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.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-75231165492719680032023-06-25T06:09:00.003-07:002023-06-29T14:46:08.035-07:00NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jun 25, 2023): Who's Your Favorite TV Character?<a href="https://www.npr.org/2023/06/25/1183823383/sunday-puzzle-opposites-attract">NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jun 25, 2023): Who's Your Favorite TV Character?</a><blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuhrLQAHlAWMRhVffee9cKa6mMTYj-WHmgSbjLQskE1oMAfeGahzNAgLZ6dYMVTzkGUA7M4MbBXe1iSI16fjA3oZhYqjihRqqkc1v_DY5df4iRcso5b4ATGGUzpqX2d7EabG_6Zf-O0CXTbX82CyC2RHB4peK0aDdfagFrnh3LVRODum0PgRZb/s1300/tv%20chars.png" 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="1300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuhrLQAHlAWMRhVffee9cKa6mMTYj-WHmgSbjLQskE1oMAfeGahzNAgLZ6dYMVTzkGUA7M4MbBXe1iSI16fjA3oZhYqjihRqqkc1v_DY5df4iRcso5b4ATGGUzpqX2d7EabG_6Zf-O0CXTbX82CyC2RHB4peK0aDdfagFrnh3LVRODum0PgRZb/s200/tv%20chars.png"/></a></div><b>Q: </b>Name a well-known TV character (5,6). Change the first letter of the first name to a Y and read it (the modified <i>first</i> name) backward. You'll get a synonym of the character's last name. Who is it?</blockquote>The name of the TV show can be rearranged to two related words -- ones you might hear today.<br/><br/><b>Edit: </b>This was a callback to the puzzle from <a href="https://puzzles.blainesville.com/2020/11/npr-sunday-puzzle-nov-15-2020-watch-tv.html">Nov 15, 2020</a> (PERRY MASON --> PRAY, SERMON)<blockquote><b>A: </b>DELLA STREET --> ALLEY, STREET</blockquote>Blainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.com193tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-84212777105977060602023-04-16T05:41:00.004-07:002023-04-20T13:42:41.743-07:00NPR Sunday Puzzle (Apr 16, 2023): Topsy-Turvy<a href="https://www.npr.org/2023/04/16/1170262935/sunday-puzzle-a-city-scramble">NPR Sunday Puzzle (Apr 16, 2023): Topsy-Turvy</a><blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV4I85Ypp3WWrWz0HXAcALx6paHi-q-MqUn76Zp_l8Ml6nsGVnNoZc4zy_p19gn8WWj2Du-l7aSbnIfhSUKJQvd88lBsBdOsH7OEmRRpggbHTl-It3iUQgg_OdmRCjb-oUWujS5Lkj9tSFHWQFoSIXaB2ZOU0N8nhKUVQ9wrdyy5XS0VltWA/s650/upside-down.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; clear: right; float: right;"><img alt="" border="0" height="200" data-original-height="650" data-original-width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV4I85Ypp3WWrWz0HXAcALx6paHi-q-MqUn76Zp_l8Ml6nsGVnNoZc4zy_p19gn8WWj2Du-l7aSbnIfhSUKJQvd88lBsBdOsH7OEmRRpggbHTl-It3iUQgg_OdmRCjb-oUWujS5Lkj9tSFHWQFoSIXaB2ZOU0N8nhKUVQ9wrdyy5XS0VltWA/s200/upside-down.png"/></a></div><b>Q: </b>Think of a common 8-letter word, in which the first three letters spell a word, and the fifth, sixth, and seventh letters also spell a word. These two little words mean the same thing. The fourth letter, when rotated 180°, becomes the eighth letter. What word is this?</blockquote>Drop the second and eighth letters and rearrange to get a word. That word could describe an item that was taken to a place also described by the word by someone whose name sounds like the original word.<br/><br/><b>Edit: </b>Alan <i>Shepard</i> hit a golf ball (<i>sphere</i>) on the moon (<i>sphere</i>).<blockquote><b>A: </b>shepherd --> she, her, p/d</blockquote>Blainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.com247tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-54534859642963955482022-11-27T06:00:00.002-08:002022-12-01T12:08:04.099-08:00NPR Sunday Puzzle (Nov 27, 2022): Common Eight-Letter Noun<a href="https://www.npr.org/2022/11/27/1139275402/sunday-puzzle-jokes-on-you">NPR Sunday Puzzle (Nov 27, 2022): Common Eight-Letter Noun</a><blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidB7Cu55lS4HErXb6w6RqmSiw082LwVGR6qaAfkq21aOKMIh6ELsN304wkXjZesp5YyvWJSsrEJXxA9qQny_vILd4c3MgNWotP5h0ZWhIBQiyP5s1Iai5AcMpkeqb0AUSdPuD58Jfv7bU_DBPNrezsOJ6FLkCA-mBL69q7ctB6aHFMBVEcHg/s722/separate.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; clear: right; float: right;"><img alt="" border="0" height="200" data-original-height="722" data-original-width="616" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidB7Cu55lS4HErXb6w6RqmSiw082LwVGR6qaAfkq21aOKMIh6ELsN304wkXjZesp5YyvWJSsrEJXxA9qQny_vILd4c3MgNWotP5h0ZWhIBQiyP5s1Iai5AcMpkeqb0AUSdPuD58Jfv7bU_DBPNrezsOJ6FLkCA-mBL69q7ctB6aHFMBVEcHg/s200/separate.png"/></a></div><b>Q: </b>What common eight-letter noun can be shortened in two ways — using either its first three letters or its last four letters? The answer is a familiar item.