Puzzle Description:

Do blots.

#1: Teresa K (fasstar) on Mar 16, 2013 [SPOILER]

These are actually snow flakes for our friends in cold places. It's 87 F in Tucson today. Where'd I put my jug of iced tea? There it is. Ahhhh.

Well, I'm more than ready for spring. Temps below freezing and snow flurries again today in upstate NY. But on the other hand, I wouldn't like 87 degrees either.

Nice flakes, Teresa!

I have really been enjoying the spoonerisms, but I must say this one's my favourite because of the self-referencing webPBN wordplay. So clever. Thanks, Teresa, and a belated thanks to all of you spoonerism folks.

It was 19F here today, but felt, er, balmier than yesterday's 27F because we had a bitter wind chill. I booked my winter 2014 2-month Florida stay today.

good job, very clever!

Yes, quite clever. I could use some snow flakes right now.

I'm looking for the floe snakes.

Very pretty, Teresa!

87 w/ no humidity sounds soooooooo nice.

Clever.:)

Tippy top puzz, T! Love the double word play. You know...this group is something extra special. This particular puzzle type (pbn) is evolving right before our eyes!!!

I agree with comments; very clever and pretty at the same time!

Oops, I just noticed two of my snowflakes are not quite symmetrical. But I know you won't mind if I don't "erase the terrors of Teresa's errors."

Funny, Teresa. You are forgiven.

"Do blots" - super clever. Thx, fasstar.

I'm glad you enjoyed it, Bananas.

I like how all the blue blocks turn to just one wide in the end. I guessed most of them would, but I don't think I ever saw a puzzle this big with this many that did so.

Aren't I clever? :-D It's fun to see these old ones again. Thanks, Andrew.

Very fun solve. Did not see snowflakes.

Can anyone tell me the right phrase?

Claudia, it's "blue dots" instead of "do blots" (hence the name, spoonerism - or in Teresa's case moonerism)

Thanks, Velma.

Claudia, the title "Spy Moonerisms" is a spoonerism for "My Spoonerisms." From Meriam-Webster:

Poor William Archibald Spooner! That British clergyman and educator, who lived from 1844 to 1930, often had to speak in public, but he was a nervous man and his tongue frequently got tangled up. He would say things like "a blushing crow" when he meant "a crushing blow." Spooner's letter reversals became the stuff of legend-and undoubtedly gave his listeners many a laugh. By 1900 his name had inspired the term spoonerism, which lives on to this day.

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