tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post9173502131571559307..comments2024-03-28T17:33:35.558-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Sunday February 23, 2020 John-Clark Levin Zhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-55522474364520737482020-02-24T20:25:33.851-06:002020-02-24T20:25:33.851-06:00PK - Deepest sympathy on the loss of your brother....PK - Deepest sympathy on the loss of your brother.Spitzboovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448007368332133086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-5653916478961253852020-02-24T03:04:36.921-06:002020-02-24T03:04:36.921-06:00Love it, Owen, but I think you have a better chanc...Love it, <b>Owen</b>, but I think you have a better chance pronouncing "façade" to go with "parade." <br />In the "stuff-it-Frenchie" Yankee manner...<br />~ <b>OMK</b>Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-43171417554976972262020-02-23T22:23:06.401-06:002020-02-23T22:23:06.401-06:00Wilbur -- sort of a super-limerick. War, sure, sec...Wilbur -- sort of a super-limerick. War, sure, secure are all loose rhymes, so the scheme is (AB)(AB)CC(AB).<br /><br />The second poem* had an unconventional scheme, too, since parade, promenade, and façade are eye-rhymes but ear-rhymes, so I plugged in the puzzle word CRAVE, but liked my original final line too much to delete it, so left it as a parenthetical coda.<br /><br />Promenade is an oddity. I would pronounce the noun to rhyme with façade, and the verb to rhyme with parade. But the online dictionaries I checked, if they differentiated at all, gave one as British and the other as American.<br /><br />*To save you scrolling back:<br />With colors flying, the PRIDE PARADE<br />Saw some drag queens promenade<br />But most were just<br />In normal dress,<br />To look bizarre they did not CRAVE<br />(And thus eschewed outre façade).OwenKLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16709695380239557575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-50269123000330153842020-02-23T22:07:51.148-06:002020-02-23T22:07:51.148-06:00Yes Arnold, I have missed Irish Miss too.
Yes Arnold, I have missed Irish Miss too.<br />CanadianEh!https://www.blogger.com/profile/05688358229402732332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-88640771825598016352020-02-23T21:07:10.777-06:002020-02-23T21:07:10.777-06:00Signing on again to thank desper-otto, Jayce, Mist...Signing on again to thank <b>desper-otto, Jayce, Misty, CanadianEh!, PK, 9mileSkid, Anonymous T, CrossEyed Dave, inanehiker, Picard, Wilbur Charles,</b> and <b>ALL</b> who took the time to send me birthday greetings. <br /><br />And let me express my gratitude once more to dear <b>C.C.</b>, our wonderful creator and site hostess--as well as chief archivist of our cruciverbal lives.<br /><br />It is sweet of you all to post such kind words.<br /><br />Much appreciated,<br />~ <b>OMK</b>Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-25129432482425122092020-02-23T19:55:07.543-06:002020-02-23T19:55:07.543-06:00I have a version of Ivanhoe where BBdeG* is the he... I have a version of Ivanhoe where BBdeG* is the hero and Garth, Wamba, Gurth and finally, Athelstan are heroic. Wifred is a shadowy character, never actually seen. Their nemeses need no revision especially the aptly named "Front de Boeuf".<br /><br />Liddy was in Dallas that day(along with RMN**)<br />Hbd, Keith. Great pic. <br /><br />Wow, 75mph. If one drove that speed on I75 on the outside lane he'd invite serious road rage(a mere 5 over limit .<br /><br />Picard, thanks for biodome pics. Homesteaders are going that way. And. Make that one of Gordon's crimes. And. <br />Thanks for explaining "Bang-!". Beatles are my Sirius go-to…<br /><br />PK, glad you're ok now and prayers for your brother. <br /><br />WC<br /><br />Owen, great poem using a different format: ABCBDDCB?<br /><br /><br />*Brian Bois de Gilbert who swore off love then finds the jewess Rebecca. Thackery had a sequel: Rebecca and Rowena. <br />**Who denied it!!!<br />Wilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-48509742284752116562020-02-23T19:55:02.733-06:002020-02-23T19:55:02.733-06:00I have a version of Ivanhoe where BBdeG* is the he... I have a version of Ivanhoe where BBdeG* is the hero and Garth, Wamba, Gurth and finally, Athelstan are heroic. Wifred is a shadowy character, never actually seen. Their nemeses need no revision especially the aptly named "Front de Boeuf".<br /><br />Liddy was in Dallas that day(along with RMN**)<br />Hbd, Keith. Great pic. <br /><br />Wow, 75mph. If one drove that speed on I75 on the outside lane he'd invite serious road rage(a mere 5 over limit .<br /><br />Picard, thanks for biodome pics. Homesteaders are going that way. And. Make that one of Gordon's crimes. And. <br />Thanks for explaining "Bang-!". Beatles are my Sirius go-to…<br /><br />PK, glad you're ok now and prayers for your brother. <br /><br />WC<br /><br />Owen, great poem using a different format: ABCBDDCB?<br /><br /><br />*Brian Bois de Gilbert who swore off love then finds the jewess Rebecca. Thackery had a sequel: Rebecca and Rowena. <br />**Who denied it!!!<br />Wilbur Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08905123297841127198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-14086494841491251602020-02-23T19:49:06.676-06:002020-02-23T19:49:06.676-06:00Very full day - just got around to the puzzle -
N...Very full day - just got around to the puzzle -<br /><br />Not much to add but<br />Happy birthday Keith!<br />and<br />Thanks to CC and John-Clark!inanehikernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-62528208210347750102020-02-23T18:58:38.747-06:002020-02-23T18:58:38.747-06:00Where is the completed puzzle ?Where is the completed puzzle ?Ron in LAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02290936080278225000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-33707045523830200592020-02-23T18:54:05.849-06:002020-02-23T18:54:05.849-06:00Keith Happy Birthday!
