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Solving => Today's Puzzles => Topic started by: magus on January 10, 2012, 09:23:30 AM
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Wachamacallits
… covert theme: 5 phrases ending in synonyms for whatsits
:)
Cooks cakes BAKES [note no apostrophe]
Snazzy duo? ZEES [Even with the question mark, I seem unable to grasp immediately the spelling and instead scratch my head for meaning.]
:o
Why are there so many 40-year-old and older references?
- FDR’s successor
Milo OSHEA of the movie Ulysses
SID Caesar
EDNA Ferber’s Show Boat
SSR [ok, maybe not]
IRMA La Deuce [could have been even older had it been My Friend Irma]
Charles ROBB
ANNA of The King and I
OSS
RATING: ;D Three grins = Loved it; Two grins = Enjoyed it; One grin = A bit bland for my taste; One teardrop = Not much fun
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Hi Magus,
Thanks for posting. I really liked the "Snazzy duo?" cluing. I thought it was quite clever, with the word "snazzy" containing a pair of the letter "zee", and hence the "zees" are the duo present in the word.
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That's another thumbs-up from me for the "Snazzy duo?" clue. Love it! - Marya