tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post2518868378779245444..comments2024-01-25T10:14:06.567-08:00Comments on L.A. Crossword Confidential: 03.18 FriOrangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-53818410998677868172011-03-18T15:45:47.531-07:002011-03-18T15:45:47.531-07:00Rather liked the theme, but HTG for KERI Russell, ...Rather liked the theme, but HTG for KERI Russell, whoever she is. <br /><br />And in the NE, had a little mess with my own wrong answers, with bOIL and bANDs, etc. Also, the abbrev. I didn't like was there - for Penn - state, school, or station?<br /><br />Also, had "circle" before ONRAMP and "girl" before IDOL. So, it was challenging. <br /><br />Also, didn't know Aztecs ate DAHLIAS.<br />I ate some sort of lily yesterday. Tasted like lettuce. <br /><br />Mini-themes: bust, busted; maker of - 2 unlike products.<br /><br />@Anon815 - We've had ALDO Gucci lately. He's a son of Guccio Gucci, the founder.<br />Pretty sharp puzzle.Sfingihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06903616949048940858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-9654845502453849062011-03-18T15:13:38.293-07:002011-03-18T15:13:38.293-07:00I knew ltyr I think im starting to figure out some...I knew ltyr I think im starting to figure out some of these oddball abbrs ive eaten coho before I think its more white th other salmons and if you ever see queen elizabeth with dogs they will certanly be corgis I think it might be the official dog of the united kingdomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-56253289172710528802011-03-18T13:01:13.757-07:002011-03-18T13:01:13.757-07:00Tough, but good. I did not get the theme until I ...Tough, but good. I did not get the theme until I solved the OUTING key. Until then, it was no pleasure, but the answer turned my slog into fun. SE was my last corner; I couldn't for the longest time figure what "kil." stood for and had to get YORE and ROXY to work back.Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-34107684043619188142011-03-18T12:42:48.499-07:002011-03-18T12:42:48.499-07:00@John Wolfden - Agree on HEINIE v hiney. Also, HE...@John Wolfden - Agree on HEINIE v hiney. Also, HEINIE was, in its day, a slur.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-39284318804262680212011-03-18T12:08:39.136-07:002011-03-18T12:08:39.136-07:00I am in awe of those who found this easy. I only ...I am in awe of those who found this easy. I only got tre because I'm Italian. Did you know that Yogi and Smokey were star catchers in MLB in the 50's? Messrs. Berra and Burgess.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-71281286883124538282011-03-18T11:51:03.761-07:002011-03-18T11:51:03.761-07:00My fastest Friday solve ever by far. I liked the t...My fastest Friday solve ever by far. I liked the theme and found it helpful in solving the puzzle.<br /><br />I only got TRE by crosses, but once I understood it I had to give Dan props for a brilliant clue. Also liked "Met expectations" for OPERAS and "Bank deposit" for SILT.<br /><br />LTYR isn't great, but I liked the misdirection of "kil." in the clue. I kept thinking, what the heck could possibly weigh 10 trillion kilograms?<br /><br />Never seen that spelling of "duff" before. To me the standard spelling, if there is such a thing, would be HINEY.<br /><br />Good learning moments in "military press" and that Aztecs used to eat DAHLIAs.<br /><br />A pretty solid Naddor, sorta breezy for a Friday but more difficult than a Thursday IMO.John Wolfendenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07759716236594908137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-90968617445651684532011-03-18T11:28:29.480-07:002011-03-18T11:28:29.480-07:00Greg, you need to ease up on the coffee, my friend...Greg, you need to ease up on the coffee, my friend. Cloverleaf is a pretty standard description of an expressway interchange with four on-ramps. I've heard it used at least as often to mean that as the clover leaf. I admit ENT was tricksy, but the Tolkien reference for ent is used in clues all the time.<br /><br />And I'm sorry, but "A little past due" was a great clue for TRE. (Of course, I only think so because I got it, but still.)Alexscottnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-85041050280704805092011-03-18T11:01:36.855-07:002011-03-18T11:01:36.855-07:00Excellent theme, horrible fill.
