tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post8130957381810717329..comments2024-03-28T02:28:44.292-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Tuesday, March 3, 2020 Gail Grabowski & Bruce VenzkeZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-20148502455491680292020-03-04T00:25:32.504-06:002020-03-04T00:25:32.504-06:00Hi All!
Long day...
Fun puzzle and fun conversat...Hi All!<br /><br />Long day...<br /><br />Fun puzzle and fun conversation (if yous eat 'em their CRAWfish; if they're bait, theys CRAWDADs/Mudbugs).<br /><br />WOs: started wrong ewe - Y there; UEis - Y there; SMoTE b/f tense kick'd in.<br />ESPs: sure, but ain't nobody got time to look back.<br /><b>Fav</b>: Being Super Tuesday... ALSO RAN<br /><br />Like I said, enjoyed reading everyone during moments of downtime but now it's time for me to get a NAP before the day anews.<br /><br />Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-35864546516882419962020-03-03T23:43:09.483-06:002020-03-03T23:43:09.483-06:00Hey, Wilbur, I'm Austrian--I don't have to...Hey, Wilbur, I'm Austrian--I don't have to look up Vienna.<br />Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570695193695039956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-56404095177142222642020-03-03T21:02:31.882-06:002020-03-03T21:02:31.882-06:00Coincidentally, I just started "Berlin Game&q... Coincidentally, I just started "Berlin Game" by LEN DEIGHTON. My fav of all authors of that genre. Off his biography it's hard to see where he got all that inside information on the workings of British Intelligence*. <br /><br />My Dr said what's with this GOUT attack?. Me: "Perhaps it was the Captain's Platter". "What!!!!"<br />Perhaps it was the oysters. Oops, C-eh, did I tell this one before? Btw, I stopped the gout medicine. <br />And what of the bow? <br /><br />The bow is made of YEW Wood, the true wood, the wood that bowmen love**<br /><br />Picard, I'll see your Lodi but<br /> <a href="https://youtu.be/kNiUfwHJF6E" rel="nofollow"> This is my fav CCR</a>. Also, did you catch Owen's poem at the J the next day?(re. Sagan). Sunday I think <br /><br />Smooth solve but broken up. I ran up to Dunellon (hi Jinx) and back and filled at any opportunity. Some juice but no prob. <br /><br />Misty…. Did I hear you say LEIPZIG was a lookup? What's next Vienna? I did need a couple of perps. <br /><br />Great write-up Hahtoolah<br /><br />WC<br /><br />*As I mentioned before. In the Bernard Sampson saga I'm convinced Deighton<br />is embedding the true story of the JFK assassination which apparently was unearthed by British Intelligence and said report available to a select few. It seems to be a favorite hobby of ex-BI'ers <br /><br />**"The White Company" AC Doyle<br />Wilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-75141817966513359572020-03-03T19:11:47.148-06:002020-03-03T19:11:47.148-06:00I had no trouble with the first few rows, then got...I had no trouble with the first few rows, then got to 22A, and quit. Not enough spaces for CRAWFISH, the correct answer.<br /><br />HG, if you had that sort of crustacean in Nebraska, you can call it a CRAWDAD with no complaints. But if you eat a Cajun Crustacean it’s a Crawfish! As someone pointed out if you dig it out of a Mississippi ditch it’s a Mudbug.<br /><br />As for Where the Crawdads Sing, I read it and have mixed feelings. The plot seemed too unrealistic for<br />my taste and I found it dragged in spots. But it is interesting and worth a read I think. IMHO<br /><br />Thanks G and B and Hahtoolah for defending the pond.<br />SwampCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06893584705424353444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-89439856040814841572020-03-03T18:53:34.498-06:002020-03-03T18:53:34.498-06:00desper-otto hand up for TAME before MILD. This puz...<b>desper-otto</b> hand up for TAME before MILD. This puzzle was OK by me!<br /><br />Learning moment that LODI is a wine region. My parents lived in that area for many years. Lots of CRAWDADs in that area.<br /><br /><b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yA7iGxV6rt4" rel="nofollow">Here is a song about LODI.