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Solving => Today's Puzzles => Topic started by: magus on December 11, 2011, 10:04:42 AM
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“Give B’s A Chance”
… from the song “Give Peace a Chance” --- great title
:)
Lamb piece ESSAY
Bldg. with stacks LIB
Short review CRIT
Washington’s mount VERNON
Theme: two-word phrases both words of which normally started with P changed to B
Jaded ballplayer? BITTERBATTER [from pitter patter --- but jaded doesn't mean bitter]
Grain of sand? BEACHBIT
Sound of Crosby’s doorbell? BINGBONG
Nits to Pick:
Unpleasant pair EVILS [what is a pair of evils?]
Scarlett, to Rhett, ultimately MYDEAR [“ultimately” makes the question not literal but actual; hence, the opposite is true as he walked out on her: "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn." I suppose "ultimately" can be interpreted as occurring at the end.]
Alka-Seltzer sound PLOP [it’s “ker-plop” as I recall]
Merman, notably BELTER [singer, yes --- she certainly belted out songs; but a belter --- what’s that? Was Mickey Mantle a “belter”?]
Domingo preceder SABADO [how do you say “preceder” in Spanish?]
IMED [what’s this --- I’m lucky I got IMHO]
RATING: ;D ;D Three grins = Loved it; Two grins = Enjoyed it; One grin = A bit bland for my taste; One teardrop = No fun
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Thanks for posting comments on the L.A. Times crosswords. I look forward to reading your review after I finish the puzzle each day.
Alka-Seltzer commercials from the 50's and 60's had a jingle with the line "plop plop fizz fizz".
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Unpleasant pair-I took to mean lesser of two evils
IMed- instant messaged
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I think that's right: lesser of two evils. Thanks.
How did you know IMED, and aren't they all pretty much instant?
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Thanks for the kind words, rbe.
I tried a personal response through Cruciverb but I got a message saying you've blocked it.
Anyway, you're right about plop which was part of the jingle, which may have run as early as the '50's. I can't remember it beyond the '60's, but it may still be running.