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Solving => Today's Puzzles => Topic started by: magus on September 28, 2011, 10:05:55 AM

Title: LAT Wed. 9/28 Venzke & Grabowski
Post by: magus on September 28, 2011, 10:05:55 AM
Res

 :)
Egg holders   NESTS
Corkers?   IRISH [from Cork]
Chow chow   ALPO [the food, not the dog]
Roman numeral   TRES
Theme:  OPEN AND SHUT CASE = LAWYERSDREAM [nice, but true only half of them I should think]

 ::) ABYSM   [I think Shakespeare was probably the first and last to use this term.]

 :(
Affectionate gesture con los labios   BESO [dumbest entry of the year --- half English, half Spanish clue, Spanish answer --- all when the pop song “Eso Beso” was available]
Today, in Toledo   HOY [the great ploy is that Toledo is in Spain, not Ohio]

Despite my carping, it was still fun.
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