tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post7898382707825870175..comments2024-01-25T10:14:06.567-08:00Comments on L.A. Crossword Confidential: 08.17 WedOrangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-35755434631451188932011-08-18T15:21:54.446-07:002011-08-18T15:21:54.446-07:00Tom,
Close:
'E Pluribus Unum' means &qu...Tom,<br /><br />Close: <br /><br />'E Pluribus Unum' means "out of one, many". 'Novus Ordo Seclorum' means "new order of the ages."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-35476387414454337902011-08-18T10:00:46.107-07:002011-08-18T10:00:46.107-07:00Ordo is a word on the great seal of the united sta...Ordo is a word on the great seal of the united states. The whole phrase means "out of many, one". It refers to the relationship between the states and uniontom schulznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-15368359959536598952011-08-17T18:19:05.844-07:002011-08-17T18:19:05.844-07:00@Anon523 - Actually, I had TrutH before TISCH, but...@Anon523 - Actually, I had TrutH before TISCH, but it wasn't working, and I noticed they wanted a name. TISCH means table auf Deutsch, but I've heard it bandied about as a name, too. Turns out he was the CEO of CBS. But I'm from NYS and lived in The City 40+ yrs. ago.<br /><br />@Coffee - Had a prof. from India for Indian Art. He definitely stressed the Indus Valley, chapter 1.Sfingihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06903616949048940858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-85522936293084815032011-08-17T17:23:21.519-07:002011-08-17T17:23:21.519-07:00Is Tisch for "Name on an NYU arts building&qu...Is Tisch for "Name on an NYU arts building" a Wednesday-level clue for most of you guys? I know someone who goes to the Tisch School of the Arts at NYU, so it was straightforward for me, but I wondered if it was obscure for other people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-52888798206404397402011-08-17T16:33:22.414-07:002011-08-17T16:33:22.414-07:00The Indus river was home to the third (and mostly ...The Indus river was home to the third (and mostly overlooked) riparian base of early civilizations. The Tigris/Euphrates and Nile are, of course, well known. The Indus based culture (Harappan) is less well known because there has been no Rosetta stone to translate the script, and because the development is about 1000 to 500 years later.<br /><br />I liked the puzzle just fine, but had to read PG for the reveal to "click" into place. I have had a "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" earworm off and on all day. That is not a complaint!<br /><br />Didn't know the relative location of Bakersfield, ORDO, SPEE or ENOCH Arden, and didn't recall TISCH or Jacques TATI. However, the crosses took care of everything in due time. Given my interest in ancient cultures, MACHU and ESSENE were gimme's.CoffeeLvrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16473192190412844538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-20275519297626441492011-08-17T13:43:28.916-07:002011-08-17T13:43:28.916-07:00I look at MARM as a valid word itself, as in schoo...I look at MARM as a valid word itself, as in schoolMARM, also a lady.<br /><br />I bet that the minister of the First Church of BAAL takes offense in the constructors claim that BAAL is a false god.JIMMIEnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-75598484544026256752011-08-17T13:24:20.235-07:002011-08-17T13:24:20.235-07:00DNF. Got stuck in the mid-right side after I put D...DNF. Got stuck in the mid-right side after I put DEPART at 40A for take off. Didn't know ENOCH or INDUS nor could I come up with SODOI for the yes-man. So a few blank squares were left there.<br /><br />Cute theme and a big smile came when I got the reveal answer to tie it all together.<br /><br />The demographic for KOOKIE is probably the 60 and up crowd.shrub5https://www.blogger.com/profile/09466867716773759568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-43799860237076979182011-08-17T12:30:01.289-07:002011-08-17T12:30:01.289-07:00Loved the theme answers and needed only a few cros...Loved the theme answers and needed only a few crosses to fill those.<br />I pictured myself in a boat on a river. <br /><br />Whenever I read "77 Sunset Strip" I mentally hear the "snap, snap" of fingers. The song about Kookie and his comb wasn't part of the show, but reflected it's popularity. <br /><br />Had Bakersfield being NNe, which, until corrected, obscured Loretta. Also mis-spelled CHOCOLATE as choclates, which made the NE a snarl for a while.<br /><br />Great fill. Love SARA Paretsky's books. Fun to have X-FACTOR and LAB in the same puzzle.Nighthawkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11898505137434147165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-80857485514760853212011-08-17T12:20:51.431-07:002011-08-17T12:20:51.431-07:00I second Steve's issue with the ESSENE/ORONO c...I second Steve's issue with the ESSENE/ORONO cross...not that there's anything wrong with it, it just seems like a Friday- or Saturday-level cross.<br /><br />BAAL was a learning moment for me, and today's puzzle was AWASH in good puns:<br /><br />Brand served on the floor?: ALPO<br />Cabbage roll?: WAD<br />Fashion bottom line?: HEM<br />Cry over spilled milk?: OH NOJohn Wolfendenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07759716236594908137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-23655027909988055122011-08-17T10:50:51.487-07:002011-08-17T10:50:51.487-07:00@Anon 6:07AM - 56D "Scientist's Milieu&qu...@Anon 6:07AM - 56D "Scientist's Milieu" could possibly be the Linnaeus Centre for Bioinformatics in Sweden, abbreviated LCB.