Friday, July 24, 2020

What belongs, what falls short? “What’s in your lunchbox?” Unaware of one’s underwear? Colorful Megapixel Joy! Sociothermodynamics?

PUZZLERIA! SLICES: OVER 3(7!) SERVED

Schpuzzle Of TheWeek:
What belongs, what falls short?

A saber not sword,
A note not a chord,
A bellow not howl.
Neither fish, though, nor fowl...
Yet both Fillmore and Ford.
In the limerick above, what distinguishes the five words that “belong” from the five that do not “belong”?
Hint: Here are a number of other “belong/fall-short” pairs (and one triplet):
yellow not red, west but not east, quail but not duckfin but not featherempty not fullchip but not putt, mortal not fatal, muzak not music, Twain but not Mark, Joyce but not Kilmer or James, Wells but not Poe, Jeff but not Mutt, prude but not pride, not but not but

Appetizer Menu

Skydiversion Appetizer:
Sociothermodynamics?

Think of a well-known American sex sociologist who is a frequent National Public Radio celeb expert, first and last names, who might be considered hot. 
The two names describe a substance that is considered hot.  
Who is this sex sociologist?
Hint: One of the names has a letter inserted in order to make it easier for us to pronounce as in its language of origin.




MENU

High Definition Television Slice:
Colorful Megapixel Joy!

How is the following promotional plug for high-definition television related to the numbers 1 through 5?
Megapixel TV: Colorful HD Joy!
Hint: 26, 13, 8, 6, 5

Riffing Off Shortz and Matthews Slices:
Unaware of one’s underwear?

Will Shortz’s July 19th NPR Weekend Edition Sunday puzzle, created by James Matthews, of Little Rock, Arkansas, reads:
Think of a six-letter word for something you might wear. Insert an “O” in the exact middle, and you’ll get a phrase meaning “Not aware.” What is it?
Puzzleria!s Riffing Off Shortz and Matthews Slices read:
ENTREE #1:
The combined letters of the first and last names of a puzzle-maker can be rearranged to form the titles of three movies, released in 1954, 1975 and 2007.
Who is this puzzle-maker? 
What are the three movie titles?
Hint: Place a musical note inside the puzzle-maker’s first name to form an informal name for certain nightwear.
Extra credit challenge:
The combined letters of the titles of three movies pictured in the image that accompanies this Entree can be rearranged to form the name of a second puzzle-maker. Who is it?
ENTREE #2:
Think of a nine-letter word that means “something to the contrary.” 
Remove the sixth letter and place an “N” between the first and second letters and you’ll get a phrase meaning “becoming more successful or popular.”
What are this word and phrase?  
ENTREE #3:
Think of a two-word name for a piece of furniture, followed by a two-word phrase a host might say to a guest in the presence of this furniture. Remove the second word of the furniture’s name and add an “E” between the two words of the host’s phrase, and you’ll get a three-word phrase one might use to advise or encourage a friend to keep calm and proceed with caution, carefully or slowly. 
What is the piece of furniture?
What are the two-word and three-word phrases?
ENTREE #4:
Take the final word in a Broadway musical song sung by Barbra Streisand on the album of that musical. Think of a three-word phrase totaling 14 letters that follows this word in a different song. 
Change the ninth letter of this phrase to an “O” and add an “L” at the end, and you’ll get three different words, in order: 
1. a 5-letter adjective describing conspicuous symptoms such as drowsiness, pinpoint pupils, itching, nausea, vomiting, constipation and skin infections. This adjective may also describe unconcealed paraphernalia such as syringes, spoons, bottle caps, aluminum foil, needles, cotton balls, lighters, belts or rubber tubing;
2. a six-letter noun related to those symptoms, and
3. a 4-letter noun for a container used in conjunction with needles and cotton balls.
What is the 14-letter, three-word phrase?
What are the three new words you get? 
ENTREE #5:
Think of an eight-letter phrase meaning “buried in debt.” 
Double the sixth letter and remove the fourth letter and you’ll get a word meaning “buried.” 
What are this phrase and word?
ENTREE #6:
Think of a ten-letter, four-word phrase that means “engaging in malicious or nefarious behavior.” 
Insert an “S” between the sixth and seventh letters. The first five letters of this result spell the first name of a famous American writer. 
The final six letters of this result spell the last name of a famous American radio and television commentator.
What is this phrase?
Who are the writer and the television commentator?
ENTREE #7:
A basket of plums, a gift from a visiting potentate, sat on a table in the king’s parlor. The king took a bite out of one plum. It tasted too tangy and tart, nearly acidic. Could it be poisonous?
The king summoned his loyal royal food-taster and instructed him to taste the whole basketful. The loyal royal subject sampled the plum the king had taken a taste of, then took the basket in hand and, one-by-one,  ___ ___ ____. 
He promptly reported back to the king that the plum the king had chomped on was by far the _________. 
The words in those first three blanks are 3, 3 and 4 letters long. The word in the fourth blank is 9 letters long. Remove an “H” from near the middle of the three-word phrase and you’ll get the nine-letter word.
What are this phrase and word? 


