tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post804641965690468965..comments2024-03-29T06:22:32.405-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Friday, March 5, 2021, Lewis RothleinZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger71125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-87844577374087444602021-03-05T23:50:00.770-06:002021-03-05T23:50:00.770-06:00Dash T —> love the Billy Idol videos!
Moe Moe...Dash T —> love the Billy Idol videos! <br /><br />Moe Moe Moe Chairman Moehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830681893074853511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-68829685133690073142021-03-05T23:03:32.434-06:002021-03-05T23:03:32.434-06:00LeoIII - I forgot to mention Skunkworks about Area...LeoIII - I forgot to mention <b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Skunk-Works-Personal-Memoir-Lockheed/dp/0316743003" rel="nofollow">Skunkworks</a></b> about Area51.<br /><br />I had a buddy that left [REDACTED] AFB to work at Groom Lake. When he came back to visit he said, <br />"Area51 is really just a big hole. <br />Us Airmen just hang around the rim smokin' cigarettes and tossing our butts into the hole.<br />When it's full, we'll move onto Area52."<br /><br />Sarge was a joker, he was.<br /><br />-TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-72401040171004945932021-03-05T22:42:26.021-06:002021-03-05T22:42:26.021-06:00HG - The 'find my phone' feature would hav...HG - The 'find my phone' feature would have been useful this morning. I awoke and couldn't find my phone(!?!) to tell me what time it was (it was light outside, I was sure I was late for work). I eventually found my phone in my robe.... I took it to my computer lab (the loft) at 3a to login (to check on a scan I started at 1a) and left it in the robe's pocket. <br />But it was totes-panic for 20min looking for my phone!<br /><br />C.Moe, Moe, Moe - earlier I went to find Billy Idol's <b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdphvuyaV_I" rel="nofollow">Rebel Yell</a></b>. <br />There was this juxtaposition that really bothered me: <b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGNdeLo4-jU" rel="nofollow">the now</a></b>? Oy.<br /><br />Unclefred - I started doing puzzles >15 years ago. On a good day I could win a Tuesday. Now, Thursdays still vex, Fridays I normally get --- Saturdays are still way above my pay-grade. Some weeks, like this one, I think Rich just has it out for me :-)<br />Oh, and my outdoor fridge? Just stickers from brew-houses I've visited holds the thing together :-)<br /><br />LeoIII - ever read <b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Blank-Spots-Map-Geography-Pentagons/dp/0451229169" rel="nofollow">Blank Spots on the Map</a></b>. Or, for even more non-fiction fun: <b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Could-Tell-Then-Would-Destroyed/dp/193555414X" rel="nofollow">I Could Tell You But Then You Would Have to Be Destroyed By Me: Emblems from the Pentagon's Black World</a></b>? I have a first edition of the latter w/ real(ish?) emblems in it!<br /><br /><b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcDt1vJ9qbU" rel="nofollow">Astronaughts to the Moon</a></b>? ;-)<br />//HG - yes, I know better :-)<br /><br />Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-90500325108303608722021-03-05T22:09:18.072-06:002021-03-05T22:09:18.072-06:00Jayce, I am sorry if you found my comment offensiv...Jayce, I am sorry if you found my comment offensive but that was the point, as all of the nasty comments about the constructors who use a clue or a fill that the anons do not like are equally offensive.<br /><br />Mahalo Lemonade714https://www.blogger.com/profile/13642909374639570868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-4220396760880376062021-03-05T21:50:34.969-06:002021-03-05T21:50:34.969-06:00Well, as you can see I kept trying to finish this ...Well, as you can see I kept trying to finish this puzzle, coming back to it all day and much of the evening, but it was not to be. A big DNF for the first time in a while. It took me back to earlier times when I needed the blog to help, not just explain. And I didn't get the theme at all. But occasionally I need a harder puzzle to remind me how much I have learned. Thanks, Lewis, for the challenge and for coming by. And C Moe many thanks for wrestling with the puzzle. Good job!<br /><br />Chastened, but glad to have something to while away the hours, I am looking forward to Saturday's puzzle. After all, tomorrow is another day..... ATLGrannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08803167697891397373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-75921271530017172192021-03-05T21:24:43.142-06:002021-03-05T21:24:43.142-06:00As with yesterday, and as I knew I would, I had a ...As with yesterday, and as I knew I would, I had a DNF with a few incorrect fills. However, I did much better than I thought I would. I only count eight red letters, the squares I had to look up, which I fill in with a red pen. Wish I could have gotten them too. I agree: It was way over the top difficult --- but FUN!<br /><br />Thanks Lewis Rothlein and Chairman Moe!