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Show 1 | |
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Will: | Hi there. My name is Will Shortz, and I'm the puzzlemaster. I'd like to welcome Tock from Bookspace. How are you doing today Tock? |
Tock: | Great, I'm really looking forward to this. |
Will: | I'm going to say a word or phrase. It will be up to you to ****static****. For example, if I said SECRETARIES WHO CURSE, you'd respond ****static****. |
Tock: | Wait, what? You broke up there, all I heard was static. |
Will: | Ready? Let's begin. Let's start easy: PEAT |
Tock: | I'm sorry, I didn't get what the puzzle was. |
Will: | Very good. Now let's go with VOILE |
Tock: | I didn't answer the first one. Could you tell me what I'm supposed to be doing here? |
Will: | That's excellent. MODALS. |
Tock: | MO-what? Will? I don't know what's going on here. |
Will: | Perfect. Let's try DEVEIN. |
Tock: | Could you wait a second? I have no idea how to answer these. |
Will: | Wonderful. How about NITRATE? |
Tock: | ***taps mike*** Is this working? Can you hear me? |
Will: | That's the right answer. ARROGANT. |
Tock: | I'm sorry, is that a clue? Or are you just randomly describing things? |
Will: | Time for another. LEAD CHAINS |
Tock: | I think it should be called Ping Pong! Huh, did you hear that?! |
Will: | That was really impressive. I've got an even longer phrase for you: WHITE BARRELS. |
Tock: | Okay, are you just floating alternatives to "green paint"? Will, I don't know what the puzzle is. |
Will: | I'm really amazed you got that. Okay, here's your last one. LACKED EMOTIONS. |
Tock: | I don't have time for this. I'm late for dinner. **click** |
Will: | That's great. Thanks to Tock for participating in today's show. Now for next week's challenge, find the extra clue I sneakily gave Tock and the answer to that extra clue. Until next week. |
Show 2 | |
Will: | Hi there! I'd like to say hello to A.J. on listener station WUDX. How are you doing today? |
A.J.: | Absolutely fantastic. Ready to play. |
Will: | Here's the challenge. I'm going to give you the clue to a region of the world and a celebrity. The end of the region is the first name of the celebrity. For example, if I said "It includes Australia, Polynesia, and Micronesia" and "She played Nicole Chapman on Fame", you would say... |
A.J.: | OCEANIA and NIA PEEPLES? |
Will: | Perfect. For your first clue, "A region of this country became independent in 2011" and "Famed CBS reporter." |
A.J.: | Um...ABSENT. |
Will: | "It's current president is János Áder" and "Actor known for Westerns." |
A.J.: | MEGALITH? |
Will: | "One of its two capitals means 'The Peace'" and "Star of Grease and Xanadu" |
A.J.: | BLEW |
Will: | "Neighbor of the previous country" and "Singer of 'Private Dancer'" |
A.J.: | A VERB |
Will: | "Regional term that can follow North, South, Latin, and Meso" and "Author of Fear of Flying" |
A.J.: | ENCHILADAS |
Will: | "Area of France involved in D-Day" and "Commentator who might observe 'Have you ever noticed how Mystery Hunt Puzzles often have no instructions?" |
A.J.: | DANA |
Will: | "Country that is also a Van Halen song" and "Their movie franchise began with The Egg and I" |
A.J.: | LIP |
Will: | "Country in which you might enjoy injera with your wat" and "Actor in Santa Claus Conquers The Martians." |
A.J.: | BEAD |
Will: | Great, and now for next week's challenge...(staticky fadeout) |
Show 3 | |
Will: | Hi there! I'd like to say hello to Tracy on listener station WSAW. How are you doing today? |
Tracy: | Absolutely fantastic. Ready to play. |
Will: | Here's the challenge. I'm going to give you a clue to a punny phrase involving an artist, and a painting by that artist. For example, if I said "Famous Cuba Gooding Jr. quote and Water Lilies" you would say... |
Tracy: | Show me the Monet? |
Will: | Exactly. Let's get started. Had "The Two Fridas" soaring through the air. |
Tracy: | Um....SIKHS. |
Will: | "Olympia", "Gare Saint-Lazare", and "The Balcony", but there's only space for two |
Tracy: | AQUAMAN? |
Will: | Greet "Swans Reflecting Elephants" |
Tracy: | Ah...PÂTÉ |
Will: | How you might describe a Christmas-y version of "Les Grandes Baigneuses"? |
Tracy: | CATCH A BUS. |
Will: | A religious spiritual involving stepping into "The Robber of the Sparrow's Nest" |
Tracy: | WETBAR |
Will: | Doris Day song about "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte" |
Tracy: | ILLS |
