tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post1596914903947418967..comments2024-01-25T10:14:06.567-08:00Comments on L.A. Crossword Confidential: WEDNESDAY, September 23, 2009—Bruce Venzke & Stella DailyOrangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-25529421145440789042009-09-23T21:42:50.002-07:002009-09-23T21:42:50.002-07:00Having worked on Capital Hill moons ago, Hale Bogg...Having worked on Capital Hill moons ago, Hale Boggs came quickly. His wife, Lindy Boggs was elected to his seat, after he presumably died in a plane crash in Alaska. His daughter is none other than Cokie Roberts, who was an ABC newsreporter for many years. Another daughter, Barbara Boggs Sigmund was the Mayor of Princeton, NJ. I remember her losing first her eye to cancer and then her life. <br /><br />All in all, some great words in the Wed. puzzle. Loused up was a phrase I grew knowing. A considerably bluer phrase is used now! Wanted to put "blow" for clear snow. <br /><br />I thought Orem was where all those Osmonds were from, but that was Ogdon. Atleast Marie lives in Orem! Not sure she sings in A Flat. Pretty sure she doesn't lipsync, either.ddbmcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-91807484885873967332009-09-23T14:55:04.752-07:002009-09-23T14:55:04.752-07:00Hale Boggs' daughter is Cokie Roberts of PBS/N...Hale Boggs' daughter is Cokie Roberts of PBS/NPR fame, certainly a strange name. But, she's a senior citizen herself.<br /><br />You probably assumed the smithy was the guy because of Longfellow's poem, in which the "village smithy stands." He meant the business and continues, "The smith, a mighty man is he..." Gotta read it. Very masculine in a good, not machismo, way.Sffinginoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-47616399093463595992009-09-23T14:35:16.462-07:002009-09-23T14:35:16.462-07:00As Majority Leader, Boggs often campaigned for oth...As Majority Leader, Boggs often campaigned for others. On October 16, 1972, he was aboard a twin engine Cessna 310 with Representative Nick Begich of Alaska, who was facing a possible tight race in the November 1972 general election against the Republican candidate Don Young, when it disappeared during a flight from Anchorage to Juneau. The only others on board were Begich's aide, Russell Brown, and the pilot, Don Jonz;[4] the four were heading to a campaign fundraiser for Begich. (Begich won the 1972 election posthumously with 56 percent to Young's 44 percent, though Young would win the special election to replace Begich and won every election through 2008.)<br /><br />Coast Guard, Navy, and Air Force planes searched for the party. On November 24, 1972, after 39 days, the search was abandoned. Neither the wreckage of the plane nor the pilot's and passengers' remains were ever found. The accident prompted Congress to pass a law mandating Emergency Locator Transmitters (ELT's) in all U.S. civil aircraft.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-10451748779383276772009-09-23T14:00:45.120-07:002009-09-23T14:00:45.120-07:00When I was 10 I tried to play euchre with my uncle...When I was 10 I tried to play euchre with my uncles but could not decipher their strange system of knocking on the table to declare their move. I did learn how to spell it, which comes in handy every now and then.<br /><br />Got screwed in the SE corner cuz I never heard of Hale or Tris, but Hale Boggs is such a cool name I don't think I'll forget.term rerreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17823118829390624054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-38920402163790064812009-09-23T12:50:40.364-07:002009-09-23T12:50:40.364-07:00I thought it a fun puzzle, a little irreverent.
