tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post5925715265419791490..comments2024-01-25T10:14:06.567-08:00Comments on L.A. Crossword Confidential: SUNDAY, September 13, 2009 — Pamela Amick KlawitterOrangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-23889481286018963162009-09-25T17:01:04.511-07:002009-09-25T17:01:04.511-07:00The film short EVERY SUNDAY was just the start of ...The film short EVERY SUNDAY was just the start of Deanna Durbin's brilliant career. And what a voice - Deanna was so talented!!<br /><br />www.deannadurbindevotees.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-92062757807251870792009-09-14T07:53:01.233-07:002009-09-14T07:53:01.233-07:00NYT had a very, very similar puzzle a few years ag...NYT had a very, very similar puzzle a few years ago. Shortz included it in his "Favorite Puzzles" compilation. This puzzle seemed like a simpler rip-offAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-42073321301291528112009-09-13T21:27:55.255-07:002009-09-13T21:27:55.255-07:00I hear youngsters saying YKNOW just about every ot...I hear youngsters saying YKNOW just about every other word and I cringe. Caroline Kennedy was a potential replacement for Hillary Clinton's senate seat. In several press interviews she answered the questions poorly and constantly interjected pauses in her speaking with YKNOW. It is my understanding that this lack of poise and inability to quickly formulate her thoughts is what squelched her nomination. She just disappointed many people because they were expecting her to be as eloquent as her father was. It's interesting that the abuse of a mere word could have such a far-reaching negative effect... "for lack of a nail, a kingdom falls".<br />So, if you want to appear intelligent and knowledgeable, avoid repeatedly using certain words like YKNOW. There's a whole long list of these "gutter snipe" words and phrases. We've been getting quite a few of them in recent crossword puzzles.JOHNSNEVERHOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13447455788629988277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-75299002346409735432009-09-13T18:04:25.736-07:002009-09-13T18:04:25.736-07:00@Crosscan: I've been reading the same series ...@Crosscan: I've been reading the same series going all the way back to 1950 and I didn't know Violet's last name either.<br /><br />@MAC: Judy was about 14 years old when that short was made. She played little girls much longer than she should have because that's how MGM wanted to market her. She was a contract player and didn't have much input into deciding her roles in those days. Durbin had the same problem at Universal.Greenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10412634072650228847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-22061020321119245292009-09-13T17:57:36.639-07:002009-09-13T17:57:36.639-07:00Yikes, almost missed a shout out. I've been re...Yikes, almost missed a shout out. I've been reading "The Complete Peanuts" series which has every single strip in order and had no idea about Violet.Jeffreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01699404861773455504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-80920149271613963142009-09-13T17:26:43.184-07:002009-09-13T17:26:43.184-07:00Nice puzzle and nice write-up.
@PuzzleGirl: you m...Nice puzzle and nice write-up.<br /><br />@PuzzleGirl: you mean the poor guy was hirsute and gave away his birth right for a bowl of soup??<br /><br />@Greene: I enjoyed that clip, any idea how old Judy Garland was then? She seems to have played little girls a lot.machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-89341479000767553772009-09-13T16:22:38.058-07:002009-09-13T16:22:38.058-07:00A very enjoyable Sunday solve. Did it with one eye...A very enjoyable Sunday solve. Did it with one eye while watching football, my team won so a perfect opening day.<br /><br />Laughed at HOHOS. I thought the only charactors in Peanuts that had last names were Charlie Brown and Lucy and Linus VanPelt? Requires some research.Bohicanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-309312041373645892009-09-13T13:40:30.044-07:002009-09-13T13:40:30.044-07:00This was a pleasant, and yes EASY (oh that word ag...This was a pleasant, and yes EASY (oh that word again), Sunday puzzle. Very traditional theme and fill. Nothing exciting, but a very professional job and a pleasant way to spend 15 minutes on a Sunday.