"Last week's challenge Last week's challenge came from Mike Reiss, who's a showrunner, writer, and producer for "The Simpsons." Name a famous English author. Change the first letter of the last name to an S. Then move the first, second, and final letters of that last name in front of the first name. The resulting string of letters reading from left to right will name a major American city. What city is it? Challenge answer: Francis Bacon --> San Francisco"
"This week's challenge This week's challenge came from Joseph Young of St. Cloud, Minn. Think of a popular commercial name that ends with the names of two male animals one after the other. If you have the right commercial name, its first six letters can be rearranged to spell the name of an N.F.L. team. What is it? If you know the answer to the challenge, submit it here by Thursday, September 11th at 3 p.m. ET."
Listeners receive sets of three-item puzzles and are asked to identify a shared characteristic for each set. An example shows Telephone, Saturn, and tree stump with the common answer RINGS. Seven numbered puzzle sets are presented, including items such as Guitar, tennis racket, marionette and Car trunk, deck of cards, the film "Titanic." A previous puzzle required altering an English author's surname to yield a U.S. city; the answer was Francis Bacon → San Francisco. A new challenge asks for a commercial name that ends with two male-animal names and whose first six letters can be rearranged into an NFL team's name. Submissions must include a phone number and meet the stated deadline.
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