tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post7963674703484689678..comments2024-03-28T18:08:45.225-07:00Comments on Blaine's Puzzle Blog: NPR Sunday Puzzle (Apr 28, 2019): Getting From Here to ThereBlainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comBlogger169125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-48311175742373467502019-05-05T08:38:27.216-07:002019-05-05T08:38:27.216-07:00Did you put the CART before the horse?Did you put the CART before the horse?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13627362036984178776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-85876086911651984482019-05-05T06:12:59.957-07:002019-05-05T06:12:59.957-07:00There is.There is.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-89993266784645131542019-05-05T06:09:01.421-07:002019-05-05T06:09:01.421-07:00I have an answer in which two of the titles are ab...I have an answer in which two of the titles are abbreviations and the other is spelled out. I hope there's a more elegant answer.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-37892248210217894632019-05-05T05:48:41.483-07:002019-05-05T05:48:41.483-07:00Next: Name a movie from 2018, add an 'R', ...Next: Name a movie from 2018, add an 'R', then rearrange the results to get 3 different titles for people Berfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01569731248228555267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-22260099840003917122019-05-05T05:44:25.711-07:002019-05-05T05:44:25.711-07:00600 correct entries last week600 correct entries last weekBerfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01569731248228555267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-89413902414926777302019-05-05T05:38:05.556-07:002019-05-05T05:38:05.556-07:00The NPR webmasters seem to have changed their Sund...The NPR webmasters seem to have changed their Sunday game plan. They post the Weekend Edition Sunday rundown pretty early, usually before 8:00 a.m., but without the puzzle, which doesn't get added until much later.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-44752746404210779082019-05-05T04:53:14.824-07:002019-05-05T04:53:14.824-07:00"Smokey and the End Bit.""Smokey and the End Bit."skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-59224770810235235772019-05-05T00:16:00.380-07:002019-05-05T00:16:00.380-07:00At least you know you'll never get fired again...At least you know you'll never get fired again. <br /><br /><i>"Burn 'em and Urn 'em"</i> would be an appropriate tag line for a crematorium.ecoarchitecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02824602705492756728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-79270231125890821492019-05-04T23:21:01.347-07:002019-05-04T23:21:01.347-07:00Santa comes down the chimney and the rest of us go...Santa comes down the chimney and the rest of us go up the chimney.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-10834814436562261202019-05-04T23:15:50.725-07:002019-05-04T23:15:50.725-07:00Hey SDB, What's cookin'?Hey SDB, What's cookin'? Clark a pseudonymhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07757879715819610091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-29618945079666191612019-05-04T22:22:38.730-07:002019-05-04T22:22:38.730-07:00It will be my first time. Will I receive a warm we...It will be my first time. Will I receive a warm welcome at the crematorium? skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-42363676296178430912019-05-04T16:27:19.428-07:002019-05-04T16:27:19.428-07:00Yeah, I wish they would stop making such a big dea...Yeah, I wish they would stop making such a big deal about the lucky fools who “got their answer selected on the first time!” Buck Bardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01009372823348594232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-23093442863325423662019-05-04T16:25:32.684-07:002019-05-04T16:25:32.684-07:00You can’t possibly fault Blaine here, the puzzle w...You can’t possibly fault Blaine here, the puzzle was 13 years ago and you Googled the answer. Of course the answer was going to pop up. There was no way anyone combing the puzzles would find it. After that kerfuffle, I spent more time than I wanted trying to find and did not. it was really a clue only an NPR-puzzle-geek-savant would be able to find.<br /><br />The “weird scissors” clue was WAY more of a giveaway Buck Bardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01009372823348594232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-82416690681064547252019-05-04T10:02:16.650-07:002019-05-04T10:02:16.650-07:00For more see THIS.For more see <a href="https://youtu.be/E0MSkvTC--w" rel="nofollow"><b><b><b>THIS</b></b></b></a>.ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07302749761931016101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-52204242414706370942019-05-03T18:29:56.143-07:002019-05-03T18:29:56.143-07:00Trying to be vague, I hinted at never the TWAIN sh...Trying to be vague, I hinted at never the TWAIN shall meet. Twain mentioned rafts a time or two Curtishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05685055278145414455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-34005291986146567912019-05-03T17:14:29.535-07:002019-05-03T17:14:29.535-07:00If someone takes 2 weeks off from work and goes up...If someone takes 2 weeks off from work and goes up to Alaska to hunt grizzly bear; is that a vacation or aberration? skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-31572910645654776112019-05-03T16:54:40.488-07:002019-05-03T16:54:40.488-07:00How could i ever forget Gustav???How could i ever forget Gustav???Plantsmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06702415046558107399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-73253585211449272022019-05-03T15:31:23.051-07:002019-05-03T15:31:23.051-07:00Perhaps I have misjudged him and his buddies!Perhaps I have misjudged <a href="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DjiurdGUUAEuKCR?format=jpg&name=900x900" rel="nofollow">him and his buddies</a>!68Chargerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08752278586155221236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-87302973478707945392019-05-03T14:29:39.971-07:002019-05-03T14:29:39.971-07:00Thanks to all for all your encouragement. I am get...Thanks to all for all your encouragement. I am getting over my sting of unoriginality. <br />Mike Reiss (the way his name is spelled on the cover of his book, "Springfield Confidential"), who came up with the puzzle 13 years ago, is a creative guy and I am honored to be mentioned in the same breath with him.<br />Ironically, I also had an opportunity to empathize with Steve Baggish whose puzzles Will has often featured on NPR. Steve's <a href="https://puzzles.blainesville.com/2019/03/npr-sunday-puzzle-mar-24-2019-h-brand.html" rel="nofollow">Heineken/Meineke puzzle</a> that Blainesvillian and Puzzlerian! Paul had posted early in the Comments Section of Puzzleria! in <a href="http://puzzleria.blogspot.com/2017/08/brewing-beers-by-shifting-gears-human.html" rel="nofollow">August of 2017</a>!<br />So, my mission now and pledge to puzzle-solvers is to create puzzles that no puzzle-maker has created in the history of humankind. I believe skydiveboy's French geography puzzle (that appears on today's Puzzleria!) may well be in that category. I can also pretty much guarantee that this week's Schpuzzle on Puzzleria! has never been written before now.<br />The word that comes closest to capturing this "Holy-Grail-type" of truly original puzzle is "elegance." An elegant puzzle is simple and concise, but has some ineffable "twist" that gives the solver a satisfying "Aha!" moment upon solving it.<br /><br />LegoPlegges"SoThatIsMyQuest:EleganceInPuzzling"legolambdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081014756741740081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-58871977440398010542019-05-03T14:20:22.487-07:002019-05-03T14:20:22.487-07:00My comment about "travel to Camp" was a ...My comment about "travel to Camp" was a shout out to ARTS & CRAFTS, obviously. Nice puzzle, Lego!Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09413159675811227325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-86883971856791114132019-05-03T14:07:13.974-07:002019-05-03T14:07:13.974-07:0068C: I considered your "Trial and Error"...68C: I considered your "Trial and Error" solution before dismissing it as totally ridiculous. No <b><b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-LTRwZb35A" rel="nofollow">very stable genius</a></b></b> would ever need to use that phrase, so it must only be for total losers!<br /><br />Oh, and Randy has a new song <b><b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etTXjK-S7RI" rel="nofollow">Barr!</a></b></b>ecoarchitecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02824602705492756728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-81362082967336830132019-05-03T13:17:21.095-07:002019-05-03T13:17:21.095-07:00Lego has now uploaded his newest edition of Puzzle...Lego has now uploaded his newest edition of Puzzleria! (see link Blaine provided at top right) and it includes an APPETIZER puzzle I created and Will Shortz declined to use, but I think it is my best puzzle yet, and way better than what he offers up. It is both a word and geographical puzzle.<br /><br />https://puzzleria.blogspot.com/2019/05/i-say-london-i-say-france-words-on.html?showComment=1556907382842#c4276708139145650799skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-50996434919169540532019-05-03T13:08:49.504-07:002019-05-03T13:08:49.504-07:00One's first day working at The White House.One's first day working at <a href="https://youtu.be/b5Qh72h8vkk" rel="nofollow">The White House</a>.68Chargerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08752278586155221236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-77738294397207869552019-05-03T12:28:44.484-07:002019-05-03T12:28:44.484-07:00Actually Belushi (in the context of a place no one...Actually Belushi (in the context of a place no one wants to be near) led me to "frats" and then to "rafts." But bonus points for connecting back to Snipper's original clue--you have a nose for anagrams, I guess.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-24428712333472766572019-05-03T11:59:32.481-07:002019-05-03T11:59:32.481-07:00eco,
This happens to me all the time over on Puzzl...eco,<br />This happens to me all the time over on Puzzleria!<br />My three strategies:<br />1. Blog-administrate their superior answers into oblivion. If they try to re-post, simply re-blog-administrate.<br />2. Deep-six your inferior answer and pretend their superior answer was yours all along. (If they call your bluff and post an objection, simply apply the #1 strategy.)<br />3. Boldly ridicule the superior answer in Trumplike fashion.<br /><br />LegoLumpda legolambdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081014756741740081noreply@blogger.com