tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post7419267591194410948..comments2024-03-29T03:51:31.793-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Thursday, October 8th 2015 C.C. BurnikelZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-22410540018404076532015-10-09T07:03:00.899-05:002015-10-09T07:03:00.899-05:00Stoking anger is adding fuel to the fire.Stoking anger is adding fuel to the fire.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-47329554572121528622015-10-08T21:57:32.714-05:002015-10-08T21:57:32.714-05:00Hope your bday was great, Jayce!Hope your bday was great, Jayce!fermatprimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06391014624435192426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-35654937231831644392015-10-08T19:04:48.979-05:002015-10-08T19:04:48.979-05:00Today I made a life changing decision: I upgraded ...Today I made a life changing decision: I upgraded up cell phone! More later as I have to start cooking dinner.Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-58763929073703527262015-10-08T18:43:11.430-05:002015-10-08T18:43:11.430-05:00Good evening, folks. Thank you, C.C., for a fine ...Good evening, folks. Thank you, C.C., for a fine puzzle. Thank you, Steve, for a fine review.<br /><br />Jayce: Happy Birthday, and many more!<br /><br />Fermatprime: Ask Harvey to check this month's Knight Templar magazine, page 5. Right in the center is a shot of my drill team and myself marching. Looks good. We are actually all in step.<br /><br />Puzzle started slow, but I hunted and pecked and bounced around getting a word here and there and finally it was done. About a two hour exercise.<br /><br />Had the puzzle all dine before I looked for and found the theme and circled answers. Clever. Not me, but the constructor.<br /><br />Never heard of, nor have I eaten, PAD THAI. Might be good.<br /><br />Remember SISSY Spacek well. Coalminers Daughter.<br /><br />P G WODEHOUSE was not known to me, but perps and a wag helped a lot.<br /><br />Could not watch the Cubs game last night. Wish I could have. I was at a meeting. Someone was checking the game with his phone and kept us up to date. Go Cubs!<br /><br />OK, off to Pennsylvania tonight. See you tomorrow.<br /><br />Abejo<br /><br />( )Abejohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10318111258011554517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-75611093603232035092015-10-08T18:25:27.701-05:002015-10-08T18:25:27.701-05:00-I had to not only sub today but the day started e...-I had to not only sub today but the day started early and I had to cover other study halls and go to a ball game. I did finish the puzzle and had a real AHA moment when MRISCAN filled in and I quit looking for MR. whatever. C.C.’s effort was clever as ever!<br />-HBD Jayce!<br />Husker Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09980336006827988210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-63093518637402489872015-10-08T17:27:03.782-05:002015-10-08T17:27:03.782-05:00Hi all!
One dream came true - today was a C.C.! ...Hi all!<br /><br />One dream came true - today was a C.C.! My other dream didn't - DNF (xing of 41a and 31d). Oh, well it was fun and a diversion from the pain (I'm done w/ pain-killers (except for 12-oz aspirins :-)))<br /><br />Thank you Steve for the write-up; that PAD THAI looks TEMPTING (NC, I know what you mean on the explosion of flavor in good PAD; D-O there's a joint on Richmond just inside the loop that has good PAD). Thank you too C.C., the DOW them helped w/ 22d - w/o it, I'd have had a big-fat DNF and that's the PITS.<br /><br />I tried Soaking my target before Squirting; finally, I just SPRAYS'd him. Other W/os - Omp @44a, fan @53d, sod @56a. SW was last corner to fall before ALI/GATOR/REMORSE came to mind.<br /><br />ESPs - 43d & 22d.<br /><br />I had an Open MRI SCAN last week. I found it quite quiet (just some whooshing). Years ago I had the old-school one (Ave Joe nail'd the noise!), but I was so tired I just took a nap in the tube.<br /><br />HBD Jayce!<br /><br />Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-85559359619862199962015-10-08T17:16:19.517-05:002015-10-08T17:16:19.517-05:00Not to belabor anything, but in case anyone that r...Not to belabor anything, but in case anyone that read yesterday's comments is unfamiliar with Katherine Heigl, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65kc80eQQHA" rel="nofollow">Here's a pleasant reminder</a><br /><br />And to sorta tie it together with today's puzzle, let's not forget <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2Rch6WvPJE" rel="nofollow">Toni Braxton</a> who's in the same category.Avg Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02301873113962640644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-30348783509536868782015-10-08T17:05:42.449-05:002015-10-08T17:05:42.449-05:00AAAARG!
