Blanko!

[JoanP]

                                       

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 !!

[JoanP]

No T - no more ampersands either...

A  _  _  _ _  _       &        _  E  _  _  _  _  

[Frybabe]

Any more Es?

[JoanP]

One more E, Fry...

A  _  _  E _  _       &        _  E  _  _  _  _  

Letters & Symbols Guessed: I, A, &, T, E

[pedln]

Angels and Demons by Dan Brown

[JoanP]

Where 's the ampersand, Pedln?

WINNER!   WINNER!   WINNER!

Would you have guessed it without Pat's "&"?

[pedln]

No, without the ampersand I'd probably be thinking numbers.

Back tomorrow (or maybe tonight) with a new puzzle.

[Frybabe]

Yay, Pedln. I kept trying to put "Albert" in the title.

[pedln]

This is another “debut” novel, c2012,  the author not from the U.S.  I haven’t yet read it, but received it a few months ago as a birthday gift from my daughter.


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___  ___  ___  ___  ___ ___  ____          ___  C ___  ___  ___ ___

[JoanP]

O?

[pedln]

Well, that was a good first guess, JoanP.

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___  ___  ___  ___  ___ ___  ____          O  C ___  ___  ___ ___


Letters guessed:  O,

[jane]

E

[pedln]

Good one, Jane.  Probably a dead give-away.


___  ___ E        ___  ___  ___  ___  ___


___ E  ___  ___  E  E  ____          O  C  E  ___  ___ ___


Letters guessed:  O, E

[jane]

N

[PatH]

No light from my corner.

[JoanP]

You see it, don't you Pat?   The Light Between Oceans?

[PatH]

No, I didn't see it, don't remember hearing of the book.  My wording must have come from the subconscious.

[pedln]

___  ___ E        ___  ___  ___  ___  ___


___ E  ___  ___  E  E  N          O  C  E  ___ N ___


Letters guessed:  O, E. N

[pedln]

And the Winner is ---- -----   ------  JoanP???              PatH?

Done with four letters.

[JoanP]

Pat says she didn't see it...you must be the judge, Pedln! Are you sure you want another from me?

[PatH]

The winner is JoanP.  I didn't see it at all, just happened to make a comment that fit the title.

Congratulations, JoanP.  Good job to get it so soon.

[JoanP]

I think this is fiction - will have to check...

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[pedln]

N  ?

That title came up mighty quickly.  I'll bet she has a list -- Book Titles with Symbols.

[Frybabe]

A?

[JoanP]

several notebooks, full, Pedln!  N and A's.  See, that wasn't so bad, was it?  You've almost solved it!



_:   A      N  _  _  E  _        _  _      _  _  _  _  A        _  _  _  _  _  _  _  A  _  _

[jane]

O

[Frybabe]

L?

[JoanP]

Yes!  O's & L's!  You'll get this in no time!



_:   A      N  O  _  E  L        O  _      _  _  L  _  A        _  _  _  _  _  _  _  A  L _

Letters guessed: A, N, O, L

[PatH]

V?

[JoanP]

Now how did you guess that, Pat?  Can you solve now?



_:   A      N  O  V E  L        O  _      _  _  L  _  A        _  _  _  _  _  _  _  A  L _

Letters guessed: A, N, O, L, V

[JoanK]

and F

[JoanK]

Another Z?

[JoanP]

yes, 2 F's...

JoanK, did you mean to say "another Z?"  I don't see a Z...let me know if you meant Z and I'll respond to your request.


_:   A      N  O  V E  L        O  F      _  _  L  _  A        F  _  _  _  _  _  _  A  L _

Letters guessed: A, N, O, L, V. F

[JoanK]

I meant Z. "Another" as in the Z we guessed in last puzzle.

[JoanP]

 

I was afraid of that...

A gold mine of Z's...

Z:   A      N  O  V E  L        O  F        Z  _  L  _  A          F  _  _  Z  _  _  _  A  L _

Letters guessed: A, N, O, L, V. F, Z

[JoanK]

you'd think I'd know what it was, but I don't! Z just seemed like a good letter there.

[JoanP]

As you can see, it IS a very good letter!

[PatH]

How about Z: a Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald?

[JoanP]

WINNER!
 
I wondered how long it would take to guess those Z's!  Certainly not right off!

[PatH]

My apologies.  I forgot it was my turn.

Fiction

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