NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jul 27, 2025): Spot's IQ is Tops! (continued)Q: This is a two-week creative challenge, and it's a tough one. Most people are familiar with palindromes, which read backward and forward the same. For example:
Rise to vote, sir.
Lid off a daffodil.
The object is to write a palindrome that contains the letter Q. Entries will be judged on sense, naturalness of syntax, and overall elegance. The person who submits what Will considers to be the best palindrome containing the letter Q will play the puzzle on the air with him next week.
I quietly but quickly quit this quirky request. I've been quelling my thirst for quizzing with my cryptoquotes.
ReplyDeleteI liked the Kennections puzzle. Maybe I'll get his book!
ReplyDeleteIt was a fun puzzle segment. Did anyone else think Ken's voice sounded different than on Jeopardy!?
ReplyDeleteDid I hear wrong that Will gave the enumeration 5 2 3 for Ponce de Leon?
ReplyDeleteI've been trying to figure out how they consider Leon to be three letters. Maybe they both made a mistake but it's odd they wouldn't re-record that part as the whole thing is edited.
DeleteAgreed!! It had us all scratching our heads for sure!
DeleteI think Ken caught the error but figured the answer out and chose not to correct Will.
DeleteI guess a stroke can do that.
DeleteI thought for sure once Matthew Modine's name came up, the Kennection was going to be Stanley Kubrick.
ReplyDeleteI know the real answer.
ReplyDeleteRIP Tom Lehrer.
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