<br /><br />If you're interested, read <i>Area 51: An Uncensored History of America's Top Secret Military Base</i>, by Annie Jacobsen. Reviews of her book run the gamut from WONDERFUL to TOTAL BULL. Here is a link to an NPR interview with Jacobsen:<br /><br /><a href="https://www.npr.org/2011/05/17/136356848/area-51-uncensored-was-it-ufos-or-the-ussr" rel="nofollow">Area 51 - NPR interview with Annie Jacobsen</a>LEO IIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109264341518680358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-8150232501881426312021-03-05T20:13:18.373-06:002021-03-05T20:13:18.373-06:00MM at 7:36 thanx for the tip. If tomorrow’s CW is ...MM at 7:36 thanx for the tip. If tomorrow’s CW is harder than today’s I’ll just wait for Monday which is more my ability level. M-W I manage; Th I struggle but usually manage; F I sometimes manage, sometimes don’t; S I usually find too much for my meager ability. Today was FAR over my head. So....thanx again for the warning.unclefredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04184507029837978331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-64694631303800027082021-03-05T20:04:56.143-06:002021-03-05T20:04:56.143-06:00Ch. Moe, at my age (76) one gf 22 years younger th...Ch. Moe, at my age (76) one gf 22 years younger than me is MORE than enough....don’t even think about two. unclefredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04184507029837978331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-89029643719406898922021-03-05T19:36:16.347-06:002021-03-05T19:36:16.347-06:00This one gave me a headache and a DNF.Hard and ext...This one gave me a headache and a DNF.Hard and extremely unpleasant.Not a big fan of we made this hard by making the cluing preposterously awkward.I do not and will never understand why anyone would want to solve a puzzle that needs an explainer at the end so you can appreciate just how great it is. Emile O'Tourinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-67346332817202646842021-03-05T19:28:15.808-06:002021-03-05T19:28:15.808-06:00Ch. Moe, and all, FWIW tomorrow's puzzle took ...Ch. Moe, and all, FWIW tomorrow's puzzle took me longer to solve than did today's. YMMV.<br /><br />Shankers, @ 11:12 A.M., Right On!Malodorous Manateehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03190184054027642643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-31582308146950729132021-03-05T19:28:13.244-06:002021-03-05T19:28:13.244-06:00Wilbur Charles, yes, I do like solving the Evan Bi...<br /><br /><br />Wilbur Charles, yes, I do like solving the Evan Birnholz puzzles. <br /><br />Dash T - I think you'll enjoy that recipe. As to the Crystal... DW would rather that I don't kick it up a notch with the Emeril's seasoning in the first place. At least that's what she says ! <br /><br />Oh, and yes. I have bar clamps, corner clamps, spring clamps, pipe clamps and so on. Different clamps for different purposes. Sometimes, C CLAMPS and cauls are the best and most efficient solution. More so, anyone that has done bent wood or bending wood after steaming knows the usefulness of having plenty of C CLAMPS. TTPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03978803962510303498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-57779086264553936582021-03-05T19:27:58.213-06:002021-03-05T19:27:58.213-06:00Too cute for its own good. This one sucked eggs. Too cute for its own good. This one sucked eggs. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-60402526369075699772021-03-05T17:24:39.771-06:002021-03-05T17:24:39.771-06:00And to all of those that commented today, thanks f...And to all of those that commented today, thanks for the kind words. As I said, it was truly one of the more difficult puzzles to parse and blog. Unlike all y'all, I have a few days ahead to re-look at the grid and clues to figure out what occurs. You guys have just today to solve and suss, so I have a slight advantage . . . hopefully tomorrow's puzzle won't be quite so difficult, but I will be solving it when my paper arrives tomorrow morning. No "spoiler alert"!Chairman Moehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830681893074853511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-70031243557970527432021-03-05T17:21:32.315-06:002021-03-05T17:21:32.315-06:00unclefred @ 4:49: My hidden dyslexia surfaced whe...unclefred @ 4:49: My hidden dyslexia surfaced when I read your post . . . I thought for a second you said, "I bought my <b><i>second</i></b> gf a refrigerator!! At our age I'm guessing that <i><b>one girlfriend</b></i> is enough!! ;^) Chairman Moehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830681893074853511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-62821845022090046652021-03-05T16:49:39.134-06:002021-03-05T16:49:39.134-06:00DNF. Nope. 1/4 of the way done and it was making n...DNF. Nope. 1/4 of the way done and it was making no sense to me. Did not see how HOT could be ONE MAY REVEAL A SECRET. Or how WHY could be SURE. What I was sure of is that I was putting in wrong answers, so I gave up. Did not see how circled letters connected to the other clue. Very clever CW Lewis. U stumped me completely. Reading Chairman Moe’s excellent write-up revealed the cleverness. Even had I finished the CW I would not have figured out the reveal. Just too, TOO clever for my mediocre CW skills....or lack thereof. I bought my gf a second refrigerator as hers is always stuffed. It was delivered today and sits on her screened in patio, directly opposite her other fridge. I also have a fridge outside, out of the weather but still subject to S. FL humidity. They rust like crazy within a few years. I thought of covering the entire outside with Contact paper, carefully applying it to prevent air-bubbles, and covering all metal with it to keep the hum-didly away from the metal. I use a speckled design so there is no pattern to try to match. My outside fridge is 7 y.o. now with no rust, so it works. So today I spent the day carefully covering her new fridge in Contact paper. Gotta go back tomorrow and finish it, as I ran out of contact paper. I thought I had two full rolls, turned out one was a partial. Anyway, there’s a hot tip for how to make that $1,200 outside fridge last longer, and not turn into a still functioning but disgustingly rusty eyesore in three or four years. unclefredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04184507029837978331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-31721522407382109142021-03-05T16:38:35.523-06:002021-03-05T16:38:35.523-06:00Chairman Moe, I heartily commend your exposition. ...Chairman Moe, I heartily commend your exposition. Enlightening and interesting. Thank you.