tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post4627592911670322157..comments2024-01-25T10:14:06.567-08:00Comments on L.A. Crossword Confidential: THURSDAY, August 20, 2009 — Todd McClaryOrangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-13602694307067265082009-08-21T20:01:20.327-07:002009-08-21T20:01:20.327-07:00Tks, Anon!Tks, Anon!ddbmcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-54093511582380671432009-08-21T09:29:53.753-07:002009-08-21T09:29:53.753-07:00Mage is not the singular form of 'magi'. &...Mage is not the singular form of 'magi'. 'Magus' is the singular form of magi. The plural of 'mage' is, simply, 'mages'. Because it's an English word not a Latin word.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-12638055901544135612009-08-21T04:01:50.290-07:002009-08-21T04:01:50.290-07:00@ddbmc - There will be many solvers faster than me...@ddbmc - There will be many solvers faster than me at Lollapuzzoola. Of course, I will surely beat Rex and PuzzleGirl!<br /><br />If I don't, blame it on the fact that I'm doing double duty, with a surprise game I am running.Jeffreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01699404861773455504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-51565515062850615392009-08-20T20:36:58.934-07:002009-08-20T20:36:58.934-07:00and sometimes cranes are not in use at all, and th...and sometimes cranes are not in use at all, and they just sit there. anyway, the "at times" qualification in a clue is a dead giveaway that the answer is going to be some crappy -ER word (what rex likes to call an "odd job"). of course, LIFTER is a perfectly good word if clued in regards to bodybuilding. kind of in the same way that WAITER is a fine word for a restaurant server and an ugly word for somebody who's just biding time.Joonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07825085755390339668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-33947789285647528612009-08-20T19:59:26.547-07:002009-08-20T19:59:26.547-07:00@ChefWen: built in wok? Now I'm impressed
Set...@ChefWen: built in wok? Now I'm impressed<br /><br />SethG:LOLmachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-43633103966314850572009-08-20T18:12:47.398-07:002009-08-20T18:12:47.398-07:00Put things down.Put things down.SethGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13753036404140901368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-77236255180918383422009-08-20T17:52:42.042-07:002009-08-20T17:52:42.042-07:00Totally enjoyable Thursday puzzle, and especially ...Totally enjoyable Thursday puzzle, and especially nice to see Bea Arthur in 28A, a classic performer in so many ways. I didn't quite get the "at times" part of the clue for 12D. Do cranes lift only "at times"? What else would they do?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-60914992298404130252009-08-20T15:53:15.684-07:002009-08-20T15:53:15.684-07:00@Wayne: Slosh is a good example of onomatopoeia, t...@Wayne: Slosh is a good example of onomatopoeia, the naming of something by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it. Examples: hiccup, buzz, hiss, sizzle.<br />Hmmm, I wonder if that word ever made it into a crossword puzzle - 8 of the 12 letters are vowels.shrub5https://www.blogger.com/profile/09466867716773759568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-67391421951928729522009-08-20T15:08:40.006-07:002009-08-20T15:08:40.006-07:00Super write-up PG, veery funny!
I also had entran...Super write-up PG, veery funny!<br /><br />I also had entrance first and pests. Last week we had a rather large mouse haunt our kitchen, he was very resistent to the poison he kept chomping down. His hidey hole was underneath the built in wok on the cooktop. I was about to fire Paddington the cat but he finally dispached the little sucker after four days of me cleaning up mousey poop. UGH!! I guess raid wouldn't have worked on him either.<br /><br />Loved the puzzle, the only area I had real difficulties with was the DC UNITED, don't know squat about soccer.chefwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03999206352243329280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-35616017949361620312009-08-20T15:03:14.297-07:002009-08-20T15:03:14.297-07:00@GoG8rs My hand is up. I seem to be @ where you a...@GoG8rs My hand is up. I seem to be @ where you are, newbie-wise.<br /><br />Yentl (1982) was a pretty good movie @ a girl who wanted to study Torah. I think Streisand is a better actress/actor than singer. I consider her of the Ethel Merman school of music.<br />Yentl is based on a Yiddish story by I.B. Singer. He didn't care for Streisand's interpretation, but I never saw Tovah Feldshuh on Broadway. There's a strong suggestion of Lesbian amore.Sfingihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06903616949048940858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-37811212177397062062009-08-20T14:48:06.016-07:002009-08-20T14:48:06.016-07:00I really liked this today's puzzle.
