tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post7358263747665518471..comments2024-01-25T10:14:06.567-08:00Comments on L.A. Crossword Confidential: THURSDAY, November 5Xan VongsathornOrangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-73465283030774848252009-11-05T21:43:06.945-08:002009-11-05T21:43:06.945-08:00I enjoyed this one, and even more so now that y...I enjoyed this one, and even more so now that y'all have confirmed that it's harder than past weeks, and I still managed to complete it without a google! Whoo hoo -- progress is being made!choirwriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17313061449653927397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-85549537102135131372009-11-05T18:56:41.691-08:002009-11-05T18:56:41.691-08:00Great puzzle. I first tried LITER for LARGE soda ...Great puzzle. I first tried LITER for LARGE soda size.wilschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03802249288894232148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-55198704682298414772009-11-05T18:16:58.256-08:002009-11-05T18:16:58.256-08:00@John - I keep both up top.
I have 2 doz. jpg pic...@John - I keep both up top.<br /><br />I have 2 doz. jpg pictures of Tesla and his inventions. I was a little obsessed for a while. Now that our city is 10% Bosnian, I see he looks like them, though he's Serbian. He still has much to teach us. <br /><br />I'm humming the 4 Season's "Silence is Golden," and Jim Reeves "My Lips are Sealed."<br /><br />Remember when Kennedy said, "Ich bin ein Berliner," which meant he was some sort of jelly doughnut from Berlin? Today, ich hab' eine Linzertart! And I don't mean I'm from Linz. Grüss Gott, y'all.Sfinginoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-47459369429125193462009-11-05T18:07:45.960-08:002009-11-05T18:07:45.960-08:00Enjoyed the puzzle -- nice work, Xan.
I did not k...Enjoyed the puzzle -- nice work, Xan.<br /><br />I did not know the Phantom of the Opera's name was Erik and I've seen the musical about 5 or 6 times! Think I'll dig out a program and see if it is mentioned in the list of characters. Wikipedia states his name is Erik in the plot summary.<br /><br />Based on the positive comments above, I'm going to put "Amelie" in my Netflix queue. Should get to it sometime in 2011....shrub5https://www.blogger.com/profile/09466867716773759568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-17735265265760696422009-11-05T16:44:56.336-08:002009-11-05T16:44:56.336-08:00@SethG: I loved the film. Went to see it with two ...@SethG: I loved the film. Went to see it with two other couples, and several people fell asleep... I smile every time I see a gnome.<br /><br />Funny you should mention Ben & Jerry. I gave a pair of kitten brothers those names, and my husband used to work for the company that owns or owned it.<br /><br />Ore-Ida: JNH is right, that's what it means. My husband worked for that company as well, sothat we lived in Boise for two years.<br /><br />DON'T use Brillo, just soak those pots. Don't want to damage the inside.<br /><br />@Bill from NJ: How are you? Thanks for that link!<br /><br /><br />Sets at for goes after doesn't make sense to me either. Isn't it "sends after"?machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-13520636413790883282009-11-05T16:12:54.638-08:002009-11-05T16:12:54.638-08:00All right, ALL RIGHT!!!
So I'm weird... I keep...All right, ALL RIGHT!!!<br />So I'm weird... I keep my Brillo pads at the edge of the sink, not underneath.<br /><br />I wish one of the Silence phrases was SHUTUP.<br /><br />@SethG<br />I think ORE-IDA is a potato company that's based in OREgon and IDAho, hence ORE-IDA.JOHNSNEVERHOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13447455788629988277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-24502841494190094582009-11-05T16:00:07.913-08:002009-11-05T16:00:07.913-08:00I liked REST abutting AREA. MEOW next to Lahsa APS...I liked REST abutting AREA. MEOW next to Lahsa APSO, and NEURO with ETHER. I don't know whether these juxtapositions are happy accidents, or intentional by the puzmaster, but they're noticed!<br /><br />Didn't care for SETSAT ("Goes after") nor DUH, but overall found this a challenging puzzle. It took me way longer than the more recent Thursday efforts. Lotsa crafty cluing makes for an enjoyable solve!<br /><br />Thanks to PG, XV and editor!jazzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02967093995893913338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-56760136662584551522009-11-05T15:13:43.740-08:002009-11-05T15:13:43.740-08:00The ways that I'M ALL EARS is out of place are...The ways that I'M ALL EARS is out of place are numerous. First, it's a phrase about listening, not (directly, as all the others are) about being quiet or shutting up or being SILENT. The person saying it need not even have been speaking beforehand, or have been asked to speak, or tempted to speak, etc. Literally has Nothing to do with speaking or not speaking. In fact, after listening, one might (in fact, almost certainly will) speak. Second, the phrase implies that there will not, in fact, be SILENCE, but, rather, that someone (else) will be speaking. Manifestly out of place. You could say "eh, good enough"; I can see that. But to say it's not even remotely out of place is ... just not credible. <br /><br />rpRex Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-53487032317544086042009-11-05T14:59:14.516-08:002009-11-05T14:59:14.516-08:00Loved "Amelie" Have the DVD, too. Did y...Loved "Amelie" Have the DVD, too. Did you ever notice that there is something red each scene? A shout out to romance and passion!<br /><br />Enjoyed the puzzle. Congrats to the Yankees, (even tho' I'm a Red Sox fan...)College son's a Yankee fan and today is his birthday so I got him a Yankees WS Tee, to surprise him with. Don't know if he'll head to the parade tomorrow. Those ticker tape parades in the Canyon of Heroes are pretty spectacular. <br /><br />Mr. Borg's attire is spicy! Ooo lala. (nice after the decidely male oriented puzzle the other day!)<br /><br />Always forget Tesla, even tho' there is a $100,000 hybrid magnetic car by that name. Loved little women clue. Any one see that commercial with Erik Estada? E-S-T-R-A-D-A....<br />Tried Brillo, but prefer SOS. Ether one would work...ddbmcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-17640298632336809872009-11-05T14:55:17.406-08:002009-11-05T14:55:17.406-08:00Brillo on top of the counter????
