LAT Tue. 6/3 Gareth Bain

[magus]

Possible Title: Summertime

Theme: SUN, SURF, & SAND respectively starting three phrases

Good Ones:
Summer getaway {and theme}   BEACHHOLIDAY
Bit of a shock?   VOLT
Datebook sequence   MTWTF [immediately above]
Vowel sequence   AEIOU

By the Way:
Stat for A-Rod   RBI [not sure about the hyphen as his nickname came from a box score abbreviation: ARod]

Skimpy swimwear   THONG [for those who are aghast at such a daring clue it could have been “Monoph ization connection”]

I enjoyed the wide variety of clues from a rock song to a show tune, a poem to a movie, a sports figure to a writer, etc.

RATING:    Three grins = Loved it; Two grins = Enjoyed it; One grin = A bit bland for my taste; One teardrop = Not much fun