Category: Puzzle

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Mar 31, 2024): Women’s History Month Q: The English language developed in a patriarchal society, so many words in our language were traditionally assumed to be male, and turned into female versions by adding a prefix or suffix. Waiter and waitress, comedian and comedienne — those are […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Mar 24, 2024): Periodic Puzzle Q: Each chemical element can be represented by a one or two-letter symbol. Hydrogen is H, helium is He, and so on. There are two commonly known elements whose names each can be spelled using three other element symbols. Name either one. […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Mar 17, 2024): A Couple of Trees Q: Take two three-letter tree names and combine them phonetically to get a clue for a type of fabric, then change one letter in that word to get something related to trees. What are the two trees? Anagram the letters […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Mar 10, 2024): Yet Another Body Part Puzzle Q: Take a body part. Add one letter at the beginning and another at the end to get a different body part. Then again add a letter at the beginning and another at the end to get something designed […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Mar 3, 2024): Peace on Earth, Goodwill to All Q: Take the last name of a Nobel Peace Prize winner. Remove the middle three letters and duplicate the last two letters to get the first name of a different Nobel Peace Prize winner. What are those two […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Feb 25, 2024): Here to Grant Three Wishes Q: Take the word SETS. You can add a three-letter word to this twice to get a common phrase: SPARE PARTS. Can you now do this with the word GENIE, add a three-letter word to it twice to get […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Feb 18, 2024): Famous Year in History Q: Think of a famous character in American literature. Change each letter in that character’s name to its position in the alphabet — A=1, B=2, etc. — to get a famous year in American history. Who is this person and […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Feb 11, 2024): Types of Movies Q: Start with the name of a blockbuster movie star. Remove the first letter of the first name and last two letters of the last name to get the types of movies he almost never stars in. Who is this? I’m […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Feb 4, 2024): Checking a Liszt… Q: Name a famous classical composer in three syllables. Change the vowel sounds in the first and third syllables, and phonetically you’ll name a sport. What is it? I thought I was close with Tchaikovsky

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jan 28, 2024): Take a Pill Q: Think of brand name in seven letters that you might find in a pharmacy. Drop the last letter and rearrange the letters that remain. You’ll get another brand name, in six letters, that you might also find in a pharmacy. […]