CrossEyedDave the Beatles A...<b>Keith</b> Happy Birthday!<br /><br /><b>CrossEyedDave</b> the Beatles Album HELP! has an exclamation point which is sometimes called a "bang".<br /><br /><b><a href="https://d2s36jztkuk7aw.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/styles/tile_2_column/public/tile/image/original_447.jpg?itok=ChzcVUoC&timestamp=1354886431" rel="nofollow">Here is the original British HELP! album cover with a BANG.</a></b><br /><br />I had always heard that they were spelling out H-E-L-P with semaphore signals. Apparently that is not true. They are random letters that made for a good photo.<br /><br /><b>PK</b> sorry to hear of the loss of your brother and of so much blood. If it is any consolation I lost a bit more blood than that at the Bloodmobile a few weeks ago! It should come back in a day or so. Eat some salty pretzels and drink water to feel better.<br /><br /><b>PK</b> before your mishaps you were asking about TED TALKS which come up in the puzzles. Are you able to Google "TED TALKS"? You should be able to watch them free on whatever device you are using for this blog. Does it work for you?<br /><br /><b>Jayce</b> glad you know of the Biosphere 2 BIODOME. When we were on the tour they claimed it in use now, too. They say they are doing climate crisis research.Picardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17401317669146538447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-20182720701346041032020-02-23T18:41:54.874-06:002020-02-23T18:41:54.874-06:00Thank you, CanadianEh, 9mileskid, & Husker for...Thank you, CanadianEh, 9mileskid, & Husker for your kind words. I have never heard of Secaris, CE, will have to see. Am glad to know what the EMT's probably injected, 9MS. It did the job. I had never had high blood pressure before that I know of. It is so difficult to get in to see a doctor in this city. My son finally was able to get me in to see a doctor after much phoning around. The one to whom I was referred wasn't taking new patients. I am to see the DR tomorrow, over a week after my big scare. Scared my kids more, I think -- especially the darling son who cleaned the bathroom. PKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14570575955563406341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-59007651516181065712020-02-23T17:45:51.233-06:002020-02-23T17:45:51.233-06:00Although I do not comment, I visit this blog regul...Although I do not comment, I visit this blog regularly after completing the daily puzzle. I have noticed that Irish Miss hasn't posted in many days. She is my favorite blogger because I often relate to her observations. Do any of you regular bloggers know if she is okay? Thank you.Arnoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16026955656123896678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-30435684849903699732020-02-23T17:43:20.819-06:002020-02-23T17:43:20.819-06:00Addendum
-All the world's a stage, and all the...Addendum<br />-All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players: they have their exits and their entrances; and one man in his time plays many parts, his acts being seven ages. What act of your life have you entered at this age, my Friend? HBD!<br />-PK, What a tale! I hope you are back to normal very soon!Husker Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09980336006827988210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-22829756211239107952020-02-23T17:07:46.444-06:002020-02-23T17:07:46.444-06:00Thanks to C. C. and John-Clark for a challenging p...Thanks to C. C. and John-Clark for a challenging puzzle and great walk-through, and happy birthday OMK! <br /><br />Sorry to hear about your loss and recent ER visit, PK. My wife gets horrific nosebleeds, but they don't last 4 hours. I was a paramedic in LA a long time ago and encountered a serious bleed like yours once. We administered lidocaine and epinephrine to stem the flow, but those two meds can increase blood pressure - that might have had something to do with your secondary symptom. And your secondary symptom may have had something to do with your primary, as well.<br /><br />I was another who went over an hour solving this one. Interestingly, I solve on paper first and then a little later go back and fill in the puzzle online. The last square on paper AND online was the M in COMERS and GENEMAPS in the SE quad. I didn't really have either word readily available in my vocab and apparently, neither got nailed in the first time through. :-) <br /><br />I did enjoy the theme as it dealt with the names for groups of individuals of a certain species, one of my favorite things to know. Murders, pods, schools, colonies, I love the descriptiveness of some of the terms.9mileSkidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03595957187926080823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-26221606899078881842020-02-23T16:59:06.137-06:002020-02-23T16:59:06.137-06:00DNF,
