tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post3211500523605590877..comments2024-03-27T18:57:50.424-07:00Comments on Blaine's Puzzle Blog: NPR Sunday Puzzle (Oct 18): Bonnie Raitt AnagramBlainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-64596230609109113942009-10-25T19:59:09.962-07:002009-10-25T19:59:09.962-07:00To get to the puzzle you need to go to Search Sund...To get to the puzzle you need to go to Search Sunday Puzzle (right side of screen) on last week's puzzle page and write: Puzzle October 25, 2009. Then it comes up.<br />http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4473090Natashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139505187498448200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-25682957669365664602009-10-25T18:39:41.239-07:002009-10-25T18:39:41.239-07:00Excuse the typo: on not omExcuse the typo: on not omgerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08699362527317413011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-36733668662414144832009-10-25T18:25:16.397-07:002009-10-25T18:25:16.397-07:00I've been waiting for everyone to wake up. I ...I've been waiting for everyone to wake up. I listened to KPCC from Pasadena, California, at<br />5:30 am pacific time. Lianne said, "I'll tell you a lot of our listeners loved this one. We got over forty-seven humdred answers this week. That's a lot."<br /><br />Have we hit a new high in number of answers?<br />I think we'll top it this week. We've hit a new "high"--"low" om EASY puzzles. Only Stephen Douglas gave me a bit of pause. The other two are incredibly easy.gerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08699362527317413011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-23301683544565522872009-10-25T17:18:17.693-07:002009-10-25T17:18:17.693-07:00I did find it on line by going in on NPR ... Weeke...I did find it on line by going in on NPR ... Weekend Edition Sunday ... etc. The bookmark I had was not showing it. At any rate, here is the full text:<br /><br />Take the name "Boris Karloff." It contains the letters of "Oslo" in left-to-right order (although not consecutively). Now write down these three names: Leonardo da Vinci, Frank Sinatra, Steven Douglas. Each conceals the name of another world capital in left-to-right order, although not in consecutive letters. What capitals are these?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02742951201436045754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-53086122482096962892009-10-25T16:47:30.274-07:002009-10-25T16:47:30.274-07:00Here it is at 7:45 EDT, and NPR hasn't posted ...Here it is at 7:45 EDT, and NPR hasn't posted this week's puzzle online. I've gone ahead and submitted my answer through the link for last week's puzzle.Curtishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05685055278145414455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-16885642569044660792009-10-25T16:24:55.626-07:002009-10-25T16:24:55.626-07:00Thanks AllThanks Allcookiefacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14720458383514989934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-30970549131772523162009-10-25T15:54:27.848-07:002009-10-25T15:54:27.848-07:00I think it's "Stephen" Douglas, not ...I think it's "Stephen" Douglas, not "Steven" (although it doesn't affect the answer).kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05882757881891590225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-71871722503175867992009-10-25T14:50:15.007-07:002009-10-25T14:50:15.007-07:00Incomplete paraphrase:
Take the names
Leonardo Da ...Incomplete paraphrase:<br />Take the names<br />Leonardo Da Vinci,<br />Frank Sinatra,<br />Steven Douglas.<br />Each name conceals the name of a world capital in left to right order, although not with consecutive letters. Name the capitals.hughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16914509834442545746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-12176251992506848952009-10-25T14:17:50.984-07:002009-10-25T14:17:50.984-07:00would anyone like to write out the puzzle and post...would anyone like to write out the puzzle and post it please...it is not on the NPR web site as of 5:00PM EST and Blaine has not posted it.<br />Thankscookiefacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14720458383514989934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-52004883045127712652009-10-25T13:53:41.226-07:002009-10-25T13:53:41.226-07:00Geri, my rejection of MWCD's classification of...Geri, my rejection of MWCD's classification of one usage of "nation" as archiac was also meant to indicate a retreat from the set/subset idea.<br /><br />Mike, I ran into some new (to me) text messaging shortcuts:<br />GTK, OBU, and RRR:<br />Good To Know<br />Okay By You?<br />haR, haR, haR (IMHO BT LOL)hughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16914509834442545746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-34791533728301902332009-10-25T13:25:42.422-07:002009-10-25T13:25:42.422-07:00I don't see any way to give clues to this new ...I don't see any way to give clues to this new puzzle, just write out the names and start scanning.