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Solving => Today's Puzzles => Topic started by: magus on February 16, 2014, 10:02:38 AM

Title: Sun., 2/16 Mike Peluso
Post by: magus on February 16, 2014, 10:02:38 AM
THEME:   Y in a phrase changed to ING
   
GOOD ONES:    
Taking inventory at the Tropicana plant?  ORANGE COUNTING [Orange County]   
Boxer catching flies?  SHAGGING DOG [shaggy dog]   
Pierre's home: Abbr.  S DAK [I thought maison]   
Office component  EXCEL [I thought an actual office]   
Singer?  RAT   
   
BTW:   
'60s-'70s Mets coach Eddie : YOST [he is better known as a top flight lead-off hitter]   
   
Seraphim and cherubim, to Giovanni  ANGELI [As angeli is not used in English, I'd go with "Actress Pier"]   
   
Grammarians' concerns  USAGES [the usage is USAGE]   
   
Big Apple news initials  NYT [the correct name of the paper includes THE]   
   
EINS, OESTE, EL NORTE, ALLO are not used in English.   
   
   
RATING:    ;D ;D
Three grins = Loved it; Two grins = Enjoyed it; One grin = A bit bland for my taste; One teardrop = Not much fun