DNF
(Even after peeking twice...)
Hmm, ...AAAARG!<br /><br />DNF<br /><br />(Even after peeking twice...)<br /><br />Hmm, I see I ran into the same icebergs a lot you did...<br /><br />reefs b4 bergs<br />paved b4 laned<br />nail b4 drum<br />chips source, buffaloes b4 spud<br />(I also had 53D aficionado = fan b4 nut.)<br /><br />Man, this was a lot harder than that fun puzzle over at WSJ yesterday...<br />HondoHurricane@ 10:14 32D one hit on the head = drip<br />(I see I was not the only one suffering Chinese water torture...)<br /><br />CC, Osier? Ok, a twig for making baskets. <a href="https://s3.amazonaws.com/lowres.cartoonstock.com/religion-moses-bibles-noses-babies-streams-shl081118_low.jpg" rel="nofollow">But you have got to be careful how you use alternate words...</a><br /><br /><a href="http://marychocolatecouk.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Happy-Birthday-Jayce-Mini-Heart-Tin-Gift-Present-For-Jayce-WIth-Chocolates-Silver-Heart-Tin-Fits-Beautifully-in-the-Palm-of-Your-Hand-Great-Birthday-Present-To-Show-Somebody-You-are-Thinking-of-Them-0.jpg" rel="nofollow">HBDTY Jayce...</a><br /><br />Oh well, <a href="http://media.townhall.com/townhall/car/b/gv092311dapr20110923054531.jpg" rel="nofollow">Maybe the Dow will go back up?</a>CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-88270255145669315602015-10-08T15:56:04.099-05:002015-10-08T15:56:04.099-05:00RIP, Paul Prudhomme.RIP, <a href="https://www.chefpaul.com/site.php" rel="nofollow">Paul Prudhomme</a>.Hungry in the Big Easynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-55964303744844165392015-10-08T15:38:38.452-05:002015-10-08T15:38:38.452-05:00Can't talk right now, I am still trying to fin...Can't talk right now, I am still trying to finish the &%$#@ puzzle!<br /><br />The NE corner is driving me nuts!<br /><br />What the heck covers a lot of ground? (Grass won't fit)<br /><br />Sources of inside info? ( I got Mr. something or other...)CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-11650169365129021482015-10-08T14:19:29.442-05:002015-10-08T14:19:29.442-05:00For the SE cheater square, you could have:
..ORR....For the SE cheater square, you could have:<br /><br />..ORR.I.N<br />SUDOKU<br />USENET<br />VERGAS<br /><br /><br />VERGAS is a small town in Minnesota "home to the world's largest loon" (a sculpture)Nice Cuppahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16670171231144871327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-47170452610637220752015-10-08T13:49:01.900-05:002015-10-08T13:49:01.900-05:00Can't talk now, I am still working on your puz...Can't talk now, I am still working on your puzzle...<br /><br />CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-86288912071618407782015-10-08T13:47:49.675-05:002015-10-08T13:47:49.675-05:00Nice Cuppa, I am thankful for CC's version. I ...Nice Cuppa, I am thankful for CC's version. I see on the Internet that OTANI SUSHI is a restaurant. Way too obscure. And CONTANH is also very obscure. COTANS might give one a fighting chance. Sometimes a little fudging makes for a more satisfying solving experience.Yellowrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590216912123103432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-92180181761650065552015-10-08T13:37:56.015-05:002015-10-08T13:37:56.015-05:00Awesome puzzle today. I had a lot of fun solving i...Awesome puzzle today. I had a lot of fun solving it. The usual smile-inducing C.C. cluing. One of my favs is "One frequently hit on the head." <br /><br />Had a lovely breakfast out with Mrs. Jayce this morning. Fantastic creampuffs and delicious, sturdy coffee served in real ceramic mugs. Tonight she says dinner will be a surprise; I bet it will not be Pad Thai, though.<br /><br />Speaking of Taiwan, on Saturday they celebrate "Double Ten Day" (双十节), in commemoration of the so-called Wu Chang uprising which occurred on October 10, 1911, and which is considered to have been the trigger, the catalyst, that ended the Qing dynasty and marked the founding of the Republic of China. I remember the fireworks, much as we have fireworks displays on our Independence Day.<br /><br />Thanks for all your birthday wishes, and please accept my best wishes to you all.Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-13210381717730797502015-10-08T13:28:25.673-05:002015-10-08T13:28:25.673-05:00"More puzzling thoughts"
