NPR puzzle for 9-24-95.
Richard Renner
NPR Weekend Edition puzzle with Liane Hansen and Will Shortz,
9-24-95.
The New York Times booth at the Book Country Fair in New York
last week was rained out.
The puzzle for last week comes from Henry Hook of Brooklyn. He
notices that the name ETHAN ALLEN contains only straight lines
when written in block letters. Can you name a famous person
whose name has this property and who has seven letters in the
first name and seven letters in the last name? Will can name
two, including a well known writer. Will's intended answers were
Lillian Hellman (American playwright) and William Wellman (film
director). He also accepted William Hazlitt (19th century
English essayist) and William Maxwell (American novelist).
The winner was Patrick Robbins of North Whitefield, Maine, which
is about 50 miles south of Augusta, Maine. He listens to WMEA
from Portland, Maine.
The on-air puzzle was about "ng" endings. Each answer was a
word, name or phrase with two syllables. Each syllable ended
with the letters "ng." For example, if he said upset as in
nerves, the answer would be jangling. Answers appear at the end
of this message.
CLUES
1. game in a rec room
2. having a monotonous rhythm, like a nursery rhyme
3. New York State prison
4. a big party
5. Capital of North Korea (counterpart of Seoul)
6. awkwardly tall and spindly
7. sound of a door bell
8. rock group, 1986 hit Everyone Have Fun Tonight
9. 1966 Cher hit
10. hero of The Good Earth
11. City setting of the movie, World of Suzie Wong
12. provisional capital of China, 1937-46 (one letter off from
a brand of Chinese food)
13. big name in circuses
14. movie which features Empire State Building
15. pandas in the National Zoo in Washington, DC
The puzzle for next week asks you to fill in two blanks. The
first fills the phrase "blank music." The blank is a common two
word phrase with seven letters. Change the last letter to create
a new phrase that fills the phrase "blank theory."
Answers must be received by the close of business on Thursday.
Send them to:
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Email: puz...@npr.org
Overseas listeners appear to be out of luck.
Include your home and work telephone numbers.
CLUES ANSWERS
game in a rec room ping pong
having a monotonous rhythm, like a nursery rhyme sing song
New York State prison Sing Sing
a big party wingding
Capital of North Korea (counterpart of Seoul) Pyongyang
awkwardly tall and spindly gangling
sound of a door bell ding dong
rock group, 1986 hit Everyone Have Fun Tonight Wangshong
1966 Cher hit Bang Bang
hero of The Good Earth Wang Lung
City setting of the movie, World of Suzie Wong Hong Kong
provisional capital of China, 1937-46 (one Chungking
letter off from a brand of Chinese food)
big name in circuses Ringling
movie which features Empire State Building King Kong
pandas in the National Zoo in Washington, DC Sing Sing and
Ling Ling