tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57303912024-03-18T19:20:53.837-07:00Blaine's Puzzle BlogWeekly discussion on the NPR puzzler, brain teasers, math problems and more.Blainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comBlogger261125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-35654880829177981782024-01-28T05:56:00.000-08:002024-02-04T05:04:51.947-08:00NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jan 28, 2024): Take a Pill<a href="https://www.npr.org/2024/01/28/1227420115/sunday-puzzle-in-and-out">NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jan 28, 2024): Take a Pill</a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBIiCEyjGwgKUsnRMlYrt1USJUY1d2xIawkrjbUYZp_hki-bDIkGtpy0o_JtAecBZMm9bPXg1OAUMLU8lADQbQI2bPULxVe2ZmpwCIxYSeezscjI5RaLVSPuDw2IdnFk7zDYTjOl1RYsDB9CqhTAkOMwNqEUZ8hhN_fTvf275_3QAFqnxcB_fG/s558/pharmacy.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; clear: right; float: right;"><img alt="" border="0" width="200" data-original-height="557" data-original-width="558" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBIiCEyjGwgKUsnRMlYrt1USJUY1d2xIawkrjbUYZp_hki-bDIkGtpy0o_JtAecBZMm9bPXg1OAUMLU8lADQbQI2bPULxVe2ZmpwCIxYSeezscjI5RaLVSPuDw2IdnFk7zDYTjOl1RYsDB9CqhTAkOMwNqEUZ8hhN_fTvf275_3QAFqnxcB_fG/s200/pharmacy.png"/></a></div><blockquote><b>Q: </b>Think of brand name in seven letters that you might find in a pharmacy. Drop the last letter and rearrange the letters that remain. You'll get another brand name, in six letters, that you might also find in a pharmacy. What is it?</blockquote><blockquote><b>A: </b>CLAIROL --> RICOLA, there were several alternate answers provided in the comments.</blockquote>Blainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.com243tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-13152382357755894552023-12-31T06:14:00.000-08:002024-01-04T13:09:42.550-08:00NPR Sunday Puzzle (Dec 31, 2023): Mixed Up Movies<a href="https://www.npr.org/2023/12/31/1222229102/sunday-puzzle-2023s-names-in-the-news">NPR Sunday Puzzle (Dec 31, 2023): Mixed Up Movies</a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrnQr1VuLZrf2Hpom8NA9ZL0KgpusmECBu9iXXJmGQOpn_j12XCkveSMLjkTrKx8cwv-vSk8r3fRWPNz4Kqqs6ZhivEAJEgXL50gnNDxp6yFFZwGFPbd_VjCQbDtRzNwwU4Xbm3WozuBPd2ILFA_Si5_yL-tCVKSNzH9MWePRN_Mv9JkkHxafD/s535/MovieStrips.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; clear: right; float: right;"><img alt="" border="0" width="200" data-original-height="356" data-original-width="535" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrnQr1VuLZrf2Hpom8NA9ZL0KgpusmECBu9iXXJmGQOpn_j12XCkveSMLjkTrKx8cwv-vSk8r3fRWPNz4Kqqs6ZhivEAJEgXL50gnNDxp6yFFZwGFPbd_VjCQbDtRzNwwU4Xbm3WozuBPd2ILFA_Si5_yL-tCVKSNzH9MWePRN_Mv9JkkHxafD/s200/MovieStrips.jpg"/></a></div><blockquote><b>Q: </b>Name a famous movie in 4 letters. Change one letter and anagram the result to name another movie that came out 20 years later. Then change one letter in that and anagram to name a third movie that came out 29 years after the second one. What movies are these?</blockquote>It doesn't help that I thought I was looking for a famous movie in 4 <i>words</i>. Then I made a different assumption that messed me up. And finally, I got a different release date for the first movie. Anyway, if you take the last movie, change one letter and rearrange, you get a word that describes these 3 movies.<br/><br/><b>Edit: </b>For <i>Dr. No</i> my first search came up with the U.S. release date being 1963 rather than the U.K. release date in 1962. For the extra puzzle, you can perform the same operation on THOR and get TRIO.<blockquote><b>A: </b>DR. NO (1962), TRON (1982), THOR (2011)</blockquote>Blainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.com161tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-91643047569249768612023-12-17T05:29:00.000-08:002023-12-21T23:19:17.817-08:00NPR Sunday Puzzle (Dec 17, 2023): Nay, Recess *is* Necessary<a href="https://www.npr.org/2023/12/17/1219087442/sunday-puzzle-s-n-no-l">NPR Sunday Puzzle (Dec 17, 2023): Nay, Recess *is* Necessary</a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_sAnnQohyJQc3VdGyJi-cCtHTDvRenFU40eYCga316FzDgqHAvCPDPRothK73fCIhmCMTjFm2cVVSIBoAIJ1SkG2eS1tq3k_0jAyXq7jJedif9dCNbA9TqMV-lZ5LaH5wGI2ZeHTaWCa79mAqmPHPpnKNXsFCIHcoU7AZD1NpCgI9Q9Z5_wkS/s380/school%20supplies.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; clear: right; float: right;"><img alt="" border="0" height="200" data-original-height="380" data-original-width="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_sAnnQohyJQc3VdGyJi-cCtHTDvRenFU40eYCga316FzDgqHAvCPDPRothK73fCIhmCMTjFm2cVVSIBoAIJ1SkG2eS1tq3k_0jAyXq7jJedif9dCNbA9TqMV-lZ5LaH5wGI2ZeHTaWCa79mAqmPHPpnKNXsFCIHcoU7AZD1NpCgI9Q9Z5_wkS/s200/school%20supplies.png"/></a></div><blockquote><b>Q: </b>Think of a word that means "required." Rearrange its letters to name two school subjects, one of which is often required, and one of which often isn't. What are they?