tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post1216807554158152470..comments2024-01-25T10:14:06.567-08:00Comments on L.A. Crossword Confidential: T U E S D A Y December 14, 2010 Billie TruittOrangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-74905458673399978312010-12-15T05:41:33.352-08:002010-12-15T05:41:33.352-08:00@Mac. Yeah, I guess it is. Unregard.@Mac. Yeah, I guess it is. Unregard.Avg Joenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-18778084240439757022010-12-15T00:56:44.074-08:002010-12-15T00:56:44.074-08:00Hey! Thanks for the shoutout...
Love this. I too...Hey! Thanks for the shoutout...<br />Love this. I too would have liked them all to be names...<br />That picture was from the first time we met, no? Hmmmm, maybe I'll cut off all my hair again.<br />Still sad our little LAST, LEST, LIST couldn't have been our first collaboration together...<br />Love your write up..."Sharky. I wonder if he's ok with that" HA!jandrea carla michaelsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-64798724250311966042010-12-14T22:32:48.162-08:002010-12-14T22:32:48.162-08:00Hey, don't complain about your California gove...Hey, don't complain about your California governator.<br />We here in Illinois we've had our succession of dillies. Most notably is our <a href="http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2010/06/blagojevich_goofy_video_clips.html" rel="nofollow">"Blago"</a>, the clown on the "Get Me Outta Here" reality show, the nut case on a TV nut commercial, the guy who tries to sell Obama's congressional seat (many times over)... oh, we have governors to top all governors.JOHNSNEVERHOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13447455788629988277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-24545654537725273152010-12-14T19:57:22.845-08:002010-12-14T19:57:22.845-08:00@avg Joe: istn't it Lizst?@avg Joe: istn't it Lizst?machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-4296016043483084602010-12-14T18:05:34.307-08:002010-12-14T18:05:34.307-08:00@ Sfingi Ah yes, I know, but that was before my ti...@ Sfingi Ah yes, I know, but that was before my time. That very same governor with the chimp got elected as the president of the USA. I confess I had nothing to do with it. And, if I may remind you, the governor of the great state of NY was hobnobbing with hookers not so long ago. I'm hoping Cuomo is a breath of fresh air for you. On the other hand, we have good old Jerry Brown *again*. On the bright side though, it's only in the 60's here.CrazyCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00245025301434920905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-15667860627658737812010-12-14T17:28:50.823-08:002010-12-14T17:28:50.823-08:00Let's not forget the Governator in that horrib...Let's not forget the Governator in that horrible Batman movie as the supervillain Freeze. "My name is Freeze...remember it well for it is the chilling sound of your doom!"John Wolfendenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07759716236594908137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-48590120191227460332010-12-14T16:58:51.228-08:002010-12-14T16:58:51.228-08:00@CrazyCatLady - You also live in a state whose gov...@CrazyCatLady - You also live in a state whose governor was in a movie called Bedtime for Bonzo, and Bonzo was a monkey.<br /><br />@Average Joe - For a while, I still didn't get it. Now I see. <br />It really got to me = It ate at me; not, I really got to something = I ate at something. Seriously. The lack of pronouns threw me. I'm glad it's not what I thought at first.Sfingihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06903616949048940858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-20116702143776336682010-12-14T16:14:40.517-08:002010-12-14T16:14:40.517-08:00You said you didn't know what at another Pathf...You said you didn't know what at another Pathfinder was? I was an Army Ranger Pathfinder in the 82nd Airborne Division. They are the Air Traffic Controlers in the field. We teach repelling, sling loading, fast ropping and many other operations.<br /><br />Ranger GolcherUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01182696084471071321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-78250222135341009362010-12-14T15:57:33.866-08:002010-12-14T15:57:33.866-08:00Thought this had an iota of bite for a Tuesday, bu...Thought this had an iota of bite for a Tuesday, but not bad. It is embarrassing to live in a state who's governor was in a movie called JINGLE ALL THE WAY. On the other hand it's only dipping down into the 60's this week and he never "got lost on the Appalachian Trail." <br /><br />I have to confess that I did not fully get the theme until I read PG's write up. Had no idea what ANT LION was, but I liked the clue for VETS, Siamese checkers? <br /><br />@Imsdave I solve either in the newspaper or online. On line I use the applet for the LAT and Across Lite for the NYT. I solve way faster online and it's because the clue is right in my face. I'm better at the LAT site, because that's the one I learned on. I probably solve in half the time on line. But, still average like Joe.CrazyCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00245025301434920905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-83945371800727782072010-12-14T15:18:19.559-08:002010-12-14T15:18:19.559-08:00@PG, Your proposed puzzle theme has been kind of n...@PG, Your proposed puzzle theme has been kind of nagging at me all day. I finally figured out why.<br /><br />Fantastic progression, but I gotta ask: "What! No Lyzst?" :-)Avg Joenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-65588005795845325192010-12-14T14:28:32.081-08:002010-12-14T14:28:32.081-08:00Forgot to mention, add to ANG Lee's list of fl...Forgot to mention, add to ANG Lee's list of flics the Missouri Western "Ride With The Devil" based on "Woe To Live On" by "Winter's Bone" author Daniel Woodrell.Nighthawkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11898505137434147165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-46418923224561743512010-12-14T14:03:55.236-08:002010-12-14T14:03:55.236-08:00Another good puzzle today, fun solve and some inte...Another good puzzle today, fun solve and some interesting words.<br /><br />I second @imsdave comment about solving online. Takes me twice as long as it does on paper. At first, I thought it was due to my lack of practice with the app but after solving ~50 puzzles, I noticed I wasn't getting any better. Not a bad experience at all solving online, rather it just takes me longer for some reason.Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14900988170432327664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-27790523248426929282010-12-14T13:22:38.811-08:002010-12-14T13:22:38.811-08:00Nice write-up, @PG. Great photo!
