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Solving => Today's Puzzles => Topic started by: magus on January 21, 2011, 09:27:32 AM

Title: LAT Fri. 1/21 Kelsey Blakley
Post by: magus on January 21, 2011, 09:27:32 AM
Brooklynese

 :)
One bearing down   EIDER
One shooting the bull?   VET
Where to see government programs   CSPAN
Zookeeper’s main squeeze?   BOA
Worn symbol of support   ARMBAND
Minor crying wolf?   PUP
Theme: Changing last word of a term or phase with a word that sounds like the replaced word but which lacks its final –r sound
Surfing-induced torpor?   BEACHCOMA [not COMBER]
Nickname for a pharmaceuticals czar?   PILLPAPA [not POPPER]
Sailor’s pocket bread?   SALTPITA [not PETER]
Heavenly food on a nightstand?   BEDSIDEMANNA [not MANNER]

 :-[
Sad to admit that I often pronounce them the same.

RATING: 
;D ;D ;D
Three grins = Excellent: Loved it; Two grins = Good: Enjoyed it; One grin = Satisfactory: A bit bland for my taste; One teardrop = Unsatisfying: No fun