Category: Puzzle

NPR Sunday Puzzle (May 3, 2026): Fore! Five! Q: Name a well-known comic actor (4,5) whose name is an anagram of two terms in golf (4 and 5 letters, respectively). Who is it? It’s been a few years since we’ve had a puzzle involving this actor. Surprisingly it didn’t involve […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Apr 26, 2026): Religious Figures Q: Name an animal whose first five letters in order spell a religious figure. And if you change the animal’s next-to-last letter, its last five letters in order will spell another religious figure. What animal is this? Is this a joke? So […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Apr 19, 2026): Political Lawsuit? Q: Think of a popular movie of the past decade. Change the last letter in its title. The result will suggest a lawsuit between two politicians of the late 20th century — one Republican and one Democrat. What’s the movie and who […]

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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