</blockquote>Gasoline is NOT the answer, but an example. While "gas" is a shortened form of gasoline, "line" is not.<br/><br/><b>Edit: </b>Gasoline has the same syllable structure as the answer. You might see the item in the checkout <b><i>line</i></b><blockquote><b>A: </b>MAGAZINE --> MAG, ZINE</blockquote>Blainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.com144tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-40704326670523237482022-09-18T05:27:00.001-07:002022-09-22T12:03:10.536-07:00NPR Sunday Puzzle (Sep 18, 2022): Are You Using a Modern Modem?<a href="https://www.npr.org/2022/09/18/1123647605/sunday-puzzle-categories-galore">NPR Sunday Puzzle (Sep 18, 2022): Are You Using a Modern Modem?</a><blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGUMeDBrymv9elS-5-cJH9jeiFJTumbb_sWqhXZvzhdscssuKCZA2MJbo50NgBurHeS0ZLzFPaz7c3-H33SF3izDw9k5daUGYw5Q1H2-G_6xxpb7kGovIXvczs9QVE2zfzgAj_h7L32RRSDx6UggIe3UCiabZz-N3XMO7C74VoWGEUXjrp_Q/s658/modern-modem.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; clear: right; float: right;"><img alt="" border="0" width="200" data-original-height="566" data-original-width="658" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGUMeDBrymv9elS-5-cJH9jeiFJTumbb_sWqhXZvzhdscssuKCZA2MJbo50NgBurHeS0ZLzFPaz7c3-H33SF3izDw9k5daUGYw5Q1H2-G_6xxpb7kGovIXvczs9QVE2zfzgAj_h7L32RRSDx6UggIe3UCiabZz-N3XMO7C74VoWGEUXjrp_Q/s200/modern-modem.png"/></a></div><b>Q: </b>If you squish the lowercase letters "r" and "n" together, they look like an "m." Think of a word that ends in the consecutive letters "r-n." Squish them together to get a homophone of a synonym of the first word. What words are these?</blockquote>Clearly "porn" and "pom" don't work, and I'd never expect to hear that as the answer on NPR either.<br/><br/><b>Edit: </b>Nor did I expect this pair of words as the answer.<blockquote><b>A: </b>DARN --> DAM (DAMN)</blockquote>Blainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.com138tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-28226405986188655252022-07-17T06:44:00.001-07:002022-07-21T12:00:09.763-07:00NPR Sunday Puzzle (July 17, 2022): Let's Eat!<a href="https://www.npr.org/2022/07/17/1111886497/sunday-puzzle-know-the-middle-to-solve-the-riddle">NPR Sunday Puzzle (July 17, 2022): Let's Eat!</a><blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTrM4VG2Ea1pirJsD9SrsumeAoW-KsBPeTShBNflyhaF1VnaBc3TBfQEKodkQlVv9figMwcKI67TrB6raJZDiVCyT3_1_mkRfxhor9kYLRIAVaV05pmRZ8dfugfOSRJjtFdJ67hLIo-kTUZ7LZyaq-wkJoAwXLPPc9UhuQ85G1IfVEIzb8Eg/s990/foods.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; clear: right; float: right;"><img alt="" border="0" width="200" data-original-height="658" data-original-width="990" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTrM4VG2Ea1pirJsD9SrsumeAoW-KsBPeTShBNflyhaF1VnaBc3TBfQEKodkQlVv9figMwcKI67TrB6raJZDiVCyT3_1_mkRfxhor9kYLRIAVaV05pmRZ8dfugfOSRJjtFdJ67hLIo-kTUZ7LZyaq-wkJoAwXLPPc9UhuQ85G1IfVEIzb8Eg/s200/foods.png"/></a></div><b>Q: </b>Name a food item in seven letters. Move the first letter to the fifth position and you'll get two words that are synonyms. What are they?</blockquote><blockquote><b>A: </b>BRISKET --> RISK, BET</blockquote>Blainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.com130tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-76658359884818902062022-01-30T05:29:00.008-08:002022-02-03T13:50:49.545-08:00NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jan 30, 2022): Square Off and Exchange Punches<a href="https://www.npr.org/2022/01/30/1076508422/sunday-puzzle-the-category-is">NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jan 30, 2022): Square Off and Exchange Punches</a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiuLbv9OHz_CvtTRXGunMXVrsjZ8UBpE54dhkPhqBlsy5bKOWLDcktJ3mpQWrqh_XS7UJ4OpzCtEV7ASQiK8GRIw4HRi3EbVm6NT1kyo8wCZF1n4GlgINzvwDYvLRuJBZ5Zb6t3Tl5bYGkal0Z8610ZHeC_tIgdTDyCapnMY9yiix1XucLv-g=s900" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; clear: right; float: right;"><img alt="" border="0" width="200" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="900" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiuLbv9OHz_CvtTRXGunMXVrsjZ8UBpE54dhkPhqBlsy5bKOWLDcktJ3mpQWrqh_XS7UJ4OpzCtEV7ASQiK8GRIw4HRi3EbVm6NT1kyo8wCZF1n4GlgINzvwDYvLRuJBZ5Zb6t3Tl5bYGkal0Z8610ZHeC_tIgdTDyCapnMY9yiix1XucLv-g=s200"/></a></div><blockquote><b>Q: </b>Think of a familiar two-word phrase meaning "to fight." Change the third letter of each word to get two new words that are opposites of each other. What words are these?