THEME:   None, but 28 blocks   
GOOD ONES:     Developing areas   WOMBS   
China from Japan   IMARI   
Cause of a hair raising experience?   ZEROG   
Fitting activity   TRYINGON      
BTW:   Modern-day male bonding   BROMANCE [guess I'm too old to appreciate this term for good friendship]   
As a friend to Francois   
ENAMI [so here's a problem with allowing foreign words; now idioms find their way in, and why not?  It makes me 
eclater de rire.]   
Provencal sauce   AIOLI [it's also Italian, which we see here more often because there are more Italian restaurants, but it seems John likes French]      
RATING:  
 
  
   Three grins = Loved it; Two grins = Enjoyed it; One grin = A bit bland for my taste; One teardrop = Not much fun