tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post6361503332446209310..comments2024-03-28T17:04:25.560-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Thursday, October 27th 2016 Ed SessaZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-15916503028156935252016-10-31T07:17:52.941-05:002016-10-31T07:17:52.941-05:00Clever theme! I got all of the words straddling th...Clever theme! I got all of the words straddling the gaps, but missed that each was supposed to go with the word GAP! <br /><br />Hand up for KNEE ROOM before KNEE HOLE. ELLIS Island forced the change for me.<br /><br />Never heard of LAU, but EUBIE BLAKE really was a legend who I was familiar with. The word legend is overused.<br /><br />But SAAR/ATRI crossing seemed unfair. Got it with a WAG to complete the puzzle correctly.Picardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17401317669146538447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-91932518723640151632016-10-28T01:25:43.178-05:002016-10-28T01:25:43.178-05:00Sphere and walk of life are both synonyms for care...<a href="http://www.thefreedictionary.com/walk+of+life#hyperanchor1.3%3A%2F%2Fdiv%5B%40id%3D%26quot%3BDefinition%26quot%3B%5D%2Fsection%5B1%5D%2Fh2%5B1%5D(0)(3)(wal)%26%2F%2Fdiv%5B%40id%3D%26quot%3BDefinition%26quot%3B%5D%2Fsection%5B1%5D%2Fh2%5B1%5D(12)(3)(ife)" rel="nofollow">Sphere</a> and <a href="http://www.thefreedictionary.com/sphere#hyperanchor1.3%3A%2F%2Fdiv%5B%40id%3D%26quot%3BDefinition%26quot%3B%5D%2Fsection%5B1%5D%2Fdiv%5B1%5D%2Fdiv%5B6%5D%2Fb%5B1%5D(0)(3)(6.a)%26%2F%2Fdiv%5B%40id%3D%26quot%3BDefinition%26quot%3B%5D%2Fsection%5B1%5D%2Fdiv%5B1%5D%2Fdiv%5B6%5D%2Fdiv%5B1%5D%2Fb%5B1%5D(3)(3)(.a.)" rel="nofollow">walk of life</a> are both synonyms for career.OwenKLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16709695380239557575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-44975224801548142662016-10-27T23:57:24.642-05:002016-10-27T23:57:24.642-05:00MTN was the "Legs" of Richard Diamond. O...MTN was the "Legs" of Richard Diamond. Only Mary's legs would be shone. She wS a switchboard operator, as I recall <br /><br />Actually, I rarely saw the show but this was a popular piece of trivia once Laura Petrie became famous. Loved the link A-T<br /><br />If you google "legs of Richard Diamond" you'll see the reference<br /><br />Btw. I didn't get SPHERES for Walk of Life???<br /><br />WC out in his usual ether sans rantWilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-21628860854497659292016-10-27T23:51:27.440-05:002016-10-27T23:51:27.440-05:00Good evening, folks. Thank you, Ed Sessa, for a f...Good evening, folks. Thank you, Ed Sessa, for a fine puzzle. Thank you, Steve, for a fine review.<br /><br />This puzzle was not a cake walk. I have more inkblots on it than Carter has liver pills. There are so many that I will not list them all. I did get it done.<br /><br />DIALED IN was tough.<br /><br />ATRI was unknown. Perps.<br /><br />Liked GAS CAN.<br /><br />Liked ERAT for 56D. Q.E.D. is one of my favorite Latin expressions. I have seen it once in a book, that I recall. "Call of the Wild" by Jack London.<br /><br />EMBEDS was unknown. Perps.<br /><br />Misty: Glad things are working out.<br /><br />It is getting late, so I am cashing in my chips. See you tomorrow.<br /><br />Abejo<br /><br />( )<br /><br /><br /><br />Abejohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10318111258011554517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-6021344796014890472016-10-27T21:30:33.109-05:002016-10-27T21:30:33.109-05:00WC, Walt Hriniak was a disciple of Charlie Lau.
