tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post7382051446974937662..comments2024-03-29T06:59:14.073-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Sunday, Nov 8, 2015 Jim Holland Zhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-8862519680009881922015-11-09T03:21:27.686-06:002015-11-09T03:21:27.686-06:00Jayce,
I pronoun 44 like four, ten, four. No level...Jayce,<br />I pronoun 44 like four, ten, four. No leveling tone "lion". Cantonese has a slight "lion" tone.Zhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-14127874312140740152015-11-08T20:28:42.615-06:002015-11-08T20:28:42.615-06:00Abejo,
Catherine OHARA didn't ring a bell for...Abejo,<br /><br />Catherine OHARA didn't ring a bell for me either. Much of her work was with the Canadian SCTV and the "mockumentaries" of Christopher Guest.<br /><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_O%27Hara" rel="nofollow">WIKI_OHARA</a><br /><br />However, she played the Mom in Home Alone, and I do remember that.<br /><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Alone" rel="nofollow">HOME_ALONE</a><br /><br />VSVirginiaSycamorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10935919890548107772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-90353721304175673892015-11-08T20:28:35.005-06:002015-11-08T20:28:35.005-06:00Filled it early today and had to go out of town. I...Filled it early today and had to go out of town. I didn't notice the E to A switch but caught the switching theme and easily filled it in my usually 30 minute Sunday time. After STELE, EPEE, BPOE, SNEE, SMEE, ATTU, SALTS, Madam I'M ADAM ( & Gobs) & DAR I was beginning to see old crossword fills from years gone past. I was waiting for A MAN, A PLAN, A CANAL,PANAMA AND JAI ALAI, ANIL, ARIL, and I had a couple of unknowns- CHLOE & O'HARA- filled by perps but the rest were easy or easily guessed.<br /><br />DUALIST- never heard the term before<br />BOBCAT- never knew the made a tractor; only seen their mini-dozers or forklifts<br />MSRP- total joke and only fools pay it<br />SEC overseer- Alabama after stomping on LSU last night<br />BOOB- if only Splynter were doing the write up.<br />Election RACE- just a namecalling and mud slinging contest.<br />MINT on my pillow and the 'bed turned back'- what doofus came up with those ideas; I rented the room, so stay out except to clean up the next day.<br /><br />Big Easynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-13395139319969284412015-11-08T19:50:39.953-06:002015-11-08T19:50:39.953-06:00I agree, INRE 130 across. Unless you are having a ...I agree, INRE 130 across. Unless you are having a "race election", race isn't an election lead-in. Otherwise, a fairly easy Sunday puzzle.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09157401012691784841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-82002268239040976552015-11-08T16:29:02.159-06:002015-11-08T16:29:02.159-06:00Good afternoon, folks. Thank you, Jim Holland, fo...Good afternoon, folks. Thank you, Jim Holland, for a fine puzzle. Thank you, C.C., for a fine review.<br /><br />Got through this puzzle easier than I normally do on a Sunday. Enjoyed it.<br /><br />Got NADER easily after a couple downs.<br /><br />BPOE was easy. I am one.<br /><br />I'M ADAM was slow in coming, but got it with perps. I did not realize the whole thing was a palindrome. I will try to remember that.<br /><br />NAPA came slowly. After a perp or two it hit home. Saw the NAPA cabbage note. Funny thing. I bought some green cabbage earlier this week to make golabki. They charged me for NAPA cabbage. I saw it when I went home and looked at the bill. Much more expensive. I went back the next day and got a refund of $10.29.<br /><br />Liked the theme after I figured it out. Took me a while to do that.<br /><br />Remembered ATTU. That island has been in puzzles forever.<br /><br />No idea who OHARA is for 71D. <br /><br />Tried PSALM for 60A. After nothing else around it worked I slowly changed it to PAEAN. OK with me.<br /><br />Had our chili cook off today at church. I did not win again, but came close.<br /><br />See you tomorrow.