tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post5507787796014284233..comments2024-03-28T10:05:43.276-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Wednesday, August 5, 2020, Bruce Haight & Blair BasZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-4479048791824800262020-08-06T14:40:00.632-05:002020-08-06T14:40:00.632-05:00Thanks for the response, Yuman!
Glad you enjoyed,...Thanks for the response, Yuman!<br /><br />Glad you enjoyed, TWheels42https://www.blogger.com/profile/18027038274853165463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-7998451385945701622020-08-06T14:33:46.187-05:002020-08-06T14:33:46.187-05:00Well FIR with just one inkover: ache/ACHY . Was c...Well FIR with just one inkover: ache/ACHY . Was confused by CREPERUBBER..(The guy who smears the thin pancake with butter?)<br /><br />Irish Miss @ 7:06 just FYI....names and info used<i>without</i> permission. Crossword authories have been notified.<br /><br />DW always orders an <i>Arnold Palmer</i> with lunch when we eat out (more and more now in CNY). The tea/lemonade ratio varies. FUDGE is a FACTOR in my COVID weight gain.<br /><br />TAL me who he is?<br /><br />Besides being the Italian capital <i>con</i> AMORE A ROMA ...the word invokes pleasant odors from crossword bakeries, cafés and perfumeries. I suppose GRO is now acceptable spelling in the OED and MW.<br /><br />Hardly acceptable.....<br /><br /><i>He ____ to avoid getting hit</i>.....DUCT<br /><i>Overnight flight</i>.......REDEYE<br /><i>Played the Fife</i>....KNOTS<br /><i>J. Cæsar disgusted..."_____ Brute!"</i>.....PTUI<br /><i>Disney money</i>.......WALDO<br /><br />Till Venerdi..vendredi....Venere...Venerate..Venus DayRay - O - Sunshinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04864005198472595370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-79856528123135320542020-08-06T00:07:43.402-05:002020-08-06T00:07:43.402-05:00Lemonade, thanks for letting me know that Milo O&#...Lemonade, thanks for letting me know that Milo O'Shea had a role in "Barbarella". And, Mark, I also didn't know that he acted in "The Verdict." Many thanks, and I'll try to look those films up one of these days. Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570695193695039956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-88277652042821142722020-08-05T22:52:37.084-05:002020-08-05T22:52:37.084-05:00C, Eh! - The clue said Rolling Stone so can't ...C, Eh! - The clue said Rolling Stone so can't be RUSH's Neil.<br />The Main-steam press didn't give Rush much love. In the documentary <i>Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage</i> [reviewed <b><a href="https://www.wired.com/2010/06/review-rush-beyond-the-lighted-stage/" rel="nofollow">here</a></b> (Wired)], Rolling Stone said Geddy had the 'voice of a cat with a poker up its ass.'<br /><br />Wheels42 - Thanks for the heads-up on C.C.'s USA Today puzzle. Pretty easy but I did have to do an alphabet-run @30d xing 42a.<br /><br />I may be a bit out of pocket this weekend. All of <b><a href="https://www.defcon.org/" rel="nofollow">DEF CON</a></b> will be online* and there's a ton of content --- AND, I don't have to walk a 1/2-mile down the Vegas Strip to get to the next talk. <br /><br />We had our DC713** virtual-preParty tonight.<br /><br />Cheers, -T<br />*it's free if you want to check it out - $20 and you get Human Plus and more!, more!, more! access on <b><a href="https://discord.com/new" rel="nofollow">Discord</a></b>.<br />//Linked Discord 'cuz I never heard of it until ~year ago so you probably haven't either (unless your kids are gamers)<br />**Houston contingent of DEF CONners<br />Anonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-90349736447325828592020-08-05T20:18:06.137-05:002020-08-05T20:18:06.137-05:00I’m late to the party today. Thanks for the fun, ...I’m late to the party today. Thanks for the fun, Bruce and Blair (congrats on your debut), and melissa bee.<br />I was initially concerned about all the names, but most of them were known to me, and the others perped. I saw the WELL ROUNDED theme, but arrived here to find that I FIWed. I had entered the S for the plural receipts answer and entered Tags. PACKETS changed the G to K, but I did not correct the S to E. V8 moment with TAKE.<br />I will confess to a Google search to get AQABA (and I did see Eilat in my search).<br /><br />Hand up for thinking of Timex before ROLEX, but I agree that Bulova is probably not on quite the same level as Rolex.<br />Another lightbulb moment when ITEM filled; oh, the grocery store, not the Hwy.<br /><br />I did smile at SELENIC crossing MOON (although I did wonder about the dupe).<br />I thought AnonT might have wanted the drummer to be Neil Peart; it would fit but the perps were not friendly.<br /><br />Thanks for checking in YR. glad you are safe and hope your power returns soon.<br /><br />Wishing you all a good evening.CanadianEh!https://www.blogger.com/profile/05688358229402732332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-954870076405850862020-08-05T20:10:21.198-05:002020-08-05T20:10:21.198-05:00Wheels42 - Share is added to the end of the long a...Wheels42 - Share is added to the end of the long answers, market share, fair share lions share, and time share.Yumanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03652134683862744042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-90761584524851668072020-08-05T17:58:51.205-05:002020-08-05T17:58:51.205-05:00Hi All!
