The name of the TV show can be rearranged to two related words -- ones you might hear today.Q: Name a well-known TV character (5,6). Change the first letter of the first name to a Y and read it (the modified first name) backward. You'll get a synonym of the character's last name. Who is it?
Edit: This was a callback to the puzzle from Nov 15, 2020 (PERRY MASON --> PRAY, SERMON)
A: DELLA STREET --> ALLEY, STREET
The person who played this character was married to someone with a repetitive name.
ReplyDeleteThe answer gives me a chill, multiple times.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations, ecoarchitect! Solved this one on my morning walk. --Margaret G.
ReplyDeleteI also solved this while walking, interestingly.
DeleteLike St. Augustine! Solvitur ambulando…
DeleteThe character has one job, but I'm thinking of two quite different jobs.
ReplyDeleteThe apple doesn't fall far from the "Friends" tree.
ReplyDeleteFRIENDS TREE is an anagram of TIRE FENDERS. Many cities have a Park Avenue, like NYC and LA. I think CENTRAL PERK only really exists in the collective cultural imagination.
DeleteThis looks like one of those puzzles that is easy--once you think of the right name. The hard part is coming up with the name.
ReplyDeleteEco's in the house. Congratulations.
ReplyDeleteCan it be a Bulgarian TV character? I have equal knowledge of them.
ReplyDeleteCongrats to Ecoarchitect, who is hovering above the Mendoza line!
ReplyDeleteLegoWhoCanBarelySeeTheMendozaLineWhileLyingSupine
This puzzle is related to another puzzle.
ReplyDeleteThere was a Perry Mason->pray, sermon puzzle on November 15, 2020. Della Street was on the show Perry Mason.
DeleteBobby, Your clue helped me search previous NPR Sunday puzzles and found the answer quickly. Thanks!
DeleteFinally got it.
ReplyDeleteThis character and I have a job in common.
ReplyDeleteYou are indispensable.
DeleteIs this a titular character, or is my question asking for TMI?
ReplyDeleteIn a way. The performer's name was part of the title of a different show.
DeleteIs Donna Bother a character? Cause I am getting annoyed.
ReplyDeleteI checked to see if there was a character named Donna Madden, but alas, no
DeleteTom R, I wish it were, because I agree with you.
ReplyDeleteI tried using commercial character names, Mr. Peanut etc. Nothing yet
ReplyDeletePS. Or Donna Pester would have done as well.
ReplyDeleteA musical hint (of sorts): Rearrange the first and last names of the composer of the show’s theme song, and get a pair of car parts.
ReplyDeleteAnother musical clue: The Prince of Darkness.
DeleteDr. K, great clue!
DeleteThank you, Word Woman!
DeleteOriginally I thought I had spent way too much of my life going down the wrong rhoads on this one, and then I realized it was just a wylde ride I was on.
DeleteGreat clue once you know the answer - but who could have found it without knowing it?
DeleteIt's always been my undertanding that Blaine does not want hints or clues that will lead to the answer but will only confirm the answer for those who have already solved the puzzle.
Delete*understanding*
DeleteBeing the copper cranium that I am, Buck's comment did just that for me.
DeleteYou can probably count the number of us here on one hand, with finders left over. 😃 ☠️
DeleteWhat are the odds, just last week I hit a pothole and had to replace my front-right spindle and yudsmo!
DeleteOranssi Pazuzu and a crossword is an ideal Sunday morning.
DeleteI'm shocked my posts actually stayed up, but you hang around long enough you get what's familiar.
DeleteCongrats to Eco!
ReplyDeleteTwo of my early tries didn't work, but they both have sort of a connection to the right answer. Come to think of it, a third failure partially describes the right answer.
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ReplyDelete"94"
ReplyDeleteSo close...
DeleteI have a rather obscure answer...
ReplyDeleteMy answer feels obscure, but it matches what other people have found. Maybe check your answer against the clues here before giving up on it.
DeleteGot it! Clever puzzle. Congratulations, Ecoarchitect! (From a berkeley neighbor.)
