All Around the World, All the World’s a Stage, Some Really Bad Players in the House; “You can’t see the florist for the peonies! (nor the beekeeper for the bees!)”; Compound Combustibility!; “Saltwater taffy? Likely bad for the teeth!”; “House” rhymes with “Mouse,” Right? Non-littoral Pisces... alliterative and not;

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Schpuzzle of the Week:

Pairs of non-littoral Pisces... alliterative and not

Name a two-word fish. Both words begin with the same letter. The words are also “alliterative” – that is, “initially same-sounding.” (The first word seems to function as an adjective modifying the second word; but, by itself, the first word also functions as a noun.)

Replace the second word of this fish with the name of a smaller fish that begins with that same initial letter. This new second word, however, does not, alliterate with the first word. An alternative definition of this new replacement word, however, indicates that it might result from the two syllables in the word that precedes it.

What is this alliterative two-word fish?

What is non-alliterative two-word fish? In what way is its second word a consequence of the two syllables that precede it?

EcoArchitecturally Accurate Aesthetically Appealing Appetizer:

All Around the World; All the World’s a Stage; Some Really Bad Players in the House

Note: The following eight Econfusions, courtesy of our friend Ecoarchitect, leads us along an enigmatic eastbound global path.. a kind of “Around the World in (not-eighty-days-but-in) Eight-Dazzling-Brainteasers!” It begins in America, leads us eastward toward London’s Globe Theatre, and concludes back at home in a “House on the Hill,” coming full-circle!

All Around the World

1. Take the name of a well-known land feature and its location in the US that was recently in the news.  Remove the last 5 letters of the land feature and double its 3rd and 4th letters, and the result will be the last and first name of a famous artist.  What are the feature and location, and the artist’s name?

2. Name a word that might describe your location.  Swap the first two letters, and the result will be another word used to describe your location.  What are the two words?  

3. Name a term used to describe weather conditions – often related to your location from the puzzle above.  Remove the first letter and the resulting word describes the condition of some things in that weather.  What are the two terms?

All the World’s a Stage

4. Take the first and last name of a well-known character who has appeared in both movies and television shows.  

Change the first letter of the first name from a C to a T, and phonetically the result will be a well-known former athlete and sports announcer.  Who are the character and athlete?

5. What do actors Bea Arthur, Beau Bridges, Donna Reed, Joe Pesci, Lynn Redgrave, Rex Harrison, and Vin Diesel have in common?  And in what movie remake should they all appear?

Hint: The original movie had a one-word title.

6. Two well-known actors share the same first name, in fact one was named after the other.  But they pronounce their names differently, one with two syllables, one with only one syllable.  Who are the actors? 

Some Really Bad Players in the House

7. Name someone, 5 letters first name, 4 letters last, who was once famous in politics.  Rearrange the letters and the result will be a physical condition many believe their boss has had.  

Who is the person and what is the condition?

8. Name something in 2 words that might be evidence of a damaged tree.  Those 2 words rhyme with the first and last name of someone who is evidence of a damaged democracy.  What are the two words and the name?

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“Grease That Squeaky Wheel!” Hors d’Oeuvre:

“House” rhymes with “Mouse,” Right?

What, in five letters, ought you do if you hear something squeaking in one particular room in your house? 

(Mid-Puzzle Hint: The name of the room is the same as the name of a fixture in the room.)

What is this room (that shares its name with a
fixture within)?

(Much-Needed Hint: Take the two-syllable word for the fixture/room.)

Replace its fifth letter with a different vowel, delete the first letter, and insert a space someplace.... Voila!

“‘Hole-o-caust’ Slice”:

“Compound Combustibility!”

Spoonerize the two parts of a compound word for a hole dug into the ground in which combustible materials like wood or paper are burned. 

Place a space between the two parts of this compound word and reverse their order. 

The first part of the result sounds like a large pile of wood or other material to be placed within a larger hole and burned as part of a ceremonial rite. This hole must be sufficiently
large so that the increased volume of kindling will ___ within.

What is the compound word for a hole dug into the ground in which combustible materials like wood or paper are burned?

What is burned as part of a ceremonial rite?  What word belongs in the blank space?

Riffing Off Shortz And Baggish Entrees:

“You can’t see the florist for the peonies! (nor the beekeeper for the bees!)”

Will Shortz’s August 9th  Weekend Edition Sunday puzzle, from Steve Baggish of Arlington, Massachusetts, reads:

Using only the letters in the words FACES NORTH, repeating them as often as you wish,
you can spell a familiar expression in seven words (4,3,3,6,3,3,5). What expression is it?

Puzzleria!s Riffing Off Shortz And Baggish Entrees read:

ENTREE #1

Using only the letters in the name of a puzzle-maker, repeating them as often as you wish, you can spell an unfamiliar two-part 13-word “semicoloned” expression describing a woman basking in a luxurious oceanside setting. (4,3,6,6,6,5; 5,5,3,4,2,3,3). 

What expression is it? 

Who is the puzzle-maker?

Entrees #2 through #7 are conundrums drummed-up/dreamt-up by our friend and riffmeister extraordinaire, Nodd.

ENTREE #2

Using the letters in slow thinker and repeating as needed, spell a familiar expression in six words (5,5,3,4,2,3). This expression might in fact serve as good advice to a slow thinker – or to a golfer.

ENTREE #3

Using the letters in GIFTED ACRONYM and repeating as needed, spell the name of a familiar show tune in five words, recorded by a
gifted singer whose initials are an acronym for someone you might see at a musical performance. (4,3,3,2,9).

ENTREE #4 

Using the letters in WELSH COMPUTING and repeating as needed, spell a humorous quip attributed, perhaps inaccurately, to a famous non-Welsh British politician in ten words (4,2,9,2,4,5,1,4,3,3).  

ENTREE #5

Using the letters in ORATE GUSHILY and repeating as needed, spell a familiar six-word assertion by a famous sports figure who was not known for orating gushily (2,4,4,5,3,5).

ENTREE #6

Using the letters in OWLET KIDNAP and repeating as needed, spell an infamous 11-
word remark by a 1980s U.S. cabinet member who, one could surmise, would not be disturbed by the kidnap of an owlet (1,4,4,2,6,3,1,4,4,2,4). 

ENTREE #7

Using the letters in UNSIGHTLY FACE and repeating as needed, spell a familiar four-word assertion by a famous sports figure who, according to Google, “was generally not considered a handsome man” (4,4,6,4).

Entree #8 is the ingenious brainchild of our friend and prolific riff-crafter Plantsmith.

ENTREE #8

Take the ten letters in the name of Vance Smith (member of the Georgia State House of Representatives since 2019). Use them as often as needed construct a six-word well-known saying.

Dessert Menu

“Sip Swish Gargle Rinse Spit” Dessert:

“Saltwater taffy? Likely bad for your teeth!”

Name a slang term associated with saltwater. Write it twice, without a space, to spell what “health-conscious types” hope to eradicate by rinsing their mouths with saltwater... (which,
alas, seems to be a futile practice). 

What are this slang term for sailor and what “health-conscious types” hope to eradicate?

Every Thursday 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 Thursday.

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