...I thought it a fun puzzle, a little irreverent. <br /><br />I didn't have a problem with one-crop, but I needed all the crosses to get Boggs's first name. Hydration from underground is not a great clue; you still have to bring the water up to sprinkle your plants or lawn.machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-2731367834549473722009-09-23T12:34:31.589-07:002009-09-23T12:34:31.589-07:00Shrub5 and I liked the same words...also I think t...Shrub5 and I liked the same words...also I think this continues the week's trend toward improvement over recent weeks. I agree w Orange: the nice longish fill was refreshing and different!Charles Boglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15667976595355657752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-63123067795514473372009-09-23T11:53:10.239-07:002009-09-23T11:53:10.239-07:00Never heard of dumb down
Also thought smithy was ...Never heard of dumb down<br /><br />Also thought smithy was the person.<br /><br />Liked the puzzle and like the word that appeared in both the NYT and LAT puzzle today.chefbeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15195945085405126511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-46456071879220667182009-09-23T11:10:44.288-07:002009-09-23T11:10:44.288-07:00@jazz--Think Michelle already tried that and it di...@jazz--Think Michelle already tried that and it didn't work.Parsannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-19017644066066267182009-09-23T10:56:42.003-07:002009-09-23T10:56:42.003-07:00Nice Wed puzzle!
Liked the cross of EGRET and EAG...Nice Wed puzzle!<br /><br />Liked the cross of EGRET and EAGLE. Also appreciated the plethora of two-word answers, none (except for ONECROP) seeming contrived. e.g. LIPSYNC,ENTRYFEE,ATLEAST, and all the theme answers.<br /><br />I'm waiting for the 5-D clue to someday be "What Michelle Wie wants to do" instead of the more traditional bent.<br /><br />Did I count right...only 8 3-letter fills? <br /><br />Good Wed, Bruce and Stella!jazzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02967093995893913338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-31284020359141136132009-09-23T10:27:57.173-07:002009-09-23T10:27:57.173-07:00@crazycatlady: I thought of the Hale-Bopp comet, t...@crazycatlady: I thought of the Hale-Bopp comet, too, although I did remember the name HALEBOGGS once I had a few of the letters in. <br /><br />@Orange: So glad to see the video of the ending of "Trading Places" -- a favorite of mine and one of Eddie Murphy's early roles.<br /><br />@Scott: I agree with Parsan that LOUSED UP has pretty much been replaced by screwed up. I associate "all loused up" with something my grandfather would say.<br /><br />I didn't know SMITHY was the horseshoer's workshop. I thought smithy was the shoer. I looked it up and it can be both.shrub5https://www.blogger.com/profile/09466867716773759568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-28815159009129389012009-09-23T09:18:04.486-07:002009-09-23T09:18:04.486-07:00@Scott--LOUSE UP is a phrase I've long heard, ...@Scott--LOUSE UP is a phrase I've long heard, but maybe it isn't used as commonly now. Maybe "screw up" has taken its place in slang. <br /><br />@Orange--Nice picture of great hitter Wade Boggs, but I was never a Red Sox fan.Parsannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-29447514495822612122009-09-23T09:01:43.262-07:002009-09-23T09:01:43.262-07:00I zipped right through this puzzle until I came to...I zipped right through this puzzle until I came to a screeching halt at the intersection of Game often played with a 24 card deck and House Majority Leader of the Early 1970s. This is the first time that I have heard of the game EUCHRE. As far as the early 70's, I was in the smokey haze of what passed for college during that ERA, so I don't remember HALE BOGGS. I do remember Hale Bopp, however. I totally missed the theme, but did have a chuckle over DUMBDOWN hmmm....?CrazyCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00245025301434920905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-70398490424957253982009-09-23T08:56:13.656-07:002009-09-23T08:56:13.656-07:00ONECROP is the only real stinker here, MONOCROP wo...ONECROP is the only real stinker here, MONOCROP would be fine, but I've never heard anyone use the phrase one crop.<br /><br />Also, I've never heard LOUSEDUP, is this a phrase other folks are familiar with?