Close, But No

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Several of my puzzles could be put into the folder labeled OPP – Other People’s Paradigms: Carnac jokes, Spoonerisms, Pig Latin, mondegreens, Tom Swifties. Today (Monday) is Yom Kippur, but instead of atoning for this shameless appropriation, I’m at it again. This time it’s malapropisms, and all of the themers come from other sources, some anonymous, some well-known. Yogi Berra is absent, but George W. Bush is here. The Marx Brothers would have been a great source, but theirs were all deliberate and hence, for purposes of this puzzle, meretricious.

The difficulty level is on the low side — 1.5 - 2.

Thanks to @Abide and @KayW for test solving and to @Joe Ross for making it all accessible.

The answer is what each of the theme answers is.

Close, But No crosshare

Close, But No PUZ

Close, But No PDF

Close, But No spreadsheet


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Off the couch. Loved this one! Well done, Jay. :D
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Excellent. It takes a warped mind to solve this but unfortunately I have one (as my wife will testify) so the answer came quickly. Awaiting confirmation but I am off the grouch.

And the weather forecasters here in the Northeast salivate at the opportunity to use 44D in the winter.
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Fun! I'm off the crouch. Thanks, Jay!
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Bob cruise director wrote: ↑Mon Sep 25, 2023 8:31 am Excellent. It takes a warped mind to solve this but unfortunately I have one (as my wife will testify) so the answer came quickly. Awaiting confirmation but I am off the grouch.
@Bob cruise director, not sure if this is, or is not a malapropism??
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Laughed so hard I fell off the couch. Thanks, Jay.
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OTC.... and while not "off-the-docks" (as Archie Bunker might say), a heartfelt "g'mar chatima tovah" to those celebrating!
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OTC.....fun one, thanks.
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Bob cruise director wrote: ↑Mon Sep 25, 2023 8:31 am Excellent. It takes a warped mind to solve this …
I’d say it also took a warped mind to create this! Kudos, Jay, loved this!
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Off the couch. Loved this one! Gave me quite a few chuckles. Thanks Jay!
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OTC...Very fun puzzle, thank you so mulch!
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I’m off the couch. Very clever! Wonder how long til someone who hasn’t solved posts a spoiler:)
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Thanks, Jay. That was funny
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OTC that was fun! Thanks Jay!
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I'm off the coach!
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Thanks for your ingenuity, Jay --
Lots of fun!
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If Cap'n Rick has a color for STUPID from last weeks puzzle, please use that to color me in. I got so wrapped up in what I knew things were, I lost the whole concept of a VERY amusing and well constructed puzzle. There is indeed a deficit that comes with too much thinking.

Very nice one Jay!
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Off the couch - thanks for the puzzle, Jay!
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Off the couch - it was fun.
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Off the couch, on page 1!
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