Way too many things I just didn't Grok,
C...DNF,<br />Way too many things I just didn't Grok,<br />Case in point, 54D, Beatles album with a bang?<br />(I don't get it...)<br /><br />HBD OMK!<br /><a href="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/a0/b2/74/a0b274a3fec90d21dca95e28dc0ddfe3.jpg" rel="nofollow">(just "act" like it has your name on it...)</a>CrossEyedDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745913007262424048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-32765362770869625332020-02-23T16:50:11.889-06:002020-02-23T16:50:11.889-06:00Super Sunday. Thanks for the fun, John-Clark and ...Super Sunday. Thanks for the fun, John-Clark and C.C.<br />I finished with a few red letter helps and saw the theme. (Bill G - In each themer there is the name that is used for that particular group of animals - colony, pod, pack, pride, army, school, murder (that is the less familiar one*). Thus the title of Herd Mentality.)<br />My favourites were TWO PEAS IN A POD and PRIDE PARADE.<br /> *Prescience of the blog - On February 13, 2020 at 11:45 AM, Ray - O - Sunshine said...<br /> Interesting that a flock of crows is called a murder.<br /><br />The NW Corner was the last to fill. A CLASS did not come to mind and this Canadian could not decide between all your American networks. Alphabet run gave ABC.<br />I was misdirected by Cheerio and was thinking of breakfast cereal. (Rice Krispie and Froot Loop did not fit.) <br />Listing brought to mind real estate. Oh, one of those A words was needed. ATILT <br />I thought of Ivan the Great before Peter. (And I needed a Roman Numeral! Ivan was III)<br /><br />I didn't remember ALOHA OE (LOL, I see that Lemonade has Canadianized Elvis with ALOHA EH)<br />I wanted LOYALTY Points not CARDS. (No Target Red card for this Canadian)<br /><br />My pumpkin pie recipe has cinnamon and mace. Allspice does contain all the flavors of cloves, ginger, nutmeg, and cinnamon combined - in one single berry. <br /><br />Happy Birthday OMK!<br /><br />PK- So sorry to hear of your trials recently (I had missed your posts). My sympathy in the loss of your brother, and hope you have no more nosebleeds (did they suggest Secaris nasal gel, humidifier in your room?)<br /><br />Wishing you all a good evening.CanadianEh!https://www.blogger.com/profile/05688358229402732332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-75092922950624578022020-02-23T16:26:21.231-06:002020-02-23T16:26:21.231-06:00Happy Birthday, Keith!
JCLevin's work was out...Happy Birthday, Keith!<br /><br />JCLevin's work was out of my wave length, but managed to finish. Thanks, for the challenge. Thank you, C.C., for continuing to guide our way.<br /><br />Past two weeks have been a real trial. My brother died and the next week I had a ride to the ER with a nasty gusher of a 4-hr. nosebleed. When I started to shake uncontrollably, I thought I was going into shock and called 911. EMT's said my bathroom looked like a big animal had been slaughtered in there and guessed I'd lost at least 12 oz. of blood. They gave me some kind of shot, did an EKG and hauled me away in the ambulance. ER DR didn't see the gore and wasn't as impressed, but was nice to me. Only thing he could see was dry nasal passage (all blood had leaked out by then, man) and high blood pressure.PKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14570575955563406341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-17420917032337756752020-02-23T15:32:04.526-06:002020-02-23T15:32:04.526-06:00Hi everybody.
Jayce wrote: "For some reason...Hi everybody. <br /><br />Jayce wrote: "For some reason it was very hard for me."<br /><br />As usual, I agree with Jayce. I finished the puzzle but the theme just didn't make sense to me; something about the relationship between the clue and the answer? Dunno...Bill Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04495413609545426668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-27101462633495197622020-02-23T15:31:26.687-06:002020-02-23T15:31:26.687-06:00Sunday Lurk Say...
