NPR Sunday Puzzle (May 19, 2013): Read the Book, Watched the Film
Updated: 2013-05-19 14:20:00
: , Blaine's Puzzle Blog Weekly discussion on the NPR puzzler , brain teasers , math problems and . more Sunday , May 19, 2013 NPR Sunday Puzzle May 19, 2013 Read the Book , Watched the Film NPR Sunday Puzzle May 19, 2013 Read the Book , Watched the Film Q : Name a category of books , in two words . Add one letter to each word the same letter of the alphabet in each case . Rearrange the letters of the first word plus the added letter to make a new word . For the second word simply insert the new letter somewhere inside it . The result will be the two-word title of a famous movie , which is based on a book , which is definitely not found in the category of books you originally named . Name the category of books and the . movie The initials of the director relate to the puzzle in a couple
: Blaine's Puzzle Blog Weekly discussion on the NPR puzzler , brain teasers , math problems and . more Thursday , May 02, 2013 NPR Sunday Puzzle Apr 28, 2013 Six-word Proverb Puzzle NPR Sunday Puzzle Apr 28, 2013 Six-word Proverb Puzzle Q : The first 12 letters of the alphabet are A to L . Think of a familiar , six-word proverb that contains 11 of these 12 letters . The letters may be used more than once , and you may use additional letters from the second half of the alphabet . What proverb is this Will has given us a task that's akin to finding a needle in a haystack , but I'm not one to judge a book by its cover . Let's not count our chickens before they hatch , but we can figure this out , can't we Edit : Several proverbs get close to using most of the letters in A through L , but the
: , , . Blaine's Puzzle Blog Weekly discussion on the NPR puzzler , brain teasers , math problems and . more Friday , April 26, 2013 NPR Sunday Puzzle Apr 21, 2013 Location , Location , Location . NPR Sunday Puzzle Apr 21, 2013 Location , Location , Location . Q : Name a geographical location in two words nine letters altogether that , when spoken aloud , sounds roughly like four letters of the alphabet . What is it Hint : It's . 261m Edit : The oil tanker Aegean Sea responsible for the oil spill in 1992 was 261 meters . long A : Aegean Sea AGNC Posted by Blaine at 11:27 AM Email This BlogThis Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Labels : lists npr patterns sounds 204 : comments Blaine Sun Apr 21, 01:25:00 AM PDT Here's my standard reminder . don't post the answer or any hints that could