tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post7912256514838587127..comments2024-03-29T03:51:31.793-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Sunday, July 30, 2017, C.C. BurnikelZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-58037705815326681272017-07-31T11:33:30.179-05:002017-07-31T11:33:30.179-05:00First theme answer was TRASH LIGHT. I assumed this...First theme answer was TRASH LIGHT. I assumed this was taken from FLASH LIGHT. So, I struggled a long time to figure out other theme answers as taking FL to TR. Was I the only one?<br /><br />Not even sure what DASH LIGHT is. I am guessing it refers to dashboard light. What used to be called an idiot light. Once I got the D to TR theme it was a fun ride!<br /><br />Thanks Husker Gary for the very creative and interesting links and images!<br /><br />Hand up for ACL before MCL which was a learning moment. Especially with the helpful diagram!<br /><br />Never heard of that usage of VAMPS. A search indicates it is not really winging it. It is about repeating a musical phrase as a kind of pause.<br /><br />Never used an Apple product and never plan to. I knew Safari ran on Apple, but could not figure out how to make that fit. So, IPHONE was my last fill.<br /><br />Never heard of ENOS, so that SW corner was a challenge. Only know LOGE from the puzzles.<br /><br />Learning moment that manga must mean cartoons and ANIME must mean the animated ones.<br /><br />Is there really something called UNDO SEND? That does not seem technically possible.<br /><br />Never heard of KUMAR. Only Harold and MAUDE. Anyone else?<br /><br />Picardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17401317669146538447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-13406152377395370892017-07-31T06:58:24.524-05:002017-07-31T06:58:24.524-05:00I just got up. Mrs Sherlock Holmes is a new histor...I just got up. Mrs Sherlock Holmes is a new historical biography of a woman NY detective. I looked at the book jacket and it's a fascinating tale of a private detective who consulted with the NY Police Dept at the turn of the century. <br /><br />I was wondering if you or one of the other readers had seen it yet. <br /><br />WCWilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-35885254126918990412017-07-30T22:01:14.965-05:002017-07-30T22:01:14.965-05:00So much fun today and I had to miss it. Our July f...So much fun today and I had to miss it. Our July family birthday party was this afternoon and though I finished most of this clever puzzle early this morning, just completed it a short while ago.<br /><br />Great fun ensued in the solve and Gary captured the essence. Thank you both, C.C. and Gary. I'll have to catch up later. It's time for Grantchester!<br /><br />I hope all had a delightful Sunday!Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-74732376530004609082017-07-30T20:27:56.405-05:002017-07-30T20:27:56.405-05:00Sounds interesting. I always check the Amazon revi...Sounds interesting. I always check the Amazon reviews. I will have to try it.Yellowrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590216912123103432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-88111513866891488222017-07-30T20:06:27.430-05:002017-07-30T20:06:27.430-05:00FLN: Wilbur Charles said...
If any of you readers...FLN: Wilbur Charles said...<br />If any of you readers out there read this, I noticed there's a book "Mrs Sherlock Holmes" about a NY detective at the turn of the century.<br /><br />The book jacket promises a fascinating tale. <br /><br />$30.00. I'll buy it on YR or Splynter's recommendation. 😂. Or anybody. <br /><br />WC a little late<br /><br />July 30, 2017 at 6:43 AMArgylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472446316589207365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-35477155823581128632017-07-30T18:56:22.237-05:002017-07-30T18:56:22.237-05:00Greetings to all!
