Tue., 9/30 Steve Blais

[magus]

THEME:   first word of a phrase is something that can be lost
   
GOOD ONES:    
What risk takers have {& theme}   SOMETHING TO LOSE [like the time it took to do this puzzle]    
It's a gas in Canada   ESSO ["it's a gas" has escaped our idiom]   
Stand-up individual?   COMIC   
First lady?   EVE [oldie but goodie]   
   
BTW:   
Rear end   TUSH [really only a Yiddish expression used sometimes in NY, LA, and Miami --- same with couli --- I don't like either as we have butt or ass, if the occasion calls for it]   
   
   
   
RATING:   
Three grins = Loved it; Two grins = Enjoyed it; One grin = A bit bland for my taste; One teardrop = Not much fun