</blockquote>I have one answer, but won't have the other until around Wednesday.<br/><br/><b>Edit: </b>We have a waning crescent heading into the new moon (around Tuesday) followed by a waxing crescent.<blockquote><b>A: </b>WAGE WAR --> WANE, WAX</blockquote>Blainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.com167tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-69696162469148341182020-07-19T05:28:00.001-07:002020-07-23T12:23:17.676-07:00NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jul 19, 2020): Not A Wear<a href="https://www.npr.org/2020/07/19/892634123/puzzle-fast-and-famous">NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jul 19, 2020): Not A Wear</a><blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2020/07/19/892634123/puzzle-fast-and-famous"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0onkRXRGki9qDQ-AI80ee2wCqYgX6LV5zsBLdAMP3MrIF_7Hnav39ti6q53Cl_-Zhq_5ndVGaSaYMNgrYR2LSQWxA-O7YT4gsP8WaDSZIl4AHilLMWgnQ1oKt_UR5ASSMQQ2r/s953/clothing.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="937" data-original-width="953" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0onkRXRGki9qDQ-AI80ee2wCqYgX6LV5zsBLdAMP3MrIF_7Hnav39ti6q53Cl_-Zhq_5ndVGaSaYMNgrYR2LSQWxA-O7YT4gsP8WaDSZIl4AHilLMWgnQ1oKt_UR5ASSMQQ2r/w200-h196/clothing.png" width="200" /></a></div><b>Q: </b>Think of a six-letter word for something you might wear. Insert an "O" in the exact middle, and you'll get a phrase meaning "Not aware." What is it?</blockquote>A Rubik's Cube<br/><br/>A Rubik's Cube is 3 x 3 x 3 which is 27. The 27th president was TAFT who shares the same 3 consonants (in order) as the answer.<blockquote><b>A: </b>OUTFIT --> OUT OF IT</blockquote>Blainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.com148tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-11636705322689991542020-03-01T06:59:00.000-08:002020-03-05T22:08:48.806-08:00NPR Sunday Puzzle (Mar 1, 2020): Wrong Trousers<a href="https://www.npr.org/2020/03/01/810735273/sunday-puzzle-drop-the-go">NPR Sunday Puzzle (Mar 1, 2020): Wrong Trousers</a>: <blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHAxrj47Vu6UohHSCOtZBSzxjXB0cQu-mzDJggGRK53PuIy3CDChcKZsFwOEuCMxjtNxOB6hmQY18aWy2UepBxquCCtAIxFlmh9hfYRrDtX383QHK4YsWDsQqrqQiAqXugn87r/s1600/pants.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHAxrj47Vu6UohHSCOtZBSzxjXB0cQu-mzDJggGRK53PuIy3CDChcKZsFwOEuCMxjtNxOB6hmQY18aWy2UepBxquCCtAIxFlmh9hfYRrDtX383QHK4YsWDsQqrqQiAqXugn87r/s200/pants.jpg" width="200" height="136" data-original-width="1280" data-original-height="870" /></a></div><b>Q: </b>Think of a hyphenated word that describes certain pants. The first half of the word and a homophone of the second half are synonyms. What kind of pants are these?</blockquote>I could sew burlap together and make the opposite of these pants.<br/><br/><b>Edit: </b>The hidden hint was "... sew bur..." which sounds like SOBER -- an antonym of the words.<blockquote><b>A: </b>HIGH-WAISTED --> HIGH, WASTED</blockquote>Blainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.com169tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-32474403374799703562019-09-22T06:12:00.000-07:002019-09-28T22:01:24.501-07:00NPR Sunday Puzzle (Sep 22, 2019): No Letters in Common<a href="https://www.npr.org/2019/09/22/763085688/sunday-puzzle-flipping-rs-to-s-s">NPR Sunday Puzzle (Sep 22, 2019): No Letters in Common</a>: <blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic1d1UamP_DRRXFUtvASzSmvsVKagofdpxkLTRl8M-Ea1SkkaHyAl01d-CL_Z20YyqqtvT4-KXANVEUA_IMmwAx5xUZJheC-YlF87033F2UoIS1TfH5iux2PGd0DC1coLbIqdK/s1600/letters.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic1d1UamP_DRRXFUtvASzSmvsVKagofdpxkLTRl8M-Ea1SkkaHyAl01d-CL_Z20YyqqtvT4-KXANVEUA_IMmwAx5xUZJheC-YlF87033F2UoIS1TfH5iux2PGd0DC1coLbIqdK/s200/letters.jpg" width="200" height="133" data-original-width="760" data-original-height="506" /></a></div><b>Q: </b>Think of an adjective in five letters in two syllables. The first syllable phonetically sounds like a synonym of the full, five-letter word. And strangely these two words have no letters in common. What words are these?</blockquote>I was so focused on homophones like "ewe" and "you" and "aye/eye" and "I" that I couldn't see the forest for the trees.