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Solving => Today's Puzzles => Topic started by: magus on September 25, 2014, 09:01:31 AM

Title: Thu., 9/25 C.C. Burnikel
Post by: magus on September 25, 2014, 09:01:31 AM
THEME:   muscle abbreviations spanning two words of random phrases
   
GOOD ONES:     
Common sports injuries {& theme}   PULLED MUSCLES [in a way the muscle is pulled between two words]   
John of England   ELTON [not toilet]   
Movie trailer?   GOER   
Holiday dishes?   CHINA   
Ones working around the clock   HANDS [but not cowhands]   
Vikings seek them, briefly   TD'S   
Raid target   ANT   
   
BTW:   
PANDA BEAR is a misnomer, so this theme entry requires substandard useage to complete the grid.   
   
Utter   STATE [denotatively, but STATE suggests a firmness lacking in an utterance]   
   
   
RATING:    ;D ;D
Three grins = Loved it; Two grins = Enjoyed it; One grin = A bit bland for my taste; One teardrop = Not much fun