tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post6210725157347008381..comments2024-03-29T02:07:08.222-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Sunday April 25, 2021 Joe DeeneyZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-14450282084426867182021-04-25T23:56:04.695-05:002021-04-25T23:56:04.695-05:00Lots to like here, in spite of some rough spots. ...Lots to like here, in spite of some rough spots. I agree with Anon@9:12 AM that "fly lure" is not a thing -- at least not a thing people who fly fish say.Sailornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-66260861168445889892021-04-25T22:35:35.251-05:002021-04-25T22:35:35.251-05:00Lemon - many thanks!Lemon - many thanks!TXMsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-75760967284093779702021-04-25T22:00:52.232-05:002021-04-25T22:00:52.232-05:00CASTING OUT NINES for TXMs<a href="https://video.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?ei=UTF-8&hsimp=yhs-att_001&hspart=att&p=casting+out+nines#id=2&vid=58d3e0125fd83d472b254984f777dfcd&action=click" rel="nofollow"><b>CASTING OUT NINES </b></a> for TXMs<br />Lemonade714https://www.blogger.com/profile/13642909374639570868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-74382676054253973002021-04-25T21:43:25.425-05:002021-04-25T21:43:25.425-05:00Oops, I-210 passes by Tujunga Canyon, not Topanga ...Oops, I-210 passes by Tujunga Canyon, not Topanga Canyon. Somehow I knew Topanga anyway. Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-82641771275541887872021-04-25T20:21:58.086-05:002021-04-25T20:21:58.086-05:00I almost forgot!
happy birthday Kazie!I almost forgot!<br /><br /><a href="https://images.app.goo.gl/26gnmGq8BtmmnKuG7" rel="nofollow">happy birthday Kazie!</a>CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-69301237913999086002021-04-25T20:03:40.711-05:002021-04-25T20:03:40.711-05:00Couldn't figure out the theme; oh, one of thos...Couldn't figure out the theme; oh, one of those where the answer is separated by a black square - always forget to check. C.C., great work! Guess my brains were scrambled this a.m. - HAJ (hadj) instead of RAJ! Ack - completely wrong region - not thinking at all, but I only vaguely remember RUNDMC. Cute clue - a la King.<br /><br />TTP, FLN re "casting out nines"... I'm horrible at explaining things, so I googled. There are many YouTube videos for addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. The simplest format below is for addition. Apologies - I know there are Corner instructions for inserting links, but I'm frustratingly tech-challenged so I admire all of you, Cornerites. <br /><br />https://video.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?ei=UTF-8&hsimp=yhs-att_001&hspart=att&p=casting+out+nines#id=2&vid=58d3e0125fd83d472b254984f777dfcd&action=click<br />TXMsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-65589190066783560482021-04-25T19:47:04.651-05:002021-04-25T19:47:04.651-05:00WASEELY- yes bergamot is an herb with similar prop...WASEELY- yes bergamot is an herb with similar properties to the citrus fruit bergamot; they are both named <b>BERGAMOT </b>.<br /><br />Becky my well read friend, in this country many cantinas have a Mexican slant, but the word is from a Spanish root: "A cantina is a type of bar common in Latin America and Spain. The word is similar in etymology to "canteen", and is derived from the Italian word for a cellar, winery, or vault. In Italy, the word cantina refers to a room below the ground level where wine and other products such as salami are stored." Nothing in the clue suggested the cantina serving tapas was in the US, or Mexican. <br /><br />Did you know Tony Dow from the show business world? Did you ever run into Wendy Moniz? Are you watching the Oscars?Lemonade714https://www.blogger.com/profile/13642909374639570868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-91207907798855064362021-04-25T19:44:17.438-05:002021-04-25T19:44:17.438-05:00I liked this puzzle a lot even though I required r...I liked this puzzle a lot even though I required red letters to finish it. It didn't help that I misspelled Ms. Womack's name as LEANNE and Lynyrd's last name as SKYNIRD. At least I knew TOPANGA Canyon from having driven I-210 many times. I think it is BERGAMOT that defines Earl Grey tea. All told, it was an enjoyable hour and a half. Stay well, all.Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-50226085830794098382021-04-25T17:59:44.871-05:002021-04-25T17:59:44.871-05:00Hola!
