There are many words that can be created from those letters, e.g. reminiscent, trespassers, creaminess, seamstress, etc.Q: Rearrange the letters of "NECESSARY MISPRINT" to spell a familiar phrase.
Sunday, June 07, 2026
NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jun 7, 2026): Necessary Misprint
NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jun 7, 2026): Necessary Misprint
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A theatrical saying comes to mind.
ReplyDeleteTwo down, two to go. Go, Knicks!
Can't wait for Monday's game! But I wish Charles Barkley would get out of Inside the NBA
DeleteThat’s Sir Charles to us.
DeleteI must be honest the recent hints gave the answer I never would have gotten otherwise. Does this mean the hints were TMI?
ReplyDeleteOkay , one hint has disappeared.
Delete... but without the usual "removed by blog administrator" message.
DeleteYuck, long, multiword anagram, with nothing tantalizing about the anagramandum or the result.
ReplyDeletePersian syncretism.
ReplyDeleteNOT !!!
That took a while! Using just the letters in the even positions of the phase, rearrange and get a job position.
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ReplyDeleteReplace the last 12 letters of the phrase with 3 letters. Then, change the 3rd letter. You will get a phrase that is appropriate for today.
ReplyDeleteI'll bet $5 there's an odd reason for this puzzle.
ReplyDeleteNope, I wouldn't give you even a penny's odds.
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ReplyDeleteYes there really is a Santa Claus.
ReplyDeleteHa, you can't fool me!
DeleteThis puzzle could get Will indicted
ReplyDeleteJ.C. I don't know if what you've said is clue, but I'll agree about indicting Will
DeletePlease.
DeleteFWIW, some familiar phrases using the same letters, but not in the right amounts:
ReplyDeleteanamericaninparis
anapparentattempt
anintenseinterest
anymeansnecessary
certainparameters
eminentscientists
entertainmentarea
incertainrespects
interestratesrise
mainstreamamerica
maintainapresence
manyscientistssay
masstransitsystem
mattertransmitter
mereentertainment
sinceancienttimes
systematicattempt
tiananmenmassacre
Blaine I don't know if you have an answer or if all the words are not a clue.
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ReplyDeleteTook me quite a while. Other than that, I enjoyed the puzzle.
ReplyDeleteInterestingly, the phrase’s usage has a connection (albeit loose) to a couple of Billy Joel songs, which I learned from research.
ReplyDeleteI haven't solved this yet, but (just for fun) I ran it by Google Gemini. This is the "help" I got:
ReplyDelete"The phrase "NECESSARY MISPRINT" unscrambles into PRINTERS INK.
If you have other brainteasers or anagrams you need help solving, let me know. I can help you unscramble similar puzzles!"
Isn't it disheartening how bad Gemini and ChatGPT are? Oh, sometimes they come up with the answer directly, but often the answers are obviously dead wrong, not using the right letters or the right number of them. If AI generally works this badly, I am not impressed.
ReplyDeleteThis isn't a puzzle for AI. It can be solved by a simple anagram algorithm.
DeleteTV clue: "Seinfeld"
ReplyDeleteBTW I've already said a few days ago on Puzzleria! that AI should stand for "Aggravating Idiots".
pjbBelievesGloriaEstefanWasRightBackWhenShePredictedThatTheAlgorithmIsGonnaGetcha!
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ReplyDeleteTV clue: Hogan's Heroes
ReplyDeleteEt tu, Brute?
ReplyDeleteI say this guardedly, but I'm always ready for the NPR Sunday Puzzle.
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