tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post5915502070731590984..comments2024-03-28T02:28:44.292-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Monday April 16, 2017 Jake BraunZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-34929273884444438202018-04-17T02:55:48.652-05:002018-04-17T02:55:48.652-05:00Rock~n~Roll!!<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhhkGyJ092E" rel="nofollow">Rock~n~Roll</a>!!Mauricenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-41261186392935503332018-04-16T23:53:27.208-05:002018-04-16T23:53:27.208-05:00Bobbi, from Sunday, April 15 post
I've been t...Bobbi, from Sunday, April 15 post<br /><br />I've been thinking about your post, and I think the answer to your problem is two-fold. If you've been doing puzzles for 50 years, you've become a bit senior, and sadly, it is more difficult for seniors to solve puzzles. I used to breeze through Merl Reagle puzzle books without ever looking anything up, but twenty years later, I only finish the exact same puzzles partially, due to my being much older.<br /><br />But the other problem has to do not with the puzzles becoming more esoteric, but containing more contemporary items, particularly computer and other technological issues, with which seniors like me, are not very familiar. That may be your problem too. My only advice is to just accept it and enjoy the puzzles as much as you can and learn as much as you can, and don't give up. They're still a wonderful intellectual and social resource and very much worth playing. Hope this helps--MistyMistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570695193695039956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-87947314345655960632018-04-16T23:38:53.280-05:002018-04-16T23:38:53.280-05:00Cute Monday puzzle, but with all the baseball tie ...Cute Monday puzzle, but with all the baseball tie ins, <br />you'd think the write would know there are 6 outs in an inning. I'm just sayin..........Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-38594399491923297292018-04-16T22:40:20.455-05:002018-04-16T22:40:20.455-05:00Very late to the baseball game today. Thanks for ...Very late to the baseball game today. Thanks for the fun Jake and Boomer.<br />I did this CW on paper and actually found when I got here that I FIW. And on a Monday!<br />Like Pat, I had Mosel and Ofese which I thought was obscure for a Monday. Then I did not parse OFUSE until I saw Boomer's explanation. D'uh! I'll blame it on the late hour.<br /><br />We had the ice pellets, freezing rain , snow and rain all weekend. The Blue Jays tweeted this morning that (unlike others) they could have their game because they had a domed stadium (Rogers Centre from a recent CW). Then ice started falling from the CN tower next door and the game was cancelled. Maple Leafs played at ACC and won!<br /><br />WEES by now.<br />YR, sorry to hear about Alan.<br />OMK, thoughts and prayers for your brother's recovery.<br />Greetings to Argyle.CanadianEh!https://www.blogger.com/profile/05688358229402732332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-36479971547562896412018-04-16T20:42:31.560-05:002018-04-16T20:42:31.560-05:00FARO was a popular game in the Old West (Wild Bill...FARO was a popular game in the Old West (Wild Bill Hickock, the Earps, etc.) because it has very fast turnover, and better odds for the players than other games. Poker overtook it in popularity by 1900.billocohoesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-33108114766556407232018-04-16T20:40:56.193-05:002018-04-16T20:40:56.193-05:00SwampCat @6:54:
What I was saying is that the RAF ...SwampCat @6:54:<br />What I was saying is that the RAF is much larger than a squad. <i>Additional research</i> in multiple dictionaries shows the common thread is "a small group."Royhttps://royatlat.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-25359727330826652882018-04-16T19:34:12.731-05:002018-04-16T19:34:12.731-05:00Tony, What can I say? Pops may wash their hands of...Tony, What can I say? Pops may wash their hands of their kids, but Moms/Grandmoms go on forever. My son wasn't a bit worried about his son out without a coat in 26* weather. My biggest concern was the road to that girl's house is notorious for teenage wrecks/deaths. Besides I'd run out of things to worry about, so I had to have something to do with my time. LOL!PKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14570575955563406341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-76268698948653248992018-04-16T19:32:54.264-05:002018-04-16T19:32:54.264-05:00So, there I was reading about early Christian hist...So, there I was reading about early Christian history, JD Crossan, and a baseball game broke out*. For an example of how people remember what happened after a traumatic incident he cited a NY Times article on Jack Hamilton and the night he beaned Tony Conigliaro.<br /><br />I say, "they know nothing." Why, because I knew that the beanball war went back to 1964 when Dick "The Monster" Radatz had thrown at Bob Rodger's head .