tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post7925094794247794385..comments2024-03-28T18:45:22.098-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Wednesday, August 2, 2017, Debbie EllerinZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-67981197543347682782017-08-03T13:50:54.766-05:002017-08-03T13:50:54.766-05:00Smooth, fun ride and theme!
Hand up never heard o...Smooth, fun ride and theme!<br /><br />Hand up never heard of Tik Tok or KESHA. Just watched the music video. Teen music.<br /><br />DW and I were at MASADA two years ago. Spectacular and truly awesome engineering, especially how they stored water in a desert.<br /><br />Here http://swt.org/events/israel2015/jigrobert/20150716-0689.JPG we are at the top overlooking the Dead Sea.<br /><br />Loved John ASTIN in the Addams Family. Surprised there are people who never saw the show.<br /><br />Love The Who. Did not remember the LEEDS album.<br /><br />Agree, Husker Gary: I find "tin foil" annoying. I am guessing people say it because it has many fewer syllables than "aluminum foil".<br /><br />Thanks for the amusing write up. Especially loved the "Hold my beer and watch this" bit.Picardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17401317669146538447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-61948549795203117912017-08-02T23:31:21.254-05:002017-08-02T23:31:21.254-05:00Ha! HG I just did it w/ should be kids. I, like ...Ha! HG I just did it w/ <i>should be</i> kids. I, like you, will be a big-enough man to let it stand. C, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-77037570870692716862017-08-02T23:24:08.801-05:002017-08-02T23:24:08.801-05:00Whew, work is done (for the day-ish) giving me tim...Whew, work is done (for the day-ish) giving me time to find the <a href="http://ultimateclassicrock.com/the-who-wkrp-in-concert/" rel="nofollow">Riverside / WKRP link</a>. You can watch 13 or so min of "The Concert" episode but the clip doesn't contain the ending...<br />[SPOILER!]<br />//kid's die, one, who won the ticket from Johnny, makes Johnny depressed and [IRRC] he goes on the air about it. The episode ends with a PSA and remembrance of those who died at The WHO @Riverside.<br />[END SPOIL]<br /><br />BunnyM - were you in Cinci then?<br /><br />WC - ;-). I only bother w/ posting @Rex iff I have something to correct; as, seeming, everyone else does.<br /><br />No takers on Chess? C'mon, what would you're* black's (?) move be? <a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ecPeSmF_ikc" rel="nofollow">Maybe Joshua will play with me</a>. :-)<br /><br />Cheers, -T<br />*just pokin' fun HG, not being CATTY :-)Anonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-52473715718006444312017-08-02T22:38:18.236-05:002017-08-02T22:38:18.236-05:00So, I guess it's late enough to talk nytimes C...So, I guess it's late enough to talk nytimes Charts. The chuckle was because Betsy was going on and on and when I'd replaced PROBATE with PRO-BONO, Fire Sign had a new meaning.<br /><br />So, I said "Is LEO a firesign?". B:" Let me finish". She was talking gongs, crystals and all the esoteric accoutrements etc. Just when I'd forgotten my question I got a "Yes!". <br /><br />Followed by a long discourse on Astrology<br /><br />But when I got back to my xword it all became clear. I went over to Rex and found that the reveal was lost on a lot of solvers<br /><br />18 artists, I knew DION(ACCOR-DION) and a few others. Dion, btw, is not chopped liver. What was not picked up by anyone was that he had a song "Donna, PRI-MADONNA*<br /><br />*I knew her too. <br /><br />So, Tony, I thought you'd find this interesting if you get to read it before the moderators get at it<br /><br />Chuckles<br /><br />PS. I can't post on Rex, I get that xword a week lateWilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-65522416189494171452017-08-02T22:20:55.472-05:002017-08-02T22:20:55.472-05:00Thank you, Wilbur, and Ol'Man Keith, for remin...Thank you, Wilbur, and Ol'Man Keith, for reminding us of that great song. It's been in my head all day.Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570695193695039956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-23821497284071654002017-08-02T19:33:24.691-05:002017-08-02T19:33:24.691-05:00Hi All!
