tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post7660272366012418887..comments2024-03-29T08:35:40.450-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Thursday, March 27, 2008 Alan P. OlschwangZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-65432970668415916642008-03-28T08:36:00.000-05:002008-03-28T08:36:00.000-05:0071A is ERA. And for what it's worth, entering DES...71A is ERA. And for what it's worth, entering DESTROY in 31A really boogers up that area. :)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08641856002723254519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-7219371166352542052008-03-27T21:43:00.000-05:002008-03-27T21:43:00.000-05:00ra from sav ga said, gee and haa are words taught ...ra from sav ga said, gee and haa are words taught to mules,so they would know to go right or left when plowing. maybe ya'll know this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-2797472758281465372008-03-27T21:32:00.000-05:002008-03-27T21:32:00.000-05:00I thought the theme/quip of this puzzle was cute, ...I thought the theme/quip of this puzzle was cute, but then again I didn't know the quote had been altered to fit!<BR/><BR/>Did the puzzle straight through, but have a couple of gripes with it. <BR/><BR/>5D. ERIN and 26D. EIRE are essentially two answers to the same clue. Yuck.<BR/><BR/>6D. INSIGNIA - In my mind, a badge of honor would be the DSC or Bronze Star. An insignia can represent anything, honorable or not.<BR/><BR/>7D. SIEGE - I think of a blockade as a physical barrier, where I think of a siege as an attack. <BR/><BR/>45A. ATTUNES - By the clue given, wouldn't RETUNES be more appropriate? <BR/><BR/>Just my two cents!<BR/><BR/>Ciao!sallyjanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16154608023835234882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-64076755266609290502008-03-27T17:55:00.000-05:002008-03-27T17:55:00.000-05:00Woo hoo! You're right, this was easy, but those a...Woo hoo! You're right, this was easy, but those are so satisfying, you know?!? But still, it took me 14:29... that doesn't seem very fast for an easy puzzle. :-(<BR/><BR/>My 11 yo son helped me with Sargasso SEA... I was thinking they were last names... !!!!M.E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14381591470909822590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-60200620727307217792008-03-27T16:17:00.000-05:002008-03-27T16:17:00.000-05:00Did you ever wonder who Evan Esar is? Not much out...Did you ever wonder who <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evan_Esar" REL="nofollow">Evan Esar</A> is? Not much out there on him.NYTAnonimohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02280444758529687355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-58356405610533757052008-03-27T13:46:00.000-05:002008-03-27T13:46:00.000-05:00Love your Blog - I use it AFTER completing the puz...Love your Blog - I use it AFTER completing the puzzle - just to see how good I am (LOL) - wish I had it for Saturday and Sunday's Puzzles. Keep your blog coming!! <BR/><BR/>SopranoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-88011880448502961462008-03-27T13:14:00.001-05:002008-03-27T13:14:00.001-05:00Anonymous @ 12:30 - 'attunes'Anonymous @ 12:30 - 'attunes'Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05476669744435495547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-69210757671544101482008-03-27T13:14:00.000-05:002008-03-27T13:14:00.000-05:00I'm a Kirby Puckett fan myself, may he RIP. I wou...I'm a Kirby Puckett fan myself, may he RIP. I would be LOST without this blog. Thank you C.C.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17742017444094585849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-34118209025177503612008-03-27T13:10:00.000-05:002008-03-27T13:10:00.000-05:00I know satraps from the Bible. That's the only pl...I know satraps from the Bible. That's the only place I've heard of it. <BR/>Daniel 3:2 And King Nebuchadnezzar sent word to gather together the satraps, the administrators, the governors, the counselors, the treasurers, the judges, the magistrates, and all the officials of the provinces, to come to the dedication of the image which King Nebuchadnezzar had set up.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01196706698493828461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-51196263487337617832008-03-27T12:30:00.000-05:002008-03-27T12:30:00.000-05:00Does anybody know what 45A is?Does anybody know what 45A is?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-22178646530480231422008-03-27T12:07:00.000-05:002008-03-27T12:07:00.000-05:00I always comment before reading comments - probabl...I always comment before reading comments - probably should change that habit. Anyway, I don't use a dictionary but I have my trusty computer at hand for googling and on-line dictionary. The tool that helped me the most when starting out is the Franklin Crossword Puzzle Solver. It's a little electronic gadget that generates a list of words that fit the known letters in word. For example you type in "?ns??ni?" and it generates insignia, insomnia, and unscenic. I highly recommend this to beginners. They are about $30 online.MHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06348375549703359344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-11569562019173448802008-03-27T11:57:00.000-05:002008-03-27T11:57:00.000-05:00This was like a Monday puzzle. No problems at all,...This was like a Monday puzzle. No problems at all, and a decent solving time. Bee ____ would work for GEES. Ellie, that is a strategy that works sometimes. Try to use it intentionally and see how differeent the puzzle feels!Crockett1947https://www.blogger.com/profile/06404431645533093707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-78423429370363437242008-03-27T11:55:00.000-05:002008-03-27T11:55:00.000-05:00I