Spelling Supernumeraries 
It’s in poetry? TIS
Theme: silent letters in words which taken in order spell LAMBS
Characteristic of the puzzle’s circled letters, which suggest {theme} SILENCE
Literary schnauzer ASTA [in
The Thin Man movies she was a male fox terrier]
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
