tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post8033949885255927592..comments2024-01-25T10:14:06.567-08:00Comments on L.A. Crossword Confidential: 10.06 ThuOrangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-48774878751452920572011-10-07T11:49:18.729-07:002011-10-07T11:49:18.729-07:00@Mac - Tomme de Pyrenees is a new one on me, and I...@Mac - Tomme de Pyrenees is a new one on me, and I'm a cheese freak - I'll look out for it - interesting it's a chevre when the Savoie version is cow's milk.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00485564817818402947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-87622139920113908982011-10-06T21:30:43.741-07:002011-10-06T21:30:43.741-07:00@mac and Steve - Sweaty Gruyere sounds good to me....@mac and Steve - Sweaty Gruyere sounds good to me. I just read in the LA Times today that the French have banned ketchup from all school lunches unless it's served with "French" fries. Weird?<br /><br />So, it's 6:45 on the west coast - I'm in the middle of making a mustard-roasted fish, pureed butternut squash and braised kale. I'm waiting for the start of Jeopardy and my daughter calls. I hit the record button, talk to my kid for 45 minutes, finish dinner with CrazyCat husband and just now at 9:15 finished watching Joon on Jeopardy. I think he should change his name to Joonius. He has nerves of steel!CrazyCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00245025301434920905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-69342694301359318202011-10-06T20:29:23.382-07:002011-10-06T20:29:23.382-07:00Fun puzzle with a solid theme (though what's w...Fun puzzle with a solid theme (though what's wrong with a gaseous theme when you think of it? -- anyway this had both).<br /><br />Proudly filled in GRAND RAPIDS for the Michigan city. My wife rolled her eyes and told me the real answer. Really liked 'Gloom mate,' 'Deprive of juice?' and 'Numbers after nine, often.'Stanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02681342234536407419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-36517409551003918372011-10-06T20:07:04.597-07:002011-10-06T20:07:04.597-07:00@chefwen & Doug P... so very sorry. Didn'...@chefwen & Doug P... so very sorry. Didn't realize it airs so late on the west cost.NJ Irishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07797468521444301873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-52756297732371718062011-10-06T19:36:09.884-07:002011-10-06T19:36:09.884-07:00Ditto chefwen. Try not to mention anything about J...Ditto chefwen. Try not to mention anything about Joon's Jeopardy results until the next day. We West Coast people don't see the show until 10 PM or so Eastern Time. Thanks!Doug Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04235359276440866774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-39129902606034421702011-10-06T18:59:12.919-07:002011-10-06T18:59:12.919-07:00Hey, I'm three to six hours behind you all, a ...Hey, I'm three to six hours behind you all, a spoil alert would have been nice.chefwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03999206352243329280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-58204352335406961752011-10-06T18:39:55.475-07:002011-10-06T18:39:55.475-07:00Crunchy little puzzle, made me wonder here and the...Crunchy little puzzle, made me wonder here and there if I would finish it.... I did. I did not get the theme, though.<br /><br />@Steve: one of our favorite cheeses is Tomme des Pyrenees, de chevre. We were so impressed when a French friend recognized it immediately when we served it!<br />Onion soup really needs a sweaty Gruyere, though.machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-23566697977948018242011-10-06T18:30:26.509-07:002011-10-06T18:30:26.509-07:00@Anon6:11: 10 is made up of two numbers, "1&q...@Anon6:11: 10 is made up of two numbers, "1" and "0". So one half of 10 is the number 0. The other half is the number 1.<br /><br />@backbiter: Back when I was on in '97, Jeopardy! taped 5 shows a day. They asked us to bring three changes of clothes in case we kept winning. I finished second, so no cash for me -- only the winner keeps what he/she earns. I won airfare/hotel to NYC for 7 nights and assorted other merchandise, all told about $3K, on which I had to pay 7% California income tax. Don't remember how long it was before I got the trip, though. My episode aired in December, and I think I went to NYC the next spring.KJGoosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05035128999739297677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-37984178104493945272011-10-06T18:26:41.970-07:002011-10-06T18:26:41.970-07:00Joon,
