Q: Name a popular magazine. Rearrange its letters. Then add an O at the end and you'll name a prominent subject in this magazine's new issue. What magazine is it? Hint: You don't need to read this magazine in order to guess the answer.You can add a few more letters and the answer still works.
A: PEOPLE, POPE LEO
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I’m reminded of an apposite foreign interjection.
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DeleteKind of easy this week! Happy SUNDAY all!
ReplyDeleteI just heard about the prominent subject once again.
ReplyDeleteA famous satirist.
ReplyDeleteCute, but easy. After last week's low number for Gladys Knight, this week's should be back to four digits.
ReplyDeleteI was surprised by the low number of correct answers last week. But then I had just finished watching the movie Patriot Games. After saving a member of the British Royal family, Jack Ryan is made a knight. Anne Archer says to Harrison Ford: “Let’s go, Sir Jack” and he replies “Lady Katherine.”
DeleteI predict 3,000.
DeleteProbably more like fourteen hundred.
DeleteI got it. No hint?
ReplyDeleteGreat comment, Leo, although I couldn't compliment it at the time! Reminds me of the week that the movie Jaws was in the answer and another Blainesville regular had to recuse himself.
DeleteIf I have the answer, while the magazine was news to me, it is better known to others.
ReplyDeleteI just realized how wrong my initial answer was. So wrong, that revealing it isn't TMI, just funny. Dive Magazine, which covers the world of SCUBA (sorry SDB, not Sky) Diving, regularly publishes reviews of action cameras, which are used to shoot underwater VIDEO.
DeleteNo kidding! I was kicking around an answer along that line, also. Mine was with video and TV guide, but alas.
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DeleteThe magazine will probably still be writing about this subject this summer.
ReplyDeleteAAARGH--I just realized I submitted the wrong answer. I still like mine, but it would never have met with NPR's approval.
ReplyDeleteCan you share it here?
DeleteI submitted a perfectly good "alternate" last week. Not even a mention though.
DeleteHabeo responsum.
ReplyDeleteThe last letters of the subject had a very different meaning in my former career.
ReplyDeleteDid you work in a circus formerly?
DeleteNo, but having worked in Washington, DC, I've been exposed to a circus like atmosphere.
DeleteI hear you, SuperZee! I was just trying to be cute.
DeleteAnd congrats on having survived DC!! That makes you a SuperHero in my book!
Some of the most fun I had at work, and by far my best boss, were while I was working in DC. Email me at zarkinjj@gmail if you'd care to follow up.
DeleteIt took much less work to solve the puzzle than to get what I think is an appropriate hint. Take a word that rhymes with the magazine title and you get something the subject has often been under.
ReplyDeleteOooh....I like that!
DeleteTriple tail
ReplyDeleteHoly guacamole! Actually got the answer before morning coffee! And I’m not totally human until the first cup of Java.
ReplyDeleteGreat hint!
ReplyDeleteThat was a compliment to Rob.
ReplyDeleteWell, at least this is a non-repeat puzzle from the dozen or so regular submitters.
ReplyDeleteNo hint needed this week.
ReplyDeleteInterestingly, you can also solve the puzzle in REVERSE. Think of a Subject of a specific magazine, add an O at the end, and you get the Magazine name!
I'm thinking of "Oprah's O Quarterly," of course.
Obscure hint: Bit O'Heaven
ReplyDeleteTake a homophone of another popular magazine, in which you're unlikely to find the prominent subject. Rearrange the letters, add an O at the end, and you get the prominent subject.
ReplyDeleteThe answer reminds me of the Fairy Godmother.
ReplyDeleteIn the movie Ever After: A Cinderella Story, Leonardo da Vinci is the Fairy Godmother. Leo is short for Leonardo.
DeleteI believe 9mm magazines are the most popular now.
ReplyDeleteIn hospital during a 3rd week of pulmonary issues and my 0740 and 0940 slots both found RTs and nurses tending to me. When they were done, I went straight to the puzzle page and was in the middle of solving by the time I finished reading. Good thing that I did because a random clue jumped off of the page to me.
ReplyDeleteThe on air challenge was a little tougher than I had last week, so congrats to Cindy M. for her solid showing. I predict more than 1,000 answers this week, and I got it while out walking in the wind.
ReplyDeleteOn an unrelated matter, I ordered some mushroom coffee. Anybody here tried it?
Never heard of it. Could you send us a stool sample?
DeleteSDB certainly puts the fun in fungus.
DeleteI toad ya so.
DeleteWhat a fun guy!
DeleteYes, but on a more serious note. Do not trust mushroom growers. They tend to have loose morels.
DeleteAs a former Miss Oklahoma said, "I am Anita."
