tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post2533802488282619101..comments2024-01-25T10:14:06.567-08:00Comments on L.A. Crossword Confidential: 10.09 SunOrangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-7582478756675943742011-10-09T16:40:25.406-07:002011-10-09T16:40:25.406-07:00I really liked this puzzle, and I'm not much o...I really liked this puzzle, and I'm not much of a punster. Agree with everyone about the excellence of GROANERS. Had DUI instead of BYO. Took me a while to give it up. <br /><br />Doug P. - I second @Rube's appreciation of your explanation of metonym. I love nym words.hazelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04627015904603641109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-32871756951001569172011-10-09T14:46:35.440-07:002011-10-09T14:46:35.440-07:00I would have wanted ACEINTHEHoLd also, but came at...I would have wanted ACEINTHEHoLd also, but came at it from the right and had the LL in place. Thought _weLL for a sec.<br /><br />My one error was REBBi. Knew ELSA for sure, but had no idea about BAILEE, so BAILiE looked just fine.<br /><br />Also loved to see GROANERS in a puzzle loaded with puns. MCJOB always brings a smile.<br /><br />Thx Doug for the explanation of metonym. That's better than a WOTD. Fun puzzle.Rubehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773241241484881566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-48772365637216191342011-10-09T12:26:27.680-07:002011-10-09T12:26:27.680-07:00Came here to whine about the trouble I had in the ...Came here to whine about the trouble I had in the middle right since I was certain it was ACEINTHEHoLd... glad to know I'm not alone! I don't understand how ALTO is sax object either. Other than that, I really enjoyed the theme answers and the rest of the puzzle!Margaretnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-18327258538800919692011-10-09T12:23:52.049-07:002011-10-09T12:23:52.049-07:00@Doug, I agree that these puns were a lot more fun...@Doug, I agree that these puns were a lot more fun that the wine related ones I have already forgotten. <br /><br />I also was surprised to see TRUMP and TROMP both in the grid, and close together, although this is not theme related. <br /><br />I like the fact that the grid acknowledges that puns are GROANERS.<br /><br />I did finish with an error, should have taken another look after I let the puzzle set for a few hours. I initially had RaBBi for 111A, caught the ending E, but forgot about the E alternative for the first vowel. And yet, I knew aLSA had to be wrong.CoffeeLvrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16473192190412844538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-33349904026047938612011-10-09T08:02:00.817-07:002011-10-09T08:02:00.817-07:00Good call on BIRTH/BERTH, Dave. I didn't even ...Good call on BIRTH/BERTH, Dave. I didn't even notice that. I liked seeing BIRTH on top of UTERO, but I didn't make the connection to the theme entry.Doug Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04235359276440866774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-48465548220989357592011-10-09T05:34:10.529-07:002011-10-09T05:34:10.529-07:00Totally agree on HOLD over HULL (and it's a pr...Totally agree on HOLD over HULL (and it's a pretty easy change). Enjoyed the solve though, and found the puns to be pretty entertaining.<br /><br />My nit with the puzzle was having BIRTH and it's theme replacement BERTH in the grid.<br /><br />Thanks for the write up Doug, and for the (relatively) easy Stumper yesterday.imsdavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12966770844825169981noreply@blogger.com