tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post7483814764440979402..comments2024-01-25T10:14:06.567-08:00Comments on L.A. Crossword Confidential: MONDAY, February 15, 2010—Jack McInturffOrangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-44170298443853471482010-02-16T09:20:04.542-08:002010-02-16T09:20:04.542-08:00anyone ever have/find the explanation for the abse...anyone ever have/find the explanation for the absent A-Lite file for Monday's puzzle on Monday?xyzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08287781952915413013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-17032591921450919002010-02-15T17:49:17.181-08:002010-02-15T17:49:17.181-08:00@Parsan - at 65 I've seen 7-Year Itch several ...@Parsan - at 65 I've seen 7-Year Itch several times. (Love my MEDICARE) DiMaggio (Sicilian, I must note) was no looker, and a little jealous of her fame. I'd like to see a little more shape on the actresses today. Like Queen Latifah.<br /><br />@Chefwen - The top of the Napolean is fine. It's the filling I don't care for. Not much of a whipped cream fan either.Sfingihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06903616949048940858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-21939421298107462692010-02-15T16:08:21.352-08:002010-02-15T16:08:21.352-08:00Amy, thanks so much for the heads-up on the local ...Amy, thanks so much for the heads-up on the local tournament. I love those kind of stores.<br />If I'm not on the road April 15th, I'll be there.<br />It's always nice to put faces on blog buddies, so I hope to meet other LATCCers then.JOHNSNEVERHOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13447455788629988277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-16838825479240785182010-02-15T15:43:48.259-08:002010-02-15T15:43:48.259-08:00@JNH: Chicago's first xword tournament took pl...@JNH: Chicago's first xword tournament took place last year. Its follow-up is scheduled for April 17, at the downtown (Grand Ave.) location of <a href="http://marblesthebrainstore.com/events.html" rel="nofollow">Marbles: The Brain Store</a>. The store is filled with a wealth of puzzles and games that you'll want to buy—ridiculously cool selection. (And they have a lot of games out on the tables, so you can play the games before buying them. Omigod, it's a tantalizing store.) I'll be one of the event's hosts again.Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-22005357809837216452010-02-15T14:58:31.242-08:002010-02-15T14:58:31.242-08:00Nice easy puzzle after the brain twisters of the p...Nice easy puzzle after the brain twisters of the past three days. I liked the theme and some of the longer answers like PARTITION (also wanted CUBICLE), GOOD LOOKS and ROMULUS. PETREL and AZTEK (with a K) were new to me. Remembered OOLA from last week. I wonder if OAKLEY and WYATT knew each other. Liked FLEE over FAST. That Napoleon looks darn yummy. Thanks for filling in Orange.CrazyCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00245025301434920905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-64292621275349486412010-02-15T14:24:02.608-08:002010-02-15T14:24:02.608-08:00Love Orange's use of the Napoleon picture. Mis...Love Orange's use of the Napoleon picture. Misdirective, just like some xword clues.<br /><br />Also love Napoleons, but they're a mess to eat.<br /><br />Aldous Huxley was a gimme for an aging hippie like me, but might have presented a problem for younger solvers. Score some soma, indeed!obertbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05939425154392230224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-49488028684965994732010-02-15T13:51:14.792-08:002010-02-15T13:51:14.792-08:00A more interesting Monday than the last three. Hey...A more interesting Monday than the last three. Hey, they are suppose to last at least one Mug of coffee.<br /><br />Some interesting fill today.<br />Zeno & Xeno.<br />A little baseball, that Atlanta team, Flied & Lined. <br />A misdirection on how to spell Aztec, AZTEK, no longer in production, duh! Uggggllyyy!<br /><br />Liked FLEE over FAST, an excellent suggestion in how you should do it.<br /><br />TOOT, horn beep. Great answer, not what I was thinking. Hmmmm? What else could I toot?<br /><br />OOLA twice in a week after never seeing it before. Ugh!