DeleteI think I remember her. Wasn't she in the circus at one time and a member of The Flying Porcini's?
DeleteDuring the 1970s, some NY residents could support a Bella.
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DeleteEh, no, keep it clean.
DeleteHoly cremini. No shiitake here I hope.
DeleteI had to delete that one because I Blewit.
DeleteOy! Stirring up trouble again?
DeleteDid I truffle your feathers?
DeleteNo, just expressing a poplar opinion.
DeleteBarbra streisand
ReplyDeleteAnd for that matter, another good(musical)clue would be Sly and the Family Stone.
DeletepjbCan"DanceToTheMusic"WithTheBestOfThem
...or perhaps even Chicago.
DeletepjbNeverEverFoundOutTheAnswersToQuestions67Or68(WasIt25?Or6To4?)
PEOPLE, POPE LEO
DeleteI referred to Sly and the Family Stone because of their 1969 hit "Everyday People". Then I mentioned Chicago (not the musical group!)because that's our new Pope's hometown, of course.
pjbAndSoOnAndSoOn,AndScooby-Dooby-Dooby...
The magazine is known for a certain superlative. The subject in question is unlikely to get that title.
ReplyDeleteHa, never say never!
Delete"Sexiest Pontiff Alive"
DeleteFunny, I got this one by first getting the subject! I think almost everyone else got it the other way around.
ReplyDeleteSame thought process for me.
DeleteI hit the correct magazine on the first guess.
DeleteThe entire solution appeared in the mailbox a short while ago. The layout required almost nothing to anagram.
DeleteI'm not sure I got it, but I'll pray as I send it in.
ReplyDeleteYou might not *need* to read the magazine, but those who do are more fortunate than the rest of us around the globe.
ReplyDeleteNice!
DeleteI don’t have enough free time in my life for this parade of mad bits of entertainment.
DeleteI sent in another answer which works much better. I'll pray for it as well.
ReplyDeleteThis magazine's circulation isn't massive, but it is certainly respectable
ReplyDeleteHere's a musical clue: They're coming to take me away, hee hee, hah hah!
ReplyDelete...to the happy home, where life is beautiful all the time, and I'll be happy to see those nice young men in their clean white coats...
DeletepjbLivesWhereThereJustHappensToBeLotsOfTreesAndFlowersAndChirpingBirds,ButAbsolutelyNoBasketWeaversWhoSitAndTwiddleTheirThumbsAndToes(AtLeastNotTheLastTimeHeChecked!)
YESSSS!!! Have you ever heard Psychopathia Sexualis by Lenny Bruce!?
Delete"Psychopathia Sexualis
I'm in love with a horse that comes from Dallas.
Poor neurotica me.
When my family found out,
They raised the roof,
'cause I bought a ring to fit her hoof.
Poor brain the size of a pea."
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Never heard of that one. Are you familiar with the "song stylings" of one Larry "Wild Man" Fischer?
Delete"My name is Larry,
My name is Larry.
I have a mother,
Her name is Mother.
Hi, Mother! Hi!"
pjb'sMother'sNameIs"Patrick'sMother",Or"Linda",ForShort
Standard fare?
ReplyDelete(ordinary people?)
DeleteNice to see that the online submission form is now smart phone enabled.
ReplyDeleteI just checked the magazine's website and, surprisingly, the only mention of the prominent subject involved an article on White Privilege.
ReplyDeleteI was kicking myself for having the correct magazine early, but not spotting the subject. Coffee hadn't kicked in yet. Got busy during the day, and realized I hadn't posted here.
ReplyDeleteIn the meantime, I found a slightly offensive alternate answer.
Offend on, Dude.
DeleteClue in on the written text on the puzzle page
ReplyDeletePaul McCartney was at my relative's graduation at NYU last week on Wednesday. His grandson was graduating. Sorry I missed it.
ReplyDeletePEOPLE >>> POPE LEO (Pope Leo XIV)
ReplyDelete"Well, at least this is a non-repeat puzzle from the dozen or so regular submitters." This refers to Pope Leo "Dozen or so," i.e. Pope Leo XIV.
People, Pope Leo
ReplyDeleteLast Sunday I said, “The magazine will probably still be writing about this subject this summer.” Astrologically, Leo occurs in July and August.
People + O >>> Pope Leo
ReplyDeleteI spent the last ten years of my engineering career in the United States Department of Energy’s Headquarters Office of Physical Protection (Office of Security). During that time, among other duties, I designed, procured, and oversaw the installation of a variety of security equipment. (Automated secure entries, bullet resistant officer’s booths, vehicle barrier systems, etc.)