ReplyDeleteBefore discovering the answer, I wanted it to be Uriah Woolly, which sounds like a character on Deadwood or Yellowstone or some such show.
ReplyDeleteI've been hitting my head against a brick wall, now I've got it!
ReplyDeleteThanks all.
Wait a minute... what does "it" mean, in reference to the puzzle? It states, "Change the first letter of the first name to a Y and read it backward." Is it correct to state that we should be reading only the first name backwards to get the synonym, and not the combination of the first and last names? If so, then I've been going down the wrong track all day!
ReplyDeleteYes, just the first name is read backward
DeleteOops, JAWS! Just the first name.
DeleteDang! I'm in the same boat with JAWS.
DeleteYou’re gonna need a bigger boat.
DeleteTurns out the first victim had dandruff...they found her Head and Shoulders on the beach.
DeleteThat's poo! A total sham!
DeleteI hoped I could solve this straight, but I quickly gave up and resorted to lists and scripts. I found an answer that seemed to fit the constraints, and I quickly verified that it matched all the hints here.
ReplyDeleteI had absolutely no chance of solving this one straight. While I can't say that I've never seen an episode of this show, it's certainly not a show I've seen much of in my life; I'm just of the wrong generation. There's no reason for me to think of this show or to really know this particular character, and I can't be the only potential solver in this boat. If this name comes to you naturally then great, but referring to this character as "well-known" in this day and age seems like a stretch.
Far, far more than a simple stretch. Will Shorts has no idea how to intelligently choose the puzzles for NPR he picks.
DeleteOK boomer.
DeleteGiven that I have never owned a TV and the only scripts I can write are in AutoLISP, I may have to bow out on this one.
DeleteGood to know, Joshua. I was wondering if it wasn't as "well-known" as was suggested by the wording. I gave up.
DeleteSometimes shows get reboots. Personally I liked the recent Hawaii 5-0 better than the original.
DeleteI universally hate reboots and sequels but I'll agree with you Word Whisker that Hawaii 5-0 was better the second time around.
DeleteSo it has to be an older character.
ReplyDeleteI too, alas, have never seen an episode of this show! Anagram the character's name to get what happens when you sneak up on a certain fish.
ReplyDeleteDella Street = startled eel
DeleteIs there a character named Elias Boatlike?
ReplyDeleteThere is if you imagine that there is.
DeleteThe longer a puzzle takes me to solve, the more "potential" puzzles I find. Someone far more eloquent than myself, could write a puzzle using "Winnie Cooper" from "The Wonder Years", flipping the W to then become a car...wait, I am pretty sure that's been done at least 5 times already.
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DeleteJust a few too many searchable clues.
DeleteDang, this is _not_ a well-known TV character, and the words are _not_ synonyms. But take the name of the star who originally played the role; if a letter repeats, remove all instances of that letter; and rearrange. You get a Norse deity.
ReplyDeleteActually, the star who originally played the role is hardly the star who originally played the role.
DeleteI was somewhat surprised to learn that several Perry Mason books were made into movies in the 1930s. I think Genevieve Tobin has the distinction of being the first Della Street in 1935 (The Case of the Lucky Legs). Of course, Barbara Hale was the first to play her on TV.
DeleteThe Case of the Lucky Legs was the second Perry Mason film. The first was The Case of the Howling Dog (1934), and the actor who first played Della Street was Helen Trenholme.
DeleteThe actor who portrayed the character also has a last name that is a word, and if you change the first character of their name to a Y and read it backward, you'll get two words.
ReplyDeleteI thought Remarkomsoy should be a word! I tried to figure it out forward (character name) and then backward (11-letter words ending in Y) and now have given up. Will wait for the answer on Thursday.
ReplyDeleteRead JAWS' earlier comment about the wording.
DeleteRemarkomsoy was the first name I thought of when I first started solving. I made the comment yesterday, because I realized that I was probably not the only person misled by the puzzle wording.
