Pugnacity 
Earthshaking news? QUAKE
Company in Germany? ZWEI [as in two’s company --- good thing the number only went to two in German --- past three and I’m a goner]
Theme: boxing terms added to beginning of phrases
Talkative “King of Country� JABBERINGSTRAIT [George and the Bering Strait]
NUCLEI crossed with CHROMOSOME [don’t often get scientific terms: odd that two of them crossed]
While there weren’t many puns, there were some simple words with clues that didn’t immediately come to mind:
Knack FEEL
Ask for SEEK
Big bunch BODY
Like Coolidge, famously TERSE [“Silent Calâ€]
RATING:
Three grins = Excellent: Loved it; Two grins = Good: Enjoyed it; One grin = Satisfactory: A bit bland for my taste; One teardrop = Unsatisfying: No fun
