tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post3965027176456321688..comments2024-01-25T10:14:06.567-08:00Comments on L.A. Crossword Confidential: F R I D A Y September 17, 2010 John LampkinOrangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-3760251865546020622010-09-18T15:33:52.146-07:002010-09-18T15:33:52.146-07:00Some love for McCoy TYNER:
McCoy Tyner was the p...Some love for McCoy TYNER: <br /><br />McCoy Tyner was the pianist in JOHN COLTRANE'S "Great Quartet" of the early 60's. He performed on "A Love Supreme" (1964), a touchstone of modern jazz.<br />"My Favorite Things" (1961) was very popular. <br />McCoy TYNER is one of the most influential pianists of the 20th century. His own album "The Real McCoy" opens with "Passion Dance". His solo there is a force of nature. <br />Drummer ELVIN JONES was equally influential.The Real McCoynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-87778053405863466102010-09-17T19:43:04.542-07:002010-09-17T19:43:04.542-07:00doug and john, yes, algid! that's it! many, m...doug and john, yes, algid! that's it! many, many thanks! now i can sleep tonite. <br /><br />you all are great - i've been lurking here for quite awhile and really enjoy your comments.<br /><br />my wife and i like to make up sentences with xword words: i asked my USGS neighbor if it's true that there is a lot of scree at the bottom of a tor - he blinked and said definitely.<br /><br />today i think that the troops make their etape in their salient. (ok, ok, salient isnt a puzzle word, but im reading MacArthur's biography and he took many a salient in WWI.)<br /><br />thanks again! garygaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13580109714532313609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-1301003565649398332010-09-17T18:43:38.764-07:002010-09-17T18:43:38.764-07:00ALGID<a href="http://latcrossword.blogspot.com/2010/07/thursday-july-30-2010-ron-and-nancy.html" rel="nofollow">ALGID</a>JOHNSNEVERHOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13447455788629988277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-5231627254668147152010-09-17T18:38:22.796-07:002010-09-17T18:38:22.796-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.JOHNSNEVERHOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13447455788629988277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-80163476457091271442010-09-17T18:35:54.659-07:002010-09-17T18:35:54.659-07:00@gary - I'd guess the word you're looking ...@gary - I'd guess the word you're looking for is ALGID.Doug Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04235359276440866774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-10727893714424704462010-09-17T18:24:48.530-07:002010-09-17T18:24:48.530-07:00OT: Help please! In June or July 2010 there was a...OT: Help please! In June or July 2010 there was a clue "cool" meaning chilly, or cold.<br /><br />I am positive the answer was "altrid". But now I cannot find altrid in any dictionary. The clue was in the upper left corner, I think.<br /><br />Does anyone remember the answer to the clue "cool"? The reason for my question is silly, but I would still appreciate your help. Thanx!garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13580109714532313609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-49827292790853857702010-09-17T18:16:02.238-07:002010-09-17T18:16:02.238-07:00Per "thefreedictionary.com", definition ...Per "thefreedictionary.com", definition #3 is: "In Russia, a prison or stockade for the confinement of prisoners in transit".<br /><br />Ah ... a "step" on the way to the gulag.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-87424412933142675712010-09-17T13:59:06.124-07:002010-09-17T13:59:06.124-07:00I can't leave this alone - What did W.C. Field...I can't leave this alone - What did W.C. Fields have against water? I quote, "Fish ---- in it." <br /><br />@Anon1222 - This is the best I could do - most images are of some darn bicycle race in Provence.<a href="http://www.baxleystamps.com/litho/ogawa/ogawa_rus_6v_a_yalu_s32.jpg" rel="nofollow">Staff at the ETAPE inspection department division of the independent 13th division at Alexandrovsk</a>Sfingihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06903616949048940858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-48028784127353504192010-09-17T12:22:58.198-07:002010-09-17T12:22:58.198-07:00Yes, I guess you could describe etape as "one...Yes, I guess you could describe etape as "one of the e-words ... such as e-tail or e-cash" or email or emag. But I'd bet it's more of the English vis a vis French kind of e-word, such as school/ecole or state/etat.<br /><br />If thefreedictionary.com's definitions are accurate (and I haven't been able to find anything better), I suppose you could say it probably came from French, and the "true" English equivalent might be "staple" as in potatoes, rice, bread and beans. Or, if you prefer the bicycling usage in French, maybe the English equivalent would be "step" as in step 1, step 2 etc.<br /><br />Now, has anyone got a link to a photo of a military camp or public storehouse with a sign saying "Etape #xxx"?<br /><br />Or maybe somebody can look it up in the OED.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-75824117132798943692010-09-17T11:17:22.703-07:002010-09-17T11:17:22.703-07:00Finished, but with one error DYEs/TYNEs.
