tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post2711068932295870894..comments2024-03-28T18:08:45.225-07:00Comments on Blaine's Puzzle Blog: NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jan 17, 2021): National Landmark PuzzleBlainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comBlogger165125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-80726094200411256832021-01-24T05:20:53.814-08:002021-01-24T05:20:53.814-08:00Got it, but not sure how to "clue" it. M...Got it, but not sure how to "clue" it. Maybe later, when Blaine's posted.Dr. Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13157699599935073938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-37043093087605889302021-01-24T05:14:02.705-08:002021-01-24T05:14:02.705-08:00"Spinoff" could be considered a clue in ..."Spinoff" could be considered a clue in itself.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-64948334609161963602021-01-24T05:00:11.970-08:002021-01-24T05:00:11.970-08:00This week's challenge: This week's challen...This week's challenge: This week's challenge is a spinoff of my on-air puzzle, and it's a little tricky. Think of a hyphenated word you might use to describe a young child that sounds like three letters spoken one after the other.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-89721205509309152552021-01-23T06:54:51.217-08:002021-01-23T06:54:51.217-08:00Well, I missed the answer this week -- guess ther...Well, I missed the answer this week -- guess there was a vacuum in my head<br />JeremyChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14567243958934146669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-14687055841730436632021-01-22T22:16:01.418-08:002021-01-22T22:16:01.418-08:00Huh? FLUMP DOTARD? DUD PLATFORM? DAFT OLD RUMP? D...Huh? FLUMP DOTARD? DUD PLATFORM? DAFT OLD RUMP? DUMP FAT LORD? PLOD MAD TURF? MAD TURD FLOP?PellGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02313494428213371983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-38559075505747924522021-01-22T12:32:07.004-08:002021-01-22T12:32:07.004-08:00I just wanted to use the word CAN.I just wanted to use the word CAN.Iris Coronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17583234147626178489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-19730840171541211132021-01-22T07:47:44.161-08:002021-01-22T07:47:44.161-08:00What a fun website. It gave supported my fantasy o...What a fun website. It gave supported my fantasy of personal power! Clark a pseudonymhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757879715819610091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-25166207030023432082021-01-21T23:27:52.444-08:002021-01-21T23:27:52.444-08:00Golly, thanks.Golly, thanks.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13161465143677561592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-61269712742360237812021-01-21T21:23:18.616-08:002021-01-21T21:23:18.616-08:00Jan, I have fond memories of the puzzle of 11/5/17...Jan, I have fond memories of the puzzle of 11/5/17. We got the call that week and my wife Janice played on the air.Lorenzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08116815111532628378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-91875811615265735682021-01-21T21:20:06.514-08:002021-01-21T21:20:06.514-08:00Rob,
This was my favorite clue this week. Rob,<br />This was my favorite clue this week. Lorenzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08116815111532628378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-71450571244286762382021-01-21T21:19:35.259-08:002021-01-21T21:19:35.259-08:00Do you think being dyslexic might have something t...Do you think being dyslexic might have something to do with my not enjoying clam music while eating oysters?skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-18713237186807854992021-01-21T20:34:42.608-08:002021-01-21T20:34:42.608-08:00Wouldn't it be better if you were to change th...Wouldn't it be better if you were to change the N to an F?skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-90073187059144069782021-01-21T20:18:45.549-08:002021-01-21T20:18:45.549-08:00HOOVER DAM+TIN=IDAHO, VERMONT
Drop the N from DONA...HOOVER DAM+TIN=IDAHO, VERMONT<br />Drop the N from DONALD TRUMP, rearrange the rest, and you get DUMP OLD RAT.cranberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15404075259072141202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-43610000485236312682021-01-21T19:24:27.215-08:002021-01-21T19:24:27.215-08:00Yes, I did. I've been having a little fun putt...Yes, I did. I've been having a little fun putting him (with a puffy coat and wool mittens) in places I enjoy.<br /><br /><a href="https://bernie-sits.herokuapp.com/" rel="nofollow"> You can too!</a>Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-91190406645934166682021-01-21T19:12:02.674-08:002021-01-21T19:12:02.674-08:00I did. He was smitten with mittens.I did. He was smitten with mittens.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-11497969772167358802021-01-21T18:53:33.815-08:002021-01-21T18:53:33.815-08:00Biden and Harris together anagram to Hired Brains....Biden and Harris together anagram to Hired Brains.Lancekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12114034807946859676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-2672300872902347812021-01-21T18:51:41.280-08:002021-01-21T18:51:41.280-08:00WW, did you hear the story on NPR about Bernie wea...WW, did you hear the story on NPR about Bernie wearing mittens to the inauguration? They were knitted by a second grade teacher in Vermont, 4 years ago. Clark a pseudonymhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757879715819610091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-9834448717436763982021-01-21T17:40:18.761-08:002021-01-21T17:40:18.761-08:00Curious, why Elton John?Curious, why Elton John?Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12107070298786750345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-51035677818940222832021-01-21T17:39:02.317-08:002021-01-21T17:39:02.317-08:00No, the lyric 'Oz never gave anything to the T...No, the lyric 'Oz never gave anything to the Tin Man'immediately came to mindLizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12107070298786750345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-36422162757777834912021-01-21T17:11:43.199-08:002021-01-21T17:11:43.199-08:00<<< Oh, Bernie!<<< Oh, Bernie!Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-69567500092033036062021-01-21T17:09:19.684-08:002021-01-21T17:09:19.684-08:00I got Hoover Dam and Vermont and then stuck. Oh we...I got Hoover Dam and Vermont and then stuck. Oh well Clark a pseudonymhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757879715819610091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-56139015958411097532021-01-21T17:02:49.424-08:002021-01-21T17:02:49.424-08:00My clues-
Seems like some elementary math would ...My clues- <br /><br />Seems like some elementary math would be helpful. Take the electoral votes of one of the states and add twice the electoral votes of the other state and what do you get? - 4 (Idaho) + 3 (Vermont) + 3= 10 (which some people pronounce as “tin”) <br /><br />My breakfast included Vermont maple syrup and hash browns (from Idaho potatoes). Snipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12976998203399531869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-85388623971011882362021-01-21T16:18:22.240-08:002021-01-21T16:18:22.240-08:00I am beginning to believe President Joe Biden may ...I am beginning to believe President Joe Biden may be able to unite our country. His name anagrams to: Be Joined.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-54640996463984924592021-01-21T16:01:08.503-08:002021-01-21T16:01:08.503-08:00Jan, for a while now, I’ve been thinking of Biden ...Jan, for a while now, I’ve been thinking of Biden as Roosevelt redux. I’ll have to read Kristof’s article. Thanks for the heads up.Dr. Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13157699599935073938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-15157725334662756552021-01-21T15:51:55.935-08:002021-01-21T15:51:55.935-08:00Thank you, Word Woman. And, Wordsmythe, I’m not su...Thank you, Word Woman. And, Wordsmythe, I’m not sure about the keen insight and knowledge part, but it did strike me a few years ago that I could no longer say I was pushing three score and ten.Dr. Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13157699599935073938noreply@blogger.com