NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jul 29, 2012): I'm In My Element
Updated: 2012-07-29 06:38:00
: Blaine's Puzzle Blog Weekly discussion on the NPR puzzler , brain teasers , math problems and . more Saturday , July 28, 2012 NPR Sunday Puzzle Jul 29, 2012 I'm In My Element NPR Sunday Puzzle Jul 29, 2012 I'm In My Element Q : Think of the last name of a famous person in entertainment . The first two letters of this name are a symbol for one of the elements on the periodic table . Substitute the name of that element for the two letters , and you will describe the chief element of this person's work . What is it Aluminumanis Posted by Blaine at 10:38 PM Email This BlogThis Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Labels : lists names npr 37 : comments Blaine Sat Jul 28, 10:39:00 PM PDT Here's my standard reminder . don't post the answer or any hints that could lead directly to the answer e.g .
: : Blaine's Puzzle Blog Weekly discussion on the NPR puzzler , brain teasers , math problems and . more Saturday , July 28, 2012 GeekDad Puzzle of the Week : Contiguous Consonants GeekDad Puzzle of the Week : Contiguous Consonants Q : GeekDad had a lot of time to work out several phrases that incorporated words with multiple adjacent non-vowels or contiguous consonants . For purposes of this puzzle , please consider the letter y strictly as a consonant . In parentheses , after each phrase is the number of words , and each word's count of contiguous . consonants Ice-free , super tall buildings in Scranton 3w 6c Encoding long words in a fixed orbit 3w 6c Crazy fish-studier’s two wheeled transport 3w 5c Melodic equivalents to the Queen of Diamonds Condon 3w 6c Sufficiently valuable magic
: Blaine's Puzzle Blog Weekly discussion on the NPR puzzler , brain teasers , math problems and . more Thursday , July 26, 2012 NPR Sunday Puzzle Jul 22, 2012 Sports Section NPR Sunday Puzzle Jul 22, 2012 Sports Section Q : Name a sport in two words nine letters in the first word , six letters in the last in which all six vowels A , E , I , O , U , and Y are used once each . What is it Grr I spent a good amount of time trying to find a 9-5 answer before finding out that there was a mistake in the posted puzzle . I bet a few of you were similarly confused . I was working on organized rugby as a potential answer until I saw the . correction Edit : The hints were Grr which are the starting consonants of the answer , 9-5 as in odds of 9 to 5, posted as in race results being posted and bet as
: : Blaine's Puzzle Blog Weekly discussion on the NPR puzzler , brain teasers , math problems and . more Saturday , July 21, 2012 GeekDad Puzzle of the Week : Dog Siblings GeekDad Puzzle of the Week : Dog Siblings Q : A guy with a black lab said that his dog , Selkie , has five brothers and sisters in town . But I’ve never run into one of them , he said . I wonder what are the chances of that Imagine that each of the six dogs goes out somewhere an average of once every three days . And imagine that between trails and parks and fields there are 200 places a dog can go , all let's say . with equal . probability If it's been exactly two years 730 days since Selkie's owner picked her up from the litter , what are the chances that during this time Selkie would NOT see a doggie sibling For extra
: Blaine's Puzzle Blog Weekly discussion on the NPR puzzler , brain teasers , math problems and . more Thursday , July 19, 2012 NPR Sunday Puzzle Jul 15, 2012 Is There a Doctor in the House NPR Sunday Puzzle Jul 15, 2012 Is There a Doctor in the House Q : The name of something that you might see your doctor about is a two-word phrase . Three letters in each word . When these six letters are written without a space , a three-letter word can be removed from inside , and the remaining three letters in order also form a word . What's interesting is that the four three-letter words the two in the original phrase , the one that was removed , and the one that remains all rhyme . What is the original phrase The picture this time is from Halloween 2005 when we all went as various doctors . Speaking
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: . Blaine's Puzzle Blog Weekly discussion on the NPR puzzler , brain teasers , math problems and . more Thursday , July 12, 2012 NPR Sunday Puzzle Jul 8, 2012 And the Oscar Goes To . NPR Sunday Puzzle Jul 8, 2012 And the Oscar Goes To . Q : Think of a well-known actor , three letters in the first name , seven letters in the last . One of the letters is an S . Change the S to a K and rearrange the result , and you'll name a well-known fictional character . Who is it Add an F to the fictional character , rearrange to get part of a . car Edit : TINKER BELL F rearranges to LEFT . BLINKER A : BEN STILLER S K TINKER BELL Posted by Blaine at 12:00 PM Email This BlogThis Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Labels : anagrams lists names npr 61 : comments Blaine Sat Jul 07, 11:07:00 PM PDT Here's my
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: Blaine's Puzzle Blog Weekly discussion on the NPR puzzler , brain teasers , math problems and . more Thursday , July 05, 2012 NPR Sunday Puzzle Jul 1, 2012 Retail Therapy NPR Sunday Puzzle Jul 1, 2012 Retail Therapy Q : Think of a well-known retail store chain in two words . Remove one letter from its name . The remaining letters , in order , will spell three consecutive words that are synonyms of each other . What are they Hint : The three words are all . slang I didn't immediately get the answer because they've been getting rid of most of these stores in our area . And the answer I have is technically one word , not . two Edit : The hint was getting rid of which could be another slang . synonym A : OfficeMax remove the M Off , Ice , Ax as synonyms for kill Posted by Blaine at 12:55 PM
: : Blaine's Puzzle Blog Weekly discussion on the NPR puzzler , brain teasers , math problems and . more Wednesday , July 04, 2012 GeekDad Puzzle of the Week : Poaching Berries GeekDad Puzzle of the Week : Poaching Berries Q : Leif and Kestrel are willing to give GeekDad a 20 cut of berries they poach for turning a blind eye . Imagine that Leif picks five berries per poach and Kestrel picks three berries per poach and that they attempt to poach once every day , with the exception of any day just after they’ve been caught . Now imagine that each time they poach berries , they have a 15 chance of getting caught . How many berries can GeekDad expect to eat each each week , averaged over time I'll post my thoughts on the answer after the answer is revealed generally early next week Edit : The