Dessert Menu

The Verbing-Of-Nouns Dessert:
“What’s in your lunchbox?”

Use a verb and noun to name what an old Apple or Brownie does. 
Transform the noun into the verb by changing its first letter to an S and interchanging its fourth and fifth letters. 
What are this verb and noun?

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25 comments:

  1. Pleased to report that I have all solved except the HDTV Slice and the Schpuzzle - had several ideas for the Schpuzzle, but they didn't quite pan out.

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  2. Time to chime in! I've solved everything except the infamous Schpuzzle and the HGTV slice. BUt I haven't had time to try all that hard on those two. Still, I am not optimistic.

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    1.  Correction: HDTV slice....wishful thinking, I suppose, that I could still SEE HGTV.

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  3. Greetings from beautiful(but occasionally rainy)Florida!
    I've been to the beach, and I've been to the Lazy River, and I've enjoyed myself on this trip so far! As far as these puzzles go, I've only been able to get the last Entree(despite my best efforts). Hints are very necessary for these offerings of yours, Lego! I also have been wearing a mask for the first time while I'm here. Takes some getting used to. But I highly recommend it to my fellow Puzzlerians. Good solving to all, good luck, and stay safe!

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  4. Saturday PM Hints:

    Schpuzzle Of TheWeek:
    alphabetical order comes into play, in a way.

    Skydiversion Appetizer:
    skydiveboy likes to let his puzzles stand on their own, without hints, but I will offer the following:
    "Scary," "Sporty," "Baby," "Ginger" and "Posh."

    High Definition Television Slice:
    A=1, B=2...

    Riffing Off Shortz and Matthews Slices:
    ENTREE #1:
    One of the three movies was Steven Spielberg's breakthrough film. Another one of the three had a "humid" title.
    ENTREE #2:
    The phrase might also describe a Saturn V.
    ENTREE #3:
    La-Z-Boy
    ENTREE #4:
    The initial letters of the three words, in randon order, spell letters that precede "-goblin."
    ENTREE #5:
    The solution involves a color.
    ENTREE #6:
    Insert a "w" into the first name of the famous American writer to get the first word in the title of a Billy Joel hit single.
    ENTREE #7:
    The ten letters in the three blanks can be rearranges to form this.

    The Verbing-Of-Nouns Dessert:
    One might find a filmy substance within the Brownie. The Apple was a mid-1990s gadget.

    LegoSuggestsThatIfYouEverFindAFilmySubstanceWithinYourBrownieThrowItAway!

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  5. Tuesday PM Hints:

    Schpuzzle Of TheWeek:
    Strings of 26 "beads."
    (see the recently uploaded graphic... you've all seen it before.)

    Skydiversion Appetizer:
    skydiveboy likes to let his puzzles stand on their own, without hints, but I will offer the following:
    a Martin who was a Redbird
    a Police Woman
    A Dr. and a Sgt. ...
    Delmore & FAO

    High Definition Television Slice:
    It's another one of my darn "alphanumeric puzzles" where A=1 and Z=26.

    Riffing Off Shortz and Matthews Slices:
    ENTREE #2:
    The nine-letter word that means “something to the contrary” is a synonym of "on the other five-digit appendage..."
    ENTREE #3:
    Jackson Brown, Gen Frey and Don Henley standin' on a corner in Winslow, takin' it... no, not "to the limit," that was a later song. They should stop standin', and ought to instead take a load off... like the "girl, my Lord," in the flatbed Ford.
    ENTREE #4:
    Judy Garland's signature song is the key to solving this puzzle. It's "way up high" where "blue birds fly."

    Dessert:
    An old Apple or Brownie does this, but so does Annie Leibovitz, Michael Kenna or Steve McCurry.

