tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post3227584351408437953..comments2024-03-27T18:57:50.424-07:00Comments on Blaine's Puzzle Blog: NPR Sunday Puzzle (Mar 29, 2015): May I Have Your Number?Blainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comBlogger153125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-33201912334671072612015-04-05T20:37:31.425-07:002015-04-05T20:37:31.425-07:00As often happens, I heard the challenge at 8:40 AM...As often happens, I heard the challenge at 8:40 AM, thought about it, tried some dead ends, got nowhere. Then I heard the re-broadcast at 10:40 (today I was on the highway driving to my sister's house for Easter dinner) and got the answer immediately.<br /><br />The foregoing is a true story and contains no hints.<br /><br />I did consider posting a movie-related hint, but that could be a giveaway to some people.Bob Kerfufflehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02615811802419025933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-82991470158115540652015-04-05T11:22:45.614-07:002015-04-05T11:22:45.614-07:00What happened to Blaine? Is he still out looking f...What happened to Blaine? Is he still out looking for his eggs, or what?skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-22438678883753688482015-04-05T11:13:30.280-07:002015-04-05T11:13:30.280-07:00I spoonerize at least two of the uppers on my lowe...I spoonerize at least two of the uppers on my lowers per day, Lorenzo.zeke creekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12559686966843380823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-22479123993947922092015-04-05T10:12:06.585-07:002015-04-05T10:12:06.585-07:00Missed one. Five clues.Missed one. Five clues.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-33758681277271714392015-04-05T10:07:36.584-07:002015-04-05T10:07:36.584-07:00I'm not sure if this is saying too much, but I...I'm not sure if this is saying too much, but I made three of these in the last eight days.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-27418832701366174132015-04-05T09:55:59.280-07:002015-04-05T09:55:59.280-07:00I've come up with a solution - but it doesn...I've come up with a solution - but it doesn't seem to fit any of the other clues. I'm afraid that when I share it with you all on Thursday you'll make fun of it.SuperZeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08024610786525654860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-27337938539065028712015-04-05T09:26:33.546-07:002015-04-05T09:26:33.546-07:00I walked past a shapely person like that earlier t...I walked past a shapely person like that earlier today. But she wasn't exercising. Snipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756899374006781682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-49231667751608949742015-04-05T09:24:45.909-07:002015-04-05T09:24:45.909-07:00I was out on my bicycle, getting a little exercise...I was out on my bicycle, getting a little exercise, trying to lose my fat butt, when the answer came nigh to me. Hope I win the prize. Is four clues enough?janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-26020331445718790182015-04-05T09:18:19.821-07:002015-04-05T09:18:19.821-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-2884964262592578282015-04-05T07:10:53.686-07:002015-04-05T07:10:53.686-07:00Jan - thanks for your help earlier though I had so...Jan - thanks for your help earlier though I had solved already. <br /><br />I'm getting "tired" of repeat puzzles. Snipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756899374006781682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-69053533138458621042015-04-05T06:57:27.275-07:002015-04-05T06:57:27.275-07:00Literary fragment spoonerized.Literary fragment spoonerized.Lorenzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08116815111532628378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-34246101924694695532015-04-05T06:33:52.580-07:002015-04-05T06:33:52.580-07:00I didn't have the answer when i posted that co...I didn't have the answer when i posted that comment. janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-20772880931514942972015-04-05T06:33:45.719-07:002015-04-05T06:33:45.719-07:00With the half of a repeat answer I felt like kicki...With the half of a repeat answer I felt like kicking myself when I finally figured it out.zeke creekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12559686966843380823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-60847969595153105342015-04-05T06:23:45.485-07:002015-04-05T06:23:45.485-07:00106006 should also work.
