tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post3839231568516397916..comments2024-01-25T10:14:06.567-08:00Comments on L.A. Crossword Confidential: 09.26 MonOrangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-55689569224382926822011-09-26T18:27:16.593-07:002011-09-26T18:27:16.593-07:00Nice Monday puzzle and I agree that ANTEATER and Z...Nice Monday puzzle and I agree that ANTEATER and ZOT were fun entries. Did we just have ANTEATER yesterday? I did the NYT last night and then had déjà vu this morning.<br /><br />An after thought about yesterday's puzzle and SLO - Earlier this year a National Geographic book came out called "Thrive, Finding Happiness The Blue Zones Way" by Dave Buettner. It named San Luis Obispo, CA as the happiest place to live in the USA. I'm not sure if its true, but as a SLO property owner, it made me happy.CrazyCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00245025301434920905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-23810226877066976652011-09-26T18:08:37.577-07:002011-09-26T18:08:37.577-07:00As a alumni of University of California Irvine, I ...As a alumni of University of California Irvine, I need to point out that an ANTEATER is the school's mascot, and ZOT is the school's cheer. It would have been great if those two fills would have been clued that way!Kurtnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-72567636412743743542011-09-26T15:18:41.220-07:002011-09-26T15:18:41.220-07:00@Fisher, glad to see we think the same way. I did...@Fisher, glad to see we think the same way. I didn't make the TITAN association, and I am no fan of the alphabet soup style of denoting models.<br /><br />@Argyle, I worked at the Ford assembly plant where the Escape was/is built, along with its sisters: Mazda Tribute, Mercury Mariner (RIP), and European Ford Maverick (also RIP). I am especially proud of the hybrid versions.CoffeeLvrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16473192190412844538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-66843635630799899432011-09-26T14:10:16.626-07:002011-09-26T14:10:16.626-07:00Compact Ford SUV : ESC. (31-Across)Compact Ford SUV : ESC. (31-Across)Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472446316589207365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-71070398773140209522011-09-26T13:36:56.801-07:002011-09-26T13:36:56.801-07:00@CoffeeLvr, the puzzle originally had several vehi...@CoffeeLvr, the puzzle originally had several vehicles in the grid tied to the theme and reveal. Along with 32D SUPRA and 60D UTE, 54D TITAN was clued as a Nissan pickup and 69A STS was clued as a Cadillac model. <br /><br />I think Rich "detuned" the theme complexity---the reveal, originally at 66A GAS, was about a paragraph long(!)---to make it a more streamlined, smoother Monday offering, perhaps leaving the longer, more contorted reveals to later in the week. Other comments here seem to show that Rich got the balance just about right.Fishernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-29564715578173640212011-09-26T12:08:24.117-07:002011-09-26T12:08:24.117-07:00I always thought OCS was Officer Cadet School, so ...I always thought OCS was Officer Cadet School, so I guess I learned something new today; and anyway, I was trying to fit an acronym for Westpoint in there.Conradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507039543196826597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-37415060253717096832011-09-26T11:46:07.679-07:002011-09-26T11:46:07.679-07:00I agree with @Sfingi, the clue for LACED isn't...I agree with @Sfingi, the clue for LACED isn't quite right. For a Monday, maybe "Ready to tie, as a shoe"; for later in the week, maybe "arsenic added to the tea, with with".<br /><br />@PG, you have gagged me, and rightly so, so I am not saying what I am thinking.<br /><br />I liked how Fisher and/or Norris gave some other entries (ARTERY, PLUGS) an automotive turn. Plus UTE and SUPRA, but how else could those two be clued? LOOM wire also fits the automotive theme, but I am pretty sure it is not in the language for most people.CoffeeLvrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16473192190412844538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-86241753235139730792011-09-26T11:09:02.923-07:002011-09-26T11:09:02.923-07:00Yep, I had faux "pas" and "bursa&qu...Yep, I had faux "pas" and "bursa" too. Am guessing this was an unintentional slip by PG.Mistynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-11750382899213207082011-09-26T10:54:36.243-07:002011-09-26T10:54:36.243-07:00I think that the answer for 44 across is "pas...I think that the answer for 44 across is "pas" a faux pas is French for blunder and not faux pes. MariaMaria.