Mon., 9/29 Matt Skoczen

[magus]

THEME:   first word of a phrase can precede WRAP
   
GOOD ONES:    
Director's "We're done" {& theme}   THAT'S A WRAP [personally, I don't give a wrap!]     
Ward of "CSI: NY"   SELA [not a ward or section of the city]   
   
BTW:   
Mexican's "other"  OTRA [correct, but this isn't Mexico --- thank goodness]   
   
   
RATING:    
Three grins = Loved it; Two grins = Enjoyed it; One grin = A bit bland for my taste; One teardrop = Not much fun   

[Thomps2525]

May I take part in this "wrap" session? Today's puzzle had a cute theme but there were far too many foreign words and brand names. Crossword editors used to reject such puzzles. Today's answers included DRANG, ETTU, HERR and OTRA, along with FANTA, IMAC, INTEL, QTIP and SOBE. But none of those words bothered me as much as EARWAX, which is disgusting as a physical condition and disgusting as a puizzle answer.

Today's New York Times crossword had three foreign words, ALTA, ESA and ETTU. Yes, another ETTU. Julius Caesar will never be forgotten. This puzzle had only one brand name, though: PABST.

I'm sure that the manufacturers of Fanta, Pabst, Sobe, iMacs and Q-Tips appreciate all this free advertising!