</blockquote>Alternatively, rearrange the letters to name a subject and something you might study in that subject.<br/><br/><b>Edit: </b>In BIOLOGY you might study a RAT<blockquote><b>A: </b>OBLIGATORY --> BIOLOGY and ART</blockquote>Blainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.com111tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-74392419027671818332023-12-10T05:31:00.000-08:002023-12-14T22:03:36.516-08:00NPR Sunday Puzzle (Dec 10, 2023): Winter Season Approaches<a href="https://www.npr.org/2023/12/10/1218176211/sunday-puzzle-clues-come-in-twos">NPR Sunday Puzzle (Dec 10, 2023): Winter Season Approaches</a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtSDntRM7jFouX6-9ETRV_ibGURt2bTB_ke5ytxkq2Xot39EoCMNLoj-2_QmbE5zqGCI9j27Hz0nn3gbx5YIZaweDf9B3SKNdr-cQmkequM6kdUpeNdU_jeEkSBOSmYOBv7emy80Iw_NX8URpR_B-2aD7tuKl4hlUjNDp8OtvWJe6cZIHkZSw4/s529/winterseason.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; clear: right; float: right;"><img alt="" border="0" width="200" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="529" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtSDntRM7jFouX6-9ETRV_ibGURt2bTB_ke5ytxkq2Xot39EoCMNLoj-2_QmbE5zqGCI9j27Hz0nn3gbx5YIZaweDf9B3SKNdr-cQmkequM6kdUpeNdU_jeEkSBOSmYOBv7emy80Iw_NX8URpR_B-2aD7tuKl4hlUjNDp8OtvWJe6cZIHkZSw4/s200/winterseason.png"/></a></div><blockquote><b>Q: </b>Take the phrase WINTER SEASON. Add a letter of your choosing. Then rearrange all 13 letters to spell three related words. What are they?</blockquote>Christmas is coming...<br/><br/><b>Edit: </b>WINTER SEASON has no "L" (Noel)<blockquote><b>A: </b>WINTER SEASON + L = RAIN, SNOW, SLEET</blockquote>Blainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.com149tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-35303253465693155692023-11-26T05:43:00.000-08:002023-11-30T13:00:18.384-08:00NPR Sunday Puzzle (Nov 26, 2023): We Don't Need Roads<a href="https://www.npr.org/2023/11/26/1215202086/sunday-puzzle-ta-ke-that">NPR Sunday Puzzle (Nov 26, 2023): We Don't Need Roads</a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeFQvqnKLWlYuP7Pr9oUYNot-H0IPn-DM3_yMG3JzxerDeAQDqPvWNv3p5BTplazGptSlNYiVQwUK2MvdATrPuoIiT6ckW1gwdY2O-xNRA28bsuSRg_iQskkFaZbnsgFq2fohi0VV8iPUWWd_a0ShhVjiksHYLp1A8mSWTWCH3MaWh_9g-ddkc/s418/speed%20limit%2088.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; clear: right; float: right;"><img alt="" border="0" height="200" data-original-height="418" data-original-width="323" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeFQvqnKLWlYuP7Pr9oUYNot-H0IPn-DM3_yMG3JzxerDeAQDqPvWNv3p5BTplazGptSlNYiVQwUK2MvdATrPuoIiT6ckW1gwdY2O-xNRA28bsuSRg_iQskkFaZbnsgFq2fohi0VV8iPUWWd_a0ShhVjiksHYLp1A8mSWTWCH3MaWh_9g-ddkc/s200/speed%20limit%2088.png"/></a></div><blockquote><b>Q: </b>Think of a common sign seen along a highway. Rearrange the letters to name something inside a car.</blockquote>Change the last letter of the sign to an "I", rearrange to name part of the body. Change the last letter of thing inside the car to an "F", rearrange to name something found on the water.<br/><br/><b>Edit: </b>REST AREI becomes ARTERIES and REAR SEAF becomes SEAFARER<blockquote><b>A: </b>REST AREA --> REAR SEAT</blockquote>Blainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.com162tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-40114317773325158992023-11-19T06:07:00.000-08:002023-12-10T05:31:25.991-08:00NPR Sunday Puzzle (Nov 19, 2023): Let's Start a Band<a href="https://www.npr.org/2023/11/19/1214042380/sunday-puzzle-linking-arms">NPR Sunday Puzzle (Nov 19, 2023): Let's Start a Band</a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX_Mwchg1vG50-gjMZ7D1JwCQGi9mHWw2iqS5Hvr9WyeaxR2P0s01xMjwKwST41Pau7MjaxY-1oTMUzGPly-nWJ6oYXwaR5KuppRzxHtqKeqpHvmDZUHbTi_bb1HAuY5ymsWBGuIwETOMTkWHhyphenhyphenWUp2qwISaqH05fsgNlrazRa7EnKWWwIOWIt/s604/horn.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; clear: right; float: right;"><img alt="" border="0" width="200" data-original-height="489" data-original-width="604" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX_Mwchg1vG50-gjMZ7D1JwCQGi9mHWw2iqS5Hvr9WyeaxR2P0s01xMjwKwST41Pau7MjaxY-1oTMUzGPly-nWJ6oYXwaR5KuppRzxHtqKeqpHvmDZUHbTi_bb1HAuY5ymsWBGuIwETOMTkWHhyphenhyphenWUp2qwISaqH05fsgNlrazRa7EnKWWwIOWIt/s200/horn.jpg"/></a></div><blockquote><b>Q: </b>Here's a harder challenge. Name a musical instrument plus <i>part of that</i> instrument. Drop the last letter of the instrument then rearrange all the remaining letters to name another musical instrument. What is it?</blockquote>The deadline is Wed. Nov 22 at 3PM ET because of Thanksgiving.<br/><br/>The 1st and 3rd letters of the final musical instrument are the initials of someone famously associated with that instrument.<br/><br/><b>Edit: </b>Christopher Walken is (in)famous for the "More Cowbell" skit on SNL.