Q: Take two different articles of clothing and place them one after the other. The result will spell something seen at a baseball game. What is it?At first I thought the answer would literally spell out something like B-A-T. My second thought was that it must be a Team Mascot with the second piece of clothing being an ascot. But before I could think of a third incorrect answer, it hit me.
Sunday, July 13, 2025
NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jul 13, 2025): Take Me Out to the Ballgame
NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jul 13, 2025): Take Me Out to the Ballgame
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Yeow. Ayesha's "I ain't" during the puzzle segment hurt my ears.
ReplyDeleteCome on, that racist!
DeleteHow about the triple negative?
DeleteI just heard it, and she said, "I ain't never heard..." I ain't got no problem with ain't, but her grammatical errors are annoying, like when she said, "There WAS 1700 correct entries..." There are several common words I do not like to hear, but I really do not know why, however ain't ain't one of 'em.
DeleteGood ear!
DeleteBoth of those -- multiple negation using "ain't", and using past tense "was" for both singular and plural -- are completely standard in AAVE. (The latter is common in many dialects; it's called 'was' leveling.
(So, it isn't an 'error', but of course you're not alone -- I'm sure a lot of NPR listeners don't like to hear it.)
My mismatched left and right parentheses, on the other had, was simply an error!
DeleteI thought you WAS sending us a curve ball.
DeleteI had not heard of AAVE until now. i do not agree with it either, even though Cole Porter said, "Anything Goes."
DeleteI see what you did there.
DeleteThere's a good chance of a crowd of correct submissions this week. Whatever.
ReplyDeleteRepeating what I said earlier: Careful with that new submission form.
ReplyDeleteWay too easy. Leaves me with apathy.
ReplyDeleteSo far I don't get any of the clues here.
ReplyDeleteI am working on alternative answers. I was hoping to come up with six, but maybe that was unrealistic.
That means we’ve been sufficiently subtle, and no TMI’s.
DeleteYou're right - coming up with six alternative answers is unrealistic. I tried, too - I started with six, but that quickly went to four, and then finally went to three. Not bad, I guess?
DeleteI will refrain from commenting.
ReplyDeleteTried to do something with certain neckwear with no luck. My hint: a 1977 song.
ReplyDeleteYour clue prompted me to look at a list of songs from 1977. What a great year for music (at least for my age group). Thanks for the memories!
DeleteSuper easy.
ReplyDeleteNo wonder he chose to use this one.
ReplyDeleteGood choice. I think.
DeleteMusical clue: Phil Collins
ReplyDeleteAnother musical clue: there was a great DJ at our friends' wedding.
ReplyDeleteMaybe two!
DeleteJackie celebrated after the game with his wife, but of course it was a warm evening, so she left her _______ _______ .
ReplyDeleteLop three consecutive letters from the thing you might see at the game and rearrange. You get something you might see taken at the game.
ReplyDeleteI came across the answer quickly, by thinking of things that I might see at a baseball game. It took me longer to come up with a clue, but I was eventually able to tinker with the letters.
ReplyDeleteRearrange the letters in the answer to get two other words associated with the game of baseball.
Oh, that Will! A clever guy is he.
ReplyDeleteI feel better after reading Blaine's clue. I too was trying to make ascot work.
I have to keep telling myself not to overthink any of these; they are usually much simpler than I would imagine. That can help me not spend hours trying to solve, like I did in recent weeks. Well, they can't all be homeruns...
ReplyDeleteIs there some way to determine if a call from an unknown number on a Thursday afternoon is from NPR? I usually don't answer calls from numbers I don't recognize. But I got a call this Thursday afternoon, and answered it just in case it was NPR. I said Hello and waited.. a male voice with a slight accent (maybe Indian?) claimed to be "Walter Schlossel" and asked to talk to . I've never heard that name before. I said calmly "Who is this? What do you want?" He said "How are you doing today?" I've heard of scams where people call you to record your voice, so I only repeated "Who is this? What do you want?" When he asked me again "How are you?" I hung up.
ReplyDeleteDoes NPR call from a specific number or area code? Does the person calling you identify themselves right away as being from NPR? Given that we live in a world full of spam and scams, why doesn't NPR at least say what area code they will be calling from? Thanks...
I bet more women than men get the correct solution this week.
ReplyDeleteI found these two different articles of clothing, but I can't see what they have to do with baseball.
ReplyDeleteTogether they make a nice accolade.
DeleteIf you're referring to Ben Bass's puzzle, rather than my silly red herring, I agree.
