Contrary to what Will might think, we've seen a version of this before.Q: Name a famous 20th century writer. Remove the last two letters of the first name and the last letter of the last name. The result will name a clothing material. What is it?
Sunday, March 01, 2026
NPR Sunday Puzzle (Mar 1, 2026): Famous 20th Century Writer
NPR Sunday Puzzle (Mar 1, 2026): Famous 20th Century Writer
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Wow, you're up early today, Blaine!
ReplyDeleteCalls to mind several classics.
ReplyDeleteBlaine's unlinking of the previous version of this puzzle from the archive helps to confirm that I've got the right answer. It's like the dog that didn't bark.
ReplyDeleteAdd one letter to the author's full last name, rearrange and you get something we may do with this blog.
ReplyDeleteEasy enough. I didn't need a Captain Midnight decoder ring like last week, just a list. Back to sleep for me.
ReplyDelete12:32
ReplyDeleteTwo Toms.
ReplyDeleteIndiana Jones did not play the drums; did he?
DeleteBut Nero played the lyre.
DeleteOne cannot rely on Reno to fill your sax.
DeleteRearrange the even letters of the clothing material. You get something authors are good at using.
ReplyDeleteMore than 1400 correct entries last week
ReplyDeleteI predict high numbers this week.
DeleteI'd say 200, and I'll take the under.
DeleteI'll say 774.
DeleteSeems like an easy one today. An anagram of one of the writer’s names (first or last) has significance to the clothing material.
ReplyDeleteHoney
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ReplyDeleteOops.
DeleteMy old friend
ReplyDeleteI solved this one in just a couple of minutes.
ReplyDeleteSame puzzle but a different 20th-century writer and get an item of clothing and a famous clothing locale.
ReplyDeleteWait until Thursday?
DeleteYes, let's wait till then.
DeleteI would know this answer.
ReplyDeleteDid anyone else think of a foreign car?
ReplyDeleteSo easy!
ReplyDeleteWhat am I missing? You don't remove the first letter from the last name?
ReplyDeleteRead it again. You remove the last letter from both names, and next to last letter of first name.
DeleteIt's the last two letters of the first name and the last letter of the last name. So Mark Twain becomes Ma Twai
DeleteIt's such an obvious answer if you did it my way. Back to the drawing board.
DeleteI have the answer. Working on a non-TMI clue.
ReplyDeleteTake the removed letters from the name. Rearrange them to get something you might hear mentioned on ESPN.
DeleteWell, it isn't seersucker, sharkskin, or polyester. But wouldn't it be fun if it were?!
ReplyDeleteDeaths in brackets.
ReplyDeleteAhhhh. Okay, I have it. I was overthinking.
ReplyDeleteI think I'll post a clue tomorrow or the next day.
TV Clue: Benny Hill
ReplyDeletepjbDidn'tEvenNeedAListForThisOne!
This week's NPR Puzzle is clever but not too tough to solve. The Schpuzzle of the Week on Puzzleria! this week (titled “Limerick ’bout a Lexicon”) is not too tough either, but it might be kinda fun. It reads:
ReplyDeleteFill in the three blanks in the limerick below with words of 9 letters, 8 letters, and about 14-or-so letters:
Peg, a speed-reading abecedarian,
Begged a lexicon from her _________,
Began *scanning at “aardvark,”
Never needing a ________...
Ergo, now she’s an “______________!”
* (See: verb, definition 2b)
(Note: The word in third blank, no matter how you spell it, is one that Peg will not find in the dictionary... nor will you, alas.)
LegoAlphaBetaG(r)ammatically(WithThanksToBlaineForHisIndulgence)