SSS Game

[mellytu74]

Here's another partial. I found a sportswriter named John R. Tunis, but I have no clue who his match would be.

21. John R. + ??????? = John R. Tunis

Phillip Roth. Roth used Tunis' Kid from Tompkinsville in American Pastoral.

Tunis also influenced Mark Harris' baseball trilogy, which includes Bang the Drum Slowly.

[franktangredi]

Since Saigon was in here, we should also be paying attention to former capitals or capitals of countries that no longer exist. Austin used to be a national capital when Texas was an independent republic; maybe something there?

Melly, you were looking for a Colombo/Columbo before. I found an Argentinian field hockey player named Maria Colombo (Maria Shriver is on the list), but I doubt very much she matches up with anybody.

[mellytu74]

How about Baghdad Spongebob to go with Saddam Hussein?

[littlebeast13]

How about Baghdad Spongebob to go with Saddam Hussein?

Since my contributions have all been stretches in this puzzle, I just happened to notice there's an unused Patrick inthe puzzle, who is Spongebob's BFF in the cartoon. Patrick's last name is Star.... maybe the "star" being for how capitals are generally identified on maps?

lb13

[franktangredi]

Ever look through someone's filmography and find out they once played the title in a movie you never heard of:

61. Tiger Woods + 5. Patrick Swayze = Tiger Warsaw

[franktangredi]

And then you discover the name of the actor who played the butler on The Prisoner.

100. Angelo Dundee + 32. Patrick McGoohan = Angela Muscat

[franktangredi]

Heading out for the evening, here's an updated consolidation. Hoping everything on here is correct.

… group them together to form 48 pairs, one single, one triple, and one quartet….

Unused names
1. Tony Robbins
11. Maria Shriver
13. Meir Kahane
16. John Kenneth Galbraith
18. Antoine-Henri Becquerel
30. Harrison Ford
35. Joan Rivers
52. Al Capp
53. Danny DeVito
55. Bruce Cabot
56. Napoleon III
60. John Hannah
65. Howard Johnson
67. Lyndon Johnson
78. Sol Hurok
85. Edward James Olmos
88. T-Bone Burnett
90. Antonino Fernandez
92. Joe E. Brown
103. Ho Chi Minh

Partial triple
John (Galbraith or Hannah) + 23. David Lander + 45. King George V = John St. Helier Lander
(could be the quartet if John Kenneth Galbraith is here for both John and Kenneth)

Extra pair (not part of instructions above)
A. Benito Mussolini + B. Jack McKeon = Benito Santiago

Single
72. Jim Everett + 72. Jim Everett = Jim Rome

Completed pairs

100. Angelo Dundee + 32. Patrick McGoohan = Angela Muscat
61. Tiger Woods + 5. Patrick Swayze = Tiger Warsaw
49. Spongebob Squarepants + 79. Saddam Hussein = Baghdad Spongebob
21. John R. + 95. Philip Roth = John R. Tunis
33. Robert Moses + 99. Kim Dotcom = Robert Amsterdam
96. Ivan Boesky + 57. Sergei Eisenstein = Ivan Grozny
29. David Attenborough + 98. Tom Hanks = David Moscow
71. Jose Gaspar + 54. David Ortiz = Jose Lima
10. Donald Rumsfeld + 84. James McDonnell = Donald Douglas
9. Teresa Brewer + 63. Robin Tunney = Teresa Lisbon
82. Stan Lathan + 104. Omar Epps = Sanaa Lathan
39. Mo’Nique + 48. Hugh Hefner = Monique St. Pierre
22. Kelly Tripucka + 68. John O'Hurley = Kelly Monaco
12. Alex Trebek + 102. Ralph Fiennes = Alex Kingston
40. David Tennant + 2. Steve Martin = Victoria Tennant
47. Master P + 76. Charles Dickens = Master Juba
38. Morton Sobell + 17. Milt Machlin = Morton Minsky (Minsk)
20. Simon Le Bon + 50. Matti Nykanen = Simon Ammann (Amman)
6. Eric Lindros + 91. Joe South = Eric Berne (Bern)
4. Walter Ulbricht + 41. Marion Barry = Walter Washington
70. Jack Daniel + 24. Michael Powell = Jack Cardiff
25. Henry Morison Flagler + 93. Radley Metzger = Henry Paris
89. Ruth Rendell + 42. David Belasco = Ruth Saint Denis
81. Antonio Meucci + 8. Simon Bolivar = Antonio Sucre
28. Julie Nixon Eisenhower + 97. Jack Webb = Julie London
14. Natalee Holloway + 46. Rex Harrison = Stanley Holloway
94. Amber Heard + 27. Calvin Klein = Amber Valletta
83. The Kingston Trio + 44. Ernie Kovac = The Nairobi Trio
36. The Duke of Windsor + 66. Napoleon Bonaparte = The Duke of Wellington
43. Francis Ford Coppola + 80. Spike Jonze = Sofia Coppola
101. Olga Korbut + 37. Edmond O'Brien = Olga San Juan
69. Alexander Pushkin + 31. Aaron Burr = Alexander Hamilton
3. Irving Stone + 62. Kate Smith = Irving Berlin
19. Piltdown Man + 74. Walter Granger = Peking Man
15. Billy Rose + 73. Lord Haw-Haw = Tokyo Rose
58. Miss Marple + 77. Lea Salonga = Miss Saigon
51. Joel Hyatt + 64. Peter Lorre = Joel Cairo
75. Julio Iglesias + 34. Fredi Gonzalez = Julio Teheran
87. Ken Olsen + 59. Magic Mirror = Moroni Olsen
86. Jill Stein + 26. Robert Wagner = Jill St. John

