tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post5252272408490749219..comments2024-01-25T10:14:06.567-08:00Comments on L.A. Crossword Confidential: WEDNESDAY, December 16, 2009—Merl ReagleOrangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-59495365186885859412010-01-08T09:08:02.797-08:002010-01-08T09:08:02.797-08:00Keep posting stuff like this i really like itKeep posting stuff like this i really like itAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-80454744938403711902009-12-16T22:33:16.252-08:002009-12-16T22:33:16.252-08:00Blogger interface ate my comments again. Gosh thi...Blogger interface ate my comments again. Gosh this tiring.<br /><br />Whatever.GLowenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-27315414880317251232009-12-16T21:38:41.524-08:002009-12-16T21:38:41.524-08:00@dd: Nope, just three notes in a row that can be f...@dd: Nope, just three notes in a row that can be found inside a word or phrase.Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-61759766546565889462009-12-16T21:36:29.917-08:002009-12-16T21:36:29.917-08:00@Orange, I haven't finished reading all the po...@Orange, I haven't finished reading all the posts yet, but was wondering if the "notes" Merl used were from the song in the Sound of Music? As in "When you know the notes to sing, you can sing most anything?-Doe a deer a female deer...etc." You've piqued my interest. Late to solve here. Busy day. Of course, being tired, I'm probably way off the mark...ddbmcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-23523749250192993762009-12-16T20:44:52.770-08:002009-12-16T20:44:52.770-08:00Mac, maybe Thursday. I'll wait to hear from Me...Mac, maybe Thursday. I'll wait to hear from Merl.Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-5023054220238900512009-12-16T19:37:55.064-08:002009-12-16T19:37:55.064-08:00I didn't see any circles, so that part had to ...I didn't see any circles, so that part had to be explained by Orange. I did it early this morning and had many, many other things to do and forgot all about it, but I don't think I had major problems with this one.<br /><br />I would have loved to put a Florence in Clara's space.<br /><br />If you like "Cold Comfort Farm", @Orange, try watching "My Brilliant Career" with Judy Davis. You'll love it. I agree with you about the Beyonce clip.....<br /><br />Where will we find out the underlying theme tomorrow?machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794371617847975218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-25138587336904193312009-12-16T18:59:41.912-08:002009-12-16T18:59:41.912-08:00NAAAAAH !!!
It's a Christmas party for those i...NAAAAAH !!!<br />It's a Christmas party for those in the OST (east) out on the ISLand with Queen Latifah playing her SONATAS, very chic ... RENT A tuxedo. It is Private & First Class (PFC).<br />Get back to Merl using your CPU.<br />Formal invite will ENSUE.<br /><br />Yup, that's the ticket.Tinbenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14661395078047234853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-45610153204867633902009-12-16T18:08:09.970-08:002009-12-16T18:08:09.970-08:00Sooooo it's a inside joke.
Well that figures ...Sooooo it's a inside joke.<br /><br />Well that figures since 99.9% of US are on the outside, ergo the .1%on the inside.<br />Seems to a very tight Crossword cabal, being led by Merl.<br /><br />Then there is the consideration of whether those on the inSIDES would like their business made public. Hmmmm ???<br /><br />And this puzzle has many clues.<br />(1) The numerous names: Clara, Jeff, Belle, Rose, EVA, AVA, Matt, Walter(s), Arlen(e), Annette (a net), Clark, etal.<br />(2) The themes:<br />Consolation <br />Predominate<br />All tired out<br />(3) With the additional clue that:<br />We are Family (an expression used by team members all the time).<br />(4) There is LOVE and DRAMA and "you HAD TO be there" ... <br />(5) HARPS ... oops, that one goes to the dark side.