Nothing to Write Home About 
Part of the deal HAND
Handle for a little shaver? ATRA
Met tragedy, perhaps? OPERA
Words that lead to nothing? ALLOR [“all or nothing”]
Bird in the bush? EMU [the Australian bush]
Theme: intrusive letter D in phrases
Soundly defeat by cheating? DRUBTHEWRONGWAY
Gloomy Cuban? DOURMANINHAVANA
Grade that describes this puzzle’s theme DPLUS
Head slapper's cry DOH [Isn’t it DUH?]
"How adorable!" AWW [isn't it spelled AW]
Latin lover's declaration TEAMO [I’d go with the cigar brand, not the foreign expression]
ARME a feu: French gun [I know “arme blanche” is in English, but is this?]
RATING:
Three grins = Excellent: Loved it; Two grins = Good: Enjoyed it; One grin = Satisfactory: A bit bland for my taste; One teardrop = Unsatisfying: No fun
For a discussion on foreign terms, click on “Forum” tab, look under “General Discussion” (page 2) and select ZENOPHOBIA.
