tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post7517068985812841388..comments2024-03-28T18:08:45.225-07:00Comments on Blaine's Puzzle Blog: NPR Sunday Puzzle (July 22): Sly as a FoxBlainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-25641652262315082882007-10-21T13:59:00.000-07:002007-10-21T13:59:00.000-07:00I thought canine described a dog and vulpine a fox...I thought canine described a dog and vulpine a fox?Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04754156636762779545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-32295249449205839782007-07-27T10:32:00.000-07:002007-07-27T10:32:00.000-07:00We will find out this weekend. I still stick by my...We will find out this weekend. I still stick by my final answer (or JJ's answer) of CANINE --> CNN because otherwise there would be no reason to update the website to say "Fox's" rather than "A fox's"Blainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-50501962623211350152007-07-27T07:50:00.000-07:002007-07-27T07:50:00.000-07:00there is a story of the cat and the fox so I think...there is a story of the cat and the fox so I think the first answer of cat and crafty is correctcookiefacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06528287458172594187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-80711010540923184452007-07-26T09:14:00.000-07:002007-07-26T09:14:00.000-07:00I think you're right with the CRAFTY-->CAT answer....I think you're right with the CRAFTY-->CAT answer. I already submitted an answer of CANINE-->CNN that I got from the same logic you were using at first, but I didn't feel good about it so I searched the web for the right answer. Shortz usually gives more of a verbal hint when the question is intentionally misleading so I think he really was looking for a rival to the animal fox, and I think a cat works well, as they are both urban (or at least suburban) predators and thus rivals.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06351833477270069123noreply@blogger.com