tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post7501919925365943632..comments2024-03-29T06:22:32.405-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Tuesday, March 16, 2021 Rebecca GoldsteinZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-63960497881159380642021-03-16T21:12:53.053-05:002021-03-16T21:12:53.053-05:00Re. The Ruth article. The change in the ball itse...Re. The Ruth article. The change in the ball itself occurred in 1915 with the cork center and the (alluded to) stitching. Wilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-19268378670959754402021-03-16T21:04:03.175-05:002021-03-16T21:04:03.175-05:00PEE-ba-dee is how the locals pronounce the city by... PEE-ba-dee is how the locals pronounce the city by that name. It's near another City named for a governor: Marblehead. Athol is near Springfield.<br /><br />Here's an interesting article on the <a href="https://writersinspire.org/content/lost-generation" rel="nofollow"> Lost Generation</a> (Fitzgerald etal)<br /><br />NoNo Nanette is a dirty word in Boston. Many think it was the beginning of the <a href="https://nypost.com/2016/03/06/the-real-reason-the-red-sox-sold-babe-ruth/" rel="nofollow">Curse </a>. Typical NY Writer poo-poo'ing it.<br /><br />Picard, since there's antique cars at the LEMON fest, I'd think there'd be an EDSEL<br /><br />And.. On m'a dit essentially means "They say" or "I've been told"<br /><br />We have a Harvard High outside of Boston. <br /><br />WC<br /><br />Wilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-83665123098825203692021-03-16T19:47:48.531-05:002021-03-16T19:47:48.531-05:00Hi All!
Your friendly Corner GenX-er here...
Tha...Hi All!<br /><br />Your friendly Corner GenX-er here...<br /><br />Thank you Rebecca for a fun Tuesday puzzle. I had to look for the LEMONS when I was done.<br /><br />Fun expo Hahtoolah - you always pick some great comics.<br /><br />WO: ACHe->ACHY<br />ESPs: TARA | NANETTE, TOUTLEMONDE | MAR, ANUBIS, ISSA, ERIC<br /><b>Fav</b>: BUTT DIAL in the grid and its clue was wonderful misdirection.<br /><br />Being in Houston, I have many colleagues with toy trucks on their shelf from their HESS days.<br /><br />Hang in there Boomer, you'll get your game back.<br />Thanks for the PEABODY cartoon, WC.<br />Cute Ku, C. Moe.<br />IM - let us know how BIL is.<br />Ray-O: LOL DUCT & 'EELED.<br />Picard - Those cars don't look like LEMONs* :-)<br />JavaMama - I feel you Tax wise; with Eldest in college I've sold off stock for tuition. Ouch!<br /><br />HG - technically, it's true if you graduated Harvard-high :-)<br />Lucina - I knew a guy who was at <i>company</i> for two years when HR found out he hadn't graduated college (not a requirement for his job but it was PADDED his resume) - He was fired that day.<br /><br />Ray-O: Youngest signed us up for C19 shots this Thursday. My doctor told me today that they moved hypertension (me) and asthma (her) out of the group now eligible.<br />I'm going anyway and see if rules match reality.<br /><br />Cheers, -T<br />*I need to look into that festival, Picard. I love lemon so much I order <b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Serra-Filled-Candy-Lemon-Siracuse/dp/B0796CVBHW/ref=sr_1_2?crid=3GROVA31P4K56&dchild=1&keywords=le+italiane+hard+candy+lemon&qid=1615941026&s=grocery&sprefix=le+ita%2Cgrocery%2C188&sr=1-2" rel="nofollow">candies by the case</a></b>.Anonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-48319451105020645302021-03-16T19:30:42.063-05:002021-03-16T19:30:42.063-05:00OMG !!! The travesty ! This should be a person...OMG !!! The travesty ! This should be a personal affront to all of us ! OMG !!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-62047105191252616342021-03-16T17:08:34.322-05:002021-03-16T17:08:34.322-05:00I hate to break it to Ms. Goldstein and her editor...I hate to break it to Ms. <b>Goldstein</b> and her editors, but Snoopy is <i>not</i> a real BEAGLE.<br />~ <b>OMK<br />____________<br />PS.</b> Neat pictures, <b>Hahtoolah</b>!Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-60851335856908534502021-03-16T15:45:07.318-05:002021-03-16T15:45:07.318-05:00I liked this puzzle and enjoyed seeing the lemons....I liked this puzzle and enjoyed seeing the lemons. Very much enjoyed your write-up. Hahtoolah.<br /><br />So, it was CANOE, not UMIAK.<br /><br />Padded resume? Yep, I have read (well, skimmed through) many of them. <br /><br />According to that chart, I'm one of the Silent Generation.<br /><br />By the way, bubble tea is not only loaded with sugar, those little lumps of glop can choke you. Very bad stuff.<br /><br />TOUT LE MONDE really means nothing more than "everybody" to speakers of French. For example, "Everybody says ..." is "Tout le monde dit ...".<br /><br />Hungry Mother, I am glad you both are enjoying your experiences in Spain. Thank you for your detailed description.