tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post63252205517344292..comments2024-03-28T02:28:44.292-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Friday, October 19, 2018 Craig StoweZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-77991139467461850542018-10-20T08:39:15.807-05:002018-10-20T08:39:15.807-05:00Talk about "being late to the party"...
...<br />Talk about "being late to the party"...<br /><br />Thank you Craig Stowe and thank you Lemonade.<br /><br />As many have already said, seeing the added STER helped in the solve. I got it at HIP STER HUGGRERS in the south where I got the most traction. <br /><br />After about 30 minutes the bottom was filled and most of the midsection completed, but I wasn't making much headway in the north, and had to leave for awhile. When I got back to it a few hours later, the rest fell within ten minutes, and it started with changing OCHRE to OCHER. <br /><br />Great cluing. <br /><br />Wilbur Charles, a couple of points:<br /><br />1) When you post from your phone, and do a "Reply To", you should be aware that no one knows that you did a Reply To. On the blog, it simply shows as "Talk about drags. Get it straight. We like Picard. We don't like YOU!!!" <br />For clarity, most people will start a reply to a particular post by addressing the author, as in: Anonymous @... or Desper-otto at .... or just their name. It removes ambiguity.<br /><br />2) Please don't respond to that stuff. Just ignore it.<br /><br />Thanking you in advance. <br /><br />Finally, Anonymous at 7:31 PM: Your comment wasn't necessary. We're glad you enjoy the blog, and I'm sure you've had positive posts before. If someone's style or personality rubs you the wrong way, please ignore it, or just skip over that person's comments. These aren't earth shattering matters being discussed here. It's just a crossword blog. Thanking you in advance as well. TTPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03978803962510303498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-50616435364292325392018-10-20T06:51:32.441-05:002018-10-20T06:51:32.441-05:00Constructor Joon Pahk appeared and did well on JE...Constructor Joon Pahk appeared and did well on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7BiXrJmk3Y" rel="nofollow"><b> JEOPARDY </b></a>Lemonade714https://www.blogger.com/profile/13642909374639570868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-88145619833746442102018-10-19T23:19:34.065-05:002018-10-19T23:19:34.065-05:00What a treat to see Erik Agard on Jeopardy! I had ...What a treat to see Erik Agard on Jeopardy! I had no doubt of the outcome. And I expected Alan, the retiring champion, to comment on having solved some of Eric's puzzles since he is an admitted crossword addict. Maybe he doesn't pay attention to the constructor's name.Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-24977808697886246502018-10-19T22:32:20.705-05:002018-10-19T22:32:20.705-05:00Re. "The (missed) Catch". Clearly fan i... Re. "The (missed) Catch". Clearly fan interference from a totally biased fan. Just like the Patriots nationally the Redsox are unpopular in Tampa Bay.<br /><br />But generally popular in general. The 'Stros had two key players under PAR. <br />And, credit as I said yesterday, the marvelous Redsox OF. <br /><br />I was having tough going, all of a sudden started filling and suddenly no white. At which point I carefully studied all the perps connecting ENOUNCE. <br /><br />I take it someone did the LIU. <br /><br />Yep. <br /><br />WCWilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-13699855766006734832018-10-19T22:29:10.680-05:002018-10-19T22:29:10.680-05:00Talk about drags.
Get it straight .we like Pica...Talk about drags. <br /><br />Get it straight .we like Picard. We don't like YOU!!!<br /><br />WCWilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-56059038129712651432018-10-19T22:22:31.016-05:002018-10-19T22:22:31.016-05:00Thank you, Ol' Man Keith--that's very kind...Thank you, Ol' Man Keith--that's very kind of you. Tomorrow, of course, will be even tougher. Hope I can maintain a cheerful spirit.<br /><br />Exciting "Jeopardy" game tonight. Can't believe one of our constructors is the new champion. Woohoo!Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570695193695039956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-74648302659622692512018-10-19T21:45:25.922-05:002018-10-19T21:45:25.922-05:00Becky, THANK YOU .Becky, <a href="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTzvVy2kxRKKkKhZGC_sKyM2GjBYGVrIq5LLW7x7B1aV1HmOBBu" rel="nofollow"><b> THANK YOU </b></a>.Lemonade714https://www.blogger.com/profile/13642909374639570868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-10191932610919730702018-10-19T20:32:34.180-05:002018-10-19T20:32:34.180-05:0060a - had to try several different dictionaries be...60a - had to try several different dictionaries before finding one that didn't change my search word to announce. I'm certain I've never heard or seen this.<br />enounce<br />transitive verb<br />e·nounced, e·nounc·ing, e·nounc·es<br />To declare formally; state.<br />To pronounce clearly; enunciate.