tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post6522342270106863274..comments2024-01-25T10:14:06.567-08:00Comments on L.A. Crossword Confidential: THURSDAY, May 20, 2010 — Dave EckertOrangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-90736034436857950692010-05-21T05:54:11.469-07:002010-05-21T05:54:11.469-07:00@Tinbeni & @Sfingi -- thanks for the tips ... ...@Tinbeni & @Sfingi -- thanks for the tips ... but I'm actually trying to go natural. I know, I know, crazy. I had the high-tech interventional birth last time, this one's going to be low-tech and empowering. At least that's the plan ;)<br /><br />Oh, and June 1st is my target date, but "man [woman] plans, God laughs"!!gespensthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17345498521904521489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-13991688017471079032010-05-20T21:16:05.224-07:002010-05-20T21:16:05.224-07:00Found this smooth, fun, and well-clued. Hollywood ...Found this smooth, fun, and well-clued. Hollywood sub-theme appropriate to LAT with home on the range, cinematic, Mad Max, saloon and Stetson. Solid, real phrases for theme answers. Impressive debut!Stanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02681342234536407419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-64229012776519911652010-05-20T20:25:43.878-07:002010-05-20T20:25:43.878-07:00My favorite clue and answer. 50A: They may be felt...My favorite clue and answer. 50A: They may be felt on the range. Stetsons. There is really no need to mourn Rex and Orange. They have their own blogs. Orange's is word for word here as on her own. Need Rex? He's just as witty and caustic on his blog. Hey, the man knows what he likes and dislikes. Rock on with your badassed selves. Love you all.backbiterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03985111542033146995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-31654972923924549852010-05-20T19:20:17.881-07:002010-05-20T19:20:17.881-07:00@imsdave: congratulations! I found another little ...@imsdave: congratulations! I found another little tiny self-reference!<br /><br />@PuzzleGirl: Congratulations, big job! Are you going to personalize the name of the blog a little? Maybe ACM has some ideas. Thanks Rex and Orange for all the great blogging over all this time.machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-44004743890722307482010-05-20T18:17:01.769-07:002010-05-20T18:17:01.769-07:00PuzzleGirl's having a baby? If it's not he...PuzzleGirl's having a baby? If it's not hers, it's not PuzzleBaby.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-45572757704159529132010-05-20T18:09:30.141-07:002010-05-20T18:09:30.141-07:00@Gespenst - remember the word Morphine. I was in l...@Gespenst - remember the word Morphine. I was in labor 27 hours. He was supposed to be born St. Patrick's Day, but made it on St. Joseph's. <br /><br />@Golfballman - always skip lunch before you skip puzzle.<br /><br />Another SECOND would be SECONDhand, which would describe half my belongings.<br /><br />Regis isn't too bad now, but he wavered between sickening sycophant and sarcasm in the start of his "career."<br /><br />@PuzzleGirl - throw in an occasional oldster video, such as the Sammy Davis, Jr. bit any chance you can.Sfinginoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-28644483004927852412010-05-20T17:11:47.893-07:002010-05-20T17:11:47.893-07:00@gespenst
Yesterday I didn't realize it was 37...@gespenst<br />Yesterday I didn't realize it was 37 wks, so my prediction on the new puzzlebaby is June 1st. <br />All the other data is the same.<br /><br />I have only one thing to tell you regarding this event: <br />Remember the word "EPIDURAL!!!"<br /><br /><br />and this gets the captcha 'muffe' ??Tinbenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14661395078047234853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-77172710013617281162010-05-20T16:49:15.035-07:002010-05-20T16:49:15.035-07:00Great debut puzzle! Fun ANSWERS for "seconds...Great debut puzzle! Fun ANSWERS for "seconds" :)<br /><br />Favorite clue was 50A: They may be felt on the range ... I had ST--SONS and tried and tried to figure out how STEPSONS might work (what does remarriage have to do w/ the range?) but then had my "AHA moment" and filled in STETSONS. Enjoyed 9D: Its home is on the range (SAUCEPAN) as well.<br /><br /><br />Took an appropriate time for a Thursday ... top and bottom fell more easily than the middle.gespensthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17345498521904521489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-64854369408006966592010-05-20T16:43:28.689-07:002010-05-20T16:43:28.689-07:00And on Jeopardy, tonight in the Tournament of Cham...And on Jeopardy, tonight in the Tournament of Champions:<br /><br />The ANSWER to a question;<br />"The last alphabetically of the Noble gases?" ... XENON!Tinbenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14661395078047234853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-88765468242023925012010-05-20T16:04:05.305-07:002010-05-20T16:04:05.305-07:00@Lit.doc
The IONA thing became apparent to me only...@Lit.doc<br />The IONA thing became apparent to me only after I gave up on that inert Argon for the more Noble XENON gas.<br /><br />Af first I had I-GA, and had to run the alphabet in my mind before the duh moment that our "old friend" (this week at least) IONA was again in the grid.<br /><br />@Chefbea<br />You certainly do make the scene a lot these days. LOL<br /><br />@imsdave<br />For a debut, this did have ZEST!Tinbenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14661395078047234853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-79380606687361817652010-05-20T15:56:29.032-07:002010-05-20T15:56:29.032-07:00Congrats, imsdave! Thanks, Rex! Thanks, Amy! Good ...Congrats, imsdave! Thanks, Rex! Thanks, Amy! Good luck, PuzzleGirl!SethGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13753036404140901368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-23179855555808404112010-05-20T15:30:00.035-07:002010-05-20T15:30:00.035-07:00awesome puzz @ IMSDAVE!!
