A trickier puzzle

WSUCougar · 12-29-2004, 01:59 PM

Listed alphabetically below are some clues. This is a two-part puzzle.
1. Separate the answers to the clues into their proper eight categories
2. Six clues are unique – why? Which ones?

Adults, children, and clean clothing
Almost four dozen horses
Army ranchers
Barely, oh my!
Bay of communists
Beer and hot dogs
Big but sinkable
Big diggers
Bucking range
Champion cherry tree choppers
Country peanuts
CrO’s
Double trouble
Fish or mammal?
Ford warriors
Head face cards
Large and urban
Lucy Kinsella’s price of corn
Native earthtones
Nice cars
Not mares or turkeys
Papal origins and sheep
Paul, Pat, and Nick
Red-suited rattles
Remember the high-reachers
Sporting marauders
TD was one, only different
They both steal
They give you the willies
Union aircraft
Visa brothers

cuervo72 · 12-29-2004, 02:18 PM

Hmm, for a moment I thought these might be NFL teams, but there are only 31 of them;

Paul, Pat, and Nick - these could all be Saints ?
Native Earthtones - Browns ?
Remember the high-reachers - Titans ?
Fish or mammal - Dolphins ?

Eight categories *could* be the divisions, but that would be 25 for only 8 categories. Maybe there are some baseball teams?

Double trouble - Twins ??

edit: "Native" earthtones could also be Redskins, I guess...maybe more appropriately.

cuervo72 · 12-29-2004, 02:26 PM

"Large and urban" could be the NYG...

rkmsuf · 12-29-2004, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by cuervo72

"Large and urban" could be the NYG...

Fat Albert?

moriarty · 12-29-2004, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by rlfreeze

Lucy Kinsella's price of corn refers to Field of Dreams. Could be a ball field.

$1 per ear .... or Buck an ear ... Buccanears.

QuikSand · 12-29-2004, 02:30 PM

Lucy Kinsella’s price of corn - Buccaneer(s)?

QuikSand · 12-29-2004, 02:30 PM

I hate this ordering thing.

QuikSand · 12-29-2004, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by rlfreeze

Head face cards - Jacksonville

I think it's pointing toward Vikings, actually. Don't knwo how to get the VI, but that's probably it.

rlfreeze · 12-29-2004, 02:32 PM

Lucy Kinsella's price of corn refers to Field of Dreams. Could be a ball field.

QuikSand · 12-29-2004, 02:33 PM

CrO’s -- Ravens?

moriarty · 12-29-2004, 02:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rlfreeze

Head face cards - Jacksonville

I think "nice cars" = Jaguars

QuikSand · 12-29-2004, 02:35 PM

Maybe the six unique clues are team names that appear in more than one sport: Giants, Cardinals, etc.

QuikSand · 12-29-2004, 02:36 PM

Nice cars = Jaguars

rlfreeze · 12-29-2004, 02:36 PM

Maybe has something to do with College Football teams? The top 25 teams? The 6 left over are teams not in the rankings? Not sure.

rlfreeze · 12-29-2004, 02:37 PM

Head face cards - Jacksonville

QuikSand · 12-29-2004, 02:37 PM

Well, if some of these are city references... (I'm still unconvinced)

Big diggers = Boston?

cuervo72 · 12-29-2004, 02:37 PM

They give you the willies - Bills?

KWhit · 12-29-2004, 02:37 PM

Beer and hot dogs - Milwaukee (Brewers) ?

moriarty · 12-29-2004, 02:38 PM

Papal origins = Cardinals, but sheep??

KWhit · 12-29-2004, 02:38 PM

Champion cherry tree choppers - Washington

KWhit · 12-29-2004, 02:39 PM

They both steal - Steelers?

QuikSand · 12-29-2004, 02:39 PM

Almost four dozen horses - I want this to be 49ers, but can't make it work...

QuikSand · 12-29-2004, 02:40 PM

Bucking range

-This seems like it might be a dual clue -- maybe to the Broncos and Rockies?

QuikSand · 12-29-2004, 02:41 PM

Papal origins and sheep

...and this sounds like a dual clue also, to two teams in the same city -- Cardinals and Rams

rlfreeze · 12-29-2004, 02:42 PM

Ford warriors- Could refer to Detroit Lions. Waiting for Quiksand to correct me.

moriarty · 12-29-2004, 02:42 PM

Bengals and Reds

Bay & Communists

QuikSand · 12-29-2004, 02:42 PM

Bay of communists

-sounds like it might be "Reds" - but I don't know what to do with the first part

QuikSand · 12-29-2004, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by moriarty

Bengals and Reds

Bay & Communists

Good catch, thanks.

