tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post2277296343709797260..comments2024-01-25T10:14:06.567-08:00Comments on L.A. Crossword Confidential: TUESDAY, October 20, 2009Bruce VenzkeOrangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-8473252130962525452009-10-20T22:24:01.423-07:002009-10-20T22:24:01.423-07:00"Former rock collector" ?!
BWAHAHAHA......"Former rock collector" ?!<br /><br />BWAHAHAHA.... Ahem. I mean that's nice, @SI. [BWWWHUMPHchokespitkaff]- sorry, a bit o' the H1N1 goin on, nothin to see here folks.<br /><br />:-)GLowenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-12576533653866437192009-10-20T19:36:06.605-07:002009-10-20T19:36:06.605-07:00Let's not forget that the word 'humiliate&...Let's not forget that the word 'humiliate' stems from 'earth-y' (and thus 'wormy' roots! <br />You folks crack me up. Thanks for guffaws, chortles, and snorts. This is much better than Comedy Central TV. <br />Card-carrying nerd here. Former rock collector too. <br />Here's looking forward to tougher late-week puzzles in the near future. [Raising my glass of Tab]. My brain would be shrinking if it weren't for reading the commentary and the the comments here.split infinitivenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-41889037651384457552009-10-20T18:34:02.104-07:002009-10-20T18:34:02.104-07:00Pneumatic mnemonics,Pneumatic mnemonics,Pneumatic ...Pneumatic mnemonics,Pneumatic mnemonics,Pneumatic mnemonics!Pete Ptuinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-51133889202917530632009-10-20T18:00:00.637-07:002009-10-20T18:00:00.637-07:00I love mnemonic devices! How about: EZIO - EZIO (E...I love mnemonic devices! How about: EZIO - EZIO (Easy, old) guy I've never heard of. Of course, this could work with about a googolplex of old guys in crosswords I've never heard of...ENZO - I'm in the zone (EN the ZOne) when I'm driving my ferrari. That's all I got. Plus I'm late to the party (my MO)...Fun puzzle and loved your scenario of how they came up with the theme, Puzzlegirl :)Whitneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12427378278653572523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-37623116678311981492009-10-20T17:42:55.418-07:002009-10-20T17:42:55.418-07:0032A Sport __: family vehicle = UTE....blahhh
We we...32A Sport __: family vehicle = UTE....blahhh<br />We went through this about a month ago. Pretty soon UTE will become CW101... horrors!<br /><br />Why do I always think of GOAT whenever there's an Army mascot clue? Is that the Navy's mascot?<br /><br />PG, I like your funny depiction of Bruce sitting around with constuctor's block. I get into those funks myself when I sit down to do watercolor painting... creativity wanes and I just can't paint. I always blame it on my muse taking a day off of work.<br /><br />I'm a card carrying member of the Nerd Anti-defamation League, so WATCH OUT GUYS!!!!! You may get slimed.<br />And BTW, I do snort and chortle a lot.JOHNSNEVERHOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13447455788629988277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-19262732917732742052009-10-20T17:08:31.738-07:002009-10-20T17:08:31.738-07:00@Carol - for Italians, that's no big whoop.
Kn...@Carol - for Italians, that's no big whoop.<br />Knock knock. Who's there? Sam and Janet. Sam and Janet Who? (To music -) Sam and Janet Evening, you will meet a stranger.<br /><br />EatsDirt could better refer to biting the dust, pushing up daisies, feeding the worms - hmmm - earth + death idioms as theme for a puzzle.<br /><br />@PublicSA - Emphysemic donkey noises - a.k.a. nerd snort laughs - love it. Nerds are always as productive in 5 min as others in 50.<br /><br />@BabyU - cute<br /> <br />@mini theme - OPT OFT, which constitutes a sentence.Sfinginoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-69109531620783535772009-10-20T13:55:54.186-07:002009-10-20T13:55:54.186-07:00@Ferdinand, Ezio for you to say!@Ferdinand, Ezio for you to say!BabyUcanDrivemyCarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-3845553878892986632009-10-20T13:22:45.280-07:002009-10-20T13:22:45.280-07:00GustoTutorEzio !