Agree theme was...Nice write-up, @PG. Great photo!<br /><br />Agree theme was OK. While working through, noticed J+vowel progression but missed the following N, but really wasn't needed.<br /><br />Still struggling to know my Jewish calendar cold. Needed the crosses.<br />VETS was only from all crosses. Thanks for that explanation. Together with 25D, these were, for me, the best clues.<br /><br />Speed bumps for me were in Tenn/Ky, partly b/c I read 35D as "Really got 'in' to", but also b/c of CHASER and ANTLION crossing SODAS<br /><br />All in all, fun and solid.Nighthawkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11898505137434147165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-32264240189026182882010-12-14T13:14:42.613-08:002010-12-14T13:14:42.613-08:00My brain was a little slow today in the NE and NW....My brain was a little slow today in the NE and NW. Kept wanting JANET LEIGH to be JANE-something, even though I've seen that movie several times and even heard an interview with JL recently in which she confessed that shooting that scene messed her up so much she never took a shower again.<br /><br />Definitely more difficult than the usual Tuesday, as evidenced by the teaching moment that is ANT LION.John Wolfendenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07759716236594908137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-74967882338053361072010-12-14T12:17:46.761-08:002010-12-14T12:17:46.761-08:00Sfingi: It's "ATE AT".
Let's no...Sfingi: It's "ATE AT".<br /><br />Let's not have a repeat of yesterday's todo. :-)Avg Joenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-87119622018223651382010-12-14T12:16:20.773-08:002010-12-14T12:16:20.773-08:00I really liked this, but was minorly disappointed ...I really liked this, but was minorly disappointed that 3 of the theme answers have first names as the second part (LEIGH, CRAIG, and STEWART) and the other two did not. That would have been one killer puzzle theme!<br /><br />I'd like to applaud all of you online solvers. Printer ran out of black ink two days ago (and I have been too lazy to pick some up). Takes me almost twice as long to solve on the computer.imsdavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12966770844825169981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-36168310172631876832010-12-14T12:08:09.405-08:002010-12-14T12:08:09.405-08:00I got the theme right off, and was glad the vowels...I got the theme right off, and was glad the vowels were in the right order. But after I assumed JINGLE, HTG for the rest, since I'm not into CA actors who go into politics.<br /><br />This was hard, though because of the SE, which was a tangle of interlocking sports. I could see GREG's blondness but couldn't remember his name. Looked up types of clubs for WEDGE, and had no idea that "We're on," was a sports' reference. Totally unfair for a Tues.<br /><br />I wanted Indian, but was suspicious. We have a Hogansburg on the Canadian/NYS border. Them are Mohawk. <br /><br />Got ANTLION and ATEAT but didn't "get" them. <br />Thanx for definition of bugs.<br />And is "Really got to," really got two? Teats. Yeesh.<br /><br />Oh, and I didn't have to resign-in to Blogger since the last time. Does anyone know why sometimes one must and other times not?Sfingihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06903616949048940858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-56139050955745247432010-12-14T11:18:03.273-08:002010-12-14T11:18:03.273-08:00Hand up for INDIAN and PROOF.