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-79506044964144660672011-09-26T09:42:01.988-07:002011-09-26T09:42:01.988-07:00Loved this puzzle and breezed through it--a huge r...Loved this puzzle and breezed through it--a huge relief after the struggle last Friday and Saturday. For some reason my brain is shot at the end of the week and totally refreshed on a Monday. Tells you something about our boring weekends! <br /><br />Reminds me that I need to take the Subaru to the Chevron station pretty soon!Mistynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-91881409707044651192011-09-26T09:39:36.549-07:002011-09-26T09:39:36.549-07:00Some non-Monday cluing which kicked my brain out o...Some non-Monday cluing which kicked my brain out of auto-solve. I like that in a Monday puzzle.Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14900988170432327664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-78850318021811205502011-09-26T09:21:25.380-07:002011-09-26T09:21:25.380-07:00Omaha, the card game, is new to me. Not too often...Omaha, the card game, is new to me. Not too often that something new pops up on Monday.<br /><br />Yes, @PG, I agree.Rubehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773241241484881566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-34125606355345779442011-09-26T09:14:48.427-07:002011-09-26T09:14:48.427-07:00Great Monday, loved all the theme answers and the ...Great Monday, loved all the theme answers and the tie-ins. Nice zippy fill. <br /><br />Funny how I went through all the Soviet, East German and other Eastern Suropean premiers I could remember before I thought of REAGAN - that was something of a "duh!" moment for me.<br /><br />@VirginiaC - I saw the Village People at a concert after a Dodgers game a couple of years ago - not sure how many "originals" were in the line-up, but singing YMCA with 20,000 other people was fun!Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00485564817818402947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-83541776671933989972011-09-26T08:34:59.002-07:002011-09-26T08:34:59.002-07:00Broom Hilda still runs in the Chicago Tribune.Broom Hilda still runs in the Chicago Tribune.Marinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-67407703051612010512011-09-26T07:24:50.128-07:002011-09-26T07:24:50.128-07:00Driving in So. Cal. yesterday I saw a sign adverti...Driving in So. Cal. yesterday I saw a sign advertising the Village People! I had no idea there were still performing!<br /><br />I enjoyed the puzzle, laughed out loud at "zot". Love B.C.<br /> What ever happened to Broomhilda anyway?VirginiaCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-60181474176836252632011-09-26T06:28:37.286-07:002011-09-26T06:28:37.286-07:00Stair's clue bamboozled me too... I guess beca...Stair's clue bamboozled me too... I guess because it was monday my brain wasn't reaching too far...<br /><br />in South Africa utes are Stair's clue bamboozled me too... I guess because it was monday my brain wasn't reaching too far...<br /><br />in South Africa utes areGareth Bainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17770425154034935768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-7415094170386728452011-09-26T06:12:40.208-07:002011-09-26T06:12:40.208-07:00I think ocs stands for officers candidate school.I think ocs stands for officers candidate school.J.J.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-6508027102179166932011-09-26T06:11:07.281-07:002011-09-26T06:11:07.281-07:00I don't think a "ute" is properly a ...I don't think a "ute" is properly a traditional Jeep or Land Rover. It usually means a car-like vehicle with a small open pickup bed, ala a Chevy El Camino. They are still popular in Australia.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00476798785039775812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-49643978688685965972011-09-26T06:04:28.363-07:002011-09-26T06:04:28.363-07:00A lot of two word clues today:
If A, Tug At, Up To...A lot of two word clues today:<br />If A, Tug At, Up To, Sat On, At Sea, Bet On, Old Pro, East West.<br /><br />I wanted "Law" of the land for 49A. Dang!Marinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-15470679536125973062011-09-26T05:52:17.713-07:002011-09-26T05:52:17.713-07:00Cute. Don't agree that LACED is the same as ti...Cute. Don't agree that LACED is the same as tied, having done my share of tripping on untied laces.<br /><br />Learned three things - Looked up Sinaloa after - scary drug cartel.<br />Also, that QUARTERFINALISTS are called the Elite 8. I have seen those trees leading up to them.<br />And, UTE is both a utility and a U-turn. Hmmpf on the last.Sfingihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06903616949048940858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-89587505853046915762011-09-26T05:09:42.629-07:002011-09-26T05:09:42.629-07:00OCS: Officer Candidate SchoolOCS: Officer Candidate SchoolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com