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Solving => Today's Puzzles => Topic started by: magus on October 11, 2015, 10:13:20 AM
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THEME: /A/ sound substituted for a normal vowel sound in a phrase
GOOD ONES:
title: BRINGING YOUR "A" GAME
Go flat? LIE [as in recline]
It may be gray AREA
Maniacal leader? EGO- [not Putin]
Bangkok bread BAHT [what they spend, not eat]
Quakers in the forest? ASPENS [the trees quake, I guess]
Darling girl WENDY [from Peter Pan whose last name was Darling, and she was]
Beach shade TAN [not the shade from an umbrella]
It means nothing at all NIL [not the illicit affair]
Turns up at home? AT BATS [the jargon is "turns at the plate"]
Older partner, hopefully WISER [as in the sadly eschewed concept of "older and wiser"]
Hot rod SPIT [at times]
Persian plaint MEW [the cat not the cat (man or dude…)]
BTW:
Aversion therapy HATE DETECTOR [I don't believe there is a "height" detector]
"The View" alum Joy BEHAR [I do believe she has returned]
Emulate the Piper DERAT [I don't believe this is a word]
Breed of dog? SLY [as in "sly dog," but he isn't bred and doesn't "breed true" as does my standard poodle, who would be stumped by the breeding process I am sure]
SEIS and DONDE are Spanish only.
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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The CrosswordTracker.com site says YESSED has appeared in 12 crosswords, including today's. The clue today was "Agreed with." Other puzzles have used "Okayed" or "Green-lighted." But since when has "yes" been a verb?
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The President is yessed to death.
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Speaking of which.....
During an interview which aired on CBS-TV's 60 Minutes yesterday, Obama was asked if he thought he would win re-election if the Constitution allowed him to seek a third term. His unequivocal answer was "Yes."