tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post6093313697317583035..comments2024-01-25T10:14:06.567-08:00Comments on L.A. Crossword Confidential: THURSDAY, December 10, 2009Dan NaddorOrangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-18236066570019580412009-12-10T19:18:38.103-08:002009-12-10T19:18:38.103-08:00@Mac It was the Scarsdale Diet and Jean Harris was...@Mac It was the Scarsdale Diet and Jean Harris was the head mistress of the Madeira School in VA. Acording to Wiki after she was shot the doc and was bailed out she was taken to United Hospital in Port Chester, NY for a psychiatric evaluation. That is the<br />hospital where my son was born almost 27 years ago. Whoa freaky memory jolt!!CrazyCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00245025301434920905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-83915486464657244622009-12-10T19:06:55.175-08:002009-12-10T19:06:55.175-08:00@Mac The Westchester Diet doctor - was it Dr. Tarn...@Mac The Westchester Diet doctor - was it Dr. Tarnower? He was murdered by the woman who ran a girl's prep school. We lived in Purchase, NY at the time and the murder happened not far from our home. Oooh that's a creepy memory. She ended up in the Bedford Hills prison for women. Her name was Jean something or other.CrazyCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00245025301434920905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-63134369364381567102009-12-10T17:53:52.616-08:002009-12-10T17:53:52.616-08:00Good puzzle, with only insc. not so great, but not...Good puzzle, with only insc. not so great, but not a real problem.<br />Plenty of good long words, good clues and answers. <br /><br />The crosswordese pate could be moose mousse. Instead of Craig I spent a little time trying to remember the murdered doctor from Westchester, NY.... <br /><br />Aioli is delicious with many dishes, but especially with large fries (steak fries) which is how they serve them at Harvey Nichols' rooftop restaurant in London (forgeddabout Copenhagen!).<br /><br />Thank you, PG, I enjoyed the jazz while reading the excellent write-up!machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-48999490410449708302009-12-10T17:46:06.936-08:002009-12-10T17:46:06.936-08:00INSC - not too bad at this end - was "Auth.&q...INSC - not too bad at this end - was "Auth." after all ... in fact a slam dunk,always an outlier ...<br /><br />Good fun puzzle (did late in day)few problems, only hang-up was I put in NEARTHETOP rather than OVERTHETOP by reading sloppily and had to back up and fill it in properly.<br /><br />Poor SAS<br />-bogus Peace Prize<br />-bogus Science "theory"<br />-bogus leader (all politicians are)<br /><br />ooops :-)xyzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08287781952915413013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-77104933838084890182009-12-10T17:14:31.964-08:002009-12-10T17:14:31.964-08:00@John - I forgot to put your name at the top of my...@John - I forgot to put your name at the top of my earlier comment. All of our towns, villages, hamlets, and counties have their own plows and conic mountains of sand-salt mix. Some have special buildings for the latter. One is trying a mix with some of the salt replaced by glass! Utica doesn't always do as good a job as Oneida County. It's all a major part of the budgets. <br /><br />Carciof (artichoke) - major Italian vegetable. I often use flavored olive oil, presently Monini white truffle.<br /><br />Finally, it's "Theirs but to do AND die." No choice there.Sfinginoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-83869630582539301312009-12-10T15:29:48.818-08:002009-12-10T15:29:48.818-08:00I think a really clever clue for (12d) would have ...I think a really clever clue for (12d) would have been "Kokopelli plays" (FLUTE).JOHNSNEVERHOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13447455788629988277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-22824929048007461662009-12-10T15:22:08.116-08:002009-12-10T15:22:08.116-08:00Not much time today, gotta run and get a haircut ;...Not much time today, gotta run and get a haircut ;)<br /><br />Overall I enjoyed the puzzle, and the few words I didn't know, I was saved from google by the crosses.<br /><br />The last to fall was 5D: Go-__ b/c I didn't know Craig or Torii ... but I used my fallback method, which is to rewrite w/ dashes. I couldn't think of a 6 letter word to follow Go, but Go-_ET_ER was very clearly GETTER. This is particularly helpful for downs, b/c arranging it in a more normal readable manner helps my brain ;)<br /><br />Ok, now I'm really running!gespenstnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-79589393983775271902009-12-10T15:21:01.895-08:002009-12-10T15:21:01.895-08:00@JNH--I'm sure you looked cute!!! How is your ...@JNH--I'm sure you looked cute!!! How is your back? Mine is still very painful from an injury over a month ago. One must learn to just suck it up! Sore backs can be tolerated, but heart attacks because of shoveling are a different matter. Take care!<br /><br />My favorite--artichokes stuffed with Italian breadcrumbs, Romano cheese, pepper, garlic, and fresh parsley. To die for!<br /><br />Oh yes, the puzzle. PG, thanks for the piano and flute. Very little in the music literature that has both genres, classical and jazz, in one piece. Do you still play?Parsannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-65376099023971190662009-12-10T15:01:37.602-08:002009-12-10T15:01:37.602-08:00@JNH etal Have to have Hollandaise sauce with arti...@JNH etal Have to have Hollandaise sauce with artichokes yummmmchefbeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15195945085405126511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-40415432465826537572009-12-10T14:37:34.539-08:002009-12-10T14:37:34.539-08:00INSC. is well and truly terrible.