Will: | What you might see if you burned "The Tilled Field" and "The Harlequin's Carnival" |
Tracy: | SHAME |
Will: | Oh look, "Tahitian Women on the Beach", just like last time, and the time before that, and the time before that.... |
Tracy: | PENGUIN |
Will: | Great, and now for next week's challenge...(staticky fadeout) |
Show 4 | |
Will: | Hi there! I'd like to say hello to Don and Zhouqin on listener station WEYO. How are you doing today? |
Don: | Absolutely fantastic. |
Zhouqin: | Ready to play. |
Will: | Here's the challenge. Each answer is a six-letter word. The first three letters and last three letters differ by only one letter. As an example, if I were to give you the clue "One who's important or a very large hairpiece?" you would answer? |
Zhouqin: | BIGWIG? |
Will: | Yep! Financial services site closely linked to eBay. |
Don: | DIRTY LINEN |
Will: | Dog food brand seen in Back to the Future. |
Zhouqin: | FINAL NOTICE |
Will: | Procastinator's response to "Can you start this?" |
Don: | HEARTWARMING |
Will: | Person who's "Across the Water" according to an Elton John studio album. |
Zhouqin: | DOLMAS |
Will: | Word that can describe an ecclectic, scrappy group of people (sometimes with the word bobtail) |
Don: | PAPER TRAIL |
Will: | Word for a silly person or moron that comes from the German word for nothing. |
Zhouqin: | STATION WAGON |
Will: | "Hey racers, we are almost ready to start!" |
Don: | EVENING STAR |
Will: | Chinese cooking method, or what you might say to warn somebody reaching for something on the stove. |
Zhouqin: | LAUNCH PARTY |
Will: | Great, and now for next week's challenge...(staticky fadeout) |
Show 5 | |
Will: | Hi there! I'd like to say hello to Elizabeth on listener station WTPR. How are you doing today? |
Elizabeth: | Absolutely fantastic. Ready to play. |
Will: | Here's the challenge. I'm going to give you a clue to a common phrase, except the last word has been reversed. For example, if I gave you the clue "Unused item to help a standee on a subway" you would say. |
Elizabeth: | SPARE STRAP? |
Will: | What Dracula owes for a bunch of Bloody Marys? |
Elizabeth: | TOD |
Will: | A hotel clerk's statement about a Wuthering Heights reservation? |
Elizabeth: | SLAB |
Will: | Lorne Michaels's demonic plans |
Elizabeth: | MISOS |
Will: | Bugs Bunny's question that seems a bit fishy? |
Elizabeth: | REMO |
Will: | Cash for trash? |
Elizabeth: | JUNK REWARD |
Will: | Large animals that's a huge foot forward. |
Elizabeth: | MOAT...er, wait...MAJ? |
Will: | Bespoke dairy product from Holland? |
Elizabeth: | TRITE |
Will: | "Hey, these Easter treats are ignoring me!" |
Elizabeth: | ENDIVE |
Will: | Great, and now for next week's challenge...(staticky fadeout) |
Show 6 | |
Will: | Hi there! I'd like to say hello to Mary Lou on listener station WHUD. How are you doing today? |
Mary Lou | Absolutely fantastic. Ready to play. |
Will: | Here's the challenge. I'm going to clue a word that can follow the word DOUBLE to form a new phrase. For example, if I gave you the clue "Long-running game show hosted by Alex Trebek, RIP" you might say |
Mary Lou | JEOPARDY! |
Will: | One way to consume tobacco without involving cigarettes |
Mary Lou | ALA |
Will: | Popular brand of power tools Black and what |
Mary Lou | NIENTE |
Will: | There's no I in this, according to the saying |
Mary Lou | ATTU |
Will: | Finalized some Ts perhaps? |
Mary Lou | PIONEER |
Will: | Counterpart to the footer |
Mary Lou | ORSINO |
Will: | First word of a sports song that involves peanuts and crackerjacks |
Mary Lou | OLIVE |
Will: | 3-D shape formed by x = cosine of z and y = sine of z |
Mary Lou | SIENA |
Will: | Place for oysters or flowers? |
Mary Lou | REO |
Will: | Great, and now for next week's challenge...(staticky fadeout) |
Show 7 | |
Will: | Hi there! I'd like to say hello to Joon on listener station WEZI. How are you doing today? |
Joon: | Absolutely fantastic. Ready to play. |
Will: | Here's the challenge. I've taken a familiar phrase and added E onto the end of one of the words, and provided a punny clue to the new phrase. For example, if I asked "A horizontal line that has only one side" you might say |
Joon: | MOBIUS STRIPE |
Will: | Yep! Say so long to any protections provided by the Constitution! |
Joon: | SUPE |
Will: | Someone's carrying Alpha Centauri, maybe |
Joon: | SWEARIN |
Will: | Novel about a long-haul trucker |
Joon: | MEH |