Some of m...I really liked this today's puzzle.<br /><br />Some of my favorite words: "Enthrall" (fraught with awe), "In Situ" (yeah, Latin!), "Errantry", "Slosh" (one of those words that sounds like what it is), "Proteges" (don't see that very often), "Mage", and "Dearths".<br /><br />Overall, I guess you could say I'm a big fan of the old words we don't hear or see every day.Waynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16165259499917393643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-48453007519623890652009-08-20T14:47:33.621-07:002009-08-20T14:47:33.621-07:00Fresh, strong puzzle with some great words, my fav...Fresh, strong puzzle with some great words, my favorite "errantry". As usual when I do the puzzle online I miss some of the clues/answers; don't know why that is. <br /><br />I'm already in hot, steamy NY, sharpening my pencils for the Lollapuzzoola!machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-37577432495722289262009-08-20T14:20:56.972-07:002009-08-20T14:20:56.972-07:00Couple of tricky partial words, like A A _ _ _ (AA...Couple of tricky partial words, like A A _ _ _ (AANDE) and _ _ _ T L (YENTL). Weird combos make me think twice before inking it in.<br /><br />Also, for some reason having ILL and NIL completely adjacent to each other struck me as being rather slick!jazzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02967093995893913338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-30459716970324342962009-08-20T14:02:16.409-07:002009-08-20T14:02:16.409-07:00Thanks @ddbmc...agree also w @parsan, @choirwriter...Thanks @ddbmc...agree also w @parsan, @choirwriter..had trouble w ERRANTRY...a very nice, challenging Thursday puzzle, glad I was able to get through it esp since I'm the last person to know anything about LOTR. I also got into some trouble thinking the Westminster Kennel Club WKC puts on Best in Show; had to make late adjustment for AKC or else I'd have a puzzle finished except for 1A...particularly liked SANITY, PROTEGES, NOHOPE,INSITU, REDEEMED. Very little pop culture and fairly creative fill in my view. Best of luck to our MENTORS in the crossword competition!Charles Boglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15667976595355657752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-11446812495259282602009-08-20T13:04:30.420-07:002009-08-20T13:04:30.420-07:00@GoG8rs - First had ART but that didn't make s...@GoG8rs - First had ART but that didn't make sense, so looked again and saw EARTH.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-68953870091245794792009-08-20T12:59:30.834-07:002009-08-20T12:59:30.834-07:00@ddbmc - Random House Dict. also identifies magus ...@ddbmc - Random House Dict. also identifies magus as a sorcerer or magician (anyone else look up stuff in books and Google only as a last resort?). Also "Dark Magus" was a CD by Miles Davis from a live concert at Carnegie Hall, which I attended to my regret. His son used the same name for a poorly written book.PARSANnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-84633173896966601362009-08-20T12:15:34.605-07:002009-08-20T12:15:34.605-07:00@Joon you're correct, I think. But the phrase...@Joon you're correct, I think. But the phrase 'wireless router' is common enough to get away with it, like say 'cordless phone'.GLowenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-26933054098495607882009-08-20T12:14:27.763-07:002009-08-20T12:14:27.763-07:00Either this was an easy late week puzzle or I'...Either this was an easy late week puzzle or I'm finally catchin' on (must be the former,eh). My only write over was INSTEP, I had INSOLE. Nice write up PG, you're one of the reasons I keep comin' to this blog!Bohicanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-16070057039100991792009-08-20T11:34:40.281-07:002009-08-20T11:34:40.281-07:00OK, Let's see a show of hands...all those that...OK, Let's see a show of hands...all those that solved 53A by seeing EARTH in the middle of the theme answers raise your hands high.... Hmmm, that many? Guess it's just the newbie in me but I NEVER saw it even though I had no trouble with this fun puzzle (except for SEAOTTER ...I don't associate otters with aquariums).