17:28.350-05:00Hi again...
For those following... My Army Bro wh...Hi again...<br /><br />For those following... My Army Bro who was TDY in Italy/France/Africa is finally wheels down in IL! I got to chat w/ him for a few min as he too celebrates Nat'l beer day. I'll be there on my brother-from-the-same-mother's birthday which is the same day that <a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KjEusWO6VPg" rel="nofollow">Keanu drops</a> (Key & Peele trailer). I can't wait.<br /><br />Tin - LOL w/ lazy w/o an H Sarah. What hell, Cheers to Sarah, mate!<br /><br />Lucina - yeah, I feel dumb many times. I try to show I'm a MAJOR LEAGUE SAGE... They're, like, "YES dad, we know that about POSH. Myth..."<br /><br />Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-27850904833311148402016-04-07T21:54:42.708-05:002016-04-07T21:54:42.708-05:00Hey not so diligent self-flattering plagiarist, tr...Hey not so diligent self-flattering plagiarist, try to pay attention and read the earlier comments. That point was made hours ago. Try to add something new and original once in awhile rather than continuing to copy the work of other people for the rest of your life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-78913302464344510802016-04-07T21:17:29.026-05:002016-04-07T21:17:29.026-05:00I enjoyed the puzzle and Steve, your blog was very...I enjoyed the puzzle and Steve, your blog was very enjoyable. Thank you.<br /><br />I wanted to mention that the 'origin' of POSH as a process for booking sealiner tickets to the Far East .... is very interesting, but is absolutely untrue. Reverse mnemonics or rather, backronyms, may appear fascinating, but are definitely not facts. There are a lot of sites that would support my assertion, but I'm too tired to link them.Diligent Stoicnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-6813695397131708052016-04-07T21:17:12.688-05:002016-04-07T21:17:12.688-05:00oc4beach @9:35 am
Thank You !!! for linking SARA ...oc4beach @9:35 am<br /><br /><b>Thank You !!!</b> for linking <b>SARA</b> by <i>Starship</i>.<br /><br />My mother's name was Sarah (yeah, she use to say: "Sara without the <b>'H'</b> ... is just being lazy ...")<br /><br />But on her 65th Birthday, My Gal-Pal (who worked in 'Radio') made her (my Mom) a tape of three Sarah songs ...<br /><br />1) Hall and Oates - <i>Sara Smile</i><br />2) Starship - <i>Sara</i> ... your link ...<br />3) Stevie Nicks - <i>Sarah</i><br /><br />She later told me ... it was the best "Birthday Present" I ever gave her ...<br />I told her (my Mom) that is was Kris who put it "together-for-her" ...<br /><br />She told me ... well ... you go GET her ... <b>RIGHT NOW !!!</b><br />"I want to <b>THANK HER IN PERSON !!!</b><br /><br />It was a great evening ...<br /><br /><br />PS ... yeah, I've been having a "Memory Evening" ... listening to those 3 songs for the last couple of hours ,,,<br /><br />and <b>MY FIRST TOAST AT SUNSET</b> ... as always ... was to my Mom!!!<br /><br /><br />PSS Sorry if I ever led any of you to <b>think</b> "My first toast wasn't always to my dear departed Mother ... <b>SARAH</b>"Tinbenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14661395078047234853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-84763217711575396532016-04-07T21:05:27.517-05:002016-04-07T21:05:27.517-05:00AnonT:
Ok if you say so on my FIW. I hate it but s...AnonT:<br />Ok if you say so on my FIW. I hate it but so often it's just a matter of checking for errors which I don't. Is that over confidence? Maybe.<br /><br />Your girls are so smart and so studious!Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-71543699873696725342016-04-07T20:29:08.759-05:002016-04-07T20:29:08.759-05:00AHEM... I know I'm late.