<br />Origin of enounce<br />From French énoncer from Latin ēnūntiāre to speak out ; see enunciate . (The American Heritage Dictionary).Mike Sherlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02420362294423320273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-36835839988594330492018-10-19T20:00:32.489-05:002018-10-19T20:00:32.489-05:00Picard - I enlarged a lot of the Edison pics to re...Picard - I enlarged a lot of the Edison pics to read the plaques - very interesting. Obviously you're right, I mixed up Tesla/Edison and AC/DC. Guess DC works with local generation.<br /><br />I remember seeing Smokey at the Nat'l. Zoo - my little brother got him mixed up w/Yogi, kept saying "Yabba-dabba-doo" to him.<br /><br />I enjoyed today's kangaroos. They're fascinating animals - so alien, yet somehow human-like. Surprised visitors/tourists were encouraged to feed them - thought they were pests, especially to farmers/gardeners.<br /><br />Mike Sherlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02420362294423320273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-6865558317276271122018-10-19T19:42:21.517-05:002018-10-19T19:42:21.517-05:00One (of many) reasons I read this Blog is to learn...One (of many) reasons I read this Blog is to learn new things.<br /><br />Picard, I think it was here that I discovered bit of Tesla's<br />genius that is so incredibly simple, I cannot believe it is not in<br />world wide use today.<br /><br />You all know of a one way valve, it is the type of valve that<br />makes water pumps possible.<br /><br />Can you imagine a one way valve with no moving parts, that never wears out?<br /><br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYlP5TEKf2w" rel="nofollow">Well, he already invented it years ago...</a>CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-54725096953386773272018-10-19T19:33:02.470-05:002018-10-19T19:33:02.470-05:00PK DW accidentally overdrew our account recently j...<b>PK</b> DW accidentally overdrew our account recently just as I paid our rent. We got hit with a nasty bank fee. I had never had this happen before. Of course, I immediately transferred money in to cover it.<br /><br />I called the bank and they immediately reversed the overdraft charge.<br /><br />Banks and credit card companies are notorious for high fees. But what is less known: If you challenge them, they will often back down. Just don't do it too often!Picardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17401317669146538447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-78909845178311369542018-10-19T19:31:09.814-05:002018-10-19T19:31:09.814-05:00Picard, your neediness for feed back is a real dra...Picard, your neediness for feed back is a real drag on the conversation. Just say what you want and if anyone is interested they will reply.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-49564960815561309992018-10-19T19:26:06.134-05:002018-10-19T19:26:06.134-05:00Tuned in to Jeopardy a few minutes after the intro...Tuned in to Jeopardy a few minutes after the introductions were done. But I got really excited when I saw that big Afro and recognized Erik. I hadn't seen IM's reminder. He did himself proud.<br /><br />Thanks to all who tried to help with my bank & credit card problems last night. I've been a bookkeeper all my adult life and cleaned up the bookkeeping/financial messes in three different businesses which recruited me to do so. Letting someone else do my bill paying just isn't in my makeup. I need to feel in control to some extent. I did go to the bank today and reading between the lines found out that maintenance fee probably was because I drew out a big chunk of money to invest and they didn't like it. I may change banks. Credit card payment didn't get thru the bank either. May change credit cards.PKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14570575955563406341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-45349048049533233472018-10-19T19:21:41.350-05:002018-10-19T19:21:41.350-05:00OwenKL Thank you for the very kind words about my ...<b>OwenKL</b> Thank you for the very kind words about my Charles M Schulz Museum photos at SANTA ROSA. I am honored that you took the time to zoom in on some of the images.<br /><br /><b>In case people don't know it, if you click on most of my images you will see a much more detailed image!</b><br /><br />In that case there was a detailed time line of Schulz' life that you could only read if you zoomed in that way. He was quite an achiever. And yet he always felt he was not doing enough. Too many people are the opposite!<br /><br /><b>Jinx</b> Thanks for asking about my involvement with high-voltage DC transmission lines. I was not directly involved in any actual installations. I was working at the High Voltage Research Laboratory (HVRL) in Cambridge, Mass.<br /><br />I was doing research on epoxy insulators for these lines. I cast epoxy insulator samples with different mixtures. Then I put them in a Van de Graaf generator that could apply several million volts to them. It was very difficult to find materials that could stand up to such a stress.