tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post8440686565199806938..comments2024-03-29T02:07:08.222-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Friday, February 28, 2020 Mark MacLachlanZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-12627693243550801642020-02-29T14:31:58.578-06:002020-02-29T14:31:58.578-06:00I shared your pain.I shared your pain.Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01482173909843743240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-4605869858147495102020-02-29T14:23:56.351-06:002020-02-29T14:23:56.351-06:00Indeed.Indeed.Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01482173909843743240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-74331411849837960612020-02-28T21:23:29.240-06:002020-02-28T21:23:29.240-06:00Big Easy - Thanks for a better explanation of &quo...Big Easy - Thanks for a better explanation of "three on a match" - now it makes more sense. Googled it, but it just gave the bit of three soldiers lighting their cigs using one match. Never, ever heard of that superstition before - the things I learn here at The Corner. UTEFORCE and INKOFEXTINCTION were my first fills, hinted by easy-fill BREXIT. My downfall - the last O in - oreo o's. Never heard of that either - chocolate cereal - yech! Perps helped - (The) CURE?? Yeah, Anon-T...<br /><br />Thanks, Tony, for the Ch 11 clip - I watched Ch 2 tonight - Ch 11 was a lot more informative. I decided to use the hot water tap for my Mr. Coffee this a.m. - the rust (and whatever) deposits percolating in my hot water heater sounded safer than bacteria, considering it takes at least two minutes of boiling water to purify it. <br />TX Msnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-11468783743878925352020-02-28T20:14:32.078-06:002020-02-28T20:14:32.078-06:00Running late tonight. Had to take DW to MD to conf...Running late tonight. Had to take DW to MD to confirm that she has the FLU- regular kind. Spitzboov was lucky. Finished the puzzle early we no problems, thanks to solid perps to solve the unknown comics- Margaret CHO, Denis LEARY, & SPIFF. And also the never heard of HOREB & SENSEN. I've heard of ON THE 'DOWN LOW' but not DL. I've read that it has a completely different meaning in a certain community. SOO- unknown by me.<br /><br />I caught the left off BR at OILER CHICKEN and that allowed ACE FOR IMPACT to be filled before BREXIT was filled. I'm sure you can still get The CURE music ON CD.<br /><br />TILEX- we quit using it in the shower-made the floor slippery. We squeegee the walls and floor to keep mold from growing.<br /><br />'Three on a match' was a BAD OMEN because if three soldiers were lighting cigarettes from the same match the enemy would see the flame because it burned too long.<br /><br />CSONKA, Morris, & Kiick were a great backfield for the Dolphins. So were Calvin Hill, Walt Garrison, & Duane Thomas for the Cowboys. It's very rare that one team would have three great running backs at the same time. And the Cowboys had Roger Staubach at QB.Big Easynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-34645603223729221632020-02-28T19:31:05.302-06:002020-02-28T19:31:05.302-06:00What a slog. Two days in a row. It wasn't just...What a slog. Two days in a row. It wasn't just the themers it was everything. Too many unknown names and natickness led to a DNF again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-91682964054566975632020-02-28T17:36:16.402-06:002020-02-28T17:36:16.402-06:00Hi All!