HBD Jayce! Wis..."More puzzling thoughts"<br /><br />HBD Jayce! Wishing you a prosperous and fun year ahead!<br /><br />My daily limerick, hopefully for your amusement:<br /><br />Back in NAM, knew a GI named Scooby,<br />A real greenhorn, or as you might say, NEWBIE.<br />He was not one to STOKE,<br />But he did like to toke<br />On a joint; it's FUN when Scooby do doobie!<br />Chairman Moehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830681893074853511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-12588054772943092202015-10-08T13:22:33.794-05:002015-10-08T13:22:33.794-05:00I see many of you have commented on the "nois...I see many of you have commented on the "noises" a MRI machine makes. And since many of you, such as Wolowitz, don't have a Phd in physics, I'll try to explain the reason why as simply as my big brain allows.<br /><br />"An MRI is noisy because its magnetic field is created by running electrical current through a coiled wire—an electromagnet. When the current is switched on, there is an outward force all along the coil. And because the magnetic field is so strong, the force on the coil is very large.<br /><br />When the current is switched on, the force on the coil goes from zero to huge in just milliseconds, causing the coil to expand slightly, which makes a loud "click." When the MRI is making an image, the current is switched on and off rapidly. The result is a rapid-fire clicking noise, which is amplified by the enclosed space in which the patient lies."<br /><br />See more at <a href="http://www.caltech.edu/news/question-month-how-does-mri-work-and-why-it-so-noisy-98" rel="nofollow">this link</a>.<br /><br />Btw, I built my own MRI machine when I was eight and needed to diagnose my cat's illness.<br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tc_Uw00ESA4" rel="nofollow">Here's how</a><br /><br />Sheldon and his brain - yeah! Sheldon and his brain. YEAH!Sheldon Coopernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-84047784437738826322015-10-08T13:11:49.619-05:002015-10-08T13:11:49.619-05:00CC, here is a possible solution to your NW cheater...CC, here is a possible solution to your NW cheater square. It nicely bring in (High) LAWRIE; I don;t know how obscure OANI SUSHII is though. COTANH (hyperbolic cotangent) is probably Fri-Sat level; COTANS is an alternative.<br /><br /><br />C.O.T..A.N.H<br />L..A.W.R.I..E<br />A..N.O..I.N.T<br />M..I..D.S.TNice Cuppahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16670171231144871327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-47785236541836600382015-10-08T13:06:13.027-05:002015-10-08T13:06:13.027-05:00"Puzzling thoughts":
TTP @ 12:21 - the ..."Puzzling thoughts":<br /><br />TTP @ 12:21 - the bases loaded, one-out Marte DP grounder was the dagger, IMO. Cole pitched well except for the top of their order. I figured once Arrieta got his 1-0 lead we were done; he's too good. As you might have mentioned yesterday, I think at the minimum there should be a best-of-three to decide the Wild Card winner<br /><br />As for today's puzzle, C.C., you done good! I had trouble in the NW, and had to cheat to complete it. I couldn't STAND the ABUSE cause my SHIP wanted to carry my ROOKIE. And no AMOUNT of brain power helped me, aMIDST all of my efforts!<br /><br />Too many favorites to mention; I also had SOD before TAR; SPREADS before SPRAWLS, and DEC before DET. My grid looks like a Rorschach image!! <br /><br />WHAT DID I DO WRONG????!!!! ;^)Chairman Moehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830681893074853511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-48924489058372746122015-10-08T12:54:59.482-05:002015-10-08T12:54:59.482-05:00I found this a really tough puzzle. Least favorite...I found this a really tough puzzle. Least favorite answer was GENII. (Really?) Hardest bit was the NE. Even after I had ATC I didn't know what it meant. Even after I had MRISCANS I didn't see it; kept reading MR ISCANS and wondering who he is. Oi. Really dopier than usual today. Nice misdirection there, CC. Fun puzzle over-all, but for me, difficult. Terrific write-up, as usual, Steve, thanks for shedding light into the darkness of my empty cranium.unclefredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04184507029837978331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-65356001243941025432015-10-08T12:38:58.922-05:002015-10-08T12:38:58.922-05:00Happy Birthday, Jayce!
