Q: Name an animal whose first five letters in order spell a religious figure. And if you change the animal's next-to-last letter, its last five letters in order will spell another religious figure. What animal is this?Is this a joke? So easy!
Sunday, April 26, 2026
NPR Sunday Puzzle (Apr 26, 2026): Religious Figures
NPR Sunday Puzzle (Apr 26, 2026): Religious Figures
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I thought it was luck, but I got this one right away. And I think a lot of other people will too
ReplyDeleteWrite down the names of the two religious figures. If a letter repeats, remove all instances of that letter. You are left with a tumult.
ReplyDeleteReminds me of a famous Chief Justice.
ReplyDeleteAnd Will turned down the puzzle suggestion I sent him for this?
ReplyDeleteI sympathize, but I have to admit I think it's kind of cute.
DeleteI'm still out in left field on this one.
ReplyDeleteWhy?
DeleteOh, OK, now I get it.
DeleteI guess there's no harm in revealing that my first guess was "angelfish" but I couldn't think of ANY word starting with "lf".
DeleteI had the tee shirt.
DeleteMusical check-in Sunday since this isnt much of a puzzle. Loop and everyone, are you a fan of Trampled by Turtles? Their song, Duluth, is playing now. Just found them through a 20 year old plumber who unclogged my drain. Really enjoying their vibe. Folksy, blue-grassy. And the 20 year old was the first 20- or 30-something I've asked recently who knew James Taylor. He said "Of course, the singer/songwriter who made all of the the following folks possible!"
ReplyDeleteThis made me happy.
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone. Ever heard o' that?
DeleteWe were recently at an outdoor karaoke event and we struck up a conversation with the couple next to us (30ish) who had a very friendly dog. I jokingly said "you should send him up to the stage to sing Werewolves of London. The guy looked at me kind of puzzled so I said "Have you ever heard of Warren Zevon?" and he said "No, can't say that I have." My husband got the last laugh. He figured they were too young. 😂
DeleteWho?
ReplyDeleteDr. K, today you've not got a friend . . .
DeleteGot it before the on-air puzzle had been read through. Figuring out a non-TMI clue will take me much longer.
ReplyDeleteReplace each vowel in the animal with a different vowel. Phonetically, you get something associated with laws.
DeleteNot the Dalai llama.
ReplyDeleteThe first hint I thought of involved the three answers, but then I read Blaine's and decided I couldn't top it.
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ReplyDeleteA comedy duo comes to mind.
ReplyDeleteOn a different topic, many of us are likely familiar with the story from last week that the New York Times Sunday Crossword Puzzle had an error. In a rather strange coincidence, the Saturday paper had an error in the 6x6 KenKen puzzle.
ReplyDeleteI usually knock out the KenKen puzzles in a few minutes. After running into a dead end a few times Saturday morning, I set the puzzle aside, and went on with my day.
This morning, I tried again, and once again hit a dead end, in the same area. So, I tried pulling up an online KenKen solver. After carefully checking that I had entered all of the information correctly, the solver told me there was no solution!
So, I'm looking forward to Monday's paper, to see what the error is.
Heads up, Blaine, Blogger is playing its "Newer Post" tricks again.
ReplyDeleteI think it's better now. Can you check?
DeleteReminds me of a comedy team.
ReplyDeleteSilly puzzle.
ReplyDeleteI'm trying to picture a full barrel in the hold of a sailing boat.
ReplyDelete(My TMI average is about 50%, I beieve.)