Jan.05

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I Read the News Today, Oh Boy: Buckle Up!

We had one theme in mind last week, but it turns out there were two valid ones (which are clearly related). Reader S.S. in West Hollywood, CA, got both:

They're all references to types of shoes or boots:

• We're Giving You the Boot: Boots
• Flip-Flops on Cause: Flip-flops
• Let It Slide for Too Long: Slide shoes
• Could be on Tap in 2025: Tap dancing shoes
• New Map Go-Go: Go-Go boots
• Galusha Grow's Galoshes: Galoshes
• Let It Snow: Snow shoes
• Day(s) in Court: Court shoes
• Good News from Around the Earth: Earth shoes

They're also references to types of dance:

• We're Giving You the Boot: Boot Scootin' Boogie Line Dance.
• Flip-Flops on Cause: The Flip-Flop, also Flip, Flop Fly line dancing.
• Let It Slide for Too Long: The Electric Slide
• Could be on Tap in 2025: Tap dancing
• New Map Go-Go: Go-Go dancing
• Galusha Grow's Galoshes: The Galusha Dance (This is a bit if a stretch, though I did find it.)
• Let It Snow: Snow Dance
• Day(s) in Court: Court Dance
• Good News from Around the Earth: The Good Dance (So is this.)

Thanks for laying that out, S.S., and very impressive that you unturned the second theme (the first was the one we had in mind, of course).

Here are the first 25 readers to get it right this week:

1. J.T. in Philadelphia, PA
2. N.S. in Los Angeles, CA
3. N.H. in London, England, UK
4. R.D. in Cheshire, CT
5. A.L. in Gainesville, FL
6. B.C. in Phoenix, AZ
7. M.J.S. in Cheshire, CT, who adds: "I really like these puzzles! They PUMP me up and get me JAZZed on mornings when I'd otherwise feel FLAT and be a LOAFER. Surely the detractors will continue to MOC you and try to drive a WEDGE between your readers, but you can CHUKKA them into the WATER for all I care."
8. R.C. in Eagleville, PA
9. J.H. in Sturbridge, MA
10. R.W. in Bensenville, IL
11. B.F. in Nashville, TN:
12. M.B. in Albany, NY
13. R.M. in Concord, NH
14. R.P. in Brooklyn, NY
15. N.B. in Eagleville, PA
16. B.W. in Phoenix, AZ
17. E.P. in Tillson, NY
18. J.H. in Lake Forest, CA
19. V.S. in Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard, MA
20. A.B. in Plano, TX
21. S.K. in Drexel Hill, PA
22. K.S. in San Diego, CA
23. D.E. in Lancaster, PA
24. M.Z. in Sharon, MA
25. R.R. in Wiesbaden, Germany

As to this week's theme, it's much tougher. It would be in the category "Art and Literature" because that is where those Canadians tended to put language questions when they first created Trivial Pursuit. In each case, the theme is fulfilled by a single word in the headline (and, as always, only words to the right of the colon are in play). The hint this week is visual:

Good luck! If you have a guess, send it to comments@electoral-vote.com with the subject line "January 5 Headlines." (Z)