Q: Name something a football player wears, in eight letters. Rearrange the eight letters into two four-letter words associated with a fraud. What words are these?My FM radio is on the fritz, so I had to go to the NPR website for the puzzle. However, you'll ace this puzzle, if you ask me.
A: FACEMASK --> FAKE + SCAM
Q: Name a certain shop some people visit every day. Reverse the order of the last four letters, leaving the other letters untouched, and you'll get a new word that means fragility.This week's puzzle is really hard!
A: DELICATESSEN --> DELICATENESS
Q: Take the word 'near.' If you shift each of its consonants to the next consonant of the alphabet, and each of its vowels to the next vowel in the alphabet, you get the word 'pies.' Find a one-word title of a famous novel (also made into a film) that — if you shift each of its consonants and vowels in the same manner — gives you another one-word title of a famous novel that was also made into a film. What novels and films are these?Well, there's the puzzle. I'm actually still working on it so I don't have any clues to post. Even coming up with one-word titles that are both novels and movies is proving difficult. I hate to admit it but, I'm feeling nearly brain-dead. Anyone able to help me get over my large mental roadblock?
A: COMA --> DUNEP.S. As a bonus, can you find the name of an animal in 5 letters, perform the same translation and come up with a fabric?
COMA (1977 Robin Cook novel, 1978 Michael Crichton movie) DUNE (1965 Frank Herbert novel, 1984 David Lynch movie)
Q: Rearrange the letters in CHARADES, to make two words that are synonyms. What are they?My first attempt resulted in CEDAR and ASH -- while they may both be trees they certainly they aren't synonyms (anymore than black and white could be considered synonyms). But I do have the correct answer, and I've already given you a couple clues...
A: CHARADES --> DASH + RACE
Q: Name an event at which food is served (eight letters). Inside this word is the name of a food in four letters. Remove these four letters, and the remaining four letters, in order, will name another food. What words are these?I'm not sure if I have the intended answer or not. The foods seemed to be right there in the answer without having to look "inside" too hard.
A: MEALTIME --> MEAT + LIME
Edit: Indeed my answer was not the intended answer. 'L' from the comments notes that the intended answer is probably:
A: CLAMBAKE --> LAMB + CAKE
Rearrange the letters of NITROGEN to get a familiar word everyone knows, that did not exist 10 years ago. What is it?The title was intended for the on-air puzzle, not the challenge for the week. Or was it?
A: NITROGEN --> RINGTONE
Q: Think of a pair of words that commonly go together. They're part of a larger group, but this pair of words is commonly said together. The first word contains a "W" sound without the letter "W" being in it. And the second word contains a "W" that is silent. (The pronunciation of the word wouldn't be changed if you remove the "W.") Name this pair of words.The date of the puzzle was August 12, made up of the digits "1" and "2". I wonder if that was a hint?
A: ONE, TWO
Q: Think of a six-letter word ending in a vowel that names something worn outdoors. Change the vowel to a 'G' and you'll name a popular outdoor activity. What activity is it?I have the answer to the two pieces of the puzzle, but trying to come up with a good clue is taking a toll on my brain.
A: BIKINI --> BIKING
Q: Name a well-known movie in five letters, two syllables. The vowel sound in the first syllable is a short 'i.' Change that vowel to a long 'i' and phonetically, you'll name another famous movie, in six letters. What movies are these?A couple hints: An older film and a more recent film. Also, the answers don't actually share a lot of letters in common. So there you go, I've kept you in suspense until later in the week...
A: Sicko (2007) and Psycho (1960)
Q: Think of an adjective that would describe a fox. Remove all the letters in the even positions — second, fourth, sixth, etc. The remaining letters, in order, will answer this clue: Fox's natural rival... what is it?This puzzle was initially posted on the NPR website saying "A fox's natural rival". The new wording seems to imply that this involves the Fox network, Fox News, Fox Sports, 20th Century Fox, etc. I first thought that it might be CRAFTY --> CAT, but that doesn't make sense. Then I thought the answer might be CUNNING --> CNN, but that only works if you take out an additional N. Anyone else have the answer?
A: CANINE --> CNN