</a></b><br /><br />The song is by Creedence Clearwater Revival. We often get them as CCR in the puzzles. I have never actually been to LODI. This song talks about being stuck there which is usually not a good thing.<br /><br />From Saturday:<br /><b>OwenKL</b> thank you for taking the time to check out the SCROD joke. And thank you for the kind words about the CARL SAGAN essay. It is one of the most important and moving essays I have ever heard. "Who speaks for Earth?"<br /><br />Are there people who did not know of CARL SAGAN or did I misunderstand?Picardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17401317669146538447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-54670646545731242152020-03-03T17:59:34.295-06:002020-03-03T17:59:34.295-06:00Dang, I sure like the style of your write-ups, Hah...Dang, I sure like the style of your write-ups, Hahtoolah.<br /><br />I enjoyed this Gail and Bruce puzzle. Please keep collaborating, you two! Thanks.<br /><br />Best wishes to you all.Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-35318642395223045382020-03-03T16:07:30.423-06:002020-03-03T16:07:30.423-06:00The other big brand of "purified water" ...The other big brand of "purified water" I call Aquafaucet.Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00671636316561947612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-82598160062945179672020-03-03T15:44:51.567-06:002020-03-03T15:44:51.567-06:00Inbred kindred inbed... cool OMK!Inbred kindred inbed... cool OMK!Ray - O - Sunshinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04864005198472595370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-43165828502865362972020-03-03T15:20:16.512-06:002020-03-03T15:20:16.512-06:00YEWS - the strong, supple wood used most famously ...YEWS - the strong, supple wood used most famously in the English longbow, as tall as the man, the weapon used by Henry V's Yeomen archers to defeat the over-confident French cavalry by piercing their fancy armor--in the Battle of Agincourt (1415).<br />~ <b>OMK<br />____________<br />DR:</b> One diagonal today, on the far end.<br />Its anagram changes slightly depending on the letters selected. It either refers, innocuously, to a cozy batch of relatives, aka...<br />"<b>OUR KINDRED</b>," <br />or, to the result of some overly close relations among those relations...<br />"<b>OUR INBREED</b>"!Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-10322730757608324782020-03-03T12:47:15.094-06:002020-03-03T12:47:15.094-06:00Hahtoolah: Excellent write-up and links.
Good jo...Hahtoolah: Excellent write-up and links.<br /><br />Good job.<br /><br />Cheers!Tinbenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14661395078047234853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-15979769817015672782020-03-03T12:35:26.499-06:002020-03-03T12:35:26.499-06:00Hmm,
I have no idea why, as a New Yorker,
CrawDad ...Hmm,<br />I have no idea why, as a New Yorker,<br />CrawDad seems perfectly "OK" with me...<br /><br />(CrawDaddy is a little weird though...)<br /><br />Yew thought it was just a Bush?<br />(<a href="https://www.thevintagenews.com/2019/03/04/yew-tree/" rel="nofollow">Actually, yes, I did...</a>)<br /><br /><a href="https://pics.me.me/lets-see-who-gets-to-home-first-damn-ok-19129551.png" rel="nofollow">I wonder if I can post more pics than Hahtoolah...</a><br /><br />Well, <br /><a href="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcRr9MFDV0LZYxYhl9g1srmfNlDszvYXMFpHbM-63vZ0a3aiG2aQ" rel="nofollow">I am getting over it...</a><br /><br /><a href="https://i.imgflip.com/2lyonn.jpg" rel="nofollow">For Irish Miss...</a>CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-43961594008733936302020-03-03T12:32:48.511-06:002020-03-03T12:32:48.511-06:00
This Tuesday effort wrapped up quickly, easier th...<br />This Tuesday effort wrapped up quickly, easier than yesterday IMO.<br /><br />No write-overs today, always nice.<br /><br />Faye Dunaway in “The Thomas Crown Affair” was wonderful. Actually, she is always worth watching. <br /><br />See you Wednesday. AnonymousPVXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10078186298428497941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-47747289646494373122020-03-03T12:28:06.445-06:002020-03-03T12:28:06.445-06:00Hi everybody.