<br /><br />OwenKL, thank you for the terrific verses today.<br /><br />Continue to take precautions, all.Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-21713647344140487602021-03-05T16:23:53.194-06:002021-03-05T16:23:53.194-06:00Whew! This puzzle flew way over my head. Not only ...Whew! This puzzle flew way over my head. Not only did I have to cheat quite a bit, I did not get the gimmick at all. I am NOT complaining. I recognize and appreciate quality work and I love some of the clever clues. However I would not insult someone who didn't like the puzzle by calling his/her comments "tortured" or "silly."<br /><br />Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-16280139755352921072021-03-05T16:20:56.624-06:002021-03-05T16:20:56.624-06:00I enjoyed today's puzzle and the "Aha!&qu...I enjoyed today's puzzle and the "Aha!" moment when SPLIT END made sense of the seemingly nonsensical answers and circles. It was my first DNF this week, with AMATOL and IN OT crossing in the NW, but that's what humility is for. Many thanks to Lewis for the puzzle and for visiting here, to C. Moe for slogging and blogging, to Rich for giving us all a fighting chance, and to all the Cornerites who found something nice to say. Enjoy the weekend!NaomiZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024038841021678864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-88949579366735854542021-03-05T16:02:27.360-06:002021-03-05T16:02:27.360-06:00A disaster..couldn't come close to finishing. ...A disaster..couldn't come close to finishing. Super busy day ("c'mon that's a poor excuse"). All those glaring white empty squares mocking me...But at least spared from trying to parse what sounds like a complicated theme. <br /><br />No inane comments<br /><br /><i>À demain mes petits choux</i><br /><br />🙃<br /><br /><br />Ray - O - Sunshinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04864005198472595370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-92083973115121497872021-03-05T15:38:04.573-06:002021-03-05T15:38:04.573-06:00@3:29 - you're kidding right? If not, I'l...@3:29 - you're kidding right? If not, I'll run out to the garage and take a snap of all the wood-working C-CLAMPS I have... Some were my grandfathers and he didn't do metalwork either.<br /><br />Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-29771841680181557612021-03-05T15:32:54.887-06:002021-03-05T15:32:54.887-06:00Frantic Friday. Thanks for the fun, Lewis (and fo...Frantic Friday. Thanks for the fun, Lewis (and for dropping by) and CMoe.<br />This CW took P&P and I still could not quite finish. And as for the theme. . . AnonT’s Whoosh describes it! I did see TIPSY and TOP DOG in those circles though😁. Thanks to Moe’s sister👍<br /><br />Again, this Canadian does not know all those SoCal clubs and locations.<br />We had LARD today after my Buttergate discussion with Ray-O yesterday.<br />I knew CHOU but stuttered at the double C in the unknown to me CCLAMP. Oddly enough, our neighbour just asked to borrow my husband’s for a plumbing project. I got a lesson.<br />Yes, Spitzboov, I am used to pipettes (French also I think) and Analogues.<br /><br />AA ONLINE was clever. I was in Safe Mode😁<br />Yes, CMoe, this Canadian hockey mother is familiar with DEKES. On that note, RIP Walter Gretzky, our quintessential Hockey Dad.<br /><br />Wishing you all a great day.CanadianEh!https://www.blogger.com/profile/05688358229402732332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-23530958540607420892021-03-05T15:29:17.755-06:002021-03-05T15:29:17.755-06:00A bit of a nitpick but c-clamps are mostly used in...A bit of a nitpick but c-clamps are mostly used in metal working.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-85013688575535580842021-03-05T15:02:34.851-06:002021-03-05T15:02:34.851-06:00Hello everyone.
Had some bad cells in the SE incl...Hello everyone.<br /><br />Had some bad cells in the SE incl. SERENE, Had 'arm' before PEG. Overall thought it was quite hard. And not getting the theme I was definitely not the TOPS today. <br />I was only familiar with pipette; PIPETS is new.Spitzboovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448007368332133086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-34098839223840492032021-03-05T15:00:45.407-06:002021-03-05T15:00:45.407-06:00@Lewis: I daily enjoy your reviews of the NYT puzz...@Lewis: I daily enjoy your reviews of the NYT puzzle, but I didn’t realize that you wrote this one until the comments. Thanks for the great workout. A very ingenious construction. Hungry Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13465905817770134952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-10801302942627817722021-03-05T14:54:56.662-06:002021-03-05T14:54:56.662-06:00FIR, but not in a hurry. I try to ignore circled l...FIR, but not in a hurry. I try to ignore circled letters, but today I needed the theme and used it. Quite a slog, but worthwhile.Hungry Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13465905817770134952noreply@blogger.com