Thanks,...Finished, but with one error DYEs/TYNEs. <br /><br />Thanks, @Tuttle for 'splaining PSI. Got ETAPE but had to look it up afterwards to be sure it was a word. Looks like one of those E words everyone 'likes' such as e-tail or e-cash. Like @PG, I give KTS a Bronx cheer.<br /><br />@rhymer: thanks for pointing out the rhyming aspect which was lost on me. <br /><br />Favorite clue: Drink disparaged by WC Fields. "I never drink water; that's the thing that rusts pipes." <br />"Start every day off with a smile and get it over with."shrub5https://www.blogger.com/profile/09466867716773759568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-41907437363830461092010-09-17T11:03:15.281-07:002010-09-17T11:03:15.281-07:00Hmmm, today's puzzle wasn't that much fun ...Hmmm, today's puzzle wasn't that much fun for me. Theme wasn't all that nor even a bag of chips. TYNER crossed by DYER didn't leave a good taste.<br /><br />Dragged to Fiddler on the Roof as a kid so that is coming back to help me, if I only knew then the usefulness I would have achieved from sitting through that musical, I might have pouted for a minute less.Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14900988170432327664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-83398267738575200442010-09-17T10:59:36.724-07:002010-09-17T10:59:36.724-07:00Thought this was pretty easy for a Friday and it s...Thought this was pretty easy for a Friday and it sure didn't knock my socks off as far as the theme went. ETATE and TYNER were my only two unknowns. Had no idea what BACKSPIN had to do with English. Thanks @Tuttle for the PSI explanation. <br /><br />My son was given a red Mustang convertible as a rental car. He referred to it all week as "The Stang."<br /><br />@SethG - thanks for the Toast link! Very cute.<br />@Eric - see the Toast link in SethG's post.<br />@PG Thanks for another great week of entertaining and enlightening write-ups.CrazyCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00245025301434920905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-64743322694595223042010-09-17T10:50:01.076-07:002010-09-17T10:50:01.076-07:00L'Chaim is one of Fiddler on the Roof's bi...<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjEDgvNP0NU" rel="nofollow">L'Chaim</a> is one of <i>Fiddler on the Roof</i>'s big production numbers.Ericnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-49493611313877523792010-09-17T10:39:37.896-07:002010-09-17T10:39:37.896-07:00I didn't care for dyer, as I believe dye to be...I didn't care for dyer, as I believe dye to be the adding of color, whereas a blonde should a taking of color, a bleacher perhaps. Oh well, fitting for an overall iffy Friday grid. My last was ETAPE.SidDawgonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08356456945314677218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-42476711431123794432010-09-17T10:39:04.630-07:002010-09-17T10:39:04.630-07:00@PG Atari wanted to keep the name but wouldn'...@PG Atari wanted to keep the name but wouldn't pay my asking price.<br /><br />Nice write up.<br />Regards,<br />Mihaly SyzygyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-27846046108346601512010-09-17T10:32:31.639-07:002010-09-17T10:32:31.639-07:00[Blonde, at times] could not be DYES. DYED maybe, ...[Blonde, at times] could not be DYES. DYED maybe, though it's a stretch. But not DYES.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-14417088321357475712010-09-17T09:57:30.756-07:002010-09-17T09:57:30.756-07:00Thanks @Tuttle, I think most of us were wondering ...Thanks @Tuttle, I think most of us were wondering about PSI, I know I was.<br /><br />I'll go PG one step further and call this theme just plain dumb. If you didn't know McCoy TYNER, that last letter could have been S or D, and my guess was either.<br /><br />Didn't know ETAPE so the first E was my last letter => WOTD.Rubehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773241241484881566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-60208065193315616832010-09-17T08:56:55.240-07:002010-09-17T08:56:55.240-07:00tip, trip, snip, rip.tip, trip, snip, rip.rhymernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-80786272628462265992010-09-17T08:23:23.027-07:002010-09-17T08:23:23.027-07:00PSI was proposed in 1942 as a general parasycholog...PSI was proposed in 1942 as a general parasychological term to encompass both ESP and psychokinesis. It's derived from the first greek letter in 'psyche'. The word 'psionics' is back-formed from PSI. It's generally a science-fiction/fantasy term.<br /><br />Seeing as how www.stangnet.com is the premier board for Mustang enthusiasts I'd say it is a rather common term among enthusiasts of the car. For those of us who are not the preferred term is 'Rustang'.<br /><br />I used to play soccer with an Englishman who found the term "putting english on the ball" to be absolutely hilarious.<br /><br />Every time I see a picture of Gregory Hinds dancing I think of the following exchange from <i>History of the World Part 1</i>:<br /><br />Auctioneer: What country are you from? <br />Josephus: Ethiopia. <br />Auctioneer: What part? <br />Josephus: 125th Street!Tuttlenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-60307865556003411222010-09-17T08:20:54.584-07:002010-09-17T08:20:54.584-07:00It's a Friday and guess what let's change ...It's a Friday and guess what let's change a letter and make a new whacky phrase. I found this one easier then most as I went straight down the puzzle with no hopping around.<br /><br />My last section to fill in was the SW where I put EAVE in for LANE, Once I got BOTOX I realized I had a problem otherwise easier then yesterday's. Classic crosswordese with ETAPE and NITA.*David*noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-91692815369604972582010-09-17T08:12:44.923-07:002010-09-17T08:12:44.923-07:00@JNH
The 2005 version with Helen Mirren was about ...@JNH<br />The 2005 version with Helen Mirren was about Elizabeth II (the current Queen).<br /><br />PuzzleGirl and I must be on the same wavelength. I was not impressed with the change the 'A' to an 'I' themes.<br />The rest of the puzzle did have the John Lampkin KTS.<br /><br />Maybe it's just me, but I have never heard anyone who was a Mustang WINGNUT refer to his car as a STANG.<br /><br />Was thinking the Bridal gown shade was going to be White not ECRU (thought about drawing an extra box there).<br /><br />And of course my first thought for Throat-soothing brew, LEMON TEA, was something a whole lot stronger than flavored WATER.Tinbenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14661395078047234853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-69481491094556011112010-09-17T07:48:04.571-07:002010-09-17T07:48:04.571-07:00"Bulldog, bulldog, Eli YALE."
