Category: Puzzle

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Nov 30, 2025): Game Day! Q: Name a place where games are played. Move the last two letters to the beginning. Change the new last letter to an “H.” The result, sadly, is what you might have when you leave this place. Drop the second letter of […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Nov 23, 2025): Horsing Around Q: Name some equipment an equestrian might use. Remove the second, third and fourth letters, and reverse those that remain. The result will be some more equipment an equestrian might use. What things are these? Change the fourth letter in the original […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Nov 16, 2025): Dry Politics Q: Take the name of a famous person in American politics (6,6). Hidden in this name reading from left to right, but not in consecutive letters, is the name of a well-known place that’s very dry, in 4 letters. Remove these letters. […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Nov 9, 2025): Actress Gives Advice on Fermenting Milk Q: Think of a famous actress — first and last names. Swap the first letter of each name (e.g. Lana Turner would become Tana Lurner). Say the result out loud, and phonetically you’ll get some advice on fermenting […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Nov 2, 2025): Automobile Import and Ethnic Food Q: Name a popular automobile import (make and model). Add the letter V and anagram the result. You’ll name a popular ethnic food. What names are these? Insert an E in the model to get something directly associated with […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Oct 26, 2025): Current American Singer Q: Name a famous current American singer. Replace the last name with a colloquial term for a person from the place where this singer was born and raised. Say the result out loud. Phonetically, you’ll get a form of singing the […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Oct 19, 2025): Getting Out of Jail Q: Think of something to drink in two words. Rearrange the letters to spell a famous prison and a means of getting out of prison. What words are these? You can also rearrange the letters to get a cookie and […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Oct 12, 2025): Exceptionally Good Q: Think of a word that means exceptionally good. Add two letters at the end of it to make a word that means the exact opposite. What words are these? Change the last letter of the original word to three later in […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Oct 5, 2025): This Singer is Going Places Q: Think of a famous singer. Replace the last three letters of the first name with an E. Also replace the last three letters of the last name with an E. The result will be a world-famous location. What […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Sep 28, 2025): Places to See Actresses Q: Name a famous actress (five letters in the first name, six letters in the last name). Change the first and third letters of her first name and the first letter of her last name. The resulting letters in order […]