Two-times-three’s Company, too; Private eyes in the public eye? Lights shine bright on Broadwax; Whipping up a dish with Martha! Ode on Grecian urdinals

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Schpuzzle Of The Week:
Ode on Grecian urdinals

A Greco-Roman-poemin’ riddle in couplet form:
While in Greece I’m fourteenth, when in Rome I’m eleventh.
Lop my lower half off and I'm lower than seventh.
What am I? 
(Explain how your answer  fulfills the three conditions in the couplet: “fourteenth,” “eleventh,” and “lower than seventh.”)

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Unbeatable Conundrums Appetizer:
Two-times-three’s Company, too

🥁1. Name a transportation company in two words. Insert an O in the middle of the first word to get a two word phrase that describes what their drivers will have to start doing once self-driving cars become a reality.

🥁2. Think of a male first name and a company, each in four letters. Reverse the company name and insert somewhere inside the male first name to get a term from typography.

🥁3. Name a fast food chain in two words, seven letters. Drop the last two letters to name a different company in one word.

🥁4. Think of a company in six letters. Reverse the letters to get a two-word phrase that explains why a chef might not be able to prepare a meal.

🥁5. Think of a slang term for someone who is physically fit, in five letters. Rearrange twice into two different companies, one of which is defunct.

🥁6. Think of an actress, first and last names. Taken together, the first five letters are a musical instrument and the last four letters are a company.

Share And Share Alike Appetizer:
Private eyes in the public eye?

Name a long word for something public that people share. 
Change the last letter to a D and remove two consecutive interior letters to name two things sometimes used by people sharing something private. 
What is this long word?

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Riffing Off Shortz And Ezersky Slices:
Lights shine bright on Broadwax

Will Shortz’s October 28th  NPR Weekend Edition Sunday puzzle, created by Sam Ezersky of Jersey City, New Jersey, reads:
Think of a famous Broadway musical in two words. Change one letter in it to the preceding letter of the alphabet – so B would become A, C would become B, etc. Remove the space so you have a solid word. The result will name something that all of us are part of. What is it?
Puzzleria!s Riffing Off Shortz And Ezersky Slices read:
ENTREE #1: 
Think of a famous Broadway musical in two words. Change one letter in it to the letter after it in the alphabet – so B would become C, C would become D, etc. 
Remove the space so you have a solid word.  The result will name the possible title of a Broadway musical chronicling the life and times of movie-maker Russ Meyer. What is this title?

ENTREE #2:
Think of a famous Broadway musical in four words. Place in front of the final letter in the title the preceding letter of the alphabet – so B would become AB, C would become BC, etc. Place a D between the sixth and seventh letters. Move one space and remove another space to form the 3-word title of a possible musical chronicling the life of an well-known and revered Indian. What is this possible title?

ENTREE #3:
Think of a famous mid-to-late-1970s Broadway musical in two words. Change one letter in it to the preceding letter of the alphabet – so B would become A, C would become B, etc. 
Place a B between the fourth and fifth letter of the title. 
Move the space that separated the two words of the title.
The result will name the title of a possible musical chronicling the life of a beloved television variety show host who is remembered for his quirky pronunciation of a certain word, and for having the savvy, instincts and business sense to unveil lads from Liverpool, introducing them to his national Sunday evening audience. 
What is this possible musical title?

ENTREE #4:
Think of a famous opera and Broadway musical in three words. Change the fourth letter in the first word and the second letter in the third word to form the title of a possible musical production chronicling the exploits of a crime-fighting duo – a Pig from Loony Tunes and a Hogg from Hazzard County. What is this possible musical title?

ENTREE #5:
Think of a famous Broadway musical in three words. (It didn’t do little box office business – it did lots.) Change the third letter in  to the third word to the letter preceding it in the alphabet – so B would become A, C would become B, etc. Change the first letter of the second word to a P. The result is a possible alternative title of a musical with a 2-word alliterative title that played on Broadway in the mid-1950s. What is this alternative title?

ENTREE #6:
Think of a famous Broadway musical in one word. Change one letter in it to the preceding letter of the alphabet – so B would become A, C would become B, etc. 
Change another letter in the musical to the letter following it in the alphabet – so A would become B, B would become C, etc. The result will name something that all performers in the musical are part of. What is it?

ENTREE #7:
Take the last name of a puzzle-maker. Change the first vowel to the preceding vowel of the alphabet – so E would become A, I would become E, O would become I, etc. 
Change the second vowel to the third vowel ahead of it in the alphabet – so A would become O, E would become U, O would become Y, etc. Divide the result in two parts and place an E at the end of the first part. The two parts will name something you see while lying supine in a grassy field on a gorgeous summer’s day. What is it?

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The Art Of The Stew Dessert:
Whipping up a dish with Martha!

Martha Stewart has invited you and other special guests over to her winter home in Bedford, New York to help her prepare a meal and then enjoy a  special dining experience. But first she must take inventory of her pantry and refrigerator, checking to see if she has ingredients for the recipe for this dish delish, one of her favorites.
Her ingredient list (Montblanc-fountain-penned in impeccable penmanship but reproduced here in Courier font print) reads: 
Shallots, need; 
Tenderloin, need;
Cognac, got;
Parsley, got;
Saffron, got;
Tarragon, need;
Pasta, got;
Olive oil, got;
Mustard, got;
Creme fraiche, need;
Heavy cream, need;
Pear tomatoes, need;
Mushrooms, need;
Onions, got...
After a trip to the supermarket to fetch what she needs, what delicious dish will you and Martha be cooking up in her kitchen?
Hint: Ms. Stewart’s recipe makes a meat dish, in two words. One of the line items in her inventory can lead you to the second word in the dish. 


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.)


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