<blockquote><b>A: </b>CELLO (-O) + BOW --> COWBELL</blockquote>Blainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.com177tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-58472040171526192402023-09-24T05:45:00.005-07:002023-10-15T05:31:46.403-07:00NPR Sunday Puzzle (Sep 24, 2023): U.S. City Demonyms<a href="https://www.npr.org/2023/09/24/1201320604/sunday-puzzle-back-to-class">NPR Sunday Puzzle (Sep 24, 2023): U.S. City Demonyms</a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0w_9Q5uNPVHwbaSGD-N7N7bEL4Fkz-44p66fcrmB4qS9ZDgbx1HQ0yte-WJjmz6ybJQZxzUfEPQEeaEbHmRXo8CnkBlU3P6nbhnANeG5eIqWG_bjhPRUC2mlKNuZea6FHF95UXOC2bTK5djIMzpWY-3udYjoyZOMgILqncczXGlcuQpJ7kDha/s899/top300cities.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; clear: right; float: right;"><img alt="" border="0" width="200" data-original-height="557" data-original-width="899" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0w_9Q5uNPVHwbaSGD-N7N7bEL4Fkz-44p66fcrmB4qS9ZDgbx1HQ0yte-WJjmz6ybJQZxzUfEPQEeaEbHmRXo8CnkBlU3P6nbhnANeG5eIqWG_bjhPRUC2mlKNuZea6FHF95UXOC2bTK5djIMzpWY-3udYjoyZOMgILqncczXGlcuQpJ7kDha/s200/top300cities.png"/></a></div><blockquote><b>Q: </b>Name a major U.S. city in two words. Change the first letter of the first word and the next-to-last letter of the second word. Then rearrange all the letters to name the people who live in this city. What city is it?</blockquote>The difference is 18.<br/><br/><b>Edit: </b>The letters you remove are Sc (Scandium, element 21) and you replace them with Li (Lithium, element 3). The difference is 18.<blockquote><b>A: </b>SAN FRANCISCO --> CALIFORNIANS</blockquote>Blainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.com186tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-46019634957397845792023-08-20T05:38:00.004-07:002023-10-15T05:33:09.129-07:00NPR Sunday Puzzle (Aug 20, 2023): A Jumble of Body Parts<a href="https://www.npr.org/2023/08/20/1194416790/sunday-puzzle-you-better-make-it-last">NPR Sunday Puzzle (Aug 20, 2023): A Jumble of Body Parts</a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifCoBq6Sz_rCU5ySk_ZughpzHKneUYvj4iFtmqu7aTxjwEftORIXgWJPcrVXPn1MmWWvmu0D_ZlQvRpTGasFlgoz1DVIGFVbPJmLupGNYQ9xJDuJXKd_ffAZgmtugrpQ7pM1R2WPaP7UHjcPMljPcpxjuFfU0BLjrifEfZQcU1h6IdbwOqDDlQ/s475/faceparts.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; clear: right; float: right;"><img alt="" border="0" height="200" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="415" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifCoBq6Sz_rCU5ySk_ZughpzHKneUYvj4iFtmqu7aTxjwEftORIXgWJPcrVXPn1MmWWvmu0D_ZlQvRpTGasFlgoz1DVIGFVbPJmLupGNYQ9xJDuJXKd_ffAZgmtugrpQ7pM1R2WPaP7UHjcPMljPcpxjuFfU0BLjrifEfZQcU1h6IdbwOqDDlQ/s200/faceparts.png"/></a></div><blockquote><b>Q: </b>Name part of the human body above the neck in 9 letters. Rearrange them to name another part of the human body found below the neck. Only some people have the first body part. Everyone has the second one. What parts of the human body are these?</blockquote>The wording bugs me a little which caused me to have a mental block. I do have the answer finally so I can stop pacing back and forth trying to figure this out.<br/><br/><b>Edit: </b>I was thinking of Bugs Bunny with large front teeth. And after pacing, I'd sit down on the other part.<blockquote><b>A: </b>BUCK TEETH --> BUTT CHEEK</blockquote>Blainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.com244tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-76679496941014589602023-06-18T06:35:00.005-07:002023-06-25T07:28:26.673-07:00NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jun 18, 2023): Daddy, Look What I Drew!<a href="https://www.npr.org/2023/06/18/1182941043/sunday-puzzle-a-puzzle-for-pops">NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jun 18, 2023): Daddy, Look What I Drew!</a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2kVjM5SStoK4WUjS-Z3Qv6BAlzoXzV-PJp9yI3neMyHtrH4GbkWvP-zywccn8PJp9A9Aonfjm1EyjfhZY0u4-TMpyPpkuOySov1S-O-rev_KP4aERzqpAYC3w93AG5P7m_jEZRtAKQ0P4v9wzstau9M1bykmDV2NIExMdorIWpPslst8ddg/s650/mixed-up-animal.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; clear: right; float: right;"><img alt="" border="0" width="200" data-original-height="344" data-original-width="650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2kVjM5SStoK4WUjS-Z3Qv6BAlzoXzV-PJp9yI3neMyHtrH4GbkWvP-zywccn8PJp9A9Aonfjm1EyjfhZY0u4-TMpyPpkuOySov1S-O-rev_KP4aERzqpAYC3w93AG5P7m_jEZRtAKQ0P4v9wzstau9M1bykmDV2NIExMdorIWpPslst8ddg/s200/mixed-up-animal.png"/></a></div><blockquote><b>Q: </b>Take the name of a fish. Add the name of a mammal. Rearrange all the letters to get the name of a reptile. What is it?</blockquote>The first letter of the fish and the first letter of the mammal end up together in the name of the reptile.<br/><br/><b>Edit: </b>...MON(ST)ER<blockquote><b>A: </b>SALMON + TIGER --> GILA MONSTER</blockquote>Blainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.com191tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-80838575872956011292023-05-28T05:00:00.007-07:002023-06-04T05:32:48.786-07:00NPR Sunday Puzzle (May 28, 2023): Author turned Pro Athlete<a href="https://www.npr.org/2023/05/28/1178597483/sunday-puzzle-bridge-those-words">NPR Sunday Puzzle (May 28, 2023): Author turned Pro Athlete</a><blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisU198c6PwAHjIAwyyZ8Pnse90TaaIbPg_PG4lYMFAvXHHCbp-n18ngSJ7a71ptfPKsswA2WgIkfnzi9eHXTir41pfE2BBZkOj2JmKm-JBvEmgtEhGMSQG4JX9nj2br0_7yXaI_DRdq6oYO3IlKWwmn08StlcviuPh4b0Y5qUx6zIoiuJclA/s1024/pngwing.com.