I finished "Where the Crawdads...Hi everybody.<br /><br />I finished "Where the Crawdads Sing" about a month ago. I enjoyed the first half of the book but didn't like the ending much at all. <br /><br />I enjoyed the movie "Midnight in Paris" so much I'm watching it all over again. It's very romantic with a clever plot I thought.Bill Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04495413609545426668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-71372448945773170682020-03-03T11:45:53.782-06:002020-03-03T11:45:53.782-06:00A Gail and Bruce Tuesday puzzle--very exciting! I ...A Gail and Bruce Tuesday puzzle--very exciting! I worked my way slowly through all of it, but had problems with the northeast corner. Just couldn't get it, though I tried and tried. Finally decided to look up that Wagner birth city and filled in LEIPZIG. Tada! Did the trick and everything else fell right into place and I was done. Okay, not a perfect performance but pretty close, and a lot of fun. Getting PIANO KEYS was neat as was getting CRAWDAD. Always love seeing OPIE in a puzzle and thanks for the sweet pictures, Hahtoolah. Never heard of DISANIS, but got CAROM even though I've never played pool (at least that I remember). And so it went, lots of fun, and thank you, Bruce and Gail.<br /><br />Have a good Tuesday, everybody. Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570695193695039956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-26087390352257305442020-03-03T10:56:19.682-06:002020-03-03T10:56:19.682-06:00I have no idea what "five apples tall" m...I have no idea what "five apples tall" means as a description. Is that when she is on all fours, like a cat, or when she is standing like a human? What type of apples? <br /><br />Gainesville was always proud that <a href="http://fpc.dos.state.fl.us/reference/rc01435.jpg" rel="nofollow"><b>FAYE DUNAWAY </b></a> studied at the University of Florida. She was before my time there.Lemonade714https://www.blogger.com/profile/13642909374639570868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-32085494554702070972020-03-03T10:42:43.745-06:002020-03-03T10:42:43.745-06:00Hola!
Hand up! I read I Know Where the Crawdad Si...Hola!<br /><br />Hand up! I read I Know Where the Crawdad Sings for our book club selection. It's an interesting story with an intriguing ending.<br /><br />Any puzzle by Gail and Bruce is OK with me. This was fun. NO KIDDING. Learning moment for me: I had no idea HELLO KITTY was five apples tall! <br /><br />I once saw Whoopie Goldberg AD LIB in a Broadway show when she turned to the audience and said, "I forgot my lines". The play was A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.<br /><br />The Z in SLEAZES immediately brought to mind LEIPZIG though I didn't know that's where Wagner was born.<br /><br />At SEA LANE I thought of Spitz.<br /><br />My flatware is also ONEIDA, Louisiana pattern.<br /><br />Interesting information about the heart and SYSTOLE.<br /><br />It is time to RISE from this chair and get going on today's LABORS.<br /><br />Have a beautiful day, everyone!<br />Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-73529783587785721092020-03-03T10:29:07.183-06:002020-03-03T10:29:07.183-06:00Canada Eh. "Where the Crawdads Sing" def...Canada Eh. "Where the Crawdads Sing" definitely worth the waitRay - O - Sunshinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04864005198472595370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-14936606280002657852020-03-03T10:26:30.618-06:002020-03-03T10:26:30.618-06:00I
