Author Topic: Blanko! (Read 512896 times)

Frybabe · « **Reply #3160 on:** January 08, 2013, 06:53:50 PM »

BLANKO

Welcome to our newest brain teaser

The rules are simple:

The Challenger posts either a title or the name of an author, not both. One letter is supplied. More information may be given, but isn't required.

Example:

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

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

What is it?

The Contestants guess--the title (or author) if they can, or a letter. One guess between appearances of the Challenger for each contestant.

At the end of the day, or more often if the Challenger wants, the Challenger will add one or more of the letters the Contestants have suggested, everywhere it appears. (Note that the original supplied letter might also appear elsewhere.)

The winner becomes the new Challenger.

Good Luck !!

Author:

__ __ R __ __ __ __ __ __ __ R

__ __ __ __ __ __ __ S

R's in place.

jane · « **Reply #3161 on:** January 08, 2013, 07:39:06 PM »

JoanP · « **Reply #3162 on:** January 08, 2013, 07:43:07 PM »

Christopher Hitchens?

Frybabe · « **Reply #3163 on:** January 09, 2013, 08:15:35 AM »

Winner! Oh, your good, JoanP. Yes, Christopher Hitchens, recently deceased.

PatH · « **Reply #3164 on:** January 09, 2013, 12:25:26 PM »

We seem to have a bunch of mind-readers here.

JoanP · « **Reply #3165 on:** January 09, 2013, 12:35:02 PM »

It was Jane's request for an "H" that led to Christopher. The rest was a visual thing...

Here's a new one, just out - non-Fiction

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

_ _ _ _ _ A _ _ _ _ _ _ _

JoanK · « **Reply #3166 on:** January 09, 2013, 02:52:25 PM »

JoanP · « **Reply #3167 on:** January 09, 2013, 09:16:28 PM »

A bunch of N's, JoanK-

_ _ _ _ N _ _ _ _ _

_ N _ _ _ A N _ _ _ _ _ _

pedln · « **Reply #3168 on:** January 09, 2013, 09:33:03 PM »

JoanP · « **Reply #3169 on:** January 09, 2013, 09:35:47 PM »

Yes - one - the obvious one -

_ _ _ _ N _ _ _ _ _

_ N _ _ _ A N D _ _ _ _ _

PatH · « **Reply #3170 on:** January 10, 2013, 08:41:05 AM »

Frybabe · « **Reply #3171 on:** January 10, 2013, 08:52:35 AM »

Are there more A's?

JoanP · « **Reply #3172 on:** January 10, 2013, 09:42:13 AM »

No Ms, but yes, more As...

_ _ _ _ N _ _ _ _ _

_ N _ A _ A N D _ _ A _ _

pedln · « **Reply #3173 on:** January 10, 2013, 12:18:14 PM »

We need more vowels. an "i"?

Frybabe · « **Reply #3174 on:** January 10, 2013, 12:21:57 PM »

Man and Beast may fit the last three words, but I have not a clue about the first.

JoanP · « **Reply #3175 on:** January 10, 2013, 01:09:48 PM »

No man, no beast...but there are a few Is.
Just finished reading an article full of praise for this book in the Washington Post.

_ I _ _ N _ _ _ _ _

I N _ A _ A N D _ _ A _ _

JoanK · « **Reply #3176 on:** January 10, 2013, 03:28:54 PM »

PatH · « **Reply #3177 on:** January 10, 2013, 05:35:09 PM »

It's something or in war and peace?

JoanP · « **Reply #3178 on:** January 11, 2013, 10:08:25 AM »

No Ts, JoanK - and Pat, would you rephrase your guess please? I think the answer to your question is "YES."

PatH · « **Reply #3179 on:** January 11, 2013, 10:31:54 AM »

I see:

___ I ___ ___ N ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

IN WAR AND PEACE

but I have no idea what the first word is.

JoanP · « **Reply #3180 on:** January 11, 2013, 01:46:02 PM »

Any guesses?

_ I _ _ N _ _ _ _ _

I N W A R A N D P E A C E

Frybabe · « **Reply #3181 on:** January 11, 2013, 06:36:55 PM »

no clue. Are there any more E's?

JoanP · « **Reply #3182 on:** January 11, 2013, 07:03:31 PM »

That's probably the best letter you could have guessed, Fry!

E I _ E N _ _ _ E _

I N W A R A N D P E A C E

pedln · « **Reply #3183 on:** January 12, 2013, 01:23:54 PM »

PatH should get this one. She did the hard part with war and peace. Come on, Pat, you know this.

JoanK · « **Reply #3184 on:** January 12, 2013, 01:38:17 PM »

Got to be Eisenhower!

JoanP · « **Reply #3185 on:** January 12, 2013, 01:40:24 PM »

Winner!

A really really good book, according to husband who requested it for Christmas...

JoanK · « **Reply #3186 on:** January 12, 2013, 01:47:22 PM »

Oh, dear: I have today only to finish two books. I'll put something up tomorrow.

It does sound like a good book.

Frybabe · « **Reply #3187 on:** January 12, 2013, 02:59:52 PM »

Great catch Joan K. I couldn't have come up with that even though, now that I see the whole title, I have seen it before somewhere.

JoanK · « **Reply #3188 on:** January 13, 2013, 03:35:04 PM »

Here's one, thanks to my daughter: fiction.

T __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

JoanP · « **Reply #3189 on:** January 13, 2013, 03:37:05 PM »

I'll play - how about a W?

Frybabe · « **Reply #3190 on:** January 13, 2013, 03:38:50 PM »

My post disappeared. Any N's?

JoanK · « **Reply #3191 on:** January 13, 2013, 03:44:07 PM »

Sorry, no W

T __ __ __ __ N __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

Guessed: W,N

JoanP · « **Reply #3192 on:** January 13, 2013, 07:22:35 PM »

L? Need consonants!

jane · « **Reply #3193 on:** January 14, 2013, 08:31:16 AM »

pedln · « **Reply #3194 on:** January 14, 2013, 10:44:43 AM »

And maybe a vowel -- an E?

JoanK · « **Reply #3195 on:** January 14, 2013, 02:05:34 PM »

T __ E __ __ N __ E R __ __ R __ __ __ L E __

Guessed: W,N L,R,E

JoanP · « **Reply #3196 on:** January 14, 2013, 03:38:20 PM »

Do I sense an S?

JoanK · « **Reply #3197 on:** January 14, 2013, 04:41:46 PM »

YEs

T __ E __ __ N __ E R __ __ R __ __ __ L E S

Guessed: W,N L,R,E,S

Frybabe · « **Reply #3198 on:** January 14, 2013, 04:43:03 PM »

There has to be at least one more T?

JoanK · « **Reply #3199 on:** January 14, 2013, 04:45:04 PM »

T __ E __ __ N T E R __ __ R __ __ __ L E S

Guessed: W,N L,R,E,S,T

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