Hmm. I suspect Nova was expecting me to post a puzzle tonight, but I had only planned to cover third Sundays during the summer. I'm afraid I've cooked up nothing for this evening, and it looks like the song lyric puzzle finally got solved. As a notorious governor once said, "oops."
So ... open thread for anyone who wants to post a puzzle, and my humble apologies all around, and especially to Nova Land for not communicating earlier. :(
Below are some commonyms that science has kindly brought to the party.
1. A tennis racket - A marionette - An orchestra
2. Babe Ruth - Hank Aaron - Marge Simpson
3. Line - Pie - Bar
4. Carson - Bench - Cash
5. Bird - Jordan - Magic
6. Pantyhose - Candidates - Track Stars
7. Pay - Princess - Cell
8. Cane - Brown - Powdered
9. Monkey - Box - Crescent
10. Blood - Piggy - Sperm