Agree on the use of ...Hand up for INDIAN and PROOF.<br />Agree on the use of UNITER-Sounds like a G.W. Bush "made up word."<br /><br />Barbeque 2 days in a row! I'm hungry. It's a FLAMING OFFENSE if you burn your RIBS! <br /><br />Not knowing enough about ECON, I can't agree or disagree about the use of CPI v. PRICES. One has to do with the market basket value of goods for the average (JOE) consumer, the other with the amount a producer or supplier pays, in general? I don't doubt that a rise in all prices indicate inflation. <br /><br />WOTD=Adult Doodlebug=ANTLION. I doodle, I'm an adult and an Aunt. Hmmm.<br /><br />Kinda saw the theme, but always enjoy @PG's interpretation best! <br /><br />For us novice puzzlers, found this to be a little rougher than a normal Tuesday, but no complaints!ddbmcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-17926299381929685052010-12-14T09:41:56.508-08:002010-12-14T09:41:56.508-08:00@PG: Thanks for the Superstition clip! That sure ...@PG: Thanks for the Superstition clip! That sure brings back memories.<br /><br />"Parks on a bus" was a great clue for ROSA.<br /><br />I, too, liked the CPI x PRICES cross -- though I just noticed that they were both given "inflation" clues. That seems to me like a bit of a faux pas. What say you, experts?<br /><br />I'd have thought "adult doodlebug" would be, like, V-TWO :-/ (Another meaning for "doodlebug" was as a nickname for the Germans' V-1 "flying bomb". <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V-1_flying_bomb" rel="nofollow">V-1</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V-2" rel="nofollow">V-2</a> missiles were used against Allied targets during the latter part of WW-II.)<br /><br />When I had LB_ for "successor to 56-D", I didn't even have to follow the reference to know that the missing letter was "J" -- and that I had a freebie. Then I did look at 56-D ... and found that I already had JFK from crosses. Bummer -- what good's a freebie when you don't even need it?Ericnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-8850220142933644912010-12-14T09:03:59.497-08:002010-12-14T09:03:59.497-08:00The doodlebug clue threw me as that is the term fo...The doodlebug clue threw me as that is the term for the guys who set out geophones for seismic prospecting. Actually it's doodlebugger, but close enough.<br /><br />So, I Googled and found out that doodlebug is also a term for what are called pill bugs or "rolly-pollies", those little "armor plated" insects that roll up into balls when scared... officially, Armadillidiidae. That's my WOTD.<br /><br />Very difficult for a Tuesday. Usually I do these before bed, but had to finish this morning. Was stuck in Colorado until MYRTLE Beach leaked out of my memory. Never heard of an ANTLION, but very descriptive name for what the larvae do to catch food.<br /><br />Fun puzzle.Rubehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773241241484881566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-43446981676761078722010-12-14T09:03:20.076-08:002010-12-14T09:03:20.076-08:00@Shrub5
@Avg Joe
Ant lions are indeed fascinating ...@Shrub5<br />@Avg Joe<br />Ant lions are indeed fascinating critters. I saw them last summer while lying on the dunes at the Ridges Wildflower Sanctuary in Wisconsin. I watched their little forays for hours... totally enrapt.<br /><br />I kept thinking that there were DOODLEBUGS in the Land of OZ (by Frank L. Baum), but now I seem to recall that they were WOGGLEBUGS (a similar relative).JOHNSNEVERHOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13447455788629988277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-9375424084025940352010-12-14T08:35:11.727-08:002010-12-14T08:35:11.727-08:00@Shrub5: They are more common than you might reali...@Shrub5: They are more common than you might realize. At least here in NE they are. The most frequent location I've seen them are under wooden front porches where the soil stays dry and crumbly and no grass grows. I'd never noticed one until about 20 years ago, then once I knew what to look for (the inverse conical pit), I've seen them all over the place. The Wikipedia entry is worth reading and this short video gives a good visual depiction of what to look for.<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWkfAyfBDHEAvg Joenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-14434438386307511262010-12-14T08:10:49.997-08:002010-12-14T08:10:49.997-08:00Didn't notice the vowel progression until PG p...Didn't notice the vowel progression until PG pointed it out. Enjoyed the solve and thought many of the clues were fresh and inventive. I ended up with only one writeover: PROOF before AXIOM for the geometry truth. <br /><br />@Ave Joe: Thanks for the info on ANT LIONs. Doodlebug is the term for the larva. I've never run across these critters, live or any other way.shrub5https://www.blogger.com/profile/09466867716773759568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-41361005930412447422010-12-14T07:03:20.886-08:002010-12-14T07:03:20.886-08:00Theme answers super solid. VALE/DALE and CPI/PRICE...Theme answers super solid. VALE/DALE and CPI/PRICES were nice. The worst words in this puzzle are UNITER, ANTLION, and "Schwarzenegger Christmas comedy".SethGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13753036404140901368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-52234620304031373952010-12-14T06:42:02.072-08:002010-12-14T06:42:02.072-08:00The theme was just okay for my taste.
The puzzle ...The theme was just okay for my taste.<br /><br />The puzzle was on the challenging side for a Tuesday, but I enjoyed the solve. <br /><br />DALE/VALE proximity was nice.<br /><br />UNITER seems a bit iffy.<br /><br />BAH is seasonal.Van55https://www.blogger.com/profile/15904942044695917615noreply@blogger.com