tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post7442313474299985860..comments2024-03-28T08:00:35.182-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Friday July 26, 2013 George Shayler Zhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger81125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-42536777147009662162013-07-27T20:06:22.500-05:002013-07-27T20:06:22.500-05:00i needed theis review. for 36 down, my paper had ...i needed theis review. for 36 down, my paper had Le Carre spy Leamas. Entre Acte did not work!<br />Dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05547723889542479867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-7643640049739096442013-07-27T01:54:23.273-05:002013-07-27T01:54:23.273-05:00No excuse for this one, LA Times. The "clues...No excuse for this one, LA Times. The "clues" (Leamas) for 17A & 36D made the puzzle unsolvable. And in retrospect, it was a crappy crossword anyway, with inelegant, inappropriate clues - not worth the time I wasted on it.Nom de Plumenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-78452310926184579012013-07-26T22:45:03.118-05:002013-07-26T22:45:03.118-05:00Draco disarmed Dumbledore but it was Professor Sna...Draco disarmed Dumbledore but it was Professor Snape that uttered the killing curse.Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472446316589207365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-7755289124104174092013-07-26T22:43:05.703-05:002013-07-26T22:43:05.703-05:00Pas, her knee keeps getting better. Thanks for ask...Pas, her knee keeps getting better. Thanks for asking. She is walking with a cane and hasn't used the walker in over a week. The Physical Therapist is a little frustrated that her range of motion (maximum bending angle) isn't continuing to improve and tells her she needs to work harder. That's a tough one for her. She never has been a charter member of the NoPain, No Gain school. If it hurts, she stops doing it. So, we'll see how that goes. <br /><br />Has anybody been watching "South Riding" on Masterpiece Theater? I'm about two-thirds of the way along so I guess I'll watch the rest of it anyway. How about them Dodgers?Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-61642348082049352222013-07-26T22:38:12.863-05:002013-07-26T22:38:12.863-05:0051 down is Draco. Apparently author of puzzle did...51 down is Draco. Apparently author of puzzle didn't read Deathly Hallows carefully enough. That's how Harry eventually gets the Elder Wand. CoopAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-79963289395892123382013-07-26T22:14:36.521-05:002013-07-26T22:14:36.521-05:00wow, reallywow, reallyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-89085029490202785142013-07-26T21:45:36.880-05:002013-07-26T21:45:36.880-05:00Bill G: Thanks. I had no problem with the theme an...Bill G: Thanks. I had no problem with the theme and thought it was clever.It was the presentation of the puzzle (through no fault of Mr. Shayler) that was so frustrating. The bad taste I spoke of was trying to suss clues and the confusion over the constructor's name. Marti should have her day in court also! LOL<br />p.s. read your comments from last night and think the DMV owes Barbara an apology. To wait three weeks for their mistake is, well, inexcusable. BTW, how is her knee?Pookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11189128607399171184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-45410763915357624322013-07-26T21:23:09.625-05:002013-07-26T21:23:09.625-05:00Hi ...Gutterball J.D. here
Boomer, loved your hum...Hi ...Gutterball J.D. here<br /><br />Boomer, loved your humor in the write up. JDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789723171543457661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-49828142614989802302013-07-26T20:34:52.659-05:002013-07-26T20:34:52.659-05:00Pas, right you are. There were no serious screw up...Pas, right you are. There were no serious screw ups in the version of the puzzle I solved on the Mensa site. It was hard for me but I expect that on Fridays. For a constructor apparently early on, I was impressed and I hope he continues on and continues to improve. (I hope the same for myself!) <br /><br />Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-75893804288984117332013-07-26T20:13:22.442-05:002013-07-26T20:13:22.442-05:00Does it make a difference if it isn't George&#...Does it make a difference if it isn't George's debut? I found a USA Today puzzle by him and it is claimed a puzzle seen in an episode of "Lost" shows a LAT puzzle by George from Monday, July 31, 2006. I can't confirm that.Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472446316589207365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-60601097532847789742013-07-26T20:04:41.424-05:002013-07-26T20:04:41.424-05:00Jerome,
To quote an accomplished constructor from...Jerome,<br /><br />To quote an accomplished constructor from his review:<br /><br />"...I’m sorry to be this negative, especially as it appears to be George Shayler’s debut puzzle, but I also can’t not write what I feel about the puzzle. 2.25 stars."<br /><br />We all are entitled to our opinions whether or not if you find them 'disgusting'.<br /><br />Rushnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-46003918781998294342013-07-26T19:42:14.857-05:002013-07-26T19:42:14.857-05:00Hi Wind -- and other old-timers.