...WC, Walt Hriniak was a disciple of Charlie Lau. <br /><br />Both MTM and David Janssen had impressive television careers; sadly he died at 48. Aside from the timeless <i><b>Fugitive</b></i> he was in a show called O'Hara and one called Harry O. That seemed like an inside joke. I too remember <i><b> RICHARD DIAMOND </b></i> and his girlfriend on the show, Barbara Bain who went on to play in....Lemonade714https://www.blogger.com/profile/13642909374639570868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-433432276267109882016-10-27T19:46:20.186-05:002016-10-27T19:46:20.186-05:00MUESLI - Is a Swiss-German word meaning "gran...MUESLI - Is a Swiss-German word meaning "granola". German spelling is Müsli as Michael pointed out.Spitzboovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448007368332133086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-84468664815489847032016-10-27T19:35:47.941-05:002016-10-27T19:35:47.941-05:00WC - After I posted I re-read your challenge and m...WC - After I posted I re-read your challenge and my answer didn't quite make sense... MTM wasn't Anon in DVD. So, I Googled. I guess your query did pass by with the same whooshing sound that deadlines often do... [apologies to Douglas Adams]<br /><br />Are YOU talking about <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Diamond,_Private_Detective" rel="nofollow">Richard Diamond, Private Detective</a> With only MTM's voice and legs? Never heard of it... Internet magic found me <a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YhctbJlMMIs" rel="nofollow">MTM in her words on the Diamond programme</a>. Let's hope this is in tomorrow's puzzle before I forget :-)<br /><br />Re: STEEL - anyone have Steel pennies? I have 3. Grandpa (Mom's side - WWII EU theater) started me on coin collecting and almost filled my 1st ABE blue-book. And, I've got more wheat-backs than I know what to do with [there's only so many places in the book to put 'em] but I keep saving them. Are they (wheat-backs) actually worth anything more than $.01 or are they like $2 bills and still relatively easy to get?<br /><br />Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-22721068155926462192016-10-27T18:39:47.195-05:002016-10-27T18:39:47.195-05:00WC - Nary a whoosh here. Though MTM & Carl (R...WC - Nary a whoosh here. Though MTM & Carl (Rob's dad) was years before my time it didn't go over my hair. Some things are timeless: <a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=F2fFlCT-zN0" rel="nofollow">The setup</a> and <a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wGEOjxtQtWc" rel="nofollow"> the RUGs</a>. Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-23762805152369121422016-10-27T18:28:46.664-05:002016-10-27T18:28:46.664-05:00Eubie Blake had HUGE hands and very long fingers, ...Eubie Blake had HUGE hands and very long fingers, obviously advantageous for playing the piano. I read that Rachmaninoff had enormous hands also.Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-89064420986426823922016-10-27T18:02:26.569-05:002016-10-27T18:02:26.569-05:00I was thinking of Hubie Brown, the basketball coac...I was thinking of Hubie Brown, the basketball coach. <br />Nit. I had the DIAGanol Meas as the DIAM<br /><br />Which left me MENDER????<br /><br />Missy so glad it all went well. The best thing about praying for someone is that you pray. Never a bad thing at least for some people.<br /><br />I knew it was LEA or LAU. Another great hitting coach was Walt Hriniak. A tremendous hs hockey player. But, they made less than the mediocre baseball players .<br /><br />What a screwing MLB owners did to players prior to getting so badly screwed themselves by arbitration and free agency<br /><br />Carl Reiner directed Mary Tyler Moore who first was the ultimate anonymous "star".<br /><br />Anyone Get that reference?