<br /><br />And who was catching that night for the Angels? Yep, Rodgers . Except... The rest of the story.<br /><br />I was talking to another Bostonian who told me he sold popcorn that night and Tony C had hit his head fielding a ball in right.<br /><br />He might very well have been dazed and unable to duck .<br /><br />I kept it short. <br /><br />WC<br /><br />* The original quote: "I went to a prize fight and a hockey game broke out."Wilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-57429496958239282912018-04-16T18:58:43.919-05:002018-04-16T18:58:43.919-05:00Correction, I die every day for the RAF (VIRTUALLY...Correction, I die every day for the RAF (VIRTUALLY...)CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-11603912188030620752018-04-16T18:57:21.249-05:002018-04-16T18:57:21.249-05:00PK @ 1:23
All my life I wanted to fly a Spitfire.....PK @ 1:23<br />All my life I wanted to fly a Spitfire...<br />& now (@ age 62) I die every day for the RAF... (mostly)<br /><br />Desper-otto @ 1:50<br />I LOL'd when I read your post,<br />but a re-read revealed you go it wrong,<br />(I only removed one chock,,,)<br /><br />I can't describe how realistic this SIM is,<br />the movies you see are after the fact.<br />(You are not allowed to see outside the cockpit during flight...)<br />but with a headtracker attachment to my baseball cap, I can look<br />in every direction just as the pilot could.<br />(Some of us go for hi-tech attachments)<br />(but quite honestly, you look like a <a href="http://www.abc.net.au/news/image/9355372-3x2-940x627.jpg" rel="nofollow">TeleTubby</a>)<br /><br />The Map is very realistic, in that the ground reflects what you would see<br />during WWII. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4Q5C_C9EMw&list=UUE09a_OIHgVJhDjIgne2WDg&index=41" rel="nofollow">Here is a flyby of Dover Harbor</a> England (jump to 2 minutes in...) and even better view is<br />Creep's thrilling flight on the side links.<br />(To explain...)<br />He chased a 109 at treetop level all the to mid-channel (Thrilling flight title)<br />but the 109 pilot got 4 of his friends (via radio) to chase him back.<br /><br />I would try to explain further, but if you are not a FLT SIM Geek,<br />you would not appreciate it...CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-60071120792665951242018-04-16T18:54:08.925-05:002018-04-16T18:54:08.925-05:00Roy @3:07... that’s why you never trust Wikipedia....Roy @3:07... that’s why you never trust Wikipedia. Great place to START research but too much misinformation. SwampCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06893584705424353444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-84729461899097050772018-04-16T17:33:17.946-05:002018-04-16T17:33:17.946-05:00Nice to have you as a northern California neighbor...Nice to have you as a northern California neighbor, Picard.Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570695193695039956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-78448986498282983652018-04-16T17:03:54.666-05:002018-04-16T17:03:54.666-05:00FYI.....
The Tuesday (April 17, 2018) edition of ...FYI.....<br /><br />The Tuesday (April 17, 2018) edition of the Wall Street Journal has a crossword (What's The Point ?) constructed by C.C. (Zhouqin Burnikel). The puzzle may be printed or solved online at WSJ.com. Dow Jonesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-36411159181522612612018-04-16T16:59:56.862-05:002018-04-16T16:59:56.862-05:00Terry Fowler at 4:52PM
Which photos do you mean?Terry Fowler at 4:52PM<br /><br />Which photos do you mean?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-2195276113346753762018-04-16T16:52:43.136-05:002018-04-16T16:52:43.136-05:00Great photos.Great photos.Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01482173909843743240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-58104907768109438962018-04-16T16:45:35.998-05:002018-04-16T16:45:35.998-05:00Not a stellar day for the Boston Marathon, weather...Not a stellar day for the Boston Marathon, weather-wise. Cold, wet, and windy in Natick, and most of New England. Still, they ran! Them’s tough people.Dudleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587399549104728305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-70908543403037576052018-04-16T16:14:03.913-05:002018-04-16T16:14:03.913-05:00Neatly noted, Anon T, FREE - and FREED - are defin...Neatly noted, <b>Anon T</b>, FREE - and FREED - are definitely in the descending diag. Occasionally individual words will show up, or more often, quasi-anagrams (multiple short words but with letters left over) may be found.<br /><br />I'm still holding out for the day when a constructor will actually employ a whole diagonal line to send a 15-letter message on our typical 15x15 grid. Or, if one is ambitious enough, to include the adjacent 14-letter lines and/or the mirror diagonals. <br />'Twill be a red-letter day.Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-66786444268128161742018-04-16T16:12:25.126-05:002018-04-16T16:12:25.126-05:00Hi All!
