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Solving => Today's Puzzles => Topic started by: magus on January 27, 2012, 09:34:06 AM
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Raising the Bar
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Ring leader? REF
Family leader? DON [I thought DAD --- hat a dope!]
Lower land? LEA [cattle low there]
One making big bucks? BRONCO
Seasonal number NOEL
Obeyed a court order ROSE
Ironically, they may be even ODDS
Turkey diner, probably ASIAN [not dinner]
Prepare to be shot SMILE
Trouble spots for teens ACNE
Theme: grid and meaning join in that the three blocks immediately in front of or behind answers stand for the word BAR, and BAR plus the answer can make a rational phrase.
GRANOLA, OXYGEN, SALAD, MITZVAH, HARBOR, GRAPH
::) “I didn’t need to know that!” TMI [oh, oh! Now texting abbreviations are not only asked but nothing in the clue tells us it’s a texting term. Even though this was one of the three I know, I’m toast!]
:o Popular rubbers TOTES [We don’t use the term rubbers much anymore to mean boots or even erasers; it is reserved for condoms. So for all the hyper-sensitive among us: OMG!]
This was a gem!
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
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Love the clue for ODDS in particular!
FWIW I don't think of TMI as a texting term. I hardly ever text, and I'm familiar with the term from hearing people say it. I think I first heard it used in a sitcom or movie.
Marya