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I think the music instruments homophones were featured in a connection puzzle not long ago. I wonder if these callbacks are intentional in some way.
I believe Blue Rondo a la Turk goes from 9/8 to 4/4 swing, which makes it sound sort of like 9/8 to 12/8
A perfectly accurate bit of onomatopoeia with HAHA today, well done to Buchbinder and Fagliano!
Three "Official" inclusions today! 🤣
Unsquare Dance is the Brubeck song in 7/4
I do like to get Chris's explanations for the clues I answered but couldn't understand ! Today's one was mood ring.
Lay offs are the term usually given when workers are put on short time or no work at all in bad economic times.
I wonder why HEE HAW means none or nothing in Scotland. " It's hee haw o the kind" " Ye're gettin hee haw mair to drink ! "