Q: Name certain female animals. Insert a T somewhere inside the word, and you'll get a synonym for this animal's offspring. What animals are these?Of course I appreciate this puzzle along with all the puzzles created by our esteemed LegoLambda.
Sunday, June 08, 2025
NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jun 8, 2025): Female Animals and Their Offspring
NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jun 8, 2025): Female Animals and Their Offspring
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Movie clue: Spider-Man
ReplyDeleteOver 600 correct entries.
ReplyDeletecute-cute! Thank you, LegoLambda!
ReplyDelete--Margaret G.
I wanted to say something clever about this puzzle, but came up two letters short.
ReplyDeleteGot it. Now for a clue……
ReplyDeleteWhile solving this, I found a slightly different wording of the clue for an alternative puzzle: Name certain female animals. Insert a T and rearrange the letters to describe a completely different animal's offspring. What animals are these? (Hint: "surf and turf" springs to mind :)
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ReplyDeletePre coffee, I couldn't solve this, but now I have. In other news, Gizmo from Big Bear Valley finally fledged in her um, unique way.
ReplyDeleteOops, my bad—a British word meaning “expensive”
ReplyDeleteBragging about my bad ideas always gets me into a mess.
ReplyDeleteI was apologizing for making a stupid mistake before my first cup of coffee.
DeleteAnother Lego puzzle -- is that what we wanted? Of course!
ReplyDeleteI see what you did there.
DeleteGreat minds thinking alike!
DeleteI don't get a single one of the clues so far. I mean, except mine. I guess that's good! They can't be TMI.
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ReplyDeleteI have an answer. When I came up with it, it seemed too simple, and I dismissed it, thinking at best that it was an alternate answer. But now, I have been able to match it up with a couple of clues above. So, maybe I do have the answer.
ReplyDeleteHowever, the answer I have works for both males and females of the animal. So, I'm still looking.
JAWS, we may have the same answer (but maybe not).
DeleteIn any case, I think that my answer, given the puzzle's precise wording, would be ultimately disqualified on two counts: I used a word that applies to both males and females, not just females, and that is in the singular form, i.e., a certain animal-, not animals--to which I added the "T."
The answer works, but given the puzzle's wording, it is admittedly weak.
The quest continues.
keep in mind offspring can be plural
DeleteAfter you add the T, to get the synonym, you can remove the T and rearrange to find related writings.
ReplyDeleteYou can also add a T into the animal's name to get another word.
ReplyDeleteVery neatly crafted puzzle, and, coincidentally, less than 500 km from the next stop in the Odyssey. IF my guess is correct, that is. That's not so much a hint as an inside sports observation Homer might have made recently.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad I got it--now I can drift off to sleep this afternoon.
ReplyDeleteI finally got the answer. I didn't follow my own advice to always read the question carefully. I actually had the answer all the time, but failed to realize it. Ha ha on me.
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