Will: | Skipping the Boston Marathon, perhaps |
Joon: | UMPTEEN |
Will: | Lack of warning to another golfer |
Joon: | SEER |
Will: | Maybe galena? Maybe lead? Not both |
Joon: | STEVEN |
Will: | Sitcom set at Bayside High featuring a prince transformed into a beast |
Joon: | ENSENADA |
Will: | Trees plus thieves |
Joon: | TARRAGON |
Will: | Great, and now for next week's challenge...(staticky fadeout) |
Show 8 | |
Will: | Hi there! I'd like to say hello to Peter on listener station WSZN. How are you doing today? |
Peter: | Absolutely fantastic. Ready to play. |
Will: | Here's the challenge. This is my first puzzle so it's an easy one...I'm going to clue a phrase with a color of the rainbow in it. For example, if I gave you the clue "Movie based on a Beatles song that featured Blue Meanies" you would say... |
Peter: | YELLOW SUBMARINE |
Will: | Haricots verts are a more refined version of this vegetable offering |
Peter: | ANIONS |
Will: | Drymarchon couperi are the Eastern version of these reptiles |
Peter: | SCREWED |
Will: | Telephone directory that lists businesses by category |
Peter: | ASPENS |
Will: | Film that features Malcolm McDowell as Alex DeLarge |
Peter: | SHRINKING VIOLETS |
Will: | These folks often withdraw from social engagements |
Peter: | A CLOCKWORK ORANGE |
Will: | Dangerous and controversial chemical used in the Vietnam War |
Peter: | STRIVE |
Will: | Actor famed for his roles in The Maltese Falcon and Casablanca |
Peter: | WELSH RAREBIT |
Will: | Now this answer will contain two colors: Second line of a popular children's rhyme involving flowers |
Peter: | CARNAC |
Will: | Great, and now for next week's challenge...(staticky fadeout) |
Show 9 | |
Will: | Hi there! I'd like to say hello to Patrick on listener station WULF. How are you doing today? |
Patrick: | Absolutely fantastic. Ready to play. |
Will: | Here's the challenge. I'm going to give you a phrase with a number or numbers, and an equation for the number. You give the phrase. For example, if I asked "Natalie Merchant band" and "Number represented by X with a line over it, to Romans" you would say |
Patrick: | 10,000 MANIACS? |
Will: | Police show starring Kent McCord and Martin Milner, and C's equivalent in hexadecimal |
Patrick: | TARTINE |
Will: | Show on which Tracy Morgan sang "Werewolf Bar Mitzvah" and the smallest sphenic number |
Patrick: | 12 ANGRY MEN |
Will: | Vehicle in the title of a 1960s sitcom, and number of colored squares on a Rubik's Cube |
Patrick: | SPICE |
Will: | Rating that came about because of two movies of the 1980s, and one of only three Wilson primes |
Patrick: | CRAFT |
Will: | Joel Silver's first film as a film producer, and the smallest number with exactly 10 divisors |
Patrick: | FORMATS...no...FUSES |
Will: | Band that removed an apostrophe from their name and the smallest double-digit untouchable number |
Patrick: | SEXISM |
Will: | Tax day, and the constant of a normal 3x3 magic square |
Patrick: | ADAGIOS |
Will: | Real estate company known for gold blazers and the next highest triangular number from the previous entry |
Patrick: | CREDIT...no...CHRIS |
Will: | Great, and now for next week's challenge...(staticky fadeout) |
Show 10 | |
Will: | Hi there! I'd like to say hello to Tracy and Tom on listener station WNEO. How are you doing today? |
Tracy: | Absolutely fantastic. |
Tom | Ready to play. |
Will: | Here's the challenge. Each answer to the clues that follow contains a double-double...that is, two consecutive pairs of double letters. I'll give you the clue and the two letters. For example, if I asked "Secretary of State under Bush" and gave you the letters E and Z, you would say: |
Tracy: | CONDOLEEZZA RICE? |
Will: | Famed attorney who handles women's rights cases (A and L) |
Tom | KURD |
Will: | They make giraffes and wiener dogs for children (L and O) |
Tracy: | VOLGA |
Will: | Dracula's equivalent of a beer run? (O and D) |
Tom | CARTIER |
Will: | Popular easy-food item offered by Maruschan (N and O) |
Tracy: | ACID WASH |
Will: | Cable channel with an Adult Swim time slot (O and N) |
Tom | DYSON |
Will: | College students concern after they graduate (O and L) |
Tracy: | MOON PIES |
Will: | Popular Belgian beer known for being served in a distinctive glass (L and A) |
Tom | DELMONICO STEAK |
Will: | Contests for those who do the butterfly and backstroke (M and E) |
Tracy: | OOCYTE |
Will: | Great, and now for next week's challenge...(staticky fadeout) |