tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post4948230054616341326..comments2024-01-25T10:14:06.567-08:00Comments on L.A. Crossword Confidential: 09.27 TueOrangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-4738998061285876332011-09-27T23:30:56.923-07:002011-09-27T23:30:56.923-07:00@Misty, this is probably too late, but Linux is a ...@Misty, this is probably too late, but Linux is a computer operating system, an alternative to Windows.CoffeeLvrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16473192190412844538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-27562025696706345622011-09-27T22:39:42.937-07:002011-09-27T22:39:42.937-07:00@Margaret, I too remember the Alka Seltzer ad but ...@Margaret, I too remember the Alka Seltzer ad but the entry reminded me of an old Josh White number. A guy with only a dime goes into a restaurant and orders one meatball. The waiter calls out so all could hear, "One meatball and no spaghetti! You gets no bread with one meatball!"<br /><br />I enjoyed the puzzle and the theme. I hate to fly for all the reasons listed and about a dozen more.Mokushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02812826223817274680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-72213265357788740932011-09-27T19:39:32.082-07:002011-09-27T19:39:32.082-07:00Nice puzzle, funny theme, not looking forward to m...Nice puzzle, funny theme, not looking forward to my long flight on October 16....<br /><br />Knavish is unusual but gettable, and rolodex is a little old, but the rest is fine.<br /><br />It must be awful for a constructor to have so much of his puzzle redone...machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-44923988664847969022011-09-27T16:09:34.583-07:002011-09-27T16:09:34.583-07:00Doug would have found a better picture of Barbara ...Doug would have found a better picture of Barbara Eden IYKWIMBrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15655683586957057058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-68389452319383108532011-09-27T14:12:10.445-07:002011-09-27T14:12:10.445-07:00@Margaret--yep, I remember that spicy meatball too...@Margaret--yep, I remember that spicy meatball too.<br /><br />I got Papa Smurf's Red Hat, but somebody please tell me what Linux is?Mistynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-87065244120058528022011-09-27T14:03:57.002-07:002011-09-27T14:03:57.002-07:00Finally a TMI abbreviation that is for Too Much In...Finally a TMI abbreviation that is for Too Much Information! I'm so used to it being clued for Three Mile Island instead which I am tired of.<br /><br />Theme was o.k. would have preferred cramped seating as that's how I think of airplanes, but I know it doesn't fit the pattern.<br /><br />Otherwise enjoyed the spin.badams52noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-2706113346294143792011-09-27T13:32:07.665-07:002011-09-27T13:32:07.665-07:00I can't get the old Alka-Seltzer commercial ou...I can't get the old Alka-Seltzer commercial out of my head now: "Thatsa one spicy MEATBALL!" Anyone? Just me?<br /><br />Hand up for Linux/REDHAT -- my husband is a Linux guy. <br /><br />I thought the theme was better than "meh" BTW; luckily I've never had LOSTLUGGAGE which is probably because I always carry on!Margaretnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-74932197625728122112011-09-27T12:03:37.625-07:002011-09-27T12:03:37.625-07:00Nice Tuesday level puzzle. MEATBALL! Yum!
