tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post4200770801917818840..comments2024-01-25T10:14:06.567-08:00Comments on L.A. Crossword Confidential: WEDNESDAY, February 17, 2010—Pete MitchellOrangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-23143702653623566242010-02-18T12:28:21.456-08:002010-02-18T12:28:21.456-08:00@JohnsNeverHome
Obviously you're not a back s...@JohnsNeverHome<br /><br />Obviously you're not a back speciaLIST<br /><br />haha<br /><br />re: my captcha:: extrusad - not what a disk doesxyzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08287781952915413013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-60687225650105544082010-02-17T20:49:23.784-08:002010-02-17T20:49:23.784-08:00@Tin, somehow I KNEW you'd work the "Scot...@Tin, somehow I KNEW you'd work the "Scotch Cure" in! LOL! <br /><br />@CCl, I'm with you, that much Scotch Elixir would do me in! Just thinking about it, gives me a headACHE. <br /><br />@Tuttle, I would LIST from drinking, port, too. But, hey, if it works for the Tin Man!....ddbmcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-57797873020635378462010-02-17T20:20:58.473-08:002010-02-17T20:20:58.473-08:00@Tinbeni Oona dating Salinger was
exactly what I w...@Tinbeni Oona dating Salinger was<br />exactly what I was referencing.badspelllernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-2393636443406418882010-02-17T19:49:24.309-08:002010-02-17T19:49:24.309-08:00I think I'm going to name my next cat Oona or ...I think I'm going to name my next cat Oona or Oola. <br />@Tinbeni 2 6oz glasses of VSOP and you would feel like s***t in the morning!CrazyCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00245025301434920905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-83452040730657291432010-02-17T19:33:57.557-08:002010-02-17T19:33:57.557-08:00oops (see @JNH, I got one in)
@Badspelller
OONA d...oops (see @JNH, I got one in)<br /><br />@Badspelller<br />OONA dated Salinger in 1941 before she MET Chaplin later that year.<br />She married Charlie after she turned 18 in June 1943.<br />My earlier comment implied they married in '41.<br />Alas, OONA was into OONA and she wouldn't, couldn't miss out on being "Debutante or the Year" in 1942.Tinbenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14661395078047234853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-58727129168690876582010-02-17T19:15:45.706-08:002010-02-17T19:15:45.706-08:00@badspeller
Well OONA O'Neill did date J.D.Sal...@badspeller<br />Well OONA O'Neill did date J.D.Salinger in 1941 before she married Charlie Chaplin later that year.<br />I guess she was mentioned in the Obit.<br /><br />@Crazycatlady and @ddbmc<br />Do you want Rex and his wife to get well in time for the ACPT?<br />Well forget the Coke or Ginge Ale (flat or fizzy), Saltines, Gatorade, yaddie, yaddie, yadda.<br /><br />Doctor Tinbeni's remedy will cure you every time.<br />There was even a hint in the puzzle.<br /><br />VSOP or Scotch!!!<br /><br />Two 6 oz. glasses and you will feel great in the morning.<br /><br />It is just that simple.<br /><br />I haven't been ILL in 35 years.<br />Coincidence? I don't think so.Tinbenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14661395078047234853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-84926508405053309042010-02-17T18:34:15.221-08:002010-02-17T18:34:15.221-08:00I too, wish one and all good luck at the ACPT and ...I too, wish one and all good luck at the ACPT and hope that Mr. and Mrs. Parker, I mean Sharp, feel better. Flat coke is my remedy of choice. <br /> <br />@Sfingi re: NEV in the NYT puzzle. The department of the interior was rounding up the mustangs again a couple of weeks ago. They are transporting them to holding pens in the midwest where they hope they will be adopted, but probably won't. They chase them with heliocopters and then transport them via truck. Many of them die from the experience. Out of over 3,000 they left about 600 on the range. The cattle industry are the ones that want them gone because they are competing for grazing land. IMO it's dispicable.<br />Hop off soap box....CrazyCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00245025301434920905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-36380516070025870122010-02-17T18:33:19.048-08:002010-02-17T18:33:19.048-08:00Oona is actually a very current news item, well wi...Oona is actually a very current news item, well within the last few weeks anyway. Anybody care to guess how?<br /><br />I got the volleyball reference but I wanted to put it at the end as in<br />Beach or Sand volleyball.<br /><br />I had no clue on the french stuff.badspelllernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-21228068428211059652010-02-17T13:48:52.494-08:002010-02-17T13:48:52.494-08:00It's always nice to hear from constructors and...It's always nice to hear from constructors and especially when they give credit to someone else... Thanks Pete. And thanks Rich for a mighty fine clue like More work = UTOPIA. At first when I saw that, I said "what the...", how can "More work" be considered utopian? Then, boing! Thomas More.<br />This puzzle has several really great clues (as already mentioned).<br /><br />After a fun puzzle, I always look forward to Tinbeni's funny remarks.<br /><br />@Redanman<br />Sorry but when I think of a person listing, I don't think of a medical condition (or John Wayne), I think of a drunk.<br /><br />@Burner10<br />Very close to where I live, there's a huge indoor volleyball facility, and I don't live anywhere close to the beach.<br /><br />@crazycatlady<br />You can flame me any time you want!JOHNSNEVERHOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13447455788629988277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-21879360904510624102010-02-17T13:15:48.069-08:002010-02-17T13:15:48.069-08:00To JOHNSNEVERHOME
After she crashed she said &quo...To JOHNSNEVERHOME<br /><br />After she crashed she said "I'm Dorothy Gale from Kansas!"<br /><br />McBealAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-74943497291376614672010-02-17T11:28:43.163-08:002010-02-17T11:28:43.163-08:00Good puzzle. Again I found it harder than NYT.
