tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post4911034795069312643..comments2024-03-29T04:50:38.638-07:00Comments on Blaine's Puzzle Blog: NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jan 25): Starts with M, Ends with MBlainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-82743896616435917842009-02-01T09:40:00.000-08:002009-02-01T09:40:00.000-08:00I agree geri.I agree geri.Natashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139505187498448200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-55881062338020584102009-02-01T08:58:00.000-08:002009-02-01T08:58:00.000-08:00justme, Unless you're being metaphorical in your ...justme, Unless you're being metaphorical in your musical<BR/>allusion I got a different<BR/>answer.gerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08699362527317413011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-55360563326080553252009-02-01T07:32:00.000-08:002009-02-01T07:32:00.000-08:00Dave claims that there are those on this blog who ...Dave claims that there are those on this blog who do the Times puzzle every day.<BR/><BR/>In fact, there are many of us here who do it every HOUR.<BR/><BR/>- Other BenBenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00600537639204656778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-53720332101479517012009-02-01T07:08:00.000-08:002009-02-01T07:08:00.000-08:00today's puzzle was so easy I got it in about a sec...today's puzzle was so easy I got it in about a second. Maybe it is because this woman's music takes ones breath away. Is that the same as primary alveolar hypoventilation?justmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13294597204685795318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-47126575403256143112009-01-30T07:44:00.000-08:002009-01-30T07:44:00.000-08:00Geri, thanks for the info. Like many others on th...Geri, thanks for the info. Like many others on this blog, I do the N.Y. Times puzzle every day. It's great to have this asset available for those frustrating times when you can't get a word.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14359746462038374457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-29563742542780226902009-01-30T05:04:00.000-08:002009-01-30T05:04:00.000-08:00to all the crossword puzzle addicts:I just discove...to all the crossword puzzle addicts:<BR/><BR/>I just discovered "xword info" and<BR/>all its variations. Google has <BR/>several hits--all fun and useful.gerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08699362527317413011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-88502984916073178972009-01-29T15:06:00.000-08:002009-01-29T15:06:00.000-08:00Doh! I mistyped the year when updating the post. ...Doh! I mistyped the year when updating the post. Thanks for catching that. I'd probably still be writing 2007 on my checks (if I wrote checks anymore).Blainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-30590212128371748162009-01-29T14:20:00.000-08:002009-01-29T14:20:00.000-08:00I had to scroll to Older Posts to find this blog d...I had to scroll to Older Posts to find this blog dated as Tuesday, January 29, 2008. Must've used 2008 when posting the answer.<BR/>(Delete this)Joe Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18115545643638113334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-15397125713309345962009-01-26T15:43:00.000-08:002009-01-26T15:43:00.000-08:00Dave, YES. Will Shortz gives theanswer and they g...Dave, YES. Will Shortz gives the<BR/>answer and they give the total<BR/>just before they announce the<BR/>winner.gerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08699362527317413011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-73384299421994875202009-01-26T08:59:00.000-08:002009-01-26T08:59:00.000-08:00Geri, I've been curious to know how many responses...Geri, I've been curious to know how many responses there are each week. How did you find that out? Do they announce it on the show?Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14359746462038374457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-42439544191858724152009-01-26T04:39:00.000-08:002009-01-26T04:39:00.000-08:00I hope we're all submitting ouranswers. Nuts and ...I hope we're all submitting our<BR/>answers. Nuts and crackers got<BR/>fewer than five humdred responses<BR/>last week.gerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08699362527317413011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-63758019902816095012009-01-26T02:45:00.000-08:002009-01-26T02:45:00.000-08:00Carl, Glad you're back. I thoughtyou might have ...Carl, Glad you're back. I thought<BR/>you might have gone to Egypt to build<BR/>a pyramid but what you are doing is<BR/>much more interesting.