Add to that th...INSC. is well and truly terrible. <br /><br />Add to that the poetry FAIL, and you've got something less than PHENOMENAL, but pretty solid nonetheless. I choose, like you PG, to laugh rather than wince at MOOSE/MOUSSE. <br /><br />GETTER, on the other hand ... I wanna drive my ALERO over that thing.<br /><br />4:45 or so for me = Easy Wed. NYT puzzle for me.<br /><br />rpRex Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-24477526005655601062009-12-10T14:17:34.256-08:002009-12-10T14:17:34.256-08:00@JOHN, who needs plows? We hardly got any snow her...@JOHN, who needs plows? We hardly got any snow here.Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-34576067125684706702009-12-10T14:17:00.277-08:002009-12-10T14:17:00.277-08:00@Crazycatlady
Aaaaahhhhh... now I remember AIOLI!!...@Crazycatlady<br />Aaaaahhhhh... now I remember AIOLI!!! That's a California thing with artichokes...yumm! Now I have to try that next time I have an artichoke. Here in the midwest we just serve them with melted butter.JOHNSNEVERHOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13447455788629988277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-62455731708901001072009-12-10T14:13:08.545-08:002009-12-10T14:13:08.545-08:00Garlic lemon AIOLI is a must with steamed artichok...Garlic lemon AIOLI is a must with steamed artichokes. I also though INSC was lame, but not as lame as SHS from the other day.CrazyCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00245025301434920905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-9985787568365870722009-12-10T14:04:07.519-08:002009-12-10T14:04:07.519-08:00@Orange
You city slickers just don't know what...@Orange<br />You city slickers just don't know what shoveling snow is all about. I live in North Aurora near some blowing farmland... we don't get the benefits of them thar snowplowin' gizmos.<br /><br />@PG<br />Somehow seeing a beautiful TORII on the same page as EARL Hickey just doesn't compute!<br /><br />@ddbmc<br />Yes, I thought the same thing... Copenhagen needs to go on my bucket list.<br /><br />@James<br />The other day Orange led us to a list of CW rules by Will Shortz. Now I'm learning that important rule " If it's a first name in the clue, then it must be a first name in the entry also."<br /><br />@lit.doc<br />Even worse, I tried ERSE instead of GAEL.<br /><br />@Tuttle<br />I too questioned EON (singular).<br />And I also entered JOAN for the Pierce clue... nope doesn't fit, so I floundered around with Franklin Pierce for a while.<br /><br />@3 of Four<br />Glad you clarified that construction fault...it bothered me. But then, I had a boss once who used to say to me "Yours is not to reason why, yours is but to do or die" (he actually was a good boss though).<br /><br />@Parsan<br />During WW2, my mom used to sew clothes for us kids made out of the material that flour sacks were made of. It was nice cotton imprinted with fancy floral patterns... imagine how us boys took that?<br /><br />@Crazycatlady<br />Well in that case, then I should be feeling sorry for those cute little lizards instead.<br /><br />@Tinbeni<br />INK? Yikes!!!!JOHNSNEVERHOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13447455788629988277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-53614886054550809252009-12-10T14:01:26.005-08:002009-12-10T14:01:26.005-08:00@Sfingi