- - - Ciao
RobertoGustoTutorEzio !<br /><br />- - - Ciao<br /><br />RobertoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-5436902474792618182009-10-20T13:17:27.592-07:002009-10-20T13:17:27.592-07:00@margaret, exactly. The blog is the entire show an...<i>@margaret</i>, exactly. The blog is the entire show anymore, what with, how to say it?, <i>tuning the puzzle for the vocal minority</i>.embienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01991001167394653649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-91433646046537514692009-10-20T13:01:07.467-07:002009-10-20T13:01:07.467-07:00I didn't love the abundance of UP (ATEUP, ACTS...I didn't love the abundance of UP (ATEUP, ACTSUP, COMINGUPEMPTY) but otherwise OK. On the other hand, I now solve mainly so I can come read the blog after, so who cares about the puzzle itself!Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08341231728699840926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-3361744788271040312009-10-20T12:47:39.946-07:002009-10-20T12:47:39.946-07:00Carol's mnemonic doesn't rule out Ezio Fer...Carol's mnemonic doesn't rule out Ezio Ferrari, and BabyUcanDrivemyCar's doesn't rule out Enzo Pinza.<br /><br />Luckily, Ferdinand is never in the puzzle.Ferdinand Porschenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-61903193005099359022009-10-20T12:29:27.613-07:002009-10-20T12:29:27.613-07:00@bunny: No, I wish! I'm just AverageLookingGir...@bunny: No, I wish! I'm just AverageLookingGirl. Your American Every(wo)man who loves shirking responsibility and finding fart jokes in the most unexpected of venues. <br /><br />But thank you! I'm always proud to do my part in contributing to fine mists of diet coke and saliva. :DPublic Service Announcement REDUXnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-90396137303564297362009-10-20T11:54:22.129-07:002009-10-20T11:54:22.129-07:00Add to @Carol & @Joon's mnemonics-Ezio Pin...Add to @Carol & @Joon's mnemonics-Ezio Pinza-also has two z's..Some Enchanted Evening, I would like to drive a Ferrarri!<br /><br />PSA, pretty darn funny!BabyUcanDrivemyCarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-45834906483384524712009-10-20T11:45:57.059-07:002009-10-20T11:45:57.059-07:00Liked the theme, the fill not so much. EATDIRT? I ...Liked the theme, the fill not so much. EATDIRT? I never. PAAR, ARGO and SMEE all in the same corner? Too much crosswordese. <br /><br />But, on a positive note liked ARMYMULE, and it appears as though we've stepped up a bit over the last few weeks of LAT early week puzzles. Bring on Friday!Bohicanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-21809331889446310902009-10-20T11:34:06.974-07:002009-10-20T11:34:06.974-07:00Nice Tuesday puzzle with a nice theme. Just never ...Nice Tuesday puzzle with a nice theme. Just never called my super supe, I don't think he would show up next time I need him. I also ate crow...<br /><br />Thanks Joon and Carol for the perfect mnemonics.machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-62989448348240787342009-10-20T11:21:16.156-07:002009-10-20T11:21:16.156-07:00Eating dirt ,to me, refers to horse or auto racing...Eating dirt ,to me, refers to horse or auto racing, when you are not in the lead. But that might be an embassasing error on my part.JIMMIEnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-17449242382476728652009-10-20T11:18:52.057-07:002009-10-20T11:18:52.057-07:00I ATEUP this puzzle. I started after my second cu...I ATEUP this puzzle. I started after my second cup of coffe and ZAP it was done.<br />TORSI is very questionable in MHO. I remember seeing the ARMYMULE at Army/ Navy football games. As I recall it wore a little blanket with a big A. Thought ogress was cute. My new puppy's mom is named FIONA. My new PET is an ogress at times, but cute as a button. Loved the pic of Schneider the SUPE. Too bad about his co-star. An EZIO PINZA/Some Enchanted Evening clip would have been fun. Thanks P.G.CrazyCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00245025301434920905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-84265818251120885152009-10-20T10:10:48.172-07:002009-10-20T10:10:48.172-07:00@Public Service Announcement: LOL. I'd actuall...