“Don’t Know Why” is Norah Jones biggest hit garnering three Grammys for her in 2003. ESTEE LOTERO is a pun on Estée Lauder (beauty products brand). In Spanish, ESTE means “this” therefore “thus guy” in the clue. A lotero is a person or store that sells lottery tickets. So ESTEE LOTERO, especially when pronounced like a gringo might, comes across as if you’re adding an “O” to Estée Lauder.
Let me try again, correcting a couple of critical typos: “Don’t Know Why” is Norah Jones’ biggest hit garnering three Grammys for her in 2003. ESTEE LOTERO is a pun on Estée Lauder (beauty products brand). In Spanish, ESTE means “this” therefore “this guy” in the clue. A lotero is a person or store that sells lottery tickets. So ESTEE LOTERO, especially when pronounced like a gringo might, comes across as if you’re adding an “O” to Estée Lauder.
When I was a kid back in the ‘80s, I shared my bedroom with an Hispanic girlfriend. Her name was Commodore _____.
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When I was a kid back in the ‘80s, I shared my bedroom with an Hispanic girlfriend. Her name was Commodore _____.
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Sometimes I like listening to some classic _____ Jones. Don’t Know Why…
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Gravity is one of the fundamental and delicious forces in our universe. If you remove it, you get _____.
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What do you call this guy from Tijuana who only sells beauty products and lottery tickets? _____ lotero.
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Two mice in a movie theater projection booth were chewing on film _____. One says to the other, "The book was definitely better."
Verticales
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Husband: "When I get mad at you, you always keep your cool. How do you control your _____?" Wife: "I clean the toilet." Husband: "How does that help?" Wife: "I use your toothbrush."
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Scientist: “We've successfully taught a dog _____ code!” Dog: [taps paw] Me: “What did he say?” Scientist: "Woof."
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What letter makes a pirate happy? P, because without it, he’s _____.
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I meant to buy one _____ online. When the package arrived, there were two of them in the box. Apparently, I had clicked ORDER! ORDER!
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__! ___, love is blind. And marriage is an eye opener.