tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post5413454694865685323..comments2024-03-29T04:50:38.638-07:00Comments on Blaine's Puzzle Blog: NPR Sunday Puzzle (July 2, 2017): Girls and CarsBlainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comBlogger111125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-82046404658170990842017-07-09T05:43:37.261-07:002017-07-09T05:43:37.261-07:00This week's challenge comes from Martin Eiger ...This week's challenge comes from Martin Eiger of Montville, NJ. He's a member of the National Puzzlers' League, which is holding its 178th convention in Boston this weekend. Take a certain 7-letter word. Remove the first letter and you get a 6-letter synonym of that word. And the letter you removed is an abbreviation for the opposite of both words. What words are these?SuperZeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08024610786525654860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-12225015837725487982017-07-08T20:27:05.102-07:002017-07-08T20:27:05.102-07:00Thanks ron!Thanks ron!clothesloverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08495116094160726818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-83738109217368567332017-07-08T08:30:22.170-07:002017-07-08T08:30:22.170-07:00"The bar's been set quite Low(den)on this..."The <i>bar</i>'s been set quite <i>Lo</i>w(den)on this one." was a reference to "A Fish called WANDA" written, directed, and starring Barbara Loden. (And not a puzzle criticism ;-))Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-65770623420181525672017-07-07T15:10:30.111-07:002017-07-07T15:10:30.111-07:00Regarding my comment about "loadin' up my...Regarding my comment about "loadin' up my car," loadin' is a homophone of Loden, as in Barbara Loden, the woman who wrote, directed, and starred in the film Wanda.Philly Cinephilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03882199549298409881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-20524188444528624272017-07-07T13:25:49.904-07:002017-07-07T13:25:49.904-07:00Puzzleria! is now uploaded. We feature this week a...Puzzleria! is now uploaded. We feature this week a very clever puzzle created by cranberry (aka Patrick). We also offer a handful of Shortz-Rip/Riff-Offs and a puzzle about carpenters, blacksmiths and members of another profession. <br /><br />Here is the answer to the bonus puzzle I posted Monday:<br />Take a synonym of mosaicist, then name a homophone of that synonym. Now take the plural form of a human body part and a fowl critter's body part, leaving no space between.<br />The result is the name of an excellent puzzle-making puzzlemaster.<br />Answer: Tyler (<a href="http://www.dictionary.com/browse/tiler" rel="nofollow">tiler</a> = <a href="https://www.tileoutlets.com/by-product/mosaics.html" rel="nofollow">mosaicist</a>) <a href="http://www.dictionary.com/browse/lip" rel="nofollow">Lips</a><a href="http://www.dictionary.com/browse/comb" rel="nofollow">comb</a>, the puzzlemaster who is the creator of the WANDA/MAZDA puzzle.<br /><br />LegoNotesThatTylerSharesHisSurnameWith<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Lipscomb" rel="nofollow">One</a>OfThe<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_Train_Lane" rel="nofollow">Two</a>NationalFootballLeaguePlayersWithTheBestAllTimeNicknameslegolambdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081014756741740081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-12107518401185897402017-07-07T09:43:46.870-07:002017-07-07T09:43:46.870-07:00A worthwhile side effect of the Puzzle this week:
...A worthwhile side effect of the Puzzle this week:<br />I am listening as I post to an LP I bought around 1960 with 20 sonatas by Domenico Scarlatti played on the harpsichord by Wanda Landowska.<br />I made mention earlier to her as a well-tempered Polish-French performer.<br />I learned some things about her interesting and varied life this week that I am not sure was very available back when I first heard of her.<br /><br />Is it noteworthy that it doesn't make any difference whether you rotate N left or right to make Z?Mendo Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06481821676197739907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-24750751881163592202017-07-06T20:18:20.672-07:002017-07-06T20:18:20.672-07:00Nothing wrong actually with rotary. My brother was...Nothing wrong actually with rotary. My brother was a member.Natashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139505187498448200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-17636905307101954642017-07-06T18:23:11.676-07:002017-07-06T18:23:11.676-07:00Girl: WANDA; car: MAZDA.
