May you have the first but not the second.Q: Think of a common two-word phrase, in nine letters, naming something that makes it easy to get money. Rearrange its letters to spell another common two-word phrase naming something that makes it hard to get money. What phrases are these?
A: DEBIT CARD <--> BAD CREDIT
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ReplyDeleteYou may provide indirect hints to the answer to show you know it, but make sure they don't give the answer away. You can openly discuss your hints and the answer after the Thursday deadline. Thank you.
The money-hard-to-get answer just came to me while I was doing dishes. Once you get that, the other just falls in place. No clue here.
ReplyDeletePretty easy puzzle. The over/under on comments removed by Blaine this week is 3
ReplyDeleteHo hum.
ReplyDeleteBrylcreem has 9 letters.
ReplyDeleteP.S. At 8:45 AM CDT, the NPR site is still displaying last week's puzzle so I don't think you can submit yet.
ReplyDeleteYou can still submit this week's answer. The entry form never changes.
DeleteAlles ist gut. The puzzle for this week now shows on NPR’s web site and the answer has been submitted. I don’t know how the heck I got last week’s puzzle this morning :)
DeleteEasy to get money: inside job
ReplyDeleteHard to get money: indie jobs
How many are struggling coming up with hints this week?
Easy to get money: shell game
DeleteHard to get money: Hegel slam (a less than ideal concept!)
Historically, sea shells were used as currency (including in the Seychelles, of course). Might have been easy for beachcombers. But it's hard to make money when you sell ashes.
STRAP is in turmoil, class dismissed.
Crematories make good money doing so...
DeleteI’m curious to hear (on Thursday...) how many people refer to the, “easy,” part of this challenge by its 9 letter name, vs. use a 7 letter term.
ReplyDeleteIs this clue edible???
DeleteA fool and his money are soon parted...
ReplyDeleteTake the second word of the second phrase and the second word of the first phrase and you get something else associated with financial transactions.
ReplyDeletecrazy Shakespeare Said "he that wants money, means, and content, is without three good friends"
ReplyDeleteThis week's puzzle brought to you by Hollerin' Jimmy's Hobby Kits.
ReplyDeleteThis week's puzzler is easier than acquiring either of the things it describes
ReplyDeleteOn balance, a pretty easy puzzle. I hope I receive the call to win this week and can receive the prizes.
ReplyDeleteHow many correct answers this week? 450? 520?
ReplyDelete1100.
DeleteI know.
850.
DeleteTrue blue. Funny I have no idea of what my CS is. I just buy and buy.
Delete9, 18, 19, 20
ReplyDeleteLegoNotes:ThoughThisPuzzleAin'tCrappy/STRAPStillWon'tBeHappy
I have a friend who lends to anyone "on account" and I have another friend who has "no account!"
ReplyDeleteOr maybe it's just "ready cash" and a bad cash "search day."
DeleteI solved it in .1234 seconds
ReplyDeleteAn East Bay player and a good one, too!
ReplyDeleteSince this is one of that kind of "puzzle," these possibilities:
Own Brinks, brown skin
Bone spurs, bus person
Nice smile, lice mines
I really enjoy it when we get a puzzle that is a challenge and offers a nice reward from solving it, usually due to our learning something interesting in the process. This is not one of them.
ReplyDeleteI went to the gym yesterday and overused one of the machines and am suffering the consequences.
ReplyDeleteOver doing it at the gym, and going further than you thought you could,
Deleteis good. Give the muscles two days to heal, then do it again. That way you set a new norm for yourself.
Remember, only one entry per person.
ReplyDeleteI have the "intended answer" but I am sending in 3 answers. For 2 of them, see above.
DeleteGood for you Ron - that's the spirit.
DeleteEntries and answers are different things.