Naaaaames!!! Fortunately, with the excep...Hi All!<br /><br />Naaaaames!!! Fortunately, with the exception of Ms. MARBLE(thanks theme!), they were all familiar enough that with just a few perps it became obvious.<br /><br />Fun puzzle Bruce & Blaire (er, crystalll?) Thanks Bruce for a little behind-the-scenes; thanks Blaire for stopping in. Congrats!<br />Thanks for the link filled expo mb; looking forward to this evening when I have time to click them all.<br /><br />WO: ran out of squares after INKing Tentacl[e]<br />ESPs: AQUABA | SAL, RAISA, MT IDA, RUSSO, BNAI, SELENIC (learned a new word!)<br /><b>Fav</b>: Clue for URL, Link Letter (<b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Linkletter" rel="nofollow">Art?</a></b>), was pretty cute.<br /><br />{A, B+} //Nice to see you back at The Corner<br />EMCEE HAMS seems to be the job requirement of award-show hosts :-)<br />Giggled at the SHAM Haiku, C. Moe.<br /><br />FLN - thanks for reposting the Grammar joke Hahtoolah. My fav was 'Dyslexic walks into a bra.'<br /><br />BillV - good to know you're safe. My cousin lives in NC, tree branches totaled all three of their cars.<br /><br />YR - thanks for popping and letting us know you're safe.<br /><br />Shankers - worst part, no matter how much you mop, the floor will be sticky in front of the fridge for a while. About 6 weeks ago while getting milk, Youngest knocked a 20oz bottle of soy sauce to the floor - kitchen smelled like a Chinese restaurant for days :-)<br /><br />HG - I'm jealous! I love fresh sweet corn and you <i>do</i> have a mess o' it. Can you freeze it on the cob? //with 7 family members we never had "too much" corn.<br /><br />WC & mb - <b><a href="https://vimeo.com/65921206" rel="nofollow">It was my understanding that there would be no math.</a></b> [Chevy Chase] :-)<br /><br />Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-47748709171211565782020-08-05T17:49:28.619-05:002020-08-05T17:49:28.619-05:00OKL great to have you back on top. I loved Poem 1!...OKL great to have you back on top. I loved Poem 1!Lemonade714https://www.blogger.com/profile/13642909374639570868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-19033750853336075162020-08-05T17:10:47.492-05:002020-08-05T17:10:47.492-05:00The above is from yr.The above is from yr.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-51332558394963760582020-08-05T17:08:55.214-05:002020-08-05T17:08:55.214-05:00We are all ok. No power since Tue. AM. Preserving ...We are all ok. No power since Tue. AM. Preserving my phone charge. Fun puzzle,write up and poem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-55236561004961686052020-08-05T16:16:10.289-05:002020-08-05T16:16:10.289-05:00Puzzling thoughts:
