Sandy Wood
Brain Game: Peri Peri Coco Bop
by Sandy Wood - June 1, 2010 - 7:30 AM

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By changing one letter with each subsequent entry, and leaving the other three letters in their original spots, come up with four-letter names that complete the monikers of ten famous people. The bookends are actors – you’ll begin with James COCO and end with PERI Gilpin. In between, you’ll find singers, film characters, sports stars, and even a famous mathematician. Note that the names may be of people real or fictional, and alive or dead. Good luck!

1.  J A M E S   C O C O
2. P E R R Y   _ _ _ _
3. T O N Y   _ _ _ _
4.  _ _ _ _ W I L L I A M S
5.  J A N E T   _ _ _ _
6. _ _ _ _ D E S C A R T E S
7.  _ _ _ _ A U T R Y
8.  R I C H A R D   _ _ _ _
9.  _ _ _ _ H A L I W E L L
10.  P E R I G I L P I N

Here are the ANSWERS.
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Comments (12)

  1. Unfortunately, #8 starts with “J”.

    posted by Matthew E on 6-1-2010 at 8:31 am

  2. Excellent puzzle. And bonus points for using Remo Williams! (I loved the recent episode of In Plain Sight featuring Fred Ward.)

    posted by Lugh on 6-1-2010 at 8:34 am

  3. Autry or Rayburn?

    posted by Mark on 6-1-2010 at 8:38 am

  4. Thanks, Lugh. And Mark? You caught me; I changed the name-clue before posting, and failed to change it in the answers. All fixed!

    posted by Sandy Wood on 6-1-2010 at 8:43 am

  5. Oh! I didn’t even think of the real answer to number 8; I had standup comedian Richard Jeni instead. If his name started with G he’d fit in there perfectly. So never mind my first comment.

    posted by Matthew E on 6-1-2010 at 10:19 am

  6. No idea who Remo Willams is, but I skipped him (her?) and was able to continue on no problem!
    Good one!

    posted by Lola on 6-1-2010 at 12:47 pm

  7. No idea who Remo Williams is? Emporer Smith will not be pleased.

    posted by PartiallyDeflected on 6-1-2010 at 12:56 pm

  8. Thanks for clearing that up, Matthew. I thought you meant the “j” sound (in reference to… well, you know).

    I kept trying to fit the name Gino into the puzzle, and since then, I’ve had this incredible craving for a deep-dish pizza from Gino’s East in Chicago. (If you’ve never had it, pencil it in the next time you’re in the Windy City.) It’s been probably 15 years since I last had one, and that’s FAR too long. A friend who once lived in Chicago visited today, and that’s just making the craving stronger.

    posted by Sandy Wood on 6-1-2010 at 2:22 pm

  9. i also have never heard of Remo Williams. I knew I had to get from ROMO to RENO, so I kept trying to figure out who RONO Williams was. :)

    posted by NukeGuy on 6-1-2010 at 2:27 pm

  10. I’m with NukeGuy. Luckily Google’s autocomplete helped me out. =)

    These are always my favorite puzzles on here. How fun.

    posted by Paul on 6-1-2010 at 6:48 pm

  11. Oh my God, Geno’s East…I haven’t had it since the 90′s, but I never miss an opportunity to tell people how good it is!

    posted by MikeB on 6-2-2010 at 1:36 am

  12. You don’t know who Remo Williams is? It must be a terrible plot by Nuihc!

    posted by Izzy on 6-2-2010 at 2:02 pm

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