tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post6744586959798587737..comments2024-01-25T10:14:06.567-08:00Comments on L.A. Crossword Confidential: FRIDAY, Mar. 19, 2010 — Dan NaddorOrangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-38869536693098742802010-03-20T16:25:14.500-07:002010-03-20T16:25:14.500-07:00Surely 19th century (1800-1900) military family re...Surely 19th century (1800-1900) military family refers to Robert E. Lee??Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14825669443134444569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-16437826641056856512010-03-20T14:41:57.399-07:002010-03-20T14:41:57.399-07:00I was a bit under the weather yesterday, so I fail...I was a bit under the weather yesterday, so I failed to post my comment. This was the late Dan Naddor at his best! Wonderfully amusing and entertaining.Van55https://www.blogger.com/profile/15904942044695917615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-17293927419280824772010-03-19T19:13:03.898-07:002010-03-19T19:13:03.898-07:00@#Joon: Kohl does not have an umlaut. Between his ...@#Joon: Kohl does not have an umlaut. Between his political problems and his wife's suicide hia was a very sad case.<br />We have an Audubon Society in Fairfield, CT. I saw a bald eagle up close in their bird sanctuary. Incredible bird.machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-5383619901217570152010-03-19T19:08:40.359-07:002010-03-19T19:08:40.359-07:00I loved this puzzle! Maybe my favorite Dan Naddor ...I loved this puzzle! Maybe my favorite Dan Naddor one. I'm going to let Ulrich know about it.machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-18634356823876520662010-03-19T18:48:16.936-07:002010-03-19T18:48:16.936-07:00Thanks all for the coal/sugar feedback.
Still see...Thanks all for the coal/sugar feedback.<br /><br />Still seems to me that the the final word of all the other theme answers did form part of the unavoidable <i>answer</i> sense, which is to say part of a phonetically familiar English phrase--"hair style", "box seats", "howdy, neighbor", "Audubon Society", "question marks", "bonfires", and..."lump of coal".<br /><br />Not a gripe about the puzzle, which was wonderful and entertaining. Just a question of the theme answers' internal consistency.lit.dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06729199575329286046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-21982843170988653182010-03-19T18:08:19.243-07:002010-03-19T18:08:19.243-07:00Joon:
Why did 17A ref. GQ
Using your logic the clu...Joon:<br />Why did 17A ref. GQ<br />Using your logic the clue could have been "German version of magazine"<br />GQ ref. Men which lead to Mister to German Mr. ... HERR ... to the pun play on words HERR STYLE ... Hair Style.<br /><br />Oh, I liked 42A, Me!ANONnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-69162598161456935642010-03-19T18:01:26.154-07:002010-03-19T18:01:26.154-07:00Then why did the clue have the word "sweetene...Then why did the clue have the word "sweetener?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-47345714442766127252010-03-19T17:56:16.213-07:002010-03-19T17:56:16.213-07:00helmut KÖHL is the former german chancellor in que...helmut KÖHL is the former german chancellor in question. LUMP refers to a lump of sugar in his coffee. the "sugar" part is implicit, as in "one lump or two?" (from BEQ's theme last week). coal, as i said earlier, is not part of this answer's surface sense, although "lump of coal" is obviously the base phrase.Joonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07825085755390339668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-30877847049198101592010-03-19T17:37:25.446-07:002010-03-19T17:37:25.446-07:00Finally had a moment to watch the AUDI Doody clip....Finally had a moment to watch the AUDI Doody clip. Thanks for a trip back to Doodyville and King Yahdschtick, the Ruler from Early, Tibet. I loved that the Brownies were from Garden City. That's where CrazyCat husband grew up. <br /><br />@lit.doc - lump of sugar/lump of Kohl/coal - Actually if you look back at RP's clue, it probably makes more sense. If Dan Naddor was still around, maybe he would have chimed in to enlighten us. <br /><br />@Hazel - glad you're back.CrazyCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00245025301434920905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-76706605630161840942010-03-19T16:31:17.273-07:002010-03-19T16:31:17.273-07:00While rearranging my storage, had several thoughts...While rearranging my storage, had several thoughts on German cars on German roads. We had Karmann Ghias, 1969 and 1971. Fun to drive, standard shift, but cold as a witch's t-t. Only the driver had heat. We started off for a wedding in Presque Isle ME. There was a snowstorm on each end. We got to Augusta and decided to stay in a motel until the storm was over. The motel manager forgot to wake us up and we didn't make it. We've had Fords for a long time, now.