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00258490572969237544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-3866644949772658022009-10-25T10:45:43.456-07:002009-10-25T10:45:43.456-07:00Easy puzzle today. Have fun!!Easy puzzle today. Have fun!!Natashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139505187498448200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-86374310917536956712009-10-25T06:01:31.087-07:002009-10-25T06:01:31.087-07:00My hint about Belton Missouri and "drinking t...My hint about Belton Missouri and "drinking to that" referred to Carrie Nationphredphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01693838112369650021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-26916264155409648122009-10-24T22:14:02.190-07:002009-10-24T22:14:02.190-07:00I think that "tribe" and "nation&qu...I think that "tribe" and "nation" were used as synonyms, not as a "subset"--one of the other.gerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08699362527317413011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-39834014334483853812009-10-24T13:38:15.043-07:002009-10-24T13:38:15.043-07:00I got the same answer (Tribe/Nation) but didn'...I got the same answer (Tribe/Nation) but didn't submit because it didn't seem right. I should have listened to someone's clue that said one was a subset of the other............My Little Family:https://www.blogger.com/profile/17240741117809295524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-9741257481533675732009-10-22T14:03:03.445-07:002009-10-22T14:03:03.445-07:00My hint was Inca. It was obscure, I admit.My hint was Inca. It was obscure, I admit.Natashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139505187498448200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-54364926618834776972009-10-21T13:22:46.645-07:002009-10-21T13:22:46.645-07:00Geri, Turns out "early American history"...Geri, Turns out "early American history" and "archaic" aren't strictly true. Usage of the past continues. I'm a little slow - Internet access at the library has been down for a few days.hughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16914509834442545746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-25370336327005200632009-10-21T12:30:35.819-07:002009-10-21T12:30:35.819-07:00Geri's remarks about early American history ar...Geri's remarks about early American history are correct. In at least one case the usage still continues even though MWCD calls the usage archaic. My "large knifes" clue refers to 3 examples of the 5 Geri may have in mind.<br /><br />My off-the-wall suggestion "alum of a well known school" goes to show that two possible answers to a hint does not make them synonyms.<br />"Etonian, Brit"hughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16914509834442545746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-50577554459058981432009-10-21T08:33:57.856-07:002009-10-21T08:33:57.856-07:00I think my favorite anagram of her name had to hav...I think my favorite anagram of her name had to have been "bonier taint" ... it just made me giggle a little. :)Shanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03463534116423825997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-42442216160237603642009-10-19T09:54:07.284-07:002009-10-19T09:54:07.284-07:00phredp, tee hee - totally !phredp, tee hee - totally !DaveJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10386638780058713432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-19352540151914500162009-10-19T09:47:05.839-07:002009-10-19T09:47:05.839-07:00Looks like a lot of us are using the same website ...Looks like a lot of us are using the same website to get the answer.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14359746462038374457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-68266237332495366222009-10-18T19:57:59.031-07:002009-10-18T19:57:59.031-07:00Geri,
I think we have the same two-word answer. Th...Geri,<br />I think we have the same two-word answer. There might be other sets of words that are synonyms, but ours fit the clue in the puzzle very well.<br />However, your comment may have given away too much. Blaine must be napping.Eddie Yuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08915153526574077808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-57799833194355102912009-10-18T16:55:09.193-07:002009-10-18T16:55:09.193-07:00Being from Belton, Missouri, I'll drink to tha...Being from Belton, Missouri, I'll drink to that...or so she said (not)!phredphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01693838112369650021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-45792227818055261402009-10-18T14:26:54.691-07:002009-10-18T14:26:54.691-07:00Early American history deals often with my two wor...Early American history deals often with my two words as synonyms--not even "loosely."<br /><br />Answer submitted to NPR. "Over three thousand" for last week.gerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08699362527317413011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-69741820674156901362009-10-18T12:52:47.672-07:002009-10-18T12:52:47.672-07:00And it is not Innate OrbitAnd it is not Innate OrbitBlainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.com