I had a BALL with this puzzle!...Puzzling thoughts:<br /><br />I had a BALL with this puzzle!<br /><br />I almost lost my MARBLEs though, when I couldn’t suss SAL as the Muppet chimp. My only write-over.<br /><br />CAL TECH was the home school of the nerdy professors on BIG BANG THEORY. <br /><br />A lot of superlatives in the puzzle ... EST showed up at least 3 times <br /><br />Not often do you get Chris as the clue for RUSSO. Usually it’s Rene. She and I share the same birthday; just a year apart, and Chris and I share the same first name ... TMI??<br /><br />Agree that Bulova and ROLEX are similar, only as they are both watches. Nothing against Bulova, but that’s like comparing a chimp to an ape<br /><br />FLN:<br /><br />New “My Pillow” ad<br />Promised free pillow covers.<br />I hear it’s a SHAM ...<br /><br />Today’s Haiku:<br /><br />I used Angora <br />Goat fibres for my toupee. <br />My Chairman Moe-HAIR<br /><br />Chairman Moehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830681893074853511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-22379575346712528362020-08-05T15:39:00.070-05:002020-08-05T15:39:00.070-05:00I liked this puzzle. I was immediately struck by h...I liked this puzzle. I was immediately struck by how many proper names there are, but I got it all solved. Liked the clues for CITIES, BIG HAIR, and AQUARIA. And the latter is also terrific fill. I see we also have, for a change, Rte as the clue and GPS as the answer, rather than the other way 'ROUND. A fun puzzle.Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-78518240947587571662020-08-05T15:35:52.534-05:002020-08-05T15:35:52.534-05:00Busy day here in the middle of a very busy week. ...Busy day here in the middle of a very busy week. I had time to do the puzzle but not enough time to enjoy this blog.<br /><br />I did note Nacre in the first post. That is definitely an old school crossword word.Malodorous Manateehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03190184054027642643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-89367099764289581852020-08-05T15:34:27.463-05:002020-08-05T15:34:27.463-05:00Hi, can anyone explain the theme in today's US...Hi, can anyone explain the theme in today's USA Today puzzle (constructed by CC)? I'm drawing a blank.Wheels42https://www.blogger.com/profile/18027038274853165463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-90950377025665200362020-08-05T15:29:31.274-05:002020-08-05T15:29:31.274-05:00Blaire Bas and Bruce Haight thank you for the WELL...<b>Blaire Bas and Bruce Haight</b> thank you for the WELL-ROUNDED puzzle and thank you both for checking in! What are you studying at UCSB, Blaire? I am a researcher at UCSB and my wife and I live near campus.<br /><br />I do have to say that you almost did me in over in the SW corner with all those proper names. Never heard of "Billions" or RUSSO or ALICE MARBLE. I did know BELUSHI and ANISTON, but the clues were pretty thin. Also never heard of "ULYSSES" as clued. Happy to FIR.<br /><br /><b><a href="http://swt.org/crosswordcorner/aqaba/" rel="nofollow">Here we were at AQABA, JORDAN. So the spelling was easy for me.</a></b><br /><br />From two days ago:<br /><b>desperotto and AnonT</b> thank you for the background on HEDY and HEDLEY LAMARR!Picardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17401317669146538447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-18120727208542773192020-08-05T14:53:49.951-05:002020-08-05T14:53:49.951-05:00A delightful pzl.
