THEME: MAN intruding in phrases
GOOD ONES: One whose citations are always on target? QUOTATION MARKSMAN [quotation marks]
Work force breakdown? MANPOWER FAILURE [power failure]
Pathfinders and such NISSANS [I always get fooled on these car answers; I was sure NIMRODS was the answer]
Subject of a passing concern? ESTATE [I thought football]
Some shooters, for short SLR'S [single lens reflex cameras but I thought guns and peas]
Where to see available courses MENUS [thought I was back in college]
Ian Fleming or James Bond ETONIANS [all I could think of was that they were male and British --- never saw author and protagonist in the same clue]
BTW:
Med. Research org. NIMH [can't help thinking of the delightful novel
The Rats of NIMH]
ESLAS and ETRE are not used in English. [change ESLAS to ELSAS (of the lioness) and there is one less problem, and with ETRE changed to EBRO and a few other easy changes, the puzzle would have been stronger]
RATING:
Three grins = Loved it; Two grins = Enjoyed it; One grin = A bit bland for my taste; One teardrop = Not much fun
