tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post5430877933743669072..comments2024-01-25T10:14:06.567-08:00Comments on L.A. Crossword Confidential: WEDNESDAY, October 28, 2009—Barry C. SilkOrangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-22773069636590604752009-10-28T18:54:21.814-07:002009-10-28T18:54:21.814-07:00Wikipedia has a fascinating writeup on this guy V...Wikipedia has a fascinating writeup on this guy VLAD.<br /><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vlad_III_the_Impaler" rel="nofollow">ALL ABOUT SWEET VLAD</a>JOHNSNEVERHOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13447455788629988277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-10585896762403663932009-10-28T15:37:38.116-07:002009-10-28T15:37:38.116-07:00Peaches in Regalia
Vlad the Impaler Here you go,...<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0bvaIphxfI" rel="nofollow">Peaches in Regalia</a><br /><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vlad_III_the_Impaler" rel="nofollow">Vlad the Impaler</a> Here you go, JohnsNH!<br /><br />Shrubb5--I did it! Thanksddbmcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-14805438992795007102009-10-28T15:36:59.273-07:002009-10-28T15:36:59.273-07:00@johnsneverhome
Might be a single bowknot, which ...@johnsneverhome<br /><br />Might be a single bowknot, which pulls to untie,but holds the horse tightJIMMIEnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-49385704722812106432009-10-28T15:26:09.623-07:002009-10-28T15:26:09.623-07:00@GLowe: When it comes to the USA Today crossword, ...@GLowe: When it comes to the USA Today crossword, it's usually much safer to blame the editor than the constructor. I have seen solid themes destroyed in the editing process—and then published as mystifying crosswords with no discernible theme.Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-15770530968175378022009-10-28T15:10:41.311-07:002009-10-28T15:10:41.311-07:00@John, Sfingi
Type into Google:
"How to put ...@John, Sfingi<br /><br />Type into Google:<br />"How to put a clickable link into a message"<br /><br />Select the first choice.<br /><br />Follow directions given.<br /><br />Be extremely careful with the code, spacing, punctuation; anything wrong and it won't work.shrub5https://www.blogger.com/profile/09466867716773759568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-90179079288975732652009-10-28T14:50:35.262-07:002009-10-28T14:50:35.262-07:00Monday on a Wednesday. Didn't notice theme. Lo...Monday on a Wednesday. Didn't notice theme. Lotsa names (as well as the aforementioned geography lesson - also Andean) - Last: Alda, Egan, Iler, Sade, Smith, Zappa; Erica, Janet, Yvette, Stu, Vlad. How about that CLUMP SLUMP?<br /><br />Love anything math, even Roman numerals. Bring on the hexa, hexa, hexadecimal! <br /><br />@Pliny - wow - love it. Will practice up.<br /><br />@Orange<br />Capra and ZAPPA - 2 great Sicilians.<br />I've never seen YOTP.<br />Be careful that bales of hay be dry. Could spontaneously combust. I've seen it happen.<br /><br />@ddbmc Thanx. I might be a vladder. No one notices me - short fat old lady, so I sidle up to the quiet ones and it's often interesting.<br /><br />David - Yvette Mimieux was in the 1960 Time Machine, a great movie which was recently on TV. She played Weena, an Eloi, all of whom were dumb as hammers.<br /><br />@Bluebell - very cute; I'll quote. Mel Brooks said "shower" is onomatopoetic. The "ow" part is when the hot water "sh" part hits you.<br /><br />@Punkinsneverhome - I had a friend (deceased) we called Punkin. He was 6" tall and had a large round head with light orange hair. <br />And, yes, how does one embed? I'd welcome a mini-lesson or an all-out Blogspot lesson. Anyone?Sfinginoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-91931739515416901592009-10-28T14:41:55.996-07:002009-10-28T14:41:55.996-07:00Just got in the door from DC. You (I) cannot find...Just got in the door from DC. You (I) cannot find the LAT xword in the airport(s) I was in, so I did the Times (DNF - wonder if I'll remember it 5 weeks from now?) and the USA Today (DNF). Just googled the solution for USAT and man, I'm gonna kill me a contstructor.<br /><br />- Can you say 'DC' like it's cool, or is it lame like 'Frisco'? Anyway I was there looking at a lot of marble buildings, and dodging 4 zillion kids on field-trips at various venues.<br /><br />- Places worth going: Mt. Vernon, and Occoquan (sp?). Warning - I had no luck with Virginia wine, in spite of paying 30 bucks for a bottle of (one of them). Even the locals wouldn;t drink it ...GLowenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-31713476937883704002009-10-28T14:10:39.877-07:002009-10-28T14:10:39.877-07:00Ok, ok, no more %#*XIVII&#& about Roman Nu...Ok, ok, no more %#*XIVII&#& about Roman Numerals....@Orange is right, Pope numbers would be worse!<br /><br />Liked XENO and QUARK, today, too.