tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post3110084461632791772..comments2024-01-25T10:14:06.567-08:00Comments on L.A. Crossword Confidential: 08.10 WedOrangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-673899102530586492011-08-11T02:13:25.794-07:002011-08-11T02:13:25.794-07:00I much prefer across lite's layout and navigat...I much prefer across lite's layout and navigation to any of the applets' solving layouts. Starting to appreciate the new york times' one. You also get to keep a copy of the puzzle on your hd and can pull it into a crossword program if you so wish...Gareth Bainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17770425154034935768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-19922587630386504352011-08-10T23:34:58.934-07:002011-08-10T23:34:58.934-07:00Ooooh, PG is busted, hilarious @KJGooster!
@Steve...Ooooh, PG is busted, hilarious @KJGooster!<br /><br />@Steve, that fish one came to mind, but I seem to recall one where the circles were actually fairly crucial to the solving. Can't remember for the life of me what it was though. I'll probably just go with your advice and come kvetch here if lack of circles do cause me problems in the future. <br /><br />...and when was the last time we saw "kvetch" in a crossword? Can I propose a theme where we have matching Yiddish and English words with similar beginning sounds and similar meanings, like "kvetch" and "cavil"? I don't know if it's even possible, and I'm definitely not smart enough to do it, but as the late, great Bill Hicks used to say, "Just planting seeds here."Rojohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05098831940691963743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-15813687584196634412011-08-10T23:14:20.903-07:002011-08-10T23:14:20.903-07:00Jumping in late, but I did mostly like this one. ...Jumping in late, but I did mostly like this one. Where I work (a large urban hospital), most Saturday nights turn into a Trauma-O-RAMA.<br /><br />Not sure what to make of the stack NAOMI OGLED JOLENE...<br /><br />And hey @PuzzleGirl, as I recall, your first published puzzle had a vertical theme, no? Hmmmm: <a href="http://latcrossword.blogspot.com/2011/01/0119.html" rel="nofollow">Why yes, it did!</a>KJGoosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05035128999739297677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-80239479065032970542011-08-10T21:48:17.984-07:002011-08-10T21:48:17.984-07:00@Rojo - IMHO - stick to the regular latimes.com si...@Rojo - IMHO - stick to the regular latimes.com site. No circles, no extra help. I'm a purist, I guess.<br /><br />Even the little fish "bubbbles" circle puzzle a couple of months ago didn't convince me that I needed circles, but it was cute when I saw it on this blog.<br /><br />I don't need to be hit over the head with a theme - LOOK! CIRCLES SPELL DOG OR CAT! Yeah, get over it already, we're kinda having fun solving over here.<br /><br />IMHO, obviously.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00485564817818402947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-12244648636311667872011-08-10T21:19:51.598-07:002011-08-10T21:19:51.598-07:00Also, looking over comments just now, my comments ...Also, looking over comments just now, my comments specifically, and since no-one else took PG up on her challenge, I would like to say: "Obamaorama!"<br /><br />Not that I'm a fan. Although I won't say from what perspective I'm not a fan. Still: "Obamaorama!"<br /><br />Try it, it's pretty fun! I think both critics and supporters can use it with just slightly different inflections.Rojohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05098831940691963743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-28961670488511155112011-08-10T21:09:12.978-07:002011-08-10T21:09:12.978-07:00@ Gareth & peanutters that use across-lite
Ar...@ Gareth & peanutters that use across-lite<br /><br />Are there any other significant advantages to across-lite, as opposed to just the applet on the LA Times site?Rojohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05098831940691963743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-91692237536035576942011-08-10T21:04:53.024-07:002011-08-10T21:04:53.024-07:00@ Gareth, Oh, except you're telling me the al ...@ Gareth, Oh, except you're telling me the al (across-lite, I assume) would have had the circles? Hmmmmmm, maybe I should investigate that. Not a resource heavy program I assume?Rojohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05098831940691963743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-47759635811212187712011-08-10T21:00:16.893-07:002011-08-10T21:00:16.893-07:00@ Gareth: hadn't noticed that you had commente...@ Gareth: hadn't noticed that you had commented on the circles issues 'til just now, anyway, consider my later comments responses.Rojohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05098831940691963743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-46939481084724275332011-08-10T18:24:16.561-07:002011-08-10T18:24:16.561-07:00@Shrub5 and @CrazyCatLady: Well I whipped right th...