Idiom’s DelightThe title plays on “idiot’s delight” but does not seem to match the content of the theme entries in that they are maxim’s, not idioms. But the contradictory maxims were clever and fun to fill out.
Play mates? CAST
Pay stub? OLA
OK at the corral YEP
Sign of summer LEO [oldie but goodie]
Reason for tears ALLERGY
Break points at Wimbledon TEATIMES
Something to see, perhaps BET [better without “perhaps”]
Some whistle blowers REFS [“Some” ruins it]
Not square HEP [that’s
So last year --- OLDHAT]
“Ignorance is bliss” is really misleading since Pope wrote: “When ‘tis folly to be wise, ignorance is bliss.” Somehow that important clause got lost and with it his point.
Greek gp. SOR [I’m guessing SOR is an abbreviation for sorority, which I don’t believe has an abbreviation. I’d go with the great “Spanish composer.”]
Crossing
MES with
ESTA is particularly irksome.
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