What IM & Ray-O said... Too many unkn...Hi All!<br /><br />What IM & Ray-O said... Too many unknown names and I kept shooting myself in the foot with wrong entries. Copious cheats were needed - Official DNF.<br /><br />Thanks Mark for the puzzle. The theme is cute [now that I see an early fill, BREXIT] was theme related - figured out BR <i>after</i> cheats].<br /><br />Great expo TTP. We had the same clue for The CURE 1/12/20. At one point in time, I'm sure Steve or I linked it. <b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDDGMwQGkOI" rel="nofollow">Here it is</a></b> [5:01 and a bit EMO].<br /><br />Shots in the foot: AND b/f cheat for SOO (really?), thatOK? b/f cheat to fix [OH, THAT's where THAT goes], TREY b/f... you get the picture.<br />Lookups: CSONKA, ANA<br />WO: Sling b/f SPEAR.<br />ESPs: ETOILE, LEES, UTE FORCE, HOREB, SEN-SEN, OREO Os<br /><b>Favs</b>: Spaceman SPIFF, LES Nessman<br /><br />Folks, the mains D-O mentioned is 8'-diameter and waters nearly 1/2 of Houston. This hit me personally - no coffee at the office!<br />//and in the mid of "wash you hands - COVID19" we have a boil order. There's not a stove in the restroom ;-) Fortunately, I'm home in Sugar Land and no such water issues.<br /><br /><b><a href="https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/flooding-on-east-loop/285-319d995a-47fb-4689-aeca-9f91e9fd1f2c" rel="nofollow">News link</a></b>.<br /><br />D-O - I'll second TTP; great ARLO song.<br /><br />Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-17562262591891213222020-02-28T17:32:28.355-06:002020-02-28T17:32:28.355-06:00"As they matured, LOU stood up to Babe and th... "As they matured, LOU stood up to Babe and they grew apart". On the trip to Japan Lou thought the Babe was a bit too friendly with his wife. They didn't speak until LG "Greatest" day when the Babe hugged him. <br /><br />I'm with Wendy re. QT. Had to ink that out. But… FIW. TIdEX(thinking of laundry) and didn't know Mr Nessman.<br /><br />Lots of white until I grok'ed BR-.EXIT (How's that going, Steve?)<br /><br />I had inked RmS/RES. I ended up working east to west after realizing TANKER wasn't the OILER in question. <br /><br />Thank you Mark for shaping me up for Sat. And TTP for the write-up. You have my permission to add a TTP there at the top. Although I do pride myself on distinguishing you and L. It's just remembering the day is tough. <br /><br />WC<br /><br />Ps, I finished that WaPost XW* and SENILE was in there. Or was if it the other Sunday insert?<br /><br />*I actually recognized the song homynyms after completing. My third shot and everything was clear this morning. <br /><br />And . . Delightful visit with VA C&P. I think she was a nurse-practitioner and really was knowledgeable. What a great listener (Her:"I couldn't get rid of that guy…")<br /><br /><br /><br />Wilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-58429988330698954582020-02-28T16:48:36.124-06:002020-02-28T16:48:36.124-06:00Thanks for letting me know, Ol'Man Keith--this...Thanks for letting me know, Ol'Man Keith--this OREOO thing had really puzzled me.Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570695193695039956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-22832404536973139662020-02-28T16:19:26.005-06:002020-02-28T16:19:26.005-06:00I liked this puzzle a lot, and especially liked th...I liked this puzzle a lot, and especially liked the remove-BR gimmick. Laughed out loud at IDES MAID. Second fave was OILER CHICKEN; just something funny about the image it engenders in my mind. As Steve might say, "Chicken confit?" I struggled with OREOOS and wrinkled my nose at SOFTC. Putting in JOE as Babe's teammate led me badly astray for a while in that area because I couldn't think of any word, acronym, nickname, or abbreviation beginning with JEE that made sense. And I really really really did not want that SOO in there.<br /><br />I immediately thought of Bill G at Spaceman SPIFF.<br /><br />Thank you for the jokes, folks! My wife liked them too.<br /><br />That SPEAR looks like a pickle to me. And yeah, if David cut off Goliath's head with Goliath's sword... ? I guess Goliath carried two weapons. I'm too uninterested at the moment to look it up.