AVE (Highya!) Puzzle ...<i>AHEM</i>... I know I'm late.<br />AVE (Highya!) Puzzle Pals!<br /><br />Being a fan of <a href="http://www.c-span.org/series/?PrimeMinisterQue" rel="nofollow">PM'S Q's on Sunday's C-SPAN </a>paid-off today (Don't YAWN). I love Parliament's responses to a party-member's questions (<a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JN99jshaQbY" rel="nofollow">Give the Govn'er a hurrumph!</a>) and they seem to hold the PM'S feet to the fire. <br /><br />I got the theme-answer b/f all the themes' answers and that helped w/ BROWN & CAMERON. NE was still the last to fall; I WAG'd it <i>real-good</i>. AHAS were slow in coming but I'm still proud of a Thurs w/o lookups nor error'd squares.<br /><br />Thanks <b>Jeff</b> for a hard but fun puzzle. Thanks <b>Steve</b> for your take on PMs and the rest of the write-up; you always entertain.<br /><br /><b>WOs:</b> Hand up for morgAN b/f ULLMAN; lANCE b/f NANCE; wavES (as in 'flags down a ride'? - er, no) b/f TIRES; and ATe b/f abc-run for ATM (last fill) [you & me both JzB]. Steve - I had same; ZeLU too.<br /><br /><b>Super-WAGs:</b> 'B' in 2d xing 14a; 'E' @42a xing 31d. I batting 1.000 today the STROS ain't.<br /><br />Hand up again for trying to think of a Saint w/ a motto and still no pennies-dropping @52a's ink. If there's ever a St. -T, my motto will be Huh? or WTF? (Doh!'s already taken by St. Homer).<br /><br />37a - I want AnonymiTY if I blow-a-whistle; Snowden wants AMNESTY now. Good luck w/ that.<br /><br /><b>Fav:</b> Gots to be OIL (WTI up $0.37) working in H-Town! Steve: I've read Salt; great book.<br /><br />Lucina - You can finish a Sat; I'm going to blame your FIW on insomnia for you.<br /><br />BigE. I don't know about college kids but my girls can name the Prez back to JFK and know significant world leaders (C, Eh! - PM Justin is a cutie w/ youngest). Youngest also knows all the Supremes going back to before I was born and where they when to Law School. She plans to follows in their footsteps... She's 13. I won't LET ON that Daddy doesn't have ENOUGH to afford Harvard/Yale LESSONs.<br /><br />bill-o: That's my gut on SNOW job too. I might look it up tonight after I finish my work.<br /><br />OKL - I heard that too re: POSH. Should I LET ON I know better and SNOW folks w/ the story (thanks BIll G.)<br /><br />WN - Puzzle Tournament sounds like fun. It's on my bucket list (parachuting ain't) but I'd be the guy that came in last - like Weird Al did on <a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BvUZijEuNDQ" rel="nofollow">Jeopardy</a>. Good on you!<br /><br />Steve - how about cattywompus (sp?) for diagonally-across from a landmark? Quite popular in central Illinois.<br /><br />CED - I love that Churchill quote - esp. apropos on Nat'l BEER day. Bottoms up! :-)<br /><br />Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-30125740991407586142016-04-07T19:41:58.211-05:002016-04-07T19:41:58.211-05:00CED@5:04pm - I think the ban on discussing politic...CED@5:04pm - I think the ban on discussing politics only applies to Americans. Since I seem to be the only Canadian on the blog, we will excuse you today. LOL!CanadianEh!https://www.blogger.com/profile/05688358229402732332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-15093788183082890062016-04-07T18:46:25.402-05:002016-04-07T18:46:25.402-05:00Hi gang -
ABYSES looked vaguely wrong [turns out ...Hi gang -<br /><br />ABYSES looked vaguely wrong [turns out to be specifically and exactly wrong] and I was perplexed by ATE card.<br /><br />After a bit if head scratching, I sussed the M and that was my last fill.<br /><br />BEJEWELS is legit, but awfully awkward, as is POSHEST and a couple of the plurals - ABYSMS [really ?!?] and ONUSES. <br /><br />Nicely done, overall. Fresh, unusual theme idea. <br /><br />Quip I saw on Face Book --- Past, present and future walk into a bar.<br />It was tense.<br /><br />Victor Martinez pinch hit in each of the Tigers' first two games, and hit two home runs. First time that's happened since 1914.<br />V-Mart is a switch hitter, and got one from either side of the plate. I doubt the 1914 guy did it that way. <br /><br />Cool regards!