Cute theme and a fun solve. Thanks Debbi...Hi All!<br /><br />Cute theme and a fun solve. Thanks Debbie. Thanks to too HG [:-)] for a fun expo.<br /><br />Like YR, it was the A|I|E for K-SHA against L---IZ that finally finished my NE and the puzzle.<br /><br />WOs: Won ton sou [oops] -> Fried Rice [slews must be wrong!] -> WHITE RICE; SAMOli [sic], PENN @40d until I saw it again at 38a. Read 57d@ 56d and ink'd LSAT in the wrong spot.<br />ESPs: MADASA, KESHA, ASTIN, TIA<br />Sparkle: c/a for EASTER; FOODIE, Live at LEEDS [love me some The WHO]<br /><b>Fav</b>: Check MATE. Brilliant! [HG: Bishop to f8 'cuz what OMK said*]<br /><br />{B+,A}<br /><br />Jinx - do you remember the WKRP episode after Riverfront? That event and WKRP lead to the end of open seating.<br /><br />Cheers, -T<br />*Anon - Fine, let's say it's black's move... Kn-d7 is the only move to thwart Mate. Play continues: w: B-e7; b:?; w:B-g5 Ch; 2 or 3 more moves is white's MATE.Anonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-85795750158344673312017-08-02T18:31:55.610-05:002017-08-02T18:31:55.610-05:00Re: my Chess link @ 12:53,
If figuring out checkm...Re: my Chess link @ 12:53,<br /><br />If figuring out checkmate in one move gets too easy,<br />try checkmate in "two" moves...<br /><br />(see options at bottom of link.)CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-4941335372710467062017-08-02T18:19:11.250-05:002017-08-02T18:19:11.250-05:00Musings
-My BP is pretty good now as my doctor too...Musings<br />-My BP is pretty good now as my doctor took me off a med. It would TMI to tell you why but thanks for the good thoughts.<br />-HBD trubrit<br />-Once I have an error pointed out in a blog (Cogito ERGO errat) I usually let it ride and take my punishment. They’re was no excuse for making that mistake their. You know people, there gonna talk! <br />-Tin foil was discontinued for wrapping gum because it left a taste and aluminum (al you MIN um in the UK) was cheaper.<br />-I wanted to include a Coaster lyric when Spitball was in the Sunday puzzle. I’ll bet you know who was shooting them in the hall.<br />-We had to dig out all our Miss Kim LILACS. We couldn’t get ahead of the scale<br />Husker Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09980336006827988210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-86233640652620002922017-08-02T16:12:27.618-05:002017-08-02T16:12:27.618-05:00Sam Shepard will be honored by lights dimming on B...Sam Shepard will be honored by lights dimming on Broadway at 7:45 tonight.<br />For those in SoCal inclined to remember the theater poet of a generation, let's pause at 4:45 PDT. <br />Maybe hum a few bars from the Coasters' song he used in his great rock n' roll tragicomedy, <i>The Tooth of Crime: <br />"Take out the papers and the trash<br />Or you don' get no spendin' cash.<br />Just tell your hoodlum friends outside<br />You ain' got time to take no ride!<br />Yakety Yak! (Don' talk back)."</i>Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-21876651328573762462017-08-02T15:44:43.214-05:002017-08-02T15:44:43.214-05:00Oops, Gary, terrific write-up as usual. What's...Oops, Gary, terrific write-up as usual. What's that? A there where there sb a their? <br />And thanks to Debbie for a Wednesday challenge. <br /><br />WCWilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-58980509763582140022017-08-02T15:41:36.450-05:002017-08-02T15:41:36.450-05:00Your answer is correct if you presuppose that whit...Your answer is correct if you presuppose that white has the next move. If black has the next move, the attack can be easily thwarted. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-11444357497405346232017-08-02T15:40:16.754-05:002017-08-02T15:40:16.754-05:00I agree with Misty on Owen's #2. How do you co...I agree with Misty on Owen's #2. How do you come up with them? As I said, #2 are my favorites if not a purist's A. So, I'll give it a W.<br /><br />I finally got the NW. I wanted Red TIDE and AIMED and SLAB. Of course they didn't fit until UPPER V8-ED me. I still lost the NE as I didn't know the 3 Naticks. <br /><br />I read Les Miserables in French and English but it was a long time ago. And I don't keep up with Broadway. I am aware that Lisistrata is being performed.<br /><br />No one seems to have picked up on its being an allegory for what went on during Vietnam. <br /><br />Yep, I picked up on that Bishop ambushing the King. MJ, although the Knight moves multiple squares it's considered one move. As is the Bishop's 8 squares <br /><br />I gave up on Chess because I couldn't drink and play it unlike Bridge. Btw, the bridge column was interesting today. <br /><br />And finally, re. the nocturnal discussion of the forbidden nytimes "Charts" puzzle, I finally got it. I'll talk to the night guys in the gloaming. It was interesting how I got it. <br /><br />In fact I'm chuckling just thinking about it<br /><br />WC in the daytimeWilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-23095887352880911032017-08-02T15:13:37.765-05:002017-08-02T15:13:37.765-05:001. The bishop is the answer. The other suggested...1. The bishop is the answer. The other suggested moves can be blocked or taken. <br />2. Bishop to K8 places the black king in check, and he can't move out because the white pawn and knight have both his options under check.