QuikSand · 12-29-2004, 02:45 PM

Sporting marauders - Athletics and Raiders, both from Oakland

WSUCougar · 12-29-2004, 02:49 PM

Should I post correct answers at the top or let you guys hash them out?

moriarty · 12-29-2004, 02:50 PM

Double Trouble = Twins & Vikings

cuervo72 · 12-29-2004, 02:51 PM

Red suited and rattles could be Arizona (Cardinals, Diamondbacks)

moriarty · 12-29-2004, 02:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by digamma

Dola..

Indianapolis
Kansas City

What about New Orleans?

QuikSand · 12-29-2004, 02:53 PM

Breaking into tentative categories:

TWO TEAMS IN ONE CITY - NFL and MLB
Bay of communists = Bengals and Reds
Bucking range = Broncos and Rockies
Papal origins and sheep = Cardinals and Rams
Sporting marauders = Athletics and Raiders
Native earthtones = Indians and Browns
Not mares or turkeys = Colts and Orioles (...this just in, the Colts moved)
Red-suited rattles = Cardinals and Diamondbacks

NFL FOOTBALL MASCOTS
Paul, Pat, and Nick = Saints
Nice cars = Jaguars
Fish or mammal? = Dolphins
They both steal = Steelers
Lucy Kinsella’s price of corn = Buccaneers

CITY REFERENCES
Big diggers = Boston
Champion cherry tree choppers = Washington
Beer and hot dogs = Milwaukee

Adults, children, and clean clothing
Almost four dozen horses
Army ranchers
Barely, oh my!
Big but sinkable
Country peanuts
CrO’s
Double trouble
Ford warriors
Head face cards
Large and urban
Remember the high-reachers
TD was one, only different
They give you the willies
Union aircraft
Visa brothers

primelord · 12-29-2004, 02:53 PM

Not mares or turkeys - Colts and Orioles?

QuikSand · 12-29-2004, 02:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WSUCougar

Should I post correct answers at the top or let you guys hash them out?

Stay out of our way, punk!

cuervo72 · 12-29-2004, 02:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by primelord

Not mares or turkeys - Colts and Orioles?

Phillies and Eagles (the whole Ben Franklin turkey/national bird thing)

WSUCougar · 12-29-2004, 02:54 PM

I find it hilarious that digamma considers Kansas City not to have a MLB franchise!

digamma · 12-29-2004, 02:54 PM

There are 31 NFL cities--which would match the 31 clues (as opposed to the 32 teams).

Native Earthtones = Indians & Browns

Maybe the six are six NFL cities without MLB franchises? Green Bay, Jacksonville, Carolina, and now I'm blanking (I don't think we can count Washington anymore).

dacman · 12-29-2004, 02:55 PM

Boy, the Royals really do get no respect. :P

cuervo72 · 12-29-2004, 02:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RPI-Fan

Kansas City has a team.

Head (Chief) Face Cards (Royals)?

dacman · 12-29-2004, 02:56 PM

Oh, dear god, I'm an out-of-post-order instigator.

cuervo72 · 12-29-2004, 02:56 PM

BTW, "Fish or Mammal" could also include the Florida Marlins, I suppose.

dacman · 12-29-2004, 02:56 PM

Test

edit -- jeez I post this at 2:56 (supposidly) after a post at 3:02.

digamma · 12-29-2004, 02:57 PM

Dola..

Indianapolis
Kansas City

cuervo72 · 12-29-2004, 02:57 PM

Large and Urban - Giants & Mets (National)
Union Aircraft - Yankees & Jets (American)

QuikSand · 12-29-2004, 02:58 PM

Big but sinkable -- to me, this sounds like a "Titanic" reference (aka Titans) but I can't figure out the other clue that seems to point there...

digamma · 12-29-2004, 02:58 PM

And New Orleans

RPI-Fan · 12-29-2004, 02:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by digamma

There are 31 NFL cities--which would match the 31 clues (as opposed to the 32 teams).