got through with no help in about 20 minutes. Wa...I got through with no help in about 20 minutes. Was stuck on seism and had to get it from the the down word insignia. I thought Eire and Erin in the same puzzle was - well puzzling. Attunes threw me - I figured it would have only one t. Also put returns instead of retorts at first. Getting tired of err, olio, gees, lea, epee, ama, era, dye, pat, alar, tete, bee, ego. Also thought that the clue for "small notch" for nick was a little odd.MHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06348375549703359344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-46536447059322930142008-03-27T11:44:00.001-05:002008-03-27T11:44:00.001-05:00I was surprised I finished this one. From the top...I was surprised I finished this one. From the top of it, I figured I was a goner. If I'm not having any luck at first, I tend to start looking through clue by clue and filling in what I know, in hopes of getting started somewhere. Today, I got into it from the bottom right and worked up. The last thing I finished was the top right.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-19530910017022772562008-03-27T11:44:00.000-05:002008-03-27T11:44:00.000-05:00I love your site. Just found it about a month ago...I love your site. Just found it about a month ago when I was Googling for help with a clue. I thought it was pretty clever that both seism and tremor appear in this puzzle.beccajeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06735906870086882167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-27189314717593524702008-03-27T09:38:00.000-05:002008-03-27T09:38:00.000-05:00piece of cake. Only needed to do one erasure. RA...piece of cake. Only needed to do one erasure. RAVISH change to RAVAGE. I must be getting better. After looking up RAVISH, Webster agreed with me, but that didn't make it fit the puzzle. see ya tomorrow.jimhllrnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02093522584515676626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-22846580980620779732008-03-27T09:28:00.000-05:002008-03-27T09:28:00.000-05:00Got this one...no help needed!Love the blog, very ...Got this one...no help needed!<BR/><BR/>Love the blog, very helpful on days when my tete isn't working quite as well.Alex and Kerbeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08719638161213739235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-49298316113379381432008-03-27T08:00:00.000-05:002008-03-27T08:00:00.000-05:00I enjoy doing the puzzle every morning. I just fo...I enjoy doing the puzzle every morning. I just found your site a couple weeks ago. At 67 some of the answers that stump you I know. But the old mind fails me once in a while and I use WWW.<BR/>Crosskit.com. I also have Crossword Puzzel Dictionary by Swanfeldt.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-82711393864179259192008-03-27T07:39:00.000-05:002008-03-27T07:39:00.000-05:00I'm like Dick - didn't know satrap but it, like ar...I'm like Dick - didn't know satrap but it, like areole, fell into place from the other answers. Easy puzzle. I like Bee Gees and for singular how about "_____ whiz!"<BR/>Have a nice day.Dr. Dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15228401181876693308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-10070784331329841092008-03-27T07:29:00.000-05:002008-03-27T07:29:00.000-05:00Sorry I meant Feb 27.Sorry I meant Feb 27.Dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12486268207040292639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-54219762023764045882008-03-27T07:28:00.000-05:002008-03-27T07:28:00.000-05:00cc I worked the puzzle on March 24 but maybe the w...cc I worked the puzzle on March 24 but maybe the word filled in from other across or down clues. The other possibility is senility.Dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12486268207040292639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-72097726350371340312008-03-27T06:41:00.000-05:002008-03-27T06:41:00.000-05:00Good morning! It was an easy puzzle for me today ...Good morning! It was an easy puzzle for me today also though I didn't get 4A or 4D - earthquake / desiccated. For once, the quip came to me fairly quickly. Enjoy the day!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-2494307193923243002008-03-27T06:29:00.000-05:002008-03-27T06:29:00.000-05:00Dick, I like The Bee Gees clue. You must have skip...Dick, I like The Bee Gees clue. You must have skipped the Feb 27 puzzle if SATRAP was a stranger to you.<BR/><BR/>Superfrey, thanks for the Morneau information. He is really struggling right now.<BR/><BR/>mkat et al, Sunday March 24's puzzle was also authored by Olschwang, although it was not a quote/quip. I bet Williams made another error.Zhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-17216252639093550322008-03-27T06:24:00.000-05:002008-03-27T06:24:00.000-05:00Good morning,Today's wasn't too bad for me. Smooth...Good morning,<BR/><BR/>Today's wasn't too bad for me. Smooth sailing aside for having "nook" for 60D (don't know why) and "returns" for 48A. I quickly figured those just couldn't be right. Seine (53A)got me today. <BR/><BR/>Always nice to see an Evan Esar quote clue, albeit altered. I was wondering where he'd been.<BR/><BR/>Have a great day!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-52586108450928296352008-03-27T06:16:00.000-05:002008-03-27T06:16:00.000-05:00CC how about the singing group The Bee Gees. Now ...CC how about the singing group The Bee Gees. Now today was fun but it too 20 minutes. I never saw SATRAP before so I need to put this one in the memory bank. Also for 44A I had returns for awhile. Fun puzzle to do.Dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12486268207040292639noreply@blogger.com