<br />(6) The Intro to -holic ... which we answered as CHOCOholic, but my avatar, and love of Scotch thinks maybe the other??? (again, oops, to much on the dark side)<br />(7) And the final clue that they aren't being coy ... OH, NO! It is much more evasive ... COYER !!!<br /><br />And we sit here wondering what 'twere they up to? <br />Have they (whoever they are)SNAPped.<br /><br />ADD it all up and the 300 (CCC) are going to battle at Thermopylae, or to RENO to SKI.<br /><br />or maybe just setting up an ETAIL crossword puzzle biz.<br /><br />Well they aren't going to Blab, we'll just have to wait "for all to be revealed" (OMG, I'm stuck in a Christy novel).Tinbenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14661395078047234853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-46991558015548897342009-12-16T17:56:11.597-08:002009-12-16T17:56:11.597-08:00@chefbea - will there you go LOL@chefbea - will there you go LOLCrazyCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00245025301434920905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-52517630336884683422009-12-16T16:45:54.265-08:002009-12-16T16:45:54.265-08:00@crazycatlady..... of course.. it is Ass-pik!! thi...@crazycatlady..... of course.. it is Ass-pik!! this was just a joke!!!chefbeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15195945085405126511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-57747740210977345112009-12-16T16:37:31.816-08:002009-12-16T16:37:31.816-08:00@David, don't look for a meta! It's more l...@David, don't look for a meta! It's more like an inside joke and you're on the outside.Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-69677076343631458132009-12-16T16:33:08.769-08:002009-12-16T16:33:08.769-08:00@Chefbea - I think It's the pan juices which s...@Chefbea - I think It's the pan juices which solidify or turn gelatinous when cold due to naturally occuring gelatin in the chicken and bones. If you wanted to be fancy you could call it aspic which is a savory jelly made of meat or poultry stock and gelatin. You often see a layer of aspic on top of pates. I made a very rich turkey stock after Thanksgiving After a few hours in the fridge, it turned into turkey jello. I used it to make a delicious Ribollita.<br /><br />Can't wait to find out the deeper/hidden theme in this puzzle.CrazyCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00245025301434920905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-53427733414566355822009-12-16T16:30:28.473-08:002009-12-16T16:30:28.473-08:00This meta is more difficult then a Matt Gaffney He...This meta is more difficult then a Matt Gaffney Hell Week one, AARGH!*David*noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-87821365878114464452009-12-16T15:10:11.707-08:002009-12-16T15:10:11.707-08:00Overall personally mixed feelings about this one.....Overall personally mixed feelings about this one...but I lean toward redanman and shrub5...loved CHOCOholic! Fine write-up Orange...now wonder, Carlton's a terrific school..I literally begged my middle boy to go there so of course he didn't; alas...Charles Boglenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-8221119725470627322009-12-16T15:05:08.165-08:002009-12-16T15:05:08.165-08:00I'm amused at the intrigue surrounding why thi...I'm amused at the intrigue surrounding why this is such a (comparatively) lame puzzle. Look forward to the secret coming out.Van55https://www.blogger.com/profile/15904942044695917615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-8181265369888454152009-12-16T14:26:51.916-08:002009-12-16T14:26:51.916-08:00Just getting ready to heat up left chicken that I ...Just getting ready to heat up left chicken that I roasted the other night. There is this Gelatinous substance in the bottom of the pan. Any one know what it is <br />called???? :-) Sorry Elainechefbeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15195945085405126511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-24041972454689837082009-12-16T13:54:42.330-08:002009-12-16T13:54:42.330-08:00Had my coffee...feelin better!
