tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post5242467881912918320..comments2024-01-25T10:14:06.567-08:00Comments on L.A. Crossword Confidential: 12.30 ThuOrangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-44927611740410796612010-12-30T20:51:34.256-08:002010-12-30T20:51:34.256-08:00With all due respect to the constructor, I must di...With all due respect to the constructor, I must disagree. I hate to be a wet blanket, but I found the theme to be too contrived for my taste. Also, there are some crosses between words I don't care to see on my grid (LIRR/IRR, YENTE/ERLE, EDD/ODOM), and a couple other real crosswordese stinkers: NARZ, EERO, LYES (is this a word?). Still had fun solving it, though, so I really shouldn't complain.<br /><br />In closing, does ALPO make sense to anyone as "Pick of the litter?" If so, please fill me in. I'm sure the litter would pick something else, given the choice, if I am interpreting it correctly.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15157423920972400589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-76719765044992038202010-12-30T19:07:18.917-08:002010-12-30T19:07:18.917-08:00So Jimmy Olsen was the photographer-right? That on...So Jimmy Olsen was the photographer-right? That one stopped me...well and a few others. But as I live in Ames Iowa...with so much more here than any other Iowa town, including Iowa City...loved that the LA Times continues to promote Ames too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-12073885106940483392010-12-30T14:59:46.033-08:002010-12-30T14:59:46.033-08:00Fun. Yes, I did put in *ABBA and wait. Concord abo...Fun. Yes, I did put in *ABBA and wait. Concord above CONCORD bugged me. You're unbelievably funny, PuzzleGirl.Vegahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01893157908004486201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-76268189476842295962010-12-30T13:29:54.364-08:002010-12-30T13:29:54.364-08:00I too enjoyed this puzzle. I couldn't remember...I too enjoyed this puzzle. I couldn't remember whether Jimmy Olsen was spelled with an E or an O, and Ralph W. didn't come to me easily. So that slowed my down. Misspelled Amore like David causing a speed bump. Had a really hard time accepting Narz, but felt certain enough of the crosses I called it done. Got Arco entirely via crosses as well as Yodel and Odom.<br /><br />The only nit I'd have to pick is that the theme answers are inconsistent with 2 overlaps from the first to the second city on the last 3 but 3 overlapping letters on the first. Minor nit for sure, since all had a first and last city that stood alone without extra baggage. <br /><br />Enjoyed the J.T./J.D. Souther clip PG. John David is a mediocre picker and not notably better at writing, but he has a fantastic voice that is matched by few. I always enjoy hearing him. I'll sign off with this clip:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHnqZMvAZVs<br /><br />Happy New Year and Go Big Red! (just you wait til next year, Iowa)Avg Joenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-85810924728214918332010-12-30T11:39:04.190-08:002010-12-30T11:39:04.190-08:00This puzzle is awesome because it has FRESNO. I wr...This puzzle is awesome because it has FRESNO. I write this from the deck of the pool where I'm staying in Orlando with my family, with whom I grew up, in FRESNO. Go Bulldogs.<br /><br />rpRex Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-89866517432237165972010-12-30T11:25:35.154-08:002010-12-30T11:25:35.154-08:00Nicely executed, interesting theme.
Good Thurs...Nicely executed, interesting theme. <br /><br />Good Thursday puzzle over all for me.Van55https://www.blogger.com/profile/15904942044695917615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-75748576922549186472010-12-30T11:06:37.476-08:002010-12-30T11:06:37.476-08:00LAT is still pumping out good puzzles, I love puzz...LAT is still pumping out good puzzles, I love puzzle swells. This was a fun puzzle to solve. The theme was fresh and fun.<br /><br />Personally, i am ok with Ames in a puzzle as this Californian probably couldn't name another city in Iowa. Sad but true. Additional bonus, it appears to trigger something in @PG that causes her to go go off on very funny rants. I say more AMES in the puzzle for that reason ;')Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14900988170432327664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-10536011982524757412010-12-30T10:13:14.289-08:002010-12-30T10:13:14.289-08:00DNF thanks to the WOLFE/RWE cross but liked it non...DNF thanks to the WOLFE/RWE cross but liked it nonetheless.<br /><br />I love PG's semi-random pics, like today's of Creed from "The Office." There's a guy who lives across Mulholland from us who had Creed Bratton staying at his house for awhile when he was down on his luck before landing the plum gig he has now.<br /><br />I'd die happy if I never had to see ELHI in a puzzle ever again. For me it's in the same category as AOLER.John Wolfendenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07759716236594908137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-24273966912125168622010-12-30T08:35:47.207-08:002010-12-30T08:35:47.207-08:00Geography themes always work for me and tis one wa...Geography themes always work for me and tis one was cute. It took me a while to tease it out which made the puzzle take longer then usual but the rest of the fill was pverall easy. I put in AMORE for AMOUR which was my last area to fix.