Take another item that might be worn while sleeping, increment the last letter so it is one later in the alphabet and move it to the 4th position. Change the first vowel sound and you have the last name of the person's most famous character role.Q: Think of a classic television actor — first and last names. Add a long-E sound at the end of each name and you'll get two things that are worn while sleeping. What are they?
Edit: BOXERS -> BAXTER
A: TED KNIGHT --> TEDDY, NIGHTIE
I got a chuckle out of this puzzle
ReplyDeletePlease no clowning around.
DeleteBlaine, your hint could have been, uh, shorter.
ReplyDeleteIt took me longer to figure out Blaine's clue than the answer to the puzzle itself.
DeleteCould have been shorter, sure, but Blaine's clue was "roomy."
DeleteMerely art.
DeleteThe actor and I have some things in common.
ReplyDeleteThat’s easy for you to say!
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DeleteI expect more answers this week. The days are getting shorter.
ReplyDeleteOne of the actor’s better known rolls used his/her first name.
ReplyDeleteParker House or Dinner 😉?
DeleteOops. Roles.
DeleteRolls was more fun 😀.
DeleteMy report card…
DeletePuzzle solving…..A
Spelling……….……..D
I got the attire first. Rearrange the even letters in the name and you get what those should take who give unchallenging puzzles.
ReplyDeleteAdd a letter to the end of the word, and get the surname of a renowned TV writer and producer.
DeleteSports fans will appreciate your clue, Rob!
DeleteAbout 2000 correct entries last week.
ReplyDelete...as predicted!
DeleteHuh, that's sort of a clue for this week.
DeleteLike Rob, I worked backwards from the sleepwear, and I got lucky, the first sleepwear I thought of was part of the correct answer. I wonder if we will get over 3000 correct answers this week. Hard to say whether the holiday weekend will mean less people playing (travel, etc.), or more people playing (more time to relax).
ReplyDeleteI just noticed that my comment is longer than usual. Sorry for rambling on, sometimes I talk too much.
DeleteBlaine: curious… how did you know about Pyle Hall at IU.. — I am from Purdue!
ReplyDeleteI didn't actually, until I googled.
Delete👍
DeleteAlso a Purdue alum (grad school.) Boiler up and thank goodness their football season has ended.
DeleteIU grad here
DeleteSnore
ReplyDeleteI tried to get Timmy Allenee to work with no luck.
ReplyDeleteI tried Woody Allen.
DeleteWhat's with all the extra space in people's comments this week?
ReplyDeleteNot sure I have the right answer as I added a silent letter to the actor's name...
ReplyDeleteYou have the same answer as I do
DeleteMe too
DeleteWhen I was a kid I would sometimes go to bed wearing red buttons, but that's another puzzle.
ReplyDeleteWith jam or marmalade...how should I have my toast this morning?
ReplyDeleteI have two answers, using a somewhat relaxed interpreation of "name".
ReplyDeleteinterpretation
ReplyDeleteWe should have more puzzles like this.
ReplyDeleteShe had nine buttons on her blouse but she could only fascinate.
ReplyDelete😉
DeleteI know everyone is pausing with bated breath. I'll let you know as soon as I have it
ReplyDeleteHats off to Peter Gordon on getting his puzzle on the air!
ReplyDeleteYes, cheers! It's no easy feat if your last name isn't Baggish, Foggerty or Collins.
DeleteTED KNIGHT, TEDDY, NIGHTIE.
DeleteMy clue was Hats off to Peter Gordon on getting his puzzle on the air!
This is because of the famous hat toss during the Mary Tyler Moore opening credits, as well as the fact that they worked at Minneapolis TV station WJM, hence on the air!
Blaine, the dates for the puzzle and the NPR link now say November 30 instead of today, December 1.
ReplyDeleteI've never heard of this person, but I worked it out. Clothing of course, is my specialty.
ReplyDeleteThis actor's stage name shares little with his/her given name beyond the initials
ReplyDeleteWith a mighty interesting middle name
DeleteFür Elise...
ReplyDeleteLikely a new PR for me, but instead of a nice warm feeling, I'm getting a wet, bubbly feeling deep in my trousers.
ReplyDeleteDoing the puzzle starting from the nightwear backwards is definitely the way to go.
ReplyDeleteThe proximity of these TV-themed puzzles does not put me at ease.
ReplyDeleteTo tell the truth, this is a hard puzzle.
ReplyDeleteIn Knights and Knaves puzzles, knights always tell the truth.
DeleteI hurried here to see whether others would post similar clues.
ReplyDeleteWW – I think I may have finally understood one of your hints!
ReplyDeleteDarn. 😉
DeleteAlabama beat Auburn yesterday. That and an easy puzzle today to boot(no hints here)!
