Comments on Blaine's Puzzle Blog: NPR Sunday Puzzle (Mar 29): Just add Z

mine was about shuttles to the space station.

2009-04-04T13:19:00.000-07:00

mine was about shuttles to the space station.

that's not my clue...

2009-04-04T13:18:00.000-07:00

that's not my clue...

No problem. Clippers could mean anything (L.A. ba...

2009-04-04T12:36:00.000-07:00

No problem. Clippers could mean anything (L.A. basketball team, hair cutters, ships, Joe Dimaggio . . .).

Dave, I thought my clue (to your puzzle) was proba...

2009-04-03T17:49:00.000-07:00

Dave, I thought my clue (to your puzzle) was probably too revealing, if somewhat enigmatic to anyone who took it too literally...

Carl and Lorenzo, I guess there aren't too many co...

2009-04-03T17:30:00.000-07:00

Carl and Lorenzo, I guess there aren't too many companies that have changed names. Even if there are other companies, this one is probably the biggest one that's done so.

Anyone need a clue to my puzzle?

Carl, I had exactly the same experience with your ...

2009-04-02T17:25:00.000-07:00

Carl, I had exactly the same experience with your puzzle that Dave had. But then, unlike you, I don't work with wood.

Wow, you posted your response as I was posting ano...

2009-04-02T07:45:00.000-07:00

Wow, you posted your response as I was posting another clue...

Dave, I got it also. Sad to think that the defunct...

2009-04-02T07:44:00.000-07:00

Dave, I got it also. Sad to think that the defunct company was still flying shuttles to the space station as recently as 2001..

Need more clues to my puzzle? Suspect it's not as easy as I imagined it was. Can tell you former name of company had four letters and current name is similar but has five.

Carl, nice puzzle. The company name was the first...

2009-04-02T07:38:00.000-07:00

Carl, nice puzzle. The company name was the first company that I thought of, so it took me about three seconds to come up with the answer. I never heard of the art term, so I had to Google it.

Lorenzo, you got it! Should I submit it to Mr. Sh...

2009-04-02T07:34:00.000-07:00

Lorenzo, you got it! Should I submit it to Mr. Shortz?

Dave, nice puzzle about clippers and appliances.

2009-04-01T17:27:00.000-07:00

Dave, nice puzzle about clippers and appliances.

And the theme, the core, of that puzzle, is a BIG ...

2009-04-01T10:14:00.000-07:00

And the theme, the core, of that puzzle, is a BIG clue to the NPR puzzle. Coincidentally. So, I've used the answer to this week's puzzle as a clue to another puzzle. Doubt that's a first...

This is probably too easy but here it is anyway: T...

2009-04-01T10:13:00.000-07:00

This is probably too easy but here it is anyway: Take the previous name of a well-known company, reverse the letters and add a letter at the front to make the name of someone associated with theater and cinema. DON'T reverse the letters in the company's (previous) name, add the letter after the one you'd added last time, and name something an artist might use.

Here's another puzzle for you since this week's pu...

2009-04-01T09:57:00.000-07:00

Here's another puzzle for you since this week's puzzle was so easy (again). I've lost track but we'll call it Dave's Puzzle #6:

Remove the last letter from a country name and you have the name of a defunct company. Put the letter back and remove the first letter of the country's name. Read the word backwards and you have the name of another company.

i was commenting on an npr program called "fresh a...

2009-04-01T06:30:00.000-07:00

i was commenting on an npr program called "fresh air" besides "car talk" for a clue. had nothing to do with the natural human act.

timmy, lorenzo's hint had nothing to do with how ...

2009-03-30T21:47:00.000-07:00

timmy, lorenzo's hint had nothing to do with how things smell, more like the sounds of people talking and laughing.

Carl - yes I know I can go to the NPR website but ...

2009-03-30T17:19:00.000-07:00

Carl - yes I know I can go to the NPR website but I like this one better. I enjoy reading the hints even after I've solved the puzzle. Keep up the good work!

I am angry with the flatulence jokes that automati...

2009-03-30T07:51:00.000-07:00

I am angry with the flatulence jokes that automatically appear as hints.

geri/lorenzo, it ain't "fresh air"

2009-03-30T05:36:00.000-07:00

geri/lorenzo, it ain't "fresh air"

lorenzo, I agree with your comment at the end of ...

2009-03-29T21:45:00.000-07:00

lorenzo, I agree with your comment at the end of the ring finger postingss.

Somehow, today's puzzle makes me feel like joining...

2009-03-29T20:55:00.000-07:00

Somehow, today's puzzle makes me feel like joining a service club, like the Rotary.

woops

2009-03-29T18:46:00.000-07:00

woops

Miqueas, insert a Z and two spaces. That will form...

2009-03-29T18:11:00.000-07:00

Miqueas, insert a Z and two spaces. That will form 3 words. For example, if it were the mythical country of BOOHORNCLOWN, you might insert a Z and a couple spaces and make:
BOZO HORN CLOWN

Are you serious Edd?! There are some of us who lik...

2009-03-29T18:07:00.000-07:00

Are you serious Edd?! There are some of us who like solving the puzzles. Why would you just post the answer? You take away any opportunity of enjoyment. If you get the answer before others, send it on to npr, not on this post.

Edd2388, the deadline for the NPR puzzle is Thursd...

2009-03-29T18:00:00.000-07:00

Edd2388, the deadline for the NPR puzzle is Thursday 3pm ET. If you know the answer, feel free to submit your answer on the NPR website. I provided a link at the beginning of the post.

The point of my website is to provide a forum for people to give hints but not spoilers to the answer. I had to delete your comment as a result.

You are welcome to provide a clever hint, but please don't give the answer away.