Thursday, March 28, 2013

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Mar 24, 2013): [Solution] Five by Five Word Square

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Mar 24, 2013): [Solution] Five by Five Word Square:
5x5 solutionA: PANDA, APART, NASAL, DRAMA, ATLAS
The hints in the original post were "Aside from" = APART, "Subjecting" = things you might study as in PANDA (zoology), DRAMA and ATLAS (geography). The last clue was "& let" since the consonants in "aMPeRSaND LeT" are the ones used in the puzzle.
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22 comments:

  1. PaulThu Mar 28, 03:57:00 PM PDT

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  2. benmar12001Thu Mar 28, 04:24:00 PM PDT

    One time I just couldn't figure it out. Only had "drama."

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  3. PeggyThu Mar 28, 06:54:00 PM PDT

    I got SALAD, AMARA, NASAL, DRAMA and SANDS

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    1. BlaineFri Mar 29, 06:23:00 AM PDT

      I've only seen Amara as a place name or a girl's name and it isn't common. So in both cases it doesn't pass the "uncapitalized, common English word" test.

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    2. Word WomanFri Mar 29, 06:45:00 AM PDT

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  4. Leif WicklandFri Mar 29, 09:17:00 AM PDT

    I got:
    ranch
    aware
    nasal
    crawl
    hello

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    1. skydiveboyFri Mar 29, 10:19:00 AM PDT

      Interesting because I started with RANCH but did not complete it with that word. I don't recall how far I got with it because it is not in my written notes. I began working the puzzle in my head and then with Scrabble tiles.

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    2. Word WomanFri Mar 29, 01:40:00 PM PDT

      Hello has an 'O' in it so it doesn't meet the 'A' test. Or the t test ;-).

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    3. BlaineFri Mar 29, 03:26:00 PM PDT

      I think Leif missed the requirement that the only vowel be 'A'.

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    4. Word WomanFri Mar 29, 11:00:00 PM PDT

      You say potato, I say patata. . .

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  5. LizSat Mar 30, 07:04:00 AM PDT

    I want to thank jan for the hint of "...famous denizens of the National Zoo." I solved it immediately.

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  6. WolfgangSat Mar 30, 11:45:00 AM PDT

    What I had was:

    LANDS
    ACARA
    NASAL
    DRAMA
    SALAD

    Acara, of course, is a fish; actually, there are two types of acara: blue and zebra acara. There also is the acronym ACARA, as in "Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority."

    My clues were:

    NASAL: I'd like to use "snooty" as a clue now, but that one was already provided.
    DRAMA: OK, I guess that's not worth getting upset about.
    LANDS: Still, folks everywhere should agree that,
    ACARA: educational as this puzzle may be,
    SALAD: it's a toss-up.

    My other post, Anyone else wonder where Blaine is…?, referred to AbqGuerilla's post with the word "melodramatic" in it, containing the word "drama." I thought Blaine would delete that comment (but he didn't).

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  7. PaulSat Mar 30, 12:20:00 PM PDT

    Hmmm...toss-up again...Hey, baby, I hear those voices callin'...somebody deserves an EDDIE award for this!

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  8. janSun Mar 31, 03:05:00 AM PDT

    New puzzle's up:

    Name something in four letters that you use every day. Add the letters O, H and M, and rearrange all seven letters. You will name something else you probably use every day. This seven-letter thing is usually found near the four-letter thing. What are they?

    This is an easy one. Call me sophomoric, but the four-letter thing and the seven-letter thing are usually found near the real 3-letter stuff.

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  9. JimSun Mar 31, 03:26:00 AM PDT

    In college, I would use the four letter thing to chline my bong.

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  10. skydiveboySun Mar 31, 05:36:00 AM PDT

    Hint: Steven Wright & Cole Porter.

    Will Shortz has no shame!

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  11. skydiveboySun Mar 31, 05:40:00 AM PDT

    Cannot send in the answer again. Here we go again!

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  12. hughSun Mar 31, 06:36:00 AM PDT

    The product of an elegant ratite.

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  13. Ken NSun Mar 31, 06:37:00 AM PDT

    I had

    CANST
    ASANA
    NASAL
    SNACK
    TALKS .....and yes CANST isn't too common anymore :-(

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    1. skydiveboySun Mar 31, 10:21:00 AM PDT

      Canst is archaic and no longer common, but good try.

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  14. skydiveboySun Mar 31, 10:27:00 AM PDT

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  15. zeke creekSun Mar 31, 08:40:00 PM PDT

    Jst got back from traintrip to Chicago with grandkids.
    Stage left.../ to the NASCAR DRAMA
    martiak arts/kunfu PANDA.
    Titab/ATLAS
    Torn to pieces/APART
    Carradine kungfu/PANDA
    Show/DRAMA
    a...a..airtight to the erudite/A A in every word.
    Wo wo wo wo...Kungfu fighting/PANDA
    No issues/DRAMA
    Zeke uP AND Around AT LASt.

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