Almost missed this party today! I am exhaus...Hola!<br /><br />Almost missed this party today! I am exhausted from yesterday's activities and then today's clean-up and today's putting away things.<br /><br />First, happy birthday, Kazie! I also miss you and your wise commentary.<br /><br />I solved this off and on in between working around the house. BERNINI was my first fill. I have read so much about the Renaissance, the Middle Ages, etc., then BASRA since it has been often in the news. PRAVDA, too. <br /><br />Sunday puzzles are always slow to fill and this one was a LULU! GLOCKENSPIEL just drifted out of my memory and I loved seeing COCKAMAMIE for some reason.<br /><br />As with others, the SW corner was hardest. RUNDMC and LA RAMS refused to budge so LIU. My daughter loves vampire stories so I've bought some for her by BRAM Stocker.<br /><br />My favorite clue for was POD. Cute.<br /><br />Thank you, C.C. You do look so cute in that picture.<br /><br />I hope you've all had a satisfying Sunday! My work still awaits me. Still not finished but it was worth it.Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-27227621161221705752021-04-25T17:37:53.000-05:002021-04-25T17:37:53.000-05:00Lemon,
I watched every episode of "Survivorma...Lemon,<br />I watched every episode of "Survivorman"<br />with Les stroud long before anyone ever heard of Bear Gryllis.<br />He can be entertaining while poisoning himself with<br />wild edibles...<br /><br />Here is a clip where he explains a story,<br />the 1st 3 minutes are set up,<br />and after 3 minutes explains how he accidentally<br />called a bull moose <a href="https://youtu.be/xltg0iagMJY" rel="nofollow">that almost killed him...</a><br /><br />Learning moment <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=topanga&rlz=1C1CHWA_enUS516US516&oq=topanga&aqs=chrome..69i57j69i61.8724j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8" rel="nofollow">Where the mountains meet the sea...</a><br /><br /><a href="https://s3.amazonaws.com/lowres.cartoonstock.com/myths-legends-fortune_teller-fortune_telling-crystal_balls-seers-diviners-cwln4293_low.jpg" rel="nofollow">Directors cut?</a><br /><br /><a href="https://i.chzbgr.com/full/4175364864/hBCC1F1FB/untitled" rel="nofollow">Nemo?</a><br /><br />aannndd, <a href="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQImDcUVrRYkP-0s3FoQs2vyw_JrvC8EYxsXQ&usqp=CAU" rel="nofollow">thats all she wrote...</a>CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-23121431548882473652021-04-25T17:23:23.830-05:002021-04-25T17:23:23.830-05:00Thanks staili @8:08 AM I knew that Ringo's was...Thanks staili @8:08 AM I knew that Ringo's was NEE (guess it would be NE) Starkey, but had never heard of ZAK. I'm glad his taking after his old man!waseeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01486819496295875624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-16854064821464689232021-04-25T17:17:12.073-05:002021-04-25T17:17:12.073-05:00Thanks Joe and CC. This puzzle was a bit crunchy ...Thanks Joe and CC. This puzzle was a bit crunchy for a Sunday, with more whitepace than usual, and DNF due to a really clever piece of misdirection. The theme sailed completely over my head, but I see it now that CC pointed it out (and I thank my lucky STARS I didn't draw this one!). Pretty clever stuff, but enough perps for the harder clues to finish every one but one.<br /><br />A lot of good stuff too:<br /><br />19A I got URALIC on perps, but it was unknown to me. I was taught that these languages were FINNO-UGRIC, and apparently the two terms are close synonyms. As the second half of the latter started with a U and ended with a C, I thought there might be an alternate spelling of it, but it always came up short.<br /><br />49A I associate the term GLOCKENSPIEL with musical clocks, and apparently a mechanical glockenspiel is used in some clocks, e.g. in the Marienplatz in Munich. Didn't realize it was a standalone instrument played with mallets, but the word pattern did emerge after some perps.<br /><br />53A Although I perped BERGAMOT, I always thought it was an herb (in the mint family) not a citrus fruit. It is an herb actually, just not the flavoring used in teas.<br /><br />59A MADMEN ERA. Couldn't see what the perps were telling me but finally gave into it. Very clever clue.<br /><br />60A My downfall. Had the O-EN, but my French couldn't supply the missing letter and I didn't know LOVIE. A very clever piece of misdirection. I love meta-clues, but fell for this one.<br /><br />86A My goto knot for tying things tightly is the eponymic TAUTLINE HITCH, but CLOVE emerged from the perps. I do use it though(it's actually used to finish a tautline hitch).<br /><br />13D Didn't know Ms Womack's first name but finally perped her when I realized that A la King didn't refer to a monarch, Martin Luther King, or Elvis, but Stephen. <br /><br />66D CSO to CC - Olive Oil and TJ's White Balsamic Vinegar.<br /><br />Thanks again Joe and CC.