    LegoWhoSuspectsThatAnnieLeibovitzMichaelKennaAndSteveMcCurryDoNotUseAnAppleOrBrownie

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  6. Well, that takes care of Entree #4 and the Dessert. It's BROWNE and GLENN, BTW. Got the furniture item, don't have what the host says to the guest.

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    1. Thanks for the Jackson/Frey corrections, cranberry.
      What the host says to the guest is an imperative two-word phrase, but a polite one. It's like saying "Have seconds of my dumplings" at the dinner table. It is a command, but not said as a drill-sergeant would.
      The two words in the phrase are 2 and 3 letters long. The second word is a command one might give to a pooch.

      LegoAddsThatTheCommandToThePoochIsNot"RollOverRover!"

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  7. Despite my best efforts, I've also finally cracked SDB's puzzle!

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  8. Slice Hint:
    1. ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    2. BDFHJLNPRTVXZ
    3. CFILORUX
    4. DHLPTX
    5. EJOTY

    Lego(Like"Megapixel")CannotBeSpelledWithTheGroupsOfLettersFoundIn2.3.4.Or5.(So1.IsTheOnlyOption)

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  9. Some toughies this week. The Chef cooked up a powerful stew.

    Schpuzzle: The letters in the words that belong are in alphabetical order in a wrap-around, continuous alphabet.

    Appetizer: Pepper Schwartz

    HDTV Slice: (1) admits (2) (TH)e f(REE)ze on this slice (4) day (5).

    Entrees:
    1. James Matthews; JAWS: THEM; Steam
    2. Otherwise & On The Rise
    3. Easy Chair; Do Sit; Easy Does It
    4. Over The Rainbow; Overt Heroin Bowl
    5. In The Red & Interred
    6. Up To No Good; Upton (Sinclair); (Charles) Osgood
    7. Bit The Rest & Bitterest

    Dessert: Shoots & Photos

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  10. Schpuzzle: The letters of each qualifying word make an alphabetic-order “ring” with no backtracking at any point. Conforming words have letters in continuous alphabetical order (including “around the corner”, mod 26).

    Skydiversion Appetizer: PEPPER SCHWARTZ (schwarz)

    HDTV Slice: letter subsets are 1. = every letter; 2. = every 2nd letter; 3. = every 3rd letter; 4. = every 4th letter; 5. = every 5th letter. 1. spells all 5 words of slogan; 2. spells HD, TV (2nd and 4th words); 3. spells COLORFUL (3rd word); 4. spells HD (4th word); 5. spells JOY (5th word). [Post-Wed-hint] AARGH.
    Sort of like an incorrectly-structured Sieve of Eratosthenes :-(

    Entrées
    #1: JAMES MATTHEWS => JAWS, THEM!, STEAM; JamMIes (hint)
    #2: OTHERWISE – W + N => ON THE RISE
    #3: EASY CHAIR, DO SIT => EASY DOES IT
    #4: OVER THE RAINBOW – A + O + L @ end => OVERT, HEROIN, BOWL
    #5: IN THE RED – H + R => INTERRED
    #6: UP TO NO GOOD + S => UPTON, OSGOOD
    #7: BIT THE REST – H => BITTEREST

    Dessert: SHOOTS PHOTOS; PHOTOS – P + S, exchange T, O => SHOOTS

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  11. Good eye on the TV, geo. Only 26 letters, and it flat out eluded me.

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    1. Both GB and geofan solved superbly this week's relatively tough menuful.

      LegoYouBetical

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  12. Schpuzzle
    It involves the letters in an alphabetical-order ring with no backtracking whatsoever.
    Appetizer
    SDB's Puzzle
    PEPPER SCHWARTZ
    Menu
    HDTV Slice
    Each word's letters can be found within the individual numbers, with MEGAPIXEL only found in all 26.
    Entrees
    1. JAMES MATTHEWS, JAWS, STEAM, THEM!, JAMMIES
    2. OTHERWISE, ON THE RISE
    3. EASY CHAIR, DO SIT, EASY DOES IT
    4. OVER THE RAINBOW, OVERT, HEROIN, BOWL
    5. IN THE RED, INTERRED
    6. UP TO NO GOOD, UPTON(Sinclair), (Charles)OSGOOD
    7. BITTEREST, BIT THE REST
    Dessert
    SHOOTS PHOTOS
    Coming up: My next cryptic crossword!-pjb(YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!)

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  13. SCHPUZZLE: ???

