NPR Puzzle 1/20/13 -- One Anagram To Lead Them All

I notice that Ross started his blog posts with actual, like, words and not my formulaic "Here's this week's NPR Puzzle." Hah! That's what you get when the substitute comes in!

Here's this week's NPR Puzzle:

Take the last name of a famous world leader of the past. Rearrange its letters to name a type of world leader, like czar or prime minister. What world leader is it?

Ross says it's a tough puzzle, but that's because I had to say something to help him solve it. Me? I think it's pretty easy.

And you did too--admit it! You've already sent in your answer using NPR's highly stylized contact form here.

I'm back. Did you miss me? I bet not--Ross's blog posts are so interesting.

Hey, if you want a chuckle, go read the comments on Leslie Ann Sartor's blog regarding an excerpt of my book. Specifically, Vince's comment. Make sure you refill your coffee--he's written a tiny doctoral dissertation on an 800-word excerpt! Too funny.

Otherwise, I'm in deadline hell. Book Two of The Blackjack Quartet (yes, it has its own website) needs to be in my editor's hands in two weeks. Less than two weeks. So I have to blog fast and then write some words this morning!

Photos: One of these is misleading. Can you guess which one? Leave a comment with just the number of the photo.

Time for

This is where we ask you how many entries you think NPR will get for the challenge above. If you want to win, leave a comment with your guess for the range of entries NPR will receive. First come first served, so read existing comments before you guess. Or skip the comments and send an email with your pick to Magdalen (at) Crosswordman (dot) com. Ross and I guess last, just before we publish the Thursday post. After the Thursday post is up, the entries are closed. The winner gets a puzzle book of our choosing.

There were 650 correct entries for last week's BOLDFACEd FEEDBACK puzzle, which means Ross won bragging rights for the week. I'll never hear the end of it.

You can win either a puzzle book or the warm glow of satisfaction knowing you're a generous person who caused a contribution to the Fairfield County Community Foundation. Guess the range for this week's puzzle, and good luck!

Here are the ranges:

Fewer than 50        51 - 100 101 - 150 151 - 200 201 - 250 251 - 300 301 - 350 351 - 400 401 - 450 451 - 500 501 - 550 551 - 600 601 - 650 651 - 700 701 - 750 751 - 800 801 - 850 851 - 900 901 - 950 951 - 1,000

1,001 - 1,050          1,051 - 1,100 1,101 - 1,150 1,151 - 1,200 1,201 - 1,250 1,251 - 1,300 1,301 - 1,350 1,351 - 1,400 1,401 - 1,450 1,451 - 1,500 1,501 - 1,550 1,551 - 1,600 1,601 - 1,650 1,651 - 1,700 1,701 - 1,750 1,751 - 1,800 1,801 - 1,850 1,851 - 1,900 1,901 - 1,950 1,951 - 2,000

2,001 - 2,050 2,051 - 2,100 2,101 - 2,150 2,151 - 2,200 2,201 - 2,250 2,251 - 2,300 2,301 - 2,350 2,351 - 2,400 2,401 - 2,450 2,451 - 2,500 2,501 - 2,750 2,751 - 3,000 3,001 - 3,250 3,251 - 3,500 3,501 - 4,000 4,001 - 4,500 4,501 - 5,000 More than 5,000 More than 5,000 and it sets a new record.

Our tie-break rule:   In the event that a single round number is announced with a qualifier such as "about" or "around" (e.g., "We received around 1,200 entries."), AND two separate people picked the ranges of numbers just before and just after that round number, the prize will be awarded to whichever entrant had not already won a prize, or in the event that both entrants had won a prize already or neither had, then to the earlier of the two entries on the famous judicial principle of "First Come First Serve," (or in technical legal jargon, "You Snooze, You Lose").  As of July 2012, this rule is officially no longer obsolete (and also I just like having fine print).