ReplyDeletepjbKnowsAMovieTheActorWasIn,ButToSayWhatTheMovieWasAboutWouldBeSuchA[TMI]GiveawayHeJustCouldn'tRevealIt
My best friend is from China. He tells me his elderly mother likes eating cat. He says he does not care for it. Now I realize most of us living in this part of the world do not eat cats or dogs, but I still want to ask if you might happen to know what the most tender part of a cat is? Feel free to answer now.
ReplyDeleteI never did a neurosurgery rotation, but I've read that the human brain has the consistency of oatmeal, which is pretty tender. Can't imagine a cat brain is much tougher, so I'll go with that.
DeleteWhoa, and what can make a tender brain even tenderer? Brain rot, Oxford's Word of the Year. (I like Thoreau's take on the subject.)
Delete(I guess brain rot is what causes one to think "Brain Rot" is a word.)
DeleteSorry, jan. Think humorously.
DeleteT_ _ _ _ _ V_ _ _ _ _ S?
DeleteLegoAnsweringAPuzzleThatGives"CatFood"AWholeNewMeaning
???
DeleteTender Vittles?
DeleteNope. PURRLOIN, of course.
Delete"They're eating the dogs, they're eating the cats..." And they voted for this guy again?!
DeletepjbSatWithHisFamilyOnThanksgivingEveningAndHadToSufferThroughThemSayingPositiveThingsAboutThatIdiot,MuchLikeOnlyAHandfulOfOtherRelativesForceTheirFamiliesToHearSuchGarbage,Too!
I got the puzzle answer—-but, as is often true for ME, it’s harder to get the answer to Blaine’s “hint!
ReplyDeleteI see some others may agree!
Or perhaps I’m just obtuse!
ReplyDeleteMusical hint: Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
ReplyDeleteMusical hint: Queen
ReplyDeleteCrito's and Pandemonium's musical hints have inspired one of my own: Sonny Curtis.
ReplyDeleteHooray! Biden just pardoned Hunter. I was hoping he would.
ReplyDeleteI am glad, too, SDB. Of course, the enemy will make a huge deal of it; never mind the contemptible CRIMES their electee has committee for years and years, and never been convicted until lately....and how. he plans to squeak out of the all, and pardon the violent criminals from Jan 6. Grrr, I just seethe...
DeleteYou are right. And some so called Democrats are also on their self-centered bandwagon and decrying the pardon, which would have been a crime had it not been bestowed.
DeleteI think this was planned a long time ago. Glad.
DeleteSuch an easy story for the media to cover while they mostly ignore Trump and Friends working day and night to destroy our country.
DeleteI agree with every word you just wrote, SDB. What is WRONG with most of this nation?
DeleteI have nightmares about this country and where it is headed.
DeleteNatasha, Can you be more specific? Do they seem more like visions? Is it famine or civil war?
Deletesdb: I cannot describe the dreams. Just feelings of terror. I will let you know if can describe. I did have a psychic dream about a person a few months ago. That was amazing.
DeleteThanks. I am very interested because I am getting a very strong feeling we are going to be entering into a period of extremely difficult times. So far no specifics, but it will not be good.
Deletesdb: My dreams may not be about the country. I cannot be sure yet. Maybe about something else. But I agree with you about difficult times may be ahead.
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DeleteOh just waive that off.
DeleteWas just cancelled!
DeleteTsunami warning cancelled for Bay Area. Wonder about the people who evacuated immediately. Glad I do not live near coast.
DeleteJust one more late evening post (at least on the east coast) to say that I never knew this actor’s real name!
ReplyDeleteDefinitely not easy to find a personalized coffee mug for!
DeleteI get Blaine's clue. Here's a clue: one of this actor's costars is directly related to a classic American novelist.
ReplyDeleteRoman Numerals MI & MC
ReplyDeleteThis week's NPR Challenge by Peter Gordon is very clever but kinda easy. So try this, the present "Schpuzzle of the Week" on Puzzleria! (But no answers, please, before Noon PST on Thursday. Subtle Hints are OK though.):
ReplyDeleteSchpuzzle of the Week:
“Such fine turkey-day tableware!”
All interior letters of two complementary tableware items are identical. These identical letters, however, are not-so-much in the same order.
The first-and-final letters of these two tableware items are four different letters that appear within within a consecutive five-letter string in the alphabet – like E-F-G-H-I, for example.
What are these two tableware items?
Note: Although the identical interior letters “are not-so-much in the same order,” the fourth letter in each tableware item indeed is the same letter.
LeGobbLeGobbLeGobbLeGobbLeGobbLeGobbLe!!!!!!
A cute puzzle, Lego! ; )
DeleteThank you, Lancek.
DeleteLegoQ-TippecanoeAndTylerToo
You're welcome, as always. I hope you also noticed that I slipped in a clue for one of the items by beginning my comment with acutep!
