tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post2564987542442497348..comments2024-01-25T10:14:06.567-08:00Comments on L.A. Crossword Confidential: M O N D A Y September 27, 2010 Betty KellerOrangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-47456998471874357022010-09-29T15:38:14.589-07:002010-09-29T15:38:14.589-07:00Did anyone else notice the flaw in 13D?
The charac...Did anyone else notice the flaw in 13D?<br />The character's name is actually Phileas Fogg. Not PhineasAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-81627686864055040272010-09-27T20:30:09.896-07:002010-09-27T20:30:09.896-07:00Thanks @ddbmc for the ship/SHE thing.
I heard that...Thanks @ddbmc for the ship/SHE thing.<br />I heard that years ago when I got my Seamanship Certification, but had totally forgotten about it.<br />It's cute.JOHNSNEVERHOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13447455788629988277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-51077453050580122952010-09-27T16:42:23.238-07:002010-09-27T16:42:23.238-07:00Dear C-A, 2:09,
We are most certainly devotees of ...Dear C-A, 2:09,<br />We are most certainly devotees of our beloved @PG, along with @Orange and @Rex, who were former blog mates. We've been doing this for a while. You don't have to read this blog, no one is forcing you to. We compliment our constructors early and often and mourn one's we have lost (RIP, Dan). We don't need your approval to explore, parse or go off on the occasional tangent. @Sfingi is correct. We'll listen when you mind your manners and have something worthwhile to say.<br /><br />Thanks, @Sfingi, for the pesci explanation!<br />@Tin, I fell asleep when the game went into extra innings! Time to throw my cap in the closet, for this season! Good luck to your Yanks.ddbmcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-16095639829874278732010-09-27T15:20:56.241-07:002010-09-27T15:20:56.241-07:00In what universe do you think that PuzzleGirl does...In what universe do you think that PuzzleGirl does not know that is Lorne Greene?Really?noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-71370822052676656842010-09-27T15:02:55.154-07:002010-09-27T15:02:55.154-07:00Pzl Grl; That would be Lorne Greene by the way.Pzl Grl; That would be Lorne Greene by the way.xxpossum@hotmail.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-77243519487407195522010-09-27T14:50:42.830-07:002010-09-27T14:50:42.830-07:00Whoa!Aficianado getting a little testy?Sounds more...Whoa!Aficianado getting a little testy?Sounds more like he/she is bitchy.Anyway, I agree w tinbeni, tfrs and elhi clearly show that the author of this puzzle was grasping.And badrog points out correctly that Terraria isNot one archaic and not really tenable for crossword use.Not one the better puzzles but O.K. for a monday.xxpossumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-13453152772715705262010-09-27T14:38:51.597-07:002010-09-27T14:38:51.597-07:00@Crossword Aficionado - when you learn how to spel...@Crossword Aficionado - when you learn how to spell your own name, tell us something about yourself. Then maybe we'll care!<br /><br />@Badrog,ddbmc - pesci is masculine plural for fish and also means the Zodiac sign and pronounced peshee. The rules for pronunciation in the good Italian, unlike English, are very strict. "sc" is pronounced "sh" for instance. On the other hand, no one knows how it was decided what is masculine or feminine. The conjugation of the verb, "to fish" is more complicated. The hard c is used.Sfingihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06903616949048940858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-43496592967944829472010-09-27T14:09:59.613-07:002010-09-27T14:09:59.613-07:00Do you people actually DO crossword puzzles - or j...Do you people actually DO crossword puzzles - or just 'bitch' around ?<br /><br />Does ANYBODY carry on a normal conversation around here - or do you just complain about something, you'all couldn't do in a thousand years ? Cant you (1) compliment the blog lady - (2) say something nice about the puzzle - (3) point out some 'delightful' clues ... anything ?<br /><br />Its a Monday puzzle, for God sakes - get a life !Crossword Afficianadonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-76925138968422173992010-09-27T12:47:35.620-07:002010-09-27T12:47:35.620-07:00@Mac and @Sfingi, you're both right about '...<b>@Mac</b> and <b>@Sfingi</b>, you're both right about 'terrarium', of course. It's a perfectly normal word. I built one myself long ago, and I never once called it a tank.<br /><br />But I can't help but wonder how many people have used the Latin plural, TERRARIA in a real conversation about anything other than CW or Latin.<br /><br />I can hear now, if only in my imagination, the sales person responding to an inquiry, "I'm sorry, we don't carry TERRARIAs, but I can show you eleven models of terrariums, if that's what you have in mind."<br /><br />Does anyone know a folk remedy for getting one's tongues out of one's cheeks?badrognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-63084891670844036482010-09-27T12:22:59.341-07:002010-09-27T12:22:59.341-07:00@Sfingi
I'm in Dunedin, Florida.