Native Earthtones = Indians & Browns

Maybe the six are six NFL cities without MLB franchises? Green Bay, Jacksonville, Carolina, and now I'm blanking (I don't think we can count Washington anymore).

New Orleans, Dallas...

QuikSand · 12-29-2004, 02:59 PM

(For page two convenience)

Breaking into tentative categories:

TWO TEAMS IN ONE CITY - NFL and MLB
Bay of communists = Bengals and Reds
Bucking range = Broncos and Rockies
Papal origins and sheep = Cardinals and Rams
Sporting marauders = Athletics and Raiders
Native earthtones = Indians and Browns
Not mares or turkeys = Colts and Orioles (...this just in, the Colts moved)
Red-suited rattles = Cardinals and Diamondbacks

NFL FOOTBALL MASCOTS
Paul, Pat, and Nick = Saints
Nice cars = Jaguars
Fish or mammal? = Dolphins
They both steal = Steelers
Lucy Kinsella’s price of corn = Buccaneers

CITY REFERENCES
Big diggers = Boston
Champion cherry tree choppers = Washington
Beer and hot dogs = Milwaukee

Adults, children, and clean clothing
Almost four dozen horses
Army ranchers
Barely, oh my!
Big but sinkable
Country peanuts
CrO’s
Double trouble
Ford warriors
Head face cards
Large and urban
Remember the high-reachers
TD was one, only different
They give you the willies
Union aircraft
Visa brothers

12-29-2004, 02:18 PM	#2
cuervo72 Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Maryland	Hmm, for a moment I thought these might be NFL teams, but there are only 31 of them; Paul, Pat, and Nick - these could all be Saints ? Native Earthtones - Browns ? Remember the high-reachers - Titans ? Fish or mammal - Dolphins ? Eight categories could be the divisions, but that would be 25 for only 8 categories. Maybe there are some baseball teams? Double trouble - Twins ?? edit: "Native" earthtones could also be Redskins, I guess...maybe more appropriately. __________________ null Last edited by cuervo72 : 12-29-2004 at 02:23 PM.

12-29-2004, 02:26 PM	#3
cuervo72 Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Maryland	"Large and urban" could be the NYG... __________________ null

12-29-2004, 02:32 PM	#9
rlfreeze n00b Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Grenoble, France	Lucy Kinsella's price of corn refers to Field of Dreams. Could be a ball field. Last edited by rlfreeze : 12-29-2004 at 02:34 PM.

12-29-2004, 02:37 PM	#17
cuervo72 Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Maryland	They give you the willies - Bills? __________________ null

12-29-2004, 02:42 PM	#25
rlfreeze n00b Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Grenoble, France	Ford warriors- Could refer to Detroit Lions. Waiting for Quiksand to correct me. Last edited by rlfreeze : 12-29-2004 at 02:42 PM.

12-29-2004, 02:30 PM	#6
QuikSand lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Annapolis, Md	Lucy Kinsella’s price of corn - Buccaneer(s)?

12-29-2004, 02:33 PM	#10
QuikSand lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Annapolis, Md	CrO’s -- Ravens?

12-29-2004, 02:35 PM	#12
QuikSand lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Annapolis, Md	Maybe the six unique clues are team names that appear in more than one sport: Giants, Cardinals, etc.

12-29-2004, 02:36 PM	#13
QuikSand lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Annapolis, Md	Nice cars = Jaguars

12-29-2004, 02:37 PM	#18
KWhit Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Conyers GA	Beer and hot dogs - Milwaukee (Brewers) ?

12-29-2004, 02:38 PM	#19
moriarty College Starter Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: A negative place	Papal origins = Cardinals, but sheep??

12-29-2004, 02:39 PM	#21
KWhit Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Conyers GA	They both steal - Steelers?

12-29-2004, 02:40 PM	#23
QuikSand lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Annapolis, Md	Bucking range -This seems like it might be a dual clue -- maybe to the Broncos and Rockies?

12-29-2004, 02:41 PM	#24
QuikSand lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Annapolis, Md	Papal origins and sheep ...and this sounds like a dual clue also, to two teams in the same city -- Cardinals and Rams

12-29-2004, 02:42 PM	#26
moriarty College Starter Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: A negative place	Bengals and Reds Bay & Communists Last edited by moriarty : 12-29-2004 at 02:42 PM.