Back from Denver (actually, Highland Ranc...Hi All!<br /><br />Back from Denver (actually, Highland Ranch) to give my liver a rest --- and along comes BREW and ALES...<br /><br />Thanks Jake for a fun Monday Puzzle. WEES about NEYO (who?). A nice nod to Baseball with lagniappe of SAMMY SOSA, SAFE, and the BOYS of Summer racing to the (re)BAG. //maybe a tag-up :-)<br /><br />Thanks Boomer for filling in again. Dang! And I was complaining about the weather in Denver which sounds like it came to you (all) after getting mad over OKIEhoma.<br /><br />WO: hARPS b/f CARPS - ALEh didn't seem right so I did and ABC run IN EARNEST.<br />ESPs: ALEC, NEYO, FARO<br /><b>Fav</b>: I'll go w/ BREWs and ALES along w/ Bars in the clue for AXLES :-)<br /><br />{B (just because ALE > Mountain Dew :-)), A-, A} {cute, ha!}<br /><br />YR - sorry to hear about Alan's relapse.<br /><br />PK - That's your grand? Pop's attitude "not my problem - I'm done raising your genes." :-)<br /><br />Argyle - if you're reading, you can tell we all miss you and care about you Bro. SEMPER FI!<br /><br />Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-62150317101812857222018-04-16T15:53:19.752-05:002018-04-16T15:53:19.752-05:00OMK - Beginning at the end of GROUND BEEF - FREE i...OMK - Beginning at the end of GROUND BEEF - FREE is in the diagonal - like a missed OUT/SAFE call by the ump. -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-26309382123268792522018-04-16T15:40:16.644-05:002018-04-16T15:40:16.644-05:00I liked this nice Monday puzzle and Boomer's w...I liked this nice Monday puzzle and Boomer's write-up. Good news about Argyle.Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-26783839365360607242018-04-16T15:26:49.801-05:002018-04-16T15:26:49.801-05:00Hurrah for Santa Argyle getting back on line! Goo...Hurrah for Santa <b>Argyle</b> getting back on line! Good to see your cheery visage, kind sir!<br /><br />Now I await similar word from my younger brother who has been in rehab in Florida for the past three weeks - after losing a foot to diabetes. He hit a rough patch at the end of last year, with a heart attack followed now by this diabetic amputation.<br /> <br /><i>Das hohes Alter ist nicht für Weichlinge</i>, or, in the immortal words of Bette Davis, "Old age ain't for sissies!"Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-29137264339407440772018-04-16T15:16:44.077-05:002018-04-16T15:16:44.077-05:00I enjoy looking at HuskerG's map. I must say ...I enjoy looking at <b>HuskerG</b>'s map. I must say I am surprised at the lack of representation from Texas! <br />Our large California contingent makes sense, we being in the most populous state. But I am shocked! - shocked, do you hear?! - that there's no one from Seattle. How can this be? I did a show there once, and there are plenty of pzl folk there. Some of them must be into Xwds.<br /><br /><i>Ta- </i><b>DA!</b><br />I am glad that Monday pzls are now a bit tougher than they used to be. They're still a snap, but they require a bit more thinking. Today I had to refill 16A from ROAM to ROVE, and the perp corrected my misspelling at 20A from MOSEL to MOSUL.<br /><br />____________<br /><b>Diagonal Report:</b> Nothing much to say - just one diagonal, the main line from NW to SE.Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-18223250155168588562018-04-16T15:12:48.490-05:002018-04-16T15:12:48.490-05:00C.C., thank you for the Argyle update, HG for you ...C.C., thank you for the Argyle update, HG for you charting work. <br />Jake a baseball intensive puzzle which I am sure pleased C.C. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Gardenhire" rel="nofollow">Gardenhire</a>. managed the Minnesotan Twins for many years (where Boomer lives and watches baseball). There are many more famous people from Oklahoma in addition to the Mick and Johnny Bench.<br /><br />Garth Brooks singer, Tulsa; <br />Gordon Cooper astronaut, Shawnee<br />Ralph Ellison writer, Oklahoma City<br />James Garner actor, Norman<br />Vince Gill singer, Norman<br />Chester Gould cartoonist, Pawnee<br />Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Guthrie singer, composer, Okemah<br />Paul Harvey broadcaster, Tulsa<br />Van Heflin actor, Walters<br />Tony Hillerman author, Sacred Heart<br />Ron Howard actor, director, Duncan<br />Reba McEntire singer, McAlester<br />Shannon Miller Olympic gymnast, Edmond<br />Bill Moyers journalist, Hugo<br />Daniel Patrick Moynihan N.Y. senator, Tulsa<br />Patti Page singer, Clarence<br />Brad Pitt actor Shawnee<br />Tony Randall actor, Tulsa<br />Oral Roberts evangelist, Ada<br />Dale Robertson actor, Oklahoma City<br />Will Rogers humorist, Oologah<br />Dan Rowan comedian, Beggs<br /><br />Tin, people are ordering IPA's and other Ales these days<br /><br />Lemonade714https://www.blogger.com/profile/13642909374639570868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-44200843402425883322018-04-16T15:07:23.733-05:002018-04-16T15:07:23.733-05:00The RAF is a squad? According to Wikipedia a squad...The RAF is a squad? According to Wikipedia a squad consists of eight to fourteen people.royhttps://royatlat.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-30220313588863031302018-04-16T14:20:19.028-05:002018-04-16T14:20:19.028-05:00d-o:
That must be a new product, to me, anyway. Bu...d-o:<br />That must be a new product, to me, anyway. But I believe the correction pen is easier still. It issues one drop of white-out at a time, just the right size for a grid cell, and dries fairly quickly. I still prefer pencil, though.<br /><br />YR:<br />I am so sorry Alan has relapsed and hope his meds kick in quickly.<br /><br />PK:<br />LOL at your descriptions but sorry it causes you grief. Fortunately, the do grow up sooner or later, some later, much later.<br /><br />Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.com