tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post3579563562978710519..comments2024-03-28T18:08:45.225-07:00Comments on Blaine's Puzzle Blog: NPR Sunday Puzzle (Feb 23, 2014): Six Words PuzzleBlainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comBlogger133125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-17762480541832132192014-03-02T13:12:44.240-08:002014-03-02T13:12:44.240-08:00I don't think so, EWAF. But sometimes your cry...I don't think so, EWAF. But sometimes your cryptoposts (and Paul's) leave me wondering. . .Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-61107277753882405572014-03-02T13:01:42.989-08:002014-03-02T13:01:42.989-08:00WW,
Your awkward answer; Is it at least consiste...WW,<br /><br />Your awkward answer; Is it at least consistent with my clue replies in Paul's post two threads above?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-58717577692656084712014-03-02T08:23:57.563-08:002014-03-02T08:23:57.563-08:00Bah. Too fast and easy for a clue this week.Bah. Too fast and easy for a clue this week.dumpsterdiveladhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05296636733423295606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-87924562149824397892014-03-02T07:48:58.447-08:002014-03-02T07:48:58.447-08:00I have an answer but it's rather awkward.I have an answer but it's rather awkward.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-64755253668243780582014-03-02T06:49:30.247-08:002014-03-02T06:49:30.247-08:00I don't think we can possibly have the same an...I don't think we can possibly have the same answer.<br />I sense a <i>teachable moment</i> here.<br />I'll open the envelope on Thursday, I promise.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-43892567421619795442014-03-02T06:30:12.053-08:002014-03-02T06:30:12.053-08:00Per Bryan, make that 20 choices. Still too limite...Per Bryan, make that 20 choices. Still too limited.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-72435976287969870422014-03-02T06:29:28.053-08:002014-03-02T06:29:28.053-08:00I just checked with dictionary.com, and while what...I just checked with dictionary.com, and while what I said above is true; I'm lucky, as I initially had not quite accurately reversed that third decoded five-letter word. <br /><br />So I now post that if you enter just the third word of Paul's crypto-post, and as the key, skip the first 3 letters of the puzzle answer's two-word phrase, then when you decode, you'll get a valid but not well known 5 letter word backwards. If you switch two certain adjoining letters in the result, you'll now have <b><i>a much more familiar</i></b> 5-letter word backwards.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-48464267695594663362014-03-02T06:27:35.088-08:002014-03-02T06:27:35.088-08:00BTW, both of the lists above were cut and pasted w...BTW, both of the lists above were cut and pasted without editing from Wikipedia.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-64169420191844608442014-03-02T06:25:32.702-08:002014-03-02T06:25:32.702-08:00OK:
Barkhad Abdi – Captain Phillips as Abduwali M...OK:<br /><br />Barkhad Abdi – Captain Phillips as Abduwali Muse<br />Bradley Cooper – American Hustle as Agent Richard "Richie" DiMaso<br />Michael Fassbender – 12 Years a Slave as Edwin Epps<br />Jonah Hill – The Wolf of Wall Street as Donnie Azoff<br />Jared Leto – Dallas Buyers Club as Rayon<br />Sally Hawkins – Blue Jasmine as Ginger<br />Jennifer Lawrence – American Hustle as Rosalyn Rosenfeld<br />Lupita Nyong'o – 12 Years a Slave as Patsey<br />Julia Roberts – August: Osage County as Barbara Weston-Fordham<br />June Squibb – Nebraska as Kate Grantjanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-17181059783348352062014-03-02T06:23:01.132-08:002014-03-02T06:23:01.132-08:00Don't you need to include the "in a suppo...Don't you need to include the "in a supporting role" nominees also?Bryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11149525317349695429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-75070754251179020132014-03-02T06:17:06.870-08:002014-03-02T06:17:06.870-08:00With only 10 choices, this puzzle is too limited t...With only 10 choices, this puzzle is too limited to permit much hinting. But I think it's a cheat, since the answer doesn't involve two words at all.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-4579522664222336372014-03-02T06:09:08.588-08:002014-03-02T06:09:08.588-08:00Paul,
A hint, please, about your crypto-post?
