tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post6303743944953713445..comments2024-01-25T10:14:06.567-08:00Comments on L.A. Crossword Confidential: 08.24 WedOrangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-1281809712123033772011-08-24T18:30:36.675-07:002011-08-24T18:30:36.675-07:00you are cleveryou are cleverAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-42419785686117063902011-08-24T18:20:16.446-07:002011-08-24T18:20:16.446-07:00Is FUDGE FACTOR an actual saying? If it is, I'...Is FUDGE FACTOR an actual saying? If it is, I'm ok with this puzzle. If not, KLUNK!Hoytnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-20284504071558280972011-08-24T18:17:48.549-07:002011-08-24T18:17:48.549-07:00@Mari - You will find NAIF is common in this here ...@Mari - You will find NAIF is common in this here crossworld. As a matter of fact there are NAIFs, ELven, AGAs, APEs and even YOGIs all over the crossworld landscape - and hanging out on the ever-popular LANAI. <br /><br />Puzzle was a little difficult for me, easy for you. It's only Wed. and IHTG for Dan Patrick, INA Garten, Land of Rama, Aconcagua. Didn't notice PKS because I got CITIZENSHIP right away.<br /><br />@CP - the Amish effect can be achieved with any electric room heater. It looks good if you heat with electric or gas and carry the thing room to room, which single people can do. If you heat with an oil boiler, or have family in every room, the fallacy is more obvious. <br /><br />Like @Coffelover - thought the theme was about foney stuff at first. <br /><br />@Steve - INOT I knew or guessed or was reminded, since quarters indicates 4 parts, and a "fifth quarter," whatever sport, would indicate overtime. <br /><br />Throughout the whole puzzle, I noticed I was filling in half phrases and going back to finish them. Odd effect.Sfingihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06903616949048940858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-89457871530334150962011-08-24T16:31:02.772-07:002011-08-24T16:31:02.772-07:00Great puzzle all the way around. Thanks Mr. Daems...Great puzzle all the way around. Thanks Mr. Daems.<br /><br />As for FAUX FIREPLACE, reminds me of the print ads with the bogus heat surge fireplaces constructed by Amish craftsmen. They only allow you to order at certain times depending on what "frigid" zone you live in. <br /><br />FACEBOOKENDS would be disaster in my house of 3 teenage girls. O.K. by me though.CPnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-28905692824703458682011-08-24T11:23:58.087-07:002011-08-24T11:23:58.087-07:00Much like yesterday's, I found this to be a sm...Much like yesterday's, I found this to be a smooth solve of consistent difficulty. I appreciated original cluings to crossword standards like ANDES and ALF.<br /><br />My favorite clue was "Black ball" for EIGHT. I've played a lot of pool in my life but still sat there unable to figure it out for quite awhile.<br /><br />A friend of mine loves KALE and eats it all the time. I'm sure it's incredibly healthy but I just can't get on board with it. Too bitter. Maybe in a soup.John Wolfendenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07759716236594908137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-45604471983582936842011-08-24T11:06:08.478-07:002011-08-24T11:06:08.478-07:00Well, @PG, I am glad you could suss out the theme,...Well, @PG, I am glad you could suss out the theme, because when I finished this early this morning I was truly puzzled. FAIL, FAUX, FALSE, and FUDGE FACTOR. But there is no symmetric entry for FUDGEFACTOR. ??? Must have something to do with negatives or lies - but what does that have to do with FACEBOOK? <br /><br />Worst clue/entry to my mind: "reinforced, as some dust bags", TWINPLY. I guess referencing toilet paper doesn't pass the test for any meal of the day.CoffeeLvrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16473192190412844538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-51194281371045130522011-08-24T10:57:02.405-07:002011-08-24T10:57:02.405-07:00I kept reading 1A as "cellular process",...I kept reading 1A as "cellular process", but AGING fits that as well, so I guess I lucked out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-46797558151206182772011-08-24T10:20:42.342-07:002011-08-24T10:20:42.342-07:00Dan Patrick also has a column in Sports Illustrate...Dan Patrick also has a column in Sports Illustrated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-45927282619453511802011-08-24T10:08:41.227-07:002011-08-24T10:08:41.227-07:0023A is only half correct.23A is only half correct.Tuttlenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-20475398393812356002011-08-24T10:08:28.903-07:002011-08-24T10:08:28.903-07:00My goodness, you're a tough bunch! I thought t...My goodness, you're a tough bunch! I thought this theme and puzzle were pretty wonderful! I got the "FA" beginnings but of course never looked at the end. So the "Facebookends" was a total delight of an explanation. And of course it's absolutely true that if Facebook ended the Internet community would be shocked! shocked!Also I thought "Faux Fireplace" was great (we have one, if you consider gas 'faux') because I tried and failed to get 'fake' to work. Anyway, I'm a fan of this one--sorry PG.