[silverscreenselect]

Ever look through someone's filmography and find out they once played the title in a movie you never heard of:

61. Tiger Woods + 5. Patrick Swayze = Tiger Warsaw

Well, I'd heard of it (and seen it). In fact, this was one of the names (along with Joel Cairo) that made me start wondering if I could get enough matches to make a puzzle out of it.

[franktangredi]

I found a boxer named Al Asuncion, but he doesn't seem to match with any of the names on the list.

But never mind that: I also found a Maria Asuncion, Mexico's richest woman, who has ties to a certain brewery.

11. Maria Shriver + 90. Antonino Fernandez = Maria Asuncion

[franktangredi]

I just found out that Harare used to be called Salisbury.

30. Harrison Ford + 67. Lyndon Johnson = Harrison Salisbury

[franktangredi]

Well, here's a connection I didn't know about!

In 1971, Kahane aligned the JDL with the Italian-American Civil Rights League, created the previous year by the Italian American mob boss Joseph Colombo, head of the Colombo crime family.

92. Joe E. Brown + 13. Meir Kahane = Joe Colombo

[jarnon]

I've been desperately Googling the remaining names, looking for any match. I learned these useless facts:

• Joan Lunden was on a speaking tour with Tony Robbins for three years
• Battlestar Galactica, starring Edward James Olmos, had deities called the Lords of Kobol, one of whom was named Athena

These are more promising:

• Bruce Alger was a Republican congressman from Texas who sparred with Lyndon Johnson
• Actor Danny De La Paz was in American Me directed by Edward James Olmos

This is a definite match:

• Tony Tripoli was the producer of Fashion Police with Joan Rivers

[jarnon]

7. David McCallum dropped out of the consolidation. He's either unused or should be matched with 98. Tom Hanks, which means 29. David Attenborough is unused.

... search, search, search ...

Eureka! McCallum played the title character in Sol Madrid.

[franktangredi]

7. David McCallum dropped out of the consolidation. He's either unused or should be matched with 98. Tom Hanks, which means 29. David Attenborough is unused.

... search, search, search ...

Eureka! McCallum played the title character in Sol Madrid.

Ooh, good catch!

[franktangredi]

[Bruce Alger was a Republican congressman from Texas who sparred with Lyndon Johnson

I just checked, and Alger is indeed the French name for Algiers. So Harrison Salisbury goes with Ho Chi Minh; I found a connection there.

[franktangredi]

We're getting down to it. Updated consolidation.

… group them together to form 48 pairs, one single, one triple, and one quartet….

Unused names (Only two of these form a pair. The rest are part of the triple and quartet.)
16. John Kenneth Galbraith
18. Antoine-Henri Becquerel
52. Al Capp
56. Napoleon III
60. John Hannah
65. Howard Johnson
88. T-Bone Burnett


Partial triple or quartet
John (Galbraith or Hannah) + 23. David Lander + 45. King George V = John St. Helier Lander

Extra pair (not part of instructions above)
A. Benito Mussolini + B. Jack McKeon = Benito Santiago