<br /><br />I read that Corona beer is actually running ads that say, in effect, "Hey folks it's not us! Drinking our beer won't make you sick."<br /><br />Best wishes to you all.Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-25797228638242643572020-02-28T15:12:28.373-06:002020-02-28T15:12:28.373-06:00Mr. MacLachlan's pzl is a harbinger of spring!...Mr. <b>MacLachlan</b>'s pzl is a harbinger of spring!<br />He is removing the BR<i>rr </i>factor. <br />And happily, here in SoCal, the chill is gone. Indeed, this week has set records for sunshine & warmth. <br />I feel bad (no schadenfreude here!) when I see the horrific blizzard conditions in the rest of the country. <br />Our storied Mediterranean climate is out-Mediterraneaning the Mediterranean these days.<br /><br />(HIE thee hither, if thou wouldst bask in our sunny clime!)<br /><br /><b>Misty</b> (and others who wonder) ~ I didn't know either, but now I do. OREOOS is not OREOOS but, correctly, OREO O's--apparently little round circlets (Os) of the famous Oreo flavors. <br />~ <b>OMK</b>Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-26483056033268406482020-02-28T14:13:01.857-06:002020-02-28T14:13:01.857-06:00
This Friday toughie didn’t go down without a figh...<br />This Friday toughie didn’t go down without a fight. <br /><br />Not many write-overs because of limited guesswork.<br /><br />Write-overs....AND/SOO, BADLUCK/BADOMEN. <br /><br />And on to Saturday. AnonymousPVXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10078186298428497941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-68245528279383449362020-02-28T13:27:38.827-06:002020-02-28T13:27:38.827-06:00Fabulous Friday. Thanks for the fun, Mark and TTP...Fabulous Friday. Thanks for the fun, Mark and TTP.<br />I struggled with this CW and almost had the same opinion as Irish Miss. I had BREXIT but not any of the themers, and could not see the removed BRs.<br />But then I Googled LES and broke open the centre, giving me ACE FOR IMPACT, and I was off to the races. IDESMAID was my favourite.<br />But I arrived here to discover I FIWed. I had Inline instead of ONLINE (still connected IMO) and did not know CHO.<br /><br />Other unknowns filled by perps were SPIFF, OREOOS, CSONKA, LEARY, CURE.<br />But this Canadian knew Nobel prize winner, Alice MUNRO, and I know enough French to see ETOILE.<br /><br />I wanted And before SOO; sword before SPEAR (David used Goliath's sword to cut off his head!). Hand up, Ray, for thinking of Ass for that Biblical mount.<br />And of course, SOFT C was a nose-wrinkler (I wanted Clang).<br />I smiled to see TIE crossing AD IN, SEA and AFT, and the "green clues" for DYES and REUSED.<br />If you only have A TASTE, do you need a SENSEN?<br /><br />ON THE DL and "Three on a match" (I was trying to figure out BAD -MEN until it parsed with OREOOS) were not familiar expressions for me. I LIUed after I got here.<br /><br />On a lesser day than Friday, HIES would have been clued to show that it was archaic ie. "Goes apace in Shakespeare"<br /><br />Wishing you all a great day.CanadianEh!https://www.blogger.com/profile/05688358229402732332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-73300661455763756612020-02-28T12:31:31.411-06:002020-02-28T12:31:31.411-06:00"The verb hie is extremely old fashioned, so ..."The verb hie is extremely old fashioned, so you're much more likely to read it in a book than to hear someone say it. Still, it's good to know when you read, "Hie thee to the castle!" that it means "Hey, get a move on! Go to the castle!" It comes from the Old English word higian, "strive or hasten," from a Proto-Germanic root."<br /> UTES are much more common in Austraia.<br /><br /><a href="//www.carthrottle.com/post/nrjl4rv/" rel="nofollow"> Ute or pickup?</a><br /><br /><a href="//www.google.com/search?q=ute+vehicles+images&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS874US874&oq=ute+vehicles++images+&aqs=chrome..69i57.11927j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8" rel="nofollow"> UTE images </a>Yellowrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590216912123103432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-80643627192092576962020-02-28T12:30:15.470-06:002020-02-28T12:30:15.470-06:00Hello everyone.