Great theme, clever cluing, and...Greetings to all!<br /><br />Great theme, clever cluing, and a whole lot of fun. I finally understood the theme about half way through, which helped to finish up quickly. TRUST BUNNY was my favorite theme answer, but they were all great. Thank you C.C. for yet another wonderful Sunday puzzle, and thanks Husker Gary for today's tour. You outdid yourself, as usual.<br /><br />Hope to see you tomorrow! MJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17409431043640770889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-63792841971171543942017-07-30T18:53:12.615-05:002017-07-30T18:53:12.615-05:00WC What about Mrs. Sherlock Holmes? I am lost.WC What about Mrs. Sherlock Holmes? I am lost.Yellowrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590216912123103432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-37521874026980070322017-07-30T17:10:14.257-05:002017-07-30T17:10:14.257-05:00Congrats Misty. I never corrected the I in SAVALIS...Congrats Misty. I never corrected the I in SAVALIS to the A in LLAMA. I was thinking Corvallis. <br />I guess the MONTPELIANS have to go to ESSEX for there big Macs. <br />I had a slow start with Manga and said Wilbur, what's CC doing to us. Then I took a ride south on the Central Artery, caught the theme and cruised. <br />The Central Artery was the key to Tip O'Neil's big dig I think they're still PUMPing water.<br /><br />I thought that bird would be WREN again.<br /><br />I grabbed my TBTimes and Parade fell out with a picture of IDRIS ELBA. One day late. <br /><br />D-O your right about that$30 price for a book. YR, you like historical novels. I was wondering about Mrs Sherlock Holmes.<br />It sure looks interesting. <br /><br />I was just talking about Enos Slaughter the other day but Gary (yes, your usual great job), from Nebraska, didn't need a Redsox fan to tell him Cardinals history. <br /><br />Also, re. Yellowrocks, my son taught himself Japenese because of video games, Anime etc. I'll ask him about MANGA if I've got a spare hour. <br /><br />Owen, I've got to nudge that B+ up to a W<br />Chuckled at TASE a TAR. I chuckled at some of CC's clues too <br /><br />WC Wilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-26721064879855439162017-07-30T17:10:05.270-05:002017-07-30T17:10:05.270-05:00In the 1940's we had neither a dial nor a push...In the 1940's we had neither a dial nor a push button phone. We had a candlestick phone which stood on a ringer box which we cranked to call the operator. We asked her to be connected to a certain number. Our first phone number was 78. We moved to a more rural area when I was 14, the year of my avatar picture. There we still had a ringer box and, surprisingly, a four party phone line. Our phone rang four times when the call was for us. You could pick up the phone and hear the conversations from the three other parties. It seemed strange for a pastor's phone. Phones numbers in other areas had names for the area code, Rittenhouse, Regent, etc. You asked for the first two letters, RI or RE. Long distance calls were very expensive and were only used in serious circumstances, not to chit chat. My parents didn't have a dial phone until the 1960's.Yellowrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590216912123103432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-81480652164909253002017-07-30T15:15:50.260-05:002017-07-30T15:15:50.260-05:00Woohoo! Woohoo! Terrific C.C. Sunday puzzle--thank...Woohoo! Woohoo! Terrific C.C. Sunday puzzle--thank you, thank you, C.C. for giving me a fabulous Sunday morning after my toughie yesterday! I had to work through it slowly, getting a section here, a section there, but it always moved forward until in the end I had the whole thing without a single bit of cheating. Woohoo! And when I was done, I checked out the long answers, and I got the theme--even noting how perfectly the D items were arranged on both sides of the grid. It amazes me how you do that, C.C. Brilliant. <br />And I loved your pictures and images this morning, Husker Gary, and your always fun commentary. Altogether, a wonderful Sunday.<br /><br />I was lucky that I got things like COHEN, ED MEESE, ASTA, and ENOS right away--that helped in various corners. Some items drove me crazy. I could picture the guy who played "Kojac" perfectly, sucking a lollipop, but couldn't remember his name until SAVALAS filled in. Then I got it--"TELLY" (wasn't that his first name?). My most stupid moment came with 8 down, which I figured would be some arcane language I'd never heard of. Had to get a V8 can when GER, filled in, GERMAN, my native language which of course capitalizes all nouns. Doh! But this sort of thing is what makes a puzzle a lot of fun. <br /><br />Have a great Sunday, everybody, and thanks again, C.C. and Gary, for getting mine off to such a great start.Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570695193695039956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-71921165117784468552017-07-30T14:05:27.961-05:002017-07-30T14:05:27.961-05:00Good afternoon, folks. Thank you, C.C., for a fin...Good afternoon, folks. Thank you, C.C., for a fine puzzle. Thank you, Husker Gary, for a fine review.<br /><br />I never finished Saturday's puzzle. Pretty tough and no time. I got today's in better time than usual, but not in 15 minutes like D-O did.<br /><br />Wound up starting mainly in the SE. Spread up and never from there.<br /><br />Only two inkblots. 3D. I had WHAT A BLAST instead of I HAD A BLAST.<br /><br />DOLOR is a new word for me. Got it with perps. Then I looked it up.<br /><br />Theme was very clever. Did not need it to solve, however.