<br/><br/><b>Edit: </b>My hints were FOcused, homoPHONEs and FOrest<blockquote><b>A: </b>PHONY --> FAUX</blockquote>Blainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.com145tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-23412033611141071572019-08-04T06:26:00.001-07:002019-08-08T15:25:45.275-07:00NPR Sunday Puzzle (Aug 4, 2019): Synonyms and Antonyms<a href="https://www.npr.org/2019/08/04/748002198/sunday-puzzle-great-crate">NPR Sunday Puzzle (Aug 4, 2019): Synonyms and Antonyms</a>: <blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqAi-TgUVpdNkb0UfseHm0qEIrPUcE4RzfzKdH7B7vyr4M1V0yBkRkw1RM6UkhnkK7mpB7jXVOffQo_smdfJrUhxIXw_qw_lEzUfxBl-BNdccAJD3RCPtz7ebXuDzBkFqNzhTb/s1600/antonyms.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqAi-TgUVpdNkb0UfseHm0qEIrPUcE4RzfzKdH7B7vyr4M1V0yBkRkw1RM6UkhnkK7mpB7jXVOffQo_smdfJrUhxIXw_qw_lEzUfxBl-BNdccAJD3RCPtz7ebXuDzBkFqNzhTb/s200/antonyms.png" width="200" height="162" data-original-width="309" data-original-height="251" /></a></div><b>Q: </b>Think of a two-letter and a five-letter word that are synonyms. The two-letter word and the last syllable of the five-letter word sound like new words that are antonyms. What words are these?</blockquote>If today is Day 1, I'll definitely give you the answer before Day 6.<br/><br/><b>Edit: </b>The South Korean boy band <i>Day6</i> has a song named <a href="https://youtu.be/D7c7rBv-FUU?t=59">Hi Hello</a> on their <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moonrise_(Day6_album)">2017 Moonrise album</a>. Also in the picture, the big bee is higher and the small bee is lower.<blockquote><b>A: </b>HI, HELLO --> HIGH, LOW</blockquote>Blainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.com184tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-92122763307247449272019-04-14T06:07:00.000-07:002019-04-18T13:22:38.086-07:00NPR Sunday Puzzle (Apr 14, 2019): Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire<a href="https://www.npr.org/2019/04/14/712366197/sunday-puzzle-a-piece-of-cake">NPR Sunday Puzzle (Apr 14, 2019): Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire</a>: <blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeA0pJWpIRIBidE5QoxbXd8ALt4XMyIW7tNwBNzDd5TIXR0xEwnzoWIJk48hrj92eHKEYuNIafW9CbZyqMsLISR4M8RNoWiM-A5024MK-ck8R09sirHRA750rykEQTmM4UZZV4/s1600/liar.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeA0pJWpIRIBidE5QoxbXd8ALt4XMyIW7tNwBNzDd5TIXR0xEwnzoWIJk48hrj92eHKEYuNIafW9CbZyqMsLISR4M8RNoWiM-A5024MK-ck8R09sirHRA750rykEQTmM4UZZV4/s200/liar.png" width="200" height="182" data-original-width="1024" data-original-height="933" /></a></div><b>Q: </b>Think of a word for a deceitful person. Move the middle letter to the end and you'll get another word for a deceitful person. What words are these?</blockquote>Hint: Many fish<br/><br/><b>Edit: </b>The Shoshone people identified themselves in sign language by moving a hand in a swimming motion to signify that they lived near the "river with many fish". European Explorers misinterpreted the wiggling motion to mean snake and hence misnamed the neighboring Snake River.<blockquote><b>A: </b>SNEAK --> SNAKE</blockquote>Blainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.com124tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-64396585350147858562019-01-06T06:01:00.000-08:002019-01-13T05:53:18.156-08:00NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jan 6, 2019): What's Old is New Again<a href="https://www.npr.org/2019/01/06/682575357/sunday-puzzle-stuck-in-the-middle">NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jan 6, 2019): What's Old is New Again</a>: <blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEaytz0vZjkMA3ZH1xed6TCytx4TiwxuuHJdHBTqwvU9DKr5jSNd1EI4sfb69-e_HiO8zEXb7JqxjUYG6fFIVtpqbEs9oUU7MTyL2J0VHJBdbiWb1oVInd7QCEt_aoigvAUMpv/s1600/top300cities.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEaytz0vZjkMA3ZH1xed6TCytx4TiwxuuHJdHBTqwvU9DKr5jSNd1EI4sfb69-e_HiO8zEXb7JqxjUYG6fFIVtpqbEs9oUU7MTyL2J0VHJBdbiWb1oVInd7QCEt_aoigvAUMpv/s200/top300cities.png" width="200" height="124" data-original-width="899" data-original-height="557" /></a></div><b>Q: </b>Name a major U.S. city in 10 letters. If you have the right one, you can rearrange its letters to get two 5-letter words that are synonyms. What are they?</blockquote>I have a sense of déjà vu — more than a decade's worth.