tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post7368797152804579412..comments2024-01-25T10:14:06.567-08:00Comments on L.A. Crossword Confidential: 09.17 SatOrangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-28377785131573741042011-09-20T17:50:21.464-07:002011-09-20T17:50:21.464-07:00I also hated this puzzle. Too many clues did not f...I also hated this puzzle. Too many clues did not fit the answers. My top complaint was the clue for SCRAPHEAPS and I actually got that answer. There are scrapheaps on the show but it certainly is not set on one.Hoytnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-29279429962853690852011-09-19T00:09:51.225-07:002011-09-19T00:09:51.225-07:00I finished, but wrong in the NE corner, which is r...I finished, but wrong in the NE corner, which is rare for me. But come on. Keys jingle, they don't jangle. Betamax was never a storage format, as any computer user understands the term. A round seed is a pit or a pip. And sexts ... well, okay, it's a legit term, but one that only the most devout could possibly know as part of the Divine Office. I knew nones was one of the hours, so on that model I guessed septs. If you Google "sexts", you have to go to the bottom of the third page of hits before you find the first reference to the liturgical sense. <br /><br />So I call shenanigans on this puzzle, and give it a big thumbs down.Paulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-57837119185997377682011-09-18T05:05:49.286-07:002011-09-18T05:05:49.286-07:00@Keith Keys can jangle in your pocket, which is al...@Keith Keys can jangle in your pocket, which is also ringing, in a way. They're both sounds at least, although perhaps I'd agree that keys don't really "ring."<br /><br />"Psych!" and "Not!" I have less of problem with, and even found a bit clever. <br /><br />Example: <br />Me: "Hey man, I feel like giving away free money today, would you like a hundred bucks?"<br /><br />You: "Heck yeah!"<br /><br />Me: "Psych!" or "Not!" (in both cases meaning the equivalent of "In your dreams!" and both about equally obnoxious).Rojohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05098831940691963743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-31854596691262798792011-09-17T22:23:28.939-07:002011-09-17T22:23:28.939-07:00Here's another DNF - been doing puzzles for 40...Here's another DNF - been doing puzzles for 40 + years and the FIRST time I ever DNF two weeks in a row (only can do them on weekends). Editors: count up the DNF's - is the Times in the business of making puzzles too hard to solve??? Then why make puzzles at all. Come on - be real!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-2811735290692952482011-09-17T21:50:01.541-07:002011-09-17T21:50:01.541-07:00I did not like today's puzzle AT ALL. I got I...I did not like today's puzzle AT ALL. I got IRON AGE immediately and SARGON pretty fast, so I'm not dumb, but I didn't get JANGLES for "key rings" until I came here. I still don't get it. "Key rings"??? And since when does "Psych!" mean NOT? And to whom? A lot of the other definitions are really, <i>really</i> stretched beyond the breaking point, IMO.<br /><br />A <i>challenging</i> puzzle is fun. An <i>incomprehensible</i> one is not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-40865764828568681252011-09-17T21:26:46.430-07:002011-09-17T21:26:46.430-07:00This one brought me to my knees. A big DNF. Humbli...This one brought me to my knees. A big DNF. Humbling!CPnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-26826998061555421312011-09-17T14:43:40.566-07:002011-09-17T14:43:40.566-07:00This puzzle just flat out SUCKED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...This puzzle just flat out SUCKED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-89617673244749838262011-09-17T14:00:08.405-07:002011-09-17T14:00:08.405-07:00First, my confession: I had to cheat a bit, so DN...First, my confession: I had to cheat a bit, so DNF.<br /><br />This is a very aggressive puzzle, don't you think? Along with the spine of MORALLYBANKRUPT, we have ALARMED, REGIMES, PLOY, EMPIRES, SARGON the conqueror, JINGOISTIC & WON. ETHOS & ITSSAFE simply are not enough to JUSTIFY a balance. Although DEO and "times of prayer" might swing the scale.<br /><br />I think this is a great Saturday puzzle, lots to like and very little crappy fill.CoffeeLvrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16473192190412844538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-13655189323462420512011-09-17T13:49:51.983-07:002011-09-17T13:49:51.983-07:00@Neville, if you insist here is a virtual Coke so ...