<br /><br />Cheers,<br />Billwaseeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01486819496295875624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-18080089940690622292021-04-25T17:12:08.325-05:002021-04-25T17:12:08.325-05:00Speaking of the 2004 World Series, it featured Gab...Speaking of the 2004 World Series, it featured Gabe Kapler for the Red Sox and Shawn Green for Cardinals. The Red Sox also had two other players who were Jewish. The world series was late in Otober which had it overlap with the most sacred day <b>YOM KIPPUR </b> when we fast from sundowm to sundown. It also is a challenge for the players, as we do not work. Sandy Koufax made headlines when he sat out during a World Series and Shawn Green was committed to not play. Kapler asked his Rabbi what to do, and he was told "after 86 years, play!"Lemonade714https://www.blogger.com/profile/13642909374639570868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-73344764144692206982021-04-25T16:46:04.337-05:002021-04-25T16:46:04.337-05:00Sundays are often a slog, and when a constructor w...Sundays are often a slog, and when a constructor who specializes in themeless puzzles presents one you know it is going to be filled with many mew things. I am surprised at the reaction to <a href="https://www.farmersalmanac.com/what-is-bergamot-30519" rel="nofollow"><b>BERGAMOT </b> </a> which we have discussed often with the <b>EARL GREY TEA </b>. I used to follow baseball as fanatically as others, but that has passed. I was very surprised to see that <b>GABE KAPLER </b> was the manager in San Francisco. I recall he was a Tigers' draft pick and he was part of the 2004 RED SOX team that not only broke the curse from 1918, but had the greatest comenak in baseball history. (Sorry Hondo and Tin) Down three games to none to the Yankees and behind in game four. They came all the way back and then beat the Cardinals in the world series.<br /><br />My real unknown was who the hell is <b> LES STROUD </b>? Lemonade714https://www.blogger.com/profile/13642909374639570868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-9908159146584726062021-04-25T16:04:55.255-05:002021-04-25T16:04:55.255-05:00Thanks! Great update on mRNA research!Thanks! Great update on mRNA research!sasseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399904111407769761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-83396749332640894162021-04-25T15:46:53.239-05:002021-04-25T15:46:53.239-05:00Took my time to FIR, fun oneTook my time to FIR, fun oneEdward Duartehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00413718511626506090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-81919442261951638162021-04-25T15:29:25.038-05:002021-04-25T15:29:25.038-05:00Wow, now it's popping up everywhere.Wow, now it's popping up everywhere.desper-ottohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242581085713882677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-39549717763031465962021-04-25T14:49:52.806-05:002021-04-25T14:49:52.806-05:00Judi Dench played Queen Elizabeth I (best supporti...Judi Dench played Queen Elizabeth I (best supporting actress) in the 1998 great film <a href="https://ibb.co/RvCwqF9" rel="nofollow"> "Shakespeare in Love" </a> (Best picture) with Joseph Fiennes and Gwyneth Paltrow. The Oscar stuff and date I had to LIU but the film is worth a view if you can find it.<br /><br />TTP: TOPANGA, TOPANGA, TOPANGA..got it!Ray - O - Sunshinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04864005198472595370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-2632308918735406902021-04-25T14:34:08.178-05:002021-04-25T14:34:08.178-05:00Thank goodness for Crossword Corner! Incredibly, I...Thank goodness for Crossword Corner! Incredibly, I FIR but with no idea of the theme -- thank you, C.C.!Kelly Clarknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-76902699694377853162021-04-25T14:22:08.232-05:002021-04-25T14:22:08.232-05:00Dash T, congrats, and kudos to your daughter ! An...<br />Dash T, congrats, and kudos to your daughter ! And yes, that was a good read on mRNA.<br /><br />Alice, you must be in the LA area to know of TOPANGA. <br /><br />Ray-O, I often see many clues and answers in the Universal and USA Today puzzles reappear in the LA Times puzzles. Sometimes with minor differences in the clues. More than a few times they've helped get Friday and Saturday answers in the LAT. I don't do the NY Times crosswords because I don't have access, but let me know if you ever see TOPANGA in it.<br /><br />I'm going to keep writing TOPANGA so it won't be so obscure the next time.TTPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03978803962510303498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-44757704634590479972021-04-25T14:05:15.836-05:002021-04-25T14:05:15.836-05:00Fun Sunday puzzle, many thanks, Joe Deeney! And, C...Fun Sunday puzzle, many thanks, Joe Deeney! And, C.C., I loved seeing the picture of you wearing that lovely lei! So glad you posted it.<br /><br />Yes, the theme answers were toughies for me, but there were lots of fun items everywhere. Lots of names I didn't know, but I got PAAR and GEENA Davis--though I never heard of the kid with the foot-ball shaped head. Nice to have some serious art popping up here and there, like ORPHEUS, and ELGAR, and OPERA. And although I never saw the production, it was nice to learn that Judi Dench played QUEEN ELIZABETH. <br /><br />But the one that tickled me most was learning that there was a coach named LOVIE. <br /><br />Have a great Sunday, everybody.Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570695193695039956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-40306697346031154962021-04-25T13:40:25.415-05:002021-04-25T13:40:25.415-05:00Sunday Lurk say...