DeleteThanks folks, I appreciate it. I'm too tired of this puzzle to give it any more time of my life. Will wait for Thursday. Or Sunday. Probably Sunday. #nomorecaring
DeleteSplainit, be sure to check out the thread prompted by JAWS yesterday at 5:57 PM PDT.
ReplyDeleteAgree that it's not really a synonym but everything else works, including the Norse deity whom I hadn't heard of.
ReplyDeleteThis puzzle makes me hungry to go to In-N-Out.
ReplyDeleteI assume this is an allusion to Hamilton Burger.
DeleteI now have the answer. Thanks to the folks for clarifying the puzzle requirements!
ReplyDeleteThere exists an actor with the same last name as the synonym. To the best of my knowledge, this actor never appeared on the show.
DeleteWasn't it Atlas Briny who was the Ricks family's antagonist on Flipper?
ReplyDeleteBelated congratulations, Eco. I didn’t start thinking about the puzzle until last night and the answer came to me quickly (which was a bit unfortunate since pondering the puzzle usually helps me fall asleep).
ReplyDeleteAlso, congrats those wo posted clever hints including Blaine, Word Woman and the good doctors K and Awkward.
Appreciate that!
DeleteThank you, Lorenzo!
DeleteThanks, Lorenzo!
DeleteI’m thinking of an example of doing well by doing good.
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ReplyDeleteI went through this list of the 846 Greatest TV Characters Of All Time several times (among others) without finding the answer. So, maybe not all that well-known.
ReplyDeleteNot only futile but boring.
DeleteHow wasted a brain would be that knew all those names. I'm well under 10% of all I've read so far.
I can't be sure without knowing the solution, but I have in mind that Shortz has ruined Eco's puzzles before.
I don't think this is true. I wouldn't be at all surprised if a lot of people who never watched the show recognized the character's name.
DeleteI am close to being one such person, but I did watch an episode or two of the show. But I would have recognized the name even if I hadn't watched.
I have no memory of ever watching the show, but I certainly know the character. I've made a joke that this character invented a certain trendy item while working for their employer. I'll explain later.
DeleteSometime back, noting that it was trending to bring one's lunch in Mason Jars, I posted on social media that "Della Street invented Mason Jars while working at, The Law Offices of Perry Mason, APLC".
DeletePeople were amused.
It took me a while, but here goes: Rearrange the name of the tv show’s theme song, and get a mammal, a fish, and a land form.
ReplyDeleteTiger, salmon, and gorge, right? Nicely done!
DeleteI hope your plumaplasty went well. I chickened out with mine after scheduling. At least we are learning how to dribble right?
DeleteBut can you dribble with both hands?
DeleteMight have been more appropriate for next week.
ReplyDeleteMusical Clue: Fabric
ReplyDeleteOh yeah The Sheets.
DeleteI like many of the album covers used for that artist.
DeleteThe puzzle asks for a "TV character," not a "TV actor or actress."
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ReplyDeleteI remember hearing the names quite often after youth baseball games.
DeleteThere is a lot of interesting trivia associated with this show and its various actors.
ReplyDeleteFinally got it. Time for breakfast.
ReplyDeleteI clearly remember the TV show, and reading many of the author's books - although not recently.
ReplyDeleteKnowing that I've been stumped by some of the challenges which relied on, "Pop culture," I am curious to see how well the ability to have solved this week's challenge correlated with age.
The date on the puzzle is wrong. This is the puzzle for June 25.
ReplyDeleteThanks, I guess I can't add 7 correctly.
DeleteMusical clue: Habstrakt.
ReplyDeleteMy rather "obscure" solution: DONNA BADGER< [Unfortunately she is an actress, not a character. She plays secretary #2, in the TV mini series: From the Earth to the Moon] → ANNOY = BADGER
ReplyDeleteI have the "intended answer"...
DeleteBADGER was an answer over at Puzzleria! this week. Perry would never badger a witness!
DeleteWhen I first learned of the quadratic formula in high school, I thought it was magic.
ReplyDeleteSeveral times during my wasted week trying to solve Eco's poser, I have concluded that I needed something like it.
