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Peter Gordon’s contest, “Zip It!” — Conrad’s writeup
This month we are asked, What five-letter word is hinted at by this puzzle? There were five long theme entries, each 15 letters long and comprised of five short words:
- IVEGOTANEWWOMAN: [1967 album by jazz organist Jimmy McGriff]
- WHATMORECANISAY: [Question to somebody whose opinion seems unlikely to change]
- BREAKUPTOMAKEUP: [1973 hit for the Stylistics]
- ARAISININTHESUN: [Louis Gossett Jr.’s feature film debut]
- IAMNOTYOURNEGRO: [2016 documentary based partly on the unfinished James Baldwin manuscript “Remember This House”]
FB Contest Solution – 03.30.2025
I counted the letters in each word, which formed possible 5-digit ZIP codes. I looked up zip code 33135, which mapped to Miami, and there it was:
- Miami: 33135 -> IVE GOT A NEW WOMAN
- Akron: 44313 -> WHAT MORE CAN I SAY
- Iowa City: 52242 -> BREAK UP TO MAKE UP
- Leeper: 16233 -> A RAISIN IN THE SUN
- Schenectady: 12345 -> I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO
The first letter of each city/town spell our contest solution MAILS. Solvers: please share your thoughts.