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Solving => Today's Puzzles => Topic started by: magus on September 04, 2015, 09:12:18 AM

Title: Fri., 9/4 Jeffrey Wechsler
Post by: magus on September 04, 2015, 09:12:18 AM
THEME:   phrases in phrases
   
GOOD ONES:    
Affectionate moniker for a holy river?   OUR GANGES [Our Gang comedies]   
Highlights of the hippo ballet…   JUMBO JETES [jumbo jet]   
High court delivery   LOB [tennis court]   
Port array   DOCKS [not wine tasting]   
It contains diamonds   DECK [of cards]   
Plant manager's domain   GARDEN   
Fall setting   EDEN   
Found the right words for, maybe   EDITED [glad for "maybe" since I've had editors who found the wrong words for the right words]   
   
BTW:
Cabeza across the Pyrenees   TETE [but not across the English Channel]   
   
1960's educational experiment   NEW MATH [except it wasn't an experiment, it was fiat by mathematics educators [sic] --- same with Common Core: if they were in fact experiments on a test group, they would have demonstrated no improvement and saved a lot of kids a lot of trouble]  >:(   
   
   
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