<br /><br />Yes. Owen needs at least an A- for #1<br /><br />Interesting theme and entertaining write-up. <br /><br />I'll come back later and see if anyone recalls MLT's first"role". And then rant about how MLB's greed did them in. <br /><br />Oh. I always like C-Moe's stuffWilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-28510162091799161092016-10-27T17:28:36.779-05:002016-10-27T17:28:36.779-05:00Had EUBIE, but changed it for the unknown perp. Do...Had EUBIE, but changed it for the unknown perp. Doh!Hungry Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13465905817770134952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-60258531837777675152016-10-27T16:32:59.549-05:002016-10-27T16:32:59.549-05:00Can't seem to keep up w/the cabinet - WAGd Lab...Can't seem to keep up w/the cabinet - WAGd Labor. Eubie was a gimme (including his spelling), but never know names of coaches (or many players). We often had Keds as kids, but never heard the slogan. Probably heard of Silas Dean but didn't remember. For gas can was trying to think of a tool rather than an accessory, though I'm usually careful about reading the clues. That fact notwithstanding, I still saw 22a as rub the wrong way, when erase fit I thought it was bad cluing. <br />Still have no idea how 23a walk of life = sphere?Mike Sherlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02420362294423320273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-37679027200395474282016-10-27T15:39:12.454-05:002016-10-27T15:39:12.454-05:00Guess Chuck and I are weird. I also had STOP BY be...Guess Chuck and I are weird. I also had STOP BY before DROP BY.<br /><br />Jamie FOXX for Verizon and MAYA Angelou for iPhone(?) have been getting a lot of commercial time recently.<br /><br />OwenKLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16709695380239557575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-27047699346267149182016-10-27T14:42:24.977-05:002016-10-27T14:42:24.977-05:00It's OK, Steve. I had a bit of a gap myself. ...It's OK, Steve. I had a bit of a gap myself. Mine was in a different spot, over on the east side where, for a time, CONEY fought with ELLIS for the NY island spot. I should have remembered that Coney Island is no longer a true island. I was stalled and didn't see my error until Googling for DEANE, and that one answer solved a lot of errors, allowing me to change KNEEROOM to KNEEHOLE and also opening up SPIED and SPHERE. <br /><br />My hand's up, for like desper-Otto, I also went for DROP IN before DROP BY. It was my only other do-over. <br />Oh, and I found it amusing to see JUDI Dench appearing in a crossword. I first saw her as Juliet at the Old Vic in 1960. She was the sweetest 14-year old! I had no idea I would find her in my Xwd pzl 56 years later... <br /><br />Anyway, I enjoyed this one overall. The theme was Good/OK, and a few of Mr. Sessa's clues were witty--especially for 28-D. Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-2097187719721478332016-10-27T14:35:11.669-05:002016-10-27T14:35:11.669-05:00TTP - we posted near-time... Promising news. God ...TTP - we posted near-time... Promising news. God Speed to the both of yous. -T Anonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-57616345236020099532016-10-27T14:31:14.358-05:002016-10-27T14:31:14.358-05:00CED - Detroit is Motor City/Motown. Home of Ford ...CED - Detroit is Motor City/Motown. Home of Ford who's biggest flop in the 50's was the EDSEL - a machine designed by committee. I too want'd B-Sides, but ELLIS, where great-pa Benie was processed, didn't allow it.<br /><br />Misty - Scar'd or not a beautiful person is a beautiful person. Smarts & wit go a long way [See: <a href="http://images.baklol.com/f313840d5aaa5ded7fce63ccea61d5e21463735539.jpg" rel="nofollow">Tina Fey</a>]. You've got 'em. Glad to hear all went well for you this morning.<br /><br />Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-31310022418468787592016-10-27T14:30:04.871-05:002016-10-27T14:30:04.871-05:00Anonymous-T,
He's in a really bad way, still...Anonymous-T, <br /><br />He's in a really bad way, still in ICU, with considerable vital organ damage, broken bones and contusions, but he's alive. They revived him on the way to the first hospital. Then Life-Flighted to the nearest major trauma center. Spleen, liver and kidney all damaged. Punctured lung from broken ribs. He's been through multiple surgeries. Fractured pelvis and leg, but as of yesterday they had not yet set the fractures. Heavily sedated but said a few words and has opened his eyes, so that's supposedly a good sign. We are all praying he makes it through and there's no brain damage. <br /><br />CED, Detroit, aka Motor City, aka Motown, the hub of the big American automobile companies... The Ford Edsel was a flop.<br /><br />Chuck, The Bell of Atri was a poem by Longfellow. Atri is in the Abruzzi part of Italy. Bell clues are often answered with ATRI or Adano. <br />TTPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03978803962510303498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-8065501365315650152016-10-27T14:23:26.131-05:002016-10-27T14:23:26.131-05:00Cont...