DeleteI missed hearing the puzzle this morning because my mother and cousin are visiting, and we took them and my son and granddaughter on a duck boat tour of Boston, which was fun despite the extreme heat. Lots of dad jokes from the guide ("conDUCKtor"). As we drove past the Boston Public Library, he pointed out the names inscribed below the second-story windows. Those are people with overdue books, he explained. They're hard-core in there.
ReplyDeleteThe overdue books comment made me laugh aloud.
DeleteI wouldn't use one of the four words in a clue, but that's just me. Others, not quite so restrained. Filters, limits, boundaries all seem to be lost on some folks. Wonder why.
ReplyDeleteSo one bird acted inappropriately, Tom. Don't fly off the twitter handle.
Delete#$ #��
That bird acted dead, so it couldn't fly...
DeleteBeen on the road back to AL from FL, still don't have the answer. I'd rather let my younger brother play with the car radio(as I did for most of the trip). Because he was driving, of course.
ReplyDeleteStill impressed, 50 years after the fact, of the first moon landing, what an adventure!
ReplyDeleteMy main disappointment was the lack of private industry not continuing the challenge.
Looking back, what an achievement!
Private industry got plenty involved in space, where it offered a return on investment. Look at all the private communication satellites in geosynchronous orbits, not to mention the aerospace companies building and boosting government payloads. But putting people into space never paid off, and isn't likely to for a long time.
Delete... which doesn't mean that I didn't pick up my "Moon Landing 50" button at the Museum of Science yesterday, of course.
DeleteGood point but I am mostly talking about lunar missions, manned & unmanned. Seems like the promise was moon bases for mining and whatever.
DeleteFor Mars, who knows, probably will not happen for a long, long time.
I think though, when the Chinese get to the moon first, that will cause a big change in priorities.
Neat on that button!
If China or India ever puts people on the moon, it will be for national pride and prestige, not profit. It's very unlikely there'll be anything on the moon that's worth the cost of mining for for foreseeable future.
Delete... again, not that I won't be checking out Draper's lunar landing simulator in Cambridge, once the crowds thin out.
Come on jan, I'm sure you can think of a few we could send into outer space and it would pay off in spades immediately. Do I have to name them?
DeleteJan, in hindsight, that's the main reason we went to the moon in the first place! Still glad we went though! Just wish there would've been a follow-up plan to go there in a relatively short time frame.
DeleteOn PBS this past week they had a three part show on the space program that was very interesting. Kind of eerie in one segment though, they showed Nikita Krushev being told of Apollo 11 making it to the moon, while he was vacationing at Pripyat, outside of Chernobyl.
DeleteSDB, I know of an orange fossil that would be a nice fit on Mars. He might even blend in with the Mars topsoil, never to be seen or heard from again.
DeleteRemember this?:
DeleteApollo 17 returns with orange soil | Human World | EarthSky
https://earthsky.org/space/this-date-in-science-apollo-17-returns-with-orange-soil
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This proves either someone got there prior to Apollo 11 or they spilled some of their Tang. I keep an open mind on the subject.
... Just as long as it's not so open that your brains fall out.
Delete6% of Americans believe the Moon shot landing was a hoax. i.e no hear marks on entry vehicle.
DeleteAlso 32% of Americans believe Trump is best pres ever -BPE. Including my FIL. Is there a connection? Coincidence?
I meant burn marks.LOL I am not sure what hear marks are-could be a NASA term.
DeleteHeat Evidence After Re-entry?
DeleteThe guy in England??? says there were no burn marks on Apollo 11 reentry module shield as you would see on like the Shuttle heat shields where some tiles got burned off. He is on U tube.
DeleteLooks pretty scorched to me.
DeleteSure does to me too!
DeleteComparing the Apollo heat shield to the Space Shuttle's heat shield?? Apples to oranges!!
True, too. The Apollo command module had an ablative heat shield, designed to melt, carrying away excess heat. The shuttle orbiter used a variety of reusable insulating tiles and blankets.
DeleteOn the other hand....
