The puzzle's starred theme answers are all dishes best served cold, like revenge, according to today's proverb about delayed retribution. For this solver, tastiest place is a toss up between
ICECREAM and
PASTASALAD, followed by
GAZPACHO. I've never had
JELLIEDEEL, but I'm still putting it at the bottom of the list. Well, I might prefer it to revenge, come to think of it. Revenge is, not at all to my taste and is, in fact, one of my least favorite things. IMO, it's an idea/act that should be roundly repudiated rather than treated as absolutely necessary in so many of today's movies and TV shows. But, that's not why I called you all here. Let's get back to the
MEET of the matter.
I wasn't
GAGA about the clumps of
ABCS holding the grid together (
NHL,
DES,
SRI,
RBI,
NOV,
STD), but I was
AMUSED by the word
GASP because it brought to mind a favorite
Burnistoun skit. Also,
SPREE is fun and I learned the word/phrase
UPFAKE for a pretend shot in basketball lingo -
GAM on! I also liked "Conclude use of a computer, e.g." (
LOGOFF).
~Frannie.
My favorite part was the triple stack of SKOPJE, WALRUS, and INDIGO. Those were all fun answers.
ReplyDeleteAs for the cold dishes, I suppose that seems like a summer thing rather than early March, but even if so it isn't something to create a lot of DRAMA about.
Once again - ONCE AGAIN - I was tripped up by a "group of whales" *not* being a POD. Aside from this, a nice easy relaxed sub-3 Monday crossword.
ReplyDeleteThe correct order, for me, is PASTASALAD, then ICECREAM, then nothing.
ReplyDeleteAnd Philbo - I somehow learned GAM before Pod, so I usually have difficulty when it's not gam. Also including "tripped up" and "sub-3" in the same comment probably indicates incorrect usage. :)
It was only a slight stumble. :) I'd gladly try JELLIEDEEL if it were put in front of me. Maybe someday.......
DeleteHand raised for POD before GAM. And for me, the correct order is ICE CREAM.
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