<br />3. None of the black pieces can move into the diagonal between the white bishop and the black king.<br />ERGO CheckMATE!Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-34411868308689775932017-08-02T15:05:39.689-05:002017-08-02T15:05:39.689-05:00Only one eye open this morning. Move the bishop l...Only one eye open this morning. Move the bishop like others have said. I don't play much either.Spitzboovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448007368332133086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-59075098327671209932017-08-02T14:51:53.918-05:002017-08-02T14:51:53.918-05:00Perhaps there/their is a Navajo rug imperfection, ...Perhaps there/their is a Navajo rug imperfection, eh?Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472446316589207365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-65117243190022038492017-08-02T14:46:51.692-05:002017-08-02T14:46:51.692-05:00Had an early doctor's appointment this morning...Had an early doctor's appointment this morning, so raced through the puzzle but, like others, hit a snag in the Northeast. Finally got SLEWS and KESHA, but, unluckily, I knew the Addams family actor but spelled his name ASTON, which turned out to be my downfall. That gave me WHOLE RICE for the Chinese Side Dish, but also gave me MALE for the Final Check, which made no sense at all. I knew this wasn't right, but with my appointment coming up I didn't have time to fool around too much and so left it--and as a result no TA-DAH on this Wednesday. But I still loved the puzzle and got the theme as soon as TRAIL BLAZERS fell into place after EMPTY SUIT. So, thank you for a fun puzzle, Debbie, and great pictures, Husker Gary, many thanks to you too.<br /><br />I liked your second limerick, Owen.<br /><br />Have a good day, everybody!Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570695193695039956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-12796399755482349512017-08-02T14:34:02.670-05:002017-08-02T14:34:02.670-05:00Ta- DA!
Ta- DA-AH!!
Keith here. Sorry I was absen...<i>Ta- </i><b>DA!</b><br /><i>Ta- </i><b>DA-AH!!</b><br />Keith here. Sorry I was absent yesterday. What'd I miss? <br />(My two <i>Ta- </i><b>DAs</b> are to bring my record up to date.)<br />I got kinda busy transplanting a tall rose bush. It looks very dignified now out on our bedroom balcony. <br /><br />Chess answer:<br />To answer HuskerG's MATE challenge, Bishop to K8 oughtta do it. Right?<br />Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-21457149996840007542017-08-02T14:28:35.703-05:002017-08-02T14:28:35.703-05:00Finished this in the morning but needed to get the...Finished this in the morning but needed to get the gardening done before the day got any hotter. Thanks for the fun Debbie and Husker Gary.<br /><br />I moved through this CW steadily with only a slowdown in the NE (like many others I see). ASTIN was unknown and KESHA took a while to remember. But it all filled in, and I enjoyed the fashion show.<br /><br />We had ONES again today. <br />YR was the MISO clue correct today?? (Prescience of the blog again - YR used ERGO yesterday!)<br />Owen - LOL today especially the last line.<br />I have not purchased any "cold shoulder" outfits this summer. They will be dated by next summer!<br />Lucina - you beat me to the "there year" comment. I was going to blame autocorrect!<br /><br />The "just watch me" clue reminded me of a Trudeau comment (both junior and senior). It's not political so okay to post!<br /><a href="https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2015/10/22/bids-for-justin-trudeaus-just-watch-me-end-today.html" rel="nofollow">JustWatchMe</a><br /><br />Enjoy the day.CanadianEh!https://www.blogger.com/profile/05688358229402732332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-54833612473306738262017-08-02T12:54:31.938-05:002017-08-02T12:54:31.938-05:00PK--Moving the white knight to take the black knig...PK--Moving the white knight to take the black knight was my first thought too, but in looking at the board again after CED's post I realized that entailed moving one too many squares. The knight moves two squares in one direction and one square in the other. I also haven't played chess in a coon's age. MJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17409431043640770889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-32973118706199607832017-08-02T12:53:42.020-05:002017-08-02T12:53:42.020-05:00Actually, that chess problem was kind of fun!
