Puzzle #14: Puntastic!
 |  Solution to be posted next week, or submit your own! |
Crowder Mountain Bigfoot vs. World War II
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Today's question comes from BJ, in Rhode Island, who writes:
*Why the heck does The History Channel insist on showing those stupid
"MonsterQuest" episodes?...
3 years ago
10 comments:
8. Welles Fargo [Wells Fargo]
I got that one right away so I thought I would post it as I may not get a chance to look at the rest right away.
BTW, this puzzle definitely warrants the "Hard" rating. =S
Shaun
A couple more I think are correct:
3. Handel Bar [Handlebar]
6. Braided Bunch [Brady Bunch]
Shaun
I would consider #1 to be the most difficult, followed by #5. #4 is also up there in difficulty, for both its obscurity and its double-punnery. #4's probably also my favorite though.
But I also created them, so I guess I may not be the best judge of it.
I reworded #1 slightly for clarity. It's still pretty well obfuscated though.
I'll extend the answering period for a week. Here's some hints:
1. It's a fairly common proverb
2. Or of salsas
3. [correct]
4. A horticulturist might take this from work
5. Something a sports fan might do
6. [correct]
7. The pan is hot.
8. [correct]
That should yield at least one more correct answer. Well, maybe.
4. Leaf of Absinthe [Leave of Absence]
Ah... 2. A change of pace
We don't have Pace down here... nearly forgot they exist.
Nice one Will... I wouldn't have gotten that one easily as we don't have any of the same warehouse clubs here in Canada except Costco. And I thought of all the salsas I could, but didn't come up with Pace. =)
I guess combined we got 5 of Hawkins' 8. Not so good this time. =( Definitely a "hard" puzzle.
I realized a couple of days after posting this puzzle that Pace didn't exist anymore (at least that's what I gather from wikipedia.) That one was actually supposed to be one of the easier ones.
The remaining answers:
1. The pen is mightier than the s-word.
[The pen is mightier than the sword.]
5. Route for the under-dog.
[Root for the underdog.]
7. Unidentified Frying Object.
[Unidentified Flying Object.]
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