Single
72. Jim Everett + 72. Jim Everett = Jim Rome

Completed pairs

30. Harrison Ford + 103. Ho Chi Minh = Harrison Salisbury
55. Bruce Cabot + 67. Lyndon Johnson = Bruce Alger
78. Sol Hurok + 7. David McCallum = Sol Madrid
1. Tony Robbins + 35. Joan Rivers = Tony Tripoli
53. Danny DeVito + 85. Edward James Olmos = Danny de la Paz
92. Joe E. Brown + 13. Meir Kahane = Joe Colombo
11. Maria Shriver + 90. Antonino Fernandez = Maria Asuncion
100. Angelo Dundee + 32. Patrick McGoohan = Angelo Muscat
61. Tiger Woods + 5. Patrick Swayze = Tiger Warsaw
49. Spongebob Squarepants + 79. Saddam Hussein = Baghdad Spongebob
21. John R. + 95. Philip Roth = John R. Tunis
33. Robert Moses + 99. Kim Dotcom = Robert Amsterdam
96. Ivan Boesky + 57. Sergei Eisenstein = Ivan Grozny
29. David Attenborough + 98. Tom Hanks = David Moscow
71. Jose Gaspar + 54. David Ortiz = Jose Lima
10. Donald Rumsfeld + 84. James McDonnell = Donald Douglas
9. Teresa Brewer + 63. Robin Tunney = Teresa Lisbon
82. Stan Lathan + 104. Omar Epps = Sanaa Lathan
39. Mo’Nique + 48. Hugh Hefner = Monique St. Pierre
22. Kelly Tripucka + 68. John O'Hurley = Kelly Monaco
12. Alex Trebek + 102. Ralph Fiennes = Alex Kingston
40. David Tennant + 2. Steve Martin = Victoria Tennant
47. Master P + 76. Charles Dickens = Master Juba
38. Morton Sobell + 17. Milt Machlin = Morton Minsky (Minsk)
20. Simon Le Bon + 50. Matti Nykanen = Simon Ammann (Amman)
6. Eric Lindros + 91. Joe South = Eric Berne (Bern)
4. Walter Ulbricht + 41. Marion Barry = Walter Washington
70. Jack Daniel + 24. Michael Powell = Jack Cardiff
25. Henry Morison Flagler + 93. Radley Metzger = Henry Paris
89. Ruth Rendell + 42. David Belasco = Ruth Saint Denis
81. Antonio Meucci + 8. Simon Bolivar = Antonio Sucre
28. Julie Nixon Eisenhower + 97. Jack Webb = Julie London
14. Natalee Holloway + 46. Rex Harrison = Stanley Holloway
94. Amber Heard + 27. Calvin Klein = Amber Valletta
83. The Kingston Trio + 44. Ernie Kovac = The Nairobi Trio
36. The Duke of Windsor + 66. Napoleon Bonaparte = The Duke of Wellington
43. Francis Ford Coppola + 80. Spike Jonze = Sofia Coppola
101. Olga Korbut + 37. Edmond O'Brien = Olga San Juan
69. Alexander Pushkin + 31. Aaron Burr = Alexander Hamilton
3. Irving Stone + 62. Kate Smith = Irving Berlin
19. Piltdown Man + 74. Walter Granger = Peking Man
15. Billy Rose + 73. Lord Haw-Haw = Tokyo Rose
58. Miss Marple + 77. Lea Salonga = Miss Saigon
51. Joel Hyatt + 64. Peter Lorre = Joel Cairo
75. Julio Iglesias + 34. Fredi Gonzalez = Julio Teheran
87. Ken Olsen + 59. Magic Mirror = Moroni Olsen
86. Jill Stein + 26. Robert Wagner = Jill St. John

[silverscreenselect]

[Bruce Alger was a Republican congressman from Texas who sparred with Lyndon Johnson

I just checked, and Alger is indeed the French name for Algiers. So Harrison Salisbury goes with Ho Chi Minh; I found a connection there.

If I was going to use an Alger in the puzzle, I know of a much more well known one.

[mellytu74]

Well, here's a connection I didn't know about!

In 1971, Kahane aligned the JDL with the Italian-American Civil Rights League, created the previous year by the Italian American mob boss Joseph Colombo, head of the Colombo crime family.

92. Joe E. Brown + 13. Meir Kahane = Joe Colombo

I thought about Joe Colombo but didn't see anything that looked promising.

Didn't look hard enough! :/

[franktangredi]

[Bruce Alger was a Republican congressman from Texas who sparred with Lyndon Johnson

I just checked, and Alger is indeed the French name for Algiers. So Harrison Salisbury goes with Ho Chi Minh; I found a connection there.

If I was going to use an Alger in the puzzle, I know of a much more well known one.

And who would you have matched him with?

[littlebeast13]

I just checked, and Alger is indeed the French name for Algiers. So Harrison Salisbury goes with Ho Chi Minh; I found a connection there.

If I was going to use an Alger in the puzzle, I know of a much more well known one.

And who would you have matched him with?

[silverscreenselect]

If I was going to use an Alger in the puzzle, I know of a much more well known one.

And who would you have matched him with?

I was actually thinking of Horatio Alger. But I didn't use foreign spellings of capitals.

One of the remaining cities is fairly obscure, but once you spot it, you will recognize immediately how it fits into the puzzle.

One of the remaining people is fairly obscure, and it may take some brute force once you get the puzzle down to the last two names (there's no clue in the wording of this sentence).

You won't be able to form the quartet using four of the remaining unsolved people in the puzzle. Someone has already hinted at how the quartet works a few days ago.

[franktangredi]

If I was going to use an Alger in the puzzle, I know of a much more well known one.

And who would you have matched him with?

Ah, I was thinking of Horatio Alger.

[franktangredi]

You won't be able to form the quartet using four of the remaining unsolved people in the puzzle. Someone has already hinted at how the quartet works a few days ago.

I think, then, that I was right about John Kenneth Galbraith being the linchpin of the quartet. We have one person with the first name John already, and now we're looking for someone with the first name Kenneth.

[edited]

On second thought, that would have to be a group of FIVE. Scratch that idea.

[mrkelley23]

Just in case you all were wondering, I have been thinking about this some while I've been on vacation. I"m back now, but I still have absolutely nothing new to add. I've stared at the list of countries and their capitals, and I'm still coming up with nothing. So I haven't been ignoring you, or not playing.

[franktangredi]

Well, I just went through a list of every artist T-Bone Burnett every produced. And putting that together with the capital of Turks and Caicos, we get -

55. Bruce Cabot + 88. T-Bone Burnett = Bruce Cockburn