Sunday, August 10, 2025

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Aug 10, 2025): What's Up, Doc?

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Aug 10, 2025): What's Up, Doc?
Q: Name something many hospitals have, in 7 letters. Rearrange the letters to name two things you can get inside a hospital (4 and 3 letters each).
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  1. janSun Aug 10, 04:17:00 AM PDT

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    1. Clark a pseudonymSun Aug 10, 05:10:00 AM PDT

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    2. janSun Aug 10, 05:11:00 AM PDT

      Sorry, Blaine, but I didn't think that would give anything away.

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  2. SuperZeeSun Aug 10, 04:51:00 AM PDT

    Now that I have the answer, I can, without risking it being TMI, note that if Doctors wrote in CURSIVE, you might get IVS, and a CURE.

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  3. CritoSun Aug 10, 04:59:00 AM PDT

    Well, they do! Traditionally, unintelligible cursive!

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  4. Clark a pseudonymSun Aug 10, 05:07:00 AM PDT

    Hell, when I was in practice, the nurses told me I had excellent penmanship that they could read. But then, it was a low bar that I was compared to.

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  5. SuperZeeSun Aug 10, 05:30:00 AM PDT

    As an engineering student in the 60’s I had to take technical drawing, which included relearning printing. I never went back to cursive, which made me quite popular with administrative and records personnel.

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  6. janSun Aug 10, 05:43:00 AM PDT

    Over 100 correct entries last week.

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    1. LancekSun Aug 10, 06:04:00 AM PDT

      But I do think only Word Woman should get full credit for the "what channel was I watching and what specifically was on the screen" part.

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    2. Word WomanSun Aug 10, 06:31:00 AM PDT

      Lancek, thanks! I did not submit an answer this week so it's all good.

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  7. janSun Aug 10, 05:56:00 AM PDT

    Many hospitals have MORGUES. You could get SERUM to GO. Or SUM GORE.

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  8. PaulSun Aug 10, 06:21:00 AM PDT

    Hospital are often undergoing renovation and/or expansion, so you might find a NEW WALL; and sometimes you get WAN before you get WELL.

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  9. PaulSun Aug 10, 06:28:00 AM PDT

    Hey, Bro!

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  10. Word WomanSun Aug 10, 06:33:00 AM PDT

    When I got this week's answer I shrugged a little.

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