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Synopsis of
NPR Weekend Edition puzzle
Liane Hansen & Will Shortz
2010-09-05
NPR Weekend Edition puzzle
Liane Hansen & Will Shortz
2010-09-05
CURRENT CHALLENGE (given 20100829):
From the NPR puzzle page: Take the word "bookman." Change one letter and rearrange the result to name a famous person who wrote books. Who is it?
From the NPR puzzle page: Take the word "bookman." Change one letter and rearrange the result to name a famous person who wrote books. Who is it?
The answer was NABOKOV, as in Vladimir Nabokov, author of _Lolita_, _Bend Sinister_, and many other works.
Liane reported more than a thousand entries.
The randomly-selected, on-air player today was Kevin Callahan, a math teacher at Madison Middle School, from Eugene, Oregon. He is a member of KLCC.Today's on-air puzzle: You are given a five-letter word and a seven-letter word. Rearrange the letters of one of the words to get a synonym of the other word. For example, given ALLOY and DEVOTED, the answer would be LOYAL. (LOYAL is an anagram of ALLOY and a synonym of DEVOTED.)
CLUES (HINTS directly below clues; ANSWERS at the end of synopsis):
1. THING & EVENING
2. STATE & CLEARED
3. MARCH & DELIGHT
4. TIMER & DESERVE
5. IRATE & GRENADE
6. NADIR & DEPLETE
7. ONSET & BOULDER
8. AWFUL & INHOUSE
9. GIRTH & CORRECT
10. AGREE & ITCHING
HINTS:
1. Rearrange the first word,THING, to make a synonym for EVENING. Will reminded listeners that *either* of the words can be the one that is to be anagrammed.
6. Liane shared a tip Will had given her once: when working with anagrams, it is sometimes helpful to put the letters in "bowling pin formation" it helps your head get out of "the linear way of thinking."
8. "It's usually used to describe a villain..."
10. "As in, you are 'itching' to do something."
Brandon Flowers, member of the Las Vegas band The Killers, read Kevin the booty he scored for playing the puzzle on the air. Kevin will receive an NPR lapel pin and many other coveted puzzle-related items.
NEXT WEEK'S CHALLENGE:
The listener challenge for next week, as copied from the NPR puzzle page: From Eric Iverson of Eagan, Minn.: What is the longest common word in which all the letters rhyme with E?
The listener challenge for next week, as Will gave it on the air: "Well, this week's challenge comes from listener Eric Iverson of Eagan, Minnesota, and it's a simple question: 'What is the longest common word in which all the letters rhyme with E?' I have my answer; we'll compare notes next week. So again, 'What is the longest common word in which all the letters rhyme with E?' "Answers must be received by 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time on THURSDAY. One
entry per person. NPR will no longer receive entries by email. Be sure
to include a telephone number where you can be reached if you are
selected as the winner. Entries may be made at the web page:
http://www.npr.org/templates/contact/index.php?columnId=4473090
You might also get to this page by going to:
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Editor's notes:
Puzzles, and contents of the _Weekend Edition Sunday_ puzzle segment are
copyrighted 2010, by Will Shortz and NPR. Reprinted here with
permission.
Liane opened the segment asking Will if his life at the moment was "more puzzles than ping pong...or vice versa?" Will discussed the table tennis club he plans to open in his hometown, which he believes will be "the largest table tennis club in the Northeast." (At 11,000 square feet of playing space, there will be enough room for eighteen tables.)
Today's serendipitous links:
copyrighted 2010, by Will Shortz and NPR. Reprinted here with
permission.
Liane opened the segment asking Will if his life at the moment was "more puzzles than ping pong...or vice versa?" Will discussed the table tennis club he plans to open in his hometown, which he believes will be "the largest table tennis club in the Northeast." (At 11,000 square feet of playing space, there will be enough room for eighteen tables.)
Today's serendipitous links:
Today's on-air player teaches math at a Madison Middle School in Oregon--and today's puzzle transcriber is the librarian at a Madison Middle School in Texas! Perhaps today, 12 days before Constitution Day, is a good day to reflect on our tiniest President (approximately 5' 4" & 96 pounds) and the "Father of the Constitution."
Fans of the book _The Phantom Tollbooth_ can celebrate the reunion of author Norton Juster and artist Jules Feiffer, 50 years later, by reading their latest collaboration, _The Odious Ogre_.
http://n.pr/92UrqN
http://n.pr/92UrqN
Happy Labor Day!
http://bit.ly/9bfMyc
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Links of interest:
American Crossword Puzzle Tournament:
http://www.crosswordtournament.com/
Merl Reagle's article on constructing crossword puzzles, available at:
http://www.crosswordtournament.com/articles/inq031697.htm
World Puzzle Federation:
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http://www.mathpuzzle.com
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http://www.wordsmith.org/awad
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CLUES & ANSWERS:
1. THING & EVENING: NIGHT
2. STATE & CLEARED: DECLARE
3. MARCH & DELIGHT: CHARM
4. TIMER & DESERVE: MERIT
5. IRATE & GRENADE: ENRAGED or ANGERED
6. NADIR & DEPLETE: DRAIN
7. ONSET & BOULDER: STONE
8. AWFUL & INHOUSE: HEINOUS
9. GIRTH & CORRECT: RIGHT
10. AGREE & ITCHING: EAGER
End of NPR Puzzle Synopsis.
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