Retro Action

by | Oct 14, 2020 | Blog

Hi all. Jeffrey here and I’m back from my double-super-top-secret mission which took longer than expected. Thanks to Brian for the great job blogging the last two weeks. It looks like Barb is really putting me to work this week. I’m sure many of you are trying to...

A Change at the Top

by | Oct 7, 2020 | Blog

Greetings everyone; or I should say a tip of my hat to you… I guess Jeffrey’s ”double-super-top-secret mission” got extended by a week, so Brian Tetreault here again as a 4th quarter sub. So once again you’ll get an American’s take on this classically...

Job Sharing

by | Sep 30, 2020 | Blog

Greetings everyone – Jeffrey’s out this week on a ”double-super-top-secret mission” so Brian Tetreault here stepping in again as pinch hitter – or, since the baseball season is over for the Orioles 😥 maybe substitute is the proper term. I...

Oh, Dear!

by | Sep 23, 2020 | Blog

Hi all. “Oh, Dear!” is this week’s puzzle title and the first word of each theme answer can follow “Dear” in a well-known salutation. 18a [California setting of “Three’s Company”] – SANTA MONICA. Dear Santa, I would like a new Pentel Twist-Erase 0.9 lead pencil. 23a...

Misplaced Modifiers

by | Sep 16, 2020 | Blog

Hi all. “Misplaced Modifiers” is this week’s puzzle title and each theme answer has the leading adjective (or adverb?) moved to the end and become a noun to create a wacky new phrase. 18a [Apartment of an environmental group?] – EARTH SOCIETY FLAT (Flat Earth Society)...

By Cracky!

by | Sep 9, 2020 | Blog

Hi all. “By Cracky!” is this week’s puzzle title and each theme answers gets a “BY” added at the end with humorous results. 17a [Sport in which the term “Hail Mary pass” is meant literally?] – PRAYER RUGBY (Prayer rug) 25a [Guy cooking dinner for his wife?] – GRUB...