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Solving => Today's Puzzles => Topic started by: magus on August 10, 2014, 09:35:30 AM
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THEME: common phrases with a Y between them create odd phrases
GOOD ONES:
TITLE: Catchy Phrases
Awkward work period? STICKY SHIFT
Hoedown official having a bad day? CRANKY CALLER
Course often taken first SALAD [Americans take college courses and have salad first; Brits take salad]
Be real EXIST [not the interjection]
December number CAROL [I thought twelve, ten (reindeer)]
Dash for cash, e.g. TYPO [of course I thought foot races]
Legend creator ACURA [I thought some impresario]
BTW:
There was some interesting cluing throughout like SAFETY clued by football; ARM clued by "pieces"; DEAN by actor, not school official; etc.
Soap staple DRAMA [soaps are dramas; they can't be their own staple.
Tattoo sites ANKLES [isn't it anywhere?]
Disfigure MAR [that would be MAIM; mar suggests a minor change for the worse]
Very early WEE [needs "hours" otherwise it means only small]
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