tres {Cube root of veintisiete}. Three and twenty-seven in Spanish. 33d Eden {An old couple fell in it}. Reference to Adam and Eve and their Fall . 36d dumdums {Yo-yos}. Equivalents in the sense of "foolish people". 48d Orton {"The Ruffian on the Stair" playwright}. I.e. Joe Orton (1933–1967). 51d Pats