tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post9152869927194699026..comments2024-01-25T10:14:06.567-08:00Comments on L.A. Crossword Confidential: 01.25 TueOrangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-47276064283985157902011-01-25T15:49:49.930-08:002011-01-25T15:49:49.930-08:00Though I knew RYA, KEPI, EERO, OSIER, NABOB, I con...Though I knew RYA, KEPI, EERO, OSIER, NABOB, I consider them level 201 crosswordese. Got EZER and RIMES from crosses.<br /><br />However, I, typically, HTG for NBA (sports). I asked Hubster why there would be jazz in Utah. Not that we aren't all entitled, but... So he told me the history - that it used to be in New Orleans. That's a big jump. I was trying to make something out of NOA for New Orleans. Once I got the NBA, I then got the BAIT SWITCH and HAWS. And the TSHIRT instead of bikini. <br /><br />Interesting red-light port stuff. I always think of the Jacques Brel song, "Amsterdam." Very strange. And sweaty.<br /><br />For NABOB - Before "natering NABOBs of negativism," was the 1909 song Rings on Her Fingers from G'ma's time. I'd give the words, but some a racialist. <br /><br />For RYA - In the '70s, I ordered a RYA rug from a Scandinavian place in Syracuse and the entire truckload and truck was heisted in NYC.Sfingihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06903616949048940858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-47445685238790527652011-01-25T12:58:38.122-08:002011-01-25T12:58:38.122-08:00Loved this little puzzle! My favorite clues are th...Loved this little puzzle! My favorite clues are the ones for "scored" and "ass"! Had to dig really deep for that rya. If Marti had squeezed in a j and a q it would have been a pangram.<br /><br />The Foreign Legion will forever be connected with Laurel and Hardy in my brain. <br /><br />@Tuttle: thank you! Ulrich's team, Koeln, is doing very well! Ha, my captcha is: krouto<br /><br />@Peter: I think you mean "lotto".machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-21474059225666610562011-01-25T11:59:23.388-08:002011-01-25T11:59:23.388-08:00Thanks to this puzzle I now understand why DeGaull...Thanks to this puzzle I now understand why DeGaulle's hat was a kepi. That was in one of last week's puzzles and it was meaningless at the time. I do learn a lot from crosswords, most of it not too useful except when solving crosswords, but still fun.<br />em jayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-1215799261397934262011-01-25T11:50:36.527-08:002011-01-25T11:50:36.527-08:00@MPPuzzler, the NABOB expression was coined by Wil...@MPPuzzler, the NABOB expression was coined by William Safire, who has been canonized as a Saint of the English Language.<br /><br />I thought KEPI and RYA were more later-in-the-week words, maybe crosswordese 201. But, you can't complain about them without mentioning EZER and RIMES. EERO and OSIER are so common now that they are becoming overworked fill.<br /><br />I'm on record as a fan of St. Pauli Girl Dark. Beer that is!<br /><br />The theme? Mediocre, but an enjoyable quick puzzle nonetheless.Rubehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773241241484881566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-39866527311000521392011-01-25T11:20:46.670-08:002011-01-25T11:20:46.670-08:00I've never heard of RYA either, and I'm ha...I've never heard of RYA either, and I'm half-Swedish. Seemed like a mostly easy puzzle with a lot of standard cluing and a few hard spots like South Central.<br /><br />Hand up for thinking "Biblical mount" was a mountain. That's a good clue. Ditto for "Lender's product" and "Hose filler."<br /><br />I don't think of HAWS as the actual sound you make when faced with a tough decision any more than HEMS.John Wolfendenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07759716236594908137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-65597044169672619662011-01-25T11:15:06.667-08:002011-01-25T11:15:06.667-08:00I enjoyed the theme, but also could have used one ...I enjoyed the theme, but also could have used one more entry on it.<br /><br />Spiro Agnew made nabobs a 'household' word in 1970 calling his opponents 'nattering nabobs of negativity'MPPuzzlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06354339395333989446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-46860349744743298472011-01-25T11:14:13.140-08:002011-01-25T11:14:13.140-08:00Yeah, four words I've never even heard of (RYA...Yeah, four words I've never even heard of (RYA, LOTPO, OSIER, KEPI) seem a lot for a Tuesday.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15157423920972400589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-85332637983285001422011-01-25T10:52:45.578-08:002011-01-25T10:52:45.578-08:00So I'm the only one who's never heard of a...So I'm the only one who's never heard of a "rya"? "Nabobs" threw me too. This one was a struggle for a Tuesday.