tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post5088113265178003722..comments2024-01-25T10:14:06.567-08:00Comments on L.A. Crossword Confidential: 08.13 SatOrangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-26845053165180406312011-08-15T09:24:16.028-07:002011-08-15T09:24:16.028-07:00I'm confused about 23D - sits - meets.I'm confused about 23D - sits - meets.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-40821895575739043472011-08-14T16:21:07.282-07:002011-08-14T16:21:07.282-07:00Thank you, Anonymous. Squares are indeed rectangl...Thank you, Anonymous. Squares are indeed rectangles. If only we had such fact-checking in DC!Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-22428909902967604502011-08-13T17:51:50.403-07:002011-08-13T17:51:50.403-07:00Thought Mr. Silk's puzzle was Saturday- tough,...Thought Mr. Silk's puzzle was Saturday- tough, but l liked it a lot. My big problem area was OBTUSER next to CATTALO crossing SALES ROOM. My spell check is not happy with OBTUSER. Like others, I have heard of Beefalo, but not CATTALO.<br /><br />ELLIOT Richardson was the commencement speaker at my college graduation. LEN BARRY's 123 was a Jr. High dance regular in my suburban Philly town. He was the lead singer on "The Bristol Stomp" which a classic Philadelphia song and dance. If I try to do it now, I usually can't walk the next day. Speaking of which, the young woman in the go go cage doing the Jerk was hilarious. Ouch!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuzkiCBuJ5c&feature=related" rel="nofollow">Bristol Stomp</a>CrazyCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00245025301434920905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-5924397889512292302011-08-13T15:59:37.007-07:002011-08-13T15:59:37.007-07:00@Ron Worden: In fact, a square is a rectangle, by ...@Ron Worden: In fact, a square is a rectangle, by definition. All squares are rectangles, but not all rectangles are squares. <a href="http://www.math.okstate.edu/geoset/Projects/Ideas/SquareRect.htm" rel="nofollow">Explanation: Squares are Rectangles</a>. Perhaps you could use a refresher math course yourself :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-51787320122394532042011-08-13T15:46:33.926-07:002011-08-13T15:46:33.926-07:00pretty smooth for a saturday. I liked all the clui...pretty smooth for a saturday. I liked all the cluing except 56 down because a sq. is not a rect. a square has 4 angles and all the sides are equal. a rectangle has 4 angles but 2 sides are shorter than the other 2. I reccomend a new math book,dictionary,or glasses for mr. silkRon Wordennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-56785984856218905632011-08-13T14:36:33.831-07:002011-08-13T14:36:33.831-07:00Nice Saturday, tough but fair. The keyboard in 29...Nice Saturday, tough but fair. The keyboard in 29D had me thinking of an electronic keyboard, so I did NOT want to change PIANOSTAND. That, plus confidently throwing in RHOM(bus)for 56D, plus not knowing RODTAYLOR made the SE a nightmare.KJGoosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05035128999739297677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-75037135140744263742011-08-13T14:28:04.190-07:002011-08-13T14:28:04.190-07:00Not easy, but not too hard. I finished with no er...Not easy, but not too hard. I finished with no errors. The ones I didn't know came through the crosses. <br />My first answers were gimmes-- ELLIOT and CARNE. I had EPIC too, but luckily I have to explain EPOS to my students each year when we do Aristotle. <br /> I agree with Rojo re OBTUSER (ugh). The last two for me were OBTUSER, 'cuz I kept reading it as O.B.T. USER, and finally YODEL, once I had THE D of DENIS.Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-37280439650181404672011-08-13T13:27:06.666-07:002011-08-13T13:27:06.666-07:00I found today's puzzle very enjoyable. I didn...I found today's puzzle very enjoyable. I didn't find it that difficult but it had a nice bite to it. Quality work.Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14900988170432327664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-62088466816204269892011-08-13T13:26:36.099-07:002011-08-13T13:26:36.099-07:00couldn't get tetonrange or eatsinto because I ...couldn't get tetonrange or eatsinto because I was positive about "EPIC" not "EPOS" Never heard of epos.Genehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03788240598792919161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-60631113624878986632011-08-13T12:46:27.558-07:002011-08-13T12:46:27.558-07:00I was stuck on E???diODE for ELECTRODE for far too...I was stuck on E???diODE for ELECTRODE for far too long. Also had a malapop, with dollY before TaDDY, before TEDDY. Briefly checked whether daDDY would work. I had a hard time seeing OOLALA without the usual H, but you can transcribe such expressions however you want, I guess. <br /><br />I was doing this very early this morning (before bed) and got irritated and Googled ODETTE and IMDB'd RODTAYLOR (who?). Kind of sorry I didn't walk away and try again after a night of sleep and a cup of . . . I am sure that ODETTE would have percolated up out of my brain.<br /><br />On the other hand, it was fun to hear how the BYRDS picked their name. For those who are interested, here is a bit more info from "The Rolling Stones Encyclopedia of Rock & <br />Roll." "The band was formed in the summer of 1964 as the Jet Set and toyed with the name Beefeaters before settling on the Byrds, misspelled a la the Beatles. A few months later, the Byrds were touted as L.A.'s answer to London."CoffeeLvrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16473192190412844538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-61627907022390524892011-08-13T10:38:50.417-07:002011-08-13T10:38:50.417-07:00T selection (SML) refers to a T shirt and the size...T selection (SML) refers to a T shirt and the sizes available. Although not sure if (SML) is an abbreviation of (SmallMediumLarge) or just (Small).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-52474298599017314032011-08-13T10:36:58.751-07:002011-08-13T10:36:58.751-07:00@mercuriosity: I figure it refers to T shirt size....@mercuriosity: I figure it refers to T shirt size.shrub5https://www.blogger.com/profile/09466867716773759568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-70550342735351248032011-08-13T10:36:40.185-07:002011-08-13T10:36:40.185-07:00@ mercuriosity A T-shirt can be be small.