@Neville, if you insist here is a virtual Coke so I may speak. (Except I forgot how to imbed it.)http://www.google.com/imgres?q=coke+bottle&hl=en&sa=X&biw=888&bih=640&tbm=isch&tbnid=MkS8N6pBpm-DXM:&imgrefurl=http://marcellyna.wordpressCoffeeLvrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16473192190412844538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-69242976764315529262011-09-17T13:25:15.914-07:002011-09-17T13:25:15.914-07:00Man, I pounded my head on the desk quite a few tim...Man, I pounded my head on the desk quite a few times, but kept plugging away and finally managed a no-google finish. Very proud of myself! Had tOtALLY BANKRUPT for the longest time, that didn't help. and all SAFE instead of IT'S SAFE. Also, ENA is kind of crosswordese, I think, but it's crosswordeses I always forget.Rojohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05098831940691963743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-33264662961144909032011-09-17T13:18:39.272-07:002011-09-17T13:18:39.272-07:00A craven DNF. I wanted so much to complete it, bu...A craven DNF. I wanted so much to complete it, but lacked the will to carry on after I managed JINGOISTIC and then stole a peek. When I saw MORALLY BANKRUPT where I had only managed DERAILED THE TRAIN, I knew it was time to fold my tent.Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-45655304096650164872011-09-17T13:17:14.615-07:002011-09-17T13:17:14.615-07:00Started off pretty confidently in the NW corner an...Started off pretty confidently in the NW corner and then got stuck until I hit Fess Parker down-a-ways. Had to cheat in the end, but got a big break with "morally bankrupt." Guess I've been following the news lately, so that one just fell right into place. <br />So, happy Saturday, everybody!Mistynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-44663016381116552662011-09-17T10:59:08.464-07:002011-09-17T10:59:08.464-07:00OK, I think Matins and Vespers are fair game, but ...OK, I think Matins and Vespers are fair game, but not the other ones -- they are too obscure. And it's sexts, not sects I think you meant to write.<br /><br />Just figured out AREA code (also someting on a phone). Still not a big fan of that clue, though.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15157423920972400589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-149905148228968132011-09-17T10:35:00.995-07:002011-09-17T10:35:00.995-07:00Sects refers to prayers at the sixth hour (noon).Sects refers to prayers at the sixth hour (noon).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-61425859136599947822011-09-17T10:27:51.047-07:002011-09-17T10:27:51.047-07:00Well, it was tough, like it's supposed to be. ...Well, it was tough, like it's supposed to be. I missed a couple spots in the NE. I was flummoxed by SEXTS. Would never have guessed that was right. Also had LATE EXCUSE instead of LAME EXCUSE because BETAMAX just wouldn't come to me with that X of SEXTS? on the end. I agree. A sext is on your phone. Even the thought of a priest connected to that word creeps me out.<br /><br />And how is AREA a "Code word?" Keys jingle to me, they don't JANGLE... so you see how that corner got messed up.<br /><br />Anyway, I liked the challenge.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15157423920972400589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-4864920469259774422011-09-17T09:54:32.840-07:002011-09-17T09:54:32.840-07:00Nice, scrabbly offering to GNAW ON. A real J-fest...Nice, scrabbly offering to GNAW ON. A real J-fest with JUSTIFY a JINGOISTIC JINX, among others.<br /><br />Great centerpiece in MORALLY BANKRUPT. Could have been clued "Total absence of 46A" (ETHOS). <br /><br />I'll FESS up that I confidently plopped in "Noose" for 49D "Neck line", thinking gallows humor there. Turns out to be LASSO, which is a bit of a stretch, but I guess that's a subtle continuation of the gallows humor PLOY.Anoa Bobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-23505807357905639872011-09-17T09:15:12.767-07:002011-09-17T09:15:12.767-07:00Worked doggedly and had to hit the Google for &quo...Worked doggedly and had to hit the Google for "Elle" and Akkadian King reference. Today was a cheater's completion for me. Spelled "JINGOISTIC" with a "G" to start with. Must have been thinking "GRINGO," (Lord knows why!), but once I came back through, saw "GINX" was all kinds of wrong. PLOY was last entry, as SW corner gave me fits, I must conFESS!ddbmcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-85084962889142313062011-09-17T07:42:19.702-07:002011-09-17T07:42:19.702-07:00A rare DNF! Humiliating! No fun here.A rare DNF! Humiliating! No fun here.Genehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03788240598792919161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-18257954537560208572011-09-17T07:28:34.615-07:002011-09-17T07:28:34.615-07:00Nice meaty Saturday puzzle! I also paused at sexts...Nice meaty Saturday puzzle! I also paused at sexts, Rich does need to be told.<br /><br />Morally bankrup, jingoistic and jangles are very good. <br /><br />Thanks, Neville!machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-4529984298655425092011-09-17T06:59:53.198-07:002011-09-17T06:59:53.198-07:00Wow. This puzzle DESTROYED me. First DNF since I...Wow. This puzzle DESTROYED me. First DNF since I started a few months ago. And it wasn't close. Practically a blank page. <br /><br />- DeanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com