“Gee  Whiz” 
Cruel partner   UNUSUAL
Cutlass maker   OLDS
Critic’s pick   NIT
Show stoppers   ADS
It might be a whole lot   ACRE
Theme: intrusive initial G in familiar phrases
Forty-niner after a lucky strike?   GOLDYELLER
Stagehand splitting his sides?   GRIPROARING
Man at the altar yet again?   GROOMFORONEMORE 
“We have met the enemy…”   Am I wrong or is Pogo’s observation at least as profound as any of Pope’s epigrams? 
 Sirius, for one   ASTAR [I think Sirius has stars A & B] 

Rouen remainder   
RESTEAlike, to Alain   EGAL [not only is this in French, I do not believe it is precisely translated from that language: 
alike is not 
equal] 
RATING:  
 
 
 Three grins = Loved it; Two grins = Enjoyed it; One grin = A bit bland for my taste; One teardrop = No fun