Count ...Nice Tuesday level puzzle. MEATBALL! Yum!<br /><br />Count me in for having LINE UP before LINK and wondering what ENAVISH was. Didn't have time to dwell on it.<br /><br />I can really relate to the theme. Delta has LOST my LUGGAGE twice and my husband's once. His was lost somewhere between LAX and Rome at the beginning of two week trip. Didn't show up until after we were back in CA for a week. Worst airline inconvenience - sitting on the tarmac for five hours and then being stranded in the Atlanta airport overnight on the way to my MIL's memorial service. That was a very LONG LAY-OVER. Delta again! Rant over.CrazyCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00245025301434920905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-23700750825156840572011-09-27T11:59:03.786-07:002011-09-27T11:59:03.786-07:00@Bugle Boy - it would be just an ill dream, except...@Bugle Boy - it would be just an ill dream, except you personify horrible reality (that and the Drill Sergeant being way too loud for that time in the morning!)Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00485564817818402947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-26466681219577979282011-09-27T11:47:27.416-07:002011-09-27T11:47:27.416-07:00So REVEILLE is an ill dream. I thought as much.So REVEILLE is an ill dream. I thought as much.Bugle Boynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-55809129399957159182011-09-27T11:44:08.744-07:002011-09-27T11:44:08.744-07:00I fly all the time - 160,000 miles last year, 100,...I fly all the time - 160,000 miles last year, 100,000 so far this year, and I'm writing this at JFK waiting for my flight back to LAX having arrived last night, so this theme resonates :)<br /><br />And no, I don't work for an airline!<br /><br />I rarely check baggage, so the lost luggage has only happened to me once, but the rest are a regular occurrence!<br /><br />Travel light, leave your jewelry at home and don't wear boots that lace up to your knees, because you're going to have to take them off.<br /><br />@PG - I remember REVEILLE spelling by REVE meaning dream, (French!) ended by ILLEStevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00485564817818402947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-20777684102736325942011-09-27T11:04:23.824-07:002011-09-27T11:04:23.824-07:00Haven't flown in quite a while, but expect to ...Haven't flown in quite a while, but expect to next spring. However, between work and vacations I flew a lot for about ten years. I don't miss any of the "inconveniences" at all. But I really liked seeing them in my puzzle this morning. Very clever. Great job, Mr. St. John. Thanks for coming by, I always appreciate the constructors point of view.<br /><br />I had ROT before MAR (it is Tuesday), but otherwise very smooth. I need to learn OPAH, maybe associate moon (fish) with OPAl, then OPAH. <br /><br />Surprised to have Scooby DOO in the grid and INKA Dinka Doo in another clue. Boy, Durante, I can hardly remember. <br /><br />A lot of nice Scrabbly letters, but an F and a W short of a pangram. <br /><br />I don't mind abbreviations per se, just when they are not in the language, such as ISS and ALG. But BTU, TMI, USN, even REQ are just fine by me. @Sfingi, RAD is slang, and I think of it as a word, although it is a truncated form of radical.<br /><br />Have a good Tuesday, all.CoffeeLvrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16473192190412844538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-44027288420193583252011-09-27T10:24:10.720-07:002011-09-27T10:24:10.720-07:00Caught in the same void as PG with Lin_up and _nav...Caught in the same void as PG with Lin_up and _navish. I eventually put the "e" in, thinking this was another word I needed to learn for CW puzzles. Guess I should have used my ABC's instead. Rumor has it that we will be loosing one of these in flight complaints with the new 787. Anyone checked into a maiden flight?<br />Had to laugh at the Redhat answer, as this was the name we gave to the most accomplished sand-bagger at our golf club. Then one of the guys changed it to Papa Smurf ... and now I know why.hebow44https://www.blogger.com/profile/01794311066141006579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-61138792968687141102011-09-27T10:06:57.454-07:002011-09-27T10:06:57.454-07:00What is a "meh" theme?What is a "meh" theme?Dennisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-65621403373326007132011-09-27T10:04:15.283-07:002011-09-27T10:04:15.283-07:00Sorry to post twice, but for Rube - to me Red Hat ...Sorry to post twice, but for Rube - to me Red Hat is Linux too. Mr. Norris changed that clue, probably wisely recognizing that was an obscure know-it-or-you-don't clue. (I actually don't know about Papa Smurf's headgear - but at least I could get HAT from headgear...)