Category: Puzzle

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Dec 24, 2023): Shifting Things Around in the Workplace Q: Think of an area found in many workplaces, in two words. Move the first letter of the first word to the start of the second word. Phonetically you’ll name two items that have a similar use — […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Dec 17, 2023): Nay, Recess *is* Necessary Q: Think of a word that means “required.” Rearrange its letters to name two school subjects, one of which is often required, and one of which often isn’t. What are they? Alternatively, rearrange the letters to name a subject and […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Dec 10, 2023): Winter Season Approaches Q: Take the phrase WINTER SEASON. Add a letter of your choosing. Then rearrange all 13 letters to spell three related words. What are they? Christmas is coming…

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Dec 3, 2023): Car Parts To Wear Out Q: A muffler is part of an automobile. It’s also the name of something you can wear. Think of two other parts of automobiles that are also things you can wear. These two words have the same number of […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Nov 26, 2023): We Don’t Need Roads Q: Think of a common sign seen along a highway. Rearrange the letters to name something inside a car. Change the last letter of the sign to an “I”, rearrange to name part of the body. Change the last letter […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Nov 19, 2023): Let’s Start a Band Q: Here’s a harder challenge. Name a musical instrument plus part of that instrument. Drop the last letter of the instrument then rearrange all the remaining letters to name another musical instrument. What is it? The deadline is Wed. Nov […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Nov 12, 2023): Creative Places (continued…) Q: This is a two-week creative challenge. Name a geographical place. Then describe it acrostically using the letters in its name. For example, ALBANY could be described acrostically as “Administering Legislative Business At New York.” The place can be anywhere in […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Nov 5, 2023): Creative Places Q: This is a two-week creative challenge. Name a geographical place. Then describe it acrostically using the letters in its name. For example, ALBANY could be described acrostically as “Administering Legislative Business At New York.” The place can be anywhere in the […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Oct 29, 2023): My Alarm Didn’t Go Off… Q: The time 6:29 on a digital clock, ignoring the colon, also reads 6:29 upside down. How many times in a day can a digital clock, ignoring the colon, read the same right side up as upside down? We […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Oct 22, 2023): The Cat’s Away… I’m unable to post the puzzle this week, but I didn’t want to leave you without a place to post comments on the puzzle. Somebody help me out by posting a copy here. Then feel free to add your hints as […]