You Must Remember This

At first read, this puzzle may seem a bit ridiculous.  Work through it and you'll see it's not nearly as difficult as it seems.  Last week's puzzle was way too easy!

Q:

Take the name of the famous singer, "Natalie Cole," 11 letters in all.  Take 3 pairs of letters (6 in all) and shift them 2 places higher in the alphabet.  You choose which pairs, but the numerical positions of each pair must add up to 13.  For example, if you shift the 2nd letter you must shift the 11th.  If you shift the 3rd, you must shift the 10th, etc.

Now take the new set of 11 and shift 1 letter up 2 places.  Rearrange them all to name a very well-known person from an earlier generation.

Good Luck.

Answer has been posted

Anagranalogy

Yes, this word is made up.  The puzzle is a combination of an analogy and anagrams.

Q:

Consider this analogy:

Post : i i v i : : Leidy : i v i i

Remove one letter overall and rearrange the letters within each section to form an accurate analogy.

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Six Feet Under

Last week's puzzle was easy.  This week not so much, though if you check out the hint on the answer page, it's quite doable.

My son attended Interlochen Music Camp this past summer and I was inspired to create this puzzle.

Q:

     Michael loved the orchestra.  But upon each entrance, he let out a horrible screech. “My oboe won’t work. I think it’s a reed.”

     “I think it may be both reeds…again,” replied the conductor. “If our concert is to be a success, you must be prepared.  And if I’ve said that once, I’ve said it a thousand times.  Some of our larger and more unusual instruments are hard to maintain,” he went on, “like the wood pipes and the quasi-xylophones.  I guess even the harps, which weigh the most of all, may have an excuse.  But you play an oboe with tiny little reeds.”

     “I’m sorry,” Michael replied. “I mean I never wanted to be a problem. At least not this often.”

Seeing the shame on the young man’s face, how did the conductor respond?

A: “It’s okay, Michael. Even my best players make mistakes.”

B: “It’s okay, Michael, but if it happens again, you’re out.”

      

Answer has been posted

Home At Last

Another Geography Puzzle

Q:

Take the first 2 letters of a certain US state to get a 2 letter word. Next, take the first 2 letters of another state and the first 2 letters of its capital city to get a 4 letter word. The result in 2-4, will name a place in which a large portion of the population might say they live.


Which 2 states and capital are these?

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