<br /><br />Abejo<br /><br />( )Abejohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10318111258011554517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-70083287859042316742015-11-08T15:34:33.667-06:002015-11-08T15:34:33.667-06:00Sure enough. "Mot: a pithy or witty saying. S...Sure enough. "Mot: a pithy or witty saying. Short for bon mot." Dang.<br />Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-1854525821188155452015-11-08T15:23:24.788-06:002015-11-08T15:23:24.788-06:00Pretty much What You All Said. I enjoyed the sound...Pretty much What You All Said. I enjoyed the sound change gimmick, enjoyed much of the NEATO cluing, and shook my head at some of the less neato entries and cluing. For example MOT for witticism; a BON MOT is a witticism, and is what a French person would say. Now I'll go look it up and find that I'm probably wrong about that. Hand up for entering PEROT.<br /><br />PK, I sympathize with you about doctors who don't really listen. I can count three times my doctor rolled her eyes or wrinkled her nose at things I told her about my reaction to certain meds, etc, as if she knew better, that I was exaggerating or embellishing. "It makes you dizzy? Naw, that's not one of the typical side effects."<br /><br />We've had Napa cabbage. For cabbage, it's not bad. <br /><br />Sometimes my wife can't hear the difference in vowel sounds, and she always pronounces certain ones wrong. Her biggest problem is between short e and short i, as in bed and bid. I've learned to understand her nevertheless. So, C.C., just curious, how do you pronounce 44 in Chinese? To my ear, many Taiwanese pronounce words like ten, four, death, and lion all the same. I know, of course, it's a matter of local accent, analogous to the southern accent or Boston accent in the US.<br /><br />Misty, I also immediately thought of you with the ERIN clue.<br /><br />Chickie, we're getting rain here too.<br /><br />Best wishes to you all.Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-16677178350229619462015-11-08T13:57:04.516-06:002015-11-08T13:57:04.516-06:00To Husker Gary--
Thanks for the Harry Chapin link...To Husker Gary--<br /><br />Thanks for the Harry Chapin link. He's my all-time favorite!<br /><br />Anonymous GAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-22589948285324234282015-11-08T13:53:00.251-06:002015-11-08T13:53:00.251-06:00Hi Y'all! The fun puns were fairly easy to get...Hi Y'all! The fun puns were fairly easy to get. Thanks, Jim! Always interesting, C.C.<br /><br />Some clues weren't easy: USENET, IMADAM. Thanks for the explanation on the latter. No clue here.<br /><br />The controversial war zone wasn't DMZ but NAM. Meh! I wasn't comprehending the abreviations: Eg. for Egypt; UAR/DAR crossing; NCAA/AEC.<br /><br />I was amused by SWEAT crossing SWAT but surprised it was allowed. That corner had me stumped. REHEELS next to REDEEMS: just had a lot of "E's" for awhile. SWOOP was unexpected.<br /><br />Don't get me started on HEALTH CARE. My biggest problem is not insurance but that doctors don't hear what I tell them or believe me. <br /><br />MESA VERDE is a mystical experience. I've been there four times.<br /><br />I've never had a MINT on my pillow in a hotel. Such a deprived life I've led! Do you think I should make a suggestion about MINTs to Motel 6. Maybe not. At least they're nice enough to leave the light on for me. LOL!PKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-24097810517168698292015-11-08T13:49:48.874-06:002015-11-08T13:49:48.874-06:00Hi all -
Nothing big to add to WES; I had all th...Hi all - <br /><br />Nothing big to add to WES; I had all the same hangups as almost everyone except the SEC/NCAA. I really didn't like the IMADAM. For some reason my brain didn't think about the palindrome and I read it as I MADAM which didn't make a bit of sense until I came here. Too much repetition for me although I enjoyed how quickly I finished. And I got the theme!!!<br /><br />Thanks for the lovely write up C.C.<br /><br />Wishing you all a great Sunday afternoon...<br /><br />tawnyatawnyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07466346747643525821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-44869891483898360652015-11-08T12:35:46.391-06:002015-11-08T12:35:46.391-06:00Thanks, Jim, for a nice, workable puzzle to start ...Thanks, Jim, for a nice, workable puzzle to start the week! Liked the theme answers. Cute!