It's ScuttleButton Time!

The news this morning was that Chicago has lost its bid to host the 2016 Olympics.

The announcement came not long after Chicago member station WBEZ decided to drop Talk of the Nation — and with it the Wednesday Political Junkie segment — from its programming schedule.

Payback? We'll see. But we do know that Chicagoans can still salvage their weekend by playing this week's ScuttleButton puzzle.

First, of course, is knowing how to play.

Simply take one word (or concept) per button, add 'em up, and, hopefully, you will arrive at a famous name or a familiar expression. (And seriously, by familiar, I mean it's something that more than one person on Earth would recognize.)

And don't focus on a political answer. It doesn't necessarily have to be political, though it could be.

A correct answer chosen at random gets his or her name in this column. Personally, I can't imagine a greater honor.

You can't use the comments box at the bottom of the page for your answer. Send submission (plus your name and city/state — you won't win without that) to politicaljunkie@npr.org.

Here's the answer to last week's puzzle.

And, by adding your name to the Political Junkie mailing list, you will be the first on your block to receive notice when a new puzzle goes up on the blog. Sign up at politicaljunkie@npr.org. Or you can make sure to get an automatic RSS feed whenever a new Junkie post goes up by clicking here.

Good luck, and happy Friday!

P.S. I usually reveal the answer — and announce the winner — in this space on Tuesdays. So you should get your answer in by then.