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Solving => Today's Puzzles => Topic started by: magus on June 07, 2011, 08:31:18 AM
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Soup Balls of Green ("Green Soup Balls" would be confusing)
:)
Digital water testers? TOES
Victoria in Africa FALLS
Fingers for the D.A. IDS
Red Rose PETE [he played for the Cincinnati Reds]
Silver in old Westerns HORSE [Lone Ranger’s]
Game start? HARDG
Nickel and dime COINS
Kids’ stuff TOYS
Berth place UPPER [note spelling]
Theme: PEA found in phrases
Soup ingredients {and theme hint} SPLITPEAS [the PEAS are slit in the sense that they are each part of two words]
8)
Just after sunset ATDUSK [When I constructed Xwords BC {before computers} editors would not allow a random preposition before a noun, but I never understood why --- this seems fine.]
Best Tuesday puzzle I can recall.
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