<br /><br />C.C. great write-up, as usual. Thanks for your hard work!C6D6 Pegnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-12699781855707670262015-11-08T12:35:23.591-06:002015-11-08T12:35:23.591-06:00Hello Everyone, I don't get the LA Times cross...Hello Everyone, I don't get the LA Times crossword in my Sunday Paper. But we do get the NY Times puzzle every Sunday. I see a familiar name as the constructor this week. C.C. I believe that is your name at the top today. Well done. I don't usually do the NY Times puzzle, but will try it this week--especially since the answers are in the paper as well. <br /><br />Happy Day, everyone. It is clouding up here and we expect more rain this weekend into Monday. It is so needed.Chickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116766478313653724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-26201577436195371012015-11-08T12:32:42.754-06:002015-11-08T12:32:42.754-06:00Loved all the theme answers, which made this a fas...Loved all the theme answers, which made this a fast Sunday. Favorite theme answer: DON'T SWAT THE SMALL STUFF -- which is a great mental picture about not not sweating the small stuff, something I always need to work on.<br /><br />Thought of HG when the Huskers got a win in the final seconds last night. Congrats!<br /><br />Thanks CC and Jim!inanehikernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-82959473458538766682015-11-08T11:52:14.744-06:002015-11-08T11:52:14.744-06:00I really loved the phrases this gimmick generated!...I really loved the phrases this gimmick generated! I’m late to the dance because I had to read every syllable about the <a href="http://www.omaha.com/huskers/flipping-the-script-a-late-game-thriller-finally-goes-the/article_be9976a0-85c4-11e5-8e78-bb2e7e89b0a3.html" rel="nofollow">Husker’s fabulous win last night</a><br />.<br /><br />Musings<br />-<a href="http://home.mj-upbeat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/442710-michael-jackson-michael-jackson-with-bubbles-and-another-monkey.jpg" rel="nofollow">He had a MONKEY RANCH</a><br />-It’s a point of discussion if NADER cost Gore the 2000 RACE<br />-I can’t make being a LESSEE seem logical for us<br />-Hearing MOO may not be the first sense <a href="http://www.americanhistoryusa.com/static/images/cattle-feedlot.jpg" rel="nofollow">activated by this Nebr. feedlot</a><br />-Rock solid PSALM held me up until PEAEN forced its way in<br />-<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5dwksSbD34" rel="nofollow">This fabulous song </a> (6:40) has the lyric “and here she’s ACTING happy inside her handsome home”<br />-<a href="http://royalcentral.co.uk/blogs/insight/titles-on-downton-abbey-explained-21257" rel="nofollow">EARLS, Lords and Ladies, Oh My!</a><br />-The miners getting silver ORE out of the Comstock Lode had to contend with scalding hot water flowing at those deep levels in Nevada<br />-Fans who wanted Husker FB coaches AXED are now rethinking their views<br />-I wonder if any METAL music aficionados dig ARIAS<br />-<a href="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/11/28/2390E7EB00000578-2852585-Scrum_down_Customers_push_each_other_out_of_the_way_as_the_crowd-72_1417213372623.jpg" rel="nofollow">SWOOPING in on that infamous yearly day</a><br />-Did anyone survive <a href="http://www.sanfrancisco.net/pictures/alcatraz-escape.jpg" rel="nofollow">escape from this CELL?</a><br />-TROY left Oklahoma for UCLA when the Sooners went back to the wishbone<br />-DUALIST Einstein said “Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind”Husker Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09980336006827988210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-18228249979133960432015-11-08T11:34:19.777-06:002015-11-08T11:34:19.777-06:00A fun Sunday puzzle--not too easy, not too tough, ...A fun Sunday puzzle--not too easy, not too tough, just right--many thanks, Jim. And always love your write-ups, C.C. So glad I can come to the Corner after doing my Sunday puzzle these days.<br /><br />Desper-otto, how kind of you to remember my James Joyce specialty! I still had to wait to see if the answer was going to be ERIN or EIRE.