<br /><br />The J is Jill if it really wins me a supporter...Steven J. St. Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-22884972578184645222011-09-27T09:59:14.505-07:002011-09-27T09:59:14.505-07:00Found this to be a very quick and enjoyable Tuesda...Found this to be a very quick and enjoyable Tuesday level puzzle with a theme many of us can relate to. Only there was no reference to loooong "security" lines. My only writeovers were APT/fiT and ZEN/tEa. <br /><br />Time has apparently befuddled my mind as I'm confusing Barbara EDEN with the "Bewitched" TV show, probably because BEDAZZLE, (great word by the way), appeared shortly after I got EDEN. (Actually never watched either of them on a regular basis.) I just Googled and found out that the network executives were concerned with showing Barbara Eden's belly button with her Genie costume and insisted that it not be exposed. That was in the '60s. How times change!<br /><br />REDHAT to me refers to a version of Linux.<br /><br />Thanks for the appearance Mr. St. John. Always nice to get feedback from the constructor. BTW, I assume your middle name is not "Jill"... (a concept better left alone).Rubehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773241241484881566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-53025701619830401062011-09-27T09:43:52.333-07:002011-09-27T09:43:52.333-07:00I'm enjoying the feedback for this, my first p...I'm enjoying the feedback for this, my first published puzzle. The no. of abbr. is definitely less-than-desirable, though honestly I hadn't realized that until seeing them listed like that. Meatball was Mr. Norris' clue, though I probably left him little choice because my clue was about 15 words long (it was a recipe!). Trust me, I had like 20 other better puzzles, which I'll publish if Northwest ever locates my suitcase...Steven J. St. Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-227664840234960882011-09-27T09:20:27.908-07:002011-09-27T09:20:27.908-07:00I really enjoyed this theme. Sometimes miss the tr...I really enjoyed this theme. Sometimes miss the trips we can no longer take since my husband's stroke. So it's great to be reminded what a misery air travel can sometimes be. <br /><br />But I also liked "knavish" and "knight," and "amulet," "bedazzle," and Barbara "Eden"--a great favorite of mine way back when. Thanks for posting her picture, PG!Mistynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-31132340547216390352011-09-27T08:15:45.713-07:002011-09-27T08:15:45.713-07:00Green as in environmentally friendly.
Not green a...Green as in environmentally friendly. <br />Not green as in the color.<br /><br />Good theme, too many abbr.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-49656777715153545492011-09-27T07:45:04.436-07:002011-09-27T07:45:04.436-07:00I thought the theme was okay and sorta enjoyed the...I thought the theme was okay and sorta enjoyed the puzzle but have a problem with 41D - Eco as a "prefix" to Green? Ecogreen??? what does that mean?VirginiaCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-7192917779799131262011-09-27T07:24:04.380-07:002011-09-27T07:24:04.380-07:00Yay, Barbara Eden! PuzzleGirl's the best.Yay, Barbara Eden! PuzzleGirl's the best.Doug Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04235359276440866774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-32287877373807657162011-09-27T06:31:23.164-07:002011-09-27T06:31:23.164-07:00I actually liked NASDAQ (but then, I like words th...I actually liked NASDAQ (but then, I like words that end in Q, so sue me). Also liked KNAVISH and POLK (there's a president who never gets any shout outs). Had a problem with 6D though. In my life, I have never said "spaghetti with meatball". It's always plural. All in all, though, a pretty nice puzzle.Matthewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-32955944311503427232011-09-27T05:54:17.913-07:002011-09-27T05:54:17.913-07:00I rather liked the theme as a statement. 'm on...I rather liked the theme as a statement. 'm one of those people who haven't flown since 9/11.<br /><br />My beef is with the over-abundance of abbrevs.: ALG ASL BTU ECO ETA ISS RAD REQ SEP TMI USN XED ABCS NASDAQ, some worse than others, plus another eleven 3-letter words: ADZ AFT ALI AXE DEL DOO GAD LEI SOD SOX ZEN. And some others that were really variations on 3-letter words: ANET, BIBS, EGOS.<br />ADZ and AXE in same puzzle is good, though. But just comparing to yesterday's answers on the same page points out how Mr. St.John's is too much.<br /><br />However, all is forgiven if his middle name is Jill. <br /><br />@PG - had to check - Yes, you can still buy ROLODEXes at Office Max for those who want to play old-fashioned office. I have a roll-top desk to sell you. <br /><br />Did like KNAVISH.Sfingihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06903616949048940858noreply@blogger.com