Category: Puzzle

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Apr 5, 2026): Musical Cars Q: Think of a musical instrument. Add two letters at the end, and you’ll get the names of two popular automobile models reading left to right. What musical instrument is this? It’s not a Ford Tempo or Hyundai Sonata. Maybe I’m not […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Mar 29, 2026): If the Shoe Fits… Q: Name some tools used by shoemakers. After this word place part of a shoe. The result will be the subject of a famous painting. What is it? Take the resulting subject, remove the 6th, 8th and 10th letters and […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Mar 22, 2026): Animals and Habitats Q: Name an animal. The first five letters of its name spell a place where you may find it. The last four letters of this animal will name another animal — but one that would ordinarily not be found in this […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Mar 15, 2026): Films and Food Q: Think of a popular movie franchise with many sequels. Hidden in consecutive letters inside its name is a food. Replace that food with a single letter and you’ll get another popular film franchise. What films are these? I started with […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Mar 8, 2026): Dynamic Duos Q: Name a famous musical duo. Remove four consecutive letters of the duo’s name and phonetically you’ll name a famous nonmusical duo. Who are they? I can think of another duo that ties the two duos together.

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Mar 1, 2026): Famous 20th Century Writer Q: Name a famous 20th century writer. Remove the last two letters of the first name and the last letter of the last name. The result will name a clothing material. What is it? Contrary to what Will might think, […]

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NPR Sunday Puzzle (Feb 22, 2026): Get Out Your Secret Decoder Rings Q: Name something you don’t want to have at night using two words (3,5). Shift each of the letters of the second word nine spaces later in the alphabet. If your count reaches the end of the alphabet, […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Feb 15, 2026): Ian and his Friend Q: A man said to a friend: “I’m thinking of a 9-letter word that contains my name, Ian (“I-A-N”), embedded somewhere inside it. If you replace my 3-letter name with your 4-letter name, you’ll get a familiar word in 10 […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Feb 8, 2026): Weightloss Q: Name something in 7 letters that’s designed to help you lose weight. Insert the letters EP somewhere inside this word to get a two-word phrase naming things that are likely to add weight. What words are these? Take the letters in the […]