I ...Paul,<br /><br />A <b><i>hint, please,</i></b> about your crypto-post?<br /><br />I <b><i>DID</i></b> happen to notice that if for the key, you enter any 7-letter name or word, followed by the two-word phrase asked for in the puzzle, then when decoded, the 3rd word becomes an actual word <b><i>ONLY BACKWARDS!!</i></b>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-44914860421106258782014-03-02T05:38:41.355-08:002014-03-02T05:38:41.355-08:00For your consideration, the nominees are:
Christi...For your consideration, the nominees are:<br /><br />Christian Bale – American Hustle as Irving Rosenfeld<br />Bruce Dern – Nebraska as Woody Grant<br />Leonardo DiCaprio – The Wolf of Wall Street as Jordan Belfort<br />Chiwetel Ejiofor – 12 Years a Slave as Solomon Northup<br />Matthew McConaughey – Dallas Buyers Club as Ron Woodroof<br />Amy Adams – American Hustle as Sydney Prosser<br />Cate Blanchett – Blue Jasmine as Jeanette "Jasmine" Francis<br />Sandra Bullock – Gravity as Dr. Ryan Stone<br />Judi Dench – Philomena as Philomena Lee<br />Meryl Streep – August: Osage County as Violet Westonjanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-10469303253224791372014-03-02T05:37:55.145-08:002014-03-02T05:37:55.145-08:00UQZHP LOAIL LDFGJ L**UQZHP LOAIL LDFGJ L**Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-56679251422144753082014-03-02T05:11:54.157-08:002014-03-02T05:11:54.157-08:00Wow, a triple strike!!!Wow, a triple strike!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-17853619192938288142014-03-02T05:10:08.745-08:002014-03-02T05:10:08.745-08:00Next week's challenge: This week's challe...Next week's challenge: This week's challenge comes from listener Harry Hillson of Avon-by-the-Sea, N.J. Take the first name of a nominee for Best Actor or Best Actress at Sunday's Oscars. You can rearrange these letters into a two-word phrase that describes his or her character in the film for which he or she is nominated. Who is this star, and what is the phrase?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-11094900541076315302014-03-02T05:09:25.843-08:002014-03-02T05:09:25.843-08:00Next week's challenge: This week's challen...Next week's challenge: This week's challenge comes from listener Harry Hillson of Avon-by-the-Sea, N.J. Take the first name of a nominee for Best Actor or Best Actress at Sunday's Oscars. You can rearrange these letters into a two-word phrase that describes his or her character in the film for which he or she is nominated. Who is this star, and what is the phrase?<br /><br />Here we go again. I don't pay any attention to movies until they come out on DVD and I HATE the Oscars! Not sure I will even try to solve this one.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-41092232141014950062014-03-02T05:07:46.168-08:002014-03-02T05:07:46.168-08:00Next week's challenge: This week's challen...Next week's challenge: This week's challenge comes from listener Harry Hillson of Avon-by-the-Sea, N.J. Take the first name of a nominee for Best Actor or Best Actress at Sunday's Oscars. You can rearrange these letters into a two-word phrase that describes his or her character in the film for which he or she is nominated. Who is this star, and what is the phrase?janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-40513484111035415762014-03-01T20:23:23.960-08:002014-03-01T20:23:23.960-08:00The font is sans serif and it is a word of two let...The font is sans serif and it is a word of two letters or longer. "I" and "O" do not count.ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07302749761931016101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-39699750967334127002014-03-01T12:56:53.034-08:002014-03-01T12:56:53.034-08:00so goodso goodWord Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-60312072743012344422014-03-01T12:37:56.180-08:002014-03-01T12:37:56.180-08:00I sought the serif, but it did not suit the Dyslex...I sought the serif, but it did not suit the Dyslexie.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-3726397078741633892014-03-01T07:12:26.471-08:002014-03-01T07:12:26.471-08:00Yes, in this case the little western town did lose...Yes, in this case the little western town did lose their chief law officer. ;-)<br /><br />But, yes, it matters.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-73633964058070209692014-03-01T07:08:53.577-08:002014-03-01T07:08:53.577-08:00Very, very bad...but good timing and creativity. A...Very, very bad...but good timing and creativity. And likely why they won't have a jury decide the case.<br /><br />But on cookies?Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-47782228897177146372014-03-01T06:16:40.586-08:002014-03-01T06:16:40.586-08:00This week, a South African bakery apologized for m...This week, a South African bakery apologized for making cookies that, referring to the upcoming Bladerunner trial, read, "And the Oscar goes to ... jail."janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-64938522976686949592014-03-01T06:02:35.421-08:002014-03-01T06:02:35.421-08:00Ask me after lunchAsk me after lunchSuperZeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08024610786525654860noreply@blogger.com