Dr. visit this am. A OK.
Tough ...Hello everyone.<br /><br />Dr. visit this am. A OK.<br /><br />Tough solve today but, heh, it's Friday. Got the schtick with IDES MAID and realizing the BR should be dropped on theme fill. Confirmed with OILER CHICKEN. Liked INK OF DISTINCTION.. Only trouble was in NE: 3 red letters: with UN in UNO and D in ON CD.<br /><br />I liked the puzzle; good job, Mark.<br /><br />My new 2 yr old IMAC has no CD/DVD slot, either.Spitzboovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448007368332133086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-978832887117176592020-02-28T11:59:36.887-06:002020-02-28T11:59:36.887-06:00A bit of a slog until I got the theme and then it ...A bit of a slog until I got the theme and then it went slowly but surely. Lots of good stuff in this one.Hungry Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13465905817770134952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-54874713534926477752020-02-28T11:53:46.876-06:002020-02-28T11:53:46.876-06:00Favorite theme answer was IDESMAID.
Not heard o...Favorite theme answer was IDESMAID.<br /> Not heard of ONTHEDL - we used to say “on the QT” (quiet)<br /><br />Thanks, Mark for a fun, challenging puzzle. Thanks for the tour, TTPWendybirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13680784385470001268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-28141581444833528382020-02-28T11:48:36.339-06:002020-02-28T11:48:36.339-06:00Know Denis Leary as an actor, didn't know he i...Know Denis Leary as an actor, didn't know he is also a comic.Ron in LAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02290936080278225000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-12534828895623302412020-02-28T11:40:21.635-06:002020-02-28T11:40:21.635-06:00DO....Mt Horeb Animal Hospital ....found this when...DO....Mt Horeb Animal Hospital ....found this when I googled. <br /><br />Think it's where Noah checked out the animals before they loaded on the arkRay - O - Sunshinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04864005198472595370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-75532364562332806502020-02-28T11:38:18.305-06:002020-02-28T11:38:18.305-06:00Well, I got off to a great start in the northwest,...Well, I got off to a great start in the northwest, getting HEN and ALL and MUNRO, and then figured it must be CHO going down as HELP UP and ONLINE fell into place. Thank you, Mark, for that easy start. Then, going east, I got two downs, ESTOP and ELENA, and then NOEL, but still took a bit of work to fill in the rest. But things got harder on the way down, and in the end it took quite a bit of cheating for me to finish. Never heard of CSONKA and kept thinking it couldn't be right, spelled that way. But it helped to know ARLO. And I still don't understand OREOOS? Is there really a cereal by that name? Still, fun Friday puzzle, thanks again, Mark. And always enjoy your commentary, TTP.<br /><br />Have a good day, everybody. Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17570695193695039956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-78289187151803655252020-02-28T11:36:24.836-06:002020-02-28T11:36:24.836-06:00Musings
-Halfway through my Ag sub day and I’ve ha...Musings<br />-Halfway through my Ag sub day and I’ve had 8 students so far! There’s an FFA convention and it’s “Senior Skip Day”<br />-Tweren’t easy McGee but was very rewarding at the end.<br />-(BR)INK… gave me the gimmick. IDES MAID was my fav!!