In the security environment, a LEO is a Law Enforcement Officer.
Is our friend "Nodd Ready For Prime Time?" You bet he is! Nodd's "Nodd Ready For Prime Time" puzzle package has become a staple in our impressive Puzzlerian! line-up of guest puzzle-makers. You can enjoy trying to solve his latest "SNL" (Sneaky Nifty Lovable) sextet of posers, which we shall be uploading very soon this afternoon. They are titled:
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~ TAKE A SWING AT THESE GOLF PUZZLES
~ COINING A PHRASE
~ A TOURIST SITE WITH CHARACTER
~ POETRY CORNER, WITH (PROFESSOR) ANNA GRAHAM (always a puzzle-fan favorite feature).
Also on this week's menus are:
* a Schpuzzle of the Week titled “Dogs have feet? Dogs are feet!”
* a Proof Of Adherency Hors d’Oeuvre titled “Collection proves legitimacy,”
* a Two Carnivores And One Herbivore Slice titled “Literature worth consuming,”
* a Suzie Q Dessert titled “ Tossed a pasta salad?” and
* ten Riffing Off Shortz And Baggish Entrees titled “Pope Leo In PeopLe? O!” (including six riffs composed by our friend Nodd).
LegoWhoGivesThisWeek'sPuzzleria!(WithTheMajorityOfItsPuzzlesComposedByMasterPuzzleMakerNodd!)HisNoddingApproval!
PEOPLE, POPE LEO
ReplyDelete> Take a homophone of another popular magazine, in which you're unlikely to find the prominent subject. Rearrange the letters, add an O at the end, and you get the prominent subject.
ELLE -> EL -> LEO
> I just checked the magazine's website and, surprisingly, the only mention of the prominent subject involved an article on White Privilege.
Did Princess Charlene and Queen Letizia Break Style Protocol by Wearing White at Pope Leo's Inaugural Mass?
People; Pope Leo. My hint -- A famous satirist (Alexander Pope).
ReplyDeleteI predicted 3,000 correct entries because Leo is the logo/mascot/emblem/whatever for MGM, and M is Roman for 1,000 and G is short for "grand", which is slang for 1,000.
ReplyDeleteCloak'n'Dagger came up with fourteen hundred for fairly obvious reasons. I believe a case could be made for 144: see, if you subtract two (for Chicago, the "Second City") from XIV, and then square it ...
Makes sense, dozen't it?
I wrote, “Take a word that rhymes with the magazine title and you get something the subject has often been under.” That’s STEEPLE.
ReplyDeleteIn scanning a list of popular magazines I skipped past People, but then came to Wired, which anagrams neatly as "weird," which becomes "weirdo" when you add an "o" at the end. Then I googled the latest issue of Wired, saw that it featured an article on Elon Musk, and BINGO!
ReplyDeleteWhich led me to post "As the Irishman said to the podiatrist 'Me fate is in your hands.'" The word "weird," which derives from the Anglo-Saxon word wyrd ("fate, chance, fortune; destiny; the Fates") gave us the word "weird," as in the weird sisters in Macbeth.
But then it occurred to me—too late—that while Musk may be a weirdo, the article did not use that as his name. And, of course, National Puppet Radio would never call him that, even if he announced that he was an alien life form from Mars (rather than from South Africa). And once the blinders were removed I saw that it was Pope Leo XIV.
You're right Musk is a weirdo. An unelected weirdo manipulating our government and our lives and our futures. For a while, there was a rumor on the internet that he was a time traveler and that his last incarnation was high-scoring Canadian WWI ace Raymond Collishaw, later professional RAF fighter pilot specialising as kind of a mercenary.
DeleteCongratulations, you got my alternate answer!
DeletePEOPLE —> POPE LEO
ReplyDeleteHint: “I’m reminded of an apposite foreign interjection.”
—> The Spanish interjection “olé” is an anagram of “Leo.” A popular etymology is that “olé” derives from “Allah.”
¡Ojala!�
DeletePeople & Pope Leo
ReplyDeletePEOPLE — POPE LEO
ReplyDeleteI remarked that I had just heard about the "prominent subject" again. That was on Sunday morning, on NPR! :)
People magazine, Pope Leo (XIV). My clue was habeo responsum. I have ( the) answer, in Latin, still the official language of the Vatican. My other clue was "They're coming to take me away, hee hee, ha ha!" Which Cranberry hilariously riffed on. It was a hit for Napoleon XIV. Which is almost the same as Leo XIV.
ReplyDeleteMy clue was "triple tail". It was a reference to the plane built by Lockheed between 1943 and 1958. Several different models of the Constellation series were produced, and they all featured the distinctive triple-tail and dolphin-shaped fuselage. "Constellation" leads to Leo (the Lion) in the northern sky.
