Category: Puzzle

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 […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Oct 15, 2023): If Life Gives You Fruit… Q: Name a famous athlete, first and last names. Interchange the initials of those names. Then add an appliance. The result, reading left to right, will name a fruit. What is it? Take the athlete’s middle name. Keep the […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Oct 8, 2023): Mammal, Insect, Bird Q: Think of a mammal, an insect, and a bird, in that order — six, three, and four letters, respectively. Say them out loud and you’ll name something often seen around this time of year. What is it? You have a […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Oct 1, 2023): City Animal Q: Name a well-known U.S. city in four syllables. The first two syllables, with a letter inserted, will name an animal — that might be found in the place named by the last syllable. What city is it? The third syllable is […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Sep 24, 2023): U.S. City Demonyms Q: Name a major U.S. city in two words. Change the first letter of the first word and the next-to-last letter of the second word. Then rearrange all the letters to name the people who live in this city. What city […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Sep 17, 2023): Vacation Places Q: Name a place where many people go for vacation (3,10). Change one of the vowels sounds from a long A to a long E, and the result phonetically will be one reason to visit this place. What place is it? You […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Sep 10, 2023): Creatures of the World Q: Name a creature that has a world capital in its name. Replace the capital with another creature and you’ll get another world capital. What is it? I spent too long trying to end up on DODOMA (Tanzania). I just […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Sep 3, 2023): Strumming on the Old Banjo Q: Name certain musical instruments (plural). The first, third, fourth, and fifth letters spell something that holds the things named by the last five letters. What instruments are these? I’m pretty sure I saw this on an episode of […]

NPR Sunday Puzzle (Aug 27, 2023): A Seriously Bad Effect Q: Think of a noun in six letters. It sounds like a two-word phrase (2,6). And the thing named by the noun can have a seriously bad effect on what’s named by the phrase. What is it? I would not […]