DeleteFor certain demographic reasons, this was a real challenge! My clue: Wace.
ReplyDeleteBefore my time, I'm afraid! And that's Wace as in King Arthur (and his Knights).
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ReplyDeleteLet me talk to ya!
ReplyDeleteI think it is time for a Spoonerism. And I just happened to make one up.
ReplyDeleteWhat is the difference between a roadbuilder and a politician who refuses his salary?
One paves the way, the other waives the pay.
DeleteExactly!
DeleteMoose and Rocco!
ReplyDeleteRocko, actually. Careful…you don’t want to get on his bad side.
DeleteAccording to IMDB, the part is Rocko, not Rocco (which I would’ve thought, too)
DeleteOkay, let's see if we can tolerate one more Spoonerism.
ReplyDeleteThink of a place where old folks are sometimes sent to die. Now Spoonerise that name to describe a diminutive person whose job it is to pick up a deceased person at one of these facilities. Don't hold back; submit now.
Nursing home, hearse-ing gnome.
DeleteOf course!
DeleteNow, Spoonerise a place where you might try your luck and you will discover what Scarlett O'Hara tried.
Gaming table, taming Gable.
DeleteRight! This is the last one I just came up with:
DeleteWhat do a lost dog and a urinating panhandler have in common?
I don't know, but it makes me think of Diogenes and the Cynics.
DeleteWell, one is a missing pooch...
DeleteI knew someone would know the answer.
DeleteHow about a lost mooch and a urinating dominatrix?
DeleteAll I got is a wiz dom.
DeleteStart with the synonyms for urinating and mooch that you used originally. : )
DeleteI should have got that right away, but was too busy overthinking it and looking for a different type of solution. Can't think of how to use wiz-dom though.
DeleteHere's one that was rejected. It's sort of a Spoonerism: think of a body part. Switch the first and last letters. (That is, if the word was toenail, it would become loenait.) The remaing word, phonetically, yields something crunchy that's not uncommon this time of year.
ReplyDeleteUmmmm.
DeleteAre you sure?
I have an answer that almost works, but not if I follow your instructions...
I think Crito's right. You just need to turn the instructions around and start with the crunchy thing.
DeleteLancek, Just for you, and anyone else too, of course. Took me a while to come up with this one. Hint: No need to post the full answer.
ReplyDeleteWhat is the difference between a rodeo dad and a nagging mom?
Got it! The rodeo dad anagrams to kitchen fur bag. The nagging mom anagrams to kitchen for bug. Cute.
Delete:-)
DeleteLooking back on my long life I have only one regret. I wish it had not taken me so long to finally commit and follow my dream of becoming a procrastinator.
ReplyDeleteMaybe you could swap your Weekend Edition lapel pin for this.
DeleteDo you mean the useless pin I sold for $100?
DeleteTED KNIGHT; TEDDY and NIGHTY
ReplyDeleteTed Knight's given name was Tadeusz Wladyslaw Konopka. I associate "lady" with someone who would most likely wear a teddy or a nighty.
"I hurried here to see whether others would post similar clues." Apparently one of Ted Knight's roles was as Henry Rush in Too Close for Comfort. I did enjoy his acting as Ted Baxter on The Mary Tyler Moore Show (MTM).
"Roman Numerals MI & MC" MIMSIE (MI,MC) was the name of the meowing kitten as the MTM Enterprises mascot (echoing the MGM lion).
My word! Knopka in Russian means "button", as it does in Polish ... but "konopka" in Polish means "hemp". Neither is a valid surname in Russian, but I don't know about Polish ... might be some high-larity going on here.
DeleteIn reply to that I can only say I fervently do hope this blog will never for any reason whatsoever resort to "hilarity." I mean, really. This could only lead to disrespect for authority. And this can only lead to... Well I'm not sure what it could lead to, but do we really want to find out? We do? Are you sure? Now I'm foncused.
DeleteNo problem, just remember your mantra. Mine ... I think I wrote it down somewhere here ...
DeleteIf I were you I would meditate on it for a bit and it will probably show up.
DeleteTED KNIGHT → TEDDY & NIGHTIE
ReplyDeleteTed Night
ReplyDeleteTED KNIGHT —> TEDDY + NIGHTIE
ReplyDeleteHint: “I got a chuckle out of this puzzle.”
—> alluding to the character Chuckles the Clown from The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Hint: “The actor and I have some things in common.”
—> a first name and our initials
About Rob’s hint: Add an “n” to “hike,” and you get (Nat) “Hiken,” who created The Phil Silvers Show and Car 54, Where Are You?
Musical hint: Sonny Curtis
—> Sonny Curtis wrote the theme song to The Mary Tyler Moore Show.
Chuckles the Clown met a sad end when, as I remember it, he was squashed by an elephant while dressed up as a peanut.
