Category: Puzzle

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jul 6, 2025): Nice Place in the U.S. to Vacation Q: This is a phonetic challenge in four parts. First, say a letter of the alphabet out loud — like B, C, or L. Then name something you might carry around in your pocket. Say it twice. […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jun 29, 2025): Famous Movie Actor and Brand Q: Think of a famous movie star (6 letters, 6 letters). The first name, when said out loud, sounds like a brand of a certain object. The last name is someone who uses this object. What movie star is […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jun 22, 2025): Film Award Q: Take the first and last names of a major film director. Drop the last six letters of his name, and rearrange what remains. You’ll get the name of a major film award — for which this director has been nominated six […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jun 15, 2025): Child’s Play Q: Take a child’s game, in eight letters. Change the sixth letter to ‘ch’ and, phonetically, you’ll have a popular animated children’s character. What are the game and the character? How manu of us remember the first time we played this?

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jun 8, 2025): Female Animals and Their Offspring Q: Name certain female animals. Insert a T somewhere inside the word, and you’ll get a synonym for this animal’s offspring. What animals are these? Of course I appreciate this puzzle along with all the puzzles created by our […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jun 1, 2025): Famous Movie Characters Q: Think of a famous current actor. His first name is also the name of a famous movie character. Drop the middle letter of his last name and you’ll name another famous movie character. Each character is a central figure in […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (May 25, 2025): Unusual Wordplay Q: The onetime country duo “Montgomery Gentry” and the classic song “Go on With the Wedding” have a very unusual wordplay property in common. What is it? Those that have read the Narnia series will have an advantage.

NPR Sunday Puzzle (May 18, 2025): You Read It Here First Q: Name a popular magazine. Rearrange its letters. Then add an O at the end and you’ll name a prominent subject in this magazine’s new issue. What magazine is it? Hint: You don’t need to read this magazine in […]

As part of a birthday celebration for Bob, we created a short crossword puzzle. The partygoers seemed to have a fun time with it. How many answers can you figure out? Update: If the dynamic version of the crossword stops working (it has a limited number of sessions), you can […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (May 11, 2025): Famous Singer Q: Name a famous singer past or present. Remove the first and last letter from the first name and the result will be a potential partner of the last name. What singer is this? Little did I know that my first guess […]