<br /><br />I think our work was funding by Corning Glass if I remember correctly. I don't know for sure how our work was used. But I am hoping it eventually did get used in actual transmission lines.<br /><br /><b>CrossEyedDave</b> I am honored that you will take the time to follow up on my high voltage work and on my Tesla thermomagnetic motor work. The latter was of interest because it seemed that a tiny change in temperature could lead to an arbitrarily large change in force. If that were true, you could make a kind of perpetual motion machine! I was fairly sure that could not happen, so my high school research was to see what was really going on.<br /><br />It won me some level of honors with the Westinghouse Science Talent Search. Not enough to win a scholarship. But it probably is what got me into MIT.<br /><br />Thanks, everyone, for your thoughtful comments on my posts. I don't need constant feedback. But if too many days go by with no comment I have to assume no one is paying attention. Thanks again!Picardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17401317669146538447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-8966231510988455732018-10-19T19:08:38.401-05:002018-10-19T19:08:38.401-05:00Hand up: This was hard and slow going! Few unknown...Hand up: This was hard and slow going! Few unknowns. Just sneaky clues! Eventually I figured out the STER theme. Which helped with the solve!<br /><br /><b>Any deeper meaning to the STER theme?</b><br /><br />I stared at BUS for the longest time before I figured out RHOMBUS. I had been assuming it had to do with gems or baseball. Hand up for WEAN before WEAR. Never heard of VIKING appliances.<br /><br />I tried PAID UP before REPAID. The clue was sneaky, but I did get the idea! Had not heard of MA BARKER before this. Stuck awhile thinking ZIPCAR was owned by LYFT.<br /><br />I once rented an AVIS car and had the Check Engine light coming on. When I returned it, I warned them of the problem. They rented it to the very next customer. I don't think I ever used AVIS again.<br /><br />Last to fill was the cross of unknown OCA with CIRCE. FIR!<br /><br /><b><a href="http://swt.org/crosswordcorner/icecube-1994-02/" rel="nofollow">Here I actually saw actor and rapper ICE CUBE up close in Los Angeles</a></b><br /><br />My then lady friend had arranged a very special tour at Paramount Studios. When we came out there was a protest involving Farrakhan. ICE CUBE happened to be there. We had just seen him in the film Boyz N the Hood and recognized him. It is an excellent film, by the way.<br /><br /><b><a href="http://swt.org/crosswordcorner/michelangelo-david/" rel="nofollow">Here I was visiting MICHELANGELO'S MARBLE "DAVID"</a></b><br /><br />A few other bits of Florence art there, too!<br /><br /><b><a href="http://swt.org/crosswordcorner/kangaroofeeding/" rel="nofollow">Here I was feeding a ROO or two or more!</a></b><br /><br />When I was a child I got to see the real SMOKEY Bear at the National Zoo. I can't seem to find any photos.Picardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17401317669146538447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-61476145591493989822018-10-19T19:02:33.329-05:002018-10-19T19:02:33.329-05:00Some of you baseball purists help me out here. St...Some of you baseball purists help me out here. Starting in the 1800s. there was a New Orleans baseball team called the Pelicans. (No I wasn’t there at the time in spite of what some of you may think.)<br /><br />I watched in 1957 to 1960 in the old Pelicans stadium at Carrollton and Tulane. Minor league... maybe Triple A.<br /><br /> Tookie Gilbert was our hero. Waaaay past his prime, but he was A Hero! We took our heroes where we found them. I don’t remember him doing anything as a Pelican.<br /><br />I had many happy memories of those games.<br /><br />Then...... some 59 years later, long after baseball of any league had left New Orleans, the name Pelicans was tacked on to a ..., horrors.... basketball team!!!<br /><br />Am I justified in being horrified? The Pelicans are a baseball team to me!!!<br /><br />Okay. I’ll go back under my rock..,,<br /><br /><br />SwampCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06893584705424353444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-27197012994745418192018-10-19T18:40:35.597-05:002018-10-19T18:40:35.597-05:00I was watching Jeopardy with my wife and I thought...I was watching Jeopardy with my wife and I thought I saw Colin Kaepernick. Then his name was announced and I told my wife he would win. She asked 'how do you know?'<br /><br />He made a couple of dumb WAGs and I can't believe he answered OKLAHOMA as the 'Keystone state' from 1805. Lewis & Clark didn't leave the non-state of Missouri until 1804. Oklahoma? Wasn't even known then. But he won anyway.<br /><br />Congratulations Erik.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-28027843985273403752018-10-19T18:33:48.957-05:002018-10-19T18:33:48.957-05:00Just finished watching “Jeopardy!” and Erik Agard ...Just finished watching “Jeopardy!” and Erik Agard , one of our constructors, just won! He will be returning Monday to defend his position.