Author Topic: Blanko! (Read 512553 times)

Frybabe · « **Reply #1680 on:** December 07, 2011, 01:18:13 PM »

Welcome to our newest brain teaser: BLANKO

The rules are simple:

The Challenger poses and indicates either a title or the name of an author, but not both.

The Contestants guess the title or author and post their answer; if they can, the solve the entire title. They can also suggest another letter to fill in one of the blanks.

At the end of the day if the puzzle is not solved,
the Challenger then must add only one of the suggested letters the contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears.

The winner becomes the new challenger.

Ex:

Title of Book: three words, a prize winning novel:

___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

What is it?

Good Luck !!

__ __ A T __

__ O __ __ __

T O

__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

jane · « **Reply #1681 on:** December 07, 2011, 04:34:38 PM »

S, please.

Frybabe · « **Reply #1682 on:** December 07, 2011, 11:59:49 PM »

Yes, there is an S. So far, every letter a hit.

__ __ A T __

__ O __ __ S

T O

__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

JoanP · « **Reply #1683 on:** December 08, 2011, 08:24:27 AM »

An "R"?....please?

Frybabe · « **Reply #1684 on:** December 08, 2011, 11:20:53 AM »

Here is your R, JoanP.

__ __ A T __

__ O __ __ S

T O

__ __ __ __ __ R __ __

JoanP · « **Reply #1685 on:** December 08, 2011, 01:36:19 PM »

New this month!

I'll bet there's at least one more "A"? Please?

Frybabe · « **Reply #1686 on:** December 08, 2011, 04:46:17 PM »

Sorry JoanP. No more A's.

jane · « **Reply #1687 on:** December 08, 2011, 04:57:08 PM »

U, please.

Frybabe · « **Reply #1688 on:** December 08, 2011, 11:03:32 PM »

And no U's, Jane.

I really thought you all would have gotten this one by now, even though it is new. The novel involves a favorite set of characters and venue, but not written by the original author.

jane · « **Reply #1689 on:** December 09, 2011, 10:30:11 AM »

D, please?

Frybabe · « **Reply #1690 on:** December 09, 2011, 01:47:30 PM »

Jane gets her D.

D __ A T __

__ O __ __ S

T O

__ __ __ __ __ R __ __

jane · « **Reply #1691 on:** December 09, 2011, 02:12:07 PM »

Death Comes to Pemberley by P.D. James?

Frybabe · « **Reply #1692 on:** December 09, 2011, 04:48:12 PM »

WINNER! WINNER! WINNER!

Hurray for Jane.

I've never read any P.D. James. This is one I might borrow from the library to read.

JoanP · « **Reply #1693 on:** December 09, 2011, 05:00:46 PM »

It's had great reviews - most recently Michael Dirda in the Washington Post. I planned to read it immediately after reading his comments.

jane · « **Reply #1694 on:** December 10, 2011, 08:58:43 AM »

Fiction title

[ size=18] _ H _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [/SIZE]

JoanK · « **Reply #1695 on:** December 10, 2011, 02:56:50 PM »

A "T" please.

jane · « **Reply #1696 on:** December 11, 2011, 10:27:45 AM »

2 T's....

T H _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ T

JoanK · « **Reply #1697 on:** December 11, 2011, 12:10:31 PM »

And an "E"

Frybabe · « **Reply #1698 on:** December 11, 2011, 02:24:17 PM »

or an N?

jane · « **Reply #1699 on:** December 11, 2011, 05:54:31 PM »

I'll choose to respond to the N and no, there are no N's

Author won a Pulitzer for an earlier work.

JoanK · « **Reply #1700 on:** December 11, 2011, 08:14:29 PM »

How about my "E'?

jane · « **Reply #1701 on:** December 12, 2011, 10:02:19 AM »

And a couple E's for Miss Joan....

T H E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ E _ _ _ T

JoanK · « **Reply #1702 on:** December 12, 2011, 03:53:32 PM »

And an "A'

jane · « **Reply #1703 on:** December 12, 2011, 09:08:03 PM »

T H E _ A _ _ _ A _ E _ _ _ T

Frybabe · « **Reply #1704 on:** December 12, 2011, 11:15:43 PM »

An L perhaps?

pedln · « **Reply #1705 on:** December 13, 2011, 10:59:35 AM »

And the vowel "i" perhaps?

JoanP · « **Reply #1706 on:** December 13, 2011, 11:07:13 AM »

How about a "C"? PLEASE!

jane · « **Reply #1707 on:** December 13, 2011, 07:29:26 PM »

No, C's...but I may not be able to get in early tomorrow...so I'll give you both an L and an I

T H E _ _ _ _ I _ _ E _ L _ T

pedln · « **Reply #1708 on:** December 13, 2011, 11:06:16 PM »

Jane, did you take something away?

T H E _ A _ _ I A _ E _ L _ T

Well, I guess it wasn't The Marriage List There really is such a title.

pedln · « **Reply #1709 on:** December 13, 2011, 11:13:09 PM »

The Marriage Plot

jane · « **Reply #1710 on:** December 14, 2011, 08:33:50 AM »

WINNER! WINNER! WINNER!

The Marriage Plot

Author: Jeffrey Kent Eugenides (born March 8, 1960) is an American Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and short story writer. Eugenides is most known for his first two novels, The Virgin Suicides (1993) and Middlesex (2002). His novel The Marriage Plot was published in October, 2011. --Wikipedia

pedln · « **Reply #1711 on:** December 14, 2011, 11:01:11 AM »

Have you read it Jane?

I haven't read anything by J E yet. Maybe someday.

Please give me a day. I'm here at Panera with laptop and trifocals. Not a good combo.

It's 3P day -- I'm between the protime and the pool.

jane · « **Reply #1712 on:** December 14, 2011, 03:45:54 PM »

No, I haven't pedln...just saw the title and it caught my eye. We ate at Panera's today, too...after doc appt for my husband. Good report for him so we feel safe going on to TX for 2 months.

pedln · « **Reply #1713 on:** December 14, 2011, 06:46:12 PM »

That's good news Jane. You all really love it down there, don't you?

   ___ ___ ___

   ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

   ___ ___

   ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ V ___

Fiction, haven't read it, but want to, someday.

jane · « **Reply #1714 on:** December 15, 2011, 03:36:07 PM »

E, please

pedln · « **Reply #1715 on:** December 16, 2011, 09:46:37 AM »

Three E's for the lady. I think the last word here is a giveaway.

___ ___ E

___ E ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

___ ___

___ ___ ___ ___ ___ E V ___

Frybabe · « **Reply #1716 on:** December 16, 2011, 05:37:20 PM »

Not for me it isn't, Pedln. So, is there an L?

pedln · « **Reply #1717 on:** December 17, 2011, 06:44:52 PM »

There are two L's, in fact.

___ ___ E

___ E L L ___ ___ ___

___ ___

___ ___ ___ ___ ___ E V ___

jane · « **Reply #1718 on:** December 17, 2011, 07:41:24 PM »

How about an R?

PatH · « **Reply #1719 on:** December 17, 2011, 07:49:35 PM »

I'm feeling stupid for not getting this, but the last word isn't a giveaway for me either. If the R doesn't fly, how about a T?

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