tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post8966991333290853059..comments2024-03-28T12:53:29.179-07:00Comments on Blaine's Puzzle Blog: NPR Sunday Puzzle (Oct 28, 2012): Happy Halloween!Blainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comBlogger95125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-40002696565105188672012-11-10T08:51:33.529-08:002012-11-10T08:51:33.529-08:00Surprised noone mentioned BAT, BEAT, BERAT or HAT,...Surprised noone mentioned BAT, BEAT, BERAT or HAT, HEAT, HERAT.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-83240286324029658722012-11-03T22:36:26.292-07:002012-11-03T22:36:26.292-07:00What I said at the end of the thread before this o...What I said at the end of the thread <b><i>before this one</i></b> applies to the new puzzle again.<br /><br />I solved the new puzzle for next week in about a minute, but once again there will be some people in this group who will solve it in two seconds; - and <b><i>still</i></b> be angry at themselves for not having solved it in less than one second.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-71351779126552193832012-11-03T21:15:26.432-07:002012-11-03T21:15:26.432-07:00New puzzle just came up and we're back to stup...New puzzle just came up and we're back to stupid again, I just wanted to warn you all.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-57193357489516942672012-11-03T15:26:53.367-07:002012-11-03T15:26:53.367-07:00I still like the progression.I still like the progression.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-13656753976589944632012-11-03T14:42:05.343-07:002012-11-03T14:42:05.343-07:00What does Moses speak?What does Moses speak?Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-15961859015755994442012-11-03T10:00:01.644-07:002012-11-03T10:00:01.644-07:00I think your cat shat.I think your cat shat.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-16428598337725485492012-11-03T09:09:30.122-07:002012-11-03T09:09:30.122-07:00I took pronounciation from my 1955 Nouveau Petit L...I took pronounciation from my 1955 <i>Nouveau Petit Larousse</i><br />CHAT (cha)<br />CHATTE (chat)<br />As I recall CHAT's t is pronounced depending on what follows.<br />Dictionary out of date? Canadian vs. Continental thing?<br /><br />A 1915 pocket dictionary gave<br />CHAT (sha) m cat<br />CHATTE (shat) f she-cat<br /><br />hughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16914509834442545746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-69190553335667001402012-11-02T18:42:43.802-07:002012-11-02T18:42:43.802-07:00You added letters to the third position and the th...You added letters to the third position and the third position again. It does not work. You should go back and read the question again.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-87431730449203159712012-11-02T18:30:26.437-07:002012-11-02T18:30:26.437-07:00I thought of BOO BOZO BONZO if slang is allowed.I thought of BOO BOZO BONZO if slang is allowed.geofanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10355377703382263396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-68370076749911396882012-11-02T15:52:55.065-07:002012-11-02T15:52:55.065-07:00My hint: "Tired of this puzzle already. Going...My hint: "Tired of this puzzle already. Going to the cinema before the Frankenstorm arrives." <br /><br />cinema = theater. And theater is an anagram of thereat.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04881383607509159552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-84300015132473598982012-11-02T10:23:24.408-07:002012-11-02T10:23:24.408-07:00I read your above hints as leading to:
BAT
BEAT
BE...I read your above hints as leading to:<br />BAT<br />BEAT<br />BEGAT<br /><br />I thought you were way off base.skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-11059687184570957992012-11-02T07:56:02.326-07:002012-11-02T07:56:02.326-07:00cat and chat rhyme--no rhyming.....cat and chat rhyme--no rhyming.....cookiefacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14720458383514989934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-85912317557766228182012-11-02T06:51:24.305-07:002012-11-02T06:51:24.305-07:00CAT
CHAT (French tomcat. Pronounced shah? cha? sch...CAT<br />CHAT (French tomcat. Pronounced shah? cha? schah?)<br />CHEAT (Which this is.)<br /><br />Is THEREAT a pleonasm?hughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16914509834442545746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-69745626445658307272012-11-02T06:50:57.552-07:002012-11-02T06:50:57.552-07:00My clues revealed:
This puzzle bears a striking re...My clues revealed:<br />This puzzle bears a striking resemblance to my Halloween experience of 2009. At the time, we were living in the Hispanic section of Provo. Our kids convinced me that I too should wear a costume, so I suited up before taking them out to beg (Trick or TREAT) door-to-door for candy. An hour later, as we were walking along a darkened street with our half-filled bags of candy, three men carrying big sticks approached us. To put it bluntly, these guys were the "men" in menace (THREAT). At that point (THEREAT), they commenced to beat the crap out of me with their clubs. The moral of this story is that even though it is a good thing to practice cultural sensitivity, one should think twice before dressing up as a piñata in a Hispanic neighborhood.AbqGuerrillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08439641600563812511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-35343374479388702192012-11-02T06:03:11.816-07:002012-11-02T06:03:11.816-07:00My "clues" were:
