tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post688468698536144005..comments2024-01-25T10:14:06.567-08:00Comments on L.A. Crossword Confidential: 03.15 TueOrangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-28742608262310639492011-03-17T16:59:30.070-07:002011-03-17T16:59:30.070-07:00Too french for a MardiToo french for a MardiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-55787332890808452142011-03-15T19:00:10.133-07:002011-03-15T19:00:10.133-07:00@gespent...
DOH! A beer, a pint of beer.... Homer...@gespent...<br /><br />DOH! A beer, a pint of beer.... Homer Simpson style (of course it messes up the scale with 3 letters like today's puzzle).<br /><br />All around fun, esp. 2 computer gimmies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-48662790392947256622011-03-15T17:14:02.847-07:002011-03-15T17:14:02.847-07:00I was thinking of "dovecote" and initial...I was thinking of "dovecote" and initially had "COOS" for 1A (though I thought "bleat" was a weird way to describe that particular sound). I tried to fit something with ANCHOR into the 20A spot, but that was a big fat FAIL.<br /><br />I've always been bugged by 3-letter SOL in the middle of the 2-lettered scale. But on that note, have you heard this version?:<br />DO a beer, a pint of beer<br />RAY the guy behind the bar<br />ME the bloke (or bird) I buy beer for<br />FAR a long way to the bar<br />SO I think i'll have a beer<br />LA la la la la la la<br />TEA no thanks I'll have a beer that will bring us back to do do do do...<br /><br />(yeah, I know, "do a beer" makes no sense, but it rhymes with deer)<br /><br />PG - as Duke alum, thanks on the "cool name" pronouncement. Before I toured the college, I told my parents I didn't want to go to a college named after someone's dog ;) And Maryland may not be a cool name, but Terps are cool (fear the turtle!) LOL.gespensthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17345498521904521489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-22385733270915664752011-03-15T16:32:04.336-07:002011-03-15T16:32:04.336-07:00@StudioCitySteve - and if, on Thursday, the sheep ...@StudioCitySteve - and if, on Thursday, the sheep was a ewe named Erin, would Erin go "BAA?"<br /><br />Fun puzzle and went fairly smoothly, but had a few speedbumps with 60D and 63D when the only fill in that block was at 66A ERIE. I guess I just couldn't believe the marvelous DIDDLYSQUAT was really there so had a hard time arriving at DEBT and YEAR.<br /><br />@Anon 7:15am, if that is the best entry of the year, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9a-3j-ORfs" rel="nofollow">this Billy Lee Riley tune, first recorded at Sun Records in 1957</a> has got to be the coolest song of the last century.Nighthawkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11898505137434147165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-19465392026395186052011-03-15T15:55:47.084-07:002011-03-15T15:55:47.084-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Nighthawkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11898505137434147165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-83569318037455546372011-03-15T15:19:10.281-07:002011-03-15T15:19:10.281-07:00@CCL and Methuselah - Thanks for the edification -...@CCL and Methuselah - Thanks for the edification - I should have thought of dovecote. However, the next time I hear a pigeon go "BAA" I'll consider quitting drinking. Unless the sheep are cooing, of course.StudioCityStevenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-86299057061940673282011-03-15T14:20:42.369-07:002011-03-15T14:20:42.369-07:00It always throws me how that Do, Re, Mi scale sud...It always throws me how that Do, Re, Mi scale suddenly throws in a 3 letter Sol. Anyone who knows anything about "The Sound of Music" knows it's Do, Re, Mi, Fa, So, La, Ti Do. There are much better clues for SOL given its Latin meaning.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-26541116190341022902011-03-15T13:24:19.204-07:002011-03-15T13:24:19.204-07:00Haha! I, too, thought of that particular clip fro...Haha! I, too, thought of that particular clip from Friends right when I got PIVOT.Scoutnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-84188718353962584722011-03-15T13:01:04.173-07:002011-03-15T13:01:04.173-07:00@StudioCitySteve- According to Mirriam Webster, a ...@StudioCitySteve- According to Mirriam Webster, a cote is a shed or coop for small domestic animals, especially pigeons. There's also dovecote.CrazyCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00245025301434920905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-81549721125442044262011-03-15T12:37:55.382-07:002011-03-15T12:37:55.382-07:00@StudioCitySteve - Dictionaries seem to confirm th...@StudioCitySteve - Dictionaries seem to confirm that COTE has, of late, wormed its way into the English language. Of course, for me, the past 1000 years is "of late". It's actually Old English dating from 1050.Methuselahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-35860986641235774452011-03-15T12:32:18.756-07:002011-03-15T12:32:18.756-07:00Quibble - Cote bleats? I was wondering what the Fr...Quibble - Cote bleats? I was wondering what the French word for BAAS was until I got all the crosses in place and saw - BAAS. I thought that you clue a foreign word answer with a foreign word, so that one is lost on me. Cote d'agneau would have made more sense, but still would have attracted a grump from me. Unless it's common knowledge that "cote" means "lamb" or "sheep".<br /><br />OK, got that off my chest.StudioCityStevenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-39649483702224907932011-03-15T12:07:53.344-07:002011-03-15T12:07:53.344-07:00Some nice words (diddley squat, zephyrs, cyan and ...Some nice words (diddley squat, zephyrs, cyan and sequin) but a lot of CW 101. Didn't like both the USAF and USMA, and the two Ts very much.