Who knew these contemporaneous...A delightful pzl. <br />Who knew these contemporaneous celeb-femmes all shared rotundity in their names? <br />I mean, before this pzl.<br /><br />Live & learn.<br /><br />Milo O'SHEA shared an apartment house with my younger son for a time. He was delight in the film of ULYSSES--and many others!<br />~ <b>OMK<br />___________<br />DR:</b> Two diagonals, one to a side,<br />The main anagram offers a shout-out to all those <i>compere</i> show-offs, those...<br />"<b>EMCEE HAMS</b>"!Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-3395452362854128362020-08-05T14:13:50.251-05:002020-08-05T14:13:50.251-05:00Nice puzzle! Thanks Blair and Bruce for stopping ...Nice puzzle! Thanks Blair and Bruce for stopping by the Corner. Thanks Melissa.<br /><br />FIR! Fairly easy romp for me. Had a couple of unknowns (SELENIC, which I finally got when I chose to keep the “S” in OSHEA, which I didn’t know either --- see why I have problems!) and ALICEMARBLE, which I got with perps and having figured out the theme by then.<br /><br />I also had to wait for perps for KEITHMOON; it could have been any number of drummers, as far as I was concerned. I just knew it wasn’t Ringo. My favorite drummer these days is Allison Miller.<br /><br />Wanted to RUBIN the lotion, rather than just RUBON, (who EVER wants the lotion just rubbed on?), but proofing fixed that error with UNO; proofing also fixed the “Q” in AQABA. Toyed with CALPOLY before CALTECH. Perps fixed that one quickly. I actually wasn’t sure they aren’t the same school, but having now done the research, I see that they are not.<br /><br />Kizzy’s predecessor as my Main Man (BuddyBoy – currently residing at the Rainbow Bridge), was always very quiet, EXCEPT there was one stuffed sock. Whenever he felt the need to carry it around the house, he’d make a long, loud speech about it, as long as he had it in his mouth. I might have already mentioned him. Halloween was Buddy’s FAVORITE holiday. Doorbell rang, and Buddy was sitting there at the door greeting the kids. He wouldn’t run out. Just liked having company and wanted to see who had come to see HIM. The costumes didn’t bother him at all. (Guess that says a bunch about how I look in the morning!)<br /><br />Later....LEO IIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109264341518680358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-24427257309320382252020-08-05T13:59:29.190-05:002020-08-05T13:59:29.190-05:00Welcome back Owen! Today’s offerings were worth w...Welcome back Owen! Today’s offerings were worth waiting for. A, A!<br /><br />Fun puzzle, Bruce and Blair, with lots of new clues. For some reason I got the long answers first....that never happens for me! Made the rest fall into place with a little prodding. Loved Result of much teasing for BIG HAIR. Great misdirection. Also RECESS as an ALCOVE. <br /><br />I wasn’t misled by those gals Florence and Charlotte after our recent war over Charlotte’s schools Thanks for the fun!<br /><br />mb your walk through was great. <br /><br />A good day for me except for all the comments about cool weather. We are up from 104 yesterday to 98 today. When is it October?<br /><br />SwampCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06893584705424353444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-34057399612594694812020-08-05T13:27:57.126-05:002020-08-05T13:27:57.126-05:00How cool for you Blair B., and I appreciated the i...How cool for you Blair B., and I appreciated the inclusion of <b>BAS</b> in the puzzle. Welcome. Bruce is an all-star.<br /><br />Like HG, <b>SELENIC </b> was all new to me. I see there is also:<br />selenite, n. dweller on the moon<br />selenitic, a. pertaining to or affected by the moon<br />selenocentric, a. pertaining to the moon's center; having the moon as its center<br />selenography, n. study of the moon's surface<br />selenology, n. study of the moon.<br />selenomancy, n. divination by the moon.<br />selenoscope, n. instrument for viewing the moon<br /><br />The simple explanation is that Germanic languages like English prefer the Latin roots over Greek ones. moon goddess LUNA: moon goddess SELENE. Also, see CUPID v. EROS.<br /><br />Speaking of the Moon and Stars, <b>Milo O'Shea</b> played two parts in <a href="https://www.imdb.com/video/vi1265106969?playlistId=nm0642675&ref_=nm_ov_vi" rel="nofollow"><b>BARBARELLA </b></a>. Jane looked mighty nice 52 years ago.Lemonade714https://www.blogger.com/profile/13642909374639570868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-84878074284355267942020-08-05T13:12:37.677-05:002020-08-05T13:12:37.677-05:00Hilarious Ray- nice job!Hilarious Ray- nice job!Bruce Haighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06931187212869563195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-14364408280830105542020-08-05T12:45:56.633-05:002020-08-05T12:45:56.633-05:00@misty, he was excellent in the Verdict.