THEME: intrusive AM
GOOD ONES: Unprincipled operator? (AM)ORAL SURGEON
Really large items thrown overboard? JUMBO JETS(AM)
Harsh criticism of a Pontiac? GRAND (AM) SLAM
Done like Donne POETIC
It it's orange, it's black PEKOE
Egg holder NEST
Bust measurements? KILOS [bust=arrest --- narcotics are weighed in kilos]
BTW: For some reason I dislike "veal PARM," but I enjoy the meal.
ESA no es englais.
Don Knotts denial NOOP [before he played Barney Fife, Knotts was a comedian on Steve Allen's shows where he was very nervous and answered NOOP when interviewed ]
"Sure, I get it" AH SO [once before AH SO was mis-clued; it is an expression used humorously to connote one's coming to understand]
Went off the deep end DOVE [when I grew up
dived was the only acceptable past tense --- but language is always changing]
RATING:
Three grins = Loved it; Two grins = Enjoyed it; One grin = A bit bland for my taste; One teardrop = Not much fun