AIOLI was introduced to me when I was in Z...@Sfingi<br />AIOLI was introduced to me when I was in Zagreb, I'm totally hooked on it now.<br />After I finished the puzzle and posted here I figured it was time to start googling.<br />Turns out that DROID is a LucasFilms Ltd. trademark. My 1st thought robot probably shows my age. 'Robbie the Robot' from Forbidden Planet my fav.<br /><br />@JNH<br />Your comment led me to also google Musee d'art so I spent some time learning about 20th century art.<br />Thanks <br />I should have visited that museum when I was in Paris. My loss.<br /><br />@Tuttle<br />I get frustrated with the French, Latin, Spanish, Italian German at times too. But the CW101's here have made them bearable. <br /><br />@lit.doc<br />The other day Orange or PG included some sites re: Crossword construction rules. So I checked them out and that led me to a WTF with INSC, the 'C' was my very last fill, and I still did not have a clue until @PG explained. I still think it was lame.<br /><br />It's always a BIG plus when a puzzle introduces something new or jars an old brain cell back into action to remember something learned but since forgotten.<br /><br />As such, @CB this one was a gold mine.Tinbenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14661395078047234853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-31304209323407449222009-12-10T13:50:20.273-08:002009-12-10T13:50:20.273-08:00I loved this puzzle. Didn't have to look up ev...I loved this puzzle. Didn't have to look up even one clue. I filled in all of the musical clues first, and had fun with A TEMPO, FLUTE, SOLTI (a colleague), CAHNS, and TAPS. The only error I made was DROID, I had "robot" but changed it rather quickly. Since musicians frequently say OVER THE TOP & OFF THE CHARTS, it was a delightful fill, molto piu mosso.Maestronoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-5048343487923662492009-12-10T13:17:01.728-08:002009-12-10T13:17:01.728-08:00@How about the Great Kahn, from whom we may all de...@How about the Great Kahn, from whom we may all descend? Did you know the Jewish Cohans are supposed all to be descended from Aaron the Priest? Geneticists are getting what they can from the Y chromosome theses days. <br />I'm impressed about your son and Sir George. <br />AIOLI should be made with olive oil.<br />We got our snow yesterday. The wind is still fierce. I didn't leave the house. Hubster shoveled.<br /><br />@Tinbeni - I have a bunch of green plastic-mostly figures which can be said to be on a continuum between droid and robot and some towards animal. (Yeah, I know - but I'm OCD, not nutz.)<br /><br />Too much sports (6). Knew only ARNIE. I'm not a fan of Naddor, anyway. Theme was good.<br /><br />I have a time frame which determines if I Google. I did so for BASRA CRAIG EARL OMAHA TORII. Didn't know ADU ALDA (hated that sexist show) CFOS ENOS FSTOP SAS, which all fell in.<br /><br />Wanted CRAIG to be Deepak Chopra. When anyone asks me if I was ever flim-flammed I always yes - Nutrisystem.<br /><br />I join the gang in hate of INSCR.<br /><br />Learned Tiger's real name is Eldrick! That explains everything.<br /><br />A cairn (Scot.) is a pile of stones meant to mark some important spot. Many people mispronounce it like Karen.<br />The dog was bred from Skye terriers. <br /><br />Don't forget, the Seine also flows by La Rive Droite!Sfinginoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-1534013222076739272009-12-10T13:01:48.334-08:002009-12-10T13:01:48.334-08:00Is INSC really an acceptable abbreviation for insc...Is INSC really an acceptable abbreviation for inscribed?<br />Googled it and I can't find it anywhere.<br /><br />In total NON-PC at first wanted to enter dead for Tiger Woods dad EARL.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-48854089007568938512009-12-10T12:46:57.330-08:002009-12-10T12:46:57.330-08:00what @tinbeni said--
