tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post4036165662618007593..comments2024-01-25T10:14:06.567-08:00Comments on L.A. Crossword Confidential: THURSDAY, February 18, 2010 — Damon J. GulczynskiOrangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-60768519806169042912010-02-19T07:51:11.795-08:002010-02-19T07:51:11.795-08:00Cruciverb.com still not up this a.m. had to print ...Cruciverb.com still not up this a.m. had to print Fri puzzle in that icky form (yet to tackle it)<br /><br />Re: ITERATE<br /><br />yet another golf course architecture terminology that made a word much more acceptable to me on this (Th) puzzle and I think it is surely a Thursday kind of word.<br /><br />We talk about the current ITERATION or a progress through various ITERATIONS of a golf course as architects re-design said course. I laughed when I saw it in the puzzle although it wasn't my first thought ...xyzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08287781952915413013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-33377236092696416642010-02-19T00:53:53.988-08:002010-02-19T00:53:53.988-08:00@tenbeni -- I'm impressed, I don't care wh...@tenbeni -- I'm impressed, I don't care what people have been saying about you. I'm a 100 pt contributor and my sister is a 180 pt contributor, but 30 Gals of blood is truly impressive.Rubehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773241241484881566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-67311876744548859782010-02-18T23:21:07.479-08:002010-02-18T23:21:07.479-08:00Thanks for the TAT lesson; a real puzzler, but ter...Thanks for the TAT lesson; a real puzzler, but terrace eluded me too. And thanks for the answer to how HI could have interstates! Otherwise it was an easy pzl. BTW, Iter is Latin for road, so iterate is a way to go; reiterate is to go over again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-91868615880746944932010-02-18T22:01:15.215-08:002010-02-18T22:01:15.215-08:00@ Whitney & @Puzzlegirl
Just to bear out what ...@ Whitney & @Puzzlegirl<br />Just to bear out what you say about the social aspects of the ACPT, here's REX's take on that (from his NYT blog)---<br /><br />"for the first time in four years, I will *not* be competing. I'm going to hang out, see people, interview people, attend parties, and go to the finals on Sunday."<br /><br />I'll be there next year.JOHNSNEVERHOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13447455788629988277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-60723397621012108112010-02-18T21:56:24.843-08:002010-02-18T21:56:24.843-08:00Lately, the LAT has been beating the pants off of ...Lately, the LAT has been beating the pants off of the NYT puzzlewise.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-5394046833800407692010-02-18T21:29:13.123-08:002010-02-18T21:29:13.123-08:00Can't get Cruciverb up tonight. Anyone else?Can't get Cruciverb up tonight. Anyone else?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-50848536922079277792010-02-18T21:14:36.972-08:002010-02-18T21:14:36.972-08:00Tat is actually used quite a lot nowadays by the y...Tat is actually used quite a lot nowadays by the younger set. Of course they abbreviate and acronym<br />everything due to the internet. TMI?<br /><br />I missed the Mason-Street connection<br />too which is a shame because I think <br />I have read about every Erle Stanley Gardner book, even the A.A. Fair series which were a favorite.<br /><br />tl;dr tattoos, perry masonbadspelllernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-51148150240444763622010-02-18T21:02:59.530-08:002010-02-18T21:02:59.530-08:00For all youse people who love (or hate) tattoos, h...For all youse people who love (or hate) tattoos, here's Ron Jones, the quintessential Route 66 Tattoo Man... or as we now say, the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/11311958@N06/3641587296/" rel="nofollow">The TAT Cat</a>JOHNSNEVERHOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13447455788629988277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-61012851133887219622010-02-18T20:42:35.853-08:002010-02-18T20:42:35.853-08:00@Sfingi & @Crazycatlady
I doubt the tourney ha...@Sfingi & @Crazycatlady<br />I doubt the tourney has a recliner,<br />TV and Mug of Coffee(s) with the morning news on.<br />I picture it like being back in school taking a test.<br />Plus I have never timed my sloth solving skills, nor do I care to find out that I was the last to finish.<br /><br />CCL - Mulligan is a great name for a rescued pooch.<br />The Westminister Dog Show earlier this week is a must see every year.<br />I don't have, never have, had a dog.<br />Like a sense of humor, you don't have a dog, it has you.<br /><br />As to the tattoo thing, if you get one you can't give blood for one year.<br />I give every 8 weeks and have been doing so since I was 18, somewhere near 240 pints so far.