<br /><br />Hoping for some "Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein" in the puzzles this week! Great Pumpkin was on ABC tv last night! (Did I say how much I loved Sunday's puzzle????)ddbmcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-52740024871930381532009-10-28T13:25:03.237-07:002009-10-28T13:25:03.237-07:00Cheer up, all you Roman Numeral haters... it could...Cheer up, all you Roman Numeral haters... it could be worse if these constructors ever discover the binary or hexadecimal systems. Just for instance think of how simple 3 X 9 = 27 is.<br />But, in binary this would be 11 X 1001 = 11011.<br />Oh my!!!JOHNSNEVERHOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13447455788629988277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-33928736302669311692009-10-28T12:50:59.240-07:002009-10-28T12:50:59.240-07:00Roman arithmetic problems beat the YOTP clues hand...Roman arithmetic problems beat the YOTP clues hands down. YOTP is short for "year of the pope." Those horrible "year of ____'s papacy" or "year of Emperor ___'s reign" clues are the absolute worst. Very few solvers will know the span of years for a given pope or emperor. Heck, a great many of us wouldn't even be able to pin down "does it start with 100, 500, or 1000?"<br /><br />The "sixth-century date" clues are only slightly more gettable, but they still leave you hanging for the final digits.<br /><br />With the arithmetic, at least you've got a shot at knowing the answer for sure if you pull out a scratch pad. No searching Wikipedia for articles on popes or emperors required!Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-88600516760224194882009-10-28T12:34:24.204-07:002009-10-28T12:34:24.204-07:00@crazycatlady, shrub5, and ddbmc
That avatar is no...@crazycatlady, shrub5, and ddbmc<br />That avatar is not really a scary pumpkin, it's my swollen head!<br />From solving this "difficult" puzzle so fast. Sometimes CWs just click and I don't know why.<br /><br />Some time ago I took a Seamanship Course and got certified by the U.S. Coast Guard. A few of their classes were devoted to Marlinspike (the art of knot tying). Had to learn about bowlines and half-hitches and about fifty others. I've forgotten all that because I don't sail much anymore, but I vaguely remember a knot that releases easily (like for horses), but had strong tugability. Can't remember its name though... anyone? anyone?JOHNSNEVERHOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13447455788629988277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-20010596386670247872009-10-28T12:24:08.448-07:002009-10-28T12:24:08.448-07:00Quick lession in Roman Numeral Math: NNII x JJII ...Quick lession in Roman Numeral Math: NNII x JJII = KKIV (N, J, K ) random Roman Numerals (other than V). We all know I & V right? 2x2 = 4 Right? Let the M/L/C/D fill itself in later.PlinyTheReally,ReallyYoungernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-31562953904602002282009-10-28T12:12:31.126-07:002009-10-28T12:12:31.126-07:00On second thought, a bear over Baja is still an UR...On second thought, a bear over Baja is still an URSA.JIMMIEnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-3055647200803790152009-10-28T12:09:16.514-07:002009-10-28T12:09:16.514-07:00NO NO NO NO!!!! No puzzle with a Roman numeral a...NO NO NO NO!!!! No puzzle with a Roman numeral arithmetic problem is "fine." Sorry, gotta give this one an F.Van55https://www.blogger.com/profile/15904942044695917615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-31706468179204398892009-10-28T12:07:58.658-07:002009-10-28T12:07:58.658-07:00@Orange
Hay bales can be bound with twine or wire....@Orange<br />Hay bales can be bound with twine or wire. If wire, watch out for the Joan Crawford hanger wire gal because balin' wire is just as good for that task.<br /><br />Out here in CA, the bear is the OSO, the Spanish word. Could be clued as a Bear over Baja.<br /><br />Nice puzzle & writeup. Loved the Dracula movie clip.JIMMIEnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-73736496700250065512009-10-28T12:03:02.258-07:002009-10-28T12:03:02.258-07:00I think I mentioned Frank Zappa in the comments ab...I think I mentioned Frank Zappa in the comments about 2 weeks ago? Included his musical piece, "Peaches in Regalia,". Not a big Zappa fan, per se, but he was always the Bad Boy of Rock And Roll years ago--now everyone seems to be!<br /><br />I'm with JohnsNH et al,(nice Avatar!) on the Roman Numeral Math-not my fav.<br />"Double Indemnity" IS a great movie!<br /><br />Re: Vlad-met up with a Russian gentleman on the ski lift many years back. A friend and I were taking a lesson and Vlad was in the class. My friend, who can talk to anyone, couldn't get a word out of him on the lift. When it was my turn to ride with him, he chatted a blue streak. My friend then dubbed me "Queen of Vladding" meaning I could get anyone to talk! We now refer to chatting up normally shy people as: Vladding.....<br />Wondered who did the music for the opening credits for "Dracula" and Wiki lists it as Philip Glass. Redone in 1998. Who d'thunk?<br /><br /> Hopefully, "Hayley Bales", who doesn't care for bales of hay, still likes to make hay!