<br /><br />Fermatprime, take good care of yourself, and feel better soon.<br /><br />Have a great Sunday, everybody!Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570695193695039956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-22751231152084330792015-11-08T11:00:21.020-06:002015-11-08T11:00:21.020-06:00Thanks Jim, for a fine Sunday puzzle. Once I got t...Thanks Jim, for a fine Sunday puzzle. Once I got the theme it really helped with the other longs. PUT A FATHER IN HIS CAP took the longest to get.<br /><br />Perps helped get most of them. I had 2 red letters popping out when I switched on the "training wheels". nEC for AEC and iTH for ETH.<br /><br />I liked CHLOE the best on "24" but I forgot she was a computer tech. <br /><br />My Kindle ODE says WOODIEST is ok. But since WOODSY is a North American word, I also like it better. To me, WOODY describes some object. And there is ALSO a N. American VULGAR SLANG use for WOODY, which may be why WOODSY is used more here.<br /><br />Thanks CC for the great write up. Anonymous at whatever is ignorant of how much time you and others put into explaining the clues so we solvers can get them.<br /><br />I regards to the RACE before the election. Do you recall the big SNAFU of the 2000 election between Al Gore and George W. Bush? The media made predictions before the polls closed. NADAR also ran in that race. We had the "hanging chads" controversy and the Supreme Court had to be called in. The result wasn't called until Dec. 12, 2000. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_2000" rel="nofollow">CHADS</a><br /><br />Yellowrocks, if your old machines are from a good manufacturer, Say Maytag, before it went cheap, it may be better to find a GOOD repairman and fix them. My repairman says the newer, digital machines are having many EXPENSIVE repair issues. So far I have been able to just replace parts [a belt and later an ELECTRONIC starter for the dryer.]<br /><br />VSVirginiaSycamorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10935919890548107772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-20504354133301768282015-11-08T10:58:31.950-06:002015-11-08T10:58:31.950-06:00Avg Joe, was that true Pho or faux Pho? Apparentl...Avg Joe, was that true Pho or faux Pho? Apparently, you're no Pho foe, but a friend of Pho. Aw phooey!desper-ottohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242581085713882677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-41999971159011424292015-11-08T10:38:02.413-06:002015-11-08T10:38:02.413-06:00Good Sunday morning,
5 Down: i Went through a pro...Good Sunday morning,<br /><br />5 Down: i Went through a progression here, and knowing that a cobbler REPAIRS shoes, I wrote that in first; that didn't work so I went to RESOLES. Finally found REHEELS to be the correct entry.<br /><br />80 Across:The biblical verb ending that came to mind was EST:("How readest thou?", Luke 10:26). Forgot about the other one, ETH: ("he stinketh", John 11:39). But I don't much use the KJV anymore in favor of the ESV and NASB translations. <br /><br />A very enjoyable puzzle that overall did not stink, but like several others here, I thought WOODIEST smelled kind of funny.Burrito34https://www.blogger.com/profile/04326575419406343733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-59849018748780599662015-11-08T10:08:52.867-06:002015-11-08T10:08:52.867-06:00I enjoyed the puzzle and found the theme quite amu...I enjoyed the puzzle and found the theme quite amusing. But I agree with Steve and C.C. on some of the edits. In addition to those already mentioned, in the palindrome, it's phrased: madam, I'm Adam. The clue implies I'm Adam comes first. <br /><br />As for food, we tried Pho for the first time yesterday. Delicious! Avg Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02301873113962640644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-81809219202575568512015-11-08T09:28:00.431-06:002015-11-08T09:28:00.431-06:00CC - I've never had a sabich, but I'm cook...CC - I've never had a sabich, but I'm cooking with a Napa cabbage as we speak, I'm making Pad Thai!<br /><br />Channeling my inner Thumper on the puzzle, though. Did Rich take the day off?Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00485564817818402947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-79475942910780154562015-11-08T09:12:49.305-06:002015-11-08T09:12:49.305-06:00Block component = cell refers to a prison, as in a...Block component = cell refers to a prison, as in a cellblock. "Cellblock: a group of cells constituting a subdivision of a prison."<br /><br />Did not appreciate Mr. Holland's political comment about universal health insurance, a controversial topic that has no place in the write-up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-6280930485776424222015-11-08T09:04:36.116-06:002015-11-08T09:04:36.116-06:00Good Morning:
No real problems, although I had a ...Good Morning:<br /><br />No real problems, although I had a few w/os: DMZ/Nam, Eire/Erin, song/solo, and miner/stove. I thought Put a Father.....was a stretch and I agree with CC about sweat, especially with it crossing "Swat the small stuff." I always get Smee and Snee confused. Perot was my first thought but I waited on the perps. I've never had Napa cabbage, or Savoy, for that matter, just plain, old cabbage-cabbage, which I can take or leave.<br /><br />Thanks to Jim and CC for the Sunday stroll and summary.<br /><br />YR, glad to hear that Alan got some relief. I hope he continues to feel better.<br /><br />We have a beautiful, sunny day with cooler temps; Indian Summer is over, I guess. Time to bring the fleece out!<br /><br />Have a great day.Irish Misshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12527047622731333304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-52672408419877265102015-11-08T08:55:59.499-06:002015-11-08T08:55:59.499-06:00SEC is Southeastern Conference, NCAA of course is ...SEC is Southeastern Conference, NCAA of course is the governing authority over college sportsAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14495925777177395195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-28599134504516935332015-11-08T08:04:52.511-06:002015-11-08T08:04:52.511-06:00Faster than most Sundays. No unknowns. I thought ...Faster than most Sundays. No unknowns. I thought the theme was merely the change from short e to any a, akin to Howard's comment.<br />There! I used akin without a qualm. On the news this morning the commentators were discussing the bright early morning light, saying the landscape was AWASH with light and all AGLOW. I still don't understand why these common A words engender such scorn here. <br />I suspect WOODIEST is legit, but I, too, prefer Woodsiest.<br />The Three Tenors are a favorite of mine.<br />I have eaten NAPA cabbage. And I've had NAPA wine to drink. LOL. Our supermarkets abound with every kind of fresh greens. There! Another fine A word used automatically, without a forethought. <br />My washer quit on Oct. 30 and my dryer is on its last legs. I have my laundry equipment in an alcove and the newer models are too deep to fit there. I am still searching.<br />In addition, I am reading that new UL fire safety rules make using vented dryers, especially in a small space, more difficult. Has anyone else heard this?Yellowrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590216912123103432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-84619795488558967382015-11-08T07:32:59.434-06:002015-11-08T07:32:59.434-06:00I was about to add a comment about SWAT having a s...I was about to add a comment about SWAT having a short-o sound rather than short-a, but d-o beat me to it. I interpreted the theme as a little broader, just changes from short-e. Not necessarily to short-a.<br /><br />WBS about RESOLES, although that changed quickly when 23A became "THE THREE somethings". Another one temporarily misled by the SEC. Speaking of TLAs (three-letter acronyms), I also tried NRC before AEC, but NRC is current so doesn't qualify. No problem with SBA, though. Took a while to recall CHLOE -- how could I forget her? Liked having SMEE and SNEE, and Madam I'M ADAM.<br /><br />Agree that the non-theme clues did not seem Sunday-level, and I completed this in record time for a Sunday.<br /><br />Thanks Jim, and CC for the summary!HowardWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17361967144494004273noreply@blogger.com