DeleteI always liked the time in 2002, where Buzz Aldrin punches the way too aggressive "moon landing denier" in the nose.
DeleteHe also -English debunker dude -said the pictures are too perfect- of the landing and the walk. How did they take such beautiful shots with a polaroid camera in those bulky suits? Think about it.
DeleteHasselblad, not Polaroid.
DeleteMarcus Allen. UK. Conspiracist?? Also said the Apollo Saturn rockets were not that great.
DeletePicture has different shadow directions one at noon and one at nine in same shot?? They lost 140 telemtery tapes- NASA???
Other urban myths: That Neil Armstrong had to get his film developed at Walgreens by mail. He could have gotten free, three day shipping if he had opened a Walgreens credit card.
DeleteYeah, all those extra question marks really strengthen that case.
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ReplyDeleteClue this week: you don't need a clue this week.
ReplyDelete"We don't need no stinkin' clues!"
DeleteBonus Puzzle:
ReplyDeleteThe last name of a famous American who recently passed away has 2 L's in it. If you drop both L's you'll get the last name of another famous American who also recently passed away. Who are they? Hint: they were both immigrants and both worked in the same field.
Pardon the "late" riff from last week's puzzle, it's not too hard. Hints only until Thursday please.
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ReplyDeleteYou may wish to continue the the thinking and to delete that post.
ReplyDeletedone. didn't mean to give the answer (if i did)!
Deleteand of course now I have it. Yeesh. Scrambled eggs all over my face
Delete670?
ReplyDeleteSad to lose two such icons within such a short period of time.
ReplyDeleteI did not imagine that DT had a twin in England.
ReplyDeleteМы можем делать удивительные вещи с клонами.
DeleteБелые, дикие волосы, сумасшедшее поведение ... напоминает мне другого Бориса.
DeleteБелые, дикие волосы, сумасшедшее поведение ... напоминает мне другого Бориса.
DeleteYou took the words right out of my mouth?
DeleteConsider these comments removed by a non-administrator for incomprehensiveness.
DeleteTranslation of the above:
DeleteTrumptransition2016Tue Jul 23, 10:07:00 AM PDT
We can do amazing things with clones.
NatashaTue Jul 23, 10:58:00 AM PDT
& janTue Jul 23, 11:19:00 AM PDT
White, wild hair, crazy behavior ... reminds me of another Boris.
jan and Natasha, are you bots?
DeletePress below for affirmative.
Btw, EaWAF, the times you noted above are incorrect. jan's comment came first.
DeleteI think I have been misquoted. Faux news!
DeleteWW: Pardon my ignorance, What is bots? Thanks.
DeleteA bot (short for "robot") is an automated program that runs over the internet.
DeleteHas our democracy been bot and sold?
DeleteIndeed, Paul; worse than botflies.
DeleteWW: Thought so. tks!
DeleteIs it fair Isaac Newton gets all the props for calculus when Leibniz did as much work?
ReplyDeleteDo you add something new and integral to the debate? Or shall we dismiss your comment as derivative?
DeleteSo good.
DeleteOr was it just another math teacher going off on a tangent.
DeleteSince Jan admitted to liking Dad Humor, what did the calculating acorn say when it grew up?
DeleteGee, I'm a tree [Geometry.
Delete(Mom humor, too.)
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DeleteThat strikes me as a rather wooden response.
DeleteAw, leave me alone.
DeleteOak-Kay
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DeleteAnd for which branch of mathematics is a tree definitely NOT an exponent?
DeleteQ - Why did the plant in the math classroom die?
DeleteSquare roots? Cube roots?
Deleteeco, logarithms? Though I'm not sure I'd go out on a limb and call it a branch.
DeleteWW, you must be thinking of why they cut down trees to make connubial beds for snakes.
Deletejan, do you know any married snakes? Do they wed on Wednesdays?
DeleteHump Day jokes are so last week.
