tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post2412013804464087704..comments2024-01-25T10:14:06.567-08:00Comments on L.A. Crossword Confidential: 10.05 WedOrangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-25875049796849500832011-10-06T11:34:25.152-07:002011-10-06T11:34:25.152-07:00@Janet - I had the same kind of experience at a re...@Janet - I had the same kind of experience at a restaurant in Toluca Lake that used to have a piano in the bar - I was having a cocktail after work with a girlfriend, and four "gangbanger"-looking types walked in, all baggy pants and backwards-facing baseball caps. I didn't pay them too much attention, but inwardly groaned when one of them sat down at the piano and did the "maestro knuckle-crack" - and then started to play ... beautiful classical jazz. The other three stood round singing amazing harmony. Then I realized one of them was Will Smith, and his three homeboys must have studied with him at Julliard.<br /><br />I kicked myself hard for my stereotypical preconceptions.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00485564817818402947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-91507974838543431782011-10-06T11:07:20.097-07:002011-10-06T11:07:20.097-07:00Mea Culpa re my post above on Groban at the Bowl r...Mea Culpa re my post above on Groban at the Bowl rehearsal...I should have written that his voice was absolutely gorgeous and heavenly. My anger at his looks and behavior turned a 180 with his first notes. Google his "interviews". He is grounded and brilliant, with a great sense of humor! Janet, Sherman Oaks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-51126778914368704532011-10-05T18:14:00.650-07:002011-10-05T18:14:00.650-07:00The first time I saw and heard Josh Groban was on ...The first time I saw and heard Josh Groban was on Ally McBeal, where he played a very shy singer. <br />The classical piece he performed was incredible. Ever since I get goosebumps listening to him, except I hate his choice of songs!machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-59204167221098962922011-10-05T16:14:58.947-07:002011-10-05T16:14:58.947-07:00Theme should have included Snoringwife (sorry hone...Theme should have included Snoringwife (sorry honey). Still a nice Wednesday offering.<br /><br />Hey Joon was awesome. He bet it all on the Daily Double when he was far ahead and he could have lost it all. Just Awesome!! He makes Ken Jennings look like a piker. <br />(Alec T. is so darn smug, I sure miss old Art Fleming and Don Pardo.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-46537542265833559812011-10-05T16:12:21.565-07:002011-10-05T16:12:21.565-07:00PG - Near the end of a Bowl rehearsal featuring He...PG - Near the end of a Bowl rehearsal featuring Herbie Hancock, 3 grubby and rude young guys plopped into an "off limits" box in front of me. When Hancock finished his last chord, one of the guys ran and jumped up onto the stage near Hancock, grabbed a mike, and began singing. Hancock began accompanying him. I learned it was Josh Groban. At least I knew the name, but I didn't know what he looked like. Janet, Sherman OaksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-48995641303433560412011-10-05T15:57:48.055-07:002011-10-05T15:57:48.055-07:00@Sfingi - Have I ever heard of Frankie Laine? Swe...@Sfingi - Have I ever heard of Frankie Laine? Sweetie I am 75 years old. Seriously, you should hear Josh sing "You Lift Me Up".Goliebabenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-89577899833757695512011-10-05T14:44:48.566-07:002011-10-05T14:44:48.566-07:00Maybe I was just in a mood today, but I got a kick...Maybe I was just in a mood today, but I got a kick out of the pair of Austen clues, "Emma" and "Lydia" which you've already mentioned. And then there were the clues "hail" and "ave___", which I believe means "hail", yes? (I don't profess to speak Latin.) Also (okay, this is stretching it, I'll admit) "Boone" and "fesses" because Fess Parker played Boone, right?pamelahttp://www.paintmebright.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-68265780009719510892011-10-05T13:09:32.385-07:002011-10-05T13:09:32.385-07:00The Utne Reader is a biweekly complilation of arti...The Utne Reader is a biweekly complilation of articles from other sources. Wikipedia is here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utne_Reader<br /><br />Commit it to memory. It creeps into crossword puzzles about once a quarter in my estimation. Perhaps more often.Van55https://www.blogger.com/profile/15904942044695917615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-68833298660069199062011-10-05T12:11:09.380-07:002011-10-05T12:11:09.380-07:00@Sfingi - FYI: one jargony exception to Greek vs....