tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post5687825309588443242..comments2024-03-28T11:35:53.733-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Sunday, February 17, 2019, Ed SessaZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-19565988531517690962019-02-17T23:47:37.531-06:002019-02-17T23:47:37.531-06:00Hi Y'all! Enjoyed Ed's puzzle except for W...Hi Y'all! Enjoyed Ed's puzzle except for WEES. Thanks! Thanks, Hahtoolah, for a great expo. I caught on early that it wasn't C.C.<br /><br />Got the theme with the reveal. Usually don't see the sneeky little reveals like that one, but did catch this.<br /><br />I happened to catch "Antiques Roadshow" in the wee hours a few nights ago. Some guy was showing a CALDER mobile which was a larger version of the one shown today. Otherwise, I wouldn't have known CALDER. <br /><br />Happy Anniversary to Gary & Joann. May you have many more years of joy together.<br /><br />YR: I agree with your words on historical accuracy. After seeing the cast pictures of the play, I think Hamilton and the other founding fathers would have been very offended to have their names associated with anyone not lily white. This is not my prejudice but what appears to have been theirs in that era. Wilbur: I bet you're right about the "born in the continental USA" stipulation. <br /><br />IM: You asked about my DIL's rash several days ago. She finally got to see her surgeon after having to have her hometown doctor give her several shots of cortisone and antibiotics. Surgeon was sure it couldn't have been from the adhesive he used to glue her wound shut or the tape he put over it. In other words, he couldn't possibly be at fault. He thought it was probably from the antibiotic body wash they used before surgery. Since she's shown allergic reaction to latex tape before, I have my own opinion. She needs to know what to avoid if she has future surgery. The rash is finally subsiding enough to allow her to sleep. Also the cervical disc implant seems to have cured the problems associated with it.PKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14570575955563406341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-23083148638604125072019-02-17T23:13:20.840-06:002019-02-17T23:13:20.840-06:00That's not Katydin in the look out photo but a...That's not Katydin in the look out photo but another spot on the Appalachian Trail - McAfee's Knob in Virginia. Only know this because we hiked through there last year and it's the most photographed spot on the trail.<br /><br />Those were some obscure Irene's and the dictionary should start retiring some words like oppugntruthvenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01273371618592467254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-41669080184556959862019-02-17T21:12:10.644-06:002019-02-17T21:12:10.644-06:00IM, I thought you'd never ask(about Kuchar). I... IM, I thought you'd never ask(about Kuchar). I wanted to talk but was afraid no one would be interested . Let me sketch it out. <br /><br />Yuman covered the "official" version. Let me sketch out the real story*. <br /><br />Kuchar gets paid very handsomely to advertise a certain brand of Golf shoe. Why, because everyone loves "Kuch". Then he gets portrayed as a CHISELing ingrate. <br /><br />Said Sponsor gets wind of it. "A measly 50k? Are you kidding,, we're talking millions. Pay the man!". <br />Or even better, we'll pay him and here's the script to tell the press and the IM's of the world. <br /><br />So... Sketchers paid the caddy and Kuch now looks even magnanimous for his generosity and humility. <br /><br />Btw. Bobbi, an honest point of view. After seeing how the NW filled I for one would be slapping banana peels against my head. <br /><br />I had inked TAR but couldn't make it fit. PIE wouldn't fit either. But a three letter word vis a vis the Beatles with N in the middle...And I had it. <br /><br />WC<br /><br />* My story and damn the factsWilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-41184943576755179752019-02-17T20:50:48.160-06:002019-02-17T20:50:48.160-06:00Thank you Lucy. That was very helpful
WCThank you Lucy. That was very helpful<br /><br />WCWilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-67161722628759424542019-02-17T20:03:27.551-06:002019-02-17T20:03:27.551-06:00BOSUN - - Bosun – The phonetic spelling of ‘boatsw...BOSUN - - Bosun – The phonetic spelling of ‘boatswain.’