Raddle #416Big Ears 2026

From PERFUME to GENIUS

Thu, April 16, 2026
PERFUME
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Clues, out of order

"PERFUME ________" (1959)
________ PERFUME, a piece of camping gear
PERFUME________, category of several Olympic events
A ________ in a PERFUME might take years to arrive
"PERFUME and the ________" (1991)
"Bravo! What a PERFUME of ________!"
Change one letter in PERFUME to get a container
Drop a trigram (three letters) from PERFUME to get a wise person
Drop the last letter from PERFUME to slump
Insert a letter into PERFUME to get a part of the body
PERFUME usually comes in a ________

About this Raddle

The fun thing about seeing Perfume Genius live is he spends a lot of time on stage mimicking his album art and promo photos — laying on the ground and draped across chairs and wielding the mic stand like a joust. Of course it also helps that his music is so lively and catchy.

Theme: Big Ears 2026

My family and I recently returned from our favorite weekend of the year, the Big Ears music festival in Knoxville, TN. I saw over 30 acts this year. This week's Raddles feature some of my favorites.