Q: Think of a well-known person on TV who has eight letters in their first name and four letters in their last. The last name consists of: consonant, vowel, consonant, consonant. If you change the vowel in the last name to an 'a,' the result will be a word that is defined by the first name.Good, we are getting back to challenging puzzles. Saying this person is a well-known person on TV is like saying Tiger Woods is a popular TV personality. Yes, he is on TV, but is he most well-known for being on TV? I had more luck working backwards on the puzzle.
Edit: Some of my clues were explicit (such as thinking of someone associated with TV, but known for something else.) There were a few "less obvious" clues (Tiger is an animal, luck rhymes with puck, back rhymes with pack).
A: WOLFGANG PUCK --> WOLF GANG = PACKNow read the comments and you'll see the creative hints that were left by others.
so you're not going to tell us what you got? this one is driving me crazy, and I AM working backward (and getting a headache!)
ReplyDeleteMe and my big mouth. As soon as I complain about the puzzles being too easy, along comes this week's stumper. People are emailing me for hints and I haven't solved it yet.
ReplyDeleteit took a while, but working BACKwards definitely did the trick, and you were right about the Tiger comparison....definitely someone whose fame comes other than from television.
ReplyDeleteoh man, thanks for that clue kola. damn that Wil Shortz. This puzzle was driving me crazy. Here's my clue for all of you:
ReplyDeleteI'll murder Warren, take pride, cackle, and litter the whole colony.
I've got the answer now but don't understand either Kola's or Happy Steve's clue.
ReplyDeleteThey make perfect sense to me... I'll reveal it tomorrow after the deadline (just under 24 hours from now).
ReplyDeleteI was on the right road - but the 8 lanes were a bit much. Thanks to Ben for the assist.
ReplyDeleteCheers to Wil for a challenge this week. This puzzle was a good way to spend a midsummer night.
ReplyDeleteYeah, Will definitely cooked up a good one this week..
ReplyDeleteI give up and I'm starving. Time to wolf down lunch and wait for the answer.
ReplyDeleteLooks like Phred's packing it in.
ReplyDeletenormally i'm pretty slick with figuring the clues. but i have no flippin' idea about this one.
ReplyDelete(and that is not a clue, i really have no idea)
Well, one last final glimmer at Npr guess: Pick Up Creative Klues
ReplyDeleteOh, now I get Steve's comment. Clever.
ReplyDelete(meaning the Warren murder one)
ReplyDeleteheh :)
ReplyDeleteMrs Hill named her son Corridor--Corridor Hill/Hall.
ReplyDeleteThey erred when they said to think of a person on TV. This had most people thinking of sitcom stars, late night hosts, etc. They could have just asked for a celebrity; the TV angle was just a confusing distraction.
ReplyDeleteOn to this week's...