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="724" data-original-width="1024" height="141" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisU198c6PwAHjIAwyyZ8Pnse90TaaIbPg_PG4lYMFAvXHHCbp-n18ngSJ7a71ptfPKsswA2WgIkfnzi9eHXTir41pfE2BBZkOj2JmKm-JBvEmgtEhGMSQG4JX9nj2br0_7yXaI_DRdq6oYO3IlKWwmn08StlcviuPh4b0Y5qUx6zIoiuJclA/w200-h141/pngwing.com.png" width="200" /></a></div><b>Q: </b>Think of a well-known author whose first name is nine letters long, and last name six letters. Change the first letter of the last name and anagram those six letters to spell a word. Now read everything together — the author's first name plus the anagram with a letter changed of the last name — and you'll get a certain professional athlete. Who is it?</blockquote>The new 6-letter part can also be rearranged to get the last name of an actor whose first name starts with the same 5 letters as the author or athlete.<br/><br/><b>Edit: </b>Charl(ize) Theron<blockquote><b>A: </b>CHARLOTTE BRONTE, CHARLOTTE HORNET</blockquote>Blainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.com131tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-33021097842117759282023-05-07T05:59:00.002-07:002023-05-14T05:31:48.312-07:00NPR Sunday Puzzle (May 7, 2023): Compound Body Parts<a href="https://www.npr.org/2023/05/07/1174544511/sunday-puzzle-seeing-double">NPR Sunday Puzzle (May 7, 2023): Compound Body Parts</a><blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSuvySA9ZDveRe93Y0Z0rRsEHzVbGzDzVmV7GTNxVzn86qq2kDJj1NEEKab4F6pMcG97yHUzgFV35KGaYf0hupGxQ6PrpQ88JF7w7_vprfFQ9_IUHywMQppOzFP_5L70a2AI7YoBmxPYPmt9_QtFOY6eZ0_H9aY2I5VcL_wsjzaK7dWgNSQQ/s1133/blueeye.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; clear: right; float: right;"><img alt="" border="0" width="200" data-original-height="833" data-original-width="1133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSuvySA9ZDveRe93Y0Z0rRsEHzVbGzDzVmV7GTNxVzn86qq2kDJj1NEEKab4F6pMcG97yHUzgFV35KGaYf0hupGxQ6PrpQ88JF7w7_vprfFQ9_IUHywMQppOzFP_5L70a2AI7YoBmxPYPmt9_QtFOY6eZ0_H9aY2I5VcL_wsjzaK7dWgNSQQ/s200/blueeye.png"/></a></div><b>Q: </b>Think of part of the human body whose name is a compound word (like fingertip or toenail). Add an N and rearrange the result to get another part of the body whose name is also a compound word. What body parts are these?</blockquote>From the final body part remove any repeated letters (leaving only one instance of the letter). Add "IC" and rearrange to describe the state of some other body parts.<br/><br/><b>Edit: </b>The resulting anagram is MANICURED.<blockquote><b>A: </b>EARDRUM + N --> UNDERARM</blockquote>Blainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.com129tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-33630061458589279722023-04-23T05:25:00.002-07:002023-04-28T02:25:03.598-07:00NPR Sunday Puzzle (Apr 23, 2023): Complaint Department<a href="https://www.npr.org/2023/04/23/1171109080/sunday-puzzle-o-m-g">NPR Sunday Puzzle (Apr 23, 2023): Complaint Department</a><blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpxRy5ERkQlykpcvDuFPfVt8QOCLlEfXFTrrqUsa9D0mszX77vhH3f4ZdyCZjLAmVnKTu3kX-qOao73UwigKzEhKmuWV_hnV2UM6KrBgetdjSArQt1cc33nxwTWbcIafym29KlqNBhcAc9pJspaCM2inKkd-HD0nInP7HtMB0QdgryFNUx8A/s1920/protest-clipart-xl.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; clear: right; float: right;"><img alt="" border="0" width="200" data-original-height="1205" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpxRy5ERkQlykpcvDuFPfVt8QOCLlEfXFTrrqUsa9D0mszX77vhH3f4ZdyCZjLAmVnKTu3kX-qOao73UwigKzEhKmuWV_hnV2UM6KrBgetdjSArQt1cc33nxwTWbcIafym29KlqNBhcAc9pJspaCM2inKkd-HD0nInP7HtMB0QdgryFNUx8A/s200/protest-clipart-xl.png"/></a></div><b>Q: </b>Think of a five-letter word for things a lot of people complain about. Add a letter and rearrange the result to get an example of these things. Then add one more letter and rearrange to get a remedy for these things. Five, six, and seven letters, respectively. What words are these?</blockquote>Add one more letter and rearrange to name something used for thousands of years.<br/><br/><b>Edit: </b>Add an H and rearrange to get HAIRPINS.<blockquote><b>A: </b>PAINS, SPRAIN, ASPIRIN</blockquote>Blainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.com170tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-12795706382248403412023-03-19T05:27:00.004-07:002023-03-23T12:36:42.915-07:00NPR Sunday Puzzle (Mar 19, 2023): Bathroom and Kitchen Renovation<a href="https://www.npr.org/2023/03/19/1164033616/sunday-puzzle-back-to-the-bs">NPR Sunday Puzzle (Mar 19, 2023): Bathroom and Kitchen Renovation</a><blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvFhTKUV4DFqC1fNQ_Id797ocWp6q_g8N2XPjK60ICGmD0Pa3mCliEex-hiiSEL4bBJadWVCwFXmwq4dMyghz1sYHGVURxsB0xriEXLeIYgv8iQDO45zVGwALcwlBlqx7fB2eqXkYAJ2fS_ozf0IUnic4DBlr6oTIUgqWRWnUci_ziKHbT4A/s750/bathroom-kitchen.