NO COMMENT!Brillo on top of the counter????<br />NO COMMENT!chefwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03999206352243329280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-84917958995793168382009-11-05T14:53:08.457-08:002009-11-05T14:53:08.457-08:00@crazycatlady-
He not only has a cool name, he is...@crazycatlady-<br /><br />He not only has a cool name, he is probably the coolest cat I have ever read about. This young man is one fascinating individual. He had a late week puzzle in the New York Times last year and his web site address was listed. He is involved in an urban game that is a combination of Hide-and-Seek and racing in an urban environment. It is called PARKOUR and his desxription of it is, quite frankly, indescribable. His web site is called 101 DIVERSIONS and can be found <a href="http://101diversions.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">HERE</a>.<br /><br />It is truly delightful.Bill from NJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10103923612595508277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-14358370802725594862009-11-05T14:10:53.266-08:002009-11-05T14:10:53.266-08:00I liked the theme and the fact that it was 5 long ...I liked the theme and the fact that it was 5 long theme answers. The first took a while, but after that I could guess the others more quickly.<br /><br />I agree that "DUH" should have been "D'OH"!<br /><br />I thought "NEURO" as a "prefix" was weird, I think of prefix more as a word fragment, and "neuro" seems too substantial to me. I guess technically it is a prefix. BUT I much prefer "hidden" prefix clues, such as 3D "start to practice" ... maybe 64A could have been something playing on "pre-surgical" (I'm not a clue constructor, can you tell?) <br /><br />I'm a little tired of "Before, before" (ERE) ... we've seen that one too often recently.<br /><br />Overall, though I didn't need to google, I thought it was a pretty good puzzle, maybe more of a Wednesday than a Thursday, but definitely an improvement over the last few months!<br /><br />Oh, and I almost forgot ... where else would you keep brillo, but under the sink???gespenstnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-27830087486606059192009-11-05T11:21:24.361-08:002009-11-05T11:21:24.361-08:00Our constructor today does have a very cool name. ...Our constructor today does have a very cool name. My DUH moment was that I kept looking at IMPEL thinking it rhymed with Dimple. Then after a second cup of coffee, I had an AHA moment. Liked the pic of Bjorn BORG in his hootchie shorts. I am remembering that the last time there was a Phantom clue, it was ERIC with a C. My son is ERIK with a K so I notice these things. Thanks PG for yet another amusing and insightful write up.CrazyCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00245025301434920905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-63093105834755784992009-11-05T10:52:42.011-08:002009-11-05T10:52:42.011-08:00[Breyer or Dreyer?] would be a wicked clue for WIL...[Breyer or Dreyer?] would be a wicked clue for WILLIAM. Two companies, started by two similarly named guys. (Dreyer's was co-founded by Edy.)<br /><br />And Ben and Jerry and Baskin and Robbins and Carvel and Isaly are all real names too.<br /><br />I'm not sure, but I'm guessing no one named Ida started ORE-IDA...SethGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13753036404140901368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-46922867999793092582009-11-05T10:25:41.812-08:002009-11-05T10:25:41.812-08:00@Seth - wow you have a good memory.
