tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post7164327024295401932..comments2024-03-18T22:48:18.493-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 Don Gagliardo & C.C. BurnikelZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger88125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-2866672926095257372011-09-17T15:36:30.558-05:002011-09-17T15:36:30.558-05:00Marni wasn't in the clue. It was just Jazzbump...Marni wasn't in the clue. It was just Jazzbumpa kiddin us anyway.Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472446316589207365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-86143635996438951422011-09-17T15:05:25.334-05:002011-09-17T15:05:25.334-05:00Sorry - wrong puzzle.Sorry - wrong puzzle.Qatsinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-42063814031023998402011-09-17T15:00:53.291-05:002011-09-17T15:00:53.291-05:00The singer's name is "Marni" Nixon, ...The singer's name is "Marni" Nixon, not "Marnie" as misspelled in the clue: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marni_NixonQatsinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-73242505612095319372011-09-15T00:27:46.675-05:002011-09-15T00:27:46.675-05:00Oops, I meant C.C. & DhardG! Sorry
Pepperoni ...Oops, I meant C.C. & DhardG! Sorry<br /><br />Pepperoni and mushroom with extra cheese!dodohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06118973969033979741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-81132859670551144202011-09-14T23:24:46.617-05:002011-09-14T23:24:46.617-05:00Great work, DD&DG. Love your writeups, JazzB.Great work, DD&DG. Love your writeups, JazzB.dodohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06118973969033979741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-89024979103554073882011-09-14T23:24:19.143-05:002011-09-14T23:24:19.143-05:00Bill G. Got the email and found my mistake. Thank ...Bill G. Got the email and found my mistake. Thank you.<br /><br />eddyeddyBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00905272532346939000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-69210453540171196702011-09-14T23:23:37.564-05:002011-09-14T23:23:37.564-05:00Hi All,
What Wik Wak said in his last paragraph....Hi All, <br /><br />What Wik Wak said in his last paragraph. <br /><br />Fun puzzle Was mystified as to the theme but aftertwo or three readings I got it!dodohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06118973969033979741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-63655438822930859392011-09-14T23:03:21.954-05:002011-09-14T23:03:21.954-05:00WH, my apologies for the typo in your name earlier...WH, my apologies for the typo in your name earlier! <br /><br />CA, that must be the most perfect food - or mac and cheese. Pretty close call... And I'm not good at math problems either. I wouldn't even enjoy trying them. But I have no problem just scrolling past them and picking up on the comments I can relate to.Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02347232302896024104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-19946400913086110402011-09-14T22:49:51.181-05:002011-09-14T22:49:51.181-05:00Annette@10:15, you are very perceptive! BTW, I ag...Annette@10:15, you are very perceptive! BTW, I agree with your profile comment about the pepperoni pizza. Pepperoni and mushroom combo was the first pizza I ever had. Fifty-five years later it is still the best of all.Clear Ayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14463641770718104835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-56251283501883934582011-09-14T22:15:43.696-05:002011-09-14T22:15:43.696-05:00Windover could probably say the same, anon... I t...Windover could probably say the same, anon... I think you took HIS bait!Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02347232302896024104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-18010090032036825262011-09-14T22:13:32.060-05:002011-09-14T22:13:32.060-05:00Takes the bait every time. Too easy.Takes the bait every time. Too easy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-89258292780155103732011-09-14T22:07:44.029-05:002011-09-14T22:07:44.029-05:00Why do you even bother? It's not an act, sweet...Why do you even bother? It's not an act, sweetheart; it's the real deal. Like to try some? ;-}windhoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09185847697518005172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-25890683395235497142011-09-14T22:05:42.786-05:002011-09-14T22:05:42.786-05:00Good night all.