have no idea still what CRAI...what @tinbeni said--<br /><br />have no idea still what CRAIG, AERIE, ADU, TORII, SOLTI, JUTE, ALERO, AIOLI were--lucky to get them by crosses--so quite a learning experience to boot<br /><br />Liked: ANTSY, ONCLE and the theme expressions w 57A<br /><br />Puzzle a true winner in my book and nice enough difficulty for late week!Charles Boglenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-74569575944004704402009-12-10T10:31:32.486-08:002009-12-10T10:31:32.486-08:00Alan ALDA entered my mind, too, but only after HAW...Alan ALDA entered my mind, too, but only after HAWKEYE Pierce entered. Prior to that point, I was thinking FRANKLIN Pierce, our 14th President.Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472446316589207365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-82191613401257552992009-12-10T10:29:45.860-08:002009-12-10T10:29:45.860-08:00Very fun puzzle, and fun is a key element for puzz...Very fun puzzle, and fun is a key element for puzzlemakers to strive for otherwise we wouldn't be solving them if they weren't.<br /><br />As an Arsenal supporter, I tried to fit Ljungberg in for 30D, I made it work ;^) I do agree, agree, though, that Freddie Adu is NOT a soccer star, more of a media created star than an actual soccer star.Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14900988170432327664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-19851916003011845022009-12-10T10:00:44.770-08:002009-12-10T10:00:44.770-08:00@Tuttle: Yes - Landon Donovan is a star, at least ...@Tuttle: Yes - Landon Donovan is a star, at least in the States. Freddy ADU is not there yet.<br /><br />Re 3-Down: With (first name) Derek in the clue, the answer has to be ALEX, with MARK Teixeira being a faint possibility.<br /><br />I date myself as growing up during a certain time. Alan ALDA is the only thing that entered my mind.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05527618247329381698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-59170017816396972682009-12-10T09:59:01.841-08:002009-12-10T09:59:01.841-08:00Good write-up, and fun, fast, Mondayish puzz.
Mo...Good write-up, and fun, fast, Mondayish puzz.<br /><br />Mostly dittos of above. Me too LOL re MOOSE/MOUSSE xing. Perfect joy would have been MEECE as another cross on MOUSSE. I think I spent too much time watching cartoons when I was a kid.<br /><br />Thanks, 3 of Four, for saving me doing all that typing. Been teaching English so long I couldn't help myself--answered that one in red ink.<br /><br />Hey, shrub5, I think this was the second time this week I've stumbled over SCOT instead of GAEL. Don't remember what puzz. Flat learning curve here.<br /><br />INSC?! Gotta slam the clue as well, though I can't think how else to clue something so ugly. Clue signals past tense, so I wrote in ___'D on first pass, expecting I'd think of a three-letter abbr. And, my bad, this was right next to SCOT, with blanks for 58D (again, clue seemed to signal a plural, so I was still resisting singular EON), and crossed at bottom by O_DT_. Had misread "mére" as "mer" and was in WTF mode at that point.<br /><br />Naturally, the OLDE gimme at 55D, which fixed everything in SE, was the last clue I read.lit.docnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-5365931700722746552009-12-10T09:52:09.866-08:002009-12-10T09:52:09.866-08:00Fun easy puzzle. Loved moose crossing mousse alsoFun easy puzzle. Loved moose crossing mousse alsochefbeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15195945085405126511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-82786305332434673502009-12-10T09:44:56.538-08:002009-12-10T09:44:56.538-08:00Grrrr. If I wanted to do puzzles in French I'd...Grrrr. If I wanted to do puzzles in French I'd do puzzles in freakin' French!<br /><br />Freddy Adu is a soccer "star"? No, he's a middling good player in a second rate league. But I knew 'Ljungberg' (former Arsenal striker) wasn't going to fit.<br /><br />AgeS and ageS are eonS.<br /><br />Highlanders, like most Scotts, are an admixture of Gael, Brython and Pict peoples. I had to go with 'pict' of course.<br /><br />Wanted Joan (Crawford) for (Mildred) Pierce portrayer.<br /><br />Totally thrown by 'tatar'. Had 'nomad' in there which worked with 'bang' and suggested 'mesa' for the New Mexico town.Tuttlenoreply@blogger.com