Updated: 2012-02-05 14:55:00
NPR Sunday Puzzle (Feb 5, 2012): A Stern Elk and a Rattlesnake?: Q: Name an animal. Add the letters "A" and "T," and rearrange the result to name another animal. These are both animals that might be found in a zoo, and the last letter of the first animal is the first letter of the last one.I was surprised to find the second animal has a longer lifespan than the first and will often weigh more.
Updated: 2012-01-29 20:47:11
: Blaine's Puzzle Blog Weekly discussion on the NPR puzzler , brain teasers , math problems and . more Saturday , January 28, 2012 NPR Sunday Puzzle Jan 29, 2012 An Equation for 2012 NPR Sunday Puzzle Jan 29, 2012 An Equation for 2012 Q : Write the digits from 1 to 9 in a line . If you put a plus sign after the 2, a times sign after the 4, and plus signs after the 6 and 8, the line shows 12 34 x 56 78 9, which equals 2003. That's nine years off from our current year 2012. This example uses four arithmetic symbols . The object is to use just three of the following arithmetic operations : addition , subtraction , multiplication and division , in a line from 1 to 9 to get 2012 exactly . The operations should be performed in order from left to right . There are no tricks to this puzzle . Can
Updated: 2012-01-26 21:43:00
: skip to main skip to sidebar Brian's Damn Puzzle Blog A chronicle of my descent into the realm of the . puzzle-obsessed January 26, 2012 Cast Donuts Well , I finally got my hands on the latest Hanayama Cast Puzzle , Cast Donuts My favorite puzzle store in the Boston area , nbsp Eureka Puzzles Games had them in stock briefly a month ago , but I moved too slowly and they sold out before I could get down there . Fortunately , they restocked recently so I called up to have them hold one for me , and I headed down there as soon as I could . nbsp David Leschinsky , the owner of Eureka , was there , and it was great getting a chance to speak with . him Cast Donuts is a really cool looking puzzle : two donuts are linked together , and the goal is to separate them . You'll quickly see that each
Updated: 2012-01-15 10:15:57
: Blaine's Puzzle Blog Weekly discussion on the NPR puzzler , brain teasers , math problems and . more Saturday , January 14, 2012 NPR Sunday Puzzle Jan 15, 2012 Two Week TV Title Challenge NPR Sunday Puzzle Jan 15, 2012 Two Week TV Title Challenge Q : This is a special two-week creative challenge . Combine the titles of some TV shows , past or present , into an amusing sentence or statement . Here are 3 examples : TODAY SISTERS NAME THAT TUNE FATHER KNOWS BEST , DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES BEWITCHED MY THREE SONS ONE DAY AT A TIME , I'VE GOT A SECRET MURDER , SHE WROTE THE F.B.I . Entries will be judged on their sense , naturalness of syntax , humor , originality , familiarity of the TV shows named , and overall effect . No more than three sentences per entry , . please Not much to say , but
