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Thu., 2/5 Victor Barocas

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magus:
THEME:   last word of a well-known phrase can precede DETECTOR
   
GOOD ONES:     
Device for exposing {theme}   DETECTOR   
General organization?   ARMY   
Word before base or ball   AIR [in basketball an air ball misses completely the basket and backboard]   
Song and dance   ARTS ["Don't give me that song and dance!"]   
   
BTW:   
IM guffaw   LOL [in NY City it meant an ironic "lots of luck"]   
   
Inducing the willies   EERIE [can't remember the last time I heard "the willies"]   
   
Kitched dweller of song   DINAH [can't remember the last time I heard "Someone's in the Kitchen with Dinah"]   
   
Unit between levels   STAIR STEP [not buying this term as a phrase]   
   
Spanish 101 verb  ESTA [good clue if we were in the class --- less so if you took German, or French, or Mandarin]   
   
   
RATING:    ;D ;D
Three grins = Loved it; Two grins = Enjoyed it; One grin = A bit bland for my taste; One teardrop = Not much fun   

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