THEME: intrusive C
GOOD ONES: Tech news site's nefarious plan? NOTHING BUT C-NET ["nothing but net" is from basketball, but the tech site's plan is from hunger]
Food problem at the front? C-RATIONS OUT [now they're MRE's]
Sugar bowl fans ANTS [may need a question mark]
Hamburger man HERR
Pic to click ICON
Measure of brightness IQ TEST
Short deck hand? BOSUN
BTW: ETE is French only.
Knickknack
TCHOTCHKE [Yiddish only]
Source of heat STOVE [I think the fire or heat element in the stove is the heat source.]
RATING:
Three grins = Loved it; Two grins = Enjoyed it; One grin = A bit bland for my taste; One teardrop = Not much fun