tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post4431488806531409325..comments2024-01-25T10:14:06.567-08:00Comments on L.A. Crossword Confidential: 07.24 SunOrangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-26012358909243640852011-07-24T13:48:47.830-07:002011-07-24T13:48:47.830-07:00Good Sunday puzzle! Thank you Caleb and Doug. Just...Good Sunday puzzle! Thank you Caleb and Doug. Just two writeovers in tam/fex and evoked/educed. Sidereal was a new word for me, it looks like a sidderaal, an electric eel in Dutch.machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-48939908737262640402011-07-24T12:39:21.383-07:002011-07-24T12:39:21.383-07:00Thanks for filling in, Doug! I hope that PG's ...Thanks for filling in, Doug! I hope that PG's ailment passes swiftly and uneventfully. <br /><br />@CoffeeLvr, Here's a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfZQLXs72Lo&feature=youtube_gdata_player" rel="nofollow">Who link for you.</a> If I hadn't wanted to find this for you, I would not have learned that my husband (of 20 years next month) decided that Bargain was his anthem when he finally decided to pursue a relationship with me. (We had a very non-traditional beginning as a couple.) Thanks!<br /><br />I have never encountered SIDEREAL, which looks to me like side real. Apparently it's from the Latin sider meaning star? New one on me. Pronounced sigh-DEER-ee-ahl.JaxInL.A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13792405579998093081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-15308157551680795732011-07-24T11:24:10.571-07:002011-07-24T11:24:10.571-07:00@PG, keep resting, better yet, don't even read...@PG, keep resting, better yet, don't even read this!<br /><br />@c.g.rasmussen, thanks for coming by the blog. Great idea, but you have to know the authors! I liked WOOLF IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING best.<br /><br />Loved EAR TO EAR, and I love DOLMAs. This puzzle challenged me, but on review it was all fair. I should have left it for the morning instead of pushing through it after midnight. <br /><br />I learned IRENIC; had sIP before NIP. I also learned EDUCED, wanted ADDUCED which is just wrong. I relearned SIDERAL & TAY. That river belongs on the Crosswordese list.<br /><br />Yeah, THE WHO! @Doug, where's my clip? Just kidding.CoffeeLvrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16473192190412844538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-74718017055893821122011-07-24T08:15:35.922-07:002011-07-24T08:15:35.922-07:00Thanks all for the encouraging comments.
To me, R...Thanks all for the encouraging comments.<br /><br />To me, Rich's version of the BAUMSHELTER clue can be understood as "protection from fictional tornadoes." As in, one in a Baum shelter is protected from L. Frank Baum and his writing, which includes one of the more well-known tornadoes in fiction.c.g.rasmussenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07968866227316840658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-15371986747333151102011-07-24T07:41:08.561-07:002011-07-24T07:41:08.561-07:00ahh... I feel a bit stupid now.ahh... I feel a bit stupid now.Gareth Bainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17770425154034935768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-10112427946017314372011-07-24T07:17:12.600-07:002011-07-24T07:17:12.600-07:00@Gareth - Bomb shelter@Gareth - <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bomb_shelter" rel="nofollow">Bomb shelter</a>Doug Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04235359276440866774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-25089625140600084292011-07-24T07:01:38.548-07:002011-07-24T07:01:38.548-07:00What is the base phrase of BAUMSHELTER?
The ROWLI...What is the base phrase of BAUMSHELTER?<br /><br />The ROWLING, WOLFE, HARTE, and DONNE answers were great!Gareth Bainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17770425154034935768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-53151957256428695922011-07-24T06:44:04.676-07:002011-07-24T06:44:04.676-07:00I'd like to add ELHI to the dreaded list. And ...I'd like to add ELHI to the dreaded list. And yes, my first thought about the BAUM clue was that it didn't quite work. That said, I did like (and I'm so not a pun fan as a rule) that the puns were all pronounced the same as the authors' names. And EASIER SAID THAN DONNE is downright funny.<br /><br />Thanks for the momentary trip down Highlights memory lane. Hard to believe it's still going.Vegahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01893157908004486201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-20915352623539408262011-07-24T05:45:28.658-07:002011-07-24T05:45:28.658-07:00Thanks for the comedy routine bit - that made the ...Thanks for the comedy routine bit - that made the puzzle for me. Good puzzle, not great - definitely agree that the BAUM clue/answer is a bit off.<br /><br />All the same, an enjoyable diversion that kept my mind off the oppressive heat/humidity here in CT for a few minutes.<br /><br />Kudos to Doug for the write-up. He's one of the most URBANEST (that's real?) people I know.<br /><br />Best wishes to PG on a speedy recovery.imsdavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12966770844825169981noreply@blogger.com