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-1054893395673081522018-10-19T17:02:05.621-05:002018-10-19T17:02:05.621-05:00I appreciate the heads up from IM today regarding ...I appreciate the heads up from IM today regarding Erik Agard on Jeopardy. It's just ended here, and no, I won't spoil it. But I will say "Wow! What a haircut!"Avg Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02301873113962640644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-87347641936994677462018-10-19T16:57:11.626-05:002018-10-19T16:57:11.626-05:00Been busy the last couple of days, scouting the wo...Been busy the last couple of days, scouting the woods<br />for campsites close enough to fall into by falling out of the car...<br />(Hey! I'm, getting old!)<br />So didn't feel qualified to post until this Ham radio discussion.<br /><br />(Picard, I bookmarked AC radiation loss,<br />& Thermomagnetic motors for review tonite. Looks fascinating!)<br /><br />I always wanted to do Ham radio, but could not afford it.<br />(maybe some Citizens Band over the years...) (long stories)<br />But, with today's internet, I use <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=teamspeak&rlz=1C1CHWA_enUS516US516&oq=teamspeak&aqs=chrome..69i57j69i65l3.6679j0j8&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8" rel="nofollow">Teamspeak</a> and talk with people<br />all over the world with no lag whatsoever...<br />(Flying with teams in Spitfires trying to save Britain.)<br />Which I guess doesn't mean much when you can Skype (videochat) anyone, anywhere for free....)<br /><br />But as long as I am posting,<br />This weeks Pickles comic strip has been outstanding!<br />It was a set up starting Monday that led up to <a href="https://www.gocomics.com/pickles/2018/10/18" rel="nofollow">this classic!</a>CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-12608623463231552932018-10-19T16:19:55.022-05:002018-10-19T16:19:55.022-05:00Fans have certainly interfered with bicycle racers...Fans have certainly interfered with bicycle racers and probably runners.<br /><br />I thought Mookie was a foot or two in front of the wall when he leaped, the fans were right against the back of the wall and reaching forward, the only camera with a definitive view was blocked by a security guard. The call was arguable either way.billocohoesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-24267572358769540542018-10-19T15:55:24.348-05:002018-10-19T15:55:24.348-05:00I liked this puzzle. Once I got SPINSTER DOCTOR it...I liked this puzzle. Once I got SPINSTER DOCTOR it was more or less easy to pre-fill the STER letters in the other answers, as several of you have already pointed out. WEES about OCHER and DUAD. Owen, loved your playing with DUAD!Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-7472612485537369732018-10-19T15:26:28.580-05:002018-10-19T15:26:28.580-05:00Couldn't Spike Lee stick out a sneaker and tri...Couldn't Spike Lee stick out a sneaker and trip a player at a Knicks game if he weren't a gent? (Or if it wasn't certain that he would get caught and lose his court-side seat.)Jinx in Norfolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10066853291104407732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-8660047267958780632018-10-19T15:26:09.465-05:002018-10-19T15:26:09.465-05:00I loved this puzzle! Many thanks to Mr. Stowe and...I loved this puzzle! Many thanks to Mr. Stowe and to you also, Lemony, for your commentary and your kind words to me two or three days ago. Re: Bessie Smith. But I have to say I would no more try to construct a puzzle than I would zip glide or parachute out of an airplane (for fun) or climb across that Australian bridge. I'm just not made for any of those activities.<br /><br />My daddy was a ham operator for many years (I used to help him grind crystals, flat thin squares of something glasslike, I assume to get different frequencies). He even moved from McAllen, TX, which my mother loved, because he could only get half the contacts he could in the middle of the country, Although,they moved to CA, which would have the same problem of being on the coast. Go figure.<br /><br />BeckyBeckynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-42947352900944377052018-10-19T15:03:17.785-05:002018-10-19T15:03:17.785-05:00I like Astro's Altuve's classy acceptance ...I like Astro's Altuve's classy acceptance of his fate in the fan interference controversy, "What would you do as a fan? I would do the same," Altuve said after the game. "Like, they're trying to catch the ball. I don't have anything against him. He's another Astro fan, he's rooting for us, and I appreciate he was trying to help me."<br />My post was along the lines of the thoughts of Anonymous PVX @ 12:43. There should not be any chance for fans to be suspected of interference in this way. Of course, there is the unavoidable lobbing of objects onto the field by fans. These should result in immediate ejection and even fines or other sanctions. This is not sportsmanship. I understand in the UK it is worse. Even a pig's head was lobbed unto the pitch. Let the skills of the athletes determine the outcome.Yellowrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590216912123103432noreply@blogger.com