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A trickier puzzle
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 |
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. |
"Large and urban" could be the NYG...
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Fat Albert? |
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$1 per ear .... or Buck an ear ... Buccanears. |
Lucy Kinsella’s price of corn - Buccaneer(s)?
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I hate this ordering thing.
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I think it's pointing toward Vikings, actually. Don't knwo how to get the VI, but that's probably it. |
Lucy Kinsella's price of corn refers to Field of Dreams. Could be a ball field.
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CrO’s -- Ravens?
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I think "nice cars" = Jaguars |
Maybe the six unique clues are team names that appear in more than one sport: Giants, Cardinals, etc.
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Nice cars = Jaguars
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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.
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Head face cards - Jacksonville
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Well, if some of these are city references... (I'm still unconvinced)
Big diggers = Boston? |
They give you the willies - Bills?
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Beer and hot dogs - Milwaukee (Brewers) ?
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Papal origins = Cardinals, but sheep??
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Champion cherry tree choppers - Washington
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They both steal - Steelers?
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Almost four dozen horses - I want this to be 49ers, but can't make it work...
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Bucking range
-This seems like it might be a dual clue -- maybe to the Broncos and Rockies? |
Papal origins and sheep
...and this sounds like a dual clue also, to two teams in the same city -- Cardinals and Rams |
Ford warriors- Could refer to Detroit Lions. Waiting for Quiksand to correct me. :)
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Bengals and Reds
Bay & Communists |
Bay of communists
-sounds like it might be "Reds" - but I don't know what to do with the first part |
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Good catch, thanks. |
Sporting marauders - Athletics and Raiders, both from Oakland
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Should I post correct answers at the top or let you guys hash them out?
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Double Trouble = Twins & Vikings
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Red suited and rattles could be Arizona (Cardinals, Diamondbacks)
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What about New Orleans? |
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 |
Not mares or turkeys - Colts and Orioles?
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Stay out of our way, punk! |
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Phillies and Eagles (the whole Ben Franklin turkey/national bird thing) |
I find it hilarious that digamma considers Kansas City not to have a MLB franchise!
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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). |
Boy, the Royals really do get no respect. :P
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Head (Chief) Face Cards (Royals)? |
Oh, dear god, I'm an out-of-post-order instigator. :(
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BTW, "Fish or Mammal" could also include the Florida Marlins, I suppose.
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Test
edit -- jeez I post this at 2:56 (supposidly) after a post at 3:02. |
Dola..
Indianapolis Kansas City |
Large and Urban - Giants & Mets (National)
Union Aircraft - Yankees & Jets (American) |
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...
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And New Orleans
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New Orleans, Dallas... |
(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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