Things I got ...@Seth - wow you have a good memory.<br /><br />Things I got wrong and mostly stuck with: picnic for 46A BIONIC (too old), liter for 56A LARGE, Pete(Sampras) for 46D BORG, ach for 59D DUH, Gene for 53D ANNA, pygmies for 28A PETITES (don't say I'm un-PG), "upand" for 20A LEMME at em, stab for 55D SCAB. The last one was admittedly grisly, but it's happened.<br />Things I didn't know (besides sports): 16A IMO, 49A ERIK. That seems odd to me - Like King Moishe II of Great Britain. How scary is a guy named Erik? Guess I'll have to see the movie. I've put a list of chat room terms in my Reference Folder. <br /><br />Googled 4 x.<br /><br />Got my musicals all mixed up. It was Anna and the King of Siam. "Give a Little Whistle," "Whistle Whilte You Work," "Whistlin' in the Rain." Well...<br /><br />Enna is a province, commune and capital. It's a mesa (high plain) in the center of the island, often called the Navel of Sicily. It has historic buildings from all the ruled eras.<br /><br />@John - keep your powder - and Brillo - dry, is all. Do the Brothers go to Mothers? The kids don't know what we're talking about. <br /><br />@Seth - there's a Dreyers and a Breyers? I know Breyers is kosher - can't mess with that by selling the business here and there.<br /><br />@June - I like liquids lukewarm/tepid, so I keep Brita on counter. Never claimed to be normal.<br /><br />Went to BJs and they had T-shirts celebrating the Yankees. Almost bought one for my husband, but the checkout clerk said, "you know this is only the AFL(or NFL? - whatever) victory." Well, I kinda knew what he meant, so I didn't get it. Thank you clerk.Sfinginoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-18627536874717020312009-11-05T09:55:47.314-08:002009-11-05T09:55:47.314-08:00Very nice puzzle, and I disagree 100% with the not...Very nice puzzle, and I disagree 100% with the notion that "IMALLEARS" is remotely out of place in the theme.<br /><br />I don't like UNARM, but CASER seems a fitting word for the criminal or abetter who cases a joint before a burglary.Van55https://www.blogger.com/profile/15904942044695917615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-22725934701954269552009-11-05T09:41:27.538-08:002009-11-05T09:41:27.538-08:00mac, it is probably my most favoritest movie ever,...mac, it is probably my most favoritest movie ever, but I doubt that XV knew that. Too bad he didn't know me in college, when Brillo was one of my nicknames...SethGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13753036404140901368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-17743672872672500682009-11-05T09:39:02.540-08:002009-11-05T09:39:02.540-08:00i also keep my brillo pads under the sink. and bri...i also keep my brillo pads under the sink. and brita has only one T. i keep that in the fridge; where else would it go?<br /><br />loved this puzzle. i especially like how all of the theme answers have essentially different reasons for staying quiet.Joonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07825085755390339668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-41006472468854261822009-11-05T09:29:09.793-08:002009-11-05T09:29:09.793-08:00No one noticed the bionic/borg cross? 'Borg...No one noticed the bionic/borg cross? 'Borg' is a slangy shortening of 'cybernetic organism', effectively a bionic man or woman. I thought it was clever.Tuttlenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-50847053502168269962009-11-05T09:10:47.335-08:002009-11-05T09:10:47.335-08:00Today was the first day I tried the on-line puzzle...Today was the first day I tried the on-line puzzle-world, being at home and not on the bus. Loved the clock but I kept getting interrupted, so Ihave no idea how long it really took me. At one point I scrubbed a pot (yes, reached for Brillo pads under the sink).Burner10noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-3691809706045265452009-11-05T08:57:50.216-08:002009-11-05T08:57:50.216-08:00I'M ALL EARS is wildly out of place here. Else...I'M ALL EARS is wildly out of place here. Else, good.<br /><br />And it's ENA (Bambi's aunt). ENNA is something else entirely (city or province of Sicily)Rex Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-54838484231756211262009-11-05T08:31:39.317-08:002009-11-05T08:31:39.317-08:00Good puzzle and fun write-up. We are still celebra...Good puzzle and fun write-up. We are still celebrating, aren't we, PG? Now the parade on Friday.<br /><br />I agree, unarm and caser were not pretty, and with the Li'l clue I figured it had to be a little rapper. <br /><br />You think "Amelie" was a shout-out to SethG?machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-61678809046012546442009-11-05T08:15:10.885-08:002009-11-05T08:15:10.885-08:00Me, I keep my Brillo pads under the sink - where e...Me, I keep my Brillo pads under the sink - where else would you keep them?<br /><br />Good, enjoyable puzzle thoughAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-64479514809898827502009-11-05T08:11:05.940-08:002009-11-05T08:11:05.940-08:00How nice is that!
A soft sweet rendition of the So...How nice is that!<br />A soft sweet rendition of the Sound of Silence by Simon & Garfinkel. Thank you PG.JOHNSNEVERHOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13447455788629988277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-53627730310180405232009-11-05T08:03:44.490-08:002009-11-05T08:03:44.490-08:00AMELIE<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zj0CK_jgNns" rel="nofollow">AMELIE</a>JOHNSNEVERHOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13447455788629988277noreply@blogger.com