This wa...@ mercuriosity A T-shirt can be be small.<br /><br />This was a super tough Sat. but I stuck with it and was eventually rewarded with success, although I had to stare at the bottom third with very little progress forever. <br /><br />Also tons of stuff I never heard of in here. LITTLE EVA, EPOS, ODETTE, HASEK, ROD TAYLOR, LEN BARRY, CATTALO (I have heard of Beefalo).<br /><br />Things that helped save me were NIM (thanks PG for the CW 101, that's where I got it from), DENIS Diderot, CARNE, EBAN.<br /><br />Didn't really care for OBTUSER, as it's more correct to say "more obtuse," isn't it? Also was a touch annoyed by the spelling of AMEBA, even if it might be technically correct.Rojohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05098831940691963743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-73556948239745966772011-08-13T10:10:33.276-07:002011-08-13T10:10:33.276-07:00I don't understand "T selection (SML)&quo...I don't understand "T selection (SML)". Can anyone clue me in?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-28480661527928430072011-08-13T10:04:37.160-07:002011-08-13T10:04:37.160-07:00I would have sworn I'd seen this clip of LENBA...I would have sworn I'd seen this clip of LENBARRY here before! If PG doesn't remember, I guess I must have gotten it from Rex? Great song, regardless. <br /><br />I also had to correct TaDDY because I wasn't familiar with the German. And I remember Rod Taylor from The Birds as well as Time Machine, but I still thought it would be a more famous actor from the clue. Quentin Tarentino loves those 60's actors that haven't worked in years.Margaretnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-9617704669902250992011-08-13T08:47:37.288-07:002011-08-13T08:47:37.288-07:00Thanks, Anonymous. Grid is fixed now.Thanks, Anonymous. Grid is fixed now.Doug Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04235359276440866774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-28115984947818269512011-08-13T07:05:42.216-07:002011-08-13T07:05:42.216-07:0065-A/54-D is misspelled in the answer grid. Shoul...65-A/54-D is misspelled in the answer grid. Should be HASEK/YMHA.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-25219018105287609502011-08-13T06:59:54.328-07:002011-08-13T06:59:54.328-07:00Enjoyed the puzzle and finished without errors or ...Enjoyed the puzzle and finished without errors or googles (YAHOO), but it took me quite awhile. First entry was SPERMWHALE which came to me out of the blue with no letters in place -- had no idea if it was correct but it fit and elephant didn't.<br /><br />I thought the pair of tea party guests was cute, DOLL and TEDDY. It was TaDDY at first because I had NOVELLa, but corrected it to the German spelling as indicated by the clue ... and because taddy was wrong.<br /><br />LOL'd at abbrev. for dumbbells LBS.<br /><br />This political junkie watches MSNBC but since I had the C from CARNE, it had to be CSPAN.<br /><br />I've heard of beefalo but not CATTALO. Seems the difference is in their appearance, acc. to wiki. (?)<br />And EPOS was a new one for me.shrub5https://www.blogger.com/profile/09466867716773759568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-22609432382510840802011-08-13T06:04:16.998-07:002011-08-13T06:04:16.998-07:00Rod Taylor and our favorite Eloi.<a href="http://images3.cinema.de/imedia/1478/2231478,_0bby2xYy3UT78NnlFZvZuGuQtdYU6Sn3vdlbyHtSiYiGg+h0dqo50fk7lPvgjSnY+BvngqnbXXaR+tZXniKAw==.jpg" rel="nofollow">Rod Taylor</a> and our favorite Eloi.Morlocknoreply@blogger.com