Category: Puzzle

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jul 25, 2021): Olympic Sports Competitor Q: Think of the word for a competitor in a particular Olympic sport. It’s a compound word with a hyphen in the middle. Remove the hyphen. What remains are two words from a different Olympic sport. What words are these? Don’t […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jul 18, 2021): Searching the Flower Box Q: Take the name of a flower that has a common girl’s name in consecutive letters inside it. Remove that name, and the remaining letters, in order, sound like another girl’s name. What flower is it? I’m thinking of a […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jul 11, 2021): Rival Companies Q: Think of a country. Embedded in consecutive letters is a well-known brand name. The first, second, eighth and ninth letters of the country, in order, spell a former competitor of that brand. Name the country and the brands. The first country […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jul 4, 2021): Where a Plant Might Grow Q: Think of a place where a plant might grow, in two words. Spoonerize it — that is, switch the initial consonant or consonants of the two words. The result will name another place where a plant might grow, […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jun 27, 2021): Japanese and Mexican Food Q: Take the name of a major American city. Hidden inside it in consecutive letters is the name of a Japanese food. Remove that. The remaining letters can be rearranged to spell some Mexican foods. Name the city and the […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jun 20, 2021): Take the Car out for a Spin Q: Name a make of car. Write it in all capital letters. Rotate one of the letters 90 degrees and another letter 180 degrees to make a woman’s name. What is it? I think this might be […]