<br/><br/><b>Edit: </b>An easier version of this puzzle was <a href="https://puzzles.blainesville.com/2006/11/npr-sunday-puzzle-dec-3-sacramento.html">presented back in 2006</a><blockquote><b>A: </b>SACRAMENTO --> SCENT + AROMA</blockquote>Blainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.com170tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-35581267816389312772018-11-11T05:38:00.002-08:002018-11-18T05:59:44.910-08:00NPR Sunday Puzzle (Nov 11, 2018): Synonymous Four-Word Phrase<a href="https://www.npr.org/2018/11/11/666376065/sunday-puzzle-lets-get-phonetical">NPR Sunday Puzzle (Nov 11, 2018): Synonymous Four-Word Phrase</a>: <blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfbr_i1m1T71ddPz_iLmbIPA9B73uRCx8FXzPr54W15ogXCt7goQnHbd3JZCPv5CKRW-kWgi0fmra9MLXJB9dTfOoMcdc3Nu_o-zrAWdr1jVfCvXCei1WEzq0ELbOWudkLejIN/s1600/Quote.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfbr_i1m1T71ddPz_iLmbIPA9B73uRCx8FXzPr54W15ogXCt7goQnHbd3JZCPv5CKRW-kWgi0fmra9MLXJB9dTfOoMcdc3Nu_o-zrAWdr1jVfCvXCei1WEzq0ELbOWudkLejIN/s200/Quote.png" width="200" height="123" data-original-width="242" data-original-height="149" /></a></div><b>Q: </b>This challenge is easy, but elegant. Think of a familiar four-word phrase that means "to be last." Together the first two words are a synonym for the last word. What phrase is it?</blockquote>If you take the initial letter of each word, change the last letter to two later in the alphabet, you get another synonym for the last word.<br/><br/><b>Edit: </b>Butt<blockquote><b>A: </b>BRING UP THE REAR</blockquote>Blainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.com121tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-35043645509923680502017-11-05T05:32:00.000-08:002017-11-12T06:36:43.286-08:00NPR Sunday Puzzle (Nov 5, 2017): Fall Back to a List of Directors<a href="http://www.npr.org/2017/11/05/561980137/sunday-puzzle-whats-in-style">NPR Sunday Puzzle (Nov 5, 2017): Fall Back to a List of Directors</a>: <blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Rp7duZ_mHiNyZvg56J_qIQ_gfX5RUw7eralSzjK7ppOfUOcGnpvpOxHetKDNWNYpSoC8zx1E-BZFR1rAGE82ObYSerRtlPeKw2pCw5f8ZGOD18tF4NMKcWbn0jRy7f8ewd-4/s1600/director.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Rp7duZ_mHiNyZvg56J_qIQ_gfX5RUw7eralSzjK7ppOfUOcGnpvpOxHetKDNWNYpSoC8zx1E-BZFR1rAGE82ObYSerRtlPeKw2pCw5f8ZGOD18tF4NMKcWbn0jRy7f8ewd-4/s200/director.png" width="196" height="200" data-original-width="1569" data-original-height="1600" /></a></div><b>Q: </b>Think of the last name of a famous film director. The first two letters and last two letters in order spell a word. And the remaining letters, rearranged, spell a synonym of that word. What film director is it?</blockquote>I have two answers -- a third if you want to include an Academy Award winning composer.<br/><br/><b>Edit: </b>Along with the Huston family, the Coppolas are notable for having three generations of Academy Award winners: grandfather Carmine Coppola (best score), father Francis Ford Coppola (best film, director, screenplay and writing) and daughter Sofia Coppola (best screenplay).<blockquote><b>A: </b>(Francis Ford / Sophia) COPPOLA --> COLA + POP</blockquote>Blainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.com121tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-78121846170746002017-08-20T06:48:00.000-07:002017-08-20T06:48:10.948-07:00NPR Sunday Puzzle (Aug 20, 2017): Don't Stare Directly at this Puzzle<a href="http://www.npr.org/2017/08/20/544126301/sunday-puzzle-its-time-to-rhyme">NPR Sunday Puzzle (Aug 20, 2017): Don't Stare Directly at this Puzzle</a>: <blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwhK27FJMPn5qVP_GMWDgF-ESxlFK4jk2zq_8txN1SIyA-istMIPS7SGxSzUjDOJoys3b9vJ-G7ScEZRSEQPkbDwVY9RHLhgjvf-LLzjW08TDd3AB32D1B6exoJikHqzagwnoN/s1600/eclipse.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwhK27FJMPn5qVP_GMWDgF-ESxlFK4jk2zq_8txN1SIyA-istMIPS7SGxSzUjDOJoys3b9vJ-G7ScEZRSEQPkbDwVY9RHLhgjvf-LLzjW08TDd3AB32D1B6exoJikHqzagwnoN/s200/eclipse.png" width="200" height="119" data-original-width="1202" data-original-height="716" /></a></div><b>Q: </b>Think of two synonyms — one in 5 letters, the other in 4. The 5-letter word starts with S. The 4-letter word contains an S. Change one of these Ss to an A. You can rearrange the result to name a group of people, in 9 letters, that ideally have those two adjectives describe them. What group is it?