Well, I still haven't found what I'm looking for. Hard puzzle for me, but I am not a big TV person anyway. I grew up watching only public television. Ask me about Bob Ross, "Sewing with Nancy", and "Sesame Street" and I may have an edge.
ReplyDeleteI was pretty much the same, and yet... the character was familiar to me.
DeleteNot being a big tv person isn't as much of a handicap as you might think. (Since there's only an hour left, I'm giving this hint, which even though it's small might violate Blaine's rules.)
This week's Puzzleria! proudly presents Patrick J. Berry's (cranberry's) 31st Cryptic Crossword puzzle to appear on our blog!
ReplyDeleteHere is a sneak peek at a few of Patrick's clues:
"Certain football players with name in underwear? (8 letters)"
"Select and remix one of Bowie’s hits (4 and 5 letters)"
"Comic is bald, uses improvisation (2 and 4 letters, hyphenated)"
"Can be worn to bed—good to have flimsy thing on? (9 letters)"
You can start solving Patrick's cryptic creation for real at around Midnight PDT... That's more or less when we upload Puzzleria!
Also on this week's menus are:
* a Schpuzzle of Week titled “Beth 'rounds-up' extra math credit,”
* an Hors d’Oeuvre titled "Tweak an adjective, make an antonym,"
* a Slice of Puzzle tiled "Phrases regarding garb that frays,"
* a Slice of Dessert titled "What Malone & Capone had in common," and
* Ten riff-offs of this week's NPR Puzzle, including four "self-riffs" composed by Ecoarchitect himself, the author of that NPR puzzle. (One of the four, according to Eco, was inspired by a June 26 comment posted by “Jaws” on Blaine’s Beautiful Blog).
Because each of the 28 clues in cranberry's cryptic crossword puzzle is, in itself, a "mini-puzzle," by my count we are offering you (28+10+1+1+1+1=) 42 puzzles!
LegoWhoIsAwareThatItWillRequireFortitudeForY'AllToSolve"FortiTwo"PuzzlesButIsConfidentThatYouCan"FortiDoIt"
The title of the 10 Riff-Offs of Ecoarchitect's NPR puzzle, by the way, is "Della is yella, Perry’s canary, Paul is just pale!"
DeleteLegoWhoLikedThisNPRPuzzleByGregVanMechelen(AlsoKnownAsEcoarchitect)
DELLA STREET (from the PERRY MASON show, played by Barbara Hale) → ALLEY = STREET
ReplyDeleteDr. K clues: The Perry Mason theme song by Fred Steiner (fender + tires) is PARK AVENUE BEAT → beaver (mammal) + tuna (fish) + peak (land form)
Nicely done. ron.
DeleteDELLA STREET (ALLEY)
ReplyDelete> The actor who portrayed the character also has a last name that is a word, and if you change the first character of their name to a Y and read it backward, you'll get two words.
Barbara Hale (Arab, ray).
> Might have been more appropriate for next week.
As it does every year, the USS Constitution will sail (under tow) across Boston Harbor on July 4, firing a 21-gun salute at 12:00 noon. The ship, of course, was named in honor of DELLA STREET's longtime sidekick, Old Ironsides.
> Musical clue: Habstrakt.
De la street
DELLA STREET —> ALLEY + STREET
ReplyDeleteHint: “The person who played this character was married to someone with a repetitive name.”
Barbara Hale, who played Della Street, was married to fellow actor Bill Williams.
“A musical hint (of sorts): Rearrange the first and last names of the composer of the show’s theme song, and get a pair of car parts.”
The composer of the Perry Mason theme song, “Park Avenue Beat,” was Fred Steiner, whose name, rearranged, yields FENDER + TIRES.
As I said, television characters are not my long suit, but this one I knew almost immediately. (Despite the existence of the Erle Stanley Gardner books, it was clearly a “boomer” tv/pop culture puzzle; hence, the consternation of some on the blog who may have been from other “generations.”). Even so, I struggled to come up with a musical or quasi-musical hint for the show’s theme song—“Park Avenue Beat”—that would not be TMI…until I figured out that “Park Avenue Beat” can be rearranged to get “a mammal, a fish, and a land form”—BEAVER, TUNA, AND PEAK.
