PUNCH LINES
The theme today is taking a bunch of phrases ending with "line" and reinterpreting them humorously and/or cleverly. As in:
Fishing line? - TELLMEIMPRETTY
Private line? - SIRYESSIR
Assembly line? - PLEASEBESEATED
Very nice.
In addition to the dense across and down theme, there were plenty of good entries. Fun QMCs inclued "Person of interest?" (LOANSHARK), "Light-headed sorts?" (MOTHS), "Preserves things?" (JARS), "Gives a hand?" (CLAPS), and the somewhat tortured "Passage of rite?" (AISLE). And on the other side, we have "There's a hole in one" (BAGEL), "Sense of orientation" (GAYDAR), "Hot spot" (HELL), and "What might lead to a bridge" (VERSE).
I was not familiar with the AXOLOTL salamander, named after an Aztec deity, and I was a little surprised when "Shake slightly" turned out to be JOGGLE instead of JiGGLE, but there wasn't really all that much to complain about. The oddest thing might have been "____-courtin'" (GOA). It played a little tricky for me, but overall I quite enjoyed it.
Frannie and I will be competing in the Boswords Winter Wondersolve later today. Perhaps some of you will be there too. If so, happy solving!
- Horace
AXOLOTL is, and always been, my favourite word of all words. I too was thrown a bit by JOGGLE. And I believe it was Mr. Froggie who went a'courtin' (and he did ride).. I should check out the Wondersolve, if I'm not already too late.....
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