Monday, February 15, 2010

WOULD YOU REPEAT THAT
Credit: Will Shortz in The Puzzlemaster Presents

Each answer is a four-letter phrase in which the first and third words are the same. Example: Using any available means or method................Catch as catch can

1. Constantly/Without a break
2. Everything is fine up to this point
3. Spending money too freely
4. Strenuous workout at the gym
5. A chip off the old block
6. Beginning of Santa's call to his reindeer
7. Children's rhyme about wishing at night
8. Fair way of accepting orders, seating people, etc.
9. Derogatory criticism of imitation
10. Basic principle of a democratic election

Answers:

1. Day in, day out
2. So far, so good
3. Easy come, easy go
4. No pain, no gain
5. Like father, like son
6. On Dasher! On Dancer!
7. Star light, star bright
8. First come, first served
9. Monkey see, monkey do
10. One man, one vote