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; clear: right; float: right;"><img alt="" border="0" height="200" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvFhTKUV4DFqC1fNQ_Id797ocWp6q_g8N2XPjK60ICGmD0Pa3mCliEex-hiiSEL4bBJadWVCwFXmwq4dMyghz1sYHGVURxsB0xriEXLeIYgv8iQDO45zVGwALcwlBlqx7fB2eqXkYAJ2fS_ozf0IUnic4DBlr6oTIUgqWRWnUci_ziKHbT4A/s200/bathroom-kitchen.png"/></a></div><b>Q: </b>Name two well-known commercial products in five letters whose names are anagrams of each other. One product is something you'd probably see in your bathroom. The second is more likely to be in your refrigerator. What products are these?</blockquote>My first thought came up with something I hope is <i>NOT</i> in my refrigerator. I'll have to keep thinking.<br/><br/><b>Update: </b>Add a D to the end of my refrigerator product and you get something that sounds like a bathroom product again.<br/><br/><b>Edit: </b>My initial thought was DRANO --> RADON but I realized that didn't work. My alternate answer was PIPES --> PEPSI (and then PEPCID). But I later figured out the intended answer.<blockquote><b>A: </b>NIVEA (cream), EVIAN (water)</blockquote>Blainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.com227tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-65749665239812020492023-01-29T05:20:00.001-08:002023-02-04T22:50:34.675-08:00NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jan 29, 2023): Fruit Salad<a href="https://www.npr.org/2023/01/29/1152327438/sunday-puzzle-animal-additions">NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jan 29, 2023): Fruit Salad</a><blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH90tIThwyhZpB5CLDS6aa7WSIMvL6IXg9OOX-lnRkTKk8mCVcIWG6dEEwnH-B6a5XhMg1NfBpqQpJR9NYRSYOahjQW5Lv27FPENdil-XzH607a7XPB5kkMWT2tPRkDuQ8SOJGi-23SuPrsFcI-poXmhXI9a8_Zo3IOOlD12GaoqdUsCfWSA/s1200/fruit.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; clear: right; float: right;"><img alt="" border="0" width="200" data-original-height="686" data-original-width="1200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH90tIThwyhZpB5CLDS6aa7WSIMvL6IXg9OOX-lnRkTKk8mCVcIWG6dEEwnH-B6a5XhMg1NfBpqQpJR9NYRSYOahjQW5Lv27FPENdil-XzH607a7XPB5kkMWT2tPRkDuQ8SOJGi-23SuPrsFcI-poXmhXI9a8_Zo3IOOlD12GaoqdUsCfWSA/s200/fruit.jpg"/></a></div><b>Q: </b>Name a fruit in one word. Drop the last two letters. The remaining letters can be rearranged to name two other fruits. What are they?</blockquote>Or if you remove the 2nd and 4th letters, you can rearrange to get a symbol.<br/><br/><b>Edit: </b>POMEGRANATE-OE --> PENTAGRAM<blockquote><b>A: </b>POMEGRANATE-TE --> PEAR, MANGO</blockquote>Blainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.com196tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-63704467966840107382023-01-22T05:19:00.002-08:002023-01-26T14:10:57.751-08:00NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jan 22, 2023): One Capital, Two Capitals<a href="https://www.npr.org/2023/01/22/1150583696/sunday-puzzle-a-e-i-o-have-u-found-the-vowel">NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jan 22, 2023): One Capital, Two Capitals</a><blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIyANbZe12rSTBFwNgPe3kHzdVTMSCdtI9nzI-o-EEaBzZQK-BsAxGBi18NvGgjNLytvkP8tBF3ZNYsyl0R4hAXb-toG52_vicfBtrucT4tKIHhoj1P1K4vnxb693tuaZGYv67exrhuwlto7M1yhZZWQQ6RxLZxq-RcqPihfv8UlmK-Kca0A/s980/USCapitol.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; clear: right; float: right;"><img alt="" border="0" width="200" data-original-height="650" data-original-width="980" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIyANbZe12rSTBFwNgPe3kHzdVTMSCdtI9nzI-o-EEaBzZQK-BsAxGBi18NvGgjNLytvkP8tBF3ZNYsyl0R4hAXb-toG52_vicfBtrucT4tKIHhoj1P1K4vnxb693tuaZGYv67exrhuwlto7M1yhZZWQQ6RxLZxq-RcqPihfv8UlmK-Kca0A/s200/USCapitol.jpg"/></a></div><b>Q: </b>Take a word that's in the name of several tourist attractions in our nation's capital, Washington, D.C. Rearrange the letters in that word to spell the names of two other nations' capitals. What are they?</blockquote>If you anagram the two countries, you get a spicy warbler.<br/><br/><b>Edit: </b>The cinnamon-breasted warbler belongs to the genus <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinnamon-breasted_warbler">Euryptila</a>.<blockquote><b>A: </b>MEMORIAL --> LIMA (Peru) and ROME (Italy)</blockquote>Blainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.com193tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-74206159562945620482022-12-11T05:19:00.002-08:002022-12-15T20:38:58.256-08:00NPR Sunday Puzzle (Dec 11, 2022): Keep Calm and Carry On<a href="https://www.npr.org/2022/12/11/1141655117/sunday-puzzle-battle-of-the-board-games">NPR Sunday Puzzle (Dec 11, 2022): Keep Calm and Carry On</a><blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8B53yCssBJcB-wqfY619j07hYzrRJ46L2zyBDcS17aZGvdCy2-A6sBAm4v-9QIIWey391-XOXJTuwSa4Hzo9j-kXDDVqPxRhpWDxyNycneUlS7hwH11laODLudpTudoP_hKKvGs15l9eWkgwdqTtPaKSxssxXDaqKtS1FfKJPecRYfXrFCw/s783/heavy%20load.