<br /><br />Many highways here and in Germany were made with WWII in mind - that they could be airstrips if need be. My sister visited cousins on her Fulbright and tried out the Autobahn with the little ones yelling "Schneller, schneller!" (faster) Sounds like fun. I hear they have no speed rules, but are very particular about not tailgating.<br /><br />As far as coal/sugar, in Holland and the Northern reaches of Germany, Sinterklass brings candy to the good kids and swarte Piet (a blackamoor dressed in Elizabethan style) brings coal and switches to the bad. It's a stretch. <br /><br />Hoping sonster clears up this new computer this weekend. There's some sort of Geek get-together in Binghamton and he's promised to stop by on the way back to Boston.Sfinginoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-36911219565777097862010-03-19T14:50:36.283-07:002010-03-19T14:50:36.283-07:00Fun Friday solve, loved the theme puns. Thanks fo...Fun Friday solve, loved the theme puns. Thanks for the Audi Duty clip, Rex.<br /><br />Only annoyance was the time I spent going through words for fabric finishes. What, like I've never seen a clue like that before. Geez.<br /><br />I am, however, still having a stupid moment re that damned lump of KOHL. That's what I used to get in my xmas stocking, no? @Tinbeni, your clue made sense. What part of "Germanish puns on common phrases" am I missing that connects KOHL to a sweetener? Anyone?lit.dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06729199575329286046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-65903845774012005972010-03-19T12:50:50.952-07:002010-03-19T12:50:50.952-07:00For many folks under the age of 40 or so (and all ...For many folks under the age of 40 or so (and all folks not in America) a MERC is a Mercedes-Benz not a Mercury... mainly because Mercury hasn't made much of anything that appeals to people under 40 for quite a while now. Clueing it with Mercedes would have fit the theme.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiTUbB8rh9Q" rel="nofollow">ATOR</a> should be clued with Miles O'Keef somehow.Tuttlenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-48412308458482406632010-03-19T11:23:06.972-07:002010-03-19T11:23:06.972-07:00@anonymous - I always loved actually driving my V...@anonymous - I always loved actually driving my VWs (first the old bug, then a Jetta, then the new bug). The "adjustments" did finally get the best of me though. VW does make cool cars though. <br /><br />I see your pt on World Series - I was thinking they called all the Yankees-Mets matchups Subway Series(es?) but if you just think of it as the World Series from 2000 - I guess good old Shea can live on forever in the present.hazelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04627015904603641109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-86178537937575173512010-03-19T11:19:09.564-07:002010-03-19T11:19:09.564-07:00re: cluing of theme answers, note that none of the...re: cluing of theme answers, note that none of the (seven! still can't get over that) theme clues makes any reference to the base phrase of the pun. HERR STYLE has nothing to do with hair. no birds in the AUTOBAHN SOCIETY; it's for drivers. LUMP OF KOHL isn't related to bituminous minerals. et cetera.<br /><br />this is the best and most fun way to clue a pun theme, by referring only to the surface sense of the transformed phrases. if the new phrase doesn't have enough surface sense to clue, then you pretty much have to go back to the base phrase, but unless you're merl reagle, you can't get away with that too often.Joonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07825085755390339668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-42471323631115973122010-03-19T11:17:42.954-07:002010-03-19T11:17:42.954-07:00Surely 1A should have been PANDA !
McBealSurely 1A should have been PANDA !<br /><br />McBealAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-54335969467460224212010-03-19T10:46:27.570-07:002010-03-19T10:46:27.570-07:00@CrazyCat
I also like BCUP alot.
Probably because ...@CrazyCat<br />I also like BCUP alot.<br />Probably because I was always more of a leg man.<br /><br />Dan was always fair, so he gave the ladies a HUNK.<br /><br />Forgot to mention the groans:<br />Fave - TORT for Suit material.<br />Not Fave - FabricATOR, in such a good puzzle, was lame.Tinbenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14661395078047234853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-42652484138984943702010-03-19T10:07:18.856-07:002010-03-19T10:07:18.856-07:00@Hazel - no charge, new-ish car. But regarding th...@Hazel - no charge, new-ish car. But regarding the Subway Series, they are referring to when the Yankees played the Mets in the World Series (don't remember the year) and they actually played at Shea Stadium and the old Yankee Stadium.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-35922941100166646842010-03-19T09:55:30.976-07:002010-03-19T09:55:30.976-07:00Punny puzzle that wasn't punishing.
