Synopsis of
NPR Weekend Edition puzzle
with Lulu Garcia-Navarro and Will Shortz
2020-09-13
The listener challenge for this week comes from listener Jeremy
Crane of Madison, Wisconsin: Name a deity in ancient mythology.
The first half of the name, phonetically, names a common object.
The second half of the name, by spelling, names another object
that is often put inside the first one. What is it? The answer is
Persephone, Queen of the Underwold, making PURSE and
PHONE.
Lulu reported over 1,700 correct entries.
The on-air player is Becky Mayo of Riverside, California. Becky
has been a fan of the NPR puzzle for all of its 33 years. She says
that has made them “friends for 33 years,” although the friendship
has been “a bit one-sided” until now. She misses Liane but loves
Lulu. She asked if she gets the lapel pin “no matter what?” The
implied answer was yes, but actually there is one way to be
selected and NOT get the lapel pin: objecting to NPR’s use of a
non-union supplier:
Becky and her husband wrote a children’s play about
constellations. She also shared how her heart goes out to those
suffering from fires.
Today’s on-air puzzle is called, “Don't Delete.” Every answer is a
word or name that has the accented syllable "lee" (phonetic)
somewhere inside it. For example, if the clue is, “expungement,”
the answer could be DELETION.
CLUES:
1. City in Ohio sometimes called "holy"
2. Supreme Court justice Samuel
3. Pledge of ___
4. Opposite of an atheist
5. Island off the coast of California
6. Resident of California's largest city
7. One-named "Queen of Tejano Music"
8. Italian film director Federico
9. Leonardo da Vinci painting (two words)
Answers are near the end of this synopsis.
This week's challenge comes from listener Judy Horn, of
Reading, Mass. Name a famous person with the initials M. C. The
first initial and last name anagram to the person's field of renown.
What is it?
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Our synopsis today was delayed by WAMU's pledge drive.
Sun, Sep 6, 2020 at 8:52 AM, Martin Eiger writes:
What category includes West Virginia and Wyoming but excludes
Wisconsin?
Joe responded:
Which indeed? Thanks for spotting it. joe
Today, Will acknowledged his error in overlooking that Wisconsin
comes after West Virginia and before Wyoming. Lulu apologized
to the people of Wisconsin.
Will also acknowledged that Claire Luce was not the co-founder
of Readers Digest. That was Lila Wallace.
Claire Booth Luce was the wife of Henry Luce who founded Time,
Life and other magazines. She was a noted author and
(conservative) political figure in her own right.
Claire Luce was an actress
Hints:
3. Pledge of ___: You say it in school
7. One-named "Queen of Tejano Music": She was played by
Jennifer Lopez and now by an actress named Gomez
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Clues
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Answers
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1. City in Ohio sometimes called "holy"
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Toledo
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2. Supreme Court justice Samuel
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Alito
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3. Pledge of ___
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Allegience
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4. Opposite of an atheist
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believer
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5. Island off the coast of California
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Catalina
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6. Resident of California's largest city
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Angelino
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7. One-named "Queen of Tejano Music"
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Selena
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8. Italian film director Federico
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Fellini
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9. Leonardo da Vinci painting (two words)
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Mona Lisa
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The obvious opposite of atheist would be theist, but that does not
have a "lee."
End of NPR Puzzle Synopsis.