Q: Take the name of a famous actor of the past. Say it out loud, and phonetically you'll describe what a famous general's horse did. Who is the actor and who is the general?I need an "L" to make my answer work.
A: CARY GRANT --> CARRY GRANT
Q: Think of a famous actor and a famous actress who co-starred in a classic movie of the past. The actress's first name, when reversed, and the actor’s last name, spelled forward, are similar romantic gifts. Who are these film stars?Somehow I don't think it's Fay Wray and King Kong.
A: Meg Ryan, Billy Crystal ("When Harry Met Sally") --> GEM, CRYSTAL
Q: Think of something in two words (7,5) that you might take camping. The phrase has seven consonants, which are all different and appear in alphabetical order through the phrase. What camping item is this?You can rearrange the letters to name something archeologists might study.
A: CoLeMaN SToVe
Q: Name a state capital. Remove its first two letters, and you can rearrange the rest to name something in two words that you might find while beachcombing in that state. What is it?Burt Reynolds has a connection to the capital.
A: TALAHASSEE - TA --> A SEASHELL
Q: Name a famous film actor of the past (4,6). Swap the second and third letters of the first name to name a color. Change the third letter of the last name to get another color. What actor is it?The actor died 6 days after their birthday.
A: GARY COOPER --> GRAY, COPPER
Q: Think of two parts of the human body that start with the same letter of the alphabet. Drop one instance of that letter and rearrange the remaining letters to name another part of the body that is not near the other two. What are the body parts?For Father's Day, [REDACTED]
A: NAPE, NECK --> KNEECAP (very similar to a puzzle from Apr 2021)
Q: This is a little tricky. What item containing a silent "u" is commonly found in kitchen drawers?If you change the "u" to a different letter of the alphabet, you get a name for a similar item.
A: A GUIDE is part of the construction of a kitchen drawer. But SILENT U anagrams to UTENSIL. I'll update this with the intended answer when it's revealed on Sunday.
Update: There were 64 people that submitted the intended answer of UTENSIL
Q: Think of a famous writer with a three-word name. The first two letters of the last name followed by the first two letters of the middle name followed by the first two letters of the first name, in order, spell an adjective that describes this author today. Who is it?Take the last two letters of each name, rearrange those six letters to get something you might do while solving this puzzle.
A: EDgar RIce BUrroughs --> BURIED
Q: Think of a well-known actor of the past whose last name is also a brand name. Remove the last letter of the actor's first name and you'll have a product produced by that brand. What is it?We could have had this puzzle about 3 weeks ago.
A: ALEC GUINNESS --> GUINNESS, ALE
Q: Think of a famous film with a three-word title (six letters in the first word, three letters in the second, and four letters in the last), in which the first and last words are rhymes for consecutive numbers. What movie is it?The movie title also contains the letters of the next two consecutive numbers.
A: HEAVEN CAN WAIT