HG, your Gas cap mention reminded me of a...Cont...<br /><br />HG, your Gas cap mention reminded me of a problem I had with my leaf blower.<br />In order to allow air to enter, & gas not leak out,<br />it had a little sponge type material in a hole in the cap.<br /><br />Of course the stupid thing fell out, & rather than by a new cap<br />I thought I could fix it by stuffing it with paper towel.<br /><br />Luckily an inner voice started screaming:<br />"Jeez! you idiot! You're making a Molotov Cocktail!"<br /><br />I did eventually find some air permeable sponge type material<br />that worked well so far.<br />(If you don't hear from me after leaf blowing season, you know what happened...)<br /><br />It also, reminded me of the idiot thieves that tried to steal gas out<br />of cars by using a shop vac. (as seen on the show "a thousand ways to die!)<br /><br /><a href="http://data.whicdn.com/images/66376108/large.jpg" rel="nofollow">Cannot let singing in the shower pass unnoticed...</a><br /><br />& of course,<br />(With due respect)<br /><a href="http://thebrizzle.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/mind-the-gap-91.jpg" rel="nofollow">My mind is always on the gap...</a>CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-50411894183311016462016-10-27T14:19:53.349-05:002016-10-27T14:19:53.349-05:00I looked up Charlie on Baseball reference...sure e...I looked up Charlie on Baseball reference...sure enough he played for my beloved Tigers in 58 and 59. I also looked up his final salary in 1967...$14,500..only slightly more than what my dad made as a union carpenter ! How times and values have changed.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04657212130232818015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-78732892485753868872016-10-27T14:12:25.142-05:002016-10-27T14:12:25.142-05:00Anyone who even briefly played for the Detroit Tig...Anyone who even briefly played for the Detroit Tigers from 1958 through 1974 was likely known to me so Charlie Lau (bad catcher and mediocre pinch hitter) was easy. I lost it on 48 down when the crosses gave me OPBY and I was sure it had to be "stop by". Drop by never occurred to me. Oh well.<br /><br />Two nits...I have never heard of a five dollar bill referred to as an "abe". A five was called a "fin". but abe fitted. I also get annoyed when obscure proper names cross each other. Only from crosswords in the pass did I get SAAR and I still don't know what a ATRI is ???Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04657212130232818015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-74332681428433851132016-10-27T14:11:59.317-05:002016-10-27T14:11:59.317-05:00DNF
Not on wavelength
(in fact, way out of tune......DNF<br />Not on wavelength<br />(in fact, way out of tune...)<br /><br />I even cheated to try & keep going with possible new "aha" moments<br />by peeking at the completed grid once in a while & still got it wrong.<br />(Are you sure it's not "Gell" with a "G.")<br /><br />(Lau/Eubie, I didn't have a chance!)<br /><br />Is Rarin a word?<br /><br />What the heck is Muesli? (I don't like the sound of it...)<br /><br />Can some one pls explain what the heck Motown has to do with Edsels???<br /><br />Being a cat person, I was ready to complain about rub the wrong away.<br />Wow!, never even saw it till the write up! Excellent!<br /><br />Rib sear, 500 degrees, now that sounds interesting!<br />Every recipe here in the States says "low & slow."<br />but an ending sear sounds delicious!<br />(I wonder, if I am careful, if I can accomplish the same thing under the broiler?)<br /><br />The mind the gap link was interesting, I did not know the London Tubes<br />had that problem. But it reminded me of how the Yanks (sort of) solved<br />the problem at 14th street. In this video, between 4:30 & 6:00,<br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHyfbrJ8ge4" rel="nofollow">is their solution.</a><br />(Which I think creates more dangers...)<br />P.S., If you find the entire 11 minute video interesting,<br />you might need to get out more...CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-69327614179211033812016-10-27T13:59:01.349-05:002016-10-27T13:59:01.349-05:00Tough but fun puzzle.