DeleteAnyway, I thought you were going to say something about how easy it was for adders to multiply using log tables.
DeleteLog table jokes are so decades ago. . .
DeleteYet, I still like them.
WW: yes, my allusion was probably barking up the wrong branch.
DeleteI was terrified many years ago when I quit my job and they said I could go on a COBRA health care plan.
And you didn't even have a double breasted suit, I suppose.
DeleteWhat is the single word that is used to begin a quilting bee?
Delete"I've got backing"? Wait, that's 3 words.
DeleteAnyway Trump eliminated quilting bees as part of his Muslin ban. He is also working with his new Interior Department Secretary Elmer Fudd to make the Weft illegal.
I am not entirely against his ban, as I have always preferred percale.
DeleteThe word is: ALSO.
Since you offer the ALSO groaner, what did the group of friendly cooperative assistants in the quilting bee call themselves, also in a single word?
DeletePEACEABLE
DeleteNot bad, but I was thinking SOCIALIZE (Sew Shall I's), which is probably worse.
DeleteBut we doubtless haven't hit rock bottom yet.
By "rock bottom" you must mean: Yummy, Yummy, Yummy / I got love in my tummy
DeleteDo you mean the Ohio Express version or the one recorded by Julie London? Actually the latter is kind of okay, bizarrely sultry.
DeleteWith thanks to Dave Barry, from whom we learn about Hooty Sapperticker. and Jack Webb "singing" Try a Little Tenderness. Did he inspire Shatner? If you try nothing else, try this!!!
Alternate answer:
ReplyDeleteBank Error
Bank Error
We rearranged the Rs.
May the odds be ever in your favor
DeleteJan is correct (regarding roots - I'll not comment on bedding snakes).
ReplyDeleteMay we asp why?
DeleteI find logarithm jokes, while demonstrating a Napier wit, over-powering and somewhat radical.
DeleteGood Laird (of Merchiston).
DeletePacking in some good logarithm jokes in a small space rocks.
CODE RED WARNING!!!
ReplyDeleteRandy Rainbow has just released a new video. Check it out.
Here's the direct link.
DeleteTerry Gross interviewed Randy last week on Fresh Air, here's the link.
Yes it was a really good interview too. Humorous also.
DeleteDEBIT CARD, BAD CREDIT
ReplyDelete"I know." referred to knowing that:
DeleteeighdreeuhnSun Jul 21, 09:03:00 AM PDT
How many correct answers this week? 450? 520?
refers to bad credit scores as jan's 850 refers to the best credit score.
DEBIT CARD -> BAD CREDIT
ReplyDelete> 850.
That's the highest FICO credit score possible.
> Remember, only one entry per person.
Because double-entry bookkeeping has the debits on the left and the credits on the right and Blaine wouldn't let me say that.
> As we drove past the Boston Public Library, he pointed out the names inscribed below the second-story windows. Those are people with overdue books, he explained. They're hard-core in there.
Another book-keeping reference.
> Is it fair Isaac Newton gets all the props for calculus when Leibniz did as much work?
Fair, Isaac, and Company introduced the FICO credit score in 1989. I almost wrote "... gets all the credit for calculus...", but caught myself.
And yet again, though he says he doesn't do this, Monday's NY Times crossword included 49A: "Ledger entry on the minus side" (5).
DEBIT CARD & BAD CREDIT
ReplyDeleteDEBIT CARD → BAD CREDIT.
ReplyDeleteDead Giveaway Clue: “That BIRD ACTED dead... (See above)
ATM MACHINE was one letter too many, besides being redundant.
ReplyDeletePIN NUMBER was similarly redundant, and yielded no appropriate anagrams.
But I was convinced I was on the right track
debit card → bad credit
ReplyDeleteHow many are struggling... with bad credit?
Bonus Answer: Cesar Pelli - LL, I.M. Pei, both noted architects and immigrants.
