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@Petrol What a coincidence - I did it standing on my back with one arm behind my head.

@Paul Actually, OTC = Over The Counter (drugs), meaning without a pre[script]ion.

@Matt Interesting. I have never seen it. Yet, the CDC says, "In U.S. English, the single-celled living organism described here is an ameba. The word amoeba, with an 'o', is used as part of a scientific genus name." You learn something new everyday, I guess!

@Mike I think you may be commenting on the wrong puzzle. There is no 27D in the 2/28/26 puzzle, and nothing in any clue about blueprints.

@Dan Yeah, I came here to say something about that. A plural clue supposed to have a plural answer.

@Alan That is definitely not Bill Gates.

@Cyndie Bah, that'll teach me to be more careful in my research. You're right; according to William Leuchtenburg, that was directed to FDR, which actually makes more sense anyway.

@Isaac Aronow I have to say, having grown up in the 60s and 70s, reading the works of the grand masters of the golden age of science fiction, I always do a double take when I see your name - I imagine you get that a lot.

@Pat Good call. I knew of the other spelling, but didn't realize it was exclusively a metal framework. <a href="https://www.thefreedictionary.com/grill" target="_blank">https://www.thefreedictionary.com/grill</a>

@Dan In the Navy, UNREP is Underway Replenishment, when a supply ship pulls alongside you at sea.

@Francis Tell me about it!

@SBK in TO I think you may be on to something - pins, and socks.

@Kim Well, I'm a Certified Old Fart, duly authorized to grumble about all this new terminology, who can keep it straight? 😀

@NYC Traveler Exactly. Wry is Bruce Willis. Smirk is King Joffrey.

@Andrzej I don't think it's the phrase itself, so much is the spelling that's annoying. For me, anyway.

@Steve L Especially if it involves Oreos.

@RodH Certainly. I'm not disputing that some people call it that; I simply have never heard it, nor could I find it in the dictionary. This is one of the fun things about crosswords, learning new words and usages. You discover that something you thought was universal is actually niche—or vice versa.

@RozzieGrandma Hah! No, a US Navy submarine tender, the USS Proteus.

@Andrzej The next time you meet someone like that, ask them to spell boatswain (which is pronounced BOH sun).

@NanuNanu I spoke too soon. This morning, they rearranged them again. I really, really, really wish they would stop!

@Lin Yeah, I probably could have been clearer. My objection to Sean's example, and calling that the indirect object, stands. But I was just saying that, in Latin - as you pointed out - it would be expressed simply with the dative, no preposition. If there *were* a preposition, the case would usually be ablative or accusative. I just kind of mushed that all up in my original post. It was early.

@Mean Old Lady Perhaps it has something to do with interpretive dance.

@Tony Yeah, it's no problem. I don't fully cook them at the beginning, just until they're a bit soft and flexible. I could probably post my recipe; I just wish the system would give a notification when anyone replies.