Thu., 1/15 David Steinberg

[magus]

THEME:   letters C,R,E,A,M found in phrases
   
GOOD ONES:    
Dessert topper {& theme}   WHIPPED CREAM [in a way the CREAM is mixed or whipped]   
Development site   TRACT [neighborhood development; not lab, gym or womb]   
Bed covering   SOIL [flowers, not furniture]   
Big bang producer   TNT [note lower case for "bang"; hence, not the TV show]   
Served to perfection?   ACED   
Lemon or tangerine   COLOR   
Cabbage source?   ATM [don't hear this idiom much any longer]   
   
BTW:   
When we we see again ALMAY crossed by OLAY?   "I'll have to ask my complexion expert, the clerk at the drugstore with acne."
   
   
RATING:   
Three grins = Loved it; Two grins = Enjoyed it; One grin = A bit bland for my taste; One teardrop = Not much fun   

[Thomps2525]

It's too bad that Steinberg could not have also included a reference to the 1965 Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass album Whipped Cream & Other Delights. Oh well.

One of the most popular online games is Words With Friends. It's identical to Scrabble, except that it's played on a computer and not on a gameboard. ADE and AROAR appear occasionally in crossword puzzles but if I try to use either of those words in a Words With Friends game, I get this message: "Not a valid word." There ya go!

[magus]

So the game makers of Words With Friends failed to include those valid words.  When I read Romantic poetry I came across aroar, and there are many an ade available in stores --- even though my spell checker doesn't like either term.