tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post3751092967415158120..comments2024-03-18T19:20:51.036-07:00Comments on Blaine's Puzzle Blog: NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jul 22, 2018): Part HumanBlainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comBlogger138125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-60207462451940097422018-08-05T05:19:30.887-07:002018-08-05T05:19:30.887-07:00Whoops. I took the 7 letters to be the formation o...Whoops. I took the 7 letters to be the formation of the word. Never mind!Calliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09567994791071375337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-24019763218572226962018-08-05T05:15:28.642-07:002018-08-05T05:15:28.642-07:00Just saw this after being on holidays... Although ...Just saw this after being on holidays... Although I agree with the correct answer, I submitted calf+ear = kefir and since kefir is pronounced rightly as ke-FEAR, I thought this was a decent answer.Calliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09567994791071375337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-14699761955803565162018-07-29T06:51:19.701-07:002018-07-29T06:51:19.701-07:00I'm not at all sure, either.I'm not at all sure, either.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-57275532942131047252018-07-29T06:47:52.266-07:002018-07-29T06:47:52.266-07:00I wouldn't exactly call it a "regular&quo...I wouldn't exactly call it a "regular" 8-letter word. I'm definitely more familiar with the two-word phrase than the word it becomes. cranberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15404075259072141202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-27313917926324175772018-07-29T06:45:30.127-07:002018-07-29T06:45:30.127-07:00Not sure I want to give this one my stamp of appro...Not sure I want to give this one my stamp of approval.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-20233189862760337022018-07-29T05:49:25.287-07:002018-07-29T05:49:25.287-07:00Only 400 correct answers this week. It wasn't ...Only 400 correct answers this week. It wasn't <i>that</i> easy. Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-16301313126660455192018-07-29T05:07:03.078-07:002018-07-29T05:07:03.078-07:00Next week's challenge: This week's challen...Next week's challenge: This week's challenge comes from listener Mark Oshin of Portland, Ore. Think of a familiar two-word phrase in 8 letters — with 4 letters in each word. The first word starts with M. Move the first letter of the second word to the end and you'll get a regular 8-letter word, which, amazingly, other than the M, doesn't share any sounds with the original two-word phrase. What phrase is it?janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-46399043272742529532018-07-29T04:32:46.964-07:002018-07-29T04:32:46.964-07:00legolamda,
I solve more of the puzzles since I joi...legolamda,<br />I solve more of the puzzles since I joined this blog. Not so much from the clues, although that sometimes points me in the right direction. I find that I am encouraged to keep working on the puzzle rather than wait till next Sunday to fine out what the answer is. Mort Canardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17214097525627383592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-70238774794802157702018-07-28T09:26:55.518-07:002018-07-28T09:26:55.518-07:00Buck Bard,
You make a great and very insightful po...Buck Bard,<br />You make a great and very insightful point. When I am constructing my puzzles over on Puzzleria!, one of my toughest tasks is to determine just the right wording and amount of information to reveal to make the puzzle "not too hard and not too soft, but juuust riiight!"<br /><br />LeGoldilocksWhoBearsTheWeightOfEnigmatologyOnHisShoulders! legolambdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081014756741740081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-31114623269009777532018-07-28T09:20:27.876-07:002018-07-28T09:20:27.876-07:00Canny solving approach, Mort Canard. I'll bet ...Canny solving approach, Mort Canard. I'll bet you solve a great majority of Will Shortz's NPR puzzles.<br /><br />LegoWhoSolvesAGreat<em>Minority</em>OfWillShortz'sPuzzleslegolambdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081014756741740081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-37442346749144524482018-07-27T15:07:10.821-07:002018-07-27T15:07:10.821-07:00I'm going to guess the deleted comment had som...I'm going to guess the deleted comment had something to do with Sara Lee.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-54765481139952293592018-07-27T11:45:51.753-07:002018-07-27T11:45:51.753-07:00Decided right off that the food was going to end i...Decided right off that the food was going to end in either:<br />1. toes as in tomatoes, potatoes, burritos... <br />2. knees as in weenies, coneys, brownies...Mort Canardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17214097525627383592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-22664412546414552062018-07-27T06:51:55.815-07:002018-07-27T06:51:55.815-07:00I wish the puzzle hadn’t gone out of its way to be...I wish the puzzle hadn’t gone out of its way to be easy. The word “phonetically” was a clear direction fro me that one of the words perhaps sounded different than it was spelled, or that it could be spelled alternatively. Knee jumped out, making the common ending -nie a thought. With the 7 letters clue it wasn’t hard to find 4 letter common body parts. It was an easy puzzle made unnecessarily easier.