Q: Name a famous English author. Change the first letter of the last name to an S. Then move the first, second, and final letters of that last name in front of the first name. The resulting string of letters reading from left to right will name a major American city. What city is it?[redacted]
Drop the last two letters of the first athlete's first name and add a P. I tried to rearrange the result, but I couldn't do it.Q: Take the first and last names of a famous athlete. Change the first letter of the last name to L, and rearrange the result to get the first and last names of another famous athlete. In each case the first name has 6 letters and the last name has 5. These are athletes everyone knows. Who are they?
A: SIMON BILES --> LIONEL MESSI
I removed the letters AVSI.Q: Take the classic illustrated children's book Sylvester and the Magic Pebble. Rearrange its 26 letters to name a famous film director (first and last names) and a noted role on stage (in two words).Who is the director and what is the role?
A: Steven Spielberg, Lady Macbeth
I wasn't looking in the right place.Q: Name something many hospitals have, in 7 letters. Rearrange the letters to name two things you can get inside a hospital (4 and 3 letters each).
A: HELIPAD --> HELP, AID
I remember watching this channel back in the days of standard definition CRTs. Anyone else?Q: "I turned on the TV and saw anger, evil, slander, and ruin. It was all pleasant news. What channel was I watching and what specifically was on the screen?"
A: They were watching ice hockey (NHL Eastern division) probably on ESPN. The particular teams are the New York Rangers, New Jersey Devils, New York Islanders and the Boston Bruins.
At first I thought the answer would literally spell out something like B-A-T. My second thought was that it must be a Team Mascot with the second piece of clothing being an ascot. But before I could think of a third incorrect answer, it hit me.Q: Take two different articles of clothing and place them one after the other. The result will spell something seen at a baseball game. What is it?
A: SHORTS + TOP = STORTSTOP
Q: This is a phonetic challenge in four parts. First, say a letter of the alphabet out loud -- like B, C, or L. Then name something you might carry around in your pocket. Say it twice. Finally, name a variety of tree. Say these four things in order, and phonetically they'll name a nice place in the United States to vacation. What is it?This place was mentioned on this blog in the last couple years by someone from a city and state that started with the same letter.
A: WAIKIKI BEACH (Y + KEY + KEY + BEECH)
Q: Think of a famous movie star (6 letters, 6 letters). The first name, when said out loud, sounds like a brand of a certain object. The last name is someone who uses this object. What movie star is this?Has this puzzle got you over a barrel?
A: MINNIE DRIVER --> MINI, DRIVER
Q: Take the first and last names of a major film director. Drop the last six letters of his name, and rearrange what remains. You'll get the name of a major film award -- for which this director has been nominated six times. Who is he and what is the award?Technically, the director has one more name.
A: PEDRO ALMODÓVAR, PALME D'OR
Q: Take a child's game, in eight letters. Change the sixth letter to 'ch' and, phonetically, you'll have a popular animated children's character. What are the game and the character?How manu of us remember the first time we played this?
A: PEEK-A-BOO, PIKACHU
Q: Name certain female animals. Insert a T somewhere inside the word, and you'll get a synonym for this animal's offspring. What animals are these?Of course I appreciate this puzzle along with all the puzzles created by our esteemed LegoLambda.
A: DOES --> DOTES, FAWNS
Q: Think of a famous current actor. His first name is also the name of a famous movie character. Drop the middle letter of his last name and you'll name another famous movie character. Each character is a central figure in a dozen or more films. What actor is this?Let me add that I've already heard part of this wordplay. The puzzle might have been more relevant in a couple weeks, give or take.
A: JASON BATEMAN --> JASON and BATMAN.
Q: Name a popular magazine. Rearrange its letters. Then add an O at the end and you'll name a prominent subject in this magazine's new issue. What magazine is it? Hint: You don't need to read this magazine in order to guess the answer.You can add a few more letters and the answer still works.
A: PEOPLE, POPE LEO
Q: Name a famous singer past or present. Remove the first and last letter from the first name and the result will be a potential partner of the last name. What singer is this?Little did I know that my first guess was close.
A: GLADYS KNIGHT --> LADY, KNIGHT
As Homer said about Denmark, "Third time's a charm."Q: Name an activity in the form of "blank and blank." Move the first letter of the second word to the start of the first word. The result will be two modes of transporting things. What is the activity and what are the modes of transport?
A: ARTS and CRAFTS --> CARTS and RAFTS
Change the 3rd and 5th letters of the last animal and rearrange to get another animal.Q: Name an animal in five letters. Add two letters and rearrange the result to name a bird in seven letters. Then add two letters to that and rearrange the result to name another animal in nine letters. What creatures are these?
A: LLAMA, MALLARD, ARMADILLO
I believe in behavior which is positive and helpful.Q: Name a famous European tourist site in nine letters. Rearrange its last four letters to name something that its first five letters can be planted in.
A: ACROPOLIS, A CROP can be planted in SOIL
Pour out a sunrise smile!Q: Think of an 11-letter word that might describe milk. Change one letter in it to an A, and say the result out loud. You'll get a hyphenated word that might describe beef. What is it?
A: PASTEURIZED --> PASTURE-RAISED
Q: Think of a word meaning "delay." Remove one W from it and you'll be left with another word meaning "delay." What words are these?Read carefully, if you don't want to be delayed.
A: STONEWALL --> STALL
I can't be the only one that is having trouble in clueing the answer to this puzzle. That's assuming you aren't already having trouble in hearing the distinction between an unvoiced and voiced dental fricative.Q: In English the two-letter combination TH can be pronounced in two different ways: once as in the word "booth," the other as in "smooth." What is the only common English word, other than "smooth," that ends in the letters TH as pronounced in smooth?
A: MOUTH (verb)