<br /><br />@Parsan - So Joltin Joe didn't like it. I did.Tinbenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14661395078047234853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-18555171825227693962010-02-15T13:43:05.061-08:002010-02-15T13:43:05.061-08:00I make a Strawberry Napoleon using Phyllo instead ...I make a Strawberry Napoleon using Phyllo instead of puff pastry. It makes it crunchy instead of mushy. Quite good.<br /><br />The puzzle also had a little more crunch to it vs. the NYT.<br /><br />Had aztec in before sharpshooter Annie appeared. I could see the EWELL guy in my head but couldn't remember his name so I had Ewing in which really messed up that corner. But all easily fixed.chefwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03999206352243329280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-77911268055491589612010-02-15T13:34:17.853-08:002010-02-15T13:34:17.853-08:00@Sfingi--I don't think he was Marilyn's ty...@Sfingi--I don't think he was Marilyn's type! Tom EWELL recreated his Broadway stage role in the film, "The Seven Year Itch", with Marilyn Monroe. Probably most of you younger bloggers have not seen the movie, but I'll bet most of you have seen a still from it where she is standing over a grate and her white dress is blowing up around her. Her husband Joe Dimaggio did not like that shot.Parsannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-33308208572448855462010-02-15T12:03:02.093-08:002010-02-15T12:03:02.093-08:00The plural of 'mouse' on a computer accord...The plural of 'mouse' on a computer according to the Oxford English Dictionary is mouses.JOHNSNEVERHOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13447455788629988277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-61776042842670954572010-02-15T11:59:12.978-08:002010-02-15T11:59:12.978-08:00@sfingi, I would bet based on what I recall, that ...@sfingi, I would bet based on what I recall, that taken out of its normal context, the plural of mouse would probably be mouses. But please don't quote me, I'm an amateur linguist at best ;)<br /><br />@shrub5 - I hope you enjoy the book as much I as have!gespensthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17345498521904521489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-64018025859998545482010-02-15T11:26:24.165-08:002010-02-15T11:26:24.165-08:00Gespenst - Is the plural of computer mouse mouses ...Gespenst - Is the plural of computer mouse mouses or mice?<br /><br />@Chefbea - I don't like Napoleons either. Too gooshy(sp.?). I prefer what we call here Italian cheescakes, which are not like any they show on the internet. They are the size of a pusty (pustachot), therefore individual; are the consistency of a cassada pie, but have a lattice pie crust. Every Sunday I have mine at the Florentine on Bleecker St., Utica.<br /><br />@Parsan - I always wondered what Marilyn thought of working with him. I'm sure he was chosen precisely because he was nerdy.<br /><br />Speaking of nerdy, that Aztek car is one of the ugliest I've ever seen.Sfingihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06903616949048940858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-76839660685529504572010-02-15T10:38:22.797-08:002010-02-15T10:38:22.797-08:00@JNH - Both Orange and Rex have links to Tournamen...@JNH - Both Orange and Rex have links to <a href="http://www.crosswordtournament.com/more/calendar.htm" rel="nofollow">Tournaments in your area</a> over at their respective sites.Paulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-55257828046827124592010-02-15T10:24:38.861-08:002010-02-15T10:24:38.861-08:00Re: crossword tournament, you can also solve the p...Re: crossword tournament, you can also solve the puzzles online for $20 - they release them at the same time as they release them to tournament goers - so you kind of feel like you're competing. If you go to Orange's link for the mail-in version, back up a bit and you can find it. I did it last year. Very very cool.<br /><br />Liked the puzzle a lot - put in George Orwell for the author, though!! Wasn't thinking - I just read an article about him in NYT Book Review - and he was right there on the edge of my brain. His real name is Eric Arthur Blair, which I did not know. Anyway, he fit, but not for long.<br /><br />Go Braves!! Johnny Damon, if you're out there reading this blog, sign with us!!hazelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04627015904603641109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-10480521829608269982010-02-15T10:15:06.150-08:002010-02-15T10:15:06.150-08:00@Sfingi: I too had tacos before TAPAS but PIANO qu...