THEME: none with 32 blocks
GOOD ONES: Small magazine articles? BBS [not sure BB guns have magazines]
Chain that makes a lot of dough? SBARRO
So-so connection? AND
Note from abroad EURO [what would the answer be if it were "a broad" --- Dear John?]
BTW: Speaking point? LECTERN [had it been "Talking Point" it would have been a good one]
We were double-teamed by Brad and Doug who didn't make it easy with a triple gang of BALLETFLATS, BLUECURACAO, and SLACKTAVIST and other stuff I didn't know, but the mark of a good puzzle, in my mind, is that there is enough to make the solution possible.
RATING:

Three grins = Loved it; Two grins = Enjoyed it; One grin = A bit bland for my taste; One teardrop = Not much fun