The puzzle is easy -- a clue, not so much.Q: Think of a common phrase in the form "___ of my ___." The word that goes in the first blank is the name of a well-known company. And the word that goes in the second blank sounds like part of the names of many of that company's products. What phrase is it?
A: APPLE of my EYE (I in iMac, iPhone, iPod, iPad, etc.)
Popular movie? I hadn't heard of it. But I like movies like "Spider-Man: No Way Home" so maybe I'm not the right audience?Q: It's unusual for a multi-word movie title to consist entirely of words starting with vowels, none of which are the article "a." or pronoun "I." Can you name a popular movie with a five-word title — with word lengths 10, 10, 3, 2, 4 — all of which start with vowels?
A: EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE
This is a real chestnut of a puzzle.Q: Think of a pair of two-syllable words that are pronounced the same, except one is accented on the first syllable while the other is accented on the second. The word that's accented on the first syllable is associated with confrontation, while the word that's accented on the second syllable is associated with cooperation. What words are these?
A: CONQUER, CONCUR
Is a piano involved?Q: Name two things that many houses are built with: "[blank] and [blank]." Drop the first letter of the first thing. Change the last two letters of the second thing to a "Y." And you'll name a popular TV show, "[blank] and [blank]." What show is it?
A: BRICK and MORTAR --> RICK and MORTY
Edit: The picture of the supermarket shows a vehicle with tires, presumably Michelin :)Q: Think of two well-known brand names, each in eight letters that have the same first six letters in the same order. Both brands are of products, one found in a supermarket and one for something used outdoors. And even though the first six letters of the names are the same, they're not pronounced the same. What products are these?
A: MICHELOB, MICHELIN
This person was due for a puzzle — !Q: Take the name of a large financial corporation in 10 letters. Drop the fourth and fifth letters. Move the sixth and seventh letters to the front. You'll name a person associated with financial misdeeds. What is the company, and who is the person?
A: CAPITAL ONE --> AL CAPONE
Clearly "porn" and "pom" don't work, and I'd never expect to hear that as the answer on NPR either.Q: If you squish the lowercase letters "r" and "n" together, they look like an "m." Think of a word that ends in the consecutive letters "r-n." Squish them together to get a homophone of a synonym of the first word. What words are these?
A: DARN --> DAM (DAMN)
Q: Name something, in eight letters, that you might hear at an opera. Drop three of the letters, without changing the order of the remaining five. You'll name something you might see at an opera. What things are these?If you remove a large quantity, you get something soft you can eat.
A: BARITONE --> BATON
Q: Name two countries with a total of 12 letters that, when spelled one after the other, form six consecutive state postal abbreviations. What are the two countries?Anagram all the letters and you get something that means "loony sail".
A: DENMARK, SPAIN (Delaware, New Mexico, Arkansas, Kansas, Pennsylvania, Indiana)
Q: Name a well-known island. Move the first letter six spaces later in the alphabet. Read the result backward. You'll get where this island is located. What island is it?
A: Intended answer = MALTA --> ATLAS
Alternate answer = JAMAICA --> A CIA MAP
