Fri., 6/6 Frank Virzi

[magus]

THEME:   vertical phrases containing the letter run EDIT
   
GOOD ONES:     
Boat lifters {& theme}   RISING TIDES [reading up, the word TIDE rises; and I thought mechanical lifters found in boat yards]   
Shakes, as a tail   LOSES [as in tec fiction]   
One-time connection   AT A [not that the connection was one time only or long ago]   
Source of addl. evening light  DST [I thought electricity, etc.]   
   
BTW:   
"Advise" for MENTOR and AWE for "Leave dumstruck" are verbs here, not nouns as they usually are.   
   
   
   
RATING:   
Three grins = Loved it; Two grins = Enjoyed it; One grin = A bit bland for my taste; One teardrop = Not much fun