<br />I admire some of the artwork, but what may look cool at 20 doesn't seem so cool at 40 or 57+.Tinbenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14661395078047234853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-39549998014033316212010-02-18T20:23:02.764-08:002010-02-18T20:23:02.764-08:00Over my comments, but my friends named their adora...Over my comments, but my friends named their adorable rescue dog Mulligan. He got his second chance.CrazyCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00245025301434920905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-20042051304752789502010-02-18T20:14:24.395-08:002010-02-18T20:14:24.395-08:00Oh my goodness. I'm always the last to commen...Oh my goodness. I'm always the last to comment since I'm on the left coast. You commenters are so funny! <br />@Sfingi - if I ever go to a tourney, I'll sit with you in a burka (sp?). IMHO, tatoos are mostly gross. I hate seeing young women with lovely skin who are covered in TATs. I have two kids in the mid 20's and neither one of them of them have TATs or weird piercings. I consider that to be a proud moment in parenting. And they both have college degrees and jobs with 401ks. JMHO.CrazyCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00245025301434920905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-45931179670440745672010-02-18T19:54:13.870-08:002010-02-18T19:54:13.870-08:00@tinbeni - Indeed, there is a H2 and H3, all on Oh...@tinbeni - Indeed, there is a H2 and H3, all on Ohau. They connect military bases, but I believe they are called interstate because of how they are funded, not where they go. At lease that's what I read. None of the other islands have interstates.<br /><br />Loved the puzzle, no write-overs and nary a Google. Took me a bit longer that usual, but that's O.K.chefwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03999206352243329280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-83081466525915744092010-02-18T19:52:45.839-08:002010-02-18T19:52:45.839-08:00@JNH, check out @Joon at 10:04AM re the 16x15 puzz...@JNH, check out @Joon at 10:04AM re the 16x15 puzz.<br /><br />If asked, I would say ITERATE is a math-science type of word while reiterate was a liberal-artsy type word. They may have diverged about the time Sir Francis Bacon separated Natural Philosophy from Philosophy, ca. 1600.<br /><br />On to Friday's puzzles.Rubehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773241241484881566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-57085110560372704602010-02-18T19:46:02.127-08:002010-02-18T19:46:02.127-08:00@Bubba and Darryl - Don't confuse me.
@John -...@Bubba and Darryl - Don't confuse me.<br /><br />@John - I thought of that, too - Clinton and lie.<br /> <br />@Puzzle Girl - Wish it were true. More like Jacques Brel is alive and well and existing in the minds of those who believe in him. Check out Ne me quitte pas or The Port of Amsterdam. And I don't know French. Very soulful in any language. Sweaty, too, I must say.<br /><br />Peoples - I understood they meant TAT to be an abbreviation for tattoo, but I didn't like it. I don't like tattoos much either. How often have we changed our tastes in art, let alone loves? Mom remains - but in a Japanese style, a cubic, an art nouveau? <br /><br />@Whitney - My word, you're fast. If I went to a tourney, I'd have to dress in full Muslim garb, <br />including niqab, and sit in the balcony.<br /><br />@Redanman - To continue in the defensive (and END), there are twice as many responders at the NYT forum, so maybe a more forgiving and welcoming attitude prevail.Sfingihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06903616949048940858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-16901961107067348362010-02-18T19:28:07.061-08:002010-02-18T19:28:07.061-08:00@JNH
Regardless of what iterate means or irregardl...@JNH<br />Regardless of what iterate means or irregardless of what reiterate means the real term for "Do Over" is mulligan. Ask any golfer.<br /><br />At least OPALS & SST were clued differently.<br /><br />Opals reminded me of the show on the Discovery Channel about where they are mined. The whole town in the outback is underground due to the heat. One guy wanted to expand his abode and in doing so found an opal worth about $500,000. That's one way for the value of your home to increase.<br /><br />@Rube & Crazycatlady<br />Look on the positive side.<br />At least there wasn't an ELBA and AVON.Tinbenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14661395078047234853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-77380630781799050582010-02-18T19:16:56.497-08:002010-02-18T19:16:56.497-08:00I was AGHAST not AVAST about ARETE being in both p...I was AGHAST not AVAST about ARETE being in both puzzles.CrazyCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00245025301434920905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-19092767391840533742010-02-18T18:19:34.501-08:002010-02-18T18:19:34.501-08:00This Gulczynski puzzle was super! I loved the dou...This Gulczynski puzzle was super! I loved the double theme words and the fill words and clues were great! <br /><br />Thought the clue for 1A (TATtoo) was quite clever.<br />Also 17D, “Highway 1 in Hawaii.” I often wondered why the highways in Hawaii are called Interstates. I guess <a href="http://www.hawaiihighways.com/H-3-east-end-overview-large.jpg" rel="nofollow">this explains it.</a><br />In the same “I-wonder” vein, if ITERATE means “Do over”, then what does REITERATE mean? Can anyone explain this anomaly?<br /><br />Fave word: TERRACE (because I can’t wait to use mine again.)<br />Unfave word: ATE AT (gets confused with A TEAT and AT EAT).<br />Fave clue: “Ginormous” = COLOSSAL (I must use that word in a sentence today!)<br />Unfave clues: “Incite to pounce (on)” = SIC.<br />Also, “Street boss” = MASON (Isn’t that a bricklayer?) I guess we still have some brick streets. Ohhhh, @PG, you put my mind at ease on this one. Ahh! Perry MASON.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVrfHXnUJFc" rel="nofollow">MAE WEST</a>, a woman of action!<br /><br />I had --LIE for 26A, “Clinton was one.”