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; clear: right; float: right;"><img alt="" border="0" height="200" data-original-height="783" data-original-width="648" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8B53yCssBJcB-wqfY619j07hYzrRJ46L2zyBDcS17aZGvdCy2-A6sBAm4v-9QIIWey391-XOXJTuwSa4Hzo9j-kXDDVqPxRhpWDxyNycneUlS7hwH11laODLudpTudoP_hKKvGs15l9eWkgwdqTtPaKSxssxXDaqKtS1FfKJPecRYfXrFCw/s200/heavy%20load.png"/></a></div><b>Q: </b>Many people carry _____ (4-letter word) in a _____ (5-letter word) to make _____ (9-letter word). You can rearrange the letters of the first two words (the 4- and 5-letter ones) to get the last word (the 9-letter one). What words are these?</blockquote>Actually NOT true for many people.<br/><br/><b>Edit: </b>Most men don't carry purses and cash is used less often these days for purchases compared to debit/credit/phone transactions.<blockquote><b>A: </b>CASH in a PURSE to make PURCHASES</blockquote>Blainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.com173tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-17523317091678857762022-12-04T05:41:00.004-08:002022-12-11T05:07:49.006-08:00NPR Sunday Puzzle (Dec 4, 2022): Getting Straight to the Point<a href="https://www.npr.org/2022/12/04/1140101541/sunday-puzzle-tldr-challenge">NPR Sunday Puzzle (Dec 4, 2022): Getting Straight to the Point</a><blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkwGp4IjVrYaxY0Ba2C3qTIyPDanmoPfz183gSt_nydzWyuHqt3d1kncQBXte6ESL1xpenOqrma2WZhCm1K0js4VeYKxyAFD5Blcgvr3IAcGCaP3s4OOO0-s34Kku6qA_LCigQrVaCJPBU0hY8208iOAnkRyD_IdsOKxAWBMg7Kt2re6x2-A/s451/keyboard.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; clear: right; float: right;"><img alt="" border="0" width="200" data-original-height="383" data-original-width="451" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkwGp4IjVrYaxY0Ba2C3qTIyPDanmoPfz183gSt_nydzWyuHqt3d1kncQBXte6ESL1xpenOqrma2WZhCm1K0js4VeYKxyAFD5Blcgvr3IAcGCaP3s4OOO0-s34Kku6qA_LCigQrVaCJPBU0hY8208iOAnkRyD_IdsOKxAWBMg7Kt2re6x2-A/s200/keyboard.png"/></a></div><b>Q: </b>Name a symbol <b><i>or</i></b> punctuation mark on a computer keyboard. Anagram it to get the brand name of a product you might buy at a grocery, in two words. What is it?</blockquote><blockquote><b>A: </b>SEMICOLON --> MOLSON ICE</blockquote>Blainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.com287tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-28898999101379310572022-11-20T05:49:00.003-08:002022-11-23T12:22:00.857-08:00NPR Sunday Puzzle (Nov 20, 2022): Weird Science<a href="https://www.npr.org/2022/11/20/1137456954/sunday-puzzle-sibilant-solutions">NPR Sunday Puzzle (Nov 20, 2022): Weird Science</a><blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr2joNzHvxI7KjDTKYgZrlRyipM8d4PmmQ94kIlMhpAdKkPbNkIxNgI9S6gpvZrlzFd6QC7gSGW9rbUidNR2MWSQ96JmbQ3S5zHV4W9sl6bE0qbVKbMr7VLK6oJu8JGMP_zxvqMBuMflfbU3rz-V5LcvFEKBpBBeeqkAZrnfnN9EfelbzzzQ/s2571/science.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; clear: right; float: right;"><img alt="" border="0" width="200" data-original-height="1023" data-original-width="2571" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr2joNzHvxI7KjDTKYgZrlRyipM8d4PmmQ94kIlMhpAdKkPbNkIxNgI9S6gpvZrlzFd6QC7gSGW9rbUidNR2MWSQ96JmbQ3S5zHV4W9sl6bE0qbVKbMr7VLK6oJu8JGMP_zxvqMBuMflfbU3rz-V5LcvFEKBpBBeeqkAZrnfnN9EfelbzzzQ/s200/science.png"/></a></div><b>Q: </b>Name a branch of scientific study. Drop the last letter. Then rearrange the remaining letters to name two subjects of that study. What branch of science is it?</blockquote>A fun puzzle, I'll give you that, but not that difficult.<br/><br/><b>Edit: </b>I'll give you the moon and the stars.<blockquote><b>A: </b>ASTRONOMY --> STAR, MOON</blockquote>Blainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.com145tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-51114316503849705022022-06-19T05:47:00.002-07:002022-06-23T13:15:19.861-07:00NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jun 19, 2022): Who Are These People?<a href="https://www.npr.org/2022/06/19/1106060697/sunday-puzzle-triple-purpose">NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jun 19, 2022): Who Are These People?</a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY_NYx2m0Vr6n4-V_1PQrG6CD_--5fwwJFe88Gzffa5lAKFZDmb6cqPVsZ8GR5GWkoDXAxybu22nPl6q_ozJiRLwpyarvTbZAHtHf2btAGXyd5YZM-_nUk4XrQlPFlb_JiEOS9Djgw1UtSZ4L-nc1LFDjscOZHQmN4INp4bEaRnzGTNzmzjA/s630/twopeople.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; clear: right; float: right;"><img alt="" border="0" width="200" data-original-height="530" data-original-width="630" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY_NYx2m0Vr6n4-V_1PQrG6CD_--5fwwJFe88Gzffa5lAKFZDmb6cqPVsZ8GR5GWkoDXAxybu22nPl6q_ozJiRLwpyarvTbZAHtHf2btAGXyd5YZM-_nUk4XrQlPFlb_JiEOS9Djgw1UtSZ4L-nc1LFDjscOZHQmN4INp4bEaRnzGTNzmzjA/s200/twopeople.png"/></a></div><blockquote><b>Q: </b>Think of two famous people — one from business and one from entertainment — whose last names are anagrams of each other. Now take their first names, drop the last letter of each of them, and put the result together, without rearranging, and you'll get the full first name of a famous fictional character. Who are these people?