</blockquote>Blainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.com188tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-17415360438501162322017-07-09T07:06:00.000-07:002017-07-16T07:13:37.177-07:00NPR Sunday Puzzle (July 9, 2017): Synonyms and an Antonym<a href="http://www.npr.org/2017/07/09/535952970/sunday-puzzle-switch-it-up">NPR Sunday Puzzle (July 9, 2017): Synonyms and an Antonym</a>: <blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS0rlzVaH2fKUlhTcNXQb94ByYVCuS_a8xLuSIaLItXHeU-RW39vmU2LupKr_x1UjQw_51Vd4GK1rJ_U5-Yp8JRWQ6ZwD0qpI0HItaKXlehtS8RNwUxo30woeafOR_1PU6ECCV/s1600/letter+beads.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS0rlzVaH2fKUlhTcNXQb94ByYVCuS_a8xLuSIaLItXHeU-RW39vmU2LupKr_x1UjQw_51Vd4GK1rJ_U5-Yp8JRWQ6ZwD0qpI0HItaKXlehtS8RNwUxo30woeafOR_1PU6ECCV/s200/letter+beads.jpg" width="200" height="133" data-original-width="783" data-original-height="522" /></a></div><b>Q: </b>Take a certain 7-letter word. Remove the first letter and you get a 6-letter synonym of that word. And the letter you removed is an abbreviation for the opposite of both words. What words are these?</blockquote><blockquote><b>A: </b>FACTUAL and ACTUAL --> F (False)</blockquote>Blainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.com131tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-4287713198117115692016-05-08T06:30:00.000-07:002016-05-12T12:00:37.760-07:00NPR Sunday Puzzle (May 8, 2016): Household item<a href="http://www.npr.org/2016/05/08/477092627/want-to-find-a-synonym-better-get-to-shufflin">NPR Sunday Puzzle (May 8, 2016): Household item</a>: <blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVs3FFQWPvR2W0NYpz3PSIOd13c82Ag0HzVHDDHHKE2rQCZKpR_Lh-kSdXR-iuJbcZqK-w2EbB-qJlGAmpm8ZRGD6uTW8Bdqz0wct9QGEK0vq0TJhCM_PnXrJw_9BjRvJVns3G/s1600/Household+Item.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVs3FFQWPvR2W0NYpz3PSIOd13c82Ag0HzVHDDHHKE2rQCZKpR_Lh-kSdXR-iuJbcZqK-w2EbB-qJlGAmpm8ZRGD6uTW8Bdqz0wct9QGEK0vq0TJhCM_PnXrJw_9BjRvJVns3G/s200/Household+Item.png" /></a></div><b>Q: </b>Name something in 11 letters that's a common household item. You can rearrange the first six letters to form a synonym of a word spelled by the middle three letters. What is the item, and what are the words?</blockquote>For some reason this was the first thing I thought of today. By the way, if you rearrange the last 6 letters, you can name something else that is a common household item, and something that definitely is NOT.<br/><br/><b>Edit: </b>Given that Sunday was Mother's Day, <i>Mom</i> was the first thing I thought of. The last 6 letters of the answer can be anagrammed to REMOTE or METEOR.<blockquote><b>A: </b>THERMOMETER --> MOTHER and MOM</blockquote>Blainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.com104tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-54799777243777029772015-11-15T06:58:00.000-08:002015-11-19T12:38:19.036-08:00NPR Sunday Puzzle (Nov 15, 2015): Under the Canopy<a href="http://www.npr.org/2015/11/15/456025971/thank-heavens-for-the-thesaurus-youll-need-one-for-this-puzzle">NPR Sunday Puzzle (Nov 15, 2015): Under the Canopy</a>: <blockquote><b>Q: </b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqzR5rRnEaUIBABa3LGH5vvNO9dvnEnTcQrnFWpvufnmqPzLESVjfwxjNp3c7Zbl8QHyOQtZjQIvlK9TrQ_aog8Cye86thyphenhyphenbTEkqCCYRdswdYEPM5utEwrUfAE-tq_85PgCNQW/s1600/CanopyTent.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqzR5rRnEaUIBABa3LGH5vvNO9dvnEnTcQrnFWpvufnmqPzLESVjfwxjNp3c7Zbl8QHyOQtZjQIvlK9TrQ_aog8Cye86thyphenhyphenbTEkqCCYRdswdYEPM5utEwrUfAE-tq_85PgCNQW/s200/CanopyTent.jpg" /></a>Think of a word that contains three consecutive letters of the alphabet together — like CANOPY, which contains NOP. Change these three letters to one new letter to make a synonym of the first word. What words are these?</blockquote><br/>This puzzle reminds me of a joke I heard back in grade-school.<br/><br/><b>Edit: </b>Here's the joke.<br/><i>Teacher: </i>"Who can use <i>defeat</i>, <i>detail</i> and <i>defense</i> in a single sentence?"<br/><i>Johnny: </i>"De-feet and de-tail of de-cat went over de-fence."<blockquote><b>A: </b>DEFEAT --> BEAT</blockquote>Blainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.com169tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-40171335389730856472015-03-22T07:26:00.001-07:002015-03-29T08:36:19.263-07:00NPR Sunday Puzzle (Mar 22, 2015): Roll the Die<a href="http://www.npr.org/2015/03/22/394322594/whats-last-comes-first">NPR Sunday Puzzle (Mar 22, 2015): Roll the Die</a>: <blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYXD8DBGCz2v9ZugUJquhx8CtBvk7eyQabAsuBRIY-BEjT3v2mY5V1wM2LYLR_QYXJQzkQWEUhICr8iT3xD3FQIGyS_Wox1sPk8l8HmfuH8W1iTCsuGrnSCP_b-hx5cqmF7kOe/s1600/die.