tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post1551484090642101354..comments2024-01-25T10:14:06.567-08:00Comments on L.A. Crossword Confidential: 09.04 Sun (calendar)Orangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-64932898478137623952011-09-06T16:52:13.020-07:002011-09-06T16:52:13.020-07:00As usual, Reagle puns are not regal puns.As usual, Reagle puns are not regal puns.hmjhttp://www.aol.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-74235394886549258292011-09-05T12:49:13.040-07:002011-09-05T12:49:13.040-07:00It's bologna. "Oscar Mayer has a way wit...It's bologna. "Oscar Mayer has a way with b o l o g n a" the jingle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-6616165613511420472011-09-05T01:09:46.769-07:002011-09-05T01:09:46.769-07:00Too many discontinues answers (i.e. "with 87 ...Too many discontinues answers (i.e. "with 87 across")! It complicates the solving "flow" (especially for us dyslexics). Can anyone explain "poison pretty/pretty poison?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-68019494644877894182011-09-04T23:20:23.762-07:002011-09-04T23:20:23.762-07:00Lost in Translation is the title of a movie.
I al...Lost in Translation is the title of a movie.<br /><br />I always like the calendar Sunday puzzles. I like ? clues, and very often this puzzle is full of them. <br /><br />I found the theme answers cute.badams52noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-62364419809358520922011-09-04T19:28:45.712-07:002011-09-04T19:28:45.712-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00485564817818402947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-59377887796223158522011-09-04T15:15:41.263-07:002011-09-04T15:15:41.263-07:00First time commenting, love this site/blog which e...First time commenting, love this site/blog which ever it is. Been doing the LA Sundays for about 10 years, Dearly miss the past grid makers that have passed on recently. Reagle is coming along nicely though. Todays Sunday seemed a bit easy but had some clues that made me chuckle. Thanks.<br />Gregbutchkgshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06529813850645569356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-45717832161540127412011-09-04T12:57:45.903-07:002011-09-04T12:57:45.903-07:00I didn't see the note either so had to do near...I didn't see the note either so had to do nearly all of the fill first so as to cross into the theme words. Great to do watching the Dodger game.<br /><br />Thanks, PGJIMMIEnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-31566571947213918812011-09-04T09:49:58.074-07:002011-09-04T09:49:58.074-07:00I thought this was actually a lot of fun after I f...I thought this was actually a lot of fun after I figured out that the answers were all cranky put-downs. <br /><br />Our dachshunds (they hate the designation "wienerdogs") were nonetheless delighted by "lap dogs" and "Oscar Mayer baloney."<br /><br />MNAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-91123822180330351922011-09-04T09:23:12.831-07:002011-09-04T09:23:12.831-07:00Not bad. Might have been easier if I'd noticed...Not bad. Might have been easier if I'd noticed there was a note attached to it, but the title and ellipses in the clues gave me enough of a hint to figure it out on my own.<br /><br />Interesting coincidence: SLY was the last down entry in both the print and the syndicated LA Times puzzles today.<br /><br />@CoffeeLvr, here's an authentic Glaswegian phrase you can try to work into conversation: "D'ya think I just came up the Clyde on a bike?" It's the local equivalent of "Do you think I was born yesterday?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-31551389740685189452011-09-04T08:43:28.945-07:002011-09-04T08:43:28.945-07:00To my mind, this is the weakest style of theme - g...To my mind, this is the weakest style of theme - guessing at wacky phrases. I did like "It's on my A list, AS IN AWFUL."<br /><br />I found this Reagle easy enough. Did not know Glasgow's river CLYDE, but got it from crosses.<br /><br />It is impressive that this big grid has very little crap, well, TPA, and almost all the entries are accessible.<br /><br />When I was a kid, SKY blue was my favorite color of Crayon.CoffeeLvrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16473192190412844538noreply@blogger.com