My clue, about taking pa...Girl: <b>WANDA</b>; car: <b>MAZDA</b>.<br /><br />My clue, about taking part of the girl’s name and part of a body part and rearranging to get something the car make was famous for, refers to the WANKEL (WANda/anKLE) engine, used in a number of Mazdas.<br />SuperZeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08024610786525654860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-16256808598969874632017-07-06T17:38:06.140-07:002017-07-06T17:38:06.140-07:00I'm glad we have something in common.I'm glad we have something in common.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-13599225026772529972017-07-06T17:18:03.217-07:002017-07-06T17:18:03.217-07:00Hmm, the website I was looking at had a lower numb...Hmm, the website I was looking at had a lower number. But I'm glad you are proud of being so common.ecoarchitecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02824602705492756728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-31448070274831571612017-07-06T17:14:57.567-07:002017-07-06T17:14:57.567-07:00While I have never watched the Simpsons, I thought...While I have never watched the Simpsons, I thought I knew enough about the show to have the opinion that Bart did not attend a parochial school.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-8793616506375715692017-07-06T16:16:30.322-07:002017-07-06T16:16:30.322-07:00eco:
I just looked, and Mark is now listed as #14 ...eco:<br />I just looked, and Mark is now listed as #14 on most popular U.S. male names.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-14172993922304984782017-07-06T16:15:11.672-07:002017-07-06T16:15:11.672-07:00This week's car puzzle answer pales to one of ...This week's car puzzle answer pales to one of the more iconic <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-m5CpBi_j3DY/ThM4K3HqXNI/AAAAAAAADIs/4SgGkZQdUn8/s1600/Vacation_familytruckster.jpg" rel="nofollow">car brands</a> out there!<br /><br />68Chargerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08752278586155221236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-17800420163501554972017-07-06T16:09:17.363-07:002017-07-06T16:09:17.363-07:00WANDA. (Not a common name, currently ranked #979 i...<a href="https://www.babynames.com/name/wanda" rel="nofollow"><b><b><b>WANDA</b></b></b></a>. (Not a common name, currently ranked #979 in U.S. Births).<br /><br />Rotate the “W” 180° to “M” and rotate the “N” 90° to “Z.” This yields <b><b><b>MAZDA</b></b></b>.<br /><br />Clotheslover: The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazda_Carol" rel="nofollow">Mazda <b><b><b>CAROL</b></b></b></a>.ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07302749761931016101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-17964500729814191292017-07-06T16:09:01.857-07:002017-07-06T16:09:01.857-07:00Natasha:
Actually I have attended several Rotary C...Natasha:<br />Actually I have attended several Rotary Club lunches as a guest of my 93 year old uncle who lives 2,000 miles East of me. For him Rotary was his religion, until he finally quit due to age. I found them very interesting, sorta like watching mold grow on cheese. I hated having to stand for the Pledge (furniture wax?) of Allegiance in order not to embarrass my uncle though. skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-86799342259059363322017-07-06T15:36:51.799-07:002017-07-06T15:36:51.799-07:00SDB: Rotary Club had me worried about you.SDB: Rotary Club had me worried about you.Natashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139505187498448200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-48139964984946402132017-07-06T15:33:44.721-07:002017-07-06T15:33:44.721-07:00Cranberry, I will be a mashed potato if my colleag...Cranberry, I will be a mashed potato if my colleagues dig up this dirt about me.Natashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139505187498448200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-28609830813793214662017-07-06T15:29:55.259-07:002017-07-06T15:29:55.259-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Natashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139505187498448200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-41492988262914042382017-07-06T15:28:39.434-07:002017-07-06T15:28:39.434-07:00Lettuce move on from the "fresh" vegetab...Lettuce move on from the "fresh" vegetable talk. We get no celery for all the entertainment we provideNatashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139505187498448200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-81176912217417108002017-07-06T15:26:37.166-07:002017-07-06T15:26:37.166-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Natashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139505187498448200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-13859840550553649562017-07-06T15:23:29.685-07:002017-07-06T15:23:29.685-07:00Jesus never found his Easter eggs, and was cross a...Jesus never found his Easter eggs, and was cross all day.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-78698438511474569322017-07-06T15:21:21.511-07:002017-07-06T15:21:21.511-07:00My friend Wanda has both M and Z in her last name....My friend Wanda has both M and Z in her last name. She was quite magical, psychic etc that goes with the Wand in her first name. She is a nurse and saw ghosts in her Victorian home in Berkeley. Natashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139505187498448200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-54018994507651652302017-07-06T15:11:33.546-07:002017-07-06T15:11:33.546-07:00Catholic kids can't wait for the day Lentil be...Catholic kids can't wait for the day Lentil be over. Especially since the advent of the Easter candy hunt.ecoarchitecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02824602705492756728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-77089206540086131692017-07-06T15:05:55.015-07:002017-07-06T15:05:55.015-07:00WANDA, MAZDA
I too referenced "A Fish Called ...WANDA, MAZDA<br />I too referenced "A Fish Called Wanda". It stars John Cleese and Michael Palin, two members of Monty Python. Funny there was no reference to comedienne Wanda Sykes.cranberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15404075259072141202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-24232500158478863542017-07-06T13:55:55.096-07:002017-07-06T13:55:55.096-07:00Well, no Wanda!Well, no Wanda!skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.com