<br />Imagine all the possibilities that I tried before getting to YALIE.<br /><br />As a former company mathematician, I always enjoy seeing words like OPERAND.<br /><br />Can anyone explain the uneven 16 x 15 grid? That makes me GRIMACE.<br /><br />I’m starting to hate seeing the BANAL fill words: SST, ATRA, OVA, ST LO, OPALS, ARETE and TERN. Yuck!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDDOq4zeDs8" rel="nofollow"> SAM Malone</a> the bartender on “Cheers”. I loved that TV series! Anyone else?<br />I think in this episode, Frazier gets DRUNKER and gets some help from Sam & Diane.<br /><br />It’s getting late for supper, so I’ll call AVAST and go eat my Crazy Noodles (Thai food), and settle down to watch the Olympics snowboarding.JOHNSNEVERHOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13447455788629988277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-28939519190455982462010-02-18T17:57:37.302-08:002010-02-18T17:57:37.302-08:00It's late enough that I should be able to comm...It's late enough that I should be able to comment about ARETE being in another Xword of note today. Always wonder about this. <br /><br />ELD was my wotd, going between eft and Elea in my Xword KB.<br /><br />Nice Tuesday puzzle, no Googles required. Only one pink! - and guessed SAM from the S in STALLED. Tx, DJG.<br /><br />AFAIK, H-1 and H-3 on Oahu are the only US "Interstate" Highways in the state of HI. All other highways are state highways, and mostly 2 lane. @Chefwen can clarify this.<br /><br />Sorry I'm late, busy, busy day.Rubehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773241241484881566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-3144815845719582632010-02-18T16:06:21.314-08:002010-02-18T16:06:21.314-08:00Finally, I understand the tat clue. I couldn'...Finally, I understand the tat clue. I couldn't get terrace for the life of me. I got hung up by not spelling arete correctly. I spelled it arret. Good luck to all in the tournament. Maybe next year I'll try. It sounds like fun!JNnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-24135942188525946672010-02-18T16:05:31.594-08:002010-02-18T16:05:31.594-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05980419305491773671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-52274813822115557792010-02-18T14:32:28.025-08:002010-02-18T14:32:28.025-08:00Much more enjoyable for me than the NYT today as I...Much more enjoyable for me than the NYT today as I suppose that I am the perfect target for the original mission statement of this blog.<br /><br />pssssssst<br />@PG, I think Rex forgets this sometimes, help him please, he can be so annoying ... and such a puzzle snob<br /><br />Anyway, could not agree more that it was a nicely and well-executed theme but heavy on the dross.<br /><br />Had SERAC before ARETE - should have known the bi-puzzle obscurity would rear its head again.<br /><br />Full finish, noGoooogleys, no real big problem area, way more fun than not and way more fun than NYT today. I just am an LAT kinda guy, I guess.xyzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08287781952915413013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-41683371725843414852010-02-18T11:28:37.128-08:002010-02-18T11:28:37.128-08:00Didn't really ADORE the puzzle today. In fact...Didn't really ADORE the puzzle today. In fact, I completely missed the theme since I was solving in across mode in the lower right and never saw THE LINE. I was happy that I remembered ARETE and that I knew what a WEIR was. I recently learned about WEIRs while walking along the San Luis Creek. There is a WEIR that keeps the salt water from going upstream.I got STALLED at the cross of TAT and TERRACE. Both the clue and answer for 1A were a COLOSSAL mystery to me. So thanks for clearing that up PG. I don't think of a TERRACE as a cook out location. I think of a TERRACE as a wine and cheeseplate location. Also was confused by MASON Street Boss? Enjoyed seeing GRIMACE and SMILER. One of my cats looks like the Cheshire Cat and he does smile.<br />@PG thanks for the write up and have fun in NY.CrazyCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00245025301434920905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-82585797485208348252010-02-18T11:16:29.554-08:002010-02-18T11:16:29.554-08:00@Puzzle Girl Ha! Okay, okay. Point taken. :) I do ...@Puzzle Girl Ha! Okay, okay. Point taken. :) I do hope to go next year, just to see what goes on. Does wearing Converse sneakers with a crossword on them (I am. Right now.) while commenting on a crossword blog make me a crossword person? Methinks so.<br /><br />@David Ha! That's what I'm afraid of ;)Whitneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12427378278653572523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-46705521067263199882010-02-18T10:55:07.314-08:002010-02-18T10:55:07.314-08:00Thanks, PG, for the Johnny Cash clip. I noticed th...Thanks, PG, for the Johnny Cash clip. I noticed that the blond had something BELOW THELINE, the hem line, that is.JIMMIEnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-24853199581471993122010-02-18T10:41:25.308-08:002010-02-18T10:41:25.308-08:00@Whitney I think there is an initiation for all so...@Whitney I think there is an initiation for all solvers C level and below. I think it's a worse humiliation then what we went through in college to join the frat houses. I'm terrified to walk into one of these tourneys. I'm with you, we can get a group together that does these by mail in the safety of our homes.*David*noreply@blogger.com