<br />-99+% partisan impeachment/non-conviction vote shows the CHASM in Congress<br />-I’ve never heard anyone use the word HIE for hurry or UTE for a vehicle<br />-The Chicago River will soon get a lot of green DYE<br />-As they matured, LOU stood up to Babe and they grew apart<br />-Our new IMAC has no CD/DVD slot<br />-<a href="https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sicovers.com%2Fcontent%2Fimages%2Fthumbs%2F0003304_larry-csonka-of-the-dolphins.jpeg&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sicovers.com%2Flarry-csonka-of-the-dolphins-1972-august-07&tbnid=unz0p2iLAwEkUM&vet=12ahUKEwi1o9Hh4PTnAhVWPs0KHYRiBb4QMygAegUIARDtAQ..i&docid=Pu-i0Q0cpG80TM&w=442&h=575&q=sports%20illustrated%20csonka&safe=strict&client=safari&ved=2ahUKEwi1o9Hh4PTnAhVWPs0KHYRiBb4QMygAegUIARDtAQ" rel="nofollow">Csonka’s right hand</a> in this picture got past the SI editors<br />-Yup, D-O, “Tryin' out Tailor Mades like cigarette fiends! And braggin' all about, How they're gonna cover up a tell-tale breath with SEN-SEN”<br />-Two students next period, so I’d better rest up!<br />-Great write-up, Tom!<br />Husker Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09980336006827988210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-17911218694689881942020-02-28T11:11:08.100-06:002020-02-28T11:11:08.100-06:00Ray-O, I guess that was after his visit to Mt. Hor...Ray-O, I guess that was after his visit to Mt. Horeb where he commented it was a horrible place to build a hospital.desper-ottohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242581085713882677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-73593318020074140852020-02-28T10:58:47.881-06:002020-02-28T10:58:47.881-06:00For inanahiker, and all who love musicals, there i...For inanahiker, and all who love musicals, there is the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The" rel="nofollow"><b>LINK TO THE BAND's VISIT</b></a> which I have not heard about until today.<br /><br />I would be excited to see it when the show comes to So.Fla but I m afraid it does not. <a href="https://thebandsvisitmusical.com/tour/" rel="nofollow"> <b>THE TOUR DATES </b></a>.Lemonade714https://www.blogger.com/profile/13642909374639570868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-63414140423404678522020-02-28T10:40:38.973-06:002020-02-28T10:40:38.973-06:00Desper-otto: True. Incorrectly. No school today...<br />Desper-otto: True. Incorrectly. No school today here as well. Teacher's day. Great Arlo video. Thanks.<br /><br />KenoRunner: True. Corrected. TTPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03978803962510303498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-28764538398959467982020-02-28T10:27:46.286-06:002020-02-28T10:27:46.286-06:00I'm on a roll...two days in a row DNF. Miscons...I'm on a roll...two days in a row DNF. Misconstrued BREXIT clue to mean EXpect to find an EX or even an EXIT like in the EXTINICTION clue. Put "cmajorIMPACT crossed with "clap at" for 23D. Never heard of OREOOS (thank God). One wrong perp lead to another.<br /><br /><br />Grrr IMMAD!<br /><br />So today biblical MOUNT finally means MOUNTAIN...Henny Youngman: "first thing Moses said when he got to the top of Mt. Sinai..'this would make a great place for a hospital' "<br /><br />AT least some BADluck corrected by perps. (3 on a match is an action that can provoke bad luck. An OMEN is a passive event) <br /><br />A new exhibit of international snacks at the MUNCH museum. ...<br /><br />Hope these past two day DNFs not a BADOMEN for tomorrow's puzzle.<br /><br />Happy FrīġedæġRay - O - Sunshinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04864005198472595370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-21427206124949089902020-02-28T09:46:41.436-06:002020-02-28T09:46:41.436-06:00DNF, Double natick with CSoNKA and ENoKIS crossing...DNF, Double natick with CSoNKA and ENoKIS crossing the non-word Soo. Got the reveal before I guessed the theme, but it helped me guess all 5 of the theme phrases with only a few perps each.<br /><br />ASSIST > HELP UP, DOWN LOW > ON THE DL, AND > SOO, depiCTION > EXTINCTION, BAD luck > BAD OMEN, SINAI > HOREB, EGG > TIE. Knew OSLO because I recently did <a href="https://www.jigidi.com/user/OwenKL2" rel="nofollow"> a series of art pieces based on Munch's "The Scream"</a>. (You'll have to work one of those jigsaws to read my short poem about it.)OwenKLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16709695380239557575noreply@blogger.com