tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post8518866772438317076..comments2024-03-19T04:06:56.691-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Saturday, Jun 7th, 2014, Steven Riley and Charlie & Lauren PollakZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-57385977745259895272014-06-09T09:57:59.348-05:002014-06-09T09:57:59.348-05:0030-Down, in the wrte-up, had this:
Nash priest, n...30-Down, in the wrte-up, had this:<br /><br />Nash priest, not beast : ONE-L LAMA <br /> The one-l lama, He's a priest. The two-l llama, He's a beast. And I will bet A silk pajama There isn't any Three-l lllama.Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472446316589207365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-46662714830276072372014-06-09T09:40:46.851-05:002014-06-09T09:40:46.851-05:00I didn't find a colmment on Ogden Nash (one-L ...I didn't find a colmment on Ogden Nash (one-L lama and 2-L llama but no 3-L lama). Shortly after he wrote that, someone corrected him that there is also a 3-L lama (a 3-alarm or "3-L lama" fire). But you all know this...bob h-kAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13894033769186268686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-44984951042409750432014-06-07T22:12:03.630-05:002014-06-07T22:12:03.630-05:00Hi again~!
Um, Bumppo, did you read the write-u...Hi again~!<br /><br /> Um, Bumppo, did you read the write-up~? That's exactly what I said about the Phaser. Oh, and semitone is common in my circle of musicians, too.<br /><br />SplynterSplynterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04857732691220377494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-6933576377637371702014-06-07T21:40:46.953-05:002014-06-07T21:40:46.953-05:00A mother cat. Her work is never done...
Poor Momm...A mother cat. Her work is never done...<br /><br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=699575616744925&set=vb.100000774788558&type=2&theater" rel="nofollow">Poor Mommy!</a>Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-31855145362912567052014-06-07T21:03:46.240-05:002014-06-07T21:03:46.240-05:00@Owen, I used to love to do diagramless, which I l...@Owen, I used to love to do diagramless, which I learned from my mother. Those puzzles taught me everything about crossword layout. I used to buy the Dell crossword magazines every month just for the challenger puzzles, the diagramless, logic problems, and -- oh, what were they called, those combination word and quote puzzles -- anacrostics? I can't find those good tough puzzle books anymore. <br /><br />This was a tough Saturday. I could not finish the top section without googling the soul singer. Good thing I did -- I was expecting it to be a man's name. Also needed a oouple of tries to get PALATALEXPANDER. Other than those, I toughed it out. Good hard work!Pamelanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-16664272422828557032014-06-07T20:26:43.750-05:002014-06-07T20:26:43.750-05:00YR, "research" on the internet can prove...YR, "research" on the internet can prove anything....most of it wrong. Bumppo seemed to be speaking from experience. Not sure he is right, but he was giving his opinion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-9806510164226984342014-06-07T18:49:26.432-05:002014-06-07T18:49:26.432-05:00Alas, poor California Chrome just did not have eno...Alas, poor California Chrome just did not have enough kick left to win today. I felt sorry for the owners, but they have had to enjoy what success is theirs. I had tears in my eyes too. Those animals are so beautiful.<br /><br />YR: I tried walking in soft sand dunes in the Carolinas and could not make it in boots. My feet aren't made for walking there or much of anywhere, for that matter. However, I don't think webs would help. Of course, a GECKO has less weight. LOL!<br /><br />YR: As for your bathroom to roof vent, much depends on how much distance there is and whether the pipe/hose can go straight up and exit in an appropriate place or has to angle to another position. For example, you can't have a rigid pipe going straight up and exiting at the roof peak. You can't cut away your ridge pole without weakening your roof. Will it run into other piping or roof joists? This is one thing you can't read about and make a final decision. You have to be in the attic seeing what is in the path of the pipe/hose. If you can't go straight up, you probably are better off with a flexible outlet hose.PKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-33519167427785112352014-06-07T18:05:47.993-05:002014-06-07T18:05:47.993-05:00We've talked here in the past about sudoku and...We've talked here in the past about sudoku and cryptics and jigsaw puzzles (Oh my!). Does anyone else do diagramless? Years ago, before themed puzzles, I had a crossword magazine whose puzzles I found were all too easy for me. The grid was always in the top outside corner, so I pulled out the scissors and chopped that corner off the magazine. Pulled out my pad of quadrille graph paper, and did the rest of them as diagramless. Don't think I'd want to do that voluntarily with a Saturday level puzzle, but it wouldn't be impossible. OwenKLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16709695380239557575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-16436567034892027102014-06-07T18:04:49.300-05:002014-06-07T18:04:49.300-05:00Bumppo, do you ever research your opinions? I usua...Bumppo, do you ever research your opinions? I usually can find tons of counter evidence against them.Yellowrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590216912123103432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-3660514811731917272014-06-07T17:35:24.716-05:002014-06-07T17:35:24.716-05:00Has there ever been a cooler name for a race horse...Has there ever been a cooler name for a race horse/family pet than Smarty Jones? I'm picking California Chrome just because I want him to win.Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-87238268949246920402014-06-07T17:34:11.750-05:002014-06-07T17:34:11.750-05:00Bumppo, whatever is wrong with you?Bumppo, whatever is wrong with you?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-48177253271646818582014-06-07T17:29:53.071-05:002014-06-07T17:29:53.071-05:00I am a musician, and I have hung out with other mu...I am a musician, and I have hung out with other musicians all my life; and I have never heard any of them refer to a HALFSTEP or half-tone as a "Semitone" (29D). I am aware that all the dictionaries define "semitone" in terms of intervals of musical pitch, and that there is an article in the current issue of Scientific American using the word that way; but I beg to differ. When I saw the clue, I was thinking of artistic differentials in coloration.<br /><br />And then there is 39D "Electric guitar effect" = PHASER. The phaser is not an "effect"; it is the device that <i>produces</i> the effect. The <i>effect</i> is <i>"wah wah."</i>Bumppohttp://borf_books.tripod.com/hankbump/nbmpatty.htmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-80861958045086492612014-06-07T16:38:43.052-05:002014-06-07T16:38:43.052-05:00Back after spurring on the economy today while sim...<br />Back after spurring on the economy today while simultaneously lightening my wallet. Thought I'd see how other Saturday solvers felt about the puzzle. <br /><br />YR, I'll bite. Building codes can vary dramatically, and you contractor should be the one that knows the type of ducting that's code.<br /><br />Having said that, don't confuse the venting that's part of the DWV for the plumbing system. It's generally not a good idea to tie exhaust ducting into your DWV system. Your code may not allow that type of connection.<br /><br />I have three bathroom exhaust vents in the house. The basement bathroom vents out through an opening in the rim joist. That's about a couple of feet above grade and right next to where the clothes dryer line exhausts.<br /><br />The bathroom directly above exhausts overhead and through the roof. The third bath exhausts through a soffit vent.<br /><br />All three are legal here, and all three have the flexible 4 inch ducting. <br /><br />Flexible ducting is most often code-approved for bath fan exhausts, and most often not allowed by code for dryer ducting, water heater ducting, or kitchen exhaust ducting, but again, local building codes will dictate what you may or may not do.<br /><br />You should be able to get a copy of the applicable building code from your local regulating authority for gratis to a relative few dollars. I would surmise that flexible ducting is approved, perfectly suitable for the need, and would also be your least expensive installation option. Hope that helps.<br /><br />Time to get ready for the race. I'm pulling for California Chrome ! <br /><br />One last thing. Did anyone else see Shaquille O'Neal dressed up as a jockey ? AS IF ! He'd need a Pennsylvania draft horse to support his build, and they aren't exactly thoroughbreds. TTPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03978803962510303498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-22696219522359167122014-06-07T15:26:20.622-05:002014-06-07T15:26:20.622-05:00Wiki says, "Web-footed geckos, in the genus p...Wiki says, "Web-footed geckos, in the genus palmatogecko are two species of Gecko that live in the Namib Desert. They have webbed feet in order to move more easily across desert sand. They don't possess eyelids so they must lick their eyeballs clean in order to keep them moist."<br />When I was hiking in the Pine Barrens' sandy soil in New Jersey, it was like hiking in deep snow in just hiking boots. I wish I had web feet that would act like snowshoes to keep me on top of the sand.<br /><br />Tombstone location can mean a location in Tombstone, as well as the location of Tombstone.<br /><br />When viewing it from the top, an ocarina seems more egg shaped.<br /><a href="http://photobucket.com/images/zelda%20ocarina?page=1" rel="nofollow">Link egg shaped </a>Yellowrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590216912123103432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-85831815991020640132014-06-07T15:07:54.764-05:002014-06-07T15:07:54.764-05:00Splynter, You're a better man than I. This one...Splynter, You're a better man than I. This one took me longer than any Saturday this year. I'm glad it was a speed run for you! Not me. To be honest, I didn't like some of the clues and I was also completely misled on some of the answers. But, I finished.JJMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10160962871151825507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-62740570524735208372014-06-07T15:07:15.854-05:002014-06-07T15:07:15.854-05:00Was all set and ready to settle in to my Saturday ...Was all set and ready to settle in to my Saturday challenge and, what Marcia Rogers said, GRRRRRRR. There was the wrong grid and I had no idea what was going on until I came here and checked. Well, maybe they'll do an apology-not.tiptoethrunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-51602949761345589602014-06-07T15:01:19.831-05:002014-06-07T15:01:19.831-05:00When I first looked at this puzzle and saw all the...When I first looked at this puzzle and saw all the white, I thought WTF. <br /><br />The top 2/3 of the puzzle was relatively easy, but it was a big DNF for me. Didn't know half step or one llama. Thought 31D was where Tombstone is located not what is located in Tombstone. Didn't know Zia. Had Nuevo instead of Nueva.