. Per the Haze Gray and Underway site.Spitzboovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448007368332133086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-59567706691570918802019-02-17T19:05:19.725-06:002019-02-17T19:05:19.725-06:00I liked this puzzle, because it was a challenge an...I liked this puzzle, because it was a challenge and in spite of it being a challenge. I usually like Ed Sessa's work. I also liked your write-up, Hahtoolah, and enjoy your knowledge and wit. <br /><br />DIL is in Mexico (Puerto Peñasco) participating a wake, a celebration of the life of her father, who died recently. (He and his wife, our DIL's mother, have lived in Puerto Peñasco for many years.) She herself has already lost her hair from the treatments she is receiving for her triple negative breast cancer, and we all are so glad she is feeling up to riding along on the 8-hour drive. Her sister did the driving. LW and I have become quite diligent in counting our blessings.<br /><br />Good wishes to you all.Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-71252518703030859492019-02-17T18:58:05.923-06:002019-02-17T18:58:05.923-06:003. Strawberry Fields benefactor : ONO
Strawberry F...3. Strawberry Fields benefactor : ONO<br />Strawberry Fields is a memorial in Central Park in New York City. The memorial is a triangular piece of land found directly across from the Dakota Apartments where Lennon lived and was murdered. At the center of the triangle of land is a circular pathway mosaic of stones with the word “Imagine” in the middle. Lennon’s widow, Yoko Ono, contributed over one million dollars to help pay for the memorial’s design and upkeep.Lucynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-7356051236818534622019-02-17T18:45:12.895-06:002019-02-17T18:45:12.895-06:00How is Yoko ONO a "Strawberry Fields" be...How is Yoko ONO a "Strawberry Fields" <i>benefactor</i>?<br /><br />BOSUN is incorrect. The word is BOATSWAIN; the phonetic is BOS'N.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-39856883730398902622019-02-17T18:31:49.754-06:002019-02-17T18:31:49.754-06:00It's been a long time since I read"Burr&q... It's been a long time since I read"Burr" by Vidal re "factual" accounts. I read a bio of Hamilton as a kid and only remembered that he was born in the Islands. Is that why "Born in the continental US " was in the Constitution? I'd bet on it regardless of the facts.<br /><br />TRIS Speaker was my fav as a young ballplayer courtesy of "The Connie Mack Baseball Book" I played a shallow center too. <br /><br />WCWilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-63070036786568555062019-02-17T18:20:38.844-06:002019-02-17T18:20:38.844-06:00Owen, unless you're Cantabridgian and therefor... Owen, unless you're Cantabridgian and therefore all Yalies belong in the stable.<br /><br />The J factor got me again. Yesterday it was RAJiv, today we had RAJ but the J that got me was JANET. <br /><br />Earlier I showed Phil that I was stuck on OVPUGN. "One of the Downs is wrong, Dad". Yep, I needed APIAN. If I'd listened I'd've checked the hint "Bill". And, of course, MAG wheels seemed obvious (then)<br /><br />Just the other day I remarked how my Dad always referred to the Football League as AF of L. (Perhaps there's one Wilbur reader and it's Rich)<br />"thanks, Hatoolah, for a detailed and informative summary.". Ditto. And..<br />"Gary, congratulations to you and Joann!". Jinx, I'm embarrassed to say I've yet to go to the Dali Museum. I lived there ten years and I'm just across the Bay now.<br /><br />I was completely stuck in the NW until re-reading the clues for the NTH time, the BANANA hit me in the head. So. Yoko was somehow a "benefactor" to/from SF? ,<br /><br />WC<br /><br />*Obligatory Sweet Caroline in 7th inningWilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-30744697764087983122019-02-17T17:49:03.855-06:002019-02-17T17:49:03.855-06:00Irish Miss,
Regarding the Matt Kutcher brouhaha, ...Irish Miss, <br />Regarding the Matt Kutcher brouhaha, there was a gentelemens handshake on the percent the fill in caddy would get, however Kucher is a multi millionaire and can afford to do the right thing. Golf is a game of skill, rules, and traditions. I will now go back to my knitting and finish watching the Genesis PGA tournament from CA. Yumanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03652134683862744042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-7559277615385630842019-02-17T17:34:13.670-06:002019-02-17T17:34:13.670-06:00There are those of us who enjoy this kind of puzzl...There are those of us who enjoy this kind of puzzle. Please keep them coming. On other days of the week there are other kinds of puzzles for those who do not care for this kind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-69647346793334976112019-02-17T17:29:39.377-06:002019-02-17T17:29:39.377-06:00JENNIFER EHLE was born on 12/29/1969..not 1949. I ...JENNIFER EHLE was born on 12/29/1969..not 1949. I was born in 1950 and I thought she looked way too good in that picture to be 70!<br />desper-otto- My husband had Barrett's esophagus and if it weren't for radio frequency ablation @ UCI medical center, I don't think he'd be here. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-68594389483203827852019-02-17T17:10:53.073-06:002019-02-17T17:10:53.073-06:00Sorry to disagree with all you puzzleholics out t...Sorry to disagree with all you puzzleholics out there,but I flew the white flag after being unable to complete NW corner after an hour struggle. Please don't provide me the condesentions about looking for "easier" puzzlers. I've been doing the LAT Sunday Puzzles for over 50 years and, though I Google for more info lately, I have never given up so early. I LOVE clever challenges, but hate being flummoxed by puzzle constructors who seem to want to display their esoteric wiliness rather than their knowledge of language, geography, history ... I will continue struggle with the LAT Sunday puzzle each weekend, AND give my opinion on the quality (good or bad) of same when needed.Bobbihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13813467924796996540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-23695508189080909822019-02-17T15:42:40.185-06:002019-02-17T15:42:40.185-06:00BEELZEBUB was easy because it was in the comic &qu...BEELZEBUB was easy because it was in the comic "Over the Hedge" yesterday. They've been analyzing Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" all week.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.gocomics.com/overthehedge/2019/02/16" rel="nofollow">gocomics.com</a><br /><br />I'm OK with separating Vel and CRO. It's named as a combination of Velour and crochet (Crochet being the French word for Hook, so if you work with crochet hooks that's another redundancy.) Invented by a guy who used a microscope to see how <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arctium" rel="nofollow">burdock</a> burrs got stuck in his dog's fur.billocohoesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-63931471714663918532019-02-17T15:32:35.823-06:002019-02-17T15:32:35.823-06:00Sunday Lurk say...
Hahtoolah - that was a heck of...Sunday Lurk say...<br /><br />Hahtoolah - that was a heck of an expo with a nice selection of music. Thank you.<br /><br />Athena? <b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jD2xRfemTU0" rel="nofollow">She's just a girl - (she's a bomb)</a></b> [The Who 3:35]<br /><br />Happy Anniversary HG and Joann! To love and care for that long is a wonderful thing. //DW gets home tomorrow!<br /><br />OK, it's nap time before taking Youngest and 3 of her friends to Mamma Mia!'s final dress-rehearsal [my workplace is a patron; free tix]. Youngest loves musicals and when she saw they were orchestra seats went over the moon. I don't really want to go but, you know, good dad and all that.<br /><br />Thanks all for letting me just sit in the Corner and listen - fun stuff w/ Dali museums, MOREY, Athena, Sally Field's rolls, and, um, OPPUGN(?).<br /><br />Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-47459330728848085482019-02-17T15:24:32.407-06:002019-02-17T15:24:32.407-06:00Gary, Happy Anniversary to you and Joann. (You mus...Gary, Happy Anniversary to you and Joann. (You must be very proud of your grandson; Eastman is a very prestigious music school, as I'm sure you know.) What do you and our other golfers here think about the Matt Kuchar brouhaha?Irish Misshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12527047622731333304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-4951357354669063522019-02-17T15:17:57.401-06:002019-02-17T15:17:57.401-06:00Darius Mihaud's best known works are probably ...Darius Mihaud's best known works are probably "La Creation du Monde" (The Creation of the World) and "Le Boef sur le Toit" (The Bull on the Roof). An early 20th century jazz-influenced classical composer. Very accessible.waseeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01486819496295875624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-83136779944383163242019-02-17T15:03:52.562-06:002019-02-17T15:03:52.562-06:00This puzzle was a lot of fun after I managed to cl...This puzzle was a lot of fun after I managed to claw my way out of the NW corner. I slipped on a banana peel and really missed the boat on 18A.<br /><br />While Dali is most associated with surrealism, his works run the gamut of nearly every genre of Western art. He was a child prodigy who systematically mastered each of these styles by the time he was 21. If you are ever passing through St. Petersburg, FL, you owe it to yourself spend a day in the Dali Museum there - it has what I believe is the large collection of his works in the world. IMHO he is the greatest artist of the 20th century.<br /><br />Jennifer Ehle is probably best known for playing Elizabeth Bennett opposite Colin Firth's Darcy in the 1995 BBC mini-series "Pride and Prejudice". Before that she played Calypso in the BBC's scandalous "Camomile Lawn" and more recently she played Anastasia's mother in "50 Shades of Grey", which I haven't seen.waseeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01486819496295875624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-21513216589156138342019-02-17T14:39:52.675-06:002019-02-17T14:39:52.675-06:00Like most of Ed Sessa's puzzles, this one was ...Like most of Ed Sessa's puzzles, this one was fun with every cell a surprise. BANANA split made me laugh!