Schpuzzle of the Week:
Proactive or passive transport?
What are this vehicle and verbs?
Appetizer Menu
“Movin’ On Back” Appetizer:
“Be punctual and fall back!”
Remove all letters of the last name except the
first three letters and the last letter. You will get a phrase meaning “punctual.”
Who is this singer?
What is the phrase meaning “punctual?”
You will get a word related to something else that might need to be moved back. What is it?
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Will & Ayesha Hors d’Oeuvre:
“Are you ready to play The Puzzle?”
Rearrange the letters in that exclamation to spell what many guests of National Public Radio's “The Puzzle” say before playing on-air, after NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe asks the guest, “So, I have to ask you, ‘Are you ready to play The Puzzle?’”
So, how do many of these guests reply? (And, I have to ask you: are you ready to play this puzzle?)
From Trouper To Singer Slice:
Actor loses letter, so now sings!
Remove this word from the name of an actor. The result is the name of a singer. Who are this actor and singer?
Riffing Off Shortz And Dimichele Entrees:
“‘Carrie Okie from Muskogee’ & ‘Puzzle-making Legend from the Redlands!’”
Will Shortz’s October 26th NPR Weekend Edition Sunday puzzle, created by Donn Dimichele of Redlands, California, reads:
Puzzleria!s Riffing Off Shortz And Dimichele Entrees read:
ENTREE #1
The “Sandwich Artist” at the ____ was a “Submarine-makin’ _____,” pouring her heart and soul (and lettuce, tomatoes, pickles, onions, cheese and delicious meats) into every ____ of every “masterpiece” she created.
Rearrange the combined missing letters in the three blanks to spell the name of a puzzle-maker.
What are the missing words?
Who is the puzzle-maker?
The following six riffs (Entrees #2 through #7) were composed by Nodd (aka Donn Dimichele), author of Puzzleria!s “Nodd ready for prime time.” These are six “self-riffs” of Nodd’s (Donn’s) October 26th NPR Puzzle Challenge.
Think of the name of a famous singer. Remove the last two letters of the first name and the first name will now spell a kind of song this singer does not usually perform. Who is the singer and what is the kind of song?
Move the last letter in a famous singer’s last name to the beginning of the first name. The first name will now spell a well-known ideogram.
Who is the singer, and what is the ideogram?
Name a famous singer.
Change the first consonant sound to a different consonant sound.
The result will sound like the relationship this singer had with another famous singer back in 2007-2008.
Who are the two singers and what is the relationship?
Take the stage name of a famous singer and remove a space to get a word meaning unshakable.
Who is the singer and what is the word?
A famous singer was born and raised in a place that is also the title of a song from a famous Broadway musical.
Who is the singer and what is the place?
What ironically surnamed singer had a one-night stand with one member of a band while dating another member?
Note: The following riff (Entree #8) was composed by Plantsmith, author of Puzzleria!s “Garden of Puzzley Delights.”
Take the first name of an American singer and replace it with a pejorative synonym to get a two-word genre of music.
Who is this singer?
What is the genre of music?
ENTREE #9
Name a century-plus-old motorcycle brand that originated in Massachusetts.
demonym of that state (like “Iowan” or “Hawkeye” in Iowa), when followed by a member of the family (mother, father, mommy, daddy, etc.) sounds like a question.
What are this motorcycle brand, state and demonym?
Name a six-letter state demonym and its five-letter antonym.
Anagram those 11 letters to spell either one scrawny fowl (4, 7 letters) or a possible name for a pathway where these fowls pace from place-to-place (7, 4 letters). What are this demonym, its antonym, the scrawny fowl, and the pace-worthy pathway?
Dessert Menu
Fish-Outta-Water Dog-Outta-Dirt Dessert:
Canine varmint vis-à-vis Pisces
The last four letters of this fish spell a noun that describes this creature vis-à-vis a canine coyote.
What are this fish, creature, and this creature vis-à-vis a coyote?
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QUESTIONS?
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DeleteApp 1 is essentially the same as an NPR puzzle from last year. I'm wondering if it is an inadvertent repeat, or a new puzzle with the same directions but a different singer.
DeleteNodd is correct. It is not, however, an inadvertent repeat. Nor is it a new puzzle with the same directions but a different singer. It is an advertent repeat. "Advertent" seems synonymous with "intentional."
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The puzzle has been on NPR. However, it has been a while since it was on NPR, so it is OK to have it on Puzzleria! There have been puzzles on Puzzleria that were on NPR before.
DeleteThanks. I just wondered if I needed to try to find a different answer.
DeleteIsn't there also a Dion Demichi? Or better known as Dion. Any relation to Dimichelle? Perhaps a French spelling with Italian origins? Interesting
DeleteHINTS!
ReplyDeleteSpuzzle. How many letters in Winnebago again?
DeleteSchpuzzle-. Did not the Batmobile also go to emergency situations?
DeleteI think it only went to emergency situations.
