Tuesday, July 28, 2015
RTP = Rhyme Time Prime
Since I can't seem to fix Blogger's 200 comment issue, here's a new post for your three-word rhymes.
Sunday, July 26, 2015
NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jul 26, 2015): Back on the Road
NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jul 26, 2015): Back on the Road:
The answer from a couple weeks ago was bartender who might serve you a screwdriver.
Q: Name something in three syllables that an auto mechanic might have. Move the second and third syllables to the front. The result, with some respacing, will name a group of auto mechanics. What is it?Sorry about the delay in posting; I'm still recovering from the puzzle a couple weeks back.
The answer from a couple weeks ago was bartender who might serve you a screwdriver.
A: SCREWDRIVER --> DRIVER'S CREW
Sunday, July 19, 2015
NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jul 19, 2015): What Comes Next in the Sequence?
NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jul 19, 2015): What Comes Next in the Sequence?:
Edit: Each word in my clue starts and ends with the same letter.
Q: Write down the following six numbers: 19, 28, 38, 81, 83, 85. What are the next three numbers in the series?Giving that series medium scores.
Edit: Each word in my clue starts and ends with the same letter.
A: 89, 97, 102 (Eighty-ninE, Ninety-seveN, One hundred twO)
Sunday, July 12, 2015
NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jul 12, 2015): What'ya Gonna "B" When You Grow Up?
NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jul 12, 2015): What'ya Gonna "B" When You Grow Up?:
Remove two more letters (ND) and you end up with BEER.
Q: Name an occupation starting with the letter B. Remove the second, third and fourth letters. The remaining letters in order will name something you might experience in the presence of someone who has this occupation.And remove two more letters to name something that the experience might involve.
What is it?
Remove two more letters (ND) and you end up with BEER.
A: BARTENDER --> BENDER
Sunday, July 05, 2015
NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jul 5, 2015): Ira Saw Three Emigrants Restock Large Wands
NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jul 5, 2015): Ira Saw Three Emigrants Restock Large Wands:
Edit: Those anagram to last, early, broad and night.
Q: The seven words in the following sentence have something very unusual in common — something that almost no other words in the English language share. What is it?I guess we can ignore "salt layer board thing"?
Ira saw three emigrants restock large wands.
Edit: Those anagram to last, early, broad and night.
A: The words are anagrams of words in the Star-Spangled Banner: AIR, WAS, THERE, STREAMING, ROCKETS, GLARE, DAWN'S
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