<br /><br />Oh well, I'm looking forward to tomorrow's puzzle.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01964101357124950300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-40213707116352495822014-06-07T14:43:27.611-05:002014-06-07T14:43:27.611-05:00Hi Y'all! Whew! Tough to get started on this o...Hi Y'all! Whew! Tough to get started on this one. Almost none of my first guesses were right. Without ERR, ERROL & CVS, my top half would have been empty on the first pass. Hooray, for HOOKAH & HOOTER got me going on the bottom half.<br /><br />TRIED ONE'S BEST sort of defines the whole experience today. Throat tickles didn't make us "cough", but AHEMS. Sure competitor was not "rival", but ARRID. 3D "teach" didn't fit for "share knowledge".<br /><br />I never heard of a PALATAL EXPANDER although I contributed big bucks to an orthodontist for one child. I tried to plug in some type of "retainer".<br /><br />Honestly, did you ever see an egg shaped like those OCARINAS? I wanted anemometer too, but couldn't think of the name, only saw the whirly things in my mind.<br /><br />Why would desert GECKOS need web-feet? Those are swimming apparatus, aren't they?<br /><br />Thank you, Splynter, for hazardous duty.PKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-85187660398474634952014-06-07T14:40:40.384-05:002014-06-07T14:40:40.384-05:00I really loved this puzzle and admire the construc...I really loved this puzzle and admire the constructors.Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-78605132268850678362014-06-07T14:01:37.751-05:002014-06-07T14:01:37.751-05:00Thanks for the expo, Splynter.
This great big emp...Thanks for the expo, Splynter.<br /><br />This great big empty white puzzle looked daunting at first, but oddly I didn't actually have lot of trouble with it. Learned a few things along the way too.<br /><br />In hindsight and reading the comments, the NUEVA/PHASER cross might be a little on the awkward side unless you're into electric guitar.<br /><br />Flushed with success, I trotted over to the NYT and brought myself back down to earth with a crash. Not just a DNF, but a DNRGS (did not really get started).<br /><br />Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00485564817818402947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-32542433879107879382014-06-07T13:36:35.134-05:002014-06-07T13:36:35.134-05:00Stuck with clii, even though I've never heard ...Stuck with clii, even though I've never heard of the Croid phoneLongbeachleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10945278798020339134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-90067464998729571392014-06-07T13:23:22.830-05:002014-06-07T13:23:22.830-05:00Lemon: I'd tell you the story of the threshold...Lemon: I'd tell you the story of the threshold, but I couldn't get over it.OwenKLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16709695380239557575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-65544401091464346612014-06-07T13:13:50.743-05:002014-06-07T13:13:50.743-05:00I missed PHASER. Settled for PHOSER, 'cuz I d...I missed PHASER. Settled for PHOSER, 'cuz I didn't think of NUEVO as feminine. Oh, well. <br />I think it was a fine pzl, but for me it just felt like drudge work. <br />Except for ONE-L LAMA. Whenever there is even a hint of Ogden Nash, there is good humor. That picked me up (in a way that TONE ARMS did not).Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-7175993771542825302014-06-07T12:25:14.251-05:002014-06-07T12:25:14.251-05:00Link Save me! Save me!<a href="//www.bing.com/videos/search?q=dudley+dooright+nell+railroad+tracks&FORM=VIRE1#view=detail&mid=7768D3C1CBE3B25AB6BF7768D3C1CBE3B25AB6BF" rel="nofollow">Link Save me! Save me!</a>Yellowrockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09590216912123103432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-16722908150310273042014-06-07T12:15:27.603-05:002014-06-07T12:15:27.603-05:00Wow! very impressive grid design, I love how nice ...Wow! very impressive grid design, I love how nice & neat the numbering is.<br /><br />Being Saturday, with daunting gridspanners, I immediately went red letter. But to my surprise, this was the first Saturday Stumper I have come across that was actually doable! Still lots of red letters, but fun and perpable. (Although I still think Tombstone is in Arizona...)<br /><br />I had never heard of an Ocarina until I played the legend of Zelda game. I assume this crossword crowd has never played it, so <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6eAZ3PiBsQ" rel="nofollow">you may find this interesting...</a><br /><br />(no, I didn't listen to the whole thing, & you don't have to either...)<br /><br />But it made me think, what would an ocarina sound like playing classical music? My 1st search result was nice, but (side link on right, middle.) I thought Canon in D might be nicer. (After about 5 minutes of that I wanted to blow my brains out...) <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOykec80ZeI" rel="nofollow">So here is my 1st link after all.</a><br /><br />I would love to look for some Rocky & Bullwinkle links, but it is a beautiful day, & I am going to go out & be part of it...CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.com