@Shrub5 and @CrazyCatLady: Well I whipped right through this one.... Oops, had ARAMA, not ORAMA since i didn't know 25A every in Rx clue. So a one square DNF for a pretty fun and straight forward puzzle. Aargh! Nice to do the Dog/Cat puzzle with my Boston Terrier sleeping at my feet.CPnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-61715647692833029042011-08-10T16:48:43.113-07:002011-08-10T16:48:43.113-07:00John Doe is any male person, dead or alive, who is...John Doe is any male person, dead or alive, who is unidentified. The female equivalent is Jane Doe.<br /><br />Also I've always heard John Q. Public, not Joe Q. Public, but in either case, that person could be identified by name, but also serves as a stand-in metaphor for, obviously the public. In that way the metaphor can and often gets abused (in fact is always abused, I would argue), as the public never has a monolithic opinion about any thing, except for the fact that Congress sucks. Why and in what ways Congress sucks, however, 'nother story.Rojohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05098831940691963743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-81933431224693861002011-08-10T15:42:47.335-07:002011-08-10T15:42:47.335-07:00@Pete - the difference between Joe Q. Public and J...@Pete - the difference between Joe Q. Public and John Doe (to me anyway) is that Mr. Public is hale, hearty and walking around, and John Doe is, well, dead. <br /><br />JQP is also American. In my native UK he's called Joe Bloggs.<br /><br />An unidentified body in the coroner's office is John (or Jane) Doe.<br /><br />Strictly speaking, Wikipedia doesn't agree with me, but that's my take on it. If I saw John Doe walking around I'd be screaming "ZOMBIE!!!!" and running away.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00485564817818402947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-21226220799580637722011-08-10T15:32:58.661-07:002011-08-10T15:32:58.661-07:00Adding again, although they do make the RAIN theme...Adding again, although they do make the RAIN theme pop just a bit more.Rojohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05098831940691963743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-35292628855560320922011-08-10T15:32:04.747-07:002011-08-10T15:32:04.747-07:00Adding, circles were not just unnecessary but woul...Adding, circles were not just unnecessary but would have been less fun in this case, as I was more pleased with myself about fixing the hidden, but incorrect DOG I had guessed at (that I mentioned above) than if I had known from the start where the CAT or DOG was in the answer.Rojohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05098831940691963743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-3699936688060359412011-08-10T15:29:29.122-07:002011-08-10T15:29:29.122-07:00Oh yeah, no circles here either at the LA Times si...Oh yeah, no circles here either at the LA Times site. Thought PG had added them. Agree that they were completely unnecessary to this puzzle, although there are occasions when I do the puzzle online and there's explicit reference in the cluing to circles, like on a Saturday, and then I get annoyed that I didn't get the circles.Rojohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05098831940691963743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-69801400861697842722011-08-10T13:56:15.355-07:002011-08-10T13:56:15.355-07:00Nice theme, with the dogs and cats actually coming...Nice theme, with the dogs and cats actually coming down, but I too was bothered by the abbreviations, some of which were pretty esoteric.<br />I did enjoy to no avail, Road to Rio, and especially the paw in the middle!<br /><br />I'm sure circles would have helped me a lot!machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-22400143930685011192011-08-10T13:44:05.293-07:002011-08-10T13:44:05.293-07:00Not entirely unlike the NYT April 5, 2011 puzzle. ...Not entirely unlike the NYT April 5, 2011 puzzle. Fun solve nonetheless.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-58147850754574000612011-08-10T13:38:22.979-07:002011-08-10T13:38:22.979-07:00Humbly accepting OXBOWS. Thanks @shrub5 et al for ...Humbly accepting OXBOWS. Thanks @shrub5 et al for correcting me.<br /><br />No circles in the online version of the puzzle at latimes.com - I prefer it that way.<br /><br />On the "ORAMA" subject, I think it's interesting that the whole store name thing - we've all seen stores called something like Fruit-0-Rama, Liquorama, Burg-o-rama, all those kinds of names which imply to us that the outlet has a wide selection of those products - obviously coming from the word "panorama" which is greek in origin, literally meaning "to see all". <br /><br />The funny thing is that the names are based on the wrong half of the word - it's the "pan" piece which means everything, the (h)orama bit means "to see". I suppose the mattress store called BED-O-RAMA wouldn't be so attractive if it were called, more correctly, BED-PAN.