Theme: On the GO (The word GO is added to phrases in English to make new phrases)
16A: "Tropical fruit that grows underground?": CAVE MANGO (CAVE MAN + MANGO)
21A: "Church game played with cans and bottles?": RECYCLE BINGO (RECYCLE BIN + BINGO)
37A: "Italian cheese from the Florida Keys?": SOUTH EAST ASIAGO (SOUTH EAST ASIA + ASIAGO)
44A: "Fled what was once Zaire?": ESCAPED CONGO (ESCAPED CON + CONGO)
57A: "Jargon of the ancient Yucatan?": MAYA LINGO (MAYA LIN + LINGO)
Across:
24A: "Workout unit": REP. Wanted SET.
28A: "Not away": IN TOWN. One time this was clued as "Back from a trip" and I wanted AT HOME. Technically, if somebody is not at home then they are away even if they are in town.
52A: SWAT team supply: TEAR GAS. Wanted WEAPONS or TACTICS.
Down:
2D: "Patron saint of Norway": OLAV. Wanted OLAF.
34D: "False god": BAAL. Why not "All of them"? Ha ha, I can say that because it's my name up there. Seriously, I wanted IDOL.
45D: "Lathered up": SOAPY. I would link to a picture but I'm at work so I'd better not.
Martin
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Congratulations on your first post, Martin! Just perfect! Can you Bold the blue links?
ReplyDeleteCan I bold the blue links? Apparently, I can. :)
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Nice! I have one question, however. Here in the US it is Friday, October 9. Since you are in Taiwan and in a different time zone, are the days and dates ahead so that it is Thursday, October 9? LOL.
ReplyDeleteD'oh! I was cutting and pasting from C.C.'s Thursday post to get the format right.
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