tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post6012687525353408608..comments2024-01-25T10:14:06.567-08:00Comments on L.A. Crossword Confidential: 04.12 TueOrangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-15797879917206864912011-04-13T08:14:03.284-07:002011-04-13T08:14:03.284-07:00CAPTCHA = chrome
This was chrome-plated, two days...CAPTCHA = chrome<br /><br />This was chrome-plated, two days in a row the LAT bests the NYT in puzzledom.xyzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08287781952915413013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-51036085653079925012011-04-12T18:05:17.327-07:002011-04-12T18:05:17.327-07:00Thanks, Luke and SCS for the tip about the Horwitz...Thanks, Luke and SCS for the tip about the Horwitz/Hinman puzzle. I just finished it and the theme is pretty ballsy and well-executed. I like puzzles made by constructors who are new to the game, as they tend not to fall into the conventional modes of cluing we've become used to from the veterans.John Wolfendenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07759716236594908137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-65502901499537136392011-04-12T14:58:46.857-07:002011-04-12T14:58:46.857-07:00loved lash flash had pub went to bar most of what ...loved lash flash had pub went to bar most of what i didnt know or understand was able to figure out with crossesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-26794000008117897622011-04-12T14:14:47.950-07:002011-04-12T14:14:47.950-07:00The Burning Man Festival is held annually on "...The Burning Man Festival is held annually on "The Playa," a huge expanse of flat, alkali desert land on the edge of the Black Rock Desert. But I more commonly use it to mean "beach," like the rest of you.<br /><br />"Where a cup goes" - BRA made me chuckle.<br /><br />I liked the preponderance of slant clues (water tester?, flora eater? &c.), which usu. remind me more of British crosswords -- a little more challenging than straight synonyms or trivia in American puzzles.brainylagirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17751179807257840514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-58901929571368679192011-04-12T14:10:45.764-07:002011-04-12T14:10:45.764-07:00@Confused, your "WWW&/orH?" caught m...@Confused, your "WWW&/orH?" caught me off guard. What do you mean by that? ;)<br /><br />Liked the theme. Was amazed at the double on/off for each of the theme words. Usually they talk about the last or first word, but this one had both!<br /><br />Tatar also reminds me of tartar.<br /><br />For 39D I was proud of myself for having Ial before the crosses made it wrong.<br /><br />Noticed the sensual mini theme in the puzzle myself.<br /><br />Agree with @Peter that you get a pint in a pub. Messed up the SW corner till I changed it to BAR.<br /><br />cheersbadams52noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-40203891773946709282011-04-12T13:46:11.156-07:002011-04-12T13:46:11.156-07:00So, Off Guard is a phrase? WWW&/orH?So, Off Guard is a phrase? WWW&/orH?Confusednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-13160898498996427272011-04-12T11:29:13.115-07:002011-04-12T11:29:13.115-07:00Here's the link to the article @Luke mentions ...Here's the link to the article @Luke mentions ...<br /><br />http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_17820333?nclick_check=1StudioCityStevenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-1957471907602640602011-04-12T11:19:23.454-07:002011-04-12T11:19:23.454-07:00A dyslexic walks into a bra...
Off topic alert......A dyslexic walks into a bra...<br /><br />Off topic alert...haven't got to this puzzle yet because today's San Jose Mercury News ran a front page splash on a Hinman/Horowitz puzzle. Is this puzzle on anyone's radar?<br /><br />It was originally published in the NY Times and praised by the likes of Will Shortz as one of the greatest puzzles ever.<br /><br />The Merc printed the puzzle, and while I found it clever, no puzzle that easy deserves the kind of accolades it's been garnering.<br /><br />Still, it's nice to see a crossword story make the front page.Lukenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-72506879041886023192011-04-12T11:07:28.350-07:002011-04-12T11:07:28.350-07:00I'm sorry, you get a pint in a PUB, not a BAR....I'm sorry, you get a pint in a PUB, not a BAR. Jusy saying.<br /><br />I agree with the comment on PLAYA -- it is much more commonly known as a beach (spanish). Reminds me of Menudo: <i>"Vamos a la playa, o-o-o-o-o..."</i>Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15157423920972400589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-59861978619817495502011-04-12T10:56:18.791-07:002011-04-12T10:56:18.791-07:00I loved seeing WARGOD in the puzzle. Especially s...I loved seeing WARGOD in the puzzle. Especially since Ares and Mars are usually the answer...