You're amazing. But I do have one bone ...Joon,<br /><br />You're amazing. But I do have one bone to pick. You're messing with my schedule since I have to set aside the time to watch the show. Regardless, best of luck and I hope you set a lot of records.Avg Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02301873113962640644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-68747651218356913692011-10-06T18:18:37.158-07:002011-10-06T18:18:37.158-07:00@anon - 10 includes one and zero.@anon - 10 includes one and zero.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-35165357831812091632011-10-06T18:11:06.590-07:002011-10-06T18:11:06.590-07:00How is half of 10 zero?How is half of 10 zero?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-81849108099458061562011-10-06T18:09:32.679-07:002011-10-06T18:09:32.679-07:00Joon pulled it off at end-game. My first guess was...Joon pulled it off at end-game. My first guess was Billy Budd. I thought he woulda wagered a tiny bit more.The girl was pretty good, though, and shouldn't have wagered so much. She woulda won if she wagered nothing. <br /><br />@Marc - you could baste your hem with chicken broth, but it would be a mess. It might stick together, though, until the first wash. (I just gave away my mother's cooking ans sewing books.)Sfingihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06903616949048940858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-11385124444775745742011-10-06T17:33:22.238-07:002011-10-06T17:33:22.238-07:00wow @backbiter - I think you're asking a bit t...wow @backbiter - I think you're asking a bit too much! how much do you take home, by the way? ;~)<br /><br />any and all backstory re taping sked, whatever, OTOH, would be v. interesting!hazelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04627015904603641109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-43892919226446043662011-10-06T17:04:19.349-07:002011-10-06T17:04:19.349-07:00When this is all over, I'd love to hear all th...When this is all over, I'd love to hear all the details as would we all. How many episodes were taped in a day. Winnings minus taxes. How long it took to pay you, etc. etc.<br /><br />Tonight was a nail biter. It comes on 7:30 pm Eastern here. GO JOON!<br /><br />Cheers!<br /><br />*clink*backbiterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03985111542033146995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-91759700703596512662011-10-06T17:01:43.573-07:002011-10-06T17:01:43.573-07:00It was through crosswords and only crosswords that...It was through crosswords and only crosswords that I learned that the preferred spelling for the autocrat of all Russia is TSAR. That had never been part of my earlier education, but slowly, painfully, I learned the crosswordese lesson. <br />And now, I'm expected to go back to CZAR??! What gives?! <br />Where am I? <br /><br />Hello... ?Ol' Man Keith https://www.blogger.com/profile/02073553138045178596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-74838524263685450522011-10-06T16:59:51.372-07:002011-10-06T16:59:51.372-07:00$129,400.00 and counting.$129,400.00 and counting.backbiterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03985111542033146995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-29660994101012493972011-10-06T16:58:24.310-07:002011-10-06T16:58:24.310-07:00Just watched Jeopardy, Joon you are amazing!
I ac...Just watched Jeopardy, Joon you are amazing!<br /><br />I actually knew one answer he missed, punt was the currency of Ireland, and I spent quite<br />a few of them while visiting there. :-)<br /><br />Best of luck for 5 in a row.NJ Irishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07797468521444301873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-64229901593862789922011-10-06T14:52:28.482-07:002011-10-06T14:52:28.482-07:00Nice write-up, Doug! You're right, any attemp...Nice write-up, Doug! You're right, any attempt at a joke involving the clue for <b>NTSB</b> would be, well, a train wreck.Sam Donaldsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-61217847619742282442011-10-06T14:02:34.488-07:002011-10-06T14:02:34.488-07:00Thanks for the humorous write-up, Doug P.
