I had to nix my previous hints.Q: Think of a classic American author, whose first and last name's are each one syllable. The last name, when said aloud, sounds like part of the body. Insert the letters "A-S" into the first name and you have the location of this body part. Who is the author?
Sunday, November 17, 2024
NPR Sunday Puzzle (Nov 17, 2024): An American Author's Body of Work
NPR Sunday Puzzle (Nov 17, 2024): An American Author's Body of Work
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I wrestled for a few minutes with this one.
ReplyDeleteHad to stew on it, huh?
DeleteYou guys have spelling problems, but I guess it's all in the family.
DeleteThe only Spelling problem I have is Tori playing anything.
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ReplyDeleteAs I said on the previous week's puzzle, I was unfamiliar with this author until it was an answer on a previous puzzle. And it reminds me of yet another previous puzzle.
ReplyDeleteSame here. I had to consult a list. The name was vaguely familiar, but I would not have guessed the author without a prompt.
DeleteThe author was born in America, but died in England.
ReplyDeleteYes. That's the answer I have...
DeleteWas the undertaker present at the funeral?
DeleteDelete the first letter of the last name and rearrange the remaining letters of the first and last names to spell something worn on a different part of the body.
ReplyDeleteWhat is meant by A-S? A and S? All letters from A to S? Or any letters from A to S? such lack of clarity!
ReplyDeleteA and S
DeleteThe letters A and S together. So if the first name was "Grey", you could make it into "Gre-asy"
DeleteGreetings from the left coast, where we are meeting our first grandchild.
ReplyDeleteIf I hadn't solved this immediately, I would have been mortified.
No hint yet, but soon...
Actually...
DeleteDr. K, congrats on your new grandchild!
DeleteThank you, Word Woman, but I need some advice. Do you know of some way I can explain to my wife that she can't take him back home with us?
DeleteDr. K, I do not, unfortunately.
Delete'Tis a situation I've not been in as yet. Enjoy every minute together now!
Mazal Tov to Dr. K. and family.
DeleteRe: Taking your wife wanting to tske your grandson home….remind your wife that the best part of grand parenting vs patenting is that 2AM feedings are someone else’s responsibility.
Thank you, SuperZee. Sage advice!
DeleteCan't help but think of a bird.
ReplyDeleteAnd I’m reminded of a certain playing card.
DeleteThis author has been used a couple of times, actually -- but the puzzles were quite different.
ReplyDeleteNice work, CAP, on the new puzzle!
ReplyDeleteYour chosen appellation works as a clue for some of us, but not for others. And for you -- once, but no longer.
Cap, well done! I would suggest a particular item of clothing for you, but I think Blaine would remove the comment as TMI.
ReplyDeleteCute puzzle, CAP. I predict a lot of correct entries. Also, kudos to Blaine for that graphic graphic!
ReplyDeleteNice puzzle, Clark! Take all the letters, including the extra AS, rearrange, and you get two verbs denoting what harsh critics might do with this author's work (or with those of any other author they don't like).
ReplyDelete(That's "all the letters" of the author's first name and last name, of course.)
DeleteRearrange the first, third, fourth, and sixth letters of the author’s name and you get something the body part does.
ReplyDeleteWithout rearranging those letters ... oh, never mind.
DeleteThanks for clarifying A-S
ReplyDeleteThis one syllable first and last name author wrote a parody short story based on the work of another author with a one syllable first and last name.
ReplyDeleteThey've been awfully easy lately. What am I going to do all day? This author has definitely been used before.
ReplyDeleteThink of a locale associated with the writer. Rearrange the letters to get 2 items associated with meals.
ReplyDeleteTake the author's first name and the first two letters of the last name and rearrange to get something that happens (in part) in the same location.
ReplyDeleteLOL! I thought of this clue on my morning run. It's better than the one I offered.
DeleteYou need it.
ReplyDeleteFor some reason, although Will stated this week's Sunday Puzzle Challenge, the author's name does not appear on NPR's website. Congrats anyway!
I meant "Will stated the author of," the website doesn't show it.
ReplyDeleteClever puzzle, C a p. Kudos.
ReplyDeleteAdd a piece of furniture to the author's last name and anagram to get a cartoonist's last name.
ReplyDeleteI also only know this name because it was used once before in the puzzle.
ReplyDeleteFall
ReplyDeleteFinally got it. I do realize this author has been used before. However, I predict a lower number of correct answers (under 500), because even though I have seen the name previously, I did not think of it until prompted by something else. Outside of this blog, and others that regularly play the puzzle, I don't think many folks will solve it.
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ReplyDeleteI'm reminded of a TV series that premiered the same year I was married. Not much of a clue, I know, but it's a fact I just discovered.
ReplyDeleteGold-medal winner, CAP.
ReplyDeleteNice work, Cap! I, for one, did not solve it quickly but the puzzle offers several lines of attack, which I appreciated...
ReplyDeleteI browsed the book section of an ARC thrift store at a nearby location to find the rarer works of this author.
ReplyDeleteLuck may have a lot to do with it.
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