NPR Sunday Puzzle (Oct 31, 2010): Creature Double Feature
Updated: 2010-10-31 08:09:00
: Blaine's Puzzle Blog Weekly discussion on the NPR puzzler , Sudoku variations and . more Sunday , October 31, 2010 NPR Sunday Puzzle Oct 31, 2010 Creature Double Feature NPR Sunday Puzzle Oct 31, 2010 Creature Double Feature Q : Name a creature in six letters . Move the first three letters to the end and read the result backward to name another creature . Clue : If you break either six-letter word in half , each pair of three letters will themselves spell a . word No , I'm not late in posting the puzzle . I'm just stunned anyone would think so . Incidentally one of the 3-letter words is more common in crosswords , but it is found in the dictionary . Speaking of a double-feature , I'm thinking of watching a comedy and then a sci-fi thriller . Horror on Halloween is so overrated . Posted
: skip to main skip to sidebar Brian's Damn Puzzle Blog A chronicle of my descent into the realm of the . puzzle-obsessed October 27, 2010 Newton's Egg by Stephen Chin This puzzle was Stephen Chin's exchange puzzle at IPP30 in Japan . I had seen photos of Stephen's work before , but this was the first that I have had the pleasure of . trying The goal is to open the egg , and the hint is that it is based on Newton's three laws of motion . This particular copy is made out of Huon Pine , which gives it a nice aroma . I was intrigued by the hint and decided to buy a . copy When I got it , it arrived it a plastic tube and was wrapped in a kid's sock . It also included a tippe top made out of colored pencils that had been glued together and turned on a lathe This is one of Stephen's signature'
: skip to main skip to sidebar Brian's Damn Puzzle Blog A chronicle of my descent into the realm of the . puzzle-obsessed October 25, 2010 TenPlate Puzzle As I mentioned in the Part 5 of my series of posts about the 2010 Rochester Puzzle Picnic Jeff Aurand gave a talk about writing a computer program to solve all TenPlate puzzles . nbsp At the end of his talk , he had a drawing for a copy of this puzzle , and I won one I hadn't had a chance to work on it until now , and I was curious to see how difficult it would be to solve manually . In this photo by Jeff you can see it in one of its solved positions . There are a number of solutions to it , though Jeff would have remind me how . many The puzzle consists of ten flat pieces . There are five notches , each of which can either be tall or
: skip to main skip to sidebar Brian's Damn Puzzle Blog A chronicle of my descent into the realm of the . puzzle-obsessed October 21, 2010 Boxed In by Random Netzley I recently had the pleasure of trying the latest puzzle box by craftsman Random Netzley of Random Woodworking It is named Boxed In and Random is currently working on a limited run of 8 of these boxes . You can preorder from his website for 300 each . He was kind enough to loan me a copy to review As you can see from the photo , it is a striking box . I really liked the use of contrasting wood and it has a nice smooth finish . Its appearance is reminiscent of a framed burr , which made me curious as to how it might operate . Also , Random hinted that the name had something to do with the solution . It is fairly large for a