<br />JzBJazzbumpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07337490817307473659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-55347813253609555922016-04-07T17:09:58.207-05:002016-04-07T17:09:58.207-05:00This did not look promising at the onset. I looked...This did not look promising at the onset. I looked at everything in the NW and got nada. Moved to the next block and got albs and sue, then it was just a methodical progression from there. Didn't see the theme until the reveal, but I'd played hopscotch, so I got that after only two themers were filled, so it helped quite a lot. No major hangups, and no erasures. Not even Ohio, since I saw both possibilities and waited for proof..... I'll take it.<br /><br />I appreciated that it was your day given the theme, Steve. Thank you for your always informative write up, with a bit of inside baseball in this case. In a minor irony, the final Jeopordy question today was on British History. I turfed that one.Avg Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02301873113962640644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-90769313559903612552016-04-07T17:04:31.879-05:002016-04-07T17:04:31.879-05:00Canadian Eh,
I had no idea who Harper was, I jus...Canadian Eh, <br /><br />I had no idea who Harper was, I just saw the pic under PMs.<br />Thanks for the enlightenment, I would never vote for that ,um, er,<br /><br />Well, luckily I have to take a Thumper in describing that guy<br />otherwise I would be discussing politics on Blog....<br /><br />Steve! I see you now!<br />(Why did I think you were in England?)<br /><br />CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-89981312394424655002016-04-07T16:29:00.273-05:002016-04-07T16:29:00.273-05:00It was nice of Gary to add the 'G' to my n...It was nice of Gary to add the 'G' to my name on his map. Otherwise, I was afraid I would be unrecognizable... :>)<br /><br />Interesting that many of us remember Keats' poem as "Ode to a Grecian Urn" when it is actually "Ode ON a Grecian Urn." I Googled it and discovered my mistake. <br /><br />That POSH story is such a good one. I've heard it several times before and enjoyed it every time. I WANT it to be true but Snopes.com researched it and discovered that it is false. You can read about it <a href="http://www.snopes.com/language/acronyms/posh.asp" rel="nofollow">HERE</a>Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-52257650458053578832016-04-07T15:32:56.770-05:002016-04-07T15:32:56.770-05:00Snow job has stayed current. We still hear it. I h...Snow job has stayed current. We still hear it. I have a VERY close relative who tries to snow everyone all the time, to enhance her self image, to put down others,to manipulate, to take advantage. She lets on that she is so kind and honest. It is so uncomfortable to deal with her.I prefer straight forward people.Yellowrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590216912123103432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-13452783444636931482016-04-07T15:20:04.447-05:002016-04-07T15:20:04.447-05:00Totally coincidental that it was a Brit theme and ...Totally coincidental that it was a Brit theme and a Brit blogger. I grinned when I saw where the puzzle was going.<br /><br />@CED - I'm on the map - Next door to Bill G., one street up from Keith and catty-corner from Misty.<br /><br />Speaking of which, if you say "catty/kitty/cater-corner" to a Brit, they won't have a clue. You have to use the literal "diagonally opposite". When I first moved here heard the term given in directions, I was lost, figuratively and literally.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00485564817818402947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-54990687436903333432016-04-07T15:08:27.024-05:002016-04-07T15:08:27.024-05:00Got nailed yesterday on "hit" being pres...Got nailed yesterday on "hit" being present or past tense. An easy Thursday for me.Hungry Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13465905817770134952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-31332322227156704552016-04-07T14:59:48.574-05:002016-04-07T14:59:48.574-05:00Nifty puzzle, fun to solve. I needed redness of le...Nifty puzzle, fun to solve. I needed redness of letters to find that BLoWUP was why I didn't get the fanfare.Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-24600867467635988362016-04-07T14:51:30.700-05:002016-04-07T14:51:30.700-05:00Hi Y'all! Great puzzle, Jeff!
