Q: Take the name of an island. Move its first letter two spaces later in the alphabet (so A would become C, B would become D, etc.). Reverse the result and you'll have the name of another island. What islands are these?Regulars to this blog have an advantage. While I submitted this awhile ago and don't remember hearing back, I guess it got added to the queue of puzzles. Well, I can't change yesterday, but we can change tomorrow! I say we "keep calm and carry on".
Sunday, May 22, 2022
NPR Sunday Puzzle (May 22, 2022): A Pair of Islands Puzzle
NPR Sunday Puzzle (May 22, 2022): A Pair of Islands Puzzle
Sunday, May 15, 2022
NPR Sunday Puzzle (May 15, 2022): Merci Beaucoup
NPR Sunday Puzzle (May 15, 2022): Merci Beaucoup
Edit: Variations of the puzzle appeared in April 2014 and November 2015. I also mentioned the actor in another puzzle from February 2022.
Q: Name a famous living movie star. Insert an R in the middle of the first name, and drop the last two letters of the last name. You'll get a familiar French phrase. What is it?Déjà vu, for the third time
Edit: Variations of the puzzle appeared in April 2014 and November 2015. I also mentioned the actor in another puzzle from February 2022.
A: CATE BLANCHETT --> CARTE BLANCHE
Sunday, May 08, 2022
NPR Sunday Puzzle (May 8, 2022): Name that Sitcom
NPR Sunday Puzzle (May 8, 2022): Name that Sitcom
Edit: LIE -> LYE -> SOAP and also the memorable quote from the movie, "I have had it with these motherloving snakes on this motherloving plane!" (slightly altered from the original).
Q: The initial letters in the title of a popular movie from this century spell the name of a popular sitcom from the last century. What titles are these?I'm not going to lie but I thought there might be a link to Mother's Day... there is, but I'm not happy with it.
Edit: LIE -> LYE -> SOAP and also the memorable quote from the movie, "I have had it with these motherloving snakes on this motherloving plane!" (slightly altered from the original).
A: Snakes on a Plane (2006) --> SOAP (1977-1981)
Sunday, May 01, 2022
NPR Sunday Puzzle (May 1, 2022): Take 4 Steps Forward
NPR Sunday Puzzle (May 1, 2022): Take 4 Steps Forward
Edit: In retrospect, perhaps mentioning a Roman statesman whose eponymous cipher usually involves a shift of three letters was a bit too revealing.
Q: This week's challenge is more challenging than last week's. Write down the name of a number. Move each letter four spots later in the alphabet — so A would become E, B would become F, etc. The result will be a number that's 44 more than your first one. What numbers are these?More challenging? That's debateable. This is basically a Caesar cipher, except shifting by 4 letters.
Edit: In retrospect, perhaps mentioning a Roman statesman whose eponymous cipher usually involves a shift of three letters was a bit too revealing.
A: THREE --> XLVII (47)
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