Their last names being similar is not a coincidence.Q: Think of two classic music artists with multiple top 40 hits. Their first names are near-synonyms. And their last names are both game pieces. Who are they?
Sunday, February 23, 2025
NPR Sunday Puzzle (Feb 23, 2025): Musical Artists and Game Pieces
NPR Sunday Puzzle (Feb 23, 2025): Musical Artists and Game Pieces
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The surname of one in the plural is the name of a doo-wop group, and the surname of the other is also the name of a hit song by another popular musical artist.
ReplyDeleteI suspect that almost any game piece, when pluralized, will name a musical group. That's certainly true of both surnames in this puzzle, as well as two hidden in Blaine's picture!
DeleteGood point.
DeletePluralize something in Blaine's picture to get a group fronted by someone whose last name is a game piece
DeleteOne of my favorite bands ever.
DeleteOh very nice, John.
DeleteOne of the last names is a name-brand product associated with the other artist’s first name.
ReplyDeleteBtw, Blaine, your clue is correct. I was trying to come up with a way of saying it without its being TMI, but you did it well.
ReplyDeleteRearrange the last letters of the first and last names. You get a word that suggests good fortune.
ReplyDeleteBlatant hint in the on-air puzzle?
ReplyDeleteThat is unfortunate.
Delete797 correct answers last week. We might triple that this week.
ReplyDeleteGot it.
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DeleteI just tried googling various key words in the comment I made, and none of them pointed to the answer. I look forward to Thursday.
“Classic” is misleading. Was the term used intentionally just to make the puzzle more difficult?
DeleteI don’t think so. The names I got could definitely be considered classic … at least as far as Billboard is concerned.
DeleteMy musical clue is Jackson Five. I don't need to wait till Thursday to explain because this puzzle is
ReplyDeleteA B C, It's easy as
1 2 3, as simple as
do re mi, A B C, 1 2 3
baby you and me
What about Stevie Wonder, and Paul McCartney?
DeleteRearrange the letters in one of the first names and the other's last name and you get two things you might see on SNL.
ReplyDeleteI saw one of them perform live.
ReplyDeleteSo did I.
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ReplyDeleteThe puzzle was intentionally vague about gender. Your hint is close to tmi.
DeleteGood puzzle!! At first I thought of Elvin Bishop since Elvin and Bishop are both seemingly synonym-able. But after some working out, it didn't work out. But the real answer is a lot better. One of them started off in my town!
ReplyDeleteThe answer was a bit murky this Sunday morning.
ReplyDeleteI suppose Ice-T and Ice Cube are not quite right.
ReplyDeleteIce, ice, ice baby 👶
DeleteAnd I guess Dua Lipa isn't an answer either.
ReplyDeleteI can come up with a third with a little stretch.
ReplyDeleteI haven't played Pachisi in ages.
ReplyDeleteThe Notorious B.I.G. is brutha from anotha mutha.
ReplyDeleteOne of the artists had the same song hit #1 on the Top 40 in two different years. (I hope that's not TMI, Blaine.)
ReplyDeleteI think this is TMI as a google search for songs that hit #1 in different years will lead directly to one of these artists.
DeleteYou may want to remove this.
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DeleteDr. K has posted a self-effacing comment!
Oops. I missed the reply button to Lulabell’s comment above. I concur with youngbidness’s comment. That was my intention.
DeleteHowever, on its own, my comment does have a certain Tanguy “Ceci n’est pas une pipe” quality to it. It does seem to undo itself.
Here is what I consider to be a more worthy puzzle:
ReplyDeleteName a world famous person of the 20th century known mostly by their last name, which is in 10 letters but only 2 are vowels and not repeated.
I can think of a baseball player who’s name fits…but don’t think he’s world famous.
DeleteAnd, after checking spelling, a world leader whose name contains one constant three times.
DeleteI know the answer, but it's hard to clue.
DeleteBut think about a kitchen.
You both got it. I wonder if others will too.
DeleteIf the shoe fits...
DeleteLOL
DeleteI just submitted the answer and received the usual NPR reply, but it also included this message which is not true:
ReplyDeleteNPR Sunday Puzzle Submission Received
NPR thanks you for playing the Sunday Puzzle and confirms the receipt of your entry, 'my answer here', submitted via phone.
I most certainly did not phone them. Anyone else get this too?
The first of the two actually had the last name of his/her family. The second was not born the stage name. It's all very punny
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