"I had to write i...My "clues" were:<br /><br /><i>"I had to write it down and do some 'realigning' while reading it aloud."</i><br />I tried to read "thereat" as "there-EAT" and "THERE-e-at" before I finally tried "THERE-at."<br /><br /><i>"The 'biblical' hints here made me think I was supposed to look for some Latin verb in the subjunctive mood…"</i><br />An oblique reference to the ending <i>-eat</i>, which to me bears that kind of association.<br /><br /><i>"There is another word, structurally similar to the third word in this puzzle but somewhat 'transposed' from it…"</i><br />That would be the word <i>herein</i>: "structurally similar" to <i>thereat</i>, i.e., just as stilted; and "somewhat transposed" (not <i>there</i>, but <i>here</i>; and not <i>at</i>, but <i>in</i>).<br /><br />Incidentally…I noticed right after posting the coment I'd come within two letters of giving it away:<br /><br /><i>"And speaking of 'legalese': There is another word…"</i><br /><b>There is</b>…so close to <b>thereat</b>! I thought my comment would get deleted…!Wolfganghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02700971115994061654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-17175933575699608292012-11-01T16:40:51.830-07:002012-11-01T16:40:51.830-07:00SDB - Are you sure there is not a loose nut on yo...SDB - Are you sure there is not a loose nut on your keypad?Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04881383607509159552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-62251168257800632082012-11-01T15:40:45.715-07:002012-11-01T15:40:45.715-07:00Archive away, but never ask me to explain.Archive away, but never ask me to explain.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-35396237466772203342012-11-01T15:03:00.919-07:002012-11-01T15:03:00.919-07:00Let's archive this for a future puzzle!Let's archive this for a future puzzle!benmar12001https://www.blogger.com/profile/02721420444783718903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-17437676754551147972012-11-01T13:13:10.986-07:002012-11-01T13:13:10.986-07:00When Roy Rogers's horse died, he made it into ...When Roy Rogers's horse died, he made it into horse jerky and served it to the children who came to his ranch for Halloween. The was the origin of the phrase "Trigger treat'.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03267575912220886002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-26118377297956499122012-11-01T12:50:26.323-07:002012-11-01T12:50:26.323-07:00My hint was "only this" from Poe's &...My hint was "only this" from Poe's "The Raven" which happens to use the word <i>thereat</i>. By the way, don't forget to click the photo of our Halloween costumes to get to a video...Blainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06379274325110866036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-49574805987393496112012-11-01T12:48:21.326-07:002012-11-01T12:48:21.326-07:00My comment, "Fortunately, we have until Thurs...My comment, "Fortunately, we have until Thursday to get the answer to this challenge."<br /><br />Because Wednesday was scheduled to be Halloween, when we would get our "TREAT".<br /><br />But here in New Jersey, we got a much worse trick than we expected, and Halloween has officially been moved to Nov. 5.Bob Kerfufflehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02615811802419025933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-5832931802099456892012-11-01T12:40:58.921-07:002012-11-01T12:40:58.921-07:00I kinda like the progression, SDB; I don't see...I kinda like the progression, SDB; I don't see a next step, but if you're already 'thereat'...who needs one?<br />Break me off a piece of that Kit-Kat bar.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-69375072593050104532012-11-01T11:59:59.917-07:002012-11-01T11:59:59.917-07:00treat, threat, thereat
Last Sunday I said, “I did...treat, threat, thereat<br /><br />Last Sunday I said, “I didn’t think this puzzle was too difficult.” Difficult is a synonym for tricky. Tricky is from the root trick which is associated with treat at Halloween.<br /><br />Chuck<br />Chuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13956539217339532507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-16812933483421092612012-11-01T11:59:58.868-07:002012-11-01T11:59:58.868-07:00TREAT
THREAT
THEREAT
I still would like to know w...TREAT<br />THREAT<br />THEREAT<br /><br />I still would like to know why Will used the word "complete" in his puzzle question.<br /><br />I had the same experience as Wolfgang. I got the first two words immediately, but did not recognize the third word as being a word until I wrote it down and then I looked it up just to be sure. I doubt I have ever used this word. So I spent some time trying to make “begat” work with bat and then cat, chat & cheat & cat, coat ?, but no luck making any of this work.<br /><br />Later I found the following:<br /><br />A<br />AT<br />EAT<br />TEAT<br />TREAT<br />THREAT<br />THEREAT<br /><br />An interesting progression, I think anyway.<br /><br />Not a bad puzzle this time and timely too.<br /><br />Speaking of Halloween. I was going to do the caramel covered apple thing again until I saw the price of apples. So I skipped the apples and simply dipped the razor blades in caramel and then chocolate. Much easier too. Gotta go; loud knocking at the door.<br />skydiveboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17174073226290431753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5730391.post-34920656901804422142012-11-01T10:04:19.679-07:002012-11-01T10:04:19.679-07:00LeBron speaks legalese?LeBron speaks legalese?Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14359746462038374457noreply@blogger.com