Thursday, July 10, 2008

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jul 6): Contaminated Anagram

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jul 6): Contaminated Anagram:
Q: Take the word 'contaminated.' Rearrange the 12 letters to get a two-word phrase for a familiar sign.
For all of you that complained that last week's puzzle was too hard, here's one that is extremely easy. A few minutes anagramming the letters will net you the answer (or you can cheat and use an anagram program). Feel free to leave a comment with a hint, but remember you aren't allowed to give any spoilers before the deadline of Thursday 3pm ET.

P.S. The answer isn't "Tandem Action". :-)

Edit: My hidden clue was "you aren't allowed...". I also liked phredp's clue in his comment about "I can't enter..." and geri's comment about "Admit it..."
A: CONTAMINATED <--> NO ADMITTANCE
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6 comments:

  1. phredpSun Jul 06, 08:50:00 AM PDT

    So, you don't think "attn: comedian" would work? Sorry, just thinking about the Conan and Letterman comments from last week.

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  2. mandySun Jul 06, 11:20:00 AM PDT

    If you want to cheat you can use scrabble solver. But this puzzle is really easy. I got it.

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  3. nadahlmanSun Jul 06, 07:38:00 PM PDT

    I'm afraid my brain doesn't work well with anagrams. In the first few minutes, I did get "D**nation Tec," which I imagine is a rigorous engineering school indeed.

    May I suggest that it's barking up the wrong tree to look for "tion" words.

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  4. geriSun Jul 06, 08:42:00 PM PDT

    Admit it. THIS one is
    FUN. Nothing anachronistic
    or ambiguous THIS week.

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  5. phredpTue Jul 08, 09:45:00 AM PDT

    I can't enter this week because I'm out of town on Thursaday when they call if you win. Darn

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  6. phredpTue Jul 08, 09:47:00 AM PDT

    Excuse my accent. That should be Thursday not Thursaday

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