<br />Buck Bardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01009372823348594232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-24214964370657619222018-07-27T06:17:52.796-07:002018-07-27T06:17:52.796-07:00Yup. And cinnamon buns are better without raisins....Yup. And cinnamon buns are better without raisins. Chacun a son gout. Lancekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12114034807946859676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-56661577762775842612018-07-27T00:19:58.722-07:002018-07-27T00:19:58.722-07:00Attention Blainesvillians:
This week's "J...Attention Blainesvillians:<br />This week's "Joseph Young's Puzzleria!" (just now uploaded; see Blaine's PUZZLE LINKS) features a special treat. Our Schpuzzle of the Week is another delicious and ingenious Cryptic Crossword Puzzle whipped up by regular Blainesville commenter “cranberry.”<br />While you are there, also check out six other fresh puzzles on our menus.<br />You are all welcome to drop by any time. Thanks.<br /><br />LegoCryptically<br />legolambdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081014756741740081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-47644056548855907832018-07-26T20:27:41.353-07:002018-07-26T20:27:41.353-07:00We entered Brownie too but thought of another alte...We entered Brownie too but thought of another alternate answer we do not see here: earhead, like Airhead the candy.Joe Kupehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07093091457723205068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-67978942804582859722018-07-26T17:31:18.386-07:002018-07-26T17:31:18.386-07:00Margaret, I don't put Mendo Jim in my brownies...Margaret, I don't put Mendo Jim in my brownies, either.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-66300065889864011692018-07-26T17:27:21.742-07:002018-07-26T17:27:21.742-07:00Yes - very cute - I like it! --Margaret G.Yes - very cute - I like it! --Margaret G.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00300548354365201244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-72551455978164135922018-07-26T17:25:23.559-07:002018-07-26T17:25:23.559-07:00No, I don't see any reason to be ashamed. They...No, I don't see any reason to be ashamed. They are both human body parts (though one is a shortened version of the term.) <br /><br />Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-36667699491839306642018-07-26T17:21:32.754-07:002018-07-26T17:21:32.754-07:00Actually, I wondered if you were thinking of palmi...Actually, I wondered if you were thinking of palmiers (which if said without a French accent might be a combination of PALM-EARS). --Margaret G.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00300548354365201244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-80451314065322363162018-07-26T17:20:05.964-07:002018-07-26T17:20:05.964-07:00as in - I don't put MJ in my brownies!as in - I don't put MJ in my brownies!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00300548354365201244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-46411610571351285852018-07-26T17:09:23.797-07:002018-07-26T17:09:23.797-07:00BROW+KNEE=BROWNIE
My "Barney Miller" clu...BROW+KNEE=BROWNIE<br />My "Barney Miller" clue referred to an episode in which Wojo's then-girlfriend made some BROWNIES laced with hashish, which many of the cops at the 12th Precinct had tried with hilarious results(most notably Yemana, who occasionally went up to the others and "whispered" in their ear, "Mweeshy mweeshy!"). Luckily, Barney didn't try any, so he must have figured something was up.<br />My banjo comment was in reference to the line from "O Susanna": "I come from Alabama with a banjo on my KNEE."<br />Actually being from Alabama, I just couldn't resist. <br />Judging from previous posts, I see quite a few of us went for the "heckuva job" line from former President(Dubya)Bush. Great minds think alike. BTW Snipper, I figured out what body parts you put together for your unintended answer, and you should be ashamed of yourself(funny as it was)!<br />cranberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15404075259072141202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-50763201279677394432018-07-26T17:09:02.265-07:002018-07-26T17:09:02.265-07:00It looks like the pot is calling the kettle brown(...It looks like the pot is calling the kettle brown(ie). Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-57652937024289828352018-07-26T17:07:00.978-07:002018-07-26T17:07:00.978-07:00Creative answer there Efrem!!Creative answer there Efrem!!Mort Canardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17214097525627383592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-38219217256440066282018-07-26T17:04:36.803-07:002018-07-26T17:04:36.803-07:00WW, SDB, Eco,
Now you see why I said one of the f...WW, SDB, Eco, <br />Now you see why I said one of the first. ;~)<br />I am pretty sure that Colo. were the first to have shops with recreational pot for sale. Mort Canardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17214097525627383592noreply@blogger.com