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Solving => Today's Puzzles => Topic started by: magus on February 11, 2011, 09:52:18 AM

Title: LAT Fri. 2/11 James Sajdak
Post by: magus on February 11, 2011, 09:52:18 AM
Nothing to Write Home About

 :)
Part of the deal   HAND
Handle for a little shaver?   ATRA
Met tragedy, perhaps?   OPERA
Words that lead to nothing?   ALLOR [“all or nothing”]
Bird in the bush?   EMU [the Australian bush]
Theme: intrusive letter D in phrases
Soundly defeat by cheating?   DRUBTHEWRONGWAY
Gloomy Cuban?   DOURMANINHAVANA
Grade that describes this puzzle’s theme   DPLUS

 :(
Head slapper's cry   DOH [Isn’t it DUH?]
"How adorable!"   AWW [isn't it spelled AW]
Latin lover's declaration   TEAMO [I’d go with the cigar brand, not the foreign expression]
ARME a feu: French gun   [I know “arme blanche” is in English, but is this?]

RATING:  
;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

For a discussion on foreign terms, click on “Forum” tab, look under “General Discussion” (page 2) and select ZENOPHOBIA.