DeleteSunday Evening Hints:
DeleteSchpuzzle of the Week:
There is a literary name for this vehicle. That name is an anagram of what you do in your house, or what you might do to improve the exterior of your house.
Appetizer Menu
“Movin’ On Back” Appetizer:
“Be punctual and fall back!”
I shall defer to Bobby regarding hints. Indeed, he posted some hints in his November 2, 2025 at 9:26 AM comment. 🐦 ⛟
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Will & Ayesha Hors d’Oeuvre:
“Are you ready to play The Puzzle?”
The first word of the guest's reply is a homophone of the surname of a relatively recently past Aussie chanteuse.
From Trouper To Singer Slice:
Actor loses letters, so now sings!
The common first name of this actor and singer is a fox-describing adjective.
Riffing Off Shortz And Dimichele Entrees:
Carrie Okie from Muskogee?... No, “Puzzle-making ‘Legend from the Redlands!’”
ENTREE #1
The “Sandwich Artist” at the ___ was a “Submarine-makin’ _____,” pouring her heart and soul (and lettuce, tomatoes, pickles, onions, cheese and deli meats ) into every ____ of every “masterpiece” she created.
Blank #1: an anagram of a synonym of prevaricated
Blank #2: word that follows "speed" or precedes "rum"
Blank #3: an anagram of a prominent Dudley Do-Right feature
I (or Nodd and/or Plantsmith) will provide "on-demand" hints for Nodd's six "self-riffs" (Entrees #2 through #7) and/or Plantsmith's Entree #8
ENTREE #9
Replace a Spanish affirmative word within the state's demonym with a sign Winston Churchill often made "digitally" to get the surname of U.S. president who was a contemporary of Churchill.
ENTREE #10
... not "Later"
Fish-Outta-Water Dog-Outta-Dirt Dessert:
Canine varmint vis-à-vis Pisces
The first three letters of the sound like a woolly non-piscine creature, but they spell, exactly, a word for "a sudden or hurried flight especially from the law."
LegoLooterOrSaner
EARLY MONDAY HINTS FOR ENTREES 2-7:
Delete2. The singer is not an old cowhand.
3. The singer went undercover in a 2012 film.
4. They eventually got married.
5. The singer sounds like a six-legged cartoon superhero created by Hanna-Barbera in 1965.
6. Anthony Zaleski.
7. Maybe the singer couldn’t get satisfaction with just one lover.
Thanks for the hints. Have #4 now. I also have a new answer for App 2, although I'm not sure it works for the "need to be moved back" part.
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DeletePUZZLE RIFFS!
ReplyDeleteMY PROGRESS SO FAR...
ReplyDeleteI found this week's puzzles to be easier than many of the puzzles lately. I have what is likely an alt for App 2, and I may have the singer in Entree 4, but not the "relationship" part.
DeleteIF YOU HAVE COMMENTS THAT DO NOT PERTAIN TO ANY OF THE FOUR CATEGORIES ABOVE, YOU MAY WRITE THEM BELOW THIS POST. THANK YOU.
ReplyDeleteI am on Puzzleria! This is the week to set your clocks back.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations Bobby. So does that mean we lose or gain an hour of sleep?
ReplyDeleteYou gain an hour of sleep.
DeleteHappy Halloween to all upon this mighty blog!
ReplyDeleteMom and Bryan went to the condo earlier today, around lunch time. I'm the only one here, but Mom said I won't have to hand out candy to trick- or-treaters because we haven't been getting any in this neighborhood in the past few years anyway. I've already solved the latest Private Eye Crossword this afternoon, and the next Prize puzzle isn't ready yet. This week's puzzles here are interesting. I've solved Bobby's first puzzle but not his second. Got the Hors d'Oeuvre and the Slice, Entrees #1, #2, #5, #7, #8, #9, and the Dessert. Bobby and the rest will have to provide hints in the next few days, and I'm counting on y'all. Don't let me down!
BTW It will be 1:00am going straight to 3:00am tomorrow night, so we won't get an extra hour of sleep.
Good luck in solving to all, and please stay safe, and if and when you run out of candy to give the kids, remember to turn off your outside lights. Cranberry out!
pjbHadToTurnACoupleOfKidsAwayJustNowAsI'mSigningOffHere!
In the spirit of sportsmanship, electoral and athletic, in light of the impending Tussle on the Tundra; and as a semi-riff of the Schpuzzle:
ReplyDeleteTake the surname of a newsmaker and a word that could describe that newsmaker when that individual writes or speaks. The name and the word have the same number of letters, share the same two first letters, and have one vowel apiece (in the same position of each). Who's the newsmaker and what is the descriptive word? BONUS: What will be the final score of the Tussle?
HINT: The above post, if imagination is stretched, could be an example of the descriptive word, which can be a verb or a noun.
DeleteToday is the day to fall back. Here are some hints.
ReplyDelete1. The singer was in a band with an appropriate name.
2. The puzzle is very appropriate this week.