NPR Sunday Puzzle (May 10, 2026): Baseball and Movie FranchisesQ: Think of a popular film franchise with many sequels. Hidden in consecutive letters inside its name is a place mentioned multiple times in the Bible. Replace that place with a single letter and you'll name a Major League Baseball team. What franchise and team are these?
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This puzzle may be rigged. Change the first three letters to a U.S. state abbreviation to get the title of multiple movies.
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DeleteThanks, feinstee.
DeleteI hope you all enjoy my puzzle. You can probably guess the inspiration.
ReplyDeleteWill tightened my initial condition, which was probably a good thing. He changed the nature of the second condition, perhaps to make the solution more likely to be unique.
Congrats, Joshua! I don't have an answer yet, but it's a great puzzle.
DeleteI second that emotion. It's clever.
DeleteIt's a good one, Josh.
ReplyDeleteI do think I see your inspiration! And, movie titles...
This is an excellent puzzle, Josh! Wonderful wordplay. I could go on, but I won't.
ReplyDeleteTake the last name of a character from the franchise. Change the first letter. You get another MLB name. (Hey, I don’t know anything about these franchises or about baseball, but I can look at lists and do a little research.)
ReplyDeleteOh! I blew the spelling. More obscurity!
DeleteNice puzzle! Finally figured it out.
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