Tampa Bay are...@Sfingi<br />I'm in Dunedin, Florida.<br />Tampa Bay area where this life long <br />NY Yankee fan (27 World Series Titles, aka Murder's Row)has to listen to Rays fans carp about this baseball season and the standings.<br /><br />@Shrub5<br />Well there was that NAIL that held the STICKs together.<br />No glue ... <br />No Hair on their chinny, chin, chin. (and I haven't dragged that ATRA across my face today).<br /><br />@ddbmc<br />That RED SOX CAP let you down yesterday.Tinbenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14661395078047234853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-26026525012835839172010-09-27T12:18:38.459-07:002010-09-27T12:18:38.459-07:00Here is one of the more amusing answers as to why ...Here is one of the more amusing answers as to why a ship is called a "she"-<br /><br />"A ship is called a "she" because there is always a great deal of bustle around her; there is usually a gang of men about, she has a waist and stays; it takes a lot of paint to keep her good looking; it is not the initial expense that breaks you, it is the upkeep; she can be all decked out; it takes an experienced man to handle her correctly; and without a man at the helm, she is absolutely uncontrollable. She shows her topsides, hides her bottom and when coming into port, always heads for the buoys."<br /><br />That, my friends, is why a ship is a she.<br /> <br />Of course, I've seen many a boat named: "My OTHER Woman...."<br />Or: "Because they(ships/women) are complicated!"<br /><br />@Badrog-pesci is fish or haddock in Italian. It is also Italian for the 12th sign of the Zodiac, Pisces, I believe. @Sfingi can probably clarify this better than I can.<br /><br />Raining here, today, finally! So we're in a bit of a FOGG.ddbmcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-61303484841246731002010-09-27T11:24:12.161-07:002010-09-27T11:24:12.161-07:00@Tinbeni916 - So, he really gets up --- of course,...@Tinbeni916 - So, he really gets up --- of course, he's an hour later than I am, since he's Iowa time. So, is the time based on Los Angeles?<br /><br />I used to get up early - 5AM - to go to work. It's great to get the paper off the porch and see the school bus drive by.Sfingihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06903616949048940858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-19625071608396323282010-09-27T11:07:40.503-07:002010-09-27T11:07:40.503-07:00@Tinbeni: Good catch adding PENNED pigs (and of co...@Tinbeni: Good catch adding PENNED pigs (and of course STICK) to the theme words list. <br /><br />Too bad we couldn't squeeze in part of "Not by the hair on my chinny chin chin" - what each pig said to the BIG BAD WOLF when he demanded to be let in.shrub5https://www.blogger.com/profile/09466867716773759568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-44519990720568882872010-09-27T09:37:51.389-07:002010-09-27T09:37:51.389-07:00HOF, OXO, IDO, AFTS, ETDS, TFRS -- ICK.
But the e...HOF, OXO, IDO, AFTS, ETDS, TFRS -- ICK.<br /><br />But the excellent and dense theme more than makes up for them. Good start to the weekVan55https://www.blogger.com/profile/15904942044695917615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-24857045860360357132010-09-27T09:16:59.581-07:002010-09-27T09:16:59.581-07:00@Sfingi
The "Time stamp" on comments her...@Sfingi<br />The "Time stamp" on comments here is THREE hours earlier.<br />I posted at 10:30 am EDT this morning.<br />(Though I must confess, I'm a very early riser. 6:00 am is considered "sleeping-in").Tinbenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14661395078047234853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-30879834297274418232010-09-27T09:07:10.123-07:002010-09-27T09:07:10.123-07:00Rex Harrison had four more wives after her. He die...Rex Harrison had four more wives after her. He died over twenty years ago. I bet he'd be okay with it.SethGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13753036404140901368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-46939232457696929672010-09-27T09:03:04.241-07:002010-09-27T09:03:04.241-07:00@Tinbeni730 - you scooped me on both points. 7:30?...@Tinbeni730 - you scooped me on both points. 7:30? I'm still in bed.<br /><br />This was a strange puzzle. I had many rewrites until I caught the (cute) theme. <br />I had forgot that ENROL could be spelled w/o 2 Ls, so at 29A I thought the one-L ROL was the deal. I had BADrolModEl instead of BADEXAMPLE. <br /><br />My next wrong guess was thinking we were going Deutsch, today. At 35D thought a German infinitive was wanted.<br />Sie heiss Lili Marlene... Note the number of Ls, again. Anyone see her singing in the flicks? She grabs her throat and shakes it for the trill.<br /><br />The MAPLE clue was odd. Why not just, "Canada's symbol"? <br />By the way, only the native maple produces the syrup. Not the Norway maple. <br /><br />Other rewrites: BEYOND before WITHIN. I guess I'm judgemental about those non-hoarders;<br /><br />hEeps before REPOS. My neighbor finally got rid of his 3 junkers on the lawn. He must have been afraid his mother would dig up the bodies. He's lived with her - and off her SS - until her recent demise. He drools.<br /><br />@Badrog - great stuff; but, I have used TERRARIA. They were "in" for a while, w/o lizards. One tried to keep them dripping moist inside. Kind of like Biosphere II, which I couldn't have put up with for a day.Sfingihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06903616949048940858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-1773640074222081702010-09-27T08:54:26.495-07:002010-09-27T08:54:26.495-07:00Very good Monday. This time I liked the theme, pro...Very good Monday. This time I liked the theme, probably because it was so dense. <br /><br />Terrarium: normal word to me. What else would you call it? Tank sounds like it should be filled with water.machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-12590547251634104772010-09-27T08:30:51.219-07:002010-09-27T08:30:51.219-07:00@SethG
Rex Harrison would disagree.