Didn'...Punny puzzle that wasn't punishing.<br /><br />Didn't know why the clue for LUMPOFKOHL went the coffee route when there were so many more pertinent ways to clue it. Only reason I could come up with for the approach is that anything to do with coal directly would be too easy.<br /><br />No complaints, I enjoyed the puzzle.Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14900988170432327664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-90452019591899394972010-03-19T09:42:57.985-07:002010-03-19T09:42:57.985-07:00Very enjoyable Naddor puzzle to end the week. I l...Very enjoyable Naddor puzzle to end the week. I laughed at every theme answer. Took me a few minutes to get AUTOBAHN SOCIETY. Favorite clue: Support Spec. I had BEAM at first. When I finally filled in B CUP it was a major D'oh. New to me was LEES, MEDE and ALISON Lurie. <br /><br />Very funny clip of Shaquille O'NEAL and Jimmy Kimmel.CrazyCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00245025301434920905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-59431319409115375052010-03-19T09:38:38.652-07:002010-03-19T09:38:38.652-07:00@8:56
There was even a clue for you. The ones with...@8:56<br />There was even a clue for you. The ones with no name, the ANON.<br /><br />I see its Naddor and I know the puns are coming.<br />WOW, 7 themes, 6 really good.<br />But I never sweeten my coffee with a LUMP OF KOHL.<br />Before I receive a Kvetch, I know it is a play on a lump of sugar, but it could have been clued "German Scrooge Gift" and been a better play on coal.<br />Punny thing, the German parts were the easiest.<br />Had the AUDI & AUTOBAHN quickly. Neighbor & Society from the crosses.<br /><br />@Orange & @Sfingi: Audubon Society? I see the play on words, but the clue has nothing to do with birds.<br /><br />@Shrub5: I also liked the O'Henry reference. <br /><br />Learning points: GENET, the playwright, and MEDE, the Persian, thanks Rex.<br /><br />Rex I take it you are not into horseracing, Win, Place & SHOW; 1st, 2nd & 3rd. A gimmie.Tinbenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14661395078047234853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-30987557182604763252010-03-19T09:33:50.097-07:002010-03-19T09:33:50.097-07:00@Anonymous 8:56 - based on my experience (about 20...@Anonymous 8:56 - based on my experience (about 20 yrs of owning VWs), there is no such thing as a minor adjustment! Regardless of the repair shop, all adjustments cost $600. I have a Mazda now.<br /><br />Thought the puzzle was v. imaginative. The editor should be disabused of the notion that the Subway Series is still played at Shea, though!hazelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04627015904603641109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-23754524320500535832010-03-19T09:13:01.150-07:002010-03-19T09:13:01.150-07:00Pretty amazing puzzle from a very creative mind.
...Pretty amazing puzzle from a very creative mind.<br /><br />Liked ONEA crossing ONEAL. There were a few names I didn't know (ALISON, GENET, PENA) but all were gettable from the crosses. Favorite clue today: Bossy remark? (MOO).<br /><br />In O'Henry's short story "The Gift of the Magi," the gift from the wife to her husband was a FOB (60D); the gift from the husband to his wife was a set of COMBs for her hair, which I noticed elsewhere in the puzzle at 1D!<br /><br />@joon: I was wondering that myself. At the time of Dan's death, I think Rich Norris said there were about 20 remaining and we've probably seen about 7-8 so far??shrub5https://www.blogger.com/profile/09466867716773759568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-42914360705882262562010-03-19T08:56:22.494-07:002010-03-19T08:56:22.494-07:00Did this crossword while waiting at the VW service...Did this crossword while waiting at the VW service shop to have a minor adjustment to my Passat - it fitted perfectly! Loved itAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-26990658998452738402010-03-19T08:50:46.005-07:002010-03-19T08:50:46.005-07:00@Orange and Reno - thanx - these languages are som...@Orange and Reno - thanx - these languages are somehow not communicating in my head. I lernt my German much younger than my factual info about the world. I'm still learning geography from crosswords!<br /><br />Just noticed it's the late great Dan Naddor.Sfinginoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-32344216089067664692010-03-19T08:41:02.457-07:002010-03-19T08:41:02.457-07:00Perfect Friday LAT level puzzle for me. Made me wo...Perfect Friday LAT level puzzle for me. Made me work just enough to enjoy the exercise. The theme count as has been mentioned is impressive amd with such a specific topic to work with is all that more of a feat. Sooo we can accept some OOOs as an answer.*David*noreply@blogger.com