tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post7680181341698594236..comments2024-01-25T10:14:06.567-08:00Comments on L.A. Crossword Confidential: S U N D A Y October 31, 2010 Don Gagliardo (syndicated)Orangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-15080015753359286972010-11-01T13:49:02.618-07:002010-11-01T13:49:02.618-07:00Wouldn't the first name in protest singing be ...Wouldn't the <i>first</i> name in protest singing be Woody rather than his son ARLO? (Interesting note: ARLO's mother Marjorie was, like Alvin Ailey @109A, a student of Martha Graham's.)<br /><br />51D could have been more clearly clued since both TONIO and Canio are clowns in Pagliacci. In fact, Canio is usually credited as "Pagliacco", the clown, while TONIO is usually credited as "Sciocco", the fool, or Tadeo, his character's name in the play within the play.<br /><br />I much prefer the term BITESIZE to its cousin "fun size". Tell me please, what's so fun about <b>less</b> candy?Tuttlenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-10154647938298359502010-11-01T09:15:29.233-07:002010-11-01T09:15:29.233-07:00@rz: An IAMB is a metrical foot used in poetry, a...@rz: An IAMB is a metrical foot used in poetry, and the clue is referring to the poet Robert Frost. It's a word you don't see much outside of an English classroom or a crossword puzzle, and this is a fairly typical way of cluing it.KJGoosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05035128999739297677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-72036464109072855632010-10-31T13:34:49.124-07:002010-10-31T13:34:49.124-07:00No more boos?
I'll give you boos:
DSV at 1A ...No more boos?<br /><br />I'll give you boos:<br /><br />DSV at 1A = BOO<br />New Eng. sextet (STS) = BOO<br />Local pair (ELS) = BOO<br />LP filler (MNO) = BOO<br />Start to fold (TRI) = BOO<br />SAT taking venue (SCH) = BOO<br />Uru. neighbor (ARG) = BOO<br /><br />And I could go on. This puzzle is just so riddled with lame (to me) fill, that it can't be redeemed, especially with a weakish iterative theme.Van55https://www.blogger.com/profile/15904942044695917615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-89424898784656807322010-10-31T13:02:23.977-07:002010-10-31T13:02:23.977-07:00I did this at the LAT site since it isn't in m...I did this at the LAT site since it isn't in my paper and there were no circled squares. Boo! So I had no idea what the theme was until I came to the blog. Thought it was fun, though. Liked the mini ghoulish theme that JNH mentioned. BTW, welcome back. Had no idea what PLUG OLA was or what a BGIRL is. Now I think I'll STROLL over to the candy VAT and pilfer a BITE SIZE Kit Kat.<br /><br />Happy HOWLoween!CrazyCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00245025301434920905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-80778477529841570142010-10-31T12:34:40.902-07:002010-10-31T12:34:40.902-07:00I am also confused by OLA as "plug extension&...I am also confused by OLA as "plug extension". Also don't understand IAMB as "Frost's foot" - it's not even referenced in the write-up. Perhaps a poltergeist is "afoot"?<br /><br />And shouldn't REFs and UMPS be clued as abbreviations somehow?<br /><br />I guess I'm being a bit ghoulish today. Loved the theme and mini-theme.<br /><br />Have a happy All Hallows Everznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-5878218414585265112010-10-31T12:26:40.663-07:002010-10-31T12:26:40.663-07:00Not crazy about that one myself mom, but:
http://...Not crazy about that one myself mom, but:<br /><br />http://www.thefreedictionary.com/plugolaimsdavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12966770844825169981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-64170528507191857132010-10-31T11:36:57.328-07:002010-10-31T11:36:57.328-07:00I still don't get OLA as "plug extension....I still don't get OLA as "plug extension." What am I missing?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-76517701500200458182010-10-31T10:29:37.681-07:002010-10-31T10:29:37.681-07:00Really enjoyed this Halloween puzzle.
Practically...Really enjoyed this Halloween puzzle. <br />Practically did the entire thing only from the across clues.<br />Needed the downs to get LITA Ford and Graham's student, AILEY.<br /><br />Fave was the A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET.<br /><br />Nice to see Jack ELAM in the grid.<br />What a great 'character' actor with a unique mug.<br /><br />@JNH<br />Welcome back. But the "crap fill" you referenced ... those tiny, trite words, are the glue that hold these grids together. On a 21x21 Sunday there are bound to be a few extra. <br />Therefore I think Don G. did a great job getting a Halloween theme puzzle of this quality for us today.<br /><br />Cheers to everyone at sunset.Tinbenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14661395078047234853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-59430132367518226382010-10-31T09:10:31.608-07:002010-10-31T09:10:31.608-07:00JOHNSNEVERHOME is back home today and enjoying his...JOHNSNEVERHOME is back home today and enjoying his own bed this morning.<br /><br />I usually like Don’s puzzles, but this one had far too much sacrificial crap-fill in order to make eight clever Halloween themes. I also found quite a few worn-out clues.<br /><br />Crap-fill: ITA, INIT, BAHS, AHA, TUGAT, ALOAN, STS, EPT, AHME, SCH, OME, ELS, RAH, OLA, ETIC, GIT, BIP, etc. SHEESH! This is just yucky stuff. But then, it is Halloween and we’re supposed to enjoy yucky stuff.<br /><br />The theme was sort of clever, but what I really liked were the mini-theme words:<br />VAMPIRE, AMITY(ville), STENCH, graveyard PLOTS, LEECH, EVIL-EYE, THRILLER, Herbert LOM, and SKELETON.<br /><br />Some of the most enjoyable stories of yore are <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-hlwwVDknM" rel="nofollow">Alfred Hitchcock’s THRILLER LPs called, “Alfred Hitchcock's GHOST Stories for Young People”.</a><br /><br />I also enjoyed seeing <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktgKuywL6Vk" rel="nofollow">BIP (114D) for Marcel Marceau.</a><br /><br />WOTD: LITA Ford.<br /><br />New word for me: Taina ELG of “Les Girls”… never heard of her.<br /><br />Gotta go buy some BITE-SIZE candy. Last year I had 80 kids come to my door.<br /><br />Have a spooky Halloween y’all!JOHNSNEVERHOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13447455788629988277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-15196679614180207762010-10-31T08:44:12.188-07:002010-10-31T08:44:12.188-07:00I liked this on one level, but have a problem in g...I liked this on one level, but have a problem in general with puzzles that give you so many free squares once you get the theme. I think it would have been amazing if all the GHOST letters had been omitted with a theme answer of GIVEUPTHEGHOST.<br /><br />Too esoteric?<br /><br />I rarely comment on my captcha, but RELISTER is such a classic crosswordese verb to noun transition, I thought I'd share it.<br /><br />Happy Halloween all.imsdavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12966770844825169981noreply@blogger.com