<br /><br />Let's see...what to say about Deanna Durbin? She was a positively astonishing singer and enjoyed wild popularity in the 1940s until she walked away from Hollywood in 1948, disgusted by a studio system which made a hash of her career. Her Wiki entry indicates her fame was so great that even Anne Frank had her photo taped to her bedroom wall.<br /><br />Deanna started at MGM in a film short with Judy Garland, but made her fame at Universal. Here's a bit of the MGM short, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbyPCZhzaE8" rel="nofollow">Every Sunday</a>. Deanna's all of 15 here. Her song starts at the 3:43 mark (followed by a very sassy Judy at 5:54). Hard to believe anybody ever thought these two were competition for each other.<br /><br />Happy Sunday all.Greenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10412634072650228847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-13182748043894157252009-09-13T13:30:53.906-07:002009-09-13T13:30:53.906-07:00I thought it was a nice easy puzzle for a Sunday. ...I thought it was a nice easy puzzle for a Sunday. Seems to me we had ROYGBIV not that long ago, maybe a month or so and I learned it then. So glad I remembered!<br /><br />RED HERRING put me in mind of a story I heard somewhere of a prank pulled by a couple of people who used a wastebasket made of an elephant foot to make footprints through the snow across a partially frozen lake in upstate New York, and then bashed the ice so that it looked as if an elephant had fallen in.<br /><br />So @Anonymous 11:36 (whoever you are) that would be a "fake footprint" as a RED HERRING.cAROLnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-55612479517627813022009-09-13T13:19:55.486-07:002009-09-13T13:19:55.486-07:00I hate to keep complaining that the puzzles are to...I hate to keep complaining that the puzzles are too easy...<br /><br />Did have some fun clues though. And Billie Holliday's first name ws a good learning experience. The crossing that annoyed me was Pappy and Dey -- I don't know the name of anyone on TV, and Popeye was just too long ago!(I ended up with Gaze and Zappa for answers -- I knew the second one couldn't be right).Quentincnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-11140328399470556562009-09-13T13:07:16.132-07:002009-09-13T13:07:16.132-07:00Hand down on GRAY here. Nice write up on a pleasa...Hand down on GRAY here. Nice write up on a pleasant Sunday morning diversion. Nothing great, nothing bad - just a nice walk in the park.<br /><br />Well played, Pamela Amick Klawitterimsdavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12966770844825169981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-6404932619217842792009-09-13T12:19:21.758-07:002009-09-13T12:19:21.758-07:00Ps: Announcement THREE by Orange as via http://cro...Ps: Announcement THREE by Orange as via http://crosswordfiend.blogspot.com/2009/09/announcements.html<br />[9/11/09] -- PLUS its ensuing Comments and links -- relates Asperger's Syndrome to crossword-puzzling.<br /><br />It's prompted by Sandra Bullock's movie All About Steve, and also links Adam - both current films.JaJaJoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16695072299606291079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-48756126202434411512009-09-13T12:02:21.417-07:002009-09-13T12:02:21.417-07:00Long trying to etch ENUI into my memory, I'm n...Long trying to etch ENUI into my memory, I'm now mnenomic-izing it with PTUI as per the LAT 9/11/09 26A Spitting sound, in comics.<br />HIKESUP one's sagging socks - YECH!<br />'Found CHANTEY, LIGER, and REDHERRING worth looking-up.JaJaJoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16695072299606291079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-8499951661831704172009-09-13T11:36:52.941-07:002009-09-13T11:36:52.941-07:00Not a bad puzzle. But a quibble about the RED HER...Not a bad puzzle. But a quibble about the RED HERRING clue. If it's a "fake footprint," that doesn't sound like a red herring, which might be real footprint that leads to the wrong suspect.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-79489831483882623532009-09-13T10:23:14.201-07:002009-09-13T10:23:14.201-07:00P-Girl gets her Hawks fix. Sweet.
