gridiron• His belly was a crucible, his ribs were a gridiron, and his fingers were tongs.• In fact Auguste and Sid were the only volunteers and even Auguste had second thoughts as he smelt them on the gridiron.• It is curious, by the way, that the gridiron plan should have gone on so long.• And this gridironpendulum can truly stand the heat with no ill effects.• As suddenly as the mountainsappeared, they fell away, and a vastgridiron of lights appeared out of nowhere.