*David*noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-8235820384372116362010-12-30T08:29:19.055-08:002010-12-30T08:29:19.055-08:00I thought the theme was clever and entertaining. A...I thought the theme was clever and entertaining. A very enjoyable puzzle except for memories of My Lai. <br /><br />Back in the 60s we started our short-timer calendars when we had 90 days left. Best part of my enlistment.<br /><br />PG, since you didn't brag about your Insight Bowl upset I'll do it for you. PG's Iowa Hawkeyes 27, my Mizzou Tigers 24. Sad but true.Mokushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02812826223817274680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-60080783084881651842010-12-30T08:22:45.337-08:002010-12-30T08:22:45.337-08:00Wow. As a non-American with only a loose grasp of ...Wow. As a non-American with only a loose grasp of American geography, today's theme was well-nigh impossible! I got a few individual cities (ANNAPOLIS, TACOMA, FRESNO), and a combo (RENORFOLK), but only because we got NORFOLK yesterday.<br /><br />Other than that, some nice long answers. Anybody have PRIMARYHUES where WARMCOLORS should have gone? That was my first answer, and you can guess how it messed up my game!Conradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507039543196826597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-56378491453115892932010-12-30T07:56:09.471-08:002010-12-30T07:56:09.471-08:00Got everything on crosses, but there was so much I...Got everything on crosses, but there was so much I never heard of, to whit: Templeton, NARZ (Hubster calls Nazis NARZies), YENTE (thought it was YENTa), switchback, MESA (NV), ODOM (sports), EDD. Slim Clark, ARCO (apparently used with the violin). <br /><br />Hubster said since the show was called Concentration, it's odd that none of us remembers Mr. NARZ. Guess we weren't concentrating.<br /><br />Been to the AMANA colony, which consists of a few sites physically separated.<br />@Ulrich - they spoke a weird German there called Kolonie-Deutsch. There were still some speakers 20 years ago.Sfingihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06903616949048940858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-79216807239764830212010-12-30T06:22:54.337-08:002010-12-30T06:22:54.337-08:00I had YABBA (5A) for the longest time, thinking th...I had YABBA (5A) for the longest time, thinking that YAWN for 5D seemed plausible too. Then, BAM! It DAWNs on me, that Fred Flintstone actually said <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpGx4foRdPw" rel="nofollow">"Yabba-DABBA Do."</a>JOHNSNEVERHOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13447455788629988277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-22173597142768945572010-12-30T06:02:36.422-08:002010-12-30T06:02:36.422-08:00Very easy-solver for a Thursday once you catch on ...Very easy-solver for a Thursday once you catch on to the clever theme. At first when I saw the clue for 20A ... "tri-city area", I said "what the ____", but once I figured it out, everything just clicked in place. All the crosswordese on crosses sure helped a lot too.<br />Solved it in just under 12 minutes, which is darn good for this old codger. So does that make me a SHORT-TIMER?<br /><br />The only word I did not know was ODOM. Nothing else today really snagged me.<br /><br />Loved Puzzlegirl's rant about AMES... now I KNOW she's well and kicking again.<br /><br />The other day we had DODGEM and today we have BUMPER CAR. Does that mean the puzzles are going to have a weekly theme? Hey, that's an idea for Rich Norris. How about it? Has that ever been done?<br /><br />Best clue of the week: 18A "Red and yellow, but not green" (WARM COLORS). Now that reminds me to get out my palette and start to do some watercolor painting again this winter. BTW, I don't use HORSE HAIR paintbrushes, only the finest sable.<br /><br />Yeah, I agree... who the heck is Jack NARZ?<br /><br />Overall, I had fun with this puzzle and thought that Kelsey did a fine job with the construction.<br /><br />Have a super Thursday y'all, and don't forget to YODEL!JOHNSNEVERHOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13447455788629988277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-44855762390094207792010-12-30T05:20:03.524-08:002010-12-30T05:20:03.524-08:00Hand down on *ABBA - I YABBAed like a mad man. Th...Hand down on *ABBA - I YABBAed like a mad man. That was my only write over though. Extremely clever puzzle, well executed. The LAT has really outdone itself all week!<br /><br />Thanks for the (as usual) great write-up PG, and go Cyc..., I mean Hawkeyes.imsdavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12966770844825169981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-72684999752518948882010-12-30T02:42:41.500-08:002010-12-30T02:42:41.500-08:00The skit ran season 8, episode 19. Subscribers to ...The skit ran season 8, episode 19. Subscribers to Hulu Plus can watch the full episode, the best we can do is <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RI3tCJ1qbu8" rel="nofollow">this clip</a>, which will be around until NBC finds it. The script is <a href="http://snltranscripts.jt.org/82/82simpersonator.phtml" rel="nofollow">here</a>.<br /><br />PLAY could be clued without horses given HORSE HAIR. RWE could be clued without Concord given CONCORD.<br /><br />Cairo and Mexico City are world capitals. So are Kigali and Manila.SethGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13753036404140901368noreply@blogger.com