Category: Puzzle

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jul 27, 2025): Spot’s IQ is Tops! (continued) Q: This is a two-week creative challenge, and it’s a tough one. Most people are familiar with palindromes, which read backward and forward the same. For example: Rise to vote, sir. Lid off a daffodil. The object is to […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jul 20, 2025): An Oz, Iraq, Arizona Q: This is a two-week creative challenge, and it’s a tough one. Most people are familiar with palindromes, which read backward and forward the same. For example: Madam, I’m Adam. Do geese see God? Sit on a potato pan, Otis. […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jul 13, 2025): Take Me Out to the Ballgame Q: Take two different articles of clothing and place them one after the other. The result will spell something seen at a baseball game. What is it? At first I thought the answer would literally spell out something […]

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.