<br /><br />Misty, I'm glad you got your shot.<br /><br />Java Mama, ouch indeed!<br /><br />Jeez, waseeley, it sounds like your web page experience was a big pain in the BUTT!<br /><br />Good wishes to you all.Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-44857520682360171092021-03-16T15:43:21.562-05:002021-03-16T15:43:21.562-05:00Lucina: I should have known that a prior religious...Lucina: I should have known that a prior religious would be on visiting terms with two saints. Say hello to St. Raphael my namesake when you see him. 😇<br /><br />Ray - O - Sunshinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04864005198472595370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-85477018347476371072021-03-16T15:33:49.615-05:002021-03-16T15:33:49.615-05:00Waz
I meant the rules we were presented with didn...Waz<br /><br />I meant the rules we were presented with didn't jive with what turned out to be the reality we found on the ground. Ray - O - Sunshinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04864005198472595370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-30815512083633521962021-03-16T15:32:08.872-05:002021-03-16T15:32:08.872-05:00Ray-O:
Interesting!
I am hoping to travel to San F...Ray-O:<br />Interesting!<br />I am hoping to travel to San Francisco and and San Rafael in August but I hope by then the virus will be under control.Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-47349380173125115342021-03-16T15:28:39.641-05:002021-03-16T15:28:39.641-05:00Ray-O @3:03pm. (*rules ... reality") Your poi...Ray-O @3:03pm. (*rules ... reality") Your point being?waseeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01486819496295875624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-63137790801586079582021-03-16T15:23:18.531-05:002021-03-16T15:23:18.531-05:00CEh! @2:47pm. D-O turned me on to getting RG on th...CEh! @2:47pm. D-O turned me on to getting RG on the cheap at eBay. The complete set arrived yesterday. Getting ready for a trip thru the past!waseeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01486819496295875624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-11785095247782459252021-03-16T15:03:23.810-05:002021-03-16T15:03:23.810-05:00If anyone is interested ..Our travel experience an...If anyone is interested ..Our travel experience and COVID. ✈<br /><br />My wife and daughter had severe COVID in November. I eluded infection and then had the vaccine in January so we decided to cautiously travel to a warmer clime prompting our flight to Orlando last week<br /><br />We decided to use AAA rather than make plans ourselves to assure we understood COVID restrictions in Florida and upon our return to New York State. I downloaded and printed the required 2 page COVID related NYS document which each of us had to present at the arrival gate in Syracuse when we returned (subject to a $10,000 fine). The documented information would be used to track us once home to assure we quarantined for 3 days and then got the required follow up rapid test.<br /><br />Got our first rapid COVID tests with hard copy negative results in Florida 72 hours prior to departure from Orlando as required by NYS ready to turn in along with the NYS documents on arrival at the Syracuse airport last Sunday.<br /><br />I made a minor error filling out the NYS document and was told they would be available at the gate in Florida and on the plane. ...WRONG...nothing available at the gate in Orlando or during the flight. In fact no mention made at all of any documents that would be needed at the gate in Syracuse or any flight heading for NYS.<br /><br />When we arrived in Syracuse. There was no one taking completed documents anywhere. Inquiring, we were told "The NYS National guard stopped doing that awhile ago". So no way for NYS to know that we had negative tests in Florida, no way to track us to insure we were isolating (we are) and getting the additional rapid test (we will). It's was still a requirement, I checked with an infectious disease doc in Albany yesterday.<br /><br />Amazing disconnect between rules and reality.<br />Ray - O - Sunshinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04864005198472595370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-12103236657690525832021-03-16T14:55:50.600-05:002021-03-16T14:55:50.600-05:00