If anyone wants my Pad Tha...Happy Birthday, Jayce!<br /><br />If anyone wants my Pad Thai recipe, email me off-blog and I'll send it to you. I went through about 20 iterations before I finally felt I'd nailed it. Test eaters agreed!<br /><br />Wooster favorite:<br /><br />"I hadn't the heart to touch my breakfast. I told Jeeves to drink it himself." Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00485564817818402947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-81221433127885901582015-10-08T12:21:30.988-05:002015-10-08T12:21:30.988-05:00Thanks CC and thanks Steve. Happy birthday Jayce ...Thanks CC and thanks Steve. Happy birthday Jayce !<br /><br /><br />Tough Thursday. Had to go around the grid entering the easy answers first, then trying some of the uncertain answers to see if they fit with what I had previously entered.<br /><br />Never having heard of R&B group DRU Hill, I entered a G and had ----DID I GO WRONG. Compounding that was having SPRINTS for "Covers a lot of ground" and RTS for "Byways:abbr."<br /><br />Changed sprints to SPRAWLS but then entered LINED instead of LANED. That left me with PArT-iI for "Stir-fried dish with rice noodles."<br /><br />At that point I changed the game and that red G showed up. Everything else was filled and correct. I got it resolved from there but will take the DNF.<br /><br />I've had OSIER in a couple (or more) puzzles in the last week. I think the last clue was along the lines of basket weaving twig or something like that. It was one of those answers that filled on the first pass. <br /><br />Well, NUTS ! Now that the Pirates have been eliminated with that gem thrown by Arrieta, I'm going to have to pull for the CUBS.<br />TTPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03978803962510303498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-51048629177075727022015-10-08T12:17:19.245-05:002015-10-08T12:17:19.245-05:00Good Morning Everyone, First, Happy Birthday, Jay...Good Morning Everyone, First, Happy Birthday, Jayce. I hope your day brings you joy.<br /><br />I'm afraid I had to Google answers today. For three days, I thought I was a really good solver--no lookups and few erasures. However, today, I was brought back down to earth. Missteps included sprints for sprawls, Intern for newbie to just mention a couple of my mistakes. <br /><br />I did get the puzzle finished, but it took longer than it should have. <br /><br />My favorite clue today was, Sources of Inside Info? My husband has had a few MRI Scans of late and he doesn't seem to mind the machine--though he says it is noisy.<br /><br />Have a great rest of the day.Chickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116766478313653724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-20398613932834640272015-10-08T12:05:25.387-05:002015-10-08T12:05:25.387-05:00Anonymous@11:58
STOKE also means (from Apple (Ame...Anonymous@11:58<br /><br />STOKE also means (from Apple (American) Dictionary)<br /><br />• encourage or incite (a strong emotion or tendency): his composure had the effect of stoking her anger.<br />Nice Cuppahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16670171231144871327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-71760358690376400542015-10-08T12:01:51.238-05:002015-10-08T12:01:51.238-05:00On PAD THAI
I have experienced two varieties:
1....On PAD THAI<br /><br />I have experienced two varieties:<br /><br />1. A bland creation of sloppy, undifferentiated noodles in a gooey brown sauce, possibly with a couple of shrimp ($2 extra) thrown in at the last moment.<br /><br />2. A masterpiece of taste, spice and textural variety (as in Steve's photo) that is a fabulous complement to a hot Thai curry, <br /><br />I always order Pad Thai at a Thai restaurant, and my wife orders the curry. One mouthful of the former tells you all you need to know about the quality of the establishment (and chef).<br /><br /><br />CC, thanks for a baseball-free offering. Made it a walk in the (ball) park today. This basket-case prefers his OSIERS any day, along with French possessives and schoolboys. <br /><br />Nice Cuppahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16670171231144871327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-42040841218243228452015-10-08T11:58:51.441-05:002015-10-08T11:58:51.441-05:00STOKE means to add fuel, not to "stir up.&quo...STOKE means to add fuel, not to "stir up."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com