WHAT'S MY LINE?

Charles Barasch

 

Each clue below prompts a certain kind of LINE. Wordplay is fair play. For example, "Guilty, your honor" could prompt FINE LINE (denoting both a small difference and a financial penalty.)

1. "I'm outta here."

2. "Mine, all mine"

3. 'You're fired."

4. "Don't blame me."

5. "My mistake"

6. "Straighten up."

7. "How about dinner and a movie?"

8. "I coulda been a contender."

Answers:

 

1. Checkout line

2. Property line

3. Unemployment line

4. Defensive line

5. Fault line

6. Vertical line

7. Date line

8. Punch line