</blockquote>You can also rearrange the last names to get a place that you might have seen one of these people, maybe both.<br/><br/><b>Edit: </b>Their last names also anagram to STAGE<blockquote><b>A: </b>(BIL)L <b>GATES</b> + (BO)B <b>SAGET</b> --> (BILBO) BAGGINS</blockquote>Blainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.com136tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-27006320409784909892022-01-23T05:34:00.006-08:002022-01-27T12:12:11.656-08:00NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jan 23, 2022): Wondering What To Do in your State Capital?<a href="https://www.npr.org/2022/01/23/1074726996/sunday-puzzle-stuck-in-the-middle">NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jan 23, 2022): Wondering What To Do in your State Capital?</a><blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiWOo0TXziO1ggcNiTOBS70RNQVVIAqOUlVsjRi6YcMAzQ-NzpJ0Rp5dusuIExI6qN6zVj5jMKeRErpDLpOaOZpAzsF3G_II6huUIa-8CZch3EvH_HtdenuBQ9mQHoHJ8yxX9IX9BSCg9f6T79btHj-Y-5KPWf84JG1-9PkIBXEarXS5fVOug=s1200" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; clear: right; float: right;"><img alt="" border="0" width="200" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiWOo0TXziO1ggcNiTOBS70RNQVVIAqOUlVsjRi6YcMAzQ-NzpJ0Rp5dusuIExI6qN6zVj5jMKeRErpDLpOaOZpAzsF3G_II6huUIa-8CZch3EvH_HtdenuBQ9mQHoHJ8yxX9IX9BSCg9f6T79btHj-Y-5KPWf84JG1-9PkIBXEarXS5fVOug=s200"/></a></div><b>Q: </b>Name a state capital. Take the last two letters of the city's name and the first two letters of its state's name. Then rearrange these letters to name an activity closely associated with this city. What is it?</blockquote>Was I the only one that initially thought Will had misspelled the activity?<br/><br/><b>Edit: </b>Honolulu was one of the first state capitals I thought of, but thought the activity would be a luau... After trying some other capitals, I circled back to hula.<blockquote><b>A: </b>Honolu<b><i>LU, HA</i></b>waii --> HULA</blockquote>Blainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.com205tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-58587443788164062912021-12-19T06:41:00.001-08:002021-12-24T02:36:38.023-08:00NPR Sunday Puzzle (Dec 19, 2021): Not Formerly Known as Prince<a href="https://www.npr.org/2021/12/19/1065524934/sunday-puzzle-yes-you-candy">NPR Sunday Puzzle (Dec 19, 2021): Not Formerly Known as Prince</a><blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjunKITC6PjXeRkpOP93OjKJZPlDEP6sEKzCwuPm3bsWk6TCiSuIfnAb13_dAU0XaPOtYLTSwrN_ZfXMml8kDJ5lRIvaVFGiguPtXRBT_kL_Dhv3XyWrMY2w8F-FScs44sutsHwmFJOACTi1c-0N9Qwz1Kg6VZFA3KqN0-5lORcvh-waflArg=s700" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; clear: right; float: right;"><img alt="" border="0" width="200" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjunKITC6PjXeRkpOP93OjKJZPlDEP6sEKzCwuPm3bsWk6TCiSuIfnAb13_dAU0XaPOtYLTSwrN_ZfXMml8kDJ5lRIvaVFGiguPtXRBT_kL_Dhv3XyWrMY2w8F-FScs44sutsHwmFJOACTi1c-0N9Qwz1Kg6VZFA3KqN0-5lORcvh-waflArg=s200"/></a></div><b>Q: </b>Take the name of a well-known artist. The first name can be divided to form two common words that are synonyms. The last name can be anagrammed to form an antonym of those two words. Who is the artist, and what are the words?</blockquote>Add 3 letters in front of the first name to get a destination. Insert 1 letter in the last name to get a different destination.<br/><br/><b>Edit: </b>San Diego and Riviera<blockquote><b>A: </b>DIEGO RIVERA --> DIE, GO, ARRIVE</blockquote>Blainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.com207tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-68476857083570287602021-11-28T06:02:00.004-08:002021-12-05T05:27:13.551-08:00NPR Sunday Puzzle (Nov 28, 2021): What's Your Sign?<a href="https://www.npr.org/2021/11/28/1059517658/sunday-puzzle-br-ing-it-on">NPR Sunday Puzzle (Nov 28, 2021): What's Your Sign?</a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxRiSOdnkItCcDHQSHDHtFD4UWvVPGVdMCjnCgWXQ3qzdjnTAThgIDrWCXrZDXNHucPzXE2QHG2aY7hl7xyZCWC7393FN6XavPRoHM4q839gWd5K0hmqfm4X5GFlSJ35369A6L/s640/earthsigns.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; clear: right; float: right;"><img alt="" border="0" width="200" data-original-height="388" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxRiSOdnkItCcDHQSHDHtFD4UWvVPGVdMCjnCgWXQ3qzdjnTAThgIDrWCXrZDXNHucPzXE2QHG2aY7hl7xyZCWC7393FN6XavPRoHM4q839gWd5K0hmqfm4X5GFlSJ35369A6L/s200/earthsigns.png"/></a></div><blockquote><b>Q: </b>Take the 9 letters of EARTH SIGN. Repeating them as often as necessary, you can spell the four-word title of a classic movie in 15 letters. You can also use them to spell the four-word title of a classic song in 19 letters. What two titles are these?