@Public Service Announcement: LOL. I'd actually be ROTFL except that I'm at work surreptitiously reading the blog. So instead, I'm wiping off Diet Coke and spit from my computer screen. <br /><br />Are you AKA HandsomGuy from yesterday?bunnynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-88390313537418964662009-10-20T09:59:12.170-07:002009-10-20T09:59:12.170-07:00to add to carol's mnemonic, ferraris have ENgi...to add to carol's mnemonic, ferraris have ENgines, hence ENzo.Joonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07825085755390339668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-37204633201211845202009-10-20T09:49:09.307-07:002009-10-20T09:49:09.307-07:00Why You Shouldn't Surreptitiously Sneak Crossw...Why You Shouldn't Surreptitiously Sneak Crossword Puzzles While Trying to Appear Productive:<br /><br />I definitely misread the clue "admits an embarrassing error" as "emits an embarrasing odor." <br /><br />On top of that, thanks to willy-nilly stealth solving, of COURSE the only letters I have filled in are the last two (RT). <br /><br />Because I am apparently about as mature as a six year old, I had to try and cover my raucus giggle with a pretend cough. Turns out that making emphysemic donkey noises is NOT the best way to give peers the impression of being hard at work.<br /><br />And THAT, folks, is why I love crosswords.Public Service Announcementnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-9050158322597872712009-10-20T09:44:51.687-07:002009-10-20T09:44:51.687-07:00@GLowe, you're forgiven. Speaking for myself, ...@GLowe, you're forgiven. Speaking for myself, I'll probably forget the clue....<br /><br />IswearFionaPaarHRossBoopErnestsEtalateuptopnotchpasta.<br />Supe,anyone?ddbmcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-33414006020241284592009-10-20T09:36:11.546-07:002009-10-20T09:36:11.546-07:00I have eaten crow, eaten humble pie, eaten my word...I have eaten crow, eaten humble pie, eaten my words, eaten sh*t, but never eaten dirt, with the exception of the time I pissed off my older brother and was lying face down in mud.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-35479774113605468282009-10-20T09:21:29.520-07:002009-10-20T09:21:29.520-07:00Oops. What if that puz sells? OK, belated spoile...Oops. What if that puz sells? OK, belated spoiler alert - do not look at the previous post. THere's a 1 in [counting past 10] something chance I will have ruined your solve 5 months from now .....GLowenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-70958057710808316422009-10-20T09:17:42.743-07:002009-10-20T09:17:42.743-07:00"Proceeds, earthworm-style" would be fun..."Proceeds, earthworm-style" would be fun, no?<br />I actually clued EATSDIRT recently and went with "Backs down, bitterly". Dunno if that'll fly or not.<br />"Earth-friendly prefix" = ECO. I guess ... around here we have the word Eco-terrorist in the paper at times, I guess that could = "earth-friendly freedom fighter" in their eyes. I think it's more aptly "Earth-related prefix" than earth-friendly, though. Otherwise ECOCIDE is a tough word to explain.GLowenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-45757027665073380672009-10-20T09:15:13.395-07:002009-10-20T09:15:13.395-07:00EATS CROW. IN DEBT TO. RUN SHORT OF IDEAS.
This p...EATS CROW. IN DEBT TO. RUN SHORT OF IDEAS.<br /><br />This puzzle was just OK. Didn't like APEMEN and SEAMAN, nor COMING UP and ATE UP, so close to each other in grid (or in grid together at all).<br /><br />The added laff trak on that "Sports Night" clip is Torturous.<br /><br />TORSIUTESUPE!<br /><br />rpRex Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.com