Getting the H Out --- Again… but this time it’s phonic not orthographic
End of school? MARM
Struggle with sassafras? LISP
One of seven in this clue SYLLABLE
Strong finish? LACQUER [bet this word doesn’t see too many grids]
Theme: H removed from phrases
Crooned while tipsy? SANGHIGH [Shanghai] [see Nov.
Smithsonian]
Underwater menace? SEADEVIL [she devil]
Actor Holbrook under the weather? SALLOWHAL [
Shallow Hal was a recent movie]
Struggling with BADAT [In a sense the clue fits; but excellence does not presuppose ease.]
RATING:
Three grins = Loved it; Two grins = Enjoyed it; One grin = A bit bland for my taste; One teardrop = No fun