Kiki.."Don't go breaking my heart!&quo...I<br /><br />Kiki.."Don't go breaking my heart!" (YEW could if you tried)<br /><br />This was a nice Tuesday puzzle...no real surprises. Perp walks changed "incages" to INACAGE. (speaking of cages Mrs. Piper's pumpkin shell abode was pretty SEEDY). "Sega" to SEGO. (got to stop watching my 10 y o grandson playing video games where I dont have a clue.)<br /><br />FAYE got Dunaway at the end of "Bonnie & Clyde"<br /><br />Nice to see our ONEIDA lake included, neither finger nor great lake. (Utica is the country seat of Oneida County while Oneida NY is the largest city in neighboring Madison county where the county seat is a small village with the very romantic name of Wampsville...confused yet?)<br /><br />If POTUS plans are realized we will soon have real Space CADETS. Who GNU?<br /><br />KPAX was a great film. "Marriage Story"....meh.<br /><br />STUD FINDER?....try Match.com dating app.<br /><br />My cardiac atria tell lies occasionally. Instead of rhythmic SYTOLE and diastole they "FIBrillate" Doc says..meds or ablation. I say talk to the hand. <br /><br />As often happens didn't get the theme (NO KIDDING). Just happy EKING out a finishRay - O - Sunshinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04864005198472595370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-82927747321202935682020-03-03T10:25:06.398-06:002020-03-03T10:25:06.398-06:00Good morning, folks. Thank you, Gail Grabowski &a...Good morning, folks. Thank you, Gail Grabowski & Bruce Venzke, for a fine puzzle. Thank you, Hahtoolah, for a fine review.<br /><br />CanadianEh!: I read "Where the Crawdads Sing" last summer. It was an outstanding book. Describes a life in the marsh that evolves into a murder mystery. Quite an ending! You will enjoy it.<br /><br />Jinx: Yes, GTE was a great company. But, the lawyers took care of that.<br /><br />The puzzle went along just fine. Caught the theme when I finished. It all worked. Good start to a Tuesday.<br /><br />PSA reminds me of Pacific Southwest Airlines. I used to fly them. The airline with a smile painted on each plane.<br /><br />The YEW was used for the English Long Bow, especially against the French.<br /><br />I have used X ACTO KNIVES. Easy to cut yourself on those.<br /><br />I have eaten CRAWDADs. My oldest daughter used to live in Louisiana. When I visited I partook of the local food.<br /><br />Anyhow, have to run. See you tomorrow.<br /><br />Abejo<br /><br />( )Abejohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10318111258011554517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-21791984335636497792020-03-03T09:37:00.189-06:002020-03-03T09:37:00.189-06:00Terrific Tuesday. Thanks for the fun, Gail and Br...Terrific Tuesday. Thanks for the fun, Gail and Bruce, and Hahtoolah.<br />Quick fill today and I saw the OK theme.<br /><br />Bland wouldn't fit; MILD did. I also debated between TNOTES and Bonds.<br />We see UEYS, Uie - always some nose-wrinkling.<br />You all know that LABORS also created some nose-wrinkling for this Canadian.<br /><br />EPH was no problem; hand up with YR for learning those books of the Bible in Sunday School. I LOLed at ASS after our Biblical mount last week. We also had SMITE and OFT to add to our Biblical words (from KJV).<br /><br />I knew inanehiker would immediately fill in SYSTOLE, and WC is too familiar with GOUT.<br />I smiled at LODI crossing AUDI, and also noted PSA and PTA.<br />JOWl makes me think of Richard Nixon and John Diefenbaker.<br />I have ONEIDA stainless; factory outlet in Niagara Falls closed years ago.<br />Do single women on the prowl need a STUD finder?<br /><br />I have Where the CRAWDAD Sings by Delia Owens on hold at the library. Long wait list. Has anybody here read it??<br />GrammarlyBlog says "Crawfish, crayfish, and crawdads are the same animal. Which term you use may depend much on where you live. Louisianans most often say crawfish, whereas Northerners are more likely to say crayfish. People from the West Coast or Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Kansas often use the term crawdad. In the Mississippi Delta, they call them mud bugs." I have never eaten one under any name.<br /><br />CSO to MME Defarge.<br /><br />Wishing you all a great day.CanadianEh!https://www.blogger.com/profile/05688358229402732332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-1335106048396881402020-03-03T09:17:02.022-06:002020-03-03T09:17:02.022-06:00Good morning everyone.
