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Welcome to our May 25th edition of Joseph Young’s Puzzleria!
Our menus this week feature:
ONE Samey-Namey Appetizer;
ONE Laurel and Yani... no, Hardy Appetizer;
ONE Under The Weather Dessert;
ONE Heavenly Hops Slice; and
THREE Fosbury Floppy Riff-Off Slices.
As usual Puzzlerians!, T.G.I.F., Think Good, It’s Friday.
And remember, T.B.I.F., This Blog Is Fun!
Name’s Sort Of The Same Appetizer:
King Larry meets Larry King
A world leader served during the toddlerhood of another notable person whose last and first names form the leader’s title.
All letters in the profession of the world leader appear in the profession of the notable person.
Who are these two people?
Black And White And Colorized Oliver Appetizer:
“Another fine mesh you’ve gotten me into”
Name an item of apparel that contains fine mesh.
Replace two consecutive vowels with one different vowel to name a creature in the presence of which one would be advised to wear a protective item of apparel that also contains fine mesh.
What is this creature?
Weightlessly Jumpin’ Jupiter Slice:
Hang time in outer space
Michael Jordan could jump 32' 2" high on Pluto, a distance more than three times greater than the 10' 3" than Joe, a normal person, could jump on the moon.
Can you think of a way that 10' 3" could be considered more than 27 times greater than 32' 2"?
Riffing Off Shortz And Bass Slices:
Flopsies, mob scenes and rotten tales
Will Shortz’s May 20th NPR Weekend Edition Sunday puzzle, composed by Ben Bass of Chicago, reads:
Take the title of a famous Hollywood flop. Change an A to an R, then rearrange the letters to spell a famous box office hit — which went on to spawn sequels. What films are these?
Puzzleria!’s Riffing Off Shortz And Bass Slices read:
ONE:
Take the title of a not-so-famous Hollywood flop.
Rotate the first letter 90 degrees and spell the result backward to spell a critically well received 2009 British film that had a modest budget and box office.
What films are these?
TWO:
Take the title of a not-so-famous Hollywood flop. Change an F to an P, then rearrange the letters to spell a Canterbury Tale-teller. What film is this and who is the Tale-teller?
THREE:
Take the title of a not-so-famous Hollywood flop. Change an H to an F, then rearrange the letters to spell the stage name of a famous rock singer who also carved out a secondary career as an actor.
What film is this and who is this singer/actor?
Under The Weather Dessert:
The cold and flu sneezin’
Name a task associated with the cold and flu season, in two words.
Removing the first letter from each word and saying the result aloud will sound like two other words associated with the cold and flu season.
What are these four words?
Every Friday at Joseph Young’s Puzzleria! we publish a new menu of fresh word puzzles, number puzzles, logic puzzles, puzzles of all varieties and flavors. We cater to cravers of scrumptious puzzles!
Our master chef, Grecian gourmet puzzle-creator Lego Lambda, blends and bakes up mysterious (and sometimes questionable) toppings and spices (such as alphabet soup, Mobius bacon strips, diced snake eyes, cubed radishes, “hominym” grits, anagraham crackers, rhyme thyme and sage sprinklings.)
Please post your comments below. Feel free also to post clever and subtle hints that do not give the puzzle answers away. Please wait until after 3 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesdays to post your answers and explain your hints about the puzzles. We serve up at least one fresh puzzle every Friday.
We invite you to make it a habit to “Meet at Joe’s!” If you enjoy our weekly puzzle party, please tell your friends about Joseph Young’s Puzzleria! Thank you.
Welcome to our May 25th edition of Joseph Young’s Puzzleria!
Our menus this week feature:
ONE Samey-Namey Appetizer;
ONE Laurel and Yani... no, Hardy Appetizer;
ONE Under The Weather Dessert;
ONE Heavenly Hops Slice; and
THREE Fosbury Floppy Riff-Off Slices.
As usual Puzzlerians!, T.G.I.F., Think Good, It’s Friday.
And remember, T.B.I.F., This Blog Is Fun!
Appetizer Menu
Name’s Sort Of The Same Appetizer:
King Larry meets Larry King
A world leader served during the toddlerhood of another notable person whose last and first names form the leader’s title.
All letters in the profession of the world leader appear in the profession of the notable person.
Who are these two people?
Black And White And Colorized Oliver Appetizer:
“Another fine mesh you’ve gotten me into”
Name an item of apparel that contains fine mesh.
Replace two consecutive vowels with one different vowel to name a creature in the presence of which one would be advised to wear a protective item of apparel that also contains fine mesh.
What is this creature?
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Weightlessly Jumpin’ Jupiter Slice:
Hang time in outer space
Michael Jordan could jump 32' 2" high on Pluto, a distance more than three times greater than the 10' 3" than Joe, a normal person, could jump on the moon.
Can you think of a way that 10' 3" could be considered more than 27 times greater than 32' 2"?
Riffing Off Shortz And Bass Slices:
Flopsies, mob scenes and rotten tales
Will Shortz’s May 20th NPR Weekend Edition Sunday puzzle, composed by Ben Bass of Chicago, reads:
Take the title of a famous Hollywood flop. Change an A to an R, then rearrange the letters to spell a famous box office hit — which went on to spawn sequels. What films are these?
Puzzleria!’s Riffing Off Shortz And Bass Slices read:
ONE:
Take the title of a not-so-famous Hollywood flop.
Rotate the first letter 90 degrees and spell the result backward to spell a critically well received 2009 British film that had a modest budget and box office.
What films are these?
TWO:
Take the title of a not-so-famous Hollywood flop. Change an F to an P, then rearrange the letters to spell a Canterbury Tale-teller. What film is this and who is the Tale-teller?
THREE:
Take the title of a not-so-famous Hollywood flop. Change an H to an F, then rearrange the letters to spell the stage name of a famous rock singer who also carved out a secondary career as an actor.
What film is this and who is this singer/actor?
Dessert Menu
Under The Weather Dessert:
The cold and flu sneezin’
Name a task associated with the cold and flu season, in two words.
Removing the first letter from each word and saying the result aloud will sound like two other words associated with the cold and flu season.
What are these four words?
Every Friday at Joseph Young’s Puzzleria! we publish a new menu of fresh word puzzles, number puzzles, logic puzzles, puzzles of all varieties and flavors. We cater to cravers of scrumptious puzzles!
Our master chef, Grecian gourmet puzzle-creator Lego Lambda, blends and bakes up mysterious (and sometimes questionable) toppings and spices (such as alphabet soup, Mobius bacon strips, diced snake eyes, cubed radishes, “hominym” grits, anagraham crackers, rhyme thyme and sage sprinklings.)
Please post your comments below. Feel free also to post clever and subtle hints that do not give the puzzle answers away. Please wait until after 3 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesdays to post your answers and explain your hints about the puzzles. We serve up at least one fresh puzzle every Friday.
We invite you to make it a habit to “Meet at Joe’s!” If you enjoy our weekly puzzle party, please tell your friends about Joseph Young’s Puzzleria! Thank you.