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Solving => Today's Puzzles => Topic started by: magus on October 16, 2011, 09:25:04 AM

Title: LAT Sun. 10/16 Gareth Bain
Post by: magus on October 16, 2011, 09:25:04 AM

Give It Some Gas
or HE Got in the Way

 :)
Park place   ARBOR
Foreign correspondent?   PENPAL
Part of a support system   BRASTRAP
Pound watching org.   ASPCA
Superman look-alike, apparently   PLANE ["...it's a bird; it's a plane..."]
Theme: HE [helium] intruding in common phrases and names
Dishonest kegler?   ALLEYCHEAT
Broadway tykes?   THEATERTOTS
But  :(
BATANEYELID [the expression is “bat an eyelash”]
SECHS
OTRA   

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

Title: Re: LAT Sun. 10/16 Gareth Bain
Post by: SJS on October 16, 2011, 12:28:40 PM

I've heard both idioms - bat an eyelid is fine.

Title: Re: LAT Sun. 10/16 Gareth Bain
Post by: magus on October 19, 2011, 08:56:04 AM

Where?

Title: Re: LAT Sun. 10/16 Gareth Bain
Post by: SJS on October 21, 2011, 08:22:55 PM

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bat_an_eyelid

Title: Re: LAT Sun. 10/16 Gareth Bain
Post by: magus on October 22, 2011, 09:14:35 AM

my point, exactly