I’m not certain what Word Woman’s “94” clue was about, but it intrigued me because it was suspiciously close to the number of Mason’s office, which was Suite 904 in the Brent Building. Then again, Barbara Hale did pass away in 2017 at age 94. Was it either of those, Word Woman, or something else altogether?
It was the latter, Dr. K. I was surprised she died so recently.
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ReplyDeleteDella street alley
I wrote, “Take the name of the star who originally played the role; if a letter repeats, remove all instances of that letter; and rearrange. You get a Norse deity.” BARBARA HALE reduces to HEL.
ReplyDeleteMy clue was:
ReplyDeleteThe character has one job, but I'm thinking of two quite different jobs.
Della Street was a secretary, but I was thinking of (Erle Stanley) Gard(e)ner and (Perry) Mason.
DELLA STREET; ALLEY
ReplyDelete"94" >>> Barbara Hale, who famously portrayed DELLA STREET, died at age 94.
"Oops, JAWS!" as in ALLEY OOPS! This is one of my all-time favorite clues.
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I was only able to get this with a hint about the time frame. Without that, I couldn't make any headway.
The post here that pointed me in the right direction, once I knew the time frame, was "I also solved this while walking, interestingly." It was that one word "interestingly" that got me to walking on a STREET.
DELLA STREET, ALLEY, STREET
ReplyDeleteMy clue was FABRIC, due to the beautifully named pianist BENT FABRIC and his 1952 hit, ALLEY CAT:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GL9aLYExM_c
I enjoy seeing the cute kitties that are often on the cover of Bent Fabric's album covers (actually Alley Cat is from 1962).
DeleteDella Street->alley, street
ReplyDeleteOf course, you didn't have to be an expert on 1950-60s tv to know Della Street. Erle Stanley Gardner wrote dozens of Perry Mason novels, all with Della in them, and I must have read a couple dozen as a teenager.
ReplyDeleteI think the puzzle editor needs an editor. The prompts have been very questionable as of late. It’s kind of a stretch to call Della Street “well-known,” and street/alley are questionable synonyms.
ReplyDeleteIt's like a river and a creek are synonyms. Sure they are. And I agree with you about the "well known" stretch of roadway.
DeleteDELLA STREET; ALLEY. My hints were (1) The performer's name was part of the title of a different show. (BARBARA HALE; SANTA BARBARA); (2) I remember hearing the names quite often after youth baseball games. ("Up the ALLEY, down the STREET, who's the team that's hard to beat?")
ReplyDeleteI thought your hint #1 was a reference to McHale's Navy.
DeleteSure, that works, too.
DeleteDella Street>Alley
ReplyDeleteTalk about CHILL.
I remember having watched the original 1957 – 66 TV series, starring Raymond Burr (Brrrr) as Perry Mason and Barbara Hale (Hail) as Della Street.
Erle Stanley Gardner, who created Perry Mason, also used the pen name A. A. Fair, under which he created the characters Donald Lam and Bertha COOL!
The first two clues on this blog totally mislead me.
ReplyDeleteDr. K, Sun Jun 25, 06:11:00 AM PDT
The person who played this character was married to someone with a repetitive name.
SuperZee, Sun Jun 25, 06:15:00 AM PDT
The answer gives me a chill, multiple times.
These two clues led me to believe that actor George Sanders must've portrayed the character. He had been married to Zsa Zsa Gabor (repetitive name), and had portrayed Mr. Freeze on the old Batman TV show.
Sorry about that.
DeleteI've explained my Chill clue above, as to Dr.K's, I believe he was referring to the actress who played Della Street in the 50's and 60's, Barbara Hale, who was married to Bill Williams.
I think Dr. K will have to admit that Bill Williams is NOT NEARLY as repetitive as Zsa Zsa Gabor.