@Sfingi: I too had tacos before TAPAS but PIANO quickly fixed that. Only other boo boo was putting forte before FLAIR.<br /><br />@Orange: Last night I did the Liz Gorski "Washington Square" puzzle you recommended (and linked) in a Friday comment. Quite enjoyable!!<br /><br />There's an amusing dog rescue story over on Rex's NYT blog today.<br /><br />@gespenst: I think I'll go find "The Language Instinct" book you mentioned as I am interested in such stuff.<br /><br />When I see the word YAWS, I think of the skin infection that is seen in humid tropical areas of the world. If untreated, it can lead to disseminated lesions and extensive tissue destruction. It is caused by a bacterium closely related to the one causing syphilis.shrub5https://www.blogger.com/profile/09466867716773759568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-80920232110714331512010-02-15T10:05:58.958-08:002010-02-15T10:05:58.958-08:00Come on, Amy, get them to hold the ACPT in Chicago...Come on, Amy, get them to hold the ACPT in Chicagoland. Maybe I'll try that non-social mail-in aspect.JOHNSNEVERHOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13447455788629988277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-29679041307198480552010-02-15T09:52:55.873-08:002010-02-15T09:52:55.873-08:00Rex, you get yourself well quick, ya' hear!
Th...Rex, you get yourself well quick, ya' hear!<br />Thanks Orange for filling in... you're all so devoted to us fuzzlers. Boooo on PG's boss.<br />I am sure you posted that photo of a Napolean just for me... yums!<br />The puzzle was easy and fun... got it finished before my first cup of coffee. I'd guess maybe 5 minutes or less. But that's okay, we needed relief after last week's grunters (which I so enjoyed).<br /><br />I'm sure Rex would appreciate AZTEK with a K.<br />Wiki says "Aztek is a fictional character, a superhero in the DC Universe. Based out of the fictional Vanity City, Aztek is the champion of the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl."<br /><br />What tickled me was seeing XENO and ZENO in the same puzzle.<br /><br />How many times this Olympics week we've heard the song WE ARE THE WORLD? I actually like the Richie/Turner rendition much better. Thanks, Orange for posting that.<br /><br />Somehow I always cringe when I hear that baseball term FLIED. Baseballers just ain't very literate.<br /><br />Omigosh, OOLA OOLA OOLA.<br />I just learned about her in another puzzle (last week?)<br />Will that now be considered a standard crosswordese word?<br /><br />Thanks Orange, for that ELBA palindrome. I never heard that before.<br /><br />I always had a crush on Natalie WOOD when I was young. She was so beautiful and extremely talented (a real Venus). I think it was her eyes that mesmerized me. Here's a nice tribute to her as sung by Frankie Avalon---<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqpNwRFciOs" rel="nofollow">NATALIE WOOD</a>JOHNSNEVERHOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13447455788629988277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-24958178473385209122010-02-15T09:39:16.524-08:002010-02-15T09:39:16.524-08:00This is in stark contrast to today's NYT puzzl...This is in stark contrast to today's NYT puzzle in that it contains a ton of crossword ARGOT. <br /><br />I learned OOLA from a puzzle from last week or the week before.<br /><br />Enjoyed the theme.<br /><br />In this economy should we all just tighen our OBI's?Van55https://www.blogger.com/profile/15904942044695917615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-60913547020596182182010-02-15T09:25:19.502-08:002010-02-15T09:25:19.502-08:00@redanman: Yeah, I like this theme. Literary, but ...@redanman: Yeah, I like this theme. Literary, but easy. Straightforward clueing makes it suitable for a Monday. The singular ATLANTA BRAVE is a little weird, but the next two theme entries really pop. And the theme's got an element of surprise, as you ponder what follows ATLANTA WHAT WE before you reach the ALDOUS HUXLEY clue.Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-90161608440072891422010-02-15T09:19:17.291-08:002010-02-15T09:19:17.291-08:00Also wondered about IVAN I being moneybags. Did n...Also wondered about IVAN I being moneybags. Did not know PETREL.