My "hint": 9, 18, 19, 20
ReplyDeleteThe letters of BAD CREDIT or DEBIT CARD, in alphabetical order, are:
A, B, C, D, D, E, I, R, T
The sum of the alphanumeric values of the first six letters is 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 4 + 5 = 19
The alphanumeric values of the last three letters are 9, 18 and 20.
Thus, the series: 9, 18, 19, 20
12,5,7,15
Brilliant. I think I understand but math is not my forte. Some of these clues are fake news.but you are the real deal.
DeleteThe best I could do this week: rearrange to get my favorite two word phrase
ReplyDeleteBEEM IT
Debit Card/Bad Credit
ReplyDeleteAs both are related to banking, I commented that I’d bank on a large number of correct submittals.
Debit Card / Bad Credit. I could give no hint and very nearly spoiled it earlier in the week when I unknowingly had the second part but not the first!
ReplyDeleteMy first answer was:
ReplyDeletePLAY SLOTS => PAY TOLLS
but,
DEBIT CARD => BAD CREDIT fit better with all the clues and made much more sense!
We accept cash, money, and cash money.
ReplyDeleteMy clues -
ReplyDelete“On balance” referred to balancing debit and credit accounting entries.
Hoping to win the prizes referred to the lapel PIN.
Snipper: Were you called?
DeleteNo - sorry if I confused you.
DeleteMy original clue included “hoping to win the prizes” which was a reference to the lapel PIN (related to PIN number for debit cards).
Oh. Grest clue. I wonder if the lapel pin is being sold on ebay. I would like to see what it looks like. I bet NPR would get a lot of money if they sold the lapel pin or gave it out for donating to the station. I never get called by WS and really do not want to show my ignorance on air anyway.
DeleteThey say anagramming may help delay early Alzheimers. Lets see if it works. Also, I have a headache.
ReplyDeleteAlzheimer's prevents anagramming.
DeleteLOL. Do you think Boeing can survive the 737 Max disaster? I kind of agree with Nader who says the plane should be recalled. His grand niece was on the first plane.
DeleteThere's an old saying among pilots. "No matter how weird it is, it can probably fly, if you put your heart and soul into it."
DeleteAs I have said here before, Boeing lost its way when it moved their headquarters from Seattle to Chicago, along with not picking a CEO from within, as they had always done before.
I think there will need to be a total revamping of Boeing, but I do not see any signs of it happening. It really is up to them, and the FAA, which I long ago lost respect for. Anyway, why would anyone care as long as the stockholders get a good return? Get with the program, man!
Yea I think I will dump my Boeing stock. Nortdstom on the other hand seems to retain a degree of integrity as a family owned and run business. In the two year we have been gone from Seattle our house now rented- has almost doubled in value. Good times huh? Fortunately, rents are much lower here in Georgia where the state minimum wage is 5.50 an hour. Slavery continues here. So actually I don't have to work here at all.
DeleteTrump's doctored presidential seal leads to firing:
ReplyDeletehttps://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-49116539
I only wish I was in a position to offer the person who did this a job. Someone with that level of creativity and energy would be an asset to any organization.
DeleteJust shows how observant DT is that he never ever noticed the discrepancy.
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ReplyDeleteClassic projection:
ReplyDelete"The Democrats are clowns. They're being laughed at all over the world."
LegoNoObstructionNoCollusionNoDecency
Candidate
ReplyDeleteNoun
A woman who will actually tell you why she will not go out with you again.
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ReplyDeleteThis week's challenge: This week's challenge comes from listener Andy Blau, a a magician who performs under the name Zoltan the Adequate. He describes the word BEVY as "alphabetically balanced." That is, the first letter, B, is second from the start of the alphabet, and the last letter, Y, is second from the end of the alphabet. Similarly, E and V are each fifth from the ends of the alphabet. Can you think of a six-letter word related to magic that is similarly balanced?
ReplyDeleteYes.
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