Her...Actually, that chess problem was kind of fun!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.chesspuzzles.com/mate-in-one" rel="nofollow">Here are some more!</a>CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-65898793298547290042017-08-02T12:14:02.364-05:002017-08-02T12:14:02.364-05:00I'm surprised the NE gave some trouble. SNUB c...I'm surprised the NE gave some trouble. SNUB came immediately to mind followed by STEW and the rest also emerged. KESHA was unknown to me though I do recall seeing the KE$HA somewhere.<br /><br />I loved the clothes theme as that has been an abiding obsession with me though I don't dress up much anymore. I have enough LILAC and other shades of purple clothes to wear every day for a couple of weeks. Accessories to match, too. So much so that one day a co-worker asked me if my underwear was also purple.<br /><br />Gary, terrific write up as usual but "there year"? Tsk, tsk.<br /><br />Thank you, Debbie Ellerin and Husker Gary.<br /><br />I hope all are having a fantastic day! <br /><br />Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-5964128486272008142017-08-02T11:54:27.680-05:002017-08-02T11:54:27.680-05:00Fun puzzle; I enjoyed it. I also loved the clue fo...Fun puzzle; I enjoyed it. I also loved the clue for MATE. The clues for EASTER and FEST were good, too.<br /><br />Our son had to keep his business small, fewer than 50 employees, to avoid being hit by the Sarbanes-Oxley burdens. He and his wife recently sold it.<br /><br />Gary, I hope your BP is now better. (Was it too much Hydralazine that made it so low? You don't have to answer. I realize that's a very personal question.)<br /><br />Best wishes to you all.<br /><br />Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-14717340821225110202017-08-02T11:41:56.601-05:002017-08-02T11:41:56.601-05:00A pleasant Wednesday puzzle with just enough crunc...A pleasant Wednesday puzzle with just enough crunch. Appreciated the clueing that made knowing the theme optional. <br /><br />I got the Z for 10D and thought "The Wiz" - I mean, how many plays end in a Z?.....at least two, haha, crosses fixed it. <br /><br />Agree that the Bishop is the correct move, the Knight gets taken by the pawn if he is moved. AnonymousPVXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10078186298428497941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-2229292831269137932017-08-02T11:21:36.898-05:002017-08-02T11:21:36.898-05:00Not if it's black's turn.Not if it's black's turn.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-35880664567627720912017-08-02T10:57:35.163-05:002017-08-02T10:57:35.163-05:00Hi Y'all! Thanks, Debbie & Gary. Good them...Hi Y'all! Thanks, Debbie & Gary. Good theme.<br /><br />Like many of you, NE was a complete mystery which I left blank until last. Had to red-letter to get SLEWS for "multitudes" then sit and puzzle out how this could be. I first had to red-letter the "X" in FIXES which at first I couldn't equate with "tough spots". That gave me a toe hold in the real "tough spot" in the NE with ESTATE TAX. However, the clue "it's put on heirs" isn't quite accurate in my state. The ESTATE pays all the taxes before the residual is paid out to the heirs. (I once was executor to two estates in a three year period.) Heirs of larger estates above a certain amount might have to pay "inheritance TAXes", not ESTATE TAX. Nit, nit, nit!<br /><br />"Final check" = MATE: I was thinking more along the line of that ESTATE TAX I'd just filled in, such as paying for the funeral.<br /><br />Chess: couldn't the white knight take the black knight and check the king? I haven't played in 50 years.<br /><br />Speaking of EMPTY SUIT... but I promised myself I wouldn't make any more political statements.<br /><br />Didn't know the finer points of SKEET/trap shooting. Occasionally we used to shoot clay pigeons which we called SKEET because I think that's what it said on the box. My BIL owned an interest in a trap club, but we just went out in the pasture and yelled "pull" to whoever wasn't shooting. I got pretty good. (That's a good reputation to have if you live alone out in the country.)PKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14570575955563406341noreply@blogger.com