@Sfingi - FYI: one jargony exception to Greek vs. Latin rule: In Telephony biz we used CCS (Centum Call Seconds) to describe 100 call-seconds of holding time (traffic) on telephone network circuits. An alternative unit was called an Erlang (one hour of holding time instead of one hundred seconds). Some traffic tables that we used to determine how many circuits were required to provide a given grade of service were in CCS and others were in Erlangs. <br /><br />(I used to be a telephone and data network engineer.)Ed Ellessonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-23279088314946204572011-10-05T12:05:49.750-07:002011-10-05T12:05:49.750-07:00I agree with @PG, no one says AUTOMOBILE ALARM, wh...I agree with @PG, no one says AUTOMOBILE ALARM, which is probably why I first entered AUTOMOtIvE. LINGO and jargon are a great entry/clue pair, although my first thought was argot. <br /><br />I filled in the reveal answer at the very end, and when I saw APES at the tail, I read the clue. This sent me to Wikipedia, as I did not believe there are APES on the Rock of Gibraltar. Technically, I was right, as they are Barbary macaques, a tailless monkey, not true apes. Still, I didn't know about them at all.<br /><br />Joon was great on Tuesday, I am sorry I missed the first few minutes (he was at $3600 when the local Amber Alert details ended.) Even a DVR will not prevent preemption. I should clarify, I was already aware of the Amber Alert; I do think they are very important. Sadly, the infant is still missing.CoffeeLvrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16473192190412844538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-39584339422859473422011-10-05T11:46:36.738-07:002011-10-05T11:46:36.738-07:00@Goliebabe - some of us are old. Ever hear of Fran...@Goliebabe - some of us are old. Ever hear of Frankie Laine? He had 22 Gold records, 3 #1 hits in 1949. Sicilian-American. As someone once said, "Were not dead yet!"<br /><br />To reinforce Tuttle, we use Greek for words denoting value or quantities >1, Latin for <1 (for those who believe in numbers less than 1). <br /><br />I have a weakness for the cuteness of rodents. I caught 8 mice in one day and released them on Oneida Square. I used to let them out at the KFC (not the K of C) dumpster, but it's gone.Sfingihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06903616949048940858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-85724181144016054822011-10-05T10:29:34.761-07:002011-10-05T10:29:34.761-07:00Can't believe you never heard of Josh Groban -...Can't believe you never heard of Josh Groban - "You Lift Me Up". You must give it a listen. He is fabulous.<br /><br />Yea! Joon.Goliebabenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-51837567170956548322011-10-05T09:44:48.564-07:002011-10-05T09:44:48.564-07:00The 1996 version of Emma with Gwenyth Paltrow wasn...The 1996 version of Emma with Gwenyth Paltrow wasn't an updated version - it was actually a period piece set in the accurate Jane Austen time period. And it's quite good! I recommend it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-77194987039538814232011-10-05T09:39:10.153-07:002011-10-05T09:39:10.153-07:00While a fair amount of trivia thought it was fair ...While a fair amount of trivia thought it was fair and got through it fairly easy thanks to crosses. Took me a while to get oboe, got blue bayou and utne finally. I agree with PG on barking dogs.<br /><br />Reminds me of the Seinfeld episode when Elaine was kept up by one small dog. LolJohnwnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-19053664309084935772011-10-05T09:25:52.066-07:002011-10-05T09:25:52.066-07:00Got a gift subscription to the Utne Reader many ye...Got a gift subscription to the Utne Reader many years ago. You never know when these things will come in handy, like today!Have to say I actually loved this puzzle just because it was so alive with barking dogs, hamsters, ducks with reed-y quacks, and, in contrast, Marcel Marceau's very quiet Bip to hush the drip, drip, drip. <br /><br />Made for a fun Wednesday morning, to be followed by a fun Wednesday night "Jeopardy'! Some day they'll put Joon up against Watson, and Joon will win!Mistynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-65192462258446967562011-10-05T09:14:13.807-07:002011-10-05T09:14:13.807-07:00Wanted to put Sonia in for the duck at 1A, (ref. t...Wanted to put Sonia in for the duck at 1A, (ref. the Disney version). That was the answer in a puzzle sometime back for the same question. Also wanted "Weekly" Reader of course, but it wouldn't fit. First ran into UTNE Reader in a xword awhile ago. Haven't heard about it since. Not having read much Austen, know EMMA and LYDIA also from xwords.<br /><br />Looking at the above paragraph, I'm thinking that crosswords are beginning to define my literary life.<br /><br />Good, easy, Wednesday level puzzle... enjoyable, IMO, @PG's criticisms aside.Rubehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773241241484881566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-22719533306848832612011-10-05T09:06:28.417-07:002011-10-05T09:06:28.417-07:00Easy puzzle with the F word written all over it, l...Easy puzzle with the F word written all over it, lots of fun indeed.*David*noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-56502060160298115182011-10-05T09:00:22.044-07:002011-10-05T09:00:22.044-07:00A good Wednesday puzzle.