Had to red-letter scroll th...Tough but fun puzzle.<br /><br />Had to red-letter scroll through the alphabet to get the U in LAU/EUBIE.<br /><br />Otherwise, everything filled in nicely.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09308324956249988708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-2723112130824875222016-10-27T13:24:11.354-05:002016-10-27T13:24:11.354-05:00I can't believe I got this Ed Sessa Thursday t...I can't believe I got this Ed Sessa Thursday toughie this morning, but I did it--Yay! Hurray! Thank you, Ed. At first only the left side filled in for me, while the right was pretty much a blank. But I got IDES down on the bottom, and that gave me MUESLI, which started some other things to fill in. Was amazed by the two clues with double AAs--NAAN and SAAR--very unusual. Sort of got the theme but not entirely until Steve's write-up. And I really liked seeing the MAYA Angelou verse, so thanks for that too.<br /><br />Many thanks, Wilbur, Anonymous T, Irish Miss, and Spitzboov for the kind wishes. I was very lucky that the dermatologist got the cancer out on the first try, so I didn't need stitches and got home before four hours. Big bandage for a couple days, but no pain or itching. And although they predict a scar I hope it won't be too bad looking at my 55th high school reunion next September.<br /><br />Have a great day, everybody!Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570695193695039956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-40812376873106328882016-10-27T13:02:08.967-05:002016-10-27T13:02:08.967-05:00Hi All!
With all the names and places I didn'...Hi All!<br /><br />With all the names and places I didn't know, this puzzle was quickly becoming a fun-sponge. The theme kept me going so I cheated a bit - it was worth it. Thanks Ed.<br /><br />Steve - In addition to the GOOD food-porn, you had Dire Straits! Well done.<br /><br />Cheats - SAAR [had S & R!]/ATRI crossing to break up the center. DEANE was not in my wheelhouse either.<br /><br />ESPs: JUDI, EUBIE, LAU. U was a "I WAG'd right!" moment.<br /><br /><b>Fav</b>: Spinal Tap in the clue? Awe-some. <a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Gq881M1WnKM" rel="nofollow">REINER on the making</a>. It doesn't quite go to 11 but interesting nevertheless. Big E- Yes, MeatHead from <a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xkWjrsx9cXg" rel="nofollow">All in the Family</a><br /><br />TTP - I see you posted today; how's your buddy? [you don't have to answer]<br /><br />{B+, A, B+, B}.<br />{A} - C.Moe - I'm an X'er. Not being able to get new comfy Gap jeans made me upset and DW quite happy. Now I'm told Cargo shorts are out; what to wear, what to wear?<br /><br />Barry - Sorry your 1st day back is circle-day. Good to hear about your new schedule.<br /><br />Steve: re: 22a. I'm going to blame my Italian heritage for reading the clue the wrong a'way. Yous knows what I a'say :-)<br /><br />Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-75599462456650376122016-10-27T12:57:32.196-05:002016-10-27T12:57:32.196-05:00TTP said:
"First spelled MUESLI museli, but ...TTP said:<br /><br />"First spelled MUESLI museli, but it didn't look right. In fact, the correct spelling doesn't look right either."<br /><br />That's because, instead of the oft-noted Frawnche, it's German and since we don't usually have the u with an umlaut, Ü gets Anglicized to 'ue'.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13270740184766230842noreply@blogger.com