<br /><br />Like Misty I also liked the crossing of STERNE and DONNE with Woody Allen's NEUROSES thrown in, too. Just thinking about MOREY Amsterdam makes me smile. He was funny.<br /><br />Jennifer EHLE is familiar to me from Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice which I have viewed several times. I was surprised to learn she is American.<br /><br />UNDEROOS is fun! DARIUS Milhaud is unknown to me; six perps needed. ABSENT is so familiar to teachers!<br /><br />I botched IZE/BIGIF/SHOER and EAGER. But I knew DITKA! Ha! Sports.<br /><br />Thank you, Ed Sessa and Hahtoolah. I'm sorry you don't like Neil Diamond and Barbara Streisand. I love them both and have many of their CDs. You have a pleasant blogging style.<br /><br />I hope everyone is enjoying this peaceful Sunday!Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-55501007949540473522019-02-17T14:17:53.616-06:002019-02-17T14:17:53.616-06:00Thanks Ed and Hahtoolah. I was whelmed by the them...Thanks Ed and Hahtoolah. I was whelmed by the theme as well as oppugn and atonic, but I enjoyed the solving of everything else.<br /><br />Gary, congratulations to you and Joann! Bill Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04495413609545426668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-38259188146001754392019-02-17T14:15:14.865-06:002019-02-17T14:15:14.865-06:00First of all I want to say how pleased I am to be ...First of all I want to say how pleased I am to be among such doggone smart people. Yesterday's discussions were especially invigorating and revelatory of the tremendous troves of knowledge and wit you all have.<br /><br />Shoot, gotta go for now. Will post more later. Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-19768154220463547082019-02-17T13:46:05.286-06:002019-02-17T13:46:05.286-06:00FIW, guessing BEaLZEBUB x aHLE. Bad spellers of t...FIW, guessing BEaLZEBUB x aHLE. Bad spellers of the world, UNTIE!!!<br /><br />There is a great DALI museum in St Petersburg, FL. An art dealer got my name from the guest register and tried to sell me his works. I got a nice catalog and a CD of Mile Wallace interviewing DALI on 60 Minutes, both smoking like chimneys. I had forgotten that was once allowed. Even so, Mike lived to 93 and Dali died at 84.<br /><br />As mentioned earlier, ablation is a common medical procedure and an option for those of us with atrial fibrillation (now THERE'S a CW fill for you).<br /><br />Congrats to HG on your anniversary. May you have many more. <br /><br />Thanks to Ed for the fun puzzle, even though I didn't get it right. Plenty of hard fills, but fair perps kept me happy. And thanks to Hatoolah for another fun tour.Jinx in Norfolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09353929046045386479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-76745668020470090912019-02-17T13:14:20.014-06:002019-02-17T13:14:20.014-06:00Good afternoon, folks. Thank you, Ed Sessa, for a...Good afternoon, folks. Thank you, Ed Sessa, for a fine puzzle. Thank you, Hahtoolah, for a fine review.<br /><br />Barry G: Nice to see you again.<br /><br />Puzzle went fine. Took me about two hours. Got it all done. Caught the theme after I was finished. Good theme.<br /><br />Puzzle went fine when I gave up in the north and headed for the center. Did quite well there and then just spread out.<br /><br />IN DRAG was with perps.<br /><br />We just had JANET RENO recently I believe.<br /><br />I skied for a couple years, but did no SCHUSSING. After I did not break any bones, I quit skiing. Quit while I was ahead. Skied in the Middle East believe it or not.<br /><br />Liked BLOOM. Clever.<br /><br />We got dumped with snow this morning. So, I am going out now to deal with it.<br /><br />See you tomorrow.<br /><br />Abejo<br /><br />( )Abejohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10318111258011554517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-67524667501623898342019-02-17T12:49:22.587-06:002019-02-17T12:49:22.587-06:00Spielberg's Lincoln (2012) with Sally Field as...Spielberg's Lincoln (2012) with Sally Field as Mary Todd Lincoln was scored by historians as quite accurate. <br />I liked the historical novel, My Dear Hamilton, told from his wife, Eliza's, point of view. That story, too, was scored well by historians. The writer did much research from primary sources. Of course, the reader must take into consideration Eliza's point of view. The book was very interesting and lively.Yellowrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590216912123103432noreply@blogger.com