tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post2436679974317041448..comments2024-03-28T16:39:55.561-07:00Comments on Blaine's Puzzle Blog: NPR Sunday Puzzle (Oct 27, 2019): Dear...Blainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comBlogger153125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-74987486394963158542019-11-07T07:36:01.413-08:002019-11-07T07:36:01.413-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Lorenzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08116815111532628378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-62890691395959490092019-11-07T07:12:38.450-08:002019-11-07T07:12:38.450-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Lorenzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08116815111532628378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-24209399673571047372019-11-03T06:46:12.312-08:002019-11-03T06:46:12.312-08:00Eco excellent!Eco excellent!Jaxonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13611931434231350173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-79215341102614417782019-11-03T06:10:47.625-08:002019-11-03T06:10:47.625-08:00So long as you don't do a low commotion.So long as you don't do a low commotion.ecoarchitecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02824602705492756728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-12416869120634639372019-11-03T06:10:22.963-08:002019-11-03T06:10:22.963-08:00Paul, I like ACCOLADE. ENCOMIUM makes me think of ...Paul, I like ACCOLADE. ENCOMIUM makes me think of MECONIUM.<br /><br />Letters in the puzzle are now rearranged. Only one pair was slightly challenging.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-2428616100327358272019-11-03T06:07:10.581-08:002019-11-03T06:07:10.581-08:00Our friend, Ruth, gave our son, Alexander, a copy ...Our friend, Ruth, gave our son, Alexander, a copy as a baby present. I sent her a note on his behalf that began, "D-R √, N-Q 4 'C D B!'", and was signed "L-X-&-R".janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-57894999565353083022019-11-03T05:57:59.196-08:002019-11-03T05:57:59.196-08:00Just listened to the on-air puzzles. I may have h...Just listened to the on-air puzzles. I may have heard ENCOMIUM a time or two, but I chose ACCOLADE instead. Is that OK?Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-17818771808312319972019-11-03T05:42:50.515-08:002019-11-03T05:42:50.515-08:001802 correct responses last week.1802 correct responses last week.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-39666029496076663012019-11-03T05:18:55.679-08:002019-11-03T05:18:55.679-08:00Here's a handy reference work we've discus...<a href="https://smile.amazon.com/C-D-B-William-Steig/dp/0671666894/ref=sr_1_1" rel="nofollow">Here's a handy reference work we've discussed previously.</a>janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-69926156923652066722019-11-03T05:12:02.734-08:002019-11-03T05:12:02.734-08:00This week's challenge: The letters C + D toget...This week's challenge: The letters C + D together sound like the word "seedy." And the letters I + V together sound like "ivy." Take the 18 letters in the phrase END BACKSTAGE TV QUIZ. Rearrange them into pairs, using each letter exactly once, to make nine common, uncapitalized words phonetically. Can you do it?<br /><br />skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-6258937264150380622019-11-03T05:11:53.539-08:002019-11-03T05:11:53.539-08:00This week's challenge: The letters C + D toget...This week's challenge: The letters C + D together sound like the word "seedy." And the letters I + V together sound like "ivy." Take the 18 letters in the phrase END BACKSTAGE TV QUIZ. Rearrange them into pairs, using each letter exactly once, to make nine common, uncapitalized words phonetically. Can you do it?janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-9078910580317907802019-11-02T04:15:16.156-07:002019-11-02T04:15:16.156-07:00I don't remember this fail at all, and not sur...I don't remember this fail at all, and not sure I ever saw it. "Not sure my grandkids are ready."?<br />Mine are girls seven and five and more into the Descendants, Malibu Rescue and Spirit. I remember very few kids movies besides Black Beauty. And Ian Fleminsg wrote "Chitty?" Plantsmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06702415046558107399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-25767667607706266272019-11-01T18:05:53.155-07:002019-11-01T18:05:53.155-07:00Not great, but not bad. The book was okay, too. I ...Not great, but not bad. The book was okay, too. I prefer LeCarre, but Fleming could write, too. janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-63437813464794702602019-11-01T16:24:04.032-07:002019-11-01T16:24:04.032-07:00jan, I don't think I've ever seen it. Is i...jan, I don't think I've ever seen it. Is it worth a look?<br /><br />Plantsmith, I'm curious as to what part of my post you enjoyed?<br />Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-66247506567897370902019-11-01T16:13:43.189-07:002019-11-01T16:13:43.189-07:00I was a 16-year old, not a grandparent, when I saw...I was a 16-year old, not a grandparent, when I saw that film. Hard to believe it was a date movie! My grandkids are not yet ready for it.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-16052064757446697342019-11-01T13:09:05.118-07:002019-11-01T13:09:05.118-07:00"We? What you mean, We, Chemo Therapy?""We? What you mean, We, Chemo Therapy?"skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-91361747277413786492019-11-01T13:05:37.958-07:002019-11-01T13:05:37.958-07:00Hey, we STILL say "For thine is the Kingdom a...Hey, we <b><i>STILL</i></b> say "For <b><i>thine</i></b> is the Kingdom and the power, and the glory..."Enya_and_WeirdAl_fanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04099999127860055027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-53171569669904243252019-11-01T13:01:35.279-07:002019-11-01T13:01:35.279-07:00I figured that the archaic form of YOURS was THINE...I figured that the archaic form of <b><i>YOURS</i></b> was <b><i>THINE</i></b>, also five letters but <b><i>not a single letter in common with it!</i></b>Enya_and_WeirdAl_fanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04099999127860055027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-27200138351156572762019-11-01T12:56:34.984-07:002019-11-01T12:56:34.984-07:00For #2, I had ketchup, which no longer contains an...For #2, I had ketchup, which no longer contains any fish-bone brine.Enya_and_WeirdAl_fanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04099999127860055027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-22577091541410333962019-11-01T06:34:36.799-07:002019-11-01T06:34:36.799-07:00As a grandfather of three girls can anyone tell me...As a grandfather of three girls can anyone tell me who the hell UMA is? The oldest dressed as this character from the Descendants Disney show which I have never seen.Plantsmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06702415046558107399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-75666679347484661432019-11-01T05:04:32.365-07:002019-11-01T05:04:32.365-07:00Friends,
Reading too quickly, I merged Bonus Puzzl...Friends,<br />Reading too quickly, I merged Bonus Puzzle 1 and Bonus Puzzle 2 and was looking for a 9 letter thing in the house that doesn't contain... and came up with HAMBURGER, because my burgers are all beef. (And yes, Hamburgers are named for the city in Germany so it fails the etymology test, but it was still a fun diversion.)<br />Yours truly,<br />SuperZeeSuperZeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08024610786525654860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-16132004356500158222019-10-31T17:22:11.466-07:002019-10-31T17:22:11.466-07:00very clever.very clever.Plantsmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06702415046558107399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-23910103252190721962019-10-31T15:29:41.674-07:002019-10-31T15:29:41.674-07:00My comment began with I really.... which was inten...My comment began with <b>I really....</b> which was intended as a shout out to <b>YOURS TRULY</b>Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09413159675811227325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-74956723732549740612019-10-31T15:19:39.576-07:002019-10-31T15:19:39.576-07:00And for the reveal, "I don't wanna hide t...And for the reveal, "I don't wanna hide the way I feel about you" is a lyric from "The Way", off of Ariana Grande's album "Yours Truly" :)Noahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03486525155546005094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-75976958359531612382019-10-31T14:20:23.896-07:002019-10-31T14:20:23.896-07:00"I think it was a mistake to start following ..."I think it was a mistake to start following this thread."<br />And I wouldn't have, if I had known where it was going to <b>lead</b>.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.com