<br /><br />:)Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00485564817818402947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-47259200439330837992011-08-10T12:58:59.174-07:002011-08-10T12:58:59.174-07:00I thought this theme was a lot of fun, especially ...I thought this theme was a lot of fun, especially with, as CoffeeLvr mentioned, the PAW in the middle. MATTED and CHEWED kind of fit in with the theme as well. I did the puzzle in the LA Times and was able to get the theme early on with the circles.<br /><br />I had the same problem as @Shrub5 with ARAMA crossing AMN. I still have no idea what OMN means. I've tried looking it up on Google, TO NO AVAIL. I also have the question as to what ORAMA has to do with a store display, although there is a store called LiquORAMA near here. <br /><br />Paul RUDD is in a new movie opening later this month called "Our Idiot Brother." They've shown the trailer the last three times I've been to the theater. <br /><br />Nice Wednesday puzzle!CrazyCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00245025301434920905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-77299691169185132522011-08-10T11:54:53.922-07:002011-08-10T11:54:53.922-07:00Had the same natick as @shrub5, with whom I agree ...Had the same natick as @shrub5, with whom I agree about the OXBOW clue. The CBER/RAYED cross was a bit of a speedbump too.<br /><br />In Across-Lite, no circles. But more fun, in a way, to ferret them out later. Just not much help during the solve.<br /><br />Wondering if the expression "Holy Toledo" comes from the CATHEDRAL?<br /><br />Fun, but DOGE was, I thought, pretty obscure for a Wed.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Y9jlk7KvkBA/S7b4IRViFeI/AAAAAAAAAyE/1B6LLNPEm4M/s1600/catdog+pictures-4.jpg" rel="nofollow">Catdog</a> is one of my fave cartoon shows. Thanks Mr. Lim.Nighthawkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11898505137434147165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-84987508591960344312011-08-10T11:51:04.393-07:002011-08-10T11:51:04.393-07:00Many thanks for your suggestions, @Helpful Guy and...Many thanks for your suggestions, @Helpful Guy and Rojo. I've been trying to get my husband to see if he can type in puzzle answers online. Maybe this will motivate him!<br /><br />MNAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-20386608451849154522011-08-10T10:51:23.975-07:002011-08-10T10:51:23.975-07:00Enjoyable puzzle, I appreciated the downward flow ...Enjoyable puzzle, I appreciated the downward flow to the puzzle.<br /><br />I got JOLENE in a roundabout way by recalling that White Stripes covered the song and THEN remembering it was a Dolly Parton cover. I don't think I have ever heard the original version (didn't click @PG's hospitably provided link yet)Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14900988170432327664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-36822454053080694542011-08-10T10:44:10.001-07:002011-08-10T10:44:10.001-07:00I'm trying to decide if this puzzle would have...I'm trying to decide if this puzzle would have been more interesting without the circles (which I think made it too easy.) Nevertheless, a cute idea and many fresh clues and answers. Finished with one error aRAMA/aMN. @Steve: my desktop dictionary differentiates between oxbow and an oxbow lake. I think the clue is OK.shrub5https://www.blogger.com/profile/09466867716773759568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-35237387004044625722011-08-10T10:42:53.188-07:002011-08-10T10:42:53.188-07:00M-W.com defines "oxbow" as "somethi...M-W.com defines "oxbow" as "something (as a bend in a river) resembling an oxbow." As Steve said, an "oxbow lake" is formed when the river breaks through the "neck" of the bend isolating the meander.<br /><br />Enjoyable puzzle, even though I did not know what nmi and omn meant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-54391673997700033282011-08-10T10:32:38.933-07:002011-08-10T10:32:38.933-07:00I already said what i wanted to say at docf, but I...I already said what i wanted to say at docf, but I did notice something from your comments, Rojo. Because you used the applet not al, you didn't get circles to tell you where to put the cats and dogs. Whether that's a minus or a plus in this case I don't know...Gareth Bainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17770425154034935768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-89451016780878123872011-08-10T10:20:59.371-07:002011-08-10T10:20:59.371-07:00Oxbow lake - little pictures!
How an Oxbow Lake F...Oxbow lake - little pictures!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.nywetlands.com/oxbowlake.html" rel="nofollow">How an Oxbow Lake Forms</a>Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00485564817818402947noreply@blogger.com