Happy Birthday Kazie! We miss...Sunday Lurk say...<br /><br />Happy Birthday Kazie! We miss you!<br /><br />HG - you made me Google 'peripatetic'. Oh, you mean a <b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1JIa5r5nkE" rel="nofollow">hobo</a></b> [7:29 of John Hodgman] :-)<br />//Mom's sister, after she retired (USAF), RV'd around the country with her hubby doing odd-jobs for fun. She told me of a time they ballooned (Hi TokenCreek!) over a guy's land and then sold him the aerial photos. <br /><br />TTP - I didn't do today's puzzle but, wouldn't you know it, I (FLN) related that Eldest got invited to join PHI BETA KAPPA [and today is her birthday too!].<br />Oh, and thanks for the mRNA article. A true break-through.<br /><br />C.C. - Dressing: an AGE'd balsamic w/ first-press olive oil is my fav over a bed of spring-mix greens. Put that next to a plate of noodles and I'll save the salad for last so I can savor it.<br />Spitz - on a salad w/ fat (read bacon) Bleu Cheese is lovely too.<br /><br />Re: Zak. The only other drummer from a famous (drummer) father I know of is <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Bonham" rel="nofollow">Jason Bonham</a></b>.<br /><br />Spitz - I couldn't help but giggle re: cat OBIT. Final bios are for the living -- I'll let it slide. :-)<br />//said the Sunday Ass before reading your 13:13 post...<br /><br />Y'all have a relaxing Sunday.<br /><br />Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-31932044499202820552021-04-25T13:17:22.739-05:002021-04-25T13:17:22.739-05:00This was a toughie. I got all the way to FAR EAST...This was a toughie. I got all the way to FAR EAST and WOODEN NICKEL before I gleaned the theme. Since I love movies, the directors’ names came fairly easily... except for FINCHER. I’ll have to check Google for his/her films. Even though I had the theme, I FIW. I completely agree with Becky, and decided a Cantina wouldn’t have tapas. And while I’m totally familiar with TOPANGA canyon, it simply didn’t compute this morning and I kept trying to make tujunga canyon fit there.<br /><br />Thanks to Joe Deeney for a great puzzle, and to CC for many good explanations.Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06912882398645863199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-74149314128049001982021-04-25T13:13:39.143-05:002021-04-25T13:13:39.143-05:00Ray-O - - @1256. - - We lost our daughter at age ...Ray-O - - @1256. - - We lost our daughter at age 46, but our ex-son-in-law and ourselves helped each other out. (He would raise our grandson.). Because we had moved through time, first WNY, then Utica area, and she had been living in Boston, we chose to place the obit in 3 different newspapers, knowing the cost. The funeral director near Cambridge, Mass handled everything for us and never put any pressure on our family. <br />The obit was written by our son, a journalist. I had to ask him twice to shorten it. (But I think it was part of his grieving process, too.)<br />The funeral guy merely transmitted it to the papers and coordinated the billing.Spitzboovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448007368332133086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-86283239326173781452021-04-25T13:10:13.310-05:002021-04-25T13:10:13.310-05:00DNF Hated this one.Too many proper names,foreign w...DNF Hated this one.Too many proper names,foreign words and sports references. This PPP-laden schlock made every inch of progress in this puzzle an unbearable solg. Name crossing names are a no no. How do you not see that when you're making this?? Why bother having a theme if it is so hidden that it is nearly indiscernible. Emile O'Tourinoreply@blogger.com