Earth, in Germany ERDE [Why not “The Song of the Earth” by Mahler? { something like “Lied d… Erde”}]
Cinq moins deux TROIS [Why not “Manage a ___”? Well, at least the whole clue is in French.]
That, in Toledo ESO [Why not the song, “Eso Beso”?]

Clearly John does this only to rankle me! Of course, he probably ignores this space altogether. Anyway, my title is better than his puzzle---so there.

RATING:

Three grins = Excellent: Loved it; Two grins = Good: Enjoyed it; One grin = Satisfactory: A bit bland for my taste; One teardrop = Unsatisfying: No fun