    SDB APPETIZER: PEPPER SCHWARTZ [BLACK PEPPER]

    HDT SLICE: MEGAPIXEL TV COLORFUL HD JOY
    13 + 5 + 7 + 1 + 16 + 9 + 24 + 5 + 12 = 92;
    20 + 22 = 42;
    3 + 15 + 12 + 15 + 18 + 6 + 12 = 69;
    8 + 4 = 12;
    10 + 15 + 25 = 40;
    92 + 42 + 69 + 12 + 40 = 253. NOW WHAT?


    ENTREES:

    1. JAMES MATTHEWS => THEM (1954); JAWS (1975); STEAM (2007)

    2. OTHERWISE => ON THE RISE

    3. EASY CHAIR & DO SIT => EASY DOES IT

    4. SOMEWHERE / OVER THE RAINBOW => OVERT / H E R O I N / BOWL

    5. IN THE RED => INTERRED

    6. UP TO NO GOOD => UPTON & OSGOOD

    7. BIT THE REST => BITTEREST

    DESSERT: TAKES PHOTOS => TAKES SHOOTS

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  14. This week's official answers for the record, part 1:

    Schpuzzle Of TheWeek:
    What belongs, what falls short?
    A saber not sword,
    A note not a chord,
    A bellow not howl.
    Neither fish, though, nor fowl,
    Yet both Fillmore and Ford.
    What distinguishes the five words that “belong” from the five that do not “belong”?
    Hint: Here are some other “belong/fall-short” pairs:
    yellow not red, quail but not duck, empty not full, fin but not feather, chip but not putt, mortal not fatal, muzak not music, Twain but not Mark, Joyce but not James, Wells but not Poe, Jeff but not Mutt, quail but not duck, prude but not pride, not but not but
    Answer #1:
    In a "circular alphabet" where A follows Z, the letters of SABER, NOTE, BELLOW, FILLMORE and FORD appear in "circular-alphabetical-order" within a given 26-letter sequence:
    StuvwxyzABcdEfghijklmnopqR
    NOpqrsTuvwxyzabcdEfghijklm
    BcdEfghijkL(L)mnOpqrstuvWxyza
    FghIjkL(L)MnOpqRstuvwxyzabcdE
    FghIjklMnOpqRstuvwxyzabcDe
    But SWORD, CHORD, HOWL, FISH and FOWL do not have that property.

    Appetizer Menu

    Skydiversion Appetizer:
    Sociothermodynamics?
    Think of a well-known American sex sociologist who is a frequent National Public Radio celeb expert, first and last names, who might be considered hot. The two names describe a substance that is considered hot.
    Who is this sex sociologist?
    Hint: One of the names has a letter inserted in order to make it easier for us to pronounce as in its language of origin.
    Answer:
    (Dr.) Pepper Schwartz
    Note: (Mark's version)
    Schwarz is German for black. Pfeffer is German for pepper. In German the T is not usually shown before a Z; that is why her name here is SchwarTz. It was likely changed when her ancestors arrived at Ellis Island. Black pepper is pfeffer schwarz in German. Thus her name is "Black Pepper."

    MENU

    High Definition Television Slice:
    Colorful Megapixel Joy!
    How is the following promotional plug for high-definition television related to the numbers 1 through 5?
    "Megapixel TV: Colorful HD Joy!"
    Hint: 26, 13, 8, 6, 5
    Answer:
    Each of the five words, in order, are made up of letters with alphanumeric values equally divisible by 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
    letters with alphanumeric values equally divisible by 1:
    AbcdEfGhIjkLMnoPqrstuvwXyz
    letters with alphanumeric values equally divisible by 2:
    bdfhjlnprTVxz
    letters with alphanumeric values equally divisible by 3:
    CFiLORUx
    letters with alphanumeric values equally divisible by 4:
    DHlptx
    letters with alphanumeric values equally divisible by 5:
    eJOtY
    Hint:
    The alphanumeric values of 26 letters of the alphabet are equally divisible by 1:
    ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
    The alphanumeric values of 13 letters of the alphabet are equally divisible by 2
    BDFHJLNPRTVXZ
    The alphanumeric values of 8 letters of the alphabet are equally divisible by 3
    CFILORUX
    The alphanumeric values of 6 letters of the alphabet are equally divisible by 4
    DHLPTX
    The alphanumeric values of 5 letters of the alphabet are equally divisible by 5
    EJOTY

    Lego...

