This week’s letter comes from Bobby in New York, and is in reference to last week’s puzzle:
Another week, another challenging quiz.
In my childhood my family owned had a popular household pet. That was in the past. Another way of saying “in the past”
is “a while ago” and A, G and O appear in the grid of letters, so an answer might be “AGO”.
I imagine that in some households, the pets spend some time in warm locations, perhaps next to a kitchen stove? I believe AGA is a brand of kitchen stove, and the letters A, G and A appear in the grid, so another answer could be “AGA”.
I understand that most household pets are mortal, and some households have a belief system involving a souls that continue to exist after death, and return to a creature’s maker or deity. Another name for deity is god, and the letters G, O and D appear in the grid, so perhaps the answer is “GOD”.
I am lead to believe that on occasion some household pets need to be encouraged to perform certain activities, such as fetching a stick. An alternative word for encourage is goad, and the letters G, O, A and D appear in the grid, maybe the answer is “GOAD”.
I have heard that household pets may be the cause of commotions. A synonym of commotion is ado, and the letters A, D and O appear in the grid. By any chance is the answer “ADO”?
I am aware that some households have a member of the species canis lupus familiaris as a pet, and the letter A is in the grid. Is it possible that the answer is A?
I realize that I have suggested 6 possible solutions to the quiz, I hope that does not disqualify me.
Attached is a picture I took a few years ago of movie director Paul Greengrass (on the left) and some actor (in the middle). The apartment I live in at the time is obscured by the umbrella. I talked to Paul shortly after taking the picture. Perhaps a reader could name the actor as part of a future quiz, as I did not speak to him, and did not ask Paul who it was he had been talking to.
Thanks,
Bobby
Well, we thought this was a very clever idea to bring the Newsnibbles community together. Perhaps if someone does know the answer to Bobby’s question and has a question of their own they’d like to share, then email in, newsdesk@newsnibbles.co.uk