THEME: prefix IN- is separated from the root word and read as two words
GOOD ONES: How poets write? IN VERSES [and the other 5 theme entries are as clever]
Bath bathroom LOO [Bath is an English city]
One going downhill fast SKIER
Short notes? IOU'S
BTW: Learned WISE [I know many learned people who are unwise; what I don't know is why this clue has been used, more than once, when there are so very many better clues for
wise, including "potato chip."]
Former Cubs slugger SOSA [I'd have clued it "Former Cubs cheater" or "Cub of ill-repute"]
Squeaker in Stuttgart
MAUS [but we're not German and we NEVER use this term]
RATING:
Three grins = Loved it; Two grins = Enjoyed it; One grin = A bit bland for my taste; One teardrop = Not much fun