Just stopping by to wish OMK a...Sunday Lurk Say...<br /><br />Just stopping by to wish OMK a very Happy Birthday. A toast!<br /><br />Cheers, -TAnonymous Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00459563526290288425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-4483087807972417192020-02-23T15:00:23.842-06:002020-02-23T15:00:23.842-06:00Good afternoon, folks. Thank you, John-Clark Levi...Good afternoon, folks. Thank you, John-Clark Levin, for a fine puzzle. Thank you, C.C., for a fine review.<br /><br />Puzzle went slowly today. Theme theme eluded me forever. Finally got it with TWO PEAS IN A POD. Very clever construction.<br /><br />Liked KEEL for 84D.<br /><br />Lots of names that made this tough. Perps and wags all the way.<br /><br />Tried GAUCHO before CHARRO worked much better.<br /><br />Remembered ATTU. We get that one now and then.<br /><br />TRICOT was totally unknown. Perps.<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-4749047660971048222020-02-23T14:23:03.817-06:002020-02-23T14:23:03.817-06:00Picard, yes, I know of the Biosphere 2 in Oracle, ...Picard, yes, I know of the Biosphere 2 in Oracle, Arizona. When my mother was still alive and living in Tucson, we visited there. We did not go inside, because it was in the early 1990's, when it was actually in use.Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-28652097424270405122020-02-23T14:12:41.710-06:002020-02-23T14:12:41.710-06:00Man oh man, it took me an hour and 12 minutes to f...Man oh man, it took me an hour and 12 minutes to finish this monster. For some reason it was very hard for me. I Naticked out at the crossing of LEVI-E and E-DER, where I wrote in the letter L (hi there, desper-otto). So even after I filled the whole thing the clock didn't stop, so I knew something somewhere was wrong. I had to turn on "check grid" to reveal that red L; in hindsight I remember Adam LEVINE but still did not recognize ENDER. I learned the pumpkin pie seasoning was not CINNAMON and the small Mercedes Benz was not CCLASS. I liked some of the clues and answers, such as the clue for SHOE (hi, misty), but I can't say I enjoyed this puzzle over all.<br /><br />Speaking of small cars and legroom, I'm not surprised Boomer had a tough time getting in and out of the Ford Escape. In fact, so did I. The Escape is categorized as a "compact" vehicle. The Santa Fe is officially a "midsize" vehicle. I can't say whether Boomer would be able to get in and out of it easily; I have not personally tried it out. I do know from personal experience that I had no trouble at all getting in and out of a Subaru Outback. It is very roomy and also has excellent visibility. Although our DIL's car is a Honda CR-V, a compact, I was very pleasantly surprised to find it was very easy for me to get in and out of. It's a lot roomier inside than it looks.<br /><br />Happy birthday, Ol'Man Keith! And good wishes to you all.Jaycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15906163232315177399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-74764368803278727642020-02-23T14:04:18.636-06:002020-02-23T14:04:18.636-06:00From Yesterday:
Wilbur Charles thanks for explaini...From Yesterday:<br /><b>Wilbur Charles</b> thanks for explaining IRA with regard to Sammy CAHN and Thoroughly Modern Millie.<br /><br /><b>AnonT, Jayce and CanadianEh</b> thanks for your honest feelings about CRAGs!<br /><br /><b><a href="http://swt.org/merliesamonte/photos/20160828-408-YosemiteGlacierPoint-3x2.jpg" rel="nofollow">AnonT: Here we were on that CRAG at Glacier Point in Yosemite!</a></b><br /><br />There was a bit of a line of people to be photographed on that famous CRAG!<br /><br />Picardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17401317669146538447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-68717245869353892302020-02-23T14:02:19.482-06:002020-02-23T14:02:19.482-06:00Very fun puzzle, although the SW corner gave me fi...Very fun puzzle, although the SW corner gave me fits. I even had ELMER until it became ENDER after I figured out Loyalty CARDS. Favorite clue was ATILT - nice misdirection.<br /><br />I find the names for groups of animals fascinating, my favorite being an Exaltation of Larks. James Lipton wrote a little book which contains many others.<br /><br /><br />As a child, I read about 12 of the Wizard of Oz books and loved them. <br /><br />Thank you John-clarke and C.C.Wendybirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13680784385470001268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-41500475564040426022020-02-23T13:59:39.968-06:002020-02-23T13:59:39.968-06:00FIW with bCLASS/bBC which seemed just as good to m...FIW with bCLASS/bBC which seemed just as good to me. Too bad, because I enjoyed the theme and the rest of the solve. Yes it was a challenge. LEVINE/ENDER a lucky Natick WAG. When I first moved to California I did a training for the LAPD on an instrument we were making.<br /><br />I met CORNELL WEST about ten years ago and was impressed with his passion, intelligence and kindness. For some reason I am not finding any photos.<br /><br /><b><a href="http://swt.org/events/biosphere-2010/" rel="nofollow">Here I was at perhaps the most famous BIODOME in the world.</a></b><br /><br />It is called Biosphere 2. Biosphere 1 is the world we live in. I was at a convention with the University of Arizona. I was so thrilled to have a chance to tour this facility that is managed by the University of Arizona. Do other people know about this place?<br /><br /><b><a href="http://swt.org/crosswordcorner/watergate/P7267526.JPG" rel="nofollow">Here I photographed the site of Mr LIDDY's crimes.</a></b><br /><br />Clever clue for that one!Picardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17401317669146538447noreply@blogger.com