Just stopping by to say it's ...Good night all.<br /><br />Just stopping by to say it's good to hear from you Jerome. We've been wondering where you are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-41125124062056823482011-09-14T21:50:49.559-05:002011-09-14T21:50:49.559-05:00Sure. Why drop the macho act now?Sure. Why drop the macho act now?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-19226259116941649962011-09-14T21:48:57.555-05:002011-09-14T21:48:57.555-05:00One of my favorite sayings, and words to live by i...One of my favorite sayings, and words to live by is:<br />Too much is not enough. <br /><br />A corollary is ?$@& moderation, but I won't go that far. <br /><br />On 2nd thought, Sure I will.windhoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09185847697518005172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-89377625711251288802011-09-14T20:57:51.567-05:002011-09-14T20:57:51.567-05:00Hola Everyone, I did do the puzzle, but had one em...Hola Everyone, I did do the puzzle, but had one empty square. I've never seen the Music Man, though I recognize some of the songs. Gary Indiana came very slowly and I didn't sus the theme until I read Jazz's writeup.<br /><br />Another bang up job, DonG. and C.C. It is always fun to do one of your puzzle--even if I don't finish all. <br /><br />It's been a very busy week and especially busy day today, so I'll have to read the blog entries later this evening.<br /><br />Off to another meeting.Chickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116766478313653724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-64485254639850720862011-09-14T20:25:08.622-05:002011-09-14T20:25:08.622-05:00Two of my favorite sayings are: "Everything i...Two of my favorite sayings are: "Everything in moderation. Including Moderation." and "Eschew obfuscation."Avg Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02301873113962640644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-28552495919138482592011-09-14T20:09:41.233-05:002011-09-14T20:09:41.233-05:00rectangle eagle
prohibition robin
crossword crowrectangle eagle<br />prohibition robin<br />crossword crowGrumpy 1https://www.blogger.com/profile/02194375320149174361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-18491947887097123362011-09-14T19:54:45.699-05:002011-09-14T19:54:45.699-05:00Blue whales are delighting whale watchers in south...<a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44524550/ns/us_news-environment/#.TnFLUHPw26s" rel="nofollow">Blue whales</a> are delighting whale watchers in southern California.Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-1766616177688055652011-09-14T19:49:53.395-05:002011-09-14T19:49:53.395-05:00CC, can you do anything?CC, can you do anything?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-31187657293471786492011-09-14T19:47:37.023-05:002011-09-14T19:47:37.023-05:00Yellowrocks, I'm impressed with your two solut...Yellowrocks, I'm impressed with your two solutions; both that you were willing to try something out of your comfort zone and that you figured out a way to approach the problem using things that made sense to you. Excellent!<br /><br />EddyB, I e-mailed you a diagram and a solution to the Ferris wheel problem. Did you not get it? <br /><br />Everything in moderation eh? Two problems in two days seems moderate to me (having already commented on the excellent crossword). Here is a word puzzle some might enjoy.<br /><br />Write a type of bird in each set of blanks from left to right, one letter per blank, to complete the longer word. For example, _ NO_B_ _ K, you would stuff SWAN into the blanks to make SNOWBANK. If all else fails, wing it!<br /><br />R _ CT _ N _ _ _<br />P _ _ HI _ _ TIO _ <br />_ _ _ SS _ ORDBill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-59737634117513463332011-09-14T19:36:01.333-05:002011-09-14T19:36:01.333-05:00Good evening, all.
Don and C.C., this is my favor...Good evening, all.<br /><br />Don and C.C., this is my favorite, yet, of your collaborative puzzles! You are a great "dynamic duo." <br /><br />JazzB, as soon as I started reading the write-up I knew it was you. I hope you had as much fun writing it as I had fun reading it and following the links. Best wishes to Nate. <br /><br />Enjoy the night!MJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17409431043640770889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-27666040770213309512011-09-14T19:05:32.811-05:002011-09-14T19:05:32.811-05:00Lets not go crazy with the math problems. There ar...Lets not go crazy with the math problems. There are other blogs for that. A problem every once in a while is good. Too much of a good thing is not. Everything in moderation.Enough Alreadynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-75410661120604341492011-09-14T18:59:31.793-05:002011-09-14T18:59:31.793-05:00Greta puzzle and writeup. I was smiling as I did ...Greta puzzle and writeup. I was smiling as I did this one.<br /><br />For 66A, Fare-minded one? - While the fare is what you pay, I think it also refers to the person riding in the cab.<br /><br />For 3D, I kept looking a PERI Meter and thinking, what the heck is a peri meter? Duh!!!<br /><br />They also got me with 6D, we all know the place to relax is a SPA. NOT!<br /><br />GregTinoTechiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04304997210390807237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-28702954223195651062011-09-14T18:57:31.504-05:002011-09-14T18:57:31.504-05:00eddyB,
A right angle is 90 degrees and a straight...eddyB,<br /><br />A right angle is 90 degrees and a straight line is 180 degrees; a circle is 360 degrees. So if you divide the circle into 6 equal parts, each angle will be 60 degrees.<br /><br />A more interesting question from BillG, and one you might be trying to solve, would be: how many seconds would it take to travel 10 yards along the circumference of the Ferris wheel.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com