Great intro with entertain...Good morning everyone.<br /><br />Great intro with entertaining visuals from Hahtoolah. Thanks.<br /><br />About right for a Tuesday. Once the OK theme was established, a couple prefills were possible. Theme fill came easily but needed perp help with HELLO KITTY. I knew GNU. LEIPZIG came easily and the 'P' invited EPH for the N. T. Book. Liked JOWL.<br />Puzzles seem to like 'UEYS' but I call them 180's.<br />ONEIDA Lake is 35 mi. WNW of us. Mostly shallow except for the Erie barge canal channel. Drains toward L. Ontario.Spitzboovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448007368332133086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-16229306466741050312020-03-03T09:12:27.536-06:002020-03-03T09:12:27.536-06:00Good Morning:
As I have often said, Gail and Bruc...Good Morning:<br /><br />As I have often said, Gail and Bruce never disappoint me and, while this theme isn't complicated or clever, I was in the dark until the reveal, so it's my idea of an enjoyable solve. A few stumbles that were quickly corrected: Eer/Oft, Nod/Nap, Sago/Sego, and Masse/Carom. I needed perps for Eph, Earle, K-PAX, Kiki, and Hello Kitty, a name I've heard but had no idea she's five apples tall! <br /><br />Thanks, Gail and Bruce, for a fun romp and thanks, Hatoolah, for also never failing to amuse and delight us with your visuals and interesting links. My favorite image today was the two mismatched socks' exchange at the "singles" bar. "Marriage Story" is an excellent movie but sometimes heart-wrenching and emotionally draining. IMO, however, the performances by Scarlett Johansson, Adam Driver, and Laura Dern more than made up for any discomfort.<br /><br />Have a great day.Irish Misshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12527047622731333304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-46508312701348108222020-03-03T08:22:33.487-06:002020-03-03T08:22:33.487-06:00Musings
-Saw the gimmick early and wondered how th...Musings<br />-Saw the gimmick early and wondered how they were going to clue the reveal<br />-Even I know, “The good is OFT interred with their bones”<br />-Changing to CDT feels like jet lag<br />-It’s CRAWDADS in Nebraska ponds<br />-PSA’s were standard TV fare in my yute<br />-A LOB is usually a tennis <b>shot</b> but in basketball it’s usually a pre-dunk <b>pass</b><br />-Big-time TPING uses a leaf blower<br />-Elton and KIKI brightened my morning!<br />-Loved the SEA LANE visual<br />-YEWS around here are bushes not trees<br />Husker Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09980336006827988210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-78037431855946999882020-03-03T08:06:16.100-06:002020-03-03T08:06:16.100-06:00There was nothing difficult about this puzzle, but...There was nothing difficult about this puzzle, but I was not on the constructor's wavelength. FIR in the end. KPAX, EARLE and KIKI were new to me, but perpable. I thought this puzzle had a thin theme. <br />We have a Lodi, NJ, so I remember this fill which appears in crosswords from time to time.<br />I don't see UEY in print, but I have very often heard this slang word. I am surprised it turns so many solvers off.<br />I had a BP machine, but using it several times just seconds apart gave me wildly different readings so I returned it.<br />GNU is not new to me. I knew it as the only three letter antelope.<br />I don't get jet lag going to and from Europe or going to Japan. However, I get very tired returning from Japan because I can't sleep on a plane and have been awake for more than 24 hours. I also have no problem with the change between daylight saving time and standard time.<br />---PZ-G suggested Leipzig. Memorized the New Testament books in order as a kid and still remember them.<br />A voter said on TV on Sunday that with so any candidates she couldn't keep them all straight. I think the thinning of the field before Super Tuesday voting is a good thing, even though my first choice became an also ran. Several of the candidates just canceled each other out. I feel sorry for those who voted for one who then dropped out. I am glad I will be able to vote on the viable choices.Yellowrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590216912123103432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-43835778710411959432020-03-03T07:37:30.965-06:002020-03-03T07:37:30.965-06:00Leipzig x Eph wasn't fun. The entire puzzle w...Leipzig x Eph wasn't fun. The entire puzzle was just "OK".<br />"Marriage Story" is great. Saw XPAX, but don't remember it well. Steve Earle rocks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com