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WHOO-HOO! You Go, Joe Kupe!! (Also: NPR Puzzle 8/25/13) 25 Aug 2013 | 07:12 pm
Hey, Joe -- Congratulations!! Very cool listening to you struggle prevail ICE the on-air puzzle! Way to go, Kupe! (Would it have killed you to mention your second favorite (third favorite?) puzzle blo...
NPR Puzzle 8/18/13 -- Last? Really? That's the Answer? 23 Aug 2013 | 12:10 am
Here's this week's NPR Puzzle: The Roman numeral for 38 is XXXVIII. What is special or unusual about this Roman numeral that sets it apart from every other Roman numeral that can be written? This is ...
NPR Puzzle 8/18/13 -- It's Unique I Tell You! Really Unique! 18 Aug 2013 | 07:08 pm
Here's this week's NPR Puzzle: The Roman numeral for 38 is XXXVIII. What is special or unusual about this Roman numeral that sets it apart from every other Roman numeral that can be written? Henry's ...
Shh...bloggers are napping... 16 Aug 2013 | 03:14 am
Hi. I'll post the usual Thursday post tomorrow (Friday) simply because if I do it now, it will be gibberish. And you deserve so much more!
NPR Puzzle 8/11/13 -- Back to the Classics? 11 Aug 2013 | 06:06 pm
Here's this week's NPR Puzzle: It's a twist on an old puzzle: "Nieces and nephews have I none, but that man's father is my father's son." What is the gender of the speaker? And who is the speaker ref...
NPR Puzzle 8/4/13 -- Abducted by Aliens Eating Sushi (that's my story...) 10 Aug 2013 | 08:05 pm
Oh, wow. So sorry I didn't post on Thursday. I have an excuse for not posting on Thursday at the normal time, but NO excuse for the 44 hours after that. And it's not like I can claim the dog ate the p...
NPR Puzzle 8/4/13 -- Food in a Car 4 Aug 2013 | 06:43 pm
Here's this week's NPR Sunday Puzzle: Name a foreign make of automobile. Cross out several letters in its name. The remaining letters, reading in order from left to right, will spell a food that come...
NPR Puzzle 7/28/13 -- Will Shortz & The AceTones 2 Aug 2013 | 02:09 am
Here's this week's NPR Sunday Puzzle: In three words, name a product sold mainly to women that has the initials N-P-R. The answer is a common phrase. Easy enough, I thought. The answer is NAIL POLISH...
NPR Puzzle 7/28/13 -- NPR Makes it Big...Initially! 28 Jul 2013 | 07:17 pm
Here's this week's NPR Sunday Puzzle: In three words, name a product sold mainly to women that has the initials N-P-R. The answer is a common phrase. Easy-peasy. A nice, simple puzzle for a sleepy Su...
Sabbatical Is On! 4 Jul 2013 | 05:33 am
Hi -- I had a bit of a hiccup today when my primary care physician (who's lovely, by the way) thought I couldn't wait until after school (a ten-day residency starting next Friday) to be evaluated for...
