“Gee Whiz” 
Cruel partner UNUSUAL
Cutlass maker OLDS
Critic’s pick NIT
Show stoppers ADS
It might be a whole lot ACRE
Theme: intrusive initial G in familiar phrases
Forty-niner after a lucky strike? GOLDYELLER
Stagehand splitting his sides? GRIPROARING
Man at the altar yet again? GROOMFORONEMORE
“We have met the enemy…” Am I wrong or is Pogo’s observation at least as profound as any of Pope’s epigrams?
Sirius, for one ASTAR [I think Sirius has stars A & B]
Rouen remainder
RESTEAlike, to Alain EGAL [not only is this in French, I do not believe it is precisely translated from that language:
alike is not
equal]
RATING:
Three grins = Loved it; Two grins = Enjoyed it; One grin = A bit bland for my taste; One teardrop = No fun
