Product Placement One facing Venus? SELENA [“Star facing Venus” would be more celestial]
Close to a delivery INLABOR [I thought
on route, etc.]
RV filler? STU
Word that stops fire? CEASE
Something to play in KEY
Theme: product names in common phrases
Aftershave impact? BRUTFORCE
Popular vodka-drinking locale? BIGSKYYCOUNTRY
Camera in need of screw tightening? LOOSECANON
Habitual depilatory cream user? NEETFREAK
Breakfast for the road? TRAVELERSCHEX
Lots of people from different worlds:
Charlie Parker,
SERENA and Venus {Williams},
NED Kelly,
CITO Gaston,
Daryl HANNAH,
MIMI Rogers,
Sun Tzu,
CATO,
GERARD Manly Hopkins,
Myra HESS,
ARMANDO Galarraga,
Nellie BLY,
Devereux of ESSEX,
{Bobby} SEALE,
Kid ORY, [who?]
Conan Doyle,
{Edgar Allen} POE,
NOMAR Garciaparra, [his father's name spelled backwards]
CCH Pounder
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