I'm doing we...Hi Wind -- and other old-timers.<br /><br />I'm doing well. Won't be around much, I'm hunting Mayans. 2012 kicked my butt and I figure they and their predictions owe me big time.<br /><br />After a major family squabble, I bought out my sibs and moved into my parents house this January. (They both passed last year.) I'm spending like I have it to get the house in shape. New floors, windows, shades, dry wall, paint, and bathroom. I've converted the garage back into a two car garage. Sprinklers start going in next week and the repairs on the screen porch are almost done. That just leaves 2 bathrooms and a kitchen that needs major work.<br /><br />Oh, The DMV left my motorcycle rating off my new license, but that's OK, 'cause I haven't ridden it any more than I've done cross-words lately.Gunghyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01505285217105843307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-63118588308418639702013-07-26T19:40:52.313-05:002013-07-26T19:40:52.313-05:00Hiya Gunghy!Hiya Gunghy!Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-39290082697219631612013-07-26T19:39:14.364-05:002013-07-26T19:39:14.364-05:00ANON @7:32, have you been reading the other poster...ANON @7:32, have you been reading the other posters? This has been explained all day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-13527839419615659802013-07-26T19:38:58.903-05:002013-07-26T19:38:58.903-05:00Big snafu. It depends on where you got your puzzle...Big snafu. It depends on where you got your puzzle. 17A and 36D are a cross-reference. No explanation for Alec; probably lost in a rewrite.Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472446316589207365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-56377125125534666542013-07-26T19:33:17.290-05:002013-07-26T19:33:17.290-05:00you skipped 36 down. it makes no sense, I looked...you skipped 36 down. it makes no sense, I looked it up several times and still it was not right. the answer is alec which doesn't fit at all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-22010289529302666722013-07-26T19:05:53.005-05:002013-07-26T19:05:53.005-05:00Did anyone else notice?,
Gunghy's back !!
Hey,...Did anyone else notice?,<br />Gunghy's back !!<br />Hey, motorcycle brother, how ya doing'?windhoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09185847697518005172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-9090161420904417702013-07-26T18:34:45.637-05:002013-07-26T18:34:45.637-05:00George, I thought the theme was pretty fun and got...George, I thought the theme was pretty fun and got some chuckles. I also like learning new geographical places so ATACAMA filled that bill. Who knew Chili had a desert? Lots of unknowns for me, but I still liked it better than a Silkie which always frustrate the heck out of me.<br /><br />Dudley, your memory glitch struck a cord with me. I certainly need some of Vidwan's memory booster -- what was it again? My biggest number glitch is transposing the digits in my SSN whenever asked to recite the last four numbers to prove my right to take cash out of the bank. If I don't start with the first five digits in my mind, I can't say the right last four ones out loud. Then they think I'm a fraud.PKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-6979358071141480492013-07-26T18:25:05.129-05:002013-07-26T18:25:05.129-05:00I meant no ill will towards the constructor. I ag...I meant no ill will towards the constructor. I agree with Yellowrocks that sometimes the clues get changed and just don't work as well. <br /><br />The clues that bothered me were 14a Part of many co. names, shouldn't it be INITS? And also, 22a Medical Office closing. ITIS. Medical closing would have made more sense. <br /><br />I did think the theme was clever. And I do know Liz Phair, from both CWs and I have one of her CDs . Thanks George and congrats on your debut!CrazyCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00245025301434920905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-63846201691150904772013-07-26T18:21:59.393-05:002013-07-26T18:21:59.393-05:00Jerome:
By "boondoggle" I meant my own f...Jerome:<br />By "boondoggle" I meant my own fiasco with this puzzle. I actually enjoyed much of it but I chide myself when I can't suss that many answers. I do appreciate the work that went into it and apologize to Mr. George Shayler for inaccurately attributing it to Marti.Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-10940864610840322842013-07-26T18:03:51.652-05:002013-07-26T18:03:51.652-05:00Using Anon because I can't remember how to sig...Using Anon because I can't remember how to sign in. This is boomer again. Answer to the trivia question is Officer Frank Smith who was Joe Friday's partner for over 250 episodes. Bill Gannon, (aka Colonel Potter) played by Harry Morgan came later in the 60s.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-70213059219440859412013-07-26T17:39:21.514-05:002013-07-26T17:39:21.514-05:00There have been times when the constructors have s...There have been times when the constructors have shown us their original clues and I preferred them to the final edited version. Whenever I question a clue or the tone of a puzzle I wonder how much of the things I question are attributable to the constructor and how much to the editor. As I writer I hate to have my prose changed. Often the editor is correct, but at times mu original idea was better.Yellowrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590216912123103432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-53803711275496392972013-07-26T17:36:42.538-05:002013-07-26T17:36:42.538-05:00Anon@9:11 Yes, then no.
And who are you anyway?Anon@9:11 Yes, then no.<br /><br />And who are you anyway?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-53603321500163387562013-07-26T17:13:03.563-05:002013-07-26T17:13:03.563-05:00Jerome:
The fact that George Shayler wasn't g...Jerome: <br />The fact that George Shayler wasn't given credit for the puzzle in our newspapers and the wrong clues ARE a travesty. So was my attempt to solve it. I should think this day would be a huge disappointment for him because of the foul-ups of which he had no control. He deserves an apology from the editors.<br />No one is attacking him, some liked it and others didn't. Pookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11189128607399171184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-74782724885946157522013-07-26T16:56:36.087-05:002013-07-26T16:56:36.087-05:00I think this is George's debut puzzle. If so, ...I think this is George's debut puzzle. If so, congratulations on your debut. If not, congratulations for crafting an enjoyable puzzle. I thought it clever and fun. TSUNAMI, THIRSTIER, TITANIA, DUE EAST, OLD SCORES, TEFLON, and Z-CARS, are excellent. CAMPING STIES and UNTIED LACES brought on a smile. Sure, there's a few clunkers, but almost all puzzles have a clunker or two. So what. I would think this crowd would at least appreciate George's time, work, and effort to bring a bit of pleasure our way. Calling this puzzle a "travesty", "boondoggle", "monster", ad nauseam is, frankly, disgusting. <br /><br />One of the neatest things that ever happened in my long life was having a puzzle published in the L.A. Times. I really hope George can treasure this day. He deserves to.Jeromehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06174332800591939009noreply@blogger.com