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-27609621458832383642011-01-25T10:51:46.424-08:002011-01-25T10:51:46.424-08:00Pleasant Tuesday level puzzle. Theme answers could...Pleasant Tuesday level puzzle. Theme answers could have been more plentiful, but the loop was closed with the final across answer, so that worked out well.<br /><br />My biggest gripe is with Goldenrod. That's the Nebraska state flower. Kentucky stole it. :-)Avg Joenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-43272214770413204292011-01-25T09:26:32.864-08:002011-01-25T09:26:32.864-08:00Good Tuesday puzzle. Some good words and phrases ...Good Tuesday puzzle. Some good words and phrases and the clue for ASS was good, real good.<br /><br />@Tuttle, my brother actually played for St. Pauli for a season in the mid 90's. Played mainly for the reserves but did get a few games in the Pokal and trained with the first team. He had nothing but good things to say about the interesting fans that attended the matches.Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14900988170432327664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-58881105073908371962011-01-25T09:10:57.699-08:002011-01-25T09:10:57.699-08:00I can't stop saying "wickerwork willow.&q...I can't stop saying "wickerwork willow."<br /><br />Wickerwork willow, wickerwork willow, wickerwork willow...<br /><br />I love it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-82249034254421384102011-01-25T08:37:55.203-08:002011-01-25T08:37:55.203-08:00QotPs; St. Pauli is the port district of Hamburg, ...QotPs; St. Pauli is the port district of Hamburg, Germany which includes the Reeperbahn, both the red-light district and the city's nightlife center (on opposite ends of the street). This is the place where The Beatles got their start and led John Lennon to remark that "I was born in Liverpool, but I grew up in Hamburg".<br /><br />Also home to my very favorite soccer club, <a href="http://www.spox.com/de/sport/fussball/zweiteliga/0907/Bilder/millerntor-umbau-514.jpg" rel="nofollow">FC St. Pauli</a> whose home stadium, The Millerntor, is a block away from the Reeperbahn giving it the nickname of "The Bundesliga Brothel". Their fans are a bunch of punks and hippies, their colors are black with a skull and crossbones and they enter each home match to the sounds of AC/DC's "Back In Black".<br /><br />Now if they could just start scoring some goals ...Tuttlenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-59449879476897350232011-01-25T08:22:49.172-08:002011-01-25T08:22:49.172-08:00I'd thought it was Fie Fi Fo Fum.I'd thought it was Fie Fi Fo Fum.SethGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13753036404140901368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-48118479194188453832011-01-25T07:36:53.849-08:002011-01-25T07:36:53.849-08:00HUNTPECK SURFTURF AIDABET ARMHAMMER BLOCKTACKLE PA...HUNTPECK SURFTURF AIDABET ARMHAMMER BLOCKTACKLE PARKRIDE ONEARMEDBIT GRPIANO (ok the last two are bad)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-62433339780798498902011-01-25T07:29:22.705-08:002011-01-25T07:29:22.705-08:00NOBRAINER, MOTORIZE, ONELINER and of course THEWAV...NOBRAINER, MOTORIZE, ONELINER and of course THEWAVE were great fills in addition to the theme. I thought DMARK (for Deutsche mark?) was one of the weaker entries. Good puzzle.<br /><br />twgtwgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-27339835837322269792011-01-25T06:47:02.007-08:002011-01-25T06:47:02.007-08:00Some time ago, over at Rex's blog, Ulrich poin...Some time ago, over at Rex's blog, Ulrich pointed out that St Pauli was a red light section of Amsterdam, well know and beloved among the sailors of Europe as a place for taking their pleasures. Hence, a St Pauli's Girl was a putative hooker, though possibly a virtuous barmaid. Seems an inappropriate name for a beer. Or, maybe not.Queen of the Prudesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-36126159403793283232011-01-25T05:37:00.716-08:002011-01-25T05:37:00.716-08:00Nice Tuesday-level puzzle... quick solve and a NO ...Nice Tuesday-level puzzle... quick solve and a NO BRAINER.<br /><br />When I can learn a new word early in the week, now that's a plus... KEPI.<br /><br />As soon as I filled in BAIT SWITCH, I knew the theme was going to have something to do with AND.<br /><br />Great clues: "Lender's product" (BAGEL) and "Biblical mount" (ASS).<br />Now today I had my LOL.<br /><br />I know it's legit, but there just seems to be something wrong with the phrase SLOW UP. Seems like you should SLOW DOWN and SPEED UP, but oh well, our language is goofy.<br /><br />It's off to Apple Villa for my breakfast... Dutch Baby... yummm!<br /><br />Have a super day y'all.JOHNSNEVERHOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13447455788629988277noreply@blogger.com