Pas de Deux

Thanks, Ergcat! You were definitely on your toes!

Ooh, "cool!" -- this "woman of a certain age" will take it! -- Thanks, Danny!

Thanks, boharr -- you got 'em. -- Actually the (#)'s made the puzzle less than elegant; a bit of a cheat. I'm sure the pros could have made it so the partner's first letter would have worked. But I've never been accused of elegance, and my excuse is I needed to hint at the pairs anyway. :)

If it's not fun, I don't do it! :)

I always say that I really like the "personalization" of the home-grown puzzles too!

Thank you so much, Trypmom!

Thanks, Laura. I'm glad people get a kick out of the wackiness I sometimes produce!

Thanks for your help on this DrT! But, um, what do you mean "those of us...", Kemosabe? :)

Thanks, Matthew -- and I was thinking Penn and Teller might be one of the more obscure ones. But as DrTom and I always conclude while test solving: different folks know different strokes! One of my nudges may be to indicate what fields the pairs are in.

Ah, bricks! That would be Fortnum and "Mason"? -- Another cute couple! Glad you played, wooze!

I read Ernest and Julio, but my head thought Emack and Bolio! :) Dang! I coulda used Ben and Jerry too maybe. Next puzzle!

Thanks, Bird --- During construction, the concept of this puzzle expanded from the much less interesting answer of TANGO and some blander title when I noticed I had extra T's -- and the ballet-inspired title that followed was just the frosting...! (For a second I thought you were saying she sang a song with that exact title. :) Thanks for prompting me to discover the origin of Mairzy Doats et. al!)

Glad you had fun solving, Carolyn! (Hi to Carlsbad where my favorite bunnies reside!)

:) Thanks, JM!

Lovely Lady, she is! :)

Thanks, Mark -- glad it was fun!

Oops I forgot to hit "postpone reveal!"

Thanks Sharkicicles!

Thanks, Bob -- and also to the Friday zoomers!