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYXD8DBGCz2v9ZugUJquhx8CtBvk7eyQabAsuBRIY-BEjT3v2mY5V1wM2LYLR_QYXJQzkQWEUhICr8iT3xD3FQIGyS_Wox1sPk8l8HmfuH8W1iTCsuGrnSCP_b-hx5cqmF7kOe/s200/die.png" /></a></div><b>Q: </b>Take the word <i>die</i>. Think of two synonyms for this word that are themselves exact opposites of each other. What two words are these? A hint: they have the same number of letters.</blockquote>How does the puzzle rate this week? Like? Dislike?<blockquote><b>A: </b>PASS, FAIL</blockquote>Blainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.com80tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-55753302206939491472014-09-10T08:30:00.001-07:002014-09-13T07:54:10.659-07:00NPR Sunday Puzzle (Sep 7, 2014): T is for...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsDZrkJMgbU7O_h8FisLYnfyDpT0MBnDpK7FCWxbHiSrc4-smFsZR8U2tLrMNx3dGyTAHpaE8jHlfofYB6YFKRcVXUtHLJe9E7fIW8JKGBgyG5culEN7JOgn_UMnrim58X7dRt/s1600/tisfor.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsDZrkJMgbU7O_h8FisLYnfyDpT0MBnDpK7FCWxbHiSrc4-smFsZR8U2tLrMNx3dGyTAHpaE8jHlfofYB6YFKRcVXUtHLJe9E7fIW8JKGBgyG5culEN7JOgn_UMnrim58X7dRt/s200/tisfor.png" /></a></div><a href="http://www.npr.org/2014/09/07/346531696/rhyming-phrases-with-consistent-consonants">NPR Sunday Puzzle (Sep 7, 2014): T is for...</a>: <blockquote><b>Q: </b>Think of a word starting with T. Drop the T, and phonetically you'll get a new word that's a synonym of the first one. What words are these?</blockquote>My apologies to all for not posting the puzzle on Sunday. I never finished solving the puzzle and therefore forgot to put up a post.<blockquote><b>A: </b>TWIRL and WHIRL</blockquote>Blainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.com71tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-1499964621840338322014-01-31T23:59:00.000-08:002014-02-02T06:27:36.777-08:00NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jan 26, 2014): Remove a Double S to Get a Synonym<a href="http://www.npr.org/2014/01/26/266210037/take-synonyms-for-a-spin-or-pirouette">NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jan 26, 2014): Remove a Double S to Get a Synonym</a>: <blockquote><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3_UmxWDY8tuKMRC9xyzUac04pTVOFKnNw8Y4SFMfS3dnFmHCFybXTQXapsjkFTSUrcSelLguItXFH5REdUEx52V-rToAngUsvvYuDDcdpHRw5_wz9GqKUT5H0R-gg38abYU-m/s1600/DoubleS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3_UmxWDY8tuKMRC9xyzUac04pTVOFKnNw8Y4SFMfS3dnFmHCFybXTQXapsjkFTSUrcSelLguItXFH5REdUEx52V-rToAngUsvvYuDDcdpHRw5_wz9GqKUT5H0R-gg38abYU-m/s200/DoubleS.jpg" /></a><b>Q: </b>What word, containing two consecutive Ss, becomes its own synonym if you drop those Ss?</blockquote>Anyone else feel this puzzle might have been more appropriate in a couple months?<br/><br/><b>Edit: </b>Perhaps in the Spring?<blockquote><b>A: </b>BLOSSOM --> BLOOM (and variants like BLOSSOMING --> BLOOMING, BLOSSOMED --> BLOOMED, BLOSSOMS --> BLOOMS)</blockquote>Blainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.com165tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-46354989084632902332013-11-21T15:30:00.000-08:002013-11-21T15:26:19.979-08:00NPR Sunday Puzzle (Nov 17, 2013): Quarrel Synonyms<a href="http://www.npr.org/2013/11/17/245761408/more-fun-than-a-dead-rose">NPR Sunday Puzzle (Nov 17, 2013): Quarrel Synonyms</a>: <br />
<blockquote><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqQaOfDWkXN_590ZGgbAPpp2d8L9z3_Rfj_xhFSnJ61BHlz4ThljkxFDak-h6hHMEwxidtPCv0uKCc1GeUG5RKIq5cmidHnBd_JZDUqlhiYruh1Kd2IibkRaCYTCtnl36tVAAV/s1600/Quarrel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqQaOfDWkXN_590ZGgbAPpp2d8L9z3_Rfj_xhFSnJ61BHlz4ThljkxFDak-h6hHMEwxidtPCv0uKCc1GeUG5RKIq5cmidHnBd_JZDUqlhiYruh1Kd2IibkRaCYTCtnl36tVAAV/s200/Quarrel.jpg" width="200" /></a><b>Q: </b>Think of a word meaning "quarrel" in which several of the letters appear more than once. Remove exactly two occurrences of every repeated letter, and the remaining letters can be rearranged to spell a new word meaning "quarrel." What are the two words?</blockquote>I did not search my synonym list thoroughly enough the first time...<br/><br/><b>Edit: </b>The first four words "I did not search..." start with I, D, N, S which are the pairs of letters that are removed.