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Solving => Today's Puzzles => Topic started by: magus on March 17, 2013, 11:23:23 AM
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THEME: mispronunciations by reversing initial sounds of first and last words of random phrases
GOOD ONES:
Respond to a face licking? KISSTHEMUTT [miss the cut]
Work for nothing? WAIVETHEPAY [pave the way]
Inside look, briefly? MRI
Hardy heroine TESS [an oldie but goodie, and so was Tess]
Big apple locale? DESKTOP
Back on board AFT [back of a boat]
Head of Hollywood EDITH
BTW:
Forgo long stories? SKIPTHETALES [but tales are not long stories; sagas would be better]
I spell it booties, not bootees.
OST and ETRE are not used in this language.
Monday morning quarterbacking: Casino request HITME [I'd clue it "Violent casino request?"]
Problem with doing Xwords from the newspaper is that when the delivery is late, so am I.
This puzzle has gone to the dogs: MUTT, ALPO, ODIE, and OTTO [sorry]
RATING: ;D ;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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There's also a problem with doing them online, it's not there today.