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Solving => Today's Puzzles => Topic started by: magus on June 21, 2013, 09:03:16 AM
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THEME: intrusive F sound in phrases [would the title be "Get the F Out?]
GOOD ONES:
Dog afficianados? GREYHOUND-BUFFS
Lilliputian ocean formations? PEE-WEE-REEFS [Brooklyn Dodger shortstop Reese]
Fodder for the British tabloids? NOBLE-GAFFES
Decide not to run KILL [as with motors]
Rhymes of rap BUSTA [how is it possible that I know this name?]
Horse show MR-ED
Park and drive GEARS
BTW:
Ed seems to be showing us his scientific bent:
Bone used in pronation ULNA
Lab glass PYREX
Element abundant in liver IRON
It may involve pi AREA
NOBLE GAS
And his appreciation of Jonathan Swift:
Lilliputian and Brobdingnagian in the same puzzle!
And his complete disregard of my notion of foreign words in English puzzles:
A tenth of zehn EINS
Hot time in the cite ETES [isn't this also a second person familiar verb?]
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