For this week, the answe...106006 should also work.<br /><br />For this week, the answer came fast enough that I think I must have heard the answer before. Or at least half of it.Bryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11149525317349695429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-78435017872087153032015-04-05T06:10:02.194-07:002015-04-05T06:10:02.194-07:00Perhaps multiples of googol are not smushable afte...Perhaps multiples of googol are not smushable after all!Lorenzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08116815111532628378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-23611842615553605262015-04-05T06:06:23.918-07:002015-04-05T06:06:23.918-07:00What I thought Will was saying was that he accepte...What I thought Will was saying was that he accepted all the variants of X times Googol. Even so there were only some 200 correct answers. SuperZeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08024610786525654860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-26447954914257277112015-04-05T06:01:05.300-07:002015-04-05T06:01:05.300-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-54864340264969177072015-04-05T05:55:19.597-07:002015-04-05T05:55:19.597-07:00If you go to Wikipedia, enter the <something th...If you go to Wikipedia, enter the <something that might be worn on the foot> into its search engine and click, you get "<what you typed> may refer to:", then two examples of what you typed - only neither of those options may be worn on the foot - then <b><i>an alternate SPELLING</i></b> of what you typed - but you can clearly see that <b><i>THAT</i></b> is the option you must select.<br /><br />Then you see "A <the alternate spelling> (or <<b><i>YOUR SPELLING</i></b>>) is a ..." and conformation that you indeed have the correct answer; only Wikipedia prefers the alternate spelling.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-29727549538804766192015-04-05T05:55:16.424-07:002015-04-05T05:55:16.424-07:00I just heard the answer to last week's puzzle....I just heard the answer to last week's puzzle. I was wrong about the "hands = calculator" answer. I had a hunch. I was dead wrong, just as I was wrong about last autumn's "four clock-times" puzzle which I thought was "FALL BACK" was was really "the hands resemble the Roman numerals C, I, V and L."<br /><br />BTW, I think Will said he would accept GOOGOL and 999GOOGOL, but not 9999GOOGOL. What's that about?<br /><br />LegoBadHunchlegolambdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081014756741740081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-9057143207098580222015-04-05T05:22:45.361-07:002015-04-05T05:22:45.361-07:00Nice to know I wasn't the only one to go there...Nice to know I wasn't the only one to go there. Whether Will calls it right or wrong, we have each other as validation.SuperZeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08024610786525654860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-12298725084228496242015-04-05T05:12:13.408-07:002015-04-05T05:12:13.408-07:00I have a mole on the upper part of my body, and I ...I have a mole on the upper part of my body, and I think a hint should be a hint and a constraint should be a constraint.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-84906294925467863522015-04-05T05:05:52.238-07:002015-04-05T05:05:52.238-07:00Next week's challenge: Name something that mig...Next week's challenge: Name something that might be worn on the foot. Change one letter in it without changing the order of the other letters. The result will name something one might wear on the upper part of the body. What is it? Here's a hint: The thing on the upper part of the body is a two-word phrase.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-74181932928251554352015-04-05T03:48:51.759-07:002015-04-05T03:48:51.759-07:00For the record 8888888888 is a number with 20 hole...For the record 8888888888 is a number with 20 holes. That's pretty large.zeke creekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12559686966843380823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-64725912888897665502015-04-04T23:29:58.275-07:002015-04-04T23:29:58.275-07:00I think we have to be somewhat realistic here. Eve...I think we have to be somewhat realistic here. Even though listeners to NPR tend to be more intelligent and well informed than the majority, I don't think most will have even heard of googol. This is a puzzle for the masses, so to speak, and therefor I doubt very much it will have been complicated to make the answer more than GOOGOL. Several here have posted well thought out and intelligent ways of increasing the number to an even higher answer, but I think that misses the intent of the puzzle, which is to find googol by creatively using the keypad and then turning the computer upside down. Anyway we will surely find out soon when my clock radio comes on at 9 AM and hear Will Shortz explain the intended answer, along with what I hope he will also accept as close enough to qualify. That assumes my radio will even come on in the morning since it is still turned upside down.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-80405464214301934712015-04-04T23:08:55.993-07:002015-04-04T23:08:55.993-07:00SuperZee,
I also submitted 9E9EGOOGOL (enter 7090...SuperZee,<br /><br />I also submitted 9E9EGOOGOL (enter 7090093636). Glad to see that someone else came up with the same answer.<br /><br />Regards – Phil J.<br />Phil J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01379207009607141221noreply@blogger.com