<BR/><BR/>Check out Merl Reagle's "A Pronounced<BR/>Difference" 110d.gerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08699362527317413011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-16176635834184517212009-01-25T23:29:00.000-08:002009-01-25T23:29:00.000-08:00And Geri, I had to google Merl Reagle Study Group ...And Geri, I had to google Merl Reagle Study Group to refresh my memory. I did that puzzle and I remembered liking that clue/answer. Now I'm thinking about puzzles so I'll probably lie awake doing this weeks Sunday crosswords...carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06326278670265938424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-75164640051921503702009-01-25T23:05:00.000-08:002009-01-25T23:05:00.000-08:00boring boring boring. too easy. Sorry everyone; be...boring boring boring. too easy. Sorry everyone; been busy busy busy and distracted with personal stuff including the wonderful experience of accidentally finding myself mentoring an incredibly sweet high school girl from Viet Nam in her project for an architectural design class. And her mom has been having so much fun hanging out with my girlfriend! Sorry, know it's boring.<BR/><BR/>And so is this week's puzzle. Too easy. Geri, thanks for thinking of me. I know if you were my next-door neighbor it would be soooooo hard to move.<BR/><BR/>Well, there's an old saying... well, actually, there are LOTS of them, aren't there?carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06326278670265938424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-26879199151503895412009-01-25T19:41:00.000-08:002009-01-25T19:41:00.000-08:00Dave, I thought your comment was pretty x-plicit....Dave, I thought your comment was pretty x-plicit.Lorenzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08116815111532628378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-1483581754143485702009-01-25T18:03:00.000-08:002009-01-25T18:03:00.000-08:00Phredp, that's what I was allewding to (spelling m...Phredp, that's what I was allewding to (spelling mistake intended), but I didn't know if I'd be revealing too much.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14359746462038374457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-5670816783228194162009-01-25T15:43:00.000-08:002009-01-25T15:43:00.000-08:00True dat! Off to look at the girlie mags.True dat! Off to look at the girlie mags.phredphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01693838112369650021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-58060717346619656702009-01-25T15:27:00.000-08:002009-01-25T15:27:00.000-08:00minncognito, between us we could have come up with...minncognito, between us we could have come up with an interesting puzzle with the same two-word answer.Lorenzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08116815111532628378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-41355568281863091152009-01-25T15:22:00.000-08:002009-01-25T15:22:00.000-08:00he did own a Nissan, but now he's definitely drivi...he did own a Nissan, but now he's definitely driving an Isuzu.minncognitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14800835601771464544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-73239769531028676962009-01-25T14:53:00.000-08:002009-01-25T14:53:00.000-08:00Minncognito, are you sure your neighbor's car is n...Minncognito, are you sure your neighbor's car is not a Nissan?Lorenzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08116815111532628378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-90177919194738170462009-01-25T14:43:00.000-08:002009-01-25T14:43:00.000-08:00Ben,you made the association I had intended with t...Ben,you made the association I had intended with the reference to Ed Pegg, Jr. That, plus the rest of my clue are designed to point to the technical use of the second of the pair of answer words.Lorenzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08116815111532628378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-7864549720484599432009-01-25T14:09:00.000-08:002009-01-25T14:09:00.000-08:00Minncognito, your neighbor isn't looking at pictur...Minncognito, your neighbor isn't looking at pictures in his car again, is he? Thanks for the hint, Geri.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14359746462038374457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-75303565155980637302009-01-25T13:35:00.000-08:002009-01-25T13:35:00.000-08:00ugh! my neighbor's Isuzu is blocking me in again!ugh! my neighbor's Isuzu is blocking me in again!minncognitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14800835601771464544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-10848319698832773512009-01-25T13:21:00.000-08:002009-01-25T13:21:00.000-08:00Not sure how Ed Pegg Jr. fits into this puzzle or ...Not sure how Ed Pegg Jr. fits into this puzzle or answer. When I think of him I just think "mathpuzzle.org".<BR/><BR/>Geri, I jumped right to the answer when I read your hint, but if I didn't want a hint I wouldn't have come here, so I can't complain.<BR/><BR/>Polonius' wisdom is elemental.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04754156636762779545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-19656718501533558592009-01-25T13:08:00.000-08:002009-01-25T13:08:00.000-08:00Polonius? Benjamin Franklin? any current hints? ...Polonius? Benjamin Franklin? any current hints? Those people, fictional or not, seem from faraway time periodicals.<BR/><BR/>I've got an ax to grind with Will Shortz and how hard these riddles are - I'm worried I've reached the limit of my riddle-solving capacity.minncognitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14800835601771464544noreply@blogger.com