@JNH
As to wh...@SethG<br />Rex Harrison would disagree.<br /><br />@JNH<br />As to why are boats named after a SHE?<br />Well, most Captains were married ... soooo what else would they name their boats.Tinbenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14661395078047234853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-49716959081212010712010-09-27T08:22:35.286-07:002010-09-27T08:22:35.286-07:00LILLI does fit into the German mini-theme, though....LILLI does fit into the German mini-theme, though. Another extra mile! <br /><br />I liked this puzzle quite a bit. I will say that (1) EYING just looks wrong, and (2) seeing ESAI irritates me, though I'm trying to get over it. Everybody's got their things they don't like and mine are actors who take on a life in Crossworld that is out of proportion to their real (i.e., fake) world life. I need to remember that grids need supporting actors too.<br /><br />Very nice Monday.hazelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04627015904603641109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-9758958342446549972010-09-27T08:17:15.447-07:002010-09-27T08:17:15.447-07:00I looked up Lilli Palmer. She's German. There ...I looked up Lilli Palmer. She's German. There is no reason I could find that you should know who she is.SethGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13753036404140901368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-12679471507272982742010-09-27T08:07:09.583-07:002010-09-27T08:07:09.583-07:00You are right about EINS, of course, but I've ...You are right about EINS, of course, but I've noted over the years that CW constructors often add an English -s to foreign words to get them to fit.<br /><br />And perhaps you didn't notice that it was all tongues in cheeks.badrognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-14060710118142770402010-09-27T07:59:48.991-07:002010-09-27T07:59:48.991-07:00@JNH:
FYI: EINS is not a pluralization. It is sin...@JNH:<br /><br />FYI: EINS is not a pluralization. It is singular for "one" in German.Ellessonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-74815573703570151342010-09-27T07:54:11.925-07:002010-09-27T07:54:11.925-07:00May I humbly suggest a subtitle? "Plethora of...May I humbly suggest a subtitle? "Plethora of Plurals"<br /><br />There are no less than 10 answers that ended in -s, and no less than 4 of those actually crossed at the S.<br /><br />TERRARIA is, I guess, a good enough word, but has anybody ever used it?<br /><br />And if 50A had been clued as "A's for Beethoven", not only would we have had another plural and another S-cross, but we'd've had a mini-theme (with 62): "Indefinite articles used by European composers whose names begin with B".<br /><br />With all that nonsense in mind, I couldn't help but look for still more:<br /><br />PESCI? All google gave me for "pescus" was what looks like the name of a Polish cigarette distributor, and misspellings of the anatomical "pectus", as in "pectus excavatus" (= sunken chest). <br /><br />Couldn't find anything at all for "esaus" or "elhus"!<br /><br />ICK! We must've gotten up on the wrong sides of the beds this mornings!badrognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-76470761771560260602010-09-27T07:38:34.526-07:002010-09-27T07:38:34.526-07:00maybe the {Boater's pronoun} is referring to h...maybe the {Boater's pronoun} is referring to hats, not boats. everybody calls their hat a SHE, right?<br /><br />i didn't know who LILLI palmer was either. that doesn't really say anything about whether she's famous as an actress, but she's at least not particularly famous as a crossword answer.<br /><br />overall, a very nice puzzle. i always appreciate it when a monday puzzle goes the extra mile thematically.Joonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07825085755390339668noreply@blogger.com