<br /><br />*snigger*Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00485564817818402947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-25307109622961824202011-08-17T10:46:29.250-07:002011-08-17T10:46:29.250-07:00Nice theme, I got the answers pretty quickly, but ...Nice theme, I got the answers pretty quickly, but boy did I struggle with the fill - a whole bunch of "who?" names. <br /><br />Got everything eventually with the crosses except for my personal natick of ESSENE/ORONO. Got lucky again with the N, but flat-out guessed it.<br /><br />@Anon 6:07AM - so funny, exactly the same thing happened to me a few months ago with a US Airways magazine puzzle. The sniggering juvenile in me prompted me to leave it blank, take a photo of it and post in on Facebook asking for help solving it.<br /><br />XFACTOR was awesomeStevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00485564817818402947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-63896241588195954682011-08-17T10:39:41.689-07:002011-08-17T10:39:41.689-07:00@anon 9:59 -- A lot of folks know Lady Marmalade a...@anon 9:59 -- A lot of folks know Lady Marmalade as "voulez vous couchez avec moi, ce soir" (the song's chorus). It was a huge huge huge huge hit in the '70s, performed by Labelle and produced by Allen Toussaint.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-80059605418584965532011-08-17T10:22:46.302-07:002011-08-17T10:22:46.302-07:00Thanks, Matthew. I only know these current singers...Thanks, Matthew. I only know these current singers when they appear on "Dancing with the Stars"--like L'il Kim. Should probably check out the Moulin Rouge soundtrack.<br /><br />MNAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-33366324494762348572011-08-17T10:13:24.003-07:002011-08-17T10:13:24.003-07:00@Anon 9:59 -- Lady Marmalade is the title of a son...@Anon 9:59 -- Lady Marmalade is the title of a song, most recently sung by a group of 4 singers (Pink, L'il Kim, Xtina and Mya), on the Moulin Rouge soundtrack. It's been sung by others.Matthewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-6093913392890526782011-08-17T09:59:08.001-07:002011-08-17T09:59:08.001-07:00Okay, I get "Lady Godiva" and "Lady...Okay, I get "Lady Godiva" and "Lady Luck." But who is "Lady Marmalade"?<br /><br />Fun puzzle, and "Kookie" brought back fond memories of watching a crush on '77 Sunset Strip' in my youth.<br /><br />MNAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-40102056406659966922011-08-17T09:36:32.949-07:002011-08-17T09:36:32.949-07:00Good puzzle, no real problems.
@Gareth: Godiva c...Good puzzle, no real problems. <br /><br />@Gareth: Godiva chocolates are supposed to be Belgian. Not sure who owns them now. I prefer the dark, dark Dutch chocolate, of course.machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-41921828175891549522011-08-17T09:13:58.207-07:002011-08-17T09:13:58.207-07:00SCH-ool-SSCH-ool-SAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-33937607082984916822011-08-17T09:03:18.240-07:002011-08-17T09:03:18.240-07:00Also love themes based on songs. Lady Godiva was a...Also love themes based on songs. Lady Godiva was a 1966 top ten hit for Peter and Gordon an english pop duo. Did not understand ans. for 7d but not a fan of abbreviations.Ron Wordennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-91655254646971731712011-08-17T08:49:12.801-07:002011-08-17T08:49:12.801-07:00Puzzle's based on songs are one way to go stra...Puzzle's based on songs are one way to go straight to my heart, even if the song isn't one I particularly like! I dunno why! Couple that with MARMALADESKIES, which is just a stunner of an entry and you've got me sold! Even if I don't have a clue about GODIVACHOCOLATE, guessing it's a US-only thing!Gareth Bainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17770425154034935768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-24621073116658408362011-08-17T08:19:50.298-07:002011-08-17T08:19:50.298-07:00Very funny, Anon... Luckily, I filled in LAB befo...Very funny, Anon... Luckily, I filled in LAB before I had to face your delicate choice!<br />Anyway, this was an easy one, the kind where you're almost filling in the letters before you've read the clues.Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-55259461518067642112011-08-17T07:44:25.615-07:002011-08-17T07:44:25.615-07:00ORDO, new to me. Otherwise a solid Wednesday.
Wasn...ORDO, new to me. Otherwise a solid Wednesday.<br />Wasn't it KOOKIE KOOKIE lend me your comb??<br />Does ORONO qualify for crosswordese???CPnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-29925752081661230202011-08-17T07:39:38.025-07:002011-08-17T07:39:38.025-07:00Ordo - On the back of every one dollar billOrdo - On the back of every one dollar billReno911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-78513673697275622322011-08-17T07:37:45.852-07:002011-08-17T07:37:45.852-07:00Wasn't there a song about Lady Godiva by Herma...Wasn't there a song about Lady Godiva by Hermann's Hermits, or someone similar, way back in the day?VirginiaCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-71379826999910995442011-08-17T06:55:53.620-07:002011-08-17T06:55:53.620-07:00@Sfingi - Why, RUNT of course. That's my stor...@Sfingi - Why, RUNT of course. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.Anon 6:07noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-39724885877220326282011-08-17T06:48:14.114-07:002011-08-17T06:48:14.114-07:00@Anon - Gee, what were you going to write there? A...@Anon - Gee, what were you going to write there? Anyway, with Sicilians, Godmother has 2 meanings. The 2nd is the girlfriend. As they said in Wise Guys, Saturday is for the wife; Friday is for the Gumatta. <br /><br />The puzzle was easy.Sfingihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06903616949048940858noreply@blogger.com