@P...Good puzzle. Again I found it harder than NYT.<br /><br />@Petem - thanks for stopping by<br /><br />Have heard of Spaga but have never eaten therechefbeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15195945085405126511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-67580797740131260282010-02-17T10:44:10.907-08:002010-02-17T10:44:10.907-08:00Nice Wednesday puzzle. Couldn't think of LIST ...Nice Wednesday puzzle. Couldn't think of LIST for the longest time, but crosses helped. <br /><br />Rest of the puzzle worked itself out pretty quickly. All those "Crosswordese 101" lessons are really paying off. <br /><br />Thanks @Orange, @Puzzle Girl, & @Rex!Carolnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-9057560018044853602010-02-17T10:06:13.811-08:002010-02-17T10:06:13.811-08:00Don't know French, don't know Star Trek st...Don't know French, don't know Star Trek stuff -- but still managed to finish this one in a reasonable amount of time. Spelled SORTIE wrong (sortee) -- more French -- that made "nous minus moi" TOE, which didn't seem right. Figured it must be TOI.<br /><br />Played a lot of VOLLEYBALL GAMES in HS, though not much resemblance to the version I see today, e.g., not many dives on the floor.<br /><br />Wish I could attend the ACPT but distance and family commitments prevent it. Maybe some day. Good luck to all participants. I'm looking forward to hearing all about it!shrub5https://www.blogger.com/profile/09466867716773759568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-16804917826300242102010-02-17T09:54:23.944-08:002010-02-17T09:54:23.944-08:00Oh yes, when I think of someone who LISTS when he ...Oh yes, when I think of someone who LISTS when he walks I think of John Wayne.Parsannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-54312772050364874432010-02-17T09:48:37.221-08:002010-02-17T09:48:37.221-08:00@Pete M--Thank you for your input. It's alway...@Pete M--Thank you for your input. It's always great to have constructers comment. This puzzle had several sly clues and was a lot of fun! UTOPIA filled in but I was really puzzled until I got it, and then had to laugh. I wrote a paper on More many years ago!<br /><br />Weird Al, EAT IT, is an original performer and his parodies are very clever. Didn't know TNG.<br /><br />Where I grew up, "she's nibby" was what people would say about a NOSY woman. My northern friends had never heard the word and still think it is very funny.<br /><br />When I used to wear them, we always said SPIKE HEELS, not spiked. Starting at the bottom of the puzzle and with that in and VICE and KELLER, VOLLEY BALL GAME was apparent so the theme was a given.<br /><br />OONA, Chaplin's 4th wife, was 36 years younger than he. She was the daughter of Nobel winning playwright Eugene O'Neill (Long Day's Journey Into Night, etc.). Obviously a long and successful marriage that produced 8 children.<br /><br />Thank you Orange!Parsannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-42103968537815735202010-02-17T09:39:59.279-08:002010-02-17T09:39:59.279-08:00Orange LISTed to the left going to the kitchen
Yo...<i>Orange LISTed to the left going to the kitchen</i><br /><br />You don't list to the left, you list to port. ;)Tuttlenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-79717045350465627412010-02-17T09:10:06.609-08:002010-02-17T09:10:06.609-08:00@PeteM
Cool puzzle, loved doing it
muchas gracia...@PeteM<br /><br />Cool puzzle, loved doing it<br /><br />muchas graciasxyzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08287781952915413013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-73398222336172013152010-02-17T08:59:03.157-08:002010-02-17T08:59:03.157-08:00Fwiw, the UTOPIA clue was not mine; Rich added thi...Fwiw, the UTOPIA clue was not mine; Rich added this one. Also, my original submission did have two Star Trek clues, but SHIELDS was not one of them -- DATA was. I went Lord of the Rings for the SHIELDS clue.Pete Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00915253628212019131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-31206507256090011342010-02-17T08:30:55.443-08:002010-02-17T08:30:55.443-08:00Liked the puzzle a lot but for the SPAGO/TNG cross...Liked the puzzle a lot but for the SPAGO/TNG cross. Didn't know the name of Mr. Puck's establishment.Van55https://www.blogger.com/profile/15904942044695917615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-48326156626183757582010-02-17T08:29:25.474-08:002010-02-17T08:29:25.474-08:00@Joon, me too re the quality of the cluing for thi...