It's On Me

Q:

Think of two five-letter words describing a certain beverage that have very different meanings. Rearrange the letters in one of the words so that they now have similar meanings.

Hint:

This puzzle is pretty straight up, actually kind of neat.  The solution's a bit more pedestrian.

A:

The title and hint referred to alcoholic beverages and beer was the choice.  A lager is light and crisp and a stout is heavy and dark.  Rearrange the letters in lager.

Lager and Stout  ---  Large and Stout 

Would You Like Frites With That?

Q:

Combine America, Utah, Boise and Salem a certain way and you get Madison, Wisconsin. Remove any of the four and you get Lincoln, Nebraska.


How is this possible?



 Hint:

I'm very wary of making this too easy.  There's just too much at steak.  Here's a suggestion, though.  If you're  desperate  for help, send out an SOS.

 A:

Assign a numerical value to each letter of the alphabet.  A=1, B=2, C=3, etc.  The values of the letters in America add up to 50 as do  Utah, Boise and Salem.  All four add up to 200 which is the value of Madison, Wisconsin.  Remove any one and you have 150 which is the value of Lincoln, Nebraska.

The hint was the misspelling of 'steak' directly above SOS  -  steak sauce  -  A1

Feel free to post your answer or anything else in the comments area.

Sour Puss

Q:

Who might say this, Kelly Ripa or Regis Philbin?

“Oh, dear me. Cooking a meal in Paris did me in.”

Explain your answer


Hint:

There's a clue in the title that should help you deliver the correct answer.


Post your answer in the comments area.

A:

In the title, the word PUSS can be anagrammed into USPS to help you "deliver" the correct answer.

The statement is a string of postal abbreviations:  OH DE AR ME.  CO OK IN GA ME AL etc.  Since Kelly's last name is RIPA (Rhode Island and Pennsylvania), she would be the speaker.

Cooking Challenge

Q:

Take the phrase "Summer Olympics."  Change 1 letter and rearrange all 14 to name 4 things you might find in a Chinese kitchen.

With an anagram, switching a letter can make it much harder to solve.  Because this puzzle has 4 answers it becomes a process of elimination.  Pull out the obvious ones first and you're left with m - m - s.

A:

Plum - Rice - Soy - MSG

Business or Pleasure

Q:

Think of an 8 letter word that names something people like to watch.  Remove the 1st letter to name something people hate to see.

Sometimes there's a clue in the title or the picture.  In this case, the clue is in the puzzle's title.  One word relates to business and one to pleasure.  It was up to you to decide which was which.

I ran this puzzle in Blainesville earlier this summer.  The best comment went something like this...Those who disappoint during the 8 letter word may be subject to the 7 letter word.  Others simply move to Miami.  Nice smack-down of LeBron James.

A:

Playoffs and Layoffs