<blockquote><b>A: </b>MisUndERsTAndiNG --> ARGUMENT</blockquote>Blainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.com100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-40380945003343521312013-06-08T23:59:00.000-07:002013-06-09T04:26:39.762-07:00NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jun 2, 2013): I've got 3 words for you...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2lb4n1F6Zq-MX0gnQYUK-ZFUmgdCcc1Ev8zKl_1jD5gs1qzElHcS_XWXQNy4BsF90cXbcK5-OW09hR_MmsN829hKsN7ohNQhPmjuLQ0Ib3Q24lalcY3y-IBTFMKSaQZUCb9kB/s1600/MerlReagle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2lb4n1F6Zq-MX0gnQYUK-ZFUmgdCcc1Ev8zKl_1jD5gs1qzElHcS_XWXQNy4BsF90cXbcK5-OW09hR_MmsN829hKsN7ohNQhPmjuLQ0Ib3Q24lalcY3y-IBTFMKSaQZUCb9kB/s200/MerlReagle.jpg" alt="Merl Reagle, courtesy Norwalk Citizen" title="Merl Reagle, courtesy Norwalk Citizen" width="133" style="border: 8px solid rgb(255,255,255);"/></a><br />
<a href="http://www.npr.org/2013/06/02/187897600/keep-your-i-on-the-prize">NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jun 2, 2013): I've got 3 words for you...</a>: <blockquote><b>Q: </b>Can you name three common three-letter words that are all synonyms and which together consist of nine different letters of the alphabet? Here's a hint: The letters A and O are not used.</blockquote>Merl Reagle is one of my favorite puzzle constructors, so I can't add much to this puzzle. If I have the right words, you can rearrange the nine letters to form a pair of words that could be considered synonyms.<br/><br/><b>Edit: </b>I figured the words had to use the remaining vowels of E, I and U so came up with CUT, HEW and NIP which could be anagrammed to INPUT and CHEW. Others had Merl's intended answer<blockquote><b>A: </b>BUG, IRK, VEX</blockquote>Blainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.com133tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-82348355493910671592013-05-30T12:00:00.000-07:002013-05-30T11:59:04.385-07:00<a href="http://www.npr.org/2013/05/26/186664592/investigating-the-crime-scene">NPR Sunday Puzzle (May 26, 2013): G is for..., T is for...</a>: <br />
<blockquote><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLA6Ob-vY6cWpgoZfdQQwMpvEXLdetjR8BtFnJUJTrFfXuB66SwQoDyaLEr6h0xLFGh91XZzS9jsLAMQzJSwcpYrJxAtwteEtjJoL8aMZaUMy6nN-hDAuxaMSkPuVzs4_9oEjZ/s1600/GwordTword.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="86" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLA6Ob-vY6cWpgoZfdQQwMpvEXLdetjR8BtFnJUJTrFfXuB66SwQoDyaLEr6h0xLFGh91XZzS9jsLAMQzJSwcpYrJxAtwteEtjJoL8aMZaUMy6nN-hDAuxaMSkPuVzs4_9oEjZ/s200/GwordTword.JPG" width="200" alt="G is for..., T is for..." title="G is for..., T is for..."/></a>
<b>Q: </b>Think of a word starting with G. Change the G to a T, and rearrange the letters after the T. The result will be a new word with the same meaning as the original word. What words are these?</blockquote>
S.S. last week, J.C. this week.<br/><br/>Steven Spielberg was the director mentioned last week. James Cameron directed Titanic.<blockquote><b>A: </b>GIANT --> TITAN</blockquote>Blainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.com196tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-10370138283774101802012-12-06T12:00:00.000-08:002012-12-06T12:00:23.698-08:00NPR Sunday Puzzle (Dec 2, 2012): What did you eat under there?<a href="http://www.npr.org/2012/12/02/166319433/untangle-an-act-of-god">NPR Sunday Puzzle (Dec 2, 2012): What did you eat under there?</a>: <blockquote><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr_5MfhyphenhyphenkzLs_zlOYV7Y-Euta-wesAlMWXZTmUSy3bTmtUgje__Ru7N_n58lGbi1NFdfP3PpyN3PBaPoHBudy7TkJi9Co6d0t0cYddBD_hCUJ7yUGdTDPlqFomKejl8YjghuPq/s1600/Clothes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear:right; float:right; margin-left:1em; margin-bottom:1em"><img border="0" height="134" width="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr_5MfhyphenhyphenkzLs_zlOYV7Y-Euta-wesAlMWXZTmUSy3bTmtUgje__Ru7N_n58lGbi1NFdfP3PpyN3PBaPoHBudy7TkJi9Co6d0t0cYddBD_hCUJ7yUGdTDPlqFomKejl8YjghuPq/s200/Clothes.jpg" style="border: 8px solid rgb(255,255,255);" alt="Omar Chatriwala@flickr"
/></a><b>Q: </b>Name two articles of apparel — things you wear — which, when the words are used as verbs, are synonyms of each other. What are they?</blockquote>Been there, done that.<br/><br/><b>Edit: </b>This was essentially a repeat of the <a href="http://puzzles.blainesville.com/2009/06/npr-sunday-puzzle-jun-28-apparel.html">NPR puzzle for June 28, 2009</a><blockquote><b>A: </b>SOCK and BELT</blockquote>Blainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.com140