DeleteNo disagreement there. But further reflection demonstrates that none of Zsa Zsa Gabor’s nine spouses (!) had 5,6-letter names, as the puzzle stipulated, so some thinking outside the box was required.
DeleteHave you forgotten already? It was the TV CHARACTER, NOT THE PORTRAYER, who was supposed to have 5,6-letter names.
DeleteYes, mea culpa. I admit I was nonplussed when I learned the sheer number of Gabor’s husbands. In any case, out of the nine of them only two were in the entertainment industry. One was in films chiefly in Mexico and had no American tv roles, and the other was Sanders. None of Sanders’ few tv roles, however, including Mr. Freeze, satisfy the 5,6-letter criterion. What I should have made clear was that you then needed to think “outside the ‘Zsa Zsa’ box” and look for a different “repetitive name.”
DeleteIt's worth a read to look up the " Perry Mason show on IMDB. It's very interesting, for example:
ReplyDeleteThe executive Producer of "Perry Mason" was Gail Patrick, a popular actress of the 30's & 40's. I remember her most for being Cary Grant's soon to be jilted new wife in the comedy "My Favorite Wife" .
Gail Patrick tried to use on the show, popular actors whose careers may have peaked, giving them a little bit of new life.
Detective Tragg, played by Ray Collins, had serious health problems late in the series, and could not appear in many episodes. They kept his name in the credits so he could still qualify for health insurance with the actors union.
William Talman, who played Prosecutor Burger, had several minor off-screen run-ins with the law, but he was well liked by the crew and cast and he was not dropped from the show.
Blaine's clue????
ReplyDeleteI'm guessing SERMON and PRAY.
DeleteOh that's probably right -- I thought ARMY PERSON.
DeleteYes, it was the NPR puzzle from Nov 15, 2020
DeleteNov 15,2020 was my source.
DeleteIn my hint, I wrote: “doing well by doing good,” which is often used to describe “socially responsible investing,” now known as ESG investing (for “environment, sustainability and governance”). ESG are also the initials of Perry Mason author Earl Stanley Gardner.
ReplyDeleteDella Street from Perry Mason, played by Barbara Hale
ReplyDeleteI wrote:
Two of my early tries didn't work, but they both have sort of a connection to the right answer. Come to think of it, a third failure partially describes the right answer.
I thought of Betty Rubble from The Flintstones. The Flintstones had an episode with a Perry Mason parody (Perry Masonry). Another thought was Cosmo Kramer. There was an episode of Seinfeld where George had a answering machine song based on the theme from The Greatest American Hero. That show starred William Katt, Barbara's real life son. Finally, I also thought of Jerry Helper from The Dick Van Dyke Show. Della was a helper to Perry on the show.
Kinda neat a few minutes ago, I had to go outside in this 100°+ weather, but I could hear a lower flying jet flying east, and looking up it was a 'low flying' Stealth Bomber. They're always amazing to watch, but either because of the their design or the atmosphere, or both, you can only see them for a short time. Once they are past about 45°s they fade out. And forget about it if they turn to the side. Pretty awesome looking!!
ReplyDeleteI did not solve the puzzle this week. It happens sometimes, so congratulations Eco - you got me.
ReplyDeleteIt didn't help that I misunderstood the instructions three different ways in a row.
ReplyDeleteEven when I was sure I had them right, this puzzle proved too puzzling.
Oh, well.
Gave up on this on Sunday afternoon.
ReplyDeleteHad a friend in the 1960's who we nicknamed 'Burr' because he had the same haircut.
I know we sometimes tend to be hard on Will and the puzzles he presents, but pretty much all of his puzzles have been masterpieces compared to today's user submitted Puzzle of the Day on Alexa.
ReplyDeleteTortie, care to share for us non-Alexa-users?
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DeleteI was going to wait until the current puzzle's deadline has passed, but seeing as the creator of Puzzle of the Day has already posted a spoiler to Facebook, I see no problems posting it here (and Blaine can always delete it if necessary).