Ray-O... my late Mom had a knee replaced...for th...<br />Ray-O... my late Mom had a knee replaced...for the second time...at age 92. No issues. <br /><br />This Tuesday grid had some crunch to it, still happy to get the solve.<br /><br />But BEER GUT? I thought it was BEER BELLY, at least that’s what I’ve always heard it called. <br /><br />Had ELOPES b4 EMOTES, which worked itself out. <br /><br />Stay safe. AnonymousPVXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10078186298428497941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-66017733730864438002021-03-16T14:54:27.384-05:002021-03-16T14:54:27.384-05:00I was going to comment that I did not know know NA...I was going to comment that I did not know know NANETTE but Lucina beat me to it...sort of... and ANUBIS had to be dug up from somewhere.Malodorous Manateehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03190184054027642643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-28261873339039181312021-03-16T14:47:22.153-05:002021-03-16T14:47:22.153-05:00Terrific Tuesday. Thanks for the fun, Rebecca and ...Terrific Tuesday. Thanks for the fun, Rebecca and Hahtoolah.<br />I FIRed in good time and found the LEMONs. (yes, huge CSO to LEMONade)<br />Just a couple of inkblots - my French Mer changed to the Spanish MAR; Beep changed to TOOT.<br />Fortunately the unknown-to-me ANUBIS and ERIC both perped.<br /><br />I noted TOOT and TOUT (LE MONDE), SNOB and SLOBS.<br />We had a plethora of body parts with ARMS, BUTT(DIAL), DUCT, LAT, (BEER)GUT, EYE.<br />IM found the critters!<br /><br />That Generation chart is about 3 years out of date (oh I see that d'o beat me). I am a Baby Boomer and I suspect many of us here fall into that generation or above (Silent).<br />CSO to Montana with BIG SKY.<br />DUCT tape reminded me of our recent Red Green discussions here.<br /><br />Wishing you all a great day.CanadianEh!https://www.blogger.com/profile/05688358229402732332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-81264180551714082792021-03-16T13:55:08.543-05:002021-03-16T13:55:08.543-05:00Iris M ..TAVR: "transcatheter aortic valve re...Iris M ..<i>TAVR</i>: "transcatheter aortic valve replacement". Amazing procedure. I'm sure he'll do fine.<br /><br />Waseely. Thanks for the show of confidence but my nonsense would never make it past the mysterious editor "Rich"...Ray - O - Sunshinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04864005198472595370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-80657850191016519382021-03-16T13:43:31.395-05:002021-03-16T13:43:31.395-05:00Ray O @ 12:07 ~ Thank you. My BIL is undergoing th...Ray O @ 12:07 ~ Thank you. My BIL is undergoing the TAVR procedure. It’s his age that is a concern, though.<br /><br />Misty @ 1:06 ~ Thank you, also. Glad you finally got your vaccine.Irish Misshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12527047622731333304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-82018800336133117982021-03-16T13:41:43.573-05:002021-03-16T13:41:43.573-05:00Ray-O @12:01 You really have a gift for that. You ...Ray-O @12:01 You really have a gift for that. You should become a constructor.waseeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01486819496295875624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-89983324971726905802021-03-16T13:39:33.280-05:002021-03-16T13:39:33.280-05:00CED @12:13. The trick is to eat them raw.CED @12:13. The trick is to eat them raw.waseeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01486819496295875624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-69799838372458009912021-03-16T13:34:51.179-05:002021-03-16T13:34:51.179-05:00Well, Tuesday Trouble today, with major brain slip...Well, Tuesday Trouble today, with major brain slippage leading to three wrong squares! FIW. I wondered about one square, but.... My problem was BEARs pAW. I even tried LEMON SLICE at one point, but thought BEAR sLAW -- that doesn't make sense! STOIC kept coming to mind but I didn't put it all together. Obviously the answer is to eat more pastry since I was unfamiliar with the exact name! My other bad square was leaving the French MeR and having a FTPP (Failure To Proofread Perp). In spite of the messy area, I really enjoyed the puzzle, so thanks, Rebecca. You used some interesting clues and fill. And thanks to Hahtoolah for many smiles and "aha" moments that added much to the puzzle.<br /><br />I too am at the end of the Silent Generation like DO and Spitzboov, "wasting not and wanting not" as I creep toward beginning my last year in my 70s. Are you all familiar with the Go go, Slow go, and No go stages of your life? (60s, 70s, and 80s?) What I have observed on the Corner is very encouraging with so many sharp 80 year olds participating. Hope you all are feeling frisky today!ATLGrannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08803167697891397373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-81179205998663971072021-03-16T13:28:35.808-05:002021-03-16T13:28:35.808-05:00Puzzling thoughts:
Susan, loved your recap. Thank...Puzzling thoughts:<br /><br />Susan, loved your recap. Thanks! <br /><br />Rebecca —> very good puzzle with lots of fresh fill. Your REVEAL was well hidden in the starred clue answers <br /><br />A few minor corrections (MER/MAR being the worst; SAUCY/SAPPY being the next worst)<br /><br />CSO to JC aka LEMONade714<br /><br />I am in the first half of the Baby Boomers. <br /><br />Close answers: SLOB/SNOB; MIC/SEISMIC<br /><br />Will we ever see 64-Down clued as “directional college from Ypsilanti, MI?<br /><br />In my best OwenKL impression du jour, here is a Moe-l’ick (WC, for you my friend):<br /><br />Did the god who embalmed young King Tut<br />Also have an enormous BEER GUT?<br />We sense that ANUBIS<br />Was high on cannibis <br />And if so, we would just say “tut tut”Chairman Moehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830681893074853511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-63166113272129253982021-03-16T13:06:04.411-05:002021-03-16T13:06:04.411-05:00I had to get my first Covid vaccine at 8:30 this m...I had to get my first Covid vaccine at 8:30 this morning, so that may be why I had a little trouble with some areas of this puzzle. But still a delight--many thanks, Rebecca. <br /><br />And I always enjoy your pictures, Susan, many thanks for those too. Only a small quibble with giving us the "Odd Couple" for SLOBS. Felix Unger's room-mate was certainly a slob, but Felix himself was a classic neat freak. <br /><br />By the way, never heard of ANUBIS--a new one for me this morning.<br /><br />Irish Miss, hope your BIL has a safe and helpful procedure.<br /><br />Have a great day, everybodyMistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570695193695039956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-73034465107230547002021-03-16T12:55:51.865-05:002021-03-16T12:55:51.865-05:00FIR in 18, which time surprised me since the CW se...FIR in 18, which time surprised me since the CW seemed to fill quickly. Only WO was STONY:STOIC. Mom-and-pop org. could have been IGA, also. Perps to the rescue. No clue on 7D, all perps. Had to go back after the fill was complete to find the lemons. Reading the cornpone story, even they seemed hard put to define the difference between cornpone and cornbread, or even to come up with a recipe. Seems everyone makes it their own way. I love cornbread with chili!! Also enjoyed all the starfish pictures. Seems like human predation is their biggest problem. Seems like humans are EVERYTHING’s biggest problem!! Too many of us!! Anyway, fun CW, Rebecca, thanx, and terrific write up Hahtoolah, thanx. Here in FLL the college kids are filling the beach and the bars. All those pretty girls in bikinis!! Oh, to be 20 again.unclefredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04184507029837978331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-84455041197090280162021-03-16T12:16:00.837-05:002021-03-16T12:16:00.837-05:00From Yesterday:
Wilbur Charles, Lucina, Jayce, Ano...From Yesterday:<br /><b>Wilbur Charles, Lucina, Jayce, AnonT, NaomiZ</b> Thank you for the very kind words about my PEABODY Museum photos at YALE. Did any of you notice the coincidence of having PEABODY today?<br /><br /><b>LEO, Wilbur Charles</b> Thanks for your LIONEL trains comments. We were not rich kids by any means. No color TV or stereo in our home even into the 1970s. I am not sure who gave my brother the original small LIONEL train set. I expanded it slowly over a period of many years mostly by finding used pieces in various places.<br /><br />Enjoyed the LEMON slices today. Our little town of Goleta is one of the big producers of LEMONs in the country. Every year we have a LEMON Festival in the park right by our home.<br /><br /><b><a href="https://swt.org/events/lemonfest2017/" rel="nofollow">Here we were at the LEMON Festival in 2017. Literally directly across the street from our home.</a></b><br /><br />Every time I see GREAT SALT LAKE I mean to dig out my photos there.<br /><br /><b><a href="https://swt.org/crosswordcorner/saltlake-1997/" rel="nofollow">Here I was at the GREAT SALT LAKE in 1997 with my then lady friend.</a></b><br /><br />Notice the gulls eating the abundant sand flies! When I was a child I was so skinny I could barely float. I remember an article in the Weekly Reader about this amazing GREAT SALT LAKE where anyone could easily float. I was delighted finally to have the experience for real!Picardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17401317669146538447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-79422795184272993112021-03-16T12:13:06.038-05:002021-03-16T12:13:06.038-05:00Being a shellfish lover (shrimp/scallop/crab etc)
...Being a shellfish lover (shrimp/scallop/crab etc)<br />And a fish hater (maybe if I could find one that didn't smell 3 days old...)<br />I really wanted lemon Wedge.<br /><a href="https://images.app.goo.gl/vrCNbSdr7LKvUELu7" rel="nofollow">But the W would not fit..</a><br /><br />CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.com