THEME: intrusive SP changing an ordinary phrase to a less ordinary one
GOOD ONES: "500" index {and theme} SANDP [Standard and Poors]
Cherub? RELIGIOUS
SPRITE
Slogan for certain Lee fans? ILIKE
SPIKE [Eisenhower]
Living in a blue state SAD [not a Democratic one, at least not with Obama]
Biblical mount ASS [I was thinking mountain
![Embarrassed :-[](http://www.cruciverb.com/Smileys/default/embarrassed.gif)
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Buds on spuds EYES [liked the rhyme]
BTW: I see
Google so often that I can't spell GOOGOL.
![Roll Eyes ::)](http://www.cruciverb.com/Smileys/default/rolleyes.gif)
[I think googolplex was the largest "whole" number one could write.]
UOMO, while it's great for constructors with its 3 vowels, is a nice word, but it's Italian.
Just received this re: yesterday's puzzle:
51 down: DDE's home state is not Texas but rather Kansas. A common mistake because of Abilene Texas. But DDE's Library and his burial site are in Abilene, Kansas. Nancy F RATING:
![Grin ;D](http://www.cruciverb.com/Smileys/default/grin.gif)
Three grins = Loved it; Two grins = Enjoyed it; One grin = A bit bland for my taste; One teardrop = Not much fun