Did not k..."Bulldog, bulldog, Eli YALE."<br /><br />Did not know ETAPE, TYNER, CATE, Tevye's toast. Googled a little. Didn't understand PSI. <br />Why is a blonde a DYER rather than DYEd? So that TYNER works? <br />60606 (Chicago) and 70707 (Gonzales, AZ) are also palindromic. Anyway, I finished.<br /><a href="http://www.melaniebenjamin.com/images/rabbit-john-tenniel.jpg" rel="nofollow">Oyez</a>Sfingihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06903616949048940858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-2072945207348975532010-09-17T07:33:44.813-07:002010-09-17T07:33:44.813-07:00Wow, I totally know like everyone in that picture....Wow, I totally know like everyone in that picture. Tomorrow night, I will be at a party with them. <br /><br />You're right about LIFE, and here's a recent wedding <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgZ4ZTTfKO8" rel="nofollow">toast</a> you might enjoy. You're also right about the theme.SethGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13753036404140901368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-13499533021876802932010-09-17T07:29:04.121-07:002010-09-17T07:29:04.121-07:00Last blank filled: The L at the MLS/LYIN cross, an...<b>Last blank filled:</b> The L at the MLS/LYIN cross, and that was the only one needing Google. Should've figured out MLS on my own, but I wouldn't know an Eagles' title from an NFL player.<br /><br />Were NITA NALDI and Pola Negri ever in the same film? Sure hope they never show up in the same CW!<br /><br />If one sees the theme as replacing A with I <i>only when followed by P</i>, DANCING wouldn't become dIncing. But I suppose the theme itself could still be described as "abysmal". Personally, I prefer themes that can't be used as a crutch for solving other problem areas quite so easily.<br /><br />Overall, it seemed too easy for a Friday, or maybe just too blah.badrognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-3369232713417092442010-09-17T05:30:59.524-07:002010-09-17T05:30:59.524-07:00I think this puzzle will become one of my favorite...I think this puzzle will become one of my favorites of the John Lampkin works.<br />Any guy who can start a puzzle with YALE Bulldogs and end up with the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PukuQPUKfyU" rel="nofollow">amazing pianist, McCoy TYNER,</a> must be a real MENSCH !<br />The theme was just another tit-for-tat thing… replacing the A with the I.<br />Ho-hum at best.<br /><br />But going beyond that, this puzzle teems with wonderful clues and wordage: “Good guy” (MENSCH), “English” (BACKSPIN), STANG, LEMON TEA, BOTOX/AJAX cross, “proctor’s announcement” (TIME IS UP), and of course my old favorite crosswordese <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_xqAOdVA-c" rel="nofollow">OYEZ, OYEZ, OYEZ !</a><br /><br />Also liked the clue “Tevye’s toast subject” (LIFE)… l'chaim!<br />I kept thinking the entry word was WOLF, but Lazar WOLF was the future father-in-law who Tevye toasted LIFE with.<br /><br />52D: Why did I think it was spelled DRYLY instead of DRILY?<br /><br />OMG, I really did remember when ATARI was called Syzygy, which in astronomy means “Either of two points in the orbit of a celestial body where the body is in opposition to or in conjunction.” Makes sense, right? I like ATARI better. The company name ATARI came from the board game Go. It’s a Japanese word proclaiming to your opponent that his “stones” are vulnerable. It’s sort of like saying "check" in chess. <br /><br />50A baffled me, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWO2PpnJwqU" rel="nofollow">CATE Blanchett of the film “Elizabeth” made in 1998</a> … I wanted to make it Helen Mirren from the 2005 version, but that wouldn‘t fit in 4 letters.<br /><br />PG, I sure am glad you explained the 21A: Au pair in a ring? (KTS) thing. <br /><br />It’s really chilly here in Chicagoland this morning (46 degrees). Brrr! Fall is acomin!<br />Time for some nice hot oatmeal laced with cherry-raisins and brown sugar… yum!<br /><br />Have a super weekend y’all !JOHNSNEVERHOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13447455788629988277noreply@blogger.com