<br /><br />Three ducks walk into a BAR - the fourth one ducks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-13401121383123425192011-04-12T10:18:09.852-07:002011-04-12T10:18:09.852-07:00Loved Flora eater for FAUNA. PUB before BAR at 56...Loved Flora eater for FAUNA. PUB before BAR at 56A slowed me way down in the SW. <br /><br />Not only were the theme entries compound words, so was EAST COAST, and EARTHWARD comes close. Plus ONE DAY, WAR GOD, ALI BABA, & OUTDATED. Longest stand alone word was RESEARCH; the derivation reveals that it is RE + CHERCE in French. My point, a few too many.CoffeeLvrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16473192190412844538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-51602449045911311202011-04-12T10:06:44.911-07:002011-04-12T10:06:44.911-07:00@hebow44 - Think 'do re me FA sol la..' fo...@hebow44 - Think 'do re me FA sol la..' for the fourth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-18208430111583807932011-04-12T09:30:28.223-07:002011-04-12T09:30:28.223-07:00Enjoyed the puzzle, but was one letter short of fi...Enjoyed the puzzle, but was one letter short of finishing. The cross at 49D and 43A left empty. Don't understand FAS being scale fourths, and after seeing the answer I do understand the ALT for Pilot's no., though I kept thinking of the pens. Perhaps a better clue (for me) would have been, Pilot's ht. I too liked the pint and cup cluing. With the first in you had to flip your focus for the second.hebow44https://www.blogger.com/profile/01794311066141006579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-25937357526868162512011-04-12T09:20:25.447-07:002011-04-12T09:20:25.447-07:00Excellent puzzle matched by @PG's excellent wr...Excellent puzzle matched by @PG's excellent write up. The theme and all of the supporting mini themes made for a fun puzzle to contemplate after finishing. Not a difficult puzzle to finish but worth the effort.<br /><br />ONOFF make me think about music and now I am hoping that I have that Mission of Burma album on my work computer.Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14900988170432327664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-54292551816805782632011-04-12T09:12:39.842-07:002011-04-12T09:12:39.842-07:00wasn't aladddin a wood cutter? well what was h...wasn't aladddin a wood cutter? well what was he in real life before the monkey? anyway that slowed me up (and I"VE read the forty thieves)ALSO I say AIRPLANE! AND isn't a mob enforcer a leg breaker?going right to murder ain't cost effective! but I liked so much about this puzzle I did not see RED!FLORA EATERS! brillig!!Water temp gauge!syndyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16814698406887041710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-55321000687035400542011-04-12T08:43:35.608-07:002011-04-12T08:43:35.608-07:00BRET Harte and HITMAN in the same corner? Nice.
I...BRET Harte and HITMAN in the same corner? Nice.<br /><br />I think we should retire the answer RAN AT. The cluing has devolved into simply equating the phrase with violence.Tuttlenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-39834563912240585762011-04-12T08:29:01.734-07:002011-04-12T08:29:01.734-07:00I really enjoyed this today. Different cluing for ...I really enjoyed this today. Different cluing for a lot of the answers and a pretty smooth theme.<br /><br />I'm with @Nighthawk when I kept turning up "turning on" words, I like the mini-theme there.<br /><br />Really fun puzzle, got my Tuesday off to a nice start!StudioCityStevenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-67017513030286485572011-04-12T06:16:59.685-07:002011-04-12T06:16:59.685-07:00Seemed a fun and fairly straitforward puz as I was...Seemed a fun and fairly straitforward puz as I was going through this. A few speedbumps needed crosses due to cluing that just didn't ring bells, like 37D, or the baseball one at 58D, as did the revealer.<br /><br />What really made it sparkle tho was to read @PG's write-up, which gave me an understanding of the mechanics of the theme. I thought, Outstanding!<br /><br />And then, for some reason, immediately thought of Pat Morita's Mr. Miyagi's command to his Karate Kid pupil Daniel to "wax on, wax off." <br /><br />Then I began to notice how many answers, which had surprised me by their inclusion, had a sort of "turn on, turn off" relationship, all of which tickled my inner fourth grader: EROTIC, AROUSE, BRA, AREOLA. Left me with this <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHff55AeEAQ" rel="nofollow"> implied earworm </a> <br /><br />Also thought some of the cluing was pretty clever for a Tues, like, as @PG mentioned, 56 and 57A <br />and 38A's "lash flash?".<br /><br />Also got a low-brow chuckle out of inclusion of both TATAR and RICER.<br /><br />Nice work, Mr. Gunderson.Nighthawkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11898505137434147165noreply@blogger.com