@PG - i hope you instal...awesome puzz @ IMSDAVE!! <br /><br />@PG - i hope you install a tip jar when you take over fulltime. I pledge to make an annual donation, plus i'll up my xwordese 101 ANTE everytime you play a Jay Smooth vee log or whatever they're called - or a Van Morrison song! I saw him live last week and he STILL HAS IT!!hazelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04627015904603641109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-80071624979482588252010-05-20T15:09:33.833-07:002010-05-20T15:09:33.833-07:00Congrats Dave, that was a great debut, I liked it ...Congrats Dave, that was a great debut, I liked it a lot.<br /><br />Had a few minor write overs ahem at 62A before PSST, SAUCE pot before PAN and waves before KNEES. All easily fixed.<br /><br />Looking forward to reading you every day PG, I love your humor and many thanks to Rex and Orange.chefwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03999206352243329280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-3790228175022302652010-05-20T12:37:15.155-07:002010-05-20T12:37:15.155-07:00wow. good luck, PG. and thanks, rex & amy.wow. good luck, PG. and thanks, rex & amy.Joonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07825085755390339668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-53989487399445722892010-05-20T12:16:01.210-07:002010-05-20T12:16:01.210-07:00Good point re IONA, of course. I did the vowel ru...Good point re IONA, of course. I did the vowel run and yes, nothing else sounded reasonable, which is why I went with the O. But it was a guess nonetheless, which is why I said "cavil" rather than "gripe".lit.dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06729199575329286046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-28161803292483481002010-05-20T11:59:36.202-07:002010-05-20T11:59:36.202-07:00@Rex and Orange, thanks so much for your contribut...@Rex and Orange, thanks so much for your contributions to this blog! It's become quite the part of my routine. What am I going to do without my Monday morning grumble from Rex? <br /><br />Nice debut today, congrats Dave!<br /><br />JeffJeff Chenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09513769920700232986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-79123671079171607862010-05-20T11:21:46.304-07:002010-05-20T11:21:46.304-07:00Yay!!!!!!