<br />Anyway,I am really learning! ThanksGoG8rshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00859105347104008578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-61680163930076257992009-08-20T11:33:54.941-07:002009-08-20T11:33:54.941-07:00@Rex: Now, now -- Didn't you notice how we al...@Rex: Now, now -- Didn't you notice how we all politely refrained from pointing out PG's errant dropped G? You just had to give her a dig, huh? LOLchoirwriternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-12125199872452583332009-08-20T11:32:06.714-07:002009-08-20T11:32:06.714-07:00@PG - great catch with the Sports Night clip. I m...@PG - great catch with the Sports Night clip. I miss that show!<br /><br />Good puzzle today - my only real problem was with ERRANTRY - had no idea about that one. The rest was great - I love a good clear theme that actually helps you solve the puzzle instead of getting in the way of it.choirwriternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-84133096070892929412009-08-20T11:27:34.194-07:002009-08-20T11:27:34.194-07:00MAGE is familiar to me too, Joon, and I don't ...MAGE is familiar to me too, Joon, and I don't even play video games. <br /><br />I don't know, PG. I kind of like the part where you *don't* drop the "g" and still put an apostrophe on the end. I'm going to start doing' that.<br /><br />The puzzle? I forgot. Hang on. Oh, right. MIDDLE EARTH. Movies were filmed on S. Island of NZ (near my wife's home town), so thumbs up in my book.<br /><br />rpRex Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-1846643690874477032009-08-20T10:38:13.162-07:002009-08-20T10:38:13.162-07:00@John, I'd better go back to bed, too! Kept t...@John, I'd better go back to bed, too! Kept thinking today was Friday!....@Joon-sorry, not into the Final Fantasy thing, so not familiar with Mage, Magus, etc. Apparently Magus is one of the Magi (as in Gift of the..) Point taken on Wireless router, however it allows other devices to BE wireless, yet it, in and of itself, is connected via wires.ddbmcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-88857261921783914132009-08-20T09:52:18.896-07:002009-08-20T09:52:18.896-07:00For me this was just a ho-hum puzzle... not what I...For me this was just a ho-hum puzzle... not what I expected for a Thursday. I think it just lacked the "cutesy clues" factor.<br /><br />50a "It may be wireless" I filled in AN A BRA right off... so you can tell where my mind was this morning. It sure wasn't on a ROUTER.<br /><br />Had DUCKY for "Play in the tub" 64a. Sheesh!... go back to bed, John !JOHNSNEVERHOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13447455788629988277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-38566360617210180662009-08-20T08:41:39.588-07:002009-08-20T08:41:39.588-07:00whoa, whoa... you guys think MAGE is uncommon? wow...whoa, whoa... you guys think MAGE is uncommon? wow. holy crap, the spellchecker doesn't even recognize it! what is going on... what planet is this? MAGE is a perfectly normal word in my world, meaning wizard or spell-caster. am i the only one who's ever played final fantasy?<br /><br />incidentally, MAGE is not the singular form of MAGI. that would be MAGUS, and yes, <b>that</b> is a rather uncommon noun in the singular, although <i>the magus</i> is a non-awful novel by john fowles.<br /><br />okay, one more thing, and let me preface this by saying i'm not trying to nitpick, but merely open a discussion: is a wireless router really wireless? the router itself has wires (the power cord and at least one network cable). i think "wireless" is a noun there, as in "a device for routing wireless." what do you all think? i know i've used wireless as a noun plenty of times, and not just to mean "radio" the way it does in british: "damn, the wireless is down again." "can your computer see the wireless? my laptop is blind." etc. i guess it's implicitly "wireless internet connection." or just wifi.Joonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07825085755390339668noreply@blogger.com