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Title: Thu., 1/15 David Steinberg
Post by: magus on January 15, 2015, 09:21:46 AM
THEME:   letters C,R,E,A,M found in phrases
   
GOOD ONES:    
Dessert topper {& theme}   WHIPPED CREAM [in a way the CREAM is mixed or whipped]   
Development site   TRACT [neighborhood development; not lab, gym or womb]   
Bed covering   SOIL [flowers, not furniture]   
Big bang producer   TNT [note lower case for "bang"; hence, not the TV show]   
Served to perfection?   ACED   
Lemon or tangerine   COLOR   
Cabbage source?   ATM [don't hear this idiom much any longer]   
   
BTW:   
When we we see again ALMAY crossed by OLAY?   "I'll have to ask my complexion expert, the clerk at the drugstore with acne."
   
   
RATING:    ;D ;D ;D
Three grins = Loved it; Two grins = Enjoyed it; One grin = A bit bland for my taste; One teardrop = Not much fun   
Title: Re: Thu., 1/15 David Steinberg
Post by: Thomps2525 on January 15, 2015, 05:18:47 PM
It's too bad that Steinberg could not have also included a reference to the 1965 Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass album Whipped Cream & Other Delights. Oh well.

One of the most popular online games is Words With Friends. It's identical to Scrabble, except that it's played on a computer and not on a gameboard. ADE and AROAR appear occasionally in crossword puzzles but if I try to use either of those words in a Words With Friends game, I get this message: "Not a valid word." There ya go!

Title: Re: Thu., 1/15 David Steinberg
Post by: magus on January 16, 2015, 10:22:43 AM
So the game makers of Words With Friends failed to include those valid words.  When I read Romantic poetry I came across aroar, and there are many an ade available in stores --- even though my spell checker doesn't like either term.