12-29-2004, 02:45 PM	#29
QuikSand lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Annapolis, Md	Sporting marauders - Athletics and Raiders, both from Oakland

12-29-2004, 02:49 PM	#30
WSUCougar Rider Of Rohan Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Port Angeles, WA or Helm's Deep	Should I post correct answers at the top or let you guys hash them out? __________________ It's not the years...it's the mileage.

12-29-2004, 02:50 PM	#31
moriarty College Starter Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: A negative place	Double Trouble = Twins & Vikings

12-29-2004, 02:51 PM	#32
cuervo72 Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Maryland	Red suited and rattles could be Arizona (Cardinals, Diamondbacks) __________________ null

12-29-2004, 02:53 PM	#34
QuikSand lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Annapolis, Md	Breaking into tentative categories: TWO TEAMS IN ONE CITY - NFL and MLB Bay of communists = Bengals and Reds Bucking range = Broncos and Rockies Papal origins and sheep = Cardinals and Rams Sporting marauders = Athletics and Raiders Native earthtones = Indians and Browns Not mares or turkeys = Colts and Orioles (...this just in, the Colts moved) Red-suited rattles = Cardinals and Diamondbacks NFL FOOTBALL MASCOTS Paul, Pat, and Nick = Saints Nice cars = Jaguars Fish or mammal? = Dolphins They both steal = Steelers Lucy Kinsella’s price of corn = Buccaneers CITY REFERENCES Big diggers = Boston Champion cherry tree choppers = Washington Beer and hot dogs = Milwaukee Adults, children, and clean clothing Almost four dozen horses Army ranchers Barely, oh my! Big but sinkable Country peanuts CrO’s Double trouble Ford warriors Head face cards Large and urban Remember the high-reachers TD was one, only different They give you the willies Union aircraft Visa brothers Last edited by QuikSand : 12-29-2004 at 02:57 PM.

12-29-2004, 02:53 PM	#35
primelord Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2000	Not mares or turkeys - Colts and Orioles?

12-29-2004, 02:54 PM	#38
WSUCougar Rider Of Rohan Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Port Angeles, WA or Helm's Deep	I find it hilarious that digamma considers Kansas City not to have a MLB franchise! __________________ It's not the years...it's the mileage.

12-29-2004, 02:54 PM	#39
digamma Torchbearer Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: On Lake Harriet	There are 31 NFL cities--which would match the 31 clues (as opposed to the 32 teams). Native Earthtones = Indians & Browns Maybe the six are six NFL cities without MLB franchises? Green Bay, Jacksonville, Carolina, and now I'm blanking (I don't think we can count Washington anymore).

12-29-2004, 02:55 PM	#40
dacman College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: speak to the trout	Boy, the Royals really do get no respect. :P __________________ No signatures allowed.

12-29-2004, 02:56 PM	#42
dacman College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: speak to the trout	Oh, dear god, I'm an out-of-post-order instigator. __________________ No signatures allowed.

12-29-2004, 02:57 PM	#45
digamma Torchbearer Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: On Lake Harriet	Dola.. Indianapolis Kansas City

12-29-2004, 02:58 PM	#47
QuikSand lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Annapolis, Md	Big but sinkable -- to me, this sounds like a "Titanic" reference (aka Titans) but I can't figure out the other clue that seems to point there...

12-29-2004, 02:59 PM	#50
QuikSand lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Annapolis, Md	(For page two convenience) Breaking into tentative categories: TWO TEAMS IN ONE CITY - NFL and MLB Bay of communists = Bengals and Reds Bucking range = Broncos and Rockies Papal origins and sheep = Cardinals and Rams Sporting marauders = Athletics and Raiders Native earthtones = Indians and Browns Not mares or turkeys = Colts and Orioles (...this just in, the Colts moved) Red-suited rattles = Cardinals and Diamondbacks NFL FOOTBALL MASCOTS Paul, Pat, and Nick = Saints Nice cars = Jaguars Fish or mammal? = Dolphins They both steal = Steelers Lucy Kinsella’s price of corn = Buccaneers CITY REFERENCES Big diggers = Boston Champion cherry tree choppers = Washington Beer and hot dogs = Milwaukee Adults, children, and clean clothing Almost four dozen horses Army ranchers Barely, oh my! Big but sinkable Country peanuts CrO’s Double trouble Ford warriors Head face cards Large and urban Remember the high-reachers TD was one, only different They give you the willies Union aircraft Visa brothers

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