tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post3185099772111498107..comments2024-03-27T18:57:50.424-07:00Comments on Blaine's Puzzle Blog: NPR Sunday Puzzle (Sep 20): Higher EducationBlainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-82619971846640672682009-10-02T07:54:32.238-07:002009-10-02T07:54:32.238-07:00I am likely the only member of Blainesville who wa...I am likely the only member of Blainesville who was actually on the field for "the Play"<br /><br />-- Other BenBenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00600537639204656778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-10982208169236254102009-09-28T19:14:54.639-07:002009-09-28T19:14:54.639-07:00It's got me all turned roundIt's got me all turned roundMrSciencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11112686794893154281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-90711183162478809642009-09-27T19:48:48.435-07:002009-09-27T19:48:48.435-07:00Dave--"way too hard," huh? I guess WS th...Dave--"way too hard," huh? I guess WS thought so, too...Wolfganghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02700971115994061654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-24111892408084997222009-09-27T15:52:37.073-07:002009-09-27T15:52:37.073-07:00Geri, no, no error. Make sure you are dropping/swi...Geri, no, no error. Make sure you are dropping/switching from the leader's name, not the the country's. Qu1dd1tch, in parentheses, you say "the leader's name" - that actually should be the country. :)JenJenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03547420351838110913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-84349701055838681962009-09-27T14:24:49.787-07:002009-09-27T14:24:49.787-07:00I think I have an answer but the "dropping&qu...I think I have an answer but the "dropping" and "switching" instructions are a problem. Could there be an error?gerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08699362527317413011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-18886193378221847202009-09-27T14:02:01.907-07:002009-09-27T14:02:01.907-07:00Phredp, no. It is a tad confusing, but what WS act...Phredp, no. It is a tad confusing, but what WS actually said was "...Drop the last letter, then switch the last two letters that remain." So, the actual word (i.e., the leader's name) can have more than three letters.qu1dd1tchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03433824451887761023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-7933520719037954522009-09-27T13:01:53.518-07:002009-09-27T13:01:53.518-07:00My question is that they state "the remaining...My question is that they state "the remaining two letters". Does that mean where they were the leader only has three letters?phredphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01693838112369650021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-48800928603423753052009-09-27T10:55:57.469-07:002009-09-27T10:55:57.469-07:00Hugh, true. Although, the spouse reputedly spoke w...Hugh, true. Although, the spouse reputedly spoke with a distinctive Southern accent.qu1dd1tchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03433824451887761023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-74941160900440011502009-09-27T10:39:51.961-07:002009-09-27T10:39:51.961-07:00For Sep 27
This leader's spouse's alma ma...For Sep 27<br /><br />This leader's spouse's alma mater is ten years older than and 13.6 miles from Jay Leno's.hughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16914509834442545746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-10603190490495954492009-09-26T16:07:54.013-07:002009-09-26T16:07:54.013-07:00Don, I don't think that there's any sax, a...Don, I don't think that there's any sax, alto or otherwise, in REM's "Stand," making it asaxual. <br /><br />Wolfgang, your puzzle was way too hard. Even if I knew that it had something to do with the U.S. states, it would have been nearly impossible to solve.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14359746462038374457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-42073358953379896462009-09-25T09:25:17.905-07:002009-09-25T09:25:17.905-07:00I was amused when I stumbled across my serendipito...I was amused when I stumbled across my serendipitous clue "Yale cutups".hughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16914509834442545746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-18412546259637194392009-09-25T07:13:18.265-07:002009-09-25T07:13:18.265-07:00Oh, that's right, Don--in the "MERCI"...Oh, that's right, Don--in the "MERCI" puzzle, I was referring to Ravel (Ma MERE l'oye) and Debussy (any composition in particular come to mind?).<br /><br />I thought this week's "Big Three" hint, combined with the "industrial history" reference, aimed at the nation's car makers--one of them, of course, being FORD.<br /><br />As to the "first name" hint, I almost wrote a post saying the first name was not so much about an industrialist as it was about a person who earned their "laurels" elsewhere...<br /><br />Alas--no call from WS...Wolfganghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02700971115994061654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-47896916826159860542009-09-24T15:28:48.838-07:002009-09-24T15:28:48.838-07:00I was thinking of the REM song "Stand". ...I was thinking of the REM song "Stand". By Big Three I meant Stanford, Crocker, and Huntington of Central Pacific fame. <br />There are 3 folks on this blog who have used music as a foil - Wolfgang, Lorenzo, and Hugh or Carl, can't remember that well. Alto and pal'o were meant to be bad clues.Don Hodunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10629317119387671011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-27163449524176487472009-09-24T14:32:39.893-07:002009-09-24T14:32:39.893-07:00Don, the REM song you're thinking about is Fir...Don, the REM song you're thinking about is Fireplace. Incidentally, who are the Big Three musicologists?Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14359746462038374457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-46765868785425701112009-09-21T21:09:09.473-07:002009-09-21T21:09:09.473-07:00Reply to Curtis, "The last name in question i...Reply to Curtis, "The last name in question is an important name in American industrial history": Well... that kind of history affects many of us to the present day, doesn't it! (Carnegie Hall would be an example.)<br /><br />HEUREKA! It must be Vanderbilt University!<br /><br />Oh no! That's the full name, right there--nothing "broken in half"...Wolfganghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02700971115994061654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-17912714683590438092009-09-21T19:09:10.117-07:002009-09-21T19:09:10.117-07:00Lorenzo and Mike: I actually submitted this as a s...Lorenzo and Mike: I actually submitted this as a suggestion to WS, but it seems he didn't like it as much... :-(<br /><br />Anyway, I didn't go by population, b/c those rankings may change over time (just like higher education institutions), but area rankings are unlikely to do so ;-)Wolfganghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02700971115994061654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-9911507859572921512009-09-21T16:48:29.378-07:002009-09-21T16:48:29.378-07:00My Little Family, no field guides needed, but perh...My Little Family, no field guides needed, but perhaps a spectrum would be useful.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00258490572969237544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-37170094547481861092009-09-21T16:47:13.100-07:002009-09-21T16:47:13.100-07:00Wolfgang, I never thought of that. I enjoy puzzles...Wolfgang, I never thought of that. I enjoy puzzles like yours.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00258490572969237544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-51608209295661418772009-09-21T16:46:10.613-07:002009-09-21T16:46:10.613-07:00Blaine's clue was all I needed.Blaine's clue was all I needed.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00258490572969237544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-55273781307155522482009-09-21T10:40:23.174-07:002009-09-21T10:40:23.174-07:00Wolfgang, thanks for the solution. I would never ...Wolfgang, thanks for the solution. I would never have got it. I was working with lists that ordered the states alphabetically, by date of statehood and by population.Lorenzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08116815111532628378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-39680673597126317022009-09-21T08:50:48.373-07:002009-09-21T08:50:48.373-07:00To the Big Three musicologists who post: is there...To the Big Three musicologists who post: is there an REM song that features an alto sax, or was I misled by a pal o' mine??Don Hodunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10629317119387671011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-64501233174325481292009-09-21T06:59:37.748-07:002009-09-21T06:59:37.748-07:00No, Lorenzo, so far I haven't posted my answer...No, Lorenzo, so far I haven't posted my answer b/c only two people ever weighed in and nobody asked for the answer through all of last week, so I figured there wasn't enough interest to go around. But since you ask now, here comes the answer. As a reminder, let me give the question again.<br /><br />If 6 equals 13, 17 equals 19, 21 equals 26, and 25 equals 23, what does 30 equal?<br /><br />Answer: 30 equals 36.<br /><br />Explanation: On the left-hand side of the equation is a U.S. state, numbered by its area ranking, that has one and only one other U.S. state on its northern border; that other state is shown on the right-hand side of the equation, also numbered by its area ranking.<br /><br />Thus,<br /><br />3 = 9 (CA = OR)<br />5 = 8 (NM = CO)<br />6 = 13 (AZ = UT)<br />10 = 4 (WY = MT)<br />17 = 19 (SD = ND)<br />21 = 26 (MO = IA)<br />25 = 23 (IL = WI)<br />29 = 21 (AR = MO)<br />30 = 36 (AL = TN)<br />48 = 44 (CT = MA)<br />50 = 44 (RI = MA)Wolfganghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02700971115994061654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-89732642380325777762009-09-20T18:23:17.589-07:002009-09-20T18:23:17.589-07:00The play on words requires some lateral thinking t...The play on words requires some lateral thinking that a trombonist would be very good at. Bear with Will and you'll figure this one out.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14359746462038374457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-9528167934444151172009-09-20T16:19:37.891-07:002009-09-20T16:19:37.891-07:00This was too easy. I got it before Will finished s...This was too easy. I got it before Will finished speaking. Strange football mascot because according to my field guides it would be out of range.My Little Family:https://www.blogger.com/profile/17240741117809295524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-48293991840353652592009-09-20T14:02:09.420-07:002009-09-20T14:02:09.420-07:00I got up so early that my "hint" got inc...I got up so early that my "hint" got included with last week's posts. Shall I repeat it?<br />Or is this week really too easy?gerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08699362527317413011noreply@blogger.com