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Sunday Dinner

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Show 1
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 LouAbsolutely 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 LouJEOPARDY!
Will:One way to consume tobacco without involving cigarettes
Mary LouALA
Will:Popular brand of power tools Black and what
Mary LouNIENTE
Will:There's no I in this, according to the saying
Mary LouATTU
Will:Finalized some Ts perhaps?
Mary LouPIONEER
Will:Counterpart to the footer
Mary LouORSINO
Will:First word of a sports song that involves peanuts and crackerjacks
Mary LouOLIVE
Will:3-D shape formed by x = cosine of z and y = sine of z
Mary LouSIENA
Will:Place for oysters or flowers?
Mary LouREO
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.
TomReady 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)
TomKURD
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)
TomCARTIER
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)
TomDYSON
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)
TomDELMONICO 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)