This is dedicated to Merry Poppet, our resident wordsmith and all-around fan of wordplay.
ACROSS
8. Sounds like a gambler, but it’s really a partner in crime.
9. They’re either fighting, drinking or kissing.
10. iOTW reader has this kind of outstanding toe.
11. God bless her.
12. He he was was a “dancing machine.”
13. They better not get in BFH’s way on the road.
16. Arab cutlery.
19. Comes before Spumante.
22. Sometimes a woman pays this, but rarely.
23. Democrats’ mascots
24. Detroit was this kind of city.
25. Dubya pronounced it funny.
DOWN
1.Bangers in Britain.
2.Emptying these is a crappy job.
3.Hollywood Boulevard is filled with them.
4. Velvety, Buttery, Whipped.
5. Kids collect them in jars.
6. Social studies or a Honda?
7. Not the Sunni side of the street
14. Even Usain Bolt shouldn’t run with these.
15. Obama accuses the right of this every chance he gets.
17. The left-wing is wholly comprised of this.
18. It’s so easy. ________ can do it.
20. She sometimes wears all black with a covering over her head.
21. Trip the Light Fantastic.
22. Coyote’s favorite company.
ANSWERS HERE
Good luck with it Merry. Am usually a willing cruciverbalist, but abetter get to bed.
I never understood the appeal of CP.
9 across is easy.
10 across was easy for me. I just said how much I like their name on here.
Got them all but 1 and 5 Down.
Got 7 Down wrong.
Crosswords are considered a good mental exercise.
Use it or lose it!
The answer to 9 across has got to be “Mexicans”.
22 and 18 down had me for a couple minutes, but then the light dawned. đ Thanks, BFH!
Every time I heard him say 25 across I wanted to punch him through the tv. Carter, too.