The theme today is a type of clue we decided to call a FIC, or a False Imperative Clue. To wit:
"Can it!" (DILLPICKLE)
"Zip it!" (SLEEPINGBAG)"
"Shut it!" (BEDROOMDOOR)
"Button it!" (DRESSSHIRT)
All four mean the English equivalent of ta gueule!, or, be quiet. Very nice.
Interesting inclusion of Steven Vincent BENÉT, of "John Brown's Body" fame. It's a funny thing that it became so famous with that first line: "John Brown's body lies a-mouldering in the grave."
SEAL (Stamp for a notary public) was timely for me, as I just used the services of a mobile notary public this past weekend. And I will never forget that the capital of Samoa is APIA. It's classic crosswordese, and at the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament a few years ago I met someone who had lived there for a while. Apt!
OK, I gotta run. IHADABLAST.
- Horace
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