<br /><br />Lots of nice fill otherwise, I particularly liked PLAYBOYS, ACOLYTES, and SOBSTORY.Scottnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-56999301967226276822009-09-23T07:29:33.864-07:002009-09-23T07:29:33.864-07:00For TIE settlers I had the OT and was thinking OTO...For TIE settlers I had the OT and was thinking OTO, our favorite Nebraskan that doesn't go by the last name Cathers.<br /><br />My new method on long answers is to get a couple of letters and try to fill it in, usually to my detriment but it does add fun to the solving process. The other "game" is to have some letters and try to fill it in without reading the clue, usually to my detriment.*David*noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-60953415893361957392009-09-23T07:28:18.804-07:002009-09-23T07:28:18.804-07:00I only saw the theme after I finished this very en...I only saw the theme after I finished this very enjoyable puzzle. SOBSTORY, EUCHRE, LOUSEDUP, ACOLYTES, LIPSYNC -- all fresh, interesting entries. Great clue for DUMB (we've sure seen this in the blog buzz recently.)<br /><br />I had one error that today's Crosswordese 101 would have helped: I had ESTE instead of ESSE at 59D. Since I didn't know baseballer TRIS Speaker, I thought TRIT sounded OK. Per Wiki, TRIS is short for Tristram. I remember tris as a type of buffer in chemistry, I think.<br /><br />I wondered where the expression FIT TO BE TIED came from; learned it refers to the practice of binding uncontrollable, dangerous people into straitjackets. Today, you'd send someone to anger management class.shrub5https://www.blogger.com/profile/09466867716773759568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-37003561511514042902009-09-23T07:12:20.878-07:002009-09-23T07:12:20.878-07:00@CC: *Exactly* what I thought, a little tweak of ...@CC: *Exactly* what I thought, a little tweak of the nose perhaps.GLowenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-8960790739162876132009-09-23T07:09:45.805-07:002009-09-23T07:09:45.805-07:00Wanted "UNI--" or "MONO---" f...Wanted "UNI--" or "MONO---" for "ONECROP. Never saw the theme. Guess I need more coffee.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-21045733810035162302009-09-23T06:47:34.219-07:002009-09-23T06:47:34.219-07:00How did this ever get in the LA Times crossword:
...How did this ever get in the LA Times crossword:<br /><br />48D: Make absurdly easy, with "down" (DUMB)Jeffreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01699404861773455504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-37070330846709054392009-09-23T06:37:00.003-07:002009-09-23T06:37:00.003-07:00I liked this puzzle! Thank you BV and SD. It was...I liked this puzzle! Thank you BV and SD. It was as easy as a Monday puzzle but that was O.K. because most of the clues were interesting and the few abbreviations made sense. I really liked the way EAGLE and EGLET crossed and the SE corner had LOUSE UP, DUMB, and IM LATE and even RUES at the bottom. <br /><br />HALE BOGGS and TRIS Speaker came easily (advantage of age) and FIT TO BE TIED was one of my Dad's favorite sayings.<br /><br />Did not know MRE or EUCHRE but they just filled in with crosses. <br /><br />I thought we might get "Fur ELISE", a lovely melody. Always hoping for some classical or jazz when it's clued.Parsannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-72917639474290668812009-09-23T06:28:52.284-07:002009-09-23T06:28:52.284-07:00@Helena - At first I thought tie settlers was tiet...@Helena - At first I thought tie settlers was tietacks or stickpins. Then there's Thai settlers.<br /><br />I had forgot @61A HALEBOGGS 1st name, but did know euchre, probably from novels, so cleared that up.<br /><br />Messed up 2D OREM, never heard of it, crosses 17A WELLWATER crosses 1D PAWS. First, I had "pups," then "pads." Thus, 17A became "pullwater," which didn't seem right.<br /><br />Once more, did not get theme. That would have helped this time.<br /><br />24D SUET could also be beef.<br />35D TENT and 33D TEPEE on the grid.Sfinginoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-15258272532373245202009-09-23T05:46:53.013-07:002009-09-23T05:46:53.013-07:00"43D: Tie settlers, for short (OTS). Meaning ..."43D: Tie settlers, for short (OTS). Meaning overtimes that settle a tied game. Anyone try to understand this clue as being about pioneer-type settlers?"<br /><br />YES! Oregon Trail, thou hath ruined me for life. Thanks a lot, third grade. <br /><br />Also, thumbs up for "Woohoo! The weekend!" Makes trusty rusty "Thursday cry of exultation" or whatever seem a little dry in comparison. I can't remember TGIF ever being an answer on a Friday, though. What a tease.<br /><br />p.s. This girl AMAT this blog : )Helena Handbasketnoreply@blogger.com