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    1. I did get the appetizer- Pepper Schwartz- as she is the only sex-therapist i know from SEattle. I used to listen to her all the time on KUOW. As to her being attractive - absolutely.

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  15. This week's official answers for the record, part 2:

    Riffing Off Shortz and Matthews Slices:
    Unaware of underwear?
    Puzzleria!s Riffing Off Shortz and Matthews Slices read:
    ENTREE #1:
    The combined letters of the first and last names of a puzzle-maker can be rearranged to form the tiles of three movies, released in 1954, 1975 and 2007.
    Who is this puzzle-maker? What are the three movies?
    Hint: Place a musical note inside the puzzle-maker's first name to form an informal name for certain nightwear.
    Answer:
    James Matthews
    "Steam" "Them!" Jaws
    Hint: "Jammies" = Jam+mi+es
    ENTREE #2:
    Think of a nine-letter word that means “something to the contrary.” Remove the sixth latter and place an “N” between the first and second letters and you’ll get a phrase meaning “becoming more successful or popular.”
    What are this word and phrase?
    Answer:
    Otherwise; On the rise
    ENTREE #3:
    Think of a two-word name for a piece of furniture, followed by a two-word phrase a host might say to a guest in the presence of this furniture. Remove the second word of the furniture piece’s name and add an “E” between the two words of the host’s phrase, and you’ll get a three-word phrase one might use to advise or encourage a friend to keep calm and proceed with caution, carefully or slowly.
    What is the piece of furniture?
    What are the two-word and three-word phrases?
    Answer:
    Easy chair; "Do sit"; "Easy does it"
    ENTREE #4:
    Take the final word in a Broadway musical song sung by Barbra Streisand on the album of that musical. Think of a three-word phrase totaling 14 letters that follows this word in a different song.
    Change the ninth letter of this phrase to an “O” and add an “L” at the end, and you’ll get three different words:
    Change the ninth letter of this word to an “O” and add an “L” at the end, and you’ll get three words:
    1. a 5-letter word describing conspicuous symptoms such as drowsiness, pinpoint pupils, itching, nausea, vomiting, constipation, skin infections, as well as paraphernalia such as syringes, spoons, bottle caps, aluminum foil, needles, cotton balls, lighters, belts or rubber tubing;
    2. a six-letter word related to those symptoms, and
    3. a 4-letter word for a container used in conjunction with needles and cotton balls.
    What is the 14-letter, three-word phrase?
    What are the three new words you get?
    Answer:
    ... over the rainbow; overt, heroin, bowl
    ENTREE #5:
    Think of an eight-letter phrase meaning “buried in debt.” Double the sixth letter and remove the fourth letter and you’ll get a word meaning “buried.”
    What are this phrase and word?
    Answer:
    "In the red"; interred

    Lego...

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  16. This week's official answers for the record, part 3:
    Riffing Off Shortz and Matthews Slices (continued):

    ENTREE #6:
    Think of a ten-letter, four-word phrase that means “engaging in malicious or nefarious behavior.” Insert an “S” between the sixth and seventh letters. The first five letters of this result spell the first name of a famous American writer. The final six letters of this result spell the last name of a famous American radio and television commentator.
    What is this phrase?
    Who are the writer and the television commentator?
    Answer:
    "Up to no good," Upton (Sinclair); (Charles) Osgood
    ENTREE #7:
    A basket of plums, a gift from a visiting potentate, sat on a table in the king’s parlor. The king took a bite out of one plum. It tasted too tangy and tart, nearly acidic. Could it be poisonous?
    The king summoned his royal food taster to taste the whole basketful. The food-taster sampled the plum the king had taken a taste of, then took the basket in hand and ___ ___ ____. The food taster reported back to the king that the plum the king had chomped on was by far the _________.
    The words in those three blanks are 3, 3 and 4 letters long. The word in that blank is 9 letters long. Remove an “H” from near the middle of the three-word phrase and you’ll get the nine-letter word.
    What are this phrase and word?
    Answer:
    "...bit the rest"; bitterest;

    Dessert Menu

    The Verbing-Of-Nouns Dessert:
    “What’s in your lunchbox?”
    Use a verb and noun to name what an old Apple or Brownie does.
    Transform the noun into a verb by changing its first letter to an S and interchanging its fourth and fifth letters.
    What are this verb and noun?
    Answer:
    Shoots Shoots; (Shoots Photos-->Shoots Shotos-->Shoots Shoots)

    Lego!

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