Clever Title: “Prix Fixe Menu” is pronounced /pre-fix/ which each theme entry contains.
Theme: first letters of phrases are common prefixes, which if removed yield a different phrase.
Good Ones:Precinct high jinks? MISCHIEFOFPOLICE [removing the prefix yields “chief of police”]
Overpromotion of Meyer’s novel series? TWILIGHTPOLUTION
Draft picks ALES
Turning point? KNOB
What a gal has that a gent doesn’t? HARDG
An article may be written on it SPEC
Little bit of Greek? IOTA
Hill workers ANTS [oldie but goodie]
By the Way:Can’t miss NOLOSE [the idiom is “can’t lose” but since we have “no win” I can see its obverse]
Sweedish imports SAABS [didn’t they go bankrupt?]
MWAH seems a bit poetic but I was able to guess “mwaa” at first.
Are MALLO Cups the same as Mallo Mars or is it Mallo[w] Bars?
Who knew?:YURT [Next time I’m in Central Asia and need a tent I’ll know what to ask for.]
Some Nits to Pick:Marte, por ejemplo DIA [todo en espanol, pero no es mas bueno]
Pamplona parlor SALA [alliterative, but not very good]
Yank or Jay ALER [this word does not exist in the real world and should be banned from crossword puzzles under the penalty of having to return serves from an “acer.”]
RATING:
Three grins = Loved it; Two grins = Enjoyed it; One grin = A bit bland for my taste; One teardrop = Not much fun