@Joon, me too re the quality of the cluing for this one.<br /><br />Best of Show for me was the UTOPIA clue which, as I hadn't seen it before (though I have studied the work), gave me an amusing WTF moment while I checked the crossing Downs. "Crimson opponent" is the best Yale clue I've yet seen. Honorable Mention to "Floors, briefly" and "Common asset".<br /><br />The amount of French seems fine for Wednesday. I'm just glad it wasn't Italian. Somehow, having studied a little French and Spanish has made it impossible for me to grok any Italian but musical terms.<br /><br />I neeever want to see anything about Chaplin's last wife again. I'm sure she was a perfectly nice person, and it's a perfectly nice clue. I just can't get her damned name to stick in my brain.<br /><br />@Orange, the only clue I'm still puzzled about is "Canine woes". I thought fleasing was *good* for your teeth, especially with the minty, waxed fleas.lit.dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06729199575329286046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-40527488155889785652010-02-17T08:15:44.695-08:002010-02-17T08:15:44.695-08:00VSOP = Best Non-Scotch answer, BAR NONE, ever. IF ...VSOP = Best Non-Scotch answer, BAR NONE, ever. IF ONLY ... but, CLAWS do Pinch.<br />The constructors are getting closer to my UTOPIA.<br />I like A NEAT snifter every now and then. Until one LISTS and goes BUMP IN THE NIGHT.<br /><br />When I DARE to SHED my LEAF, I think nude, not BARE.<br />RAZR / EDGE was cute.<br /><br />YEAH, I liked this puzzleTinbenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14661395078047234853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-11109091831040100992010-02-17T08:01:07.049-08:002010-02-17T08:01:07.049-08:00lovely puzzle today, with clues that had more bite...lovely puzzle today, with clues that had more bite than usual for a wednesday. i expect that from pete even though i haven't seen his byline in forever. i've seen that UTOPIA clue before but i still love it. and the french arithmetic, the double "star trek" references, the sneaky KOS clue, and the double-reverse "oh, canine means dog this time?" FLEAS clue, and it all adds up to a very fun solve.Joonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07825085755390339668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-13497451441173554002010-02-17T07:39:38.979-08:002010-02-17T07:39:38.979-08:00Isn't volleyball a summer game?
I thought utop...Isn't volleyball a summer game?<br />I thought utopia was clued in response to the economic crisis and folks being unemployed. Ha ha.Burner10noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-32056594865128037072010-02-17T06:44:02.550-08:002010-02-17T06:44:02.550-08:00THINGS THAT GO BUMP IN THE NIGHT<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCYk1_75bq4" rel="nofollow">THINGS THAT GO BUMP IN THE NIGHT</a>JOHNSNEVERHOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13447455788629988277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-79398590132979484552010-02-17T06:42:50.804-08:002010-02-17T06:42:50.804-08:00After I filled in the 3 activities and had no idea...After I filled in the 3 activities and had no idea what BUMP SET and SPIKE referred to, I Googled the 3 together. I must warn that the first definition was from the Urban Dictionary and was a truly disgusting activity of the type that Kobe Bryant apparently favored. So, it's sports.<br /><br />Another thing that held me up was that I put "plug" instead of tobacco LEAF, and "nude" for BARE.<br /><br />Googled Mr. Puck for SPAGO. I'm sure the foodies got that one. Googled Apollo 13 for LOVELL. Took a guess at the 2 French words and got them. USFL and Star Trek filled themselves in.<br /><br />The combination of sports - including space science as a sport (I prefer non-manned), French, and Star Trek put this puzzle in a category of Things I Don't Know and Have No Interest In.<br /><br />I own a RAZR, and only its name is cutting edge. It is pink, though.<br /><br />John - Judy Garland played Dorothy Gale. <br /><br />Our local girl, Erin Hamlin only made 16th. She's young, though.Sfingihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06903616949048940858noreply@blogger.com