<br />@Sfingi--they're just my initials. Nothing special!ddbmcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-27628964432336676482009-10-28T11:23:28.351-07:002009-10-28T11:23:28.351-07:00You know what I forgot to mention? That I looked a...You know what I forgot to mention? That I looked at the crossings for 45D and was thinking CAPRA would fit. Then I read the clue and said to myself, "Frank! Yep." and filled in CAPRA. Did not take me long to fix that with ZAPPA, but it amused me.<br /><br />I must've been off kilter yesterday because nobody else seems to think this puzzle was Wednesday level. Maybe Frank Capra slowed me down more than I thought.Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-75856526674948275632009-10-28T11:20:41.528-07:002009-10-28T11:20:41.528-07:00My general principal with Roman numeral calculatio...My general principal with Roman numeral calculations fill is to fill them in through the crosses. I refuse to play that game unless I'm absolutely stuck.*David*noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-54724618533880979102009-10-28T11:15:10.457-07:002009-10-28T11:15:10.457-07:00Worked straight through this one with only momenta...Worked straight through this one with only momentary hesitations. Agree that stopping to translate and work out Roman Numeral math problems is a pain. Is there someone who can do those without translating?<br /><br />Cacophonies is a lovely word. Almost onomatopoetic.bluebellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07112978237190389791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-58648558035142864672009-10-28T10:58:53.843-07:002009-10-28T10:58:53.843-07:00If this was a Wednesday NYT difficulty level I'...If this was a Wednesday NYT difficulty level I'm getting good! I'm thinking not. I do like the fact that it was a panagram, that cannot be easy to pull off, but this puzzle went down smooth as silk (pun intended). <br /><br />Liked the cluing for ONUS and ZAPPA. Hate using a calculator for solving a crossword (my only help today).Bohicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16338679493627934067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-67902906495318389422009-10-28T10:45:56.168-07:002009-10-28T10:45:56.168-07:00I always tied my kid's shoes with a double kno...I always tied my kid's shoes with a double knot. There was no velcro back then.<br /><br />Is it ok to have Aone and Ateam in the same puzzle??chefbeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15195945085405126511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-15850567873612562612009-10-28T10:18:03.467-07:002009-10-28T10:18:03.467-07:00@JOHNSNEVERHOME: Like your scary new avatar!
For...@JOHNSNEVERHOME: Like your scary new avatar! <br /><br />For some reason, I couldn't get the puzzle to print out for me today so I did it on line...and didn't like it. I prefer pen and paper. And then when I come here to comment, I miss my paper copy. <br /><br />This puzzle was knot difficult -- the few clues I didn't know were easily filled by the crosses. EMS (Printer's widths) was new to me, and I'm not up on my early Alaskan governors (EGAN) or The Sopranos actors (ILER). Like the cute clue for ONUS.<br /><br />@Orange: "Holy bear in the sky"??? LOL Thanks for the informative write-up.shrub5https://www.blogger.com/profile/09466867716773759568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-8422161006898343252009-10-28T09:58:58.060-07:002009-10-28T09:58:58.060-07:00@ PG you can get bales of hay or straw at a feed s...@ PG you can get bales of hay or straw at a feed store. Just be very careful if you put them in your car or you could end up with bits of hay and straw in your car for the next two years. Live and learn......<br /><br />I used to use a knot to tie up my horse, but I can't remember what it was called. It allowed you to pull one end to quickly release it, but if the horse pulled, it got tighter. Maybe it was a SLIP knot.<br /><br />Nice Wednesday puzzle. However I was a bit irked by URSAE and ULNAE and ELIZ and ATTY next to each other. Liked QUARK even though I have no idea what it means. I will go look it up. Other than that it was AONE.<br />@ Johnsneverhome - I like your pumpkin headCrazyCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00245025301434920905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-45652786259194955932009-10-28T09:35:23.925-07:002009-10-28T09:35:23.925-07:00Did this in low 3's, which is decidedly faster...Did this in low 3's, which is decidedly faster than any NYT Wed. I've ever done. <br /><br />There's a KNOT in the NYT today. Could Really have done w/o the ULNAE/URSAE double Latin plural thing today. Else, fine.<br /><br />rpRex Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-18656574937238293202009-10-28T08:26:25.637-07:002009-10-28T08:26:25.637-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.bullmktmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07730909102474002938noreply@blogger.com