tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post801520639175944456..comments2024-03-29T08:04:24.537-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Sunday August 11, 2012 John LampkinZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-19198921764068351072012-08-13T22:32:24.111-05:002012-08-13T22:32:24.111-05:00Hang in there!Hang in there!Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472446316589207365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-51651080882705801192012-08-13T22:13:35.129-05:002012-08-13T22:13:35.129-05:00found this puzzle hard at times...using google oft...found this puzzle hard at times...using google often but getting better at it... jeggenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-52089795580596022202012-08-13T05:28:59.404-05:002012-08-13T05:28:59.404-05:00Lot of good comments yesterdayLot of good comments yesterdayTTP'ernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-58345255399388698222012-08-13T01:58:08.315-05:002012-08-13T01:58:08.315-05:00Origin: 1720–30; independent use of -anaOrigin: 1720–30; independent use of -anaArgylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472446316589207365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-17654551113202690492012-08-13T00:17:40.302-05:002012-08-13T00:17:40.302-05:00Pamela, Welcome
This is from dictionary.com.
ANA ...Pamela, Welcome<br />This is from dictionary.com.<br /><br />ANA <br />an·a [an-uh, ah-nuh] <br />noun<br />1.<br />a collection of miscellaneous information about a particular subject, person, place, or thing.<br />2.<br />an item in such a collection, as an anecdote, a memorable saying, etc. Gunghyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01505285217105843307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-22247848180598980652012-08-12T22:02:41.843-05:002012-08-12T22:02:41.843-05:00Pamela,
Annoying?? Misleading?? Welcome to our wor...Pamela,<br />Annoying?? Misleading?? Welcome to our world of the LA Times x words.<br />What fun would it be if they were all easy? And welcome to the blog.Manachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13904472091922069440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-28313366498750136762012-08-12T21:26:38.934-05:002012-08-12T21:26:38.934-05:00All right, took me some searching but I have found...All right, took me some searching but I have found it and now do recognize it -- but "ana" is not a word, it is a suffix, "-ana" as in "Americana." IMO it should have been clued as a suffix, not a word. Again, annoying....misleading. But I'm legalistic. :-/Pamelanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-37266504106652076432012-08-12T21:14:29.328-05:002012-08-12T21:14:29.328-05:00Pamela,
ana is one of those crossword staples that...Pamela,<br />ana is one of those crossword staples that you either know or don't. Like Ari or adz. The more you do, the more they come to mind.<br />Spitz.. LMAOManachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13904472091922069440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-11728580465205860082012-08-12T20:59:06.838-05:002012-08-12T20:59:06.838-05:00I was anon at 8:52. Wasn't sure how to use my ...I was anon at 8:52. Wasn't sure how to use my name. I read here occasionally when I get frustrated about an answer I don't understand but wasn't sure how to put my name with a post. Now I do, so I will.Pamelanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-88892794073924982682012-08-12T20:52:20.805-05:002012-08-12T20:52:20.805-05:00I've got some literary collections but I'v...I've got some literary collections but I've never heard of the word "ana". Took me a while to solve this puzzle while watching the Olympics closing and that clue/answer was the only one that really puzzled me (though I didn't know "Penrod" either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-47199939672504408542012-08-12T20:52:02.435-05:002012-08-12T20:52:02.435-05:00Great romp of a puzzle today, John. The theme wa...Great romp of a puzzle today, John. The theme was easier to see once I realized my errors. <br /><br />Thanks for the link to the ZUBU, C.C. I had never seen that breed before. Thought it was hilarious that you found the photo of a male urinating for the link!<br /><br />Favorite clue was "prevent littering". <br /><br />I will always think of Barney Fife and smile whenever I hear CITIZENS ARREST.Qlihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02953464288856767755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-21097748750206404422012-08-12T20:15:41.522-05:002012-08-12T20:15:41.522-05:00Anon 1906 - While we're updating bios, why do...Anon 1906 - While we're updating bios, why don't ypu go blue yourself? I'm sure we would all like to know more about you.Spitzboovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448007368332133086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-3735756850683016772012-08-12T19:59:37.156-05:002012-08-12T19:59:37.156-05:00The fault is all mine! Mine, I tell you!The fault is all mine! Mine, I tell you!Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-11061793548909390492012-08-12T19:06:10.557-05:002012-08-12T19:06:10.557-05:00Dennis, Time to change your residence on your bio?...Dennis, Time to change your residence on your bio?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-72979520697060143712012-08-12T17:25:49.745-05:002012-08-12T17:25:49.745-05:00Love SWASH. It is onomatopoeic. The waves SWASHed ...Love SWASH. It is onomatopoeic. The waves SWASHed against the pier. They splashed violently, a keen visual and aural image.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-19260544490270502482012-08-12T16:26:53.549-05:002012-08-12T16:26:53.549-05:00WEES. I really enjoyed the clever clues. Thanks fo...WEES. I really enjoyed the clever clues. Thanks for the writeup, C.C.<br /><br />Gary, I liked the citizen's arrest clip. I watched that show off and on. In hindsight, I should have watched it every week. <br /><br />I really enjoyed Tom Brokaw's piece last night on Britain's Finest Hour, Churchill and FDR and the US finally deciding to take sides in WWII. Brokaw made that era really come to life for me. Another good story on Sunday Morning about Louis Zamperini, a local hero.Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-58139684540107846982012-08-12T16:20:19.614-05:002012-08-12T16:20:19.614-05:00Great puzzle. interestingly, I had little trouble...Great puzzle. interestingly, I had little trouble with the ones people have commented on, but struggled with a bunch of the easier fill. Ended with "mess I remade" and that made no sense but I couldn't see anything else. <br /><br />Jayce, you can beat the weather here. 111 yesterday and 109 today in Sanger. But then, Romney has kissed off the state, so not so many Robo-calls. Oh, yes, that's a bull and he is lacking potty training.Gunghyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01505285217105843307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-13369201545739701662012-08-12T15:41:46.300-05:002012-08-12T15:41:46.300-05:00Lucina,
I'd like to dip my 'pigtail' ...Lucina, <br />I'd like to dip my 'pigtail' in your inkwellAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-84146061752767200992012-08-12T15:38:42.988-05:002012-08-12T15:38:42.988-05:00Vegas Doc,
be glad you didn't buy AT&T ...Vegas Doc, <br /> be glad you didn't buy AT&T stock like I did. It reverse split 1 for 10. I lost a ton.MR EDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00915106055285603632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-19514295844888222582012-08-12T15:36:25.901-05:002012-08-12T15:36:25.901-05:00huh?huh?MR EDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00915106055285603632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-61289067193899571432012-08-12T15:34:55.470-05:002012-08-12T15:34:55.470-05:00pshawpshawwilliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17536504287332909083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-41066421180790719692012-08-12T15:22:09.079-05:002012-08-12T15:22:09.079-05:00Jayce - I agree with everything you said about Cal...Jayce - I agree with everything you said about Cali, especially your observation that the state is business unfriendly. That's one of the reasons I left in '98. I suppose I could afford to live there again if I was okay with sleeping in a cardboard box under a freeway....River Dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07217414780894792059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-11861765128170049842012-08-12T15:19:23.708-05:002012-08-12T15:19:23.708-05:00Forgot (what else is new?) that I enjoyed reading ...Forgot (what else is new?) that I enjoyed reading the PENROD stories by Booth Tarkington ages and ages ago. PENROD was a naughty and mischievous little boy who among other things liked to dip girls' braids into inkwells.Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-26576518811751168532012-08-12T14:46:16.281-05:002012-08-12T14:46:16.281-05:00Hey all,
Thanks as always C.C. So glad everyone ha...Hey all,<br />Thanks as always C.C. So glad everyone had fun with this. I sure had fun putting it together. I DROPPED THE BALL was the seed that got this one going. Six theme answers made lively fill easy to find. <br />My own fave theme entry is THIS WAS ALL MY FAULT since the play is a bit of wild stretch.<br />Happy solving!John Lampkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03906931094710501272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-12204776461444679912012-08-12T14:29:14.986-05:002012-08-12T14:29:14.986-05:00Took all my patience, but got the puzzle except fo...Took all my patience, but got the puzzle except for "Z" in the PREZ/ZEBU cross. Chuckled a lot! Thanks, John, you naughty boy: Nut grippers & SPAY, AROUSE & WOODIE. This puzzle really FIZZES!<br /><br />ZEBU is relieving himself. See the droplets? Only Indian cattle I'd heard of was Brahmas.<br /><br />New clue: Where are Dorothy's snacks? INTOTO. (Okay, I hear you groaning.) I had such trouble with this section. Hands up for "entire". For 85D I had HIgh V (five).<br /><br />Great expo, C.C.!PKnoreply@blogger.com