@misty, he was excellent in the Verdict.Mark Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08076917280398040010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-77958341867193263742020-08-05T12:41:49.693-05:002020-08-05T12:41:49.693-05:00Hi Y'all! Quite a fun WELL ROUNDED puzzle from...Hi Y'all! Quite a fun WELL ROUNDED puzzle from Bruce & Blaire. Congrats on all your accomplishments. Great expo, melissa bee!<br /><br />Yay! I got the theme and understood it after some mulling over.<br /><br />I think I counted 18 proper names here. Thought that was a bit much, but most perped in okay. DNK: OSHEA, KEITH MOON, ALICE MARBLE, SHO, SELENIC, AQABA (WAG), RUSSO.<br /><br />Hand up for timEX before ROLEX.<br /><br />Welcome back, Owen!<br /><br />Chilly day here. I had to dig out sweats. I was so chilly & miserable, I took my temperature: 97 degrees. 69* outside.<br /><br />A lovely friend died yesterday. Hadn't seen her since I moved to the city. She was 102. Can't be sad. She deserved her reward. But I'm doing some remembering.<br /><br /><br />PKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14570575955563406341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-52528316974743914702020-08-05T12:35:41.518-05:002020-08-05T12:35:41.518-05:00Welcome back Owen. You have been missed by many. Y...Welcome back Owen. You have been missed by many. Your poems brighten my day so very much.LATeacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10447207396112415582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-78824422425474406692020-08-05T12:23:06.306-05:002020-08-05T12:23:06.306-05:00Exciting Wednesday puzzle, and thank you both for ...Exciting Wednesday puzzle, and thank you both for checking in with us today, Bruce and Blaire--nice to get your comments. And thank you, as always, Melissa, for a helpful mid-week commentary. <br /><br />Well, Wilbur guessed that this puzzle would be a treat for me, thanks to MILO O'SHEA.<br />Back in the 60s an art movie theater in Gainesville, Florida, showed a film by Joseph Strick on James Joyce's "Ulysses." MILO O'SHEA played the lead role of Leopold Bloom, and I was so captivated by the whole thing that I got a copy of "Ulysses" from the library and read the whole thing. After getting my B.A. I started graduate school a year later, and by then had already decided that I would specialize on the work of James Joyce, and I've been a "Joycean" ever since. But I've never forgotten MILO O'SHEA and his wonderful performance. So, thank you for featuring him in the puzzle, Bruce and Blaire. <br /><br />Also nice to see T.S. ELIOT here today.<br /><br />Owen, how wonderful to have you and your poem back again!<br /><br />Have a great Wednesday, everybody!<br /><br />Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570695193695039956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-12878002616505755802020-08-05T12:22:57.312-05:002020-08-05T12:22:57.312-05:00Hi Everyone:
When I saw the double letters in the...Hi Everyone:<br /><br />When I saw the double letters in the first three themers, I thought they were going to play a part in the theme, but the unknown Miss Alice Marble shot down that theory. Ergo, the reveal was a major Bruce Haight Gotcha! My only w/o was PGA/URL and the only unknowns were Russo and Bert. I liked the Everest and Mt. Ida combo and enjoyed seeing the numerous CSOs: Tin (Tin), OMK (Keith), Anon T and DO (Tex), CED (Capos and Meows), CEh (ESSO) and Misty (Ulysses). I agree that Bulova and Rolex are not in the same stratosphere.<br /><br />Thanks, Bruce and Blaire, for a fun solve and for stopping by and congrats, Blaire, on your debut crossword. Thanks, Melissa, for your expert guidance and commentary.<br /><br />Owen, nice to hear from you and see you in such fine form!<br /><br />HG, glad to hear you and Joann are COVID 19 free. (Any surplus corn and tomatoes are welcome at Chez Irish Miss!)<br /><br />Saw my ophthalmologist this morning and got a good report. I see the retina specialist on the 17th and hope for the same.<br /><br />FLN<br /><br />I had the right Chopin Etude but the wrong movie that featured it. It was Magnificent Obsession with Rock Hudson and Jane Wyman, the same star-crossed lovers appearing in All That Heaven Allows. No wonder why I was confused!<br /><br />Hatoolah, your grammar lesson listing was a hoot. They were all funny but my favorites were Non sequitur, Misplaced modifier, Malapropism, and Oxymoron. I also learned a new word and its meaning: Chiasmus. Thanks for spreading some much appreciated humor.<br /><br />Have a great day.Irish Misshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12527047622731333304noreply@blogger.com