BarkingdogS is better th...A good Wednesday puzzle.<br /><br />BarkingdogS is better than just one barking dog, since the 2 (or more) keep the conversation going. At least that's the way it seems when I'm trying to sleep.<br /><br />Almost had Atari resting on Sega. Alas, que sera, sera.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-46764834075040166562011-10-05T08:18:24.288-07:002011-10-05T08:18:24.288-07:00@Anon 7:01 - if I read your question correctly, th...@Anon 7:01 - if I read your question correctly, the "reveal" is the clue/answer which ties the theme entries together.<br /><br />The experts can chime in here, but I understand that the reveal should not come before the theme entries so as not to "give them away", and that a puzzle which has the theme alluded to in the puzzle title (such as the Sunday puzzles in the LA Times, other puzzles elsewhere) then there's no reveal. The weekday LA Times puzzles don't have a title, but they do have a theme. The Saturday puzzle is themeless.<br /><br />Go @Joon! And remember to let Alex milk the audience reaction to one of his jokes before you call for the next question :)Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00485564817818402947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-13512667634611870872011-10-05T08:02:24.817-07:002011-10-05T08:02:24.817-07:00Conrad, the clue is incorrect for 41A. CENTI- is, ...Conrad, the clue is incorrect for 41A. CENTI- is, indeed, 1/100th. Hecto- is the prefix for 10^2/x100. The only common unit to use hecto- is the hectare, one square hectometer. For uses where it seems like 100 (century, say) it's not actually a prefix but, rather, the etymological root of the word (f. L. <i>centum</i>; one hundred).<br /><br />Anonymous & VirginiaC, the UTNE Reader is a magazine.Tuttlenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-82048022147850707192011-10-05T07:58:39.294-07:002011-10-05T07:58:39.294-07:00Wow! Joon is amazing!
What is "utne" ...Wow! Joon is amazing! <br /><br />What is "utne" reader?VirginiaCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-32254207879233157132011-10-05T07:07:11.728-07:002011-10-05T07:07:11.728-07:00Very easy puzzle, did most of it across only. Neve...Very easy puzzle, did most of it across only. Never saw mince meat. Shouldn't that be minced meat ;-)?<br /><br />That's very cute, ham-ster with the two meanings for cheeky. Just watching a chipmonk stuffing his little cheeks with acorns. This morning a large Tom Turkey knocked on our window. He was out there with 12 ladies.<br /><br />Josh Groban has a beautiful voice, but very poor choice of music, IMHO.<br /><br />I'm planning my day in the city around Jeopardy! Go Joon!machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-50779232612950623182011-10-05T07:01:44.558-07:002011-10-05T07:01:44.558-07:00Being new to crosswords I'm wondering about th...Being new to crosswords I'm wondering about the definition of the 'reveal<br />answer' and the answer 'utne' for reader.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-9914304148716837172011-10-05T06:25:00.879-07:002011-10-05T06:25:00.879-07:00Smooth solve today, with no writeovers. Liked MINC...Smooth solve today, with no writeovers. Liked MINCEMEAT, although the clue was a bit obvious. One thing I noticed is that ROMEO crossed TOE at 15A and 9D, which is identical to a set of crossing answers in yesterday's puzzle (at 16A and 13D in that puzzle). I assume the editors do that on purpose (I mean, it would be a heck of a coincidence for two different authors to come up with the same cross on consecutive days), but my question is, why? Or am I just being too skeptical?Matthewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-17112289653605581982011-10-05T05:54:51.973-07:002011-10-05T05:54:51.973-07:00"ham"ster - play on cheeky"ham"ster - play on cheekyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com