<br /><br />Liked the MAACO AAMCO relation.<br /><br />My favorite dog, ASTA. We seem to get that a lot.<br /><br />I think Husker Gary made a comment about DIAL a telephone call, or something like that. FYI, the first telephones were push button phones. The Dial came later. If you had a three digit telephone number, i.e.: 456, you had a hundreds button, a tens button, and a units button. You would push the hundreds button 4 times, the tens button 5 times, and the units button 6 times. Those operations would step the Strowger Switch the number of times pushed and make the correct connection to the telephone number 456. The dial, which came later, simply interrupted the circuit by the number dialed, saving you pushing the buttons.<br /><br />I don't want to bore anyone, so I will shut up and get going. Puzzle was great!<br /><br />See you tomorrow.<br /><br />Abejo<br /><br />( )Abejohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10318111258011554517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-9613401170626795982017-07-30T13:47:27.710-05:002017-07-30T13:47:27.710-05:00Thanks to C.C. for a fun, imaginative puzzle, and ...Thanks to C.C. for a fun, imaginative puzzle, and to Gary for an informative and entertaining write-up. A good way to pass the time this fine Sunday.Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-66480136239645864052017-07-30T12:43:40.804-05:002017-07-30T12:43:40.804-05:00All this and another GN word (GNAWS) too--my cup o...All this and another GN word (GNAWS) too--my cup overfloweth! I must have been right on C.C.'s wavelength today, as I finished without having done very many down words. I always enjoy a C.C. puzzle, and with Gary's blog too it's just icing on the cake. <br />Had no idea that Montpelier had no McDonalds. <br />Some day I may get all the Hebrew months learned--but I doubt it. Adar is one I do know, and that one got filled in with all perps today. <br />Favorite entry from Gary today: Never miss it. Never watch it, never miss it. <br /><br />Time to trim the hedges. I think we may have an anaconda living in there. WikWakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14873144164842777944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-2683279798502544142017-07-30T12:07:55.231-05:002017-07-30T12:07:55.231-05:00Thanks C.C. for a fun puzzle and H.G. for an excel...Thanks C.C. for a fun puzzle and H.G. for an excellent commentary. <br /><br />The Sugar Plum Fairy's dress threw me off for a while. I wrote in "tulle" with 2 els occupying one space thinking that was what the double in the title referred to.<br /> <br />I was also puzzled by the clue for "besotted," so I looked it up. It is indeed an archaic form for "drunk" as well as a modern meaning of "infatuated."<br /><br />I was impressed by the clever use of two full names: Victor Hugo and Ed Meese.<br /><br /> Have a lovely day, everyone.maripronoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-57235225307924877152017-07-30T11:52:15.393-05:002017-07-30T11:52:15.393-05:00Thanks, C.C., for a fun puzzle that flew by quickl...Thanks, C.C., for a fun puzzle that flew by quickly. Loved the theme, and the cluing was also top notch!<br /><br />Gary, what a great expo you do, especially on C.C. Sundays! Congrats and thanks for the job well done!C6D6 Pegnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-78199549912162351532017-07-30T10:43:52.358-05:002017-07-30T10:43:52.358-05:00CC, great puzzle. Funny puns. I liked the theme wh...CC, great puzzle. Funny puns. I liked the theme which I found quickly. Only unfamiliar fill was MCL. Gary, I loved your post and especially the pictures. BTW I don't care for six pack abs on a woman.<br />One of my favorite historical novels is WINTER PALACE by Eva Stachniak about the early life of Catherine the Great. It was full of palace intrigue. Catherine seemed an innocent, but she was a schemer. 400+ pages, but it kept my interest.<br />My dad used to say UP AND AT 'EM in the morning.<br />We are having a DANCE PARTY tomorrow night to introduce newcomers to square dancing, no experience or partner needed. I hope we find enough guests who would like to join our September class. These parties are always fun. <br />Our club was losing money and so we moved to a new, less expensive venue, 18 months ago. It took a year to get guests used to the change. Lately we have had many guests and a good cash flow, so we are in the black for this past season. Maybe we can subsidize a class that does not fully pay for itself by tuition. It was satisfying to resolve a workable problem.<br />DO, I hope your new tires and tubes don't cost too much. It must be frustrating, to try so many times. <br />Our college level Japanese class had several very bright, highly motivated high schoolers who wanted to learn Japanese because they were into manga and anime. They were the best in the class. The weakest were the indifferent 19-21 year olds who took the class for an easy A. LOL.Yellowrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590216912123103432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-50140053448149755272017-07-30T10:19:57.739-05:002017-07-30T10:19:57.739-05:00Good Morning:
It took me quite a while to get eno...Good Morning:<br /><br />It took me quite a while to get enough filled in to figure out the theme but, once I saw the light, the solve went quickly. CC continues to hone her devilish and devious cluing skills which adds lots of challenge and satisfaction to doing her puzzles. Learning moment was Vamps, as clued. I had Scats at first as that is the only term I associate with jazz improv. Vamps=Theda Bari, et al, to me. Also, knew only ACL, not MCL and it took forever to realize 1A was Manga not Magma.<br /><br />Thanks, CC, for a Sunday stumper and thanks, HG, for your always entertaining and enlightening expo. Great visuals, as usual.<br /><br />Off topic, but of possible interest: The Discovery Channel is presenting a 7 episode series, <i>Manhunt: Unabomber</i>, beginning Tuesday, August 1 at 9:00 PM, starring Paul Bettany, Jane Lynch, and Sam Worthington. <br /><br />Have a great day.Irish Misshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12527047622731333304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-85396905595475270132017-07-30T09:17:20.385-05:002017-07-30T09:17:20.385-05:00Clever puzzle and expo. Thanks CC and Gary. I go...Clever puzzle and expo. Thanks CC and Gary. I got careless and had two bad cells - the famous city of aONTPELIER and a knave with a TARTe. My excuse for aCL was that I had just read that Devin Fuller of the Falcons is out for next season with an ACL injury. He also missed all of last year, his first in pro ball, with a shoulder injury. No excuse for missing ePOT ON, though. To silly to even blame on decaf.<br /><br />I wonder how long we will use the term "tape" as a recording medium when it is almost never used? Maybe the usage is permanent, like "dial the number" or "tarmac" for runway paving material.<br /><br />I misunderstood the meaning of TRAVESTY. I always thought it meant "terrible" instead of "sham". I'll probably actually remember this one.<br /><br />I liked celebratory smoke for CIGAR along with A GIRL in the grid. Could be cause and effect.<br /><br />I wonder if Al Gore invented the ARPA, or just ARPANET.<br /><br />Husker - I enjoyed seeing Ben's airline ticket. As American Airlines riders soon find out, the only two certainties in life are death and Texas. I wonder if Ben was schlepping his own luggage?<br /><br />Payback day at the campground. It is beautiful today after two days of rainy and grey weather. Homeward bound tomorrow.Jinx in Norfolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10066853291104407732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-44548320052383565592017-07-30T08:59:32.648-05:002017-07-30T08:59:32.648-05:00Tried Madras before MYSORE. The Sultan of Mysore w...Tried Madras before MYSORE. The Sultan of Mysore was one of the stongest resisters of the British conquest of Indiabillocohoesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-53247287895942584482017-07-30T08:50:08.548-05:002017-07-30T08:50:08.548-05:00Hi Y'all! Wow! another masterpiece from C.C.! ...Hi Y'all! Wow! another masterpiece from C.C.! followed by a super deluxe expo from Gary. Good way to start the week.<br /><br />The puzzle started with a stumper for me. Never heard of "manga" so I googled shamelessly right away. Okay, ANIME. I have heard of that. The rest of the puzzle went better.<br /><br />Leonard COHEN was a gimmee since his "Hallelujah" as sung by K.D. Lange at the Olympics is one I listen to any time I see a clip. The one by Handel is also great.<br /><br />Thanks for the knee picture. Never heard of MCL. Athletes seem to have a lot of ACL tears so I tried that. PCL too? Hmmm!<br /><br />MYSORE: never heard of it but I might remember it sounds like an ouchie.<br /><br />I grokked the theme pretty early which helped on a couple of those tricky clues.<br /><br />D-O: hope you are successfully re-tired soon so you can keep that six pack intact.<br /><br />EATER: Gotta go refuel. Can't believe I finished this one before breakfast. Usually brain dead then.PKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14570575955563406341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-58784871714132286592017-07-30T07:11:05.463-05:002017-07-30T07:11:05.463-05:00Good morning!
Forgot to read the puzzle title. A...Good morning!<br /><br />Forgot to read the puzzle title. Again. Got the theme anyway and finished in about 15 min. Thanx, CC, and thanx for the tour, HG. Interesting the way "Antoinette's head" and "Remove forcefully" were side-by-side.<br /><br />I learned to hunt MORELs back in the '70s when I lived in Area Code 319.<br /><br />WC, from last night, I'd pass on that $30 book. Subway says, "Eat Fresh!" D-O says, "Read cheap."<br /><br />Thanks for all the "tiring" suggestions and videos yesterday. New tire and tube will arrive tomorrow. As an orange someone once said, "Time will tell." desper-ottohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242581085713882677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-77312018047044274582017-07-30T03:58:14.223-05:002017-07-30T03:58:14.223-05:00{B-, B+.}
Once all of Russia was ruled by a TSAR....{B-, B+.}<br /><br />Once all of Russia was ruled by a TSAR.<br />If you think most were OGRES, you win the CIGAR!<br />Of Peter, and Ivan, and Katy, you know <br />But not of stage-struck little HUGO,<br />BESOTTED by his goal to be the first T.V. Tsar!<br /><br />A sailor on a TOOT spent his time in a bar,<br />Playing DARTS and drinking too much by far!<br />The shore patrol came<br />And saw Saint Elmo's flame!<br />That's what will happen when you TASE a TAR!OwenKLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16709695380239557575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-59408323102383527942017-07-30T03:54:22.469-05:002017-07-30T03:54:22.469-05:00Hi everyone!
Thanks to C. C. and Gary!
Enjoyed v...Hi everyone!<br /><br />Thanks to C. C. and Gary!<br /><br />Enjoyed very much.<br /><br />Things WAGged or perped: PEABODYS, A TRAIN, ED MEESE, MCL, A GIRL, ARPA, APRIL and MYSOR. <br /><br />Have a great day! fermatprimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06391014624435192426noreply@blogger.com