The NW, West, and...Excellent theme, horrible fill.<br /><br />The NW, West, and SE sections were heinous. <br /><br />NW--ENT was a bad clue (I know its short for Ear, Nose, and Throat, but "Tolkien tree being" would have been better), and so was TRE and REX. KERI?<br /><br />West--KENL? DELT? ONDISC? ALDO's not great either<br /><br />SE--OOO is lame. CRX is lazy. LTYR is weak. Apparently the constructor wanted a high "scrabble" score, so he threw in some unnecessary X's.<br /><br /><br />The puzzle had too many ? clues, and yet "Cloverleaf component" (ONRAMP) should have had one and didn't. It was a clever clue (since onramps look like 4 leaf clovers from above) yet needed a question mark because, on ramps aren't actual clover leafs.<br /><br />Still, great theme, and some decent fills. But too many unnecessary uncommon abbreviations.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15940563034797865033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-60869227975304730652011-03-18T10:25:24.412-07:002011-03-18T10:25:24.412-07:00Felt about right for a Friday. Had some really cl...Felt about right for a Friday. Had some really clever misdirection in the clues:<br /><br />1D, A little past due and 10D, Met expectations caused me to burn a few brain cells. 60D abbreviation of kilometer as kil instead of the more common km threw me off.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-36175495923644218042011-03-18T10:01:21.626-07:002011-03-18T10:01:21.626-07:00Way too easy for a Friday, put up hardly any resis...Way too easy for a Friday, put up hardly any resistance at all. Liked the Dunlop & Yamaha minitheme. My first pair of skis were Yamahas & my brother had a Yamaha guitar.SteveDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-79212031033575929872011-03-18T09:48:55.599-07:002011-03-18T09:48:55.599-07:00@Anonymous - LTYR is a very weird abbreviation for...@Anonymous - LTYR is a very weird abbreviation for Light Year - approximately 10 trillion kilometers.<br /><br />Tough for me today, SW quadrant especially. Liked the puns and the theme answers.StudioCityStevenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-24413249454175941102011-03-18T09:39:45.220-07:002011-03-18T09:39:45.220-07:00Can somebody please explain LTYR? No idea what th...Can somebody please explain LTYR? No idea what this is. Tough Southwest got me today. <br />How many more Naddor puzzles are there?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-79780292851546150772011-03-18T09:28:34.989-07:002011-03-18T09:28:34.989-07:00Hmm, found this puzzle pretty simple for a Friday....Hmm, found this puzzle pretty simple for a Friday. Never thought I'd see the town I live in a x-word puzzle once but now it's happened twice in the past two months. Hmm, I hope they don't raise the property taxes due to all the new exposure the town is getting.Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14900988170432327664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-19165395852691690962011-03-18T09:07:26.670-07:002011-03-18T09:07:26.670-07:00@Palamedes - You need hugs (O's) to go along w...@Palamedes - You need hugs (O's) to go along with those kisses.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-79746296981998273972011-03-18T09:04:59.563-07:002011-03-18T09:04:59.563-07:00Could someone kindly explain OOO for Valentine sym...Could someone kindly explain OOO for Valentine symbols. I should have thought XXX, for kisses, would have been more to the pointPalamedesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-15414113736692789492011-03-18T09:02:31.306-07:002011-03-18T09:02:31.306-07:00@CarolC - Yamaha started as a piano manufacturer. ...@CarolC - Yamaha started as a piano manufacturer. In the immediate post war period it was one of the few remaining industrial concerns which hadn't been destroyed, and started making motorcycles.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-10936021040973256942011-03-18T08:56:04.901-07:002011-03-18T08:56:04.901-07:00Had a terrible time with this puzzle. don't k...Had a terrible time with this puzzle. don't know of it was me or the puaale, I suspect it was me. Jim, I've heard that cruciverb.com has the puzzles but I've has major problems registering from my iPad and just gave up.Virginianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-43615955930023368552011-03-18T08:42:56.361-07:002011-03-18T08:42:56.361-07:00ASSNS, STNS, LTYR... not just abbreviations, non-s...ASSNS, STNS, LTYR... not just abbreviations, non-standard abbreviations.<br /><br />And while the Army once used COBRA attack helicopters, they have all been phased out and replaced with Apache gunships. The Marines still use COBRAs though.Tuttlenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-58621979501839565352011-03-18T08:36:44.503-07:002011-03-18T08:36:44.503-07:00As soon as I got EXTRA INNS, I looked up and sure ...As soon as I got EXTRA INNS, I looked up and sure enough it was a Dan Naddor puzzle. Loved that OUT ING was a literal clue to the theme, although I had already figured it out for once. <br /><br />Never knew that Aztecs ate DAHLIAs. Enjoyed being reminded that the same company, YAMAHA, makes bikes & pianos (now I wonder why). Best entry was those LOST BEARS.<br /><br />Overall it struck me as a good puzzle, and I didn't even groan at the puns this time. <br /><br />Thanks, @PG for the post. We'll be waiting to hear a full report on ACPT when you return.<br /><br />Happy Friday, y'all.CarolCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-29437393702397263922011-03-18T08:31:21.018-07:002011-03-18T08:31:21.018-07:00I found this an easier Friday then usual. The them...I found this an easier Friday then usual. The theme was evident pretty quickly. The DELT/KENL crossing was my last fill. I had the TO of LOS ALTOS and filled in ATHERTON quite confidently which was my only real slip up. I loved seeing the old CRX from my teenage years, all the kids drove one.*David*noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-32800325894965652352011-03-18T08:17:10.002-07:002011-03-18T08:17:10.002-07:00@jim - i use the Crosswords app by Standalone. It...@jim - i use the Crosswords app by Standalone. It cost 5 or 6 dollars, I think, but it is a fantastic program. it loads a ton of puzzles every day (you decide which ones you want) - including NYT, if you have a subscription. <br /><br />It doesn't load LAT automatically, but you can download from cruciverb, and use the app to solve. Highly recommend.<br /><br />Puzzle was over before I knew it.hazelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04627015904603641109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-9982358947771577052011-03-18T08:15:13.794-07:002011-03-18T08:15:13.794-07:00My bugaboo was the second NW grid: didn't know...My bugaboo was the second NW grid: didn't know Aldo, delt and so couldn't complete. Wanted to put Hilary for Duff but wisely held off!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-35366686325669935332011-03-18T07:51:23.548-07:002011-03-18T07:51:23.548-07:00Upper right hard for me. I cheated!Upper right hard for me. I cheated!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-12356212957405208962011-03-18T07:48:22.602-07:002011-03-18T07:48:22.602-07:00Appropriately tough (for me) Friday puzzle, with t...Appropriately tough (for me) Friday puzzle, with typical Naddor wit.<br /><br />I enjoyed the many "?" clues, but got stuck in the bottom left corner, specifically: coho crossing with Heinie crossing with ranin.<br /><br />Not quite sure what PuzzleGirl is doing with the Access Control Policy Tool, but I'm sure she's doing it well.<br /><br />Anonymously yours,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-53332787255286312372011-03-18T07:23:35.760-07:002011-03-18T07:23:35.760-07:00I am new to LA Times crosswords. I enjoy this blog...I am new to LA Times crosswords. I enjoy this blog. Does anyone know of an app that allows the LA Times crossword on the I pad? ...thanksjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11379188322544117612noreply@blogger.com