<br /><br />French is fine, especially with the foreign pressmachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-6365342108897032782011-03-15T11:42:36.740-07:002011-03-15T11:42:36.740-07:00I like A LOT of French in my puzzles. I was in a ...I like A LOT of French in my puzzles. I was in a big rush this morning since I had to DASH off to agility class (for my terrier) - talk about a workout! Threw in AWAY for 5A further and then slapped down WINK at 6D. Realized I was in a mess and finished the rest of the puzzle. Then revisited the N Central and all eventually worked out. DIDDLY SQUAT and FOREIGN PRESS were cool. NESTLE CRUNCH reminded me of yesterday's NTY. Liked the clue for LIMA, bean town.<br />Really like Glenn Campbell's outfit!CrazyCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00245025301434920905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-7826272933930063032011-03-15T11:31:02.400-07:002011-03-15T11:31:02.400-07:00Dont remember pampa or zaget but got them with cro...Dont remember pampa or zaget but got them with crosses ill try to save them in my head for next time I do hair and if someone has an afro it would be hard to make a flattop out of itAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-79085302268501094552011-03-15T10:34:25.539-07:002011-03-15T10:34:25.539-07:00I thought this was a perfectly Tueday puzzle, and ...I thought this was a perfectly Tueday puzzle, and fun as well. Fine with the theme (though I'd frag it on Wednesday).<br /><br />Only really accurate clue I've ever seen for T-BAR. I was, however, somewhat troubled by the presence of both T-BAR and T-MAN in the same puzzle, as I've been studying Patrick Berry's book on crossword construction. A "too-similar parts of short answers" issue.<br /><br />@Sfingi, I didn't post at Rex's blog till almost 2 a.m., and sleep sounded like a good idea at the time. :)lit.dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06729199575329286046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-77776727609380545642011-03-15T10:14:15.348-07:002011-03-15T10:14:15.348-07:00@John W - While an AFRO may not be the opposite of...@John W - While an AFRO may not be the opposite of a flat-top, it is the antithesis of a flat-top. Close enough for me.<br />I've not only heard of being OUSTED from a bar, I've been outsted from a bar.<br />Man, my capthca's so damned long I may not post this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-34647652306791343862011-03-15T10:00:19.507-07:002011-03-15T10:00:19.507-07:00@John T-bars are being replaced by high speed chai...@John T-bars are being replaced by high speed chair liftsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-8676296531977163332011-03-15T09:55:20.214-07:002011-03-15T09:55:20.214-07:00Solved and went (shrug) meh. I agree completely w...Solved and went (shrug) meh. I agree completely with PG that a better reveal would have greatly improved this puzzle.<br /><br />I also think that this one suffers in comparison to the sparkling NYT puzzle today, for those who do both.JaxInL.A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13792405579998093081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-3495133769533120142011-03-15T09:25:25.293-07:002011-03-15T09:25:25.293-07:00Actually, the exercises in the puzzle can be done ...Actually, the exercises in the puzzle can be done WITHOUT going to a gym.sjoknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-28131831825570641722011-03-15T09:10:10.099-07:002011-03-15T09:10:10.099-07:00@Anon_8:43, SOL is the spelling for the note follo...@Anon_8:43, SOL is the spelling for the note following FA in the musical scale. IIRC, I believe it is DO RE MI FA SOL LA TI There is some wiggle room on SOL, I think SO is acceptable as well, dunno for sure, not my gig. In the crossword puzzles, SOL is the way to go.<br /><br />OK puzzle. I'm OK with REPS and STRETCH. I start my workouts with a set of stretches for various muscle groups that involve 3 reps of holding the stretch for 30 seconds.Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14900988170432327664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-61707441783399749402011-03-15T08:43:44.879-07:002011-03-15T08:43:44.879-07:00have to agree never seen diddlysquat in a puzzle b...have to agree never seen diddlysquat in a puzzle before. did not understand the answer sol for the clue after fa. I thought it was sew a needle pulling thread as in a musical note progression. liked the puzzle nice easy solve.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-51579116681908800102011-03-15T08:00:41.773-07:002011-03-15T08:00:41.773-07:00Liked "Risky business, briefly" for SPEC...Liked "Risky business, briefly" for SPEC.<br /><br />3 quibbles:<br /><br />- Is an AFRO really the opposite of a flattop?<br />- I've never heard of anyone getting OUSTed from a bar<br />- As an avid skier I don't get TBAR. How is it a "disappearing slope apparatus" any more than any other type of lift?John Wolfendenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07759716236594908137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-61437629853750840132011-03-15T07:45:06.064-07:002011-03-15T07:45:06.064-07:00A lot of French, but it's all common puzzle Fr...A lot of French, but it's all common puzzle French. PAMPA's the one I can never remember.SethGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13753036404140901368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-14542190319768915902011-03-15T07:15:03.717-07:002011-03-15T07:15:03.717-07:00DIDDLYSQUAT -- best entry of the year.DIDDLYSQUAT -- best entry of the year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-54761798345804408332011-03-15T06:35:40.012-07:002011-03-15T06:35:40.012-07:00First again! Where is everybody?
Well, it was ea...First again! Where is everybody? <br /><br />Well, it was easy. I worked it top down and thought it would be something with CH at the ends. <br /><br />Hubster and I always laugh at the exercise equipment ads in which, not only does the fellow develop "6-packs," but all his body hair mysteriously disappears. <br />It's finally warming up, today, so maybe he can get on his bike (bicycle - the other kind doesn't help). Maybe the snowmobile deaths will slow down, too. <br /><br />If you haven't read Zola - well, he is depressing.<a href="http://thoudamnedwhale.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/emile-zola.jpg?w=216&h=300" rel="nofollow">RealEmile</a>Sfingihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06903616949048940858noreply@blogger.com