LAT Fri. 8/19 Jeff Louie

[magus]

C=G4

 
Coming out phrase  ITS AGIRL
Filled a hold with   LADE [hold, ship’s storage, sounds like “hole” in this phrase]
Medium state?   TRANCE
Bugler with horns   ELK
Ring jinglers   KEYS
One of Nixon’s vices?   AGNEW [in both senses of the term]
Theme: Gr blend substituted by Cr blend in phrases
Snacks for an all-nighter?   CRAMCRACKERS

 
App with a Buddy List   AIM [guess Jeff AIMed to separate the young from the old, and in my case he succeeded --- what does AIM stand for?]

 
OTRA vez

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

[SJS]

AIM

AOL Instant Messenger - a chat software program originally for America Online, but I think used by anyone.

[magus]

Thanks, SJS.  So if its not used much anymore, I wonder why AIM was not clued more interestingly --- maybe "'Pleasing' goal" or "'Fire' precursor."