DeleteThe idea of Puzzle of the Day is that there are five clues given, there's an answer for each of the five clues (you're told how long the answer is, and can ask for letters to be revealed), and then you have to figure out what connects the five items.
Today the answers were: night, peas, bored, elephant, square. Most of the clues given were straightforward, but the clue for "bored" was something like "if you don't know what to do." Then the final answer was chess, because "bored" sounds like "board," "night" sounds like "knight," "peas" sounds like "piece" (kind of), square is a chess square, and elephant... either chess pieces are made of ivory, or that's what a bishop used to be called hundreds of years ago.
I had to ask for a bunch of letters for "bored." Somehow I came up with "chess" but I really wasn't confident, as the logic was messy (and elephant made no sense). My husband said to bet it all, but I didn't want to. Turns out he found the solution on Facebook first.
Thanks. I was hoping for just the puzzle, not the answer...
DeleteOops, sorry!
DeleteAlley oops ;-). No worries.
DeleteMy daughter was almost named Allie (or Alicia). Reading the list of names aloud eliminated that as a contender.
DeleteIf you're totally stumped Reddit is your friend.
ReplyDeleteDELLA STREET("Perry Mason"), ALLEY
ReplyDeletepjbSaysBeSureToCheckOutPuzzleria!LaterTonightForHis31stCrypticCrossword!
My clue: Time for breakfast.
ReplyDeleteI thought about having eggs sunny-side up, on the sunny side of the (Della) street.
Nice clue in today's New York Times Crossword: Where you can hear pins drop (5).
ReplyDeleteI noticed that too!
DeleteI've never seen Perry Mason, nor read any associated books. This was not the puzzle for me. However, I appreciate the challenge, of course.
ReplyDeleteI suspect the claimed number of responses (often also suspect IMHO) will be quite low.
ReplyDeleteI think this group stuck with solving efforts out of respect for Eco and might well have a call-getter in its numbers.
MJ: I could never have solved without a particular hint on here. A very difficult puzzle IMHO.
DeleteI'm 64yo and well aware of the TV show, Perry Mason. And once I Googled 'Stella Street' I immediately recognized Perry's secretary, however, in NO WAY would I give a clue calling her a "well-known TV character."
ReplyDeletePerry Mason (TV) ran from 1956-1967, and while it's now on MeTV....'Stella D'oro' has WAY more name recognition than Stella Street.
Ugh.
I'm picturing Marlon Brando yelling "Della!"
DeleteOnly this time he was yelling out the back door I assume.
DeleteOur lives can change far quicker than most of us realize until things get past the point of no return. We used to perceive our Supreme Court as the protector of the people. Now we are beginning to see it as the enemy of the people.
ReplyDeleteWell, it's always been the protector of some people.
DeleteYes, and I bet those people don't attend your cocktail parties either.
DeleteFor all of you saying "She's not a well-known character!"
ReplyDeletehttps://metv.com/stories/barbara-hale-was-a-celebrity-among-legal-secretaries-thanks-to-perry-mason?fbclid=IwAR1wHEf2IGDoc4690BfRqkpOxqsu40U4BX9YZQsAoUrPn-O1-kzoRBjIKlg
True, but the accent is on the "WAS".
ReplyDeleteThis week's challenge: This week's challenge comes from listener Darwin Lange, of Mandan, N.D. Name a sports facility in two words. (This is a general term, not a specific place.) Three consecutive letters in the first word also appear consecutively in the second word. If you reverse these three letters, you'll name something seen in this sports facility. What is it?
ReplyDeleteNice to have a quick solve for the long weekend. --Margaret G.
DeleteThis one came to me quickly.
ReplyDeleteThe same term is used to describe many different venues.
ReplyDeleteMany sources call it a [single] compound word.
ReplyDeleteReally???
DeleteI must have a different answer, I think,
You can look it up as a single compound word on Wiktionary.
DeleteSo glad I didn't spend more time on this puzzle...would never have gotten it.
ReplyDeleteThis is a puzzle? UGH!
ReplyDeleteSuch a Figjam
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