<br /><br />MNAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-84372957986681694822011-08-24T10:01:39.800-07:002011-08-24T10:01:39.800-07:00@PG - Dan Patrick has a syndicated radio show whic...@PG - Dan Patrick has a syndicated radio show which is also broadcast on DirecTV. I'm actually listening to it right now and he was discussing how much he made in his first job at ESPN. Nice coincidence.<br /><br />Thought the puzzle was fine, didn't really think it was missing any pizzazz - liked the long downs.<br /><br />Because of @Sfingi, I'm now very aware of sports references - this one had a couple I can see being very obscure if you're not a sports fan (INOT, PKS)Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00485564817818402947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-56473216020561584152011-08-24T09:59:30.940-07:002011-08-24T09:59:30.940-07:00Great pic of Cael (for kale) Sanderson - the best ...Great pic of Cael (for kale) Sanderson - the best amateur wrestler of all time!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-19001277860125691942011-08-24T09:27:55.287-07:002011-08-24T09:27:55.287-07:00Puzzle write-up outshone the puzzle. Masterful in...Puzzle write-up outshone the puzzle. Masterful instigation with the, ever so innocent Spock explanation. I had images of crossword toting trekkies with pitchforks and torches storming the blog.Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14900988170432327664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-55698144991748121632011-08-24T08:24:18.582-07:002011-08-24T08:24:18.582-07:00Too much crosswordese and abbreviations without th...Too much crosswordese and abbreviations without the off-setting oomph to make it all worthwhile.*David*noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-91221531383933989082011-08-24T08:18:12.015-07:002011-08-24T08:18:12.015-07:00Naif is a noun and naive is an adjective....I thin...Naif is a noun and naive is an adjective....I think.<br />I too was hoping for some Alice or BGsVirginiaCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-72253582643630630742011-08-24T07:34:09.081-07:002011-08-24T07:34:09.081-07:00@Mari - NAIF is the masculine form of naive, I thi...@Mari - NAIF is the masculine form of naive, I think. It's used as an inexperienced, or, well, naive, person. Knowing my crosswordese, I confidently entered tyro, but had to write over.<br /><br />I liked the theme, but PG you're right, not a lot of sparkle.gespensthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17345498521904521489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-59705557366547458862011-08-24T07:31:08.905-07:002011-08-24T07:31:08.905-07:00@pg: loved taylor/king vid. thought for sure a BG&...@pg: loved taylor/king vid. thought for sure a BG's vid.Genehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03788240598792919161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-72021491293397890032011-08-24T07:12:53.462-07:002011-08-24T07:12:53.462-07:00I'm not going to comment about the puzzle toda...I'm not going to comment about the puzzle today. I would like you to know I always keep this blog in the back of my mind while solving. When I filled in 6 down I thought, "Please no James Taylor vids. Oh god please no" When I filled in 12 down I thought, "Oh Yes! Alice Cooper Vid. C'mon Angel treat your readers."<br /><br />Oh well.<br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />*clink*backbiterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03985111542033146995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-13888217706699117992011-08-24T06:47:48.607-07:002011-08-24T06:47:48.607-07:00Is Naif (4D) a common word? It was unfamiliar to m...Is Naif (4D) a common word? It was unfamiliar to me. I've heard of waif, but not naif.<br /><br />Loved fudge factor, spock, PG's photo of the faux fireplace above and Matthew's reference to Ric Flair (Woooooooo!)Marinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-85812702248242268122011-08-24T06:38:44.062-07:002011-08-24T06:38:44.062-07:00I kind of took the "no one" clue as part...I kind of took the "no one" clue as part of the phrase "no one was more disappointed than I". But perhaps Bill is right.<br /><br />Loved "fudge factor" and appreciated the clever theme. The rest was just okay. I thought a better clue for 17A would have been "Nature Boy in the squared circle", or something like that. But perhaps wrestling fans don't spend a lot of time on the crossword puzzle.Matthewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-12979423018801872722011-08-24T06:31:06.299-07:002011-08-24T06:31:06.299-07:00And the logical character is Spock from Star TrekAnd the logical character is Spock from Star TrekAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-80717076492107925912011-08-24T06:22:40.284-07:002011-08-24T06:22:40.284-07:00Dan Patrick is doing a show on Fox Sports, I belie...Dan Patrick is doing a show on Fox Sports, I believe.<br /><br />If "no one" showed up, it would be more even more disappointing than a disappointly-small crowd. Like the Deep Purple song lyrics "No one came for miles around".Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00476798785039775812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-25280044780091062592011-08-24T05:55:37.528-07:002011-08-24T05:55:37.528-07:00PK - Penalty KicksPK - Penalty KicksPelenoreply@blogger.com