Category: Puzzle

NPR Sunday Puzzle (May 28, 2023): Author turned Pro Athlete Q: Think of a well-known author whose first name is nine letters long, and last name six letters. Change the first letter of the last name and anagram those six letters to spell a word. Now read everything together — […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (May 21, 2023): A Place in Europe Q: Name a place in Europe in nine letters. Swap the third and fourth letters, then the eighth and ninth letters. The result is two words describing what this place famously does.

NPR Sunday Puzzle (May 14, 2023): Mother’s Day Puzzle Q: Think of an animal in which the singular form of the female and the plural form of the male sound like synonyms. What animal is it? Take the name of a different animal, drop the fourth letter and you get […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (May 7, 2023): Compound Body Parts Q: Think of part of the human body whose name is a compound word (like fingertip or toenail). Add an N and rearrange the result to get another part of the body whose name is also a compound word. What body […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Apr 30, 2023): Azure and Beige Q: The “zh” sound can be spelled in many different ways in English — like the “s” in MEASURE; like the “g” in BEIGE; like the “z” in AZURE; like the “j” in MAHARAJAH; and like the “x” in LUXURY as […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Apr 23, 2023): Complaint Department Q: Think of a five-letter word for things a lot of people complain about. Add a letter and rearrange the result to get an example of these things. Then add one more letter and rearrange to get a remedy for these things. […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Apr 16, 2023): Topsy-Turvy Q: Think of a common 8-letter word, in which the first three letters spell a word, and the fifth, sixth, and seventh letters also spell a word. These two little words mean the same thing. The fourth letter, when rotated 180°, becomes the […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Apr 9, 2023): How Does Your Garden Grow? Q: Name some things you might grow in a garden. Move the middle letter to the beginning. Phonetically the result sounds like part of the human body and an article of clothing that covers it. What words are these? […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Apr 2, 2023): Musicians and Writers Wanted Q: Think of an eight-letter word for a certain musician. Switch the order of the second and fourth letters and you’ll get a word for a certain writer. What words are these? The answers are words, not famous people. Add […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Mar 26, 2023): Household Products Q: Name two brands of household products, each in three syllables. All of the syllables in the two brands rhyme with each other. That is, the first syllable in the first brand rhymes with the first syllable in the second brand, the […]