</blockquote>The actor we associate with the movie is an earth sign, but the singer we associate with the song is a fire sign. I also thought I had the wrong movie.<br/><br/><b>Edit: </b>Gene Kelly is a Virgo and Frank Sinatra is a Sagittarius. Like others, I wasn't initially aware that the movie title had an apostrophe in it which messed up my letter count.<blockquote><b>A: </b>SINGIN' IN THE RAIN and STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT</blockquote>Blainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.com186tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-78556831586974503222021-10-17T06:05:00.001-07:002021-10-24T05:20:27.686-07:00NPR Sunday Puzzle (Oct 17, 2021): Famous Actress (8,6)<a href="https://www.npr.org/2021/10/17/1046742364/sunday-puzzle-dont-lu-se-this-puzzle">NPR Sunday Puzzle (Oct 17, 2021): Famous Actress (8,6)</a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1auDa1TflOV9Vg-xja2RyXMrs21BLYosQGkRibmAqvSZuWTJ7sJEdV7f3z305cH7ZplflMprhBEHY87lV65lRoNbRCJfeahtBgvXUg4DO5jXJM_P0jT71mi3xNoOPCFUrXGcK/s358/actress.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; clear: right; float: right;"><img alt="" border="0" width="200" data-original-height="235" data-original-width="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1auDa1TflOV9Vg-xja2RyXMrs21BLYosQGkRibmAqvSZuWTJ7sJEdV7f3z305cH7ZplflMprhBEHY87lV65lRoNbRCJfeahtBgvXUg4DO5jXJM_P0jT71mi3xNoOPCFUrXGcK/s200/actress.jpg"/></a></div><blockquote><b>Q: </b>Name a famous actress (8,6). Change the next-to-last letter of her first name to an S. Then reverse the order of the last three letters, and you'll name a famous ruler. The actress's last name is an anagram of where you would find this ruler. Who is the actress and the ruler?</blockquote>Her father's name relates to the ruler and the correct pronunciation of her surname is close to the place.<br/><br/><b>Edit: </b>News stories have said the pronunciation of her last name is closer to "throne".<blockquote>CHARLIZE THERON --> CHARLES I, THRONE</blockquote>Blainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.com225tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-81145251743378324382021-06-27T05:38:00.002-07:002021-07-04T06:09:28.695-07:00NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jun 27, 2021): Japanese and Mexican Food<a href="https://www.npr.org/2021/06/27/1010586683/sunday-puzzle-words-within-words">NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jun 27, 2021): Japanese and Mexican Food</a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0T_cm026mt9RQ-zhCBt_jagwggI05t0-54bpAhP4eoCVIXxTbhm0uDql0PAf8YlKInTLP3wfvSaarfeMBjPr1w2IQUdaC7k0LMjdpHnURQDwiusO-m1IQDmV56qlsI5LdOk9i/s549/japan-mexico.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; clear: right; float: right;"><img alt="" border="0" width="200" data-original-height="385" data-original-width="549" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0T_cm026mt9RQ-zhCBt_jagwggI05t0-54bpAhP4eoCVIXxTbhm0uDql0PAf8YlKInTLP3wfvSaarfeMBjPr1w2IQUdaC7k0LMjdpHnURQDwiusO-m1IQDmV56qlsI5LdOk9i/s200/japan-mexico.png"/></a></div><blockquote><b>Q: </b>Take the name of a major American city. Hidden inside it in consecutive letters is the name of a Japanese food. Remove that. The remaining letters can be rearranged to spell some Mexican foods. Name the city and the foods.</blockquote>At least we aren't looking for a pair of synonyms.<br/><br/><b>Edit: </b>SACRAMENTO anagrams to SCENT and AROMA, a puzzle that has appeared twice now. I was just glad this wasn't the third time.<blockquote><b>A: </b>SACRAMENTO --> RAMEN, TACOS</blockquote>Blainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.com137tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-88137984797356286892021-04-11T06:05:00.003-07:002021-04-18T06:03:23.474-07:00NPR Sunday Puzzle (Apr 11, 2021): Scrambled Body Parts<a href="https://www.npr.org/2021/04/11/986093540/sunday-puzzle-whats-the-show">NPR Sunday Puzzle (Apr 11, 2021): Scrambled Body Parts</a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii-xYDO1FOk0m9Z9TvtNhIFHRAYbFda_HqNhF3YjIHWuM2khp6e56MXVCAwfkTlLQjsJISrQzqlk_laTuuz-mBV9sDfDI1cF3o-EUYE085ccziIXg3KjZiBDrzZ-wDS8Npoy6D/s735/xray+body+parts.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; clear: right; float: right;"><img alt="" border="0" width="200" data-original-height="415" data-original-width="735" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii-xYDO1FOk0m9Z9TvtNhIFHRAYbFda_HqNhF3YjIHWuM2khp6e56MXVCAwfkTlLQjsJISrQzqlk_laTuuz-mBV9sDfDI1cF3o-EUYE085ccziIXg3KjZiBDrzZ-wDS8Npoy6D/s200/xray+body+parts.jpg"/></a></div><blockquote><b>Q: </b>Think of part of the body in seven letters. Add an "N" and rearrange all the letters to name two more parts of the body (none related to the original word). What body parts are these?</blockquote><b>Edit: </b>I didn't want to draw too much attention to the picture, but images 1 and 3 were definitely clues.<blockquote><b>A: </b>KNEECAP + N --> NAPE, NECK</blockquote>Blainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.com191