DeleteHe had a pet phrase "A litte song, a little dance, a little seltzer down your pants". I think this was a
reference in one comment here about soggy pants.
His funeral service had one of the highest ratings of all th MTM shows. It was hilarous.
Quester, I watch the clip of Chuckles' funeral whenever I need a good belly laugh. It never gets old. 😂
DeleteI remember the scene at the funeral when Mary unsuccessfully suppresses a laugh repeatedly (and draws her colleagues’ unwanted attention), and when the minister invites her to laugh out loud, bursts into tears. A great scene.
DeleteWhat made it even funnier was that the whole episode Mary was getting mad at the others for making jokes about Chuckles' death. But at the funeral everyone was very respectful, but Mary just couldn't hold it in any longer.
DeleteTeddy, nightie (Ted Knight)
ReplyDeleteI wrote: I tried to get Timmy Allenee to work with no luck. This was a reference to Last Man Standing. In the last episode of The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Ted Baxter was the only one not fired from the WJM newsroom.
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ReplyDeleteFeatured on this week's Puzzleria! are four Appetizing posers composed and posed by a very valued and venerable Friend of Puzzleria! They are titled:
Delete~ “Agra-man?”
~ Captain Hook... line & sinker;
<~ Ashland Massachusetts? and
~ “Reversid Gnihsilbup?”
We will upload these multifaceted gems this afternoon, very soon.
Also on this week's menu:
* Schpuzzle of the Week titled "Triply pronominal proper name,"
* a Transpositional Hors d’Oeuvre titled Aretha Franklin & “Rannah” Szenes;
* a Sylvania Slice titled "Birds perching on antennas?"
a Strunk & White Dessert titled "Incompatible comma and cat?, and
* ten Riffing Off Shortz And Gordon Entrees titled “Nightie-night, Teddy Knight!” (including Six by Nodd and One from Plantsmaith).
We invite you all to partake in our puzzlement!
LegoSuggestsThatYouUploadUsThisAfterNoonie-Noon(NotNightie-night)
TED KNIGHT',
ReplyDelete(classic TV actor)
TEDDY & NIGHTIE
(Add long E sound to both names to phonetically result in sleepwear items
TED KNIGHT -> TEDDY, NIGHTIE
ReplyDelete> Nowadays, a dope klutz walks.
Anagrams to Tadeusz Wladyslaw Konopka, his real name.
> Blaine, your hint could have been, uh, shorter.
I don't think "briefer" would have been allowed.
Ted Knight (teddy, nightie)
ReplyDeleteI wrote, “Rearrange the even letters in the name and you get what those should take who give unchallenging puzzles.” They should take a HIKE.
ReplyDeleteIn response to Rob's comment, I wrote that sports fans would appreciate his clue (specifically football fans, but I was afraid to be any more specific).
DeleteMy comment: "With jam or marmalade...how should I have my toast this morning?" (Sorry, don't know how to bold the w, j, and m.) Anyway, WJM was the fictitious TV station on Mary Tyler Moore on which Ted Baxter (Knight) was an anchor.
ReplyDeleteI gave a few obscure hints, but my favorite was:
ReplyDelete"Musical hint: Joan Jett and the Blackhearts"
Because of this.
(Ted) teddy (Knight) nightie
ReplyDeleteLast Sunday I said, We should have more puzzles like this. “More” evoking the Mary Tyler Moore show on which Ted Knight played Ted Baxter.
TED KNIGHT, TEDDY, NIGHTIE.
ReplyDeleteMy clue was Hats off to Peter Gordon on getting his puzzle on the air!
This is because of the famous hat toss during the Mary Tyler Moore opening credits, as well as the fact that they worked at Minneapolis TV station WJM, hence on the air!
TED KNIGHT, TEDDY, NIGHTIE
ReplyDeletepjbAlmostReferencedTed'sFilm"Caddyshack",ButHeCouldn'tSayTheWord"Golf"
My musical hint: Queen
ReplyDeleteAs Dr K mentioned, one of the memorable MTM characters was Chuckles, famously killed off in the episode "Chuckles Bites The Dust", reminiscent of the Queen song "Another One Bites The Dust"
This week's challenge comes from listener Ethan Kane, of Albuquerque, N.M. Name a common tree of North America in two words (three letters, five letters). Rearrange its letters to name a well-known plant of Central America, also in two words (four letters, four letters). What tree and plant are these?
ReplyDeleteFirst one I tried!
DeleteSame here.
DeleteYup.
DeleteSecond for me
DeleteMy Latin dance needs help!
ReplyDeleteI'm about 90% sure I have it. The Central American one is not something I'm familiar with -- but I'm assuming that's just a sign of my ignorance and not because the name of the plant is obscure.
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ReplyDeleteSomething seems to be missing; I only wish I knew why (possibly how).
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