ReplyDeleteThat certainly is obscure. When I enter triple tail as two words, I get a "Did you mean tripletail?" Either way, it leads me to the same thing, the Atlantic tripletail, a salt water fish. Anyway, I'm only using a smartphone so...
DeleteI was going for obscure. However I just noticed on Wikipedia that it's hyphenated when referencing Constellation. So I searched for "triple-tail", and the fish still comes up. Do I get extra points for being overly obscure? 🤓
DeletePeople -> Pope Leo
ReplyDeleteAlternatively, Wired -> Weirdo
As I noted, some may find it offensive to say that someone is a weirdo, including Elon Musk, who happens to be in the latest issue. But, I will argue that he is a weirdo, so I think it qualifies.
People, Pope Leo
ReplyDeleteWhat is the difference between Humus and Hamas?
ReplyDeletevowels
DeleteCome on Clark; I hope I am more clever than that.
DeleteI don't know, sdb, I find Clark's response quite clever. Yours may be equally clever, but I don't think it can be cleverer. Meanwhile, I got nuthin'.
DeleteHumus contributes to terroir...
DeleteWell, Paul, it is the spelling of these two words that made me decide to see if I could turn it into a joke. Think of Rev. Spooner.
DeleteMany people like hummus
DeleteThanks, SuperZee, for bringing to my attention that I had misspelled HUMMUS. No wonder Lancek was on the wrong track. I did not know there is such a thing as humus. When I googleds it, the first thing that came up was "humus the dish," so I went with that. Thanks google—NOT! My apologies to all. The joke question should be:
DeleteWhat is the difference between Hummus and Hamas?
Hummus is made from chickpeas. (That's all I got)
DeleteMy joke answer is a Spoonerism. One is a ----- and...
DeleteHummus is a bean munch and Hamas is a mean bunch?
DeleteLancek,
DeleteEXACTLY! You solved it.
I suspect you solved it similarly to how I coined it. I got the idea from noticing the similarity of the two words and thinking I might be able to make a puzzle of it. Usually it works the other way and the answer comes first, but not in this case. I imagine you tried different words, such as dip and lunch and eventually got it. So I think we both got the answer the same way, although at least you knew there was going to be a workable answer, whereas I only had hope in that regard. Congratulations.
Thanks, sdb. I was actually pretty happy with my answer to the misspelled version (Humus contributes to terroir; Hamas contributes to terror). The key to solving the hummus challenge was your hint that it was a spoonerism. Enjoyed it!
DeleteYes, I saw where you were going with terroir when I learned what humus actually is. At first I did not try to make it into a spoonerism, but quickly turned in that direction. I do not remember what I first tried. I hoped someone would solve it.
DeleteI said: "You might not *need* to read the magazine, but those who do are more fortunate than the rest of us around the globe."
ReplyDeleteBecause, of course, people who read People are the luckiest people in the world.
My obscure hint: Bit O'Heaven
ReplyDeleteBit O'Heaven was the home planet of the Bishop and the Stainless Steel Rat, literary characters created by Harry Harrison, who also wrote "Make Room! Make Room!", which was loosely the basis for the movie "Soylent Green", whose twist ending (spoiler alert) reveals that "It's people."
My obscure hint said, "Clue in on the written text on the puzzle page." That's because this puzzle's credit went to "Steve Baggish, of Arlington, Mass."
ReplyDeleteThis week's challenge comes from Ed Pegg Jr. The onetime country duo "Montgomery Gentry" and the classic song "Go on With the Wedding" have a very unusual wordplay property in common. What is it?
ReplyDeleteI'm thinking of two other bands, but either one would be TMI.
DeleteThat's not much of a clue. I'll give a better one when Blaine posts the new thread.
Cute
DeleteI don't have the guts to be a farrier.
ReplyDeleteThe cycle of life and death.
ReplyDeleteI'm reminded of a favorite quote from an American aerospace manager when announcing that his company (Boeing, maybe?) was abandoning efforts to build a variable-geometry commercial supersonic transport.
ReplyDeleteA feature of this aircraft is another example of the literary device.
DeleteYes, that's where I was going.
DeleteSomething has changed over at NPR's WESUN puzzle headquarters. It used to be that the new puzzle didn't appear until just before show time, often delayed until after it aired. But, starting a few weeks ago, it began appear shortly after 6:00 a.m. ET.
ReplyDeleteYeah, it used to be that I'd go to the basement to do weights in order to emerge at 8 a.m. and start to work on the puzzle. Now with the early posting, I can't think of doing weights until I figure out the darned puzzle.
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