Sweet, easy, fu...P-Girl gets her Hawks fix. Sweet.<br /><br />Sweet, easy, fun puzzle as well.jeff in chicagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10492964479021891094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-30060846452859473242009-09-13T09:31:20.805-07:002009-09-13T09:31:20.805-07:00I think its a big chance for a constructor to go w...I think its a big chance for a constructor to go with a color theme (generally discouraged, from what I've read), on a 21x21. <br /><br />I think its a good job, though, and glad that it didn't end up in the rejection pile with all that effort to create.GLowenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-14442322213599433712009-09-13T09:02:37.795-07:002009-09-13T09:02:37.795-07:00I have never seen the mnemonic ROYGBIV. Seems that...I have never seen the mnemonic ROYGBIV. Seems that it would be harder to remember than the colors themselves. Although I wouldn't have thought to put INDIGO in the list....<br /><br />I put ASTE for the Italian noble family. I'm so sorry PG, I must have dozed off during that 101 lesson. Since I didn't pick up that Tante was French for aunt, I didn't see ONCLA as wrong -- just thought Tante and Oncla were perhaps literary characters I hadn't heard of.<br /><br />Ugh was YUCK before YECH. I had ECHOFREE instead of ECHOLESS and SEASHORE for SEACOAST. But each of these was straightened out in the end.<br /> <br />LOLs: Santa's HOHOS and Popeye's dad Poopdeck PAPPY. I think (Longtime follower?) NOSEE and (Like no news?) GOOD are really clever.shrub5https://www.blogger.com/profile/09466867716773759568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-87442742588618143302009-09-13T08:09:07.114-07:002009-09-13T08:09:07.114-07:00no, YKNOW is not a word. it's two words, one o...no, YKNOW is not a word. it's two words, one of which is contracted: "Y'KNOW." the clue says "informally" rather than any kind of abbreviation. i kind of like it. i'm not sure i've ever written it that way (would be more likely to render it as "ya know"), but it pretty closely approximates the way i say it.Joonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07825085755390339668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-63976126005253591622009-09-13T07:56:56.658-07:002009-09-13T07:56:56.658-07:00In teresting. YKnow- word? Is you abbr. Y?In teresting. YKnow- word? Is you abbr. Y?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-5322196176464007922009-09-13T07:34:23.459-07:002009-09-13T07:34:23.459-07:00Greatly encouraged to find how surprisingly QUICKL...Greatly encouraged to find how surprisingly QUICKLY the top third<br />filled in. In Ontario high schools,<br />any Physics class were told to mem-orize "ROYGBIV" for sure place in<br />the exam. Use of that helped.<br />Agree with John N on his selection<br />of "fun" clues. Fine feeling should<br />happen more often ! jnjjnjhoustonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-13758558041751122822009-09-13T07:23:21.525-07:002009-09-13T07:23:21.525-07:00Hood as in Robin HoodHood as in Robin HoodAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-56246653157387115982009-09-13T07:18:55.155-07:002009-09-13T07:18:55.155-07:00A nice big fat puzzle for Sunday morning… easy the...A nice big fat puzzle for Sunday morning… easy theme clues and some nice fill.<br /><br />Well here we are again…back to “Get Smart” with KOAS (111d)<br /><br />And another ENOLA Gay clue with B-29 lore. It’s funny how often we see repeats in the same week.<br /><br />Learned a new word today… ONCLE (9a) Tante’s spouse.<br /><br />Hood’s weapon (19d) ARROW… first thing that comes to mind is HEATER or PISTOL, but that wouldn’t fit, so I figured it was a diverting clue.<br /><br />Some hahas for 20a HOHOS treats for Santa.<br />“Keep getting MAD” RENEW (44d) also gets a chuckle from me.<br />A few other cute clues makes this a good funday puzzle.<br /><br />The word I like the most: DILLY (79d).<br />The word I dislike the most: YKNOW (59a).<br />The word I learned the most: ELEANORA (89d)<br /><br />Have a super Sunday, y’all!JOHNSNEVERHOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13447455788629988277noreply@blogger.com