Sun., 5/3 Gail Grabowski

[magus]

THEME: end of words placed in the beginning creating new words or phrases   
      
GOOD ONES:        
Outstanding building manager?   STAR SUPER      
Ordinary hero?   STANDARD SUB      
Golfer with an array of trick shots?   CREATIVE PRO      
Challenging locks   MOPS [my mother used to tell me to "comb that mop" and I hated it --- but I had hair]      
Took turns?   DROVE      
Chinese leader?   INDO      
It gives you the big picture   IMAX      
Dip with zip   SALSA      
      
BTW:      
TETE   is not used in English   
      
      
RATING:       
Three grins = Loved it; Two grins = Enjoyed it; One grin = A bit bland for my taste; One teardrop = Not much fun      

[Thomps2525]

Merl Reagle's Sunday crossword today contains several "Foreign Expressions For Dogs." He must have thought he had a cute theme. Sorry, Merl, the answers mixing dog-related words and foreign words were absolutely detestable. Two examples: FURBOTEN for "Strictly against the law, as shaving a dachshund?" and MUZZLETOV for "'Good luck keeping your dog from biting'?" These horrible puns had me howling!