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Solving => Today's Puzzles => Topic started by: magus on April 22, 2011, 08:55:26 AM

Title: LAT Fri. 4/22 Scott Atkinson
Post by: magus on April 22, 2011, 08:55:26 AM
ER, OO

 :)
Net addition?   FLIX
Horse halter   WHOA
Management target   ANGER
Theme: replacing the letter combination “er” with “oo” yielding a new phrase
Convict’s level on a prison ship?   PERPDECK [poop deck]
Evict a “Wizard of Oz” actor?   BOOTLAHR [Bert Lahr]
Deceptive swap that literally resulted in [theme]   THEOLDSWITCHEROO [note “er” and “oo”]

 :(
Grenoble gal pal   AMIE [there was a big hit song with this title --- in English]

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