Great expo, St...Hi Y'all! Great puzzle, Jeff! <br /><br />Great expo, Steve! Thank you for the Romero link. I happened to see a TV special on the Romeros in 1998 just before visiting the San Diego area where they were located. The founder in 1960 of the original Romero quartet was Celedino who was born in Malaga, Spain. He played with his sons Celin, Pepe, & Angel. Celedino died in 1996. Celin's son Celino & Angel's son Lito joined the brothers later. Pepe has done solo appearances. Such talent.<br /><br />PMS: you can tell the puzzle was constructed by a man. Because of a different connotation, no woman would use PMS as a theme in a crossword. However, PMS might cause her to use cross words at times.<br /><br />TE & UR in the NE corner were the last fills. ____time could be so many things, I jumped over it. Don't think I ever read "Ode to a Grecian URN", just knew the title. Didn't know the "silent bride" phrase. He must have been drinking strong stuff out of that URN to come up with that.<br /><br />Hand up for chaSMS before ABYSMS. Learning bit for the day. But when will I ever use it in conversation?<br /><br />I knew HUTU. Can't believe so many didn't. Took me awhile to dredge it up, I confess.<br /><br />SNOW job was '50's slang, I think.PKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-32456055960098111522016-04-07T14:37:29.812-05:002016-04-07T14:37:29.812-05:00Fun puzzle but I sure did a lot of erasing. I thou...Fun puzzle but I sure did a lot of erasing. I thought Bud Selig was still commissioner so I waited for more perps. I refused to believe that CHASMS was wrong until the perps made me change it to ABYSMS. Got it finished but need a new eraser.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09308324956249988708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-72453459277236110912016-04-07T14:02:42.597-05:002016-04-07T14:02:42.597-05:00Now that I think of it, wouldn't SOPH have cau...Now that I think of it, wouldn't SOPH have caught on as well? -- as the reverse of POSH? I mean it not just as a shortened label for a smart-alec Sophomore, but as a Non-U designation, standing for "Starboard Out, Port Home," confining the middle and lower classes to suffocatingly hot shipboard accommodations... Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-15034092160406680952016-04-07T13:59:54.821-05:002016-04-07T13:59:54.821-05:00OMK:
Thanks for the interesting origin of POSH. I ...OMK:<br />Thanks for the interesting origin of POSH. I had not heard that before.<br /><br />My Nissan which has 108,000 miles required some service today so it's at the shop and I can just hear the jingle of a calculator ringing up the tally. It's likely to be in the hundreds of $.Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-23778782508719267872016-04-07T13:45:31.415-05:002016-04-07T13:45:31.415-05:00An appropriately-hard Thursday challenge. WEES. I ...An appropriately-hard Thursday challenge. WEES. I liked it. Thanks Jeff and Steve.<br /><br />CED, re. URN. "Ode on a Grecian Urn" is one of Keats most well-known poems. I think it was part of one of my college literature classes.<br /><br />Keith, I've heard that story about POSH too. Dunno if it is true or not. I wasn't there...<br /><br />The city is working on the water pipes for my street today. No water from 9am to 5pm. I miss it. Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-83264541516024110682016-04-07T13:44:08.970-05:002016-04-07T13:44:08.970-05:00I was totally daunted by this puzzle initially and...I was totally daunted by this puzzle initially and got only ALBS and AVE at first (my Catholic background kicked in and helped here). But gradually the bottom filled in, and the top only after a bunch of corrections (I too had CHASMS and so EAGLET wouldn't fit, and would never have guessed TIRES for Flags, etc. etc.). But the theme helped to fix things, and in the end it miraculously all fell into place and I actually got the whole thing without a single goof-up. Yay! Hurray! Many thanks, Jeff, and how nice that you got to guide us through a British themed puzzle, Steve!<br /><br />Ol' Man Keith, thanks for explaining POSH--never heard that one before. <br /><br />Have a great Thursday, everybody!Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570695193695039956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-26206962325856568852016-04-07T13:43:16.751-05:002016-04-07T13:43:16.751-05:00Ol' Man Keith@1:16- Your interesting info abo...Ol' Man Keith@1:16- Your interesting info about POSH adds more British content to today's puzzle.CanadianEh!https://www.blogger.com/profile/05688358229402732332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-56985901685398042182016-04-07T13:26:22.756-05:002016-04-07T13:26:22.756-05:00CED@1pm - re Guitars, Kittens - Canadians were not...CED@1pm - re Guitars, Kittens - Canadians were not impressed by the guitars, singing, or kittens (Lauren Harper, his wife, was known for fostering stray cats at 24 Sussex - she was honorary chair of Ottawa Humane Society) and voted in Justin Trudeau.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shU3SpWAzR0" rel="nofollow">HarperSingsBeatlesTune</a>CanadianEh!https://www.blogger.com/profile/05688358229402732332noreply@blogger.com