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ReplyDeleteSorry about that! But I am honored to be the only comment removed today so far.
DeleteDiamond spectacles.
ReplyDeleteI'd bet the great majority of fans attending baseball games today will be wearing these two articles of clothing.
ReplyDeleteRelated to last week's puzzle.
ReplyDeleteOne of the words sounds like somebody that I know.
ReplyDeleteAgain, the NPR Sunday Puzzle page reminds us that we must submit entries by "Thursday, DATE DATE at 3 p.m. ET."
ReplyDeleteSurprised at number of grammatical errors by all kinds of people these days. It was predicted by linguists decades ago and predicted would be acceptable. Edward Sapir predicted this outcome. Annoying to me, though.
ReplyDeleteSpeaking of annoying errors. You probably missed this that I posted yesterday evening:
DeleteI watched the movie, Conclave last night. My reserved DVD copy finally arrived, and I found it well worth watching, but for the absurd ending. However, I am wondering if anyone here bothered to check out the layout of the chessboard at just before 5 minutes into the film? Why is it film professionals cannot arrange a chess board and the pieces in a logical and correct manner? This one is really a joke.
SDB: I did read your comment but thought I could not comment on my cell so was going to wait for computer access. Then later discovered I am now able to comment after a long time being shut out. I agree with your comment. I was not happy with the ending. I read a lot of reviews and could not find any that agreed with me. Maybe found one or 2. Cannot recall. So glad to read your take on the ending. The sets were great. My daughter in law is a set designer for movies. She gets and is nominated femmy awards. I appreciate sets more than movies now days. Very creative art.
DeleteCorrection...nominated for emmy awards
DeleteSdb: I will ask my daughter in law chess question. She might have some ideas. Can you be specific about the issue?
DeleteI agree Natasha. See my criticism about people not using the possessive before a gerund. But I’m particularly irked by sportscasters who say things like “He’s hit less home runs than last year.” FEWER!!!
DeleteFEWER in front of countable objects, LESS in front of non-countable ones. As in “I have less money than Musk” and “I have fewer dollars than Musk.”
Natasha,
DeleteThere are numerous chess issues with the set designers. Number one is that the white square is on the right side of the board, not the left side. Number two is that the king is not positioned on his color. The white king is on the black square. Once I saw all the pawns set up on the back row of each side. When they set up a board with the game already in progress the pieces are placed in impossible positions. In Conclave the white king had moved 5 squares forward in a different column; I think it was F5. What was he going to do; yell at the opposing pieces? There were mostly white pawns remaining on the board, which makes one wonder what happened to the major white pieces. Not a possible situation. The black king and rook are located in a next to impossible configuration, that would make no sense even were it possible. It goes on and on like this.
As to the movie ending, I cannot imagine the cardinals voting for someone who had just insulted them, not to mention that they had never even heard of him prior to the conclave. I thought the whole story was ridiculous, but loved the acting and story anyway. I despise that religion, and most others, so was not expecting it to be realistic. While I am not a friend to religions as a rule, I am not at all against their members, unless they are the fanatical ones.
I’m reminded of a 1957 song.
ReplyDeleteThe group that performed the song appeared at my local record store.
DeleteA number of people are talking about ”grammar.” Personally, as a grammarian, I’m appalled by folks who don’t know to use the possessive before a gerund. They say things like “He objected to me going shopping.” If you try to diagram, you will have 2 direct objects, and it won’t work. It should be “He objected to MY going shopping, thus making MY a descriptive adjective.
ReplyDeleteBut hey! I’m just being picky. I’m still learning that “they” is now acceptable instead of he/she, as in Everyone knows what THEY want.” Words like everyONE, noONE, Every body are all singular and require a singular verb.
Sorry to be so pedantic! Got the puzzle answer early & am just reading posts.😊😊😊😊
Mary and me went to the post office, where they had a package for Mary and I.
DeleteJust as Sinner won Wimbledon, my d-i-l solved the puzzle. You rock, Meghan!
ReplyDeleteI obviously can't credit them individually, but there are some very clever and subtle hints this week. The one that came before the hint was my favorite.
ReplyDeleteI only wish that my mom had not thrown out my baseball card that I had collected back in the 1960’s. Thinking about it, maybe it was good that she at least got rid of the stick of gum.
ReplyDeleteSpeaking of the 1960s, I once owned a Mantle glove that might have qualified as an alternate answer.
DeleteI like it! Brandon Belt is a MLB free agent, previously with the SF Giants and Toronto Blue Jays, so a Belt glove is also a valid answer.
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