<br /><br />"Anne of Green Gables" (AVONLEA), written in 1908, is a great book for pre-teens, older kids and anyone looking back in time. I know a middle-aged couple who went to Prince Edward Island specifically to see the places from the films where Anne kissed Gilbert, the house she lived in, etc. Go figure! PEI has a thriving tourist business built around the excellent film series made in 1985 starring Megan Fellows. It has often run on PBS. <br /><br />Tom EWELL also did not have GOOD LOOKS but he was funny. Myrna LOY had class and was wonderful in "The Thin Man" series with William Powell.<br /><br />Thanks Orange!Parsannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-32845944481838828552010-02-15T09:11:45.085-08:002010-02-15T09:11:45.085-08:00Real Monday easy puzzle, with a nice theme. Wanted...Real Monday easy puzzle, with a nice theme. Wanted a c at the end of Aztek, but Annie saved the day.<br /><br />Two years ago I found the crossword puzzle blogs and started following some of them on a daily basis. Of course the ACPT was mentioned, and even though I felt in no way ready for a tournament, I wanted to find out more about it. Since I live in Connecticut, not too far away, I could get a ticket for the final. That experience convinced me to sign up for it the year after, and I had a wonderful time. Needless to say, I will be back this year! Arriving in NY on Wednesday for my puzzle vacation.<br /><br />I heard a short version of the new "We are the world" last Friday, and oddly enough I liked the addition of rap in it, really made it up-to-date.<br /><br />That Napoleon looks good, we call it Tom Pouce in Holland. I'm hungry!<br /><br />HAha: dorydipmachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-3444022052498155402010-02-15T09:11:16.269-08:002010-02-15T09:11:16.269-08:00Only slightly harder than the NYT - both were very...Only slightly harder than the NYT - both were very quick for (never timing) me, but filling in a printed non-A-Lite version was hilariously awkward. Also ...<br /><br />@ORANGE, I personally have a devil of a time with that LAT on-line solve program, not for me! That's why I printed today.<br /><br />Silly me, I really liked the theme mechanics. I am not a hard core puzzler, so was this good?xyzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08287781952915413013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-6821374507554481572010-02-15T08:56:27.530-08:002010-02-15T08:56:27.530-08:00Did this one in the car eating my breakfast before...Did this one in the car eating my breakfast before work ;)<br /><br />For some reason even though I knew it was ELBA, I was wondering if it was spelled ELBE (I know, it was early, give me a break) so I thought through the palindrome and realized it had to be ELB-A- :)<br /><br />Re: FLIED ... there's a reason it's not FLEW, but not sure I can explain it. It has to do w/ the verb being used in a unique way, so it becomes regular. Also why the Toronto Maple Leafs aren't the Maple LEAVES ... read Stephen Pinker's "The Language Instinct" for more details. I love that book and now want to go back and read it for the third time.<br /><br />Once again noticing a strange confluence of words (and no, I'm not hypothesizing a conspiracy or plagiarism) ... STYE clued as "eyelid woe" I've seen at least 3 times lately, and OOLA as the dance from SW-VI at least twice.<br /><br />I wanted CUBICLE for PARTITION but it didn't fit.<br /><br />Once I saw the last theme clue (Author of ...) I looked up and saw I had BRAVE for part one and knew immediately that I needed to fit in NEW and WORLD (which gave me WEARETHEWORLD) ... love getting the theme like that ... and even remembered how to spell ALDOUS ;)<br /><br />Nice easy and fun Monday :)gespensthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17345498521904521489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-60979188894465252652010-02-15T08:47:57.408-08:002010-02-15T08:47:57.408-08:00Orange, thanks for stepping in. Rex, get well soon...Orange, thanks for stepping in. Rex, get well soon.<br /><br />Knew most of the names in this one. That's a change for me. Sure missed neing able to download and solve, The applet interface is NOT user-friendly, IMO.<br /><br />Have a great Presidents' Day.Crockett1947https://www.blogger.com/profile/06404431645533093707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-73859154145098570122010-02-15T08:28:24.789-08:002010-02-15T08:28:24.789-08:00@sfingi Doh!!! Don't like napoleans so that...@sfingi Doh!!! Don't like napoleans so that's why I didn't recognize itchefbeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15195945085405126511noreply@blogger.com