This was great! I found it harder than ...Yay!!!!!!<br />This was great! I found it harder than the NYT puzzle today bec I had to really think and wasn't used to the cluing style.<br /><br />Loved that there were not only lots of Scrabbly letters but they were positioned at the ends of words...<br />Loved SITZ and SINEX.<br /><br />(I'm with @golfballman...SITZ reminded me of what my dad went thru during his kidney stone thing. "Ouch" I'm sure prob doesn't begin to describe it)<br /><br />Only writeover belies my lack of culinary skills...I had SAUtEPAN<br />(Is there such a thing?)<br />I actually considered if TLOSET<br />could be parsed as T LOSE T!<br />(Then again, SOFTC took me as long as those kinds of clues always take me!)<br /><br />As I mentioned on Rex's, this shook the cobwebs out of my brain, just bec the editing of clues feels so different from the NYT.<br />Like I had B--T for "Sugar source" and was TOTALLY baffled!<br /><br />Good pairing to have you and Puzzlegirl today...it was like a double bonus!andrea zest michaelsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-9536812275156615162010-05-20T10:00:31.545-07:002010-05-20T10:00:31.545-07:00I would classify Mr. Eckert's debut puzzle as ...I would classify Mr. Eckert's debut puzzle as EXTRA HELPINGS of ZEST. Very enjoyable Thursday level offering with not a SLEW of the usual fill. NO INFERIOR GOODS here. Got tripped up at 24D ENOKI. Only Japanese mushroom I could come up with at first was shiitake. Then ENOKI was on the tip of my tongue, but GNOCCI was what I kept thinking and well, we all know GNOCCI isn't a mushroom. Struggled with XENON too, Heck yeah @Tinbeni. IONA shows up every day lately in both puzzles it seems. Same with BEET. I also got tricked by SOFTC and 50A Felt on the range STETSONS. Cute. Congratulations Imsdave!<br />Puzzle Girl 24/7 sounds good to me too!CrazyCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00245025301434920905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-77335158595557172662010-05-20T09:51:26.594-07:002010-05-20T09:51:26.594-07:00I enjoyed the puzzle. Cluing had a different temp...I enjoyed the puzzle. Cluing had a different tempo to it which I enjoyed, got me out of my usual answer ruts.<br /><br />DRAWN as an answer for 'received, as salary' is one I really enjoyed in the puzzle.Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14900988170432327664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-7774058838062902010-05-20T09:44:37.063-07:002010-05-20T09:44:37.063-07:00Great puzzle Dave!! Nice opening act, but since I ...Great puzzle Dave!! Nice opening act, but since I do the LAT at lunch 10A doesn't meet the lunch test. lol GolfballmanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-43120319906215796742010-05-20T09:37:56.882-07:002010-05-20T09:37:56.882-07:00IANA? IENA? IUNA? IINA? I doubt it. There's on...IANA? IENA? IUNA? IINA? I doubt it. There's only one legit guess there.Rex Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-80109524639749941282010-05-20T08:48:28.435-07:002010-05-20T08:48:28.435-07:00Dave, just the right amount of heft for an LAT Thu...Dave, just the right amount of heft for an LAT Thursday. Thanks. <br /><br />Looking forward to all PG, all the time. I always enjoy your take on the puzzle and your humor.Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03503942337165432288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-65617454291822356172010-05-20T08:31:24.566-07:002010-05-20T08:31:24.566-07:00A nice, solid Thursday offering. I found it a bit...A nice, solid Thursday offering. I found it a bit harder than the NYT, because (no spoilers here) the theme answers in the NYT filled so many squares once I spotted the device. Applause for Dave Eckert, as well as congratulations on his debut.<br /><br /> My only cavil with this one is that IONA/ENOKI crossing—two “you know it or you don’t”s, so the O was a swag. Slowed myself down for a while by guessing ARGON from just the ON and no other crosses. Fav clue was “50A They may be felt on the range”. Nice misdirection, in the context of the other theme clues. 40D “Cinematic opening, but not ending” snagged me for a bit as well.<br /><br />@PuzzleGirl, I’m delighted to here that I’ll get to read your witty and stylish write-ups everyday! And yes, Little Orphan Annie is Sandy’s person.lit.dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06729199575329286046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-46254397210080406082010-05-20T08:22:35.593-07:002010-05-20T08:22:35.593-07:00Great puzzle, Dave! Sometimes these "repeate...Great puzzle, Dave! Sometimes these "repeated clue" themes are a bit bland, but you hit this one out of the park. Solid theme phrases & top-notch fill and clues. I love the fact that the grid's scrabbly, but you didn't overdo it with marginal "X" and "Z" words.<br /><br />@PuzzleGirl - Are you crazy? :)Doug Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04235359276440866774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-32388266878177520162010-05-20T07:57:08.490-07:002010-05-20T07:57:08.490-07:00Excellent puzzle, Dave!
You got me at 14 A, where...Excellent puzzle, Dave!<br /><br />You got me at 14 A, where I tried WELT before WALE (knew it was something with a "W".)<br /><br />Re: 5 A: Cohort/cohost? What's the difference? But cohort works in a bit of a stretch (they do share the same time period!)<br /><br />And for a debut effort, only 8 three letter words! Impressiver!Bob Kerfufflehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02615811802419025933noreply@blogger.com