Went th...Thanks for the humorous write-up, Doug P.<br /><br />Went through tsar and tzar on the way to CZAR. LOL'd at IN-LAW for union acquisition. <br /><br />Apolo Anton Ohno was the winner on Dancing with the Stars a few years ago. Nimble feet on the dance floor as well as the ice.shrub5https://www.blogger.com/profile/09466867716773759568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-8890829107821686462011-10-06T12:19:30.936-07:002011-10-06T12:19:30.936-07:00Really? I'm the only one that tried to make E...Really? I'm the only one that tried to make EUREKA-something fit for 24D-Epiphanies? Also I am making French onion soup for supper and dutifully purchased Gruyere cheese which I was sure would fit if I spelled it right! CHEESE didn't even occur to me until I had all the crosses! Go Joon!JudyXofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10562933945734932364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-20929999484076408212011-10-06T11:36:12.756-07:002011-10-06T11:36:12.756-07:00thanks everybody! just catching up on the last 2 d...thanks everybody! just catching up on the last 2 days' worth of puzzles. it's been an incredible ride.<br /><br />i liked today's puzzle, because it reminded me of the "metals" category that was very good to me in the single jeopardy round of tuesday's game :)Joonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07825085755390339668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-2289636909142119662011-10-06T11:22:31.784-07:002011-10-06T11:22:31.784-07:00@David - Hand up for CSAR first.
@Marc - ditto fo...@David - Hand up for CSAR first.<br /><br />@Marc - ditto for RENO vs Vegas. I'd think a better clue would have been "Low rollers ..."<br /><br />@CrazyCat - it's funny that the classic cheese for the soup is Gruyere, because Gruyere is Swiss, and we all know how sniffy the French are about anyone else's food. I looked to see what Larousse Gastronomique had to say on the subject, and oddly Larousse just calls for "grated cheese" and doesn't specify which one.<br /><br />As De Gaulle once famously said - "How can you govern a country that has 246 varieties of cheese?"<br /><br />If I was trying to be strictly French with the soup-making, I'd probably use Tomme, which is similar to Gruyere and comes from the Haute Savoir region in the Alps, close to the Swiss border.<br /><br />Now I'm hungry.<br /><br />Go Joon 4!Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00485564817818402947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-49162383954932513532011-10-06T10:33:17.791-07:002011-10-06T10:33:17.791-07:00Kind of a fun puzzle, that seemed easy for Thursda...Kind of a fun puzzle, that seemed easy for Thursday, but that's okay with me. Had a few little sticky spots. The cross of MENE and ANTON was a lucky guess. Didn't know M SEC and had PUC instead of UPC, but once I had SCAT in place I was able to figure out MUSCAT. Love those kinds of REVELATIONS. <br /><br />Really wanted to top the French onion soup with Gruyere, but it didn't fit.<br /><br />Hand up for TSAR before CZAR. <br /><br />Great job Joon! Go for it!CrazyCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00245025301434920905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-84746924173022031892011-10-06T10:14:54.909-07:002011-10-06T10:14:54.909-07:00cool puzzle - agree with @kjgooster "element ...cool puzzle - agree with @kjgooster "element of surprise" is what you hear - but i think SURPRISE ELEMENT works if you think of ELEMENT as just a noun like the surprise in a box of Crackerjack. Kind of makes it a little nerdier/funnier to think that elements are fun little surprises we get to unwrap in these words.<br /><br />MENE was a new one - thanks for explaining, @dougP - great job pinch-hitting!! the Braves could have used you this year. sigh.<br /><br />@pg - hope you enjoyed your day off! kidding! i don't see how you do it all every day.<br /><br />also, @joon , speaking of high rollers..... you are one cool cucumber. congratulations on your success!hazelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04627015904603641109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-2840357029175727652011-10-06T10:08:46.208-07:002011-10-06T10:08:46.208-07:00@Marc 'Baste' refers to putting loose sti...@Marc 'Baste' refers to putting loose stitches in a piece of cloth before you sew it permanently.<br /><br />We visited some friends in Incline Village, Nevada, a few years ago and discovered that Reno has lots of cool casinos. So a lot of high-rollers probably hang out there.Mistynoreply@blogger.com