Sorry that I was so...Had my coffee...feelin better!<br />Sorry that I was so merciless and blunt in my critique of such a revered Crossword God. Merle is a good person and I do enjoy the weekend 2121's and puns, but I kept thinking that there just has to be another rationale for this bizarre puzzle, something good and altuistic I'm sure. Now I can hardly wait to see Orange's revelations on the "secret layer".JOHNSNEVERHOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13447455788629988277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-79326506318897381912009-12-16T13:38:59.763-08:002009-12-16T13:38:59.763-08:00@JNH: Most (if not all) dictionaries list "so...@JNH: Most (if not all) dictionaries list "so" as a variant of "sol." It drives music folks nuts, but crosswords are governed by general dictionaries more than specialist knowledge. (This applies for science, math, sports, and medicine, too.)Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-60917309716883037042009-12-16T13:30:28.983-08:002009-12-16T13:30:28.983-08:00@JNH
1: If you're going to cut and past that ...@JNH<br />1: If you're going to cut and past that large a segment, Wiki deserves attribution.<br />2: The search term "so la ti do" out-returns "sol la ti do" by about 2.5 to 1 in Google, so while SOL is the original, it cannot be construed as the only reasonable version. It is just a sound, not the name of a Greek god or something.<br /><br />This, apparently, was a puzzle where the constraints of construction were dictated by its service to a function (according to Orange) only 0.1% of us could figure out. If I am correct as to the nature of this hidden function, I'm impressed by the construction and say well done to one and all. If not, well then I may agree with you.Paulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-79393956708611966402009-12-16T13:20:24.526-08:002009-12-16T13:20:24.526-08:00In music, solfège (pronounced soulfez, also called...In music, solfège (pronounced soulfez, also called solfeggio, sol-fa, or solfa) is a pedagogical solmization technique for the teaching of sight-singing in which each note of the score is sung to a special syllable, called a solfège syllable (or "sol-fa syllable"). The seven syllables commonly used for this practice in English-speaking countries are: do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, and ti.<br /><br />So did anyone else notice that SO LA TI in (15a) is totally wrong. No real musician would misspell SOL LA TI.<br /><br />Come on all you "small-minded" puzzlers, admit that this is just a stinky CW all the way through.<br />Maybe it's just me and that today I just have a crapitude.<br /><br />And, Orange, I doubt if your 4th grader could blurt out "MIII" like I (and Tinbeni)did either.<br /><br />I need coffee!!!!!JOHNSNEVERHOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13447455788629988277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-90207365423335129422009-12-16T13:03:38.126-08:002009-12-16T13:03:38.126-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.JOHNSNEVERHOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13447455788629988277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-18945128205971270752009-12-16T12:49:28.578-08:002009-12-16T12:49:28.578-08:00Anonymous whose comment I just deleted: Merl asks ...Anonymous whose comment I just deleted: Merl asks that we keep the cat in the bag at least until tomorrow, to let the folks in question decide if they'd like their business made public. Thanks for your understanding.Orangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12433254398377357737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-34590052942120403262009-12-16T12:31:18.707-08:002009-12-16T12:31:18.707-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-20020007695088729692009-12-16T11:51:55.996-08:002009-12-16T11:51:55.996-08:00Had trouble with consolation. Other than that a fa...Had trouble with consolation. Other than that a fairly easy puzzlechefbeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15195945085405126511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8626052240584383873.post-81822125300929504622009-12-16T11:27:47.712-08:002009-12-16T11:27:47.712-08:00Fell backwards to not getting the theme at all.
...Fell backwards to not getting the theme at all. <br /><br />Never heard of CHASE Utley or ELI Manning, both sports. Didn't know CHER was in that movie, and couldn't remember BARAK (maybe I better, now). ETAIL is new but reasonable.<br /><br />The fixed form poem called the Villanelle was once an obsession of mine. I collected hundreds, but when the internet happened, there were too many and often of questionable art. Dylan Thomas's is one of the very best, still. The AABA is only the last stanza, a quatrain. The other 5 stanzas are tercets of the form ABA. The best book on the subject is McFarland. The Villanelle: The Evolution of a Poetic Form. U Idaho P, 1987. <br /><br />Roman numerals are so early agriculture. They're only good for numbering and labeling the stored crops. Very Pharoah and Joseph. Simple math can't even be performed with them unless translated to Arabic (Arabian, Arab?) form, in the head or not. On the other hand, I grow nostalgic about a time I never knew.<br /><br />@Shrub - thanx for def. of AWACS.<br /><br />@Tinbeni - also, on comparatives and superlatives: One syllable words always get the inflections "er" and "est" which, by the way is Germanic. Three or more syllables never get them; we use more and most. Now, 2 syllables are where the idiomatic fun lies. Words ending in Y are almost always inflected. But, is it handsomer or more handsome? ESL people simply have to read or listen.<br /><br />@Redanman -I never will astoring go - maybe estoring. Yes, you can do it to any word.Sfinginoreply@blogger.com