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Solving => Today's Puzzles => Topic started by: magus on October 23, 2011, 09:37:00 AM

Title: LAT Sun. 10/23 Maryellen Uthlaut
Post by: magus on October 23, 2011, 09:37:00 AM
“Gee  Whiz”

 :)
Cruel partner   UNUSUAL
Cutlass maker   OLDS
Critic’s pick   NIT
Show stoppers   ADS
It might be a whole lot   ACRE
Theme: intrusive initial G in familiar phrases
Forty-niner after a lucky strike?   GOLDYELLER
Stagehand splitting his sides?   GRIPROARING
Man at the altar yet again?   GROOMFORONEMORE

“We have met the enemy…”   Am I wrong or is Pogo’s observation at least as profound as any of Pope’s epigrams?

 ??? Sirius, for one   ASTAR [I think Sirius has stars A & B]

 :(
Rouen remainder   RESTE
Alike, to Alain   EGAL [not only is this in French, I do not believe it is precisely translated from that language: alike is not equal]

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